Columbia River Economic Development
moving to new offices at 805 Broadway

The Columbia River Economic Development Council, housed for the past five years at 1101 Broadway, will move to a 4,400-square-foot office in the Bank of America Financial Center, 805 Broadway, in October, CREDC executive director Bart Phillips has announced.

Also involved in the move is the Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council, which will also be located in the space with CREDC. Leases have been signed for seven years.

Columbia River Mental Health Services
selected to test new disability approach

The Social Security Administration has selected Clark County’s Columbia River Mental Health Services as one of 22 organizations nationwide to test a new approach for getting people who are receiving Social Security disability insurance back to work.

The local nonprofit was selected because of the demonstrated success of its Clearview Employment Services program, which is placing individuals with psychiatric disabilities in real jobs in the local competitive employment arena, according to Melodie Pazolt, spokesperson for Clearview Employment Services.

The objective of the program is to study the impact of including health care coverage and supported employment on the ability of the individual to participate better in the community, according to Pazolt.

The program will involve 150 randomly selected Social Security disability insurance recipients for participation over the next three and half years.

Bob Gutridge appointed to
Clark College PAC board

Bob Gutridge has been appointed to a three-year term on the 26-member Clark College’ Penguin Athletic Club board of directors. The PAC is an affiliate of the Clark College Foundation and promotes intercollegiate athletics at the college, according to Leah Cox, president of the PAC board.

Gutridge is an advertising operations manager for The Columbian newspaper.

Clark College, library team up to offer
English-speaking skills programs

The Clark College Adult Literacy Program and the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District are seeking volunteers to become English conservation facilitators.

The program being offered is aimed at helping those whose primary language is not English acquire English language skills.

Those who volunteer for the program will be given five hours of training and will be asked to commit to volunteering two to three hours a week for six months.

Training will be offered in September. The deadline for applying is Friday, Aug. 25. For further information, call Amy Lee, 699-8831.

People

The Children’s Campaign Fund and the Clark County Farm Bureau have both endorsed Democratic incumbent Deb Wallace for Washington State Representative in the 17th District, Position 2.

Calendar

The Patrick Lamb band headlines the Riverview Six-to-Sunset Concert in Esther Short Park this evening. There is no charge for the concert. Non-alcoholic beverage and food vendors are on hand. n The Clark County Fair presents Extreme Big Air Motorcycles and MX Challenges in the Columbian grandstand stage at 7:30 p.m. this evening. Grandstand entertainment is free with paid admission to the fair, which continues through Sunday, Aug. 13. A Demolition Derby is presented at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the fair Friday, Aug. 11. n The New Blue Parrot Theatre presents Annie Get Your Gun at 7 p.m. this evening and Friday and Saturday in the Washburn Performing Arts Center, Washougal High School, 1201 39th Street, Washougal. General admission is $10. n Thursday evening walking tours on Officers row continue at 6:30 p.m. this evening. The hour-long tours begin at the O. O. Howard House, 750 Anderson Street. Admission to the tours, sponsored by the Vancouver national Historic Reserve Trust, is $10 for adults.


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

Thursday on the air    Northwest Indian News—4 p.m. FVTV    Seattle Mariners at Texas (live)—5 p.m. FSN, KFXX    Clark County Land Use Hearings (live)—6 p.m. CVTV    Cooking with Class—6:30 p.m. FVTV    Clark County Commissioners Workshop (7/18)—11 p.m. CVTV    The Von Hummer Hour—11 p.m. FVTV

Town Tabloids and the weather Steve Sines putting more than sweat into his work. n Becky Pettigrew right on time as usual. n John Macielewics planning to hitch up trailer. n Bill Nahalea touting Kalama Days of Discovery. n Bill Tapia showing off 91 years of ukulele skills. n Tim Brown and Larry Wilson getting landlord-plaudits. n Thursday, mostly cloudy, misty, 76. Friday, partly sunny, 75. Saturday, mostly cloudy, 80.

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 Involvement and Natural Resources Normandeau Associates, Karen Ciocia and Kent Snyder, 694-2300 Public Relations Hunt Communications Tom Hunt, 693-8180 KMac & Associates LLC, Kathy McDonald, 607-8959 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