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Volunteers create 10,000 meals in two hours for needy families of Harney Elementary students

August 10, 2019, 5:57am Community

River City Church hosted a Generosity Feeds event on June 9, where nearly 200 volunteers from local businesses, schools, football teams, churches, the Boys & Girls Club and others assembled 10,000 meals in less than two hours. The nonperishable meals were made for needy families of Harney Elementary School students… Read story

Esther Short: Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle got some firsthand public-safety training at the the 87th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors in Honolulu when she participated in a class run by professional first responders.

Vancouver mayor gets hands-on training in firefighting at conference in Honolulu

Esther Short: Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle got some firsthand public-safety training at the the 87th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors in Honolulu when she participated in a class run by professional first responders.

August 10, 2019, 5:57am Community

Vancouver mayor gets hands-on training in firefighting at conference in Honolulu Read story

Veronica Cortez.

iQ Credit Union awards scholarships to five Clark County students

Veronica Cortez.

August 10, 2019, 5:57am Community

iQ Credit Union announced five recipients of its scholarship program for the 2019-2020 academic year, honoring students pursuing undergraduate degrees or professional training. Scholarship winners were selected based on academic achievement, community service, a written essay and letters of recommendation, and each scholarship winner received $2,000 from the credit union.… Read story

WASHOUGAL: Jemtegaard Middle School students learn from paramedic Andrew Cherry at their annual career fair.

Career fair gives Jemtegaard Middle School students glimpse into possible futures

WASHOUGAL: Jemtegaard Middle School students learn from paramedic Andrew Cherry at their annual career fair.

August 10, 2019, 5:57am Community

Jemtegaard Middle School students had the opportunity to interact with people from various professions at their annual career fair. A new addition this year was representation from Washougal High School’s Career and Technical Education program. Students offered information to eighth-graders about classes in culinary arts, welding and American Sign Language.… Read story

Barb Holterman

Pleasant Valley Primary School’s Barb Holterman named Elementary Art Educator of the Year

Barb Holterman

August 10, 2019, 5:57am Community

The Washington Art Education Association named Pleasant Valley Primary School art teacher Barb Holterman as Elementary Art Educator of the Year. The award, presented annually, recognizes a teacher for outstanding professionalism, service, promotion and support of the arts. Holterman, a National Board Certified Teacher, has worked for Battle Ground Public… Read story

Central Park: Alaina Green, coordinator of West Van for Youth Coalition, recognizes Clark College’s Addiction Counseling Education students Club at a gathering of Southwest Washington prevention coalitions.

Southwest Washington prevention coalitions honor volunteers

Central Park: Alaina Green, coordinator of West Van for Youth Coalition, recognizes Clark College’s Addiction Counseling Education students Club at a gathering of Southwest Washington prevention coalitions.

August 10, 2019, 5:57am Community

Southwest Washington prevention coalitions met at the Marshall Center earlier this summer to recognize volunteers with certificates of appreciation for their contributions to their respective communities. The gathering included volunteers from Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties. The Clark County honorees included Kathy McNicholas and Madison Langer with the Prevent Coalition,… Read story

Rick Vanover, left, and Lyn Anderson, talk while out with the Recovery Cafe’s Walking Group.

Weekly walking group on the road to recovery from drug, alcohol abuse

Rick Vanover, left, and Lyn Anderson, talk while out with the Recovery Cafe’s Walking Group.

August 3, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life

Recovering from drug or alcohol addiction is like a long walk. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Love of baseball defies heat, mean dog

August 3, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

I’ve never understood why people complain about the weather around here. I’ve traveled all over the United States and lived in Seattle and New York City, and I think the weather here is the best you can find. I sometimes wonder why anyone would live anywhere else. Read story

Volunteer Opportunities

August 3, 2019, 5:11am Community

Volunteer Connections/RSVP promotes volunteer opportunities. To see all the available opportunities, visit hsc-wa.org/volunteer-connections or call 360-735-3690. Read story

William Doty, owner of Fargher Lake Store, opens the bottom door to the new wildlife tower on his property on Thursday afternoon.

Landlord builds new Fargher Lake home for barn owls facing eviction

William Doty, owner of Fargher Lake Store, opens the bottom door to the new wildlife tower on his property on Thursday afternoon.

July 27, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life

A pair of barn owls in north Clark County are about to lose their longtime home in the rafters of an abandoned shed, but they’re in luck: Their landlord has decided he doesn’t want to evict his winged tenants. Read story