Team Little Violets Fundraiser: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 20. The event will be held on the patio of Detroit Pizza in Battle Ground. A portion of the day’s sales will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association through the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Lucas Holmgren will be performing from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Raffle items will be available at the event also helping to raise funds. For more information, contact Lori Lindberg at 360-600-1438.
Veterans luncheon: 11:30 a.m. on Friday, July 21. Located at The Prairie Tavern, join the Battle Ground Senior Citizens group for a veterans luncheon. For more information, contact Sharon Wodtke by email at battlegroundseniorcitizens
@gmail.com or by phone at 360-953-3278.
Bunco: 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, July 21. Join the Battle Ground Senior Citizens group for bunco at the Battle Ground Senior Center located at 116 NE Third Ave. in Battle Ground. For more information, contact Sharon Wodtke by email at battlegroundseniorcitizens
@gmail.com or by phone at 360-953-3278.
Lewis River Rotary Club meeting: 5:45 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25. The Lewis River Rotary Club will be holding their meeting at the Battle Ground Community Center. They will have a networking event hosting local business owners. For more information, email LewisRiverRotary@gmail.com.
Used book sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, and 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday, July 30. Join the Friends of the La Center Community Library for its biggest book sale of the year during La Center Our Days. The event will feature fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books for sale. Hardbacks are $1 and pocketbooks are 50 cents. On Sunday, the prices are $2 for a small bag of books and $5 for a large bag. Bags will be provided at the sale. Proceeds will benefit library programs for all ages. The sale is located at 1411 NE Lockwood Creek Road, La Center. For more information, call Patty Somdalen at 360-263-3484 or 360-798-7502.
‘Wine, Nine and Dine’: 5:30 p.m. on July 29. The Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland will host its Wine, Nine and Dine event with wine and appetizer reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by a 6 p.m. shotgun start. Golf will include a team scramble event with dinner to follow the round. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 360-225-8254.
Christian Service Brigade Reunion: Thursday, Aug. 3, Friday, Aug. 4, and Saturday, Aug. 5. Participants involved in the Unit 6610 Battalion or Stockade divisions of the Christian Service Brigade (CSB) program at Bethel Lutheran Church in the early to mid-1980s are invited to attend a three-day reunion. Bethel Lutheran Church, at 12919 NE 159th St. in Brush Prairie, will serve as the base for the Aug. 3 and Aug. 4 excursions, which begin at 9 a.m. A local fishing trip is planned for Aug. 3 and participants will hike nature trails through 81 acres of mature forest and open meadows on Aug. 4. A meal and evening program at the church are scheduled for 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5.
Clark County Historical Museum Speaker: Doors open at 6 p.m., event begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3. As part of the 2023 CCHM Speaker Series, William Woodward will bring his thought-provoking presentation, “Will the 2020s Roar like the 1920s?” Historian William Woodward charts the eerily familiar developments of a century ago: shattered idealism, social clashes, domestic terrorism, culture wars, disorienting technologies, and fearsome disease. Clark County Historical Museum is located at 1511 Main Street in Vancouver. The CCHM Speaker Series is sponsored by the Humanities Washington and Clark County Historic Preservation Commission. Thanks to support from Humanities Washington this event is free to the public. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early, as seating is limited. For more information, contact the museum by calling 360-993-5679 or by emailing outreach@cchmuseum.org.
La Center High School All School Reunion: 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6. There will be an all school reunion held at the Summit Grove Lodge for La Center High School. There will be a buffet available. Summit Grove Lodge is located at 30810 Northeast Timmen Road in Ridgefield. For more information, contact Judy Chipman by calling 360-901-7667.
YMCA day camps: Through Aug. 11. The Battle Ground Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with Clark County Family YMCA to offer summer day camps at the Battle Ground Community Center at 912 E. Main St. The YMCA day camps, designed for two age groups spanning 4 to 12 years old, provide child-centered activities and opportunities for learning through discovery. Options include dance fitness camp, cooking camps and a variety of STEM camps focused on lego engineering, Star Wars coding with Legos and stop-motion animation. The camps will be hosted at the Battle Ground Community Center at 912 E. Main St. For more information and to register, go online to cityofbg.org/872/day-camps.
Summer playground program: Through Aug. 17. The free eight-week program provided by the Battle Ground Parks and Recreation Department is designed for children between the ages of 4 and 12 and brings summer activities to parks in the city each week. Each week will feature a different themed activity and provides children the opportunity to play games and create arts and crafts projects. Session locations and times are from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays at Kiwanis Park at 422 SW Second Ave., 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at Cresap Park at 1911 SE Second Place, 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays at Whispering Pines Park at 715 NE 27th St., 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at Kiwanis Park at 422 SW Second Ave., and from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursdays at Florence Robison Park South at 1900 NW Ninth St. For more information, contact Battle Ground Parks and Recreation by phone at 360-342-5380 or visit cityofbg.org/695/summer-playground-program.
‘Wine, Nine and Dine’: 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 19. The Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland will host its Wine, Nine and Dine event with wine and appetizer reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by a 6 p.m. shotgun start. Golf will include a team scramble event with dinner to follow the round. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 360-225-8254.
Creative Cardmaking: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Join the Battle Ground Senior Citizens Group for a creative cardmaking class that occurs every other month at the Battle Ground Senior Center located at 116 NE Third Ave. in Battle Ground. For more information, contact Sharon Wodtke by email at battlegroundseniorcitizens
@gmail.com or call 360-953-3278.
Friday night cruise-ins: 4 to 8 p.m. every Friday through Sept. 15. Alderbrook Park welcomes all special interest cars, trucks and bikes at its cruise-in events. Participating vehicles need to pay $10 to enter and only cash is accepted. Tickets for adult spectators cost $8 per person, while tickets for kids ages 4 to 13 cost $5. Children 3 and under can enter for free. Cash or card is accepted for spectator entrance. The events will host food trucks, an espresso cart, cafe snack shacks, a beer garden and other vendors. The events depend on the weather. Outside alcohol or pets are not allowed. For more information, check out Alderbrook Park on Facebook. Alderbrook Park is located at 24414 NE Westerholm Road in Brush Prairie.
