Even though the Columbia River Gorge Elementary School (CRGE) fifth-graders’ recent field trip took them just one mile from their school, it brought them to a completely different world, teeming with scenic landscapes and ecosystem diversity.
Sherry Montgomery recently conducted an unofficial count of the neighborhoods in Washougal as part of her latest project in her role as the city of Washougal’s community aesthetics program coordinator. She said that she was surprised when her count added up to about 200.
Washougal’s newest business is bringing a bit of goodwill — figuratively and literally — to East Clark County.
Washougal School District (WSD) leaders say they will focus on enforcing the district’s existing cell-phone policy rather than make any sudden changes, such as banning students from having cell phones available to them during the school day.
One day, a few years ago, Baiylie Bancroft had a revelation while making drinks for a get-together at her Washougal home.
The Outpost, a former church building at the heart of “E” Street in Washougal, has slowly morphed into a community resource center since its launch in 2017, hosting various events and local organizations, offering event hall space and meeting rooms for rent, and housing kids activities and a teen leadership camp led by Lone Wolf Jiu Jitsu owner Don Stoner.
The Washougal Police Department’s (WPD) body-worn camera program has improved the civility of encounters and helped mitigate and protect against frivolous complaints since its inception in June 2023, according to Washougal Police Chief Wendi Steinbronn.
Now that construction is underway for the Hyas Point mixed-use development on the Wshougal waterfront, the Port of Camas-Washougal is turning its attention to other projects.
Christopher Corbell started writing poems when he was a teenager. He published a chapbook and worked on a literary journal in the 1990s, but largely drifted away from the medium during the next several decades to focus on his music career, professional responsibilities and other interests.
A central Oregon-based boat dealership is promising to elevate Camas-Washougal’s boating community to new heights.
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