|
Thaw producing wacky aftermath--KGW-TV, Abe
Estimada
Family and 1,000 friends pay tribute to six accident
victims--Columbian, Tom Vogt
Utility crews scramble to keep lights on--Columbian,
Erik Robinson
Gen. Clark's supporters to hold gathering--Columbian
Sally Roth offers birds sanctuary--Oregonian
Mars: A different kind of rock star--USA TODAY,
Dan Vergano
Krispy
Kreme Doughnut Premier Benefit tomorrow night is
open to everyone
Free Krispy
Kreme doughnuts and coffee will be served at the
VIP pre-opening party at the new Krispy Kreme
doughnut store, 8517 NE Andresen Road, from 6 to 8
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10.
The
pre-opening is a fund raiser for the T.O.D.A.Y.
Foundation and the Vancouver School District
Foundation and donations for the foundations will be
accepted.
Bring your
friends and families, says Krispy Kreme publicist
CJ Glazer.
Electric
service being restored, natural gas usage hit record
levels, Highway 14 reopens
Winter’s
angry feet were retreating Friday as power to Clark
Public Utilities’ customers was being restored,
roads were reopening and NW Natural reported record
natural gas consumption last Monday of 8.8 million
therms. The average residential use during a cold
month is 120 therms.
Highway 14
between Washougal and the Bridge of the Gods was
reopened to passenger vehicles with chains and under
10,000 pounds Friday afternoon.
Widespread
Comcast cable outages were reported, and the company
is expected to continue working Saturday to restore
service.
The slow
thaw, however, contributed to numbers of traffic
mishaps as more motorists tried to get to and from
work on still slippery streets and interchanges.
Weather
people are now predicting slowly warming
temperatures.
Kaiser
Permanente earns AWB award
The
Association of Washington Business has honored
Kaiser Permanente with a Continuous Commitment Award
for workplace safety during 2003.
The health
organization gives employees performance sharing
rewards for achieving workplace safety goals,
according to James
Farley, Kaiser’s Clark County area
administrator.
According to
Farley Kaiser, Permanente’s local program is a
labor-management partnership. There are 800 Kaiser
Permanente employees in Clark County.
Fifty-two
jazz bands set for 42nd
annual Clark College Jazz Festival
Fifty-two
jazz bands and fourteen vocal jazz ensembles will
compete Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22 to
24, at the Clark College Jazz Festival in Gaiser
Hall on the college campus.
The jazz
groups represent high schools in Oregon and
Washington.
Tickets for
the three full days of competition are $5 a day. For
further information, call
992-2188 or
992-2662.
News
briefs
The scheduled
Monday, Jan. 12, meeting of the Clark County Public
Facilities District has been canceled.
nnn
Garbage, recyclables and yard waste pickups in
almost all of Clark County were canceled Friday for
the fourth consecutive day. Customers may double up
on refuse set out next week as the regular rotation
returns.
Letter to
the Editor:
I don’t have to tell you that it
has been a wild and crazy week! I just wanted to
take this opportunity to extend sincere and
heartfelt THANKS to our incredible Operations,
Police and Fire crews who did, and are still doing,
super work to keep our streets clear and our
community safe. Although our crews are always well
prepared, every weather situation presents different
challenges. Frankly, I don’t know that anyone could
have prepared for the challenges this recent storm
and the icy aftermath gave us. But I am proud, and I
am impressed with how quickly and diligently our
team responded to secure the safety of our
community. Our crews did an outstanding job plowing,
sanding, removing snow, clearing downed trees,
closing streets and responding to frozen or burst
pipes. While most of us were trying to stay out of
the mess, our crews were in the thick of it all
keeping busy morning, noon and night and hustling to
keep pace with whatever Mother Nature gave them.
They are a group of dedicated individuals who don’t
often get the credit or recognition they deserve.
Please join me in thanking our outstanding,
hard-working team!
Pat McDonnell
City Manager, Vancouver
|
