March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Community
My mother was one who believed in home remedies as well as the value of herbs, minerals and vitamins in the quest for good health. She put these things into practice in her life and lived to be 94 years and 9 months old. This speaks well for her beliefs. Read story
March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Community
Hough resident Eileen Cowen was on a neighborhood walk in the spring of 2011 when she noticed that many fences in her area had been tagged with graffiti. She went home, got on her computer and posted the news on the Hough neighborhood's Facebook page. Read story
March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Community
Neighborhood association meetings Read story
March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Community
The Harney Heights Neighborhood Association will decide whether to divide in two at its April 4 meeting. Read story
March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Woodland -- The annual Woodland Fire, Rescue and EMS recognition banquet was held March 10 at Lewis River Golf Course. Awards were presented to firefighters, volunteers and community partners who have provided exemplary service. Read story
March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Ridgefield -- Pie is a crusty baked treat often filled with fruit. And pi is a mathematical constant -- the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter -- often shortened to 3.14 (but calculable out to infinity). Read story
March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Salmon Creek -- These kids are the very picture of health: running, cartwheeling and kite flying. Vancouver artist and retired school art teacher Rebecca Anstine painted them on a wall outside the seven-bed Legacy Salmon Creek Pediatric Emergency Department in February. Anstine's proposal for the mural was chosen from a… Read story
March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Fruit Valley -- Water main work began March 19 and is expected to continue through July in many neighborhood streets west of Fruit Valley Road and north of Fourth Plain Boulevard. More than 7,000 feet of pipe will be replaced. According to the city, there may be water service interruptions,… Read story
March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Lincoln -- There's a new "go to" spot for information, offerings and activities in the Lincoln neighborhood. That's the cork board in the courtyard entrance of Latte Da Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, 205 East 39th St. The board was assembled during several weekends in January and February, with funds supplied… Read story
March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Bagley Downs -- Weather conditions were not great -- a morning snow, chilly winds and intermittent rain -- but AmeriCorps women kept digging hundreds of weeds. Melissa Princehouse, Julie Pachico and Lindsey Thompson, AmeriCorps staff for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington, and Jessica Latus, AmeriCorps member with… Read story