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January 23, 2025

RU OK? Friendly Caller Program relaunches

The relaunch of a “friendly caller” program that began in the 1980s and gained popularity with a variety of nonprofit and governmental groups during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic will help ensure the safety of isolated individuals living in Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties.

January 23, 2025

Clark County composter-recycler training begins this month

Clark County’s composter-recycler program will offer a free eight-week certification training for residents interested in learning about low-waste living and sharing sustainability information with the community.

January 16, 2025
Jacquie Hill of LiveWell Camas shares encouragement with participants while leading a fitness class in downtown Camas on Friday morning, Jan. 10, 2025. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

LiveWell Camas returns to roots with new nonprofit status

Downtown Camas is bustling on this chilly January Friday evening as shoppers seeking mystery-solving hints pop into dozens of small businesses participating in the Downtown Camas Association’s “CLUE” themed January 2025 First Friday event.

January 16, 2025
IMPACT Washougal volunteers package food donations in 2024. IMPACT Washougal is one of several Camas-Washougal Community Chest grant recipients serving local residents in need. (Contributed photo courtesy of Rich Reiter)

Camas-Washougal Community Chest to host Valentine’s Day fundraiser

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest (CWCC) nonprofit organization is prepared to give $141,000 to Camas-Washougal charitable groups in early March 2025, a $7,000 increase over its 2024 distribution total but far short of the combined $306,736 requested from a record 43 grant applications.

December 27, 2024
A Christmastime advertisement for Washougal Woolen Mills appears in the Dec. 20, 1951, issue of The Post-Record newspaper. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Yuletides of Yesteryear

With its beloved traditions, family get-togethers and new year celebrations, the winter holiday season provides a perfect time to reflect on the past and look forward to what is to come.

December 27, 2024
Washougal High School senior Emily Bishop, on Dec. 17, 2024, displays one of several feminine hygiene kits she has created to donate to local homeless shelters. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

WHS senior on quest to help unhoused

As an employee at Round Table Pizza in Camas, Washougal High School senior Emily Bishop has learned about the challenges people facing homelessness struggle with on a daily basis.