November 19, 2013, 4:00pm Community
The Monday before Thanksgiving has always been a very special day for me since 1955. Read story
November 19, 2013, 4:00pm Community
Washougal -- Duncan MacDonald teared up as he told fifth graders at Hathaway Elementary School about his time fighting in World War II. The 86-year-old Washougal resident visited the school on Veterans Day to meet with students and tell them stories, including how he ran away from home at 16… Read story
November 19, 2013, 4:00pm Community
Battle Ground -- Fred Meyer Stores donated $5,000 to the North County Community Food Bank on Nov. 14. It's part of "Bringing Hope to the Table," an annual campaign. Fred Meyer also donates more than 4 million pounds of food to local food banks each year through its Perishable Donation… Read story
November 19, 2013, 4:00pm Community
Brush Prairie -- The Prairie High School community chipped in during a Veterans Day assembly for injured veterans, dropping $527 into collection buckets passed around the audience. The school's Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps has a goal of raising $1,000 by Nov. 22 for the Wounded Warrior Project.… Read story
November 19, 2013, 4:00pm Community
Woodland -- Veterans visited Melissa Sanders' third-grade class at Woodland Primary School on Veterans Day to tell stories and let children ask whatever was on their minds. The visiting veterans shared memorabilia, including dog tags and photos, and were serenaded in return by the kids who sang them the song… Read story
November 19, 2013, 4:00pm Community
Battle Ground -- Future classroom teachers in the education program at Washington State University got some hands-on practice with contemporary lesson planning as they prepared lessons on Internet safety for third-graders at Pleasant Valley Primary School. More than a dozen WSUV students presented the wide-ranging lessons -- covering topics such… Read story
November 19, 2013, 4:00pm Community
Vancouver Heights -- OnPoint Credit Union has donated $5,000 to the College Compass Club (C3), which provides tutoring, mentoring and college readiness help to about 100 students at McLoughlin Middle School each year. The program was previously paid for via a grant from College Spark Washington, a private foundation in… Read story
November 19, 2013, 4:00pm Community
Hockinson -- Novice sculptor Chad Caswell received his first major solo job when he was commissioned recently to craft a life-size statute of World War II-era veteran Leonard DeWitt. Caswell, who lives in Hockinson, is the son of noted bronze sculptor Rip Caswell, owner of his namesake gallery in Troutdale,… Read story
November 19, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Hazel Dell -- Anne McEnerny-Ogle and her husband, Terry Ogle, were awarded the Boy Scouts of America National Lifesaving Award for their role in administering life-saving CPR to a fellow bicyclist in July 2012. Jeff Axel, representing the Cascade Pacific Council headquartered in Portland, made the presentation at a scout… Read story
November 19, 2013, 4:00pm Schools
Bagley Downs -- Roosevelt Elementary School students were rewarded with a $2,000 prize during a recent assembly for having the highest number of students participating in the Vancouver Summer Adventure program, which encourages kids and their families to stay active during the summer break. Read story
