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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Body found in East Fork Lewis River

February 10, 2018, 2:36pm Clark County News

Two fishermen called 911 this morning after discovering a body in the East Fork Lewis River in north Clark County. Read story

Lutherans help Washougal Community Center become a shelter

February 7, 2018, 10:07pm Churches & Religion

When a fire ripped through the Gorge last summer, Washougal sprang into action. The community center opened as an evacuation site and residents quickly pulled together emergency supplies. Fast-forward to winter, and the small city is preparing for the worst in a different way. Read story

Men gather in the courtyard with volunteers at St. Paul Lutheran Church, one of two Lutheran churches in Vancouver that hosts the Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter program. Lutheran churches have a strong local presence in sheltering homeless people.

Lutheran churches provide shelter in winter

Men gather in the courtyard with volunteers at St. Paul Lutheran Church, one of two Lutheran churches in Vancouver that hosts the Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter program. Lutheran churches have a strong local presence in sheltering homeless people.

February 7, 2018, 10:02pm Churches & Religion

It's the middle of winter, so St. Paul and St. Andrew Lutheran churches open their doors each night to house homeless people, as they have every winter for 15 years. A few other local churches shelter people on especially miserable nights. Two of those churches are also Lutheran. Read story

Close-up of a bankruptcy petition

Effort aims to ease filing for bankruptcy

Close-up of a bankruptcy petition

February 6, 2018, 8:26pm Clark County News

Last year, lawyers with the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program spent 309 hours representing low-income clients in bankruptcy cases. Typically, they spent about 7½ hours on each Chapter 7 filing — with much of that time dedicated to doing paperwork. Read story

Florence Böelow, right, and Joyce Carr relax by the fire with friends at The Lofts at Glenwood Place. Böelow, 87, recently moved from an apartment in Portland to the independent living center to be closer to her children. “I needed some companionship,” she added.

Senior housing options on the rise in Clark County

Florence Böelow, right, and Joyce Carr relax by the fire with friends at The Lofts at Glenwood Place. Böelow, 87, recently moved from an apartment in Portland to the independent living center to be closer to her children. “I needed some companionship,” she added.

February 4, 2018, 6:05am Business

Some trendy new residential communities are rising around Clark County and they’re showing what one might call “moxie.” Read story

Joe Liles, 53, left, talks to Share outreach case manager Willie Hurst for the annual Point in Time count, a census of the homeless population. Liles said he’s been homeless since he lost his job with the railroad.

Point in Time a snapshot of homeless population

Joe Liles, 53, left, talks to Share outreach case manager Willie Hurst for the annual Point in Time count, a census of the homeless population. Liles said he’s been homeless since he lost his job with the railroad.

January 25, 2018, 8:10pm Clark County News

It was a typical Pacific Northwest winter morning in Vancouver — 39 degrees, rain and not a speck of blue in the sky. Read story

Angelica Guzman of Guam picks out dried shredded squid snacks to make a care package for her fiancé at Tola Angkor Asian Market in Vancouver on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Guzman is in Vancouver visiting family and is exploring different asian markets in the area to find some of her favorite ingredients. "I like to cook a mixed cuisine for my kids," she said.

Vancouver’s international grocery stores burst with ethnic flavors

Angelica Guzman of Guam picks out dried shredded squid snacks to make a care package for her fiancé at Tola Angkor Asian Market in Vancouver on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Guzman is in Vancouver visiting family and is exploring different asian markets in the area to find some of her favorite ingredients. "I like to cook a mixed cuisine for my kids," she said.

January 21, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Life

If you live in Vancouver, you probably live close to one. We’ve featured three markets, to give you a taste so to speak, but there are about two dozen scattered around the county. Read story

Jane Walker, from left, Ben Thompson, Marina Baker and Rafael Cortada clip willow branches at Clark Public Utilities’ native plant nursery Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national day of service.

MLK Day: Planting seedlings on day of service

Jane Walker, from left, Ben Thompson, Marina Baker and Rafael Cortada clip willow branches at Clark Public Utilities’ native plant nursery Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national day of service.

January 15, 2018, 7:24pm Clark County News

Before Ashley King let everyone get their hands dirty, she touched on the reason why they had all gathered under a tent to pot plants Monday morning at Clark Public Utilities’ native plant nursery. Read story

Panel to press for senior services

January 15, 2018, 6:03am Clark County News

Clark County’s Commission on Aging would like to see increased services for seniors and a sheriff’s deputy dedicated to investigating elder abuse. These are among the recommendations that the commission will present Tuesday to the county council during a joint meeting. Read story

Megan Rugh, left, resource guide for The Arc of Southwest Washington, helps her client, Sondra Thompson, play bingo at the Luepke Center. Guides like Rugh help people stay engaged in the community.

New thrift store appears on horizon for The Arc

Megan Rugh, left, resource guide for The Arc of Southwest Washington, helps her client, Sondra Thompson, play bingo at the Luepke Center. Guides like Rugh help people stay engaged in the community.

January 12, 2018, 7:23pm Clark County News

If all goes as planned, Vancouver Plaza will get a new thrift store this spring run by and benefiting The Arc of Southwest Washington. Read story