March 7, 2020, 5:24am Community
More than 200 people recently attended the annual Career Day at Columbia Adventist Academy, where there were 60 representatives from a variety of jobs. Read story
March 7, 2020, 5:21am Community
NW Battle Buddies, an organization that pairs veterans with service dogs to help with post-traumatic stress disorder, recently received a $1,200 donation during the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake dinner at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church. Read story
March 7, 2020, 5:05am Community
Local real estate agency Windermere Stellar, the regional office of the nationwide Windermere Real Estate group, announced that it donated $208,094 to seven local charities that support low-income children and families. Read story
March 7, 2020, 5:04am Community
Jemtegaard Middle School students had the opportunity to learn about different types of jobs at their annual Career Fair on Feb. 27. Read story
March 7, 2020, 5:02am Community
Washougal native Anne Maguire, 29, was one of five winners of the 49th annual George London Foundation Awards Competition for young American and Canadian opera singers. Read story
February 29, 2020, 6:00am Community
Felida Elementary School, Fruit Valley Community Learning Center and Jefferson Middle School all received planted Peace Poles donated by the Rotary Club of Vancouver during the week of Jan. 27. Read story
February 29, 2020, 5:57am Community
Students at Hathaway Elementary School recently came together to help people affected by fires in Australia. “We want to encourage connections of learning to real-world experiences,” Heather Christofferson, the school’s library assistant, said in a news release. “The difficulty is in finding ways that are cost effective. There are so… Read story
February 29, 2020, 5:57am Community
Hockinson Heights Elementary School student Kenzi Cayton, 8, recently was named the U.S. winner of the Ideas4Ears invention competition, held by hearing technology company MED-EL. As the grand prize winner, Kenzi won a June trip for two to MED-EL’s international headquarters in Innsbruck, Austria. Kenzi’s winning idea was to create… Read story
February 29, 2020, 5:57am Community
Thanks to a monthly “kindness” project, residents of Highgate Senior Living Center and a fourth-grade class at South Ridge Elementary School have forged a bond. Read story
February 29, 2020, 5:57am Community
Vancouver-based National Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation recently received a $10,000 grant and $5,000 donation. Read story
