November 26, 2025 8:02 am
Clark County, Health, 
Sharon Wodtke, left, smiles as she holds her sister Patti Taylor’s hand and applause breaks out Wednesday during a Clark County Commission on Aging meeting at the Clark County Public Service Center. Wodtke, a Battle Ground resident, received the commission’s sixth annual Silver Citizen Award. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Sharon Wodtke, center, laughs with Holly Hill, right, on Wednesday during a Clark County Commission on Aging meeting at the Clark County Public Service Center. Wodtke, a Battle Ground resident, received the commission’s sixth annual Silver Citizen Award. Hill nominated Wodtke for the award. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Sharon Wodtke, left, hugs Battle Ground Police Chief Dennis Flynn on Wednesday during a Clark County Commission on Aging meeting at the Clark County Public Service Center. Wodtke, a Battle Ground resident, received the commission’s Silver Citizen Award.
Sharon Wodtke, left, holds hands with her sister Patti Taylor on Wednesday during a Clark County Commission on Aging meeting at the Clark County Public Service Center. Wodtke, a Battle Ground resident, received the commission’s sixth annual Silver Citizen Award. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Sharon Wodtke, right, poses with her Silver Citizen Award and Clark County Commission on Aging member Ellen Rogers on Wednesday during a Clark County Commission on Aging meeting at the Clark County Public Service Center. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Lifelong Clark County resident Sharon Wodtke said she knew she needed to do something when she saw firsthand how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting older Battle Ground residents.
Seniors were isolated, a lot of them widows or widowers, and many were unsure about how they would get groceries, prescriptions and meet their basic needs.
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