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March 30, 2023

Brewers Alliance accuses former distribution company of ‘bullying’

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.

March 30, 2023

Youth mental health training coming to WHS

Barb Seaman closely interacts with teenagers on a daily basis in her role as Washougal High School’s library media instructor. As such, she sees them when they’re at their best and she sees them at their worst. Lately, she’s seen more of the latter.

March 30, 2023
Contributed photo courtesy Hannah Schrager 
 Washougal resident Hannah Schrager shows off a Western serviceberry plant at Good Year Farms in April 2022.

Native plant nursery blossoms in Washougal

Hannah Schrager didn’t consider herself to be particularly “outdoorsy” when she was growing up, even though she thought at one point that she wanted to become a vegetable farmer. But now, every time she sees the leaf of a Trillium flower or trout lily delicately emerging from recently thawed ground in springtime, she experiences feelings of wonder and awe.

March 23, 2023
Washougal's 54-40 Brewing Company is "currently looking at every reasonable opportunity out there for distribution, including self-distribution and start-up (companies)," according to co-owner Bolt Minister (pictured above). 54-40 Brewing lost its current supplier after the Ridgefield-based Corwin Beverage Company dissolved its craft beverage distributors. (Contributed photo courtesy of 54-40 Brewing Company)

Distribution company’s sale to PepsiCo causes dismay

A Ridgefield-based beverage distribution company’s decision to dissolve its craft beer distributors will “injure” many local and regional breweries, including Washougal’s 54-40 Brewing Company and Camas’ Grains of Wrath Brewing, “for years to come,” according to a nonprofit organization that represents Southwest Washington beer makers.

March 23, 2023
Volunteers for the Washougal Society for Advancement and Family Enrichment pose for a photo after a meeting at The Outpost in Washougal in January. Front row, left to right:
Margaret McCarthy, Karress LaFrance, Pat Suggs and Pam Clark. Back row, left to right: Irene Sam, Heidi Kramer, Penny Porche, Nancy Nass-Boon, Sandie Renner and Ann Stevens. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

New Washougal nonprofit focuses on helping students in need

For the past several years, Nancy Nass-Boon and Penny Porche have worked as coordinators for the Washougal School District’s family resource center, which provides students and families with referrals to community resources, parenting information, food, clothing, healthcare, computer and internet access, school supplies and more.

March 23, 2023
Contributed photo courtesy city of Washougal 
 Washougal Mayor David Stuebe (left) watches a local resident attempt to "dunk" Washougal Police Captain Zane Freschette in a "dunk tank" during the city's National Night Out event at Hathaway Park in August 2022. Stuebe told the Post-Record that he wants to see "people outside, engaged, contributing to their community, enjoying we have, but respecting it and taking pride in it."

Washougal Council mulls 5-year strategic plan recommendations

The city of Washougal “will be a safe, vibrant and friendly community that successfully balances growth and expanding economic opportunity while preserving the community’s natural beauty and the unique amenities of small-town living,” according to an updated vision statement included in the City’s new five-year strategic plan.