February 1, 2017, 6:00am Community
Volunteer Connections provides opportunities through the Human Services Council. Read story
February 1, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life
I’m getting ready for Friday dinner with friends in downtown Vancouver. Then comes the phone call from our grandson, River. He’s just received a call from his dad who is stuck in rush hour traffic. Dad wants him to pick up his sisters — one at basketball practice at Mac-Arthur… Read story
February 1, 2017, 6:00am Community
More than two dozen students from the Ridgefield School District participated in the school-level Poetry Out Loud contest on Jan. 18 at Old Liberty Theater, reading the works of both famous and lesser-known poets. Senior Autumn Bochart scored a first-place finish with her rendition of William Wordsworth’s “Wandered Lonely as… Read story
February 1, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life
Nancy Schultz stood on the corner of Mill Plain Boulevard and Franklin Street with a wagon full of plastic bags, buckets and garbage grabbers. She put on a neon yellow vest — “I Hough” emblazoned on the back — and peered toward a sound wall along the north side of… Read story
February 1, 2017, 5:50am Community
The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington received a $15,000 grant from the Dwight and Anna Schwab Charitable Foundation, which will be used to supply medications for low-income uninsured and underinsured patients. Read story
February 1, 2017, 5:45am Community
Kaiser Permanente employees split up around seven different locations Jan. 16 to participate in different volunteer projects as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Read story
February 1, 2017, 5:42am Community
Orchards Elementary School second- and third-graders participated in an Hour of Code recently. Read story
January 31, 2017, 6:00am Community
Lucille Eva (Ellson) Zgonc was born on Feb. 1, 1917, in a farmhouse in Gary, Minn., during a snowstorm. The doctor who braved the storm brought the family a Christmas cactus as a gift, and the cactus lives to this day. Read story
January 25, 2017, 6:01am Clark County Life
Editor’s note: Dick Zeimer was a frequent contributor to “Everybody Has a Story.” This piece arrived in November, but since we had recently published another Zeimer story, this one went to the back of the line. Dick Zeimer died Nov. 24 at age 86. Read story
January 25, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life
Nearly a decade ago, Esther Schrader was determined to find a way to allow her neighbors to enjoy their backyards. Read story
