July 3, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Fircrest -- Fifteen students and a choreographer from Christian Youth Theater's HYPE (High School Youth Pursuing Excellence) program conducted a June 18-22 musical theater day camp for 24 youth living at My Father's House Community Shelter in Gresham, Ore. During the "Tween Idol" camp, based on an audition for the… Read story
July 2, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
A convicted felon apparently looking to lock away his handgun ended up locked up in the county jail Saturday afternoon. Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Heritage -- The Crossing, a new church based at York Elementary School, has awarded a $3,000 grant to nonprofit Support for Early Learning and Families (SELF) to support printed materials for a public awareness campaign. The campaign, Children Can't Wait, will address kindergarten and learning readiness. Research indicates that if… Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Bennington -- SONIC Drive-In presented a $8,030 donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest on May 30. The 50's-style drive-up diner chain, with one location on Southeast 192nd Avenue, launched a program in January to make a donation to an area children's charity for every Wacky Pack meal sold… Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Kevanna Park -- A rarely heard-from neighborhood association is getting reorganized. The Kevanna Park Neighborhood Association this month elected new officers: Lori Toops, is chairwoman; Brooke Henderson is co-chairwoman; and Carol Egan is secretary/treasurer. Before its June meeting, the group hadn't listed a meeting with The Columbian since 2009. Kevanna… Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Cascade Park -- Kyuri Kim of Mountain View High School is headed for Washington, D.C., this month to see her painting in the U.S. Capitol building. Kim was first-place winner in the Southwest Washington Congressional Art Competition. First and second runners-up, Lillie Meyer of St. Mary's Academy and Jisu Park… Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Fisher's Landing -- Karen Krejcha of east Vancouver lived more than 40 years before being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. The diagnosis came after her two sons were both diagnosed with Asperger and autism. Now, Krejcha has won the 2012 Distinguished Spectrumite Medal from the Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership.… Read story
June 18, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
Mysterious reports of mutilated cats in east Vancouver's Fishers Landing neighborhood have emerged in the last week. Read story
June 12, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Burnt Bridge Creek -- The busy, creative hands of the Caritas Quilts -- Jeanne LaViollette, Diana Stoltz, Cindy Mael and Patricia Locnikar -- donated $600 from their quilt sales to FISH of Orchards on May 31 and will donate another $600 on June 15. The four women, a small group… Read story
June 12, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Bella Vista -- Approval and the extension of water pipes by the city, plus a $1,500 grant from the Vancouver Watersheds Council, led to the creation of a new community food garden in the northwest corner of Bella Vista Neighborhood Park. Nineteen neighbors gathered in late May "to clear the… Read story
