Columbia Credit Union gets 5-Star rating
as mail vote to retain board members continues
Columbia Credit Union, the largest in
southern Washington, yesterday earned another 5-Star rating from
BAUERFINANCIAL, which, according to credit union spokesperson
Michelle Brammer,
represents the highest level of credit union performance
nationally.
Meanwhile, Columbia
shareholders, who number nearly 60,000, are balloting by mail on
whether to retain or oust the entire board.
Balloting by mail will
continue through Saturday, March 27, when a 3 p.m. membership
meeting is held at in Hudson’s Bay High School.
At that special meeting,
members attending will also vote on retention or removal and in
addition will have the option of voting for new board members to
succeed any who have been removed.
The controversy began
late last year after the credit union announced its intention to
become a bank and subsequently held a membership meeting early
this year at which time the resolution to become a bank was
adopted.
A group of opponents
materialized, including a former Columbia Credit Union
president, who petitioned the organization for a special meeting
to rescind the bank proposal and vote on unseating the entire
board.
The bank idea was
subsequently dropped, but the battle continues.
BAUERFINANCIAL gives the
credit union high marks. Karen
Dorway, president of the Coral Gables, Fla., rating
agency, said: “Columbia Credit Union is not simply one of the
strongest credit unions in the nation, it represents the best in
credit unions.” The credit union was founded in 1952 and serves
one in three Clark County households, according to its
president, David Doss.
Battle Ground parks
funding
measures go to voters in April
In an all-mail election,
Tuesday, April 27, Battle Ground voters will be asked to approve
two measures for construction and maintenance of city park
facilities.
If approved, a special
tax levy and bond issue would begin to implement a 20-year $37
million parks improvement plan adopted by a citizens committee.
Voters in Clark County’s
third largest and fastest growing city will be asked to approve
an annual special property tax levy of $368,000, beginning in
2005, that would raise approximately $368,000 a year for
operating, constructing and maintaining parks and recreational
facilities. The levy would cost tax payers 50 cents per $1,000
assessed value.
Also on the ballot is a
$7.6 million 20-year bond issue, the proceeds of which would be
used to develop and improve existing parks and open space, as
well as sports fields and walking and hiking trails.
Deadline for mail-in
voter registration is Saturday, March 27. Residents may register
to vote in person at the Clark County Elections Department, 1408
Franklin Street through Monday, April 12.
County animal
protection board seeking five
The ten-member Clark
County Animal Protection & Control Advisory Board has five
vacancies, according to spokesperson
Linda Moorhead.
Applicants must be county
residents and qualify for positions separately as follows:
Affiliated with a county
livestock organization.
Affiliated with a kennel.
Affiliated with a county
animal welfare organization.
Does not own domestic
animals.
May or may not own an
animal.
Deadline for submitting
applications is Friday, April 30. For further information, call
Moorhead at 397-2096.
News briefs
SWMC’s Tuxedos & Tennis
Shoes Passport to Wellness kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March
21, in the Westfield Shoppingtown near the Outback Steakhouse.
The event is headlined by jazz saxophonist
Patrick Lamb, and
Portland Trail Blazer Dan Dickau.
Admission tickets are $10 and can be obtained at the mall or by
calling 892-6255.nnn
Portland Boat Show at Portland Expo
Center runs from noon today through 5 p.m. Sunday, March 21. For
further information, call
263-3371, or click on
www.familyboatshow.com/coupon2.asp for $2 coupon.
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Women in Action presents
Tamara Nelson and
Max Synsvoll in a program
of handling stress, at 4 p.m. Monday, March 22, in the commons
area at Hudson’s Bay High School. Admission is $10. Call
Anissa Russell at
695-1224 for further
information.
Vancouver's Brett Michael Schott gets Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission award--Columbian
Cathlapotle plank house work resuming--Oregonian, Foster
Church
Anglers seeking relief from seals and sea lions who range as far
as Bonneville Dam--Columbian, Allan Thomas
Gonzaga has evolved: Buldogs didn't need stars to dump
Valparaiso 76-49--Columbian, Nick Daschel
Openings in Vancouver Fighter Cadet classes in high
demand--Oregonian, Jason Begay
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