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THURSDAY MARCH 9, 2006 Click here for a clear path home Identity Clark County Identity Clark County, a 98-member nonprofit organization concerned with community and economic development issues, surveyed its membership recently and found that 71 percent of those responding strongly opposed the proposed Cowlitz Casino Resort near La Center, reports ICC executive director Ginger Metcalf. Slightly less than one-third of the members participated in the survey. Of those answering the survey, 16.1 percent indicated neutrality on the issue, 3.2 percent somewhat supported the idea and 9.7 percent strongly supported the casino resort proposal. Slightly over half, 51.6 percent said that the casino would have a net negative effect on business in southwest Washington. Eighty percent said they believed the casino would have a net negative social effect on southwest Washington. Following a review and evaluation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the project expected in the next two months, ICC’s board of directors will consider taking a formal position on the issue, Metcalf said. Rodney Strong, dancer, Rodney Strong, 1945 graduate of Vancouver High School, who became a ballet and Broadway dancer before founding Rodney Strong Vineyards in Sonoma County, California, died this week following a long illness. Mr. Strong was born in Camas. Following graduation from the Vancouver high school, Mr. Strong studied at the American Ballet Theater in New York. During the last four years of his dance career, Mr. Strong performed in Paris, where he said, “I developed a taste for wine.” On his return to the United States, he and his late wife, Charlotte, settled in Tiburon, Calif., where they began bottling wine. The next step was Sonoma County and wine and vineyard holdings that generated a national reputation. Vancouver police offering The Vancouver Police Department is offering several opportunities to attend free Netsmartz presentations, designed to help protect youngsters from online predators. Taught by Vancouver Police staff, the programs offer parents information on the dangers of the internet. Pre-registration is not required. The next presentation is at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, in Heritage High School. For further information, go to www.vanpolice.org. People Riyad Karmy-Jones has joined Southwest Washington Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, P.S. and will practice at the Heart and Vascular Center in the Physicians Pavilion on the Southwest Washington Medical Center campus. Karmy-Jones, who earned his medical degree from the University of Alberta, most recently served as an associate professor at the University of Washington and as chief of thoracic surgery at Harborview Medical Center. Karmy-Jones is certified by the American Board of Surgery, with added qualifications in critical care, cardiothoracic surgery, general surgery and cardio thoracic surgery. News brief Clark County auditor Greg Kimsey’s re-election campaign is presenting its 6th annual Kimsey Pre-St. Paddy’s Day celebration and fundraiser from 6:30 top 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at Club Green Meadows, 7703 NE 72nd Avenue. Irish step dancers are in attendance. For further information, call 521-6684. n Students with disabilities are invited to apply to attend the 7th annual Youth Leadership Forum for High School Students with Disabilities, being held in August at Evergreen State College. Application deadline is Monday, May 15. For further information, call Debbie Hines, (360) 438-3246. Calendar The final workshop presentation of a series on Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation Parks & Recreation and Open Space Plans is at 6:30 p.m. this evening in Battle Ground City Hall, 109 SW 1st Street. n The Clark College Women’s Chorale and vocal jazz ensembles perform at 7:30 p.m. this evening in the Decker Theatre in the Frost Arts Center at the Fort Vancouver Way campus. April Brookins Duvic conducts the chorale. Janet Reiter directs the jazz ensemble. There is no charge.
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