East Vancouver, Cascade Park, Fisher’s Landing and Evergreen

East Vancouver, Cascade Park, Fisher’s Landing and Evergreen

Fisher’s Landing: Students at the Goddard School recently created Christmas ornaments for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The 80 brightly colored ornaments are hanging on the Christmas Tree in the lobby of Hotel Fifty at 50 S.W. Morrison St. in downtown Portland. They can be purchased, with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish. The ornaments will be available from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Dec. 24. “We are all delighted to participate in an event that will help others,” said Janice Wright, who owns the school with her husband, Dan. “The teachers and children are anticipating a lot of fun and a great learning experience.”

Cascade Park: George Coman spent more than three months creating a miniature replica of Elvis Presley’s home, Graceland, in honor of the King’s 75th birthday in 2010. Coman has been making miniatures for the past 29 years, and other creations include Oregon Coast lighthouses, a bell tower and several windmills — all made out of balsa wood and finished with exact details. For his Graceland creation, Coman visited the property in Tennessee in March 2009 and took several photos that he worked with back at home in Vancouver. Now he has sent the paperwork off to Elvis Presley enterprises and hopes to hear back that he will be officially allowed to display his creation at Graceland and take orders from fans.

North Clark County and Woodland

La Center: Members of La Center American Legion Post 189 and their families spent part of Nov. 8 placing some 50 flags on the headstones of deceased veterans at the La Center and Highland cemeteries. This was part of the Legion’s ongoing mission to honor veterans and support the community of La Center.

North Clark County and Woodland

Amboy: Eighteen veterans were honored Nov. 14 at the 22nd annual Community Celebration in Amboy, co-hosted by Mountain Valley Grange and the North Clark Historical Museum. Fifteen area students received awards for an art/essay contest with the theme “North Clark County — 100 Years Ago.” Bob Zumstein followed up his keynote speech on the importance of red cedar to the early pioneers by having students split cedar shakes with a froe. Ed and Jackie Brown from Chelatchie Prairie provided entertainment, and Boy Scout Troop No. 349 presented the colors. Nancy Johnson won the quilt raffle, benefiting the museum.

East Clark County: Camas and Washougal

Camas: Students at Lacamas Heights Elementary School celebrated Veterans Day on Nov. 10 by hosting more than 20 veterans and their families during a school assembly. All of the students wore poppies, a symbol of support for all those who have served their country. A group of fifth-graders read a poem explaining the tradition of wearing poppies. A color guard from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4278 of Camas-Washougal presented the colors, and students in Warren Ainley’s fourth- and fifth-grade choirs sang two Veterans Day songs.

Camas: The new campus at Grass Valley Elementary school should be covered in red and yellow daffodils and tulips next spring, thanks to the efforts of students who recently planted 500 flower bulbs. “Every student in kindergarten through fifth grade participated in this project to make our new school beautiful,” Principal Patricia Erdmann wrote in an e-mail.

Central Vancouver, Minnehaha and The Heights

Central Park: The Clark County Realtors Foundation raised $8,875 at its fourth Annual Foundation Follies event Oct. 8 at Clark College’s Gaiser Hall. All proceeds went to Northwest Childrens’ Outreach. During the program, the audience was treated to several humorous video clips featuring local Realtors— including award-winning performances by Scott Mikel and Associates, Windermere Stellar Group, RE/MAX Tech Center, Prudential Northwest Properties, Century 21, Cascade Pacific, Keller Williams, Realty Pro and Coldwell Banker BSS. Entertainment was provided by Laura and Kris McGreevey and Justin Klump, and there was also a silent auction featuring work by local artists. Emcees for the evening were Kirk Faulkner of Pinnacle Mortgage Planning and Julia Lowden of Ross Pacific Realty.

Hazel Dell, Felida and Salmon Creek

Salmon Creek: Kelly Brady, a registered nurse in the emergency department at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, received a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses on Oct. 30 during a Nursing Leadership Conference in Portland. The national DAISY awards program, which stands for Diseases Attacking the Immune System, was established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, who died in 1999 from an autoimmune disease. Brady’s nomination read: “Kelly is a strong advocate for her patients and families. Kelly works in a very busy Emergency Department and demonstrates kindness and compassion on a daily basis.” She was one of six nurses honored from the Portland-Vancouver area.

Stockford Village: The Stockford Village Business Association hosted a free Shred Day in October in the parking lot of Bortolami’s Pizza. The event was in conjunction with Make a Difference Day. More than 2 tons of documents were shredded free of charge. There was a steady stream of people taking items to be shredded; volunteers placed the personal documents in a secure shredding truck. Pam Carey of Columbia Credit Union coordinated the truck.

Battle Ground, Meadow Glade and Hockinson

Battle Ground: The Battle Ground High School Class of 1951 gathered for a reunion in September. Thirty-three members from the class joined in the festivities at Lewisville Park. In 1951, the class numbered 119. The reunions are now held annually.