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Everybody Has a Story: Lesson: Keep kids in front

July 27, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Life

We were on our yearly trip along the Oregon Coast with our 5-year-old daughter, Samantha, and 7-year-old son, Jordan. A “Log Trucks 500 feet” sign greeted us on Highway 101. We stopped at Bullards Beach State Park, where a bright yellow and black sign warned us of danger from the… Read story

Eagle Scouts

July 27, 2019, 6:00am Community

The following 14 Boy Scouts from the Columbia River District passed their Eagle Scout Board of Review in June, and advanced to the rank of Eagle Scout. Find out more at https://www.cpcbsa.org/columbiariver. Read story

Volunteer Opportunity

July 27, 2019, 5:38am 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

CENTRAL VANCOUVER: The St. Joseph Catholic School eighth grade Class of 1969 recently celebrated their 50th reunion together. Committee members pictured include Joe Schechla, Steve Beaird, Nanette Scarpelli Walker, Bobby Keerins, Val Koranda Clarke, Mike Wilson, David Martel, and Sue Groth Westbo.

Catholic school class celebrates 50-year reunion

CENTRAL VANCOUVER: The St. Joseph Catholic School eighth grade Class of 1969 recently celebrated their 50th reunion together. Committee members pictured include Joe Schechla, Steve Beaird, Nanette Scarpelli Walker, Bobby Keerins, Val Koranda Clarke, Mike Wilson, David Martel, and Sue Groth Westbo.

July 27, 2019, 5:37am Community

Old friends and classmates from St. Joseph Catholic School’s eighth-grade Class of 1969 were able to reconnect and celebrate at a 50th reunion on July 20 in the school’s Marian Hall. Read story

First Lieutenant Stephanie Simon at the junior and cadet national championships in Fargo, N.D.

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First Lieutenant Stephanie Simon at the junior and cadet national championships in Fargo, N.D.

July 27, 2019, 5:36am Community

After countless hours waking before sunrise to hit the wrestling mat, First Lt. Stephanie Simon, a 2012 graduate of Evergreen High School and a 2017 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, has qualified for the World Team Trials. Read story

BATTLE GROUND: Fourth-graders try their hand at the Automotive Careers booth at the first-ever Career Exploration Fair, held by Battle Ground Public Schools last month. Students from seven primary schools in the district attended.

Battle Ground fourth-graders learn about work

BATTLE GROUND: Fourth-graders try their hand at the Automotive Careers booth at the first-ever Career Exploration Fair, held by Battle Ground Public Schools last month. Students from seven primary schools in the district attended.

July 27, 2019, 5:36am Community

Fourth-graders from Battle Ground Public Schools had the opportunity to learn about the workforce at the districts first-ever Career Exploration Fair last month. Read story

Ridgefield: Sunset Ridge Intermediate School students looked at growth in the city, and were asked to plan for the future of the city’s needs. One student created a model in “Minecraft” for a Ridgefield community pool.

Ridgefield students look to tackle growth in community

Ridgefield: Sunset Ridge Intermediate School students looked at growth in the city, and were asked to plan for the future of the city’s needs. One student created a model in “Minecraft” for a Ridgefield community pool.

July 27, 2019, 5:36am Community

Ridgefield has been named the fastest-growing city in the state multiple times in recent years, and a group of Sunset Ridge Intermediate School fifth- and sixth-graders were asked to come up with ideas on how to plan for growth in the city before the end of the most recent school… Read story

Vancouver nonprofit receives grant from local credit union

July 27, 2019, 5:35am Community

Vancouver-based nonprofit Innovative Services NW received a $500 follow-up grant from OnPoint Community Credit Union, which has headquarters in Portland and three branch locations in Clark County. Read story

Camas: Camas Friends Church was one of two churches in Clark County to host a Lights for Liberty vigil on July 12 to protest conditions faced by asylum-seekers and refugees in the United States.

Camas church hosts local vigil for asylum-seekers and refugees

Camas: Camas Friends Church was one of two churches in Clark County to host a Lights for Liberty vigil on July 12 to protest conditions faced by asylum-seekers and refugees in the United States.

July 27, 2019, 5:35am Community

A group of more than 60 people attended a vigil at Camas Friends Church on July 12 to protest conditions faced by asylum-seekers and refugees in the United States. Read story

Edgewood Park: Clark County Genealogical Society volunteer librarians Jodi Helton Siewert, left, and Marcia Grubb stand with some of the 13 boxes full of genealogical publications destined for the Paradise Genealogical Society. After the Paradise society’s library burned down in the 2018 wildfire, local genealogical organizations, including the Clark County one, chipped in to send materials so the Paradise group could start building back up their library.

Clark County genealogists help restock California library burned in 2018 wildfire

Edgewood Park: Clark County Genealogical Society volunteer librarians Jodi Helton Siewert, left, and Marcia Grubb stand with some of the 13 boxes full of genealogical publications destined for the Paradise Genealogical Society. After the Paradise society’s library burned down in the 2018 wildfire, local genealogical organizations, including the Clark County one, chipped in to send materials so the Paradise group could start building back up their library.

July 27, 2019, 5:33am Community

Last year, when wildfires devastated the town of Paradise, Calif., the Paradise Genealogical Society library and contents burned to the ground. Read story