Tonight
Larry the Cable Guy performs at the Amphitheater
Larry the Cable Guy
Larrythe
Cable Guy performs tonight in the Amphitheater at 8 p.m. Tickets
start at $49. Tickets include full fair admission but regular fair
admission, does not include seating for the show. Purchase tickets
by clicking
here.
Fair hours are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. tonight through
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, Aug. 9-13, and 10 a.m.
to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 14-15. Carnival opens at noon
daily. Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for seniors 62 and up, $5 for
children 7-12, and children under 7 are free. Cost for parking is
$5.
Clark County Fire and
Rescue appoints new Battalion Chief
Brett Graham has been
appointed as the new Battalion Chief for Clark County Fire and
Rescue. Graham has 17 years of fire service experience. In 1992 he
began volunteering for Clark County Fire District 12, now Clark
County Fire and Rescue, and in 1994 became the district’s first
full-time firefighter. In 1998, he received a promotion to the rank
of Captain. Since June of 2008, Brett has worked as a training
captain for Clark County Fire and Rescue. He began his new position
of battalion chief on August 1, 2009.
Graham graduated from Ridgefield High School and holds an associates
degree in fire science. He has earned numerous certifications
throughout his career, including the completion of several courses
at the National Fire Academy located in Maryland.
Graham lives in Ridgefield with his wife, Jennifer, and their three
children.
City of Vancouver seeks
applicants for library board
The City of Vancouver is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the
Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Board of Trustees. This
recruitment is for a seven-year term that would begin Dec. 31, 2009,
and expire Dec. 31, 2016. Applicants must be city residents.
For applications or further information, contact
Myk Heidt at
487-8612. To apply online,
visit
http://www.cityofvancouver.us/boards. Applications must
be received by 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9.
City of Vancouver
Transportation Services to have open house
The City of Vancouver Transportation Services is having an open
house about safety improvements planned for 39th Street, from
Lincoln Avenue to P Street, at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 19, at
Lincoln Elementary School, in the school commons, 4200 Daniels St.
The City of Vancouver Transportation Services received a $450,000
grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation
Highways and Local Programs to fund pedestrian and traffic safety
improvements along 39th Street. This grant joins $139,000 that was
previously awarded to the Lincoln Association through a Neighborhood
Traffic Safety REET grant, and a $30,000 grant from WSDOT, for a
combined total of $619,000 designated for enhancements along 39th
Street.
The proposed improvements include updating existing signs,
re-striping the roadway, adding bike lanes, removing some parking
and installing permanently-mounted radar speed signs. The project
will also construct new curb ramps, enhance the existing pedestrian
crossing near Leverich Park, and install rumble strips between I-5
and P Street.
Calendar
The Vancouver Planning commission
meets 4 to 6 p.m., today and formal begins at 7 p.m. today <>
Clark County Rural Lands Task Force is having a
meeting at 6 p.m. tonight, Aug. 11, at the Dollars Corner Fire
Station, 2169 NE 72nd Avenue. This meeting is open to the public.
For more information, please call
Gordy Euler at 397-2280
extension 4968.
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The Rockaroos are playing
from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the Waterway Park, Fourth Plain and Fort
Vancouver Way.
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WSU is conducting a Google workshop from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday,
Aug. 12. Cost is $25 and pre-registration is required. For more
information, visit
http://www.vancouverusa.com/.
Tuesday on the air
Election 2009: Vancouver City Council Position 3
Candidates—4:20 p.m. CVTV
Portland Beavers at Round Rock
(live)—5 p.m. KKAD
Election 2009: Primary Video Voters’ Guide—5:15 p.m.
CVTV
Clark County Board of Commissioners, Land use appeals
(8-5)—6 p.m. CVTV
Clark County Planning Commission (7-16)—6:40 p.m.
CVTV
City and County Telecommunications Commission (8-5)—9
p.m. CVTV
Clark County Land Use Hearings (7-23)—9:45 p.m. CVTV
Larry J. Smith needing a scuba
diving adventure. <>
Alexander Stone splitting the
difference. <>
Rebecca Davis
Howard keeping
up with requests and whatnots. <>RomyOrantes
making cupcakes for the
masses.
<>Jaliyah Eley
enjoying new summer job. <>Tuesday,
possible showers, 63-74. Wednesday,partly cloudy, partly sunny,
61-75.
Thursday,
partly cloudy, 56-72.
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