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Vasile Dediu wins national
Vasile Dediu, Clark College student, has won the “Film Your Issue” MTV Audience Award in the international 2008 “Film Your Issue” competition. Dediu will accept the award in Los Angeles on June 6. “Film Your Issue” is an international initiative and competition to engage global young adults 14 to 24 in pressing social issues via the creation of two-minute films on any issues, in partnership with USA TODAY, MySpace, MTV, the United Nations, the Associated Press, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the NAACP, Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Humane Society of the United States, the American Film Institute and other organizations. Dediu’s film, “The LIFE,” was one of 500 entries, 35 of which were a panel of judges for the competition’s Jury Prize. The 2008 jury was led by journalists Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite, Wolf Blitzer and Brian Williams. “The LIFE” was also elected as one of the semi-finalists for public voting online on MySpace, in the running for the FYI-MySpace Audience Award. The winner of that competition has not yet been announced. The winning film will be featured across the MySpace platforms. A native of Moldova, Dediu came to Vancouver in February 2008 and enrolled at Clark College for spring quarter. He is currently studying math while majoring in computer science. “The LIFE” is about a boy who saw that life is dark because of four issues: poverty, violence, homeless animals and crime. He wished strongly to change the world. Dediu says, “This film shows that ‘Wish’ is a strong power and a strong ‘Wish’ can change the world.” “The LIFE” is available online at http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF009D224F00170098E596/.
Former Celtic Bill Russell
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Former Boston Celtics basketball player Bill Russell is the featured speaker at the 4Results Mentoring's celebration of mentoring sponsored by Columbia River Mental Health Services. The event is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, in the Heritage High School auditorium, 7825 NE 130th Avenue. 4Results mentoring has been providing mentoring for Clark County school students since 2000. Russell was voted the greatest player in the history of the NBA in 1980. Russell played in NBA championship series 11 times in a 13-year career. He was a member of the NBA All-Star Team 12 times and was voted Most Valuable Player five times. Tickets are $20 each. For further information, call Elizabeth Highley, 993-3184. Audition applications being
accepted Applications for auditions from high-school age Clark county residents to compete in the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust 4th of July singing contest are now being accepted by the trust. Only the first 60 applicants will participate in auditions that will be held Saturday, June 7, in Beacocks Music, 1420 SE 163rd Avenue. The top ten applicants will compete at the main stage of the 4th of July day-long program at the Vancouver Barracks parade grounds. Top prize is $500, plus other prises valued at $395, and a trophy. To register for auditions, call 992-1800, or send an email to sing4th@vnhrt.org. Rules are posted at www.official4thofjulyu.org. Auditor offers workshop on
running A workshop aimed at helping political candidates run an effective political campaign is being offered by Greg Kimsey’s Clark County auditor’s office. Kimsey, however, points out that the workshop is not designed to directly or indirectly assist a campaign for election or promotion or opposition of any ballot proposition. Panelists are Clark County commissioner Steve Stuart, Washougal City councilor Jon Russell, public affairs consultant Ann Rivers, Marissa Madrigal, chief of staff for Multnomah County Commissioner Jeff Cogen, Clark County elections director, Tim Likness, Sally Parker, Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, and Curtis Knopp, state Department of Transportation. There is no charge for the workshop scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29, in the county Elections Department, 1408 Franklin Street. For further information, call 397-2345. People Oregon National Guard Capt. Richard Ybarra, Vancouver, has returned along with 17 members of the Oregon National Guard's 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, from a successful tour of duty in Iraq. A formal demobilization ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, May 22, in the Anderson Readiness Center, 3225 State Street, Salem. Calendar The Vancouver Lake Watershed Partnership meets at 4 p.m. today, in Port of Vancouver offices, 3101 NW Lower River Road. <> Commissioners from the Ports of Vancouver, Ridgefield and Camas-Washougal, are meeting in a joint session at 6 p.m. this evening in the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay. Commissioners meet at 4 pm. for a tour of the Port of Vancouver and have dinner together from 5 to 6 p.m. The topic of discussion is the Columbia River Crossing.
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