April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Community
When it first happened in 1949, I had recently turned 9 years old. It was a hot and lazy summer day in the high deserts of Eastern Oregon. School was out, and my siblings and I were looking for something to do. Read story
April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Community
SIFTON -- Alejandro "Alex" Jefferies' quick thinking most likely saved Kel Jensen, 8, from drowning. The youngster was floating on a paddle board at Yale Reservoir and was not wearing a life jacket. The paddle board tipped over, and Kel, not being a swimmer, struggled and went under. Read story
April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Community
Buy a pot of tulip bulbs or herbs and help feed homebound seniors in the Camas-Washougal area. The Camas-Washougal Loaves & Fishes Center is selling six-inch pots of tulip bulbs for $15 and 14-inch pots of a variety of kitchen herbs. Read story
April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Woodland -- Author Jane Kirkpatrick celebrated the release of her new historical fiction novel about lilac hybridizer Hulda Klager, "Where Lilacs Still Bloom," on April 20 at the Woodland Grange. Kirkpatrick's presentation about Klager filled both morning and afternoon sessions, which included a tour of Klager's historic home and gardens. Read story
April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Glenwood -- The weather was beautiful, and so were the bunnies, when the Country Critters 4-H Club attended the Latino Community Resource Fair on April 15 at the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church on Northeast 119th Street. There were arts and crafts, ethnic food and dance, face painting, games… Read story
April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Fisher's Landing -- In April, Sharon Coverstone, 62, who is legally blind, spent four weeks working with her new guide dog, Tara, and her trainers. Tara was provided by Guide Dogs of the Desert in White Water, Calif. Because of allergies in her family, Coverstone was without a dog for… Read story
April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
North Salmon Creek -- "When love and skill work together, expect a miracle." That's the motto of the Skyview High School Reign Dance Team, which has proven how those words work. In early April, the team won the championship trophy at the Northwest Association of Performing Arts Regional Winter Guard… Read story
April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Image -- High school fashionistas, take note! Beginning next fall, the Clark County Skills Center will begin offering a new Fashion Merchandising and Management program for current sophomores and juniors. Program instructor Pam Archer will teach the students the fundamentals of the fashion industry. Students may also qualify for national… Read story
April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground and Hockinson -- Petermann Northwest, which has been the Battle Ground School District's bus service provider since 2008, was purchased earlier this school year by Durham School Services of Warrenville, Ill., a division of National Express Corp. But state and federal authorities have required Petermann/Durham to divest two… Read story
