May 6, 2014, 5:00pm Schools
Yacolt -- For two days in April, kids were encouraged to dig in the dirt. First-graders at Yacolt Primary School learned about the importance of worms in the ecosystem from Washington State University master gardener volunteers on April 29 and April 30. Eight classrooms participated by picking through compost to… Read story
May 5, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies
Maple Tree -- Members of the Maple Tree Neighborhood Association spent a recent Saturday sprucing up Covington Road. The volunteers gathered trash from both sides of the road, then gathered for a potluck at Orchards Park. Clark County Parks provided the materials for the April 26 cleanup day. Read story
April 29, 2014, 5:00pm Community
The following are local land-use proposals. The county or city may rate them in three categories: nonsignificant, no environmental impact study needed; nonsignificant, provided proponents meet certain conditions; and significant, requiring an environmental impact study. Read story
April 29, 2014, 5:00pm Community
Items for Spotlight on Youth should be brought to The Columbian, News Department, 701 W. Eighth St., mailed to P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98666, emailed to pauline.sipponen@columbian.com or neighbors@columbian.com, phoned to 360-735-4524. Read story
April 29, 2014, 5:00pm Community
Volunteer Connections provides opportunities through the Human Services Council. For information on the following and other opportunities, call 360-735-3683. Read story
April 29, 2014, 5:00pm Community
Submissions: P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98666, pauline.sipponen@columbian.com or 360-735-4524. Read story
April 29, 2014, 5:00pm Community
Hayden Priebe passed his Eagle Scout board of review on April 16. Hayden is a member of Crew 341 in the Cascade Pacific Council. For his Eagle project, he built three raptor nests for Pacific Corp. to install in natural raptor environments in Oregon and Washington. Hayden is 16 and… Read story
April 29, 2014, 5:00pm Community
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April 29, 2014, 5:00pm Community
Have you heard of the Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck program? The idea is to speed up the security line at selected airports. It does away with annoyances like taking off shoes or emptying pockets. You'll go through a metal detector instead of the imaging machine. It's your federal government hard… Read story
