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Chanukah
On Ice, a celebration
to which all are invited
Although Chanukah begins at
sundown today, it will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m.
Sunday in the Mountain View Ice Arena, 14313 Mill
Plain Boulevard, by Chabad Lubavitch of Clark County
with an Menorah ice carving.
Vancouver
Mayor Royce Pollard
will light the middle candle. The second and third
candles will then be lighted.
The event, to
which the public is invited, is free. Hot dogs and
beverages will be sold, but traditional potato
pancakes will be free. Children will be presented
with a dreidel and chocolate coins.
Candles are
traditionally lighted each evening through Chanukah
which ends at sundown Saturday, Dec. 27. For further
information, call Rrabbi
Shmulik Greenberg,
576-8184.
Holiday
Shop offering holiday discounts
Holiday Shop,
1707 Main Street, the seasonal store, that turns
over all profits to nonprofit agencies in southwest
Washington, currently offers 25 percent markdowns on
selected merchandise.
Beginning
Sunday, selected items will be marked down to 30
percent off, and on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 26,
and 27, some items will be half price, reports
spokesperson Lynn
Hufschmid.
The store has
brand-name merchandise in addition to traditional
gift items, gourmet foods and holiday ornaments.
Store hours
are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays.
Fire
District 9 to share “burn tower” being paid for with
Homeland Security grant
According to
Fire District 9 Chief
Scott Koehler,
a $51,300 “burn tower” being financed through a
Homeland Security Grant, announced by U.S. Rep.
Brian Baird
this week, will be shared with other fire districts.
The tower,
which will simulate emergency fire situations, will
be used as a training facility for firefighters and
cadets.
Nominations for George C. Marshall Youth Leadership
Award due by Thursday, Jan. 15
Nominations
for the annual Gen. George C. Marshall Youth
Leadership Award are being accepted by Celebrate
Freedom and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve
Trust through Thursday, Jan. 15.
Nominees must
be high school-age students who are residents of
Clark County. Recipient benefits include a $1,000
scholarship and a $1,000 Steve Dearborn Memorial
internship in the Celebrate Freedom office.
Call
Deborah Walstra,
992-1801, for
further info.
News brief
Tickets are
not needed for the 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, State
of the City address by Vancouver Mayor
Royce Pollard,
but registration is required. To register, call
696-8200. The
event is in the former Consolidated Freightways
headquarters at SE Tech Center Drive just east of SE
164th Avenue.
People
Mike Smedley,
Columbia River High School senior who helped take
the Columbia River football team to the state
quarterfinals this year, has been named a Rebound
Athlete by the Rebound Center at Southwest
Washington Medical Center. A first string defensive
end, Smedley was hospitalized with back pain early
in the season. After two weeks of targeted
rehabilitation, He returned to practice and
ultimately to the starting lineup. Smedley was
recognized for having overcome significant hardships
and physical obstacles through hard work and
determination. ---
A farewell reception for retiring Vancouver City
councilperson Jeanne
Lipton is 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, in the
first floor lobby of City Hall. Lipton, who was an
unsuccessful candidate for mayor in November,
completes a four-year term on the council this
month.
Letter to
the editor
Dear Mr. Bacon,
The Appeals
Court members have probably never placed service
calls. As homeowners, we are great admirers of Clark
County PUD’s repair service. We have had at least
two dozen contractor problems over the past ten
years. PUD’s staff is always on time, courteous,
careful and economical. We feel that we’re being
tossed to the repair wolves.
—Jennifer Peterson
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