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Washougal: Students enjoy snacks with their parents at Hathaway Elementary School in Washougal during a drop-in program through Educational Service District 112.

Program for preschool kids gets grant

Washougal: Students enjoy snacks with their parents at Hathaway Elementary School in Washougal during a drop-in program through Educational Service District 112.

April 27, 2019, 6:02am Community

A parent-child drop-in program called 1, 2, 3 Grow & Learn received a $500 grant from the Camas-Washougal Community Chest to continue its work helping children develop skills to succeed in the classroom. Read story

Grandpa Day arriving at the train station in The Dalles, around the time this story took place in 1951.

Everybody Has a Story: Grandpa’s comfort takes back seat

Grandpa Day arriving at the train station in The Dalles, around the time this story took place in 1951.

April 27, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

It was the summer of 1951. My brother, Bill, was 13 and I was 11. Our father had passed away six years earlier, leaving Mom to raise two sons and manage the family hardware store in the Dalles. Read story

The Lewis & Clark Young Marines, a youth program for boys and girls, spent part of April 20 moving out of its home in the Vancouver Elks Lodge after the Elks raised the organization’s rent and added new restrictions on what space the students could use. The group held its final formation of the day, a ceremonial signoff, before leaving the space permanently. Randy L.

Young Marines on the march for a new home

The Lewis & Clark Young Marines, a youth program for boys and girls, spent part of April 20 moving out of its home in the Vancouver Elks Lodge after the Elks raised the organization’s rent and added new restrictions on what space the students could use. The group held its final formation of the day, a ceremonial signoff, before leaving the space permanently. Randy L.

April 27, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

Clark County's Young Marines are on the search for a new home. Read story

East Vancouver: Wy’east Middle School student Joanna Maratos served as a page in the state House of Representatives for 17th District Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver.

Vancouver middle school student serves as page for Rep. Paul Harris

East Vancouver: Wy’east Middle School student Joanna Maratos served as a page in the state House of Representatives for 17th District Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver.

April 27, 2019, 5:57am Community

East Vancouver -- Wy'east Middle School student Joanna Maratos traveled to Olympia to serve as a page in the state House of Representatives the week of Feb. 25, when she was sponsored by 17th District Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver. Read story

Esther Short: Matthew Dalimata dressed as a green sumo wrestler, one of the many costumed racers in the fifth annual Couve Clover Run, which raised more than $6,000 for local charities.

Couve Clover Run sees biggest crowd in five years

Esther Short: Matthew Dalimata dressed as a green sumo wrestler, one of the many costumed racers in the fifth annual Couve Clover Run, which raised more than $6,000 for local charities.

April 27, 2019, 5:57am Community

Esther Short -- Nearly 1,800 runners and walkers competed in the fifth annual Couve Clover Run in March, which raised more than $6,000 for Share, the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools and multiple other nonprofits, schools, teams and clubs. Read story

In The Service

April 27, 2019, 5:23am Community

Air Force Airman Kenneth Garcia, a 2018 graduate of Columbia Adventist Academy in Battle Ground, has completed basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. Garcia is the son of Lisa Jennings of Kalama and Robert Garcia of Vancouver. Read story

Woodland: Woodland High School AP Government students shake hands after participating in a debate over various Supreme Court cases that they had studied throughout the year.

Woodland students debate court cases

Woodland: Woodland High School AP Government students shake hands after participating in a debate over various Supreme Court cases that they had studied throughout the year.

April 27, 2019, 5:21am Community

WOODLAND -- Students in the AP Government class at Woodland High School recently participated in a debate project that analyzed the merits of Supreme Court cases, which they studied throughout the year. Read story

Northeast Hazel Dell: Columbia River chapter of the Military Officers Association of America President Evelyn Brady accepts the chapter’s 12th consecutive 5-Star Level of Excellence Award from the national organization.

Local military association earns excellence award from national headquarters

Northeast Hazel Dell: Columbia River chapter of the Military Officers Association of America President Evelyn Brady accepts the chapter’s 12th consecutive 5-Star Level of Excellence Award from the national organization.

April 27, 2019, 5:20am Community

The Columbia River chapter of the Military Officers Association of America received the 5-Star Level of Excellence Award from the national association, the highest level that can be awarded. Read story

Ridgefield: A “Friendship Bench” at South Ridge Elementary School will help promote connection and kindness between students.

‘Friendship Bench’ inspires connection

Ridgefield: A “Friendship Bench” at South Ridge Elementary School will help promote connection and kindness between students.

April 27, 2019, 5:20am Community

Karen Moses’ fourth-grade class at South Ridge Elementary School has a new place to sit on the playground. Read story

Salmon Creek: Volunteers at Earth Day Fest planted 1,085 trees, pulled garlic mustard and picked up trash all to help restore critical habitat for migratory salmon.

Volunteer turnout more than doubles for Earth Day Fest

Salmon Creek: Volunteers at Earth Day Fest planted 1,085 trees, pulled garlic mustard and picked up trash all to help restore critical habitat for migratory salmon.

April 27, 2019, 5:20am Community

Earth Day Fest continued a 28-year tradition of community engagement, education and habitat restoration, with 489 volunteers — up from 237 in 2018 — at Salmon Creek Regional Park on April 20. The volunteers planted 1,085 trees, pulled garlic mustard and picked up trash to help restore critical habitat for… Read story