May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Ridgefield -- South Ridge Elementary fourth-graders placed first in their division at the Math is Cool Regional Championship competition April 15 at Fort Vancouver High School. As a result, they are qualified to send a team to compete at the State Masters Championship in Moses Lake in May, as well… Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Battle Ground -- Rocksolid Community Teen Center received a $5,000 grant courtesy of the Safeway Foundation. The funding for the grant comes from Safeway employee contributions. The grant is designed to help local nonprofits. The money will be used to purchase healthy snacks for the students who attend the teen… Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Salmon Creek -- Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center honored hundreds of volunteers at its sixth annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner, held recently at the hospital. Geri Johnson, a volunteer in the Spiritual Care Department at Salmon Creek, received the Presidential Service Award for Lifetime Achievement, which honors a volunteer who has… Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Salmon Creek -- Three Washington State University Vancouver faculty members won awards from the WSU College of Education at an awards meeting May 3. Tamara Nelson won an award for collaboration and networking. Assistant Professor Kristin Huggins, Associate Professor Stephen Kucer, and Assistant Professor Paul Pitre won Faculty Funding Awards,… Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Northeast Hazel Dell -- Future soldiers were honored at an ice cream social in Hazel Dell on April 30. More than 125 people attended the Our Community Solutes Future Soldiers event. The Our Community Salutes Committee is made up of veterans, educators, community members and business leaders interested in recognizing… Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Esther Short -- Ruth Watson, the director of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District from 1967 to 1987, recently got a peek at the new main library on C Street. Alongside the current library executive director, Bruce Ziegman, Watson toured the building, which will open to the public in July. Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Esther Short -- Loaves & Fishes Centers third Clark County Annual Luncheon raised more than $140,000 in just one hour to provide hot meals to seniors throughout Clark County. Matching funds in honor of John Cartales and from the Feinstein Foundation helped make this amount possible. Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Bagley Downs -- More than 90 Comcast employees, family and friends volunteered April 30 at the Clark County Habitat ReStore and Big Brothers Big Sisters for Comcast Cares Day, a national volunteer event. At the ReStore, volunteers painted, processed donations and organized the space. At Big Brothers Big Sisters, adults… Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Hudson's Bay -- The first Rotaract club in Clark County was chartered April 17 at Pearson Air Museum. Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young adults ages 18 to 30. Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Minnehaha -- The Harry S. Truman Parent Teacher Association was recognized in four categories for its outstanding efforts on behalf of Truman Elementary students and families during the Washington State PTA Convention. There are more than 1,000 PTAs in Washington. The Truman PTA was awarded a silver level Honor Unit… Read story
