Around Town for May 30, 2019

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Camas City Council: The council will hold a workshop at 4:30 p.m., Monday, June 3, followed by a regular meeting at 7 p.m., at Camas City Hall, 616 N.E. Fourth Ave.

Port of Camas-Washougal: The port commission will meet Monday, June 3, at 5 p.m., in the port meeting room, 24 S. “A” St., Washougal. For more information, call 360-835-2196.

Clark County Arts Commission: The commission will meet at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, in room 698 of the service center, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver.

Clark County Council: The council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, in the sixth floor hearing room, at the Public Services Center, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver. For more information, call Oliver Orijiako at 564-397-4112 or Chris Cook at 564-307-4775, or email oliver.orjiako@clark.wa.gov or chris.cook@clark.wa.gov.

East County Fire & Rescue: The board will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, at Station 91, 600 N.E. 267th Ave., Camas. A strategic planning meeting will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, at Station 91.

Camas Public Library: The library board of trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 6, at the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., in meeting room A. For more information, call 360-834-4692.

LIBRARY PROGRAMS

Camas Public Library: Preschool Storytime will be held at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 31, and Tuesday, June 4. The English Conversation Group will meet Tuesday, June 4, at 12:30 p.m. Teen Zine will meet at 4 p.m., and How to Talk Across the Political Divide will meet at 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 5. Tiny Tots Storytime will be held at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 5. Baby Storytime will be held at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., Thursday, June 6. The crochet club will meet from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Thursday, June 6, in the teen room. For more information about these programs, or to learn about other ongoing library programs, call 360-834-4692 or visit camaspubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar.

Washougal Community Library: Baby and toddler storytime, for children ages birth to 36 months, will meet from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 31. Experience Virtual Reality will be held Tuesday, June 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. Preschool story, for children ages 3 to 6, will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 5. Trivia Night will be held at 54°40’ Brewing Company, 3801 S. Truman Road, No. 1, Washougal, on Wednesday, June 5, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The library is located at 1661 “C” St., Washougal. For more information, call 360-906-4860 or visit fvrl.librarymarket.com/events/upcoming.

SENIOR CITIZENS

Meals on Wheels: Lunches, prepared by The Meals on Wheels People, are served at 11:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday, in the Washougal Community Center, at 1681 “C” St., Washougal. Meals on Wheels home delivery is available Monday through Friday. Volunteers are needed. For more information, call 360-210-5666, email janice.butzke@mealsonwheelspeople.org or visit mealsonwheelspeople.org.

Camas Senior Center: The Camas seniors’ monthly casino trip will be Monday, June 17. The seniors will travel to Lucky Eagle casino in Rochester, Washington. The cost is $5. For reservations or more information, call LaRhea Steele at 360-904-4274.

Washougal Senior Center: Meals on Wheels provides coffee from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and serves lunch at 11:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday. The center hosts a food bank at 11 a.m., Mondays. Activities offered during the week include: cribbage, bingo, bunco, pinochle, billiards, watercolor painting and exercise classes. A breakfast fundraiser, to support Washougal Community Center activities, is held on the last Friday of each month (except November and December) from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. The cost is $5. A potluck is held on the first Friday of each month. Refuel Friday, sponsored by local churches and nonprofits, is offered from 4 to 6 p.m. every Friday. For more information, call 360-835-8113, or pick up a schedule of activities at 1681 “C” St., Washougal.

CLASS REUNIONS

Washougal High School Class of 1999: The class will hold its 20-year reunion Friday, June 21, through Sunday, June 23. Events include a meet-and-greet event on Friday, a reunion dinner on Saturday and a family picnic on Sunday. The committee is looking for members who do not have social media or do not check social media often. For more information or to tell the committee that you plan to attend, email washougalclassof1999@gmail.com.

Camas High School Class of 1974: The class will hold its 45th class reunion on Saturday, Sept. 28. For more information, call Beth Hancock Cross at 360-256-8467.

VOLUNTEERS

Lost and Found Cafe: Meals are served to the community at 6 p.m., each Thursday, at the Zion Lutheran Church social hall, 824 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. Volunteer cooks are needed. For more information, call Inter-Faith Treasure House Executive Director Nancy Wilson at 360-834-4181.

Meals on Wheels: Drivers are needed for weekly and bi-weekly deliveries. Volunteers also are needed to work in the kitchen and as servers at the Washougal facility. For more information, call Janice Butzke at 360-210-5666 or email janice.butzke@mealsonwheelspeople.org.

ART GALLERIES
AND MUSEUMS

Camas Gallery: For the month of May, Performing Paintbrushes will feature the works of Heidi Jo Curley and Anna Norris. Beginning June 1, the paintings of Julie Olsen will be featured. A First Friday event will be on June 7, from 5 to 7 p.m., and her paintings will be featured. Camas Gallery is located at 408 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. For more information, call 360-817-2415.

Attic Gallery: The paintings of C.W. Potzz will be shown throughout the month of May. Attic Gallery is located at 421 N.E. Cedar St., Camas.

Art at the CAVE Gallery: The gallery is featuring artist Chuck Moffitt’s “The Fantasmagorical Journey of Rainbow Giraffe” throughout the month of May. Beginning Friday June 7, the works of Mar Goman and M. Acuff will be featured. Art at the CAVE Gallery is located at 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. For more information, call 360-314-6506, email info@artatthecave.com or visit artatthecave.com.

Art on the Boulevard: A group show, “Four Seasons,” will be featured throughout May. This is a group show featuring artists Romona Youngquist, Tracy Leagjeld, Steve Hill and Yong Hong Zhong. Beginning June 7 and showing until July 31. “A Painter’s Devotion,” a solo show by Eric Jacobsen, will be featured. Art on the Boulevard is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, and is located at 210 W. Evergreen Blvd., Suite 300, Vancouver. For more information, call 360-750-4499 or visit artontheboulevard.org.

CLASSES

Lacamas Athletic Club: On the first Friday of each month, non-members can visit Lacamas Athletic Club, 2950 N.W. 38th Ave., Camas, free of charge. The gym offers classes, a cardio room and a weight room. For more information, call Karen at 360-834-8506.

MISCELLANEOUS

Artist Trust: The trust brings Art Business School Night: Applying for Grants, Residencies, and Other Opportunities Thursdays, May 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27, and July 11, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Covington House, 4201 Main St., Vancouver. The instructor is Dorothy Bocian, of IDIOM Arts Business Consulting. Cost is $150, $120 for Artist Trust members. For more information or to regisiter, visit artisttrust.org/index.php/events/event/artist_trust_vancouver_abns_applying_for_grants_residencies_opps-Vancouver.

Riverside Pathfinder Club: The club is hosting Riverside Dog Days 2019 on Sunday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Riverside Seventh-day Adventist Church, 463 N. Shepherd Road, Washougal. Workshops will be given by dog show judge Don James. Free to attend; cost is $5 per class to enter show, $8 for workshop and class combination. Proceeds will help fund the Pathfinder Club to attend an international camporee in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. For more information, visit facebook.com/riversidedogdays/.

CLUBS AND GROUPS

Preservation Beekeeping Club: The club will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, June 1, upstairs at the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave. For more information, visit preservationbeekeeping.com/beeclub.

Women Supporting Women: A support group for women, ages 55 and older, will meet Wednesdays, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., at Firstenburg Community Center, 700 N.E. 136th Ave., Vancouver. Led by Sandra Soleberg, this is a safe place for women to share hopes, dreams, fears, losses, living with illness, aging and loneliness. For more information, call Jana Wilson at 360-487-7025 or email jana.wilson@cityofvancouver.us.

Camas Group Recovery: The group meets Tuesdays, from 8 to 9 p.m., and Thursdays and Sundays, from 7 to 8 p.m., at Camas Friends Church, 1004 N.E. Ione St.Watercolorists group: The watercolor group meets every Tuesday from 1:30 to 3 p.m., at the Washougal Community Center, 1681 “C” St. This is not an instructed class, however, there is a group critique at the end of the session. All are welcome.

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