April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Bennington -- Twenty-eight teams of pajama-clad bowlers from Vancouver helped raise more than $125,000 for area foster children at the Sleep Country Foster Kids Pajama Bowl, mattress retailer Sleep Country USA's annual fundraiser. Bowlers at the Big Al's Vancouver site raised more than $25,000 at the March 20 event. Another… Read story
April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fisher's Landing -- Children from The Goddard School created and sold artwork at a fundraising auction in March. The school's 135 students, all younger than 5, raised more than $700 during the auction to donate to Mercy Corps to help earthquake victims in Japan. Read story
April 13, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fircrest -- Be prepared for more air traffic this spring and summer. More planes will be flying over the Fircrest and other Clark County neighborhoods due to ongoing construction at Portland International Airport. According to the Port of Portland's website, "Residents may notice a change in aircraft flight activity" as… Read story
April 3, 2011, 12:00am Community
Mountain View -- Bald is beautiful ... at least when it benefits Doernbecher Children's Hospital. For a recent fundraiser called Save It or Shave It, Mike Meloy, principal of Mountain View High School lost his locks March 21. Students and faculty at the school raised $4,000 during the shaving event,… Read story
April 2, 2011, 12:00am Community
Marrion -- The Parks Foundation of Clark County met their goal and raised around $10,000 through the St. Paddy's for Parks event held March 18 at Shorty's Nursery. This is the event's first year. During the event, the Patrick Lamb Band played to a full house. The foundation helps support… Read story
April 1, 2011, 12:00am Life
Family-owned and operated Burger Bungalow, which opened in January, specializes in gourmet burgers made with a third of a pound of local, organic beef. You might not recognize the burgers by their unconventional names -- such as Wannahauckalugi Burger and Bleu Fungi -- but the ingredients of some might already… Read story
March 30, 2011, 12:00am Business
New Seasons Market will open its first Vancouver store in the former Albertsons space on the corner of Southeast 164th Avenue and McGillivray Boulevard. The 40,000-square-foot store is slated to open in October and employ about 175 workers, the Portland-based chain announced Tuesday. New Seasons' first Portland store was opened… Read story
March 26, 2011, 12:00am Community
CASCADE PARK -- It's not exactly a pot of gold, but it's pretty close. June Clark, a resident of The Bedford retirement community at 13303 S.E. McGillivray Blvd., won free rent for life during a random drawing by corporate owner Holiday Retirement as part of a national promotional giveaway. Clark,… Read story
March 26, 2011, 12:00am Community
Fircrest -- The Northwest Association for Blind Athletes raised more than $13,000 at its second annual benefit dinner and auction, titled "Enrich a Life, Provide an Opportunity." It was held on March 4 at the Firstenburg Community Center. "We would like to thank everyone who attended, donated to the silent… Read story
March 23, 2011, 12:00am Community
The Airport Green Neighborhood Association meeting that was canceled Feb. 24 due to snow has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30. Read story
