July 16, 2014, 12:00am Truckies
Hazel Dell -- Vancouver continues to be one of the winningest lottery spots in the state, and the Northeast 78th Street regional office of Washington's Lottery continues to pay out. On July 8, it was Thomas Haly of Vancouver, who played the new scratch game Liberty Bills and won $50,000.… Read story
July 16, 2014, 12:00am Truckies
Battle Ground -- A Battle Ground High School educator and president of a local charity organization is making a return trip to Africa this summer to help children impacted by HIV and AIDS. Crystal Steinmueller, who works in the special education department of Battle Ground High School, has volunteered in… Read story
July 16, 2014, 12:00am Truckies
Ridgefield -- An anonymous donor gave $1,500 this year to boost art programs at Ridgefield schools. The money was doled out as grants by the Ridgefield Public Schools Foundation to fund teacher projects at the four schools in the Ridgefield district. Read story
July 16, 2014, 12:00am Truckies
Washougal -- "Jugglemania" hit Hathaway Elementary School on the morning of July 7. It was the first of five free summer events hosted at Hathaway and open to the public. Celebrated juggler Rhys Thomas, who has performed for everyone from the Smithsonian Institution to the International Congress of Neurological Surgeons,… Read story
July 15, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News
Aubry Jones is anxious to know how she will perform on the big stage. Read story
July 15, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News
A girls soccer team from FC Salmon Creek won a national tournament on Monday in Greensboro, N.C. Read story
July 9, 2014, 12:00am Community
Items for Spotlight on Youth should be brought to The Columbian, News Department, 701 W. Eighth St., Vancouver; mailed to P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98666; emailed to pauline.sipponen@columbian.com or neighbors@columbian.com; or phoned to 360-735-4524. Read story
July 9, 2014, 12:00am Community
Esther Short -- Capt. George Vancouver has been all over the place. Back in the day, he traversed oceans and explored Australia, Hawaii and, of course, the Pacific Northwest. More recently, he was over at the former City Hall on West 13th Street and then at the Esther Short building… Read story
