All about your Salmon Creek neighborhood
The Annual Camas Days festival, which takes place this year Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23, 2011 is fun for the whole family! This year’s theme is Jungle Safari, is open from 10 am to 8 pm on both days, and the Wine & Microbrew Street will be open from 5 pm to 11 pm both days. Just head to Downtown Camas, on Fourth Avenue, and look for the crowd!
Expect to see arts & craft vendors, a gated wine & microbrew street, a food street, … [Continue reading...]
Thursdays in the “Couve just got a whole lot better, as Riverview Community Bank is again sponsoring the Riverview Six to Sunset Concert Series downtown Vancouver at Esther Short Park (610 Esther Street).
These concerts are free of charge, so bring your chairs, blankets or just sit on the grass and enjoy a different band each Thursday from 6 to 8 pm at Esther Short Park beginning July 7th and ending August 11, 2011. You might also want to bring your umbrella as the … [Continue reading...]
Klineline Pond at Salmon Creek Park has long been a popular destination for summertime fun. With the addition of the play structure, spray feature and lifeguards, the popularity only increased.
The good news is that Klineline will be open for the summer. The bad news is that the spray feature will be off, and the lifeguards absent.
Here is an excerpt from a recent Clark County press release:
“For a second year, the county will not provide lifeguards or operate the children’s “spray … [Continue reading...]
Are you in the loop?
The second Saturday of the month is the Battle Ground Wine Loop. Visit Rusty Grape Vineyards, Heisen House Vineyards, and Olequa Cellars between noon and 5 pm for free wine tasting and other fun activities.
The next Battle Ground Wine Loop is Saturday, July 9, 2011. This month, they are having a Scavenger Hunt (along with wine, of course 
). “Think you’re a good sleuth? Find out by joining in on the hunt, visiting each stop, checking out … [Continue reading...]
Join the American Red Cross at the Historic Red Cross Building (E. B. Hamilton Hall) for their first Memorial Day blood drive. They’re even passing out free Krispy Kreme coffee and donut coupons to donors!
Honor the memory of fallen service members by donating blood this Monday, May 30, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Historic Red Cross Building (605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, Wash.).
Schedule an appointment with or find more information from Darren … [Continue reading...]
Pray 4 Mister Bister. The NorthSide Barber in Salmon Creek is offering Haircuts for a Cause now through June 18, 2011.
What is Haircuts for a Cause? Pretty simple: get a haircut for $10, and $5 will be donated to a fund to help local resident Randy Bister with medical expenses for cancer treatment.
NorthSide Barber is located at 1311 NE 134th Street, just behind the Wayside Market (home of the famous “Beer Cave 
). For more information, give them a call at 360-573-7292.… [Continue reading...]
All it took was a book to get Kris Potter out of the house and into her garden.
“My husband and I tried to have a garden,” Potter said, “but we always started with too big an area and then it got overwhelming. We just couldn’t keep up with it, and we got very discouraged.”
Potter found her stride after reading about square foot gardening, a planting and maintenance technique in a small, raised bed.
“It seemed very compact and very … [Continue reading...]
“We’re going to the hospital” is not a phrase that makes me think, “Fun!”. Well, Legacy Salmon Creek is changing that with their 6th Annual Healthy Kids Fair set for June 11, 2011 from 10 am to 2 pm at (you guessed it) Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center.
Keep the whole family safe while riding bikes this summer with $5 bike helmets available, or $20 for snowboarding helmets, toddler to adult sizes available. They will even help make sure everyone gets the right … [Continue reading...]
Who doesn’t like playing in water?
Events at the Water Resources Education Center in Vancouver are designed for hands on fun for the whole family. When you visit the Water Center, you’ll experience a variety of exhibits, events and interactive educational programs designed to teach us how to be better stewards. But, the best part is..it’s fun!
Second Saturdays at the Water Resources Education Center are not only fun, they’re free! Each second Saturday of the month, from 1 to 3 p.m., kids and … [Continue reading...]
Camas’s popular annual plant fair moved from its normal location in downtown Camas up the hill to Camas High School (26900 SE 15th Street, Camas).
The Columbia Gorge Women’s Association will be holding their 14th Annual Mother’s Day Plant and Garden Fair on Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be many indoor, outdoor, and garden plants available; as well as seedlings, veggies, trees and flowers.
Over 80 vendors will be participating this year, offering goods, services and information. There … [Continue reading...]
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