Saturday, Clark College Women’s Conference
exposes body parts, desperation, comic relief

Larry Kirkwood, creator of The Boyd Image Project, will create a body cast during a workshop session at the Clark College Women’s Conference which opens at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 20, in Gaiser Hall on the Clark College campus.

Kirkwood’s project, which began in 1993, is  based on a continuing series of body casts of real women and men that are “meant to illustrate what human beings truly look like in contrast to the cultural ideal.”

The conference titled “From Little Princess to Desperate Housewife: Confronting Images of Women” will be opened by comedian and activist Debbie Wooten. The conference concludes at 3:30 p.m.

Sponsored by the Associated Students of Clark College, the Clark College Women’s Conference is expected to draw more than 300 persons this year. It was created ten years ago by the college and is patterned after the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China in 1995.

General admission is $15; students and seniors, $10. Admission includes a continental breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. For further information, call 992-2905.

Kids will operate heavy equipment Saturday
during Dozer Day at Columbia Tech Center

Kids, 4 to 16, will be operating bulldozers, loaders and backhoes between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Columbia Tech Center, at the East Mill Plain Extension between NE 172nd and 192nd Streets.

Last year, the first Dozer Day raised over $25,000 for the Vancouver-Clark Parks Foundation. This year thebackers of the event expect to see as many as 10,000 people.

Adults will not be permitted to operate any of the equipment. Youngsters from 4 to 16, however, will participate by operating heavy equipment, accompanied by professional operators.

Sponsors are Nutter Corporation, iQ Credit Union, Rinker Materials, Pacific Lifestyle Homes, George Schmid & Son and Waste Connections.

Admission is $5 for kids, 4 to 16, $7 for adults. For further information, call Lisa Schmidt, 601-3955.

Schwabe presents Employment
Law Roundtable Wednesday

Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt is presenting a free Employment Law Roundtable Wednesday, May 24, in the Hilton Vancouver Washington. Presenters are Carol Catherine McCaulley and Kelly Walsh.

Topics of the 1:30 to 4:14 p.m. conference are as follows:

Hiring evaluations and the documentation of discipline.

Supervisor training: Best allies or biggest foes on the front line.

Termination and responding to employment claims.

The seminar has been pre-approved for applicable 2.75 credit hours.

To register, call Scott Weimer, (503) 796-2085, or go to www.schwabe.com/events.asp.

Slow Food Southwest Washington Spring
Supper is Sunday in Pioneer Street Café

Local viands and local wines are on the prix fix menu in the Pioneer Street Café, 207 Pioneer Street, Ridgefield, Sunday evening, May 21, at Slow Food Southwest Washington’s Spring Supper 2006.

The menu: baked morel appetizer; field green salad with Washington blue cheese; for an entrée, a choice of either wild salmon—Copper River, if available—or rigatoni with goat cheese and hazel nut pesto; a cheese course of Washington and Oregon cheeses; for dessert, a choice of either Washington grown strawberries with fresh ricotta or a chocolate-themed dessert, to be announced. Seatings are 5 to 7 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $40 for Slow Food members, $45 for nonmembers; add $5 for wine. For further information, call Glenn Grossman, 750-6655. or go to www.slowfoodswwa.com/.

Sturgeon Festival
Saturday and Sunday,
Fun for everyone

Not very good haiku, but the syllable-count is correct. The Vancouver Water Resources Education Center’s two-day, Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21, Sturgeon Festival includes a haiku contest. Entries may be dropped off during the festival which is open from  noon until 4 p.m. each day.

The annual event is sponsored by the center and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. There is no admission fee.

Calendar

Dozer Day preview, for adults only, is from 5 to 7 p.m. this evening on the East Mill Plain Extension, between NE 172nd and 192nd Streets. The $15 event, sponsored by Pacific Lifestyle Homes and the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, provides attendees with food, beer and wine. For further information, call 694-2588. Dozer Day for kids is Saturday, May 20, at the same location. n A Vancouver Youth Theatre presentation, No, No, A Million Times No, directed by Tamara Tice, is being offered at 7 p.m. this evening and Saturday, May 20, in The Portal, 2007 E 12th Street. For ticket information, call Jim Rourk, 735-7806. n The Hazel Dell Parade of Bands, the largest parade in southwest Washington , begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20. Bud Van Cleve is grand marshal of the 42nd annual parade. n “Live from Vancouver It’s Saturday Night!” in the Hilton Vancouver Washington as the YWCA of Clark County conducts its largest, zaniest fund-raiser of the year, Saturday, May 20. A silent auction begins at 5 p.m. Dinner is served at 7:15 p.m. The live auction begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $75 a person. For further information, call 906-9129. n Rolling slowdowns on I-5 between Kalama and Longview will begin at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, May 21, in preparation for the implosion of the Trojan nuclear plant cooling tower. Best viewing of the destruction of the 499-foot tower is likely on television. However, the Port of Kalama marina on the Columbia River will be open. Visitors are encouraged to park in downtown Kalama and walk to the marina. The downfall is scheduled for 7 a.m. n Bravo! Vancouver presents an all-Mozart concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, 400 S Andresen Road. Soloists are bassoonist Ann Kosanovic-Brown and flutist Tessa Brinckman. At intermission, concertgoers will be treated to a birthday cake in honor of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 250th birthday year. Reserved tickets are $15. For further information, call 906-0411. 

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Town Tabloids and the weather Carol Lindstrom beating the traffic. n John Bryden celebrating at the pump. n Jane Wulff doing correspondent bit. n Julia Maglione keeping track. n David Rubin calling the shots. n Marc Fitzgerald’s wines tickling terrior-loving taste buds. Friday, partly cloudy, scattered showers, 70. Saturday, partly cloudy, 68. Sunday, mostly cloudy, 70.

Accounting Caley & Associates, James Caley CPA, 695-0065 Peterson & Associates, P.S., Certified Public Accountants, 574-0644 Tax Advisors, PLLC, CPAs Property Tax/Cost Segregation 750-6884 Attorneys Miller Nash LLP. Steve Horenstein, 699-4771 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Lisa Lowe, 694-7551 Banks Bank of Clark County, 993-2265 First Independent Bank, 699-4200 West Coast Bank, 695-3439 Beauty and Wellness Iduhair & Company Salon Retreat, Celinda Rupert, 735-1249 Charitable Gift Planning Barbara Chen CFP, Clark College Foundation, (360) 992-2659 David DiCesare, The Community Foundation, (360) 694-2550 Jim Forkner, FAHP, SWMC Foundation, (360) 514-3182 Elson Strahan, CFRE, President, Historic Reserve Trust (360) 992-1835 Cosmetic and Family Dentistry Earl C. (Duke) Simpson, DDS, PS, 993-0300 Construction Management and Development Andersen Construction Co., Inc. Bob Durgan, (503) 720-5234 RSV Construction, Ron Frederiksen, 693-8830 Credit Unions Columbia Credit Union, 891-4000 iQ Credit Union, 992-4242 Development/Investments Killian Pacific LLC, 567-0625 Prestige Development, Elie Kassab, 993-0010 Human Resources Consultation O'Neill & Associates, Paula Johnson, 606-2961 Insurance Services Keenan Insurance Services, Brandon M. Keenan, 213-1500 Investment and Retirement Planning First Pacific Associates, Mark Martel, CFP, (360) 254-2585 Public Relations Hunt Communications Tom Hunt, 693-8180 KMac & Associates LLC, Kathy McDonald Rocky/Hill & Knowlton, Krista Hildebrand, (503) 248-9468 Real Estate Coldwell Banker Commercial Wally Hornberger, 699-4494 Norris Beggs & Simpson, Roger Qualman, 699-7181 Retirement and Inheritance Planning Andy Nygard, CFP, (360) 695-6431 Signs Security Signs, Designed to inform and sell! Carol Keljo, 817-9959 Speaking and Training Kathy Condon, Career Communications, 695-4313 Window Washing Quality Window Washing, Dave Beecher, 256-7370