March 27, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- Pearson Air Museum has begun providing guided tours to deaf students and American Sign Language students, thanks to museum volunteer Joshua Staley, an FAA licensed airframe and powerplant expert, who is deaf. Staley and Laureano Mier, the museum's manager and education coordinator, have developed the programming from… Read story
March 20, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Central Park -- The Clark College N.E.R.D. (Not Even Remotely Dorky) Girls Club welcomed 28 middle and high school students to its "Science in Action" event to participate in hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering and math on March 3. Read story
March 20, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
VanMall: About 35 residents of Courtyard Village Vancouver formed a charitable organization, Seeds of Love, back in 2005. For the past three years, seven members: Jeri Erlandsen, Virgie Villella, Marilyn Whitman, Donna Wheeler, Mavis Drain, Kathleen Hill and Clara Seeker, have worked together to raise money for the YWCA SafeChoice… Read story
March 20, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Vancouver Heights -- The Regifting Store, a thrift shop that was the brainchild of former car salesman Korry Holtzlander, has closed. The place was always operating close to the edge, with a philosophy aimed more at helping the needy in any way possible than with staying financially solvent. The place… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Community
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March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- A documentary about the oldest airport in the United States, Vancouver's Pearson Field, has won a bronze Telly award. The Tellys, begun in 1979, recognize outstanding local, regional and cable television programs and commercials; video and film productions; and web-based commercials, videos and films. The documentary touches… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- The School of Piano Technology for the Blind, also known as the Piano Hospital, received a $2,500 grant from the Northwest Lions Foundation in support of its HVAC upgrade project. This brings the total grants received from the Northwest Lions Foundation for this project to $11,500. Local… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Central Park -- Five Clark College Running Start students, who comprise the "Salmon Creek Gnathostomata" ocean science bowl team, competed in the Salmon Bowl, the regional competition of the National Ocean Science Bowl, at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore., on March 3. Teams are tested on their knowledge of… Read story
March 6, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Ellsworth Springs -- A new assisted-living facility called Stephen's Place has been proposed for 501 S.E. Ellsworth Road. Planned is a two-story, 44,000-square-foot facility for as many as 60 developmentally disabled people, occupying a little less than 2 acres of the 2.77 acre site. The applicant is Kevin Sauser of… Read story
March 6, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Columbia Way -- More than 100 people from throughout Clark County gathered for prayer in response to the county commissioners proclaiming a weekend of reflection and prayer for the county. The two-hour event at the Water Resources Education Center on Feb. 22 Ash Wednesday coincided with the kick-off of a… Read story
