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Washougal: Gause Elementary School third-graders, from left, Gracie Hack, Avery Morgan and Adyson Greenberg dissect a fish during a lesson with representatives from the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership.

Gause Elementary School third-graders learn from estuary partnership

Washougal: Gause Elementary School third-graders, from left, Gracie Hack, Avery Morgan and Adyson Greenberg dissect a fish during a lesson with representatives from the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership.

June 14, 2017, 5:55am Community

Gause Elementary School third-graders and the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership has recently teamed up for a few lessons, bringing native plants and dead fish into the classroom. Read story

Volunteer Nancy Lyttle of Battle Ground attaches a ring decorated with quartz, seaweed, and coconut dust on the parade float’s Miss Mouse at Battle Ground’s Flex-Use building May 31. Around 50 volunteers have been working since early April to construct the Battle Ground parade float for the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade on June 10.

Volunteers keep Battle Ground Rose Parade float afloat

Volunteer Nancy Lyttle of Battle Ground attaches a ring decorated with quartz, seaweed, and coconut dust on the parade float’s Miss Mouse at Battle Ground’s Flex-Use building May 31. Around 50 volunteers have been working since early April to construct the Battle Ground parade float for the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade on June 10.

June 7, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Life

BATTLE GROUND -- Whether it's Uncle Rat going downtown to find a wedding gown, a wedding supper in a hollow tree with servings of fried mosquito in a black-eyed pea, or such wedding guests as the flying moth with a tablecloth, June bug with a water jug, or Mrs. Cow… Read story

Applause

June 7, 2017, 6:00am Community

WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS — WASA AWARDS Read story

Volunteer Opportunities

June 7, 2017, 6:00am Community

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

Everybody Has a Story: Boy frankly didn’t give a damn about Tara, until …

June 7, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

I was lucky enough to grow up in Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world. I rubbed elbows with some big-name stars and some not-so-big-name stars, but the lesser-known ones were by far the nicest, most approachable and most likable of the bunch. Read story

Spotlight on Youth

June 7, 2017, 6:00am Community

SAFETY PATROL HALL OF FAME Journey Mohn, a fifth-grader at Columbia Valley Elementary in Vancouver, was named to the 2017 AAA School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame. Journey is a safety advocate at her school, where she is recognized as a responsible and mature individual, dedicated to helping keep her… Read story

Washougal: Emily Thompson of Urban Style, left, shows Hathaway Elementary School first-grader Izzabella Lucus her new haircut, which Izzabella received during the second Hathaway Elementary School Booster Club Cuts for Kids program.

Washougal students get free haircuts from booster club

Washougal: Emily Thompson of Urban Style, left, shows Hathaway Elementary School first-grader Izzabella Lucus her new haircut, which Izzabella received during the second Hathaway Elementary School Booster Club Cuts for Kids program.

June 7, 2017, 5:55am Community

The Hathaway Elementary School Booster Club hosted its Cuts for Kids program, offering free and professional haircuts to students on May 17. Read story

Ridgefield: A representative from the Pearson Field Education Center talks to a student at a Youth Employment Summit at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds on May 23, where teenagers learned about summer employment options, practiced mock interviews and applied for jobs.

Teens practice interviews, get hired at Employment Summit

Ridgefield: A representative from the Pearson Field Education Center talks to a student at a Youth Employment Summit at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds on May 23, where teenagers learned about summer employment options, practiced mock interviews and applied for jobs.

June 7, 2017, 5:50am Community

Workforce Southwest Washington, Partners in Careers, WorkSource, Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, Columbia River Economic Development Council, Southwest Washington STEM Network and the Boys & Girls Clubs teamed up to organize a Youth Employment Summit on May 23. Read story

Woodland: Author Chad Trisef visited Woodland Middle School last month and talked to students during two assemblies about the series of books, “Oracle,” that he writes with his brother to promote childhood reading.

Author visits Woodland to promote childhood reading

Woodland: Author Chad Trisef visited Woodland Middle School last month and talked to students during two assemblies about the series of books, “Oracle,” that he writes with his brother to promote childhood reading.

June 7, 2017, 5:47am Community

Author Chad Trisef promoted childhood literacy at Woodland Middle School last month while talking to students during assemblies spread across two days. Read story

Fisher-Mill Plain: Allie Bryant, AmeriCorps nutrition educator, leads a Cooking Matters class. This year, Evergreen Public Schools joined with the Clark County Food Bank and Student Nutrition and Cooking to offer the free six-week course where students learned about healthy cooking and eating.

Students learn in six-week Cooking Matters course

Fisher-Mill Plain: Allie Bryant, AmeriCorps nutrition educator, leads a Cooking Matters class. This year, Evergreen Public Schools joined with the Clark County Food Bank and Student Nutrition and Cooking to offer the free six-week course where students learned about healthy cooking and eating.

June 7, 2017, 5:45am Community

Evergreen Public Schools joined with the Clark County Food Bank and Student Nutrition and Cooking to offer a Cooking Matters class for kids. Read story