Camas-Washougal Post-Record

September 5, 2019

Wendy Smith, co-owner of Odd Mann Inn Animal Refuge in Washougal, pets Melvin the pig at the sanctuary on Aug. 29. A photo of Melvin, an Odd Man Inn resident who lost one leg and both of his ears to a dog attack earlier this year, won a national contest held by Tractor Supply, a national chain of farm supply stores. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal animal refuge wins contest

The legend of Melvin, a 6-year-old, mixed-breed, potbellied pig with three legs and no ears, is growing.

August 29, 2019

Washougal resident Melanie Ausmus meets her birth father, John Coulter, for the first time Aug. 10 in Claremont, Calif. (Contributed photo courtesy of Melanie Ausmus)

DNA test leads Washougal woman to birth father

On Aug. 10, Washougal resident Melanie Ausmus flew from Portland to Ontario, California, and took an Uber to a hotel in nearby Claremont.

August 29, 2019

Children participate in a sensory activity at the Someday School tent at the Pirates in the Park event at William Clark Park on Saturday, Aug. 4. Someday School is a new private school in Washougal that will begin classes Sept. 9. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Someday School to open in Washougal

Afters several years working as a special education teacher in the Hockinson and Washougal school districts, Nicki Mann was ready for a change.

August 29, 2019

A hangar building at Grove Field hosts the airport's two businesses - FlyCamas Aviation Training Center, which offers high- and low-wing aircraft for flight instruction, scenic tours, discovery flights and rentals for personal use; and Cascadia Cubs, which constructs, repairs and customizes Piper Cub kit aircraft, small planes that are often used for transportation in remote areas of Alaska and Canada. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Port hopes to grow business development at Grove Field

Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner Bill Ward looked at the numbers in front of him and frowned.

August 29, 2019

Washougal High School (WHS) junior Lauren Boyles (left) listens to a presentation during a Washougal City Council workshop in November 2018. Council members this month approved a motion to implement a series of changes to the Council's process for selecting its student representative. (Post-Record file photo)

Washougal City Council rethinks its student reps

At their Aug. 12 meeting, Washougal city council members approved a motion to adopt a policy that will establish a selection process for the council’s student representatives.

August 22, 2019

Doug and Julie Norcross of Washougal (left), Arnie Hoag and Linda Wade of Vancouver (middle) and Rick and Bobbi Foster of Vancouver (right) pose for a photo in front of the World's Largest Rocking Chair exhibit in Fanning, Mo., as part of their Route 66 vacation in July. (Contributed photo courtesy of Bobbi Foster)

Friends take ‘road trip of a lifetime’ along Route 66

Six friends, three Corvettes, 29 days, 28 nights, 17 states, 7,160.7 miles, thousands of photos and dozens of memories.

August 22, 2019

Camas resident Pete Durbin stands next to his 1929 Ford Model A mail truck, which will be entered into the Port of Camas-Washougal's Wheels and Wings event, to be held Aug. 24 at Grove Field. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Port to thank community with Wheels & Wings

The Port of Camas-Washougal’s 2019 Wheels & Wings Community Appreciation Day is about more than what its name would suggest.

August 22, 2019

Washougal High School students head for the buses after the first day of the 2018-19 school year on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. The Washougal School Board is expected to adopt a proposed $45.8 million budget for the 2019-20 school year during its Aug. 27 meeting. (Post-Record file photo)

Washougal School District to tap its reserves, hike levy

The Washougal School District (WSD) is balancing its budget for the 2019-20 school year by increasing its maintenance and operations levy, identifying spending efficiencies and using more than $800,000 of reserve funds.

August 22, 2019

The Port of Camas-Washougal's marina is now called Parker's Landing Marina.

Port of Camas-Washougal dedicates marina

The Port of Camas-Washougal’s marina has a new name.

August 15, 2019

The view of Matthew Sauer's backyard from Tim Hagensen's back yard at Q Street in Washougal.

Backyard livestock has some crying fowl

Several Washougal residents have asked city officials to provide stricter regulations for the ownership of fowl and livestock within city limits.