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Camas-Washougal Parent Co-op Preschool teacher Maria Lattanzi helps student Fiona Robertson create a sunflower with paint. The activity was designed to complement the reading of the book, &quot;Sunflower House.&quot; After 27 years,  Lattanzi will retire on May 22 to pursue a career in social work. &quot;Maria truly cares for each and every student's well being,&quot; said Kara Prynne, a member of the preschool's executive board.

Maria Lattanzi helping young minds bloom

Camas-Washougal Parent Co-op Preschool teacher Maria Lattanzi helps student Fiona Robertson create a sunflower with paint. The activity was designed to complement the reading of the book, &quot;Sunflower House.&quot; After 27 years,  Lattanzi will retire on May 22 to pursue a career in social work. &quot;Maria truly cares for each and every student's well being,&quot; said Kara Prynne, a member of the preschool's executive board.

April 22, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The 4-year-olds buzz around the brightly decorated preschool classroom, zooming from station to station.Two students paint pictures of the yellow and purple tulips that are displayed in a vase on a table. Another child sits in front of a tray of plastic toy dinosaurs and reptiles, examining them closely under… Read story

Port of Camas-Washougal employees look on as Camas-Washougal Fire Department paramedics and a volunteer &quot;victim&quot; takes part in this morning's emergency drill.

Port office is site of emergency drill

Port of Camas-Washougal employees look on as Camas-Washougal Fire Department paramedics and a volunteer &quot;victim&quot; takes part in this morning's emergency drill.

April 22, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

An emergency drill was conducted at the Port of Camas-Wasougal offices in Washougal this morning. Camas-Washougal Fire Department firefighters and paramedics participated in the exercise that involved a scenario where an explosion had occurred in the basement level maintenance shop area of the port offices. Read story

Michael David Gholston, of Camas, penned his autobiography titled &quot;Any Road.&quot; He will speak at the Camas Public Library on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m.

Camas author will speak at the library

Michael David Gholston, of Camas, penned his autobiography titled &quot;Any Road.&quot; He will speak at the Camas Public Library on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m.

April 19, 2013, 5:00pm

On Wednesday, April 24, author Michael David Gholston will read from his book, "Any Road," at the Camas Public Library. The event starts at 6:30 p.m., in the library's upstairs meeting rooms. Read story

Camas approves new utility rate study

April 15, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Last night, the Camas City Council approved a professional service contract for a study of the municipality's water, sewer, storm water and solid waste utility rates. The $85,330 contract with Financial Consulting Solutions Group, Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., includes a scope of work that covers data collection, an analysis… Read story

Shows of support

April 15, 2013, 5:00pm Editorials

Yesterday, an event that took place thousands of miles away, shook this country -- deeply. As of this morning, reports are that three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy, and more than 175 people were injured when two bombs detonated near the finish line of the popular Boston Marathon. Read story

West Camas Slough Bridge closed for inspection, April 13 and 14

April 11, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Drivers on state Route 14 near Camas will encounter full closures of the West Camas Slough Bridge this weekend while crews complete a routine bridge inspection Read story

Joe Blanco moved to Camas from Pennsylvania in October, and hasn't wasted time getting involved in his new hometown.

Camas man promotes cycling, history through Vancouver Bicycle Club events

Joe Blanco moved to Camas from Pennsylvania in October, and hasn't wasted time getting involved in his new hometown.

April 8, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Camas man has taken two of his lifelong passions and fused them together to promote the beauty and background of the local area. Read story

Happy birthday Camas library!

April 8, 2013, 5:00pm Editorials

Ninety years ago, when the Washougal Women's Club opened the first library in downtown Camas, they may not have known the impact they would be making on future generations of Camasonians. That first library was housed in Arthur Thayer's drug store, located across the street from the paper mill's offices.… Read story

A show featuring the artwork of Marilyn Farrell Webberley will open at the Ballard &amp; Call gallery in downtown Camas on Friday.

Show featuring artwork by Marilyn Farrell Webberley opens this week at Ballard & Call

A show featuring the artwork of Marilyn Farrell Webberley will open at the Ballard &amp; Call gallery in downtown Camas on Friday.

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm

A tender moment between a man and a woman sitting in a coffee shop. A delicate family heirloom sugar bowl. Bold golden leaves dancing in shadow and sunlight. These are just a few of the seemingly simple images that award-winning artist Marilyn Farrell Webberley has used as inspiration in creating… Read story

Local treasure re-opens to the community

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Editorials

The Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail, a true treasure in our community, re-opened to the public on Friday, nearly six months after a fire burned 148 acres of the 1,049-acre Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Washougal. Read story