July 24, 2025 8:04 am
Camas, Camas Days, Life, News 
The Helen Baller Elementary team with Caitlan Wagner, from left, Anitra Quist and pilot Melissa Butler were knocked out of the competition in early rounds of the Camas Days bathtub races July 24, 2022, in downtown Camas. (The Columbian files)
Richard Mancini leads the Camas High School marching band at Disney World in April 2025. (Courtesy of Richard Mancini)
Richard Mancini leads Camas High School musicians in an undated photo. Mancini, who retired in June after 24 years as Camas High's band director, will be the grand marshal of the 2025 Camas Days Grand Parade on Saturday. (Courtesy of Richard Mancini)
The Camas Lions Club’s “Camas the Bee-utiful” float entertains onlookers during the 48th annual Camas Days Grand Parade on July 27, 2024. (Contributed by the Downtown Camas Association)
Crowds gather in downtown Camas for the 2024 Camas Days festival on July 27, 2024. (Contributed by the Downtown Camas Association)
A stiltwalker and Camas Parks and Recreation staff lead the 2024 Camas Days Kids Parade through downtown Camas on July 26, 2024. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)
Camas High School alumni may see a familiar face leading the 49th annual Camas Days Grand Parade this Saturday when longtime Camas High band director Richard Mancini slides into a new role as the parade’s grand marshal.
“I’ll be sitting in a convertible, waving,” Mancini, 62, said.
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