April 24, 2020
OPINION: Community should go all out for Class of 2020
About two hours before news broke in mid-March that Oregon’s governor had decided to cancel school for at least six weeks to help stem the spread of the…
About two hours before news broke in mid-March that Oregon’s governor had decided to cancel school for at least six weeks to help stem the spread of the…
We have heard from several family members of residents living at the Prestige Care & Rehabilitation in Camas since reporting the long-term care facility was one of 137…
If you’ve been sacrificing to stay true to the social-distancing efforts epidemiologists have deemed critical to “flattening the curve,” not overwhelming our health care system and keeping COVID-19…
It’s hard to know how to answer the simple question, “How are you?” these days. Of course, for the two-person editorial team at the Post-Record, which…
And just like that, life as we knew it has completely shifted.
Considering the fact that the national Humane Society estimates there are more than 3,500 brick-and-mortar animal shelters in this country and about 10,000 other animal rescue groups and sanctuaries, it’s pretty impressive that Washougal’s West Columbia Gorge Humane Society is one of 55 animal shelters selected to take part in a project spearheaded by Jackson Galaxy, star of the Animal Planet show “My Cat from Hell.”
When news broke in April 2019 that Washougal residents Wes and Diane Hickey had donated a prime piece of downtown Washougal real estate to the future Washougal library, local library lovers rejoiced.
For the shortest month of the year, February certainly was packed with an extraordinary number of highly charged Camas-Washougal news.
After any big election — and especially after one in which a public bond measure failed as spectacularly as the Camas community-aquatics center did when 90 percent of voters shot it down in the November 2019 election — it’s natural for people to play the “I told you so” game and want to rewrite history a little bit.
For anyone who ever got their kicks skateboarding — or even simply watching, photographing and videotaping skateboarders as they flew and twisted through the air — there is something thrilling about the fact that the sport is finally getting international recognition and that many public leaders are setting aside outdated, negative views about providing public spaces for skateboarders to safely practice intricate moves.
