July 16, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
West Minnehaha -- Thirteen employees from commercial real estate financial firm Walker & Dunlop helped June 19 with an Evergreen Habitat for Humanity home under construction on Northeast 49th Street. They worked on final details including installing a mailbox, mixing grout, laying tile, applying wood trim, filling in nail holes… Read story
July 16, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Northwood -- The Northwood Neighborhood Association has entered its third decade as an official neighborhood. The neighborhood was formally recognized by Vancouver in May 1993. Since then, volunteer leaders have served as liaisons between residents and the city. The neighborhood association will celebrate its 20th anniversary Aug. 6 during its… Read story
July 16, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- Gifts For Our Community, the nonprofit agency behind the Divine Consign business -- with stores like Divine Consign downtown and the new B. Divine Clothing Boutique in Hazel Dell -- has awarded 10 grants of $1,000 each to local charities that operate in the arts, education and… Read story
July 16, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
Mill Plain -- Girl Scouts Becca Thompson and Synthia Gifford, who just finished their junior year in high school -- Thompson at Mountain View and Gifford at Union -- taught cultural art classes about different nations this year to third-graders at Mill Plain Elementary School. Read story
July 16, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Northfield -- The Northfield neighborhood recently replaced most of its worn wooden perimeter fence with a shiny, new vinyl barrier. Neighborhood leaders have discussed replacing the nearly 15-year-old wooden fence for years, but finally got the project under way in mid-March. "We just about squeezed all the life out of… Read story
July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Clark County will shutter a section of Northeast 99th Street for 55 hours later this month to conduct overlay work. Read story
July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Community
At the end of a one-hour gym routine, I notice discomfort in my upper right arm. Figuring it's due to lack of exercise of those muscles, and that the pain will subside in time, I ignore it. To help expedite the situation, I rig up some weights at home using… Read story
July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Community
A weekly list of neighborhood association meetings Read story
July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Venersborg -- Barbecue, antiques on display, live music, old cars and tractors, photos of yesteryear and an audiovisual walk through history were all part of the Venersborg Church's 100th anniversary celebration, held on July 4. The history of the area, seven miles east of Battle Ground, involves some fairly typical… Read story
July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Orchards -- Clark County Family YMCA broke ground on its yearlong, $8 million expansion project on June 22, with the public and local dignitaries in attendance. The building will get a new six-lane cool-water pool, wooden floors for its concrete basketball courts, an enclosed patio space, new weight machines, remodeled… Read story
