State trooper weathers 'perfect storm' bags six DUI and meth
posession suspects in single shift--Columbian, John Branton
High school students to 'argue' Patriot Act Friday in annual
district mock trials--Columbian, Stephanie Rice
Court mulling request for Columbia Credit Union membership
meeting--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson
Artifacts found at the site of the downtown hotel-convention center
reveal much about live in early Vancouver--Allan Brettman
Oregon's jobless rate rises--KGW-TV, Abe Estimada
Legislators are failing the WASL--Seattle Times editorial
Rebel leader says fighters are converging on Port-Au-Prince--New
York Times, AP
Library bond
issue vote already
meets validation requirements
With 11,828
absentee ballots returned to the Clark County Elections Department,
the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District’s $48 million bond
proposal has already reached the validation mark for the Tuesday,
March 9, special election.
Two measures are
before voters in an area that is generally bounded by the Vancouver
urban growth boundary, minus Fire District 6, which is part of the
Three Creeks Community Library area.
The first
proposition is whether to create a special library area. That
requires a simple majority. The second proposition is the $48
million bond issue. According to Tim
Likness, county elections supervisor, 10,818 votes are
required to validate that bond election. Of those voting, 60 percent
must approve the measure for it to pass.
The area
involved has a population of about 217,000 persons, of whom 92,937
are registered voters.
The 20-year bond
issue would pay the cost of almost doubling the size of the
Vancouver Community Library at its current Central Park site at Mill
Plain Boulevard and Fort Vancouver Way, building a new eastside
library of 25,000 square feet at the Firstenburg Community Center at
136th Avenue, and creating additional administrative and storage
space for the library district.
Besides absentee
balloting voters may vote at their regular polling places from 7
a.m. to 8 p.m. March 9.
Harney
Elementary and McLoughlin Middle Schools on Vancouver District’s
March tour
Harney
Elementary and McLoughlin Middle Schools have been selected for the
March Vancouver School District Patron tour, reports school
superintendent John Erickson.
The 8:30
a.m.-to-1 p.m. tour begins at the Center for Educational Leadership,
2921 Falk Road. Patrons will travel by school bus to the two
schools.
Both schools are
over 60 years old, but McLoughlin was renovated in 1992, and Harney
was rebuilt in 1996.
There is a $4
fee for lunch. For further information, call
Denisse Haney at
313-2705.
Clark College
Theatre dinner shows continue
Clark College
dinner shows for Stephen Schwartz
and Nina Faso’s
Working are at 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 27, and Saturday, Feb. 28, in Gaiser Hall on the main
campus.
A non-dinner
show is at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 29. Dinner show performances are
$25 each. Non-dinner show admission is $10. Call ahead for
reservations, 992-2815.
Evergreen
School District looking for
names to complete alumni directory
The Evergreen
School District, planning on publishing an all-alumni directory, is
seeking information from all former district students.
In addition to
information from individual alumni, publishers of the directory,
Harris Directory and Data Services, is seeking information such as
reunion lists and school rosters. For further information, call toll
free (800) 860-9085.
Vancouver
Planning Commission presenting forum on zero-impact development
Zero-impact
development is the subject matter of the Vancouver Planning
Commission’s First Tuesday presentation at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 2,
in City Hall.
Thomas Holz, a civil engineer
with SCA Consulting Group. is the presenter. There is no charge for
the forum, but registration is required. For further information,
call Terry Lenhart,
619-4152.
News briefs
Open house at
the Washington State University Vancouver Engineering and Science
Institute is at 6 p.m. today in the Multimedia Building lecture
hall.
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The Animal Protection and Control Advisory
Board meets at 6:30 p.m. today in the offices of the Hazel Dell
Sewer District, 8000 NE 52nd Court. Officers for 2004 will be
elected.
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Design options for David Douglas Park will
be discussed during a Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation
Department open house at 6:30 p.m. today in the McLoughlin Middle
School cafeteria, 5802 MacArthur Boulevard.
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Tickets for the
Aerosmith concert in the Amphitheater at Clark County go on
sale at Ticketmaster outlets Saturday, Feb. 28. The concert, which
includes special guests Cheap Trick,
is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22. Outdoor tickets are $35. Reserved
tickets under cover range from $60 to $80.
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Thursday on the air
State of the City Address—5 p.m.—CVTV
Portland State at Idaho State (live)—6 p.m. KPOJ
Clark County Land Use Hearings-(live)—7 p.m. CVTV
Oregon State at Stanford (live)—7 p.m. KEX
Santa Clara at Portland (live)—7 p.m. KKAD
Oregon at California (live)—7:30 p.m. FSN, KXL
San Diego at Gonzaga (live)—8:30 p.m. ESPN2
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