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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

First-grader Rebeckah Pravettoni, 6, learns using a tablet at Cornerstone Christian Academy on Thursday morning.

Cornerstone Christian Academy looking to grow

First-grader Rebeckah Pravettoni, 6, learns using a tablet at Cornerstone Christian Academy on Thursday morning.

November 18, 2016, 8:09pm Clark County News

Cornerstone Christian Academy envisions a high school without grade levels or semesters, where textbooks are rarely used but international mission trips and community internships are required. Read story

Officer Greg Zimmerman, second from left, talks with a camper as cleanup crews clear the area in downtown Vancouver on Thursday morning.

City cleans up streets around Share House

Officer Greg Zimmerman, second from left, talks with a camper as cleanup crews clear the area in downtown Vancouver on Thursday morning.

November 17, 2016, 2:55pm Clark County News

Alexander Graham woke up Thursday morning to sounds of heavy machinery rumbling down a nearby street. The 44-year-old realized he had overslept on the day that Vancouver Public Works employees and police would be cleaning up the streets around Share House. Read story

Donna Shaver tears the seam on a stuffed teddy bear in order to insert a small bag of rocks. Volunteers from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver created weighted stuffed animals for clients at the Children&#039;s Center.

Weighted stuffed animals provide comfort

Donna Shaver tears the seam on a stuffed teddy bear in order to insert a small bag of rocks. Volunteers from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver created weighted stuffed animals for clients at the Children&#039;s Center.

November 15, 2016, 6:04am Clark County News

Stuffed animals have long been seen as cuddly sources of comfort, but with added weight they bear a greater therapeutic benefit. These “heavy helpers” calm the nervous system and help ground children dealing with sensory processing issues or trauma. Read story

Pastor Daniel Fusco Crossroads Community Church (Columbian files)

Crossroads Community Church pastor’s message of healing goes viral

Pastor Daniel Fusco Crossroads Community Church (Columbian files)

November 9, 2016, 9:00pm Churches & Religion

“Love can bring this country back together,” said local pastor Daniel Fusco. Read story

18th Legislative District: All three GOP incumbents apparently returning to Olympia

November 8, 2016, 11:08pm Clark County News

18th: All three GOP incumbents apparently returning to Olympia Read story

Katie Archer, campaign manager for Bring Vancouver Home, left, speaks to Andy Silver, executive director of the Council for the Homeless, right, and Gary Akizuki, treasurer for Bring Vancouver Home, Tuesday after learning preliminary results of Proposition 1.

Prop. 1 levy on track to pass

Katie Archer, campaign manager for Bring Vancouver Home, left, speaks to Andy Silver, executive director of the Council for the Homeless, right, and Gary Akizuki, treasurer for Bring Vancouver Home, Tuesday after learning preliminary results of Proposition 1.

November 8, 2016, 10:41pm Clark County News

Voters in Vancouver appear to be on board with a new tax to help thousands of low-income households maintain or secure affordable housing. Read story

Salvation Army considering expansion in Vancouver

November 8, 2016, 4:32pm Business

The Salvation Army may expand its east Vancouver campus and consolidate all services in the city into one location. Read story

Todd Gillespie, director of sales and marketing at Skamania Lodge, gives a tour of the two new tree houses now available to visitors, Monday September 26, 2016.

Treehouses are tree-mendouse getaways

Todd Gillespie, director of sales and marketing at Skamania Lodge, gives a tour of the two new tree houses now available to visitors, Monday September 26, 2016.

November 6, 2016, 6:02am Clark County News

Douglas firs are the hallmark of Skamania Lodge’s sprawling 175-acre resort in the Columbia River Gorge. When the wind kicks up, the imposing trees bow and flex with the breeze. Read story

Value Village in central Vancouver closed in 2016 to make way for a Dodge Ram truck dealership.

Value Village to close doors Nov. 12

Value Village in central Vancouver closed in 2016 to make way for a Dodge Ram truck dealership.

November 2, 2016, 5:51pm Business

Thrift store Value Village is closing its Vancouver location after property owner Dick Hannah Dealership declined to renew the company’s lease when it expires at the end of the year. The store will become a Dodge Ram truck dealership and is aiming for a February opening. Read story

Donna Pinaula, right, searches for her son, Johnny Pinaula, 7, after volunteers at the Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter turn out the lights so people can sleep in 2015 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church.

Shelters prepare to shift into winter mode

Donna Pinaula, right, searches for her son, Johnny Pinaula, 7, after volunteers at the Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter turn out the lights so people can sleep in 2015 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church.

October 31, 2016, 6:03am Clark County News

The Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter for families and single women will open for the season Tuesday at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Vancouver. The men’s overflow shelter at St. Paul Lutheran Church in downtown Vancouver will open Thursday or Friday, said Lynn Johnson, who coordinates the WHO program. That’s because… Read story