May 1, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- Three hours was all it took for 26 volunteers to plant 875 native shrubs and 425 native trees along the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail on April 21. SOLV's Earth Day on the Greenway was a huge success. Students, teachers, Girl Scouts and Vancouver residents spent the mild… Read story
April 24, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Clark College -- The Clark College Women's Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble sang at Disneyland in California on March 29. Dance groups, choirs, marching bands and other performance groups from around the world apply to perform as part of Disney Performing Arts at either the California or Florida Disney locations.… Read story
April 18, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
At first, Kuljit Singh wondered if Clark County Public Health's idea to put fresh fruits and vegetables in his Arco Quick Stop in central Vancouver wasn't, well, bananas. Read story
April 17, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Marrion -- The second annual St. Paddy's for Parks event at Shorty's Garden and Home Nursery drew hundreds of people March 16. The authentic Irish sounds of Beltaine were followed by the eclectic Patrick Lamb Band, and attendees enjoyed Irish food, beverages and dancing. The following day, Saturday, March 17,… Read story
April 17, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Bagley Downs -- Twelve years ago Barbara Nordstrom found a way to help children who needed a little extra support at school. She started a Lunch Buddy program at Walnut Grove Elementary. She worked with Vancouver and Greater Clark County Rotary clubs to expand the Lunch Buddy program in Vancouver… Read story
April 17, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Central Park -- Dylan Taylor was crowned Mr. Hudson's Bay at the Mr. Hudson's Bay mock beauty pageant on March 24. Twelve Hudson's Bay High School senior boys competed in the mock pageant. Through their combined fundraising efforts, the students raised $55,000 for Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. Read story
April 17, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Marrion -- Jeanne Smith of Woodland, daughter of a Polish Holocaust survivor, shared her mother's heroic stories to seventh- and eighth-grade students at Cascadia Montessori Middle School on April 12. Irene Gut Opdyke was a 16-year-old Polish Catholic nursing student when the Nazis invaded Poland and ended her nursing training.… Read story
April 10, 2012, 5:00pm Community
Different socioeconomic conditions. Different problems. And now, different neighborhood associations. Read story
April 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Central Park -- Rich Hovey received a Vancouver Sparkles Award on March 28 at the Central Park Neighborhood Association meeting for his volunteer work. Hovey has been the neighborhood association's communications specialist for more than a decade. As the editor and photographer for the neighborhood newsletter, he makes the neighborhood's… Read story
April 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Van Mall -- Hundreds of Girl Scouts from Clark County gathered March 30 at Westfield Vancouver mall to celebrate 100 years of scouting at the third-annual Girl Scouts After Dark event. Activities included a fashion show, dancing and games. Scouts of all ages performed a flash mob and sang the… Read story
