Take a walk down Clark County’s memory lane by visiting “Picture Clark County” now through February 4, 2011 in the Library at WSU Vancouver in Salmon Creek (14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue). The exhibit features reprints from the digital photographic collections of the Clark county Historical Museum, along with several antique cameras from the curator’s private collection.

Many of the 15,000 photos in the Clark County Historical Museum collection were taken by amateur photographers. The collection includes photos from all over Clark County including Amboy, Brush Prairie, Battle Ground, Camas, Harmony, Heisson, Hockinson, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal, Woodland, Yacolt and others. Photos from the 19th and early 20th centuries show Clark County as a community based on trade and agriculture. They also demonstrate the county’s growth in industry and commerce through the post World War II era.

The collection features photographs pf historic buildings, social life, scenic views, and notable families and citizens from the area.

WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Avenue east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205. WSU Vancouver art galleries are open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Admission is free. Parking is available at parking meters or in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $3. For more information, contact Erin Dengerink Madarang at madarang@vancouver.wsu.edu or 360-546-9551.

“Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds come together to care for the Salmon Creek Greenway.  Over 3,000 native trees have been planted by the StreamTeam Program to protect Salmon Creek along the 3.2 mile trail system.

Photo credit:  StreamTeam volunteer photographer Nancy Hill.

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This year’s Parade of Bands will be Saturday, May 16, and Salmon Creek’s local Middle School and High School Bands will be performing.

The event kicks off at 7 a.m. at Fire District 6 Station on Hazel Dell Avenue with a Lions Club Breakfast.  The Parade will begin at the Fire Station at 10:30 a.m.

This year, Skyview High School will be the first band in the line-up (number 5 in the overall line-up), preceding the Grand Marshall, Betty Sue Morris.  Alki’s Band is number 53 in the line-up.  For those interested, there is a complete 2009 Hazel Dell Parade of Bands Staging list. The Parade route will begin at the Fire Station on Hazel Dell Avenue and head South, turn East on NE 63rd Street, North up Highway 99 to NE 78th Street.

Looks as though the weather is going to cooperate, so get out and have some fun and support our Salmon Creek Bands.  Click here or here for a quick look at last year’s parade.

After a long, and unusually white, winter, spring has made its way to Salmon Creek. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom up and down the neighborhood, and when the spring breeze rustles through the trees, well, it’s snowing cherry blossoms.

For more pictures of life around Clark County, visit the Clark County Photo Blog.  Have a picture or neighborhood note you would like to share?  Please send an email to news@SalmonCreekLive.com.

“Oh, I wish I was an Oscar Mayer wiener…” Come on, everybody sing!

The Wienermobile was spotted in Salmon Creek on Sunday, Jan. 25th.  According to the Hotdogger Blog, the Fire Department gave the WEENR Wagon a good washing!