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and now much more affordable due to the generosity  of local philanthropists.

Elie G. Kassab
Prestige Development
Office 993.0010
Cell 503.781.1699
http://www.prestigedev.com

Not often seen in southeast Vancouver, once every 13 years, to be precise, if it
isn’t cloudy, is the September moon ascending the north side of Mt. Hood. Mostly
clear skies made this photograph possible last Wednesday evening.

Marcia Howery to receive
YMCA Spirit of Health Award

Marcia Howery, a former Montessori teacher who was the first employee hired by the Free Clinic in 1990, has been named as the 2006 recipient of the Clark County Family YMCA’s Spirit of Health Award.

The award will be presented during the YMCA’s Strong Communities Benefit Luncheon at noon, Monday, Sept. 18, in the Hilton Vancouver Washington. Dan Fouts, former University of Oregon quarterback, NFL Hall of Fame member, and currently an ABC sports analyst, is the keynote speaker.

Howery joined the fledgling Free Clinic as a clinic coordinator. Currently she is the Free Clinic’s clinic director, managing more than 500 volunteers, most of whom are medical practitioners, including doctors, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and technicians. During that time Howery says the clinic has helped treat tens of thousands of patients.

“Marcia’s compassion is only matched by her wealth of knowledge in putting resources together to make a difference in the lives of Clark County residents,” the award citation reads. “Marcia has been instrumental in the clinic’s success.”

The clinic was founded by retired physician Sam Beall. The clinic provides health care to persons without health insurance or other resources to pay for vital health services.

For further information on the $35 luncheon, call 258-3868.

Salvador Brotons to solo
for season opener Saturday

Salvador Brotons, music director of the Vancouver Symphony will temporarily give up his position at the podium to pick up the flute and give Saturday’s opening night concert audience a taste of his solo virtuosity by performing Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp.

Valerie Muzzolini, principal harpist for the Seattle Symphony, will join Brotons for the Mozart piece.

The rest of the 7 p.m., Sept. 9, concert in Skyview High School’s concert hall, 1300 NE 139th Street, is given over to Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and Symphony #5.

An hour-long musical discussion precedes the concert, and an opening night party follows. Tickets are $30. For further information, call 735-7278.

Vancouver Sausage Fest opens
for 35th time this weekend

Vancouver’s premier barbecued sausage and chicken festival has opened its three-day run at the St. Joseph Catholic Church Grounds, 400 S. Andresen Road, and continues through 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10.

Admission is $1 per person. There is no additional admission charge for the beer garden.

Musical entertainment continues throughout each day. Headliners are Father Stan Fortuna, 8:15   p.m. tonight, The Retros at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, and Uncle Phunk at 6 p.m. Sunday.
After 35 years, Don Campbell
still a major domo at sausage
fest.

The festival offers arts and craft sales, carnival rides and, of course, abundant food.

Free shuttle service is available from free parking areas at the McLoughlin Middle School and Marshall Elementary School. For further information, call 694-4050.

Solemn 9/11 commemoration
Monday at Vancouver Landing

A solemn commemoration of the 2001 attack on America will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, September 11, at the Vancouver Landing on the Columbia River, 120 Columbia Street. The ceremony concludes at 3:15 p.m. with a flyover by two F-15 Fighter jets from the 142nd Air National guard.

The ceremony opens with a formal flag ceremony by members of the Vancouver Fire and Police Departments, the Clark County Sheriff’s office and the 104th U.S. Army Reserve Division. The Portland Fire Bureau fire boar will present a red, white and blue water show, and a commemorative wreath will be laid.

News brief

Columbia Credit Union has opened a home loan center in its Ridgefield branch in the Tri-Mountain Shopping Center. The center will be managed by Kathy Boespflug.

Calendar

The Slocum House Theatre, 605 Esther Street, presents Smokey Joe’s Cafe at 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday, Sept. 9. Admission is $10; seniors $8. For further information, call 696-2427. n A Summer Olio, an old fashioned musical variety show, is being presented by the Vancouver Youth Theatre, directed by Jim Rourk at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, in the Clark County Historical Society Museum, 1511 Main Street. Entertainment includes an outdoor appearance by the Vancouver Community Concert Band. For further information, call 735-7806. n A ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon Saturday, Sept. 9, will officially open the 9-acre Orchards Highlands Neighborhood Park, NE 112th Avenue and NE 93rd Street. A neighborhood  picnic continues through 4 p.m. The new park is the first one financed by county real estates excise taxes approved by voters in the Greater Clark Parks District.