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Page A12 - The Reflector - May 29, 2013 A special section showcasing the ongoing work of service clubs, professional and fraternal organizations in north Clark and south Cowlitz counties. Contact: 360-687-5151 (Larry), [email protected]. CLUBS Donna Wiench, Development Director of Day- break Youth Ser- vices is sched- uled to speak at the Womens’ June 12 meeting. Their “Real University Book Group of AAUW, Hudson’s Bay” will meet Wed., June 26, 2 p.m. at the home of a member to discuss The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie. Call for more information. The Association meets the second Wednesday at Courtyard Village Retirement Community, 4555 NE 66th Ave., Vancouver, 7 p.m. Any two-year or uni- versity college graduate may attend. Jane Arnal, (360) 574- 3606, [email protected], Gene Kuechmann, (360) 574- 1492, [email protected]. American Association of University Women LYSBETH LEITNER Alliance mem- bers’ artworks are still exhibit- ing at the Battle Ground Com- munity Library SWIFT Gallery, entitled “Vision: From Eye to Hand,” and run- ning through June 28. Their next quarterly meet- ing is in August. The Art Alli- ance meets informally on third Tuesdays, 9 a.m., at Old Towne Battle Grounds, 316 E. Main St., Battle Ground, and quar- terly at the Battle Ground Li- brary, 1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground Village, Battle Ground. Beth Johnson-Burger, (360) 901-3823, president@bgar- talliance.com, www.bgartal- liance.com., and on Facebook. Battle Ground Art Alliance BETH JOHNSON-BURGER The Chamber meeting will be held June 6 at Ce- dars Golf Course, 11:30 a.m. Their “Business Af- ter Hours” will be hosted by the South Pacific Café and Lounge June 13, 4:30-6:30 p.m., 15 E. Main St., Battle Ground. And Pritchard Orthodontics is host- ing the Chamber’s new “Con- nect Battle Ground” monthly event 8:30-9:30 a.m., 2404 W. Main St., Battle Ground. Call for more information. The Chamber is wanting more applications for market and food vendors, and talent show entries, for the 2013 Har- vest Days event. Information and application materials are available via the contact ad- dresses below. The Chamber regularly meets on the second Thursday of the month, 11:30 a.m., at Cedars Golf Course, 15001 NE 181st St., Brush Prairie, WA. Crystal Chavez, (360) 687-1510, www. battlegroundchamber.org. Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce CARRIE SCHULSTAD Kiwanis mem- bers recently pre- sented a scholar - ship to a student at Clark College, participated in a Camp Wa-Ri- Ki clean up, co- chaired the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program Golf Outing at Camas Meadows and helped with an annual “Bikin’ to the Beach,” event. They are beginning to col- lect items (donations) for their huge annual garage sale event scheduled for Aug. 10. They ask donators to contact them through their members or their Facebook page (below). The Kiwanis Club meets the second and fourth Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Kiwanis Bldg., Ki- wanis Park, 422 SW 2nd Ave., Battle Ground. Steve Meier (360) 687-4357. Facebook: Bat- tle Ground WA Kiwanis Club. Battle Ground Kiwanis STEVE MEIER The Rotary an- nounces their new president is Mike Simpson, and Gregg Herrington has been named public relations chairperson. On Sat., May 11, Rotary members delittered Hwy 503 from Main St. south to Eaton Blvd. as part of the Adopt-a- Highway program. They are currently plan- ning for the second annual Tastes and Tunes event July 6 at the Gardner Center in Battle Ground. The event will host numerous food and beverage vendors and Portland saxo- phonist Patrick Lamb. The Rotary agenda for June follows: June 5—the monthly Rotary social will be held at Columbia River Insurance, 1503 NE 78th St., Ste 1-A, Vancouver. June 12—guest Mike Thom- as will speak on “Brain Sur- gery and Rocket Science,” at Galeotti’s at the regular time. June 19—guest is Dan Imthurn with Purple Star Fami- lies at Galeotti’s. June 26—no meeting is scheduled. Rotary meetings are held Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Galeotti’s Wine Cellar, 801 E. Main St., Battle Ground. Mike Simpson, (360) 921-5362, [email protected], Gregg Her- rington, [email protected]. Battle Ground Rotary MIKE SIMPSON The Toastmas- ters announce they have already achieved their new-member re- quirement for their year-end Presiden- tial Award, having achieved this more times than is common among their peers. Every week, they state, more guests arrive and hear at least two prepared speeches and more im- promptu speeches with awards and critiques given by the group. The Toastmasters meet Tues- days, 12 p.m., at Rocky’s Pizza, 1901 W. Main St., Battle Ground. For more information, contact Diane Edginton, (360) 882-8105, [email protected], http://bat- tleground.freetoasthost.com. GERRY DUNNE Battle Ground Toastmasters The next New- comers’ meet- ing is June 4, 10 a.m., at Cascade Park Community Library, 600 NE 136th Ave., Van- couver. The Newcomers meet the first Tuesday plus bi-monthly lun- cheons on the second Wednes- day. Carol Kirsch, (360) 254- 7729, [email protected]. Clark County Newcomers Club TRICIA CLEMONS The Quilters are looking forward to their next meeting with the installa- tion of new offi- cers and commit- tee chairpersons. They will show member quilts also on June 13. The Guild meets the second Thursday, 6 p.m., Vancouver Church of Christ, 9019 NE 86th St., Vancouver. Karan Brooks, (360) 253-2735, brooks3663@ msn.com, www.clarkcounty- quilters.org. Clark County Quilters KARAN BROOKS The Longears will be riding to Marble Mt. soon, planning for that trip currently, as well as a summers range of events— including their an- nual August picnic and a trip to Dayton for a mule show. The group meets third Mon- days, 6 p.m., at Jollies, located at I-5 and NE 179th St., Ridge- field. Fran Duncan, (360) 254- 3249, [email protected], Bob Burns, (360) 425-8029, Jacob Anderson, (360) 953-0956. BOB BURNS Columbia River Longears The Daughters will be holding a rummage sale Sat., June 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Clark Public Utilities building, 1200 Fort Van- couver Way and Mill Plain Blvd. The Daughters meet the second Tuesdays, 11 a.m., at Smith-Reynolds American Le- gion, 4607 NE St. James Rd., Vancouver. Genealogical help is available to the public. Sue Mills, (360) 573-5445, sue- [email protected]. BARBARA HILKEY Daughters of the American Revolution The Lions’ agenda for June follows: June 7—guest is Lou Brancac- cio, editor for The Columbian newspaper. June 14—guest is Dennis Kampe, director of the Clark County Skills Center. June 21—guest is Bruce Ir- vin, director of the Evergreen Curling Club. June 27—Lions will hold a special evening meeting for installation of officers. Call for more information. The Lions meet Fridays, noon, Bill’s Chicken & Steak House, 2200 St. John’s Blvd, Vancouver. Roy Pulliam, (360) 574-5440, (360) 608-3043, www.fortvancouverlions.org. BILL SHALABLY Fort Vancouver Lions Club The GFWC an- nounces Bonnie Walden of Battle Ground was in- stalled as Presi- dent of GFWC Battle Ground by GFWC Washing- ton State Second Vice President Tina Bair. Terry Grendahl was elected First Vice President and Marla Polos elected as Second Vice President. Club Secre- tary will be Bonnie Rippengale and Mary Lee Miller will be club treasurer. The first meeting of Walden’s term will be Thur., June 20, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. The GFWC meetings are the second and fourth Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. at Prince of Peace Church, 14208 NE 249th St. Louise Tucker, (360) 687-3619, Valerie Huey, (360) 566-5123, www.gfwc-battlegroundwa.org. GFWC—Battle Ground BONNIE WALDEN The KWVA will participate in a ceremony to observe the start of the Korean War on June 25, 10 a.m., at the Vancouver Ko- rean War Memorial, PVAMC, 1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA. They will attend Korean Vet- erans Appreciation Day at the Tacoma First Baptist Church on June 29, with a charter bus provided for transportation. Call for more information on this event. The Veterans breakfast every Friday, 6:30-8:30 at their meet- ing hall, and perform chapel services for veterans on a regu- lar basis. The Veterans meet third Wednesdays, 40 Et 8 Chateau Boxcar Room, 7607 NE 26th Ave., Hazel Dell, 10 a.m. Mem- bers pay $6 for lunch. Jerry Kee- see, (360) 573-1035, hall (360) 837-1260, www.kwva.org. Korean War Veterans Association, #321 JERRY KEESEE The museum announces it has had tours recent- ly from elemen- tary school class- es and a church group of seniors, and there are tours coming up in June. Tour admission is free with donations welcome. The newest exhibit, “Cam- eras: Glass Slides to Digital,” traces the history of cameras from camera obscura to todays digitals. A new feature recently added allows persons with in- ternet cell phones to view vid- eos of the Magic Lantern Pro- jector and the Conley camera. The museum is located at 410 W. 5th St., La Center, open noon to 4 p.m. on first and third Saturdays of the month and by appointment weekdays. Admis- sion is free. Dr. Barbara Barn- hart, (360) 263-3308. Museum message line, (360) 263-6609, www.thelacentermuseum.org, Face Book: “La Center Histori- cal Museum.” La Center Historical Museum BARBARA BARNHART The Founda- tion’s regular meeting June 4 hosts Eme- lie McKain and her presenta- tion “Vegetation Management for the New Age Gardener.” McKain is education and outreach coordinator for Clark County Vegetation Manage- ment, and a source for coun- ty-wide noxious weed man- agement. She will present an update on the current noxious weed condition of the county and offer a chance for garden- ers to participate in reporting weed problems. The Foundation meets first Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at the CAS- EE Center, 11104 NE 149th St., Brush Prairie, WA, room 202, open to public attendance. Sha- ron Kitashima (360) 666-9046, www.mgfcc.com. PEG SCHAUER Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County Lions recently held two very suc- cessful events— a Mother’s Day breakfast and White Canes Day local efforts. They recog- nize Lion Rose Diment for her leadership in the Mother’s Day event, as well as the hard work of Lions members to make this successful. They also recognize Lions Joe and Christine Donahue for their “priceless” leadership and organization for the White Canes Day effort, generat- ing much needed funds for the Clark County Sight Foundation. Lions are gearing up for their largest fundraiser of the year now, their booth partici- pation in Amboy’s Territorial Days celebraiton. The Lions meet the first and third Mondays, 7 p.m., at the North Clark Historical Museum. Diana Requa, (360) 901-4449. North Clark Lions Club DIANA REQUA The Optimists will be holding their Optimist Camp Foundation Picnic Fundraiser Sat., June 29, noon to 4 p.m. at the Optimist Camp north of Battle Ground. Hot Dogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks will be served for lunch. A donation of $7 for adults and $5 for children is requested. Tickets are available on their website, www.vanopt. org. Call for more information. The Optimist Club meets the first Monday, 6:15 p.m., at The Quarry, 415 SE 177th Ave., Vancouver. John Cozzi Jr., (360) 718-9168, (360) 991- 7651, [email protected]. Optimist Club of Vancouver GAY ENYEART The SWA Art- ist of the Month for June will be Mikiko Flynn. At their recent Spring Art Show Mikikio won a Sponsor Award from Acuity Group, PLLC, for her painting “Double Orchids.” Mikikio will be honored at the SWA next meeting June 19. The artist demonstration on June 19 will be announced. Call for more information. The Artists very recently finished their Annual Spring Art Show, touted as their “big- gest ever,” with 197 entries by more than 85 Washington and Oregon artists offering a large diversity of art types. SWA show chairperson Katey Sandy said she received many favorable comments on the excellent quality of the art- works entered. Some show winners include: “Pianist,” an abstract oil paint- ing by Issac D. Smith, Best of Show; “Ghost,” a pastel of a horse by Julie Olsen, People’s Choice and 1st Place Pastel; “Onions,” an oil painting by Ra- mona Kmetz-Lauzon, 1st Place Oil/Acrylic; and much more. The artists meet the third Wednesdays, 10 a.m., at Van- couver Heights United Meth- odist Church, 5701 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver, just south of Devine and Mill Plain., Van- couver. Annie Knight, (360) 713-3943, Tammy Turner, tlt- [email protected]. Visit www.societyofwashington- artists.com, Facebook: Soci- etyOfWashingtonArtists. Society of Washington Artists WANDA BREWSTER The public is invited to attend the Society’s next meeting at the Old Schoolhouse, 11 a.m., Sat., June 8. A “Wear and Share” event is Tues., June 11, 6-8 p.m., where persons can bring clothing or costume jewelry to exchange. Items may be donated to a “Dress for Success” program. Contact Kristine White, (360) 666-9012, (360) 666-4829, ven- [email protected], www. venersborg.blogspot.com, or Facebook: “Historic Venersborg Schoolhouse.” Venersborg Historical Preservation Society KRISTINE WHITE The Trail Rid- ers announce they have new corrals at Battle Ground Lake, with the help of some Boy Scouts. They also have recently cleaned up a vandalism at Ka- lama Horse Camp. The are preparing for their efforts during the Vancouver Rodeo currently. The Riders meet every fourth Thursday for a 7 p.m. potluck and business meeting at the Clark County Saddle Club, 10505 NE 117th St., Brush Prairie. Fran Duncan, (360) 254-3249, [email protected], Carolie Miles, (360) 828-2091, Lloyd Clemans, (360) 904-0561, Brenda Finn, (360) 604-2990. Washington Trail Riders Association FRAN DUNCAN The Society will be holding its annual Plant- ers Days bingo event as part of the festivities on Fri., June 14, 7 p.m., at the Woodland High School Com- mons, 755 Park St., Woodland, WA, including snacks, door prizes and a balloon bust game. The Society meets the first Thursday, 7 p.m., 417 Park St., Woodland, behind the Moose Lodge. Museum open hours are Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Tami Balch, [email protected]. Woodland Historical Museum Society JOHN (JJ) BURKE The Rotary agenda for June follows: June 3—guest Marilyn Skoge- land will speak on the Rotary Shelter Box program. June 10—holds club business and a talk with visiting Madrid exchange student, Fernando. June 17—Rotary member Scott Perry is guest speaker. June 24—Courtney Wallace of BNSF Railroad will have a presentation on their Washington and Pacific Northwest opera- tions. Also scheduled then is in- stitution of new Rotary officers. The Rotary meets Mondays at noon, Los Pepes Restaurant, 611 Goerig St., Woodland. Bob Hasbrouck, (360) 225-9100, cell (360) 281-1393, Michael Jackson, (360) 841-8009, www. woodlandwarotary.org. BOB HASBROUCK Woodland Rotary The Elks an- nounce they have a new Exalted Ruler, Laura Le- one, taking the reins for the 2013- 14 fiscal year. Also, they are beginning their summer sched- ule, meeting only first and third Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. On Sat., June 8, 1-4 p.m., the Elks will hold a Bingo Bash at the lodge, inviting the public for this fundraiser. On Wed., June 12, 7:30 p.m., they hold their annual “History of Our Flag” event, open to the public, with Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts participating. June 22nd holds a Member Appreciation event honoring all Elk members’ service years, and they will receive lapel pins. And on June 23, the Elks will celebrate 34 years in commu- nity service. They announce fireworks sales (Elks booth) will begin June 28 for the Fourth of July celebration. The booth will be located in the Wilco shopping center, Battle Ground. The Elks meet Wednesdays (every other Wednesday June through August), 7:30 p.m., at the Elks Lodge, 907 SE Grace Ave., Battle Ground. Visit www.DiscoverElks.org. San- dye Talbert, (360) 666-1045. Elks office, (360) 687-1230, Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-noon. Battle Ground Elks LAURA LEONE Lions will be serving hot dogs, “World Famous Lion Burgers,” and veggie burg- ers during the “Big Paddle” event June 1 at the Lake River boat launch. They will also be cooking breakfast at the Ridgefield High School cafeteria with a performance by the Ridgefield HS Band, 8:30-11 a.m. June 19. A community yard sale is- planned at the Ridgefield Com- munity Center. Call for dates and times. They ask the public to donate items for the sale. Contact Lion Don Stose (360) 887-2196 or (360) 334-1413, Toyota-tun- [email protected]. On June 28-30, Lions will serve up their famous fare at the Clark County Fairgrounds to attendees of the Northwest Street Rod Nationals event. The Lions meet second and forth Mondays, 6:30 p.m., at the Ridgefield Community Center, 210 N. Main St., Ridgefield, WA. For membership information, call Edie Brannon, (360) 263- 5572, www.ridgefieldlions.org. 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Page A12 - The Reflector - May 29, 2013
A special section showcasing the ongoing work of service clubs, professional and fraternal organizations
in north Clark and south Cowlitz counties. Contact: 360-687-5151 (Larry), [email protected]
Donna Wiench, D e v e l o p m e n t Director of Day-break Youth Ser-vices is sched-uled to speak at the Womens’ June 12 meeting.
Their “Real University Book Group of AAUW, Hudson’s Bay” will meet Wed., June 26, 2 p.m. at the home of a member to discuss The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie. Call for more information.
The Association meets the second Wednesday at Courtyard Village Retirement Community, 4555 NE 66th Ave., Vancouver, 7 p.m. Any two-year or uni-versity college graduate may attend. Jane Arnal, (360) 574-3606, [email protected], Gene Kuechmann, (360) 574-1492, [email protected].
American Association of University Women
LYSBETHLEITNER
Alliance mem-bers’ artworks are still exhibit-ing at the Battle Ground Com-munity Library SWIFT Gallery, entitled “Vision: From Eye to Hand,” and run-ning through June 28.
Their next quarterly meet-ing is in August. The Art Alli-ance meets informally on third Tuesdays, 9 a.m., at Old Towne Battle Grounds, 316 E. Main St., Battle Ground, and quar-terly at the Battle Ground Li-brary, 1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground Village, Battle Ground. Beth Johnson-Burger, (360) 901-3823, [email protected], www.bgartal-liance.com., and on Facebook.
Battle Ground Art Alliance
BETHJOHNSON-BURGER
The Chamber meeting will be held June 6 at Ce-dars Golf Course, 11:30 a.m. Their “Business Af-ter Hours” will be hosted by the South Pacific Café and Lounge June 13, 4:30-6:30 p.m., 15 E. Main St., Battle Ground. And Pritchard Orthodontics is host-ing the Chamber’s new “Con-nect Battle Ground” monthly event 8:30-9:30 a.m., 2404 W. Main St., Battle Ground. Call for more information.
The Chamber is wanting more applications for market and food vendors, and talent show entries, for the 2013 Har-vest Days event. Information and application materials are available via the contact ad-dresses below.
The Chamber regularly meets on the second Thursday of the month, 11:30 a.m., at Cedars Golf Course, 15001 NE 181st St., Brush Prairie, WA. Crystal Chavez, (360) 687-1510, www.battlegroundchamber.org.
Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce
CARRIESCHULSTAD
Kiwanis mem-bers recently pre-sented a scholar-ship to a student at Clark College, participated in a Camp Wa-Ri-Ki clean up, co-chaired the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program Golf Outing at Camas Meadows and helped with an annual “Bikin’ to the Beach,” event.
They are beginning to col-lect items (donations) for their huge annual garage sale event scheduled for Aug. 10. They ask donators to contact them through their members or their Facebook page (below).
The Kiwanis Club meets the second and fourth Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Kiwanis Bldg., Ki-wanis Park, 422 SW 2nd Ave., Battle Ground. Steve Meier (360) 687-4357. Facebook: Bat-tle Ground WA Kiwanis Club.
Battle Ground Kiwanis
STEvEmEIER
The Rotary an-nounces their new president is Mike Simpson, and Gregg Herrington has been named public relations chairperson.
On Sat., May 11, Rotary members delittered Hwy 503 from Main St. south to Eaton Blvd. as part of the Adopt-a-Highway program.
They are currently plan-ning for the second annual Tastes and Tunes event July 6 at the Gardner Center in Battle Ground. The event will host numerous food and beverage vendors and Portland saxo-phonist Patrick Lamb.
The Rotary agenda for June follows:
June 5—the monthly Rotary social will be held at Columbia River Insurance, 1503 NE 78th St., Ste 1-A, Vancouver.
June 12—guest Mike Thom-as will speak on “Brain Sur-gery and Rocket Science,” at Galeotti’s at the regular time.
June 19—guest is Dan Imthurn with Purple Star Fami-lies at Galeotti’s.
June 26—no meeting is scheduled.
Rotary meetings are held Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Galeotti’s Wine Cellar, 801 E. Main St., Battle Ground. Mike Simpson, (360) 921-5362, [email protected], Gregg Her-rington, [email protected].
Battle Ground Rotary
mIKESImPSON
The Toastmas-ters announce they have already achieved their new-member re-quirement for their year-end Presiden-tial Award, having achieved this more times than is common among their peers.
Every week, they state, more guests arrive and hear at least two prepared speeches and more im-promptu speeches with awards and critiques given by the group.
The Toastmasters meet Tues-days, 12 p.m., at Rocky’s Pizza, 1901 W. Main St., Battle Ground. For more information, contact Diane Edginton, (360) 882-8105, [email protected], http://bat-tleground.freetoasthost.com.
GERRYDUNNE
Battle Ground Toastmasters
The next New-comers’ meet-ing is June 4, 10 a.m., at Cascade Park Community Library, 600 NE 136th Ave., Van-couver.
The Newcomers meet the first Tuesday plus bi-monthly lun-cheons on the second Wednes-day. Carol Kirsch, (360) 254-7729, [email protected].
Clark County Newcomers Club
TRICIACLEmONS
The Quilters are looking forward to their next meeting with the installa-tion of new offi-cers and commit-tee chairpersons. They will show member quilts also on June 13.
The Guild meets the second Thursday, 6 p.m., Vancouver Church of Christ, 9019 NE 86th St., Vancouver. Karan Brooks, (360) 253-2735, [email protected], www.clarkcounty-quilters.org.
Clark County Quilters
KARANBROOKS
The Longears will be riding to Marble Mt. soon, planning for that trip currently, as well as a summers range of events—including their an-nual August picnic and a trip to Dayton for a mule show.
The group meets third Mon-days, 6 p.m., at Jollies, located at I-5 and NE 179th St., Ridge-field. Fran Duncan, (360) 254-3249, [email protected], Bob Burns, (360) 425-8029, Jacob Anderson, (360) 953-0956.
BOBBURNS
Columbia River Longears
The Daughters will be holding a rummage sale Sat., June 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Clark Public Utilities building, 1200 Fort Van-couver Way and Mill Plain Blvd.
The Daughters meet the second Tuesdays, 11 a.m., at Smith-Reynolds American Le-gion, 4607 NE St. James Rd., Vancouver. Genealogical help is available to the public. Sue Mills, (360) 573-5445, [email protected].
BARBARAHILKEY
Daughters of the American Revolution
The Lions’ agenda for June follows:
June 7—guest is Lou Brancac-cio, editor for The Columbian newspaper.
June 14—guest is Dennis Kampe, director of the Clark County Skills Center.
June 21—guest is Bruce Ir-vin, director of the Evergreen Curling Club.
June 27—Lions will hold a special evening meeting for installation of officers. Call for more information.
The Lions meet Fridays, noon, Bill’s Chicken & Steak House, 2200 St. John’s Blvd, Vancouver. Roy Pulliam, (360) 574-5440, (360) 608-3043, www.fortvancouverlions.org.
BILLSHALABLY
Fort Vancouver Lions ClubThe GFWC an-
nounces Bonnie Walden of Battle Ground was in-stalled as Presi-dent of GFWC Battle Ground by GFWC Washing-ton State Second Vice President Tina Bair. Terry Grendahl was elected First Vice President and Marla Polos elected as Second Vice President. Club Secre-tary will be Bonnie Rippengale and Mary Lee Miller will be club treasurer.
The first meeting of Walden’s term will be Thur., June 20, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.
The GFWC meetings are the second and fourth Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. at Prince of Peace Church, 14208 NE 249th St. Louise Tucker, (360) 687-3619, Valerie Huey, (360) 566-5123, www.gfwc-battlegroundwa.org.
GFWC—Battle Ground
BONNIEWALDEN
The KWVA will participate in a ceremony to observe the start of the Korean War on June 25, 10 a.m., at the Vancouver Ko-rean War Memorial, PVAMC, 1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA.
They will attend Korean Vet-erans Appreciation Day at the Tacoma First Baptist Church on June 29, with a charter bus provided for transportation. Call for more information on this event.
The Veterans breakfast every Friday, 6:30-8:30 at their meet-ing hall, and perform chapel services for veterans on a regu-lar basis.
The Veterans meet third Wednesdays, 40 Et 8 Chateau Boxcar Room, 7607 NE 26th Ave., Hazel Dell, 10 a.m. Mem-bers pay $6 for lunch. Jerry Kee-see, (360) 573-1035, hall (360) 837-1260, www.kwva.org.
Korean War Veterans Association, #321
JERRYKEESEE
The museum announces it has had tours recent-ly from elemen-tary school class-es and a church group of seniors, and there are tours coming up in June. Tour admission is free with donations welcome.
The newest exhibit, “Cam-eras: Glass Slides to Digital,” traces the history of cameras from camera obscura to todays digitals. A new feature recently added allows persons with in-ternet cell phones to view vid-eos of the Magic Lantern Pro-jector and the Conley camera.
The museum is located at 410 W. 5th St., La Center, open noon to 4 p.m. on first and third Saturdays of the month and by appointment weekdays. Admis-sion is free. Dr. Barbara Barn-hart, (360) 263-3308. Museum message line, (360) 263-6609, www.thelacentermuseum.org, Face Book: “La Center Histori-cal Museum.”
La Center Historical Museum
BARBARA BARNHART
The Founda-tion’s regular meeting June 4 hosts Eme-lie McKain and her presenta-tion “Vegetation Management for the New Age Gardener.”
McKain is education and outreach coordinator for Clark County Vegetation Manage-ment, and a source for coun-ty-wide noxious weed man-agement. She will present an update on the current noxious weed condition of the county and offer a chance for garden-ers to participate in reporting weed problems.
The Foundation meets first Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at the CAS-EE Center, 11104 NE 149th St., Brush Prairie, WA, room 202, open to public attendance. Sha-ron Kitashima (360) 666-9046, www.mgfcc.com.
PEGSCHAUER
Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County
Lions recently held two very suc-cessful events—a Mother’s Day breakfast and White Canes Day local efforts.
They recog-nize Lion Rose Diment for her leadership in the Mother’s Day event, as well as the hard work of Lions members to make this successful.
They also recognize Lions Joe and Christine Donahue for their “priceless” leadership and organization for the White Canes Day effort, generat-ing much needed funds for the Clark County Sight Foundation.
Lions are gearing up for their largest fundraiser of the year now, their booth partici-pation in Amboy’s Territorial Days celebraiton.
The Lions meet the first and third Mondays, 7 p.m., at the North Clark Historical Museum. Diana Requa, (360) 901-4449.
North Clark Lions Club
DIANAREQUA
The Optimists will be holding their Optimist Camp Foundation Picnic Fundraiser Sat., June 29, noon to 4 p.m. at the Optimist Camp north of Battle Ground.
Hot Dogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks will be served for lunch. A donation of $7 for adults and $5 for children is requested. Tickets are available on their website, www.vanopt.org. Call for more information.
The Optimist Club meets the first Monday, 6:15 p.m., at The Quarry, 415 SE 177th Ave., Vancouver. John Cozzi Jr., (360) 718-9168, (360) 991-7651, [email protected].
Optimist Club of Vancouver
GAYENYEART
The SWA Art-ist of the Month for June will be Mikiko Flynn. At their recent Spring Art Show Mikikio won a Sponsor Award from Acuity Group, PLLC, for her painting “Double Orchids.”
Mikikio will be honored at the SWA next meeting June 19. The artist demonstration on June 19 will be announced. Call for more information.
The Artists very recently finished their Annual Spring Art Show, touted as their “big-gest ever,” with 197 entries by more than 85 Washington and Oregon artists offering a large diversity of art types.
SWA show chairperson Katey Sandy said she received many favorable comments on the excellent quality of the art-works entered.
Some show winners include: “Pianist,” an abstract oil paint-ing by Issac D. Smith, Best of Show; “Ghost,” a pastel of a horse by Julie Olsen, People’s Choice and 1st Place Pastel; “Onions,” an oil painting by Ra-mona Kmetz-Lauzon, 1st Place Oil/Acrylic; and much more.
The artists meet the third Wednesdays, 10 a.m., at Van-couver Heights United Meth-odist Church, 5701 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver, just south of Devine and Mill Plain., Van-couver. Annie Knight, (360) 713-3943, Tammy Turner, [email protected]. Visit www.societyofwashington-artists.com, Facebook: Soci-etyOfWashingtonArtists.
Society of Washington Artists
WANDABREWSTER
The public is invited to attend the Society’s next meeting at the Old Schoolhouse, 11 a.m., Sat., June 8.
A “Wear and Share” event is Tues., June 11, 6-8 p.m., where persons can bring clothing or costume jewelry to exchange. Items may be donated to a “Dress for Success” program.
Contact Kristine White, (360) 666-9012, (360) 666-4829, [email protected], www.venersborg.blogspot.com, or Facebook: “Historic Venersborg Schoolhouse.”
Venersborg Historical Preservation Society
KRISTINEWHITE
The Trail Rid-ers announce they have new corrals at Battle Ground Lake, with the help of some Boy Scouts. They also have recently cleaned up a vandalism at Ka-lama Horse Camp.
The are preparing for their efforts during the Vancouver Rodeo currently.
The Riders meet every fourth Thursday for a 7 p.m. potluck and business meeting at the Clark County Saddle Club, 10505 NE 117th St., Brush Prairie. Fran Duncan, (360) 254-3249, [email protected], Carolie Miles, (360) 828-2091, Lloyd Clemans, (360) 904-0561, Brenda Finn, (360) 604-2990.
Washington Trail Riders Association
FRANDUNCAN
The Society will be holding its annual Plant-ers Days bingo event as part of the festivities on Fri., June 14, 7 p.m., at the Woodland High School Com-mons, 755 Park St., Woodland, WA, including snacks, door prizes and a balloon bust game.
The Society meets the first Thursday, 7 p.m., 417 Park St., Woodland, behind the Moose Lodge. Museum open hours are Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Tami Balch, [email protected].
Woodland HistoricalMuseum Society
JOHN (JJ)BURKE
The Rotary agenda for June follows:
June 3—guest Marilyn Skoge-land will speak on the Rotary Shelter Box program.
June 10—holds club business and a talk with visiting Madrid exchange student, Fernando.
June 17—Rotary member Scott Perry is guest speaker.
June 24—Courtney Wallace of BNSF Railroad will have a presentation on their Washington and Pacific Northwest opera-tions. Also scheduled then is in-stitution of new Rotary officers.
The Rotary meets Mondays at noon, Los Pepes Restaurant, 611 Goerig St., Woodland. Bob Hasbrouck, (360) 225-9100, cell (360) 281-1393, Michael Jackson, (360) 841-8009, www.woodlandwarotary.org.
BOBHASBROUCK
Woodland Rotary
The Elks an-nounce they have a new Exalted Ruler, Laura Le-one, taking the reins for the 2013-14 fiscal year.
Also, they are beginning their summer sched-ule, meeting only first and third Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.
On Sat., June 8, 1-4 p.m., the Elks will hold a Bingo Bash at the lodge, inviting the public for this fundraiser.
On Wed., June 12, 7:30 p.m., they hold their annual “History of Our Flag” event, open to the public, with Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts participating.
June 22nd holds a Member Appreciation event honoring all Elk members’ service years, and they will receive lapel pins.And on June 23, the Elks will celebrate 34 years in commu-nity service.
They announce fireworks sales (Elks booth) will begin June 28 for the Fourth of July celebration. The booth will be located in the Wilco shopping center, Battle Ground.
The Elks meet Wednesdays (every other Wednesday June through August), 7:30 p.m., at the Elks Lodge, 907 SE Grace Ave., Battle Ground. Visit www.DiscoverElks.org. San-dye Talbert, (360) 666-1045. Elks office, (360) 687-1230, Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-noon.
Battle Ground Elks
LAURALEONE
Lions will be serving hot dogs, “World Famous Lion Burgers,” and veggie burg-ers during the “Big Paddle” event June 1 at the Lake River boat launch.
They will also be cooking breakfast at the Ridgefield High School cafeteria with a performance by the Ridgefield HS Band, 8:30-11 a.m. June 19.
A community yard sale is-planned at the Ridgefield Com-munity Center. Call for dates and times.
They ask the public to donate items for the sale. Contact Lion Don Stose (360) 887-2196 or (360) 334-1413, [email protected].
On June 28-30, Lions will serve up their famous fare at the Clark County Fairgrounds to attendees of the Northwest Street Rod Nationals event.
The Lions meet second and forth Mondays, 6:30 p.m., at the Ridgefield Community Center, 210 N. Main St., Ridgefield, WA. For membership information, call Edie Brannon, (360) 263-5572, www.ridgefieldlions.org.
Ridgefield Lions Club
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