Salmon Creek News

Clubs MONDAY 42-PLUS SINGLES, happy hour, 4 p.m. at Duck Tales, 612 N. Devine Road.

A 21-year-old Vancouver motorist was injured Thanksgiving evening when her Jeep Cherokee collided with a Toyota 4Runner whose driver had stopped to assist a stalled vehicle.

Volunteer Ashley McLain, 17, of Wilsonville, Ore., helps bus tables at the Eagles Lodge Thursday.

Clubs MONDAY 42-PLUS SINGLES happy hour, 4:30 p.m. at Dodge City, 4250 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.

While health officials say the current H1N1 influenza outbreak seems to have peaked, the county will offer two more Saturday swine flu vaccination clinics at the Westfield Vancouver mall.

Help is on the way for idling motorists in the notorious traffic bottleneck where Interstate 5, I-205 and Northeast 134th Street converge in Salmon Creek.

All Steve King wanted was an apology. And yet King, 61, said he has not received so much as an acknowledgement of the damage an 11-year-old boy's allegations six months ago had on his life.

Fifty percent more people are using Vancouver and Clark County's 65 miles of trails than last year, according to a user study released this week.

An almost-completed construction project has transformed the once-familiar interchange at Mill Plain Boulevard and Interstate 205 in East Vancouver into a towering runway that seems for many like a more expensive version of its former self.

A five-acre site in Salmon Creek is proposed for a redevelopment project that would add a veterinary clinic and mini storage facilities to the property now occupied by Gaynor's Automotive shop at 406 N.E. 139th St., west of Fred Meyer.

Rick Browne won several photography awards from the Society of American Travel Writers.

Tim Leavitt appears to have unseated longtime incumbent Royce Pollard as Vancouver mayor.

Clark County has led Hazel Dell landowners and residents in an effort to make Highway 99, shown Thursday, more pedestrian-friendly. County planners say this photo illustrates the sort of retail development they envision for Northeast Highway 99 in 20 to 30 years.

Salmon Creek designer Christa Taylor models a black eyelet dress from her spring 2009 collection.

Clark County's bus system is cutting back on low-ridership routes starting in January to help close a $6 million budget gap caused by the recession.

Jack Zhang serves sushi at Sushi Chiyo in Salmon Creek. Why: At Sushi chiyo, which recently opened in Salmon Creek, diners can sidle up to the conveyor belt and choose from a colorful parade of seafood.

Voters in the upcoming general election will choose among six candidates to serve as commissioners for Fire District 5, Fire District 6 and East County Fire & Rescue.

Photo courtesy of the King County Housing Authority [enlarge] Salmon Creek, the fourth phase of rental construction at Greenbridge, has been completed and families are living in the 88 townhomes and apartments.

There are 88 units completed now at the Greenbridge development in White Center.

Jill LeFever is the patient access representative at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center.