June 29, 2024, 5:15am Community
LA CENTER – The Vancouver Community Jazz Band offered its first public performance May 14 at the La Center Community Library’s 20th Anniversary Party. Read story
June 22, 2024, 5:42am Community
HUDSON’S BAY – Fourth-grade teacher Ann Kirkendall has made a career out of getting her students excited about the history of the United States. She doesn’t rely on doing so through textbooks, but rather by getting kids involved in hands-on projects, which challenges them to experience history and explore the… Read story
June 22, 2024, 5:39am Community
RIVERRIDGE – Vancouver Elks Lodge 823 celebrated Flag Day with a ritual on June 8. The VFW Honor Guard presented the colors while the officers and members of the lodge conducted the Elks Ritual, honoring the flags that have flown over our nation since 1775. Members of the lodge’s Emblem… Read story
June 22, 2024, 5:38am Community
The Battle Ground Senior Citizens group has grown to nearly 500, and now serves close to 200 seniors at its monthly luncheon. The organization goes through numerous supplies for the luncheon and to provide continued communications to local seniors. To help with costs, Lori Lindberg, board adviser to the Battle… Read story
June 22, 2024, 5:37am Community
COWLITZ INDIAN RESERVATION – The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington hosted its 40th anniversary celebration on June 6 at ilani. Nearly 550 people attended the event, themed Shine On!, to recognize the people, projects and programs that have defined the organization’s four decades of impact in Clark, Cowlitz and Skamania… Read story
June 22, 2024, 5:36am Community
VANCOUVER – Girl Scout Troop 60623 has spent the last few months collecting donations for Furry Friends Cat Shelter. Scouts also did some crafting and researching proper cat care for Furry Friends. They crafted some little toys for the cats at the no-kill shelter and collected wet food, dry food… Read story
June 15, 2024, 5:40am Community
SALMON CREEK – Washington State University Vancouver dedicated its new $63.8 million Life Sciences Building on June 6. Read story
June 15, 2024, 5:39am Community
VAN MALL – The annual meeting of Assistance League Southwest Washington was held May 16 at the Heathman Lodge. Read story
June 15, 2024, 5:37am Community
WASHOUGAL – Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School and Canyon Creek Middle School students used art skills developed throughout the year to compete in a contest celebrating local history, with winning submissions featured at the annual Parkersville Day celebration on June 1. Art teacher Alice Yang connected art lessons with history lessons,… Read story
June 15, 2024, 5:36am Community
WASHOUGAL – Fourth-graders in Khrista McBride’s and Samantha Howard’s classes at Columbia River Gorge Elementary school applied science and engineering concepts as they built, tested and raced balloon-powered hovercraft. Balloons were connected to bottlecaps, which were glued onto CDs, creating a small gap for air to flow out, resulting in… Read story
