August 30, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Salmon Creek -- More than 150 Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center employees and volunteers took part in a 16-week weight-loss challenge that ended in August. Three top individuals and three top teams earned cash prizes for their efforts. Two participants earned $50 gift certificates at Fit Right NW for their… Read story
August 30, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Salmon Creek -- Judith Olson has released her first novel, "The Ghost of Anna." The book is set in Alaska in the 1950s. Before moving to Vancouver, Olson lived in Alaska. She has traveled by small bush planes throughout the state and transfers her experiences into her writing. The book… Read story
August 30, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Felida -- The undeveloped park at Northwest 26th Avenue and 109th Street will become Sorenseon Neighborhood Park. According to Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation, neighbors were invited to vote on a name for the park during the plan development process and decided to stick with Sorenson. That's the name of the… Read story
August 23, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Salmon Creek -- Peter Christensen and his miniature schnauzer, Mukaluka Dirtypaws, have been making weekly visits to Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center since October 2010. As a therapy dog team, they bring comfort to patients and family alike. Christensen and "Muka" enjoy putting on a show that's nothing short of… Read story
August 23, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Salmon Creek -- Clark County's Salmon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant received the Washington State Department of Ecology's Outstanding Performance award for 100 percent compliance with laws and regulations to protect the environment during 2010. The Salmon Creek plant was honored for passing environmental tests, analyzing water samples, submitting reports on… Read story
August 22, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
It's a reach to say "autumn was in the air" -- even if Monday's clouds and cooler temperature were a sharp departure from the weekend's mini-heat wave -- but the first day of the fall semester at Washington State University Vancouver surely signals a change of season in some way.… Read story
August 18, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Fall term starts Aug. 22 at WSU Vancouver and, if a trend continues, students who don't want to pay to park on campus will seek spots on nearby public streets. Last year, county commissioners responded to neighborhood complaints by prohibiting daytime parking on some residential streets west of the campus. Read story
August 9, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Felida -- "We were at the kitchen table when my grandson, Easton Texeira, came in soaking wet," wrote visiting grandmother Sharon Texeira. "Easton said he saved Mason, who is 3, from drowning in the deep end of the neighbors' pool across the street. Easton saw that his little friend was… Read story
August 1, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Felida -- In 2002, Diane O'Connor became a survivor. That year, at 57, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In July 2011, she received the Cindy Melancon Spirit of Survivorship Award for her exemplary service and support to the ovarian cancer community. O'Connor was nominated by women in the two… Read story
August 1, 2011, 5:00pm Health
The Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation recently elected two new members to its board of trustees. Read story
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