Eric Olmsted

Eric Olmsted, owner of On Line Support, was installed as the 2012-2013 president of the Rotary Club of Vancouver at the club’s 19th annual banquet on June 27. Other officers are as follows: Susanne Cox, president-elect; Elson Strahan, president nominee; Victor DeAntonis, secretary; Gordon Rodewald, treasurer; Gary Bock, sergeant-at-arms; and Timothy Buckley, immediate past president. Club directors are Katie Foehl, Lisa Schmidt, Dan Sockle, Dean Sutherland, and Susan Tissot.

Greg Jellison, principal at HDJ Design Group, will continue as the president of the Vancouver Rotary Foundation. Other foundation board officers are as follows: Katlin Smith, president-elect; Patsy Eby, treasurer; and board members Kate Benson, Hans Boehm, Susanne Cox, Timothy Buckley, Jeff Hamm, Jennifer Larson-Cody, Henri Moreau, Eric Olmsted, Jean Rahn, Dean Sutherland, Joe Vance, and Steve Webb.

Information about the Rotary Club of Vancouver is available at www.VancouverRotaryClub.org.

Clark County Public Health and Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation advise the public to avoid all contact with water at Lacamas Lake and Round Lake due to elevated levels of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Exposure to cyanobacteria can lead to liver injury, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. In addition, the toxins can damage the nervous system and lead to muscle tremors, paralysis, and respiratory distress. Skin irritations, allergic reactions, rashes, and blisters also are possible. Symptoms may occur within minutes or appear hours or days after exposure. Cats, dogs, and livestock are also at risk. The health warning will remain in effect until tests show that cyanobacteria do not exceed World Health Organization guidelines. Lacamas Lake Regional Park and Heritage Park will remain open to the public. Water within the restrooms and shelters is unaffected by lake water and is safe to drink. Swimmers can visit the Camas Municipal Pool or find other swimming options here.

Starting Monday, July 2, Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation will accept credit card payments for the daily parking fees charged at the Marine Park boat launch. This is the first credit card pay station to be installed in a city park. Over the next year, Parks & Rec plans to add pay stations that accept credit cards at all its parks that currently charge daily parking fees. Currently, only cash is accepted at these parks. Other parks that may have automated pay stations installed by spring 2013 include Frenchman’s Bar Regional Park, Lewisville Regional Park, Salmon Creek Regional Park and Klineline Pond, Vancouver Lake Regional Park, Daybreak Regional Boat Launch, Haapa Boat Launch, and Wintler Park.  Until then, these parks will accept only cash. Parking fees range from $2 to $8 per day, depending on the type of vehicle. The fees are used to help pay for parks maintenance and operations. For more information, click here.