November 25, 2015, 6:08am Clark County News
The business community is stepping up to build showers, bathrooms and a laundry facility at a day center for the homeless that's slated to open next month in west Vancouver's Fruit Valley neighborhood, giving the project a needed boost as the city grapples with its homeless problem. Read story
November 25, 2015, 5:49am Truckies
Clark County -- The Vancouver Fire Department and Vancouver Firefighters Union annual coat drive started on Nov. 19, and residents still have a few weeks left to donate coats, which will go to local children through several charitable organizations. The firefighters are also working with the 45th Columbia River Scouts… Read story
November 25, 2015, 5:48am Truckies
Washougal -- Before the season's first regional competition, Camas, Washougal and Hockinson students gathered for a warm-up robotics competition, and it was a strong showing for Jemtegaard Middle School. Jemtegaard brought 10 students split across two teams, the Robo Bonobo Dodo and the Digidogs, with Robo Bonobo finishing first and… Read story
November 25, 2015, 5:47am Truckies
Washougal -- About 40 fourth- and fifth-graders at Gause Elementary School pledged to look out for their classmates, as they joined the school's safety patrol. To get on the patrol, students had to go through a week of training, which includes shadowing current patrols members, watching a video and getting… Read story
November 25, 2015, 5:46am Truckies
Walnut Grove -- Furry Friends received $1,812.24 during the Give More 24! day of online donations on Sept. 24, which raised $676,311 in total for local charities. The no-kill shelter will use the money to pay for unexpected, major medical expenses for cats, including painful dental disease, upper respiratory infections… Read story
November 25, 2015, 5:45am Truckies
Hough -- Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to Second Step Housing for its Stepping up to Eliminate Poverty Program, which looks to help Second Step Housing residents gain opportunities at lasting success. Second Step develops, renovates and manages affordable housing, provides case management services and offers educational… Read story
November 24, 2015, 10:09pm Clark County News
Eddie Allen will be the new executive director of the Rocksolid Community Teen Center, a safe after-school place for children. Allen had been development coordinator at the Gardner School of Arts and Sciences in Vancouver. He has also been involved with FISH of Vancouver, the Humane Society for… Read story
November 24, 2015, 9:49pm Health
Washougal -- Washougal High School's Bridgette McCarthy, Michael Stevens and Carson Connors presented at the National Prevention Network Conference in Seattle on Nov. 19. There were part of 200-plus students invited to attend National Youth Leadership Initiative Training, which aims to provide a framework for solving any community problem. The… Read story
November 24, 2015, 9:45pm Truckies
Battle Ground -- The Monday following the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris, River HomeLink art teacher Traci Donahue switched up her lesson plan. She opted to speak with her Exploring Arts and Culture students -- ranging from fourth- to eighth-graders -- about the attacks, and asked them to create tiny… Read story
November 24, 2015, 9:43pm Truckies
Hazel Dell -- Clark County Fire District 6's IAFF Local 1805 union is participating in Operation Warm for another year. The local donated 30 coats to kids from low-income families on Nov. 18 at Hazel Dell Elementary. The firefighters also sized students from Sarah J. Anderson Elementary for coats and… Read story
