April 26, 2017, 6:02am Community
Vietnam, 1970. Tay Ninh Province. This is the only war story I allow myself to tell civilians because it was so much fun and I like to relive it: I was in the radio/communication division for the Rangers/Long-range Reconnaissance Patrol. One day, my partner and I hitched a helicopter ride… Read story
April 26, 2017, 6:00am Community
Volunteer Connections provides opportunities through the Human Services Council. Read story
April 26, 2017, 5:55am Community
A group students from Cedar Tree Classical Christian School in Ridgefield took a spring break trip to Mexico, where they helped build a house as part of the fifth annual Spring Break Mexico Service Trip. In addition to building a home for a family, the students painted murals and walls… Read story
April 26, 2017, 5:55am Community
Canyon Creek Middle School students raised nearly $1,600 in their Pennies for Patients: Bring the Change campaign, in which students and families brought in their spare change and larger donations in a competition between classes. Read story
April 26, 2017, 5:55am Community
Seven Woodland Intermediate third- and fourth-graders were selected as finalists in the second annual Sodexo Future Chefs of America event, held March 27 at Woodland High School. This year’s theme was Comfort Food. Each student was paired with a food services employee, and prepared enough servings of their recipe for… Read story
April 26, 2017, 5:55am Community
Volunteers from Cascade Park Kiwanis and the Key Clubs at Mountain View High School and Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School collected 732 pounds of baby food for the Clark County Food Bank at their recent Baby Food Drive at Fred Meyer on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard. Read story
April 26, 2017, 5:55am Community
Friends of Trees received a $22,500 donation from Whole Foods Market shoppers in Vancouver and Portland through the company’s Community Support Day, in which 5 percent of sales are donated to a local nonprofit. Read story
April 26, 2017, 5:55am Community
The Ridgefield School District’s April students and employee of the month were named at the district’s April 11 school board meeting. Terri Cochran, community education coordinator, was named Employee of the Month, while Madison Walker, Jesse Siemer, Ben Poppert and Morgan Ustick were named Students of the Month. Cochran earned… Read story
