July 3, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
North Salmon Creek -- Skyview High School teacher, librarian and media specialist Mark Ray, the 2012 Washington State Teacher of the Year, has been given the chance to help an adult businesswoman go to business school. University of Phoenix, a nationwide chain, recognized Ray with a full-tuition "Teach Forward" scholarship… Read story
July 3, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hough -- Becky and Bryan Amell have been recognized by their neighbors with a Vancouver Sparkles award for their all their positive efforts -- like the way their meticulous newer home blends with the older character of the neighborhood. "Every year, they stage an amazing holiday light display, including lit… Read story
July 3, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Old Evergreen Highway -- A website that shows off the region's best trails, parks and green spaces now features a historic property near the Vancouver waterfront. It's the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum at 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway -- what used to be known as the Stanger home. It's one of… Read story
July 2, 2012, 5:00pm Community
From 21st Avenue, Felida's Foley Park looks like nothing more than an ordinary field of cropped green grass marked with a simple sign. Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Community
A list of neighborhood association meetings and events Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Community
What is going on with the old, boarded-up houses that were moved to land in the 3000 block of Northeast 172nd Avenue? There are multiple homes that were moved to this location and they are all sitting on blocks with boarded-up windows and doors. Has this property become an old… Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Harney Heights -- Seven members of the Washington State School for the Blind's varsity powerlifting squad will compete in early July in Orlando, Fla., at the International Blind Sports Association's World Powerlifting Championships. The WSSB squad -- hailing from every part of Washington State and representing every weight class --… Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Central Park -- The latest sparkling Vancouverite has been selected by his peers. It's Rich Hovey, who has served Central Park over the past decade as neighborhood president, vice president, newsletter editor and photographer extraordinaire. "Away on vacation? No problem! Rich meets newsletter deadlines remotely, whether he is in Arizona… Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Burnt Bridge Creek -- Don't feed the ducks! That's what Carol Patrick's former fifth grade class at Peter S. Ogden Elementary School wants you to know. "We have created and installed a sign at the 86th Avenue walking bridge to prevent people from feeding the ducks," Patrick wrote in an… Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Heritage -- The Crossing, a new church based at York Elementary School, has awarded a $3,000 grant to nonprofit Support for Early Learning and Families (SELF) to support printed materials for a public awareness campaign. The campaign, Children Can't Wait, will address kindergarten and learning readiness. Research indicates that if… Read story
