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June 13, 2024
Don O’Brien (left) talks to John Neumann (far right) at the Camas Public Library as audio technician Ransom Reed records the conversation, which launched the East County Citizens Alliance’s East County Voices project in March 2024. (Contributed photos courtesy of the East County Citizens Alliance)

ECCA collects stories to help build community

The East County Citizens Alliance (ECCA) launched in 2021 as a grassroots effort to identify ways to make the cities of Camas and Washougal stronger, more supportive, more resilient and more joyful by bringing local residents of varying backgrounds together to solve problems and build relationships.

May 16, 2024
Andrew Okerlund, a 2021 Camas High School graduate, climbs one of Washington state's 100 highest peaks during the summer of 2023. (Photo courtesy of Ross James Photography)

‘100 Summits’ documentary about Camas mountain climber headed to local theaters

Last summer, after mountain climber Andrew Okerlund, a 2021 Camas High School graduate, became the youngest person to complete the challenging Bulger List by summiting Washington state’s 100 highest peaks in a single season, the work of promoting Okerlund’s climbing feats was just beginning for another Camas High alumnus.

May 16, 2024
Vehicles park at Heritage Park in Camas, Sept. 14, 2023. The park, which offers access to Lacamas Lake, is set for a parking lot makeover in the summer of 2024, to help manage overcrowding.

Changes ahead for crowded Heritage Park parking lot

Heritage Park is one of Camas’ most popular summertime recreation spots, but overcrowding and double-parking in the park’s public parking lot has caused several headaches for recreationists as well as city of Camas staff over the past few years.