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Ray Hickey Hospice House
opens Monday to 16 patients
When the Ray Hickey
Hospice House, 2112 Mill Plain Boulevard, the first inpatient
hospice center in southern Washington opens Monday, May 24, 16
of the 20 private rooms will be occupied by end-of-life
patients.
The $3 million dollar
structure dedicated Thursday was financed entirely by private
funding through a campaign by the Southwest Washington Medical
Center Foundation.
Ray Hickey, former owner
and president of Tidewater Barge, was the major contributor.
State Transportation
Commission to talk SW transportation needs in Vancouver next
week
In a rare public meeting
in Vancouver, the state Transportation Commission will meet with
local officials at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, in the Heathman
Lodge.
Transportation and
freight movement across and along the Columbia River will be the
principal subject matter.
Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra features 100 voices, four soloists: Beethoven’s
Ode to Joy
Directed by its music
director Salvador Brotons,
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven’s 9th
symphony, Ode to Joy,
in two concerts this weekend.
Four soloists and a
100-voice chorus will join the orchestra in this season finale
in the concert hall at Skyview High School,1300 NW 139th Street,
at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 22, and at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 23. An
hour of musical conversations will be presented prior to the
Saturday afternoon concert.
Tickets may be bought at
the door. General admission is $22; reserved seats, $35;
seniors, $17; and students, $15.
Two-day festival at
Water Resources Education Center celebrates sturgeon
A two-day Sturgeon
Festival and “Down by the Riverside” event at the Water
Resources Education Center this weekend focuses on Columbia
River fish and vegetation.
Volunteers are asked to
join Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism crews clean up and remove
invasive plant species from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 22.
Interactive displays and
exhibits will be available to the public in the center from noon
to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23.
City invites Park and
Rec applications
Applications for a
position on the 11-member Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation
Commission are being solicited by City Hall. Deadline is Monday,
June 21. For further information, call
Carol Hansen,
696-8001.
News briefs
Taming of the Shrew in
the Clark College Decker Theatre continues at 7:30 p.m. tonight
and Saturday, May 22. Tickets are $7 at the door.
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The first performance of Life
With Mother Superior is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21, in
the Hudson’s Bay High School Back Box Theatre. Tickets at the
door are $4 for adults, $3 for students.
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A guided bird walk on the Kiwa Trail in the River S. Unit of the
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge begins at 8 a.m. Saturday,
May 22. For further information, call
Yvette Donovan,
887-4106.
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Antique and collectible appraisals for the
What’s it Worth with Gary
Germer? Show are from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May
22, in Innovative Services’ Children’s Therapy Center lobby,
10401 NE Fourth Plain Boulevard. A donation of $2 is asked for
each appraisal. Segments of the appraisals will be shown on Fox
TV 12 from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 22. Call
Michael Wilson,
823-5177,
for further information.
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Pam Brokaw, Democratic
candidate for state representative, 18th District, is holding
her campaign opening fundraiser at the home of
Deb and
Don Jackman, 705 NW 189th
Street, Ridgefield from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 23.
A banner day for citizenship in Vancouver USA--Columbian,
Kelly Adams
Little climber, tall tree call 9-1-1--Columbian, John Branton
Ridgefield Community Center celebrates 20 years--Columbian,
Margaret Ellis
Gasoline prices hurting the small businesses--Columbian,
Gretchen Fehrenbacher
No bids so far for naming rights for the Vancouver convention
center--Oregonian, Allan Brettman
A few war bucks trickling into Vancouver companies--Vancouver
Business Journal, Cami Joner
Nordstrom profit leaps 153 percent--Seattle Times, Jake
Batsell
Kerry may delay presidential nomination to catch up to Bush on
spending trail--USA TODAY, AP
Washington Post shows more prisoner abuse pictures (Not for
the squeamish)
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