September 25, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Battle Ground -- Eleven-year-old Brody Buffum wanted to do something to raise money for the Humane Society for Southwest Washington and Rocksolid Teen Center. Buffum helped organize a Pet Fest that included pet-related vendors such as the Battle Ground Barkery and Mind Your Manners Dog Training School. The Pet Fest… Read story
September 25, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Battle Ground -- Terry Hotchkin won best of show honors for the quilt she entered in the Clark County Fair. Hotchkin then entered the quilt in the Northwest Quilting Expo in Portland and won first place in the large quilt category Sept. 22. After taking a beginning quilting class at… Read story
September 25, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Hazel Dell -- How high does a hollyhock grow? Ask Jim Sanborn. He grew one nearly 13 feet tall this year. Sanborn and his wife, Sharan, moved to Hazel Dell from Amboy around six years ago. He grows the flowers every year from seeds. Two years ago, Sanborn had one… Read story
September 25, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Esther Short -- The Children's Justice Center received a donation of 41 quilts and scarves from a group of 200 women and girls from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Vancouver Washington West Stake Girls Camp 2011. The gifts were presented Aug. 25 at a Justice Center board… Read story
September 25, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Hudson's Bay -- More than 150 volunteers spent six hours Sept. 17 re-enacting the Night of the Shark at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The historic re-enactment timeline began pre-World War II and traveled back to the night of Sept. 13, 1846, when the USS Shark shipwrecked on a… Read story
September 25, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Columbia Way -- More than 300 people attended the 16th-annual Sturgeon Festival on Sept. 17 at the Water Resources Education Center. Steven Lattanzi of Creature Feature kicked off the event, followed by Olaf Langness, of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, who dissected sturgeon and a steelhead. Children enjoyed… Read story
September 23, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
InterAct is Rotary International's service club for young people ages 12 to 18 and are sponsored by local Rotary clubs, which provide support and guidance. Battle Ground High School's InterAct club pulls students from the school and is the only club of its kind in Battle Ground. Read story
September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Community
With Vancouver's City Hall back downtown, it's all as Esther Short planned. The famous namesake of the state's oldest city park actually intended for the area to be a town plaza, with a post office, city hall and other important buildings centered around the green space, said Pat Jollota, local… Read story
September 20, 2011, 5:00pm Community
A list of neighborhood meetings and events. Read story
September 20, 2011, 5:00pm 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
