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Lake Shore: Columbia River High School junior Symphony Koss, far right, spent four weeks in Washington D.C. this summer as part of National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute. After a performance on day, she and her chamber group ran into Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont.

Columbia River student earns trip to D.C. for music program

Lake Shore: Columbia River High School junior Symphony Koss, far right, spent four weeks in Washington D.C. this summer as part of National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute. After a performance on day, she and her chamber group ran into Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont.

September 6, 2017, 5:59am Community

Symphony Koss, 16, spent part of her summer in Washington, D.C., after earning a a full scholarship to attend the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute at the John F. Kennedy Center. Read story

Ridgefield author wins Oregon writing contest

September 6, 2017, 5:57am Community

Dawn Shipman of Ridgefield won the Cascade Award in the Unpublished Speculative Fiction category for “Lost Stones of Argonia.” Read story

Heart association recognizes local lifesaver

September 6, 2017, 5:57am Community

A Clark College nursing program graduate, Christina Adams, was recognized by the American Heart Association for assisting in saving a Vancouver man’s life last year. Adams was on the Lacamas Heritage Trail when she came across a person who was receiving CPR from his friend. Read story

Camas: Local artist Elida Field puts the finishing touches on a jungle-themed mural at Prune Hill Elementary School combining the works of Field, artist Elsa Harris and students at the school.

Artist, students team up on school mural

Camas: Local artist Elida Field puts the finishing touches on a jungle-themed mural at Prune Hill Elementary School combining the works of Field, artist Elsa Harris and students at the school.

September 6, 2017, 5:56am Community

Local artist Elida Field worked with students on a collaborative jungle-themed mural at Prune Hill Elementary School over the summer. Read story

Grass Valley: Volunteers at Evergreen School District foundation’s Stuff the Bus Event, which collected school supplies and backpacks for students throughout the district.

Evergreen’s Stuff the Bus collects supplies for students

Grass Valley: Volunteers at Evergreen School District foundation’s Stuff the Bus Event, which collected school supplies and backpacks for students throughout the district.

September 6, 2017, 5:05am Community

The Evergreen School District Foundation’s Stuff the Bus event allowed volunteers to deliver 60 boxes of school supplies to the district’s middle and high schools and seven boxes of backpacks distributed among seven elementary schools without family and community resource centers. Read story

Tom Laidlaw, center; his grandson, Doug Brouhard, left; and his daughter, Debra Brouhard, look over the sundial garden Laidlaw created in his Vancouver Heights neighborhood front yard.

Sundial garden shines in Vancouver Heights

Tom Laidlaw, center; his grandson, Doug Brouhard, left; and his daughter, Debra Brouhard, look over the sundial garden Laidlaw created in his Vancouver Heights neighborhood front yard.

August 30, 2017, 6:02am Clark County Life

Tom Laidlaw wastes no time when there’s a new skill to learn. Read story

We’re looking for good stories

August 30, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

Major heat wave, once-in-a-lifetime cosmic conjunction, political protests and counter-protests, the B-52s at the Clark County Fair. It’s been a busy summer. Read story

Applause

August 30, 2017, 6:00am Community

PATRIOT AWARD Read story

Woodland: Woodland High School government and history teacher Shari Conditt, right, attended several professional development programs, including one where she met with Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground.

Woodland teachers busy over summer with professional development

Woodland: Woodland High School government and history teacher Shari Conditt, right, attended several professional development programs, including one where she met with Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground.

August 30, 2017, 5:57am Community

While Woodland Public School students were out of the classroom for the summer, teachers continued their work in a variety of professional development programs. Read story

Battle Ground: Washington State Traffic Commission and Target Zero recognized Battle Ground Police Department Officer Ed Michael for his efforts during the 2017 Click It or Ticket campaign.

Battle Ground officer recognized for Click It or Ticket campaign

Battle Ground: Washington State Traffic Commission and Target Zero recognized Battle Ground Police Department Officer Ed Michael for his efforts during the 2017 Click It or Ticket campaign.

August 30, 2017, 5:50am Community

Battle Ground Police Department Officer Ed Michael was recently recognized by the Washington State Traffic Commission and Target Zero for his efforts during the 2017 Click It or Ticket campaign. During the campaign, Michael made 89 contacts while on enforcement patrols, citing 12 drivers for occupant safety violations, and warning/educating… Read story