December 11, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Ogden -- The neighborhood association's appeal of the Burton Park Apartments project has been denied. Burton Park is proposed as a 112-unit apartment complex in 11 buildings on the former Portland Christian School at 7915 Burton Road. Dozens of neighbors wrote letters opposing the city's approval of the project, and… Read story
December 11, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Washougal -- More than 5,000 dictionaries will be given to students at 58 Clark County schools, thanks to the Rotary Club's Gift for Words Project, created to promote literacy. Clark County Rotary clubs and other partners raised $9,000 to buy the books. The Camas-Washougal Rotary Club kicked off its part… Read story
December 11, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Mountain View -- Mountain View High School ranked 20th in a national math contest, during which students raced to answer 100 questions in 30 minutes. The yearly "Team Scramble" competition is administered by National Assessment & Testing. The top 25 ranking schools scored between 41 and 86. Mountain View had… Read story
December 11, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
West Hazel Dell -- The Jason Lee Middle School seventh-grade Mathletes took third place in the state "Math is Cool" competition in Moses Lake. The team competed in the Division 1 category. Though they came in third with 127 total points, they were only three points way from the top-ranking… Read story
December 11, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Rose Village -- With 21 new additions to its roster, the Fort Vancouver Lions Club had more growth last year than any other Lions Clubs International chapter of its size in the United States. Only 26 clubs worldwide received this distinction. There are more than 46,000 clubs in the global… Read story
December 11, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Countryside Woods -- Carroll Hayden took his miniature "Funzville" display to the Great Train Expo in Portland recently. The 73-year-old hobbyist began collecting pieces for the amusement park display more than a decade ago. It's now complete, with 10 working rides, a scale monorail and carnival music. He said it's… Read story
December 4, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Susan Tredick likes having an extra garden feature in front of her house, even if it is used primarily to clean up dirty stormwater. Read story
December 4, 2012, 4:00pm Community
There are a number of businesses along Main Street that have fenced off portions of the sidewalk to use as seating for their customers, some with movable barriers and some with permanent ones. This makes navigating the sidewalk a bit challenging at times. Are there any ordinances that address this… Read story
December 4, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Central Park -- Dick Malin, who has led the Central Park Neighborhood Association in nearly every respect for two decades now, has decided to call it a day. Malin "recently announced to the CPNA Board that he will not accept a nomination for president in January's election," says the latest… Read story
