When Disaster Strikes Your Community

Who Can Help?

You can! Following a major disaster, first responders who provide fire and medical services may not be able to meet the demand for these services. Factors such as number of victims, communication failures, and road blockages will prevent people from accessing emergency services they have come to expect at a moment’s notice through 911. People will have to rely on each other for help in order to meet their immediate life saving and life sustaining needs.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training … [Continue reading this Article]

Time to Become a Master

Clark County Master Composter/Recycler Training Offered.

Join your fellow community members in making a difference in Clark County, become a Master Composter Recycler and help create a greener future! Registration is open for applicants for 2012 training program! Master Composter/Recycler Volunteer training provides community members with basic tools and knowledge which reduce household waste, lessen greenhouse gasses, and create healthy soils.

Master Composter/Recyclers attend a ten-session course that explores waste reduction topics such as: backyard composting, vermicomposting, recycling, greener consumer choices, green-building, interpretive techniques, and more. … [Continue reading this Article]

Camas First Friday is a Sweet Event

A Chocolate Affair to Remember.

Get a head start on Valentine’s Day at the Camas First Friday Event, A Chocolate Affair to Remember, this Friday, February 3, 2012 between 5 pm and 8pm.

Back by popular demand, participating Downtown Camas businesses will be staying open late serving up sweet treats, including a chocolate fountain, truffle tasting, specialty chocolate drinks and more. Participating businesses will be having a “Guess how much candy is in the jar” contest; be sure to make your best guess as … [Continue reading this Article]

Doggie Biscotti

Fresh from the Battle Ground Barkery.

Do you have a dog, or know someone who does? Then you will want to check out the Battle Ground Barkery for some yummy treats, called Doggie Biscotti, for Fido! These biscuits contain no wheat, are all natural, and have no preservatives.

Doggie Biscotti is made by students with disabilities at Battle Ground High School as part of their vocational training. Students make the dough, roll it, cut them out in the shape of a dog bone, bake and … [Continue reading this Article]

Horsing Around at Confluence Winery

Silent Auction, Live Music and Wine.

Visit Confluence Winery (19111 NW 67th Ave,Ridgefield) for an evening of fun including a silent auction, door prizes, live music, hors d’oeuvres, and wine (of course!) on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 5 pm to 8 pm. Funds raised will benefit the BlackPearl Equestrienne Troupe.

“The quaint community of Ridgefield, WA is home to the BlackPearl Equestrienne Troupe, a team of horses and riders dedicated to the philanthropic value of equestrian art. The troupe now travels along the … [Continue reading this Article]

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 33rd Season

A Bold New Beginning.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the largest performing arts organization in Southwest Washington, is now in its 33rd season offering Classical Concerts and Special Events through Spring 2012.

It’s a “Bold New Beginning” for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra this year. Still providing world-renowned classical music and promoting young artists, this year they will also offer a Chamber Music Series and Music Alive!

“For the first time ever, we are excited to launch Music Alive!, a performance collaborative for Southwest Washington. This new initiative will elevate the arts and … [Continue reading this Article]

Salmon Creek Little League Sign Ups

Registration Open for 2012 Season.

Cold, wet, rainy, snowy…must be time for Baseball! Well, time to get signed up for baseball or softball!

Registration for the Spring 2012 Baseball and Softball season are currently underway. In person registrations will take place Wednesday, January 18, 2012 between 5pm and 8pm, and Tuesday, January 24, 2012 between 5 pm and 8 pm at the Salmon Creek Round Table Pizza (13009 NE Hwy 99). You can also register online at Salmon Creek Little League. All players must be … [Continue reading this Article]

Clark County School Closures and Delays

Is My School Closed?

Updated 1/16/2012: Will it snow in Clark County? And, if it does, many residents, both young and not so young, wanna know, “Is school going to be closed or delayed?”

“The decision to close schools or delay opening them is not taken lightly. The priority is always the safety of students and staff.” Transportation crews begin driving routes as early as 3 am on days of inclement weather; and that information, along with advice from a meteorologist are all taken into … [Continue reading this Article]

Clark County Skills Center Drive to Succeed

The Race is On.

The Clark County Skills Center Automotive Technology Class is in the running to win $25,000 towards a shop overhaul; they’ve already done all the work, you just need to “LIKE” it. Voting opened today (January 11, 2012) and ends Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 11 am.

Here’s how we (and that includes you) can help: Log in to Facebook, go to the UTI Foundation Facebook page and “Like” it, click the “Auto Shop Video” tab on the left, then “VOTE” for … [Continue reading this Article]

Clark County Young Champions

Student Athlete Heart Screenings.

Our young athletes have got heart, and the Quinn Driscoll Foundation along with PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center want to be sure it keeps beating strong! On Saturday, February 25, 2012 Southwest’s Heart and Vascular Center and the Quinn Driscoll Foundation are offering  Young Champions Heart Screenings.

“Young Champions is a program providing advanced heart screenings for student athletes in Clark County, sponsored by PeaceHealth Southwest’s Heart and Vascular Center and the Quinn Driscoll Foundation.

The Quinn Driscoll Foundation … [Continue reading this Article]

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