June 4, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Ridgefield -- When 79-year-old Dolly Hanes' husband, Keith, died in March, she began a garden project in her yard to stay busy. Read story
June 4, 2013, 5:00pm Pets & Wildlife
Ridgefield -- At Country Critters 4-H Club's Rabbit Extravaganza, 4-H member Autumn Richardson picked up both the Best of Show honor and Best Opposite Sex. Richardson impressed the judge with her Holland lop rabbits at the annual exhibition May 11 at the Clark County Fairgrounds. In addition to the show,… Read story
June 4, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Brush Prairie -- Air Force Junior ROTC cadet Ben Lee never thought he'd have to use the Heimlich maneuver when he learned the technique several years ago. But in February, the Prairie High School senior's Eagle Scout training paid off when Lee helped force out a piece of a hot… Read story
May 28, 2013, 5:00pm Community
A weekly list of neighborhood meetings and events Read story
May 28, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Before there were supermarkets and convenience stores, there were mom-and-pop stores. I'd like to tell you about one in Butte, Mont., that was special to me. It was a small grocery store with a house behind it like a snail's shell. All the best parts of my childhood, including its… Read story
May 28, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Pulling up to a blue, one-story residence in rural Bear Prairie, firefighter Frank Billington is met by a Little Tikes plastic car in the yard, a basketball hoop in the driveway and a burly golden Labrador-retriever mix wagging its tail as it approaches. Read story
May 28, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Salmon Creek -- Heidi Stewart could have died Feb. 12 when she collapsed at school after her heart suddenly stopped. The 18-year-old Evergreen High School senior's survival from sudden cardiac arrest was celebrated as her "re-birthday" May 16 during a WomenHeart meeting. The support group for women living with, or… Read story
May 28, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Fisher-Mill Plain -- Maybe Janna Nichols spends more time underwater than she does up here. According to the Dive News Network, Vancouver resident Nichols is a scuba instructor, Diving Safety Officer for Washington State University Vancouver and a scientific diver for the American Academy of Underwater Sciences. As a volunteer,… Read story
May 28, 2013, 5:00pm Pets & Wildlife
Ridgefield -- Josephine Finley, a staff member at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge who lives in Yacolt, is headed for the big island of Hawaii this summer. But it's not (all) a pleasure trip. Beginning in late July, Finley will study the extinction of species and what it takes to… Read story
May 28, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Camas -- In December, fifth-graders in Michelle Houle's class at Helen Baller Elementary School jubilantly jumped up and down for photographer Diana Sterle after "Stuffing a Bus" full of food donations for the hungry. The photo was entered in Umpqua Bank's Show Us How You Give campaign, and it rose… Read story
