July 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Hudson's Bay -- About 90 people attended a dinner and auction June 2 put on by the International Air & Hospitality Academy's Hospitality Management program. The event raised $15,000 to benefit Bridge The Gap, a program that provides resources for abused and neglected children in Clark County. The globally-themed auction… Read story
July 13, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
Pita Pit franchise owner Dennis Sallee has opened a third Vancouver sandwich shop next door to his second Yo Licious self-serve frozen yogurt store. Read story
July 11, 2011, 12:00am Community
West Minnehaha -- Three years ago, disc golf came to Leverich Park, bringing families, Frisbees, fun and ultimately increased foot traffic. On July 1, volunteers from Vancouver-Clark Disc Golf joined the Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation's AmeriCorps Team in an effort to minimize erosion on the course. The volunteers relocated two… Read story
July 6, 2011, 12:00am Community
Evergreen Highlands -- What can $20 get you? Fifth-grade students at St. Joseph Catholic School found out during a fundraiser. Tiffany Kesting, a parent of one of the students, found $20 this winter and instead of keeping it, gave it to the class and challenged the students to make it… Read story
July 6, 2011, 12:00am Community
Columbia Way -- Nearly 200 people attended the Parks Foundation Annual Luncheon on June 14 to celebrate the presentation of the Florence B. Wager Awards and distribution of the 2011 Community Grant Awards. More than $8,000 was raised in donations and pledges, and Waste Connections matched that amount for a… Read story
July 6, 2011, 12:00am Community
The Fourth Plain Merchants Association will host the Second Annual 4th Plain International Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Read story
The Fourth Plain Merchants Association will host the Second Annual 4th Plain International Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fourth Plain Village -- A summer playground program at Evergreen Park has received funding for a fourth year. Thanks to commitments from Comcast and Veolia Water to match a $6,000 United Way of the Columbia-Willamette challenge grant, neighborhood children can attend the five-day-a-week Evergreen Park Summer Playground Program. Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Columbia Way -- Three recipients of the first Florence B. Wager Awards were honored at the June 14 Parks Foundation Annual Luncheon. John Garofalo was awarded the 2011 V-Formation Flyer Award in honor of more than 20 years of commitment and dedication to the Vancouver Tennis Center. Read story
July 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Central Park -- It's never too late to get a high school diploma, as more than 90 men and women demonstrated June 18 during a graduation ceremony at Clark College. Cecile Conner, Aaron Thompson and Kerri Kowaleski were three students who shared their stories with the many friends and family… Read story
