May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Community
I want to know what the March of Dimes is thinking when they send dimes to people. How many people do they mail dimes to, and how much does that cost? How much money could they put to work on their real mission versus this cheap (expensive?) stunt. I might… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Community
I grew up along the River Rhine in Germany. My father was a professor who taught in universities before the war. Because he was a government employee, he had to be registered as a leader of the party. He refused two times, but then a card came saying if you… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Community
HAZEL DELL -- Many volunteers are needed to help Clark Public Works clean up the undeveloped park behind Luke Jensen Sports Park at Northeast 82nd Avenue off of St. Johns Road. Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Community
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May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Community
The Bedford, an independent senior retirement community, will host a three-day Cinco de Mayo celebration, May 4-6. Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
La Center -- The Great Spinning Wheel was going round and round all day on April 21 as Barbara Sizemore wove tales of spinning history while twisting fibers into thread. Sizemore was taking part in the La Center Historical Museum's "Spin-In," a celebration of all things spinning and textile, and… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Ridgefield -- How much weight can a 9-ounce bridge built of balsa wood and popsicle sticks handle? Over 400 pounds, as it turns out -- if it's built just so. That was the finding of the Ridgefield High School physics class that studied problems of "elasticity, compression, tension and scaling,"… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Arnada -- Dreaming of home-grown tomatoes, volunteers in the Arnada neighborhood have spent weekends preparing the ground for the new community garden in the vacant lot between 16th and 17th and E and D streets. Eventually soil will be shoveled into the raised boxes. Neighbors who have requested boxes will… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Vancouver Heights -- St. Joseph Catholic church will not, repeat not, be opening its doors to the homeless during daytime in the winter. The city of Vancouver recently quashed that plan by informing church staff that city zoning won't allow it. Rev. Gary Lazzeroni convened parish meetings last month to… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Riverview -- The neighborhood association has been inactive for months. Meanwhile, issues are piling up: the train crossing at Chelsea Avenue, the closing of the riverfront trail because of erosion last year, the need for new officers. After months of silence, a meeting has been set to reactivate the Riverview… Read story
