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Susan Mangin, CTE teacher at Heritage High School

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Susan Mangin, CTE teacher at Heritage High School

April 6, 2019, 5:55am Community

Susan Mangin, CTE teacher at Heritage High School, has received the Washington Industrial Technology Education Association Teacher of the Year Award. Read story

Volunteer Opportunities

April 6, 2019, 5:55am Community

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

Woodland: Laura Perry, head of Nutrition Services for Woodland Public Schools, talking to students and parents about table manners prior to a fine-dining event at Woodland Intermediate School.

Students learn table manners, utensil etiquette at fine-dining lunch

Woodland: Laura Perry, head of Nutrition Services for Woodland Public Schools, talking to students and parents about table manners prior to a fine-dining event at Woodland Intermediate School.

April 6, 2019, 5:05am Community

Woodland Intermediate School third-graders learned proper table manners and how to use a full set of dining utensils while enjoying a multi-course meal during an annual fine-dining event sponsored by Sodexo Dining Services. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Fake scientific paper created real consternation

March 30, 2019, 6:03am Clark County Life

I hated my job. I had tried to learn to like it, but I hated it all the same. The organization had moved me from a job I really liked to this job. They called it a promotion; I called it a descent into hell. But as much as I… Read story

The former Fred Meyer sign at Fourth Plain and Grand boulevards has towered over Vancouver’s Maplewood neighborhood for more than 40 years, even though the store closed years ago. The sign may be refurbished to advertise a future Starbucks Coffee. “There had to be a better way to make it look in the interim,” said Audrey Miller of Vancouver, who asked why the sign remains.

Clark Asks: New life awaits old, unsightly Fred Meyer sign

The former Fred Meyer sign at Fourth Plain and Grand boulevards has towered over Vancouver’s Maplewood neighborhood for more than 40 years, even though the store closed years ago. The sign may be refurbished to advertise a future Starbucks Coffee. “There had to be a better way to make it look in the interim,” said Audrey Miller of Vancouver, who asked why the sign remains.

March 30, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life

Downtown Vancouver resident Audrey Miller often drives by an unsightly sign on Fourth Plain Boulevard. Read story

Ridgefield: An officer from the Clark County Sheriff’s Department answers questions during a visit to South Ridge Elementary School as part of the Police Activities League.

Police officers visit Ridgefield students to talk safety, show off boat

Ridgefield: An officer from the Clark County Sheriff’s Department answers questions during a visit to South Ridge Elementary School as part of the Police Activities League.

March 30, 2019, 6:01am Community

The Clark County Sheriff’s Department and Ridgefield Police Department visited South Ridge Elementary School recently as part of the Police Activities League, which aims to connect kids and their local police officers. Read story

Washougal: Fort Vancouver Regional Library Washougal branch’s Rachael Ries, from left, with Columbia River Gorge Elementary School students, from left, Lauren Byrne, Aubrey Timmons and Bailey Wright in the school’s Coding Club, where students recently used robot blocks to learn about critical thinking.

Washougal elementary students use robot blocks in Coding Club

Washougal: Fort Vancouver Regional Library Washougal branch’s Rachael Ries, from left, with Columbia River Gorge Elementary School students, from left, Lauren Byrne, Aubrey Timmons and Bailey Wright in the school’s Coding Club, where students recently used robot blocks to learn about critical thinking.

March 30, 2019, 5:57am Community

Columbia River Gorge Elementary School students in the after-school Coding Club have been playing with robot blocks as a way to increase their skills in critical thinking, programming and problem solving. “Cubelets are individual robot blocks designed to snap together with magnets,” Sydney Termini, Coding Club co-instructor, said in a… Read story

Spotlight on Youth

March 30, 2019, 5:57am Community

Ridgefield High School student Deonna Grove was awarded the title of honor graduate for placing first out of 48 in the annual Lewis and Clark Young Marines recruit class. She received the William W. Hillgaertner Honor Graduate Award and was meritoriously promoted to private first class. Read story

Volunteer Opportunities

March 30, 2019, 5:57am Community

Battle Ground Parks and Recreation invites volunteers to two Park Appreciation Day work parties to pick up litter, rake and weed flower beds, clean playground equipment and spreading bark or playground chips. The events will be from 9 a.m. to noon April 20, at both the Battle Ground Community Center… Read story

Air Force Airman Aaron M.

In The Service

Air Force Airman Aaron M.

March 30, 2019, 5:23am Community

Air Force Airman Antonio G. Tommasini, a 2017 graduate of Skyview High School, Vancouver, has completed basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Tommasini is the son of David and Juana Tommasini of Vancouver. Read story