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June 2008
June 1, 2008
The Board of Clark County Commissioners is calling for
applications for Clark County residents to serve three
years on the Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Advisory
Commission.
The Commission meets on the third Friday of each month from
noon to 3:00 p.m.
The 12-member Parks and Recreation Commission serves in an
advisory capacity to the city council and county
commissioners in matters relating to: planning,
acquisition, development and operation of neighborhood,
community and regional parks; greenways; open space;
trails; recreation programs; and cultural programs and
activities.
Commission members may be called on to host public meetings
and request public input on plans, new programs, budget
preparation, etc.
To be considered, applicants should submit a letter of
interest and resume to Jennifer Clark, Clark County Board
of Commissioners, P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver, Washington
98666-5000 or by e-mail – jennifer.clark@clark.wa.gov no
later than June 20, 2008.
Lelooska Museum will be open on Saturdays through Labor Day
Weekend; 11 am to 3 pm - or by appointment.
Saturday July 12, 2008. Miniature Button Blanket Class;
12:00 to 2:00 pm. $30/person. Reservation necessary. This
is a hands-on class with no sewing skills required.
Saturday July 26, 2008. Lelooska Foundation Masked Dances.
A 20-30 minute performance at the Yale Valley Arts Festival
Family Arts Day. Held at Yale Elementary School, 11842
Lewis River Road. For more information visit
www.yalevalleyartsfestival.org.
City of La Center
Shred Day was held Thursday, April 24th, from 6-8 PM and
served approximately 60 cars. The event was extremely
appreciated by the citizens; the City received many
compliments and expressions of gratitude for the service.
Took an informal poll: most citizens learned of the event
from the notice rec’d in their sewer bill.
2009 Centennial Committee
The committee met for the first time on Tuesday, May 6th
and will be meeting the 4th Tuesday of every month at City
Hall at 6 PM – all are welcome. The next meeting is June
24th. The theme for the 2009 Centennial Celebration is:
100 Years
Rich with History; Rich with Promise
Movie Night July 25th
Our first movie of the summer outdoor theater program at
Sternwheeler Park features “Over the Hedge”. See you
there! The Chamber will be a consessionaire with snacks
and drinks for sale.
Our Days – July 26, 2008
We are looking for volunteers for two shifts in the
information booth at the park. At this point, we need to
fill the 10am-2pm and 2-6:00pm slots. The afternoon shift
will be during the same time as the Colgate Country
Showdown so you'll be able to have a prime spot to listen!
Events planned include the following:
The parade route appears set (pending approval of city
staff); parade will stage on Highland, come down Aspen to
4th; go east on 4th to the post office
No monster truck event this year
Lawnmower races (location still TBD)
Cruise-in (location still TBD)
Chips – will be having their buffet again
Tavern – beer/wine garden in back
Vendors & kid zone at Community Park
Colgate Music Search
Beautiful Baby contest
Possibility of two shuttle buses provided from C-Tran
Loaves & Fishes
Currently Loaves & Fishes (formerly SNAP) is providing hot
meals to our Senior Citizen’s weekly (once a week;
Thursday’s, approx 10-2) at the City’s Community Center.
Effective August, they are interested in expanding that
service to twice weekly (Monday’s & Thursday’s). They
currently serve approximately 25 people; in addition they
deliver frozen meals to 7-8 homebound citizens.
New Phoenix and Last Frontier Casinos
Two popular Asian singers highlight June Casino Nights on
June 28th: Lam Truong direct from Viet Nam and Ho Le Thu.
Host Mike Tran welcomes you to an evening of exciting Asian
music and entertainment. Admission is FREE. Music by "The
Mix." Held in The New Phoenix Casino showroom, music begins
at 8pm and the singers are featured throughout the evening.
It’s time to sparkle at The New Phoenix and The Last
Frontier Casinos because it’s Lucky Ladies Bonus Time!
Receive a matching pair of 10's or face cards in the suit
of diamonds on any Lucky Ladies Blackjack side bet and you
will instantly win a $125 Bonus in addition to the 19 to 1
payout! The best part is you are not limited to one Bonus
Payout, so the more you play, the more chances you have to
win! Head on down to The New Phoenix and The Last Frontier
Casinos today for your chance to win big!
La Center High School Equestrian Team
Chamber Member and Secretary, Joan Cooper, reported the
results for the LCHS Equestrian Team's State Championship:
They WON!!! Joan, who is with Bank of Clark County helped
the Equestrian program get started at the high school and
has coached there ever since. She is very proud of their
accomplishment and so are we.
The La Center Museum Association will be meeting on June 2,
7:00 pm at the Grange this time. The program will consist
of Ken & Myrna Viles presenting the history of the Grange
followed by Gary Ball a noted rag time pianist. Everyone is
invited.
The Museum is also selling raffle tickets to be drawn at
"Our Days". 1st prize is a 250 + pig butchered and wrapped.
2nd prize is a $200 gift card to the Heritage Marketplace.
3rd prize is an ice cream social gift basket.
The La Center Lions Club is continuing it's quilt raffle
until the Holiday Bazaar Dec. 6.
Costco has a golf tournament coming up: "Costco Wholesale &
Doernbecher Hospital Golf Scramble". It will be held on
Thursday, July 17th at Camas Meadows. Shotgun start at
8:00am. June 30th is the registration deadline.
This will be the 4th year for this Golf Scramble. All
proceeds are donated to Doernbecher's Children's Hospital.
Please Contact, Sally Gentry, in the Costco Wholesale
Marketing Department at 360-828-2270 for more details.
Cost is $125 before June 15th and $150 from June 15th to
June 30th.
Chili Cook-Off
Please see attached FLYER promoting the Chili Cook-Off to
be held during Our Days. If you would like to print out at
copy and display at your business, that would be awesome.
Please pass along to your email database as well. We would
love to see some friendly rivalries taking place for
bragging rights to the “People's Choice” award. Trophies
will also be awarded in several other categories. Please
contact Todd Snider for more information..263-2261.
The Registration Form is attached below.
The La Center Chamber of Commerce
Presents
The 2008 La Center Chili Cook-Off
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Official Registration
1st Place Prize $300 • 2nd Place Prize $100
Trophies Awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place
The 2008 La Center Chili Cook-Off contest is open to all
local businesses and offers a great opportunity to showcase
your business during the town-wide La Center Our Days
event.
For less than the cost of a local newspaper ad you can
promote your business in your own 12’ x 12’ booth space,
cook some chili and have the opportunity to win a first
place prize of $300.
Chili taster kits will be sold by the La Center Chamber of
Commerce on the day of the event beginning at 1 pm until 5
pm for $5 each and include one voting ballot. Patrons will
sample each chili and vote for their favorite. Ballots
will be counted at 5 pm and an award ceremony will follow.
All entries must be accompanied with a non-refundable $35
entry fee.*
You may enter more than one chili per team but must pay $35
entry fee for each.
All entries must be submitted and paid in full no later
than Saturday, July 12, 2008.
Chili contest is an “Anything Goes” format and will be held
in the
Chips Casino parking lot located at 318 Old Pacific Hwy in
La Center.
Business Name
Team Name Number of Team Members
Chief Cook Phone Number & E-Mail
Address City State Zip
Items to be Given Out at Booth
Questions? Please Contact Todd Snider, President La Center
Chamber of Commerce (360) 263-2261
Make checks payable to: LCNCCC of C • Mail to: P O Box
83, La Center, WA 98629
*All Chili Cook-Off teams must purchase a WA State Health
Permit.
Cost is $125. Non-Profit businesses $75.
The La Center Chamber of Commerce
Presents
The 2008 La Center Chili Cook-Off
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Release
The undersigned herby assumes all risk of accident and
expressly agrees that in consideration of participating for
La Center Chamber of Commerce and Chips & Palace Casinos I,
intending to be legally bound, do hereby for myself,
executors and administrators waive, release and forever
discharge any and all rights and claims for loss, damages
or injury to my person or property arising out of my
performance or failure of performance from La Center
Chamber of Commerce, Chips & Palace Casinos and the owners
of any event sites, any other participants, their agents,
representatives successors and assigned.
Team Name ______________________________________
Print Name (Chief Cook) ___________________________ Date
__________
Signature
________________________________________________________________
**This form must be signed and returned with official
registration form.
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