May 14, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
Twenty volunteers with the Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County, their orange safety vests as bright as the trays of begonias lined up on the grass, spent Saturday morning transforming a blank brown canvas beside Interstate 5 into a festive flower bed featuring a red apple complete with leaf and… Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Esther Short -- Ruth Watson, the director of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District from 1967 to 1987, recently got a peek at the new main library on C Street. Alongside the current library executive director, Bruce Ziegman, Watson toured the building, which will open to the public in July. Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Bagley Downs -- More than 90 Comcast employees, family and friends volunteered April 30 at the Clark County Habitat ReStore and Big Brothers Big Sisters for Comcast Cares Day, a national volunteer event. At the ReStore, volunteers painted, processed donations and organized the space. At Big Brothers Big Sisters, adults… Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Hudson's Bay -- The first Rotaract club in Clark County was chartered April 17 at Pearson Air Museum. Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young adults ages 18 to 30. Read story
May 8, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Minnehaha -- The Harry S. Truman Parent Teacher Association was recognized in four categories for its outstanding efforts on behalf of Truman Elementary students and families during the Washington State PTA Convention. There are more than 1,000 PTAs in Washington. The Truman PTA was awarded a silver level Honor Unit… Read story
May 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Hudson's Bay -- Monica and Brad Wilkins of Carson are the winners of a diamond donated by Michael Nutter Jewelers The stone is 1.10 carats, I in color, SI2 in clarity. The couple's winning ticket, purchased from the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation's Fabulous Diamond Raffle, was drawn April 19.… Read story
May 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Hudson's Bay -- Educator Ruth Harbaugh won first prize at the Vancouver Branch of American Association of University Women's Dollars for Scholars bridge tournament April 16 at the Clark County Genealogy Center. Mary Perkins took second prize, and John Brooke came in third. The club's ninth-annual tournament raised more than… Read story
May 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Mountain View -- Mountain View High School bands participated in the Columbia Basin College Concert Band Festival and Jazz Unlimited Competition in Pasco on April 15-16. The wind ensemble received gold ratings in the 4A division, and the symphonic band rated gold in the 3A division. Read story
May 4, 2011, 12:00am Community
Central Park -- Twelve Hudson's Bay High School seniors raised more than $41,000 for Doernbecher Children's Hospital. The contestants held a variety of fundraisers to win the title of Mr. Hudson's Bay. During a mock beauty pageant, they announced the winners. Will Dow won the crown by raising nearly $11,500… Read story
April 26, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
Fire crews rushed to a house in Vancouver's Harney Heights neighborhood after a woman told emergency dispatchers the house was on fire and she was trapped in the attic. She succumbed to her injuries. Read story