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Lance Christian, left, executive director of the Portland ALS Association chapter, jokes around with Rashid Al-Robaee, center, and Paul Richter while being presented with a check for more than $1,100.

Play raises money for ALS research and support

Lance Christian, left, executive director of the Portland ALS Association chapter, jokes around with Rashid Al-Robaee, center, and Paul Richter while being presented with a check for more than $1,100.

September 13, 2011, 5:00pm Community

Brush Prairie -- It was a hilarious play with a serious goal: raise money in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Four local actor and writers whose former middle school math teacher has been diagnosed with ALS put on three nights of "No Choice,"… Read story

Battle Ground schools officials to discuss personnel issue

August 24, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Battle Ground Public Schools board members will hold an executive session Thursday morning to discuss personnel issues. Read story

Orchard’s Fred Meyer donates prize money to FISH

August 23, 2011, 5:00pm Community

Orchards -- The employees of the Orchards Fred Meyer store donated $5,000 to FISH of Orchards on Aug. 3. The donation was a prize the store won in a competition against other Fred Meyer stores. The location with the largest percentage of employees giving at least $1 per paycheck for… Read story

Brush Prairie teen wins medal at horse show

August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community

Brush Prairie -- Krystal Blundell, 17, won the American Morgan Horse Association Saddle Seat Silver Medal Award. She received the award for her outstanding performance at the North Star Americana Morgan Horse Show held in St. Paul, Minn., in early July. This win has qualified Blundell to compete in the… Read story

Sean Snyder and his daughter, Chloe Snyder, 9, play on the swings at Orchards Community Park in Orchards.

Activities abound as sun goes down in Orchards

Sean Snyder and his daughter, Chloe Snyder, 9, play on the swings at Orchards Community Park in Orchards.

August 14, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Cage fights, clay target shooting and foam dance parties probably aren't the first things that come to mind when you think of Orchards. But when it comes to unusual evening entertainment, the somewhat sleepy area of northeast Vancouver is full of hidden surprises. Read story

Hudson’s Bay grad sworn in to U.S. Foreign Service

August 9, 2011, 5:00pm Community

Walnut Grove -- Heather Ward, 40, has been sworn in to the United States Foreign Service. Ward, who grew up in Clark County, attended Hudson's Bay High School and Clark College, and worked at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library. She went on to get a degree in library science. During… Read story

Bull-riding event draws 700, raises money

August 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community

Brush Prairie -- Before any of the excitement began, Riley McMillan, 10, stood on her horse holding the American flag and rode around the arena as the audience stood at attention. McMillan is member of a trick-riding family who entertained the crowd during the last weekend in July at the… Read story

Teen center awarded grants

July 27, 2011, 12:00am Community

Brush Prairie -- Rocksolid, a community teen center, received two grants from The Community Foundation of Southwest Washington. The first grant was from the foundations Community Giving Fund's Youth Philanthropy Fund for Character Building and Life Skills Mentoring programs. The grant was $3,500 and will go toward programs used to… Read story

Student returns from exchange studies in Germany

July 18, 2011, 12:00am Community

Brush Prairie -- Joey Wagner returned home last week after spending a year in Germany as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals. While abroad, Wagner spent two months in intensive German language training, then studied for a semester at the University of Leipzig. The final five months… Read story

Captain Scott Johns, left, and Firefighter-Paramedic Scott Squires won the worst dressed and shortest drive awards during the Bob Allen Memorial Golf Tournament.

Firefighters’ golf tournament funds summer camp trip

Captain Scott Johns, left, and Firefighter-Paramedic Scott Squires won the worst dressed and shortest drive awards during the Bob Allen Memorial Golf Tournament.

July 11, 2011, 12:00am Community

Brush Prairie -- Six children with burns will go to summer camp thanks to the firefighters of Fire District 6 and the International Association of Firefighters Local 1805. On June 27, the firefighters raised $4,300 during The Bob Allen Memorial Golf Tournament for the Oregon Burn Center summer burn camp… Read story