January 15, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Fircrest -- A Jan. 7 Burgerville fundraiser brought in nearly $410 to aid Tyler Burton and his family as they deal with mounting hospital and rehabilitation costs. Burton, 21, continues to recover at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver from complications that arose after he was punched and knocked to… Read story
January 15, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Burton/Evergreen -- Evergreen High School's robotics team The Green Wrenches made the semifinals during the Dec. 15 BunnyBot Competition at Catlin Gabel School in Portland. Evergreen's For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Robotics Team 2517 built a robot to pick up ping-pong balls and deposit them in a… Read story
January 15, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Image -- The Image Neighborhood Association elected Dimitry Mishchuk, former vice chair, to lead its board. Board elections were held at the association's December meeting. The 2013 board also includes Mary Elkin as vice chair, Jennifer Gragg as secretary, Alex Zimmerman as treasurer and John Elkin as newsletter editor. Read story
January 15, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Hazel Dell -- The First Congregational United Church of Christ has always been ahead of its time: Its members voted to be "open and affirming" of gay people 20 years ago. Now, times have caught up, and prior to passage of Washington State's marriage equality ballot measure last November, up… Read story
January 15, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- K.C. Madsen's colorful, crumpled, towering jumbles of paint and paper are all over Vancouver City Hall. On Jan. 11, Madsen and some friends from the Clark County Arts Commission installed nine Madsen creations in the lobby and hallways of the building at 415 W. Sixth St. Madsen,… Read story
January 15, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Rose Village -- Americans Building Community, a homegrown community redevelopment agency that's working to upgrade properties and the quality of life for people in some of central Vancouver's neighborhoods, has won a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation. The grant is for ABC's Garden to Table Program, which aims to… Read story
January 15, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Camas -- Camas residents celebrated January's First Friday with Boggle, Bunco and beads. The theme of the Jan. 3 Downtown Camas Association-sponsored event was "Game, Craft and Cocoa Night." Thirteen businesses let visitors play games for bead prizes that could then be attached to a special bracelet from Bead Paradise.… Read story
January 15, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Ridgefield -- Special education students have been getting important job experience from Ridgefield School District's Life Skills program. Ridgefield students started working at Tony's Fine Foods warehouse in September, spending four hours a week lending a hand at the food distribution company, which also earns them high school credit. The… Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Community
This is a thank you to a Cub Scout named Kevin who marched in the Veteran's Day parade on Nov. 10. He made a very nice thank-you card with military stickers decorating the front of it and a nice handwritten message on the inside. Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Community
Neighborhood association meetings and events Read story
