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Bagley Downs: Richard Thomas from Vancouver and Woodland High School student Kelly Nigro help recycle computers Nov. 16 at Empower Up, 5000 E.

Students volunteer with Empower Up

Bagley Downs: Richard Thomas from Vancouver and Woodland High School student Kelly Nigro help recycle computers Nov. 16 at Empower Up, 5000 E.

November 27, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies

Bagley Downs -- A group of Clark College communication studies students helped recycle and refurbish computers that will eventually go to those in need. During two trips in November, four students -- Kelly Nigro of Woodland, Rosie Scoggins of Vancouver, Misty Smith of St. Helens, Ore., and Richard Thomas of… Read story

Ridgefield: A turkey vulture spreads its wings during BirdFest on Nov.

3,000 attend Birdfest at refuge

Ridgefield: A turkey vulture spreads its wings during BirdFest on Nov.

November 27, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies

Ridgefield -- More than 3,000 people attended the annual Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge BirdFest celebration. It was the 13th year for the festival, held Nov. 4 at the refuge. During the day, visitors took canoe tours, went on guided hikes, lent a hand pulling ivy and made baskets. In addition,… Read story

Camas: Liberty Middle School leadership students, from left, Teague Shroeder, Gracen O'Dell, Raegan Moss and Cambryn Gulzow show off the Davy Crockett's anchor, now on the school campus, on Nov.

Anchor honors Camas workers who built ship equipment

Camas: Liberty Middle School leadership students, from left, Teague Shroeder, Gracen O'Dell, Raegan Moss and Cambryn Gulzow show off the Davy Crockett's anchor, now on the school campus, on Nov.

November 27, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies

Camas -- Remember the Davy Crockett? Folks at Liberty Middle School willt. That's because the anchor from the converted Navy Liberty Ship -- a cargo vessel -- was installed outside the school Nov. 9 amid much pomp and circumstance. The Davy Crockett was first launched in 1942 but eventually sold… Read story

Esther Short: Restaurateur Chuck Chronis couldn't make it to his own Rotary award ceremony, but his fans were there.

Chronis’ Restaurant & Lounge owners honored for community efforts

Esther Short: Restaurateur Chuck Chronis couldn't make it to his own Rotary award ceremony, but his fans were there.

November 27, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies

Esther Short -- Perennial Thanksgiving angel and downtown restaurateur Chuck Chronis, and his wife, Sandy, received the Vocational Service Award from the Rotary Club of Vancouver at an Oct. 31 luncheon at the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay. The award recognizes community members whose outstanding commitment leaves a… Read story

Edgewood Park: Bridge champions from American Association of University Women fundraiser: from left, Janie Pearcy (1st), Bettie Hochwater (2nd) and Margaret Denny (3rd).

University women raise money for university women

Edgewood Park: Bridge champions from American Association of University Women fundraiser: from left, Janie Pearcy (1st), Bettie Hochwater (2nd) and Margaret Denny (3rd).

November 27, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies

Edgewood Park -- One heart. Two clubs. Many dollars. The American Association of University Women raised $1,130 for its scholarship fund in a friendly "Dollars for Scholars" bridge tournament Oct. 20. The Vancouver branch of AAUW awards scholarships to one Clark College and one Washington State University Vancouver female student… Read story

Battle Ground: Members of Battle Ground Elks Lodge No. 2589 Jean Boodey, from left, Ken Kanooth and Shirley Rooney distribute dictionaries Oct.

Battle Ground Elks get wordy with third-graders

Battle Ground: Members of Battle Ground Elks Lodge No. 2589 Jean Boodey, from left, Ken Kanooth and Shirley Rooney distribute dictionaries Oct.

November 27, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies

Battle Ground -- As they have done each year since the school opened in 2006, the Battle Ground Elks Lodge No. 2589 gave each third-grade student at Daybreak Primary School his or her own dictionary. Elks members visited the school Oct. 12 to hand out the 144 dictionaries. The Battle… Read story

North Sifton: Amy Huff, from left, Ginny Gronwoldt, Dawn Harris, Carrie Torrance, Tami Eldredg and Lori Wick get a check for $2,000 from Umpqua Bank's Give Back to School Fund.

Umpqua Bank donates $2,000 to York Elementary

North Sifton: Amy Huff, from left, Ginny Gronwoldt, Dawn Harris, Carrie Torrance, Tami Eldredg and Lori Wick get a check for $2,000 from Umpqua Bank's Give Back to School Fund.

November 27, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies

North Sifton -- York Elementary School received $2,000 from Umpqua Bank as part of its first-ever Give Back to School Fund promotion. Umpqua Bank, headquartered in Portland, launched the promotion earlier this year, agreeing to add $1 to a fund for every new Like the bank received on its Facebook… Read story

Hazel Dell: Ryan Evan, from left, WSU Master Gardener Bobbi Bellomy, Forrest Mock and Carrie Hanson-Muxlow spread bark chips in the Hazel Dell School and Community Garden.

Clark students help in the garden

Hazel Dell: Ryan Evan, from left, WSU Master Gardener Bobbi Bellomy, Forrest Mock and Carrie Hanson-Muxlow spread bark chips in the Hazel Dell School and Community Garden.

November 27, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies

Hazel Dell -- A Clark College health class helped prepare the Hazel Dell School and Community Garden for winter this season. Twenty college students, from Kristen Myklebust and Sara Gerlt-Schroeder's Health 100 classes, worked in the garden spreading bark, pruning plants and weeding. Washington State University Master Gardeners Bobbi Bellomy… Read story

Tell us about your holiday light display

November 23, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

Does your holiday display illuminate the night sky with glowing glory? Do you find your neighbors stopping to smile at your home's festive spirit? Read story

Pets of the week

November 20, 2012, 4:00pm Community

Sammie is a 13-year-old boxer. She has been in a foster home for a little while, and is learning all sorts of new things. Sammie is a low-key gal and has done well with the children who visit her foster home. She would be happiest in a home with no… Read story