January 4, 2017, 5:42am Community
The YWCA Clark County Court Appointed Special Advocate Program earned a certification by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association, which recognizes that the program is in compliance with the national court’s high standards for quality child advocacy. Read story
January 4, 2017, 5:40am Community
Gause Elementary School third-graders are learning animal classifications as part of the new Core Knowledge Language Arts curriculum, and as part of the unit, the students are creating some animals of their own. Read story
January 4, 2017, 5:30am Community
Volunteers from Furry Friends spent some time before the holidays wrapping gifts at Barnes and Noble. On Nov. 25, volunteers collected $95 in donations while wrapping, and they collected $113 on Dec. 17 while at the store. Read story
December 28, 2016, 6:03am Clark County Life
I grew up in the 1940s. Soldiers were coming back from World War II, and our postwar economy was beginning to build. People were mobile and went where the jobs were. I was born in Minneapolis, where my parents were married. My mother was born there and all of her… Read story
December 28, 2016, 6:02am Community
Waste Connections delivered 150 bikes to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services on Dec. 21 as part of the company’s annual bike build. This year, Waste Connections employees purchased and assembled 616 bikes for kids in need, and sent them out to local agencies that work with… Read story
December 28, 2016, 6:02am Community
Madeline McMillen, an 11-year-old student at Frontier Middle School, purchased 87 toys on Dec. 11 and donated them to Toys for Tots a few days later. Read story
December 28, 2016, 6:00am Community
Volunteer Connections provides opportunities through the Human Services Council. Read story
December 28, 2016, 6:00am Community
NATIONAL HONOR CHOIR Chase Fossen, an eighth-grader at Skyridge Middle School in Camas, has been invited to participate in the 2017 National ACDA Honor Choir, which will perform in March in Minneapolis. Chase was selected for the honor choir as a fourth-grader, and again as a sixth-grader. The ACDA National… Read story
December 28, 2016, 6:00am Clark County Life
When residents in Vancouver’s First Place neighborhood have a question about trees, they need only turn to fellow neighbor Gene Wigglesworth. Read story
December 28, 2016, 5:58am Community
The Vancouver Elks Lodge donated more than 280 boxes of food to families in need on Dec. 17 as part of a tradition that stretches back 60 years. The Elks collect canned goods at events all year and host fundraisers to help fill out the boxes. Read story
