Use of Force: Preparing to Defend Your Family
In my blog, MakeSafe, I write about steps we can take to make our community safer. Some of my earlier posts touch upon the importance of paying attention when driving, about obeying traffic laws, about important legal and social issues facing our community, about
Clark County Ranks Top 10 Statewide for Visitor Spending Growth
The Vancouver USA Regional Tourism Office is pleased to announce that recently released numbers from the Washington State Travel Impact and Visitor Volume report show a 5.1 percent rise in Clark County visitor spending for 2013--ranking Clark County among the
Clark County Raises $85,000 for Babies
It was the best feel-good moment of the week in Vancouver when approximately 500 residents joined together in support of the smallest members of the community--babies--by participating in the 2014 March for Babies to benefit March of Dimes. Esther Short
North American Amusement Parks and Attractions Announce Big News, Bigger Fun
The wide array of exciting experiences opening this summer illustrates there is something for everyone to enjoy at amusement parks, water parks, family entertainment centers, museums, zoos, and aquariums all over the United States and Canada. The International Association of
Fire Up Your Feet and Kaiser Permanente Reward Active Kids and Families
More than $10,000 to be Awarded to Local Schools This Spring As the national spotlight turns to increasing physical activity in schools and combating childhood obesity, Fire Up Your Feet offers students and their families new opportunities for physical activity before,
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Supports Academy Campaign to Purchase the Historic Academy Building
The Fort Vancouver National Trust has been awarded a $650,000 challenge grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. This grant will help the National Trust fund the purchase of the historic Academy Building at 400 Evergreen Blvd. in Vancouver.
National Park Service and Confluence Project Enter Into Innovative Partnership at Fort Vancouver
The National Park Service (NPS) and Confluence Project have entered into a new, innovative partnership to enhance programming at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The agreement will create educational events annually at the Fort, including Confluence's Gifts from Our Ancestors program. This program connects
“Your American Teen” Free Film Screening
The students at the International Air and Hospitality Academy (IAHA) are inviting the public to a free film screening of “Your American Teen” a documentary about the sexual exploitation of local teenage girls. Join them on Sunday, May 18, 2014
Five Ways to a Better Relationship with Your Mother-in-Law
Elaine knew the road was going to be uncertain with her in-laws when her new mother-in-law did not speak once to her during Elaine’s and Michael’s wedding. What was wrong? Can this new relationship be helped or changed?When you married
Library Announces 2014 Summer Reading Bookmark Contest Winners
Fort Vancouver Regional Library District has notified five talented young artists that they are the district-wide winners of the 2014 Summer Reading Bookmark Contest. The contest provides five designs for bookmarks that are printed and distributed for the library’s popular Summer