September 13, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Ridgefield -- Corey Hanson, a 2011 Ridgefield High School graduate, was named the Midwest Conference Defensive Performer of the Week in women's soccer Sept. 6. Hanson was a four-year starting varsity goalkeeper at Ridgefield and is now a freshman playing soccer for Illinois College in Jacksonville, Ill. Hanson is the… Read story
September 13, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Brush Prairie -- It was a hilarious play with a serious goal: raise money in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Four local actor and writers whose former middle school math teacher has been diagnosed with ALS put on three nights of "No Choice,"… Read story
September 9, 2011, 12:00am Community
BRUSH PRAIRIE -- Years ago, Brigg Franklin stared down at a "miserable little garden" in the backyard of his Vancouver home. He wanted to do something about it. So he got involved with the Wildlife Botanical Gardens -- a 3-acre, 10-section complex in Brush Prairie built as an example of… Read story
September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
I was looking up stuff on the Internet about emergency preparedness and natural disasters. The city of Vancouver website has a page about preparing for volcanoes that says that there's been activity at Mount St. Helens and basically it could blow anytime. But it lists no date. So I called… Read story
September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
Urban Abundance, a local group interested in bolstering healthy agriculture in city settings, has developed a team of volunteer cyclists to harvest fruit from trees and bring the bounty back to Clark County food pantries. And volunteers who have taken Urban Abundance’s pruning and maintenance program will offer free pruning,… Read story
September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
Wednesday Harney Heights Neighborhood Association, 7 p.m., Martin Luther King Elementary School, 4801 Idaho St.: Proposed new boundaries. Read story
September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
My wife, Norma, and I were ready to attend a funeral, and I went to the mailbox to mail a letter. A car came by at a high rate of speed and a cat fell or jumped out from underneath. It skidded down the road a long distance before crawling… Read story
September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
Gifford Pinchot National Forest -- Earl Ford, a civil rights activist and the longtime natural resources staff officer at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, has postponed a planned retirement so he can keep on giving. In September, Ford will become the forest supervisor at the Plumas National Forest in Northern… Read story
September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
Camas -- Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation teamed up with the Jack, Will and Rob Boys & Girls Club to lead summer camp students in outdoor, educational activities. Shannon Black, the club's literacy supervisor, and Nastassja Pace, the parks volunteer coordinator, led 35 students into the Camas Lily Fields to hike,… Read story
September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
Salmon Creek -- Employees at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center generated the hospital's best-ever giving campaign for its annual school supplies drive in August. The drive benefited Clark County children and families served by the Children's Home Society of Washington. On Aug. 24, Legacy loaded a pickup truck with 13… Read story
