July 26, 2017, 5:59am Community
Right before school let out for the summer, Burnt Bridge Creek Elementary School fifth-graders got to meet their pen pals for the first time. Throughout the school year, students traded monthly, handwritten letters with members of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. The volunteers visited Burnt Bridge Creek for an end-of-the-year… Read story
July 26, 2017, 5:58am Clark County Life
We hadn’t planned to go to China — but then we saw this ad in the Sunday Columbian. A tour scheduled to depart from Portland in three weeks hadn’t filled up, and the discounted prices were irresistible. So we booked the trip, adding a week’s cruise in the Yangtze River… Read story
July 26, 2017, 5:55am Community
Elise Barnes was one of four students from Washington to earn a 2017 Youth for Understanding USA scholarship, which will help her study abroad. Read story
July 26, 2017, 5:55am Community
Ben Omnes-Norton, 15, of Vancouver earned an eighth-place finish in the video game senior division at the 2017 Pokémon North American International Championships held June 30 through July 2 in Indianapolis. Read story
July 26, 2017, 5:53am Community
The Clark College Foundation honored six alumni at its recent alumni awards. Read story
July 26, 2017, 5:53am Community
The Union High School unified soccer team was selected to represent Special Olympics Washington at the Special Olympics Cascadia Championship Series, a two-day event last month in Portland. Read story
July 26, 2017, 5:53am Community
The Clark County Newcomers Club donated $4,077 to Second Step Housing, the club’s chosen charity for the year. Money came from the club’s spring “murder mystery” play with dinner, which also raised money through gift basket raffles. The club helps people new to Clark County get to know the area… Read story
July 25, 2017, 6:00am Community
Service members with the Air Force and Air Force Reserve with local ties have recently completed basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. They are: Read story
July 19, 2017, 6:03am Clark County Life
When Vi Towne wants to go for a walk, she drives her car a mile to the nearest sidewalk, parks and begins her stroll. She says it’s because walking along Southeast Evergreen Highway, the road leading to and from her house, is a serious hazard. Read story