<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Monday,  September 23 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Community

Locals donate record amount of gift-filled shoeboxes

December 16, 2015, 5:55am Community

Clark County -- Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, which ran Nov. 16 to 23, saw Clark County residents fill up and donate 14,950 shoeboxes with gifts for children, up from last year's 13,514 total. Read story

Ridgefield: South Ridge Elementary School second-grader Emma Waddle and Ridgefield School District Superintendent Nathan McCann celebrating Emma&#039;s win the district&#039;s annual Holiday Greeting Card Contest.

Ridgefield schools name Holiday Card Contest winners

Ridgefield: South Ridge Elementary School second-grader Emma Waddle and Ridgefield School District Superintendent Nathan McCann celebrating Emma&#039;s win the district&#039;s annual Holiday Greeting Card Contest.

December 16, 2015, 5:55am Community

Ridgefield -- South Ridge Elementary School second-grader Emma Waddle took home first place in the Ridgefield School District's annual Holiday Greeting Card Contest. Read story

Esther Short: About 25 students attended an Hour of Code workshop at the Boys &amp; Girls Club in Vancouver on Dec.

Students learn coding basics at workshop

Esther Short: About 25 students attended an Hour of Code workshop at the Boys &amp; Girls Club in Vancouver on Dec.

December 16, 2015, 5:55am Community

West Vancouver -- About 25 students in grades 8-12 attended an Hour of Code workshop on Dec. 8 at the Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Washington in honor of Computer Science Education Week. Read story

Building contractor donates $10,000 to food pantry

December 16, 2015, 5:30am Community

Esther Short -- RSV Building Solutions donated $10,170 to FISH of Vancouver for its capital campaign. "We're honored to have helped FISH of Vancouver pursue a larger space and to be part of this important nonprofit resource that does so much for those in need," said Debbie Marcoulier, president and… Read story

Symphony receives $25,000 grant

December 13, 2015, 5:35am Truckies

Esther Short -- The Community Foundation of Southwest Washington awarded a $25,000 grant to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra's educational outreach program is provided through an enrichment grant from the Waldon M. Groves Fund, a charitable fund at foundation. "Every day, we continue to spread the word about the… Read story

Chloe Amash, 6, visits with Santa at the Vancouver Autism Moms Support Group&#039;s second annual Sensory Santa event for special-needs children and their families on Saturday. Chloe has autism spectrum disorder, so having a quieter, more softly lit place to meet Santa was ideal for her.

Sensory Santa: Mr. Claus minus the chaos

Chloe Amash, 6, visits with Santa at the Vancouver Autism Moms Support Group&#039;s second annual Sensory Santa event for special-needs children and their families on Saturday. Chloe has autism spectrum disorder, so having a quieter, more softly lit place to meet Santa was ideal for her.

December 12, 2015, 6:06pm Clark County Life

Even Santa needs a break from the cacophony of shopping malls and his workshop at the North Pole. Read story

C-W Moose Lodge in limbo (Natalie Behring/The Columbian)

Camas-Washougal Moose Lodge in limbo

C-W Moose Lodge in limbo (Natalie Behring/The Columbian)

December 9, 2015, 6:03am Clark County Life

This place used to be filled with laughter, longtime friends and a rocking karaoke scene. Read story

Everybody has a story: All she wants for Christmas is her two strong knees

December 9, 2015, 6:00am Community

The current rage, for us in the Medicare crowd, is writing a "bucket list" of goals and dreams and completing them before our funerals. They're often pricey, like those Viking River Cruises advertised on PBS, with chic people chuckling as they sip vintage white wine. Another popular choice is clearly… Read story

Teen program receives $10,000 grant

December 9, 2015, 5:59am Community

The Parks Foundation of Clark County received a $10,000 grant from the Waldon M. Groves Fund for its Teen Late Night Program, in which community centers stay open from 6 to 11 p.m. Fridays during the school year. The Waldon M. Groves Fund is a charitable fund at the Community… Read story

Woodland: Jim Bays was honored at the Woodland School District Board of Directors meeting on Nov.

Woodland honors school board member after four decades of service

Woodland: Jim Bays was honored at the Woodland School District Board of Directors meeting on Nov.

December 6, 2015, 10:52pm Schools

Woodland -- Jim Bays was first elected to the Woodland School District Board of Directors in 1973 when he was 19, and on Nov. 23, he was honored for his 42 years of service to the board at his last meeting before retiring. "I was always interested in politics, having… Read story