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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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November 3, 2022

Washougal unveils proposed $49M budget

The city of Washougal’s proposed 2023 budget maintains all existing service levels and provides for modest enhancements to services in response to community and city council priorities, according to Washougal City Manager David Scott.

November 3, 2022
Stephanie Corbell (left) and her husband, Christopher Corbell, have launched the Washougal Songcraft Festival, a nonprofit devoted to promoting songwriting and singer-songwriter performances in the Camas-Washougal area. (Contributed photo courtesy of Christopher and Stepanie Corbell)

Couple launches Washougal Songcraft Festival to promote local songwriting, performing arts

Washougal residents Christopher and Stephanie Corbell visited Ashland, Oregon, and its famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival, for the first time earlier this year and were impressed with what they saw — not only the prestigious acting company’s production of “The Tempest,” but the way the small town has incorporated the festival into its cultural identity.

October 27, 2022
Contriuted photo courtesy Keith Cayton 
 Washougal resident Keith Cayton is the co-owner of High Desert Adventures, an offroad motorcycle adventure company based in Prinville, Oregon. (Contributed photo courtesy of Keith Cayton)

Washougal man to race in Baja 1000

Keith Cayton has competed in motorcycle races for decades and is still riding strong at the age of 56. But he admits that his decision to participate in his next race is “kind of a strange story.”

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.