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Edgewood Park: Clark County Genealogical Society finished a yearlong project to digitize tax ledgers from 1886 and 1891. From left: Bradley Richardson of the Clark County Historical Museum; Erin Enos, a Washington State University Vancouver intern; Robert Schimelpfenig, a WSUV archivist; Tracy Rebstock of the Washington State Archives staff; Brian Runyan, Clark County Genealogical Society president; Lois Bosland, a genealogical society transcriber; Ann Rowland, a society transcriber; Steve Fountain, a WSUV professor; and Lethene Parks, society volunteer project coordinator.

Genealogical society digitizes 19th century tax ledgers

Edgewood Park: Clark County Genealogical Society finished a yearlong project to digitize tax ledgers from 1886 and 1891. From left: Bradley Richardson of the Clark County Historical Museum; Erin Enos, a Washington State University Vancouver intern; Robert Schimelpfenig, a WSUV archivist; Tracy Rebstock of the Washington State Archives staff; Brian Runyan, Clark County Genealogical Society president; Lois Bosland, a genealogical society transcriber; Ann Rowland, a society transcriber; Steve Fountain, a WSUV professor; and Lethene Parks, society volunteer project coordinator.

March 21, 2018, 5:21am Community

After a yearlong project, the Clark County Genealogical Society has finished digitizing the 1886 and 1891 tax ledgers. Read story

Camas: Fort Vancouver chapter of Sons of the American Revolution President Jeff Lightburn presents Camas High School junior Monica Chang with her certificate and check for winning the chapter’s essay contest for her work, “Freedom of the Press: A pillar of modern democracy.”

Camas junior’s essay on freedom of the press earns award

Camas: Fort Vancouver chapter of Sons of the American Revolution President Jeff Lightburn presents Camas High School junior Monica Chang with her certificate and check for winning the chapter’s essay contest for her work, “Freedom of the Press: A pillar of modern democracy.”

March 21, 2018, 5:21am Community

Camas High School junior Monica Chang scored a first-place finish in the Fort Vancouver Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution’s George S. and Stella M. Knight Essay Contest. Read story

Clark County: Basketball teams from Evergreen High School and Battle Ground High School were in Wenatchee earlier this month to compete in the Unified Special Olympics Winter Games.

Evergreen, Battle Ground basketball teams compete in Special Olympics

Clark County: Basketball teams from Evergreen High School and Battle Ground High School were in Wenatchee earlier this month to compete in the Unified Special Olympics Winter Games.

March 21, 2018, 5:21am Community

Students from Evergreen Public Schools and Battle Ground Public Schools participated in the Unified Special Olympics Winter Games on March 2-4 in Wenatchee. Read story

Washougal: Rob Pullen, a parent in the Washougal School District, performed with his violin with Gause Elementary School students.

Gause Elementary School students rock out with visiting violin player

Washougal: Rob Pullen, a parent in the Washougal School District, performed with his violin with Gause Elementary School students.

March 21, 2018, 5:19am Community

Rob Pullen, a parent in the Washougal School District, visited students at Gause Elementary School on Feb. 16 to play violin. Read story

Fairway-164th Avenue: Students at Union High School hosted a Techie Bootcamp at Touchmark at Fairway Village, helping residents solve issues with their personal devices, such as laptops and cellphones.

Union High School students teach seniors about technology, robots

Fairway-164th Avenue: Students at Union High School hosted a Techie Bootcamp at Touchmark at Fairway Village, helping residents solve issues with their personal devices, such as laptops and cellphones.

March 21, 2018, 5:19am Community

Seniors at Touchmark Fairway Village learned about technology recently during a Techie Bootcamp hosted by students from Union High School’s robotics team. Read story

North Image: Competitors in the Clark County Family YMCA’s third annual TENtastic Decathlon participate in one of the day’s events. The decathlon raised $10,000 for the organization.

Annual decathlon raises money for YMCA

North Image: Competitors in the Clark County Family YMCA’s third annual TENtastic Decathlon participate in one of the day’s events. The decathlon raised $10,000 for the organization.

March 21, 2018, 5:18am Community

Clark County Family YMCA’s third annual TENtastic Decathlon brought 180 participants out on Feb. 10 to raise $10,000 for the organization. Read story

Motorists traveling on C Street navigate past parked cars surrounding the fenced-off site of a future elementary school Wednesday morning in downtown Vancouver. The school is one of several projects, completed and coming, that’s driving the city to re-examine parking around downtown.

Parking a school in downtown Vancouver?

Motorists traveling on C Street navigate past parked cars surrounding the fenced-off site of a future elementary school Wednesday morning in downtown Vancouver. The school is one of several projects, completed and coming, that’s driving the city to re-examine parking around downtown.

March 14, 2018, 6:02am Clark County Life

Vancouver city officials expect pressure on downtown parking to grow in the coming years, but exactly how a new downtown elementary school might factor in remains unclear. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Boomer still reeling from bomb drills of school days

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

I think I was 10 years old when the thought came to me with absolute sureness that I would never live to be 20. I was certain I would die in a nuclear holocaust. I didn’t know what a holocaust was exactly, but I believed in it with all of… Read story

Fircrest: Cecily Lambert, a second-grader at Fircrest Elementary School, with a bowl of cherry tomatoes she called “cheery tomatoes” as part of a challenge to re-name fruits and vegetables during Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education’s Harvest of the Month program.

Students challenged to re-name fruits and veggies

Fircrest: Cecily Lambert, a second-grader at Fircrest Elementary School, with a bowl of cherry tomatoes she called “cheery tomatoes” as part of a challenge to re-name fruits and vegetables during Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education’s Harvest of the Month program.

March 14, 2018, 5:57am Community

Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education’s Harvest of the Month program was at Fircrest Elementary School this month, and challenged the students to do some re-branding. Read story

Central Park: Blazers guard Pat Connaughton surprised more than 300 kids on March 2 when he and Maurice Harkless coached teams in the Police Activities League Youth Basketball Championship hosted at Clark College.

Blazers surprise, coach youth basketball teams in Vancouver

Central Park: Blazers guard Pat Connaughton surprised more than 300 kids on March 2 when he and Maurice Harkless coached teams in the Police Activities League Youth Basketball Championship hosted at Clark College.

March 14, 2018, 5:57am Community

Some special guests were in attendance at the first Police Activities League Youth Basketball Championship at Clark College on March 2: Maurice Harkless and Pat Connaughton from the Portland Trail Blazers, along with the team dancers, stunt team and Blaze, the mascot. Read story