September 23, 2023, 5:50am Community
Community service took center stage during the week of Sept. 11 as local area Kiwanis, Lions, and Rotary clubs addressed food instability during the service organizations’ third annual Celebrate Community initiative. Together, more than 20 volunteers from the Camas and Washougal clubs gathered at the 78th Street Heritage Farm to… Read story
September 16, 2023, 7:16pm Community
Columbia Play Project hosted a grandparents play day Sept. 10 at Marshall Park. Read story
September 16, 2023, 5:53am Community
The Downtown Camas Association has been designated as an Accredited Main Street America program for meeting standards for preservation-based economic development and community revitalization. Read story
September 16, 2023, 5:27am Community
River City Church “cancels” its regular church service every second Sunday of every month in order to do community service projects instead, and invites all interested individuals, including nonmembers, to take part. The church takes care of logistics and supplies needed for each project (in this case: trash bags, gloves,… Read story
September 16, 2023, 5:16am Community
Members and guests celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Fort Vancouver Rose Society on Sept. 7. The Fort Vancouver Rose Society has served Vancouver and surrounding communities since 1953 with boundless energy and enthusiasm for “all things roses.” Included in the evening’s celebration activities were an in-house rose show, a… Read story
September 16, 2023, 5:16am Community
Clark County Newcomers Club members gathered at Orchard Hills Golf Club in Washougal on Sept. 5 for their first Horsey Race. Five “horses” and one “llama” were the stars of the event. Read story
September 9, 2023, 5:34am Community
Harris Royer of Camas Scout Troop 562 chose to do his Eagle Scout project in Parker’s Landing Historical Park. His goal was to protect the park’s Heritage Apple Tree Grove by enlarging the bark rings that surrounds the trees, giving them greater access to water. Harris also chose to refinish… Read story
September 9, 2023, 5:33am Community
Three area bakers, including Vancouver resident Stacey Tigner Loy, won the first-ever “Claw-some” Crab Cake Bake-Off, hosted by the Coos Bay North Bend-Charleston Visitor & Convention Bureau, also known as Oregon’s Adventure Coast. The organization invited amateur and professional bakers to bake and decorate a crab-inspired cake for a chance… Read story
September 9, 2023, 5:17am Community
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the city of Vancouver’s Fire Marshal’s Office a $207,000 fire prevention and safety grant. The grant will support the Project Home Safe campaign to reduce the frequency and severity of residential fires by providing fire and life safety education and outreach. Read story
September 2, 2023, 5:43am Community
Ten Fort Vancouver Lions Club members congregated on the playground of Washington Elementary school on Aug. 24 to participate in the annual Back to School Night to help welcome back the over 300 returning students. Read story
