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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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September 24, 2020
A classroom inside the Riverside Christian School in Washougal shows hand sanitizer stations and desks spaced six feet apart. Students returned to in-person classes at the Washougal private school this month. Staff, as well as students age 5 and older, are required to wear masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Contributed photos courtesy of Riverside Christian School)

Some Washougal students return to classroom

A decal of a lemon tree adorns the wall next to the main office at Riverside Christian School (RCS), catching the eye of people as they walk through the front door. Above the tree hangs the four words that have been adopted by the Washougal education provider as its theme for the 2020-21 school year: Making lemons into lemonade.

September 24, 2020
Longtime entrepreneurs Tracy Liday (left), Kate Foster (center) and Noelle Grimes (right) recently launched Boite, a care-package delivery business. (Contributed photos courtesy of Kate Foster)

A Care-ful Delivery

Even though Kate Foster turned her Kent, Washington-based company, Wide Eye Coffee, into a success, she lost her passion for it.

September 17, 2020

Port tackles plan update

The Port of Camas-Washougal will soon begin its periodic update of the Port’s strategic plan.

September 10, 2020
The proposed performing arts and cultural center on the Washougal waterfront would include a 1,200-seat auditorium, orchestra pit, fly tower, view tower, wardrobe, lobby, gallery, studios, classrooms and a rooftop garden. (Contributed illustration courtesy of Martha Martin)

Performing Arts Center backers still hopeful

A group hoping to build a performing arts and cultural center at the Washougal waterfront say they remain optimistic their vision will someday become a reality.