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June 29, 2005
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Fourth of July
celebration at
Historic Reserve
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The Vancouver National Historic Re­
serve will once again host the Comcast
4th of July at the Historic Reserve on
Monday, July 4.
Billed as one of the largest fireworks
displays west of the Mississippi, the all-
day celebration ends with a 30-minute
fireworks extravaganza in the night sky
over the Columbia River.
A $4 contribution offsets the expense
of presenting one of the region’s most
popular
sum m er
events.
W estern Display
Fireworks will once
again stage this year’s
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NewsChannel 8 will also televise the fire­
works show live in its entirety.
The public is encouraged to enjoy
activities and entertainment that span
the entire day. The fun begins at 7 a.m.,
with an old-fashioned pancake breakfast
in the Mess Hall Building in the West
Barracks.
The action gets started on the Main
Stage at 10 a.m. with a contest for local
high school vocalists. This year's enter­
tainers include: the 104th U.S. Army Re­
serve Band, the Kathy Walker Band, the
Joe Stoddard Trio, Latin music by
Conjunto Alegre, Bob Miller’s Almost
All-Star Band, the High Street Band and
popular local group, 5 Guys Named Moe.
An assortment of arts and crafts ven­
fireworks show, which will be accompa­ dors will be selling hand-crafted wares.
nied by synchronized music broadcast Food and beverage vendors will also be
simultaneously by FM radio station on hand.
ÌF u n a f B lu e L a k e P a r k
Fireworks, music
headline activities
Celebrate Independence Day
with fireworks, music and fun at
Blue Lake Regional Park.
Family activities and an inter­
national food court will kick off
the celebration starting at 1 p.m.
The group Slam will perform clas­
sic rock, smooth jazz and rhythm
and blues music from the ’80s and
’90s from 6 to 10 p.m. The day will
end with a spectacular fireworks
display beginning at approxi­
mately 10 p.m.
Blue Lake Park’s 185-acres is
located of Northeast 223rd Avenue
between Sandy Boulevard and
Marine Drive. It offers stunning
viewsofMt. Hood,a4(X)-footswim
beach and rentals of paddle boats,
canoes or rowboats to explore the
lake. The park also has a network of
paths leading to basketball, soft-
ball, volleyball, horseshoe courts
and three areas with play equip-
ment for children.
Regular park admission of $4 per
car or $7 per bus will be charged
from 8 a.m. until noon. Admission
will rise to $7 per vehicle beginning
at noon until park closing. No pets,
alcohol or personal fireworks are
allowed in the park.
TriMet has launched a pilot ser­
vice to Blue Lake Park from the
Gresham Transit Center this sum­
mer, providing visitors another way
to get to the park on busy summer
weekends and holidays.
Forestry Center Opens Discovery Museum
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After an extensive $7.5 million
exhibit and bui lding renovation, the
World Forestry Center will open its
doors to a brand-new Discovery
Museum on Thursday, June 30.
New, hands-on, interactive ex­
hibits will engage visitors to learn
about all aspects of the amazing
forests of our world. Visitors will
have the chance to: explore life be­ getting wet; and smoke jump into a
neath the forest floor; stroll across wildfire without getting singed.
The World Forestry Center is a
the new 20 foot high canopy walk
non-profit
educational institution
taking them through the tree tops;
dedicated
to educating and in-
go for a white water raft ride without
Kyle Beeby carefully
places fabricated ants in
a new exhibit at the
renovated World Forestry
Center Discovery Mu­
seum. Over 100 ants,
hand made from wire and
beads, will accompany
weasels, centipedes and
salamanders In an exhibit
that teaches about the
life a nurse log supports.
forming people about the world’s
forests and trees, and their rela­
tionship to all life, in order to
promote a balanced and sustain­
able future.