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March 4, 2021
Washougal High School senior Lauren Snedeker (7), a Seattle Pacific University commit, is a midfielder -- and top scorer -- for the Washougal Panthers' girls soccer team. (Post-Record file photo)

Ready to compete: more spring sports return as COVID-19 rates drop

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned fall sports into winter-and-early-spring sports for most Washington high schools, including Camas and Washougal, where athletes and coaches have returned to their softball diamonds, volleyball courts and soccer pitches with great enthusiasm.

March 4, 2021
Tonya Wright/Nest & Love Photography 
 Washougal resident Taylor Aube doesn't have a particular sense of style, according to her friend, Tonya Wright. "I think she just likes to be comfortable," Wright said. "She can pull anything off."

Washougal woman makes mark on social media

Taylor Aube had an epiphany as she walked through the meatpacking district of Manhattan in New York City one night several years ago on her way to take photographs at a fashion show featuring the work of Jeremy Scott, one of the world’s most well-known designers.

February 25, 2021
Washougal residents Andy and Heidi Dryden take a photo with their children Eli and Johnny at Big Bend National Park in southern Texas. (Contributed photo courtesy Heidi Dryden)

Washougal family makes most of pandemic, hits the road

Washougal resident Andy Dryden started talking with his wife, Heidi, about embarking on a cross-country road trip last summer after he learned that he would be working remotely and their two young sons would be learning remotely in the fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 25, 2021
Washougal Mayor Molly Coston holds an "ark" charity box. The city of Washougal recenlty purchased 100 boxes from ARK Clark County, a Vancouver-based grassroots effort to spread "random acts of kindness." (Contributed photo courtesy of Rose Jewell/city of Washougal)

Washougal will distribute charitable-giving ‘arks’

In December 2020, the Vancouver-based Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County launched the ARK Clark County campaign, selling piggy bank-like plastic boxes in an effort to encourage community members to give to people or organizations in need.

February 25, 2021
Camas football players run a play during a practice session at Camas High School on Monday, Feb. 22. The Papermakers will begin their 2020-21 season with a home game against the Union High School Titans on Friday, Feb. 26, at Doc Harris Stadium. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Local football players ready to roll

Even though the Camas and Washougal high school football teams won’t get the chance to replicate or improve upon their special 2019 campaigns this winter, players say they’re elated to return to the field for competitive play after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed their 2020 seasons by five months.