May 31, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Heritage -- BlueWood Publishing Ltd. has signed two more of local author Dan Strawn's stories. One is a re-release of his previously self-published book, "Lame Bird's Legacy," a novel about the 1877 Nez Perce War. The second, "Breakfast at Blair's," is a modern-day story set in Eastern Oregon. Strawn is… Read story
May 31, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Bagley Downs -- The Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington's Triple Play Program got a boost of energy from Northwest Natural Products. The business, maker of L'il Critters Gummy Vites, presented the club with $14,000. The Triple Play Program is designed to teach club members how eating right, staying… Read story
May 31, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Ogden -- Vancouver Christian High School students Brigitte Von Blaj, John Russell and Joe Crawford all received a superior rating from judges at the Association of Christian International Creative Writing competition this year. Von Blaj was entered in the short story category and Russell and Crawford were both competing in… Read story
May 31, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Old Evergreen Highway -- One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. Maybe no red or blue fish at the 5th Annual Columbia Springs Special Kids Fishing Festival, but each child did get to catch two rainbow trout grown at the hatchery. More than 70 kids with special needs, their… Read story
May 31, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Bagley Downs -- Directors of Volunteer Programs Association celebrated National Volunteer Week by presenting the Anne Turner Award for Excellence in Volunteer Management to two outstanding volunteer managers: Al Fory, director of volunteer development for YWCA Clark County, and Kris Henriksen, Teen Talk coordinator for Clark County Center for Community… Read story
May 31, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Fisher-Mill Plain -- A team of students from Union High School took third place in the Washington State Envirothon. The Envirothon is North America's largest high school environmental education competition. The students compete on their knowledge of five areas: soils, forestry, aquatic ecology, wildlife and a current environmental issue which… Read story
May 31, 2011, 5:00pm Business
Facebook comments boost accountability online, help readers share thoughts on community news. This new feaure also reflects a larger adoption of social media tools in The Columbian's newsroom. Read story
May 26, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fircrest -- Sunshine greeted 125 Fircrest and Burnt Bridge Creek elementary students during the Fircrest Elementary School bike rodeo. The students took part in an obstacle course, face-painting, minor bike repair provided by Schroder's Bicycles and a decorated bike parade near the school. The Fircrest Parent-Teacher Association organized the event… Read story
May 25, 2011, 12:00am Community
Salmon Creek -- Three Washington State University Vancouver students have been selected to participate in the competitive Google Summer of Code program. Computer science graduate student Travis Hall and computer science undergraduate students Skylar Hiebert and Helena Scheuble were three of the 1,116 applicants accepted out of 5,651 proposals from… Read story
May 25, 2011, 12:00am Community
Battle Ground -- If anyone should know a little about the history of Battle Ground, you'd think it would be the Battle Ground Rose Princesses. During a meeting of the Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington, the girls were given a pop quiz on Battle Ground's history. The important fact?… Read story
