Thirty-five accepted for
Leadership Clark County

Leadership Clark County today announced that 35 Clark County residents have been accepted for the class of 2007.

Since its inception 14 years ago, LCC had graduated 360 residents, many of whom have gone on to become legislators, city council members, and members of boards of various community organizations.

Part of a national network, LCC enables citizens to be more effective in their community involvement. The nearly year-long course includes lectures and instruction site tours around the county. case studies, and presenter panels. The course culminates with the presentation of a group project designed to address a community need.

Participants in the class of 2007 are the following: Katie Bell, Hopper, Dennis, Jellison, PLLC; Rebecca Blaisdell, The Management Group; John Bockmier, Shamrock 51 Productions; John Cameron, Harvest Capital Advisors; Eva Cobb, retired from Hewlett Packard; Susan Deen, City of Vancouver; Chad Dillard, Southwest Washington Medical Center; Madeleine Dulemba, The JD White Company Inc.; Janell Ephraim, Vancouver School District; Diana Fitzpatrick, First Independent Bank; Gary Folkerts, MacKay & Sposito, Inc.; Travis Goddard, Clark County Community Development; Judy Green, Hewlett Packard; Dana Greyson, Innovative Services Northwest; Ernie Guerrero, ESD 112 Northwest Service Academy; Bart Hansen, Clark Public Utilities District; Debra Hentz, Hewlett Packard; Sheri Johnson, Columbia Credit Union; Dustin Klinger, Miller Nash LLP; Kathy Kniep, YWCA of Clark County; Gregory McGreevey, Hexion Specialty Chemicals; Doreen McKercher, Camas School District; Michelle Missfeldt, Clark Public Utilities; Vickie Moreland, Twin County Credit Union; Rod O'Hearn, ILWU, Local 4; Darcey Reed, West Coast Bank; Patti Romines, Education School District 112; Sue Stepan, Clark County Community Development; Terry Toland, GE Energy; Kelly Walsh, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.; Angela Watkins, City of Vancouver; Bradley Wood, iQ Credit Union; Casey Wyckoff, LSW Architects; Lori Wyrick, Clark Public Utilities; Heidi Yewmen, writer/activist.

Port of Kalama lands
wine bottle manufacturer

Cameron Family Glass Packaging, a newly formed company, has selected the Port of Kalama for a new plant that will manufacture wine bottles. The Cameron family has over 100 years in the beverage bottling industry, most recently as the 10th largest U.S. distributor for Coca Cola.

The new plant will employ 90 people, according to the port’s president of the board, Fred Swanstrom.

Cameron had been looking at plant sites in California, Oregon and Nevada, but decided on Kalama due to the size of the Northwest’s wine industry, favorable power costs, a skilled workforce and proximity of the highway and railroad, according to Swanstrom.

Washington’s annual $4 billion wine industry ranks second in the nation, with more than 400 wineries and about 350 wine grape growers.

Marshall Leadership Award
nominations being accepted

Nominations for the 2006 General George C. Marshall Leadership Award are being accepted through Thursday, Sept. 21, reports Kim Hash, director of programs and donor relations for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust, sponsors of the annual award along with the Bank of Clark County.

Candidates for the award must be Clark County residents, 35 or younger, who have earned a four-year college degree.

Award winners receive a scholarship to Leadership Clark County and a tour of the Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Va., Colonial Williamsburg, and Washington, D.C.

As a brigade commander, Marshall served at Vancouver Barracks from 1936 to 1938. Following military service as general of the army during World War II, Marshall became Secretary of State and formulated the Marshall Plan, for which he earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.

For further information on how to nominate, call Hash at 992-1804.

People

Vancouver dentist Dan Kim and Vancouver Arthur Murray dance professional Rachel Ghormley danced

off with the top prize in the celebrity dance contest at Pearson Air Museum Saturday evening. Kim and Ghormley, along with five other dance pairs, earned over $15,000 for the museum from voting by the 400 who attended the Hangar Dance benefit.

Calendar

Clark County commissioners meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. n The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council will discuss the high-capacity transit corridor study, transportation corridors and the Columbia River Crossing Project during its 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, meeting in the sixth-floor training room in the Public Service Center, 1400 Franklin Street.  

Taste of Vancouver, Aug. 17-20, Esther Short Park--Join the Fun!
     

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Town Tabloids and the weather Gloria Campbell reporting HELP is on the way. n Garen Horgen taking care of details. n Steve Horenstein grooving. n Kyle Kihs working overtime. n Bruce Ziegman having good words to say. n Ed Rankin boosting the district. n Monday, mostly sunny, 76. Tuesday, mostly sunny, 73. Wednesday, mostly sunny, 74.

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