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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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May 6, 2021

Washougal man wins ‘Rising Star’ award

Corey Dobbs left his parents’ Washougal home for good when he was 14. By 16, he had dropped out of high school. He had worked three part-time jobs, but after losing them all, Dobbs worried he would become homeless.

May 6, 2021
Washougal students work on a painting at Washougal High School in April 2021. The project is part of the Unite! Washougal community coalition's latest beautification project. (Contributed photo courtesy of Dani Allen)

Washougal students on mission to beautify their hometown

The metal post that holds the marquee sign in the parking lot of the Washougal Food Center, at 1736 “E” St., has seen better days. Some of the black paint used to spell out the word “liquor” has peeled away, revealing chunks of the original surface and turning the letter “I” into a silver splotch.

April 22, 2021
Photo courtesy Dan Kielty 
 Camas High School pole vaulter Anna Bedont hopes to clear the 11-foot mark this spring.

Camas pole vaulter aims for personal high

Sitting in a Tacoma, Washington-area hotel room on the night of May 24, 2019, Camas High School pole vaulter Anna Bedont decided to have a little fun with her appearance for the next day’s 4A state track and field meet at Mount Tahoma High School.

April 22, 2021

Camas athletes get ready for shortened winter, spring seasons

With no season-ending state championship events to prepare for, Camas High School’s traditional winter and spring sports coaches are adjusting their priorities as they ready their teams to begin truncated 2021 seasons this week.

April 22, 2021
Contributed photo courtesy Washougal School District 
 The Washougal School District is currently accepting bids to appraise and replace the roof at Washougal High School.

WSD eyes ‘big-ticket’ repairs for schools

Despite the fact that it currently doesn’t have a full-time facilities director, the Washougal School District has completed several building improvement projects during the 2020-21 school year and is moving ahead with plans to launch more “big-ticket items” in the near future.

April 22, 2021
Robert Greenman sits in front of his Washougal home in the early 1940s. Greenman was raised in Washougal, graduated from Washougal High School in 1940, joined the United States Army in 1941 and died in 1942. (Contributed photo courtesy of Clark County Historical Museum)

Washougal City Hall exhibit to honor local WWII soldier

The more Clark County Historical Museum employees and volunteers learned about the life of Robert Greenman, the more they became convinced people should know about him, the things he accomplished during his short life and why he should be remembered.