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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.

July 29, 2021
Katherine Brown celebrates after completing a lift during the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation World Masters Championships in June 2021. (Contributed photo courtesy Katherine Brown)

Washougal weightlifter goes for ‘grand slam’

When Katherine Brown started lifting weights in 2015, she simply wanted to get into better shape. She had never touched a barbell in her life, and didn’t know if she could succeed in her newly chosen activity. If somebody would have asked her back then about breaking national records and winning world titles, she likely would have laughed. Those types of achievements were simply unfathomable to her.

July 22, 2021
Former Washougal mayoral candidate Derik Ford is pictured in downtown Washougal. (Photo courtesy of Derik Ford)

Oregon court records dispute Washougal mayoral candidate’s claims

Questioned earlier this summer about a 2003 lawsuit he had filed against an Oregon city and its police chief, Washougal mayoral candidate Derik Ford claimed he filed the lawsuit after being dismissed from the Sweet Home, Oregon, police department for being a “probationary, non-union-represented employee” who “didn’t fit in.”

July 22, 2021
Washougal native Levi Kitchen competes during the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship's RedBud National in Buchanan, Mich., on Saturday, July 3, 2021.

Revved up: Washougal racer competes in his first pro event

In the winter of 2018, Washougal residents Paul and Sara Kitchen packed up their motorhome and drove their 17-old son Levi to Kentwood, Louisiana, where he would enter the Real Deal motocross training program at the Wildwood MX Park. They knew Levi couldn’t solely rely on his talent anymore and needed professional training if he wanted to become the best motocross racer he could be. They also knew that they couldn’t continue to financially support his burgeoning career and that it was time for him to turn his passion into a living.