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In the Service

June 3, 2014, 5:00pm Community

Military honors and graduations Read story

Neighborhood meetings

June 3, 2014, 5:00pm Community

A weekly list of neighborhood association meetings Read story

Applause

June 3, 2014, 5:00pm Community

A weekly list of honors and awards Read story

Eagle Scouts

June 3, 2014, 5:00pm Community

Seven Boy Scouts from the Fort Vancouver District passed their Eagle Scout board of review during April and have been advanced to the rank of Eagle Scout. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Tough Swede gave the finger to German bullet

June 3, 2014, 5:00pm Community

Dad was one tough Swede who never knew a stranger. Born into a large immigrant family, Elmer Swanson left school after the eighth grade to help support his family on their Colorado farm. Farming was interrupted by World War I, where he was a machine gunner in France. Read story

Red Cross honors volunteers

June 3, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

VanMall -- At the Southwest Washington American Red Cross Volunteer Recognition Dinner on May 13, seven people were highlighted as Volunteers of the Year. They were:n Media Volunteer: Danielle Beauchaine, who promotes the Red Cross and publicizes their events.n Disaster Services Volunteer: John Burke, who has helped provide care and… Read story

Hudson's Bay: Capt. Mike Fuller, left, and Capt.

Civil Air Patrol takes to the skies for readiness exercise

Hudson's Bay: Capt. Mike Fuller, left, and Capt.

June 3, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Hudson's Bay -- The Fort Vancouver Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol conducted search-and-rescue readiness exercises May 3 at Pearson Field in Vancouver. Flight teams and ground personnel practiced so they would be ready to lend a hand in the event of a national or regional disaster. Pilots flew… Read story

Jennings brothers, wives top 181 years of marriage

June 3, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Parkside -- Three Jennings brothers and their wives observed more than 181 years of marriage in early May.Lee and Gladys Jennings of Vancouver joined Lee's two brothers and their wives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to celebrate their long marriages. Dixon "Dick" and Shirley, who live in Cedar Rapids, were married… Read story

Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds: Riverview Elementary School student Thomas Stores, 11, gets a lesson in scooping and dumping dirt by Nutter Corp.

Dozer Days raises $100,000 for charities

Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds: Riverview Elementary School student Thomas Stores, 11, gets a lesson in scooping and dumping dirt by Nutter Corp.

June 3, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds -- Thousands of people helped raise nearly $100,000 for local children's charities at the annual Dozer Days May 17-18 at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Ridgefield. Now in its 10th year, the Nutter Foundation event drew about 20,000 people… Read story

Washougal: The Jemtegaard Middle School marching band practices its Disney routine.

Jemtegaard marching band zip-a-dee-doo-dahs through Washougal

Washougal: The Jemtegaard Middle School marching band practices its Disney routine.

June 3, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Washougal -- Think marching in a parade while playing music is easy? Read story