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Wind storm topples trees, cuts power in Portland and
Clark County--KGW-TV, Antonia Giedwoyn
Southwest Washington Medical center to keep
Medicaid--Columbian, Julia Anderson
Flagship building nears completion--Oregonian,
Allan Brettman
County giving go-ahead for road projects--Oregonian,
Bill Stewart
Ridgefield couple hit with suit over song
swapping--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson
Attorney General candidate sees Clark County as
crucial--Columbian, Stephanie Rice
Local couple win $1 million jackpot--Columbian,
Margaret Ellis
Radio host blasts land-use laws--Columbian,
Gretchen Fehrenbacher
Port
of Camas-Washougal continues growth--Columbian,
Gretchen Fehrenbacher
Battle Ground Schools considering dress
code--Oregonian, Jason Begay
Hallelujah Chorus returns--Columbian, Brett
Oppegaard
White House lifts steel tariffs--Washington Post,
William Branigin
Vancouver-Portland no longer lead jobless
ranking--Te Business Journal of Portland
East wind
blasts through Clark County, closing Fort Vancouver
High School
A roaring
east wind blew through the Pacific Northwest today,
causing some school closures due to loss of
electrical power. Fort Vancouver High School was
closed at noon.
Gusts of 35
miles an hour were not unusual, and one gust in
Clark County reportedly reached 80 miles an hour.
This storm
will move through today, leaving rain in its wake,
but meteorologists say a second, similar storm may
follow.
Clark Public
Utilities’ spokesperson
Mick Shutt
said wind-related outages affected as many as 6,000
customers, mostly in outlying areas. By early
afternoon fewer than 1,500 were without power.
Christmas
Ships to begin Columbia River parading Sunday from
Camas-Washougal
In its 49th
year, the annual Portland Christmas Ships Inc.
Christmas Parade’s first night on the Columbia
River begins at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, from the
Camas-Washougal port area proceeds west to the I-5
bridge area and returns on the Washington side of
the river.
The Columbia
River fleet, about half of the total fleet of 60
boats (the other half parades along the Willamette
River ) parades on the Columbia River, most often
departing Salty’s Restaurant at 7:30 p.m. each
evening.
The Columbia
River Schedule is as follows:
Monday, Dec. 8,
I-5 Bridge area, Columbia Shores Complex, Hayden
Bay.
Tuesday, Dec. 9,
North Portland Harbor.
Wednesday, Dec. 10,
I-205 Bridge to Steamboat Landing, parading along
the Washington side of the river.
Thursday, Dec. 11,
I-5 Bridge area, Columbia Shores Complex, Hayden
Bay.
Monday, Dec. 15,
I-5 Bridge area, Columbia Shores Complex, Hayden
Bay.
Tuesday, Dec. 16,
I-205 Bridge area to Steamboat Landing and return on
the Washington side of the river.
Wednesday, Dec. 17,
North Portland Harbor.
Thursday, Dec. 18,
I-5 Bridge area, Columbia Shores Complex, Hayden
Bay.
Friday Dec. 19,
42nd Street boat ramp area, including the Washington
side of the river and the I-5 Bridge area.
For the
complete schedule of parades on the Columbia and
Willamette Rivers, go to
www.christmasships.org.
Gardner
School, county’s only independent school, holding
open house Saturday
The Gardner
School, 16413 NE 50th Avenue, just north of
Washington State University Vancouver, is holding an
open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 6, to
introduce potential students’ parents to the
concepts of multiple learning paths for youngsters.
According to
the head of the school,
Jari Graves-Highsmith,
children learn in many different ways according to
their own ways of receiving information.
The school is
not affiliated with any religious group or any other
organization, according to Graves-Highsmith. The
school has about 100 students ranging from three
years old to 8th graders.
Some
financial aid is available, according to Graves-Highsmith.
For further information, call
574-5752.
Messiah
opens Bravo! Vancouver season
Bravo!
Vancouver opens its tenth season with its
traditional Handel’s
Messiah in a
3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, concert in St. Joseph Church,
400 Andresen Road.
The Bravo!
Vancouver chorale is conducted by
Maria Manso.
Tickets will be on sale at the door.
People
Brian Fleetwood
has been named vice president commercial loan
officer at Columbia Credit Union, reports
Chuck Anderson,
the credit union’s senior vice president of business
banking. Most recently, Fleetwood was a vice
president commercial loan officer with First
Independent Bank. Raised in Clark County, Fleetwood
is a graduate of Washington State University.
News
briefs
Downtown
Vancouver’s Art Walk is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. today.
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The Portland International Airport Noise
Compatibility Study Advisory Committee meets at 5:30
p.m. today in the Port of Portland Administration
Building, 121 NW Everett Street.
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The Sifton Neighborhood Association meets at 7 p.m.
tonight in Fire Station 88 at the corner of Fourth
Plain Boulevard and Ward Road.
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The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce’s 23rd
annual Christmas Breakfast is from 7 to 9 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 5, in the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay.
Admission is $25.
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