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August 19, 2021
The city of Washougal has been approved for a $1 million Washington state loan for its wastewater treatment plant expansion project. (Contributed photo courtesy of the city of Washougal)

Washougal gets $1M loan for wastewater facility

The city of Washougal has been awarded a $1 million loan from the Washington state government’s public works assistance account for its wastewater treatment plant improvement project.

August 12, 2021
Washougal High School students (from left to right) Mariah Moran, Blake Scott, Josiah Aiton and Jessica Troyer look at the ruins of Xunantunic,  an ancient Mayan city, during an educational tour of Belize in July. (Contributed photo courtesy Rochelle Aiton-Quested)

WHS students embrace new opportunities in Belize

Washougal High School Spanish teacher Rochelle Aiton-Quested does everything she can to educate her students about different languages and cultures in her classroom, but knows there’s no substitute for real-world experience.

August 12, 2021
Camas resident Spike Palmer paints on a canvas at his home studio. Palmer's artwork will be available at the 2021 Washougal Art Festival, to be held Saturday, Aug. 14, at Reflection Plaza in Washougal. (Contributed photo courtesy of Spike Palmer)

2021 Washougal Art Festival: Camas artist inspired by mysteries

Spike Palmer attempts to answer questions when he paints. Inspiration strikes him whenever he sees something he deems wondrous, beautiful or mysterious. For the Camas resident, the mystery lies in the attraction of what he sees, and the ensuing painting is an investigation into that mystery.

August 12, 2021
Members of the Camas-Washougal U15 Babe Ruth baseball team pose for a photograph outside Rister Stadium in Kelso  after the Pacific Northwest Babe Ruth 13-15 regional tournament on July 31. The Brewers won five of their six tournament games to take second place. (Contributed photo courtesy Steve Sutton)

C-W Babe Ruth team takes 2nd at regional tourney

Steve Sutton wasn’t completely confident that his Camas-Washougal 15U all-star baseball team could make a deep run at the Pacific Northwest Babe Ruth 13-15 regional tournament, held July 26-31 in Kelso. Sutton knew his team was talented, of course, but he also knew that the other teams were talented as well.

August 5, 2021
Pam Rollins stands in front of her new downtown Washougal business, Forest Moon Yoga, on Thursday, July 22, 2021. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Forest Moon Yoga opens in Washougal

The dull yellow interior walls of the Forest Moon Yoga studio in downtown Washougal are bereft of any decoration whatsoever. There’s no artwork, no photographs, no shelves, no signs 一 absolutely nothing. One would never be able to tell the space formerly housed a tattoo parlor.

August 5, 2021
David Ripp competes in the Vancouver Courthouse Criterium bicycle race in 2009. Ripp, the Port of Camas-Washougal's executive officer, has been a competitive cyclist for more than 20 years. (Contributed photo courtesy David Ripp)

Port director rides for a good cause

Port of Camas-Washougal Executive Director David Ripp usually hops on a bicycle to exercise, de-stress and connect with the natural environment. Later this summer, he’ll add “riding for a good cause” to that list.

August 5, 2021
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 Attendees look at sign boards during an informational presentation about the new Washougal library on Thursday, July 29. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal residents share ideas for future library

By the end of the day on Thursday, July 29, the informational sign boards that lined the interior of the Washougal Town Square were covered with a variety of brightly-colored Post-it notes containing a variety of handwritten comments about what local residents would like to see in Washougal’s future library.