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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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December 17, 2020
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record 
 Les and Wanda Sonneson pose for a photograph on Dec. 20, 1945, one day before their wedding in Seattle.

‘Love at first sight’

Les Sonneson believes the key to his long-lasting marriage with his wife, Wanda, is their ability to “cut off the arguments as soon as possible.”

December 10, 2020
Former Washougal resident Angela Ridgway stands with "Millie," one of two metal herons that she created for display at the roundabout on Highway 14 and Washougal River Road. (Contributed photo courtesy of Angela Ridgway)

Angela Ridgway remembers push to grow Washougal art scene

After moving from California to Washougal in 2014, metal artist Angela Ridgway quickly settled into the Clark County arts community, opening a studio in downtown Vancouver and joining the Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance (WACA), helping the nonprofit organization to put on its annual Washougal Art Festival.

December 10, 2020
The Washougal Motocross Park's "Holidays in the Hills" lights tour is being offered five days per week through Jan. 1. (Contributed photo courtesy Ryan Huffman)

Washougal MX Park hosts ‘Holidays in the Hills’

Even though Ryan Huffman describes himself as more of a “dirt guy” who’d rather move things around with equipment than create them, he’s relished the opportunity to use his imagination while putting together a holiday lights tour at Washougal Motocross Park. He will, for example, point out the fact that he was the one who came up with the idea for one of the tour’s signature displays, a “Grinch” knocking over a tree with a bulldozer.

December 10, 2020

Port bylaws address officials’ behavior

The Port of Camas-Washougal has adopted a set of bylaws that one commissioner hopes will set the tone for a more respectful commission in the future.

December 3, 2020
Washougal High School (Courtesy of The Columbian files)

Students say they’re struggling

The Washougal School Board recently heard from several students who say the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the school district’s remote-learning situation is taking a toll on their social-emotional wellbeing.