FYI

Clubs

— MONDAY

42-PLUS SINGLES happy hour, 4 p.m. at El Presidente Restaurant, 312 E. Evergreen Blvd. followed by a carpool through the Winter Wonderland lights at Portland International Raceway. 360-737-1219.

TOPS WA 1119 meets at Grace Lutheran Church, 9900 E. Mill Plain Blvd. Weigh-in 6:15 p.m.; meeting at 7 p.m. Arlene, 360-883-5557.

SUPPORT OF SINGLES, a nondenominational social group, meets at 7 p.m. at Clark County Genealogical Society annex, 715 Grand Blvd. Potluck on second Monday. Nancy, 360-694-3419.

VANRIDGE GARDEN CLUB meeting 10 a.m. at the Pleasant View Church of the Nazarene, 801 N.E. 194th St., Ridgefield. Annual Christmas ham dinner, family, new members and guests are welcome. Program: gift exchange of homemade crafts. Unwrapped toy donations for Share House in Vancouver will be accepted. Maggie Vinnedge, 360-263-2137.

— TUESDAY

LEWIS RIVER ROTARY, 7 a.m. at The Cedars at Salmon Creek, 15001 N.E. 181st St., Brush Prairie. Program: Anna Pendergrass from Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency. Laurie Doering, president, 360-723-0183.

Health

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP for caregivers of people with memory loss, 3 p.m. Monday at CMD Adult Day Services Center, 2409 Broadway. Respite care is available, must pre-register. William Puckett, 360-567-4590.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP for caregivers of people with memory loss, 4 p.m. Monday at The Hampton, 1617 S.E. Talton Ave. Respite care is available, must pre-register. Lici Aguirre, 360-256-8513.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP for caregivers of people with memory loss, 3 p.m. Monday at Stonebrige Memory Care, 7900 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive. Goldie Dickey, 360-882-8800.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP for caregivers who are experiencing grief and loss, 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 W. 39th St. Opal Swanson, 360-687-0175.

BLOOD DRIVE, 1-6 p.m. Dec. 31 at TDS Telecom, 210 E. Fourth St., La Center. 360-263-1154.

Miscellany

FREE FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER CLASS, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at Dollars Corner fire station, 21609 N.E. 72nd Ave., Battle Ground. Bring lunch. Space limited. Sponsored by Coldwell Banker and Eagle Home Mortgage. Register: Karl Millar, 360-903-0612.

GIFT OF SIGN PERFORMANCE, presentation of three classic children’s stories in American Sign Language by students in Prairie High School’s ASL program. 6 p.m. Dec. 15 at the school, 11500 N.E. 117th Ave. Organized as part of a Girl Scout Gold Award. klemsz@comcast.net.

Fundraiser

COIN DRIVE to benefit the American Cancer Society, through Dec. 18 in the lobby at South Ridge Elementary, 501 N.W. 199th St., Ridgefield. Organized by students in honor of another student’s mother who died from cancer recently. 360-619-1500.

TEDDY BEAR DRIVE sponsored by the local West Coast Bank branches. Donations can be dropped off through Dec. 19 at Vancouver East Branch, 1125 S.E. 163rd Place; Vancouver Main, 500 E. Broadway; Orchards, 7500 N.E. 117th Ave.; Salmon Creek, 13305 N.E. Highway 99. Bears will go to the Southwest Washington Medical Center, Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital and the Vancouver Fire Department.

VINTAGE BOOKS, 6613 E. Mill Plain Blvd., will donate books, hats and mittens to Vancouver School District’s Early Childhood Center and the Evergreen School District’s Sifton Elementary School through its Book Angel program. Shoppers may purchase a book or donate cash at the bookstore, and there is a barrel to collect coats, hats and mittens through Dec. 17. The store hopes to donate 250 books to the schools. 360-694-9519.

FOOD AND TOY DRIVE, sponsored by the Vancouver Volunteer Firefighters Association. Donations of food, baby products and unwrapped gifts for people of all ages accepted at 13 locations throughout the county until Dec. 18. Collection barrels are green. Fire station locations include 7110 N.E. 63rd St., 900 W. Evergreen Blvd., 213 N.E. 120th Ave., 12603 N.E. 72nd Ave., 17408 S.E. 15th St. 360-892-4323, 360-901-7288.

2009 ROTARY RING-IN sponsored by the Greater Clark County Rotary Club Foundation. New Year’s Eve party, dinner and dancing at 8 p.m. Dec. 31, at the Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St., $100 per person. Swing band, piano bar, casino lounge, martini bar, magician. Register: rotaryring-in.com, 360-713-4151.

BABY SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING DRIVE, to benefit local Babies in Need. Giving trees are at 11 local McDonald’s restaurants through Dec. 25 with tags describing the needed items. Cash donations also accepted. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Clubs in Clark County.

2009 ALL BORN IN CALENDAR FOR SALE, to raise funds for a cross-disability inclusive education conference in April sponsored by the Northwest Down Syndrome Association and Portland State University. Calendars feature images of individuals with disabilities together with their peers and family members. $10 available at Kazoodles, 575 W. Eighth St.; Farell & Eddy, 215 Pioneer St., Ridgefield; and Dancing Rabbit, 206 N. Main Ave., Ridgefield. 971-998-8744.

FOOD-DRIVE COLLECTION, sponsored by TDS Telecom, will accept food at TDS Telecom business office, 210 E. Fourth St., La Center, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through December. All food will be donated to Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Checks should be made out to Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Liz Cerveny, 360-263-1154.

FOOD DRIVE, to benefit the North County Community Food Bank, through December. Sponsored by New Tradition Homes, food bins available at the office, 11815 N.E. 113th St. Suite 110 and at all of the model home sales offices. newtraditionhomes.com, 360-254-9225.

DINNER AND AUCTION, sponsored by the Vancouver Volunteer Firefighters Association and the Northwest Culinary Institute. 5:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at E.B. Hamilton Hall/Red Cross Building, Historic Fort Vancouver, 605 Barnes St., $35 per person, 90-person capacity. Buffet-style dinner and silent auction. Proceeds will be donated to the firefighters association to support their food and toy drive. Anne Pinney, 360-281-7946, John Thompson, 360-356-4549.

COAT DRIVE, sponsored by the Vancouver Fire Department. Donations of clean, usable coats in all sizes will be accepted every day of the week from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Station 86, 400 E. 37th St. through Jan. 1.

CHRISTMAS TREE SALE, sponsored by the Grace Slavic Baptist Youth to earn money for a mission to orphanages in Russia. 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Dec. 24 in the church’s parking lot, 800 N. Andresen Road. helpanorphan.us, 360-281-5388.

FOOD DRIVE, to benefit Open House Ministries. Donations can be dropped off 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Dec. 18 at the Nautilus Health and Fitness Store, 16400 S.E. Nautilus Drive. Nautilus is also offering discounts on some equipment to those who donate. 360-859-5110.

Reunions

FORMER PERSONNEL OF THE U.S.S. OZBOURN, reunion Sept. 23-26, 2009 in St. Louis. Ray Loney, 360-835-0699.

FORMER PERSONNEL OF THE U.S.S. TARAWA, reunion April 30-May 3, 2009 in Buffalo, N.Y. Cliff Gardner, 465 Gardiner, Lot 35, West Kingston, RI 02892, 401-539-1149, cliffordgardner.1@verizon.net; Walter Tothero, 1009 Lane Ave., Crawfordsville, IN 47933, 765-362-6937, walsue@wico.net.