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What was the top story of 2011?

Last week to vote on Columbian’s top stories of 2011

What was the top story of 2011?

December 11, 2011, 4:00pm Clark County News

It's time to pick the top local story of 2011, and readers are invited to participate. Read story

A screenshot of the map of holiday light displays in Clark County in 2011.

Map to holiday light displays in Clark County

A screenshot of the map of holiday light displays in Clark County in 2011.

December 8, 2011, 4:00pm Clark County News

See a list of reader-submitted photos and addresses or plan your route with an interactive map. Read story

Dean Large, sales manager at Waste Connections, on Thursday builds a bike to be donated to needy children.

Bike builders brighten kids’ Christmas

Dean Large, sales manager at Waste Connections, on Thursday builds a bike to be donated to needy children.

December 8, 2011, 4:00pm Clark County News

What child wouldn't be happy as can be to wake up on Christmas morning and find a new bicycle under the tree? Read story

The largest field at the Luke Jensen Sports Park in Hazel Dell has synthetic turf and can be used for several different sports including baseball, soccer and lacrosse.

Luke Jensen Sports Park opening day inches closer

The largest field at the Luke Jensen Sports Park in Hazel Dell has synthetic turf and can be used for several different sports including baseball, soccer and lacrosse.

December 8, 2011, 4:00pm Community

To get an idea of how large the largest sports field is at Luke Jensen Sports Park, consider this: From home plate to the center field fence measures 340 feet. Read story

Neighbors calendar

December 6, 2011, 4:00pm Community

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Pets of the Week

December 6, 2011, 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

Everybody has a story: Life in Wyoming during wartime

December 6, 2011, 4:00pm Community

I was neck deep in bubble bath at my sister's house when President Roosevelt's radio broadcast informed us that the United States had declared war. On our ranch, we bathed in an oversized washtub, so a full bath was a luxury. Read story

Revisiting Ellis Island in September 2011.

Everybody has a story: WWII survivor, family ‘the lucky ones’

Revisiting Ellis Island in September 2011.

December 6, 2011, 4:00pm Community

It was 1942 and life was not good for my family in Yugoslavia. They were poor farmers eking a living off the land. Communist partisans controlled the countryside, and people were randomly being killed or made to disappear. My aunt did not listen to warnings, and as she opened the… Read story

Kids collect 1,800 pounds of food for area food bank

December 6, 2011, 4:00pm Community

Ridgefield -- South Ridge Elementary School students collected more than 1,800 pounds of food for Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a local food bank, during a food drive sponsored by the PTA. Read story

Ridgefield: View Ridge Middle School seventh-graders Helena Bockstadter, left, and Lauren Rath study a robot in their applied technology class.

Ridgefield robotics class gears kids up for the future

Ridgefield: View Ridge Middle School seventh-graders Helena Bockstadter, left, and Lauren Rath study a robot in their applied technology class.

December 6, 2011, 4:00pm Community

Ridgefield -- Students at View Ridge Middle School are using robots in a new class that aims to introduce advanced technology to younger age groups. Read story