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Volunteer spokesman Pawneet Sethi, left, talks about future plans while touring the Guru Ram Dass Sahib Gurdwara with Gurjit Singh and Kamal Bains.

As Sikh congregation makes progress on temple, neighbors wonder

October 25, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Depending on whom you ask, the main thing still missing from the golden Sikh temple that’s risen in northeast Vancouver is either interior finishing or neighborhood outreach. Read story

Orchards: Frontier Middle School student Madeline McMillen held a book drive and donated 200 new books and $300 to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

Middle schooler continues giving ways with book drive

October 25, 2017, 5:59am Community

Madeline McMillen, a student at Frontier Middle School, hosted a book drive for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Read story

Esther Short: Even though the Paddle for Life event was canceled this year, the nonprofit organizer still raised $14,500 for the intended beneficiary: Clark County Veterans Assistance Center. From left: Rachel Beck, vice president of Paddle for Life, Gail Liberman, secretary of Paddle for Life, Judy Russel, president of Clark County Veterans Assistance Center, Sharon Tyre, chairwoman of Clark County Veterans Assistance Center, and Blanche Grimes, president of Paddle for Life.

Canceled race raises money for veterans center

October 25, 2017, 5:59am Community

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this year’s Paddle for Life race was canceled. The nonprofit event aimed to organize dragon boat races to raise money for local charities. Even without the race, the nonprofit still raised $14,500 for this year’s beneficiary, Clark County Veterans Assistance Center. The center’s goal is to… Read story

Washougal: Brooklyn Scott won the pie-eating contest for a second straight year at the 27th annual Riverside Apple Festival, which raises money for Riverside Christian School.

Apple festival raises money for Washougal school

October 25, 2017, 5:36am Community

Rain didn’t keep the crowd away from the 27th annual Riverside Apple Festival on Oct. 8. Read story

North Image: Image Elementary School fifth-graders, from left, Ellie Fidkevich, Emma Vasxquez and Jenson Weismann on a field trip to the 78th Street Heritage Farm to learn more about agriculture and where food comes from.

Students attend farm field trip to see where food comes from

October 25, 2017, 5:35am Community

About 130 Image Elementary School fifth-graders traveled to the 78th Street Heritage Farm for a field trip through the Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education and 4-H Youth Development programs. Read story

Making noise about noise in Carter Park

Bill and Elizabeth Walters chat with customers Tasha Wood and Amy Graeff, both of Vancouver, at The Rusty Chain in Vancouver’s Carter Park neighborhood on Friday afternoon. Wood and Graeff live nearby and say the bar and grill is their favorite spot.

Elizabeth and Bill Walters had a five-year plan. The couple wanted to own their own business, and given Elizabeth Walters’ background as a business major, a plan was devised. Four years into that plan, the Walters stumbled onto what would become the Rusty Chain Bar and Grill. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: One time climbing aboard coal train was enough for kids

During World War II, my dad got a job working in a coal mine in eastern Utah. The town of Dragerton (now East Carbon) had been built by the U.S. government specifically to house miners working in the Horse Canyon Mine. The coal from the mine was shipped to Provo… Read story