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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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October 3, 2024
A poster on a wall at Jemtegaard Middle School in Washougal thanks students for keeping their cell phones off and in their backpacks during classtime. (Contributed photo courtesy of Washougal School District)

WSD: No sudden changes to cell phone policy

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.

October 3, 2024
Pam Clark shows a visitor baskets of Bingo prizes at The Outpost in Washougal, Sept. 25, 2024. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

The Outpost, a community resource center in Washougal, set to close Oct. 31

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.

September 26, 2024
Washougal resident Christopher Corbell’s poem, “A Present from Apollo,” has been selected for the Artstra 2024 Poetry Moves program and will be featured inside C-Tran buses for the next 12 months. (Contributed photo courtesy of Christopher Corbell)

Washougal poet selected for C-TRAN’s ‘Poetry Moves’

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.

September 12, 2024
The Eagle Eyes, a British Columbia-based Eagles tribute band, will perform at the Camas-Washougal Harvest Fest, to be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26-27, at Marina Park in Washougal. (Contributed photo courtesy of Sean Guard)

Camas-Washougal Harvest Fest comes to fruition

Sean Guard has done a lot of things in his decades-long professional career, which has included stints as Washougal High School athletic director, event manager for professional golfer Peter Jacobson, the mayor of Washougal, and owner of an event production company, among other titles.