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Volunteer opportunities

April 6, 2016, 5:31am Community

provides opportunities through the Human Services Council. For information on the following and other opportunities, call 360-735-3683. Read story

Spotlight on Youth

April 6, 2016, 5:19am Community

2016 SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON MATH CHALLENGE Read story

Mountain View: Christina Lundy, center, pictured with two CarMax employees, was honored at a recent Blazers game after being named a CarMax Teen Captain.

Mt. View senior CarMax Captain

April 5, 2016, 6:01am Community

Mountain View -- Christina Lundy, a senior at Mountain View High School, was honored at a recent Portland Trail Blazers game for being named a CarMax Team Captain. Read story

Waylon Doucet, 6, of Washougal pets an alpaca for the first time Saturday at Alpacapalooza, an annual showcase of the furry creatures. It continues today from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

Alpacapalooza: A revelry in fluff

April 2, 2016, 7:47pm Clark County News

With fuzzy hair topping their heads and soft, fluffy fiber covering their bodies, alpacas are occasionally likened to funny-looking teddy bears. But 6-year-old Waylon Doucet didn't think so. Read story

Nicole Fry drops off her niece Rylee Yarra for the first day of teacher Nora Pettebone's morning kindergarten class in September 2007 at Daybreak School in Battle Ground. Beginning in fall 2016, all Battle Ground kindergarten students will be in full-day programs.

Sign-up is open for full-day B.G. kindergarten

April 2, 2016, 4:52pm Community

District will offer the free program at all schools starting in fall Read story

Pinwheels point to easing pain for abused kids

Sparkling blue pinwheels spin Friday afternoon in a planter at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, part of a national effort to raise awareness for child abuse prevention.

Volunteers planted gardens of sparkling blue pinwheels Friday around downtown Vancouver, part of a national effort to raise awareness for child abuse prevention, and, in part, to point out work done locally at the county's Children's Justice Center. Read story

Goddard School students hold book drive for Share

Salmon Creek: Preschooler Addy Wilson drops off a book for The Goddard School book drive.

Salmon Creek -- Preschoolers from The Goddard School in Salmon Creek and Vancouver got an early experience in charity when they held a book drive to benefit Vancouver nonprofit Share. The schools collected 500 books as part of their initiative to encourage literacy throughout the community. Read story