March 16, 2016, 5:45am Truckies
Fisher's Landing -- The Humane Society for Southwest Washington recently honored those who volunteered for the organization in 2015. A record 103,000 hours were donated by more than 760 volunteers in 2015, making it the largest number of volunteer hours in the organization's history. Part of the reason for the… Read story
March 16, 2016, 5:40am Truckies
Hudson's Bay Neighborhood-- The School of Piano Technology for the Blind has received a $4,000 Flexible Grant from the Jane Onsdorff Malmquist Charitable Fund, a charitable fund at the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington. The award will go to support two upcoming fundraising events for the school. The "3 Grands… Read story
March 16, 2016, 5:36am Truckies
Marrion Neighborhood -- Evergreen Habitat for Humanity has received a $25,000 grant through the Vancouver Energy Community Fund. Money from the grant will be put toward Habitat's Geometry in Construction program at Evergreen High School. Students enrolled in this program earn credit for math while getting a hands-on building experience.… Read story
March 16, 2016, 5:35am Truckies
Camas -- Students from Union High School's debate team successfully made their case, and they are heading to New York City to compete in the final round of the International Public Policy Forum on April 2. The event, sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University, will feature eight… Read story
March 16, 2016, 5:34am Truckies
Rose Village Neighborhood -- Ten members of the service organization the Fort Vancouver Lions spent March 7 conducting their annual reading program with four kindergarten classes at Washington Elementary School. Lions Wanda Slevin, Martha Johnson, Nancy Preece, Vivian Manning and Bill Shalaby read stories to the students, while Jerry Jacobus,… Read story
March 16, 2016, 5:33am Truckies
Battle Ground -- Mark Clements, principal of River HomeLink, is the Washington Alternative Learning Association's administrator of the year. The Washington Alternative Learning Association supports the interests and needs of more than 200 alternative schools around the state. The recognition is based on service to school, community, state and the… Read story
March 16, 2016, 5:32am Truckies
Woodland-- People at Promise Church were rocking out for a good cause March 5 during the "Love Thy Neighbor" concert to help combat hunger. Roughly 50 people attended the event, organized by the Woodland Action Center. They raised $700 at the event, and community donors have offered to match that… Read story
March 16, 2016, 5:30am Truckies
Fourth Plain Village Neighborhood -- Members of the Southwest Washington Red Cross Youth Council imparted some life-saving lessons to fellow students Feb. 20 and 21 when they participated in the ninth annual Leadership Development Conference at the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross in Portland. Youth Council members… Read story
March 13, 2016, 5:31am Truckies
Hazel Dell -- A handful of green-thumbed Clark College students from Veronica Brock's "Food and Your Health" classes assisted Washington State University master gardeners as they set up for spring planting at the Hazel Dell School Garden. Construction on the garden began in 2004 with the purpose of providing nutritious… Read story
March 9, 2016, 5:55am Truckies
Mountain View Neighborhood-- Christopher Brothers, a seventh-grader from Wy'east Middle School living with autism had an exciting night when he took to the basketball court with his fellow Wy'east Warriors and defeated their opponent, Cascade Middle School. His mother, Angela, said that Christopher has loved sports, and basketball specifically for… Read story
