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October 3, 2024
Pam Clark shows a visitor baskets of Bingo prizes at The Outpost in Washougal, Sept. 25, 2024. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

The Outpost, a community resource center in Washougal, set to close Oct. 31

The Outpost, a former church building at the heart of “E” Street in Washougal, has slowly morphed into a community resource center since its launch in 2017, hosting various events and local organizations, offering event hall space and meeting rooms for rent, and housing kids activities and a teen leadership camp led by Lone Wolf Jiu Jitsu owner Don Stoner.

September 26, 2024
Washougal resident Christopher Corbell’s poem, “A Present from Apollo,” has been selected for the Artstra 2024 Poetry Moves program and will be featured inside C-Tran buses for the next 12 months. (Contributed photo courtesy of Christopher Corbell)

Washougal poet selected for C-TRAN’s ‘Poetry Moves’

Christopher Corbell started writing poems when he was a teenager. He published a chapbook and worked on a literary journal in the 1990s, but largely drifted away from the medium during the next several decades to focus on his music career, professional responsibilities and other interests.

September 19, 2024
The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society will hold its annual Hike on the Dike event on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Contributed photo courtesy West Columbia Gorge Humane Society)

Hike on the Dike returns Sept. 21

The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society (WCGHS) is inviting the community and animal lovers everywhere to take a “hike” on the scenic Columbia River dike to help support…