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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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February 11, 2021
Representatives from a Vancouver-based consulting firm told Port of Camas-Washogal leaders in January that they should focus on developing a long-term plan for Grove Field Airport. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Consultants to Port: Update airport plan, hire staff

A consultant group says the Port of Camas-Washougal is a well-run organization that values community feedback, but should address its underdeveloped plan for the long-term future of Grove Field Airport and consider hiring more staff members.

February 11, 2021
Washougal High School student Briahna Ruth (right) delivers a report to the Washougal School District board of directors during an October 2019 meeting at Canyon Creek Middle School. Washougal High School principal Sheree Clark is planning to relaunch the school's student representative program for the 2021-22 school year. (Post-Record file photo)

Rethinking student-rep selection process

Washougal High School leaders were supposed to begin the process of selecting the school’s student representatives to the Washougal School District board of directors for the 2020-21 school year in March 2020.

February 11, 2021
The first phase of the Waterfront at Parker's Landing development will include the construction of several streets and four buildings that will house apartments, retail businesses and restaurants. (Contributed graphic courtesy of Port of Camas-Washougal)

Developer hopes Washougal waterfront becomes community hub

Roy Kim wants the Waterfront at Parker’s Landing mixed-use urban center to provide visitors with “a sense of place” when it opens in 2024, and believes that the first phase of construction will allow the development to deliver on that promise.

January 28, 2021
Washougal resident Greg Lewis works to construct a nightstand. Lewis, a teacher at Jemtegaard and Canyon Creek middle schools, has started a part-time woodworking business. (Contributed photos courtesy of Greg Lewis)

Washougal man carving out new career

Greg Lewis’ woodworking journey began more than 20 years ago in Grants Pass, Oregon, where he and his wife Marchand bought their first home, which could colloquially be described as a “fixer-upper.”

January 28, 2021
Camas Soo Bahk Do student and instructor Andrew Okerlund breaks a board during a "kyok pa" session. Okerlund was one of 11 students from the Camas studio to earn medals at the 2020 Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation National Festival. (Contributed photo courtesy of Ellen Burton)

Camas students excel at national martial arts event

Darcy Mueller joined Camas Soo Bahk Do last March, right before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the martial arts studio to close for in-person instruction, but decided to remain in her classes, which had transitioned to a remote setting.