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TUESDAY MARCH 28, 2006 Local anti-casino group wants Citizens Against Reservation Shopping is urging the U.S. Department of Interior to block a regional Bureau of Indian Affairs environmental review of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s proposed $503 casino resort between La Center and Ridgefield. The BIA draft environmental review, now being studied by participating agencies, is expected to be released to the public in the first two weeks of April. In a letter to The Department of Interior associate deputy secretary James Cason, CARS’ Portland attorney Peter D. Mohr charges that the current draft environmental impact statement fails to consider an adequate range of alternatives and the need for a programmatic-type review to include other area casino proposals in addition to the 152-acre site on Interstate 5. CARS is a local organization, headed by businessman and philanthropist Ed Lynch, dedicated to keeping large-scale casino gambling out of southwest Washington. Brent Boger files candidacy Brent Boger, Vancouver assistant city attorney, today announced that he is a candidate for a District 3, Division II, seat on the Washington Court of Appeals. Boger, 49, a lawyer for more than 20 years, began his legal career in 1985 as a staff member for California Gov. George Deukmejian. Before joining the City of Vancouver, Boger was head of the Pacific Northwest office of the Pacific Legal Foundation. Boger, who lives in Washougal, is challenging Court of Appeals judge Joseph Penoyar, who was appointed to the court last fall. District 3 includes Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Wahkiakum and Lewis Counties. Park Service seeking
volunteers for Volunteers to help show off the region’s premier historic destination, the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, are being sought by the National Park Service. Last year, 220 volunteers provided over 20,000 hours of volunteer service, according to Tracy Fortmann, superintendent of the National Park Service site, which includes the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, Fort Vancouver, and the McLoughlin House in Oregon City. Volunteer positions range from re-enactors and guides to clerical positions, according to supervisory park ranger Kimm Fox-Middleton, who manages the volunteer program. “We’re looking for history and archaeology buffs, carpenters, tailors, artists, students and gardeners to share their skills,” Fox-Middleton says. She adds that volunteer opportunities include providing programs for school groups, working in the archaeology field school, and special events. A volunteer orientation session is being held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30. For further information, call Fox-Middleton at 696-7659, extension 14. News briefs Nominations for Sammy Awards, presented by Clark County to more than 50 individuals and organizations for contributions toward salmon recovery over the past five years, are being accepted through Thursday, April 20. The awards will be presented on June 15. Further information is available by going to www.saveoursalmon.com or by calling Joni McAnally, 397-2022, extension 3. n Youth Achievement Award nominations honoring middle and high school students who have made personal or civic contributions to the community are being accepted by the Clark County Youth Commission through Friday, March 31. Awards will be presented on Saturday, April 29. For further information, call the Clark County Department of Community Services, 397-2130. Calendar Lewis and Clark re-enactors
are at Frenchman’s Bar Park today through Friday, March 31. The public
is invited to observe and participate between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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Vancouver Fire Chief Don Bivins
will present formal commendations and awards at the Vancouver Fire
Department awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. this evening in the Water
Resources Education Center. Two of the honorees,
Leo Gaul and
Roger Gelvick,
will receive the department's highest honor, the Fire Medal, for
outstanding lifesaving actions.
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Clark County commissioners meet in an informal session at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29, in conference room B in the Public Service Center.
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