Camas-Washougal Post-Record

September 19, 2019

Jemtegaard Middle School teacher Scott Rainey instructs Tristan Simmons during a Club 8 guitar group session on Thursday, Sept. 12 at JMS.

Washougal students embrace after-school program

Even though the school day is over, dozens of students eagerly crowd into Room C126 at Jemtegaard Middle School (JMS) on a recent Thursday afternoon.

September 12, 2019

Washougal resident Cindy Cunningham walks along Index Road in Washougal with Brooklyn, an American pit bull terrier, on Sept. 6. Cunningham is a volunteer dog walker for the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Volunteers step up for dogs awaiting their ‘forever homes’

Samuel, a 4-month-old rat terrier mix living at the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society (WCGHS), absolutely loves to be taken for walks.

September 12, 2019

Artwork by members of the Northwest Oil Painters Guild is on display at the Second Story Gallery, located on the second floor of the Camas Public Library, through Sept. 28. The exhibit, "Show Your Colors," features oil paintings by 15 Guild members. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Chamber Music on the Mountain returns to Camas

He’s been bringing celebrated classical musicians to Camas for nearly two decades, but this year’s 17th annual Chamber Music on the Mountain concert series, which comes to Livingston Mountain for live performances on Sept. 14 and Sept. 21, will be bittersweet for Peter Christ.

September 5, 2019

Artist Sarah Bang paints in downtown Camas, near Arktana shoe store, during the 2018 Plein Air event. (Post-Record file photo)

Painters to take easels into the great outdoors

Local artists will be working “en plein air” (painting outdoors) throughout downtown Camas on Friday as part of the Downtown Camas Association’s annual “Plein Air and Art” event.

September 5, 2019

Wendy Smith, co-owner of Odd Mann Inn Animal Refuge in Washougal, pets Melvin the pig at the sanctuary on Aug. 29. A photo of Melvin, an Odd Man Inn resident who lost one leg and both of his ears to a dog attack earlier this year, won a national contest held by Tractor Supply, a national chain of farm supply stores. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal animal refuge wins contest

The legend of Melvin, a 6-year-old, mixed-breed, potbellied pig with three legs and no ears, is growing.

September 5, 2019

Skamania Lodge will host its first Fall Fest at the new Riverview Pavilion (pictured here) from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7. (Contributed photo courtesy of Skamania Lodge)

Community briefs for Sept. 5, 2019

Skamania Lodge to host inaugural Fall Fest on Saturday

August 29, 2019

Washougal resident Melanie Ausmus meets her birth father, John Coulter, for the first time Aug. 10 in Claremont, Calif. (Contributed photo courtesy of Melanie Ausmus)

DNA test leads Washougal woman to birth father

On Aug. 10, Washougal resident Melanie Ausmus flew from Portland to Ontario, California, and took an Uber to a hotel in nearby Claremont.

August 29, 2019

Amanda Ediger demonstrates a spinning wheel at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal during the 2018 Heritage Day event. This year's Heritage Day festivities will take place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Washougal museum. (Contributed photos courtesy of Clark County Historical Society)

Heritage Day to highlight local history

The Camas-Washougal Historical Society (CWHS) will host a free opportunity to connect with local history at the annual Heritage Day celebration, slated to run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal.

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