Same-sex couples say 'I Do' in Portland--Columbian, Kathie Durbin
District judge candidates pared to four - Columbian,
Stephanie Rice
Sharp employee comes up with creative transportation solution
--Columbian, Erin Middlewood
Don't expect gay marriages in Washington--Seattle PI, Lewis Kamb
Opposition steps up as tribe seeks status-- Oregonian,
Foster Church
Judge orders Credit Union vote by mail, Oregonian -- Allan
Brettman
Pearson to
host “Flying High” cocktail party and mini-auction March 13
Grab your white
sport coat or slip into your cocktail dress. Pearson Air Museum is
having a party.
The “Flying High
with Pearson” cocktail party and mini-auction sponsored by Columbia
Credit Union is set for Sat., March 13, 7 to 9 p.m. at the museum,
1115 E. 5th St., Vancouver.
Entertainment
for the evening will be provided by the
Sandy Dennison Quartet and Shira.
Hors d’oeuvres will be provided courtesy of Pacific Grill and
Chowder House, Hudson’s Bar & Grill and Applewood Northwest Cuisine.
A tantalizing
sampling of auction items includes weekend getaways to Sun River,
the coast and the San Juans, a Hawaiian vacation, a Bowflex machine,
and a Ghiglieri sculpture — just to name a few.
Tickets are $50
per person. All proceeds benefit the operation and education
programs of Pearson Air Museum. White sport coats and cocktail
dresses are optional (but highly recommended for maximum cocktail
party effect).
Call the museum
at 360-694-7026 for tickets
or more information.
Governor
pushes for “modified Montana” primary system
Gov.
Gary Locke yesterday urged
the Legislature to change its course and enact a “modified Montana”
primary system during his weekly news conference in Olympia.
The system is a
plan based on a combination of the primaries used by Montana and
Arizona.
Lawmakers are
considering the state’s primary system because the federal courts
have declared the long-used blanket primary unconstitutional.
The state Senate
yesterday passed Senate Bill 6453, the so-called “Cajun primary,”
modeled after the Louisiana system.
“The Cajun
primary will result in endless litigation and decreased voter choice
and participation,” Locke said. “The Senate missed an opportunity
to adopt a system that avoids all the problems of the Cajun primary.
A modified Montana system would be a far superior option.”
Locke’s proposal
would allow voters to pick a party ballot in secret while letting
representatives from all parties to head on to the November general
election. The Louisiana system, favored by Republican leaders,
allows the top two vote-getters of any party go on to the general
election.
Locke has not
yet said whether he will veto the Cajun Primary legislation if it
passes in the House.
Slovak State Orchestra director featured soloist at Clark College
Orchestra concert
Julius Klein, general
director of the Slovak State Orchestra, will be the featured soloist
for the Mozart Clarinet Concerto
during the 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, Clark College Orchestra
benefit concert in Royal Durst Theater.
The concert, a
benefit for the Southwest Washington Center for the Arts, is part of
an exchange between the Clark Orchestra and the Slovak State
Orchestra, which Clark’s music director-conductor
Donald Appert conducted last
September.
General
admission is $5. For further information, call
992-2662 or
992-2195
RSVP seeking volunteers
The Retired and
Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is looking for volunteers 55 years
and older for the following assignments:
The
Disabled Parking Program seeks individuals to patrol the city
for violations of disabled parking regulations;
HOSTS (Help One Student To
Succeed) Program, needs volunteers for a 10-week project assisting
struggling readers in 6th,
7th, and 8th grades at Gaiser Middle School.;
SHIBA Prescription Assistance
Program (PAP) is in need of volunteers to assist the PAP
Coordinator with research in a national database for clients'
prescriptions, following up with clients' needs, inputting data, and
scheduling interviews with clients to go over instructions and
applications; and volunteers are needed for the the City of
Vancouver Parks Friday mail route. Those interested should call
Jeanne' Phipps or
Bobbi Casanova at the RSVP
office at 696-8221.
News briefs
Pat Jallota, Vancouver city
councilwoman and Clark County historian, is the featured speaker at
the Felida Nerighborhood Association meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in
the Felida Fire Station. nnn
The Sifton Neighborhood Association meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, March
4, in Fire Station 88, at Fourth Plain Boulevard and Ward Road. .
People
The JD White Company, Inc. has
announced two staff additions:
Gwen Alley,
formerly a field consultant for the Klamath River relicensing
project, was appointed a fisheries biologist with the firm.
Dan Gunderson
was appointed an ecologist. He holds a biology degree from Portland
State University and has served as an active volunteer for Tryon
Creek State Park, Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve and PSU
Herbarium.
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Thursday on the air
Detroit at Portland—7 p.m., TNT, KXL 750
The Hidden Costs of
Growth — 4:30 p.m., CVTV
Clark County Land Use Hearings (LIVE) — 7:00 p.m., CVTV
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