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John Donnelly retiring as executive
director of Pearson Air Museum
John Donnelly, retired Air Force Colonel and the first executive director
of Pearson Air Museum, is retiring at the end of this month.
Donnelly, who retired from the Air
Force just over ten years ago, joined the Pearson Field Historical Society and
helped build a master plan for a new museum. In partnership with the City of
Vancouver and One Place Across Time, Donnelly’s plan earned a $3 million
investment from the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust. During his tenure, Donnelly
helped write grants that provided funding for aircraft, exhibits, documentaries
and new storage space.
Donnelly tripled the membership of
the museum, increased the operating budget ten fold and increased the museum’s
assets to more than $1.5 million.
Gary Fuquay, also a retired Air Force colonel, who is the museum’s
volunteer coordinator, will serve as interim director through the end of the
year. Fuquay is a former manager of the Santa Rose, Calif., Air Museum. A
nationwide search will be conducted to find Donnelly’s successor.
A farewell party for Donnelly will
be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13.
Dale Majors named chair of the
Columbia Credit Union board
Dale Majors, long-time member of
the Columbia Credit Union board of directors, has been appointed chair of the
credit union board. He succeeds Karen Martel,
who was named vice chair of the board.
Majors has been closely involved
with the credit union movement in the United States and Europe, where he helped
form several European credit unions.
Columbia, established in 1952, is
southern Washington’s largest credit unions, serving one in every three Clark
County households. The credit union has over $650 million in assets.
Second half property
taxes due Oct. 31
The second half of state property
taxes is due no later than Sunday, Oct. 31, reports Clark County Treasurer
Doug Lasher.
Taxpayers whose taxes are not
paid through a mortgage company and who have not received a tax statement by the
end of this month should call the Treasurer’s Office,
397-6054,
for a duplicate copy.
Property taxes may be paid at or
mailed to the Treasurer’s Office, P.O. Box 9808, Vancouver WA 98999-8808, or at
any of the 19 branches of the First Independent Bank.
Vancouver to fill airport
noise committee vacancy
Vancouver has two positions on the
15-member Portland International Airport Citizen Noise Advisory Committee, and
one of those currently is vacant. Two of the committee’s dozen meetings a year
are held in Vancouver.
The committee acts in an advisory
capacity on Portland International Airport noise issues, reporting to airport
director of aviation, and is charged with enhancing citizen understanding of
airport noise management.
Applications for a three-year term on
the committee are being accepted at City Hall through Friday, Oct. 22.
Applicants must be residents of the city. For further information, call
Myk Heidt or
Carol Hansen,
696-8200.
Arc Achievement Awards
nominations being accepted
Arc of Clark County, which annually
presents achievement awards recognizing individuals with developmental
disabilities who have made significant gains in their personal lives or on the
job, is accepting nominations for the awards through Thursday, Sept. 30. The
awards also honor volunteers, employers and others who have made a difference in
the life of someone with a disability.
The awards will be presented at the
annual Arc Luncheon Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay. For
further information, call 254-1562.
iQ Credit Union marketers
earn five state awards
The marketing department of iQ Credit
Union has earned five awards from the Washington Credit Union League, reports
credit iQ CEO/president Roger Michaelis.
The credit union received the Spectrum
Award in three categories: branding, coordinated campaign, and print
brochures/member packets. It also won a Best of Show award for the best
coordinated campaign; and an honorable mention for a four-color newsletter and
web page.
The credit union marketing department
consists of Chris Davis and
Wendy Homola, led by vice president of
marketing Danette LaChapelle.
News briefs
Admission is free at Pearson Air Museum
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, as the museum celebrates Pearson
Field’s namesake, Air Corps test pilot Alexander Pearson. Pearson Field, at 1115
E 5th Street, was opened in 1910 and named Pearson Field in 1925. It is the
oldest operating airport in the country.
g The Puget Sound
Blood Center is conducting a blood drive between noon and 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
25, in Wild Oats Natural Marketplace, 815 SE 160th Avenue.
g A meeting to
discuss planning for Erickson Farms Neighborhood Park, NW 114th Street and NW
36th Court, will be held at the park site from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25.
g The
faculty of the Clark College Music Department is presenting a free concert at 7
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, in the Decker Theatre.
Douglas Schneider, Portland Opera pianist and coach, is the accompanist.
Donations for the department’s scholarship fund will be accepted.
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