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Ridgefield: Furry Friends volunteer Ellen Schroeder worked the nonprofit shelter’s table at a Storm City Roller Derby match recently, bringing in more than $100 for the organization.

Furry Friends receives donations from students, roller derby crowd

Ridgefield: Furry Friends volunteer Ellen Schroeder worked the nonprofit shelter’s table at a Storm City Roller Derby match recently, bringing in more than $100 for the organization.

July 13, 2019, 5:57am Community

Abi Harrington and Ellen Schroeder worked the Furry Friends table at a Storm City Roller Derby match earlier this year, bringing in $107 from the sale of merchandise and donations for the nonprofit group. The organization also received some help from Allison Loncar and her class at Minnehaha Elementary School… Read story

Esther Short: The award winners from the third annual Senior Heroes luncheon.

Local health care professionals honored for work with seniors

Esther Short: The award winners from the third annual Senior Heroes luncheon.

July 13, 2019, 5:57am Community

The third annual Clark County Senior Heroes Award Luncheon recognized six individuals and two organizations who work with seniors around Clark County. Read story

Innovative Services NW receives grant

July 13, 2019, 5:57am Community

Innovative Services NW received a $1,000 grant from the Re/Max Equity Group Foundation, the charitable arm of the local real estate agency. The grant will help the Vancouver-based nonprofit group in purchasing specialty therapy equipment for its Pediatric Therapy and Neurodevelopmental Center. The pediatric program offers speech, occupational, physical and… Read story

North Salmon Creek: Skyview High School teacher Tori Sharpe was named 9-12 Educator of the Year by OnPoint Community Credit Union. From left is K-8 Educator of the Year finalist Nadia Boria, of Scouters Mountain Elementary School, Happy Valley, Ore.; K-8 Educator of the Year Francesca Aultman, of Gilbert Heights Elementary School, Portland; OnPoint Community Credit Union President and CEO Rob Stuart; Sharpe; and 9-12 Educator of the Year finalist Joe Minato, of Wilson High School, Portland.

Skyview’s Tori Sharpe named Educator of the Year

North Salmon Creek: Skyview High School teacher Tori Sharpe was named 9-12 Educator of the Year by OnPoint Community Credit Union. From left is K-8 Educator of the Year finalist Nadia Boria, of Scouters Mountain Elementary School, Happy Valley, Ore.; K-8 Educator of the Year Francesca Aultman, of Gilbert Heights Elementary School, Portland; OnPoint Community Credit Union President and CEO Rob Stuart; Sharpe; and 9-12 Educator of the Year finalist Joe Minato, of Wilson High School, Portland.

July 13, 2019, 5:49am Community

Skyview High School teacher Tori Sharpe was named grade 9-12 Educator of the Year by OnPoint Community Credit Union. Read story

Ridgefield students earn police visits for good behavior

July 13, 2019, 5:20am Community

Union Ridge Elementary School brought in police officers last school year to reward good behavior. Read story

Linda Lorenz of Vancouver looks for the marker signaling the end of the proposed logging area along the Hantwick Trail south of Yacolt last week on June 28. Lorenz owns property just across Northeast Lucia Falls Road from the proposed logging site.

Clark County, state could save forest land along Hantwick Trail

Linda Lorenz of Vancouver looks for the marker signaling the end of the proposed logging area along the Hantwick Trail south of Yacolt last week on June 28. Lorenz owns property just across Northeast Lucia Falls Road from the proposed logging site.

July 6, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Life

YACOLT -- In May 2018, Linda Lorenz was clearing blackberries from her 17.8-acre property overlooking the East Fork of the Lewis River when some state employees stopped by. Read story

Everybody has a Story: Family makes loving light

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

I was 9 years old and my two brothers and I were lined up like mute hostages in the back seat of our Rambler Classic. It was the early 1960s and our family was headed to a week-long summer vacation at a cabin on a lake in Northern Wisconsin. Read story

Applause

July 6, 2019, 6:00am Community

Annual Educator Impact Award Lynn Eide, a teacher at Skyview High School, has been named a winner in the second annual Educator Impact Awards in the Blended Learning category. This award recognizes an innovative use of curriculum to improve student outcome. The awards ceremony took place in Philadelphia. Read story

Battle Ground: Community members in Battle Ground pitched in to plant this tree along Main Street in honor of attorney and “serial volunteer” Jill Kurtz, who died in January 2018.

Battle Ground Rotary, community members plant tree in honor of late attorney

Battle Ground: Community members in Battle Ground pitched in to plant this tree along Main Street in honor of attorney and “serial volunteer” Jill Kurtz, who died in January 2018.

July 6, 2019, 5:58am Community

After Battle Ground attorney Jill Kurtz died of a pulmonary embolism in January 2018, others in the community wanted to do something to honor someone known as a “serial volunteer.” Read story

Volunteer Opportunities

July 6, 2019, 5:58am 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