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Jerry Olin, labor leader, dies at 93
Jerald
(Jerry) Olin, Clark County labor and civic
leader, died Friday at the age of 93. Mr. Olin, who came to Vancouver in 1942,
was a carpenter. He later became business agent and financial secretary of the
Carpenters’ Union, Local 1715, a post he held for 25 years. Mr. Olin was also a
member of the board of directors of the Vancouver Housing Authority for 24
years. He was a founder of and a volunteer for the Seafarers Center, a member of
the Independent Order of Foresters, and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Before moving to Vancouver, Mr. Olin, who was born in Mandan, N.D. Nov. 2, 1910,
was a school teacher in North Dakota for seven years.
Surviving Mr. Olin are his wife of 67
years, Inez; two daughters,
Karen Dickenson, Vancouver, and
Sandra Fujii, Honolulu; two sons,
Dennis Olin, Bellevue, and
Michael Olin, Bend; eight grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14, in Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 W. 39th Street. Memorial
gifts may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church or the Seafarers Center.
Former NFL quarterback Jeff Kemp
speaking at Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
The featured speaker at the 3rd annual
Mayors’ and Community Leaders’ Prayer Breakfast, at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, in
the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, is former National Football League quarterback
and executive director of Families Northwest,
Jeff Kemp. Kemp, in an 11-year career in the NFL, was quarterback for the
Seahawks, Eagles, 49ers and Rams.
Also speaking at the breakfast is
Clark County resident Rebecca Harder.
Vancouver Mayor
Royce Pollard is the host for the event,
sponsored by the Clark County chapters of the Full Gospel Business Men’s
Fellowship International. Admission is $19.50. For further information, call
944-1693.
Promotional display space available
at Vancouver Community Library
Applications from individuals and
groups involved in educational, cultural, intellectual and charitable activities
who would like to promote those activities in the display case at the Vancouver
Community Library are being accepted through Monday, Sept. 27, reports library
spokesperson Mary Buelow. Political
promotions are prohibited, as is advertising for commercial purposes.
Buelow says an average 35,000 library
patrons pass by the display case each month. Ten one-month promotions are being
offered. According to Buelow, requests exceed space available; therefore, the
library conducts a lottery to determine who will be able to use the free space.
For further information, call 699-8873.
Fish hatchery open houses Thursday
Vancouver’s working fish hatchery at
Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center, 12208 SE Evergreen Highway,
will be open during two open houses scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 16. In
addition, attendees will be able to hike on nature trails and observe birds and
other wildlife.
The open houses are at 3:30 p.m. and
4:30 p.m. No reservations are required. Refreshments will be served, says
executive director Jane Van Dyke.
Last year, over 7,000 Clark County
students visited Columbia Springs for field trips and learning activities.
The hatchery is open to the public
seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. to dusk.
City accepting Civil Service
Commission applications
Applications for a position on the
three-member Vancouver Civil Service Commission are being accepted at City Hall
through Friday, Oct. 8.
The Civil Service Commission is
responsible for policy administration, for approving testing for Vancouver
Police and Fire Department positions and promotions, and for hearing
disciplinary appeals.
Applicants must have been residents of
the city for three years at the time of appointment. For further information,
call Carol Hansen,
696-8200.
News briefs
The Vancouver City Council will meet in
a workshop session at 4 p.m. today. The workshop will include a workshop session
with the city Planning Commission at 5 p.m.
g The board of
trustees of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District meets at 6 p.m. this
evening in the Vancouver Community Library, 1007 E Mill Plain Boulevard.
g The Vancouver
City Council meets in regular session at 7 p.m. tonight, and among several
items, the council will discuss the city’s participation with Clark County for
operation of the county fair Exposition Building.
g The Neighborhood
Associations Council of Clark County meets at 7 p.m. tonight in the Public Works
conference room, 4700 NE 78th Street.
g Clark Public
Utilities’ commissioners meet in regular session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14.
g Port of
Vancouver Commissioners meet in regular session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14.
g Clark County
commissioners meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14.
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17th District
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Bill Stewart
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girl found near Tacoma with older man--KATU, KOMO-TV
Suspicious package that
prompted closure of Marine Drive this morning destroyed by bomb squad--KATU
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce sole source of anti-Senn ads--Seattle P-I, Jake Ellison
Ivan
churning toward Cuba, wrecking up airline schedules--USA TODAY, Ben
Mutzabaugh
Everyone in Opra's audience--276 people--got a new Pontiac--USA TODAY, AP
Putin moves to increase his power to combat terrorism in Russia--Washington
Post, Peter Baker
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