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Vancouver Landing and Port of Camas-Washougal to show off tall ships
The Lady Washington on the left and the privateer
Lynx arrive at the Vancouver Landing about 4 p.m. Monday, May 23, for a week in
Clark County, including the Port of Camas-Washougal. Tours and sailing trips are
scheduled.
The Lynx, square topsail schooner, and
The Lady Washington, reconstruction of an 18th century trading vessel, will
arrive at the Vancouver Landing, just west of the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay
about 4 p.m. Monday, May 23, for a week of waterfront activities between
Vancouver and Camas-Washougal.
The “Voyage of Discovery” by the two
ships coincides with Lewis and Clark-era events that have already begun in Clark
County with the completion of the longhouse at Cathlapodle in the National
Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
The ships will be at the Port of
Camas-Washougal, Thursday, May 26, through Sunday, May 29, then return to
Vancouver Landing Monday, May 30, before sailing on Kalama the next day.
Both vessels were involved in the
making of the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean.
The privateer Lynx was used to train crews and actors, and the Lady Washington
was featured as the HMS Interceptor in the film. The er Lynx was designed and
built to interpret a privateer or naval schooner from the War of 1812, and is
operated by the Lynx Educational Foundation out of Newport Beach. The Lady
Washington is a reconstruction of an 18th-century trading vessel that sailed
from Massachusetts around Cape Horn to China, and is operated by the Grays
Harbor Historical Seaport Authority.
Public dockside tours are offered
between 4 and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Adventure sail training is offered
from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Adventure sailing is $45 for adults, $35
for students and seniors, and $25 for those 12 and under. Dockside tours are $4
for adults, $2 for those 12 and under. A family pass is available for $8. For
required reservations, call (866) 446-5969,
for the Privateer Lynx; (800) 200-5239,
for the Lady Washington.
Bio-terrorism exercise
will include news media
The three-day state Department of
Health Southwest Washington Bio-terrorism exercise that begins Monday, May 23,
will be so realistic it will include both “mock” media and “real” news media,
Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency spokespeople say.
This will be a realistic exercise,
according to John Wheeler, CRESA
emergency management coordinator. In Clark County 28 agencies, including public
health, medical, fire service, law enforcement and Red Cross personnel, will
participate.
Participants in the full-scale
exercise will identify a biological agent, devise and implement protective
public health measures, coordinate a response, and communicate with the public.
The exercise will involve the actual movement of equipment and personnel into
simulated field positions and provide a high degree of realism.
The exercise is funded by the
Department of Homeland Security and includes Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and
Wahkiakum Counties.
News briefs
The membership committee of The Club at
the Historic Reserve invites anyone interested in membership in the club to join
them in a tour, hosted wine and hors d’ oeuvres from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. this
evening. Call Bill Woodard,
695-2582 to be put on the guest list.
g Air
traffic over Portland International Airport could be a little louder than usual
Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, as the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air
National Guard conducts maneuvers. g
The Community Share Fair Day at the Clark Public Utilities’ Operations Center,
8600 NE 117th Avenue, is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21. Residents may
take clean items in working condition to nonprofit agencies on hand, which will
provide IRS receipts in return. Block foam, obsolete electronic gear and tennis
shoes may be dropped off for recycling.
g The Hazel Dell
Parade of bands begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Fire District 6
Fire Station on Hazel Dell Avenue, continues south to NE 63rd Street, east to
the 99 Strip and north to NE 78th Street.
g The annual YWCA
of Clark County benefit auction is at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 21, in the Oregon
Convention Center. Wes and
Nancy Lematta are honorary auction
chairs. Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts
entertain. For further information, call
906-9121. g
Dozer Day, offering children an opportunity to ride heavy-duty construction
equipment, is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 22, in the Columbia Tech Center,
between NE 172nd and 192nd Avenues on the E Mill Plain Extension. Admission to
the fundraising event for the Parks Foundation is $7 for adults and $5 for
children 16 and under and seniors.
Headlines at home and from around the world:
(Click on the headlines below for the rest of the story)
Rain eases
drought worries--Columbian, Erik Robinson
Fallen officers
more than names on a wall--Columbian, Kelly Adams
Bay grad, Chris
Grissell, is focused on big-league dream--Columbian, Nick Daschel
Columbian's best
bets in entertainment
Bush condemns new embryo research--USA TODAY, AP
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
[updates every five minutes]--USDA Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National
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