November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- A little soap can make a world of difference, especially when you're in serious need. That's why AAA Washington recently kicked off its fifth annual Soap for Hope toiletry donation drive. Toiletries, which can be dropped off at the Vancouver AAA office, 4301 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.,… Read story
November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Fisher-Mill Plain -- Life at Pacific Middle School tastes better these days. That's because the school recently celebrated the opening of a newly remodeled kitchen. The expanded workspace for kitchen staff and serving line for students means the school can offer new and different items, including stir fry and fresh… Read story
November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Camas -- Kris Henriksen of Clark County Community Services was honored with the Soroptimist International of Camas/Washougal Ruby Award on Oct. 16 at Zion Lutheran Church in Camas. Read story
November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- Every time a hungry kid reaches for this peanut butter, there will be an ego boost to boot. That's because the Junior Joy Team has wrapped 920 jars of peanut butter -- so far -- with "positive, encouraging messages" before donating them to Share, said chief joy… Read story
November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Pearson Field -- The second-annual Aviation Harvest Festival pulled together flight with Halloween fun and games at Pearson Air Museum on Oct. 27. Visitors toured historic airplanes to find candy stations, built gliders and tested them in the hoops challenge, constructed "noisy rocket" balloons, and much more. A free 30-minute… Read story
November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- Kaya, once a guide-dog-in-training, has made it to the big time. Mike Githens, the leader of pretraining club Guiding Eyes of Clark County, reports that the pooch photographed lying beside his desk for an April Columbian story has become an official guide dog for Jacquie, who lives… Read story
November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Camas -- Clark County Sheriff's Deputy Todd Baker was recognized on Nov. 1 at an awards banquet in Portland for his compassion and care shown to a distraught family at the scene of a drowning incident in the Columbia River. The incident happened on Memorial Day when a 13-year-old boy… Read story
November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Camas -- Rainy weather kept children away, but that didn't stop folks from dedicating a new playground at Forest Home Park on Oct. 27. The park has Little League fields and other amenities -- but the shiny new playground, including slides and climbing bars, is a welcome addition to the… Read story
November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Venersborg -- Many mystery apples were brought to the Sixth-Annual Heirloom Apple Fest at the Venersborg Schoolhouse on Oct. 28. Ten "unusual or rare" apples were found. Read story
October 30, 2012, 5:00pm Community
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