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Susan Keil has been named 2006 board chair of the Community Foundation. She succeeds Lee Kearney, who has served as chairman of the board for the past two years. Keil, who has been on the board since 2002, most recently served as board treasurer. She is a charter member of the Vancouver Women’s Foundation and is director of Transportation Services for the City of Portland. The Community Foundation, headquartered in Vancouver, serves southern Washington and is the second largest community foundation in the state. The foundation manages $52 million in assets. Last year, the foundation granted nearly $8 million to nonprofit organizations. Port of Kalama marina
probably While officials at the Port of Kalama recommend watching the scheduled 7 a.m. Sunday, May 21, implosion of the Trojan nuclear power plant cooling tower on television, visitors to the Port’s marina, a half-mile from downtown, will likely have one of the best live views of downfall of the 499-foot tower. Kalama is about 30 minutes north of Vancouver on I-5. Visitors to Kalama to see the implosion are asked to park in downtown Kalama and walk to the marina, less than 15 minutes away. No other areas of the port will be open to the public Sunday. Motorists using I-5 between Kalama and Longview are warned there will be slowdowns prior to the 7 a.m. detonation. All traffic will be halted between 6:45 a.m. and the time of the implosion. Lunch with the Challengers
presents David Schwarz, Ridgefield glass artist whose works are in permanent collections throughout the United States, is the subject of the next Lunch with the Challengers series being presented by the Club at the Historic Reserve. Schwarz is considered one of the top ten glass artists in the U.S. He received his masters degree from Illinois State University Normal and taught for nearly a decade in the Pilchuck Glass School. The $25 luncheon, open to the public, is at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, May 25, in E. B. Hamilton Hall in the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes Road, in Vancouver Barracks. For reservations, call 906-1101. MacKay & Sposito first in
the area to gain MacKay & Sposito is the first engineering or planning firm in the area to become a member of the US Green Building Council, M&S business development manager Lisa Hunter Schauer reports. M&S engineer Jennifer McClure is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accredited professional. The USGBC and LEED are leading U.S. professional organizations promoting energy efficiency and environmental quality in site and building design. Vancouver-based MacKay & Sposito, a civil engineering, surveying and land-use planning company, also has offices in Tri Cities and Portland. People State Rep. Deb Wallace (D-17th) has been presented a Silver Star Award by the Washington Small Business Development Center. Wallace is the director of Business Expansion for the Columbia River Economic Development Center. She is a member of the House Economic Development, Agriculture & Trade Committee. Wallace was recognized for helping to promote and expand SBDC’s capacity to provide technical assistance, training and business services to small businesses across the state, according to Brett Rogers, SBDC state director. n State Rep. Bill Fromhold (D-49th) has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year by the Washington State School Retirees Association with the organization’s Legislative Excellence Award. According to Ed Gonion, WSSRA executive director, “Rep. Fromhold is looked to by legislators on both sides of the aisle for his fair and prudent guidance on pension proposals.” News brief The Ridgefield Police Department has earned the 2006 Washington Association of School Administrators’ Community Leadership Award for the Columbia River Region for the department’s Cops in School service to the Ridgefield School District. The community policing service with the school district began in 2002 after the City of Ridgefield received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. A school resource officer is assigned to the school district by the city. Calendar A free Forum at the Library at 7 p.m. this evening in the Vancouver Community Library, 1007 E Mill Plain Boulevard, explores the challenges and benefits of employing the mentally ill. Gregory Robinson, executive director of Columbia River Mental Health Services, moderates.
Thursday headline stories Absences in Vancouver schools caused by gastrointestinal maladies--Columbian, Tom Vogt Task force reducing options for I-5 corridor crossing--Columbian, Thomas Ryll FBI looking for remains of Jimmy Hoffa in Detroit--USA TODAY, Kevin Johnson Stocks down another 77 points--USA TODAY, AP, Christopher Wang Sudden rise of violence in Afghanistan--NEW York Times, Carlotta Gall
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