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Don Carlson announces
senate reelection bid
State Sen.
Don Carlson (R-49th)
today announced he is a candidate for reelection to the office
he first won four years ago, after having served in the state
House of Representatives for four terms beginning in 1992.
Carlson, made his
announcement in the Vancouver School District’s Center for
Educational Leadership, said education and economy are the two
main themes of his campaign
Carlson already has
competition. In February, Democrat Clark County Commissioner
Craig Pridemore declared
he would be a candidate for Carlson’s position.
Pridemore is mid-way in
his second four-term as a county commissioner.
Carlson, a former high
school teacher and coach, is chair of the Senate Higher
Education Committee, and member of the Senate Ways and Means,
Education, and Children and Family Services and Corrections
Committees.
The 49-member state
senate is controlled by 25 Republicans.
Alling Henning
Associates expanding to second location in downtown Vancouver
Alling Henning
Associates, Vancouver’s largest marketing company, is leasing a
second downtown Vancouver location in the Elks Lodge Building,
105 W. Evergreen Boulevard.
The company is acquiring
4,300 square feet of space from the Blair Schaefer Hutchison
Wolfe law firm and will move in next month.
Betsy Henning, principal,
says that the company will continue to use office space at 411
E. Evergreen Boulevard.
The ten-year-old company,
founded in Vancouver, provides marketing and public relations
services for national clients, including Hewlett Packard and
Charles Schwabe, and provides services locally for clients
including First Independent Bank and the Confluence Project.
Alling Henning employs 25
persons.
Port of Ridgefield,
snags
CGT Inc. and 50 new jobs
Seattle-based CGT Inc.
has acquired 5.67 acres in the Port of Ridgefield Industrial
Park and will locate its subsidiary, MRT Western, on NE 269th
Street, just off Interstate 5.
MTR Western charters
motor coaches throughout the northwest and is expected to bring
50 new jobs to the new facility, which will house
administration, dispatch and maintenance workers.
According to port
director Brent Grening,
the sale to CGT fills the port’s first 75-acre industrial park.
Other tenants in the industrial park are Corwin Beverage,
Pacific Detroit Diesel, Cascade Container and US Foodservice.
Grening says that the
port is now developing its next 75-acre employment center,
Discovery Corporate Park.
Utility OKs agreement
to explore new
water sources with the City of Vancouver
Clark Public Utilities
commissioners today approved a partnership with the City of
Vancouver to explore future drinking water sources west and
northwest of Vancouver Lake.
The agreement calls for
the city to share half the costs of the test well drilling
project, which could cost as much as $600,000.
Arbor Day will be
celebrated Wednesday
with tree planting at Washington School
Arbor Day in Vancouver
will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 14, with the
planting of a scion of a tree from George Washington’s Mt.
Vernon, Va., home at the new Washington Elementary School and
Park, 29008 S Street, in the Rosemere Neighborhood.
A large crowd is
expected.
News briefs
C-TRAN board of
directors meets at 5:15 p.m. today in C-TRAN headquarters, 2425
NE 65th Avenue. Among other agenda items is consideration of a
partnership among C-TRAN, The Clark County Fair Association and
Peoples Community Credit Union to provide free bus shuttle
service to fair patrons.
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U.S.
Rep. Brian Baird (D-3rd)
is holding a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the Public
Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street, to discuss Medicare
issues.
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Clark County commissioners meet in informal session at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 14.
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Nominations for Red Cross Volunteer of the Year are being
accepted through Friday, April 16. Call
Shawna Burkholder,
693-5821,
for further information.
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, Hudson's Bay High School teacher
has been selected by NASA to become an astronaut--Columbian,
Amy McFall Prince
Budget woes continue to hound Vancouver--Columbian, Jeffrey
Mize
Chief's proposal to add 15 police officers leaves Vancouver City
Council dubious--Oregonian, Allan Brettman
State
unemployment picture improves--KATU
Computers could help tackle Portland International Airport noise
problems--Oregonian, Bill Stewart
Frank Wastradowski takes his work one step further--Columbian,
Kelly Adams
Local WWII veterans to get French medals--Columbian
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra weekend concert to showcase young
artists--Columbian, Brett Oppegaard
Bush to begin tonight's news conference with Iraq statement--New
York Times, AP
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