August 30, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Meadow Homes -- The Giving Closet, a charitable thrift store operated by the First Church of God, held its annual Back to School Bash on Aug. 21. Approximately 500 free backpacks were given away to children who'll be headed back to school soon -- along with free haircuts, lunch, face… Read story
August 30, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Central Park -- During a summer Computer Programming Camp at the Washington State School for the Blind, 14 visually impaired and blind students were offered the opportunity to express themselves using digital cameras, thanks to local photographer Gary L. Scott. "I wanted to empower sight-impaired people with a creative photographic… Read story
August 30, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Columbia Way -- YWCA Clark County's Y's Care program received $10,000 from the Beaches Summer Cruisin' event held July 27. Y's Care provides preschool education to children from homeless, transitional or low-income households. Y's Care directors thanked Mark Mathias, owner of Beaches, and all the volunteers, sponsors and partners who… Read story
August 23, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Hudson's Bay -- The School of Piano Technology for the Blind, also known as the Piano Hospital, drew the winners of its Spring Extravaganza Raffle on Aug. 11. The winning tickets were drawn by Melissa Sutton, a member of the executive board for the Miss Clark County Scholarship Organization, who… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Vancouver Heights -- The Skyline Crest community held a ribbon-cutting for the neighborhood's new Omaha Way street mural on Aug. 2 as part of the National Night Out gathering and celebration. Skyline Crest is a low-rent public housing development operated by the Vancouver Housing Authority. Members of the community and… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Fourth Plain Village -- A summer playground program at Evergreen Park that was at risk of closing earlier this year due to a lack of funding got a visit from Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt on Aug. 10. The mayor championed the project as an important part of the revitalization of… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Esther Short -- Sixteen teams rode tandem in support of the Washington State School for the Blind during the 6th annual Vancouver Courthouse Criterium on July 31. Volunteers and students opened the race by riding the first three laps. The Criterium helps support the school's tandem cycling program, an opportunity… Read story
August 6, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Central Park -- Former Washington State School for the Blind student Dan Tolva has authored a book highlighting 125 years of the Washington State School for the Blind. "Unlimited Visibility: A 125-year History of the Washington State School for the Blind" puts a human face to the issue of preparing… Read story
August 2, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Old Evergreen Highway -- The Old Evergreen Highway Neighborhood Association has updated its neighborhood action plan. To download a pdf of the updated version, visit http://www.cityofvancouver.us/upload/contents/396/OEHNA%20NAP%20Final.pdf. Read story
August 1, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Rose Village -- About 150 people met at the St. Johns IGA store in early July to begin painting the City of Abundance mural created by Urban Abundance and designed by local artist Colin Cushman. Many children added their handprints to the bottom portion of the mural, called the "Hands… Read story
