Battle Ground, Meadow Glade and Hockinson
Battle Ground: Anna Downs and Kevin Stamper appeared as white and purple dots in a sea of black caps and gowns at the Battle Ground High School graduation ceremony on June 18. The two Heritage High School students were invited to walk with Battle Ground when they missed their own graduation ceremony after being hit by a driver who was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. “The best part was when their names were announced and they walked across the stage … the entire Battle Ground graduating class stood and cheered for them. It was awesome,” Diana Downs, Anna’s stepmother, said in an e-mail.
Hazel Dell, Felida and Salmon Creek
Felida: Firefighters from Fire District 6 worked with the National Safe Kids Campaign and McDonald’s to recognize kids for wearing a helmet while participating in a nonmotorized wheeled activity: biking, in-line skating, roller skating and skateboarding. Firefighters gave kids “Safe Rider Citations” that could be traded in for an ice cream cone at McDonald’s.
Salmon Creek: More than 1,500 children, parents and grandparents attended the fifth annual Healthy Kids Fair at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center on June 12. Twenty community partners from the surrounding community participated, doing everything from face painting to fire-safety tips. The fair also offered low-cost bicycle helmets, 500 of which were sold and fitted. Eighty child-safety seats that were damaged or expired were recycled, and 30 child-safety seats were checked to make sure they were being used properly.
West Hazel Dell: Jessica M. Doan, a junior at Columbia River High School, was selected to be one of 1,100 attendees at West Point’s Summer Leaders Seminar this summer. Doan will live in the cadet barracks, eat in the mess hall and participate in academic, leadership, athletic and military workshops. More than 4,000 juniors from across the country applied for the program.