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Clark County Fire District 6 joined fire agencies across the country Oct. 1 in lighting up the sky with red strobe lights to honor fallen firefighters, as part of the annual "Light the Night" campaign.

Clark County Fire District 6 lights up the night

October 9, 2021, 6:01am Community

Clark County Fire District 6 joined fire agencies across the country Oct. 1 in lighting up the sky with red strobe lights to honor fallen firefighters. Engines were on display at stations 61, 62 and 63 as part of the annual “Light the Night” campaign. More firefighters died while on… Read story

Spotlight on youth

October 9, 2021, 5:41am Community

Lupine Experiential School, with Head of School Jackie Taylor, have made it possible for 31 students from Washington and Oregon to participate in a Youth Acting for our Earth (YAE) training on the climate crisis. YAE trainings are organized by Climate Change Recovery and accompanied by a parents’ workshop. YAE… Read story

Gracie Taylor makes a presentation to an audience including Port of Vancouver Commissioner Eric LaBrant during a recent Youth Acting for our Earth training.

LaBrant speaks with young climate activists

October 2, 2021, 6:01am Community

Port of Vancouver Commissioner Eric LaBrant spoke with 31 students from two states in a Youth Acting for our Earth training on the climate crisis. Read story

The 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer's SW Washington exceeded its $95,000 fundraising goal and was on its way to breaking $100,000. Nearly 400 participants registered for the Sept. 26 walk, with many joining in person at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver; others walked in their own neighborhoods.

Local Walk to End Alzheimer’s exceeds fundraising goal

October 2, 2021, 5:45am Community

The 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer’s SW Washington exceeded its $95,000 fundraising goal and was on its way to breaking $100,000, according to Stacey Smith, marketing and communications director for the Alzheimer’s Association Oregon & Southwest Washington Chapter. Read story

Charlotte Adams wrote a hiking booklet to encourage local kids to get away from their screens and into more healthy and adventurous habits.

Prairie grad earns Girl Scout’s highest award

October 2, 2021, 5:34am Community

Recent Prairie High School graduate Charlotte Adams has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the organization’s highest honor, after completing a hiking booklet encouraging local youths to enjoy nature in Southwest Washington. Adams’ booklet, “Getting Off the Grid,” educates children on general hiking rules, dangerous plants and everything they need… Read story

Furry Friends wins Walmart grant

Walmart employees and Furry Friends volunteers Jaimie Garver and Aron Deppert hold a replica of the $1,000 check used to support the Deppert family's adoption of two sick cats, Cosmo and Chester, from a hoarding situation.

October 2, 2021, 5:33am Community

Aron Deppert works at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Grand Boulevard and volunteers with Furry Friends, a no-kill cat shelter. Last year, Deppert and his family adopted two kittens from Furry Friends Cowlitz that were rescued from a hoarding situation. Both kitties were ill, so Walmart presented Furry Friends with… Read story

Woodland Public Schools’ childcare program receives $50K grant

Woodland Public Schools' Woodland Child Care program received a $50,000 grant from the Cowlitz Indian Tribe.

October 2, 2021, 5:32am Community

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe awarded a $50,000 grant to Woodland Child Care, the program provided by Woodland Public Schools for before- and after-school care for students at both elementary schools, with a variation of services at Yale Elementary School. Read story