Clark County residents can recycle block foam from holiday presents, along with used electronics items,  Saturday, Jan. 5, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., at the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center, 3510 S.E. 164th Ave. Empower Up, a local nonprofit organization that recycles electronics, will accept computers and other electronic equipment. Refurbished computers are given to students, families in need and nonprofit organizations. Working electronic equipment no more than 5 years old is preferred, but nonfunctioning and obsolete equipment will be accepted. No televisions, computer monitors or microwave ovens will be accepted. Block foam packaging can be any color, but it must be clean and bagged or boxed. Participants must remain on site until staff has examined and accepted the material. For further information, visit www.co.clark..us.

“Reaching the Dawn” photo by Renae Smith. Courtesy of www.captureclarkcounty.com.

The Daily Insider wishes all the best to our readers and supporters for the New Year. The year of 2012 was full of change and growth for Clark County, and we at the Insider are proud to have reported on it. We’ve had our share of changes too, and are deeply grateful for your continued loyalty. To celebrate 2013, the Daily Insider will not publish on Tuesday, Jan. 1. We will return Wednesday, Jan. 2. In the meantime, (and always), click the  “calendar” tab to see what is going on in our community. Thank you and have a wonderful New Year!

The public is invited to a “New Year’s Eve Bash” at the Red Lion at the Quay, 100 Columbia St. in Vancouver. The hotel is offering several packages to choose from. Guests are welcome in the bar at 8 p.m., and the the party will begin at 9:30 p.m. There will be two live bands for dancing in both the bar and  the ballroom, party favors, hors d’ orvres, and a midnight champagne toast. The cost is $60 per person.

For those interested in making an evening of it, an elegant roasted prime rib buffet will be available from 7 to 9 p.m. The cost to include the buffet dinner is $100 per person or $180 per couple. Overnight packages are also available that include the buffet, the bash, breakfast in the Grand Ballroom, and most importantly, a late checkout time of 3 p.m. For more information, visit http://redlion.rdln.com. or call 360-694-8341.

Nina Regor

Mayor Scott Higgins has announced the appointment of Nina D. Regor as Camas city administrator. Regor has been the city manager of Cloverdale, California since 2007. She was the deputy city manager of Spokane Valley, from 2003 to 2007. From 1991 to 2003, Regor worked for the City of Gresham, Oregon, where she was promoted from budget analyst to assistant city Manager. Regor has both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in public management and policy from Carnegie Mellon University.