Entries by Ernest Geigenmiller

A Perfect Day for Camas Pitcher Katie Schroeder

It’s been a great season for the Camas High Varsity Softball team (11-3) and for pitcher Katie Schroeder, Wednesday was absolutely perfect. Hosting the Union Titans, Schroeder struck out 14 of 21 Titan batters and allowed zero hits. No Titan ever reached first base. Schroeder and catcher Erin Tauscher made it look easy, and the […]

2 Different Ball Games – Interesting Parallels

Camas, WA — Little League baseball fans got more than they bargained for Tuesday night at Forest Home Park in Camas. What started off as two ordinary, but very separate Majors division games between the Yankees and A’s, and the Mariners and Reds turned into surprise and excitement – and some interesting parallels. Both games […]

Little Leaguer Ryan Behnke Hits a Grandslam

The Majors A’s competed with the Majors Yankees at Forest Home Park Tuesday night and in the bottom of the third inning, A’s pitcher Ryan Behnke hit the ball out of the park and into 6th Avenue with bases loaded. The A’s were ahead 8-3 and Behnke’s impressive hit opened up their lead to 12-3. […]

Camas Red Sweeps Keizer JBO Tourney; 4 Games in 1 Day

KEIZER, OR — A local Little League traveling team called Camas Red swept a Junior Baseball of Oregon (JBO) tournament on Saturday winning all four games and leaving the competition stunned. The Camas Little League traveling team, with one additional player from a separate league, is coached by Jeff Mansur, John Blair and Dave Ferres, […]

Camas Principal Discusses US News & World Report Rankings

Last week, schools across the nation were abuzz with the release of “Best High School Rankings” by U.S. New & World Report magazine.  The Best High Schools rankings, which are available online only, are produced in conjunction with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), one of the largest behavioral and social science research organizations in […]

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Community Gathers to Help Downtown Bloom

Residents, businesses, churches and students had trowels in hand this Sunday scurrying around the streets of downtown Camas. Pushing wheelbarrows, installing hoses, planting flowers and pulling weeds never looked so fun and community oriented. Hosted by the Downtown Camas Association (DCA), Journey Church and the members of the National Honor Society at Liberty Middle School, […]

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“Thoroughly Modern Millie” is Brilliant

CAMAS, CHS Theatre — Before I tell you about Skyridge Middle School’s presentation of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” I need to be transparent: I’m not a theatre critic, or an art critic for that matter. I don’t have the credentials. I don’t have the pedigree, but I do know talent when I see it. The play’s […]

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Genealogical Group Starts at Camas Library

Starting Saturday, May 4th from 3:30 – 5:00 pm, East Clark County’s new Genealogical Indexing Group will meet at the Camas Library once a month. Instruction will be given each month on how to successfully participate in the FamilySearch indexing program at FamilySearch.org. Anyone interested in helping with family history is invited to be a […]