Vancouver
Experts explore teen addiction at seminar
Adolescent brains more vulnerable, OHSU doctor says
About 5 percent of Clark County sixth-graders have drunk alcohol. But by the time those same kids reach eighth grade, that percentage jumps to 20 percent, according to the statewide Healthy Youth Survey.
Fire-damaged Vancouver restaurant to reopen Friday
After two-alarm fire Monday, restaurant manager expects to be back in business
Mexican restaurant aims to open its doors after two-alarm fire
Police arrest three men on suspected drug offenses
Here is a press release from the Camas Police Department:
Bank offers shredding service at June events
Individuals and businesses may safely trash documents with personal information at First Independent's free paper shredding events in June.
Open Cockpit event set for Saturday at Pearson
Saturday will mark Pearson Air Museum's Open Cockpit Day, an event where visitors can sit in antique planes. And, weather permitting, pilots will provide free airplane rides for children from 8 to 17.
Hudson's Bay counselor wins education award
A counselor from Hudson's Bay High School was named educator of the year by OnPoint Community Credit Union.
Railroad berm work restores view
Waterfront development opens passageway
It's a view that hasn't been seen in 104 years, but now it's also a look at Vancouver's future.
Rotary awards $78,000 to local students
Esther Short -- The Vancouver Rotary Foundation, the charitable arm of the Rotary Club of Vancouver, awarded $78,000 in college scholarships to 24 Southwest Washington high school and college students at its annual scholarship luncheon on May 9. The organization has given more than $1 million in scholarships to local students. This year’s scholarship recipients were Johnna Gurgel, Ky Viet Ngo, Hope St. John, Connie Hu, Eveling Cabello-Ramirez, Ibette Valle, Kelli Daller, Kathryn DeVore, Katherine Miranda, Josey Sechrist, Tiffany Wood, Josh Ingebretson, N’Diya Pumphery, Tanya Gentry, Jessica Murray, Caleb Ogier, Dena Corby, Margaret Hodges, Dillon LeSieur, Ida Thomas, Gail Weeks, Morgan Parker, Oksana Klimenova and Linda Otton.
Cascade Middle students test water at Burnt Bridge Creek
Evergreen -- Students in Kristi Nygaard’s eighth-grade science class at Cascade Middle School have gotten to know Burnt Bridge Creek very well. Working with graduate student Alyson Day of the environmental science program at Washington State University Vancouver, they’ve sampled the creek’s macroinvertebrate abundance and diversity, from its headwaters to the mouth at Vancouver Lake. Day said she’s observed students who were previously failing get excited about this hands-on work. Check out their findings, among many local collaborative graduate-younger student projects focused on the Columbia River basin, at an exhibition from 6 to 8 p.m. today at in the Firstenburg Student Commons at WSUV, 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave.
Bigfoot doesn’t put off little kids
Mill Plain Elementary -- Maxx Jeynes and Jacob Rogers really know how to pitch a subject. Being kindergartners is no problem for the two boys in Cynthia Roberts’ class; they used story boards, photos, drawings, pointers, microphones and their own homemade 10-foot-tall Sasquatch to educate schoolmates about the mythical creature. Their classmates have followed with similarly sophisticated presentations on flowers, race cars, the Loch Ness monster and snakes.
Quilters support child abuse victims
Esther Short -- Clark County Quilters, a group with more than 500 local members who love to quilt for charity, raffled off this year's Opportunity Quilt and presented a check for $2,564.83 to the Children's Justice Center. CJC serves children who are victims of criminal abuse and their families with support, healing and a team of investigators and prosecutors. Visit http://clarkcountyquilters.org and http://www.clark.wa.gov/childrens_justice_center/index.html to learn more.
Coffee shop a west-side hub
After a year in business, Latte Da has become a gathering spot for local neighbors
On the TV show "The Simpsons," Homer meets his buddies at Moe's Tavern. In "Friends," the gathering spot is Central Perk. Before that, Sam Malone's bar, "Cheers," was "where everybody knows your name."
Dancing for disability support
Van Mall — What better reason to do the Macarena? Innovative Services NW, a nonprofit agency that works with and advocates for people with disabilities of all sorts, raised $44,000 at its May 4 “Fiesta of Caring Hearts” fundraiser. KGW meteorologist Rod Hill was emcee, and big checks came from the Safeway Foundation and the Windermere Foundation. Guests were treated to cha-cha and salsa dance lessons, and closed out the night with that movin’, groovin’ Macarena. The agency is located just east of Westfield Vancouver mall. To learn more, visit innovativeservicesnw.org.
Red Cross presents honors
Fourth Plain Village — Dennis Rugg was recognized as the 2012 Volunteer of the Year at the annual Southwest Washington American Red Cross Volunteer Recognition Dinner on May 8. Also recognized were Roberta “Bobbie” Herrick, disaster services volunteer; Charli the Labrador, owned by Sue and Randy Anderson, service to armed forces volunteer; Dorothy Poole, administrative volunteer; Jim Boline, media team volunteer; Kendrick “Kenny” Kim, youth volunteer; Robin Holmes, blood services volunteer, and former Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard, Board Member of the Year.
‘Walking school bus’ hits its stride
Walnut Grove — More than 80 Walnut Grove Elementary School students walked or biked to school with friends or family members on National Bike to School Day on May 9. The event also promoted the school’s new “walking school bus” program that encourages more students to walk to school. Adults who would like to volunteer for the school’s walking school bus program should contact Kim Lively, 360-313-3000, or Kim.Lively@vansd.org.
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