January 26, 2011, 12:00am Community
There are a lot of vagrants coming into our area and digging through our recycling. I don't know what they're after, but I think it might be metal, or addresses, or even the dregs of wine left in liquor bottles. It's getting so bad that people in our area are… Read story
January 26, 2011, 12:00am Community
The city of Vancouver and Clark County are teaming up to teach the fundamentals of fruit-tree pruning. Read story
January 26, 2011, 12:00am Community
One of the most memorable dishes my mother cooked -- and there were many great dishes to choose from -- was fried morel mushrooms. My dad and uncle went out in the woods each spring to look for the elusive morels and usually found enough for several meals. One year… Read story
January 26, 2011, 12:00am Community
What time is it, over in Orchards? When a Columbian reporter swung by on a recent lunch hour, the impressive wrought-iron quadruple-faced timepiece at the very visible corner of Fourth Plain and Covington roads said: 11:56, 12:04, 7:38 and 11:55. Read story
January 22, 2011, 12:00am Community
ARNADA -- There's a new way to sit down and contemplate what a cool neighborhood Arnada is. Read story
January 22, 2011, 12:00am Community
CARTER PARK -- With the completion of the Carter Park Store renovation, people are wondering what's coming next. Read story
January 22, 2011, 12:00am Community
NORTHWEST -- The Northwest Neighborhood Association has developed a love-hate relationship with the Bonneville Power Administration, according to the latest neighborhood newsletter. On one hand, the so-called "power line thruway" that bisects the neighborhood is the reason that Franklin Park exists. On the other hand, most fields below the power… Read story
January 22, 2011, 12:00am Community
ESTHER SHORT -- Move over Samuel Green (Washington State Poet Laureate) and make way for Christopher Luna, Downtown Vancouver Poet Laureate for 2011. Read story
January 22, 2011, 12:00am Community
WASHOUGAL -- Kari Johnson was selected as the Camas-Washougal Rotary Scholar of the Month for January 2011. Bruce Stanton, Johnson's honors chemistry teacher, says that she is "a consistently great student." Kelly Ritter, Johnson's band teacher, notes that "she was the only freshman in Jazz Band 1 last year," and… Read story
January 22, 2011, 12:00am Community
LA CENTER -- A park bench was dedicated Jan. 15 to Jeff Le Bouef, who was injured in high school as a result of a diving accident which left him paralyzed. He died Oct. 22, 2008. He was 33. Read story
