March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Fisher's Landing -- The Union High School Wind Ensemble, under the direction of band director Lewis Norfleet, is one of only 26 schools nationwide selected to participate in the Music for All National Festival from March 15-17 in Indianapolis. Union is the second Washington school ever to be selected to… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Heritage -- Zachary Hall, a senior at Heritage High School, has been named the recipient of the 2012 George C. Marshall Youth Leadership Award presented by the 40 et 8, Voiture 99. The award is a program of the Fort Vancouver National Trust. Hall, who will be recognized at a… Read story
March 13, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Orchards -- Native American and Alaskan native students in the Evergreen, Vancouver and Battle Ground school districts shared their culture via dancing, drumming and more at the Native American education program (Title VII) traditional pow-wow at Covington Middle School on March 3. Representatives from tribes across Washington and Oregon attended.… Read story
March 6, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Old Evergreen Highway -- There's good news and great news at the Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center. The good news is that 41 volunteers turned out Feb. 25 for the annual invasive plant survey at the 100-acre site in Southeast Vancouver. Volunteers explored the entire property in search of invasive… Read story
March 6, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Mountain View -- Kenny Kim, a senior at Mountain View High School, has won the Prudential Certificate of Excellence for his volunteer service. He also received the President's Volunteer Service Award and a letter of congratulations from President Barack Obama. Kim is president of the Southwest Washington Red Cross Youth… Read story
March 6, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Fircrest -- The mouse problem that arose last month in the Firstenburg Community Center's Loaves & Fishes room has been solved. According to Margy Flores, local organizer of the AniMeals, the pet food is simply being stored off-site. The AniMeals program provides pet food for people already getting Loaves &… Read story
March 4, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News
Fire caused more than $150,000 in damage to the residence of Jim and Bobbiejean Van Horn at 23702 N.E. 54th St. on Sunday afternoon. Read story
February 29, 2012, 12:00am Community
Are there any plans to make improvements on First Street between 164th and 192nd Avenues? The pavement is a mess, the paint is faded, and there is no lighting or sidewalk along most of this stretch!Keli, your question sent Vancouver's public works spokeswoman, Loretta Callahan, scurrying to a bevy of… Read story
February 29, 2012, 12:00am Community
Burton-Evergreen Three generations gathered recently to celebrate reaching the three-quarter century, half-century and quarter-century marks. Carolyn Timmermann, 75, her daughter, Cindy Wilhelm, 50, and her granddaughter, Stacie Ehrig, 25, marked the milestone years. Read story
February 21, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Countryside Woods -- Here's something you don't often see in a newspaper: Somebody's books were audited, and everything came up squeaky clean. That's the news in the latest Countryside Woods Neighborhood Association newsletter. Tina Henry, group treasurer for the past eight years, stepped down in the summer, and Jason Erb… Read story
