May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Mountain View -- Nicole Vachter, a graduate of Mountain View High School, presented two original research projects during Lake Forest College's 15th annual Steven Galovich Memorial Student Symposium. The event celebrates students' academic achievements and creative talents by showcasing research and scholarship from every academic discipline. Vachter's two presentations were:… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Salmon Creek -- As one of three grand prize winners in Peet's Coffee & Tea contest, Summer Smith will take a weeklong coffee-themed tour in San Paulo, Brazil, with a Peet's coffee buyer. She will spend three days at the Monte Alegre coffee estate in the Sul de Minas region… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Pleasant Valley -- Students at Pleasant Valley Middle School have become experts at river ecology. First, educators from the Estuary Partnership visited classrooms to teach lessons on river ecology. Then students applied the lessons by donning gloves and boots and planting 1,100 native plants in Pleasant Valley Community Park next… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Salmon Creek -- Jillian Provience was honored as the recipient of Share's Emily Marshall Volunteer of the Year on April 22 at the 11th annual Share-a-Bowl fundraising dinner at Skyview High School. She was recognized for the numerous volunteer services she provides to Share, including delivering and collecting donations, setting… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Harney Heights -- For 16 years, the American Association of University Women-Vancouver has been funding scholarships for women attending Clark College and WSU Vancouver. The AAUW's 11th bridge tournament on April 21 raised $945 to fund scholarships. Tournament winners were Joy Fletcher, winner; Retta Dykstra, second and Lucille Zgonc, third.… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- More than 60 Comcast employees and family members from Clark County provided volunteer services during the annual "Comcast Cares Day" on April 21. Some volunteers processed donations and reorganized merchandise at the Habitat for Humanity Restore on Fourth Plain. Others established a functioning wetland by planting native… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- Three hours was all it took for 26 volunteers to plant 875 native shrubs and 425 native trees along the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail on April 21. SOLV's Earth Day on the Greenway was a huge success. Students, teachers, Girl Scouts and Vancouver residents spent the mild… Read story
May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Fisher's Landing -- No beans about it. Offbeat wedding locations abound in Clark County: Pearson Air Museum, Big Al's Bowling Alley, the Pomeroy Living History Farm. But Michael Cook and Tiffany Heppener chose the Tully's Coffee on 164th Avenue for their April 21 wedding. No, they didn't meet at Tully's,… Read story
April 26, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
Columbian.com readers join the Columbian's web team. Read story
April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Community
A group of us who walks along the riverfront has been wondering what they're building along the railroad tracks across from Joe's Crab Shack. What are they doing?-- Sandra TremmelActually, Sandra, there's a whole bunch of construction happening in the vicinity. Read story
