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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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October 13, 2022
Washougal High School graduate Shonna Roberts opened a paramedical tattoo business in downtown Vancouver that provides natural-looking tattoos, including areola and nipple reconstruction. During the procedure, a three-dimensional tattoo is placed on the chest or breast area where an areola once existed. (Contributed photo courtesy of Shonna Roberts)

Washougal tattoo artist makes a difference

After graduating from Washougal High School, Shonna Roberts went to college, worked as a hazardous materials specialist and sales and marketing representative, married and had a child. On paper, at least, her life was good. But the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused her to re-think some things.

October 13, 2022
Washougal Safeway pharmacist Delaney Santon (courtesy of the Moxie Communications Group)

Washougal pharmacy technician honored

One day earlier this year, a woman visited the pharmacy at the Safeway store in Washougal with a major problem. She had been trying to get a prescription filled for her daughter’s medication but was running into some issues with her insurance company, which initially denied her request to fully cover the cost.

October 6, 2022
Washougal Association of Educators President James Bennett (right) speaks during a Washougal School Board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal Association of Educators)

Washougal teachers, district reach deal

Washougal teachers and the Washougal School District have reached a tentative agreement on a two-year contract for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.

September 29, 2022
Washougal resident Margaret Gossage waters a native pollinator garden in front of the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society animal shelter in Washougal, on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal woman plants native pollinator garden outside local animal shelter

When Margaret Gossage moved to Portland from Phoenix in 2013, she planted a native pollinator garden at her home that eventually earned certified status from the Backyard Habitat Program, a Portland-based noprofit that provides technical assistance, financial incentives, encouragement and recognition to people that want to create natural, low-maintenance gardens.