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Vancouver A Leadership Clark County project, first envisioned in 1999 to promote tourism for Vancouver, has been completed, and the resulting $9.95 compact disc is on sale at Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust sites, reports LCC executive director Kathryn L. Scott. The hour-long CD is a ten-mile driving tour of downtown Vancouver titled Discovering America’s Vancouver. Narrators are historian and Vancouver city councilwoman Pat Jollota, National Park Service chief ranger Greg Shine, and Vancouver marketing counselor Jeff Williams. Partner in the project by the LCC class of 2004 was Key Bank. The project team consisted of Leonard Baus, Timothy Buckley, Tanya Gray, Dena Horton, Dick Matson, David Seabrook and Kevin Wann. Joe King to address
Vancouver Joe King, former speaker of the house and 49th District Democratic representative, will address the 7:30 a.m. Friday, March 9, meeting of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce’s East County Forum, in Nautilus, Inc., world headquarters, 16400 SE Nautilus Drive. King’s subject is, “How to get the legislature to do what you want them to do.” The breakfast meeting costs $10 to attend. To register, call 694-2588 or go to www.vancouverusa.com. Concert to benefit animals George Chudacoff & Friends and the Two Dogs Trio headline a concert and silent auction benefiting the Humane Society for Clark County at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 24, in the Old Liberty Theater, 115 E Main Street, Ridgefield. Volunteers for the Humane Society program are still collecting items for auction, according to spokesperson Michael Propsom. For further information, call Propsom at 694-9786. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. Clark College concerts are The Clark College Women’s Choral Ensemble, directed by April Bookins Duvic, and the Clark College Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Janet Reiter, perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Decker Theatre in the Frost Arts Center on the college’s Fort Vancouver Way campus. Admission is free, but donations for the ensembles will be accepted. The Clark College Choir, directed by Gordon Trousdale, and the Clark College Concert Band, directed by David Parker, perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 9, in the Royal Durst Theatre, in the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, 3101 Main Street. Admission to the Clark College Winter Concert is free, but donations will be accepted for the Clark College music scholarship fund. People Peggy Bowe, Washington State University Vancouver grant and contract administrator, has been presented a Washington State University Service Award for the work she does in blending both pre- and post-grant award services in one position. Says WSU Vancouver vice chancellor for finance and operations, Lynn Valenter, Bowe provides one-stop project management of sponsored research critical to the Vancouver university’s research-intensive campus. News brief Applications for positions open on the 15-member Clark County Railroad Advisory Board are being accepted through Friday, March 16. Applications are expected to have knowledge of transportation and railroad-related issues in Clark County. The county owns a 33-mile short-line railroad that runs from Vancouver to Chelatchie Prairie. and is commonly known as the Lewis and Clark Railroad or the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad. For further information, call 397-2280, extension 4112. Calendar The Vancouver City Council meeting in a workshop session at 4 p.m. today, will hear an update on the Columbia River Crossing Task Force plans for theI-5 corridor. n The Fort Vancouver Library District board of trustees is holding a budget committee meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, in the executive director’s office, 1007 E Evergreen Boulevard. No action will be taken. n The Vancouver City Council meets in regular session at 7 p.m. this evening. n The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council meets at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, in the 6th floor training room in the Public Service Center. Monday, March 5 headlines The government wants to look under your clothes--Slate, William Saletan Columbia River Crossing Task Force not quite through studying what to study--Columbian, Don Hamilton Stocks open lower, then turn mixed--USA TODAY, AP Mortgage crisis spirals, and casualties mount--New York Times, Julie Creswell and Vikas Bajaj No U.S, backup strategy for Iraq--Washington Post, Karen De Young and Thomas E. Ricks Basra raid finds dozens detained by Iraq spy unit--New York Times, Kirk Semble Explosion kills 20 in Baghdad book market--New York Times, Edward Wong and Kirk Semble 16 civilians die as U.S. troops fire on Afghan road--New York Times, Carlotta Gall Click here for updated local news and school closures Monday on the Air
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