March 26, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
West Hazel Dell -- Columbia River High School students gathered more than $105,000 for the Doernbecher Children's Hospital during the school's annual fundraising pageant. The Mr. and Miss Columbia River High School competition saw 15 couples work together as teams to raise money throughout the year to support the hospital's… Read story
March 26, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- Volunteers from Educational Service District 112's Washington Reading Corps Team lent their services to the Mill A School District in Cook during National AmeriCorps Week. On March 15, the AmeriCorps members from Vancouver's ESD 112 helped the Mill A district by sorting books, organizing a library and… Read story
March 26, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Maplewood -- An inspiring encounter took place March 15 during a beautification event hosted by the Maplewood Neighborhood Association at Mypark, the little sliver of recreational greenspace at East 17th and Date streets. While neighbors and dignitaries worked to clean up the park and plant trees, Jose Reyes happened to… Read story
March 26, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
Central Park -- Clark College's Independent was awarded as one of the top community college student newspapers in the country at the annual Associated College Press conference in San Francisco. The newspapers staff attended the conference Feb. 28 through March 3, where they received the seventh-place "Best of Show" award… Read story
March 26, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Fisher's Landing -- A Vancouver teen was invited to New York City after two of her photographs impressed judges in the 2013 National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. Lillie Meyer, a junior at St. Mary's Academy in Portland, will be honored for her artistic abilities along with other medal… Read story
March 19, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Hey, what's with all the tree stumps planted upside down and the other strange looking landscaping along Salmon Creek? It sure looks odd. Did my taxes pay for this?--Anonymous walkerA.W., you're obviously talking about LWD, placed by CPU with TLC. Read story
March 19, 2013, 5:00pm Community
A weekly listing of neighborhood association meetings Read story
March 19, 2013, 5:00pm Community
MacArthur Boulevard has residents debating how it can best be used. Read story
March 19, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Washougal -- Hathaway Elementary fifth grade boys were pointed toward a stronger future during a recently concluded Rotary Club program that promotes positive behaviors over potentially destructive ones. Young Men in Action wrapped up this month after seven weeks of lessons on life skills, such as health, manners, career building… Read story
March 19, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Northeast Hazel Dell -- For the past several months, Larry Wakeman, who lives at Prestige Assisted Living, and his friend Trudie Pears have been creating a 5 feet by 5 feet diorama of an old time drive-in movie theatre. They dedicated their "Let's Cruise at the Drive-in Movies" diorama to… Read story
