Being master of 'The Pit' no easy task--Columbian, Tom Koenninger
Downtown Vancouver's Vancouvercenter said to be on solid footing, 80
of 194 apartment units leased--Oregonian, Allan Brettman
County delays Daybreak Storedahl mining permit hearing--Oregonian,
Foster Church
Forensic fanatics: Students in Skyview biology class test DNA to
solve crime puzzle--Columbian, Amy McFall Prince
$4
million health club may join Elie Kassab's Battle Ground
complex--Columbian, Gretchen Fehrenbacher
Washington and Oregon transportation officials hire two firms to
begin long study to see how to replace the I-5 Interstate
Bridge--Oregonian, Bill Stewart and Fred Leeson
Battle Ground School District will ask voters for $55 million bond
issue--Oregonian, Jason Begay
Gasoline
companies gouging away--KATU
Supreme Court denies divinity scholarships, Seattle P-I, AP, Anne
Gearan
Greenspan urges cuts to Social Security benefits to rein in
deficit--New York Times, Kenneth N. Gilpin
Memorial Eye
Center among first to
use new cataract procedure and lens
The latest
developments in cataract surgery and lens replacement are being used
by surgeons at Southwest Washington Medical Center’s Memorial Eye
and Laser Center.
Richard Bernheimer and his
colleagues at Vancouver Eye Care are using a new cataract removal
system that is likened to a miniature pressure washer, using gentle
pulses of liquid to wash away faulty lenses, rather than high
frequency sound waves.
According to
Bernheimer, the procedure does not heat the eye. The heat used in
the other procedure sometimes keeps the incision from healing
properly.
In addition to
the new method of removing cataracts, Vancouver Eye Care surgeons
are using a new lens specifically designed to filter out the
damaging effects of blue light, which over time can damage the
retina.
Cataracts cause
vision problems in more than half of all people over the age of 60.
WSU
Vancouver’s Engineering and Science Institute partnership show and
tell Thursday
Washington State
University Vancouver’s new Vancouver Engineering and Science
Institute will be shown off at an open house at 6 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 26, in the university’s Salmon Creek Campus multimedia building
lecture hall.
In particular,
high-achieving high school students, interested in biology, computer
science or mechanical engineering, are invited to attend.
The institute is
a partnership between WSU Vancouver, Clark College and Lower
Columbia College. According to University spokesperson
Jessica Lightheart,
“the institute combines the university’s cutting-edge
research capabilities and state-of-the-art science and computer labs
with faculty expertise from all three institutions.”
Lightheart adds,
the partnership program ensures students a smooth transition from
community college to upper-division undergraduate course work,
resulting in a Washington State University bachelors degree.
Open house
attendees will tour laboratories, where faculty researchers are
working in robotics, device diagnostics, computer programming,
ecology and conservation of marine life, biochemistry,
neurophysiology and artificial intelligence.
For further
information, call 546-9779.
Sammy Awards
nominations sought
Nominations of
individuals and organizations which have made significant
contributions toward salmon recovery are being sought by Clark
County
Nominations for
Sammy Awards will be judged by the county’s Endangered Species Act
Advisory Committee. Winners receive individual salmon sculptures by
local metal artist Orlando Cox.
Categories
include habitation restoration projects, education and outreach
efforts, grassroots projects and implementation of salmon friendly
practices.
Deadline for
nominations is Friday, March 26. The awards will be presented at the
Water Resources Education Center in May. For further information,
call Don Strick,
397-6012, extension 8.
League of
Women Voters offers free directories of countywide officials
Free directories
of countywide local, state and federal officials are being offered
by the League of Women Voters Clark County.
The annual
publication includes names, titles, addresses, phone numbers and
e-mail addresses for the federal, state and local officials in Clark
County, including the seven towns and cities and special purpose
districts for schools, ports and utility districts.
The directories
have been placed in city halls, public libraries and can be found on
the league’s website, www.lwvwa.org/clark.
For further
information, call 693-9966.
People
Cody Allen, 16, tenth grader
at Mountain View High School, recently served as legislative page
for State Rep. Deb Wallace.
News briefs
Port of
Ridgefield commissioners meet at 6 p.m. today in port offices at 111
W Division Street.
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A open house to discuss Clark County’s
Regional Wetlands Inventory is at 6 p.m. today in the Jim Parsley
Center, 2901 Falk Road.
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Wednesday on the air
State of the County Address—6 p.m. CVTV
Telecommunications Commission (1/21)—7 p.m. CVTV
Bravo! Vancouver: A Choral Kaleidoscope—9 p.m. CVTV
American Red Cross Real Heroes Breakfast—11 p.m. CVTV
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