Doug Lasher candidate for
re-election as treasurer

Doug Lasher, who has served as Clark County Treasurer for the past 22 years, has announced that he will again be the Democratic candidate for that office this fall.

Lasher, a Clark County native, is a graduate of Lewis and Clark College and holds a masters degree in public administration from that institution.

Lasher is a past president of the Washington State Association of County Treasurers and is a member of the board of the National Association of County Treasurers and Finance Officers. He is a member of Government Finance Officers Association, Washington Municipal Treasurers Association, Municipal Treasurers Association of the U.S. and Canada,  and the Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee of the National Association of Counties.

Lasher is a member of the Clark County Housing Review Board, the Chkalov Cultural Exchange Committee and the Clark County Historical Society.

During his current term in office, Lasher helped establish the county’s one-stop service center with the county Assessor and county Auditor’s offices. He also implemented the a credit card system for paying property taxes.

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
showcases Mahler this weekend

The final performances of the season by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra feature Mahler’s Symphony #1. Concerts are at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 6, and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 7, in the concert hall in Skyview High School, 1300 NW 139th Street.

Music Director Salvador Brotons conducts. Pianist Alex Alguacil performs Brahm’s Piano Concerto #1.

Each concert is preceded an hour earlier by a musical discussion with the audience.

Tickets may be purchased at the door, at Beacock’s Music, Erik Runyan Jewelers, and Music World-Battle Ground. Ticket prices are $5 for students, $20 for seniors, $25 general admission and $35 for reserved seats.

Larry Steele headlines Vancouver
Business Journal series opener

Former Portland Trail Blazer star Larry Steele headlines the opening program in a Vancouver Business Journal business series “Pitfalls of Successful Business” at 7a.m. Tuesday, May 9, in the Firstenburg Community Center.

Presented by the business journal and Paul Winters, Winters &Associates, and sponsored by First Independent Bank, the seminar is first of yearlong monthly series on issues facing business small businesses earning less than $10 million a year.

To register for the $45 session, call Winters at 260-0275.

FVTV facilitating Mother’s Day
greetings from Farmers Market

Fort Vancouver Television crews will be taping Mother’s Day greetings from the Vancouver Farmers Market between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, reports FVTV volunteer Ken McCoy. Three-minute digital greetings will be cablecast on FVTV, Channel 11, throughout the week beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 14.

FVTV is a public access cablevision station, which provides training, equipment and air time to individuals and groups as a free-speech platform. For further information, call McCoy at 696-4699.

People

Janet Gallimore, Vancouver, has been appointed to Women’s History Consortium by Gov. Chris Gregoire. Gallimore is the director of education and community engagement for the Confluence Project. Gallimore is a mentor for Women in Action in Vancouver and for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. The consortium is charged with preserving women's history through the Washington State Historical Society and making recommendations for statewide commemoration of the centennial of the adoption in 1910 of the Fifth Amendment to the Washington Constitution, which guaranteed women's suffrage. 

News brief

Expect delays of up to 15 minutes during the weekend at the Vancouver Marine Park boat launching facilities. The city is upgrading water lines in the area

Calendar

The Ridgefield Art Association’s 14th annual art exhibit and sale begins with an artists’ reception at 5 p.m. today in the Ridgefield Community Center, 210 N Main Avenue. The show and sale continues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 6. There is no admission fee. n U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-3rd) is featured speaker at the 6:30 p.m. Vancouver NAACP annual banquet in Gaiser Hall in Clark College. n Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park, directed by Lisa L. Abbott, is being presented at 7:30 p.m. this evening and Saturday evening, May 6, in the Decker Theatre at Clark College. Call 992-2815 for ticket information. n The Vancouver Youth Theatre is presenting Eskel Crawford’s No, No, a Million Times No!, directed by Tamara Rice, at 7 p.m. this evening and Saturday, May 6, in The Portal, 2007 E 12th Street. For further information, call Jim Rourk, 735-7806. n The annual Fish First banquet and auction is at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 6, in the Oak Tree Restaurant, 1020 Atlantic Boulevard, Woodland. The speaker is U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-3rd). n The Oregon Chamber Players opens its 11th season with a concert at 7:30 pm. Saturday, May 6, in All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 4033 SE Woodstock Boulevard, Portland.  

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Friday on the air       Affordable Home Ownership Forum (4/25)—4:30 p.m. CVTV    City Minutes (4/23)—6 p.m. CVTV    Clark County Focus (4/6)—6:31 p.m. CVTV    Cleveland at the Seattle Mariners (live)—7 p.m. FSN, KFXX    Portland Beavers at Fresno (live)—7 p.m. KKAD    Telecommunications Commission (5/3)—7 p.m. CVTV    Nez Perce Memorial Ceremony (4/22) 9 p.m. CVTV    Felida Park Dedication (3/21)—11:30 p.m. CVTV

Town Tabloids and the weather Roger Qualman applying a high-tech fix. n Claudia Shobert giving others credit. n Susan Wolff putting her bet on the YWCA auction. n George Laing getting due recognition. n Debbie Fortin keeping things on track. n Jerry Ostrer signing up. n Friday, blue skies, faint clouds, 74. Saturday, clouds, although dry, getting serious, 65. Sunday, look for showers, 63.

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