Camas-Washougal Post-Record

June 4, 2020

Luepke Center manager Dean Scelza drops off a food delivery for Meals on Wheels People on March 16. The agency has seen a 32 percent increase in local delivery requests during the COVID-19 crisis. (Photo courtesy of The Columbian)

Camas-Washougal requests for Meals on Wheels food deliveries up 32%

Bill Maniscalco, manager of the Camas-Washougal Meals on Wheels People site, never expected to celebrate his one-year job anniversary quite so … alone.

June 4, 2020

Camas, Hayes Freedom to honor graduates next weekend

Camas High School and Hayes Freedom High School will honor Camas Class of 2020 graduates with virtual ceremonies next weekend. The remote commencements will be broadcast live on the high…

June 4, 2020

Lillian Middour will graduate with her Washougal High School Class of 2020 peers this weekend. Middour, 18, says she struggled throughout her early high school years, but has made significant strides over the past two years -- transforming her grades, finding stability in her personal life and planning for a future in the veterinary field. (Contributed photos courtesy of Lillian Middour)

WHS senior overcomes challenges, set to graduate

Washougal High School will celebrate its Class of 2020 graduates with a series of events this weekend, including a senior car parade through downtown Washougal on Friday, June 5, and a virtual graduation ceremony broadcast live on the high school’s YouTube channel at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 6.

June 4, 2020

A child whose family is enrolled in the Family Promise of Clark County program, enjoys the comfort of a quilt made by Clark County church members. Family Promise will use grant money from the Camas-Washougal Community Chest to provide motel stays for families experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Family Promise of Clark County)

Family Promise adjusts to new way of sheltering homeless families

The stay-home orders meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 have thrown a wrench into most people’s daily lives, but the shutdown poses an especially harsh problem for families experiencing homelessness.

June 4, 2020

Washougal resident AJ Bogue is organizing a meal-delivery service for local residents in need. (Post-Record file photo)

Giving back to the community

AJ Bogue hasn’t been able to leave his Washougal home since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in mid-March. He can’t risk exposing his wife, Beth, who has multiple sclerosis, to the coronavirus that causes the disease.

June 3, 2020

Camas School District to host virtual town hall on Thursday, June 4

Camas School District to host virtual town hall

May 28, 2020

The boat launch at Beacon Rock State Park in Skamania County has reopened, but most parts of the park, including narrow trails leading to the top of Beacon Rock, remain closed due to the COVID-19 crisis. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Parks)

As parts of Gorge reopen, officials warn area ‘still in recovery, still adjusting’

Although a limited number of Columbia River Gorge trails and day-use sites have reopened, most waterfall viewing areas, campgrounds and visitors centers remain closed to help stem the…

May 28, 2020

Washougal artist Angela Ridgway greets a customer at the 2019 Washougal Studio Artists tour. Ridgway, the event's creator and organizer, led an effort to move the 2020 tour to a virtual format. (Contributed photo courtesy of Angela Ridgway)

Artists head online after 2020 Washougal Studio Artists Tour cancellation

Angela Ridgway reluctantly cancelled the 2020 Washougal Studio Artists Tour after the COVID-19 pandemic struck in mid-March.

May 28, 2020

Construction crews work at the Steigerwald wildlife refuge.

Restoration work at Washougal wildlife refuge begins Monday

Construction at the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Washougal is set to begin Monday, June 1.

May 28, 2020

Bids to restore the historic Joyce Garver Theater, located at the corner of Northeast 15th Avenue and Northeast Garfield Street in Camas, came in $2 million over budget. The theater remodel is part of a $119 million construction bond passed by Camas School District voters in 2016. Camas School Board members have now approved a bid for the remodel and will use up to $2.5 million from the district's capital fund reserves to fund the project. (Post-Record file photo)

Camas School Board OKs bid for historic theater remodel

The Camas School Board Tuesday unanimously approved plans to move forward with the renovation of the historic Joyce Garver Theater.

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