September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Fruit Valley -- The Clark County Children's Sharing Project gathered nearly $5,000 in backpacks and supplies in late summer, enough to benefit more than 375 county kids heading into the school year. Kris Henriksen from the county's Department of Community Services worked with the Children's Sharing Project to coordinate the… Read story
September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Salmon Creek -- Staff and volunteers of Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center celebrated the hospital's eighth anniversary Aug. 22 with a special picnic on the roof of their parking garage. Since it first opened in 2005, the hospital has seen significant growth, including a $7 million renovation to prepare for… Read story
September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
Washougal -- Donations from members of the Camas-Washougal Rotary Club helped fill 200 backpacks for students in need of supplies for the school year. Read story
September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Bella Vista -- Monica Neice and Ruth Wilmoth have been awarded a 2013 Vancouver Sparkles Award by their neighbors. Sparkes Awards recognize residents who go the extra mile to make their neighborhoods special through volunteerism, beautification and more. Neice and Wilmoth have teamed up to write grants that have gained… Read story
September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Courts & Crime
Cascade Highlands -- The latest neighborhood newsletter reports "a big uptick in the number of mail theft incidents in our area -- not just Cascade Highlands, but in neighborhoods immediately around us." Read story
September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Cascade Highlands -- Neighborhood resident Erika Johnson, a leading local tree hugger who has chaired the Vancouver Urban Forestry Commission -- and who also works as master gardener coordinator for the Washington State University Clark County Extension -- has won the prestigious Silva Bolds-Whitfield award. Read story
September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
West of Esther Short -- The large waterfront park that will anchor a whole new multi-use development on the Columbia River has been recommended for approval by Vancouver land-use hearings examiner Sharon Rice. Read story
September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- The Vancouver Rotary Foundation, the charitable arm of the Rotary Club of Vancouver, has awarded $48,000 in community grants to local nonprofit organizations. Read story
September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Fairway Village -- The nonprofit Honor Flight Network transported 36 area military veterans and companions from Portland International Airport to Washington, D.C. on Aug. 3 for a whirlwind one-day visit to many key attractions -- especially the World War II Memorial that opened in 2004. The group was "taken aback… Read story
September 3, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Members of Brush Prairie Baptist Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary this weekend with a community picnic, but it will also commemorate the milestone by finding 150 ways to serve the community in the next year, said Pastor Bob Carlson. Read story
