Camas-Washougal Post-Record

February 6, 2020

Students walk into Washougal High School before the start of classes on Feb. 4. A committee recommended against changing Washougal School District's start times at a Jan. 28 meeting. (Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record)

Washougal school leaders nix possibility of later start times

A committee studying possible changes to school start times in Washougal is unanimous in its recommendation: don’t change a thing.

February 6, 2020

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Washougal High School junior Mariah Moran, the Washougal School District's representative to the Washougal city council, plays trombone in several school bands, is active in local 4-H and Girl Scouts organizations and hopes to become a veterinarian. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Student representing WSD at city council meetings

Washougal High School junior Mariah Moran is acting as a bridge between Washougal students and that city’s officials.

February 6, 2020

Rochelle Ramos (center) and John Henriksen, owners of Lunchmoney Indoor Skate Park, observe the form of Ramos' son, Timothy, on Jan. 23, in Washougal. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Indoor skate park to open in Washougal

Washougal resident Rochelle Ramos has noticed a change in her son, Timothy, since he took up skateboarding six months ago.

January 30, 2020

Washougal High School students will participate in the North County All-County Band, including (front row, left to right) Mary Lendvoyi, Grace Jacobsen and Hunter Thacker; (center row, left to right) Hayden Zumwalt, Thomas Hein and Jace Poulsen; and (top row) Lexi Kneipp (center) and Amara Farah (right). (Contributed photos courtesy of Washougal School District)

Washougal students to perform at North County Honor Band concert

After playing the trombone in school bands for six years, Brynn Haralson was ready for a change.

January 30, 2020

John and Anni Furniss display some of their artwork in their Washougal woodshop on Thursday, Jan. 23. The artists created Love Fest, an art bazaar and community gathering, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Black Pearl on the Columbia in Washougal. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Artists’ ‘Love Fest’ all about connection

John and Anni Furniss have what they consider to be a romantic love story.

January 30, 2020

Members of the Washougal Citizens for Schools Group hold signs urging Washougal School District voters to "vote yes" on the district's replacement levies on the Feb. 11 special election ballot. Pictured from left to right: Ellie Furze-Brown, Renae Burson, Linda Henderson, Erin Eaton, Nathan Knottingham, Angelah Quidachay-Ham, Cindy Coons and Erin Darling. (Contributed photo courtesy of Nathan Knottingham)

Voters asked to replace 2 levies

Washougal School District voters are being asked to replace two levies in the Feb. 11 special election — an operational levy that helps pay for educational services and maintenance not funded by the state or federal government as well as a technology levy that helps keep Washougal students’ technology and computer training up-to-date.

January 23, 2020

Jeffree White (left) speaks during a Washougal City Council meeting on Jan. 13. The owner of the Washougal School of Music was one of nine appointed to the city's new arts commission. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal Arts Commission finds its members

It took some time, but the Washougal Arts Commission, founded in May 2018, finally has commissioners.

January 23, 2020

Camas resident Stacie Blomdahl (left) and her daughter, Katie O'Daniel, of La Center, launched Skip the Trip Delivery, a food delivery business serving Camas-Washougal, in October 2019. (Contributed photo courtesy of Katie O'Daniel)

New business lets hungry customers ‘skip the trip’

In 2019, La Center resident and Washougal native Katie O’Daniel began to seriously think about her career options. For the past few years she had been a stay-at-home mom, but with her son about to start kindergarten, O’Daniel, who had previously been a nursing assistant and hospice worker, decided she wanted to join the workforce again.

January 16, 2020

Washougal School District superintendent Mary Templeton announces school closures with a song on a video posted to the district's social media channels on Jan. 16. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

WSD’s ‘Singing Superintendent’ strikes again

Shortly after receiving a call from transportation supervisor Jesse Miller at 3:45 a.m. on Jan. 16, Washougal School District (WSD) superintendent Mary Templeton decided to cancel classes for…

January 16, 2020

Molly Coston is excited for the opportunity to serve as Washougal's mayor for the next two years. She was appointed by her fellow council members to continue in the role at a Jan. 13 meeting.

Coston retained as Washougal mayor

She’s still “Mayor Molly.”