Free breakfast opens county fair tomorrow
This is how the Clark County Fair midway looked a year ago. The
fair is bigger and better this year
Thousands first-day Clark County Fairgoers, including U.S. Rep. Brian Baird
(D-3rd), will crowd the grandstand at the fairgrounds Friday, Aug.
6, for the 8-to-11 a.m. free breakfast sponsored by Fred Meyer Stores. The
breakfast and admittance to the fair are free with coupons from participating
Fred Meyer stores.
According to Tom Musser, fair director,
the ten-day event attended by a quarter of a million people each year, is
the largest single-location event in the Vancouver-Portland metropolitan area.
Entertainment at the Comcast Stage and the KKAD Community Stage is nearly
non-stop. Carnival rides begin at noon each day, except for opening day when
they begin at 9 a.m.
The cost of reserve tickets for the Columbian Concert
Stage entertainment vary. Grandstand seating, which is not reserved, is free
with admission to the fair. Friday night's 7:30 p.m. headliner in the concert
stage is REO Speedwagon, for which reserved seating is $20.
Three country entertainers follow over the next three days
with 7:30 performances: John Michael Montgomery, Saturday, $15; Dierks
Bentley, Sunday, $15; and Tracey Lawrence Monday, $15. Tuesday 7:30
p.m. grandstand entertainment is Creedence Clearwater ReVisited, $18.
Seating is not reserved for grandstand entertainment
during the rest of the fair, which concludes Sunday, Aug. 15, and is free with
fair admission. Grandstand shows are as follows: Wednesday, Aug. 11, Mutton
Bustin', 6 p.m. and Northwest Bull Riding Championship, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday,
Aug. 12, Extreme "Big Air" Motorcycles, and Quad Wars and Mini Warriors, 2 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 13, Bobcat Wars, 2 p.m., and Demolition Derby, 7:30
p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 14, Pro Arena Trucks and Tuff Trucks, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and
Sunday, Aug. 15, Monster Trucks, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
C-TRAN has teamed up with People's Community Credit
Union to provide free bus transportation to and from the fair from most C-TRAN
park-and-ride and transit center locations. Adult admission is $8. Parking is
$5. For further information on the 2004 Clark County Fair, call 397-6180.
Lee Kearney elected chair of The Community
Foundation
Lee Kearney, retired Peter Kiewit Sons' Company
executive, has been elected chair of the board of directors of the Community
Foundation. Kearney is also co-owner of Pattit Creek Cellars, Dayton, and
Anthony Lakes Ski Area, near Baker City. Kearney succeeds Brot Bishop.
Kearney, a native of Eugene, is a civil engineering
graduate of Oregon State University, where he is a member of the Dean's Advisory
Board at the college of engineering. He is also a member of the board of
directors of Southwest Washington Medical Center.
Recently appointed to The Community Foundation board
are Allan Kirkwood, also a retired Kiewit executive, and Greg Kubicek,
president of Holt Homes.
The Community Foundation, with over $40 million in
assets, awards about $3.5 million in grants and scholarships annually.
Mature Learning at Clark College a snap
Clark College is offering some snap courses
during the fall quarter for students 55 and older.
The college's Mature Learning Program this fall
includes a series of vintage movies, a two-day northwest wine tour, a big band
spectacular, and a day at the Portland Art Museum. There are no tests, no
grades, no credits. Tuition is minimal.
Many more laid-back learning opportunities are
available. For further information, call the Mature Learning office, 992-2213.
News briefs
At 4:30 p.m. today in Esther Short Park Mayor
Royce Pollard will honor individuals and organizations who put the shine on
Vancouver by presenting the city's annual Sparkle Awards. nnn
The Riverview Six-to-Sunset concert this evening at Esther Short Park headlines
The Beatniks, described as, "60s groovy performers, a la Beatles,
Rolling Stones, etc. The concert is free, food vendors are in attendance and
blankets and low-back lawn chairs suggested. nnn
136th annual Clark County Fair opens at 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6, with free
breakfast with Fred Meyer coupon. Free bus transportation to and from the
fair C-TRAN bus is provided by C-TRAN and People's Community Credit Union. nnn Clark Public Utilities commissioners meet in a
special session at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6, to consider ratification of a proposed
contract between the utility and Local 125 of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers.
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wise--Columbian, Kathie Durbin
Fallen deputy honored--KGW-TV, Teresa Bell
Dow plunges as oil prices gush--USA TODAY, AP
Ridgefield company gets dinged for 'muddying' Mud
Lake--Columbian, Erik Robinson
$19 million Esther Short Commons up to full height beginning to
get a lot of buzz--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson
Art Eriksen's new Columbia Street Freedom Fruit store gets
Sparkles Award--Oregonian, Allan Brettman
Incredible Miss Budweiser running its final races--Seattle
Times, Bob Condotta
Sparkles Award winners named--Oregonian
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