Burgerville’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Tour will start with a Bang! Actually, it will start with a parade! On Saturday, May 21, 2011 the Hazel Dell Burgerville (Hwy 99 and 99th Street) will begin their 50th Anniversary Celebration as the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands celebrates their 47th parade!

They will be celebrating from 11 am to 8 pm and featuring their “Heritage Menu”, offering six original items at reduced prices. There will also be cake, balloons, giveaways, and more. Some of the special events will include trivia and prizes every hour, coloring contest, balloon animal artist, face painting, cake cutting and the chance for free Timbers tickets!

“Burgerville opened its first restaurant in Vancouver USA in 1961, and its mission from the beginning was to serve local communities and treat people with love and respect. More than 50 years later, Burgerville has grown to 39 locations, employing 1,500, and supporting numerous neighboring businesses and farmers.”

Burgerville is also know for supporting our local community by helping schools, youth sports and community non-profits in fundraising efforts. In fact, on May 20th from 11 am to 8 pm, 10 percent of sales at the Hazel Dell Burgerville store will go to the Arc of SW Washington benefitting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

So, come join the fun, and be sure to visit our Facebook page for a chance to win a $25 Burgerville Gift Card!

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It’s time for some good, old fashioned fun at the 10th Annual Ridgefield Heritage Day Celebration this Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 9 am to 4 pm. It will take place at the Community Center and Davis Park (210 N Main, Ridgefield).  You don’t have to live in Ridgefield to come out and enjoy this fun, and free, event!

The days activities and events are about as varied as you can get! Here are some of the things you can expect: Pony rides and roping demonstrations, antique appraisals, art exhibit and sale, farmer’s market, live music, and a special Living History Presentation. Also on display will be antique tractors, vintage clothing, antique handmade quilts, Ridgefield High School Class pictures from every decade since 1930, as well as other photos and memorabilia from Ridgefield families. There will also be a portable scanner, so if you have some wonderful old photos you would like immortalized…bring them along!

And, of course, there will be food and treats! Cotton candy, Lions Club hamburgers and hot dogs, and the famous Church Ladies and their amazing pies! There are also local restaurants within walking distance of Ridgefield Heritage Day Celebration.

Some folks say I’m full of hot air, but I’ve got nothing on the Spirit of America. The Spirit of America hot air balloon was at the Felida 4th of July Celebration, and we chatted with Capt. Crystal about the event.

Click here to view the embedded video.

The Vancouver Food Cooperative (VFC) is having a Fall Harvest Celebration on Saturday, October 3, 2009 from 4 to 7 pm at Vancouver Marketplace, 210 W Evergreen Blvd.  There will be appetizers and sweets catered by Woody’s Tacos, live music by the Grey Sky Boys, Silent Auction, unveiling of the new VFC logo, and more.

What exactly is the VFC? According to their website, “The Vancouver Food Cooperative (VFC) is a not-for-profit business working to open a cooperative grocery store in Vancouver, Washington. As a community-run business with a broad ownership base, our goal is to strengthen the entire community: shoppers, vendors, and growers alike, by providing accessible nutrition and local foods.”

Come find out more about the VFC at this fun, free event!

It’s time for the WSU Clark County Extension 11th Annual Harvest Celebration, celebrating the diversity of farming in Clark County, Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 10 am to 3 pm.  Visit participating farms for free during this time, many offering tours and other informational classes during the day.

“As a society, we are rapidly losing our connection to the land and our food sources. Today, vegetables come out of a can and meat comes home from the store neatly wrapped in plastic on styrofoam trays. These come to us after being shipped hundreds or thousands of miles from where they were produced. Many consumers do not give much thought to the farmer who grows and raises this food.”

Many children (and adults) do not know what their favorite vegetable, fruit, or type of meat looks like as it is being grown or raised; and many have never visited a farm.  Now is the time to change that.  There are many different farms open, from Alpacas to Zinnias, Goats to Grapes and everything in between.

For more information, participating farms and map, click here.

“One hundred years ago, on August 20, 1909, the sound of church bells, firecrackers, and the whooping celebration of townspeople greeted the incorporation of Ridgefield, Washington. A special election had been held that day and incorporation was favored by a vote of 62‐12.” Excerpt from the Centennial Book written by Rebecca Standal.

Join in the Centennial Celebration of Ridgefield on August 22, 2009.  There is a day full of events scheduled throughout Ridgefield, beginning at 9 am with the All Weather Walker’s Volksmarch at Abram’s Park; and ending at 10 pm after a good old Barn Dance, also at Abram’s Park.

But, there is a lot going on in between.  There will be music, food, games and activities.  Antiques, tours, talks and competitions. When was the last time you saw a “Best Beard” competition?

Click for a full Schedule of Events, or a Centennial Celebration Brochure.

Washington State University Vancouver (WSU) in Salmon Creek will be celebrating two events, a groundbreaking and a grand opening,  on August 19 at 10 am.  This event is free and open to the public.  Guests are invited to gather outdoors near the Engineering Life Sciences Building.

The Ground Breaking Celebration will be for their new Applied Technology Classroom.  The new 56,000-square-foot, four-story Applied Technology Classroom building will include hi-tech laboratories and classrooms. This teaching and research facility will prepare students to meet the employment needs of high-demand fields in Southwest Washington, such as computer science and engineering.

The Grand Opening Celebration is for the Undergraduate Classroom Building. The Undergraduate Classroom building is WSU Vancouver’s first Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design-certified project, earning a LEED Silver level distinction under the Green Building Rating system. Guests at the event will have an opportunity to tour the new building.

For more information, including directions and a campus map, click here.