August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Brush Prairie -- Krystal Blundell, 17, won the American Morgan Horse Association Saddle Seat Silver Medal Award. She received the award for her outstanding performance at the North Star Americana Morgan Horse Show held in St. Paul, Minn., in early July. This win has qualified Blundell to compete in the… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Battle Ground -- Calling his 16 years on the Battle Ground school board "an amazing experience," Sam Kim received thanks and admiration Aug. 4 for his service to a generation of students, school district employees and the public. Kim stepped down from the board earlier this year. Mavis Nickels, a… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
West Vancouver and Salmon Creek -- Julie Kern and Megan Wills both graduated from AmeriCorps' National Civilian Community Corps on July 29 after spending most of a year training for and carrying out service projects at various locations around the nation, from tornado-ravaged towns to deteriorating trails. Kern is a… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Esther Short -- Anytime there's an arty event in Clark County -- an opening, film festival, First Friday art walk -- a bunch of new banners will help pull foot and motor traffic to the attractions. Arts of Clark County, a nonprofit group that raises and distributes funds for the… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Vancouver Heights -- The Skyline Crest community held a ribbon-cutting for the neighborhood's new Omaha Way street mural on Aug. 2 as part of the National Night Out gathering and celebration. Skyline Crest is a low-rent public housing development operated by the Vancouver Housing Authority. Members of the community and… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Landover-Sharmel -- Athletes, family members and volunteers from Clark County Special Olympics raised nearly $1,000 at a car wash in late July. Along with funds earned at an earlier car wash, the organization was able to purchase jerseys for the two new softball teams added this year. Besides raising money… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Cimarron -- After a 20-month search, East Woods Presbyterian Church has chosen the Rev. William "Bill" Sperry as its new pastor. He comes from California, where he was an assistant pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills since 2006. Sperry will be in the pulpit for the first time… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
First Place -- Eight neighborhood volunteers have painted house numbers on the curbs in front of more than 250 houses. Some neighborhood youngsters joined the adult workforce, and 261 houses now have prominent curb numbers. The First Place Neighborhood Association sponsored the project, so there was no cost to homeowners. Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Fircrest -- Firstenburg Community Center hosted a much-needed volunteer weed-pulling party on Aug. 10, and nearly 20 volunteers showed up to help. They filled two dumpsters with yard debris -- proof that many helping hands can make a big difference in just a few hours. Michelle Simpson, volunteer coordinator for… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Esther Short -- The Children's Justice Center gave Children's Advocacy Awards to the owner of Beaches Restaurant and Bar, Mark Matthias, and the president of the Clark County Board of Realtors Foundation, Kirk Faulkner, on July 28. Each organization donated $5,000 to the center. This is the second year in… Read story
