November 25, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Camas -- Future mayors currently attending Pacific Crest Academy, a K-8 Catholic school in Camas, got a lesson in civic engagement on Nov. 22 as the current mayors of Camas, Washougal and Vancouver paid a visit. It was the first time such a gathering has taken place. Camas Mayor Scott… Read story
November 25, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Fisher's Landing East -- Nineteen yogis from all over Washington, including eight from this area, turned out for the regional Washington State Yoga Competition on Nov. 9 at Bikram Hot Yoga Vancouver, a studio on the east side of town. In addition to the participants there were 150 spectators, according… Read story
November 24, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Ridgefield -- Civil Affairs Sgt. Greg Wubben, from Ridgefield, was sent this month to New Zealand for the second time in less than two years. He was last there in June 2012 to take part in a World War II anniversary celebration. Now he's in the country to participate in… Read story
November 24, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground -- The six-year crime-fighting career of Battle Ground Police Department K-9 Haulf was honored last week during a city council meeting. Haulf was retired in August and is now living the life of a pet at the home of his handler, Officer Chris Crouch. Crouch is now training… Read story
November 24, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Felida -- The Felida Baptist Church community worked in an assembly line this month to pack 1,661 shoe boxes with gifts for children in need along the Pacific Rim. It took about three hours for 260 volunteers to pack the boxes on Nov. 16, praying for each one along the… Read story
November 24, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Bagley Downs -- Vancouver iTech Preparatory was picked as a state finalist in a national contest for public schools that have a commitment to science, technology, engineering and math, known as STEM. The STEM-focused magnet school is one of five from Washington, and the only from Clark County, to advance… Read story
November 24, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Fircrest -- Well-wishers gathered Nov. 17 at LeRoy Haagen Memorial Park to support a Vancouver single mother of four who is facing steep medical bills following a recent cancer diagnosis. Read story
November 24, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Washougal -- Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School fourth-graders created care packages this month for soldiers overseas, decorating boxes with patriotic messages and filling them with sweets. Briana Kistner packed peanut butter cups in a box for her dad, Kendall Kistner, because they are his favorite and he is out of country… Read story
November 24, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground -- A 62-year-old man with asthma recently proved to himself that he could complete a cross-country bicycle trip despite not riding one for 45 years. Jim Ryan, who lives a few miles north of Battle Ground, started his journey on Aug. 1 at Vancouver, B.C., and ended on… Read story
