County fair winds down with
destruction derby tuff trucks

A demolition derby highlights this evening’s Clark County Fair entertainment at 7:30 p.m.

ProArena and Tuff Trucks headline Clark County fair entertainment at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, and Sunday, the final day of the fair features Monster & Tuff Trucks in performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Monster & Tuff Trucks entertainers are Monster Moose, Jen Campbell; Public Disturbance, Brad Campbell; Rock , Bill Payne; and High Voltage, Frank Sharpe.

All remaining county fair entertainment is free with fair admission.

The ten-day county fair concludes Sunday, Aug. 12. General admission is $9 per person. Senior tickets are $7, and children 7 through 17 are $5 per child. Parking is $5 per vehicle. C-TRAN is offering shuttle service from the Vancouver Mall, Fisher’s Landing, Salmon Creek, Ridgefield and La Center for $1 each.

The fair is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. except Sunday, when the fair closes at 10 p.m.

For additional fair information, go to www.clarkcofair.com.

County storm management update
underway, committee appointed

Although Clark County is one of several counties appealing new state storm water management regulations,  the counties are nevertheless required to submit updates to the state.

To comply with new requirements to expand county storm water management, including more treatment facilities, stream habitat restoration work and The revision of current ordinances governing land development, the county has appointed a Stake Holder Advisory Committee to provide oversight throughout the updating process.

The committee’s first meeting is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, in the county Public Works Operations Center, 4700 NE 78th Street. For further information, call 397-6119, extension 4345.

The county Stakeholder Advisory Committee consists of the following members: Bob Blakemore, president, ASCE Southwest Washington Branch; Steven B. Madsen, Building Industry Association of Southwest Washington; Don Moe, Clark County Clean Water commissioner; Eric Golemo, Development Engineering Advisory Board; John DiVittorio, Fish First; James Howsley, Miller Nash LLP; Art Stubbs, Neighborhood Associations of Clark County; Reg Martinson, school districts; Doug Stienbarger, Washington State University Extension Service; and Dan Blodell, Washington State University.

Parade of Homes in Ridgefield’s
Hillhurst area opens today

Clark County’s 30th annual Parade of Homes, sponsored by the Building Industry Association of Clark County, opened its 17-day run in the Hillhurst section of Ridgefield at 10 a.m. today, reports BIA special events director Ericka Carlsen.

Five homes are on display. Special events include a meet-the-builder-program, color and design tours, a playhouse parade, a parade of dog homes.

Homebuilders are Barton Brothers Construction, Clark & Son Homes, Lynwood Homes, Omega Custom Homes and Visionary Homes.

Adult admission is $12. For further information, call Carlsen at 694-0993, or go to www.clarkcountyparadeofhomes.com/sponsors/cfm

New Vancouver-Portland cycling map
printed by Vancouver is available free

The City of Vancouver has published a new "Cycling the Cities" bicycle map showing bike facilities, routes and trails in the Vancouver and Portland area. The complete bicycling guide contains a map of both the Vancouver urban area (north to Salmon Creek and east to Camas) and the City of Portland. Helpful cycling tips and contact information are also listed in the guide.

This new guide is one of the few bicycle maps in the country that is a bi-state cycling map. It could actually be considered an update to the 1896 "Cyclists' Road Map of Portland District" bicycle map (originally published by Cunningham and Banks and later by the Oregon Historical Society 1973).

The city printed 10,000 maps which will be distributed for free throughout the region at local bicycle shops, businesses and government offices. Maps will also be available Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Mayor's Bike Ride celebrating Vancouver's 150th Anniversary.

Calendar

The C-TRAN board of directors meets in a day-long retreat session that began at 8:30 a.m. this morning, in the Summit Lodge near La Center. <> The final two performances of Steve Martin’s comedy Picasso at the Lapin Agile will be presented at 8 p.m. this evening, and Saturday, Aug. 11, in the Main Street Theatre, 606 Main Street. A full bar opens at 7:15 p.m. each evening. Tickets range from $10 to $24. Dinner-theater packages with the Restaurant at the Historic Reserve are $55. For further information, call 695-3770.<> The Columbia River Crossing Project presents information on alternatives being considered for modernizing the I-5 bridge crossing of the Columbia River from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, in the Jantzen Beach SuperCenter, 1405 Jantzen Beach Center, outside the mall near the carousel and the west side of Target. Staff members are prepared to answer one-on-one questions. For further information, call 737-2726.

Headlines Friday, Aug. 10

Washington State Patrol honors pair for lifesaving actions--Columbian, Kelly Adams

Vancouver Lake reopens to swimming--Oregonian

All-day kindergarten coming to Fruit Valley and Peter S. Ogden Elementary Schools--Columbian, Isolde Raftery

Local homeless advocates honored--Columbian, Michael Andersen

Council for the Homeless recognizing advocates--Columbian, Michael Andersen

County fair competition results--Columbian

E. coli in the Columbia River?--Columbian, Erik Robinson

Home builder's contributions to Battle Ground library could spark home sales in Sixth Street Station subdivision--Columbian, Cami Joner

Stocks are volatile after global sell-off--New York Times, Jeremy Peters and Wayne Arnold

Hopes dim for miners after aid test--New York Times, John Holusha

Milk prices rise to record highs--USA TODAY, AP

Fort Lewis brigade loses 10 soldiers in a week--Seattle Times, Hal Bernton

Iraq Coalition Casualties

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