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December 10, 2020
A lighted holiday tree stands in front of the Liberty Theatre in downtown Camas on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas, Washougal swing into holiday mode

The holiday season may look a little different this year during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the cancellation of events like Camas’ traditional Hometown Holidays and Washougal’s Lighted Christmas Parade, but there are still plenty of season’s greetings to be found in the cities’ downtown shopping districts.

December 10, 2020
Former Washougal resident Angela Ridgway stands with "Millie," one of two metal herons that she created for display at the roundabout on Highway 14 and Washougal River Road. (Contributed photo courtesy of Angela Ridgway)

Angela Ridgway remembers push to grow Washougal art scene

After moving from California to Washougal in 2014, metal artist Angela Ridgway quickly settled into the Clark County arts community, opening a studio in downtown Vancouver and joining the Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance (WACA), helping the nonprofit organization to put on its annual Washougal Art Festival.

December 10, 2020
Lighted displays adorn the Washougal Motocross Park in 2023. (Contributed photo courtesy of Ryan Huffman)

Washougal MX Park hosts ‘Holidays in the Hills’

Even though Ryan Huffman describes himself as more of a “dirt guy” who’d rather move things around with equipment than create them, he’s relished the opportunity to use his imagination while putting together a holiday lights tour at Washougal Motocross Park. He will, for example, point out the fact that he was the one who came up with the idea for one of the tour’s signature displays, a “Grinch” knocking over a tree with a bulldozer.