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An RV is parked outside the entrance of the Hazel Dell RV Park in Vancouver on June 6. The sight of such vehicles often prompts complaints to county officials.

Illegally parked RVs a headache for county, neighbors

June 17, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark County fields complaints about RVs — both occupied and abandoned — parked along county roads, according to public records obtained by The Columbian. In one case, the manager of Vancouver RV Park (now called Hazel Dell RV Park) called 911 on March 30 to report people living in trailers… Read story

Valerie Guerra barbecues meat and vegetables for her kids outside their trailer at the Lewis River RV Park in Woodland. After being unsheltered and hotel hopping, the family decided to stay in an RV. Guerra and her husband are both working again and the family is hoping to find housing by the end of the year.

Homeless families find RV parks more affordable living option

June 17, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Valerie Guerra, 34, lives in an RV park, but she considers herself and her family to be homeless. Lewis River RV Park, located next to the river and a golf course, operates more like a campground. It’s an easier entry point for low-income families with older RVs that may not… Read story

Margie Linn works on her paintings for an art show that was held Friday at Rite Choice Ventilator Speciality adult family home in Vancouver. Linn, who was diagnosed with polio as a teenager and later placed on a ventilator, feels painting is one way she stays active and independent.

Despite health setbacks, Margie Linn strives for independence

June 17, 2019, 5:59am Clark County Health

When it’s nice outside, you can probably find Margie Linn gardening on the porch of Vancouver’s Rite Choice Ventilator Speciality adult family home. Read story

Andrea and David Jordan ride the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad with their children Sam, 4, Caris, 6, and Laith, 8, in Yacolt on Sunday. Riding the train on Father’s Day has become tradition for the Jordan family.

Riding the rails a family affair

June 16, 2019, 10:34pm Clark County News

In 1976, Tom Smith, a longtime locomotive enthusiast, rode an Amtrak train from Delaware to Chicago, mainly to absorb the sights along the way. The most consequential sight, however, was already inside the train — his future wife, Karen Smith. Read story

Scanner: Motorcyclist taken to hospital in critical condition

June 16, 2019, 10:06pm Clark County News

A motorcyclist was taken to a hospital in critical condition after a crash Sunday night west of the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Read story

As housing costs climb, living in an RV park is affordable, if technically illegal

Edith Perrone, left, and her daughter, Glenda Peck, enjoy the electric fireplace in Perrone’s new trailer. As rent prices increased, Peck decided to buy a 26-foot recreational vehicle and move into a park. Her mother followed suit a few years later, putting her large family home on the market and purchasing a new 37-foot trailer.

When Glenda Peck moved to the area five years ago from Arizona she lived in an apartment that cost $600 per month. Then, the rent went up to $900 and she was priced out. It was an older, crummy place in the Hudson’s Bay neighborhood. Read story

Public meetings for week of June 16

Vancouver City Council, City Hall, 415 W. Sixth St., Vancouver. n 4 p.m., workshop: recommendations from the Charter Review Committee. n 5 p.m., workshop: city’s first supplemental budget n 5:30 p.m., executive session: potential litigation n 6:30 p.m., regular meeting: amendment to ambulance agreement, vacating a portion of right of… Read story