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East County earns high safety rankings from national council

March 14, 2018, 5:07am Community

Those looking for safety in Clark County should head east, at least according to the National Council for Home Safety and Security, which put out its list of the Safest Cities in Washington for 2018. Read story

Woodland: Woodland Middle School eighth-grader Maddison Wale uses the wheel during the school’s new pottery club.

Woodland students get more ceramics time with new club

March 14, 2018, 5:06am Community

After finding an old throwing wheel in storage, Woodland Middle School art teacher Nicole Caulfield decided to start a pottery club in February so students could get more hands-on time with ceramics outside of class. Read story

East County: Students from Dorothy Fox Elementary School plant trees in the Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge. The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, which takes students into the refuge for habitat enhancement projects, received funding from the Camas-Washougal Community Chest to continue offering the trips.

Nonprofit awards grants to 23 organizations

March 14, 2018, 5:06am Community

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest announced 23 grants the organization is handing out, totaling $83,350 going to nonprofits delivering services to children and families in Camas and Washougal. Read story

Ethan Woltersdorf, 21, left, and his wife, Morgan Woltersdorf, 22, live in a tiny house in Salmon Creek. The couple, whose tiny house is parked on a family member’s property, recently received a letter from Clark County Code Enforcement telling them their tiny house is not a legal dwelling.

Big problem with tiny house on wheels

March 7, 2018, 6:05am Clark County Life

Like many young couples in Vancouver, Ethan and Morgan Woltersdorf set out to find a home only to discover most apartments were priced just outside of their reach. Read story

You Can Help

March 7, 2018, 6:00am Community

FISH of Vancouver helps feed around 4,000 people each month. Volunteers are needed at its Westside Food Pantry, 906 Harney St. For information, contact Wendy Bukoski, operations manager, at 360-695-4903. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: They remember when ‘baby fell in the creek’

It was a weekend summer afternoon. My parents were working lazily in the vegetable garden, and my older sister and I were sunning ourselves and watching our two younger sisters, ages 3 years and 18 months, who were running around the yard doing whatever kids do at that age. Read story

Prairie jazz band, quintet earn honors at festival

Brush Prairie: The Prairie High School Jazz Ensemble I was named the AAA High School Instrumental Ensemble winner at the University of Idaho’s 2018 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival on Feb. 24.

March 7, 2018, 5:57am Community

Prairie High School Jazz Band I had an impressive showing at the University of Idaho’s 2018 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival on Feb. 24, where the ensemble, directed by Ryan Messling, was named the AAA High School Instrumental Ensemble winner. Read story

Washougal adult, student book clubs discuss book on racism, police brutality

Washougal: Washougal High School’s Wild Panther Book Club and an adult book club from the Washougal Community Library held their first joint meeting to discuss “All American Boys” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely on Feb. 9.