January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Community
When a derelict building on the eastern edge of Camas showed fresh signs of life, neighbors stopped by to thank the new owners for restoring it. Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground -- Newly elected state Rep. Liz Pike addressed constituents of the 18th Legislative District at two town hall meetings Jan. 5. She was joined by state Sen. Ann Rivers, also a Republican, in the morning at Battle Ground City Hall and later that afternoon at the Camas Public… Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Riveridge -- A group of local youth took their first disciplined steps as Young Marines after being welcomed into the program at a ceremony last week. At the Jan. 5 swearing-in, 37 new recruits joined the Lewis & Clark Young Marines, a unit of the Marine Corps League youth program… Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Fargher Lake -- Fargher Lake Grange held its annual wreath making day in early December with 20 participants. Georgia Goff, member of Washington Grange, brought a truckload of various evergreens and holly boughs, as did Mountain Valley Granger David Johnson. Bianca Elmer of Fargher Lake Grange had the work tables… Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- Six Clark County Sheriff's Office Explorers got a taste of what it's like to attend a real police academy last month during a week-long training in Yakima. The young Explorers from Post 893 graduated from Washington Law Enforcement Explorer Advisors Academy on Dec. 31 following a week… Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Andresen/St. Johns -- Having already gathered more than 100 jars of peanut butter for charity, students at Cornerstone Christian School aren't done yet. The school joined the Clark County Joy Team recently to help the group in its PB & Joy Project goal of donating 1,300 peanut butter jars to… Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- Clark County Quilters crafted two circus-themed quilts the club hopes will bring in thousands when raffled off in April. Each year the Quilters club makes a quilt and raffles it off for charity. This year they designed two and decided to have proceeds from the raffle ticket… Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Wildwood -- The neighborhood association has honored Loy Pehrson's volunteerism and organizing skills with a Vancouver Sparkles community pride award. Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
North Image -- U.S. Army Capt. Jude Mazzotta of Vancouver is part of a provincial reconstruction team helping transition parts of Afghanistan to a more sustainable economic future. In December, Mazzotta and other civil affairs officers assisted a 22-year-old village contractor named Shafiqullah with his efforts to expand a hydroelectric… Read story
January 8, 2013, 4:00pm Truckies
Brush Prairie -- The ROCKSOLID Community Teen Center was awarded a $10,000 grant to further its efforts to provide teens a safe place to hang out after school. The grant was awarded this month without restrictions by the Jane Onsdorff Malmquist Charitable Fund, managed by the Community Foundation for Southwest… Read story
