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June 1, 2019, 5:58am Clark County Life

Volunteer Connections/RSVP promotes volunteer opportunities. To see all the available opportunities, visit hsc-wa.org/volunteer-connections or call 360-735-3690 to learn more. Read story

East County: Washougal Adult Transition Program students Nova Delp and Gloria Piele help replenish garden beds through a project by the Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal, called Garden to Table.

Garden club offers opportunity for students

East County: Washougal Adult Transition Program students Nova Delp and Gloria Piele help replenish garden beds through a project by the Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal, called Garden to Table.

June 1, 2019, 5:57am Community

Garden to Table, a project by the Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal, is benefiting students in two programs at Washougal High School: the Washougal Adult Transition Program and Washougal High School Culinary Arts. Read story

Washougal: For raising the most money during Gause Elementary School’s five-week Kid’s Heart Challenge, Lisa Haskins’ second-grade class earned the honor of spraying physical education teacher Mark Bauer with silly string.

Washougal students learn about heart health during challenge

Washougal: For raising the most money during Gause Elementary School’s five-week Kid’s Heart Challenge, Lisa Haskins’ second-grade class earned the honor of spraying physical education teacher Mark Bauer with silly string.

June 1, 2019, 5:57am Community

Students at Gause Elementary School in Washougal participated in the Kid’s Heart Challenge and raised $7,992.29 for the American Heart Association. The five-week challenge asked students to avoid sugary drinks, do at least one good deed and exercise for 60 minutes every day. Read story

Battle Ground: From left: Don Kissell, Student Transportation of America’s senior vice president of the western region, Helen Peterson, Safety Wall of Fame inductee, and Marjorie Hatt, human resources director of the western region of the transportation agency, induct Peterson to the Wall of Fame.

Battle Ground bus driver elected to Wall of Fame

Battle Ground: From left: Don Kissell, Student Transportation of America’s senior vice president of the western region, Helen Peterson, Safety Wall of Fame inductee, and Marjorie Hatt, human resources director of the western region of the transportation agency, induct Peterson to the Wall of Fame.

June 1, 2019, 5:57am Community

Student Transportation of America inducted local school bus driver Helen Peterson into its Safety Wall of Fame, the company’s highest and most prestigious honor. Read story

Ridgefield: Sunset Ridge Intermediate School sixth-graders prepare for the Math Is Cool state competition.

Ridgefield students participate in Math is Cool competition

Ridgefield: Sunset Ridge Intermediate School sixth-graders prepare for the Math Is Cool state competition.

June 1, 2019, 5:57am Community

Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Sunset Ridge Intermediate School spent much time preparing for the local and statewide Math is Cool competitions. Read story

Vancouver Heights: Nifty and Thrifty opened in August, and the charity resale shop mailed out its first checks to local nonprofits recently.

Charity resale store sends out first batch of checks

Vancouver Heights: Nifty and Thrifty opened in August, and the charity resale shop mailed out its first checks to local nonprofits recently.

June 1, 2019, 5:57am Community

Nifty and Thrifty sent out the first checks to local nonprofits recently. The charity resale shop opened in August and has been collecting donations and selling items for various local nonprofits. Read story

partners in careers West Vancouver: The nonprofit group Partners in Careers was awarded a $10,000 from local agency Davidson & Associates Insurance through the 2019 Safeco Insurance Make More Happen Award program. From left, Carmen Jacobson, Safeco Insurance; Sharon Pesut, Partners in Careers; and Emily McCoy, Davidson & Associates Insurance, hold the check, which will benefit veterans in need.

Partners in Careers receives donation

partners in careers West Vancouver: The nonprofit group Partners in Careers was awarded a $10,000 from local agency Davidson & Associates Insurance through the 2019 Safeco Insurance Make More Happen Award program. From left, Carmen Jacobson, Safeco Insurance; Sharon Pesut, Partners in Careers; and Emily McCoy, Davidson & Associates Insurance, hold the check, which will benefit veterans in need.

June 1, 2019, 5:57am Community

Partners in Careers, an organization that assists individuals in becoming economically self-sufficient by providing resources and job placement opportunities, was awarded $10,000 by Davidson and Associates Insurance through the 2019 Safeco Insurance Make More Happen Awards. Read story

Clark Public Utilities honored for providing regional assistance

June 1, 2019, 5:57am Community

Clark Public Utilities received a national commendation from the American Public Power Association for its support in electric power restoration efforts around South Puget Sound and Western Oregon after the organization sent crews to assist Peninsula Light Co. and Pacific Power in February and early March. Read story

Carol Rose’s father, Edward A. Brown, served at Guadalcanal not long before he went home and met his daughter.

Everybody Has a Story: Dad’s WWII stories unfold in photos

Carol Rose’s father, Edward A. Brown, served at Guadalcanal not long before he went home and met his daughter.

May 25, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life

I was born while my dad, Edward A. Brown, was at Guadalcanal with the 13th Army Air Force, 42nd Bombardment Group, 390th Bombardment Squadron, known as “The Crusaders of the Jungle Air Force.” They flew B-29s, searching for enemy submarines and other targets. Read story

Lincoln: Assistance League Southwest Washington members and volunteers, from left, Pat Bartel, Barbara Knauer and Peg Steinmeyer at the league’s spring tea event.

Assistance League hosts spring tea fundraiser for children

Lincoln: Assistance League Southwest Washington members and volunteers, from left, Pat Bartel, Barbara Knauer and Peg Steinmeyer at the league’s spring tea event.

May 25, 2019, 6:00am Community

A spring tea hosted by Assistance League Southwest Washington brought in more than $2,500 to help children living in poverty. The funds will be used for philanthropic programs such as scholarships, clothing children in foster care and clothes and supplies as requested by schools for specific students. About 100 people… Read story