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October 2022
The Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington Chapter #19 Meeting
The Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington Chapter #19 will meet at the Battle Ground Community Center from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 6. Jefferson Davis, nationally renowned historian and author, will present local paranormal tales. He wrote Ghosts, Critters and Sacred Places of Oregon and Washington, Weird Washington, Weird Oregon, and other books. He also leads the Spirit Tales of the Vancouver Barracks Tours. The group regularly meets the first Thursday of most months at the Battle Ground…
Find out more »Open Window Online Info Sessions
Open Window Online, an online school for gifted 4th and 5th graders, is now accepting applications for their Fall 2023 classes. An online info session will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Attendees will meet Director Cary Kirby and learn about the elements of the program.
Find out more »Mind Readers Book Club
The Camas Public Library is hosting Mind Readers, a book discussion group for seventh through twelfth graders. The club will meet every first Thursday of the month, beginning September 1, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Limit of 10 spots available. For September we will be reading Feed by M.T. Anderson How it works: Register for this event at CamasPL.org/mindreaders. Come into the library to pick up your free copy of the book. You read the book. Come to the book…
Find out more »Clark County Historical Museum Speaker Series: The Chinook Struggle for Recognition
Clark County Historical Museum’s 2022 Speaker Series continues on at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 with “A Promise Not Yet Fulfilled: The Chinook Struggle for Recognition” presented by Sam Robinson, Chinook Indian Nation citizen and vice chair. The event will occur in-person at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver. Doors open at 5 p.m. General admission is $5; seniors and students are $4; children under 18 are $3; and the evening is free for CCHM members, veterans and…
Find out more »Admissions 101 WSU Vancouver
WSU Vancouver will host an "Admissions 101" seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. throughout the months of September and October. This in-person presentation will cover WSU Vancouver’s application process, financial aid, degrees offered, common myths, student life opportunities and more. A Q&A will follow the presentation. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. For more information, contact the Cougar Center at 360-546-9779 or van.admissions@wsu.edu.
Find out more »Law Firm Hosts Defending Against Decline Seminar
Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free seminar "Defending Against Decline! Protecting Health, Wealth and Liberty as We Age" starting at 11 a.m. on Oct. 8. This event will be presented both virtually as well as in-person by attorney Beckie Pettis. Registration is free and required to attend. To register and receive seminar webcast dates and details call, 360-696-2069. All virtual registrants will receive login instructions by email prior to seminar.
Find out more »Meet the Authors
On Oct. 8 from 2 to 6 p.m. twenty acclaimed authors, both local and from around the country, will convene in southwest Washington for an in-person Meet the Authors event sponsored by and hosted at the Kalama Public Library, 312 North 1st St., Kalama. This event offers free entertainment for the whole family, featuring an array of authors who write for middle grade, young adult and adult readers. There will be break out panels, author Q&A, raffle book baskets and…
Find out more »Meet Cute Book Club
Join this monthly, adults-only book club, now in-person at the Library, to discuss adult and young adult contemporary romance novels. The Camas Public Library will have books available for checkout as e-audio books, e-books, and a limited amount of physical copies. Meetings will take place virtually on the second Tuesday of each month. Registration is required at bit.ly/CPL-MEETCUTE.
Find out more »Science on Tap Livestream — “A Silent Fire: Inflammation, Diet and Disease”
The next Science on Tap is a livestream presentation at 7 p.m. Oct. 12, "A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet and Disease." Register here or watch on YouTube. Tickets are a $5 to $15 suggested donation. Complete details are available at scienceontaporwa.org/events/online_oct_12_inflammation/. The presentation by gastroenterologist Shilpa Ravella, assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and author of articles in The Atlantic, New York Magazine and Slate, is an investigation of inflammation—the hidden force at the…
Find out more »Mahjong Club
The Camas Public Library is hosting a Mahjong Club, which meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Attendees will learn how to play Riichi Mahjong, the Japanese variant of this Chinese game. All abilities and ages are welcome. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own tiles from home if they have them. Registration is required at CamasPL.org/mahjong
Find out more »Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic features Michael Schein
The next Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic night at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 features Michael Schein at Art at the Cave, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. There's a $5 suggested donation to attend. Donations can be made in person or through Christopher Luna’s PayPal account (christopherjluna@gmail.com); note that the money is for Ghost Town. Learn more at facebook.com/GhostTownPoetryOpenMic/. Schein wrote "Liquid Perishable Hazardous," "John Surratt: The Lincoln Assassin Who Got Away," "The Killer Poet's Guide to Immortality by AB Bard"…
Find out more »Admissions 101 WSU Vancouver
WSU Vancouver will host an "Admissions 101" seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. throughout the months of September and October. This in-person presentation will cover WSU Vancouver’s application process, financial aid, degrees offered, common myths, student life opportunities and more. A Q&A will follow the presentation. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. For more information, contact the Cougar Center at 360-546-9779 or van.admissions@wsu.edu.
Find out more »WSU Vancouver Pay For College Workshops
Washington State University Vancouver will host four A – Z of Paying for College Workshops this fall. The workshop is a public service for all prospective and current college students, regardless of the college you choose to attend. WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-TRAN bus service. Find a campus map at vancouver.wsu.edu/map. The workshops will be held at 6 p.m. as follows:…
Find out more »Camas Public Library hosts Monthly Poetry Open Mic
The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, hosts monthly virtual Poetry Open Mic Nights on the third Monday of each month from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Read your original poem out loud or read from a favorite work. All ages are welcome to read or just come to listen. Lear more at www.cityofcamas.us/library/page/poetry-open-mic. Readers should sign in by 6:15 p.m. and readings begin at 6:30 p.m. The order will follow the sign-in sheet. Each reader will have three…
Find out more »Open Window Online Info Sessions
Open Window Online, an online school for gifted 4th and 5th graders, is now accepting applications for their Fall 2023 classes. An online info session will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Attendees will meet Director Cary Kirby and learn about the elements of the program.
Find out more »Book Builders
The Camas Public Library will present its new virtual program, Book Builders, for grades K-5. At 2 p.m. the group will listen to a short story on Zoom which will inspire each attendee to build something with LEGOs*! At 4 p.m. the group will log back into Zoom and take turns showing off its creations. *Attendees are welcome to substitute Legos for kinetic sand, play-doh, or any other creative medium. Occurs the third Wednesday of every month. Registration is required…
Find out more »WSU Vancouver Pay For College Workshops
Washington State University Vancouver will host four A – Z of Paying for College Workshops this fall. The workshop is a public service for all prospective and current college students, regardless of the college you choose to attend. WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-TRAN bus service. Find a campus map at vancouver.wsu.edu/map. The workshops will be held at 6 p.m. as follows:…
Find out more »Admissions 101 WSU Vancouver
WSU Vancouver will host an "Admissions 101" seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. throughout the months of September and October. This in-person presentation will cover WSU Vancouver’s application process, financial aid, degrees offered, common myths, student life opportunities and more. A Q&A will follow the presentation. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. For more information, contact the Cougar Center at 360-546-9779 or van.admissions@wsu.edu.
Find out more »HOPE Dementia Support Community Education Presentation
HOPE Dementia Support will host a community education presentation: "The Alzheimer's/Dementia Brain" online via zoom from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 25. Guest Speaker will be Dr. Randall Woltjer, MD, PhD, Neuropathologist at OHSU. Dr. Woltjer will discuss his findings from many years of examining the Alzheimer's/Dementia Brain. For more information or to register, please visit www.hopedementiasupport.org, or phone 360-513-5754
Find out more »Law Firm Hosts Estate Planning Seminar
Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free seminar "The Five Most Critical Tools in Estate Planning" starting at 11 a.m. on Oct. 29. This event will be presented both virtually as well as in-person by attorney Karen Webber. Registration is free and required to attend. To register and receive seminar webcast dates and details call, 360-696-2069. All virtual registrants will receive login instructions by email prior to seminar.
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