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There are a bunch of new classified ads posted this week.
Here's an example:
’00 Honda CBR600 F4 red on silver. Beautiful color scheme. $4,800 firm.
Call 891-7106. To post your free classified ad just e-mail 20 words or
less to
tony@dailyinsider.info.
Group Mackenzie,
architects and engineers, open office in downtown Murray's
Corner
Group Mackenzie,
Portland-based architecture and engineering firm, has opened an
office in the newly renovated Murray’s Corner Building, 801
Washington Street. The first floor of the building is occupied
by Tommy O’s Restaurant.
The company includes in
its list of current southern Washington clients the Dollar Tree
distribution center in Ridgefield, NW Natural and Columbia Tech
Center.
Group Mackenzie’s
expansion to Vancouver continues the record-breaking number of
businesses that have relocated or expanded in southwest
Washington during the past year, according to
Bart Phillips, president
of Columbia River Economic Development Council.
In 2003, Phillips said,
CREDC recruitment efforts resulted in over 750 new jobs.
National Day of Prayer
being observed in Vancouver on steps of City Hall Thursday
Vancouver’s participation
in the National Day of Prayer is at noon Thursday, May 6, on the
steps of City Hall.
Master of Ceremonies is
Ron Hart, Walnut Grove
Community Church. Mayor Royce
Pollard and mayor pro-tem
Dan Tonkovich are participating along with pastors from
several Vancouver Christian churches.
Vancouver School Board
will name one of 11 candidates to board membership this month
A successor to Vancouver
School District board member
Randi Holland, who resigned last month, is to be selected
from 11 applicants. The board hopes to be able to make an
appointment by May 17.
The applicants are
David W. Christel,
Kevin Gibbs,
Edri Geiger,
Erika L. E. Agnew,
Jessica Ann Kelly,
Mark F. Stoker,
Jeff Lines,
Barbara T. Chen, Jerry McRae,
Susan Nichols and
John P. Nohr.
The new board member will
serve until the November 2005 general election.
Holland, who was a member
of the board for 16 years, resigned in order to spend more time
on family matters.
People
Peter Hendrickson,
manager of assessment for the Evergreen School District, has
been elected president elect, 2004, and president, 2005, of the
National Association of Test Directors. Test directors from
large school districts in North America are members of the
association.
News briefs
Lewis and Clark
Historical Tourism is the topic of the Vancouver Planning
Commission's First Tuesday presentation today, from 4 to 6 p.m.
in City Hall. Vancouver and Clark County’s participation in the
bicentennial commemoration will be discussed by
Arlene Johnson, director
of the Lewis and Clark Committee for the city and county. Lewis
and Clark Historical Tourism is the topic of the Vancouver
Planning Commission's First Tuesday Presentation today, from 4-6
p.m. in Council Chambers.
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Clark County commissioners meet in informal session at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 5.
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Household hazardous waste, including batteries, oil and
electronics, may be dropped off at SEH America, 4111 NE 112th
Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, as part of the
free Clark County hazardous waste disposal program.
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The Vancouver Business Journal,
publishing a special banking and finance magazine section in
June, is seeking information from all banks, credit unions,
mortgage lenders, investment brokers, venture capitalists, and
other banking and finance businesses for a directory. For
further information, call Susie
Bodman, 695-2442,
extension 2.
Lead closes Ridgefield City Hall--Columbian, Margaret Ellis
Vancouver City Council hears ambitious, but costly plans for
continued downtown development--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize
Streetscape plan wows city council, even as price tax packs
wallop--Oregonian, Allan Brettman
Signs suggest that Vladimir Putin won't be in Vancouver to
deliver the 2004 Marshall lecture--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize
July 4th festival to become more family oriented--Columbian,
Jeffrey Mize
Oregon liquor store agents fearful of impending move to put
liquor sales in food markets--Oregonian, Janie Har
Both Seattle dailies report declines in circulation--Seattle
Times, Bill Richards
Fed moving ever closer to raising key rates--USA TODAY, Sue
Kirchhoff
Pentagon notifying 47,000 more of coming Iraq tours--USA TODAY,
AP
Al Gore and partner acquire independent television network--New
York Times, Maria Newman
Sharp criticism is voiced in Congress on abuse of Iraqis--New
York Times, David Stout
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