Listen to audio of this story by clicking the above black arrow or the download link. Fire District 6 will replace all 16 of its mobile data computers for $110,776, thanks in part to a federal grant that will cover 80 percent of the costs. The FEMA Assistance to Firefighters ...
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The magical wardrobe-without-boundaries world of Narnia has thrilled generations of readers. Now the seminal work of C.S. Lewis has been adapted with original music and new adventures, and is being presented to Vancouver audiences by the Christian Youth Theater. Starring in the production as Lucy Pevensie is Myah Carley, an ...
Jane Austen’s romantic classic “Sense and Sensibility” kicks off the 10th season for Magenta Theater just in time for Valentine’s Day. “The 2010 production of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ clearly demonstrated the Vancouver/Portland audiences’ love for all things Austen, so it was a natural move to start the very important 10th ...
Some of those who participated work in our building. Some are friends, and all are people we admire – they visit our website, after all! In the spirit of inclusiveness, we decided to enter everyone’s name in a hat and have someone from outside COUV.COM draw a winner. (The only ...
Lew Waters, whose blog "Clark County Conservative" tackles local political issues in the county and beyond, has been honored by Stateside Associates. Waters was named one of the three best local political bloggers in Washington, along with Politics Northwest in Seattle and Political Buzz in Tacoma...
Whether you're rooting for the Giants or the Patriots, COUV.COM wishes you a safe and enjoyable day as you watch the 46th Super Bowl matchup. Come Monday we'll be back here, and we hope you'll join us...
Want to exercise your pre-game creativity? Tell us what you think the caption should be on this cartoon. The winning entry gets two free tickets to a movie at the Kiggins Theatre...
The Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver recently celebrated 125 years of providing instruction for the state’s visually impaired. People have this concept of magnet schools – that’s really all we are,” says Dr. Dean O. Stenehjem, the superintendent. “We’re a magnet school specializing in training on blindness ...
For 125 years, the Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB) has pursued its primary purpose of educating and training the visually impaired. Today, learning to read Braille still goes hand-in-hand with regular school work, but training also includes developing daily living skills, computer skills, and job skills. In 1886, ...
More than 800 high school students and adult volunteers representing 38 teams from Clark County and Portland packed the house at Evergreen High School Jan. 7 to celebrate the kickoff of the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition. FIRST, an acronym meaning “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,” is an ...
Approximately 700 hundred Portland and Vancouver high school students will brave the predawn darkness Saturday morning and descend upon Vancouver’s Evergreen High School with one thing in mind: building robots.
It has taken two years of construction, more than 160,000 man hours and 3.8 miles of shelf space, but the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District is ready for its next chapter as it debuts Vancouver’s newest library July 17. The new facility replaces the old main community library that has stood at the corner of Mill Plain and Fort Vancouver Way for nearly fifty years.
