Camas-Washougal Post-Record

November 5, 2020

Get your fill of pie during downtown Camas' "Pie, Oh My" event, Nov. 6-13. (Photo courtesy of The Columbian files)

Pies take top billing at First Friday

This month’s First Friday event in downtown Camas, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, will cap a week of virtual “thankful for you (and pie)” themed events.

November 5, 2020

Kris Blair, an employee at Papermaker Pride, straightens shirts inside the downtown Camas retail shop on Oct. 29. Papermaker Pride will celebrate the grand opening of its new space, at 339 N.E. Fourth Ave., with a ribbon cutting on Friday, Nov. 6. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Papermaker Pride expands into ‘premier spot’ in downtown Camas

It’s been quite a year for the owners of Papermaker Pride.

October 22, 2020

Vicki Swanson (left) and her daughter Lindsey Lamb recently opened the Pearl Senior Care assisted living facility in Washougal. (Contributed photos courtesy of Lindsey Lamb)

Washougal care home aims for ‘compassionate care’

Phyllis and Earl Gildehous played a significant role in the upbringing of their granddaughter, Lindsey Lamb. The Washougal residents often cared for Lamb when their daughter — Lamb’s mother — was working, and developed a close relationship with her.

October 22, 2020

A "VOTE" sign hangs from the second-story window of Reed Creative in Washougal. The marketing firm is participating in the American Institute of Graphic Arts' "Get Out The Vote" campaign this fall. (Contributed photo courtesy Lori Reed)

Washougal business launches local ‘VOTE’ campaign

Washougal resident Lori Reed recently put up a sign endorsing the political candidate of her choice in her front yard.

October 22, 2020

Fisher Investments recently opened this five-story office building at its Fisher Creek campus in Camas. The new office building will allow Fisher Investments -- the city's largest private employer -- to add 1,100 workers to the 1,700 employees working in Camas. (Contributed photo courtesy of Fisher Investments)

Fisher opens new building, could nearly double Camas workforce

Fisher Investments, Camas’ largest private employer, has completed construction on a new, five-story building at its Fisher Creek campus in Camas.

October 15, 2020

An overhead view of the Grains of Wrath Brewery in downtown Camas shows the restaurant's outdoor seating. Co-owner Brendan Ford said a forgivable federal loan has helped the brewery retain jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Contributed photo courtesy of Brendan Ford)

57 Camas-Washougal businesses have received PPP loans over $150K

Nearly 60 Camas-Washougal businesses have received forgivable federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in excess of $150,000 according to documents released by the Small Business Administration and United States Treasury.

October 9, 2020

Anna Presley (right) and Joe Costa (left, white shirt) and Lucas Kellum, all of Ridgefield, order food at the box office off the Liberty Theatre in downtown Camas on Friday, Oct. 9. The trio was the first to show up for the Liberty Theatre's first show in seven months -- the Goonies, which showed at 4 p.m. Friday. The historic theater, which closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is now able to seat 75 people per show, with safety restrictions such as required face coverings and new concession rules, thanks to Gov. Jay Inslee's Oct. 6 changes to the state's Safe Start reopening plan, which loosened restrictions for theaters, restaurants, realtors, libraries and more throughout Washington state. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

It’s showtime, folks! Liberty Theatre reopens after seven-month closure

The historic Liberty Theatre in downtown Camas opened its doors to movie-goers Friday, Oct. 9, for the first time in nearly seven months. “It’s so huge,” Carrie Schulstad, executive director…

September 24, 2020

Longtime entrepreneurs Tracy Liday (left), Kate Foster (center) and Noelle Grimes (right) recently launched Boite, a care-package delivery business. (Contributed photos courtesy of Kate Foster)

A Care-ful Delivery

Even though Kate Foster turned her Kent, Washington-based company, Wide Eye Coffee, into a success, she lost her passion for it.

September 10, 2020

Sarah Vitort (left) and Scott Gilmore, the musicians behind the Portland modern-folk duo Fox and Bones, perform at Vitort's parents' home in Camas on April 8. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Making Music

The coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted livelihoods across the board, but for those in the entertainment and music industries, the ongoing crisis, which has shuttered live-music venues and canceled large crowds for the foreseeable future, has been particularly rough.

September 3, 2020

Camas photographer Lara Blair (left) leads her "Brave and True" camp participants in a "fashion parade" on Aug. 21. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Becoming ‘brave and true’

Small business owners have had to get creative during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when their business relies on in-person interactions.