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Filing period ends in Clark County

The filing period to run for elected office in Clark County closed at 5 p.m., Friday, June 11.The primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 17. For more information, visit www.clark.wa.gov/elections. The following candidates are running:

United States Senator: Paul Akers, Charles Allen, Will Baker, Bob Burr, William Edward Chovil, Clint Didier, Goodspaceguy, Norma D. Gruber, Mike Latimer, James (Skip) Mercer, Mike The Mover, Patty Murray, Dino Rossi, Mohammad H. Said, and Leonard Schalk.

United States Representative, 3rd Congressional District: David B. Castillo, Cheryl Crist, Denny Heck, David W. Hedrick, Jaime Herrera, and Norma Jean Stevens.

State Senator, District 15: Jim Honeyford.

State Representative, District 15, position 1: Bruce Chandler and Paul Spencer.

State Representative, District 15, position 2: Thomas (Tom) T. Silva and David Taylor.

State Representative, District 17, position 1: Brian Peck and Tim Probst.

State Representative, District 17, position 2: Paul Harris, Martin (MD) Hash, and Monica Stonier.

State Representative, District 18, position 1: Anthony Bittner, Richard Carson, Jon T. Haugen, Dennis Kampe, Ann Rivers and Brandon Vick.

State Representative, District 18, position 2: Ed Orcutt.

State Representative, District 49, position 1: Bill Cismar and Jim Jacks.

State Representative, District 49, position 2: Jim Moeller and Craig Riley.

County Commissioner, number 3: Jeanne E. Stewart, Steve Stuart and Alan Svehaug.

County Clerk: Sherry Parker and Scott Weber.

County Assessor: David Horowitz, Janet Seekins Peter Van Nortwick, Daniel Weaver,

County Auditor: Greg Kimsey.

County Prosecutor: Brent D. Boger, Tony Golik and George A. Kolin.

County Sheriff: Garry E. Lucas and Timothy L. Shotwell.

County Treasurer: Mike Appel and Doug Lasher.

State Supreme Court Justice position 1: Stan Rumbaugh and Jim Johnson.

State Supreme Court Justice position 5: Barbara Madsen.

State Supreme Court Justice position 6: Bryan Chushcoff, Richard B. Sanders and Charlie Wiggins.

Court of Appeals, Division 2, district 3: Joseph Daggy and Jill M. Johanson.

County Superior Court Judge, position 5: Rich Melnick.

District Court Judge, dept. 1: Vernon L. Schreiber.

District Court Judge, dept. 2: James P. Swanger.

District Court Judge, dept. 3: Darvin Zimmerman

District Court Judge, dept. 4: Sonya Langsdorf.

District Court Judge, dept. 5: Kelli E. Osler.

District Court Judge, dept. 6: John P. Hagensen.

Clark County Public Utilities District, number 2: Nancy Barnes, Jeff Bier John Elkin, Mike Lyons and Robert Nichols.

City of Vancouver Council, position 4: Bart Hansen, John Jenkins and Jack King O'Neal III.

Precinct committee officers:

Dale D. McLain, John E. Jenkins, Linda Armstrong, Jonathan Henri Sauerwein, David Michael Heywood, Eric Whitchurch, Steve Stuart, Petronella Mary Pratt, Steve Herman, Laura M. Meyer, Sharon K. Rowe, Steven J. Nelson, Larry Patella, Sandra Hoyt, Bill Cismar, Nicholas Ande, Mark Maggiora, Judith Marie Tiffany, Andrew Landers, William H. Evans, II, Charles M. Gretsch, Stuart Knight, Mark Engleman, Robert W. (Rob) Figley, Al Salle, Rosalie Gottlieb, Sharon Anne Bumala, Ann T. Donnelly, Vicki Work, Wally Hornberger, Charles (Bud) Gallup, Gordon Matthews, Greg Newkirk, Melvin C. Kern, Daniel M. Ogden, Jr., Rosmarie Schuchman, Cara Richter, Wilma Jackson, Mary Renaud, Joan Rasmussen, LaVerne K. Nelson, David J. Bushard, Howard Leighty, Derek W. Gardner, Edward L. Barnes, Donna C. Quesnell, Judy Anderson, Gail Pollock, Ryan Hart, Steven Daubert, Bill E. Hughes, James A. Roeper, Kathleen A. Lawrence, Joyce M. Kimsey, Laurel Whitehurst, Thomas R. Higdon, Barbara Holbrook, Jack R. Crawford, Joseph R. Norvell, Sr., Ronald E. Morrison, Lewis Waters, Brian R. Heurlin, Darell R. Coulson, Brian R. Gellatly, Tom Roosendaal, Greg Seifert, Elena M. Crocker, Jon M. (Mike) Gaston, Les J Lomax, Steve Sechrist, James Kleiser, Paula Winter, Garry E. Lucas, Thomas D. Vick, Patrick Flynn, Marla J. Bench, Norman Banks, Nathan Evans, Larry Hoff, Mary J. Graham, Bill Allman, Ed Conzatti, Doris Holmes, Leland S. Davis, C. Douglas Canoose, Ed Dawson, Fernando Proano, Vern Smith, Doug Lasher, Greg Kimsey, James Randall, John R. Meuler, Robert (Bob) Watkins, Kelli Stoner, Robert E. Richter, Vernon V. Veysey, Chris T. Thompson, Sharon Erck, David D. Kelly, David Standal, Jamin N. Jorgensen, Edmund J. Goodwin, Tanna Chattin, John A. Buchanan, Christopher Forzano, Baine Wilson, Kathleen Arthur, Jack L. Holtz, Craig Rowland, Willie T. Bourlet, Ron Fitch, Lesli A. Collum, Tom M. Mielke, Jacqueline (Jackie) Lane, Michael Dorthalina, Mary Benton, John F. Howes, Stephanie McClintock, Peter Van Nortwick, Marion Ward, Itita Minniear, Lloyd G. Handlos, Martin (MD) Hash, Pat Neal, Pat Weidenaar, Gail Bergeron, Dominic A. Webber, Patrick J. Marmion, Randolph Earl Johnson, Gloria Questad. Teresa M. Gindhart, Pauline E. Berdahl, Christine J. Chaney, David W. Burge, Ed Hall, Kenny Smith, Jacqueline G. Harris, Lynn M. Hatcher, Theodore M. Person, Cindy Johnson, Nathan R. Noorlun, Juanita P. Greenway, Marla Annette Shirts, Robert Seth, Ric Bishop, Amanda Nelson, Brian Peck, Roy H. Billings, Kelly Hinton, Sandra Raley, Carla Camp. Stuart Rancourt, Wayne E. Clemetson, Gary Akizuki, Jacob R. Harwood, Roy Rhine, Robert (Bob) Travis, Karen Ferguson, Eric Jay Poteete, Martin Overstreet, Douglas Green, Mike Remmerde, Eric M. McGrady, Laine Johnson, Judith K Mehigan, Mike Appel, Jack Morgan, Charles D. Rogers, Margie M. Ferris, Paul Vernon, Jon Bennett, Michael Turnauer, Patty Barrett, Jeffrey A. Bier, Julie A. Hukee, Clare Swift, Traci E. Johnson, Marian Joyce Bryce, Marla Riley, John A. Fosse, Richard Egan, Tanisha L. Harris, Stuart Lockhart, John E. Bala, Richard D. Sharp, Michael A. Teefy, Ann M. Laurier, Gregory Noelck, Gary Haskett, Karen Wagner, Erik Kaarto, Nelson Paynter, Cathryn Treadwell-Nelson, Greg J. Call, Deborah I. Gottlieb, Frank L. Corbin, Frank Mazurkiewicz, Sharon Long, Tom Sharples, Paul Harris, Dena Horton, Daniel F. Barnes, Allyn R. Staley, Joseph J. Pinzone, Josephine F. Wentzel, Stewart A. Kent, Patty L. Marsden, Sherrie Baxter, John M. Lovejoy, Gretchen Starke, Ralph V. Peabody, Eric Heredia, Jack Hardy, Linda L. Wagar, Judith Walseth, Allan Blair, R. David Child, Gary Schaeffer, Wendell Mills, Richard McHugh, Daniel J. Kircher, Micheline Doan, Allen Rogers, David R. King, Nelson Alandt, Lynn Costello, John W. Burke, Steven L. Nicholson, Edward A. Foehl, Sheree J. Tanner, Ken Evans, Peter D. Aller, Tom Miller, Robert C. Moon, Lynda Wilson, Al Griggs, David Madore, Jon Russell, Shari L. Hildreth, Richard D. Helland, Mike Marr, Katja Delavar, Carl R. Dugger, Brent D. Boger, David Knight, Charles P. Miller, Lila Walsh, J.F. (Jan) Mulwitz, Wm Paul Fuger, Dan Vogel, Debbie Schreiber, Rick Marshall, Craig Feller, Ralph E. Schmidt, Margaret Tweet, Marye Fenimore, Donna Roberge, Melanie MacPherson, Matthew Larvick, Candice Herrera, Ken Peterson, Jr. and Mark T. Turner.

CEOs lift shovels for Habitat for Humanity

First Independent Bank CEO and Chairman Bill Firstenburg hosted Evergreen Habitat for Humanity’s first annual CEO Build. Joining him were 18 friends and fellow CEOs Bryan Ableidinger, Ron Bertolucci, Bill Bryant, Pete DuBois, Jeff Firstenburg, Scott Firstenburg, Kelly Helmes, Brian Hopper, Elie Kassab, Greg Kimsey, Julian Levi, Roch Manley, Bill Morrison, Jerry Nutter, Matt Olson, Ralph Parker, Dennis Smith and John Weigel all volunteered their time and construction skills on Thursday, June 10, 2010.

The CEOs and business leaders represented many local companies and organizations including First Independent Bank, Bryant & Associates, Clark County, Evergreen Truss, HDJ Design, Manley Architects, New Tradition Homes, Nutter Corporation, Parkrose Hardware, Regal Greetings, Robertson & Olson, St. Andrew Church and Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

The CEOs divided into two work crews to complete the perimeter water migration systems for houses four and five at the Patten Park subdivision, which by 2011 will include seven Habitat homes.

Established in 1991, Evergreen Habitat for Humanity develops communities by building safe, affordable housing.

MacKay & Sposito announce hiring

Brian Martin

On Monday, MacKay & Sposito, Inc. (M&S) announced the hiring of Brian Martin.

Martin is a landscape architect with more than 3 years of landscape architecture experience in site design, design development and construction document packages which includes planting, irrigation and construction plans in addition to project construction details. He has a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Idaho.

"We are excited to have Brian join our team and look forward to utilizing his expertise to benefit our clients," said Bryan Cole, vice president, Landscape Architecture.

Founded in 1974, M&S offers full service civil engineering, land and construction surveying, land-use planning, landscape architecture and construction management services with offices in Vancouver, Kennewick, Wilsonville, OR, Bend, OR and Salt Lake City, UT. The firm employs over 65 employees companywide. For more information on M&S, call Stephanie Hadley at 503-887-0673.

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Campaign Events

Tony Golik: A fundraiser for Tony Golik’s campaign for Clark County prosecutor is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, at Dolce Gelato, 535 West 8th St. in downtown Vancouver.

Leadership Clark County will host a candidate forum at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, at Clark College's Gaiser Hall, featuring candidates running for the open seat in the U.S. 3rd Congressional District. The event is free and open to the public.

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News Briefs

Nolan Fundraiser: A fundraiser for Clark County Sheriff’s Commander Mike Nolan is planned from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, June 15, at the Sleep Country Amphitheater VIP tent, 17200 N.E. Delfel Rd. in Ridgefield. Nolan has a fast-growing form of brain cancer. Money collected will be used to pay for his care and support his family. Food and beverages will be served. Donations can also be made to the Friends for Mike Nolan Fund at Riverview Bank. For more information, contact Kim Beltran at 360-904-6141.
Volunteers needed: With less than one month before Independence Day at Fort Vancouver, the nonprofit organization which produces the event, the Fort Vancouver National Trust, is looking for volunteers to fill a number of roles, from ticket collectors, information booth and parking lot attendants, servers for the adult beverage area and more. For more information about volunteering on July 4th, visit the Trust’s website at www.FortVan.org or call the Trust at 360-992-1800.
CRESA Book Club: The Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA) will be hosting a lunchtime book club to discuss the Amanda Ripley book The Unthinkable beginning on Monday, July 12. The book provides examples of how people have responded to disasters. The club will be facilitated by Cheryl Bledsoe and Beth Vaughn, who are both emergency managers for CRESA and Clark County. The club will run for eight Mondays over the lunch hour from noon to 1 p.m. from July 12 through Aug. 30. It will be held on the sixth floor of the Public Services Center, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, Wash. Registration is available at http://www.cresa911.org/emergency/training-register.php or via phone at 360-992-6270. The group will be limited to 25. Participants will be expected to bring their own copy of the book. People may also participate in the book club discussion virtually, off-site, through Twitter by following www.twitter.com/CRESA_Presents.

Calendar

June 14: The co-chairs of the Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council invite public testimony on Hayden Island access options at a meeting tonight from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Jantzen Beach SuperCenter, Community Room (across from the food court), 1405 Jantzen Beach Center, Portland. CRC is a long-term, comprehensive project to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge, extend light rail to Vancouver, improve closely-spaced interchanges, and enhance the pedestrian and bicycle path between the two cities.
June 14: The Fort Vancouver Library District board of trustees will meet beginning at 4 p.m. today at the Goldendale Community Library, 131 West Burgen, Goldendale. The board will hold an executive session at 4 p.m. and then have a regular meeting at 6 p.m.
June 26: The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the NW Personal Training Summer Solstice 3- or 6-mile run/walk at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 26, in downtown Vancouver. For more information, visit www.nwpersonaltraining.com.