November 5, 2013, 4:00pm Schools
Camas -- Lacamas Community Credit Union has donated $500 to Fort Vancouver High School and $250 to DogPaw and its effort to help the Washougal Police K-9 unit replace Officer Dingo, who retired last month. Fort Vancouver Principal Scott Parker accepted the $500 check, which will be used for student… Read story
November 5, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Washington State University Vancouver -- On "Make a Difference Day" -- Oct. 26 -- more than 200 volunteers planted nearly 1,000 trees around the Washington State University Vancouver campus. It's one of the biggest gatherings of the year for Clark Public Utilities' StreamTeam and one of many volunteer events to… Read story
November 5, 2013, 4:00pm Entertainment
Esther Short -- Martian invaders swarmed the countryside, or at least downtown Vancouver's Kiggins movie theater, on the night before Halloween. The house was packed for a free, special presentation of the Willamette Radio Workshop's stage recreation of the infamous "War of the Worlds" radio play as masterminded by Orson… Read story
November 5, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Bagley Downs -- Eagle Scout Cody Ormiston and Boy Scout Troop 14, of Salmon Creek, spent Oct. 25 -- a day off for kids in Vancouver Public Schools -- replacing rotten boards in picnic tables and park benches, and the message board at Bagley Park. Cody held a garage sale… Read story
November 5, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Sunnyside -- Forget the boring old jack-o'-lantern, kids at Cornerstone Christian Academy went all out this fall by transforming pumpkins into characters from their favorite books. The young kids decorated more than 25 pumpkins for their "Storybook Pumpkin Patch," which included a smiling Charlotte from "Charlotte's Web," the feline star… Read story
November 5, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Countryside Woods -- The Countryside Woods Neighborhood Association recently adopted Countryside Park, promising to maintain the public space through Vancouver's Adopt-A-Park program. Neighborhood association Chair Steve Wille will lead efforts to keep the park clean and free of invasive plants. Since pledging to look after the park, volunteers from the… Read story
November 5, 2013, 4:00pm Schools
Burnt Bridge Creek -- The months-long mystery of the paper May Day "baskets" that popped up on some homes in the Burnt Bridge Creek neighborhood has been solved. In June, residents along 148th Avenue were surprised to come home and find spring-themed flower displays on their doors. The neighborhood association… Read story
November 5, 2013, 4:00pm Schools
Fisher's Landing East -- Rotary Clubs of Clark County kicked off another round of its "Rotary Gift of Words" project last month by handing out dictionaries to Crestline Elementary School third graders. Rotary members, Evergreen Public Schools Superintendent John Deeder and even Abraham Lincoln (portrayed by Steve Holgate) gave the… Read story
November 3, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
The list of Clark County finishers at the 2013 New York City Marathon on Sunday. Read story
October 29, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
From terrifying "live" monsters to a "barely scary, rather friendly" Haunted Hall built onto a porch, many Clark County residents are going gangbusters this season with festive yard displays. Here are some homes, submitted by Columbian readers, where you are invited to pass by and check out their chilling creations.… Read story
