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America’s birthday celebration is going to be a lot quieter in Vancouver this summer.
This Fourth of July marks the first since the city’s ordinance banning the sale and use of personal fireworks within the city limits takes effect.
Vancouver Fire Marshal Heidi Scarpelli told city councilors on Monday fire officials will be issuing citations for those who violate the new ordinance.
“We’re looking at zero tolerance,” Scarpelli said.
The owner of Sticky’s Pot Shop, a cannabis retailer that was shuttered last year after defying Clark County’s ban on recreational weed businesses, said he will reopen the store after a recent victory in the ongoing legal conflict.
On Friday, Clark County Superior Court Judge Daniel Stahnke issued an order allowing Sticky’s, located at 9411 N.E. Highway 99 in Hazel Dell, to reopen for business while its owner, John Larson, appeals the county’s ban on recreational marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas.
Sam Elliott has a voice like a bear — big and strong, serious and smooth.
You may have heard him intone, “Only you can prevent forest fires,” while the mouth of Smokey Bear moves on TV. Or, you may have caught Elliott saying, “Support the campaign for Clark College, ensuring a bright future,” over appealing images of our local community college. Those Clark College Foundation spots ran in 2013.
