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January 26, 2019, 5:13am Community

Volunteer Connections/RSVP, or Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, a program of the Human Services Council, is looking for volunteers for the following assignments: Read story

‘Everybody has a Story’ about love – tell us yours

January 16, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Life

There are 364 other days in a year, but we seem to assign a single lonely date, Feb. 14, to an infinitely complex emotion. We even try to squash that emotion down into one simple word: love. Read story

Everybody has a Story: When the wall came down – and almost got Mom

January 16, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

Many years ago, my mother and father salvaged an old two-story farmhouse in an abandoned wheat field near Moses Lake. They used the wood to build a home in Cascade Valley. But one sunny Saturday in September, a horrifying event made them rethink the wisdom of reclaiming that decrepit homestead. Read story

Dogs and their owners walk along a path at Ike Memorial Dog Park. A new animal control officer will be added at the park this year.

DOGPAW dog parks try to find their spot in Clark County

Dogs and their owners walk along a path at Ike Memorial Dog Park. A new animal control officer will be added at the park this year.

January 16, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

Eileen Cervantes remembers the off-leash parks in Santa Clara, Calif., where she used to take Bailey, her son’s Corgi mix. Read story

The Magenta Rocks! Christmas Choir performed in December. The theater recently received a grant to replace its lighting system.

Magenta Theater receives grant for new lighting system

The Magenta Rocks! Christmas Choir performed in December. The theater recently received a grant to replace its lighting system.

January 16, 2019, 5:57am Community

Magenta Theater will replace its stage lighting system thanks to a grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver. Read story

Ridgefield: Aaliyah Vogan.

Ridgefield honors December students, employee of the month

Ridgefield: Aaliyah Vogan.

January 16, 2019, 5:57am Community

At its Dec. 11 meeting, the Ridgefield School District board recognized the December Employee and Students of the Month. Derell Couch, a teacher at Union Ridge Elementary School, was named Employee of the Month for her compassion and enthusiasm, always putting students first and constantly thinking of ways to make… Read story

New Dutch Bros location raises money for Camas-Washougal organization

January 16, 2019, 5:57am Community

Dutch Bros in Camas raised $2,988 to help support the Camas Washougal Community Chest. Read story

Felida: Students in Skyview High School’s Transitional Skills Room 405 organized Operation Storm Paws to collect toys and supplies for animals at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington.

Skyview High students collect toys, supplies for animals at Humane Society

Felida: Students in Skyview High School’s Transitional Skills Room 405 organized Operation Storm Paws to collect toys and supplies for animals at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington.

January 16, 2019, 5:57am Community

Drawing inspiration from their social studies lesson on the organization Santa Paws, Skyview High School’s Transitional Skills Room 405 collected supplies for animals at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington. Their effort, Operation Storm Paws, saw donations from other students and staffers at the school. They made a banner to… Read story

Battle Ground: Laurin Middle School teacher Diana Sterle has used art projects to help show her science, technology, engineering and math students how connected the various subjects can be.

Battle Ground teacher uses art to make sense of STEM

Battle Ground: Laurin Middle School teacher Diana Sterle has used art projects to help show her science, technology, engineering and math students how connected the various subjects can be.

January 16, 2019, 5:57am Community

To help her fifth- and sixth-graders learn about science, technology, engineering and math, Laurin Middle School teacher Diana Sterle is turning to art. Recently, students had to study a paper filled with 1,500 zeros and ones. Eventually, the students learned they were looking at bits of code that correlate to… Read story

Battle Ground: Battle Ground Police Sgt. Kim Armstrong was one of seven members of the department to take part in the fifth annual Shop with a Cop event.

Battle Ground cops help kids shop for holiday presents

Battle Ground: Battle Ground Police Sgt. Kim Armstrong was one of seven members of the department to take part in the fifth annual Shop with a Cop event.

January 16, 2019, 5:57am Community

Battle Ground police spent time Dec. 8 shopping with 18 kids at Walmart as part of the department’s annual Shop with a Cop event. The kids shopped for gifts for their families and for themselves. The kids started the day at the Battle Ground police station for a meet-and-greet before… Read story