Felida News

It's one thing for builders to proclaim a desire to promote "sustainability." It's a different matter to specifically identify and use nontoxic, sustainable materials; minimize overall energy and water usage; ...

Collars, tags and microchips increase the chances of a runaway pet getting back home safely.

A Sunday evening haircut session at a Hazel Dell shop will benefit an 8-year-old Vancouver girl who needs a liver transplant.

A 24-year-old woman was reportedly robbed Tuesday at a Northeast Mill Plain Boulevard bus stop by a man brandishing a knife.

The cause of death is pending for a 12-year-old Felida-area boy who was found dead in his bed Sunday.

A sixth-grader from the Felida area was found dead in his bed Monday morning. Cordel Tubbs, a 12-year-old student at Jefferson Middle School, died sometime between Sunday night and Monday at 8 a.m., Clark ...

Friday, June 06, 2008 By DEAN BAKER, Columbian staff writer A variety of strawberry relatively new to this area has ripened quickly despite a relentlessly wet, gloomy spring, allowing the fresh-strawberry ...

FELIDA Groundbreaking for Crawford Park canceled A groundbreaking ceremony for Sgt.

Sunday, June 01, 2008 By ERIK ROBINSON, Columbian staff writer Designers of a super-green home in Felida want it to generate as much energy as it consumes.

“When you're spending your own money, you want to do things that are tried at true”

Clark County is in the midst of its annual review of proposed changes to the county's comprehensive plan the first time since the 20-year growth plan was updated in November. via Vancouver Business Journal

“If we are supposed to help 1,000 kids or 10,000, it's going to happen.”

Northwest Children's Outreach is a nonprofit 501 3 organization; donations are tax deductible. via The Columbian

“You should go ask her if she is the porn star”

Saturday, May 03, 2008 By JUSTIN CARINCI and JEFFREY MIZE, Columbian Staff Writers A volunteer firefighter has told Fire District 6 she intends to sue for a string of alleged offenses, including mishandling of ... via The Columbian

“By increasing the amount of time it takes to disassemble and remove fire protection equipment, it increases the odds that a metal thief will abandon the theft, or that a passerby will see the thief and alert law enforcement”

Janet L. Mathews/The Columbian Leah Edwards, spokeswoman for Fire District 6, holds a brass hose connection that firefighters carry in their trucks in case thieves have removed one from a building that's ... via The Columbian

“It's not much more elaborate than flipping switches”

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 By JOHN BRANTON and CRAIG BROWN, Columbian staff writers Hazel Dell, Felida and Salmon Creek lost power at 8:05 p.m. Monday, but crews with Clark Public Utilities switched it back on in ... via The Columbian

“It forces all of us to think about better ways of treating our water and wastewater more efficiently”

Sunday, April 06, 2008 By ERIK ROBINSON, Columbian staff writer Timothy Buckley had a tough crowd. via The Columbian

Wild weather expected this afternoon A flurry of snow greets an unidentified middle school student as she walks to school Friday morning in Felida March 28, 2008. via The Columbian

“We need to get people to start looking at things differently.”

F ormer high school teacher Brandon Tauscher has a great big idea: to build the first single-family home in North America that is entirely self-sustaining. He plans to break ground this summer on this ... via The Oregonian

“This isn't about digging up dirt, it's about having a good time. It's a fun activity. "Reality is, Madison Gecho died in an accident”

Posted by Holley Gilbert, The Oregonian March 19, 2008 13:35PM Three weeks after Peter M. Gecho's truck spun a "donut" while towing his daughter in the snow, the tire tracks were visible in Thomas Jefferson ... via The Oregonian

January was a very wet month but February was a complete turnaround ending up as a very dry month in many locales around the state and also in Clark County. via The Columbian

“They say they're doing it because we're killing trees to build houses”

Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press Firefighters pour water on flames that destroyed three unoccupied multimillion-dollar houses and damaged two others on Monday in Woodinville, near Seattle. via The Columbian