Community Corner
🌱 Could La Center lose clout on the C‑TRAN board?
Make time for La Center Wildcat Invite on the La Center Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Could La Center lose clout on the C‑TRAN board?
Also on today's calendar: Seton Catholic vs La Center and 1 more event.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in La Centerfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 57 and low of 50 degrees.
- Friday: Low clouds, temps: high: 57, low: 42.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• C-TRAN takes no action on Board Composition Review Committee's directive (clarkcountytoday.com) — Regional transit decisions that affect La Center’s representation on the C‑TRAN board remain unresolved after the board took no action on a proposed new seat distribution. La Center is grouped with other small cities worried about losing influence and potentially facing future light‑rail costs without sufficient say in decisions.
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📸 Around La Center
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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Center
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★ Featured events ★
- La Center Wildcat Invite
La Center High School, 725 NE Highland Ave, La Center
10:00 am
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- LC Youth Wrestling/ES Balcony
ES Gym 1 - Upper Balcony
6:00 pm - Seton Catholic vs La Center
La Center High School , 725 NE Highland Ave , La Center
5:30 pm - Noon Year’s Eve Party!
La Center Community Library , 1411 NE Lockwood Creek Rd , La Center
11:30 am
Monday December 15
Friday December 19
Wednesday December 31
📣 La Center Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Municipal Court
Battle Ground Municipal Courtroom , 109 SW 1st Street , Battle Ground
8:30 am - HOPE Dementia Support Group – Woodland
Woodland East Manufactured Community , 369 Gun Club Rd , Woodland
10:00 am - JRT Christmas Party
Battle Ground Event Center , 912 E Main St , Battle Ground
9:30 am - Canopy Time!
Plas Newydd Llc , 33415 NW Lancaster Rd , Ridgefield
10:00 am - YMCA Kids Night Out
Battle Ground Senior Center , 116 NE 3rd Ave , Battle Ground
4:00 pm - Brew Lights in the Park
Overlook Park , 113-131 S Main Ave , Ridgefield
5:00 pm - Ridgefield Spudders vs Columbia River Rapids
Ridgefield High School , 2630 S Hillhurst Rd , Ridgefield
5:30 pm - Heritage Boys Varsity Basketball @ Battle Ground
Battle Ground High School , 300 W Main St , Battle Ground
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- La Center School District posted a job opening for Track and Field Head Coach - Middle School in La Center. Apply here.
- Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Assembler in Battle Ground. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Center here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ridgefield
- Ridgefield resident earns Mrs. Clark County America honors at 46 years old, highlights her triumphant journey (thereflector.com)
- Ridgefield Council praises updated community and recreation center design (thereflector.com)
- It's time to light up the holidays in Clark County (columbian.com)
Woodland
- ‘Entirely preventable': L&I fines Rotschy $170K for missing latch linked to Woodland worker's injury (thereflector.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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