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John Wiesman to head Health Department
John M. Wiesman, manager
of the Prevention Division for Seattle & King County Public
Health, has been appointed director of the Clark County Health
Department.
Wiesman succeeds
Kay Koontz, who is
retiring at the end of July. Koontz had been director of the
Southwest Washington Health District for several years before it
was subsumed by Clark County.
The county Health
Department has an annual budget of $14 million and 158
employees.
Wiesman, a graduate of
Lawrence University, holds a masters degree in public health
from Yale University. Wiesman has prior experience with the
University of Washington School of Public Health and the
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Leadership Clark
County graduation looming
Leadership Clark County’s
Class of 2004 will celebrate completion of its ten-month
leadership development program with graduation ceremonies and a
reception at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17, in the Washington
State University Vancouver Campus Auditorium. Call
567-1087 for $10 tickets.
Graduates are
Adrianne Bajtay,
David Frei,
Albert Gonzales,
Lainye Heiles and
Theresa Raichel, all with
Hewlett Packard; Tanya Baker,
City of Vancouver; Leonard Bauhs,
state Department of Social and Health Services;
Brett Blechschmidt,
Educational Services District 112;
Sherri Bennett, YWCA of
Clark County; Larry Blaufus,
Clark Public Utilities; Timothy
Buckley, LSW Architects;
Ken Cole, Southwest Washington Medical Center;
Kelly Cooke, Infinity
Internet; Michael Flanigan,
Kennedy Jenks, Consultants; Alan
Ford, Clark County Sheriff's Office;
Russ Garrow, Bank of
Clark County; Tanisha Harris,
Evergreen School District; Dena
Horton, Congressman Brian Baird’s Office;
David Hurt, C-TRAN;
John Laird,
Columbian;
Anita Largent, Clark
County; George Martin III,
Riverview Community Bank;
Richard Matson, Boulivant, Houser, Bailey;
Meridee Papst, Miler
Nash; Sharon Pesut, YMCA
of Clark County; Cynthia Roos,
IQ Credit Union; Anita Russell,
Barrentine, Bates, Lee Architects;
David Seabrook, Vancouver
Fire Department; Nancy Simmons,
Clark College Foundation; Ralph
Stevens, Bank of Clark County;
Keith Upkes Applied
Motion, Kevin Wann,
Pacific Lifestyle Homes; Damon
Webster, MacKay & Sposito;
Stacia White, Kyocera
Industrial Ceramics Corp; and
Dawn Mabie and Karen
Stanley.
Betty Sue Morris
making candidacy for reelection as county commissioner official
Democratic Clark County
commissioner Betty Sue Morris,
current chair of the board of commissioners, Thursday formally
announced she is a candidate for reelection to a third term.
Morris, a former 18th
District state representative, thus far has no opposition in the
primary, which is Sept. 14. However, two Republicans have said
they intend to run, Tom Mielke,
18th District state representative, and
Tom Armstrong, Battle
Ground.
News briefs
Fire District 6
celebrates its 50th anniversary with an open house from noon to
4 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the main station, 8800 NE Hazel Dell
Avenue. nnn
Springfest, celebrating positive youth activities and
achievements, is 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 5, in the
Marshall Community Center, 1009 E McLoughlin Boulevard.
Activities include band music during the early part of the day
and dancing to recorded music from 8 to 10 p.m. There is no
charge. nnn
A bird-watching walking tour along the Kiwa Trail in River S
Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge is at 8 a.m.
Sunday, June 6. For further information on the free two-hour
event, call Elena Perez,
887-4106.
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The Clark College Orchestra, directed by
Don Appert, presents its
annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 6, in the Royal
Durst Theatre, 3201 Main Street. Admission is free, but
donations for the school music scholarship fund will be
accepted.
Evergreen High School to split into five academies next
year--Columbian, Gregg Sherrard Blesch
Scott Horenstein gets First Citizen honors at Thursday
reception--Columbian, Kelly Adams
Cancer claims Bill Lee, who lighted up McGillivray Boulevard at
Christmastime--Columbian, Scott Hewitt
Barbara Kubic builds Lewis and Clark history reputation on
accuracy--Oregonian, Foster Church
Free credit reports coming to residents in western Washington
later this year--Seattle P-I, AP, Jennifer C. Kerr
Pope lectures Bush; Bush gives Pope Medal of Freedom--USA TODAY,
AP, Charles Dharapak
May job growth huge--New York Times, Kenneth N. Gilpin
Iraq's new prime minister defends presence of U.S. troops--New
York Times, Dexter Filkins
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