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Dena Horton named Marshall
Dena Horton, has won the 2003 Gen. George C. Marshall Leadership Award, Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard announced today. Horton is district representative and senior projects coordinator for U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-3rd). She was graduated from Gonzaga University and will earn a masters degree in public affairs from WSU Vancouver next May. Horton was selected on the basis of her demonstrated leadership potential. The award will be presented at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the Marshall House on Officers Row.
Construction of fairgrounds expo Construction of the planned $15 million, 100,000-square-foot exposition hall on the north side of the midway at the Clark County fairgrounds could begin next month, according to county fair executive director Tom Musser. The exposition building is the key element in the county Fair Association’s plans for increasing year-round activities at the I-5 corridor site. Although the financing package is still being worked out, up to two-thirds of the cost of the building will be financed county Amphitheater revenue , Musser says. He says his office has already had inquiries for exposition space in the building which is expected to open early 2005. The final design of the space is not yet complete, but the exhibit hall, which could be divided by movable walls, could be as long as two football fields. If construction does begin in November so to will demolition of existing exhibit building space. Musser says his staff is putting in a lot of creative thinking on how to house fair exhibits during the 2004 fair. Homeless shelters turning away families; funding sought for temporary assistance Homeless, families are being turned away from local shelters, according to Sally Erickson, director of the Clark County Council for the Homeless. An enormous increase in homelessness is being met by a cooperative effort of over 20 nonprofit, church and governmental organizations trying to provide emergency overflow shelters in churches and other locations. Erickson says, cots and bedding are needed for emergency shelters, as are volunteers to help run the shelters. A cot and two sets of bedding can be bought for $100, and she says, and an estimated 1,200 sets are needed. Donations will be accepted by the council by calling 993-9570. Potential volunteers for emergency shelter duty should call 695-7658, extension 309. Orchards
Plaza dedication Orchards Plaza, the centerpiece of which is the huge mural facing Fourth Plain Boulevard at Covington Road, which depicts early Orchards and the Orchards Feed Store, will be dedicated at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6. Orchards Plaza is the result of a partnership effort among local citizens and business owners and Clark County, according to county commissioners Judie Stanton and Betty Sue Morris, who will participate in the dedication. Plaza areas were created using StreetPrint pavement texturing, a method of coloring and stamping asphalt to look like paving stones, ornamental lighting, park benches, landscaping and a clock tower. Children’s Trust Auxiliary’s Fall Fashion Show and Luncheon is Tuesday at Bacchus The annual Children’s Trust Auxiliary Fall Fashion Show begins at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Bacchus Restaurant, 3200 SE 164th Avenue. Revenue from the annual show and luncheon benefits at-risk children through the Children’s Trust Fund held by the Community Fund of Southwest Washington. For further information on the $35 luncheon, call 694-2550. News briefs I-5 in Hazel Dell will be closed briefly to both north- and south-bound traffic at 3 a.m. Sunday, Oct 5, for replacement of telecommunication cables. Detour exits and entrances are at NE 99th Street and NE 134th Street. nnn Unregistered voters have until Monday, Oct. 20 to register for the Nov. 4 general election. Registration must be in person at the Clark County Elections Department offices, 1408 Franklin Street.
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