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MONDAY, NOV. 28, 2005 Snow possible at 500-foot Weather forecasts are calling for snow below 500 feet in parts of Southwest Washington, perhaps starting as soon as this afternoon. Weather reports are varied, but some are calling for approximately 1-2 inches in the lower elevations along the I-5 corridor, and 4-6 inches plus in the higher elevations. Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews across the Southwest Region began their winter schedule today, and have spent the last month stocking up on solid and liquid chemical anti-icers and de-icers, tuning up and gearing up all snow and ice removal equipment, and hiring seasonal employees. Maintenance crews have been put on-call and are ready to work around the clock if needed. Because abrasive materials, such as sand and gravel, cause more damage and are more costly, chemical anti-icers and de-icers are being used in southwest Washington. Liquid chemicals are applied in advance of a storm to prevent ice from forming or snow from sticking. After a storm solid chemicals are used to melt hard packed snow and ice. Daily Insider has terrible day A seemingly impossible error, the result of which was a deluge of email messages to some Daily Insider subscribers occurred today. Some subscribers were not happy. This newsletter is sent to subscribers in four different batches. One batch of subscribers received an email message meant for the Insider, not everyone on the particular list. But those on that list of 840 subscribers all got that email. Then helpful subscribers sent the Insider an email telling the editor something had happened. Each one of these return emails generated a whole new set of emails to the same set of subscribers. This got more subscribers involved resulting in more email messages. Some got more than a 112 unwanted email messages. The editor apologizes. The problem has been fixed. No viruses were involved. Manual recount automatic in
An automatic manual recount of the votes from the November 8 Battle Ground School District race will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, Clark County auditor Greg Kimsey repoprts. The unofficial vote for candidates for school board, District 3, Richard C. Kent and John Karvonen, were within one quarter of a percent of each other, automatically triggering the recount. Kent had 6,258 votes and Karvonen 6,249 votes. Jim Fischer headlines Friends
of the Vancouver pianist Jim Fischer headlines the Friends of the Carpenter Christmas concerts at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Durst Theatre in the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, 3101 Main Street. Appearing with Fischer are the 40-voice, The Touch of Class Chorus, and 12-year-old Vancouver singing sensation, Kyra Smith. The Friends of the Carpenter, a ministry for the homeless, presents the concert as a fund raising event. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. For further information, call 750-4752. Calendar The Vancouver City Council
meets in workshop session at 4 p.m. today to hear a report on the
economic impact on tourism of the Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival from
festival director Michael Kissinger.
The council will also hear a report on its comprehensive plan update and
at 6 p.m. will consider an ordinance that will further regulate pawn
brokers. n
Clark Public Utilities’ commissioners will discuss the 2006 budget in a
meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29.
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Clark County commissioners meet in
regular session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29.
Monday headlines
at home and from around the world: Donations needed to carry the Confluence Project to finish line--Oregonian, Allan Brettman Washington, British Columbia object to passport requirement--Seattle Times, AP
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