Community Event and FUNdraiser.

The Sacajawea School Carnival will be on Friday, May 18, 2012 between 5:30 and 8:30 pm at the Sacajawea Elementary School in Hazel Dell (700 NE 112th St).

As always, admission is Free; but game and food tickets will be sold at the event for 25 cents (most games take 2 tickets to participate), as well as Raffle tickets for $1 (there are currently over 100 prizes for the Raffle and Buy-a-Bid!) There will be a raffle, prizes, games, cake walk, bingo, food and fun…

The funds that the Sacajawea PTA raises goes towards many programs and items that may otherwise not be offered. These include teacher grants, student classroom incentives, field trips, book fairs, family fun nights, 5th grade farewell/yearbook/t-shirts, carnival, training, awards, staff appreciation, patrol, and many more.

The Parks Foundation is recruiting volunteers to help plant the large planters and flowerbeds in and around Propstra Square at Esther Short Park. The planting will be held on Saturday, May 19, at 9:30 a.m. Volunteers should arrive at Propstra Square by 9 a.m. to complete volunteer registration forms. Event sponsor, Vancouver Hilton, will provide refreshments for volunteers both before and after the planting.

Please preregister through the Parks Foundation office no later than Wednesday, May 16, by contacting  the Parks Foundation office at 487-8370 or via email to cheri.martin@parksfoundation.us.

More information about the planting day is available online at http://www.parksfoundation.us/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Spring2012Planting_smaller.pdf.

The flowers and plants for the planting are funded through the Parks Foundation Propstra Square Memorial Brick sales. To help support future plantings, please consider purchasing a Memorial Brick. Purchase information is available online at www.parksfoundation.us/support/purchase-a-memorial-brick.

Farmers, Artisans and Entertainers.

Whether you are shopping for fresh and local produce, baked goods or arts and crafts…or just wanting a little entertainment…you should check out the Battle Ground Village Outdoor Market.  Read More…

Prepare to Meet Your Maker.

And your local farmer, crafter, foodie, artist and entertainers! Always Fresh. Always Local. The Vancouver USA Farmers Market is now in its 23rd Season, and will be open weekends from March 17, 2012 through October 28, 2012 at 6th and Esther Street, Downtown Vancouver USA. Read More…

Remember When.

The 48th Annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands will be Saturday, May 19, 2012 with a 10 am start time; this year’s theme is “Remember When”. Do you remember what you were doing the Spring of 1964? Well, if you played Little League, were in the local High School Band, or a Boy Scout that year and lived in Vancouver, WA; chances are pretty good you were in a parade! Read More…

Playing with the Big Toys.

The ever popular Annual Dozer Days event, presented by the Nutter Foundation, will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, 2012, between 11 am and 4 pm at the Cemex/Fisher Quarry (just off Highway 14 at the 192nd Ave Exit). Read More…

How to Harvest Rain and More.

Into each life a little rain must fall…so why not make the most of it? Enjoy these free workshops hosted by the Watersheds Stewards, a program of Washington State University Clark County Extension and Clark County Environmental Services. Capture the rain, plant a garden, or build a new driveway – improve your home and reduce your impact on your local watershed!

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Prepare to Meet Your Maker.

And your local farmer, crafter, foodie, artist and entertainers! Always Fresh. Always Local. The Vancouver USA Farmers Market is now in its 23rd Season, and will be open weekends from March 17, 2012 through October 28, 2012 at 6th and Esther Street, Downtown Vancouver USA. Read More…

Learn How to Save a Life.

Clark County Fire District 6 and Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center are challenging the community to become a life- saving one by seeing how many members of our community can be trained in CPR in a single evening. The training is free and open to the public of all ages. It will be held at Salmon Creek Elementary School Thursday, May 24th from 6:30-8 p.m. Read More…

Farmers, Artisans and Entertainers.

Whether you are shopping for fresh and local produce, baked goods or arts and crafts…or just wanting a little entertainment…you should check out the Battle Ground Village Outdoor Market.  Read More…