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Felida: 
 Students Ethan Hill, from left, Elaina Baker, Lizzy Dunlop and Christian Fletcher debate in the mock debate in one of the legislative buildings at the Capitol in Olympia.

Felida students visit Olympia

Felida: 
 Students Ethan Hill, from left, Elaina Baker, Lizzy Dunlop and Christian Fletcher debate in the mock debate in one of the legislative buildings at the Capitol in Olympia.

November 8, 2011, 4:00pm Community

Felida -- Fourth-graders at Felida Elementary and their teachers, Danielle Conner and Michele Busboom, traveled to Olympia on Oct. 27 to tour the Capitol and learn more about state government. Read story

Barberton: 
 Prairie High School Red Cross student volunteers participate in 'Trick or Treat for Disaster. 'From left: Kylie Brown, Miranda Steiner, Chloe Barnes, Gabby Oliber, Lauren Morris, Zoe Lovell, Kelsi Edmonds and Meghan Labadie.

Students trick or treat for disaster aid

Barberton: 
 Prairie High School Red Cross student volunteers participate in 'Trick or Treat for Disaster. 'From left: Kylie Brown, Miranda Steiner, Chloe Barnes, Gabby Oliber, Lauren Morris, Zoe Lovell, Kelsi Edmonds and Meghan Labadie.

November 8, 2011, 4:00pm Community

Barberton -- Around 100 youth volunteers from eight area high schools raised money for Southwest Washington Red Cross Disaster Services on Halloween by "Trick or Treating for Disaster." Read story

Carter Park chooses neighborhood board

November 8, 2011, 4:00pm Community

Carter Park -- The Carter Park neighborhood association recently elected its slate of officers and board members for the coming year. They are: John Fairgrieve, president; Susan Sanders, vice president; Alex Gall, secretary; Jerrad Isch, treasurer; and Eric Whitchurch and Caitlyn Isch, board members. Read story

Evergreen Highlands: Chris Wall, left, helps his son Michael build a bat house during &quot;Bat Tuesday&quot; at St.

Second graders get hands on to save bats

Evergreen Highlands: Chris Wall, left, helps his son Michael build a bat house during &quot;Bat Tuesday&quot; at St.

November 8, 2011, 4:00pm Community

Evergreen Highlands -- Second-graders at St. Joseph Catholic School should be able tell you anything you want to know about native Southwest Washington bats after Oct. 25 or "Bat Tuesday." Read story

Bagley Downs: Bonneville Power Administration energy efficiency specialist Rick Hodges removes old siding from a home during a volunteer weatherization day event.

BPA volunteers help weatherize home

Bagley Downs: Bonneville Power Administration energy efficiency specialist Rick Hodges removes old siding from a home during a volunteer weatherization day event.

November 8, 2011, 4:00pm Community

Bagley Downs -- On Oct. 27, volunteers from the Bonneville Power Administration helped weatherize a home being renovated for low-income ownership. Read story

Brush Prairie horse owner and equestrian Anita Will, left, and Karen Trout, Clark County volunteer coordinator, walk a trail at the north end of Whipple Creek Regional Park.

Whipping Whipple Creek trail into shape

Brush Prairie horse owner and equestrian Anita Will, left, and Karen Trout, Clark County volunteer coordinator, walk a trail at the north end of Whipple Creek Regional Park.

November 4, 2011, 12:00am Community

The four miles of trail that wind through Whipple Creek Regional Park's 300 forested acres are popular with users of all stripes -- equestrians, hikers, mountain bikers, dog walkers, search and rescue crews and cross-country runners, including from nearby Skyview High School. Not all of those uses are compatible with… Read story

Neighbors calendar

November 2, 2011, 12:00am Community

A list of neighborhood association meetings and events Read story

North Garrison Heights: Susie Castle, left, and Lisa Sturgeon, queen of the 40 Something Cowgirls Wrinkled Wranglers, with Pepa the pony during a fundraiser for the Susan G.

Pony pretty in pink for good cause

North Garrison Heights: Susie Castle, left, and Lisa Sturgeon, queen of the 40 Something Cowgirls Wrinkled Wranglers, with Pepa the pony during a fundraiser for the Susan G.

November 2, 2011, 12:00am Community

North Garrison Heights -- Pepa, the white pony, sported handprints of pink after a fundraiser to help find a cure for cancer. The event, called "Tough enough to paint your pony pink," was hosted by the 40 Something Cowgirls Wrinkled Wranglers. On Oct. 22, outside the Vancouver Cancer Clinic, for… Read story

Andresen/St.

Food bank gobbles up turkey donation

Andresen/St.

November 2, 2011, 12:00am Community

Andresen/St. Johns -- Northwest Harvest South, a nonprofit that raises money for the Clark County Food Bank, donated 2,304 frozen turkeys to distribute to 15 individual food banks in Clark County for holiday food boxes. The 576 cases of turkeys from Safeway were delivered to the Stop Hunger Warehouse on… Read story

Dental clinic brightens smiles of uninsured

November 2, 2011, 12:00am Community

Cascade Park West -- Around 130 uninsured patients were treated to free dental care from Gillespie Dentistry on Oct. 22. Five local dentists donated treatments worth around $40,000 during the eight-hour clinic. The patients who needed prescriptions were given free antibiotics, Tylenol and ibuprofen. Volunteers helped with the crowd, which… Read story