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Arnada: Sam Robinson, left, vice chairman of the Chinook Nation, offers a traditional blessing for outgoing Clark County Historical Museum Executive Director Susan Tissot, center, during her farewell party on May 13.

Fond farewells for historical museum director

Arnada: Sam Robinson, left, vice chairman of the Chinook Nation, offers a traditional blessing for outgoing Clark County Historical Museum Executive Director Susan Tissot, center, during her farewell party on May 13.

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Arnada -- Susan Tissot has left the building. Tissot, executive director of the Clark County Historical Museum from 2003 until this year, was celebrated and thanked for her leadership twice in recent days: once at the annual dinner and auction, held May 10 at Club Green Meadows, and again at… Read story

Rotary clubs raise more than $60,000

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Battle Ground -- The Battle Ground and Lewis River Rotary clubs raised more than $60,000 at their recent dinner and auction. By bidding on items ranging from sports memorabilia to wine, the May 10 charity event, held at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, was able to secure money for charities… Read story

Book-loving artists design great markers

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Schools

Fort Vancouver Library District -- Five talented young artists who are also book lovers are the winners of the district's 2014 Summer Reading Bookmark Contest. Their bookmark designs will be printed and distributed during the June-through-August summer reading program. Read story

“Divine empire” grants $20,000 to local nonprofits

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Esther Short -- The nonprofit organization Gifts For Our Community has announced its 2014 grant award recipients. Read story

West Hazel Dell: Eisenhower Elementary fifth-grader Andrew Douglas holds his award for winning the regional championship of the National History Bee.

West Hazel Dell student heads to national history bee

West Hazel Dell: Eisenhower Elementary fifth-grader Andrew Douglas holds his award for winning the regional championship of the National History Bee.

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

West Hazel Dell -- A fifth-grader at Eisenhower Elementary School will prove his knowledge of history at the National History Bee next month in Atlanta. Andrew Douglas will represent Oregon and Southwest Washington after winning a regional championship in March. Read story

Huge turnout breaks records for Humane Society walk/run

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Esther Short -- Two-legged walkers who were walking on behalf of four-legged walkers broke records during the Humane Society for Southwest Washington's annual Walk/Run for the Animals on May 3 in Esther Short Park. There were 715 walkers and 105 runners -- and 380 participating dogs -- who did a… Read story

Coffee shop teams with blind students to create bold new roast

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Edgewood Park -- Kenny Fletcher of Paper Tiger Coffee House was working on a rich, robust new coffee blend of two direct-trade beans from Brazil and El Salvador. Read story

Representing LaCamas Swim and Sport at the U.S.

Johnson masters swimming nationals

Representing LaCamas Swim and Sport at the U.S.

May 19, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Serena Johnson made her first trip to a U.S. Masters Swimming national meet count. Read story

June 28 celebration in Yacolt needs volunteers

May 13, 2014, 5:00pm Community

YACOLT -- The town of Yacolt is headed for its annual Rendezvous celebration on June 28. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Ship’s freezer stored only food, fortunately

May 13, 2014, 5:00pm Community

In 1949, I was a soldier stationed in Tokyo, Japan. I was an old-timer, as I had been in the last part of World War II. I was 23 years old. My job at the time was mess sergeant. Read story