Orchards, Sifton and Brush Prairie
Pleasant Highlands: Emily Peters, an eighth-grader at Pleasant Valley Middle School, has been collecting blankets for the homeless for the past three years. She recently printed fliers with information about her project, called Operation Warm Clark County, for every teacher at the school. She collected new or “gently used, clean” blankets at the school through Nov. 19. After that, she donated the blankets to the Share House in downtown Vancouver. Emily was inspired to help homeless when she was 7 and first saw homeless people.
Hazel Dell, Felida and Salmon Creek
Northeast Hazel Dell: First Congregational United Church of Christ held a skylight celebration and open house Nov. 14. The church recently completed renovations including replacing the exterior skylight glass, refurbishing the interior stained glass and replacing the roofing.
Salmon Creek: Steven Heid of Vancouver was awarded $675 through the J. Herman and Jean Swartz Biotechnology Undergraduate Scholarship for the 2010-11 academic year at Eastern Washington University. The award is given to junior/senior biotechnology majors with a 3.3-plus GPA.
East Clark County: Camas and Washougal
Washougal: All third-graders in the Washougal School District received a dictionary from Columbia Credit Union and the Camas Washougal Rotary Club.
Camas: Lacamas Community Credit Union donated $3,000 to the Stevenson-Carson School District as a part of its Community Partnership Program. Credit union CFO Mark Sandowski presented a check to William Hundley, superintendent of the district, at a staff training event at Stevenson High School on Nov. 3.
Washougal: Washougal Scouts from Pack 314 and Troop 314 hosted a Veterans Appreciation Breakfast on Nov. 7. The group collected $200, which was donated to two military programs: Gorge Heroes and Homes for our Troops. The Scouts served more than 100 breakfasts and cleared tables. Parents cooked the food. Volunteers donated an estimated 147 hours of service, including Scouts, adults and siblings according to spokeswoman Janelle Stanton.
Battle Ground, Meadow Glade and Hockinson
Battle Ground: Carlee Marxmiller and Don McCullough from La Center High School won a pizza party for their classroom from Pritchard Orthodontics in Battle Ground. The office asked patients to write a note as to why their teacher is the best. Marxmiller said her teacher, McCullough, is the best because he is very involved with students, teaching art, drama and fashion design.
Central Vancouver, Minnehaha and The Heights
Bagley Downs: Five Vancouver elementary schools each received a $1,000 donation from Wells Fargo at the second annual Principal’s Breakfast. Fruit Valley, Hazel Dell, Hough, Martin Luther King and Washington elementary schools representatives each received a check for their school. Checks were also awarded to Crestline, Orchards and Mill Plain elementary schools in Evergreen Public Schools.
Central Park: Lisa Deane, recreation coordinator at the Marshall Center, and Patty Krebbs, recreation coordinator at the Firstenburg Center, were each awarded an “honorary membership” certificate to the Southwest Washington State Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. The branch awarded the two with certificates for their help providing Scottish dance classes at the Marshall Center for 30 years and at Firstenburg since it opened, according to a release.
East Vancouver, Cascade Park, Fisher’s Landing and Evergreen
Fisher’s Landing: Veterans Day seemed the perfect day to install and dedicate a new flag and lighted pole at the Vista Del Rio clubhouse. Residents at the park raised the money to pay for the project.
Evergreen: A new sculpture was recently installed at Evergreen High School as part of the percentage for art from the Washington State Arts Commission. The piece is by artist Brian Goldbloom.
North Image: Melodies salon held a fundraiser to benefit the Living Hope Church’s food bank on Nov. 13. The salon’s two locations, 2415 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. and 11101 N.E. Fourth Plain Road, donated $1 for every haircut to the food bank. Around $150 worth of donations came in that day, which salon spokeswoman Arlene Jackson said equates to a pretty busy day.
North Clark County and Woodland
La Center: La Center Farms donated 100 Douglas fir Christmas trees to the “Trees for Troops” program on Nov. 26. The trees were picked up by FedEx on Nov. 29 and shipped to military families at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Last year, the “Trees for Troops” program delivered 16,651 trees to 54 military bases. The farm at 31215 N.E. 40th Ave. in La Center will also give a $5 discount to all military, fire or police personnel who are active duty, reserve, retired or volunteer with a photo ID.
Ridgefield and Fairgrounds
Ridgefield: Aho Construction cut a check to the Ridgefield High School Boosters for $5,000 earlier this year. The construction company challenged the boosters to raise money throughout July and vowed to match $1 for every dollar the boosters collected, up to $5,000. The boosters were able to gather $8,000 that month.
Ridgefield: Ridgefield High School will have a canned food drive competition with Kalama High School through Dec. 14. All collected food will be donated to the North County Community Food Bank and the Hough Foundation. Donations may be dropped off in the lobby of the Ridgefield Community Center, 210 North Main Ave., from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Canned food may also be left at the Ridgefield High School office, 2630 South Hillhurst Road from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
