Couve Scoop

JULY 2021

Friday Night Flicks

at Port of Ridgefield

Five Clark County nonprofits have joined forces to provide fun family entertainment this summer, and raise funds for their important community work at the same time. Clark County Historical Museum and Society, Police Activities League (PAL) of SW Washington, Ridgefield Main Street, Rocksolid Community Teen Center, and Leadership Clark County are presenting Friday Night Flicks, a five-week series of outdoor movie screenings at Port of Ridgefield. Each week a different nonprofit will take the lead to organize a fun evening of film and food and be the recipient of that night’s funds raised through ticket sales. Ticket prices for attending one of the movie nights range from $25 for one person to $75 for a full vehicle of people. Five-week passes are also available, ranging in price from $100-$400. All tickets include a movie snack pack, provided by sponsors Corwin and Waste Connections. Doors open at 7:30 pm for each movie night, and the film will start at dusk. The movie and recipient organization schedule is as follows:

July 9, benefitting PAL: “Zootopia” July 16, benefitting Clark County Historical Museum: “Clue” July 23, benefitting Ridgefield Main Street: “Field of Dreams” July 30, benefitting Rocksolid Community Teen Center: “School of Rock” August 6, benefitting Leadership Clark County: “Remember the Titans”

Learn more and purchase tickets at cchmuseum.org/ calendar/fnf.

We All Scream for Ice Cream:

July is National Ice Cream Month

We love ice cream any time of year. But we must admit, a double scoop cone or a thick chocolate milkshake hit different on a hot summer day. We asked our readers and friends to tell us who serves up the best ice cream in Clark County. Here are some of their responses and our own favorite sweet spots: • Ice Cream Renaissance: An Uptown Village favorite since 2001. 1925 Main St., Vancouver - icecreamrenaissance.com - 360-694-3892

• Treat: Fruity Pebble Cereal Milk is an ice cream flavor! 210 W Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver - treatvancouver.com - 360-750-0811

• Cold Stone Creamery: Design your own flavor creations and watch as it’s made on a frozen granite stone. 16010 SE Mill Plain Blvd Ste 101, Vancouver - coldstonecreamery.com/stores/20771 - 360-260-1211

• Baskin Robbins: The only problem? Choosing from 31 different flavors. Various Vancouver locations - baskinrobbins.com

• Burgerville: Environmentally conscious, using local ingredients and offering plant-based options. Various Vancouver locations - burgerville.com

• The Yard Milkshake Bar, featured on

“Shark Tank” in 2019, is coming to the Vancouver Waterfront! Opening this summer, The Yard is known nationally for their over-the-top creations, including “The Mermaid” and “Cookies ‘n’ Worms.”

What spots did we miss?

Go to VancouverFamilyMagazine.com/ couve-scoop-july-2021 to comment your fave frozen treats in Clark County!

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TM National Women's Coalition Against Violence and Exploitation (NWCAVE) held a private event on Sunday, June 6 at The Heathman Lodge to count bras for their Gift of Lift bra program. This was the first gathering of the organization's volunteers in over a year due to the pandemic. Twenty board members, volunteers, community partners and elected officials (including Vancouver’s Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle) attended to count the thousands of bras people in Oregon and Washington donated throughout the year. "Our beneficiaries were apprehensive to accept the garments because of the virus,” said Robin Helm, director of NWCAVE's Gift of Lift bra program. “The donors, however, never wavered and continued to donate bras.”

The bras will give a lift to those impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, homelessness and those with low income. Bras will be distributed throughout Clark

History Comes Alive!

Now that COVID restrictions are slowly becoming history, it’s time for Clark County history to come alive again! Here’s where to find rich, engaging and in-person historical experiences this summer and fall:

Providence Academy

Providence Academy has resumed free tours of the historic campus in Downtown Vancouver. Learn how Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart and her fellow nuns built the structure in 1873, and about the many uses the building has served in the ensuing decades, including a school, an orphanage and business offices. Your docent tour guide may even have their own childhood memories at The Academy to share! Go to thehistorictrust.org/providence-academy to reserve your tour time slot. Get the latest information about hours and offerings at nps.gov/fova.

Wander Clark County Summer History Walking Tours

Join Clark County Historical Museum in exploring the stories of people who have lived and worked in Clark County through memories, research and architectural details. For each tour, guides lead up to 25 people for approximately a mile, making frequent stops along the way to view buildings, tell stories, and answer questions. Tours are happening most Saturdays throughout the summer, beginning at 9:30 am, with a new theme, meeting place and route each week. Tickets are free for Museum members, or $8 for nonmembers. Season tickets, covering all of the nine different weekly tours, are also available for $64.

Downtown Ridgefield Historic Walking Tour

An easy 1.15-mile walk around Downtown Ridgefield will reveal a wealth of history with Ridgefield’s self-led Historic Walking Tour. Go to ridgefieldwa.us/things-to-do/historic-walking-tour to view old photos and read stories of the many historic buildings in the town of Ridgefield as you observe them in the present.

Pomeroy Farm

Pomeroy Farm, a preserved house, barn, blacksmith shop and working farm located along Lucia Falls Road and the East Fork Lewis River in Yacolt, is hosting Farm Days for the public to come learn about and experience life on an old-fashioned farm. Event dates are July 2-4 and August 7-8, 11 am-5 pm. Admission to this event is free, but donations are encouraged. Parking is free. Food will be available for purchase. More information about Pomeroy Farm at pomeroyfarm.org.

Fort Vancouver and Pearson Air Museum

Clark County’s foremost historical center, Fort Vancouver, and Pearson Air Museum are both now open to the public, with some restrictions in effect. Park grounds are open every day from dawn to dusk, and the library and museum collections are open Monday-Friday by appointment.

2021 Wander Clark County Tour Schedule:

July 10: Old City Cemetery: Explore one of the city's earliest cemeteries.

July 17: (Her)Story: Prominent and powerful female figures in Vancouver's history.

July 24: Homegrown: Hough: Residential neighborhoods of downtown Vancouver.

August 7: Old Town Ridgefield: Early businesses and landmarks that are still the heart of the community.

August 14: Downtown Camas: History of a company town.

August 21: Downtown Battle Ground: From beginnings as an immigrant community to an infamous bank robbery in 1946.

Go to cchmuseum.org to learn more and to purchase tickets. Haunted Walking Tours coming in October! Watch Vancouver Family Magazine’s community calendar for details as they become available: VancouverFamilyMagazine.com/calendar.

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County, statewide, nationally and internationally through their partners at Free the Girls.

"Community partnerships with Ridwell, Two Men and a Truck, Tristar Family Chiropractic, The Heathman Lodge, Van Mall Storage and all of our drop-off business location supporters have all played vital roles throughout the year,” said Michelle Bart, president and co-founder of NWCAVE. “The 8700+ bras we counted Sunday, plus the bras in storage total close to 10,000 that will make a huge impact on the communities we serve. I could not be prouder of our Gift of Lift and Dignity Clothing programs and the work we continue to do.”

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnernyOgle helps count bras at NWCAVE’s Gift of Lift volunteer event.