January 14, 2014, 4:00pm Community
Two Boy Scouts from the Fort Vancouver District successfully passed their Eagle Scout board of review during the month of November and have been advanced to the rank of Eagle Scout. Read story
January 14, 2014, 4:00pm 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
January 14, 2014, 4:00pm Community
Items for Applause should be mailed to P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98666, emailed to pauline.sipponen@columbian.com or phoned to 360-735-4524. Read story
January 14, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News
Six-year-old Cole Merle was sworn in as honorary sheriff Tuesday evening before family members, reporters and law enforcement at the Mill Creek Pub in Battle Ground. Read story
January 14, 2014, 4:00pm Community
Lou Brancaccio's accounting of the "Don't Do Stupid Stuff" coffee mug reminded me of an amusing incident that occurred many years ago while I was living in San Francisco, a city with a unique collective sense of humor and ability to laugh at itself. I was among the many devotees… Read story
January 14, 2014, 4:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- If anyone has an eye for parking, it's Vancouver Parking Enforcement Officer Dareen Thielbar. The city employee recently won two awards in a photo contest held by The Parking Professional magazine for her shots of the downtown Park 'n' Go garage, one in the "Beautiful" category and… Read story
January 14, 2014, 4:00pm Schools
Ellsworth Springs -- Even at 90 years old, Ellsworth Elementary School volunteer Belva Baz continues to pay weekly visits to the kindergarten class run by her daughter, Penny Baz, often with treats in hand. Belva began volunteering about seven years ago at the school. She talks with students, cleans up,… Read story
January 13, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News
They collapsed in unison, sprawling across the floor of the Clark County Event Center, deeply breathing as if they had just sprinted to the finish line of a marathon. Read story
January 13, 2014, 4:00pm Schools
Bagley Downs -- The Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools recently added two new board members. Danette LaChappelle, a senior vice president and chief communications officer for iQ Credit Union, and Ryan Hart, district director for U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, will now help guide the nonprofit in its efforts to… Read story
