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Friends of the Carpenter day center receives largest in-kind donation in its history

January 11, 2017, 5:59am Community

Friends of the Carpenter, Vancouver’s homeless day center and woodworking shop, received a new ductless heating pump system through a grant-funded Clark Public Utilities energy conservation program. Read story

Central Vancouver: Columbia Credit Union awarded a $2,488 grant to Innovative Services NW for its the Pediatric Therapy Assessment/Evaluation Update Project.

Innovative Services receives grant for assessment kits

January 11, 2017, 5:59am Community

Innovative Services NW received a $2,488 grant from Columbia Credit Union to expand the supply of kits for its Pediatric Therapy Assessment/Evaluation Update Project to and to update the kits to reflect current best practices and the newest research. Read story

Esther Short: Members of the Happy Hoppers Square Dance Club sort through food donated to FISH of Vancouver during December's Walk & Knock food drive.

Happy Hoppers dancers help sort Walk & Knock donations

January 11, 2017, 5:59am Community

Donations from the December Walk & Knock food drive were sorted on Jan. 5 by 21 members of the Happy Hoppers square dance group. Read story

Clark College Foundation president earns award

January 11, 2017, 5:59am Community

Lisa Gibert, president and CEO of Clark College Foundation, received a Distinguished Service Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VIII. Read story

Dan Mitchell, left and Heidi Lee, vice president and president of the Esther Short Neighborhood Association, respectively, and downtown residents and business owners, walk through the Vancouvercenter garage. They and other downtown residents are upset by limited parking in the garage.

Empty parking spaces, long wait list in downtown

January 4, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

Some downtown Vancouver residents are frustrated that hundreds of people, including some of their neighbors, are on a waiting list for parking spaces when nearly the same number of spaces are sitting empty. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: At World’s Fair, a striptease show and an awkward question

In February of 1962, my husband, George, and I moved with our two children from Havre, Mont., to Seattle. Our relatives and friends were overjoyed, as now they had a place to stay and not worry about hotels and motels while visiting the World’s Fair. Read story

Love for Vancouver dog spreads throughout the world

West Vancouver: People from around the world, including New Zealand, are taking pictures of themselves holding up signs of support of Lucy, a Vancouver dog facing her second cancer diagnosis.

January 4, 2017, 5:55am Community

Lucy, a rescued basset hound, is receiving love and support from around the world after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time. After her first diagnosis, Lucy underwent chemotherapy and seemingly beat the disease, but it returned. Now, Meghan Pratt is asking for help with Lucy’s medical expenses through… Read story

Rotary clubs team up to bring kids shopping

Vancouver Mall: Rotary member Wayne Clemetson helps a child shop at J.C.

January 4, 2017, 5:50am Community

The Rotary Clubs of Vancouver and Greater Clark County took 76 children shopping for winter clothes from J.C. Penney at Vancouver Mall on Dec. 14 as part of the clubs’ fourth annual Santa Clothes program. During the shopping spree, kids picked out new clothes and shoes while staff members from… Read story

Vancouver club donates to children’s hospital

Portland: Dale Vrsalovich, from left, Art Liss and Ray Zimmerman from the Afifi Shriners Vancouver Gateway Shrine Club present a $2,500 check to Kathy Park, director of Donor Development for the Portland Shriners Children's Hospital.

January 4, 2017, 5:45am Community

The Afifi Shriners Vancouver Gateway Shrine Club presented a $2,500 check to the Portland Shriners Children’s Hospital on Dec. 6. The total is part of the money raised this year by the club through a variety of endeavors, including the clowns unit, the Shiners East-West Freedom football game, Clark County… Read story