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School notes for Oct. 15, 2013

October 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Childfind screening set There will be free screenings for all children ages 3 to 5 years old who live within the Camas School District boundary. Read story

Camas teens Ka'iulani Warren (center, red hat) and friend Luke Bruno (far left, black hat) organized a team for the recent Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes on Sept. 28.

Local teens team up to stop diabetes

Camas teens Ka'iulani Warren (center, red hat) and friend Luke Bruno (far left, black hat) organized a team for the recent Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes on Sept. 28.

October 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

This time of year, most 14-year-olds are busy playing sports, participating in activities and getting back into the routine of school. Two Camas residents and friends Ka'iulani Warren and Luke Bruno, are doing all of that and raising money for diabetes research. Warren and Bruno, both 14, organized a team… Read story

Camas mourns loss of city administrator

October 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Camas Mayor Scott Higgins announced Monday that City Administrator Nina Regor died following complications from ongoing medical issues. Higgins said during last night's City Council meeting that Regor, 51, passed away Sunday night at her home in Camas, "surrounded by her family and at peace." Regor had been on medical… Read story

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary student Haleigh Byrd (left) helps Allison Drake during the recent Sport-a-Thon.

Sport-a-Thon raises more than $6,000

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary student Haleigh Byrd (left) helps Allison Drake during the recent Sport-a-Thon.

October 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Cape Horn-Skye Elementary students were jumping, running, tossing and throwing to earn money for their school recently as a part of the Booster Club's annual Sport-a-Thon fund raiser. Read story

Faye Schanilec, a volunteer, sorts donations at the Inter-Faith Treasure House food bank. The Treasure House provides 45,000 to 65,000 pounds of food a month for area families. That includes monthly food boxes, USDA commodities, a backpack home program for children on weekends and meals served at the Lost &amp; Found Cafe. Public and private donations have decreased, and the Treasure House no longer receives goods from the Oregon Food Bank. iWe need food,i said Treasure House Executive Director Nancy Wilson.

Treasure House deals with food bank shortages

Faye Schanilec, a volunteer, sorts donations at the Inter-Faith Treasure House food bank. The Treasure House provides 45,000 to 65,000 pounds of food a month for area families. That includes monthly food boxes, USDA commodities, a backpack home program for children on weekends and meals served at the Lost &amp; Found Cafe. Public and private donations have decreased, and the Treasure House no longer receives goods from the Oregon Food Bank. iWe need food,i said Treasure House Executive Director Nancy Wilson.

October 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

There are some empty shelves at the Inter-Faith Treasure House, of Camas/Washougal, and Executive Director Nancy Wilson is hoping area residents will help fill them. "We're really short on food," she said. "If people would just buy one or two extra cans, it would make a lot of difference here… Read story

Candidates, propositions will be the focus of upcoming forums

October 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Nov. 5 general election is right around the corner, and a handful of forums will give local residents opportunities to learn more about candidates running for office and a proposition that will be on the ballot. Read story

After months of negotiations, Clark County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a contract with the Humane Society for Southwest Washington to house stray animals found in unincorporated areas.

Clark County agrees to contract to house strays

After months of negotiations, Clark County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a contract with the Humane Society for Southwest Washington to house stray animals found in unincorporated areas.

October 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Clark County commissioners unanimously agreed to a two-year contract with the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on Tuesday, ending seven months of debate over how to house stray animals found in unincorporated areas. Read story

Vancouver police chief search narrows to one

October 7, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes has not made an offer in his search for a new police chief, but he has narrowed his choices to one. Read story

Yahoo’s email becomes more like Gmail in redesign

October 7, 2013, 5:00pm Business

SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo's free email service is becoming a bit more like Google's Gmail as part of its second makeover in less than a year.The similarities to Gmail probably aren't coincidental. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer helped design some of Gmail's features while she was a top executive at Google… Read story

Tangling over Twitter: NYSE, Nasdaq fight for IPO

October 7, 2013, 5:00pm Business

NEW YORK -- Twitter's stock debut is the biggest coming-out party since Facebook, and Wall Street's largest exchanges are fighting to host it. Read story