New theme, location for Festival of Trees
Organizers of the Vancouver Rotary Foundation's Festival of Trees announced a new theme and location for this year's event.
The theme "A High Flying Holiday" fits in with the new venue for decorated trees, the Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver. In addition, a new Family Fun Run has been added to the Thanksgiving Weekend festival, celebrating its 15th anniversary later this year.
The 2010 event will be held Thanksgiving Weekend, Nov. 26-28. Events and dates will be:
Community Tree Lighting – Friday, Nov. 26, 5:30 p.m., Esther Short Park
Vancouver Pops Concert – Friday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m., Vancouver Hilton
Tree Viewing Plus Santa and Entertainment – Friday, Nov. 26, noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Nov.27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 28, noon to 4 p.m., Pearson Air Museum
New Event! Fun Run – Sunday, Nov. 28, Pearson Air Museum
Gala Dinner and Auction – Saturday, Dec. 4, Pearson Air Museum
NW Renewable Energy Institute debuts 75-foot climbing tower
A 75-foot climbing tower was unveiled during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Sept. 10 at the Northwest Renewable Energy Institute campus at 200 Grand Blvd. in Vancouver.
Officials from the NW-REI were on hand at the ceremony, joining prominent members of the renewable energy industry. Vancouver City Council member Larry Smith was scheduled to assist with the ribbon cutting.
The climbing tower allows students to obtain a Competent Climbers Certificate, which is necessary in various facets of employment in the wind energy industry.
"Installing this training tower is another step in our continued effort to provide graduates with all the skills employers want in their wind turbine technicians," said NW-REI chairman, Arch Miller.
"Technology 101" at Washington State University-Vancouver
Washington State University-Vancouver's Creative Media and Digital Culture Program will offer a series of free workshops and lectures for fall 2010, including "Technology 101," a hands-on introduction to digital and social media.
Each session is limited to 24 participants and is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. All events take place from noon to 1:15 p.m. running weekly until Nov. 17 in the Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 111.
Each workshop begins with a 20-minute presentation by a digital media professional and is followed by a question and answer period. The "Technology 101" series focuses on specific software programs and digital media concepts that are essential tools for students and community members working with digital and social media.
For more info, contact Dene Grigar, Creative Media and Digital Culture program director, at 360.546.9487 or dgrigar@vancouver.wsu.edu.
Early Learning Center breaks ground
On Sept. 13, Clark College took "The Next Step" on behalf of its youngest students at a groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of the school's Early Learning Center.
The new facility will be located near the north end of the college's main campus in Vancouver.
LSW Architects, based in Vancouver, designed the 5,000-sq.-ft. structure, which is being built by JWC Construction. The facility is scheduled for completion by summer 2011.
The project is made possible through a public-private partnership, with Washington state providing $1 million for the first phase of the Early Learning Center on the condition that the college raise matching funds.
"At a time when our state funding continues to decline, it's clear that donor support will be vitally important to our future – for today's students and to help us meet our region's needs for the future," said Robert Knight, Clark College president.
