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March 23, 2023
Camas High School (CHS) choir teacher Ethan Chessin (standing behind piano) conducts his first-period choir on Friday, March 17, 2023, while 2022 CHS graduate Brian Bishop (seated at piano) plays a piece he composed for the class, and singer-songwriter Brenna Larsen (far left), also a former CHS choir student, watches. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas choir students branch out, work with music pros

It’s the first period of the school day, and the students in Camas High School choir director Ethan Chessin’s only all-male choir have immersed themselves in a song, “Down to the Bottom of the Sea,” composed by 2022 CHS graduate Brian Bishop and inspired by Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, “Frankenstein.”

March 23, 2023
Washougal's 54-40 Brewing Company is "currently looking at every reasonable opportunity out there for distribution, including self-distribution and start-up (companies)," according to co-owner Bolt Minister (pictured above). 54-40 Brewing lost its current supplier after the Ridgefield-based Corwin Beverage Company dissolved its craft beverage distributors. (Contributed photo courtesy of 54-40 Brewing Company)

Distribution company’s sale to PepsiCo causes dismay

A Ridgefield-based beverage distribution company’s decision to dissolve its craft beer distributors will “injure” many local and regional breweries, including Washougal’s 54-40 Brewing Company and Camas’ Grains of Wrath Brewing, “for years to come,” according to a nonprofit organization that represents Southwest Washington beer makers.

March 23, 2023
Volunteers for the Washougal Society for Advancement and Family Enrichment pose for a photo after a meeting at The Outpost in Washougal in January. Front row, left to right:
Margaret McCarthy, Karress LaFrance, Pat Suggs and Pam Clark. Back row, left to right: Irene Sam, Heidi Kramer, Penny Porche, Nancy Nass-Boon, Sandie Renner and Ann Stevens. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

New Washougal nonprofit focuses on helping students in need

For the past several years, Nancy Nass-Boon and Penny Porche have worked as coordinators for the Washougal School District’s family resource center, which provides students and families with referrals to community resources, parenting information, food, clothing, healthcare, computer and internet access, school supplies and more.

March 23, 2023
Contributed photo courtesy city of Washougal 
 Washougal Mayor David Stuebe (left) watches a local resident attempt to "dunk" Washougal Police Captain Zane Freschette in a "dunk tank" during the city's National Night Out event at Hathaway Park in August 2022. Stuebe told the Post-Record that he wants to see "people outside, engaged, contributing to their community, enjoying we have, but respecting it and taking pride in it."

Washougal Council mulls 5-year strategic plan recommendations

The city of Washougal “will be a safe, vibrant and friendly community that successfully balances growth and expanding economic opportunity while preserving the community’s natural beauty and the unique amenities of small-town living,” according to an updated vision statement included in the City’s new five-year strategic plan.

March 23, 2023

$100M available to pandemic-impacted businesses

The Washington State Department of Commerce announced a new grant opportunity for businesses in the hospitality and lodging industry that suffered business losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 23, 2023

PeaceHealth Southwest relaunches volunteer program

After nearly three years of restricting volunteers in the hospital during the pandemic, PeaceHealth Southwest is relaunching its volunteer program and will hold a series of open house…