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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Aerial view of the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas in March 2015. The population of Camas grew even faster than that of fast-growing Ridgefield from April 2016 to April 2017 and gained 1,270 residents, but that was partly due to annexation.

Clark County third in state in rate of growth

Aerial view of the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas in March 2015. The population of Camas grew even faster than that of fast-growing Ridgefield from April 2016 to April 2017 and gained 1,270 residents, but that was partly due to annexation.

June 30, 2017, 8:06pm Clark County News

Clark County’s population grew 2.17 percent to 471,000 from April 2016 to April 2017, making it the third-fastest-growing county in the state. Read story

Vancouver resident Dmitriy Manzhura, left, and friend Boris Prikhodko on Tuesday look over an accessory dwelling unit that they built in Vancouver’s Carter Park neighborhood.

Accessory dwelling units: Housing help or hazard?

Vancouver resident Dmitriy Manzhura, left, and friend Boris Prikhodko on Tuesday look over an accessory dwelling unit that they built in Vancouver’s Carter Park neighborhood.

June 25, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

After Dmitriy Manzhura spent about a decade building houses and accessory dwelling units in Seattle, his cousin Ed Gavrish told him Vancouver needed more rentals. So, Manzhura bought a lot on Washington Street in the Carter Park neighborhood that used to be part of the parking lot at First Baptist… Read story

Jennifer and Mark Wyld of Vancouver completed construction of their backyard accessory dwelling unit in the fall.

Owners find ADUs can be good addition

Jennifer and Mark Wyld of Vancouver completed construction of their backyard accessory dwelling unit in the fall.

June 25, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

On a sunny Monday afternoon, Joanne Quinn was tilling and reseeding her front lawn in the Hough neighborhood. When she decided to have an accessory dwelling unit built she didn’t know contractors would have to dig a trench in the yard to lay a new water pipe. The ADU, which… Read story

PSU researchers study ADUs’ role in housing crisis

June 25, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

Researchers and students at Portland State University are tackling different sides of Portland’s housing crisis and the ways ADUs could be part of the solution. The university will host a mini-conference in the fall, “Build Small Live Large.” Read story

Living Hope Church turned its chapel into an overnight warming center for the homeless several nights this winter.

Agenda: Helping homeless in severe weather

Living Hope Church turned its chapel into an overnight warming center for the homeless several nights this winter.

June 23, 2017, 9:10pm Clark County News

Officials look for best plan for when temperatures fall below freezing this winter Read story

The Forever Young Hikers of Vancouver, led by Geoff Fowler, right, take an urban hike through Northwest Portland in December 2015. The group is tailored to those 50 and older and consistently has waiting lists for its outings.

Census: Aging residents stepping to the fore

The Forever Young Hikers of Vancouver, led by Geoff Fowler, right, take an urban hike through Northwest Portland in December 2015. The group is tailored to those 50 and older and consistently has waiting lists for its outings.

June 22, 2017, 8:22pm Clark County News

Thirty people showed up at the most recent orientation for Vancouver’s Forever Young Hike program. Almost every hike, tailored to people age 50 and older, has a waiting list. Read story

Tricia LaRose, left, chats with fellow Vancouver resident Zachery Bair on Thursday as he stops by her stand of free items.

Arnada woman’s table of free stuff a giving tradition in neighborhood

Tricia LaRose, left, chats with fellow Vancouver resident Zachery Bair on Thursday as he stops by her stand of free items.

June 21, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Life

A trip to the free table at D Street and Fourth Plain Boulevard may yield an interesting find. On a recent Monday, there was a box of Toasty O’s, a can of tomatoes, an ice cube tray, some books, a pair of black flats and a toilet without a lid.… Read story

Dogs meet and sniff ahead of taking part in a Bark Ranger walking tour of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

A nose for history: Fort Vancouver hosts walk for people, pups

Dogs meet and sniff ahead of taking part in a Bark Ranger walking tour of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

June 17, 2017, 8:18pm Clark County News

Designed for visitors and their dogs, this summer’s ‘Bark Ranger’ walking tours at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site cover the history of dogs that lived at Fort Vancouver and Vancouver Barracks during the 19th and 20th centuries. Read story

From left, SeaMar clinic manager Hope Murray and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell listen as Emily Cooper of Disability Rights Washington, center, talks about the American Health Care Act during a press conference Saturday at SeaMar in Vancouver. Veterans R.C. Wells and Mike Rosenbalm, right, later said that if the House-approved bill became law many veterans would suffer.

Cantwell: GOP health bill hurts veterans

From left, SeaMar clinic manager Hope Murray and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell listen as Emily Cooper of Disability Rights Washington, center, talks about the American Health Care Act during a press conference Saturday at SeaMar in Vancouver. Veterans R.C. Wells and Mike Rosenbalm, right, later said that if the House-approved bill became law many veterans would suffer.

June 17, 2017, 7:30pm Clark County News

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell,D-Wash., disavowed a House-approved bill that would slash Medicaid funding and adversely impact military veterans. Read story

Kinan Badr, center, laughs with other engineering students during an engineering club competition Friday in Clark College’s STEM Building. Badr emigrated from Syria when he was 16 and now, at age 24, is graduating from Clark College. He won a student award for his work with the engineering program.

Long journey for Clark College grad-to-be from Syria

Kinan Badr, center, laughs with other engineering students during an engineering club competition Friday in Clark College’s STEM Building. Badr emigrated from Syria when he was 16 and now, at age 24, is graduating from Clark College. He won a student award for his work with the engineering program.

June 13, 2017, 8:28pm Clark County News

On a recent Friday, students crowded around two arenas just inside the entrance to Clark College’s STEM Building. Others observed from the second floor. Read story