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November 4, 2021
Washougal School District Superintendent Mary Templeton (second from right) and school board members (left to right) Donna Sinclair, Angela Hancock, Cory Chase and Jim Cooper attend a "day on the hill" event in Olympia, Wash., in February 2020. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Washougal School Board honored

The Washington State School Directors Association (WSSDA) has selected the Washougal School District board of directors for its 2021 Boards of Distinction program.

October 28, 2021
Washougal voters will decide city council, school board and Port races on Nov. 2, 2021. Pictured clockwise from upper left are: Washougal City Council candidates Molly Coston and Chris de la Rocha; and Washougal School Board candidates Sadie McKenzie, Janice D'Aloia, Chuck Carpenter and Donna Sinclair. (Contributed photos courtesy of the candidates)

Washougal ballots packed with races

Washougal voters will help decide the future of the Port of Camas-Washougal Board of Commissioners, the Washougal City Council and the Washougal School Board in the Nov. 2 General and Special Election.

October 28, 2021
Camas girls soccer coach Roland Minder will return as the head coach of the Camas boys soccer team in the spring of 2022.

Celebrated coach back in the game

When Rory Oster approached Roland Minder about returning to his post as head coach of the Camas High School boys soccer team earlier this year, the Papermakers’ hall-of-famer wasn’t entirely enthusiastic about the proposition.

October 21, 2021
Washougal senior Lexi Melton (10) celebrates with teammates during a match against Hudson's Bay on Oct. 14, 2021. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal volleyball player is team’s ’emotional pillar’

At the start of the Washougal High School volleyball team’s 2021 campaign, Lexi Melton was unsure about the role she would be asked to play by Juno Cruz, the team’s third head coach in the past four years. But she asked a lot of questions and never shied away from opportunities to take on new challenges.