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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.

April 25, 2024
Children play at Hamllik Park in Washougal on April 18, 2024 (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal’s Hamllik Park gets a makeover

Washougal’s Hamllik Park is getting a makeover this year.  The city of Washougal held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the park’s new playground April 18, and plans…