July 20, 2019, 5:57am Community
Canyon Creek Middle School had 11 students recognized at the 21st Annual Clark County Youth Achievement Celebration. All students were nominated by a teacher or staffer. “I think any opportunity to recognize students is great,” said Katherine Baxter, a Canyon Creek teacher who nominated several students. “In schools, most of… Read story
July 20, 2019, 5:57am Community
Hundreds of visitors came out to rural Amboy for the town’s annual Territorial Days. The celebration has been going on for more than 50 years, with men, women and children taking part in contests that began in the forests of America. Ben Clark took home the prize for Men’s All-Around,… Read story
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
