Back Issues: January, 2016
Free Clinic of Southwest Washington welcomes new board member
Friday, January 29, 2016
The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington is pleased to welcome Jan Redding to its board of directors. Redding has been with Vancouver Public Schools for the past 21 years. During most of that time, she has been the Assistant Director of the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools. Redding works on partnership development and special events for the Foundation. Redding previously served on the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington board of directors from 2000-2003. During that time, she worked closely with Free Clinic co-founders Dr. Sam Beall and Father Edward Rankin. She also worked with Free Clinic Director, Marcia Howery. For more information about the Free Clinic, visit www.freeclinics.org.
CCHM’s First Thursday: First Families Forward Feb. 4
Friday, January 29, 2016
The inaugural “First Thursday” of 2016 at the Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM) will once again host the First Families project to honor Black History Month. Launched in February 2008, this local history project gathered the memories of African Americans who came to Vancouver seeking wartime jobs in the 1940s, settled here with their families, and made this place their home.
In 2012, a sampling of family stories were woven into a book entitled First Families of Vancouver’s African American Community: From World War Two to the Twenty-First Century. The project’s next phase, First Families Forward, is finding ways to build on this foundation by continuing to highlight the story of African Americans in Vancouver – an aspect of local and regional experience that is no less vital and essential for being often overlooked.
On Thursday, First Families Forward invites the community into the discussion. A panel introduced by keynote speaker Rev. Marva J. Edwards, president of Vancouver NAACP #1139, and moderated by Nathan Webster, founding director of Dream Big Community Center, offers plans and ideas about how we came this far and where we might go from here.
Admission to the Museum is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children under 18, and free with CCHM membership. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for socializing and viewing Museum exhibits. The program will begin promptly at 7 p.m.
Contact call 360-993-5679 or by email at cchm@cchmuseum.org for more information.
Vancouver surgeon Dr. Allen Gabriel earns national award
Friday, January 29, 2016
PeaceHealth Medical Group plastic surgeon Allen Gabriel, MD, has been named a “Patients’ Choice 5-year Honoree” by the web-based physician education service vitals.com. The award is based on patient voting. According to vitals.com, the Patients’ Choice 5-Year Honoree Award is presented only to those doctors whose ratings have reflected excellence in care for five consecutive years. This exclusive recognition is limited to just one percent of all U.S. physicians.
Dr. Gabriel specializes in body contouring (including liposuction and tummy tucks), breast augmentation, and breast reconstruction. He also works closely with the PeaceHealth Southwest Kearney Breast Center, and collaborates with local cancer surgeons to provide integrated breast reconstruction care for his patients.
The Patients Choice Award recipient list is an honor roll of physicians who have been recognized for outstanding expertise and patient care. Click here for more information about the vitals.com award and Dr. Gabriel, or visit http://www.swplasticsurg.com/.
Port of Woodland commissioners hold workshop Feb. 4
Friday, January 29, 2016The Port of Woodland Board of Commissioners has announced it will host a workshop on the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, in the Port of Woodland office, 115 Davidson, Woodland