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Many of us living in the Pacific Northwest share a common passion: the love of the great outdoors! Lush greenery, majestic mountains, crystalline rivers; the gorgeous views, even from some of our homes, are truly awe-inspiring. Now imagine having the ability to enjoy those views year-round, not from the confines of your stuffy living room, but from your beautifullydesigned, custom-built outdoor living space. Pioneer Patio Covers & Decks turns that dream into a reality!
With almost 30 years of experience and expertise in the industry, owners Robert and Jennifer Holbrook are quite simply the best in the business. It’s a point of pride, having both been born and raised in Vancouver, that they can stand behind their products and craftsmanship while servicing friends and neighbors. Their impeccable reputation in the industry has been hard won, and is a reflection of their absolute commitment and dedication to excellence.
Combining their strengths to form quite the dynamic duo, Jennifer comes from a business and marketing background while Robert grew up in construction. In fact, his father, Bob, co-owned and operated a local company, Spacemaster Construction, and that’s where Robert gained his passion for this kind of work. Robert went on to spend time in the Army and as a practical nurse, but nothing provided the level of gratification he received from working outdoors with his hands. After purchasing their first new home, he built a deck, patio cover, and fence, and his neighbors were so impressed they hired
him to do theirs. That planted the seed and word spread quickly. Pioneer Patio Covers & Decks was born!
Now, all these years later, they couldn’t be happier with the business they’ve built. They can design and construct everything from the simplest of decks, to the most innovative, elaborate, and expansive deck and patio cover systems, transforming any outdoor space into a beautifullyintegrated, comfortable, year-round sanctuary. These systems both match and enhance the look of your home, and add great value. In particular, their ACRYLITE® patio covers are boasted as the only system available which keeps the weather out while still allowing the light to pass through.
Of course, no business can succeed without the support of a dedicated staff, and Robert and Jennifer are truly grateful for theirs. Their six craftsmen: Rikki, Charley, John, Patrick, Matt, and Sam are the gears that keep the machine rolling. These guys have been with them for an average of 15 years each—a true rarity in this business, and Robert and Jennifer recognize they couldn’t do it without them.
Specializing in ACRYLITE® patio cover systems, custom patio covers and custom decks, they do the best work in town. Don’t go another season looking dejectedly out your living room windows! Call Pioneer Patio Covers & Decks today at 360-574-9085, and let them help you to create the outdoor living space you’ve always dreamed of!
Pioneer Patio Covers & Decks is located at 11318 NE Highway 99 in Vancouver. Give them a ring at 360-574-9085, or visit their website at pioneerpatiocovers.com.
By Donovan Darling, Staff Writer
Easter is about rebirth, renewal, and fertility. This is evident in symbols like the Easter bunny and Easter eggs, which eventually led to chocolate eggs, marshmallow Peeps, and the second best-selling candy holiday in America! Let’s take a quick look at how Easter has changed over the years.
According to legend, the Easter bunny first came to 1700s America with German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and brought along their tradition of an egg-laying rabbit called “Osterhase” or “Oschter Haws.” Children made outdoor nests so this curious creature could lay its colored eggs. Eventually, the tradition spread across the country, and the fabled hare’s Easter morning goodies would eventually include chocolate, candy, and gifts, while colorful baskets would replace the nests. Much like milk and cookies left out for Santa, children would often leave out carrots in case the Easter bunny got hungry from all his hopping!
From a Christian perspective, eggs were handed out during Easter service in early Orthodox churches, with the hard shell representing the sealed tomb and the cracking of the egg representing the resurrection. One explanation is that eggs used to be forbidden during Lent, so Christians would paint and decorate them to mark the end of the period of penance and fasting, then eat them on Easter as a celebration. The origin of dyeing Easter eggs is less clear, beginning anywhere from 13th century Europe or all the way back to ancient Mesopotamia. It’s rumored the early Christians of Mesopotamia dyed eggs using red to represent the blood shed on the cross. Later, missionaries may have painted biblical scenes on eggs and used them to explain the story of Easter to children.
Fast forward to the 19th century, when European chocolatiers began making chocolate eggs to celebrate Easter. Nowadays, Easter is the second best-selling candy holiday in America a er Halloween. e largest Easter egg ever made was over 25 feet high and weighed over 8,000 pounds, made from chocolate and marshmallow, and supported by an internal steel frame. Another egg-shaped candy is the jelly bean, rst popular for Easter back in the 1930s. Over 16 billion jelly beans are made in the U.S. each year for Easter. Over the last decade, the marshmallow Peep has been the best-selling non-chocolate Easter candy. Created in the 1950s, the original Peeps were handmade, yellow marshmallow chicks, and other avors and shapes were introduced later, including chocolate mousse bunnies!
hosted members of the U.S. parafencing team competing for qualification in the 2024 Paris Paralympics. COVID presented “a blessing in disguise,” Justin says. Kids with high anxiety, ADD/ADHD, or those prone to overstimulation were able to ease into fencing as instruction was limited to one-on-one classes.
Truly impressive, this nonprofit fencing club’s mission is to support fencing on every level and at every age. Their most-senior beginner was 93 years-old and the youngest was age 4. On opening day, a mom came in with her 4-year-old named Orion. Believing it would be “bad luck” to turn away a kid with the same name as the club simply because they were 4, Orion Fencing signed them up. Likewise, serendipity has played a part for many Olympic and World-class fencers. Interests developed from attending fencing club birthday parties, viewing fencing scenes in movies or print media, and rarely by direct influence of any family member who fenced.
By Patti Jo Brooks, Contributing WriterOrion Fencing, a nonprofit club, believes that fencing is for everyone. Determined to teach any individual who wants to fence, Orion is committed to affordable pricing and invites all new students to attend their first class free of charge. Gear is also available on loan at no extra cost. Instruction focuses on the three fencing weapons of modern times: foil, epee, and sabre. Classes are structured in groups of up to 16 students or private one-on-one lessons. Whether a beginner or skilled and experienced, Orion’s team of expert fencing coaches are dedicated to helping you achieve your next-level goals!
Why take up fencing? It’s cool, it’s fun, it’s a great arena for growth. Fencing helps hone skills necessary for a successful life. In a sport where only one person comes out a “winner” by Orion’s standards, all progress is a “win.” Head coach and founder, Justin Meehan relates, “It’s not about 1st Prize, it’s about getting better.” The club has plenty of openings for new students and invites all para-athletes as well. Orion recently
Orion Fencing is “dedicated to creating fencing at the base level for everybody in Southwest Washington who wants to fence.” In addition, Orion’s ultimate wish is to see varsity fencing programs in all 16 competing high schools of the Greater St. Helens Sports League. “We train teachers to be fencing coaches,” and “we will do everything in our power to help you start a club and help it grow,” promises Orion Fencing. Teacher’s students will also receive free instruction!
Orion Fencing Club is located at 13504 NE 84th St., Suite 109 in Vancouver. For additional information visit orionfencing.org, call (360)254-5999 or email info@orionfencing.org.
Fencing is for Everyone.
By Olive Gallagher, Contributing Writer
Among the “unsung” heroes who serve us every day, there are those who devote their time caring for others. This special group, that provides attention and support during some of the scariest, most painful days and nights of our lives, possesses a magical mix of talent, determination, and patience, along with the uncanny ability to provide tender, quiet comfort.
Bev Jones, who today labels herself as a “self-delegated cheerleader of Battle Ground,” is one of those heroes and readily acknowledges she knew she wanted to be a nurse from an early age. Having retired a year ago, her 43-year career caring for others was inspired by the examples set by her parents, who “walked their talk” as they contributed their time and talent to community service.
Born in Tillamook, Oregon, and raised in nearby Beaver, Bev was the youngest of six with the eldest brother being 21 years older. One sister, who had become a nurse, was an additional inspiration for her, and so, after graduating from OHSU School of Nursing, she had a clear vision of working in a critical care unit but was initially assigned to general care.
However, when the opportunity came along to join the Oregon Burn Center, she grabbed the opportunity. Ever prepared for the chance to learn and grow, Bev remained in that unit for five years and discovered she had acquired a new “family” unit with her colleagues. Those intense hours of working together under such critical conditions forged bonds that remain to this day.
Bev then worked in Hawaii for a year followed by traveling around Europe for three months. Upon returning to the states, she joined the Trauma Nursing team at Emanuel Hospital where she worked for many years, including being a part of the Mobile Surgical Transport Team. She also spent 10 years as an Organ Donation Coordinator for the State of Oregon Pacific NW Transplant Bank.
Married for 18 years to Ken Steinke, a food safety inspector who had two children when they met, the couple now lives next door to Ken’s son, Patrick, while Ken’s daughter, Heather, lives with them. In her rare, free moments, Bev loves to travel around in their little British sports car.
Bev has always seen her work as being part of and giving back to the community and helping it succeed. Her current involvements are many, including being a member of the Battle Ground Lions Club. Her personal motto is “NO Kid Hungry” and that commitment drives her ongoing support of the North County Community Food Bank.
She tirelessly volunteers for the School District’s Family Resource Program, especially with the Clothes Closet. You’ll never know where she will show up volunteering: for the free clinic at Battle Ground HealthCare, at the city park, or the senior luncheons, but one thing remains constant: Her efforts in the community bring her unlimited joy.
With a career spanning nearly 5 decades, he is one of the most distinguished record producers/audio engineers to ever spin the knobs. And he lives right here in the Pacific Northwest!
From a young age, Ron Nevison had an innate fascination with both music and electronics, a fortuitous combination he would soon learn. He was the kid in school who had his nose perpetually buried between the pages of Popular Electronics and was constantly frequenting Radio Shack for parts to build radios. While he initially sang in the school choir and a variety of doo-wop bands, hoping to break into the business as a performer, his first gig was with Festival Group Sound, traveling with bands on tour, driving truck, hauling gear, etc. Recognized for his strong work ethic, organizational skills, and extensive knowledge of electronics, however, he was quickly moved over to the arena of sound mixing where his strengths could be better utilized.
Over the course of just a few years, Ron earned a reputation for being one of the prominent “sound men” in the business, making some of the biggest acts of the time (Jefferson Airplane, Traffic, and Derek and the Dominos) sound absolutely incredible live. That said, while he was in high demand, his ultimate goal was to work in the studio. An auspicious meeting
with Chris Blackwell, founding owner of Island Records, secured an opportunity for him, and a month later Ron was living in London. His first job as a sound engineer was working on The Who’s seminal double album, “Quadrophenia”. It was a massive undertaking: a year-long project that required extensive use of sound effects (which all had to be collected manually at the time) and a trial-by-fire learning experience for Ron. But it was one of the most memorable of his career. Ron stated that Pete Townsend was a brilliant and generous man, and a real mentor for the fledgling engineer.
Over the next 4 decades, Ron earned his place among the upper echelon of recording engineers and producers by working with some of music’s most popular acts while putting out some of their best-selling albums. Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, The Rolling Stones, Heart, Chicago, Meat Loaf, Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Europe; the list goes on and on. Highlights of his career include many of the record industry’s highest distinctions, including being recognized by Billboard Magazine as one of their “Top-5 Producers of the Year” four separate times, garnering countless Grammynominated and winning hit singles and albums, and producing a host of Multi-Platinum and Gold-selling albums.
And he’s still at it! These days Ron can still be hired to produce and engineer albums through SoundBetter, the world’s leading music production marketplace. Interested in working with one of the all-time greats for your next musical project? Hop on SoundBetter.com and check out Ron’s profile. He’s local. He’s one of the coolest, most low-key, easy-going guys you’ll ever meet, and he has a track record that’s hard to beat!
Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and & Ron Nevison Rampart Studios, 1973
Ron Nevison
KISS “Crazy Nights”, 1987
The Who “Quadrophenia”, 1973 UFO “Strangers in the Night”, 1979
By David Grove, Contributing Writer
Although actor Bill Bixby certainly played many different types of characters throughout his nearly 32-year television acting career, the essential Bill Bixby television persona is that of an everyman who makes the fantastical seem plausible.
Bill’s career breakthrough in Hollywood came in 1962 when he landed a starring role in the science-fiction television sitcom “My Favorite Martian,” which aired on CBS between 1963 and 1966 over three seasons. In “My Favorite Martian,” Bill plays Tim O’Hara, an eager young newspaper reporter who, in the show’s pilot episode, discovers a crashed spaceship and its Martian pilot, a Mars-based anthropologist played by Ray Walston. “Growing up in the 1960s, I was a big fan of “My Favorite Martian,” and a lot of the show’s appeal, for me, had to do with the impact that Bill made as an everyman,” says magician David Copperfield. “We dreamed, and experienced a sense of awe and wonder, through Bill’s eyes. As an actor, Bill was the man who experienced, and observed, crazy and impossible things. He was relatable. Bill played us.”
In the NBC television series “The Magician,” which aired between 1973 and 1974 for one season, Bill plays Anthony (Tony) Blake, a famous jet-setting stage illusionist who uses his performing skills to solve crimes. Bill himself
was a competent amateur magician. “I think that Bill was underrated as a performer, both as an actor and as a magician,” says Copperfield, who appeared alongside Bill in Copperfield’s 1979 CBS television special, “The Magic of David Copperfield II,” which Bill hosted. “I think that Bill was better than most, if not all, actors who performed magic on television. Bill was cool. He very much acted like, and certainly looked like, a real magician. Again, I found Bill to be so believable and relatable. With “The Magician,” I believed that Bill, playing a magician, knew what he was doing.”
Of course Bill is best remembered–largely due to the proliferation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe–for the Marvel Comics-based television series “The Incredible Hulk,” which aired on CBS between 1977 and 1982 over five seasons.
In “The Incredible Hulk,” Bill plays Dr. David Banner, a brilliant scientist who becomes a fugitive after a cell-altering process causes him to transform into the show’s titular monstrous green being, played by Lou Ferrigno, whenever Banner experiences great anger or stress. “[Bill] was my first, and only, choice for David Banner,” said Kenneth Johnson, the show’s creator and executive producer. “The network [was] very happy that I convinced Bill to come aboard. He was just terrific as David Banner.”
Following the end of the series, Bill and Ferrigno reprised their roles from the series in the 1988 NBC made-fortelevision film “The Incredible Hulk Returns,” followed by the films “The Trial of the Incredible Hulk” (1989) and “The Death of the Incredible Hulk,” both of which were directed by Bill. “Bill took me under his wing and taught me a lot,” said Ferrigno. “He was the first star [whom] I ever met. Bill was very genuine, quick, witty. I remember being so proud when Bill said to me: ‘Your character has connected with the public.’”
Born and raised in the bustling city of San Francisco, California, actor Bill Bixby, best remembered for the television series “The Incredible Hulk,” nonetheless discovered and fell in love with the outdoor lifestyle at an early age.
Throughout his childhood and teenage years, Bill spent many summers vacationing with his parents in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, specifically within the range’s Cisco Grove region, where Bill’s mother’s family owned an acreage
compound. Between 1955 and 1957, Bill spent much of his summers working as a bellhop and fledgling entertainment organizer at the Jackson Lake Lodge in remote northwestern Wyoming.
In July 1971, as a wedding present to his first wife, actress Brenda Benet, Bill purchased 110 acres of land alongside the beautiful McKenzie River in Lane County, Oregon. Bill’s ranch, which was known as the Hidden Valley Ranch, served as his primary vacation home and sanctuary throughout the rest of his career and life.
Whenever Bill visited Oregon, he stayed at the property’s main house, which could accommodate four people and offered a clear view of the surrounding McKenzie River Valley. Off to the west, there was Finn Creek, which ran behind the property’s barn and slaughter house.
To manage the property, the land and ranch, Bill selected his beloved maternal aunt, Ellen Hayes, who lived in Oregon until her death in 1997, and her husband, Ernest Hayes, who died in Oregon in 1986. “They [Ellen and Ernest] did a fair job of buying and registering cattle and maintaining the buildings and land,” said Ellen’s son, John Schubert, who died in June 2022. “Financially, the ranch wasn’t profitable, self-sufficient, nor would I say that it was a money pit. Bill loved the ranch. He needed someone to manage the ranch, and he was very happy with how [Ernest] and Mom took care of the property while Bill was in California.”
Diagnosed with cancer, Bill made his last visit to the beautiful Hidden Valley Ranch in Oregon, where he celebrated Christmas with family, including his Aunt Ellen and mother Jane. Bill died on November 21, 1993, in California, at the age of 59.
Lou Ferrigno & Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk November 4, 1977 –May 12, 1982 Bill Bixby & Ray Walston in My Favorite Martian September 29, 1963 – May 1, 1966
513 E. Main St., Battle Ground, WA 541.490.1825
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Starting a boutique has always been a dream of mine, and Baileymay’s is named after my 12-year-old corgi. Established in 2021, I take pride in selling the best quality clothing for women. Baileymay’s has comfy shoes, trendy boots, jeans for all occasions, top quality dresses, cozy sweaters, and affordable coats & jackets to top it off. I strive to bring a one-of-a-kind shopping experience to my customers instore & online by keeping inventory unique & constantly changing. I’m located inside of Finishing Touch in Battle Ground.
UTOPIA SALON
1503 NE 78th St. #2, Vancouver, WA 360.573.4806
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We are an award-winning full-service hair salon specializing in color correction and trends since 2004. We have been named a Top 200 salon in the country as well as one of the top in Clark County. We are also a proud member of Intercoiffure America Canada. Our Mission Statement is: Utopia salon is committed to providing all guests quality service and expert skills. Our goal is to exceed expectations by listening, advising, and educating clients in achieving and maintaining their image, while enhancing their inner beauty. We are committed to giving back to and improving our community.
TINA VLACHOS AGENCY LLC, AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE
3069 NE 63rd Place, Vancouer 360.952.3773
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I have 17 years’ experience as an agency owner with American Family Insurance, where we specialize in Auto, Home, Commercial and Life insurance. My job is to educate my consumer on insurance policy, while protecting their dreams and greatest assets. I’m local and hands-on involved within the community, where I give back and invest my resources back into Clark County and surrounding areas, which is part of my many successes.
PRAIRIE TAVERN
14925 NE Caples Rd., Brush Prairie, WA 360.892.6313
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Prairie Tavern is a woman-owned business with over 55,000 guests served in 2022. We have 18 taps, 17 big screens, a party room with a 16-foot projection screen, and can accommodate 100+ guests of all ages. PT is perfect for your mid-week family hangout, weekend date night or Sunday morning recuperation – try the breakfast pizza and $6 double Bloody Mary! High school reunions, baby showers, retirements, you name it...they’re all a hit here. Book our party room at no charge before May when high school reunion season starts filling our weekends up. We are a proud supporter of Rocksolid Teen Center and other causes in our local community.
YOUR INSURANCE GAL AGENCY
113 NE 92nd Ave., Vancouver, WA 360.771.1155
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Your Insurance Gal Agency was born out of a desire to help retirees sort out the myriad Medicare options and to cut through the confusion. We help people enroll on the insurance plan that suits their needs and budget, whether just starting on Medicare or desiring to change their Medicare plan. Prior to and during the Annual Enrollment period in the fall, we meet with clients to assist in this process. We also offer complementary products (dental, vision, long-term care, life insurance). Supplemental insurance adds another layer of protection and helps with out-of-pocket costs (deductibles, copays). Finally, throughout the year, we assist with questions & problems as they arise either personally or connecting folks with the appropriate help. We are there for our clients!
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13504 NE 84th St. Ste. #103–228, Vancouver, WA 360.977.0879
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My husband and I create our custom tables together, spending time on every detail. Our tables and matching mobile bars are available to rent for any special event. Living in the NW means enjoying some of the best outdoor wedding venues in the US. Our handcrafted farm-style country tables are perfect for indoor or outdoor weddings and events. We design our tables to be lightweight and easy to move into any venue. Nothing is more important than bringing family and friends together, telling stories, and creating lifetime memories. Our farm-style country tables are built for creating memories.
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As an independent financial advisor for nearly 30 years, my priority has been to provide comprehensive financial planning for you and your family. I want to learn more about your unique situation and identify your financial dreams and goals. Long-term relationships that encourage open and honest communication have been the cornerstone of my team’s foundation of success. We strive to provide excellent customer service and develop strong relationships with our clients. We use a wide range of products and services to help clients implement their plans. Meeting periodically with clients, we track progress and make adjustments to the plan as needed.
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Owning a home décor store had always been a dream of mine, and when I became an empty nester I had the time to pursue it! Finishing Touch opened in June of 2019. We offer a warm and friendly shopping atmosphere for home décor and gift items. I also am available for home staging and decorating. I am so happy to have my business in a community I love and am involved in. We love to help customers put the ‘finishing touch’ on their home décor or gift item.
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Octomaids was founded in 2006 with the simple idea of helping families who are struggling to find quality and affordable help. We are a family-owned and -operated business, and our mission is to provide reliable, trustworthy, and affordable service to our clients. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to live in a clean and healthy home, and we are committed to making that a reality for as many people as possible. Our vision is a world where every family has access to quality home-care services.
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We are a local, family-owned print shop conveniently located in the Battle Ground Plaza. Our store features stateof-the-art printing equipment and full-service bindery for all your printing needs. With the capability to print 42-inch x 90-inch, we are your one-stop location for everything from small note cards to posters and engineering drawings. No print job is too big or too small. We are here to help. I am grateful to have my business in a community we love and are passionate about serving.
Community in Motion has connected people in need with vital services and support for 60+ years. Today, our sole focus is linking individuals who live in SW Washington with reliable transportation services and resources so they can live rich, healthy, and independent lives. Our programs assist people with trips to Medicaid-covered appointments, life-sustaining medical appointments, employment, other critical transportation needs, and social activities. Our services are especially useful to seniors, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other underserved communities. Our goal is to help people age in place for as long as possible.
Trips through Volunteers in Motion helps our community members, who are facing isolation due to lack of transportation, get to the grocery store, medical appointments, social activities, and more. Come join us: We are always looking for volunteers to help drive our community members. In the Volunteers in Motion program, our trained volunteer drivers are matched
with their Clark County neighbors that require transportation assistance. Volunteers manage their own hours and trips for a great, flexible schedule, and volunteers have the option to drive their own vehicle for mileage reimbursement or one of our vans, including an accessible van.
All of our work helps to ensure that our neighbors stay engaged in our community and have the means to stay mobile.
We encourage you to consider volunteering with us, applying to join our board of directors, and/or making a financial contribution to support our work. To learn more, please visit our website: www.communityinmotion.org.
Reliable transportation is a barrier to independence and well-being for many people in our community. It is our passion and mission to break that barrier for Clark County’s most vulnerable populations.
Our services, available for Clark County residents, include:
• Providing approved rides to seniors and those with disabilities
• Training our team of volunteer drivers
• Sharing our community access vehicles with other local nonprofits
Please support our work by volunteering with us.
We are always looking for new volunteers that want to help others stay active in our community. To learn more about our work, sign up to volunteer, or make a charitable gift to support our mission, please visit: CommunityInMotion.org
safe temporary shelter for at-risk youth, a “safe stay” overnight car park program at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church; a homeless family day center located at St. Thomas Aquinas in Camas; and water quality monitoring in the Lacamas Creek watershed. New organizations receiving grants for the first time offer a variety of services, including: financial help to cover registration and transportation costs for members of the Camas robotics team; help purchasing supplies and maintaining equipment for local children attending preschool; aid in purchasing supplies and uniforms for students attending local
The Camas-Washougal Community Chest and its partners, the Camas-Washougal Rotary Foundation and the Camas Lions Foundation, are pleased to announce the award of 31 grants totaling $140,000 to nonprofit organizations delivering services exclusively to children and families in Camas and Washougal. The Rotary commitment to “service above self” also adds volunteers to the mix as they work to make a difference for many families.
The grants will fund such diverse services as emergency food assistance; aid to families in crisis or needing emergency services;
technical academy; help funding planting of pollinator habitat and beautification along SR14 near Washougal; help funding basic living expenses for individuals transitioning out of foster care; and help funding emergency financial assistance to selfsupporting people unable to work and pay all their bills during cancer treatments.
Some of the nonprofit organizations being funded in 2023 include: Inter-Faith Treasure House; Children Home Society’s East County Family Resource Center; Janus Youth Program; Pink Lemonade; and Family Promise of Clark County and Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership.
First-time grantees include: Camas Robotics Booster Club; CamasWashougal Parents Co-op Preschool; Cascadia Technical Academy Foundation; East County Citizens’ Alliance; Komak Foundation; and YWCA Clark County.
CWCC is well on the way to funding these grants thanks to CWRF, CLF and major donations from the GP Foundation, GP employees, Camas School District employees, City of Camas and Washougal employees, Port of Camas-Washougal employees, Windermere Foundation, and Watercare Industrial Services. To reach its 2023 fundraising goal, however, the CWCC needs additional donations from individuals and businesses in Camas and Washougal. More details and donation forms can be found on the CWCC’s website at camaswashougalcommunitychest.org.
The CWCC, CWRF and CLF are registered 501c3 nonprofit organizations for federal charitable tax deduction purposes.
For more information about CWCC, CWRF and CLF grant awards contact: Deanna Rusch, CWCC, 360980-1261; Kathy Bussman, CWRF, 503-936-5915; Richard Reiter, CWRF, 360-834-7807; and Tim Eubank, CLF, 360-949-5951. You can also visit camaswashougalcommunitychest.org.
Boy Scouts of America— Cascade Pacific Council
Camas Farmers Market
Camas Robotics Booster Club
Camas Washougal Parent
Co-op Preschool
Cascadia Technical Academy Foundation (aka Clark County Vocational Skills Foundation)
Children’s Home Society—East County Family Resource Center
East County Citizens’ Alliance
Family Promise of Clark County
Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation—Washougal Branch
Friends and Foundation of the Camas Library
Friends of the Columbia Gorge
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Komak
Lacamas Watershed Council
Lifeline Connections
Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership
Impact CW—St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Inter-Faith Treasure House
Janus Youth Programs
Journey Theater Arts Group
Kawanis Camp Wa-Ri-Ki
Meals on Wheels People
Pink Lemonade Project
REACH Community Development
ReFuel Washougal
St. Anne’s (Episcopal Church) Safe Stay Program
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center
Unite! Washougal Community Coalition
Washougal School District— Principal’s Checkbook
West Columbia Gorge
Humane Society
YWCA Clark County
For more about CWCC, CWRF and CLF grant awards, please visit the website: camaswashougalcommunitychest.org
