April 27, 2011, 12:00am Community
I was on a first date with my present wife, Van. She was young, beautiful and intelligent. We had met at a scuba-diving club function, and I asked if she wanted to go bike riding on the weekend. I was truly surprised when she said yes. The following weekend, we… Read story
April 27, 2011, 12:00am Community
A property north of Orchards was once a family's happy home. But the garbage that now blankets and infests it -- inside and out, piled 5 feet high in places -- is jaw-dropping. Fifty or more plastic garbage bags filled with old clothes and other refuse are strewn around. Old… Read story
April 25, 2011, 12:00am Community
Wednesday, the Greater Clark Parks District presented the draft plan for the Salmon Creek Community Club Neighborhood Park Wednesday, which is indefinitely postponed until the real estate market improves. Read story
April 24, 2011, 12:00am Community
Washougal -- Washougal High School musicians traveled to Anaheim, Calif., on April 7 to perform in the National Heritage Music Festival. The festival was attended by bands and choirs throughout the United States and Canada. The Washougal Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble took first place in their categories, and the… Read story
April 24, 2011, 12:00am Community
Pleasant Valley -- How much stuff can a bus hold? Plenty, Pleasant Valley Middle and Primary school students found out after a weeklong effort to collect donations for SHARE, the local charity for the homeless and needy. Students, staff and the PTA wrapped up a large collection of clothing, household… Read story
April 24, 2011, 12:00am Community
Felida -- Julie Reamer had been very involved with the nonprofit group Pet Aid of Washington before she died Aug. 19, 2009. Her friends and next door neighbors, Kari Wallingford and her children, Alicia, 10, and Jared, 8, wanted to honor Reamer's memory on what would have been her 40th… Read story
April 24, 2011, 12:00am Community
Orchards -- Local author Amanda Washington just released the first book in her teen series, "Chronicles of the Broken," a series she says has its roots in Christian rock. Washington has two teenage boys who are avid readers. "The older they get, the harder it is for me find books… Read story
April 24, 2011, 12:00am Community
Maple Tree -- Evergreen Habitat for Humanity kicked off the 2011 build season by breaking ground on the first of three homes to be completed by the Clark County affiliate this year. The home will be built in Habitat's Patten Park development at 9904 N.E. 69th St. The recipients of… Read story
April 24, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fircrest -- Seventy-six children will be a little happier this Easter thanks to the Audigy Group LLC. The company collected and donated Easter baskets to Share in Vancouver to deliver to kids in need. Audigy Group, founded by CEO Brandon Dawson, has been supporting Share House since 2004, the same… Read story
April 24, 2011, 12:00am Community
Bella Vista -- It all started back in 1999, when neighbors in Bella Vista planted rose bushes and purchased an iron gazebo trellis for a rose garden in the 5-acre city park in their neighborhood. It was one of the first parks funded by the Legacy Parks program. The rose… Read story
