The post-session 49th Legislative District town hall meeting will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 11. It will include State Senator Craig Pridemore, Rep. Jim Moeller and Rep. Sharon Wylie. They will discuss the legislative session and take constituent input.

The meeting be at the Clark County Commissioners hearing room in the County’s Public Service Center at 1300 Franklin St. in Vancouver.

Kris Krohn

On Thursday, May 19, Affordable Community Environments hosted a grand opening celebration at its new residential community,  McCallister Village. The celebration was the formal opening of the 48-unit mixed-use rental apartment community in the Fruit Valley Neighborhood, as well as ACE’s annual event to recognize key supporters.

At the event, ACE Board Chair Bryan Cole of Mackay and Sposito presented the Valeria Award to Kris Krohn, a former ACE board member and current program manager for the ARC of Southwest Washington. She served on the board of directors for nine years.

Val and Dan Ogden

The Valeria Award was created in 2009 to honor founding board member and former state representative Val Ogden, who served on the board for more than 11 years.  Ogden and her husband, Dan, were in attendance at the event.

ACE is a nonprofit organization that develops sustainable and affordable housing in Southwest Washington. For more information about ACE, visit www.acecommunities.org.

The Paper Tiger Coffeehouse, 703 Grand Blvd., will host writer Mike Guimond at 7 p.m. at its Third Thursday poetry night, June 16.

Inside the CRC offering something new.

Todd Cox celebrating birthday with wine.

Larry Smith receiving props for Memorial Day service.

Jeanne Kojis recovering from e-mail bankruptcy.