January 31, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Esther Short -- Garrett Ruedi had never been on a boat before, so when The Evergreen Inn asked residents to make a wish list, he said he would like to go on a cruise. Read story
January 31, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Shumway -- Olivia Mitchell, a 2008 graduate of the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, is participating in Whitman Teaches the Movement -- a partner project between Whitman College in Walla Walla, Walla Walla Public Schools and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Read story
January 31, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Vancouver Heights -- Breanna Bannan, a senior at Columbia River High School, won a $150 first-place prize in an essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7824. Read story
January 31, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Hudson's Bay -- The Tuskegee Airmen display was recently unveiled at Pearson Air Museum to recognize the service performed by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. Read story
January 31, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Cascade Highlands -- Cascade Highlands celebrated its 11th year as an official neighborhood association in January. It was the city of Vancouver's 51st neighborhood association. The neighborhood has a population of about 3,500 people. Read story
January 31, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Fairway Village -- A concert and dinner benefitting the Clark County Veterans Court Board was held Jan. 22 at The Lexington House on Southeast 164th Avenue. Headliners were Three Together, featuring Grammy-winning guitarist Doug Smith, and the Kate White Band. Ricky Lee Jackson, fiddle champion Cynthia Hamm, Alicia Cooper, the… Read story
January 31, 2012, 4:00pm Community
As one of Vancouver's oldest neighborhoods, Hough has its share of large, old trees. The trees shade the neighborhood's collection of bungalows, foursquares and Victorians in the summer, calm drivers and increase property values. But their expansive root systems also cause sidewalk cracks and upheaval, presenting tripping hazards and requiring… Read story
January 24, 2012, 4:00pm Community
My father was born and raised in Catonsville, Md., a small town outside of Baltimore. During World War I, he and a friend went into Baltimore and enlisted in the U.S. Army and in the U.S. Navy, planning to report to whomever called them up first. Read story
January 24, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Today Central Park Neighborhood Association, 6:30 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, Washington State School for the Blind, 2214 E. 13th St.: newsletter distribution, park information kiosk, Old City Cemetery, spring clean-up and a possible new neighborhood association for those near Fourth Plain. Read story
January 24, 2012, 4:00pm Community
These pets are among those available for adoption from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington, 1100 N.E. 192nd Ave., Vancouver. Fees -- which can include registered microchip, health exam, a spay or neuter certificate… Read story
