October 1, 2013, 5:00pm Pets & Wildlife
Sifton -- A small group of four-legged V.I.P. visitors -- plus their human handlers -- from Guiding Eyes of Clark County visited the Vancouver Fire Department's Sifton station on Sept. 21. Guiding Eyes is a voluntary group that does the earliest stages of training for future guide dogs for the… Read story
October 1, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- Dozens of Washington State University Vancouver alumni and other downtown volunteers responded to a call from Vancouver's Downtown Association to clean up and replant. The project area was from Sixth and Broadway west to Main and up to 11th. Old plants that weren't thriving -- and weeds… Read story
October 1, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
Shumway -- The Fort Vancouver High School class of 1958 couldn't return to its high school for a reunion because the building that housed it was demolished years ago. But its members did also attend what used to be Shumway Junior High School and is now the Vancouver School of… Read story
October 1, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
The Clark College Orchestra has won third place nationally in the community orchestra division of The American Prize competition for 2013. The American Prize, founded in 2009, is a group of competitions designed to raise the profile of the great performing arts being done in low-profile places -- like college,… Read story
October 1, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Vancouver Heights -- Know how to find fun? Debra Brouhard and Mary Laidlaw sure do. The longtime Vancouver residents took a page from church scavenger hunts they've enjoyed and masterminded a big scavenger hunt for their families and friends. Some 40 people showed up on Sept. 21 for the chase… Read story
October 1, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Brush Prairie -- Vancouver's James Johnston, principal at Alice Ott Middle School in Portland and recent Oregon Middle School Principal of the Year, visited with Oregon lawmakers in Washington, D.C., last month to lobby for education and the need for more technology funding. Johnston was at the U.S. Capitol to… Read story
October 1, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
Orchards -- Heritage High School students witnessed the horrors of a deadly drunk driving crash first-hand during the annual Stop Kids Intoxicated Driving program. A mock crash scene was staged at the school Sept. 18 -- complete with gore, emergency workers and grieving parents -- so kids could observe the… Read story
October 1, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Pearson Field -- More than 750 people turned out for Pearson Airport Appreciation Day on Sept. 21. Radio Disney co-hosted and presented activities centered on the new movie "Planes." There were open cockpits for folks to climb into and drawings for free airplane flights and introductory lessons, courtesy of Pearson's… Read story
September 24, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Every day on my way to work, I drive down Ward Road and pass rows of plum trees. Recently, I've noticed some of the trees have these white nests wrapped around the branches. What are those and what are they doing there? Should I be concerned?-- Concerned CommuterNever fear, C.C.,… Read story
September 24, 2013, 5:00pm Community
A weekly list of local neighborhood association meetings Read story
