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August 11, 2011
Hal is shown above at his legendary desk in his Post-Record office in April 1966, with papers displayed visibly.

Hal Zimmerman “The Servant Prince” dies at 88

Harold (Hal) Zimmerman, former owner/publisher of the Camas-Washougal Post-Record, state legislator and community organizer, died Thursday from liver and kidney failure after a 10-year battle with Parkinson's disease.

August 11, 2011
Hal is shown above at his legendary desk in his Post-Record office in April 1966, with papers displayed visibly.

Hal Zimmerman ‘The Servant Prince’ dies

Harold (Hal) Zimmerman, former owner/publisher of the Camas-Washougal Post-Record, state legislator and community organizer, died Thursday from liver and kidney failure after a 10-year battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 88.

August 11, 2011

Sounds of Scotland travel to Camas

Bagpipes, stories and Gaelic songs of Scotland will be presented from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Camas Public Library as part of the travel-themed summer reading program.

August 9, 2011

School districts present reduced spending plans

Although some parts of the country seem to be pulling out of the recession, Washington is still being hit hard, and K-12 education is one area that has taken the brunt of it. This marks the fourth year that the Camas and Washougal School Districts have had to slash their budgets due to reductions in state funding.

August 9, 2011
A single-engine, four passenger airplane -- a Piper Comanche P24-250 -- flown by Wilbert "Skeets" Mehrer, crashed Wednesday afternoon in a field approximately 1/2 mile from Grove Field Airport. Mehrer, 84, of Canby, Ore., was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Pilot’s death is determined to be accidental

As the area's piloting community grieves the loss of one of its own and remembers him fondly, officials with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Traffic Safety Board continue to investigate the cause of the plane crash involving Wilbert "Skeets" Mehrer. He died Aug. 3, in a plane crash in Fern Prairie. Mehrer, 84, of Canby, Ore., was flying from Hermiston, Ore., to Grove Field, when the crash occurred in a field near English Auto, 26710 N.E. 19th St. There were no passengers on board. The Camas Police and Fire departments, as well as East County Fire and Rescue, were dispatched at 4:40 p.m. Mehrer's death has been determined to be accidental due to multiple blunt force injuries, following an autopsy performed Friday by the Clark County Medical Examiners Office. No other significant factors are listed on the death certificate.

August 9, 2011
The play tells the story of Joseph, portrayed by Evan Abel, and his colorful coat that his brothers steal from him in their jealousy.

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ dances onto Washougal stage

Girls flip over their partner's shoulders and boys break into dance moves as sounds of people singing "bop-she-wop" fill the air. Christian Community Theater's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" opened Friday at the Washburn Performing Arts Center in Washougal High School and runs until Aug. 14.

August 4, 2011
A single-engine, four passenger airplane -- a Piper Comanche P24-250 -- flown by Wilbert "Skeets" Mehrer, crashed Wednesday afternoon in a field approximately 1/2 mile from Grove Field Airport. Mehrer, 84, of Canby, Ore., was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

WWII Plane collector dies in Fern Prairie crash

A pilot who was well known among the aviation community at Grove Field Airport died Wednesday afternoon in a plane crash in Fern Prairie. Wilbert "Skeets" Mehrer, 84, of Canby, Ore., was flying from Hermiston, Ore., to Grove Field Airport, when the crash occurred in a field near English Auto, 26710 N.E. 19th St. There were no passengers on board.