July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fisher-Mill Plain -- Girl Scout Brownie Troop 45566 donated nearly 200 fleece blankets on June 21 to the Humane Society for Southwest Washington. The small blankets were handmade by the second- and third-graders for use in the cattery. The project helped the girls complete their Brownie Quest by making an… Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fisher's Creek -- Jaynee Haygood's short essay about the steps she's taking to make this world greener for her children was chosen as the grand prize winner in the Protecting the Planet for Baby Contest, sponsored by TerraCycle and Sprout Organic Baby Food. In her essay, she mentions everything from… Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fairway/164th -- More than 2,000 people took part in the Waterford at Fairway Village Car Show and Barbecue on June 25. Nearly 170 cars and motorcycles were part of the retirement community's biggest car show yet as musical group The SlimJims entertained the crowd, said Kellie Wagnild, Waterford life enrichment… Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
North Image -- If it's a holiday and you drive by Dan Smoron's house, you'll know it. Smoron religiously decorates his house on 121st Avenue in the Creekside Estates, a mobile and manufactured senior housing community, every major holiday and has for the past five years. This Fourth of July… Read story
June 28, 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
June 28, 2011, 5:00pm Community
HUDSON'S BAY -- Once a year, their neighborhood is the site of Vancouver's biggest celebration. And party time is fast approaching. The Hudson's Bay neighborhood, which includes some of the Pacific Northwest's most historic real estate, will provide the setting once again for Vancouver's annual Fourth of July festivities. Read story
June 28, 2011, 5:00pm Community
I've noticed some curious structures on our roads out here lately -- the latest ones showing up after they repaved Northeast 99th Street in Sifton -- between 130th and 137th avenues. You can see the boxes that are placed on a 12-foot pole, on the north side of Northeast 99th,… Read story
June 28, 2011, 5:00pm Community
I woke up this morning at 4:30 a.m., which is completely unlike me. I am not, in any way, nor have I ever been, a morning person. It's a gawd-awful hour to be up. I don't think that even Jesus has had his morning coffee by that hour. I don't… Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Camas -- The Future Imagineers robotics team took first place in Mechanical Design at the National FIRST Lego League Robotics Tournament at Legoland in Carlsbad, Calif., in may. The team is made up of five 13- and 14-year-old boys from Camas and Hockinson. The students were judged on presentation, performance,… Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Fairgrounds -- Students at The Gardner School of Arts & Science gave the American Cancer Society a big check.Students raised $950 on June 6 during the school's annual Gardner Market, where the students build, host and manage market booths featuring child-made art, foods and crafts. Quinn Conkey, 8, created doughnut-shaped… Read story
