April 13, 2019, 5:57am Community
The Washougal Schools Foundation announced that Dakota Duncan, a Jemtegaard Middle School sixth-grader, won the logo contest for the 16th annual Student Stride for Education fun run. There were 23 entries in the contest. The Stride logo will also be featured on race T-shirts and promotional materials distributed throughout the… Read story
April 13, 2019, 5:57am Community
The Battle Ground chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs planted 108 blue pinwheels in a garden for awareness of child abuse, as April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Pinwheels are a symbol of child happiness, and child abuse awareness is part of the federation’s focus on domestic violence.… Read story
April 13, 2019, 5:57am Community
Kelley Campbell took home Best Dance and Grand Champion honors at the Rotary Club of Three Creeks’ Dancing with the Local Stars fundraiser on March 23, which was themed “A Night at the Movies.” Campbell, owner of Specialty Graphic Solutions in Salmon Creek, performed a hustle with instructor Aaron Siebol… Read story
April 13, 2019, 5:57am Community
The Clark County Food Bank is looking for volunteers for a variety of duties, including food sorters and food collectors to pick up and transport donations of food. Food sorters will organize and repackage food donations in a refrigerated food-safe room for shifts from 10 a.m. to noon. Wear closed-toe… Read story
April 6, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Life
For well over a decade, “Everybody Has a Story” ran on Wednesdays in The Columbian’s Neighbors section, bottom of the page. Read story
April 6, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life
During a weekday midmorning, Jennifer Munson stepped into her backyard in east Vancouver and put her hand to her ear. Read story
April 6, 2019, 5:57am Community
Clark College students from Kristen Myklebust’s and Veronica Brock’s Food and Your Health classes worked at the Hazel Dell School and Community Garden on two consecutive Thursdays in March. The 58 students prepared the garden for spring planting by spreading soil on the beds and bark on the paths. Washington… Read story
April 6, 2019, 5:57am Community
Mallory Stonier, a student at Pacific Middle School, served as a page recently in the Washington state House of Representatives. She was sponsored by Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, who is also her mother. Pages assume a wide variety of responsibilities, from presenting the flags to distributing amendments on the House… Read story
April 6, 2019, 5:57am Community
The Ridgefield school board honored the district’s employee and students of the month at its March 12 meeting. Susan Hayley-Gates, a STEM paraprofessional at View Ridge Middle School, was named Employee of the Month for her support of students, particularly this year with another teacher on maternity leave. South Ridge… Read story
