February 16, 2011, 12:00am Community
I'm curious: The Don Lorentz auto repair shop on Broadway, across from Paul's Restaurant, is being remodeled, and several weeks ago they took down all their exterior trees. I thought we were trying to get more trees rather than having them cut down. Just wondering what's going on there. --… Read story
February 16, 2011, 12:00am Community
I blew in on a fierce South Dakota blizzard in January 1919. My father rode his horse across what my mother always called the "godforsaken prairie" to fetch the doctor, who arrived after my grandmother had both delivered me and prepared a fine chicken dinner. The doctor pronounced me healthy,… Read story
February 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
LA CENTER -- The La Center High School Cheer and Dance team took second place in Hip Hop and qualified for the District 4 Dance Championships at the Union High School Dance competition in January. It was the first competition of the year for the Wildcats. They will compete again… Read story
February 11, 2011, 12:00am Community
Sunnyside -- Those who might have been on tour at the Hazel Dell Krispy Kreme might remember Harold Franklin for his chants of "Krispy Kreme -- Hot Doughnuts." Franklin, who retired from the store Jan. 12, will be missed. He was one of the first employees hired when the doughnut… Read story
February 11, 2011, 12:00am Community
ESTHER SHORT -- New meets old. In this case, we're talking building designers. Library architects met and toured the new main Fort Vancouver Regional Library building under construction on C Street. Don Cassady, the architect for the current main library on Mill Plain Boulevard that opened in 1963, got a… Read story
February 9, 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
February 9, 2011, 12:00am Community
This concerns the road on the west side of Vancouver Lake that dead-ends just north of the lake. Living in Felida, which is due east of that area, we hear the sounds of motorcycles racing, as well as gunshots, almost nightly during the spring through fall months. Is this a… Read story
February 9, 2011, 12:00am Community
One morning in late September 1953, my mother and I had the best come-as-you-are surprise pajama party. My mother was the event and activity women's leader for our family logging camp, a Weyerhaeuser operation in Southern Oregon. The men were off working during the day and the families stayed behind… Read story
February 8, 2011, 12:00am Community
CAMAS -- Five Shahala Middle School students outwitted teams representing 56 other Northwest middle schools to become first-place champions at the Bonneville Power Administration's 20th annual Science Bowl. In the first round, each team competed against four randomly assigned teams. That round's winners competed in a double-elimination tournament until a… Read story
