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July 16, 2020
Elected mayor? City council to let voters decide
The city of Washougal will ask residents if they would like to elect their mayor once again.
The city of Washougal will ask residents if they would like to elect their mayor once again.
It has been more than two years since a group of Washougal residents living near the sand and gravel operation known as the “Washougal Pit” joined together to voice alarm over unpermitted mining in the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
Skyridge Middle School in Camas recently honored two students with awards designed to acknowledge personal contributions to the school community.
It’s been a good year for women’s memoirs — Netflix turned former First Lady Michelle Obama’s bestselling memoir, “Becoming,” into a documentary; World Cup champion and Seattle Reign FC player Megan Rapinoe released her memoir, “One Life,” about her fight for social justice, equal pay for female athletes and LGBTQ rights; and former United States Secretary of State and seven-time New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Albright reminisced on her decades-long career in her newly released memoir, “Hell and Other Destinations.”
When Washougal High School (WHS) closed in mid-March due to COVID-19 pandemic, the school’s theater students were preparing their spring production of “The Wizard of Oz,” which, much to their disappointment, was cancelled.
When Tyler Forner was 9 months old, his family moved from Vancouver to San Mateo, California. They relocated to Camas five years later, but have made several visits to the Bay Area since then. Those trips allowed Forner to attend several San Francisco Giants games and become a devoted fan of the Major League Baseball team.
Washougal City Council: The Council also will hold a virtual workshop at 5 p.m. and virtual meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 13. For more information, visit cityofw ashougal.us.
Several Washougal agencies, organizations and leaders are coming together to help local businesses not only recover from the devastating financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but thrive in the long-term.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, many families with school-age children are starting to come to grips with the fact that distance-learning will likely play a role in their family’s future.
As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Washington state and other parts of the country, parents of school-aged children are wondering what the 2020-21 school year will look like for…