December 19, 2020, 5:57am Community
Woodland Public Schools’ middle and high school bands took a different approach than other schools for their fall festival band concerts. Instead of performing simultaneously though individually over video during the pandemic, Woodland band students recorded themselves playing their parts individually while playing along with rehearsal tracks. Students then submitted… Read story
December 19, 2020, 5:57am Community
The Quarry Senior Living resident Neldagene “Nelda” Helen (Ayers) Tharp celebrated her 100th birthday Dec. 10. “We decorated around Nelda’s door with big bunches of balloons and a big banner that her son Topper ordered her,” said Kyla Gower, independent living director. A cake from Tharp’s son was delivered at… Read story
December 19, 2020, 5:55am Community
Clark College Foundation received two merited honorable mention awards from The Public Relations Society of America’s Oregon chapter for its work on a podcast called “Beyond the Tragedy,” and a video, “Tracking COVID-19: Clark alumnus leads data source that’s powering the nation’s information.” Read story
December 19, 2020, 5:55am Community
While the pandemic continues, maintenance and operations crews at Battle Ground Public Schools have been busy completing levy-funded projects. Read story
December 19, 2020, 5:55am Community
Fifth- and sixth-graders at Sunset Ridge Intermediate School recently re-created the Netflix home baking show “Nailed It!” School counselor Kayla Mitchell thought of the idea while looking for ways for students to have fun outside of class during remote learning. She worked with Associated Student Body members to work out… Read story
December 19, 2020, 5:54am Community
Santa’s Posse, a partnership between the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and community, was the recipient of a $15,470 donation by the Camas-Washougal Rotary Club and WaferTech, a Camas-based semiconductor manufacturer. The funds will help buy toys and food to be distributed to 1,200 families in Clark County. “Our Community Volunteer… Read story
December 19, 2020, 5:47am Community
Gause Elementary School fourth-graders recently created castles as part of a project learning about medieval times. “We came up with the idea of building a castle that would connect with our current unit of Europe in the Middle Ages,” teacher Colleen Davis said. Students were instructed to design and build… Read story
December 13, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Life
The average lifespan of a grizzly bear is just under 25 years. About two grizzly lifetimes ago, I shepherded my Literature of the Wilderness class of about a dozen college students on a camping trip into Yellowstone Park. Read story
December 12, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Life
Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Culinary Specialists Second Class Trevor Ingram (right) of Battle Ground and Ryan Maiden of Washington Township, N.J., parade the colors during a remembrance ceremony aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett commemorating the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Read story
December 12, 2020, 5:58am Community
View Ridge Middle School seventh-grader Amelia Natterstad was the first-place winner in the Superintendent’s Holiday Greeting Card Art Contest. Read story
