August 10, 2019, 6:00am Community
Family Promise of Clark County welcomes families with children experiencing homelessness, providing immediate temporary shelter, getting children to school, and assisting parents with permanent long term solutions. Day Center assistants are needed during the week and on weekends for three-hour shifts. Duties vary but may include reading or playing with… Read story
August 10, 2019, 5:57am Community
Following weeks studying the lives of pioneers, the fourth-grade class at South Ridge Elementary School celebrated Pioneer Day. Teachers dressed in costume as students rotated through stations learning something new at each one. They peeled apples and ground wheat to learn about food preservation, poked holes in tin to make… Read story
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
August 10, 2019, 5:57am Community
Vancouver mayor gets hands-on training in firefighting at conference in Honolulu Read story
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
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
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
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
August 3, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life
Recovering from drug or alcohol addiction is like a long walk. Read story
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
