July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground -- Second Chance Companions is one of 25 West Coast animal welfare organizations that recently received a $1,000 grant from the Petfinder.com Foundation in partnership with Blue Sky Beverage Company of Corona, Calif. The money will be used to support Second Chance Companions's adoption program. To see the… Read story
July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Salmon Creek -- More than a dozen volunteers from the Salmon Creek Business Group came together and donated time July 7 to assist a neighbor in the Mount Vista area north of Washington State University Vancouver. The neighbor recently had surgery on her foot and was unable to care for… Read story
July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Shumway -- Tabitha Reeder and Glenn Grossman have transformed their corner lot with fragrant lavender and espaliered apple trees grown laterally on a trellis system -- and much more. Their hard work was rewarded when they were named winners in the Earth-Friendly Garden Contest sponsored by Clark County Environmental Services… Read story
July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
West Minnehaha -- Two more Evergreen Habitat for Humanity homes are going up in Clark County. A ground breaking ceremony for the Adams and Murphy families was held on July 15 at the side-by-side sites of the homes, at the corner of Northeast 19th Avenue and 49th Street. Family introductions… Read story
July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Oakbrook -- Peterson Creek, which flows into Burnt Bridge Creek, takes on 26,000 gallons of water for every half-inch of rainfall; that water is chock full of oil, grease, dissolved metals and other street-level pollutants. Now, the city of Vancouver is preparing a series of rain gardens and tree-lined medians… Read story
July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Vancouver Heights -- St. Joseph Catholic School has applied to the Vancouver for permission to build an asphalt running track and add other improvements to its existing sports field. The city has issued a determination that the project likely won't cause any environmental impacts. The site is in the western… Read story
July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Vancouver Waterfront -- Public areas near the Water Resources Education Center, Marine Park and all along the Waterfront Renaissance Trail are looking tidier. That's thanks to an army of community volunteers from the Tidewater Cove Condo Association and the Riverview and Old Evergreen Highway neighborhood associations. "Their weed-clearing effort, spearheaded… Read story
July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground -- Annette Hunt, executive director at Clearwater Springs Assisted Living, was installed June 24 as the 2012-13 president of the Rotary Club of Battle Ground. Other officers are Mike Simpson, president-elect and treasurer; Amy Price, secretary; Brad Hunt, sergeant-at-arms; and Robert Foster, immediate past president. Read story
July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hough -- About 200 people took part in the third annual Coop du Jour Backyard Chicken Coop Tour on July 14 in West Vancouver. Participants visited 12 backyard coops, learned about keeping hens, explored vegetable/flower gardens and saw backyard bees. Community partners who sold tickets included Mint Tea, Neighbors Market… Read story
July 17, 2012, 5:00pm Community
The Salmon Creek Farmers' Market is back for its third season, with some much-appreciated continuity, as well as a couple of new wrinkles. Read story
