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May 29, 2025
Annie's Berry Farm vendors display flats of fresh raspberries during the 2022 Camas Farmer's Market. This year's market will kick off at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in downtown Camas, between Camas City Hall and the Camas Public Library on Northeast Fourth Avenue. The 2025 market will run from 3 to 7 p.m. each Wednesday through Oct. 1. (Contributed photo courtesy of Downtown Camas Association)

Camas Farmer’s Market opens June 4

The 18th annual Camas Farmer’s Market returns to downtown Camas for the season Wednesday, June 4. The market will be open from 3-7 p.m. every Wednesday, June 4 through Oct.

May 22, 2025
Camas Pride Committee chairs Brie Hilliard, left, and Jacquie Hill discuss the 2025 Camas Pride block party poster inside LiveWell Camas on May 8, as Emma Hilliard, 11, runs past them. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas Pride Block Party expands

As Pride celebrations across the country report a lack of sponsorship, funding and support in the wake of a presidential administration that has cracked down on LGBTQ rights, the annual Camas Pride Block Party stands out.

May 8, 2025
Crowds gather at the Downtown Camas Association’s 2024 Camas Plant and Garden Fair in downtown Camas. This year’s fair, set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, will feature nearly 100 vendors selling a huge array of plants, flowers, vegetable starts and garden art. (Courtesy of the Downtown Camas Association)

Camas Plant & Garden Fair returns to downtown this Saturday

One of the Downtown Camas Association’s most popular springtime events, the 26th annual Camas Plant & Garden Fair, will fill downtown Camas streets with a huge array of plants, vegetable starts, fruit trees, flowers, planters, garden art, outdoor furniture and everything a person might need to spruce up their gardens this year.

May 1, 2025
Krista Bashaw, here at Falling Leaf Lake Park, is retiring after a 30-year career organizing special events for the Camas Parks and Recreation Department. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

‘She will be sorely missed’

Ask any Camas resident what they love most about their city and the response is likely to include the city’s “hometown feel.”

April 24, 2025
Hayes Freedom High School junior Alex Weeks, right, approaches an OnPoint Community Credit Union table during a career fair held inside the school on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Kelly Moyer/The Columbian)

Lack of jobs frustrates teens

Camas High School junior Talulah Rodrigue was already feeling a bit frustrated when she arrived at Hayes Freedom High School’s first career fair Thursday.

April 17, 2025
Washougal resident Tanya Irvin, left, enjoys a fresh salad while chatting with Vancouver resident Ann Wygal at the Washougal Community Center on Thursday afternoon. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

‘Anxiety is through the roof’

Meals on Wheels People is asking for community support as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lays off 10,000 employees, a move that may hamper the nonprofit’s ability to address hunger and isolation among older adults.