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Council for the Homeless to
present community awards
During the past year the Council for
the Homeless’s Emergency Shelter Clearinghouse served 3,422 people, of whom
1,275 were children. Many found shelter, achieved housing or received needed
services through the dedication of six people and organizations being honored at
the Council for the Homeless 11:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17, awards luncheon in the
Water Resources Education Center.
Being honored for demonstrated
compassion and commitment to help change the lives of homeless and at-risk
families and individuals are the following:
Special Achievement—Sally
Erickson, for her exceptional ability in coalition building and her work
on the national level for policy change. Erickson was director of the Council
for the Homeless for five years before joining the Bureau of Housing and
Community Development in Portland this year. According to council spokesperson
Betty Johnson, Erickson changed the
mission of the Council for the Homeless from addressing homelessness to ending
homelessness. She was so successful in writing grant applications to the federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development that she brought in over $4 million
to Clark County for homeless programs.
Community Partner—The Clark College
Work Study Program, led by Eugene Carroll.
Community Volunteer—Jim
Spear, for his extensive work with YWCA housing for women and children.
Community Supporter—The Community
Foundation for Southwest Washington, led by
Nancy Sourek Hales, for its sustained financial support and encouragement
of nonprofit organizations to serve the homeless.
Community Advocate—Erin
Kelleher, for her work with Affordable Community Environments on behalf
of disabled and very low-income people.
Quiet Heroes—Alpha Student Service
Group of Alki Middle School and Linda Meade,
for her behind-the-scenes efforts to help families at the Valle Homestead
shelter.
Greg
Shaw, director of the Pacific Northwest Program for the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation, is the featured speaker at the luncheon. Reservations are
required. For further information, call 993-9571.
Local convention attendance expected
to rise with new federal per-diem rates
An increase in per-diem rates allowed
by the federal government for employees attending conventions in southwest
Washington has been increased from $55 a day to $93 a day, an event important
enough to be announced jointly by Washington’s U.S. Sens.
Patty Murray and
Maria Cantwell, and 3rd District U.S.
Rep. Brian Baird.
Per-diem rates at Clark County and
southern Washington lodging facilities are now on a par with Portland rates,
according to Baird.
According to
Ken Dougherty, general manager of Dolce
Skamania Lodge, the increase will translate into 2,000 to 3,000 additional
room-nights a year.
SWMC offering class on using
the Internet for health issues
Southwest Washington Medical Center is
again offering a free class on how to use the Internet to find health
information at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, in the Health Connection Library in the
Memorial Health Center, at Main and 33rd Streets, downtown.
The Health Connection Library is open
to the public on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, noon to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, 8
a.m. to 1 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to noon for Internet access and
individualized help on finding health information. For further information, call
696-5151.
Insider classifieds have long reach
Reports subscriber
Dan Euliss: “I thought you should know that I received a response on the
ad I placed in the Daily
Insider re: my 1965 El Camino. That may
not seem unusual, but this response came from
Eric Nicholas, manager of Eric Car Compound (ECC), Park Centre Ave 80,
Central, Ireland. I just thought you should know how far the
Insider reaches in our small world.”
Noncommercial classified ads in the
Daily Insider are free. Here is the
latest: Solid oak king-size bedstead with attached night stands $200. Oak roll
top desk $750. Sharon Hammer,
sammha@comcast.net. (360) 573-8732. Extend your reach. Send your ad to
tony@dailyinsider.info.
People
Promoted in the Vancouver Police
Department this week were Steve Dobbs, to
corporal; Tim Huberty, to sergeant;
Dave King, to lieutenant. A promotion
ceremony is at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, in City Hall council chambers, during
which time Dennis Devlin will be
introduced as the newest member of the Vancouver Police Department.
News briefs
Unsettled weather has forced
cancellation of today’s Cruz-In at Pearson Air Museum.
g The City-County
Telecommunications Commission meets in regular session at 7 p.m. tonight
(Click on the headlines below for the
rest of the story)
Hundreds of thousands evacuate as Hurricane Frances approaches
Florida--USA-TODAY, AP
Ralph
Nader not allowed on Oregon ballot--KATU
Militants threaten to blow up Russian school and hundreds of
hostages near Chechnya--USA TODAY, AP
The Bush administration today declared that the operation of
Columbia River basin dams does not jeopardize imperiled salmon;
a federal judge has yet to weigh in--Columbian, Erik Robinson
County OKs its share of tourist promotion based on $2 per-night
hotel tax--Columbian, Erin Middlewood
Dead chickens foul up Highway 14 near Pearson Field; motorists
do the squawking--Columbian, John Branton
Attorneys back Melnick in race to keep his job as district court
judge--Columbian, Stephanie Rice
Portland attorney wants to create a movie theater, art gallery
and wine bar complex on SE 117th Avenue, near where the former
Cascade Cinemas stood--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson
Taste of Vancouver revisited--Columbian, Pat Stephens
Clark County educators credit academic reform, advances courses,
as SAT scores outstrip national averages--Jason Begay
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