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In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the weekend:
An attorney for the state of Washington assured the justices of the state’s Supreme Court on Wednesday that lawmakers are making strides toward adequately funding the state’s public schools.
“We have benchmarks, deadlines and a firm commitment by the Legislature to take action in the 2017 (session),” said Alan Copsey, deputy solicitor general, arguing that the court should purge the contempt order and lift the $100,000-a-day sanction it has imposed.
Part of Highway 99 will be friendlier for walkers and cyclists, thanks to more than $1.5 million in state grant funding.
The Clark County council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept a $1.525 million Washington State Department of Transportation grant through the state’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program, which supports local road projects that promote cycling and walking. Clark County will contribute $252,000 from the county’s road fund to support the project.
“Oh, The Places You’ll Go!”
It’s a tradition at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics to read that Dr. Seuss book to seniors on their last day of school. It’s a way to send their students into the world on an encouraging note.
But sometimes, a little financial help is just what the doctor ordered.
For VSAA seniors, that can mean money for painting supplies or studio time. Now some alumni are marking the 20th anniversary of the school with a performance to benefit its up-and-coming artists.
Anastasiya Volkov’s parents brought her to this country from Russia in 1994, when she was about 2.
The Vancouver woman became a U.S. citizen Wednesday during the sixth annual naturalization ceremony at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Volkov was accompanied by her daughter, Sophia Searcy, who is almost 2.
The age similarity is what Volkov focused on after the ceremony as she reflected on her new status as an American citizen.
Running in the pitch black along Highway 30, Joe Krajewski was tired. It was sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning, and the Vancouver man was in the middle of a monotonous 7-mile run along the Oregon highway.
His legs were heavy after running the first of three legs for Hood to Coast. He still had one more leg — a 6-miler — to run later Saturday.
But then, in the darkness, Joe saw chalk writing on the shoulder of the highway: Will Power.
