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What’s Up with That? New library good. Parking lot — not so much

May 12, 2010, 12:00am Community

Yay for the new, bigger, better Cascade Park library. The only problem: who designed the parking and driveways? It is a pain to get out of the parking lot, if you happen to be lucky enough to find a spot near the library. The 10-minute slots up front are good… Read story

Pat Neal, forest fire lookout, and her tower-top view of the world.

Everybody has a story: Fire tower duty put girl on top of world

Pat Neal, forest fire lookout, and her tower-top view of the world.

May 12, 2010, 12:00am Community

It was the spring of 1960, and I was about to graduate from high school and go to college. I needed a summer job to help pay for college, so I applied with the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Glenwood District, to man a fire lookout. I got a letter… Read story

Evergreen will discuss academy with neighbors

May 12, 2010, 12:00am Community

Representatives from Evergreen Public Schools will discuss plans to build a health and bioscience academy near Southwest Washington Medical Center at the North Garrison Heights Neighborhood Association meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Marrion Elementary School, 10119 N.E. 14th St. Read story

Life held joy, family, love to end of woman’s 102 years

May 12, 2010, 12:00am Community

Katheryn B. "Kay" Hill always tried to see the good in things and forget about the bad. Her daughter, Bev Clark, is trying to do the same thing. Clark's mother had a wonderful party as she celebrated her 102nd birthday April 24. There were about 100 family members and friends… Read story

Neighbors calendar

May 5, 2010, 12:00am Community

Neighborhood association meetings and events. Read story

Head of the Hood: Richard ‘Dick’ Malin

May 5, 2010, 12:00am Community

Neighborhood leaders Read story

What’s Up with that?: Health building parking lot unhealthy for deliveries?

May 5, 2010, 12:00am Community

I have delivered UPS on the Fourth Plain corridor for 23 years. Never encountered such a difficult parking lot as the Center for Community Health, 1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. The county made no provisions for deliveries to the four-story building. There is no loading dock, no area marked for… Read story

In your neighborhood

May 5, 2010, 12:00am Community

News and events in Clark County neighborhoods. Read story

Though neighborhood parking restrictions didn't trigger an avalanche of campus parking permit sales, some students say the lots seem fuller.

Parking pain subsides

Though neighborhood parking restrictions didn't trigger an avalanche of campus parking permit sales, some students say the lots seem fuller.

May 5, 2010, 12:00am Community

A new ban on-street parking near the Washington State University Vancouver campus seems to be achieving its desired effect, though not everyone is completely satisfied. "I thought there was going to be a huge uproar," said Kris Engle, the campus' parking services supervisor. Read story

Roger, Sally and 1-year-old granddaughter Breilla Jacob, in a photo taken around Christmas 2006.

Everybody has a story: In the long run, careful planning was the greatest gift

Roger, Sally and 1-year-old granddaughter Breilla Jacob, in a photo taken around Christmas 2006.

May 5, 2010, 12:00am Community

When it came to gift giving, I used to be a bit jealous of my sister, Marianne. Her husband, Al, seems to have the art down pat. He keeps a secret stash of wonderful jewelry just right for her, and presents gifts to her on special dates -- sometimes just… Read story