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‘Death just becomes a part of life’ — Vancouver-based Heritage of Hope prepares people for end-of-life transition
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‘Death just becomes a part of life’ — Vancouver-based Heritage of Hope prepares people for end-of-life transition

Heritage of Hope, a nonprofit organization based in Vancouver, is hoping to cultivate a more tolerant and prepared culture around death here at home.

Apr 7, 2021

Battle Ground auto shop will give away a car to disabled veteran
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Battle Ground auto shop will give away a car to disabled veteran

Elite Collision Center, in Battle Ground, will donate a car to disabled US Army and Coast Guard veteran Scott Bingham of Snohomish at 3 p. m. Friday.

Apr 7, 2021

Master Composter Recyclers offer free spring webinars
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Master Composter Recyclers offer free spring webinars

The four composting webinars will teach people how to keep food scraps out of the landfill by using their curbside composting cart or setting up successful composting systems at home.

Apr 6, 2021

Blood is life: New career for Declan’s mom is inspirational
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Blood is life: New career for Declan’s mom is inspirational

Lauren Reagan changed careers and now works for Bloodworks Northwest, sharing her son’s story in hopes of inspiring others to donate blood.

Mar 31, 2021

Nancy Stoy gets a Green Apple for sustainability at Lacamas Lake Elementary
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Nancy Stoy gets a Green Apple for sustainability at Lacamas Lake Elementary

Camas custodian teaches students to keep school clean by recycling, gardening and conservation.

Mar 29, 2021

Healing Winds Therapeutic Riding Center is raising funds for ‘Sadie’
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Healing Winds Therapeutic Riding Center is raising funds for ‘Sadie’

She can be a diva, but Sadie is also one special horse who has been fighting for her life, and her owner hopes to have her back doing what she loves: Helping humans

Mar 26, 2021

Camas Lions help restore wind and ice damaged structure at Camp Currie
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Camas Lions help restore wind and ice damaged structure at Camp Currie

The Camas Lions Club recently turned out to repair a wind-damaged adirondack structure at Camp Currie, in Camas over the past few weekends.

Mar 25, 2021

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity celebrates Women’s Build Week
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Evergreen Habitat for Humanity celebrates Women’s Build Week

Local chapter works with Evergreen High School students to build a new home in Vancouver.

Mar 15, 2021

The Governors drop first full-length album, “Power to the People,” March 9
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The Governors drop first full-length album, “Power to the People,” March 9

The first licorice pizza from Battle Ground-grown band The Governors hits the billboards on March 9. “Power to the People” will drop the same day, a year after the group’s last in-person concert.

Mar 8, 2021

Bringing Them Home — The All God’s Children International story
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Bringing Them Home — The All God’s Children International story

Well over 3,500 children have been placed through AGCI, thousands more are sponsored by AGCI partners everyday and the organization is currently intervening for 8 million children living in orphana…

Mar 5, 2021

Woodland Chamber of Commerce awards individuals and business
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Woodland Chamber of Commerce awards individuals and business

Every year, the Woodland Chamber of Commerce awards two individuals and one business with the Citizen of the Year, the Employee of the Year, and the Business of the Year awards.

Mar 2, 2021

Community Foundation opens Lifetime of Giving Award nominations
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Community Foundation opens Lifetime of Giving Award nominations

The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington is accepting nominations for its 2021 Lifetime of Giving Award.

Feb 24, 2021

Area kitten lovers encouraged to become a ‘foster parent’
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Area kitten lovers encouraged to become a ‘foster parent’

Furry Friends volunteers believe fostering is a great way to help kittens on your own time, in the comfort of your own home.

Feb 18, 2021

New program set up to award scholarships to Skyview High School students
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New program set up to award scholarships to Skyview High School students

Skyview Scholarship Foundation will recognize an outstanding student in the arts, a student looking to go to trade school, and a former transfer student who has excelled at the high school.

Feb 16, 2021

Changing the world, one child at a time: Called To Rescue
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Changing the world, one child at a time: Called To Rescue

The Vancouver based organization is active in multiple countries, including the Philippines and the U. S. They have rescued more than 1,500 children in the last three years.

Feb 3, 2021

One message in a bottle connects two worlds in friendship
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One message in a bottle connects two worlds in friendship

Niki and her family were returning from the islands where they spent six years serving as missionaries when they tossed the bottles into the sea. Now, they have been found two years later.

Feb 2, 2021

Surviving the streets: Former homeless woman appreciates system of support
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Surviving the streets: Former homeless woman appreciates system of support

Tessa Skilton spent 10 years on the streets in a seemingly hopeless situation before she asked and received help from various organizations, and today she is living in her own apartment

Jan 28, 2021

Union HS seniors create a bear-y, bear-y wild card game
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Union HS seniors create a bear-y, bear-y wild card game

The Bear Game is a family-friendly tabletop card game, created by local high school students, with artwork depicting bears in various states of human form that go with some wild instructions.

Jan 26, 2021