Entries by Ernest Geigenmiller

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NW Destinations: Historic Benjamin Young Inn

It is easy to feel relaxed at this romantic getaway.  The Benjamin Young Inn Bed & Breakfast sits on the hillside in beautiful Astoria.  Its location gives a great view of the Columbia River, and is located close to the world-famous Astoria Column and well-loved “Goonies” home. In 1888 Benjamin Young, an early-day salmon packer, […]

CRST Performs Well at Senior Sectionals

The Columbia River Swim Team (CRST) recently participated in the 2012 Speedo Western Zone Champions, or commonly called “Senior Sectionals” at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The event lasted four days and included high-level swimmers from 12 states, according to Doug Lombard, co-founder of CRST. The swimmers included high school and college […]

Mitt Romney wins Camas GOP caucus

More than 700 people crammed into the Commons area at Camas High School on Saturday to vote in this year’s Republican caucus where presidential candidate Mitt Romney handily won the event’s straw poll. The event was representative of all 23 Camas precincts and a total of 616 votes were cast for the four remaining GOP […]

Blue & Gold: Swim Champs Address Cub Scouts

This photo was taken Wednesday, February 22 following a Cub Scout Blue & Gold Dinner for Pack 499 in Camas. Jefferson Jackson is wearing some of the decorations following the event. The dinner had an Olympics theme and table centerpieces were painted in gold. Camas High School swim champions, Nick Kabel and Ian Ulmer, addressed the […]

No Primary Ballots This Election Season

By Ernie Geigenmiller In years past, the state of Washington has held both a caucus for each political party and a primary during the same election season.   That changed last year with the passage of SB5119, which cancels the 2012 presidential primary by amending RCW 29A.56.020, which was signed into law by Governor Chris […]

Finale: A retrospective on CHS Swim Season

  Competitive swimming. As Camas High School Freshman Ryan Gunther says  “it’s not as easy as it looks.” Gunther, who recently wrapped up his first season as a Papermaker swimmer was surprised by the amount of effort it takes to be a competitive swimmer. “I did it to stay in shape for the winter,” he […]

State Swimming Finals: Papermakers Make Podium

The Camas Swim Team ended their season Saturday feeling a lot better than they did at Prelims on Friday, and placed ninth overall in the Washington State 3A Division Championships at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way. “Overall at state I was very pleased by prelims but I was a little disappointed at […]

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Organ Donation: Grant Enlightens Students

Did you know that every 80 minutes a patient passes away due to the shortage of available organs for transplant? Camas High Senior, Rachel Grant, found that out recently and decided to teach others about organ donation. Camas High School requires it seniors to complete a “Senior Project,” which can involve shadowing a professional in […]

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Hord: Teacher, Author Talks Children’s Literature

Meet Colleen Hord: Teacher, Writing Specialist, and Book Author.And during the last two years, she’s been extra busy writing 12 books, five of which have been published, with the remaining seven being released later this year. The books cater to grades K-3 and have simple but meaningful titles, such as “My Green Lunch” or “My […]