July 2, 2013, 5:00pm Community
"Is the sidewalk north of 99th Street finished? There is a gap between 99th Street and 102nd Street on 50th Avenue. Shouldn't it be continuous?"--Linda Stewart, Hazel DellIt should be, and it will be continuous, Linda. Not only that, but it'll be continuously walled. Read story
July 2, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Fairway Village -- More than 2,000 people marveled at nearly 150 impressive automobiles during Touchmark at Fairway Village's annual Car Show and Barbecue. It's the sixth year the 55-and-older retirement community has hosted the car show, which raised about $4,500 for Meals on Wheels People this year. Gary Neal's 1929… Read story
July 2, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
Camas -- A Camas High School student won $1,000 from the American Veterinary Medical Association for studying a potential link between bisphenol A, often referred to as BPA, and hearing loss in humans. Meghal Sheth used small zebrafish as a model to study causes of "mechanosensory hair cell death and… Read story
July 2, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
East County -- East County Fire & Rescue hosted its annual Citizen's Basic Fire and EMS Academy last month. Seven participants learned the responsibilities of firefighters during the all-day event, held June 22 at Fern Prairie Fire Station, north of Camas. Read story
July 2, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
Salmon Creek -- You can play in the sun during the summer, or you can have real fun -- writing computer code. Read story
July 2, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Hazel Dell -- Larry Hansen, longtime member of the Hazel Dell Lions Club, was picked to lead the local organization as president during the club's annual banquet June 19. Hansen replaces outgoing president Roxie Olsen. The group elected its new slate of officers during the dinner and also presented numerous… Read story
July 2, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- Gallery 360 in downtown Vancouver has won a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington for summer art class scholarships for kids. Read story
July 2, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra plans to provide greater outreach to rural communities with a recently awarded $30,000 grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust. In June, the Portland charitable foundation awarded 63 grants totaling nearly $3 million. The orchestra was the only Washington group to receive a Meyer… Read story
July 2, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Columbia Way -- Vancouver's Water Resources Education Center won a Green Apple Award last month, a statewide honor given to individuals, groups or agencies that provide environmental education. It is awarded by E3 Washington, a sustainability initiative developed by the nonprofit Environmental Education Association of Washington. The Water Center won… Read story
July 2, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
Meadow Homes -- Top-flight researchers tend to work at college and universities; Educational Service District 112 is lucky to have Lewis & Clark College assistant professor Sue Feldman doubling as its director of research and assessment. Read story
