February 8, 2011, 12:00am Community
A retirement party is planned today in honor of Lee McCallister, the longtime leader of the Fruit Valley Neighborhood Association. Read story
February 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
LANDOVER-SHARMEL -- Linda Andersen helped her father, George Bales, celebrate his 103rd birthday on Jan. 25 in an adult family home in Portland. Her dad lived in Clark County for a short time before settling in Oregon. He photographed the Vanport flood during his career. When he was a youngster,… Read story
February 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
HOUGH -- Concerned about little kids on bikes? Neighbor Eric Giacchino is trying to organize a bicycle safety program at Hough Elementary School in late spring -- emphasizing safety equipment, rules of the road and basic bike care. He hopes to take the program citywide, and he's chasing a grant… Read story
February 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
MEADOW HOMES -- Fort Vancouver High School students treated a group of senior citizens to lunch prepared by the school's culinary students. The sophomore class council, which puts on the annual luncheon, provided entertainment, including bingo and music. Class officers Anna DeLeo, Sydney Ruiz and Mark Rullman organized the event… Read story
February 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
NORTHWEST -- Todd Clark has been elected president of the Northwest Neighborhood Association. Chuck Pierson is vice president and Dave Kammeyer is secretary/treasurer. Outgoing president Leonard Baughs was honored at the Jan. 27 meeting for his service to the neighborhood, including the idea of a regular newsletter ad page to… Read story
February 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
LAKE SHORE-- Brooke Bekkedahl and Adrienne Berthot of Vancouver spent January studying abroad through a special study program at Linfield College. Bekkedahl spent the month in Kenya studying health care. She focused on outreach in rural areas under the auspices of Open Arms International. Berthot went to Costa Rica and… Read story
February 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
FRUIT VALLEY -- Students in the Fruit Valley Community Learning Center raised a staggering $9.93 per student during the 2010 Student Fall Campaign. Each year, students across Vancouver Public Schools raise money to support the Vancouver School District Foundation. The foundation helps make sure basic needs -- from immunizations to… Read story
February 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
HUDSON'S BAY -- Students from Hudson's Bay High School will have their art work on display at the Biennial High School Show at Oregon College of Art and Craft. Students are: Elizabeth Wiley, Mozelle Golden, Kenzie Dale, Allison Mackey, Elsie Viste, Abby Stutsman, and Marco Chavez. You can see their… Read story
February 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
Mountain View -- The Mountain View High School band received a $2,500 grant from the Safeway Foundation in January. The band was asked to play at a Safeway remodeling grand opening. Store employees were so impressed that they suggested the band apply for a grant from the foundation; education is… Read story
February 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
CAMAS -- Seventy-seven years ago, Lila Robertson was an outstanding student who received a Citation for Meritorious Service in 1934 from Camas High School. But for reasons left unsaid, she never received her high school diploma. At a recent school board meeting, 94-year-old Lila Robertson Trammell was awarded an honorary… Read story
