Around the Area September 23

VANCOUVER

Event remembers homicide victims

The Board of County Commissioners and the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office will observe a National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the commissioners’ hearing room on the sixth floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

A proclamation will be read. The public is invited.

The featured speaker will be Jeanne Reveal, a retired Woodland police officer. Reveal was friends with Judy Mulryne, who was raped and killed in 1996 at her home in north Clark County. Mulryne had worked at the Fargher Lake Store and had walked in on a burglary. She chased off the intruder, Ulus Henry Rogers. The next month, he was waiting for her in her home when she returned from work.

Rogers pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and was sentenced to life in prison. A drifter whose criminal record dated to 1979, Rogers is currently incarcerated at Clallam Bay Corrections Center.

BATTLE GROUND

Small Acreage Program hosts sheep farm tour

A tour of a small working sheep farm will be held Saturday to share land-management tips for owners of small parcels of land.

The Small Acreage Program, sponsored by local government agencies, will provide the tour to demonstrate unique solutions to reducing mud, managing insects naturally, controlling runoff and protecting water quality.

The tour begins at 10 a.m. and runs until noon. It will be followed by an informational discussion on guardian dogs and herding dogs, along with a herding dog demonstration.

Registration is free but the tour size is limited, so call 360-397-6060, ext. 0 to register and get directions.