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November 10, 2022
Camas resident Angela Swanson poses for a photograph with her artwork. Swanson and 14 other local artists will participate in the 2022 Washougal Studio Artists Tour Holiday Market, on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of Angela Swanson)

Handmade holidays: Washougal artists open studios

Angela Swanson discovered her passion for art relatively later in life. The former financial consultant and urban planner started painting in 2017 and has been selling her work for only two years.

November 3, 2022
Stephanie Corbell (left) and her husband, Christopher Corbell, have launched the Washougal Songcraft Festival, a nonprofit devoted to promoting songwriting and singer-songwriter performances in the Camas-Washougal area. (Contributed photo courtesy of Christopher and Stepanie Corbell)

Couple launches Washougal Songcraft Festival to promote local songwriting, performing arts

Washougal residents Christopher and Stephanie Corbell visited Ashland, Oregon, and its famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival, for the first time earlier this year and were impressed with what they saw — not only the prestigious acting company’s production of “The Tempest,” but the way the small town has incorporated the festival into its cultural identity.

October 27, 2022
Cohen Lee, 4, (left) and Bodhi Lee, 4, won awards for their "Paw Patrol" costumes during the city of Camas' Pumpkin Party at Liberty Middle School on Oct. 22, 2022. (Contributed photos courtesy of the city of Camas)

Camas throws a ‘pumpkin party’

Camas Parks and Recreation brought its popular Pumpkin Party (formerly known as Family Halloween Night) back to the city this month after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

October 27, 2022
Lindsay Smith, of Vancouver (left), and Vicki Green run in WhyRacing's Scary Run on Oct. 31, 2020, in Washougal. (Photo courtesy of The Columbian files)

Scary Run returns to Washougal this weekend

Vancouver-based Why Racing’s annual Scary Run will be held Sunday, Oct. 30, in Washougal. The event’s half marathon will begin at 8:30 a.m., with 5- and…