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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

Minnehaha: Volunteers helped fold more than 130,000 bags to be used in today&#039;s Walk &amp; Knock food drive.

Volunteers fold bags for Walk & Knock Food Drive

Minnehaha: Volunteers helped fold more than 130,000 bags to be used in today&#039;s Walk &amp; Knock food drive.

December 7, 2019, 5:57am Community

More than 500 volunteers folded 130,000-plus bags for more than 3½ hours at the Clark County Food Bank recently. The bags will be used for the 35th annual Walk & Knock Food Drive, Clark County’s largest food drive. The bags were sent out to subscribers of The Columbian, The Reflector… Read story

RIDGEFIELD: At South Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield, students play a math game on laptops during a co-teaching rotation.

South Ridge Elementary School implements new teaching style

RIDGEFIELD: At South Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield, students play a math game on laptops during a co-teaching rotation.

December 7, 2019, 5:57am Community

After attending a training on co-teaching, South Ridge Elementary School teachers Megan Suarez and Dana Swensson worked to implement the new teaching style. Suarez, a special education teacher, joined forces with Swensson, a traditional third-grade teacher. The teaching style allows the classes to work together regardless of what level a… Read story

South Ridge implements new teaching style

December 7, 2019, 5:55am Community

After attending a training on co-teaching, South Ridge Elementary School teachers Megan Suarez and Dana Swensson worked to implement the new teaching style. Read story

State honors Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington

November 30, 2019, 6:04am Community

The Washington State Council on Aging gave its 2019 Excellence in Action Organization Award to the Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington. Read story

An Amtrak Cascades train pulls into the station in Vancouver at mid-morning on Nov. 22. There are four round trips per day to Portland, but not at normal commute hours.

Clark Asks: Why can’t Amtrak be used to commute to Portland from Vancouver?

An Amtrak Cascades train pulls into the station in Vancouver at mid-morning on Nov. 22. There are four round trips per day to Portland, but not at normal commute hours.

November 30, 2019, 6:02am Clark County News

With more than 50,000 Clark County residents commuting to jobs in Oregon and battling almost daily traffic jams, there must be a better way to get to Portland using existing infrastructure. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Elephant makes a statement

November 30, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

On our first motor home trip around the country we inadvertently ended up in downtown Chicago, because I had picked up an old Chicago road map at a garage sale and the freeway bypassing downtown had been relocated. It wound up being pretty hairy because my husband was a new… Read story

WASHOUGAL: Students at Washougal High School visited Skamania Lodge as part of their annual Pathways Conference.

Students learn about careers at Pathways Conference

WASHOUGAL: Students at Washougal High School visited Skamania Lodge as part of their annual Pathways Conference.

November 30, 2019, 6:00am Community

Students had the opportunity to learn about careers in hospitality, tourism, human services, agriculture, food and natural resources at Washougal High School’s second Pathways Conference on Nov. 7. Read story

Second student scores Google gig

November 30, 2019, 6:00am Community

A second student from Columbia River High School was selected to have a game concept developed by Google. Read story