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September 2, 2021
Washougal School Board approves school resource officer contract
The Washougal Police Department is going back to school.
The Washougal Police Department is going back to school.
A Vancouver-based developer will start constructing a 50,000-square-foot building in the Port of Camas-Washougal’s industrial park later this year.
After the Camas Heat youth basketball team defeated its opponent to win the boys 11-and-under division championship at the 2021 Oregon Hoopla 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in Salem, Oregon, on Aug. 8, the vanquished squad’s coach approached Camas coach Jeremy Fogle and said, “We just can’t get over the ‘Camas hump.’”
Michelle Fox is overcome with joy, gratitude and a bit of disbelief when she thinks about how the TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center’s two recent major projects were completed thanks to the hard work and financial assistance from a variety of community members, organizations and businesses who love nature and believe in her mission.
With the return of full regular-season schedules, state tournaments and mask-free competition, many prep sports in Camas and Washougal will look and feel more familiar this year.
The Washougal School Board resumed in-person meetings this month for the first time since a May 25 school board meeting ended in disruption and police citations against three community members.
A 64-year-old Washougal man died in a motorcycle crash in eastern Washington on Aug. 10.
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.
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.
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.
