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Everybody Has a Story: ‘Trick or treat’ nets lots of sweets, bit of ‘hellfire and damnation’

October 24, 2018, 6:02am Clark County Life

One Halloween, when I was 10 years old, Mom made me make a queen costume out of an old, white bedsheet. We glued cotton balls to the edges of the sheet to make it look like a royal robe. I tied it around my neck and cut a glittering crown… Read story

Dawn and Frank Lott are pictured outside their home in Camas. The couple were married over the summer and created “his” and “hers” sides of the lawn for Halloween. Dawn Lott’s side features scary clowns, and Frank Lott’s side features a homemade coffin and tombstones.

Halloween decorations are for spooking, building community

Dawn and Frank Lott are pictured outside their home in Camas. The couple were married over the summer and created “his” and “hers” sides of the lawn for Halloween. Dawn Lott’s side features scary clowns, and Frank Lott’s side features a homemade coffin and tombstones.

October 24, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Life

What’s scarier? Marriage or Halloween? Read story

Volunteer Opportunities

October 24, 2018, 6:00am Community

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

Woodland: Students in Shari Conditt’s AP Government class at Woodland High School on the way to the 3rd Congressional District forum featuring Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and Democrat Carolyn Long.

Woodland students learn politics from guest speaker, forum trip

Woodland: Students in Shari Conditt’s AP Government class at Woodland High School on the way to the 3rd Congressional District forum featuring Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and Democrat Carolyn Long.

October 24, 2018, 5:58am Community

Shari Conditt, a social studies teacher at Woodland High School, recently offered a few opportunities for her AP Government students to learn how the American political system works. Read story

Washougal: Jemtegaard Middle School’s Jaden Cooms, from left, helps Columbia River Gorge Elementary School first-graders Ella Paulson and Tucker Morgan on a project to learn how the human hand works.

Washougal middle schoolers teach younger students about hands

Washougal: Jemtegaard Middle School’s Jaden Cooms, from left, helps Columbia River Gorge Elementary School first-graders Ella Paulson and Tucker Morgan on a project to learn how the human hand works.

October 24, 2018, 5:58am Community

Jemtegaard Middle School’s medical detectives class helped out at Columbia River Gorge Elementary School, showing students how human hands work. Read story

Ridgefield: Sunset Ridge Elementary School sixth-graders, from left, Sarah Proctor, Shaun Tullis and Jack Radosevich in the school’s Harry Potter-themed reading room.

Ridgefield librarian transforms reading room into Hogwarts

Ridgefield: Sunset Ridge Elementary School sixth-graders, from left, Sarah Proctor, Shaun Tullis and Jack Radosevich in the school’s Harry Potter-themed reading room.

October 24, 2018, 5:58am Community

There is no Platform 9¾ at Sunset Ridge Elementary School, but students who step into a small, private room above the media center are transported to Hogwarts. Read story

Washougal: The 2018 Arts Ambassador scholarship recipients, from left: Aaron Greene, Zayah Shore, Cassidy Watson, Zoe Hill and Zachary Lipinski.

Students earn scholarships for community art projects

Washougal: The 2018 Arts Ambassador scholarship recipients, from left: Aaron Greene, Zayah Shore, Cassidy Watson, Zoe Hill and Zachary Lipinski.

October 24, 2018, 5:57am Community

The 2018 Arts Ambassador scholarship recipients were honored at the Enspire Arts Celebration Gala, held Oct. 13 at the Black Pearl. Read story

Burnt Bridge Creek: Burnt Bridge Creek fourth-grader Stella Bluhm, 9, finished fourth runner-up in the 9-and-younger division at the United States Inter-Regional nationals for Scottish Highland dancing.

Scottish Highland dancer from Vancouver competes in national, world competitions

Burnt Bridge Creek: Burnt Bridge Creek fourth-grader Stella Bluhm, 9, finished fourth runner-up in the 9-and-younger division at the United States Inter-Regional nationals for Scottish Highland dancing.

October 24, 2018, 5:57am Community

Stella Bluhm, 9, represented the Northwest at the United States Inter-Regional Nationals for Scottish Highland dancing, finishing as fourth runner-up in the 9-and-younger division at the competition, held in Gettysburg, Pa. Read story

Barberton: Congregation Kol Ami members and their pets after a blessing of the animals Oct. 14 following the reading of Noah in the Torah.

Temple blesses animals, donates dog food

Barberton: Congregation Kol Ami members and their pets after a blessing of the animals Oct. 14 following the reading of Noah in the Torah.

October 24, 2018, 5:28am Community

Jewish people around the world read the story of Noah from the Torah on Oct. 14, and members at Congregation Kol Ami brought their pets to synagogue after morning Sabbath services for a special blessing to honor their animal companions and the many ways they enrich their lives. Read story

Battle Ground: Battle Ground High School’s Students Trying to Reach Incoming Peers Experiencing School, or STRIPES, peer-mentoring program, which is led by school counselor Dawn Pack and is in its 19th year, was honored at a recent Battle Ground City Council meeting.

Battle Ground mentoring program honored by city council

Battle Ground: Battle Ground High School’s Students Trying to Reach Incoming Peers Experiencing School, or STRIPES, peer-mentoring program, which is led by school counselor Dawn Pack and is in its 19th year, was honored at a recent Battle Ground City Council meeting.

October 24, 2018, 5:28am Community

The Battle Ground City Council acknowledged the longevity and positive impact of Battle Ground High School’s STRIPES program, which is led by school counselor Dawn Pack and is in its 19th year. Read story