Camas-Washougal Post-Record

November 1, 2018

A Hogwarts family makes their way down Northeast Fourth Avenue in Camas during the 2018 Boo Bash, on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Pictured: Mom Kelly (right) with her two children, Julamani, 6 (left), and Jameson, 3 (center).

From ornaments to stockings, snowmen to snowflakes and baked goods to candy canes, holiday bazaars have just about everything a shopper could want this holiday season. Below is a list of area bazaars offering a wide assortment of gifts, decorations, ornaments and other goodies sure to please even the most discriminating holiday shopper.

October 25, 2018

Washougal High School drama students (left to right) Emma Free, Aubrey Turner, Deni Modisette and Alexis Brock experiment with horror makeup Oct. 20, while taking direction from Washougal High senior Tori Corkum (in mirror reflection), the organizer of this year's student-run "Screen Screams" haunted house.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Washougal High’s ‘Screen Screams’

The finished product may be designed to induce terror, but Washougal High School (WHS) students recently proved that the act of creating a haunted house is an entirely joyful affair.

October 18, 2018

Volunteers plant native trees at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Washougal. Camas-Washougal Community Chest grants help fund habitat restoration projects at the refuge and at the nearby, environmentally sensitive Gibbons Creek. (Post-Record file photo)

Building community

When it comes to helping the community, there is nothing quite like the Camas-Washougal Community Chest.

October 11, 2018

Trick-or-treaters run through the streets of downtown Camas in search of treats during the 2017 Boo Bash. (Post-Record file photo)

Fantastic Fall

Pumpkin Patches

October 4, 2018

"Suspended in Time" quilt by Dianne Kane (Contributed photos courtesy of The Storytellers)

Visual storytelling

Camas fiber artist Dianne Kane says she has always been intrigued by artwork based on literature.

September 27, 2018

People tour Camas luxury homes, including "The Arcadia" (pictured), in The Parklands at Camas Meadows, during the NW Natural Parade of Homes, Sept. 21. The Building Industry Association of Clark County produced the two-week event, which concluded Sunday, Sept. 23. The 2019 NW Natural Parade of Homes also will be held in Camas, at Dawson's Ridge.

A look at luxury living in Camas

The recent NW Natural Parade of Homes brought attention to East Clark County this year, with thousands of people touring 10 homes in The Parklands at Camas Meadows over the past two weeks.

September 20, 2018

Honey BE Designs creator Kendra Christensen fluffs a hand-sewn pillow made from Pendleton wool in her Washougal farmhouse shop.

Natural Inspiration

Kendra Christensen has always had a desire to be creative.

September 13, 2018

Camas-Washougal Aviation Association President Kent Mehrer stands inside his Camas home-based hangar on Aug. 24, next to the "Sponsor's Choice" trophy he won at the 2017 Wheels and Wings car and plane show, held at the Port of Camas-Washougal's Grove Field Airport in Camas.

Wheels & Wings

Kent Mehrer is standing inside one of his two hangars adjacent to the Grove Field airport in Camas, explaining what makes the vintage Wilga 80 aircraft in front of him so special.

September 6, 2018

Artist Anna Norris paints en plein air "in the open air" during the 2017 Plein Air art event in downtown Camas. This year's event, featuring several artists working "in the open air," will take place throughout the day, Friday, Sept. 7. (Post-Record file photo)

Coming into the Open

Several artists will take a more natural approach to their craft at the September First Friday event in downtown Camas, painting “en plein air” the French term for painting outdoors “in the open air,” throughout the day on Friday, Sept. 7.

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