Nadine Robertson elected
Vancouver Rotary president

Nadine Robertson has been elected president of the 228-member Vancouver Rotary. New officers are past president Bruce Davidson, president-elect Tony Johnson, secretary Vic DeAntonis, treasurer Lester Mischke, Sergeant-at-Arms Jerry Petrick, and new board members Michael Stein, Patsy Eby, Timothy Buckley and Jan Fancher.

County seeks Civil Service commissioner

A vacancy created by the resignation of Clark County Civil Service commissioner Gena Bailey will be filled by an appointment by the Board of County Commissioners.

Candidates for membership on the three-member Civil Service Commission must be registered voters and residents of Clark County for at least two years.

The primary focus of the commission is to oversee testing and hiring decisions within the county Sheriff’s Office.

Deadline for applying is Friday, July 15.

Tapestry headed for Capitol

The Fort Vancouver Tapestry, which has been on display at Clark College since August 2005, will end its run on Sunday, July 9, after which it will be prepared for display in the state Capitol building in Olympia for the 2007 legislative session.

The tapestry, measuring 108 feet long and 28 inches high, is believed to be the only textile narrative of this scope ever created in the United States. The hand-stitched tapestry honors and celebrates the history of Clark County. It is on display on the second floor of the Penguin Student Union, 1800 E. McLoughlin Blvd. The Penguin Student Union is located at the northwest corner of the campus. Display hours are 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Fridays, and from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekends.

People

Jeff Horenstein and Maren Oates are being married in Everett this Saturday. The couple will live in Edmonds, where Jeff, who earned his masters degree in choral conduction from Central Washington University this month, will be teaching. n Casey Harris and Tom Ruckhaber, second-year students at the Emil Fries Piano Hospital and Training Center, have each been awarded $3,800 scholarships by the Vancouver Rotary Foundation. Lori Amstutz, first-year student, received a $3,800 scholarship from the school. Graduating student Laura Chung was awarded a $1,200 scholarship from the school. n U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-3rd) drew a walk, stole a base and hit a triple in the annual Democrat-Republican baseball game, which benefits Boys and Girls Clubs in Washington, D.C. Nevertheless, the Republicans won the game 12-1. The Boys and Girls Clubs gained $125,000.

News briefs

For the fifth consecutive year the Bank of Clark County has been named one of the 100 fastest growing private companies by the Portland Business Journal. n The Clark County Mental Health Advisory Board is seeking applicants to fill two current board vacancies. The new board members will represent mental health consumers or family members of persons with mental illness. Deadline to apply is Friday, July 21. For further information, call Midge Burmaster, 397-2130. n For the second consecutive year, the state Department of Ecology has selected the City of Ridgefield Wastewater Treatment Plant for an Outstanding Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Ridgefield’s plant was among 46 of 300 statewide that achieved full compliance with the discharge permits in 2005.

Calendar

The Kalama Saturday Market and Street Fair is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 1. Starting point is at Frontage and King Streets. Kalama Blues Band will be in attendance. n Portland’s Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival continues today through Tuesday, July 4, at Waterfront Park. Suggested admission is $8, plus two cans of food. Festival, largest west of the Mississippi River, is a fundraiser for Oregon and southwest Washington food banks. n Vancouver’s Arts Equity On Stage is presenting two hours of cold readings of new plays beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1, in the Main Street Theatre, 606 Main Street. The public is welcome, and there is no charge. 

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Friday on the air     Sites of Persistence and Resistance (6/22)—5:30 p.m. CVTV    Portland Beavers at Colorado Springs (live)—6 p.m. KKAD    Colorado at Seattle Mariners (live)—7 p.m. FSN, KFXX    Bravo! Vancouver: American Jazz Experience—7 p.m. CVTV    Excellence in Enterprise Luncheon (6/7)—9 p.m. CVTV    County Transportation Town Hall Meeting (6/27)—10 p.m. CVTV

Town Tabloids and the weather Nancy Truitt Pierce asking all the right questions. n Paul King taking the arts to a higher level. n Al Hicks rightfully pleased. n Tom Hunt leaving early. n Gary Miller pampering passengers. n Rhona Sen-Hoss having right answers.n Dell Ann Dyar delighting in small, but new adventure. n Gaylord Davis magnanimous. n Friday, mostly sunny, 86. Saturday, mostly sunny, 82. Sunday, slightly overcast, 82.

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