April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Ridgefield -- Does someone in your family own a bicycle? The Ridgefield Police Department offers free bicycle registration and an ID tag for your bike, which would help officers identify the owner and immediately return the bicycle in case of theft or loss. If a bicycle is turned in to… Read story
April 13, 2011, 12:00am 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
April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Bennington -- Twenty-eight teams of pajama-clad bowlers from Vancouver helped raise more than $125,000 for area foster children at the Sleep Country Foster Kids Pajama Bowl, mattress retailer Sleep Country USA's annual fundraiser. Bowlers at the Big Al's Vancouver site raised more than $25,000 at the March 20 event. Another… Read story
April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Salmon Creek -- All he wanted was a "man cave." And thanks to Buffalo Wild Wings and volunteers from the community, Matthew Pozsgai got his wish. Because of his cystic fibrosis, Pozsgai, 16, qualified for a wish through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Twenty-five friends, volunteers, family and Wild Wings employees set… Read story
April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
The Fifty and Better program hosted a birthday party for three centenarians March 28 at the Luepke Center. Friends and family members helped the trio celebrate the occasion. Gunnar Matsen, born March 18, 1911, in the woods north of Spokane, has lived in Vancouver for more than 25 years. Matsen… Read story
April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
I just read recently that the Kiggins movie theater is going to reopen, which opened up my memory banks. My earliest recollections of the Kiggins are from the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was just up the street and across from Woolworth's, as I recall. I'm sure I watched… Read story
April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Heritage -- All-Pro football player Ovie Mughelli visited Frontier Middle School students March 25 to talk about sustainable living. Mughelli, who plays fullback for the Atlanta Falcons, talked during two assemblies about green and sustainable living and how the students can make a difference. Frontier students won the opportunity to… Read story
April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Salmon Creek -- Dora Hernandez and Julie Hanke were presented with Distinguished Woman of the Year awards by Washington State University Vancouver on March 31. Hernandez, who won the student award, is president of the Latin@Association and a student diversity peer mentor. Hanke works as a case manager for the… Read story
April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fisher's Landing -- Children from The Goddard School created and sold artwork at a fundraising auction in March. The school's 135 students, all younger than 5, raised more than $700 during the auction to donate to Mercy Corps to help earthquake victims in Japan. Read story
April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Esther Short -- Miss Washington, Jacquie Brown, visited the Newseum in Washington D.C. and posed with the front page of The Columbian that was on display at the museum of news. The Newseum displays one newspaper from each of the 50 states and Washington D.C., as well as a sampling… Read story
