Neighbors
Vancouver woman sets up fund to fulfill dying man’s wish
Esther Short — When Crystal Mills learned about a Portland man diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer, she wanted to help.
Neighbor group elects new officers
Landover-Sharmel — Landover-Sharmel Neighborhood Association has elected new officers for 2012.
Vancouver man signs book deal
Heritage — Local author Dan Strawn has signed a publication deal with Bluewood Publishing for his upcoming novel.
Neighbor group presents holiday lighting contest awards
Salmon Creek — The North Salmon Creek Neighborhood Association held a holiday lighting contest for neighbors.
Volunteers clean, repair trails at B.G. park
Battle Ground — Volunteers from the Washington Trail Riders Association, Backcountry Horsemen Mount. St. Helens Chapter, Washington Trails Association and Chinook Trails Association spent Jan. 28 cleaning up the trails at Battle Ground Lake State Park.
Two B.G. students to perform in all-state groups
Battle Ground — Two Battle Ground students have been selected to perform with all-state groups Feb. 18 at the Washington Music Educators Association conference in Bellevue.
Firefighting agency receives FEMA grant
Ridgefield — Clark County Fire & Rescue was awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant of $164,832 on Jan. 30 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
1,000 trees to be planted for credit union’s online statement campaign
Camas — Lacamas Community Credit Union challenged its members to cut paper usage and benefit the environment in an electronic statement campaign in 2011. The result? The credit union will plant 1,000 trees in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy as part of the organization’s Plant a Billion Trees campaign.
Rotary chapter names scholar of the month
Washougal — Felicia Harrison was selected Camas-Washougal Rotary Scholar of the Month for January.
Washougal museum reopens with publishing exhibit
Washougal — Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal reopened Feb. 7 after a recent renovation.
Seed Swap grows into third year
Venersborg — Seeds covered three long tables at the third-annual Seed Swap on Jan. 29 at the historic Venersborg Schoolhouse, east of Battle Ground.
Local catering chef wins award for jambalaya
La Center — Chef Joycelyn Kelly of Gumbo Goddess Catering has won again. Out of more than 1,400 jambalaya samples at the fourth-annual Lincoln City (Ore.) Jambalaya Cook-Off on Jan. 28, Kelly’s received the People’s Choice Award.
Neighbors calendar
Thursday Fourth Plain Village Neighborhood Association, 6:30 p.m., Vancouver Police Department, West Precinct, 2800 N.E. Stapleton Road.Arnada Neighborhood Association, 7 p.m., Vancouver Housing Authority, 2500 Main St.: Community garden, street mural, kiosk maintenance, median maintenance, traffic calming.
Pets of the week
These pets are among those available for adoption from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington, 1100 N.E. 192nd Ave., Vancouver. Fees -- which can include registered microchip, health exam, a spay or neuter certificate and vaccination -- vary. Call 360-693-4746.
Everybody Has a Story: Tillamook forest fire led to close encounter with bear
I was born in Tillamook, Ore. Our dairy farm was situated on 380 acres along East Beaver Creek, which eventually ran into the Nestucca River near Beaver, Ore.
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