April 8, 2023, 5:59am Clark County News
On March 17, Firestone Pacific Foods employees established a hedgerow designed to create habitat and a multi-season supply of food for native pollinators and beneficial insects at the company’s farm on Northwest Fruit Valley Road situated in the Vancouver Lake Lowlands. Read story
April 8, 2023, 5:58am Community
Knowledge Bowl competitions are in full swing at Jemtegaard Middle School in Washougal. Knowledge Bowl is an academic sport; students compete in weekly after-school trivia tournaments against schools across Clark County. After sweeping the board at their first competition of the season on Feb. 16, taking first through third places,… Read story
April 8, 2023, 5:57am Community
The city of Vancouver and the Clark County Historical Museum dedicated a new historical interpretive panel at Vancouver’s Old City Cemetery on March 31. The event included remarks from Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Clark County Historical Museum staff and family members of some individuals highlighted on the new panel and… Read story
April 8, 2023, 5:45am Community
On March 2, the Fort Vancouver Rose Society held its most successful rose auction ever, raising $1,753 toward funding its June 24 FVRS Rose Show. Auctioneer Sally Rossetto kept the bidding electric with energy to get 35 donated roses, including roses donated by Chris Prewitt of Weeks Roses, sold in… Read story
April 1, 2023, 4:51pm Community
On March 14, Ridgefield School District officials recognized the March Employee and Students of the Month at the regular board of directors meeting. Read story
April 1, 2023, 5:29am Community
In March, Washougal School District hosted the Washougal Youth Arts Month Gallery to celebrate and showcase student art. Read story
April 1, 2023, 5:02am Community
Jack Fisher, a freshman at King’s Way Christian High School, served as a Senate page at the Washington Senate at the Capitol in Olympia the week of March 6-10. Read story
April 1, 2023, 5:02am Community
The Vancouver community gardens at Esther Short Park and Covington House were pruned and spring-cleaned on March 11. Members from the Fort Vancouver Rose Society and two additional volunteers from the community gathered to prune an estimated 150 roses total in both gardens. A group of 19 tended the Esther… Read story
April 1, 2023, 5:00am Community
In February, the South West Washington Wine Association adopted the monthly maintenance of roundabouts across the Ridgefield area, planting Marechal Foch grapes at the Pioneer Street roundabout. Read story
March 25, 2023, 5:55am Community
Drama students at Woodland Middle School recently performed the school’s first play since 2020, “Giants in the Sky,” a musical performance exploring the world of giants who live above the clouds, with a cast of nearly 40 sixth through eighth grade students directed by Ronda Oathes, the school’s drama and… Read story
