Washougal honors community’s Hometown Heroes

Annual awards recognize community volunteers, public safety workers

Rose Jewell (second from left), the city of Washougal’s community engagement manager, presents plaques to Chuck and Barbara Carpenter (second from right and far right) as the winners of the 2023 Rose M. Jewell Volunteer of the Year award as Mayor David Stuebe looks on during the city of Washougal’s Hometown Heroes event, held March 21 at the Washougal Community Center. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Washougal police officers Trevor Claudson (second from left) and Virginia Smith (second from right) hold certificates of merit alongside Mayor David Stuebe (far left) and Washougal Police Chief Wendi Steinbronn (far right) during the city of Washougal’s Hometown Heroes event, held March 21 at the Washougal Community Center.

Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Washougal City Manager Davi Scott ((second from left) presents certificates of merit to community volunteers Ann Stevens (center) and Susan Bennett (second from right) as Mayor David Stuebe (far left) and community engaggement manager Rose Jewell (far right) look on during the city of Washougal’s Hometown Heroes event, held March 21 at the Washougal Community Center.

Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Rose Jewell (right), the city of Washougal’s community engagement manager, announces Chuck and Barbara Carpenter as the winners of the 2023 Rose M. Jewell Volunteer of the Year award as Mayor David Stuebe looks on during the city of Washougal’s Hometown Heroes event, held March 21 at the Washougal Community Center.

Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Chuck Carpenter (second from right) speaks after being named as the co-winner of the 2023 Rose M. Jewell Volunteer of the Year award, along with his wife Barbara (far right), as Mayor David Stuebe (far left) and community engegement manager Rose Jewell (second from left) listen during the city of Washougal’s Hometown Heroes event, held March 21 at the Washougal Community Center.

Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Washougal Police Chief Wendi Steinbronn (right) speaks as Mayor David Stuebe looks on during the city of Washougal’s Hometown Heroes event, held March 21 at the Washougal Community Center.

The city of Washougal recognized a variety of community volunteers during its first “Hometown Heroes” event, held Thursday, March 21, at the Washougal Community Center.

“You are all leaders. You are the future Washougal, and we appreciate everything you do,” Washougal Mayor David Stuebe told the attendees. “If you see something good out there, bring it to my attention because we want to recognize it. I focus on the people who are writing grants and getting awards and solving problems, not coming to us with, ‘I really have a complaint,’ but rather ‘I’m just going to solve this.’ We don’t want to look at the 5 percent (of the people who do the) bad stuff. We want to reward the 95 percent (of residents who do) good stuff that makes our city great.”

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