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	Skamania County Chamber of Commerce : Local Events
		Whether you are visiting for a family vacation, wedding, weekend escape, a round of golf or a week of meetings, Skamania County provides activities in every season for all ages.
		Skamania County is a fantastic place to raise a family, retire in majestic beauty or operate a business.
		After 25 years of promoting tourism and supporting the business environment of Skamania County, the Skamania County Chamber of Commerce is thrilled about the prospect of another 25 years of welcoming people to this spectacular place we call home.
	www.skamania.org /events.html (356 words)

	Skamania County
		Skamania County, with a land area just over 1,650 square miles, is located in southwest Washington State in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge.
		Fully eighty five percent of the land in Skamania County is not taxable by the county.
		Skamania County is one of three in Washington State considered a “distressed county” due to its persistent economic problems.
	community.gorge.net /mill-a/skamania_county.htm (598 words)

	Skamania County, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Skamania County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.
		The county seat is at Stevenson, which is also the county's largest city, although the Carson River Valley CDP is larger.
		In the county, the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skamania_County,_Washington (420 words)

	Skamania clout limits preserve - State seeks to protect rare Oregon white oak; county officials fear further erosion of ...
		A call from Skamania County Commissioner Bud Quinn last March was all it took for the Washington Department of Natural Resources to drop 680 acres from a proposed 1,656-acre rare Oregon white oak reserve at the west end of the Columbia River Gorge.
		Nearly 88 percent of Skamania County 937,916 acres is in public ownership.
		Skamania County commissioners discussed their opposition to including Skamania County in the new conservation area at a commission meeting after Ray Lasmanis, DNR's regional manager for Southwest Washington, invited them in a March 19 letter to help establish the area's boundary.
	www.citizenreviewonline.org /july_2003/skamania.htm (1386 words)

	Port of Skamania County, Washington Economic Development info
		Ninety percent of the county is forestland, and 80 percent of the county is part of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
		While most of Skamania is in forested, mountainous terrain, the bottom strip of the county borders the Columbia Gorge.
		This had the unfortunate side effect of skewing county labor force estimates in the 1983-89 period; through use of a faulty commuting ratio, the labor force size was underestimated and the unemployment rate overestimated.
	www.portofskamania.org /demographics.htm (556 words)

	CGEDA-Skamania County, WA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Wind River and Washougal River flow through the southern areas, and the bulk of the county's population resides in communities along the north bank of the Columbia River and inside the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
		By 1995, Skamania County per capita income was $18,346, compared with state, national and regional figures of $23,537, $23,079 and $18,058.
		The county's total assessed value in 1994 was $473 million, up from $421.4 million in 1993 and $327.3 million in 1990.
	www.cgeda.com /coskman.htm (447 words)

	The Skamania County Fair
		The joy of attending our county fair is the result of hundreds of hours of hard word by the dedicated volunteers without whom it would not be possible to hold this annual event.
		The Skamania County Fair Board is made up of volunteers from throughout the county.
		Skamania County Fair is the single largest event in the county and is the most highly rated service the county provides.
	www.skamaniacountyfair.com /board.htm (336 words)

	Congressman Brian baird :: Washington's 3rd Congressional District :: About Us Section
		The Counties are required to spend between 15 percent and 20 percent of their payments on either Title II or Title III projects.
		Congressman Baird was approached by the Skamania County Mosquito Control Board, the County Commissioners, and private citizens regarding the increased mosquito population in Skamania County, particularly in the Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge area.
		The Skamania County Mosquito Control Board was unable to treat the Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge for mosquitoes with chemicals because of the impact to juvenile listed salmon species in the area.
	www.house.gov /baird/production/baird/about/skamania.shtml (1388 words)

	Cryptomundo.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Skamania county is best known for being the only place in North America that has an ordinance protecting sasquatch.
		This was in reaction to a spate of sasquatch sightings in the county during the 1970’s.
		The 1970’s were indeed the heyday of sasquatch sightings in the Skamania county region and these events drew Robert W. Morgan to the area to investigate.
	www.cryptomundo.com /cryptid-universe/skamania-sasquatch-1 (767 words)

	Skamania County, Washington
		County data may not add to the state totals presented in the State of Washington profile or the Human Services section.
		County licensed drivers data will not add to the state totals presented in the Washington State profile because the county numbers exclude drivers whose county of residence is unknown.
		Vehicles for which county of licensing is unknown have not been prorated by county.
	www.ofm.wa.gov /databook/county/skam.asp (593 words)

	Oregon Live: 05-15-01 Gorge panel rebuffs Skamania County plan
		Skamania County changed its ordinance to set conditions under which development could occur in "ancient subdivisions" with lots as small as 50 by 100 feet, or less than one-eighth of an acre.
		County standards required that old lots first meet health codes -- if a small lot couldn't support a septic system by itself, it would have to be bundled with other lots until it could -- and have access to a public road.
		Counties affected by the scenic area rules include Multnomah, Hood and Wasco in Oregon, and Clark, Skamania and Klickitat in Washington.
	www.oregonlive.com /news/oregonian/index.ssf?/news/oregonian/nw_11gorge15.frame (520 words)

	Sex Offenders
		Protecting the community from sex and kidnap offenders is of the utmost importance to Skamania County Sheriff's Office.
		Pursuant to the Community Protection Act of 1990, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency for compiling and maintaining information on sex offenders residing in this county.
		The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office has no legal authority to direct sex\kidnap offenders as to where they may live, work, or regularly be found.
	www.skamaniasheriff.com /images/sex_offenders.htm (657 words)

	Skamania may receive room to grow
		In a 1,672-square-mile county where 80 percent of the land is owned by the federal government and another 13 percent is in state ownership, any private property is crucial to economic development.
		A team of consultants hired by the county has produced several concepts for the former nursery, to be put in place over the next three decades.
		The county, which stretches from the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area on the south to the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument on the north, has an apparently endless supply of scenery.
	www.oregonlive.com /news/oregonian/index.ssf?/news/oregonian/00/06/nw_51trees15.frame (950 words)

	Skamania County Irish Festival at the Celtic Cafe
		The 90-mile length of the Gorge is a breathtaking background to the Skamania County Irish Festival, Sept. 10-12, 2004.
		Skamania County comprises about 1600 square miles north of the Columbia River in the Southwestern portion of Washington State, and besides the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, it contains portions of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument.
		Click here for Skamania County information about the history of the area, such as the Native Americans who were the first inhabitants of the Gorge -- arriving approximately 10,000 years ago.
	www.celticcafe.com /archive/Festivals/Skamania_2004/index.htm (1813 words)

	Official Skamania County Government Website
		Skamania County Public Works Department announces closure of Canyon Creek Road at the intersection of SR 14.
		Public Hearing- To consider application by Tim and Alice Myers for change of land classification to timber land for current use assessment for 19 acres located at 252 Louther Road.
		Public Notice: Skamania County Proposed Title III Projects.
	www.skamaniacounty.org (239 words)

	4-H & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
		The Skamania County 4-H Youth Development Program provides leadership for traditional 4-H programs and portable ropes programs.
		Membership is open to youths in Kindergarten who have reached their 5th birthday before January 1 of the current 4-H year (October 1 - September 30), through those in the 12th grade or who have not reached their 19th birthday before January 1 of the current 4-H year.
		Special Education youth older than 19 may be enrolled with the approval of the 4-H County Agent.
	skamania.wsu.edu /4-H.htm (145 words)

	Washington Agricultural Statistics Service - County Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Skamania County, located in the southwestern portion of the state, lies entirely within the Cascade Mountains and is bordered on the south by the Columbia River Gorge.
		Skamania an Indian word meaning "swift river" and refers to the swift currents of the Columbia River.
		The county was created on March 5, 1854 by the Washington Territorial Legislature.
	www.nass.usda.gov /wa/counties/cnty059.htm (109 words)

	Skamania County, WA Article Archives by KeepMedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Scores of small to medium cities, counties and even port districts are facing potentially huge bills for promises made to public servants decades ago.
		Health officials are closing three Clark County care facilities for the Mother's Day weekend to help contain suspected norovirus outbreaks that have killed one person and sickened 28 in the past week.
		A search is being launched in Skamania County in southwest Washington for a hiker who was due back from a trip Sunday night.
	www.topix.net /county/skamania-wa/keepmedia (1506 words)

	Congressman Brian Baird :: Washington's 3rd Congressional District :: About Us Section
		The counties have used this funding for forest enhancement projects such as removing culverts, thinning overstocked plantations, and habitat restoration.
		The Skamania County Mosquito Control Board was unable to treat the Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge for mosquitoes with chemicals for fear of the impact to juvenile listed salmon species in the area.
		With recent growth, Clark County became the fifth largest in our state, yet the surrounding region had no full-time federal magistrate or prosecutor to investigate serious federal crimes such as bank robbery and other offenses.
	www.house.gov /baird/about/skamania.shtml (1693 words)

	Developmental Disabilities
		The Skamania County Counseling Center contracts with the State of Washington for Developmental Disability (DD) programs for Skamania County citizens, and subcontracts to Klickitat Skamania Development Council (KSDC) to provide the DD services.
		The DD program is for Skamania County citizens from birth to three years old and then from ages 21 throughout adulthood.
		The Counseling Center contracts with Klickitat Skamania Development Council to provide a Developmental Disabilities Specialist for cognitive therapy as well as a physical therapist for children.
	www.skamaniacounty.org /developmental_disabilities.htm (298 words)

	A chart showing runaway home taxes in Skamania County, Washington State.
		Over the past 10 years county PCPI went up an average of 3.7% each year.
		Earnings in Skamania County were 65.0% of TPI in 1990.
		Earnings of persons employed in Skamania County increased from $48,879* in 1990 to $74,881* in 2000, an average annual growth rate of 4.4%.
	www.olympus.net /personal/dwren/2002-skamania.htm (448 words)

	History of the Port of Skamania County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		European explorers and traders came next with settlers arriving in the 1850s, taking advantage of timber and other goods.
		The two ports merged in November 1964 to form the Port of Skamania County.
		The action combined operations, planning and development into a single agency and district boundaries now take up much of the southern half of the county.
	www.washingtonports.org /port_information/histories/skamania.htm (436 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Skamania County, Wash.
		For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
		Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
		The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/WA/SA.html (483 words)

	Resource Assistance of Rural Environments - Content Frame
		The County is growing rapidly at 3% per year, with the towns of Stevenson and Carson leading the County in growth.
		Participant will assist in preparation of comprehensive plans for specific unincorporated areas in the County, such as the town of Carson.
		Conducting a water quality and quantity analysis of the West End of Skamania County and developing a Wind River Watershed Management Plan will also be primary tasks for this position.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~rare/projects/previous/index/profiles_year_02/skamania_county_wa.htm (255 words)

	Skamania County - Public Health - Clark County Washington
		Public Health services in Skamania County are provided through a contract with Clark County Public Health.
		For more information about hours of operation, or to schedule an appointment, please call the Skamania County Health Department at (509) 427-3870.
		More information about Skamania County government is available at http://www.skamaniacounty.org/.
	www.co.clark.wa.us /health/skamania.html (102 words)

	Skamania County Economic Development Council - Stevenson, WA
		It is located in one of the most scenic areas in the country, yet close to the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area, and all of the conveniences offered by major cities.
		The Skamania County Economic Development Council (SCEDC) is a private non-profit organization, located in Stevenson, Washington, in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge.
		The goals of the SCEDC are designed to assist in the retention and expansion of existing businesses and industries, to encourage capital investment for new business development, and to promote public policies to facilitate orderly economic development in Skamania County.
	www.skamania-edc.org (210 words)

	Skamania County - Fort Vancouver Regional Library District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Includes a Business Investment Guide that details the incentives and background for doing businesses in Skamania County.
		Provides tools, resources and information for job seekers and businesses in the Tri-County Workforce Area including Skamania County.
		Website developed by partnerships of state government and private sector on all kinds of job related help.
	www.fvrl.org /communities/skamania_county.htm (112 words)

	Real-Time T1 Skamania County T1 Service Provider Connection Prices and Availability
		In order to do this, we invested a full year researching all of the different T1 Skamania County providers in order to understand their pricing models, many of which were created long before we were born.
		Based on information we extracted from this research, we invested heavily in complex programming that would allow us to calculate loop prices, or the cost that the local phone companies pass on to the dedicated service providers for access to their network.
		It's amazing how in-style real-time T1 Skamania County shopping has become, especially considering that the reaction we received by our vendors when we divulged our plans to create GeoQuote.
	www.shopfort1.com /wa/skamania-county.cfm (1272 words)

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