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Nez Perce ceremony
returns
to barracks Saturday, April 24
As they have each year
since 1998, members of the Nez Perce Indian Nation will present
their traditional memorial ceremony in Vancouver Barracks. This
year the nearly three-hour ceremony will begin about 10 a.m.,
Saturday, April 24, at 5th Street, just north of the Fort
Vancouver National Monument.
The ceremony pays tribute
to tribal ideals, honors tribal ancestors and helps to heal old
wounds.
During the Nez Perce War
of 1877, as the U.S. Army was attempting to remove tribal
members from ancestral lands, 33 members of Chief Redheart’s
band were captured under the direction of Gen. O.O. Howard. Even
though the band neither fought in Indian Wars nor committed any
crimes, they were held prisoner at Fort Vancouver through the
winter of 1877-78. During the imprisonment an infant member of
the band died.
Ceremonial activities
include singing, speeches, a Riderless Horse (empty-saddle)
ceremony and a traditional passing of the peace pipe. All U.S.
military veterans are invited to join the peace pipe circle.
Visitors should bring
blankets and lawn chairs. There is no charge and ample parking
is available on 5th Street.
Three out of four
state employers offer health insurance, large companies do it
best
More than three out of
ever four Washington employers offer health care insurance to
their full-time workers. Just one in four employers offer health
care coverage to part-time employees, according to a report by
the state Employment Security Department.
Large companies, those
with 100 or more workers, are more likely to offer benefits.
According to the survey, 97 percent of large companies offer
health insurance to full-time workers.
The department’s chief
economist, Krista Glenn,
says: “Both employers and workers face challenges in securing
benefits like health insurance and sick leave. This report
actually quantifies employers’ provision of benefits so we can
better understand how workers are compensated.”
The report is based on a
survey of nearly 9,000 Washington employers. It covers a
spectrum of benefits offered, including vacations and sick
leave. It is available on line at
www.workforceexplorer.com.
Southwest Washington
Medical Center offering free exercise lecture series
Billed as a “series of
free lectures aimed at giving inactive adults the tools and
information they need to begin exercising,” Southwest Washington
Medical Center’s First Steps program begins with a one-hour
class at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 8, in the Health Education
Center at the medical center’s Mill Plain and 92nd Avenue
campus.
Participants will be
advised on how to begin an exercise regimen and shown how to
exercise correctly and safely. Those with health problems will
learn how to exercise safely despite physical limitations,
according to SWMC spokesperson
Ken Cole. Participants will also be given a list of
community clubs and organizations that may help them in their
exercise program.
Early registration is
recommended. For further information, call
514-2190.
Clark Public Utilities
wins fifth consecutive Arbor Day Foundation award for tree care
In recognition of its
program of tree care, annual worker training and tree planting,
and public education program, Clark Public Utilities has
received its fifth Tree Line USA Utility designation for the
fifth year in a row.
Clark was one of 11
utilities recognized out of the more than 2,500 electric
utilities in the United States.
The award was presented
by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
People
Jennifer Bufford Columbia
River High School student, who recently won first place in state
competition, will present her winning paper at the National
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Baltimore later this
month. For winning state competition, Bufford earned a $2,000
scholarship. Also presenting papers in Baltimore are
Lydia Garth and
Betsy Ellis, also of
Columbia River. They won third and fourth prizes respectively
during state competition in Seattle.
News Brief
Clark County
commissioners meet in informal session at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday,
April 7.
Bloodshed in Iraq
spreads--USA TODAY, AP
County stolen goods wind up on e-Bay, legally--Columbian,
Margaret Ellis
City-county working on Section 30 agreement--Columbian,
Jeffrey Mize
Vancouver looks into future of Section 30--Oregonian, Bill
Stewart
Fruit Valley road improvements begin--Columbian, Jeffrey Mise
EastRidge Business Park makes connection, expands--Columbian,
Gretchen Fehrenbacher
Outsourcing closes Vancouver plant, 49 jobs lost--Columbian,
Jonathan Nelson
Hillsboro
police find pipe-bomb trove--KATU
In Seattle stop Ralph Nader bashes both parties as warmongers,
corporate pawns--Seattle Times--David Postman
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