December 16, 2023, 5:22am Community
On a cold November morning, a group of Washougal High School student leaders showed up early to celebrate school bus drivers with a mug of coffee or hot chocolate and a personal thank you. The student leaders were participating in a national leadership challenge organized by Jostens Renaissance Education. The… Read story
December 16, 2023, 5:19am Community
The Camas-Washougal Rotary is donating books to third-grade classrooms across both Camas and Washougal elementary schools. Each classroom will receive a set of 25 books chosen to support a wide range of reading levels. Read story
December 16, 2023, 5:18am Community
On a cold and rainy December evening, Vancouver resident Scott Hampel dressed up to attend his grandchildren’s Christmas program in Washougal. Neither darkness nor torrential rains deterred him. Read story
December 9, 2023, 5:47am Community
WASHOUGAL – Anava and Joela Grundy, fifth-grade students at Columbia River Gorge Elementary, competed at the USATF Junior Olympics Regional XC Meet in Athol, Idaho, on Nov. 18. The twins feed their passion for running by taking part in the Boosters’ Mileage Club, a running program organized by school volunteers.… Read story
December 9, 2023, 5:47am Community
VANCOUVER – U.S. Navy sailors serve and protect from around the globe. Alysa Stratman of Vancouver is the center operations manager at United Service Organizations (USO) Rota, a city and naval air base on Spain’s Atlantic coast. She oversees the daily operations of the center – located within the air… Read story
December 9, 2023, 5:46am Community
ESTHER SHORT – U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su recognized ELYON International of Vancouver as one of the 859 recipients of the 2023 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award during a virtual award ceremony presented by U.S. Department of Labor. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military… Read story
December 9, 2023, 5:08am Community
BURTON-EVERGREEN – Students in Evergreen High School’s Skilled Trades Center program got the unique opportunity to operate heavy construction equipment in the inaugural STC Dig Day on Nov. 30. Read story
December 9, 2023, 5:07am Community
WASHOUGAL – Margaret Rice of the Washougal School District is one of two educators nationwide to earn the YouScience Innovative Educator Award this year. Rice serves as the district’s Career & Technical Education (CTE) director. Read story
December 2, 2023, 5:41am Community
Over the week of Thanksgiving the Vancouver St. Vincent de Paul Society provided more than 400 families with special Thanksgiving meal boxes including a frozen turkey, pie, milk and potatoes. They had extra help building the holiday meal, thanks to 42 energetic sixth-graders from St. Joseph Catholic School, who gathered… Read story
December 2, 2023, 5:41am Community
The Salmon Creek Lions Club recently sponsored a free paper shred event at Umpqua Bank in Hazel Dell. The club sponsors one of these three-hour events twice a year and chooses a local nonprofit to benefit from donations collected. Read story
