November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- A little soap can make a world of difference, especially when you're in serious need. That's why AAA Washington recently kicked off its fifth annual Soap for Hope toiletry donation drive. Toiletries, which can be dropped off at the Vancouver AAA office, 4301 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.,… Read story
November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Pearson Field -- The second-annual Aviation Harvest Festival pulled together flight with Halloween fun and games at Pearson Air Museum on Oct. 27. Visitors toured historic airplanes to find candy stations, built gliders and tested them in the hoops challenge, constructed "noisy rocket" balloons, and much more. A free 30-minute… Read story
November 6, 2012, 4:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- Kaya, once a guide-dog-in-training, has made it to the big time. Mike Githens, the leader of pretraining club Guiding Eyes of Clark County, reports that the pooch photographed lying beside his desk for an April Columbian story has become an official guide dog for Jacquie, who lives… Read story
October 30, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- Share's remodeled building on Andresen Road used to be a bowling alley, built in the 1970s. When the nonprofit group took on renovating the place as its new headquarters, it faced some tough choices about energy use and efficiency. Contractor RSV Building Solutions worked with Energy Trust… Read story
October 30, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
DuBois Park -- Is it a motorcycle? Is it a car? It's a bit of both -- masquerading as a sci-fi space pod. It's the C-1, and it's the creation of Danny Kim, who grew up in Vancouver's Dubois Park neighborhood and whose company, Lit Motors, is based in New… Read story
October 30, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
VanMall -- An estimated 350 people packed into Barnes & Noble for a chance to meet Boston-area children's author and illustrator Jan Brett on Oct. 21. Brett was in town on her cross-country tour promoting her latest book, "Mossy." Learn more at janbrett.com. Read story
October 23, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- Members of the law enforcement community acted as guest servers at a fundraiser for Special Olympics at all three Clark County Red Robin restaurants on Oct. 13. Clark County Sheriff Garry Lucas, Battle Ground Police Chief Bob Richardson, interim Vancouver Police Chief Chris Sutter and Ridgefield Police… Read story
October 23, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Ogden -- The Ogden Neighborhood Association has filed an appeal of the Burton Park Apartments project, which would put 112 apartment units in two- and three-story buildings at Northeast 79th Avenue and Burton Road. "This is the third plan for use of the property, and the majority of the surrounding… Read story
October 23, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Bagley Downs -- Bernie Gerhardt and Barbara Nordstrom were awarded the Anne Turner Award for Excellence in Volunteer Management by the Directors of Volunteer Program Association on May 10 at the Jim Parsley Center. Both women volunteer in many programs -- the library's English Conversation Circles, student exchange programs, the… Read story
October 19, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
MacArthur Boulevard is due for a new coat of microsurfacing in 2013. Vancouver Public Works wants to hear from residents and other frequent users on how they think the existing street might best be configured when the top coat is done. Read story
