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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

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

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

Landover-Sharmel: The Washington Association of School Administrators honored, from left, Christie BrownSilva, a parent and volunteer in Evergreen Public Schools, with a 2017 Community Leadership Award and Superintendent John Deeder with the 2017 Award of Merit.

Evergreen superintendent, parent honored by state association

June 7, 2017, 5:43am Community

The Washington Association of School Administrators recently honored two members of the Evergreen Public Schools community. First, the administrators presented a 2017 Community Leadership Award to Christie BrownSilva, a parent and volunteer in the district. Evergreen Superintendent John Deeder received the 2017 Award of Merit, bringing his fellow regional leaders,… Read story

Bennington: Columbia Valley Elementary School fifth-grader Journey Mohn, left, with Janet Ray, of AAA Washington, receiving her award inducting her into the AAA School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame.

Local student inducted into safety patrol hall of fame at Mariners game

June 7, 2017, 5:40am Community

The Seattle Mariners honored a group of Hall of Famers before their May 20 game, but Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson were nowhere to be found. Read story

Washougal: The 14th annual Washougal Stride for Education event saw 631 participants raising $17,000, a record for the event.

Record participation at Washougal education fundraiser

June 7, 2017, 5:35am Community

The Washougal Schools Foundation’s 14th annual Stride for Education event saw a record turnout, with 631 participants raising $17,000 to fund classroom grants and scholarships in the district. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Bear bite was ticket to family attention

I was 4 years old, riding in the back seat of a large sedan with my older brother and sister and mother. A couple of strangers were driving us from Ontario to Grandpa’s farm in Saskatchewan. Dad must have paid a large sum to convince them to take us over… Read story

In the Service

May 31, 2017, 5:58am Community

AIR FORCE NATIONAL GUARD BASIC TRAINING Members of the Air Force National Guard with local ties recently completed basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. They are: Airman 1st Class Brandon J. Gallardo, son of Jeffrey Gallardo of Vancouver and Donna Gilman of Albany, Ore.; and Airman 1st… Read story