Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke stopped by COUV.COM on May 25 to talk about a few issues facing the county, including: the charter process, 911 excise tax increase and the potential admissions tax that would be used to help pay to build a new community baseball stadium if the Yakima ...
Listen to an audio podcast of this performance here: Retired Navy veteran Steven Schaljo was a jazz studio music major right out of high school. Schaljo started playing “Taps” when he noticed military honor guards returning from funerals with a boombox. At a time when many World War II veterans ...
Steven Schaljo sat down with us and shared his experience working at the Veterans Administration. He offers a first-hand view of the support services veterans can access here in Vancouver. Schaljo is a work/study, part-time employee with the VA through the post 911 GI Bill. He’s completing his bachelor’s degree ...
Memorial Day has its roots in the late 1800s. The holiday was first called Declaration Day and meant to honor those who died while fighting in the Civil War. Since then, its scope was widened to honor all Americans who died in service. We were able to take a look ...
Vancouver City Council member and U.S. Army veteran Larry Smith talks about Memorial Day 2011 at the Vancouver Barracks. Smith is a member of the Community Military Appreciation Committee (CMAC), which plans and organizes community-wide events to honor local veterans. Military holidays the group highlights include Memorial Day, Veterans Day, ...
Listen to an audio podcast of the video here: Last week Naylene Frunk of COUV.COM caught up with the Christian Youth Theater Vancouver for “The Secret Garden.” This week, she visited the East County group at Washougal High School to watch a dress rehersal of its upcoming play “Robin Hood.” ...
Listen to an audio podcast of this video here: I would like to extend a warm invitation to our friends and neighbors to participate in an informative event at Life Point Campus on Saturday, June 4 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Bridging the Gaps provides an opportunity to hear experts ...
Local videographer Chris Martin announced Wednesday that his documentary video series, Innovators of Vancouver, will return with a new episode featuring Zachary Gray. Gray is the owner of Paper Tiger Coffee Roasters at 703 N. Grand Blvd. in Vancouver. The series focuses on people in Vancouver who do interesting things ...
CRESA Emergency Manager Cheryl Bledsoe stopped by COUV.COM on May 24 to talk about emergency preparedness the #140 Characters Conference Northwest, a Twitter conference she recently organized. Bledsoe suggests people have food — things that can be prepared without having a stove or microwave — and water store three days ...
There’s a lot going on behind the scenes at COUV.COM. Last week we let you know that design changes are coming to our website this week. We are also trying something new in the content arena. Instead of a COUV.COM Original video, we will be posting a few veteran-related videos ...
Listen to an audio podcast of this video here: A behind-the-scenes look at the life of Washougal-based Elvis tribute artist Mark Stevenz. Stevenz, who spends his days as a landscape worker, dreams of one day being a full-time Elvis tribute artist on a cruise ship or in a casino. For ...
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