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Second group of teachers tours Fort
Vancouver next week
A group of 50 teachers from across the United
States will be in Vancouver next week learning about the Vancouver National
Historic Reserve and the Lewis & Clark Expedition, through a grant from the
National Endowment for the Humanities and Educational Service District 112. It
is the second group to make the tour this month.
The educators will also visit Astoria and Fort Clatsop.
"For centuries the reserve area has been a crossroads for
people to come together, learn and share. Even before the Hudson's Bay Company
established a permanent presence at Fort Vancouver, the area was an important
gathering place for many different peoples and cultures," says Mary Wheeler,
program manager for the Center for Columbia River History and a history programs
coordinator at ESD 112.
The 366-acre National Historic Reserve includes Fort
Vancouver, Vancouver Barracks, Officers Row, Pearson Field and the Columbia
River Waterfront. It is considered the premier historical archaeological site in
the Pacific Northwest, according to Wheeler.
Homeless to get water from medical center
and Corwin Beverage
Southwest Washington
Medical Center and Corwin Beverage are providing water for the homeless during
the current hot spell, reports Ken Cole, SWMC spokesperson. The water
will be distributed by Share House Shelters. Water will be dispensed from the
four Vancouver Share House shelters, and Share House staff will distribute cold
and frozen water to known homeless camps in the region.
First Pridemore-Carlson political debate
is Monday
The first of three debates between State Sen.
Don Carlson (R-49th) and his Democratic challenger, Clark County
commissioner Craig Pridemore, is at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 26, in the
Water Resources Education Center, 4600 SE Columbia Way. The debate which focuses on
the environment, will be moderated by Vancouver attorney and local Sierra Club member
Brian Wolfe.
Two more debates follow in August and September.
Girl Scouts to build and program Lego
robots at WSU Vancouver
A Logo Robotics Day Camp is being hosted on the
Washington State University Vancouver campus for the Girl Scouts-Columbia River,
Monday, July 26, through Friday, July 30. Girl Scouts from 9 to 13 years old
will build and program Lego robots to perform tasks.
"This is a wonderful opportunity to excite children at an
early age about becoming future engineers and scientists," Hakan Gurocak,
director of the WSU Vancouver Engineering and Science Institute, declares.
For further information, click on the WSU Vancouver website,
www.vancouver.wsu.edu.
Clark County residents tossing when they
could be turning
On average, each Clark County family tosses an
aluminum can a day when it could be turning in these cans for recycling,
according a just completed Clark County waste stream analysis.
All totaled, each county resident throws away an
average of 1,250 pounds of trash every year, including a collective total of 50
million aluminum cans. Annually, about 250 pounds of recyclable trash per
person, about 20 percent of the total amount of garbage generated, is thrown
away. Most of this trash, which includes paper, cardboard, plastic bottles,
glass containers and metal cans, can be recycled at the curb or dropped off,
free of charge, at local recycling centers, according to county waste reduction
specialist Peter DuBois.
News briefs
All C-TRAN routes, including to and from Portland
are offering free service today and Saturday because of smog-alert days. Cost of
the free transportation is paid by federal funding. nnn
Final archaeological kids dig of the year at the Fort Vancouver National
Historic site is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 24. There is no advance
registration for the dig, which is limited to 20 youngsters, eight- to 12- years
old. Parents are advised to arrive at the fort site by 9 a.m. to sign up. nnn
The Mayor's Bike Ride, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 24, from Esther
Short Park has been canceled. nnn The Vancouver
Seafarers Center's 35th annual International Festival from noon until 5 p.m.
Sunday in Esther Short Park is the entertainment of the weekend in downtown
Vancouver. The festival is free, offering nearly non-stop music and food and
crafts from around the world nnn The Columbia
River Garlic Festival at Ben & Jenny's Garlic Farm, 1801 Dike Road, Woodland,
continues today until midnight and runs from 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, July
24, and 10 a.m.,. to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 25. The festival includes
entertainment, wine tasting and a beer garden. Admission is $5. Children 12 and
under are admitted free. For further information, call 896-5548, or click
on
www.columbiarivergarlicfest.com.
News links (click on the headline to
read the complete story)
Sparks fly at
fireworks meeting--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize
City considering hike in Esther Short Park fees--Oregonian, Allan Brettman
HP
corporate giving mirrors CEO Carly Fiorina' philosophy--Vancouver Business
Journal, Cami Joner
George
Killian planning retail development for former Jantzen site--Vancouver Business
Journal, Cami Joner
Vancouver
Business Journal celebrating 10th anniversary--Vancouver Business Journal,
Cami Joner
International
Festival celebrates cultures--Columbian
Camas Days big three-day event this weekend--Oregonian, Foster Church
Stocks tumble as Dow drops back below 10,000--USA TODAY, AP
NPR 5-minute hourly news updates (Audio)
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Mary McDonnell listing in Insider Classifieds, posh, mint condition Subaru
Outback. nnn
Chuck Furno sharing weight-loss secrets. nnn
Dick Johnson's formula still tops. nnn
Jim Shim mapping out course to Krispy
Kreme, Costco, and back. nnn
Steve Sine bearing the brunt. nnn
Marika Wilkerson
close to world's record in sales. nnn
Lianne Forney sharing video of the season. nnn
Friday, sunny and hot, 101. Saturday, sunny and
still hot, 98. Sunday, still sunny, still hot, 98. |
