July 20, 2019, 5:57am Community
View Ridge Middle School teacher Jennifer Zora and her class hosted a Mexican heritage celebration to mark the end of their class unit on Mexico before the most recent school year let out. The class enjoyed a feast of local treats, such as cactus, rice pudding, fresh tortilla chips with… Read story
July 20, 2019, 5:57am Community
100 Women Who Care recently donated $18,600 to the Rocksolid Community Teen Center. The organization selected Rocksolid as its nonprofit to honor at its April meeting, and presented the community center with a check later in the year. Rocksolid will use the money to expand services and serve more teens… Read story
July 20, 2019, 5:57am Community
Members of Cascade Park Kiwanis Club hosted the group’s annual barbecue for foster children, serving food to more than 200 children, families and volunteers at Vancouver Lake Park on June 20. Key Club members from Mountain View High School helped serve snow cones and assisted with craft activities provided by… Read story
July 13, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Life
On a recent summer afternoon, Marshall Park was full of kids climbing ladders, rocking on swings, hurtling down slides and traversing jungle gyms. Read story
July 13, 2019, 6:04am Clark County Life
In October 1941, my father made a trip from our home in Omaha, Neb., to Portland. He and a childhood friend had been buying cars for two brothers who owned car lots around the city. Cars sold for less in Nebraska than they did in Oregon, so the job of… Read story
July 13, 2019, 6:00am Community
Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington needs Long Term Care Ombudsman volunteers to advocate for the rights of residents in long-term care facilities. Ombudsmen work with residents, families, operators and facility staff to meet the needs and concerns of those who live there and promote a better… Read story
July 13, 2019, 6:00am Community
Airman Maxwell Smith, a 2018 graduate of Mountain View High School, serves aboard the service’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford in Norfolk, Va. Smith is responsible for operating the weapons elevators and maintenance on the elevators on the 1,106-foot-long warship. Read story
July 13, 2019, 5:57am Community
The national nonprofit organization Neighborhoods USA recognized the city of Vancouver’s Traffic Calming Program with a Best Neighborhood Program Award. The city received the award during a ceremony at the 44th annual NUSA Conference in May. It also tied for second place in the Social Revitalization/Neighborliness category. Vancouver’s Traffic Calming… Read story
July 13, 2019, 5:57am Community
Meals on Wheels People, the Portland-based nonprofit group that serves seniors in Portland and Southwest Washington, was selected by Bank of America for a Neighborhood Builder grant. The grant has been awarded to organizations in the Portland metro area for the last 15 years, but it’s the first time it’s… Read story
