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Washougal musicians selected for honor bands

Washougal: Canyon Creek musicians Maddie Wakefield, front from left, Maliyah Veale, Jennie Mariscal, and Kelly Langston; back from left, William Weihl and Kyle Hendrickson were named to the North County Middle School Honor Band.

November 24, 2015, 9:40pm Truckies

Washougal -- Numerous Washougal students were accepted in honors bands. Five Washougal High School students were selected for the Pacific Lutheran University Northwest High School Honor Band, which is made up of students from throughout Washington and Oregon: Ryan Anderson, Nick Torres, Madelyn Ault, Melina Hernandez and Jalen Watts. Canyon… Read story

Rotarians deliver dictionaries to third-graders

Battle Ground: Lewis River Rotary Club Vocational Service Chairwoman Lisa Oldham, left, delivers dictionaries to third-graders at Maple Grove Elementary as part of the club's Dictionary Project.

November 18, 2015, 6:05am Truckies

Battle Ground -- Members of the Lewis River Rotary Club and students from Battle Ground High School delivered nearly 1,300 dictionaries to the third-graders in the Battle Ground, Hockinson and Ridgefield school districts. As part of the Dictionary Project, Rotary members bring dictionaries to students and show them how much… Read story

Minnehaha: More than 300 veterans and students spent Veterans Day at Clark County Food Bank packing more than 25,000 pounds of food, which will go to families in need.

Students, veterans help food bank and share a meal

November 18, 2015, 6:01am Truckies

Minnehaha -- More than 300 students and veterans teamed up on Veterans Day to pack more than 25,000 pounds of food at Clark County Food Bank. They did so as part of the food bank's Students & Veterans Engaging event. This year's turnout was nearly double of last year's, organizers… Read story

Esther Short: "Heart and Stone," a sculpture designed by Cobalt Designworks, was unveiled Nov.

Heart sculpture pays respect to ‘founding mothers’

November 18, 2015, 5:59am Truckies

Esther Short -- Vancouver's Downtown Association unveiled a new sculpture on Nov. 6 at West Sixth and Columbia streets. The work, titled "Heart and Stone," designed by Vancouver's Cobalt Designworks, honors the city's "founding mothers." The sculpture is a nearly 2-ton boulder with a 12-foot-tall steel "heart." "Founding mothers" Joyce… Read story

Woodland: "Reflections," a sculpture by Tim Prentice, was unveiled Oct.

Woodland High School unveils new sculpture

November 18, 2015, 5:58am Truckies

Woodland -- Using a $90,000 grant from the Washington State Arts Commission, Woodland High School hired artist Tim Prentice to create a sculpture to hang in the school. Prentice's work was unveiled Oct. 30. His piece, titled "Reflections," now resides in the building's entryway. It features hanging panels that reflect… Read story

Fruit Valley: Scientists and community volunteers gather to document the diversity of plant and animal life at Vancouver Lake Park on Sept.

Volunteers catalog animals, plants at Vancouver Lake

November 18, 2015, 5:55am Truckies

Fruit Valley -- More than 100 scientists and community volunteers spent Sept. 26 exploring Vancouver Lake Park and cataloging the area's diversity of plant and animal life for the Vancouver Lake Eco-Blitz. The group spent six hours identifying more than 150 species of birds, plants, insects, reptiles, amphibians and mammals.… Read story

Ridgefield: Ridgefield School District Employee of the Month Nancy Anderson, clockwise from left, shows her award, with Students of the Month Alexander Ashmore, Jenna Mayer, Olivia Fenton and Naomy Martinez.

Ridgefield honors Employee and Students of the Month

November 18, 2015, 5:52am Truckies

Ridgefield -- The Ridgefield School District board honored this month's Employee and Students of the Month at its Nov. 10 meeting. Nancy Anderson, a human resources specialist, was named Employee of the Month for her 22 years of service to the district. The Students of the Month were Naomy Martinez,… Read story

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