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Landlords sweat renters' market--Oregonian, Foster Church City Council OKs hotel package--Oregonian, Alan Brettman Visionary building puts rain, sun to work--Oregonian, Jason Begay Russian film crew shooting in Vancouver--Daily Insider, Jess Frost Downtown project may take on additional risk--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize Vancouver Lake: Future is murky--Columbian, Kathie Durbin Rosemere spat makes city wary--Columbian, Scott Hewitter Amphitheater not much of a geography lesson for performers--Columbian, Brett Oppegaard Russian film crew in Vancouver doing Chkalov documentary--Oregonian, Allan Brettman Future of Vancouver Barracks buildings getting serious interest--Oregonian, Allan Brettman Woodland uses $1.3 million to spruce up downtown--Columbian, Margaret Ellis Portland Art Museum's 'Art de Triomphe'--Columbian, Tricia Jones
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classified ads in the Daily Insider Port of Vancouver calls special meeting to consider settlement of dredging suit Port of Vancouver commissioners have called a special meeting for noon Tuesday, Oct. 7, to discuss a possible settlement of a law suit that thus far is an impediment to the proposed dredging of the Columbia River channel to 34 feet to accommodate larger cargo ships. The suit was brought by the Columbia River Alliance for Nurturing the Environment. The port commissioners’ hearing room is at 3103 NW Lower River Road. Police dogs going ballistic Ballistic vests previously worn by deputy sheriffs have been fashioned into bullet-proof vests for the Clark County Sheriff’s four K-9 dogs by the Jim Noble Company. The Jim Nobel Company and Clark County Kennel Club will be honored during a 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, ceremony in the sheriff’s West Precinct, 505 NW 179th Street, Ridgefield, for making the defensive vests available for the dogs. The dogs are credited with over 100 captures, numerous drug finds and crime scene evidence detection, according to K-09 Unit commander, Chuck Atkins. Portland’s
light-rail revitalization strategy The Vancouver Planning Commission’s First Tuesday forum, from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in City Hall, will be a presentation of the revitalization strategy of TriMet light rail. The presentation will focus on the Interstate MAX station. Reservations are recommended for the free program. Call 619-4152 for further information. Community Foundation for Southwest Washington ensconced on Officers Row The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington, founded in 1984 with a $200,000 unrestricted gift and now managing some 200 separate funds valued at more than $36 million, has moved its headquarters to 1053 Officers Row. “We are part of the community, and this is our community’s best address,” says Nancy Sourek, the foundation’s executive director. The new headquarters, just west of the Grant House, includes a community meeting room, with state-of-the-art electronics, and a catering kitchen. Sourek says the community room, which will seat 20 comfortably, is the result of a gift from the Landerholm, Memovich, Lansverk & Whitesides law firm. District legislators, local agencies holding low-income prescription assistance forum Low-income seniors are invited to bring their current medical prescription information to a prescription assistance forum at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the Luekpe Senior Center, 1009 E McLoughlin Boulevard. In addition to State Sen. Don Carlson (R-49th) and State Reps. Bill Fromhold (D-49th) and Jim Moeller (D-49th), representatives of both pharmaceutical companies, and local agencies will participate. The program is designed to demonstrate who is qualified to receive free or reduced-cost medicine and how to access the system to receive the benefits. Call 696-8221 for further information. People Fernando Proano, Vancouver native, who formerly practiced medicine here, has returned from North Dakota after nine years and is now associated with Urgent Medical Center, which has offices in Salmon Creek and Orchards. Proano, board certified in occupational medicine as well as family medicine, earned his medical degree from the University of Washington. Proano specializes in occupational and environmental medicine. News briefs Meeting in a workshop session at 4 p.m. today, the Vancouver City Council will hear an update on the Firstenburg Center in east Vancouver and a report on financing the proposed hotel-convention center. When the council convenes in regular session at 7 p.m. tonight, one of the agenda items is approval of a financing package for the hotel-convention center. If given initial approval, the financing package again would come before the council, likely next Monday, for a public hearing and final approval. --- Clark Public Utilities’ commissioners meet in workshop session at 9 a.m. Tuesday to discuss power supply issues. --- Clark County commissioners meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, when they will discuss changes in the schedule of license fees for pets. --- Port of Vancouver commissioners meet in special session at noon Tuesday, Oct. 7.
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