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July 17, 2025

City of Camas to kick off annual Movies in the Park series July 24

The Junebugs, a band described on the city’s website as “high-energy pop and rock with Pacific Northwest folk flair,” will perform from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31, Jennifer Batten & Full Steam will perform “a celebration of top level ‘80s cover music.”

July 3, 2025
The innermost Diebold “cannonball” safe. “You can see how thick it is,” Dave McOmie said. “A monster. I’ve drilled about a half-dozen, and none of them went well.” Fortunately, he found Frank Sinatra’s unlocked. (Photo contributed by Dave McOmie)

Sinatra’s vault challenges Camas safecracker

Dave McOmie of Camas doesn’t claim to be a big Frank Sinatra fan. If he was, he might have hummed a Sinatra ballad of longing and uncertainty — “Maybe You’ll Be There” or “If I Had You” — while cracking a spectacularly difficult safe at a Tahoe resort a few weeks ago.

June 19, 2025
Customers line up at Theony Farms'; berry booth at the Camas Farmer's Market on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. The 18th annual market runs from 3-7 p.m. each Wednesday in downtown Camas through Oct. 1. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas Farmer’s Market kicks off 2025 season

Sun-ripened berries seemed to be the star of the June 11 Camas Farmer’s Market, with crowds of buyers lined up at every vendor booth showcasing freshly picked strawberries. But they weren’t the only thing enticing hundreds of marketgoers to downtown Camas that day.

June 5, 2025

Skamania Pride celebration set for June 8

A festival celebrating the LGBTQ community returns to the Columbia River Gorge this weekend with a full day of celebration, visibility and community Sunday, June 8, in downtown Stevenson. Now…

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.