June 18, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Salmon Creek -- The Salmon Creek United Methodist Church started a community garden in 2012, after the pastor chatted with the manager of a nearby manufactured home park and heard the residents don't have access to fresh, affordable produce. So the church built 12 raised beds; this year they doubled… Read story
June 18, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Salmon Creek -- Two local nurses transformed discarded medicine vial caps into flower-shaped badge holders which they sold to raise hundreds of dollars for charity. Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center emergency room nurse Maureen Palensky and critical care nurse Kelly Brady recently teamed up to design and sell special identification… Read story
June 18, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- Vancouver Police officers recently trained with mountain bicycles to prepare for two-wheel patrols this summer. Officers took two Saturday classes in early June where they studied bicycle maintenance, repairs and road rules. They also practiced special drills and off-road riding. The city's bike patrol officers will have… Read story
June 18, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Rose Village -- More than 40 volunteers turned up June 1 to trim overgrown vegetation and clean the west side of K Street between 33rd and 37th streets. Neighbors, area high school students and city of Vancouver employees all contributed to the effort, which was along a litter-attracting street adjacent… Read story
June 18, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Fircrest -- Kids helping kids. The high school juniors and seniors of the Youth Philanthropy Program of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington recently granted $3,305 in seed money to the local Parks Foundation for next year's Teen Late Night programs at the Firstenburg and Marshall Community Centers. That program… Read story
June 11, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Construction company Tapani Underground has big plans for the old Evergreen gravel pit, but nearby neighborhood associations want the company to think bigger. Read story
June 11, 2013, 5:00pm Community
One of the most helpful lessons of my entire life was the time I came home from the one-room Highland school, about six miles north of La Center. I told Dad how angry I was at Jimmy because he would not play the game I wanted to play. Read story
June 11, 2013, 5:00pm Community
A list of neighborhood association meetings and events Read story
June 11, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Skyview High School reports three additional students to its Top 5 percent seniors: Tana Alise, Kailynn Doan and Teresa Johansson. Mountain View High School reports one additional student to its Top 5 percent seniors: Danial A. Chowdhry. Read story
June 11, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Ridgefield -- Dean Millett will receive his Eagle Scout award at 7 p.m. Friday at CDM Services, 2409 Broadway. He is a member of Troop 310 in Ridgefield, led by Scoutmaster Patrick Bartos. Read story
