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May 2, 2018, 5:37am Community

Clark County Food Bank depends on volunteers to help feed hungry Clark County residents. To help, call 360-693-0939 or email volunteer@clarkcountyfoodbank.org. The greatest needs are for: Read story

Central Park: Members of the Clark College Women’s Choral Ensemble with the Little Flower Academy Chamber Choir at St. Philip’s Anglican Church in Vancouver, B.C., for a “Vancouver Connections” concert during the Clark ensemble’s tour of Seattle and British Columbia.

Clark College ensemble performs at “Vancouver Connections” in Canada

Central Park: Members of the Clark College Women’s Choral Ensemble with the Little Flower Academy Chamber Choir at St. Philip’s Anglican Church in Vancouver, B.C., for a “Vancouver Connections” concert during the Clark ensemble’s tour of Seattle and British Columbia.

May 2, 2018, 5:37am Community

Clark College Women’s Choral Ensemble traveled north for a tour in early April, stopping in Seattle and British Columbia, Canada. Read story

Riveridge: The aftermath of a car fire in a vehicle carrying the Lewis & Clark Young Marines back to Vancouver after they served as color guard at a Portland Trail Blazers game.

Young Marines perform at Blazers game, lose car to fire

Riveridge: The aftermath of a car fire in a vehicle carrying the Lewis & Clark Young Marines back to Vancouver after they served as color guard at a Portland Trail Blazers game.

May 2, 2018, 5:36am Community

The Lewis & Clark Young Marines had a fun April Fool’s Day planned, but things took a serious turn on the ride home. Read story

Esther Short: The Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s annual Walk/Run for the Animals raises money for the society while allowing people to participate in a run/walk with their dogs.

Yappy Hour raises money for Humane Society

Esther Short: The Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s annual Walk/Run for the Animals raises money for the society while allowing people to participate in a run/walk with their dogs.

May 2, 2018, 5:36am Community

Heathen Brewing opened a new outdoor patio on April 21 and decided to combine two of Pacific Northwesterners’ favorite things: beer and dogs. Read story

Woodland: Kimberly Miller, right, teaches culinary arts and other career and technical education classes at Woodland High School while also coaching the school’s SkillsUSA Team, which was recently recognized as a National Model of Excellence.

Woodland chefs earn distinction for culinary program

Woodland: Kimberly Miller, right, teaches culinary arts and other career and technical education classes at Woodland High School while also coaching the school’s SkillsUSA Team, which was recently recognized as a National Model of Excellence.

May 2, 2018, 5:31am Community

Woodland Public Schools’ culinary arts students have been busy in the kitchen, earning the program some recognition recently both inside and outside of the district. Read story

Brush Prairie: The Hockinson High School wind ensemble received a gold medal at the Columbia Basin College Band Festival in Pasco.

Hockinson musicians take home multiple prizes

Brush Prairie: The Hockinson High School wind ensemble received a gold medal at the Columbia Basin College Band Festival in Pasco.

May 2, 2018, 5:31am Community

Hockinson High School musicians had an award-filled weekend April 12-15, as the high school’s jazz band won first place in its division and in sight reading at the University of Portland Jazz Festival. Read story

Camas student earns scholarship to spend year in Germany

April 25, 2018, 6:57am Community

Camas High School student Katja Miller is one of 50 American students to earn a scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year to live with a host family and attend high school in Germany. Read story

Ridgefield: Dylan Benavidez.

Ridgefield honors employee, students for April

Ridgefield: Dylan Benavidez.

April 25, 2018, 6:57am Community

Ridgefield School District’s board named the April students and employee of the month at its April 10 meeting. Read story

Accordionist Lillian Sedar at age 14 or so. “We kids would roll our eyes,” writes her daughter, Lynne Broms Schroeder, but nowadays they’d do anything to hear Mom’s accordion one more time.

Everybody Has a Story: Mom’s lost recording a surprise

Accordionist Lillian Sedar at age 14 or so. “We kids would roll our eyes,” writes her daughter, Lynne Broms Schroeder, but nowadays they’d do anything to hear Mom’s accordion one more time.

April 25, 2018, 6:05am Clark County Life

Last year, my daughter-in-law Gina called to tell me she had been contacted by a gentleman in Forest Grove, Ore., who has an establishment called Lost Wax, a record store. He found Gina through Ancestry.com. Read story

Ridgefield: Cedar Tree Classical Christian School senior Isaac Lu was named Washington state’s Poetry Out Loud winner, earning him a spot in the national finals in Washington, D.C.

Ridgefield student wins state Poetry Out Loud contest

Ridgefield: Cedar Tree Classical Christian School senior Isaac Lu was named Washington state’s Poetry Out Loud winner, earning him a spot in the national finals in Washington, D.C.

April 25, 2018, 6:04am Community

Cedar Tree Classical Christian School senior Isaac Lu won the Poetry Out Loud competition for Washington. He received $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to represent the state at the Poetry Out Loud finals in Washington, D.C. Lu was one of two local representatives to head to the state competition last… Read story