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EAST VANCOUVER: Lilly Kovalenko high-fives Cali Lumbreras. More than 60 volunteers recently helped put together more than 1,000 packs to donate to those who are homeless or living in poverty at Share Vancouver.

Students help pack items for needy

EAST VANCOUVER: Lilly Kovalenko high-fives Cali Lumbreras. More than 60 volunteers recently helped put together more than 1,000 packs to donate to those who are homeless or living in poverty at Share Vancouver.

December 14, 2019, 5:55am Community

More than 60 volunteers recently helped put together more than 1,000 packs to donate to those who are homeless or living in poverty. Read story

Central Vancouver: Jeanine Cogan, from left, Vancouver resident Lynn Osborn, Joann Martin, Jane Fonda and Kitty Westin at a march in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about climate change.

Vancouver grandmother travels to D.C. for climate protest

Central Vancouver: Jeanine Cogan, from left, Vancouver resident Lynn Osborn, Joann Martin, Jane Fonda and Kitty Westin at a march in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about climate change.

December 14, 2019, 5:55am Community

Lynn Osborn, 69, recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to join Jane Fonda and another 800 or so protesters in a “Fire Drill Friday” march to raise awareness about the threat of climate change. Read story

The city of Vancouver’s Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant, near the corner of Thompson Avenue and West 16th Street, is one source of an odor that occasionally seeps into the downtown area.

Causes vary for foul stench that occasionally settles in low over west Vancouver

The city of Vancouver’s Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant, near the corner of Thompson Avenue and West 16th Street, is one source of an odor that occasionally seeps into the downtown area.

December 7, 2019, 6:04am Clark County News

You know it. If you’ve ever been in downtown Vancouver in the wrong place at the wrong time, you know it. Read story

You can help

December 7, 2019, 6:01am Community

Volunteer Connections/RSVP promotes volunteer opportunities. To see all the available opportunities, visit hsc-wa.org/volunteer-connections or call 360-735-3683. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Imagining hand in handprint

December 7, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

In spring and summer, the Sonoran Desert can be a formidable challenge for a hiker. The temperature can sometimes soar to 115 to 120 degrees. Shade and water are in short supply. I spent a lot of time on weekends in 1989, when I lived in Scottsdale, Ariz., trying different… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Taking stock of mom’s popular soup

December 7, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

My parents were refugees from communist central Europe. Like many immigrants, they brought no possessions, only children and a strong work ethic. My father worked long and hard to support his family, and my mother was a meticulous housewife who stretched a tight budget till it squeaked to cover food,… Read story

WOODLAND: Rick Smithrud, from left, executive director of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation, Kay Dalke-Sheadel, executive director of the Honorable Frank L. and Arlene G. Price Foundation, and Becky Rude, board chair for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation. The Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation received a $25,000 grant from the Honorable Frank L. and Arlene G.

Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation receives grant

WOODLAND: Rick Smithrud, from left, executive director of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation, Kay Dalke-Sheadel, executive director of the Honorable Frank L. and Arlene G. Price Foundation, and Becky Rude, board chair for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation. The Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation received a $25,000 grant from the Honorable Frank L. and Arlene G.

December 7, 2019, 5:57am Community

The Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation recently received a $25,000 grant from the Honorable Frank L. and Arlene G. Price Foundation. The grant, awarded to support construction of a larger, more modern public library in Woodland, was presented at a FVRL Foundation board of directors meeting. The library foundation has… Read story

Fairgrounds: Retired Clark County Fair Manager and CEO John Morrison, left, is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington State Fairs Association by Scott Horenstein with the Clark County Fair Association.

Retired Clark County Fair CEO earns lifetime achievement award

Fairgrounds: Retired Clark County Fair Manager and CEO John Morrison, left, is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington State Fairs Association by Scott Horenstein with the Clark County Fair Association.

December 7, 2019, 5:57am Community

Former Clark County Fair Manager and CEO John Morrison received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington State Fairs Association. Morrison was involved with the fair for several decades as a volunteer, board member and leader. Under his leadership as manager and CEO, the Clark County Fair broke attendance records… Read story

VANCOUVER MALL: Richard Woods of Kelso was presented an Ambassador for Peace Medal by Consul General Lee Hyung-jong, Republic of Korea. Eleven veterans with an Ambassador for Peace Medal at a Nov.

Veterans receive peace medals at Vancouver luncheon

VANCOUVER MALL: Richard Woods of Kelso was presented an Ambassador for Peace Medal by Consul General Lee Hyung-jong, Republic of Korea. Eleven veterans with an Ambassador for Peace Medal at a Nov.

December 7, 2019, 5:57am Community

The state Department of Veterans Affairs presented 11 veterans with an Ambassador for Peace Medal at a Nov. 26 luncheon at Heathman Lodge. The award is “an expression of appreciation from the Korean government to American service men and women,” according to a news release. The medal was first given… Read story

WOODLAND: Woodland Public Schoolsi Family Community Resource Center worked with Clark County Fire &amp; Rescue to raise winter coats for students at Drive for Coats on Nov.

Woodland community donates coats

WOODLAND: Woodland Public Schoolsi Family Community Resource Center worked with Clark County Fire &amp; Rescue to raise winter coats for students at Drive for Coats on Nov.

December 7, 2019, 5:57am Community

The community donated 67 new winter coats and jackets for students of all ages during Woodland Public Schools’ Family Community Resource Center’s Drive for Coats on Nov. 16. The drive was held in partnership with Clark County Fire & Rescue. Two weeks following the drive’s Saturday kickoff, community members donated… Read story