State budget invests in Southwest Washington schools, community
WSUV, Washington School for the Deaf, Clark College to receive millions for projects
Published: April 27, 2021, 6:04am
Share: Washington State University Vancouver is seen in February 2018. (The Columbian files)
The Legislature passed a $6.3 billion capital budget Saturday, cementing a plan that includes major investments in Southwest Washington’s community and schools.
The biennial budget, which passed the House and the Senate unanimously, includes three major line items for local education facilities: $58.9 million for a new Clark College satellite campus in northern Clark County; $52.6 million for a new life sciences building at Washington State University Vancouver; and $55.1 million to the Washington School for the Deaf for a new academic and physical education building.
In Our View: Bauer’s devotion to learning improved county The Columbian
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Even late in life, Al Bauer was a gentlemanly voice of reason and cared deeply for his community.
As recently as April 7, in a letter to the editor published by The Columbian, Bauer reminisced about his father and shared a quote about the environment: “Nature is working 24 hours per day to put a brand-new suit of clothes on itself and if man could give more time and help nature in its work of beautification, then how beautiful life could be.”
That was the last of many letters to the editor from Bauer, and it meaningfully encapsulated a lifetime of work to beautify Clark County. Bauer died last week at the age of 92, following a stroke.
After pandemic pause, Clark County cyclists are ready to hit the road again By Scott Hewitt, Columbian Arts & Features Reporter
Published: April 25, 2021, 6:02am
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9 Photos A Vancouver Bicycle Club group ride rolls along Lower River Road toward Frenchman s Bar Regional Park in summer 2019. The coronavirus pandemic put a brake on the club s activities last year, but now organizers say things are moving again. (The Columbian files) Photo Gallery
When it was time for his second COVID-19 shot in early April, Steve Baltazar made the round trip from his home in Battle Ground to Vancouver’s Tower Mall mass vaccination site by bicycle.
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Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County’s yellow arks help to foster change for the better
The point is that your charity ark becomes a part of the furniture, as feeding it and eventually giving away the savings become a routine part of life.
“You think about the less fortunate and you do something about it every day. That’s a lot of opportunity to spread good in the community,” he said.
For example, he said, maybe the ark lives on or near the family dinner table, and everybody contributes a coin before sitting down to eat.
“The conversation goes from there, about how much we are grateful for and how we can help others,” Greenberg said.