February 27, 2011, 12:00am Community
NORTHWEST -- Julie Kern, a graduate of Hudson's Bay High School and Western Washington University, has been working on an eight-week trail building project for the city of Casa Grande, Ariz. She's with a team of nine other members of AmeriCorps, the residential national service program for young adults. They… Read story
February 27, 2011, 12:00am Community
SALMON CREEK -- Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center's cancer services received a significant donation from Fred Meyer customers and employees in February. The money was raised through change dropped into coin boxes at check stands in all seven Fred Meyer stores throughout Clark County during the fall of 2010. In… Read story
February 27, 2011, 12:00am Community
HUDSON'S BAY -- On a whim, the Hudson's Bay High School Competition Cheer team decided to enter a contest that would change its future -- and with a lot of hard work, send the team to Disneyland. In December, the team signed up to compete in a regional competition held… Read story
February 27, 2011, 12:00am Community
EDGEWOOD PARK -- More than 40 people turned out for the first Grow Vancouver seed swap sponsored by Urban Abundance. Some brought boxes of seeds to share, and Urban Abundance gave away a portion of its 250 pounds of donated seeds, so nobody went home empty-handed. During the event, five… Read story
February 27, 2011, 12:00am Community
CAMAS -- East county schoolchildren got a boost from the Soroptimist International of Camas-Washougal. The Soroptimists held a dinner and silent auction and raised more than $8,000 for the Weekend Backpack Program. The program sends backpacks of food home with needy students on the weekends. Community supporters as well as… Read story
February 27, 2011, 12:00am Community
CAMAS -- Martha Martin, the citizen liaison for East County Fire and Rescue, reports being "impressed" with various items in the agency's 2010 year-end report -- especially the way it puts volunteers to work and stays within budget. It says ECFR covers 60 square miles in unincorporated Clark County outside… Read story
February 26, 2011, 12:00am Community
FRUIT VALLEY -- There's a semi-new leadership team for the neighborhood. Eric LaBrant has moved up from vice president to president, Karen McCallister has shifted from secretary to vice president, and Greta Lavadour is secretary. Longtime president Lee McCallister stepped down at the beginning of this year. Read story
February 23, 2011, 12:00am Community
Meet Hyde, a six-year-old Great Dane mix. Hyde came into the shelter in pretty rough shape but has been steadily improving. He needs a home that can provide him with a good grain-free diet and medicated baths on a regular basis to continue to help his skin. Have kids and… Read story
February 23, 2011, 12:00am Community
Today Rose Village Neighborhood Association, 7 p.m., Washington Elementary School, 2908 S St. Read story
February 23, 2011, 12:00am Community
This took place in Walla Walla, where I was born and lived for the first 20 years of my life. At the time this took place, 1935, I was about six years old. We lived on a small farm about one mile west of town on state Highway 12. The… Read story
