March 20, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- Share, the local provider of services to the hungry and homeless, drew a record 384 guests and raised $150,536 at its eighth annual gala Feb. 19 at the downtown Hilton Vancouver Washington. Read story
March 20, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Vancouver Heights -- The Regifting Store, a thrift shop that was the brainchild of former car salesman Korry Holtzlander, has closed. The place was always operating close to the edge, with a philosophy aimed more at helping the needy in any way possible than with staying financially solvent. The place… Read story
March 20, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Evergreen School District -- They may be green, but their wrenches sure do work. The Green Wrenches, the Evergreen School District robotics team, won the Entrepreneur Award, the Pit Safety Award and the prestigious Chairman's Award at the Autodesk Oregon Regional FIRST Robotics Competition, held March 8-10 at the Memorial… Read story
March 20, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Ridgefield -- Teams of sixth grade students from Union Ridge and South Ridge elementary schools earned kudos for taking first and second place, respectively, in the "Math is Cool" competition Feb. 10 at Fort Vancouver High School. Read story
March 20, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Ridgefield -- Columbia Mothers of Twins Club has chosen Joyce Vierck as its 2012 Mother of the Year. A club member for 24 years, Vierck currently serves as treasurer, newsletter editor, bylaws chairmom and a junior delegate for the Northwest Association of Mothers of Twins Club. Joyce and her husband,… Read story
March 19, 2012, 5:00pm Community
When Gina Brown and her husband bought their house -- their first -- on Ohio Drive in Vancouver Heights last fall, they knew it would be a fixer-upper. Read story
March 15, 2012, 5:00pm Business
Nonprofit organizations joined us today for a live chat about volunteer opportunties and what events the community can participate in. Read story
March 15, 2012, 5:00pm Community
Looking for volunteer opportunities? Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Second Step Housing and the American Red Cross of Southwest Washington will join Columbian.com readers for a live chat on Friday, March 16 at noon. Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Community
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March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Community
In June of 1948, after graduating from high school, the next step in life was to get a job. Not yet 18 years old, I did a clumsy job of changing my birth certificate and tried to pass it off on prospective employers. Whether it was that, or a bad… Read story
