Clark County Fire District 3 Employees Honored
Clark County Fire District 3 held a virtual awards ceremony presenting 11 employees with awards this week. Staff and personnel were recognized for high achievement and years of service.
Clark County Fire District 3 held a virtual awards ceremony presenting 11 employees with awards this week. Staff and personnel were recognized for high achievement and years of service.
Usually, marshmallows, toothpicks, and Jell-O only get together at the dinner table. But at South Ridge Elementary School, marshmallows and toothpicks turned into tall buildings on the shaky, earthquake-prone ground of a pan of Jell-O.
April First Friday in Downtown Camas brings an appreciation for the strong history of Camas and a celebration of the coming of Spring.
The Vancouver Farmers Market is springing into the 2021 season and with opening day on Saturday, March 20.
After top finishes at the Southwest Washington regional National History Day competition, 21 students from Battle Ground Public Schools’ middle schools have advanced to the state round to be held on May 1, 2021.
Youth Art Month started nationally in 1961 when the Council for Art Education and National Art Education Association named March as Youth Art Month to recognize art education and the value of art to create a better quality of life for all people.
City Council greeted the newest member of the Battle Ground Police Department at their March 1st Study Session. Police Chief Mike Fort introduced K9 Charlie, along with his partner and handler, Officer Clint Fraser.
When you ask first-grade students to write letters about what they want, you can expect a lot of cute letters asking for puppies, Legos, and beach trips. But one Ridgefield first-grader at Union Ridge Elementary School made a surprising request.
The International Thespian Excellence Awards (or “Thespys” for short) recognize the highest level of achievement in school theatre performance and technical theatre. The educational program, held virtually this year, gives student Thespians the opportunity to receive constructive feedback on prepared theatrical material and technical designs. All students submitted videos of their performances for adjudication.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington is hosting a free community drive-thru book fair on Thursday, March 11, 2021.
Rocksolid Community Teen Center will hold its 20th Annual Lucky Shamrock Auction online March 11-15, 2021. This auction supports the after-school program and is the Teen Center’s largest fundraiser of the year.
Lucky leprechauns, art gallery receptions, green activities, prizes, after-hours shopping, and more will be the focus of the “Go Green” themed March First Friday in Downtown Camas.
Free up valuable space in your home, business, or storage spaces and protect yourself or your business by safely shredding important documents. Thomas Jefferson Middle School PTSA is hosting a free shred day event on Saturday, March 20, 2021, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
You’ve loved Night Market Vancouver… now you can enjoy that familiar shared experience in a new format, NMV Pop-Local.
Chocolate treats, art shows, candy-themed activities, prizes, after-hours shopping, and more will all be a part of the 14th annual “A Chocolate Affair to Remember” First Friday event in Downtown Camas in February.
During science classes, teachers use labs and experiments to engage students and improve learning by demonstrating concepts in action. However, with Woodland’s high school students learning fully remotely due to the pandemic, Stephanie Marshall, a science teacher at Woodland High School, develops unique ways to involve students in vivid science lab experiments without the ability to attend school in-person.
While everyone knows that we should protect ourselves from cyber identity theft it’s easy to forget that the threat of “paper” identity theft is still very real. Keep your identity safe by shredding your confidential papers!
The City of Vancouver had pledged to help plant 1,000 trees in 2020 as part of the Trees in Cities Challenge, a worldwide effort to create sustainable, more resilient, and greener cities of tomorrow.
Some classes are a challenge to teach online, and choir is one of them. It’s harder to hear how a choir’s harmony blends over a small computer speaker versus being surrounded by sound. But even with online classes, Ridgefield choir teacher Bobbe Whetsell thought her students should be able to hear how they would sound in concert. So she painstakingly compiled dozens of student videos into a virtual “concert”—for each of her five classes.
The interim county manager is seeking applicants to fill two positions on the volunteer Community Action Advisory Board.
The Clark County Council will consider revising the county’s fireworks rules during a public hearing at 10:00 am Tuesday, February …
Read more…Clark County Fireworks Code Changes Back on the Agenda
Battle Ground Public Schools will host a virtual Levy Information Night to provide details and answer questions about Proposition 5, the district’s replacement educational programs and operations levy that will be on the February 9, 2021, ballot.
Evergreen Public Schools will begin to welcome more and more students back for in-person learning beginning January 19. The district announced it would be following Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s new guidelines announced in December, along with Clark County Public Health’s direction, allowing schools to offer more in-person learning as COVID transmission numbers flatten.
OK, so it’s not actually the very first Friday of January… but you can still enjoy a First Friday week of fun activities. And, if you’re getting a late start on completing the daily challenges, don’t worry, you have until Friday, January 8, 2021, at 3:00 PM to finish!