June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Community
The triangle immediately west of Interstate 5 and north of Salmon Creek is a nice neighborhood. Most front yards show off neatly arranged flower beds and manicured lawns. Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Northeast Hazel Dell -- Students at Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School have been pen pals with county employees for years. Last week, a bunch of law enforcement officers, led by Sgt. Randon Walker, turned out for an end-of-year celebration at the school. The pen pal program started when county worker… Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Cascade Park -- Kyuri Kim of Mountain View High School is headed for Washington, D.C., this month to see her painting in the U.S. Capitol building. Kim was first-place winner in the Southwest Washington Congressional Art Competition. First and second runners-up, Lillie Meyer of St. Mary's Academy and Jisu Park… Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- The Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools raised a record $120,000 at its annual May 31 luncheon at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. Cuisine prepared by student chefs and a flash mob performance by 120 students highlighted the event, which was attended by more than 500 community members. The… Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Burton-Evergreen -- Sprechen sie Deutsch? Evergreen High School student Laura Prier is on her way to Germany for a two-week language immersion summer camp. A student in Molly MacGregor's German class, Prier received the merit-based scholarship to the Concordia Language Village German camp, Waldsee, where she will experience German culture,… Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Lincoln -- Every spring, first-graders at Lincoln Elementary learn how to write letters by creating Flat Stanley cutouts and sending them with a hand-written letter asking the recipient to photograph Flat Stanley visiting a new place and then mailing back to the student Stanley and photos and a letter describing… Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Camas -- Folks were curious about a grid of orange buoys laid out on the surface of Lacamas Lake, especially near the Ledbetter Mansion, and official state-agency boats crisscrossing the grid area. Turns out the buoys weren't related to a scientific study, but boating safety. The Washington Department of Fish… Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hazel Dell -- Get ready to click to help kids cook. The Kids Cooking Corner, a nonprofit cooking school, is one of 500 finalists for the 2012 Toyota 100 Cars for Good program. Toyota will give 100 cars in 100 days to nonprofit organizations that are elected by their communities.… Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Lincoln -- The members of the grassroots group Autism Community Services held a farewell party June 7 at Latte Da Coffeehouse to celebrate 16 years of advocacy, training and support. The organization was initially formed by the families of 13 young adults with autism. Over the years, it gained state… Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Esther Short Park -- A group of knitters decided to strut their stuff in public June 9. It was the eighth-annual World Wide Knit in Public Day -- the largest knitting event in the world. This was the fifth year the Fort Vancouver Knitters Guild demonstrated knitting at Esther Short… Read story
