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Wayne Branch to discuss eastside Clark College site at
luncheon Wednesday
On Wednesday, May 12,
Clark College president Wayne
Branch will present plans for an eastside Clark College
satellite campus at an 11:45 a.m. East Chamber Council Straight
Talk Luncheon in Camas Meadows Golf Club, 4105 NW Camas Meadows
Drive.
Branch is expected to
invite audience discussion of the college’s vision for the new
site. Call The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce,
694-2588,
to register for the $15 luncheon.
Despite differences,
relationships among players in search for water remain cordial
Clark Public Utilities
has not yet decided whether to appeal a recent ruling by the
state Pollution Control Hearings Board that requires it to
conduct a complete environmental analysis before putting a test
well into service east of Vancouver Lake.
The Port of Vancouver is
concerned that putting into operation the 650-foot test well
would affect a plume of contaminated water the port is working
on to contain.
The City of Vancouver has
also expressed concern that a well field between Vancouver Lake
and Fruit Valley Road would dampen prospects of future
industrial development along Fruit Valley Road.
Last month, however,
Clark Public Utilities and the city entered into an agreement to
mutually drill test wells for drinking water on the other side
of Vancouver Lake near the Columbia River.
Today, water utilities
director Doug Quinn said
relationships among the players could be described as cordial.
Quinn described meetings
between the port, which continues to oppose the west Vancouver
Lake site, professional and directed toward finding solutions.
Columbia Springs
Environmental Education Center gets $50,000 boost from state
A $50,000 appropriation
received by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife for the
Vancouver Trout Hatchery will allow the Columbia Springs
Environmental Education Center to improve educational offerings
for students and teachers, according to Columbia Springs
Foundation board member Ted
Stubblefield.
The fish hatchery is part
of the educational center, which is supported by a partnership
of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Clark Public Utilities,
Evergreen Public Schools, Clark College and the City of
Vancouver.
The center, located at
12208 SE Evergreen Highway, is open to the public from 7:30 a.m.
to dusk every day.
Visitors can hike on
nature trails, observe birds and wildlife, and visit a working
trout hatchery.
County growth rate
slowing a bit
Compared to the annual
growth rate of new residential customers a year ago of 2.65
percent, statistics released today by Clark Public Utilities
show that the rate has slowed to 2.02 percent for the first
three months of the year.
Last year the electric
utility hooked up 4,011 new residential customers. So far this
year the utility has signed up 766 new residential customers.
Marciante goes to
Columbia Credit Union
Daniel Marciante,
formerly chief financial officer for Power 1 Credit Union in
Florida, has been appointed CFO of Columbia Credit Union. An
Illinois State graduate, Marciante holds an MBA from Lake
Forest.
People
BreAnna Dupuis, Heritage
High School junior, was named the West Regional Youth Advocate
of the Year by the national Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids at
the organizations Washington, D.C., meeting last week. Dupuis is
president of BREATHE, a local anti-tobacco coalition.
News briefs
C-TRAN board members
will discuss a proposed reduction of service option during a
work session at 4:30 p.m. today in C-TRAN offices at 2425 E 65th
Avenue A regular board session begins at 5:15 p.m. nnn
Clark County commissioners meet in informal session at
1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12. nnn
A free, guided bird walk is being offered at the Ridgefield
National Wildlife Refuge at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 12. Call
Yvette Donovan,
887-4106, for further
information.
Islamic militant website video shows beheading of an American
civilian in Iraq--USA TODAY, AP
Video
from USA TODAY (does not show beheading)
City Council rules out Vancouver tax increases for 2005-06
budget--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize
Local scholars collecting prizes--Columbian, Amy McFall
Prince
State patrol cracking down on traffic violators--Columbian,
Erin Middlewood
Search for Camas School District superintendent Milt Dennison
successor continuing--Columbian, Gregg Sherrard Blesch
State labor council endorses Paul Waadevig over John Davis in
Democratic race to unseat Don Benton--Columbian, Don Jenkins
Clark County judge rejects term-limits case brought against
Columbia Credit Union--Oregonian, Allan Brettman
Vancouver chief presents city with big fire department
budget--Oregonian, Allan Brettman
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