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August 5, 2021
Pam Rollins stands in front of her new downtown Washougal business, Forest Moon Yoga, on Thursday, July 22, 2021. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Forest Moon Yoga opens in Washougal

The dull yellow interior walls of the Forest Moon Yoga studio in downtown Washougal are bereft of any decoration whatsoever. There’s no artwork, no photographs, no shelves, no signs 一 absolutely nothing. One would never be able to tell the space formerly housed a tattoo parlor.

August 5, 2021
David Ripp competes in the Vancouver Courthouse Criterium bicycle race in 2009. Ripp, the Port of Camas-Washougal's executive officer, has been a competitive cyclist for more than 20 years. (Contributed photo courtesy David Ripp)

Port director rides for a good cause

Port of Camas-Washougal Executive Director David Ripp usually hops on a bicycle to exercise, de-stress and connect with the natural environment. Later this summer, he’ll add “riding for a good cause” to that list.

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.”