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Gene Wigglesworth, chairperson of the First Place Neighborhood Association, is working to add a gazebo to First Place Park in Vancouver.

First Place Park set for new gazebo

Gene Wigglesworth, chairperson of the First Place Neighborhood Association, is working to add a gazebo to First Place Park in Vancouver.

July 5, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

First Place Park has come a long way in the past decade, from a bit of a bland open space dotted by a handful of trees that struggled in the summer sun to a lusher neighborhood park with a growing list of amenities. Read story

Applause

July 5, 2017, 6:00am Community

Graduates Read story

Fruit Valley: Employees from Windermere Real Estate’s two Vancouver offices collected $3,200 for the Fruit Valley Foundation, with $1,970 coming in food donations and the rest coming in cash.

Real estate brokers take day off for food drive

Fruit Valley: Employees from Windermere Real Estate’s two Vancouver offices collected $3,200 for the Fruit Valley Foundation, with $1,970 coming in food donations and the rest coming in cash.

July 5, 2017, 5:59am Community

Last month, employees in Windermere Real Estate’s 300 offices around the western United States celebrated its 33rd annual Community Service Day by taking the day off to volunteer around their communities. Workers from the two Vancouver offices spent the day wrapping up a food drive by delivering $1,970 worth of… Read story

Fircrest: Lisa Batterton, left, an audiologist at Audigy Group, a patient and Latasha Jackson, right, a finance manager at Audigy Group on a trip with the Starkey Hearing Foundation to Mexico, where they served more than 900 children and adults with hearing loss.

Locals join on hearing health care trip to Mexico

Fircrest: Lisa Batterton, left, an audiologist at Audigy Group, a patient and Latasha Jackson, right, a finance manager at Audigy Group on a trip with the Starkey Hearing Foundation to Mexico, where they served more than 900 children and adults with hearing loss.

July 5, 2017, 5:59am Community

Staff from Audigy recently joined the Starkey Hearing Foundation on a mission to Queretaro, Mexico, and Morelia, Mexico, where they served more than 900 children and adults with hearing loss. The Starkey Hearing Foundation works to bring caring and hearing health care to communities around the world. The local Audigy… Read story

East Vancouver: Burton Elementary School fifth-graders took a field trip to the 78th Street Heritage Farm to learn about agriculture’s impact on their every day life at an event co-hosted by Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education and 4-H Youth Development.

Students learn about agriculture’s impact during field trip

East Vancouver: Burton Elementary School fifth-graders took a field trip to the 78th Street Heritage Farm to learn about agriculture’s impact on their every day life at an event co-hosted by Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education and 4-H Youth Development.

July 5, 2017, 5:59am Community

Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education and 4-H Youth Development hosted 80 Burton Elementary School fifth-graders at the 78th Street Heritage Farm last month for a Farm to Fork field day. The students learned about worm composting, planted potatoes in the children’s garden, tasted fruit and vegetables… Read story

You Can Help

July 5, 2017, 5:59am Community

Volunteer Connections provides opportunities through the Human Services Council. Read story

Woodland: Thirteen students in Woodland Intermediate School's English Language Learners class tested out of the program after taking the English Language Proficiency Assessment exam, and were honored during a school assembly.

English Language Learners shine on state assessment

Woodland: Thirteen students in Woodland Intermediate School's English Language Learners class tested out of the program after taking the English Language Proficiency Assessment exam, and were honored during a school assembly.

July 5, 2017, 5:59am Community

Woodland Intermediate School’s English Language Learners excelled at this year’s English Language Proficiency Assessment exam, with 13 students testing out of the program. Last year, seven students tested out of the class after the assessment. The school hosted an assembly to honor the students, with each student earning a certificate… Read story

Woodland: Lindsay Paul, from left, cheers on Katelyn Beuscher while she is crowned Miss Woodland 2017 by last year's Miss Woodland, Jaiden Marshall-Doyle.

Miss Woodland crowned at Planters Days

Woodland: Lindsay Paul, from left, cheers on Katelyn Beuscher while she is crowned Miss Woodland 2017 by last year's Miss Woodland, Jaiden Marshall-Doyle.

July 5, 2017, 5:59am Community

Katelyn Beuscher was named Miss Woodland 2017 at Woodland Planters Days last month. Beuscher, 16, likes golfing, shooting and playing the trumpet. She has been involved with Woodland High School’s trap team and golf team for four years, and has been involved with National Honor Society for two. Beuscher volunteered… Read story

Fair association hands out college scholarships

July 5, 2017, 5:59am Community

The Clark County Fair Association named its 2017 scholarship recipients. Each year, the association awards scholarships to college-bound students, and has given out more than $525,000 since starting the fund in 1988 to help with tuition, books and other college costs. The scholarships are open to students who were actively… Read story

Washougal: Washougal High School graduating seniors participating in the first Senior Promenade, visiting former teachers and inspiring younger students.

Washougal graduates visit old schools to reconnect, inspire

Washougal: Washougal High School graduating seniors participating in the first Senior Promenade, visiting former teachers and inspiring younger students.

July 5, 2017, 5:59am Community

Graduating Washougal High School seniors participated in the first Senior Promenade, where they paraded around district elementary schools on June 16 to celebrate where many of their educational careers began. The seniors dressed in full cap and gown and were bused to elementary schools, where they were first greeted by… Read story