July 6, 2011, 12:00am Community
The Fourth Plain Merchants Association will host the Second Annual 4th Plain International Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Read story
July 5, 2011, 12:00am Community
Woodland -- Ten Woodland residents received $5,500 of dental care for free from Medical Teams International on June 3. It was the first time one of the adult patients had ever visited a dentist, said Dr. Bryan Johnson, a volunteer dentist from Woodland. The Mobile Dental van made its first… Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Woodland -- Penny Carson is a new woman, thanks to the Woodland Take Off Pounds Sensibly group. After struggling with her weight for 30 years, Carson took control and joined the support group. She lost 136 pounds in 21 months. Carson was recognized as the 2011 Washington State TOPS Queen… Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Northeast Hazel Dell -- Hazel Dell Elementary school raised $343 June 7 during a McTeacher Night fundraiser at the Hazel Dell McDonald's. The store manager, Rachel Gutierrez, presented the school principal, Woody Howard, with a check during a school assembly. Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Shumway -- The 2011 graduating class of the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics posed in front of a mural that was installed at the school June 16. The tile and glass mosaic was dedicated to the 55-member class. The mural is one of six panels that will eventually be… Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fourth Plain Village -- A summer playground program at Evergreen Park has received funding for a fourth year. Thanks to commitments from Comcast and Veolia Water to match a $6,000 United Way of the Columbia-Willamette challenge grant, neighborhood children can attend the five-day-a-week Evergreen Park Summer Playground Program. Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Columbia Way -- Three recipients of the first Florence B. Wager Awards were honored at the June 14 Parks Foundation Annual Luncheon. John Garofalo was awarded the 2011 V-Formation Flyer Award in honor of more than 20 years of commitment and dedication to the Vancouver Tennis Center. Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Central Park -- It's never too late to get a high school diploma, as more than 90 men and women demonstrated June 18 during a graduation ceremony at Clark College. Cecile Conner, Aaron Thompson and Kerri Kowaleski were three students who shared their stories with the many friends and family… Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Southcliff -- More than 40 volunteers removed around 100 square feet of English Ivy from South Cliff Park and Blandford Canyon on June 4. This was the fourth Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation Annual Ivy pull in the area that began because Pat Douglass, a neighborhood resident and association member, worked… Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
North Garrison Heights -- It's not the road he would have chosen, but it's an honor just the same. Marine Staff Sgt. Nathan Lynch, son of John and Guinivere Lynch, represented the Marine Corps team at the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., a U.S. Paralympics competition for wounded… Read story
