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North Garrison Heights: Representatives from the renovated Planet Fitness present a check to members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington at the gym’s reopening.

Gym reopens, donates money to Boys & Girls Clubs

North Garrison Heights: Representatives from the renovated Planet Fitness present a check to members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington at the gym’s reopening.

November 22, 2017, 5:59am Community

A renovated Planet Fitness, 8024 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, celebrated its reopening on Nov. 2. As part of the grand reopening, the club presented a $2,500 check to representatives from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington. The facility was under construction for three months, and now has… Read story

Woodland: Woodland Middle School seventh-graders, from left, Dasha Vasilenko, Blake Smith, Tyson Lindberg and Ian Peterson processing donations and restocking shelves at the Woodland Action Center as part of a volunteering project through their leadership class.

Volunteering helps students learn leadership skills

Woodland: Woodland Middle School seventh-graders, from left, Dasha Vasilenko, Blake Smith, Tyson Lindberg and Ian Peterson processing donations and restocking shelves at the Woodland Action Center as part of a volunteering project through their leadership class.

November 22, 2017, 5:59am Community

Woodland Middle School students in leadership classes spent time volunteering at the school level and in the community, working with local charities. Read story

Washougal: Washougal police officer Jon Cotton participates in the city’s Drug Take Back event, a partnership between the Washougal Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration.

Washougal holds Drug Take Back event

Washougal: Washougal police officer Jon Cotton participates in the city’s Drug Take Back event, a partnership between the Washougal Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration.

November 22, 2017, 5:59am Community

The Washougal Police Department joined with the Drug Enforcement Administration to hold a Drug Take Back event in Washougal on Oct. 28. Read story

Vancouver Mall: Remax agents, from left, Pam Moore, Dominique Roark and Lori Anderson-Benson with the 200 coats collected for Open House Ministries, 50 of which were new coats purchased by Anderson-Benson.

Real estate agent buys 50 coats for coat drive

Vancouver Mall: Remax agents, from left, Pam Moore, Dominique Roark and Lori Anderson-Benson with the 200 coats collected for Open House Ministries, 50 of which were new coats purchased by Anderson-Benson.

November 22, 2017, 5:59am Community

Re/Max has been working on a coat drive in partnership with Kiwanis to collect warm winter coats for children at a local homeless shelter. Read story

Portland: Kate Southerland.

Local ballet performers in Portland holiday show

Portland: Kate Southerland.

November 22, 2017, 5:59am Community

Some local performers can be seen in Portland coming up, as they perform in the Portland Ballet’s holiday show. The company will perform “The Enchanted Toyshop” and “Tourbillon.” Kate Southerland, 14, of Vancouver, is a ninth-grader at Indiana University Online High School, is in her third year with Portland Ballet,… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: When it rains, it pours, sometimes even when holiday plans seem perfect

November 22, 2017, 5:59am Clark County Life

I remember the year when my sister and I decided to take our families and our 82-year-old mother to the beach for a non-traditional Thanksgiving celebration. We added Wednesday, thinking arriving early would allow extra time to relax and enjoy ourselves. It was a great plan. Read story

Everybody has a story: First visit to Vietnam War Memorial was emotional for soldier

November 15, 2017, 6:03am Clark County Life

My first visit was 14 years after it opened, right before an occupational safety conference in our nation’s capital. I could have visited a couple of times before, once on my second Army enlistment, yet something kept pulling me back. Perhaps guilt; I did not see any of the kind… Read story

Construction continues on the 134th Street Lofts on recent morning. Kirkland Development, who is developing the lofts, said its single driveway for entry and exit won’t lead to a traffic bottleneck.

Clark Asks: Is one driveway enough for Salmon Creek apartment complex?

Construction continues on the 134th Street Lofts on recent morning. Kirkland Development, who is developing the lofts, said its single driveway for entry and exit won’t lead to a traffic bottleneck.

November 15, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

While everyone else plays armchair engineer about freeway lanes and interstate bridges, Bill Craig is scratching his head over a driveway. Read story

Volunteer Opportunities

November 15, 2017, 5:45am Community

The Salvation Army in the Northwest is seeking volunteers to ring bells for the upcoming holiday red kettle season. Individuals and groups interested in volunteering can sign up for locations by visiting nwbwllringing@usw.salvationarmy.org Read story

Woodland: The Ugandan performers range in age from 13-16 and spread awareness about Ugandan culture, as well as raise sponsorship support for the performers’ families and other children back home.

Ugandan choir performs in Woodland

Woodland: The Ugandan performers range in age from 13-16 and spread awareness about Ugandan culture, as well as raise sponsorship support for the performers’ families and other children back home.

November 15, 2017, 5:31am Community

The I Am Family Choir from Africa performed at Woodland High School on Oct. 18 to raise awareness of the challenges facing Ugandan children. Read story