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Ridgefield: Third-graders in Kari Hall’s class at Union Ridge Elementary during their Book Cafe, where they can try different types of books.

Ridgefield teacher gives students a taste of different reading genres

Ridgefield: Third-graders in Kari Hall’s class at Union Ridge Elementary during their Book Cafe, where they can try different types of books.

November 21, 2018, 5:57am Community

Union Elementary School third-grade teacher Kari Hall transforms her classroom into a cafe twice a year, with red-and-white checkered tablecloths and background music. Instead of food, she serves up books. Each table contains a different type of book — fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, biography and book series — with 10-plus… Read story

Friends of the Carpenter celebrates 20 years with annual dinner auction

November 21, 2018, 5:57am Community

Friends of the Carpenter’s annual dinner and auction raised $94,000 to support its ministry of services, including $35,950 during the special appeal. Read story

Central Park: Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education’s Kristine Perry, from left, with Mill Plain Elementary School’s Madi Evin and Connor Stratton and Anna Weyrauch, also from WSU.

WSU nutrition program teaches about Smarter Lunchrooms

Central Park: Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education’s Kristine Perry, from left, with Mill Plain Elementary School’s Madi Evin and Connor Stratton and Anna Weyrauch, also from WSU.

November 21, 2018, 5:57am Community

Washington State University Clark County Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education was part of the Clark County Green School Student Summit hosted by Washington Green Schools. Read story

Battle Ground: Talea Jones’ third-graders at Pleasant Valley Primary School taking notes on native plants while coming up with a plan to create a healthy habitat to attract and protect endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies.

Battle Ground students design plans to protect butterflies

Battle Ground: Talea Jones’ third-graders at Pleasant Valley Primary School taking notes on native plants while coming up with a plan to create a healthy habitat to attract and protect endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies.

November 21, 2018, 5:57am Community

Pleasant Valley Primary School third-graders in Talea Jones’ class learned how to create a healthy, protective habitat to attract endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies at their school grounds. The project was part of the yearly Science, Technology, Engineering and Math collaboration between the third grade classes at Pleasant Valley and student… Read story

Washougal: Heather Eldridge, left, with her daughter, Olivia Eldridge, at Canyon Creek Middle School’s seventh annual Take Your Parent to School Day.

Parents pack Canyon Creek on Take Your Parent to School Day

Washougal: Heather Eldridge, left, with her daughter, Olivia Eldridge, at Canyon Creek Middle School’s seventh annual Take Your Parent to School Day.

November 21, 2018, 5:52am Community

Canyon Creek Middle School parents and special guests were invited to experience a day in the life of their students on Oct. 29 at the seventh annual Take Your Parent to School Day. Read story

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