Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County’s Parks Advisory Board is looking to add a couple new voices to the seven-person board.
The parks board is recruiting two youth members to serve in a non-voting capacity on the board, which advises the Board of County Councilors and county staff on parks planning, acquisition, development and related issues.
At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, Election officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots that were randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.
Results of these ballots will be counted in the total returns on election day, Tuesday, April 25, but for this comparison, the Clark county Fire Protection District No. 10 measure also will be counted by hand, to prove the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.
Vancouver, Wash. – Construction will begin Monday, April 17, to widen and improve a portion of Northeast 99th Street.
The project will require closing Northeast 99th Street, from Northeast 117th Avenue/SR 503 to Northeast 118th Avenue, for approximately two months.
Detour signs will guide drivers around the closure, with most traffic using Northeast 95th Street and Northeast 126th Avenue.
Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Earlier this week, County Manager Mark McCauley submitted his 2016 annual report to the Board of County Councilors, as required by the Clark County Charter. On Wednesday, he made the 40-page document available to the public on the county’s website at www.clark.wa.gov.
Vancouver, Wash. – Salmon Creek area residents now have a second convenient location to drop off used or leftover paint: Ace Hardware. The store has joined the county’s free Paint Take-Back program and accepts latex and oil-based paint for recycling.
Twelve local paint stores now accept used or leftover paint during business hours. They are:
Vancouver, Wash. – Ducklings and chicks are associated with spring and often given to young children at this time of year. But handling and nuzzling the fluffy birds are good ways to acquire a salmonella infection, which can cause severe diarrhea, fever and stomach pain.
“Children are especially at risk of illness because they are less likely to wash their hands and have more frequent hand-to-mouth contact than adults,” said Clark County Health Officer Dr. Alan Melnick. “We suggest a trip to the zoo or a stuffed animal as a better gift for your child.”
Vancouver, Wash. - Ballots are in the mail to all registered voters in Clark County Fire Protection District 10 for the April 25 special election. Voters who live elsewhere will not receive ballots.
If a voter in Fire District 10 does not receive a mail ballot by Friday, April 14, please contact the Elections Office at 360.397.2345 to request a replacement ballot. Voters also can get replacement ballots in person at the Elections office, 1408 Franklin St. between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Vancouver, WA – Aging reflects changes that occur over the course of life. Some changes are normal and expected as we age, and others, such as memory loss and confusion, are not. Learn what is normal and what is not at the Tuesday, April 18, meeting of the Commission on Aging.
The 4:30 p.m. meeting will be in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. It is open to the public.
Vancouver, Wash. – The county manager is seeking applicants to fill a vacant community representative position on the volunteer Community Action Advisory Board.
The position is open to residents of the board’s District 3, which is bounded on the south and west by the Columbia River and on the north and east by Northeast 78th Street west of Interstate 205 and Northeast 18th Street west of Northeast 164th Avenue.
Vancouver, Wash. – Have you ever wanted to sell it all and just travel the world?
That’s what author Kim Dinan and her husband did. Plagued by a persistent feeling that there is more to life than “stuff,” they decided to uproot their lives to pursue global travels. On the eve of their departure, close friends gave them an unexpected gift that helped shape their adventures: a yellow envelope containing a check and instructions to give the money away to those they encountered on their journey.
