Arraignment for a man accused of leading Astoria, Ore., police on a high-speed chase after he was shot and wounded by officers has been delayed a day after the man requested a Russian interpreter.

When you’re prepared for the worst, slightly bad news seems pretty good.

A public hearing Tuesday on granting a certificate of need for what would be Clark County’s second inpatient hospice center drew a crowd of nearly 100, mostly employees of two hospice providers at odds over the need for the proposed facility.

The Battle Ground school board presented certificates of appreciation to Battle Ground High School students Samantha Coates and Kyle Harris on Feb. 13 for the roles they played in the Feb. 4 Walk to Stop benefit for youth suicide prevention.

My mother, Jean, completed a degree in retailing at New York University, and by the late 1930s was employed as a buyer for Macy’s on 5th Avenue. Tom, whom she’d known in high school in Albany, Ore., where their families still lived, was now writing for the Seattle Times. They had remained friends as each had gone on to college at a different university.

The small Venersborg Cemetery isn’t full, but the plots have long been sold and the idea of expanding the cemetery has been around for years.

Who’s the Main crane brain? And why? Katelyn Carbajal said she and her supervisor at Beigeblond Hair Salon, 909 Main St. in Vancouver, noticed the evening of Feb. 15 a few paper canes, folded in the Japanese origami style, tucked here and there around the storefront.

Columbia Way -- A sweet delivery from Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt was awarded to the highest bidder during Loaves & Fishes’ annual Valentine-a-Gram auction. The highest local bidder was Bill Byler, sales and marketing manager at Pedigo Products Inc., a health care equipment manufacturer at 4000 S.E. Columbia Way in Vancouver.

Hudson’s Bay -- The National Park Service at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has completed the East and South Barracks Draft Master Plan and Environmental Assessment. It is available for review at <a href=\"http://www.parkplanning.nps.gov/fova.\">http://www.parkplanning.nps.gov/fova.</a> Public comments, which are accepted until March 19, can be left by clicking on the document name, then on the “Open for Comment” button to the left of the webpage, then on the name of the document again, and finally on the “Comment of Document” button. The National Park Service also is hosting two public meetings from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at E.B. Hamilton Hall, also known as the Red Cross building, 605 Barnes St. in Vancouver. Both meetings will include a site tour. For information, call 360-816-6212.

Fruit Valley -- Fruit Valley Elementary School set the per capita record for fundraising in the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools annual campaign in January. Fruit Valley raised $5,583, the most generated per person across the whole Vancouver School District. Fruit Valley students and staff members were honored for the effort on Jan. 25 at a school assembly. The whole district set a record, too; students raised $52,013 and staff raised $129,143 for a combined total of $181,156 for the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools. The foundation pays for programs such as Lunch Buddies, Basic Needs Checkbooks for principals, medical and dental assistance for needy students. In the 2010-11 school year, the foundation provided $96,000 in basic needs support and $81,000 in classroom enrichment grants. For more information, call 360-313-4730 or visit http://vsdfoundation.org.