August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Community
It took 19 years of nagging, but I finally got my husband to agree to let me purchase a German shepherd puppy. The breeder said it was the smartest puppy he'd ever seen, so naturally we named him Einstein. Read story
August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Community
In La Center, where posted speed limits rarely exceed 35 mph, traffic citations went up 472 percent from 2011 to 2012. Police issued 504 notices of infraction, compared with 88 the year before. Read story
August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground -- A group of people with cerebral palsy learned the joys of fishing at an angling event in July at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery in Oregon. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United Cerebral Palsy of Oregon, Catch a Special Thrill (CAST) for Kids Foundation and others sponsored… Read story
August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- A Fort Vancouver High School graduate won a regional Emmy award this year for his work in helping to direct live sports broadcasts. It's the fourth Emmy that Patrick Brown has received from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Newcastle… Read story
August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Riveridge -- A retired Army colonel from Vancouver who is credited with helping push forward recovery efforts following the Mount St. Helens eruption died July 31 at age 77. Col. Robert Friedenwald, who lived in the Riveridge neighborhood, served more than 27 years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read story
August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
WARRENTON, Ore. -- Children from Vancouver and the region learned about living positive lives during a summer camp for at-risk youth at the Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center in Warrenton, Ore. The 9- to 11-year-old kids who visited Camp Rosenbaum from July 28 to Aug. 2 were taught --… Read story
August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
Clark College -- Sophomore Luisa Cruz-Vasquez was named a 2013 Latinas Learning to Lead fellow by the National Hispana Leadership Institute. She's one of 22 college students nationwide who went to The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in late July for a week-long leadership-development program. Read story
August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Vancouver Heights -- There's a wanted person in the Vancouver Heights neighborhood, but he or she is a do-gooder, not a fugitive on the lam. A mysterious volunteer, or perhaps volunteers, surprised neighbors by cleaning up and weeding the plant beds at the landscaped triangle between North Morrison Road and… Read story
August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground -- A delegation from a small Japanese city traveled to Battle Ground this past week for an 11-day tour. The group from Gosen, Japan, included Mayor Katsumi Ito, Gosen International Foundation Chairman Masayuki Sekizuka and six middle school students. Battle Ground hosted a welcoming reception Aug. 6 at… Read story