Demolition Derby at Clark County Fair

A demolition derby show takes place this evening at 7 p.m. in the Clark County Fair grandstands. The first 1,000 people through the gate will receive a free gift from Sobe Lifewater.

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.

Live Nation welcomes Pearl Jam to the Amphitheater

Pearl Jam is playing at the Amphitheater at Clark County at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, with special guest Ben Harper and Restless7.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com, livenation.com, or may be purchased over the phone by calling 800-745-3000.

Tickets are $66 for reserved seating and $29.50 for general admission and lawn seats.

Seton Catholic High School opening to coincide with bicentennial

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic College Preparatory High School will be the first new Catholic high school in Southwest Washington in over 40 years, and it will open its doors on Tuesday, Sept. 8th, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of Catholic education in America.  Archbishop Alex J. Brunett of the Seattle Archdiocese named the school and will visit Seton Catholic on Sunday, Sept. 27, to bestow a special blessing on the new campus located at 811 NE 112th Avenue.

Seton Catholic is a faith-based school that emphasizes a college preparatory curriculum and leverages technology as an integral part of the learning process. Students will each receive a Macintosh notebook computer loaded with e-textbooks for core courses to provide portable, easy access to their textbooks and assignments.  Each classroom is equipped with document cameras and interactive white boards.

For more information, please contact Ed Little at 258-1932 or visit the web site at www.SetonHigh.org.

Pitch in to help build YWCA community garden on Sunday, August 16

YWCA Clark County invites the community to join YWCA staff and volunteers for a Community Garden Work Party at 10 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 16. The work party is the first step in creating the YWCA Community Garden, funded by Umpqua Bank’s Click for a Cause campaign.

During the Sunday work party, volunteers will help build the raised beds. Volunteers are asked to bring sunscreen, work gloves, water, and if they have one a power drill. The YWCA is located at 3609 Main Street. No gardening or construction experience is needed. The YWCA will provide building materials and refreshments.

To learn more about Umpqua’s Bank Click for a Cause campaign, visit www.savehardspendsmart.com.

Registration open for workshop on business disaster preparedness

The Clark County Local Emergency Planning Committee and Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency will present the Strive to Survive Disaster Business Resilience Workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, at the Vancouver Hilton.

The workshop is free and will feature presentations by geologists, public health and safety officials, and business disaster planning specialists who will discuss earthquake, pandemic influenza, and other hazards that may greatly impact the private sector in Southwest Washington.

Registration deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 8. For further information or to register, visit  www.cresa911.org/strive2survive.html, or call John Wheeler at 992-6271.

County commissioner presented proclamation in honor of Dairy Women’s 50-year-milestone

The Clark County Dairy Women celebrated their 50th Anniversary of participation at the Clark County Fair with a special proclamation given by County Commissioner Marc Boldt earlier this morning at 10 a.m.

Merry Woodside, a long-time member of the Dairy Women, explained that there are 8-10 actual Dairy Women, but more than 150 volunteers help during the fair each year. Celebrating 50 years means a lot to them.  “It’s overwhelming, but it’s been part of our lives for a long time now, Woodside exclaimed.  “We’re part of the fair and we love it!”

Calendar

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is featuring free family activities this weekend as follows: Waltz Through Time, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at the porch of General O.O. Howard House, 750 Anderson Street, and Fort Vancouver Stockade Tour, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-16, at the Reconstructed Stockade, Fort Vancouver NHS, 1001 E. Street. <> Hoops on the River, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, is being held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-16, at the Vancouver Landing, 110 Columbia Street. For further information, call 750-4436 ext. 304. <> Tim Leavitt supporters will be out canvassing the neighborhood 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, and 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Firstenburg Community Center. <> 5 Guys Named Moe perform 6 to 9 p.m. tonight at Bethany Vineyard for a summer “funraiser” benefiting the Vancouver School District, 4115 NE 259th Street, Ridgefield. Tickets are $45. For further information, call 800-838-3006. <> Vancouver City Council workshops are 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, followed by a regular meeting at 7 p.m. <> Picnic and watch an 1860s vintage baseball game from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday Aug. 15 on the Parade ground next to the bandstand, 610 East Reserve Street. <> Vancouver Farmers Market opens today at Esther Short Park. <> NW Antique Club is celebrating its 50th annual fly-in at the Pearson Airpark Friday through Sunday, Aug. 14-16. <> The Vancouver Community Concert Band performs 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at the Friendship Center, 1600 W 20th Street. Admission is $3 per person and $5 for couples. For more information, call 750-4752.

Friday on the air

Election 2009: Primary Video Voters' Guide--4:24 p.m. CVTV

Election 2009: Vancouver Mayoral Candidates Forum (7-28)--4:49 p.m. CVTV

City Council Workshop (8-10)--6:14 p.m. CVTV

New York at Seattle Mariners (live)--7 p.m. FSN, KFXX

Omaha at Portland Beavers (live)--7 p.m. 1550 KKAD

Vancouver City Council (8-3)--8:44 p.m. CVTV

Vancouver Land Use Hearings (8-6)--9:59 p.m. CVTV

Columbia River Crossing Tolling Listening Session (6-30)--11:14 p.m. CVTV

 

Community Calendar Links

• Southwest Washington Center for the Arts

• Greater Vancouver Chamber

• City of Vancouver Calendar

Friday, August 14, 2009 Headlines

 

Links to news of local & national significance

Murray view on health care lauded--Columbian, Cami Joner

Library groundbreaking to open next chapter for Vancouver--Columbian, Julia Anderson

WASL scores mostly flat--Columbian, Howard Buck

High-flying history migrates to Pearson Field--Columbian, Tom Vogt

Parade of Homes: B.G. tour rolls with the economy--Columbian, Cami Joner

Consumer prices down 2.1 percent over 2008--USA Today, Frank Ahrens

Income inequality is at an all-time high: STUDY--Huffington Post, AP

Paulson says Beavers will help bring identity to Beaverton--Oregonian, Brad Schmidt

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