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Sen. Patty Murray and Gen. Wesley Clark
to brief Vancouver defense contractors
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray
(D-Wash.), who is bringing retired Army general
Wesley Clark with her, will brief local defense contractors in a public
meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, in the Pearson Air Museum Conference Room,
1115 E 5th Street.
This year Murray, according to her office, secured more
than $100 million in defense contracts for Washington businesses, which
supported 450 jobs statewide, 150 of which were in southern Washington.
The five companies from southern Washington are nLight,
Hemcon, Oregon Medical Laser, Oregon Iron Works, and Insitu.
Murray and Clark will leave Vancouver about 11 a.m. to
conduct similar meetings in the Puget Sound area.
Robert McMahan joins
First Independent Bank
Robert McMahan has
been appointed vice president and director of technical operations in the
Information Services Department of First Independent Bank.
McMahan was formerly director of information technology
for Citizens Communications, and a senior consultant for Oracle’s Financial and
Manufacturing Solutions Practice for Smart Corporation. McMahan is a graduate of
Linfield college, McMinnville.
Hewlett Packard joins Clark Public
Utilities Green Lights program
Hewlett Packard’s Vancouver site will buy three percent
of its electricity from renewable energy resources offered through Clark Public
Utilities’ Green Lights program.
The annual cumulative effect of the H-P purchase of
renewable energy is the same as not driving 874,000 miles, not releasing 816,480
pounds of carbon dioxide, according to utility spokesperson
Mick Shutt.
According to Shutt, 325 Clark customers have agreed to
buy more than 4,700 blocks of Green Lights power each month. Each
100-kilowatt-hour block of power costs $1.50.
The program, administered through the Bonneville
Environmental Foundation, used the surcharge to help develop new nonpolluting
sources of electric power. For further information, call Shutt at
992-3238.
Two from Vancouver aiding
Hurricane Charley victims
Richard Carroll
and Chuck Prochnow have been sent to
Orlando, Fla., to aid Hurricane Charley victims, according to
JoAnne Akely, emergency services senior
director for the American Red Cross Southwest Washington Chapter.
Carroll, who is serving his third volunteer national
disaster assignment, is assisting the feeding of masses of people who have been
left homeless, as well as emergency services personnel and volunteers.
Prochnow, who became a volunteer for the Red Cross in
1996 and has served as a board member of the local organization, is a Disaster
Action Team volunteer captain. He is working with individuals to help provide
immediate emergency assistance.
The American Red Cross has opened 250 shelters so far in
central Florida, according to Akely. The Southwest Washington Chapter has 25
volunteers who assist in national and local disasters.
Clark College alums
challenge college soccer team
A group of former Clark College soccer players will
compete against the 2004 college men’s soccer team in a 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20,
game on the college Christensen Soccer Field.
A free barbecue follows in the parking lot, according to
Cheri Cole, alumni spokesperson. Cole
says there is no charge for the game, either. However, donations will be
accepted for the benefit of the college soccer program.
Cole adds that former Clark soccer players may call
soccer coach Ian Lefebvre,
608-2865, to sign up for the alumni
team..
Digital photos requested
for Clark County website
Amateur digital photographs taken in Clark County are
being sought for publication on the county’s Internet website.
Digital photos taken in the past 12 months are eligible.
Landscapes, scenes from activities and events, and of people are acceptable. If
people in photos are recognizable, a photo-release form must accompany the
submission.
Photos must be sent by e-mail to
photo@clark.wa.gov. For further information, go to
www.clark.wa.gov.
People
Barbara Beier,
described as a “most gracious of professionals,” has won a STAR Award from
Southwest Washington Medical Center’s Circle of Excellence for being a
consistent high performer and role model. Beier, a clinical dietician for the
Heart and Vascular Center’s Cardiac Rehab team, recognizing the connection
between cardiac disease and diabetes, recently obtained certification to teach
diabetes education.
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