August 18, 2010, 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
August 18, 2010, 12:00am Community
Ernie Foster doesn't want to get in the way of civics or freedom of speech. But he doesn't want to be dead either. That's why, after several near-misses with cars on St. James Road, Foster complained to Vancouver's code enforcement department about the political signs that made it nearly impossible… Read story
August 18, 2010, 12:00am Community
It was about 1935, and I remember my parents, my sister, Gladys, my friend Inez and I drove to the Oregon Coast from Woodburn in our family's classy looking Graham-Paige. Dad worked in real estate and may have gotten the cabin as part of a commission. It was at Agate… Read story
August 18, 2010, 12:00am Community
Battle Ground, Meadow Glade and Hockinson Battle Ground: The Country Critters 4-H Club held a rabbit show at the Harvest Days celebration in Battle Ground. The 12 club members demonstrated how to handle the rabbits and talked about their animals' best qualities, various diseases and their knowledge of rabbit breeds.… Read story
August 18, 2010, 12:00am Community
We have an issue with the U.S. Postal Service. Recently, our mail carrier started leaving packages at our apartment manager's office, instead of delivering it to our front door. Is that something they are allowed to do? Do we have any say in the matter? -- Royce Brown and Kim… Read story
August 11, 2010, 12:00am Community
Neighborhood association meetings and events Read story
August 11, 2010, 12:00am Community
Events and news in Clark County neighborhoods. Read story
August 11, 2010, 12:00am Community
What I want to know is, how can we get the county and city parks under the belt of the Golden Age Passport program? They took mine at the wildlife refuge in Ridgefield but not at Frenchman's Bar. We're paying taxes. Our passes need to be accepted by the city… Read story
August 11, 2010, 12:00am Community
Fighting crime can be as easy as meeting your neighbors. Many Vancouver residents did just that by celebrating National Night Out on Aug. 3. The annual event is designed to strengthen neighborhood-police relations and crime awareness. According to the event website, more than 36 million Americans participated in last year's… Read story
August 11, 2010, 12:00am Community
Bernice Ewing was born Bernice Hand in St. Johns, Ore., in 1911. She was the third of six children. Bernice was my aunt -- my father's sister. Bernice's father was a logger and a farmer, and the family traveled from town to town, and state to state, following work. But… Read story
