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RIDGEFIELD: The Union Ridge Elementary School PTO made a display so parents could drive through to pick up goody bags before a virtual dance.

Elementary school holds virtual dance party

RIDGEFIELD: The Union Ridge Elementary School PTO made a display so parents could drive through to pick up goody bags before a virtual dance.

January 2, 2021, 5:54am Community

Union Ridge Elementary School students held a schoolwide virtual dance party to kick off their winter break. Read story

WOODLAND: Operation Santa helped Woodland&#039;s K-4 students celebrate the holidays despite the pandemic.

Operation Santa provides holiday cheer

WOODLAND: Operation Santa helped Woodland&#039;s K-4 students celebrate the holidays despite the pandemic.

January 2, 2021, 5:53am Community

Operation Santa helped provide cheer this year to students in Woodland Public Schools’ elementary schools. Read story

VANCOUVER: Columbia Credit Union President and CEO Steve Kenny, left, presents Community Military Appreciation Committee Board Member Bruce Evans with a check.

Credit union donates funds to veterans organizations

VANCOUVER: Columbia Credit Union President and CEO Steve Kenny, left, presents Community Military Appreciation Committee Board Member Bruce Evans with a check.

January 2, 2021, 5:52am Community

Columbia Credit Union presented donations to three veterans groups, using funds generated from its Veterans Appreciation Loan promotion. Read story

WASHOUGAL: Glenda Huddleston, Linda Manire and Molly Krabbenhoft with Washougal School District food services help prepare meal kits. An extension of U.S.

Funding helps get meals to Washougal families

WASHOUGAL: Glenda Huddleston, Linda Manire and Molly Krabbenhoft with Washougal School District food services help prepare meal kits. An extension of U.S.

December 26, 2020, 6:00am Community

An extension of U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to the Washougal District is going to help some Washougal families receive food kits. Read story

MAPLEWOOD: Volunteers Kitty Hibbs and Pat Wozniak adjust cardboard layers under raised beds.

Community garden will help families grow organic produce for free

MAPLEWOOD: Volunteers Kitty Hibbs and Pat Wozniak adjust cardboard layers under raised beds.

December 26, 2020, 6:00am Community

Volunteers with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver’s Green Team is building a community garden to alleviate a “food desert” in the Maplewood neighborhood. Read story

FRUIT VALLEY: The USNS Fisher, a 951-foot-long Military Sealife Command vessel, arrived at the Port of Vancouver on Dec.

Ship docks at Port of Vancouver for nine-month stay

FRUIT VALLEY: The USNS Fisher, a 951-foot-long Military Sealife Command vessel, arrived at the Port of Vancouver on Dec.

December 26, 2020, 6:00am Community

Military Sealife Command vessel USNS Fisher arrived at the Port of Vancouver on Dec. 12, marking the first day of an approximately nine-month stay. Read story

SALMON CREEK: The Fort Vancouver Lions Club moved to Hillcrest Church for its annual &quot;Santa Store&quot; for Washington Elementary School students.

Fort Vancouver Lions Club donates 390 coats to students

SALMON CREEK: The Fort Vancouver Lions Club moved to Hillcrest Church for its annual &quot;Santa Store&quot; for Washington Elementary School students.

December 26, 2020, 6:00am Community

The Fort Vancouver Lions Club had to take a different approach to its annual Santa Store. For the last 15 years, the club would buy gifts throughout the year to stock a “store” where Washington Elementary School students could “shop” for gifts for their family. Read story

SALMON CREEK: Shirley Gross, left, and Dana Hughes, center, of Legacy Salmon Creek, and Susanne Holmberg, of Rotary Club of Three Creeks, unload new stuffed animals for children at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center.

Rotary Club donates stuffed animals to children receiving care

SALMON CREEK: Shirley Gross, left, and Dana Hughes, center, of Legacy Salmon Creek, and Susanne Holmberg, of Rotary Club of Three Creeks, unload new stuffed animals for children at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center.

December 26, 2020, 6:00am Community

The Rotary Club of Three Creeks donated 50 new stuffed animals to Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital’s foundation for children who are receiving care during the holiday season. Read story

SALMON CREEK: Capt. Clint Greeley at Clark County Fire District 6 created a mural at the new station representing the difficult nature of the job as well as to honor victims in the Sept.

Firefighter paints mural at new station

SALMON CREEK: Capt. Clint Greeley at Clark County Fire District 6 created a mural at the new station representing the difficult nature of the job as well as to honor victims in the Sept.

December 26, 2020, 6:00am Community

Capt. Clint Greeley at Clark County Fire District 6 decided to put his artistic skills to work when he saw a blank wall at the new Salmon Creek fire station. He decided to create a mural that also reminds his co-workers of the dangers of the job. Greeley found a… Read story

RIDGEFIELD: Marta the Mathematician is an alter ego of Southridge Elementary School third-grade teacher Kristen Potter, who started dressing up to engage students in her online classes.

Teacher, students dress up for online lessons

RIDGEFIELD: Marta the Mathematician is an alter ego of Southridge Elementary School third-grade teacher Kristen Potter, who started dressing up to engage students in her online classes.

December 26, 2020, 6:00am Community

Southridge Elementary School third-grade teacher Kristen Potter decided to start wearing costumes to bring her online Zoom lessons to life. Read story