Clark College to add more faculty, expand enrollment--Columbian,
Tom Vogt
Mega Millions, a mega draw--Columbian, Kelly Adams
Glockenspiel repairman fixes bell tower--Columbian, Scott Hewitt
Parker House in the
works--Columbian, Gretchen Fehrenbacher
County's proposed medical center project in time crunch--Oregonian,
Bill Stewart
Columbian's Best Bets for the weekend
Nordstrom pumps out profit on strongest holiday period in
decade--Seattle Times, Jake Batsell
Nader to announce whether to run for president Sunday--USA TODAY, AP
Vancouver
library overdue!!!
Absentee ballots are in the mail
How busy is the Vancouver Community
Library?
The Vancouver Community Library
checks out more books than the main libraries in Seattle, Chicago or
Minneapolis.
How small is the Cascade Park
Library?
The Cascade Park Library is so
small that the children’s summer reading programs have to be held
outdoors.
Where does the library keep the
books?
The librarians want to keep them on
the library shelves so the patrons can find what they want but
currently over 70,000 books are in storage. There are at least
another 100,000 volumes the library should have for patrons, but
doesn’t have room for.
What
happened?
Vancouver’s population and demands
for library services have increased 400 percent since the downtown
library was completed 40 years ago.
What’s the solution?
Remodel and expand the 48,000
square-foot downtown library to 92,000 square feet at its current
site. Build a new 25,000 square-foot Cascade Park Library next to
the Firstenburg Community Center. Consolidate library district
processing and administrative functions in a low-cost warehouse
facility.
How?
Form a special library district
similar to the Three Creeks capital facility area. Do this by voting
to form the area at the Tuesday, March 9, special election. This
takes a majority vote.
At the same time, approve a $48
million, 20-year bond issue. This takes a 60 percent majority vote.
What’s
that going to cost?
The estimated cost is 17 cents per
$1,000 assessed valuation per year. Owners of a $175,000 home would
pay about $2.48 per month.
Why?
Public libraries are a vast, nearly
unlimited
free
source of information, enlightenment, education and entertainment
for businesses, educators, students—for every citizen in the
community.
—Tauf
Charneski
People
Johnie Tucker, director of
Teen Services for Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation, has been
named recipient of the 2004 Diversity Leadership Award by the
Vancouver Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People. The award is being presented during the annual Black
History Month Banquet at 6 p.m. tonight in the Water Resource
Education Center.
News briefs
Clark College
dinner shows for Stephen Schwartz
and Nina Faso’s
Working are at 6 p.m.
tonight and Saturday, Feb. 21, in Gaiser Hall on the main campus.
Call ahead for reservations,
992-2815. --- A Clark
Pubic Utilities’ volunteer tree- and shrub- planting work party will
be in the Salmon Creek basin from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
21. Prospective volunteers should call
992-8510 for further
information. ---
Bravo! Vancouver 70-voice Chorale presents a special concert
of all-choral music at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, in St. Joseph
Catholic Church, 400 S Andresen Road. General admission is $12 at
the door. ---
The Oregon Chamber Players’ Children’s Concert is at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, in All Saints Episcopal Church, 4033 SE
Woodstock Boulevard, Portland. Admission at the door is $14,
children 10 and under, $3. ---
Deadline for voter registration for the Tuesday March 9
library election is 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, in the Clark County
Elections Department, 1408 Franklin Street.
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Women In Action is sponsoring an advancement series
presentation by Jeanne Harris,
at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, in the Hudson’s Bay High School commons.
Call Anissa Russell,
695-1224, for reservations.
--- Workshops for Vancouver
cultural grants are at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, and at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the first floor conference room at City Hall.
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Friday on the air
Green Building—5 p.m. CVTV
Animal Control Hearings (2/12)—7 p.m. CVTV
Portland Winter Hawks at Everett (live)—7 p.m. KUPL
Portland Blazers at Golden State (live)—7:30 p.m. KGW-TV, KXL
Telecommunications Commission (1/21)—9 p.m. CVTV
State of the County Address—11 p.m. CVTV
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