Bat Girl Visits Salmon Creek

Learn Why Bats are Our Friends at WSU Vancouver.

bat 125 Bat Girl Visits Salmon CreekBats have a bad reputation…many people think all bats carry rabies, bats are pests, bats will attack people and suck your blood, and, if bitten by a bat, you will turn into a vampire! While bats are unusual animals, they are also very useful, known as “nature’s bug zappers”!

“Christine Portfors, associate professor of biology at Washington State University Vancouver, and Peter Ritson, seventh grade science teacher at Catlin Gabel, will host their annual “Bat Talk” from 3 – 5 p.m. … [Continue reading...]

Grow Vancouver

Seed Swap and Giveaway.

seeds 135 Grow VancouverSpring is just around the corner, and you can’t have a garden without seeds!The next Grow Vancouver: Seed Swap and Giveaway will be Tuesday, March 15, 2011, between 6:30 and 8:00 pm at Harney Elementary (3212 East Evergreen Blvd); the meeting will be held in the cafeteria (now that’s appropriate! icon cool Grow Vancouver ).  This event is hosted by Urban Abundance, who also recently held a Wildflower Seedball Making Workshop; if you like anything to do with food, gardens, flowers, or pollinators, you should definitely check them … [Continue reading...]

Harvest in Hazel Dell

7th Annual Harvest Fun Day Relocates to Heritage Farm.

cf19b scarecrow 135 Harvest in Hazel DellThe Clark County Historical Museum is partnering with Clark County and WSU Extension to host the museum’s Seventh Annual Harvest Fun Day at the 78th Street Heritage Farm site. This free family oriented event promises a full day of activities, contests and displays to celebrate Clark County’s rural heritage. Formerly located in downtown Vancouver, the event is scheduled for Saturday, September 25, between 10 am and 4 pm, on the grounds of the farm site located at 1919 NE 78th Street, … [Continue reading...]

Tenth Annual Open House and Safety Fair

Public Safety Complex at the Clark County Fairgrounds.

sheriff badge 135 Tenth Annual Open House and Safety FairJoin your friends and neighbors at the Tenth Annual Open House and Safety Fair on Saturday, September 18th. The fun starts at noon and lasts until 4 pm at the Public Safety Complex – 505 NW 179th Street (located by the Fairgrounds). This Complex houses the Clark County Sheriff’s Office West Precinct, the Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office and a volunteer fire station shared by Fire Districts 6, 11, & 12.

Meet your local law enforcement, check out community exhibits, emergency vehicles … [Continue reading...]

Pepe and the Bottle Blondes Concert

Pepe and the Bottle Blondes WSU Vancouver Concert

Copacabana Time at WSU Vancouver.

Pack a picnic, bring your blanket and settle in for an evening of entertainment at a free outdoor concert Friday, August 27 at 6 pm in WSU Vancouver’s amphitheater. Everyone is welcome, and admission and parking are free.

Local favorite Pepe & the Bottle Blondes will spice up the evening. The Copacabana-style band combines an eclectic ensemble of saxophones, trumpets, congas and percussion with bold singing by Pepe and silky harmonies by his back-up blondes. Pepe & the Bottle Blondes successfully blend dance, opera and … [Continue reading...]

Vancouver Green Drinks Wants You to Change Your Clothes

Be Green. Save Some Green.

Are you sick of your old clothes? Do you sometimes wish you could just change your wardrobe with someone else? Are you concerned with the environmental effects of consuming clothing and other household goods? Do you need an excuse to do some summer cleaning and purge? Do you love free stuff? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we’ve got just the event for you! Vancouver Green Drinks is putting on a community clothing swap in August, in place of their monthly networking … [Continue reading...]

Noon Concerts in the Park

Lunchtime Leisure Every Wednesday at Esther Short Park.

I’ll have my lunch “to go” with a side of music, please. Every Wednesday (until August 11) you can enjoy free live concerts at Esther Short Park at the Terry Lee, Attorney Noon Concert series. The music starts at noon and lasts about an hour, with a different musical talent featured each week.

July 14:      Concert Rock Violinist Aaron Meyer
July 21:     Justin Klump
July 28:     Misty Mamas
August 4:   Key of Dreams
August 11:  Rising Violet[Continue reading...]

Keep Your Cool, Vancouver

City of Vancouver Helps You Stay Cool.

Now that summer weather is finally here and we have all thawed out, we need to start thinking about how to stay cool, and still have fun, when it may be too hot to spend all day in the sun.

Well, the City of Vancouver and Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation have issued a press release with the following suggestions:

“With temperatures rising well into the 90s over the next few days, the City of Vancouver encourages residents to seek relief from the heat. … [Continue reading...]

2nd Annual All Church Picnic

Party at Pearson Air Museum.

Everyone is invited to the 2nd Annual All Church Picnic on Saturday, July 31 2010 from 11 am to 3 pm on the grounds at Pearson Air Museum. You can park your car at Hudson’s Bay High School and catch a free shuttle to the picnic.

Detour Ministries is putting on this good old fashioned church picnic and hopes to get together as many Clark County Christian Churches as possible for a day of interdenominational fun and community.

What can you expect at an “All … [Continue reading...]

Friday Night Movies Under the Stars

Free Outdoor Movies Offered.

It’s Friday night. Wanna catch a movie? Meet up with friends? Don’t want to spend a ton of money on either? Lucky for you (and me) there are several locations around Clark County that are offering free Friday night movies on the lawn.

The Vancouver Farmer’s Market, downtown Vancouver at Esther Short Park offers free movies Friday nights beginning at dusk. Brink your own blankets or chairs and enjoy some snacks; fresh squeezed lemonade, Kilauea Hawaiian Shaved Ice, or Double Dip Ice Cream Cart. Show … [Continue reading...]