Tabitha Reeder appointed
to Columbia Springs board

Tabitha Reeder, senior scientist at JD White, BERGER/ABAM Engineers Inc., has been appointed to the board of directors of Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center.

Columbia Springs, at the 100-acre green space site of the Vancouver Trout Hatchery on Evergreen Highway, offers environmental education for students from kindergarten through college.

Reeder was named an Accomplished Under 40 Businesswoman by the Vancouver Business Journal in 2005. She is one of the founders of Slow Food International’s local Clark County chapter. Reeder, a graduate of Leadership Clark County, earned an undergraduate degree at Western Washington University and a masters degree at Washington State University.

Sheriff’s office presents
custody officer awards

Clark County custody officers and staff were recognized for outstanding service, innovative ideas, exemplary performance, and life-saving actions this week, in an awards ceremony presided over by sheriff Garry Lucas and chief jail deputy Jackie Batties.

Honored for Life Saving Awards were the following:

Custody officers Andy Wicks, Randy Robison, Erik Bjorkman, Stan Yinger, Vince Johnson, Tom Drake, Paul Bond, Brittney Cordell, Luke Hatcher; nurse Debra Bergquist; and Sgt. Paul Dougher.

Sgt. Neal Karlsen was presented a Medal of Merit. Custody officer Brad Jett was cited for exemplary performance. Food services manager Clark Campbell and Sgt. Dan Plotner each was presented a Certificate of Appreciation.

Nearly half the expected number
of voters have returned ballots

Nearly 53,000 Clark County voters had returned mail-in ballots Thursday, representing almost half the 107,580 total vote expected by the Clark County Elections Department for the Nov. 7 general election.

According to elections supervisor Tim Likness 57 percent of the 188, 737 registered voters are expected to return ballots either postmarked Tuesday, Nov. 7, or returned to voter drop-off locations by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Art on the Boulevard opens
with “local treasures” Friday

Harry Wheeler's oil, Dougan Falls, one of several being shown in Art on the Boulevard beginning Friday, Nov. 3.

Art on the Boulevard, the fine art gallery in the Vancouver Marketplace at Columbia Street and Evergreen Boulevard, opens a month-long show titled “Local Treasures” from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3.

Featured artists are Harry Wheeler, who works with oils, and potter Honna Sheffield. Light refreshments will be served. There is no charge.

Art on the Boulevard is a project of Friends of the Arts, For further information, call 750-4499.

News brief

Applications for the 2007 Young Woman of Achievement Award, presented annually by the YWCA of Clark County, are being accepted through 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13. Nominees must be seniors in Clark County high schools. Criteria includes leadership, academic achievement, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership. For further information, call Krista Liles, 906-4301.

Calendar

Robert Miller, author, historian and lecturer, presents “Native America: Discovered and Conquered” at 7 p.m. this evening in the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main Street. There is no charge for the lecture. Miller, an associate professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, is a citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. There will be a book signing. n The Slocum House Theatre presents Chekhov’s The-Seagull at 8 p.m. tonight through Sunday, Nov. 5, with a matinee at 4 p.m. Sunday. The Slocum House Theatre is at 605 Esther Street. For further information, call 696-2427. n Port of Vancouver commissioners meet in a workshop session at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, to discuss the proposed 2007 budget. The meeting, which will also include an executive session, is in port administration offices, 3103 NW Lower River Road. n “Weather Moods,” a juried exhibit by 34 local artists, opens with an artists reception at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in Gallery 21, 1013 Main Street. For further information, call 699-4744. n Herringbone, Arts Equity’s one-man musical returns to the Main Street Theatre, 606 Main Street for performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4. For further information, call 695-3770.

Thursday headlines

33-mile trail across middle of Clark County inching toward reality--Oregonian

County commissioner race brings in biggest bucks--Oregonian, Allan Brettman

Cantwell brings election tour to Vancouver--Columbian, Kathie Durbin

McGavick steamed over Kerry--Seattle P-I, Chris McGann

C-TRAN converts to cleaner diesel fuel--Columbian, Don Hamilton

Nautilus sells less, makes more--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson

Local musician revives Western roots--Columbian, Amy McFall Prince

Issaquah bus driver appeals firing for "flipping off" President Bush--Seattle Times, Manuel Valdes

Iranian military tests ballistic missiles--New York Times, Christine Hauser