Baird bringing government and business
leaders together to talk permit streamlining

U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-3rd) has set a roundtable session, at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 6, to discuss streamlining the permitting process at every governmental level. This will take place in the community room at Clark Public Utilities, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way.

In addition to federal, state and local officials, Baird has invited local business leaders, foresters, farmers, builders and environmentalists to attend.

“Small business owners, family foresters, and many others continue to tell me that the regulatory permitting process continues to be unnecessarily costly and time consuming.,” Baird says.

Since 2001, Baird has organized permit streamlining meetings to bring local business leaders, farmers, builders, port officials and others together with federal, state and local officials to improve the permitting process. As a result of these meetings, several federal and state agencies have made significant progress in streamlining permits, reducing application backlogs and complexity, and improving coordination to expedite the permitting process.

Baird says he will hold similar meetings in Longview and Centralia. For further information, call Meghan O'Shaughnessy, (202) 225-3536.

Dale Denny’s photographs included in
William Alley book on Pearson Field

Author and professional museum archivist William Alley will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Pearson Field: Pioneering Aviation in Vancouver and Portland, at the Clark County Historical Museum on Thursday, July 6.

The extensive history of northwest aviation includes numbers of photographs taken by former Oregon Journal correspondent Dale Denny.

Denny, now retired, is president of Northwest Harvest South. Over 20 of Denny’s pictures, dating from 1925 on, some taken with a “Brownie” box camera, are included.

As part of the Museum’s first Thursday Museum After Hours program, Alley will sign copies of his book beginning at 6 p.m. His lecture begins at 7 p.m. There is no admission charge.

Mid-year real estate
update is Friday July 14

The 8th annual Commercial Real Estate Mid-Year Update presented by Eric Fuller, Eric Fuller & Associates, is 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 14, in the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

Sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, the breakfast session is $30 per person. To make required reservations, call 693-8279.

Air Guard F-15 Eagle
flyovers tomorrow

Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Eagle jet fighters from the 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland, will fly over three Clark County events locations tomorrow as a salute America's celebration of Independence Day. Times are approximate and weather dependent.

Flyover locations are as follows: Ridgefield at 11 a.m.; Camas at Lacamas Shores 11:05 a.m.; and Vancouver, noon. The fighter planes will fly 1,000 feet above ground at approximately 300 knots airspeed.

Calendar

The movie Chicken Run will be shown at sunset this evening on a screen set up on the Vancouver Barracks parade grounds. Vendors will be in attendance at 7 p.m. The free movie is sponsored by Burgerville. n Entertainment is nonstop Tuesday, July 4, at the Vancouver National Historic Reserve. It begins at 9 a.m. A huge fireworks show climaxes the evening beginning at 10:10 p.m. A $5 pancake breakfast is being served in the mess hall in west Vancouver Barracks from 9 to 11 a.m. Carnival rides are being offered at Pearson Field most of the day. n The annual Ridgefield Fourth of July pancake breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, in the Ridgefield Community Center. n The Felida Neighborhood Association’s annual Children’s Parade is at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, in Felida Park, NW 122nd Street, just west of NW 36th Avenue. The parade is followed by a picnic lunch. n The Vancouver Pops Orchestra presents the first program in the noon concert series in Esther Short Park at noon Wednesday, July 5. The free noon concert is sponsored by Corwin Beverage Co. and Spanky’s. n US. Rep. Brian Baird (D-3rd) is holding a town hall meeting at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, in the campus auditorium at Washington State University Vancouver, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Road.

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