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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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July 23, 2020
Visitors to the 2019 Washougal Arts Festival browse artist booths. The 2020 art festival will be held online throughout the month of August due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Contributed photos courtesy of Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance)

Washougal Arts Festival heads online throughout August

The Washougal Art Festival will look markedly different this year, morphing from a single-day in-person event to month-long social media showcase. But its mission of promoting the work of local and regional artists will remain exactly the same.

July 22, 2020

Washougal School District seeks school board member

Washougal School District is seeking applicants to fill its open District 5 school board position, which has been vacant since former school board member Ron Dinius resigned in June. Applicants…

July 16, 2020
Washougal High School teachers walk the picket line after the teachers union and district failed to reach a tentative collective bargaining agreement before the scheduled start of the school year, Tuesday, Aug. 28.

Washougal teachers’ union, district edge closer to contract

The Washougal School District and Washougal Association of Educators teachers’ union have made significant progress toward finalizing a new teachers’ contract, but have yet to reach agreement on several key issues, including pandemic-related safety concerns.

July 9, 2020
Washougal High students perform a play on Zoom. Several members of the school's thespians recently performed virtual versions of "10 Ways to Survive Life in a Quarantine" and "The Truth About the Truth (or Get a Job, Bob!)" (Screenshot by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal High thespians find online audience

When Washougal High School (WHS) closed in mid-March due to COVID-19 pandemic, the school’s theater students were preparing their spring production of “The Wizard of Oz,” which, much to their disappointment, was cancelled.

July 9, 2020
Tyler Forner stares down a pitcher during a 2019 game. The recent Camas High School graduate signed with the San Francisco Giants in June.

Camas High graduate signs with San Francisco Giants

When Tyler Forner was 9 months old, his family moved from Vancouver to San Mateo, California. They relocated to Camas five years later, but have made several visits to the Bay Area since then. Those trips allowed Forner to attend several San Francisco Giants games and become a devoted fan of the Major League Baseball team.

July 9, 2020
Recent Camas High School graduate Emma Villlaluz will walk on to the Oregon State University volleyball team in the fall. (Post-Record file photo)

CHS volleyball standout to walk on at Oregon State

To reach her full potential as a volleyball player, Emma Villaluz knows that she has to be ready for any scenario, stay positive with her teammates, learn from her mistakes, try to control only what she can control and, most importantly, have confidence in her abilities. She believes that she’s good enough to compete with virtually anybody, no matter how talented they may be.