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La Center: The Lewis River Mobile Food Bank raised $861 and collected 200 pounds of food at its zombie-themed walk-a-thon fundraiser.

Mobile food bank brings zombies, animals to La Center for fundraiser

La Center: The Lewis River Mobile Food Bank raised $861 and collected 200 pounds of food at its zombie-themed walk-a-thon fundraiser.

November 21, 2018, 5:45am Community

The Lewis River Mobile Food Bank hosted a zombie-themed walk-a-thon fundraiser on Oct. 27 at Holley Park in La Center. Read story

Camas: Laila Cook, CEO of Make-A-Wish Oregon, from left, Barb Bye with Maggie’s Angels and Mallory Tyler, development director at Make-A-Wish Oregon, at Brews 4 Wishes in Camas, which raised money enough for Maggie’s Angels to grant wishes for two children.

Maggie’s Angels raise money to grant wishes for two children

Camas: Laila Cook, CEO of Make-A-Wish Oregon, from left, Barb Bye with Maggie’s Angels and Mallory Tyler, development director at Make-A-Wish Oregon, at Brews 4 Wishes in Camas, which raised money enough for Maggie’s Angels to grant wishes for two children.

November 21, 2018, 5:35am Community

Maggie’s Angels gathered on Oct. 20 at Grains of Wrath in Camas to honor the memory of Maggie Bye, who was diagnosed with cancer when she was 15 years old. Read story

You Can Help

November 14, 2018, 6:02am Community

Volunteer Connections provides opportunities through the Human Services Council. For information on the following, call 360-735-3690. Read story

A bunny basks in the sun in the front yard of a home in central Vancouver’s Ogden neighborhood. There are dozens of the furry intruders in the area, with neighbors reporting anywhere from 30 to 200 on any given day.

Feral domestic rabbits have overrun Ogden neighborhood

A bunny basks in the sun in the front yard of a home in central Vancouver’s Ogden neighborhood. There are dozens of the furry intruders in the area, with neighbors reporting anywhere from 30 to 200 on any given day.

November 14, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Life

Central Vancouver’s Ogden neighborhood has a bunny problem, or a bunny blessing, depending on how you look at it. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Couple’s embrace, departure disrupted divorce docket

November 14, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Life

My trial days are over. Having practiced law in Vancouver for 40 years, I now have closed files in boxes that cry out for attention. As I shuffle through each with intent to shred and recycle, I’m reminded of numerous court appearances, many of which were on “docket days.” These… Read story

East Vancouver: Evergreen Public Schools Superintendent John Steach sits with students during a lesson in fine dining, where students learned table manners and shared a four-course meal with district leaders and community members.

Crestline students learn table etiquette during fine dining meal

East Vancouver: Evergreen Public Schools Superintendent John Steach sits with students during a lesson in fine dining, where students learned table manners and shared a four-course meal with district leaders and community members.

November 14, 2018, 5:23am Community

Crestline Elementary School’s library transformed into a fine dining establishment recently, as Chartwells Food Services facilitated a lesson on dining etiquette. Read story

East Vancouver: Geared Reaction, Union High School’s robotics team, received a $2,250 Tech Challenge grant from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Union robotics team earns grant from state

East Vancouver: Geared Reaction, Union High School’s robotics team, received a $2,250 Tech Challenge grant from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

November 14, 2018, 5:21am Community

The Union High School robotics team, Geared Reaction, was awarded a $2,250 Tech Challenge grant from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Read story

Camas: Navy Lt. Ingrid Rojas attended Lacamas Lake Elementary School’s Veterans Day assembly with Skylar Gregory as a stand-in for her grandfather, a World War II vet who died in 2001.

Navy lieutenant attends assembly with Camas student

Camas: Navy Lt. Ingrid Rojas attended Lacamas Lake Elementary School’s Veterans Day assembly with Skylar Gregory as a stand-in for her grandfather, a World War II vet who died in 2001.

November 14, 2018, 5:21am Community

Skylar Gregory was having a difficult time before Lacamas Lake Elementary School’s Veterans Day assembly. Read story

Northeast Hazel Dell: Image Elementary School fifth-grader Mason Phernetton pushes a wheelbarrow at the 78th Street Heritage Farm during a Farm to Fork event, where students helped put a garden to bed for the winter and learned about where their food comes from.

Image students put garden to bed at Farm to Fork event

Northeast Hazel Dell: Image Elementary School fifth-grader Mason Phernetton pushes a wheelbarrow at the 78th Street Heritage Farm during a Farm to Fork event, where students helped put a garden to bed for the winter and learned about where their food comes from.

November 14, 2018, 5:21am Community

Fifty-five fifth-graders from Image Elementary School participated in a Farm to Fork field day event at the 78 Street Heritage Farm hosted by Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education. Read story

Ridgefield: Ridgefield School District office staff Dani Taylor, left, and Kalin Heath get Ridgefield High School students to pledge their support during National Bullying Prevention Month.

Ridgefield bring anti-bullying awareness to October

Ridgefield: Ridgefield School District office staff Dani Taylor, left, and Kalin Heath get Ridgefield High School students to pledge their support during National Bullying Prevention Month.

November 14, 2018, 5:20am Community

Students in Ridgefield School District campaigned to promoted anti-bullying awareness as part of National Bullying Prevention Month in October. Read story