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April 20, 2023
Officials cheer opening of Port’s new ‘Building 20’
The Port of Camas-Washougal has completed its latest multi-year effort to bring additional jobs to east Clark County.
The Port of Camas-Washougal has completed its latest multi-year effort to bring additional jobs to east Clark County.
The city of Washougal is preparing to launch a community aesthetics program in an effort to become more forward-looking in its approach to code compliance and attract people to the area.
Two weeks ahead of the April 25 special election that will decide the fate of two Washougal School District levies that pay for everything from athletics and arts classes to roof repairs, technology and school nurses, a group led by Washougal resident and Clark County Republican Party Precinct Committee Officer Glenn Kincaid gathered in downtown Washougal on Monday, April 10, to wave “vote no” signs and urge voters to turn against the school levies.
Some of Valerie Ross’ earliest childhood memories involve her mother teaching piano lessons to eager youngsters from their home in northern California. Gazing upon the teacher and student from across the room, she became mesmerized by the sounds they were making. She finally convinced her mother to teach her how to play when she was about 4 years old.
Jemtegaard Middle School music students delivered a clutch performance on the biggest of stages last month.
After the Washougal School District’s replacement educational programs and operations and technology and capital projects levy proposals failed in February, district leaders knew that they had to revamp their communication process and engage in “straight talk,” in the words of WSD Superintendent Mary Templeton, if they hoped to convince enough community members to vote for the measures on Tuesday, April 25.
The Parkersville National Historic Site Advisory Committee (PAC) will host “park cleanup” sessions at Parker’s Landing Historical Park in Washougal from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, and Tuesday, May 16, in preparation for the second annual Parkersville Day event.
Mark Bauer stood in a nearly empty Gause Elementary School gymnasium on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 28, wiping “silly string” from his face and clothes.
A nonprofit organization that supports breweries in Southwest Washington says that its former distribution company is “strong-arming” and “bullying” its businesses, including Washougal’s 54-40 Brewing Company and Trap Door Brewing, and Camas’ Grains of Wrath Brewing, by assigning them to “alternate distributors” without consulting them.
