March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Mount St. Helens -- If you are a teacher planning to take a class to the environmental education programs at the Ape Caves and the Trail of Two Forests on the south side of Mount St. Helens, don't forget to register. Last spring, nearly 1,300 students at 30 schools participated… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Battle Ground -- Larissa Marini has been crowned the 2012 Miss Vancouver Rodeo. The honors graduate from Battle Ground High School qualified for state competitions all four years she was in school there. She is attending Clark College and wants to transfer to Central Washington University as a pre-veterinary sciences… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Brush Prairie -- Two county-sponsored tree-planting events in February brought out volunteers of all sorts and a whopping 2,500 trees were planted in Hockinson Meadows Community Park. On Feb. 11, 77 volunteers from Crossroads Community Church, Restorative Community Services, local high schools, the Cub Scouts and the neighborhood planted nearly… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Shumway -- Patti Stonesifer, chairwoman of the White House Council for Community Solutions, visited Vancouver on March 4 to talk about disconnected youth. The council was created in late 2010 by President Barack Obama to engage community leaders from all areas to generate solutions to the problem of young people… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- A documentary about the oldest airport in the United States, Vancouver's Pearson Field, has won a bronze Telly award. The Tellys, begun in 1979, recognize outstanding local, regional and cable television programs and commercials; video and film productions; and web-based commercials, videos and films. The documentary touches… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Esther Short -- We've been craned! And we love it. Last month The Columbian noted that some anonymous and whimsical soul was busy hiding paper cranes all over downtown Vancouver. The little birds, traditional Japanese symbols of prosperity and good luck, started popping up around the streetscape with no explanation.… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Fisher's Landing -- The Union High School Wind Ensemble, under the direction of band director Lewis Norfleet, is one of only 26 schools nationwide selected to participate in the Music for All National Festival from March 15-17 in Indianapolis. Union is the second Washington school ever to be selected to… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Felida -- Members of the Southwest Washington American Red Cross Youth Council trained 56 "agents" during the fifth-annual Leadership Development Conference, dubbed "Mission I'm Possible," on March 3-4 at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Students attended workshops on team building, communication, diversity and leadership. Additionally, during hands-on emergency response training, 23… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- The School of Piano Technology for the Blind, also known as the Piano Hospital, received a $2,500 grant from the Northwest Lions Foundation in support of its HVAC upgrade project. This brings the total grants received from the Northwest Lions Foundation for this project to $11,500. Local… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Heritage -- Zachary Hall, a senior at Heritage High School, has been named the recipient of the 2012 George C. Marshall Youth Leadership Award presented by the 40 et 8, Voiture 99. The award is a program of the Fort Vancouver National Trust. Hall, who will be recognized at a… Read story
