February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground: A play written by Chief Umtuch Middle School drama teacher Aleks Merilo was presented in two stage readings after the work won first place in a recent playwriting competition. Merilo's play, "Exit 27," tied for first in the "New by Northwest" competition held by the Portland theater group… Read story
February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Brush Prairie: Rocksolid Community Teen Center's board of directors appointed community leader Gilda Ciraulo as its new executive director last month. Ciraulo was picked in part because of her efforts helping to develop community organizations and charity events in Clark County, according to a Rocksolid press release. Ciraulo previously managed… Read story
February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Central Park: During Children's Dental Health Day on Feb. 2, 130 kids with no dental insurance were treated and examined at Clark College's Dental Hygiene clinic. That's fewer than the 200 children typically served during recent years of the annual event for uninsured children from limited-income families. But Melody Scheer,… Read story
February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground: What better way to inspire romance than with wine ... corks? Nathan Rebman was scratching his head, trying to figure out a crafty use for the wine corks that were piling up in his home. He finally saw a muse in his wife, Trisha, and recently unveiled a… Read story
February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Van Mall: Dorothy Bryan has been sewing for years. At 93, she remains active and made 250 baby quilts in 2010 for various agencies in Clark County. She works through Glenwood Community Church, which donates quilting materials. Bryan has been making quilts for babies for the past eight years. Bryan… Read story
February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Esther Short: Artwork by a handful of Clark County art teachers is featured in a special show on display through March in the county's Sixth Floor Gallery. The Clark County Arts Commission exhibit highlights the creativity of seven elementary, middle and high school art teachers throughout the county. The pieces… Read story
February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Central Park: Three Clark County women are the 2013 winners of the Iris Award, given each year to celebrate the "lasting and far-reaching" contributions of women in Southwest Washington. Dianna Kretzschmar, Lisa Lowe and Jaynie Roberts will be honored during a March 7 awards ceremony at Clark College. The annual… Read story
February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Bagley Downs: Columbia River Mental Health's 4Results Mentoring Program, which engages children identified as high-risk, was recently honored for providing a quality service. Oregon Mentors, a partnership of youth mentoring programs in Oregon and Clark County, named 4Results a "high-quality" program after staff from the nonprofit completed what Oregon Mentors… Read story
February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Northeast Hazel Dell: The Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County has awarded more than $28,000 in grants to horticulture programs and projects in the county. Some of the programs benefitting from the grants include: Heritage Farm Community Garden, Second Step Housing, Mill Plain Elementary Garden School and Washington State University's… Read story
February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Fruit Valley: A Vancouver family saddened by the presumed theft of a beloved angel garden statue has since been touched by the kindness of strangers. In the nearly two months since the Ernesti family's plight was featured in The Columbian and on local TV news broadcasts, it has been gifted… Read story
