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Carter Park resident Gary Kokstis pours a glass of home-brewed beer for neighbor Jerrad Isch during a gathering of the informal 29th Street Brewers Guild in Kokstis' backyard garden.

Home-brewed dudes share love of making beer

Carter Park resident Gary Kokstis pours a glass of home-brewed beer for neighbor Jerrad Isch during a gathering of the informal 29th Street Brewers Guild in Kokstis' backyard garden.

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Community

It takes a village to raise a child, according to an African proverb. Read story

Neighbors calendar

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Community

A weekly list of neighborhood meetings and events Read story

Pets of the Week

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Community

Shelby is a 5-year-old Labrador retriever and mastiff mix. She already knows basic obedience commands and walks well on a leash. Shelby is overweight, though. She has a hyperthyroid issue and will need medication for the rest of her life, as well as a healthy diet and will need to… Read story

Send your ghost stories to The Columbian

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Community

Did you hear something go bump in the night? Had a spooky encounter in an old house? Saw something weird that you can't explain? In our Oct. 31 Halloween issue of Neighbors and on our website, we want to publish real ghost stories from readers. Email us your creepiest true-life… Read story

Camas Farmer’s Market welcomes autumn

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies

Camas -- The Camas Farmer's Market celebrated its inaugural Harvest Festival on Sept. 26 in downtown Camas. "The market came alive with the feeling of autumn, complete with scarecrows, hay bales, pumpkins, gourds and cornstalks," Marilyn Goodman, market spokeswoman, said. "Kids enjoyed tromping through the hay stack looking for special… Read story

Rotarians welcome new teachers to Camas, Washougal

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies

Camas -- Fifty new Camas and Washougal teachers and staff members were welcomed to their jobs by the Rotary Club of Camas-Washougal at the club's annual New Teacher Breakfast on Sept. 27 at the Fairgate Inn in Camas. "This is something we have done for years to welcome new teachers… Read story

Battle Ground Senior Center gives $1,850 to memorial effort

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies

Battle Ground -- The Battle Ground Senior Center board has donated $1,850 to the Battle Ground Veterans Memorial that's in the works at Kiwanis Park. Board president Mel Mason presented a check to the Battle Ground City Council at its Sept. 17 meeting. Mason said a Girls' Night Out event… Read story

New officers elected in North Garrison Heights

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies

North Garrison Heights -- Sometimes, neighborhood groups have a difficult time getting people to volunteer. Other times, new crops of leaders are ready to stand up and take charge. "We were greatly concerned that our association would go dormant due to lack of officers," says the latest newsletter from the… Read story

Esther Short: Grant recipients, representing 16 community groups, received more than $50,000 from the Vancouver Rotary Foundation in September.

Rotary Club awards $52,651 in community grants

Esther Short: Grant recipients, representing 16 community groups, received more than $50,000 from the Vancouver Rotary Foundation in September.

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies

Esther Short -- Sixteen groups make Clark County better were awarded a total of $52,651 in community grants by the Vancouver Rotary Foundation during the Rotary Club's luncheon on Sept. 19 at the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay in Vancouver. The grant recipients are: Read story

Camas: &quot;Red,&quot; a Rhode Island Red hen owned by Jamie Morin, struts her stuff during the Urban Chicken and Garden Tour in Camas.

Turnout good for Camas Farmer’s Market fundraiser

Camas: &quot;Red,&quot; a Rhode Island Red hen owned by Jamie Morin, struts her stuff during the Urban Chicken and Garden Tour in Camas.

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies

Camas -- More than 100 people participated in the Urban Chicken and Garden Tour, a fundraiser for Camas Farmer's Market, on Sept. 15-16. The backyard chicken coop and garden tour event offered "lots of chicken, a few geese, some beautiful gardens full of fall harvests of squash, tomatoes, beans, corn… Read story