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Stories by Tori Benavente

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June 28, 2018
Longtime Hana Foods patron Sheryl Obegi  (left) accepts her to-go order from Hana servers Sophie Eagle (center) and Eric Park (right) on the restaurant's re-opening day, Monday, June 25.

Hana Foods reopens in downtown Camas

After a nearly two months’ long closure following an early May cooking accident that left two burned, Hana Foods in downtown Camas is back in business.

June 28, 2018
Jemtegaard Middle School eighth grader Annabella Arriola and Jemtegaard art teacher Dani Allen pose next to the birdhouses painted by Arriola and nine other classmates during Club 8, an afterschool program.

Little birdhouses for Washougal’s soul

Home to several community-created public art forms, Washougal City Hall stands out with its golden black heron sculpture, birdhouses decorated by community members and Capt. William Clark bronze bust.

June 21, 2018
From left to right: Grace Duffey, Chloe Frentsos, Avery Hieronymus and Aleah Anderson play with Tater, who is a deaf rescue dog from the Wigglin Home Boxer Rescue, during a fundraiser, on June 9. The fundraiser, organized by Anderson and Duffey, will benefit the rescue that has saved more than 300 dogs in the two years it has been open.

Fighting for boxers

When it came time for Odyssey Middle School seventh-grade students Aleah Anderson and Grace Duffey to prepare ideas for a project titled, “What Would you Fight for,” they immediately decided to work together on a mission to fight against dog abuse.

June 21, 2018
Members of the Washougal Association of Educators hold signs in support of Washougal teachers outside of the district office before the June 12 board of directors meeting. The board meeting was held the day after the school district proposed a salary schedule that would decrease new teacher's salary and give others a 1-percent raise, according to the teachers' union.

Washougal teachers: salary offer ‘inadequate’

The Washougal Association of Educators (WAE) voted to declare a status of “no confidence” in Washougal School District Superintendent Michael Stromme, with 149 out of 150 members voting “yes” and one member abstaining, on Monday, June 18.

June 7, 2018
Washougal High senior Ulysses Ramel, who is enrolled in the Cascadia Tech Center pre-engineering program, created this rope climber as a final project. The top portion of the mini-machine was created by using a 3D printer.

Washougal senior earns Youth Achievement Award

The Clark County Youth Commission recently honored Washougal High School senior Ulysses Ramel with the 2018 Clark County Youth Achievement Award recognizing youth who have demonstrated personal growth and contributed…

June 7, 2018
Washougal School District teachers sport their red Washougal Association of Educators shirts during a tailgate to kick off negotiations between the union and the Washougal School district, May 30.

Teachers tailgate ahead of bargaining

Hoping to show that teachers and school district leaders can work together without contention, the Washougal Association of Educators (WAE) threw a tailgate party outside Washougal High School on May 30, to mark the start of the WAE and Washougal School District’s contract bargaining negotiations.