Techjet hires two new directors
for national market expansion

   
                Jeff Hartup                                     Ed Bejarana

Techjet, expanding its presence in the national market for large format digital printing, has hired a new director of sales and marketing and has created two new divisions, it was announced today by Techjet vice president Jason Beatty.

Jeff Hartup has joined the Vancouver-based company as the new sales and marketing director. Hartup will also be responsible for the new Event and Marketing Division.

Also joining the company is Ed Bejarana, who was named as director of trade show operations in the new Portable Displays Division.

Hartup had been with Vision International, a digital print provider headquartered in Salt Lake City. He is a member of the board of directors of the Association of Destination Management Executives, the worldwide association for event destinations and meeting planning executives.

Bejarana most recently was sales manager of Acme Scenic and Display in Portland.

Volunteers sought for Saturday
Salmon Creek restoration project

Since Clark Public Utilities’ Salmon Creek Enhancement Program began in 1992, the electric and water utility, with the help of thousands of volunteers, has planted and maintained more than 600,000 trees along Salmon Creek.

The program is designed to improve and protect water quality throughout the Salmon Creek basin, where the utility provides water service for about 29,000 customers.

The utility is calling on volunteers again, this time to help water trees planted last fall, according to the utility’s volunteer coordinator, Alexis Paul.

The next volunteer work party is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 15. To register to volunteer and get directions to the location, call Paul at 992-8585. 

Museum offering lunchtime
historical walking tours

Beginning at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, July 13, and continuing during the lunch hours on consecutive Thursdays, the Clark County Historical Society & Museum is offering downtown walking tours of historic areas.

This Thursday, the tour that starts from the museum at the Carnegie Library, 1511 Main Street, will be through the historic Hough Neighborhood.

The walking tours were designed by Andree Larsen. They are free to museum members, $5 to others. To register, call 993-5679.

County growth rate
slowing but on track

Clark Public Utilities reported today that it hooked up 208 new residential customers during the month of May, which reflected an annual growth rate of 1.94 percent for the first five months of 2006. The annual rate of growth was 2.41 percent in May 2005, 1.95 percent in May 2004, and 1.89 percent in May 2003.

Clark Public Utilities currently serves over 175,000 customers.

Columbia Credit Union members
to vote on election campaign rules

Electioneering on behalf of an “unprecedented” number of candidates for Columbia Credit Union elective offices may be closely regulated after members of the organization vote Saturday, July 22, on whether the credit union may spend credit union money to promote preferred candidates, whether the Credit Union may endorse and promote candidates, and whether candidates may be permitted to make 500-word statements in the creditunion voters pamphlet.

The credit union, which claims over 60,000 members, has called for board of directors and supervisory board members elections on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the organization’s annual meeting in the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay. Seventeen persons are running for the board and seven for the supervisory board.

A membership meeting to vote on the new rules is set for 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 22, in the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay.

An opportunity to meet the candidates is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, in the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay.

News brief

Southwest Washington Medical Center’s Inpatient and Specialty Care Stroke Programs have earned a three-year accreditation from the international Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

Calendar

C-TRAN board of directors meet at 5:15 p.m. today in C-TRAN offices, 2425 NE 65th Avenue. n National known country artists Kevin Neil and Ray Mann are with Up-Country at the free noon concert in Esther Short Park, Wednesday, July 12. Food and non-alcoholic beverage vendors will be in attendance at the concert, which is sponsored by Corwin Beverage Co., and Spanky’s Family Consignment. n Clark County commissioners meet in an informal session at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, in conference room B in the Public Service Center. n The Columbia River Crossing Task Force has scheduled a four-hour meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, in the southwest regional headquarters of the state Department of Transportation, 11018 NE 51st Circle.
        

Headlines at home and from around the world: (Click on the headlines below for the rest of the story)

Tuesday on the air     MLB All Star Game (live)—5 p.m. KPTV, KFXX    Clark County Close Up (7/2)—5:30 p.m. CVTV    Annual Spring Fest (6/3)—6 p.m. CVTV    Clark County Focus (6/30)—6:30 p.m. CVTV    City Minutes (7:02)—7 p.m. CVTV    Brian Baird Town Hall (7/5)—7:31 p.m. CVTV    Legislative Review (6/22)—9 p.m. CVTV    Flag Day Celebration (6/14)—11 p.m. CVTV

Town Tabloids and the weather Mick Shutt joining windfall contest. n John Ostrowski setting time limits. n Steve Kuyatt writing by the pound. n Brian Scott getting chores done easily and gracefully. n Susan Tissot coming up with more new ideas. n Tuesday mostly cloudy, 72. Wednesday, mostly cloudy, 72. Thursday, mostly sunny, 74.

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 Engineering, Planning and & Surveying Mackay & Sposito, Jon M. Yamashita, 695-3411 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, 607-8059 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