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November 24, 2022
Vicar Annie Calhoun poses for a photograph with her golden retriever, Buddy, outside of St. Anne's Church in Washougal on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Washougal names new vicar

Annie Calhoun made a significant life transition in 2008 when she decided to leave her longtime career in textbook publishing to become a reverend. She made another one earlier this year when she decided to leave her lifelong Southern California home to embark on a new adventure in the Pacific Northwest.

November 10, 2022
Camas resident Angela Swanson poses for a photograph with her artwork. Swanson and 14 other local artists will participate in the 2022 Washougal Studio Artists Tour Holiday Market, on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of Angela Swanson)

Handmade holidays: Washougal artists open studios

Angela Swanson discovered her passion for art relatively later in life. The former financial consultant and urban planner started painting in 2017 and has been selling her work for only two years.

November 3, 2022
Stephanie Corbell (left) and her husband, Christopher Corbell, have launched the Washougal Songcraft Festival, a nonprofit devoted to promoting songwriting and singer-songwriter performances in the Camas-Washougal area. (Contributed photo courtesy of Christopher and Stepanie Corbell)

Couple launches Washougal Songcraft Festival to promote local songwriting, performing arts

Washougal residents Christopher and Stephanie Corbell visited Ashland, Oregon, and its famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival, for the first time earlier this year and were impressed with what they saw — not only the prestigious acting company’s production of “The Tempest,” but the way the small town has incorporated the festival into its cultural identity.