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Ground State of the City Mayor Michael Ciraulo will deliver Battle Ground’s State-of-the-City address in the city’s new Gothic Abbey, in Battle Ground Village, 1401 SE Rasmussen Boulevard, Thursday, Feb. 21. Battle Ground is described on the city’s Website as follows: “a fast growing, full service city surrounded by country landscape. Conveniently located within 15 minutes from either I-5 or I-205, Battle Ground is 25 minutes away from downtown Vancouver, 35 minutes from Portland City Center, 25 minutes from the Portland International Airport and 15 minutes from Westfield Vancouver Mall.” The 6 p.m. address, appropriately titled “Imagine the Possibilities,” will be followed by a reception with Irby’s Fine Wine & Bistro. The reception is hosted by Dennis Pavlina and Carmel Villarma, Battle Ground Village developers. Seating begins at 5:45 p.m., and everyone is invited to the speech and reception, according to Ciraulo. To acknowledge attendance, call Bonnie Gilbreti, 3342-5004. For further information, go to www.cityofbg.org.
18th District lawmakers The 18th District Republican lawmakers have scheduled three town hall meetings in Kalama, Battle Ground and Camas for Saturday, Feb. 23. The meetings are at 10 a.m. in the Kalama Fire Station 52, 415 Todd Road; 1 p.m. Battle Ground City Hall, 109 SW 1st Street, and 3 p.m. in the Camas Public Library, 625 NE 4th Avenue. Participating are Sen. Joe Zarelli and Reps. Ed Orcutt and Jamie Herrera. Final Chelatchie Prairie Rail
and Trail The final session of three open houses held to obtain public input on plans for development of the county-owned Chelatchie Prairie Railroad and a planned trail adjacent to the right-of-way, will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Brush Prairie High School, 11500 NE 117th Avenue. The rail line runs from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line near Vancouver Lake to Chelatchie Prairie, 33 miles northeast, near the Yale Reservoir. Also known as the Lewis and Clark Railroad, the line serves a number of industrial sites on the southern end and offers passenger rail excursions north of Battle Ground. For further information, call 619-1134. Christian Youth Theater
presenting The Christian Youth Theater-Vancouver/Portland is presenting Little Women at Fort Vancouver High School, and Disney’s High School Musical on Stage, in the Joyce Garver Theater, 1612 NE Garfield Street, Camas, Friday through Sunday, this weekend and next. Curtain times for Little Women are 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. Performances of Disney’s High School Musical on Stage are 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, and 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. The Christian Youth Theater, founded in 1981, in San Diego, provides training in theater arts for youngsters 6 to 18, nationwide. It is the largest youth theater in the nation. Admission is $11 for adults, $8 children and seniors. For further information, call 750-8550. News brief Vancouver’s newest public library, the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District’s east Vancouver library, will be known as the Cascade Park Community Library, library trustees decided this week. The small library branch in east Vancouver was known informally as the Cascade Park library. Groundbreaking on the new 25,000-square-foot public library, next to the Firstenburg Community Center on NE 136th Avenue, will be in May, according to library district executive director Bruce Ziegman. The Cascade Park Library will be ten times larger than the one being replaced. Calendar The Women Entrepreneurs Organization of Washington meets at 5 p.m. today in The Heathman Lodge. Members pay $29 for the dinner; nonmembers $35. Call Cathy Nielson, 573-5744, for further information. <> Port of Ridgefield commissioners meet at 6 p.m. this evening in port offices at 111 W. Division Street. <> The Puget Sound Blood Center is holding a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in the gymnasium of Prairie High School, 11500 NE 117th Avenue. <> Clark County Communicators meet at a no-host luncheon in Cafe al Dente, 907 Main Street, at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14. For further information, call Sue Vanlaanen, 699-8815. Matt Swindell, Republican candidate for Clark County commissioner, District 1, is holding a campaign kickoff party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. this evening in the Country Café, 6370 Pioneer Street, Ridgefield. For further information, call Kathy McDonald, 607-0437.
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