November 1, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
Classes and events Altrusa International of Clark County Foundation fundraiser: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 3, Wine & Cider Tasting and Ugly Sweater Contest. Gouger Cellars, 1812 Washington St., $25. * Tickets at the door or 360-921-2755. Read story
November 1, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
Cranberries are a sure sign of fall. Like grapes, cranberries are finicky and require patience. Their vines take as many as five years before they produce, and, contrary to popular belief, are not cultivated in water but in irrigated sand marshes that are flooded for harvesting. Read story
November 1, 2011, 12:00am Business
Today, the good news is cars are safer, more fuel-efficient and emit fewer greenhouse gases. The bad news is today's automobiles burn less gas and cars in the future will be fueled by cleaner electricity and even hydrogen. So how could this be bad news? Two words: gas tax. Read story
November 1, 2011, 12:00am Business
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco will be the keynote speaker for The Columbian's 2012 Economic Forecast Breakfast in January. The annual event at the Hilton Vancouver Washington is scheduled for Jan. 10 and will feature John Williams, who was named president and chief executive officer… Read story
November 1, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
Attorneys for Schneider Electric filed a lawsuit against the city of Vancouver in Clark County Superior Court on Monday. Read story
November 1, 2011, 12:00am Business
Alpha Iron, a structural steel fabricator located in Vancouver's Columbia Business Center, has been acquired by Portland-based Alliance Industrial Group, according to AIG president Jim Buchan. Read story
November 1, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
A few widely scattered showers sneaked into my Halloween Eve dry forecast but for the most part Monday was dry and cool. About 3 p.m. a nice squall rolled through the west side of Vancouver with gusty winds and rain producing puddles. Jackie Beyea in the Felida area remarked, "Twas… Read story
November 1, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
OLYMPIA -- Western Washington voters are showing support for the initiative to privatize liquor, despite anti-privatization ads appealing to voters' sense of community safety. Costco's record-breaking contribution of $22 million may be paying off. Fifty percent of Western Washington voters outside Puget Sound -- including Clark County -- favored the… Read story
November 1, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
Twenty new Neighbors on Watch volunteers are to graduate Tuesday, after seven weeks of training, to become trained eyes and ears for the Vancouver Police Department. That brings the total to 86 volunteers who have been trained since 2008, when Police Chief Cliff Cook brought the idea from Fort Worth,… Read story
November 1, 2011, 12:00am Blazers
The Trail Blazers are playing in Portland again. Just not in NBA uniforms. Read story
