News Briefs

• Vancouver P.C Users Group meets May 21

  The Vancouver P.C. Users Group (VPCUG) will meet on Tuesday, May 21 at the First Congregational Church, 1220 NE 68th Street, Vancouver. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., meetings run from 7 to 9 p.m. The topic will be the evolving landscape of computer hardware and an explanation of the differences between PC’s and tablets. For further details, visit  www.vpcug.net or call 360-573-0685. The event is free and open to the public.

• U.S. Rowing NW Junior District Championships today through Sunday

  U.S. Rowing NW Junior District Championships will be held today, Friday, May 17, through Sunday, May 19, from 5 to 10 a.m., at Vancouver Lake. Races will be run on a fully buoyed 2,000-meter race course with stake boats. The Portland Vancouver Rowing Association and Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation will host this year’s championship.

• Commission on Aging to focus on PeaceHealth’s proposed senior program May 21

  PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s proposed Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) will be the topic of a Tuesday, May 21, meeting of the Commission on Aging. Marc Berg, director of homecare, hospice and care management for PeaceHealth, will introduce the new program. PACE is an innovative program serving seniors with complex care needs. The meeting will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. It is open to the public, and a chance for Clark County residents to share concerns about needs of local residents. For more information, visit www.clark.wa.gov/planning/aging/commission.html.

• Columbia River anglers get four days to catch sturgeon in Bonneville Pool

  Columbia River anglers will be allowed to catch and keep white sturgeon in the Bonneville Pool four days in June under an agreement reached last Tuesday by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon. The fishery will open to legal-size sturgeon June 14-15 and June 21-22 in the Columbia River and its tributaries from Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam. Only white sturgeon measuring 38 inches to 54 inches (fork length) may be retained. Additional sturgeon fishing opportunities in the Columbia River are described in WDFW’s Fish Washington sport fishing rules pamphlet, available online at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/.

• Spanky’s Legendary Consignment raises funds for local charities

  Spanky’s Legendary Consignment raised over $900 and provided 3 barrels’ worth of food for both Oregon and Clark County Food Banks, during a Shred Day event its Vancouver and Beaverton stores last month. Evergreen High School Band of Vancouver was present as well and raised $300 for the band. Spanky’s supports other area charities, including Meals on Wheels, Albertina Kerr, and the Children’s Cancer Association. Spanky’s Legendary Consignment has been a purveyor of clothing for men, women, and children, and children’s furniture in the Northwest since 1981. For further information, visit www.shopspanky’s.com.

• Clark College announces its largest comprehensive campaign in history

  This week, Clark College President Robert K. Knight and Jan Oliva, Ensuring a Bright Future Campaign chair, made one of the most significant announcements in Clark College’s 80 year history: the launch of its largest comprehensive campaign. The college has raised almost $17 million toward a $20 million goal for a variety of areas including programs, scholarships and facilities. Funds raised during the campaign-which is set to conclude June 2014-are aimed at enhancing scholarships, health care programs, science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, and facilities such as the Oliva Early Learning Center, Firstenburg Family Dental Hygiene Education and Care Center and other buildings on campus.

• 49th annual Parade of Bands tomorrow

  The 49th annual Parade of Bands will march in Hazel Dell this Saturday, May 18, beginning at 10:30 a.m., rain or shine. This year’s theme is “Super Heros” and the community is invited to dress as their favorite.To download a printable map of the route, click here. Click here for the original article.

• Evergreen Band Boosters hold benefit concert tonight

  The Evergreen High School (EHS) Band Boosters music department will hold its 1st annual concert to benefit the school’s instrumental music programs on Friday, May 17, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at The Haunt Concert & Event Space, 1223 N. Hayden Meadows Dr., Portland. The concert will feature Portland’s own QUARTERFLASH!  special guest band and FRAME BY FRAME, featuring Chris Margolin, will open the show.To purchase tickets, visit http://ehsbandboosters.eventbrite.com. Click here for the original article.

• Riverview Community Bank celebrates 90 years

  Riverview Community Bank will celebrate 90 years of local service this Tuesday, May 21. Customers are invited to visit any Riverview branch on that day for cake and refreshments commemorating the bank’s 90th anniversary. Riverview has grown steadily since its founding in 1923, when a small group of citizens in Camas, Washington began operating what was then known as Clarke County Savings and Loan Association For the original article click here.

• Another opportunity to support veterans this Saturday

  The Clark County Veterans Board invites the community to a “Cruise in and Concert” this Saturday May, 18, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Bobbin’ Bo’s, 7809 N.E. Vancouver Plaza Drive, suite 110. The event will eeature Elvis impersonator Mark Stevens, fiddler Cynthia Hamm, and country musician Ricky Lee Jackson. For further information call 360-883-4900.

• “Legos at the Zoo” this weekend

  Future engineers, inventors and roboticists from Oregon Episcopal School‘s (EOS) “Lego Physics” program will show off their animal-themed creations at the Oregon Zoo this weekend: dozens of elaborate Lego constructions involving motors, programmable bricks, sensors and computers. The annual Legos at the Zoo science fair, free with regular zoo admission, takes place Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19 in the Kalahari Room. The displays are planned, designed, programmed and built entirely by OES students. Advanced Lego “engineers,” ages eight to 17, will demonstrate their creations and the science behind them. For more information, visit www.oregonzoo.org.

• Campaign Kickoff for Alishia Topper May 20

  Alishia Topper will hold a campaign kickoff  Monday, May 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at Charlies Bistro, 1220 Main St., downtown Vancouver. Topper is running for Vancouver City Council position 2. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 360-314-8479, or visit www.ElectTopper.com.

• Retirement/Anniversary celebration for Vern and Jelene Peterson May 28

  The Southwest Washington community is invited to join local accounting firm, Peterson & Associates, PS Tuesday, May 28, from 3 to 7 p.m., for a party at Bethany Vineyards. This is a chance to celebrate the beginning of a new journey for Vern Peterson upon his retirement — and exactly 58 years of marriage for Vern and his wife, Jelene. RSVP’s are not required but are appreciated. To register, visit http://vancouvercpa.com/invitation, call 360-574-0644, or email peggy@vancouvercpa.com. For the original article, click here.

• Southwest Washington Wind Symphony presents “British Masters” May 19

  The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony presents British Masters this Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m., at the Union High School Performing Arts Center, 6201 NW Friberg-Strunk Street in Camas. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.swwindsymphony.org. Click here for the original article.

• Financial planning firm offers free financial education classes, the first May 21

  Johnson Bixby & Associates, LLC, (JBA) a financial planning firm with offices in Vancouver and Longview, will be offering its popular Summer Seminar Series again this year. The 2013 education series features four smart, well-informed speakers who will cover a wide range of subjects over the course of the summer.The first seminar, “I don’t need Long Term Care insurance, or do I?” will be held  Tuesday, May 21, at 2 p.m., in JBA’s Vancouver conference room. Long term care consultant Becky Wehrli, CLTC will be on hand with a treasure trove of great information delivered in plain English. The sessions are free of charge, but space is limited; RSVP to casey@johnsonbixby.com to reserve a seat. For more information, visit www.johnsonbixby.com.

• Register now for the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools annual luncheon May 30

  The Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools will hold its annual luncheon on Thursday, May 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Hilton Vancouver. Students attending the Culinary Arts Magnet Program at Fort Vancouver High School will prepare the ”25 Years of Gratitude” luncheon, which will feature entertainment by VPS students. There is no charge for the luncheon, but guests will be asked to make a contribution to the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools. To register, call  360-313-4730 or email foundationvanps@vansd.org. For more the original article, click here.

• Fundraiser for the VBMA at Joe’s Crab Shack May 21

  A fundraiser for the Vancouver Barracks Military Association (VBMA) will be held Tuesday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., at Joe’s Crab Shack on Columbia Way. For everyone who presents a coupon at check out, VBMA will receive a donation equal to 10 percent of the total purchase. Coupons are available at the door. To make this fundraiser as successful as possible, invite family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. For more information, visit www.vbma.us.

• Dozer Day returns this weekend

  Its Dozer Day weekend this Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the CEMEX/Fisher Quarry on the corner of 192nd and Brady Rd. in Vancouver. Advance tickets are $7 for adults; $7 for youth ages two through 12; $5 for seniors. Tickets purchased at the gate are $10 for adults and seniors, and $8 for youth. Children ages two and under are free. Profits benefit local children’s charities.Tickets are available at participating iQ Credit Unions, Riverview Community Banks, OnPoint Community Credit Unions, or online here. Click here for the full story.