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Electric utility signs up nearly
1,000 new customers in July
In one of the biggest one-month surges in history, Clark
Public Utilities in July signed up 985 new residential customers.
The single-month record boosted the 2004 total of new
residential customers to 2,521, for an annual rate of growth of 2.81 percent.
Until July the utility was averaging about 260 new residential customers a
month.
For the first month in 2004, residential electric sales
were above projections. During July, residential customers used an average of
964 kilowatt hours of electricity and paid $76.63 for the power.
Hang on to punching tools,
chads are still with us
Notwithstanding artwork in the information supplied by
state secretary of state Sam Reed, Clark
County ballots, although in color, are the same old punch card devices Clark
County voters are used to.
The real difference in ballots, is that voters must
choose and vote only one color—green for Republicans, blue for Libertarians, and
red for Democrats. In addition, white ballots are for nonpartisan candidates and
issues. All voters get to use the white ballots.
Absentee voters will get one each of all colored ballots,
but must vote only one and toss the other two in order for their votes to count.
Absentee ballots are in the mail now for the Tuesday, Sept. 14, primary
election.
Microsoft beaming free programs
to WSU Vancouver students
Through the Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance
program, Washington State University students on all campuses may download free
Microsoft software programs.
WSU is the first university west of the Mississippi where
the MSDNAA program is available to all students in every field of study. The
exceptions are the Microsoft Office Suite of programs, which includes Word,
Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Microsoft’s operating program Windows XP
Professional is downloadable though the program, however.
WSU-Vancouver students began returning to fall classes
yesterday.
Northwest Cancer Specialists
opening second office in October
Northwest Cancer Specialists, a subsidiary of US
Oncology, is opening a second cancer treatment office in Clark County in the
Gateway Medical Center, in Salmon Creek at 2501 NE 134th Street. The new office
will be staffed by two medical oncologists when it opens in October.
Northwest Cancer Specialists main cancer center, at 201
SE 136th Avenue in east Vancouver, is staffed by four medical oncologists and
two radiation oncologists and two gynecological oncologists.
People
Leann Johnson has
been appointed to the state Arts Commission by Gov.
Gary Locke. Johnson, manager of cultural
services for the City of Vancouver, will serve a term that ends in July 2007.
gg U.S. Sen.
Patty Murray (D-Wash.) today was
appointed to a bipartisan Senate working group that will examine how best to
implement the 9/11 Commission's recommendations dealing with reform of the
Senate's oversight of intelligence and homeland security. The appointment was
made by Senate majority leader Bill Frist
(R-Tenn.) and Senate Democratic leader Tom
Daschle (D-S.D.).
Labor Day’s Taste of Vancouver
bringing Quarterflash Michael Allen Harrison, Linda Hornbuckle, Pink Martini
K. C. Fuller’
all-star lineup for the 5th annual Fred Meyer Taste of Vancouver, promises a
musical four-day Labor Day weekend at Esther Short Park, Friday, Sept. 3,
through Monday, Sept. 6.
Some of the acts are
Quarterflash, Michael Allen Harrison,
Linda Hornbuckle,
Pink Martini,
The Crazy 8’s,
The Retros,
Curtis Salgado, and
Pepe & The Bottle Blonds.
Admission is $5 Friday and $10 on each of the days
following. For further information, go to
www.thetasteofvancouver.com.
News briefs
The Clark County Long Range Planning Division is
presenting the details of the county’s new Home Business Ordinance at 5 p.m.
today in the Dollars Corner Fire Station, 21609 NE 72nd Avenue.
gg The League of Women Voters of
Clark County primary election forum for county commissioner and 17th Legislative
District candidates is at 7 p.m. tonight in the Rose Besserman room at the
C-TRAN Fisher’s Landing Transit Center. gg
Founder’s Day, honoring the founding of the U.S. Park Service, is celebrated
with free admission to Fort Vancouver, 1115 E 5th Street, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
gg The final free family movie this
summer, sponsored by First Independent Bank, in the Regal Cinema 99 in Hazel
Dell is Spy Kids 3D: Game Over, at 10
a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25. Children and parents of all ages are admitted free.
gg Clark County commissioners meet in
informal session at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25.
(Click on the headlines below for the
rest of the story)
Clark College
finds $17 million--Columbian, Don Jenkins
Clark College's president Wayne Branch "looks for money," finds finds $22
million--Oregonian, Bill Stewart
Vancouver go
tighten up fireworks laws but permit fireworks sales--Columbian, Justin
Carinci
Vancouver
School District board reduces spending by $2.6 million, adopts
budget--Columbian, Amy McFall Prince
Health
officials reopen Kline Pond after temporary weekend closure--Columbian, Erik
Robinson
Republicans
trying to get 3rd District away from Brian Baird--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize
Thunder Success Academy gives freshmen a boost at Mountain View High
School--Oregonian, Jason Begay
Top Pentagon officials blamed for Abu Ghraib prison abuse--USA TODAY, Dave
Moniz
Two Russian airliners crash almost simultaneously in separate accidents south of
Moscow--Washington Post,, AP, Steve Gutterman
Olympic scores--Official website of the
Athens 2004 games,
www.athens2004.com
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