Family Fun the Farm.

Aww, shucks; it’s just good old fashioned fun! The Annual Harvest Fun Day will take place again this year at the Hazel Dell Heritage Farm (1919 NE 78th Street, Hazel Dell) on Saturday, September 22, 2011 between 10 am and 3 pm.

This free family oriented event promises a full day of activities, contests and displays to celebrate Clark County’s rural heritage. “Harvest Fun Day is the Clark County Historical Museum’s annual FREE-family-fun-on-the-farm day! Come join us for a day filled with scarecrow-making, face-painting, pie-eating and corn-shucking contests, live music, and farming demonstrations and activities.”

This is the third year Harvest Fun Day will be held at the Hazel Dell Heritage Farm, 1919 NE 78th Street (about 1/2 mile East of Highway 99). For more information, or to register for contests, call 360-993-5679.

Watershed Stewards Program.

Into each life a little rain must fall…so why not make the most of it? The Watershed Stewards Program, a joint program of Clark County Environmental Services and WSU Clark County Extension, is offering the very popular rain barrel workshop on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm (1919 NE 78th Street, Vancouver) from 9:00-11:00 am.

Rain barrels are a good way to divert some of your home’s stormwater runoff and to save water for the garden on dry days. The workshop includes instruction on assembly and installation, barrel, parts and snacks. At just $35, this is one of the best rain barrel deals in town!

Register online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/265524. The Workshop is free, but you can pre-purchase a rain barrel that you make in class. Supplies are limited to 22 rain barrels per class, so pre-purchase your barrel to assure a rain barrel.

For more information or to pay by cash or check, contact Jenifer.naas@clark.wa.gov or call 360-397-6060 ext 5712.

This workshop and other classes are sponsored by Washington State University Clark County Extension and Clark County Department of Environmental Services. Learn more about the Watershed Stewards at http://clark.wsu.edu/volunteer/ws/workshops.html

Celebrating Vancouver’s Past and Future.

In 1830 Clark County’s first apple harvest occurred – one apple. Planted near Fort Vancouver in 1826, the Old Apple Tree is considered the oldest in the Northwest and the matriarch of Washington State’s apple industry. The annual Old Apple Tree Festival will take place this year on Saturday, October 6, 2012 between 11 am and 4 pm at Old Apple Tree Park (114 Columbia Way) by the Fort Vancouver Historic Site.

As a result of last year’s success, the 2nd Annual Scarecrow Contest returns to the annual Old Apple Tree Festival this year. The Scarecrow contest is hosted and sponsored by Vancouver Watersheds Alliance, and is free to the first 20 people that send in applications. Prizes will be awarded to the best three ‘traditional’ scarecrows on display at the Old Apple Tree Festival. For an application and entry rules, visit Vancouver Watersheds Alliance, or call 360-852-9189.

“Providing family fun, food and history of Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree, the festival celebrates our community’s legacy. Throughout the day Urban Forestry Commissioners give away cuttings from the Old Apple Tree (cuttings are limited and will be given out until they are gone) This is a free, family friendly event with activities for children, fruit tree pruning workshops, food, live music, apple cider pressing, tours of Fort Vancouver, and a scarecrow contest.”

*Thanks, Emily H. of Vancouver Watersheds Alliance for contributing to Clark County Live!

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Showcasing the Bounty of Clark County Farms.

WSU Clark County Extension invites the public to the 14 th annual Harvest Celebration Day on Saturday, September 15, 2012 between 10 am to 3 pm.

Tour as many as thirteen local farms throughout Clark County showcasing the bounty and variety of agriculture in Clark County at this free family friendly event. Meet some of your local farmers; purchase fresh produce, cut flowers, and farm products; see alpacas, draft horses, chickens, goats, and other livestock; tour vineyards, fruit orchards, vegetable fields and flower gardens.

Farm descriptions with maps and an events schedule are available online from WSU Clark County Extension or from the Extension office in Vancouver located at 1919 NE 78 th Street. Participating farms will be open to visitors from 10 am to 3 pm.

Doug Stienbarger, WSU Clark County Extension Director says, “This celebration offers Clark County residents a great opportunity to meet local farmers in their backyard and connect with local sources for farm products, while also showing their support for local agriculture.”

Persons requiring special accommodations, or for more information, please call WSU Extension Clark County at (360) 397-6060 ext. 0 prior to the event.

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Enjoy Free Movies at WSU Salmon Creek.

The WSU Vancouver Diversity Council sponsors a yearly film festival, the Diversity Film Festival, which will offer the community a chance to view four different films for free between Monday, September 10, 2012 and Thursday, September 20, 2012.

“The festival’s goal is to encourage and promote awareness and dialog about diversity issues present within the WSU Vancouver campus, the Vancouver community, and the world beyond. Films are chosen based on specific themes that reflect on multiple aspects of cultural diversity present in the world around us.” ~WSU Vancouver

The first week focuses on issues of political diversity, and the second week is about American Indians and native culture.

Monday, September 10, 2012: Please Vote for Me
Wednesday, September 12, 2012: The Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
Tuesday, September 18, 2012: Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian
Thursday, September 20, 2012: Two Spirits

Movies will take place in the Firstenburg Student Commons, except for the final movie, which will take place in the Dengerink Administration Building. WSU Vancouver is located in Salmon Creek at 14204 NE Salmon Creek Drive, Vancouver.

For more information, visit Washington State University Vancouver online.

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More Than a Game.

Clark County High School Football…it’s the rivalries, the bands, the cheerleaders, local heroes and past legends, fans and fanatics; and the season starts NOW!

The Clark County High School Football Season 2012 kicks off this year on Thursday, August 30, 2012 and runs until Friday, October 26, 2012. While you can’t catch ‘em all, here’s the schedule for the 2012 Greater St. Helens League Football Games (that’s us!). For more local high school football updates, visit 360Preps. Who are you cheering for?

4A Schools:
Battle Ground
Camas
Evergreen
Heritage
Skyview
Union

3A Schools:
Columbia River
Fort Vancouver
Hudson’s Bay
Kelso
Mountain View
Prairie

2A Schools:
Hockinson
Mark Morris
RA Long
Ridgefield
Washougal
Woodland

1A Schools:
La Center 

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Annual Dinner and Auction.

Champions are built in the off-season; and our boys have been working hard! Now, come do your part and get ready to celebrate 50 years of Columbia River Chieftain Football at the First Annual Columbia River High School Football Dinner and Auction on Saturday, August 18, 2012.

This pre-season kick-off party will take place at the Clark County Square Dance Center starting at 6 pm, and “will be an evening of fun, great food and one-of-a-kind auction items all in support of Chieftain football. Wear your favorite CRHS gear to show your pride!”

This is an adult only evening, and a great way to meet other parents before the season starts. Tickets are $30 each, $50 per couple, or $180 per table of 8.  Enjoy a delicious catered meal and 2 drink tickets for beer or wine, a silent auction as well as a live auction with a wide variety of items, golf packages, getaways and much, much more…

Register online and see who else is coming to the party!

Items are still being accepted for the auction, so if you have an item you would like to donate, call Lynn at 253-405-7910 or Coach Wiggins at (971) 207-9198, Ken.Wiggins@vansd.org.

Now, who’s “Ready for Some Football?!”

Welcome to the party, all my rowdy friends,
A Friday Night Bash, Go Chieftains!
The game of the week, is about to ignite
Time to kick it off under the lights.
The pressure is rising, strap in and hold tight
We’re gonna blow the roof off this place tonight!
Ready!
C’mon and get ready;
I mean really ready!
Are you ready for some football?
A Friday night party
The whole house is rockin’, let’s get it kick started
Launch this thing, raise the roof, that’s right!
All my rowdy friends are here on Friday night!

*”Are You Ready for Some Football” is a takeoff of the Hank Williams Jr. hit “All My Rowdy Friends”. Some words changed here, of course, for the Chieftains!

A Day in the Park.

A doggone good time to share with man’s (or woman’s) best friend, For the Love of Dogs: A Day in the Park, on Sunday, August 12, 2012 from 10am to 3pm at Esther Short Park. (610 Esther Street, Vancouver WA)

“Join Must Love Dogs NW for a fun filled day at Esther Short Park to celebrate our four legged friends! It’s a great opportunity to get out with friends and family and enjoy a day in the sun while supporting local dog rescue. While you’re there grab a bite to eat,  spread your blanket out in front of the stage and enjoy the festivities.” ~Must Love Dogs NW

So leash up your best friend (the four legged kind  ) and enjoy Live Music, $30 Microchip Clinic, Dog Parade, Agility Course, Kids’ Corner, Face Painting, Vendors, and more…

The Vancouver Farmers Market will also be open from 10am to 3pm and welcomes your well behaved dog on a leash.

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If it’s the fourth weekend in July, then it’s time to head to Camas for their annual Camas Days Festival! This year’s theme is Three Ring Circus, with fun events happening Friday and Saturday, July 27-28, 2012.

Expect to see arts & craft vendors, a gated wine & microbrew street, a food street, concerts in the park, two parades (kids parade on Friday & main parade on Saturday), the ducky derby, the kids activities street, a softball tournament and the famous bathtub races in front of City Hall.

The Kids Parade will begin Friday at 12:15, the Camas Days Grand Parade will be Saturday at 11:00 and the famous Bathtub Races will take place after the Main Parade, at approximately 1:00. To see what else is on the schedule, click here for Camas Days Schedule of Events. Come before the parades, stay after the parades…see for yourself why this is East County’s most famous festival!

Camas Days 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!

For more information, visit Camas Washougal Chamber of Commerce.

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