July 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- The Vancouver Rotary Foundation installed its 2012-13 officers at the club's 91st banquet June 27 at the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay. Greg Jellison, principal at HDJ Design Group, will continue as the president of the foundation. Other foundation board officers are Katlin Smith, president-elect… Read story
July 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Sherwood -- The Columbia Mothers of Twins Club has new officers. At a recent banquet, members installed Joyce Vierck as president. Vierck and husband Mark are parents of 25-year-old fraternal boys. The other board members are Carolyn Bjerkelund, vice president; Sandy Pagel, secretary; Barbara Floyd, treasurer; and Jane Price, adviser.… Read story
July 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
North Salmon Creek -- Teen members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fanned out all over Clark County on June 29 to do community service projects as part of an annual regional conference. They worked at local parks such as Salmon Creek Greenway and Lacamas Lake, and… Read story
July 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Fruit Valley -- Affordable Community Environments is offering free summer youth programs for its residents from kindergarten to fifth grade. Kids can take cooking classes, play water games, learn to tie-dye, do science experiments, play games and more. Kendall Carlee, the new youth programs coordinator, will lead programs from 10… Read story
July 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hough -- Second Step Housing was awarded $10,000 for its Resident Sufficiency Program. The Community Giving Fund-Small Grant Program from The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington gave Second Step the grant June 13. Second Step Housing provides safe, stable housing paired with case management for women and families escaping the… Read story
July 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- Nathan Shields, who taught at Fort Vancouver High School for six years, was among nearly 100 junior high and high school teachers to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching at a White House ceremony on June 29. PAEMST is the nation's highest… Read story
July 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hazel Dell -- More than 20 Korean War veterans from Southwest Washington traveled to Tacoma on June 30 to participate in Korean War Veterans Appreciation Day at Tacoma First Baptist Church. Local veterans from the Richard L. Quatier Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association of Southwest Washington were accompanied… Read story
July 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Shumway -- Genevieve Roberts, a senior at Columbia River High School, is completing a paid internship at Evergreen Habitat for Humanity this summer thanks to a Bank of America program which placed five community-minded high school seniors in paid internships with local Habitat for Humanity offices. Roberts, who has contributed… Read story
July 9, 2012, 5:00pm Community
Nothing gives Vicki Koffel a greater thrill than throwing open the door at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and beaming at all her queued-up friends. They tend to beam back, she said. Read story
July 3, 2012, 5:00pm Community
Some time ago, The Columbian ran a story about the planned improvements along Southeast 164th Avenue. A concern was expressed that adding a right turn lane at Tech Center Drive might harm the large tree at that corner. It was stated then that the new lane could be added without… Read story
