April 20, 2011, 12:00am Community
Esther Short -- More than 40 volunteers helped The Vancouver Downtown Association plant trees April 9. In two hours, the volunteers, under the guidance of Jessica Antoine of Urban Forestry, planted 38 trees. This brings the total of trees planted in downtown Vancouver to 101 in three years. Read story
April 20, 2011, 12:00am Community
Salmon Creek -- What can a quarter get you these days? Students at Alki Middle School found out during a self-inspired fundraiser for the victims of the Japan earthquake. While 25 cents doesn't sound like much to many people, quarters can add up fast. During Spirit Week, the middle-school students… Read story
April 20, 2011, 12:00am Community
Amboy -- Fifty-three quilts were on display during the North Clark Historical Museum's sixth annual quilt show. Nearly 300 guests visited the museum during the show March 26 and 27. Kathy Kysar presented a trunk show showcasing a variety of quilting techniques. Barbara Sizemore demonstrated hand-quilting on a vintage quilt… Read story
April 20, 2011, 12:00am Community
La Center -- On March 26, more than 40 volunteers came to the La Center Bottoms to help remove plastic tree protectors from the wetlands. For more than a year, Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation has worked with La Center Schools, local citizens and Eagle Scouts in an ongoing effort to… Read story
April 20, 2011, 12:00am Community
Hazel Dell resident Darrel Santesson was as outraged as the rest of his neighbors when a developer proposed wedging 10 homes on a 1 1/2 -acre lot just across the street. Santesson and his wife, Norma, ultimately figured there was only one sure-fire way to protect the property: by purchasing… Read story
April 20, 2011, 12:00am Community
Union High School's senior class observed EMTs, police and firefighters handle a DUI-related crash today as part of Every 15 Minutes, a national program teaching students about the dangers of driving while impaired. Read story
April 20, 2011, 12:00am Community
The North Salmon Creek Neighborhood Association is raising $75,000 for a gazebo and park benches in the future Chinook Neighborhood Park. Read story
April 17, 2011, 12:00am Community
Washougal -- Thanks to more than 220 volunteers from the Columbia Gorge Refuge Stewards, the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership and refuge volunteers, more than 7,200 native trees and shrubs were planted recently along Gibbons Creek at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge stewards hosted a major planting effort… Read story
April 17, 2011, 12:00am Community
Battle Ground -- Battle Ground High School students got a graphic portrayal of what can happen while driving under the influence during a mock DUI fatal accident on March 30. Emergency responders from Clark County Fire & Rescue, North Country EMS, an ambulance service, the Battle Ground Police Department, the… Read story
April 17, 2011, 12:00am Community
Central Park -- Can she make a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? If she couldn't before, she can now. Fifty students from the Washington State School for the Blind made 80 pies from scratch during the school's annual pie-making event April 12. The students created the pies under the… Read story
