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Paul Bollinger new Free
Clinic executive director
Paul Bollinger has
been appointed executive director of the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington, it
was announced by clinic board chair Susan Davis.
Bollinger’s health-related professional experience is
extensive. He worked as a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, a site
coordinator for California free clinics, health care advocate for children and
was a pre-hospital systems manager for the State of Oregon. Bollinger graduated
from San Francisco State University and recently earned his masters degree in
public health from the University of Oregon.
Founded 15 years ago under the leadership of
Sam Beall and
Ed Rankin, the Free Clinic offers free
medical care to people with no or low income who do not have health insurance or
state medical assistance. The clinic is staffed by doctors, nurses and other
professionals, all of whom donate their time.
Last year,the clinic provided service to over 12,000
Clark County residents.
The Free Clinic is open daily at 4100 Plomondon St. To
volunteer, make a contribution or obtain further information, call
313-1390.
Weekend traffic will be dicey between
freeways on NE 134th Avenue
Traffic on NE 134th Street between the I-5 and I-205
overpasses will be restricted to a single lane in each direction from 8 p.m.
tonight until paving and striping are completed on this new segment of the
east-west arterial.
Motorists are advised to take alternate routes, if
possible, according to the state Department of Transportation. The work is
expected to be completed prior to Monday morning commuter traffic.
Governor approves Advanced Center for
Transportation Technologies for Clark County
An Advanced Center for Transportation Technologies will
be established in Clark County as part of the state Workforce Training and
Education Board’s initiative to develop workforce skills to support emerging
industrial hiring needs.
The center, funded with a $77,000 grant from the training
and education board, will focus on vessel, truck, rail and air cargo training
for cargo handling jobs for exports going through the ports of Vancouver and
Portland.
The grant is one of five new grants throughout the state
announced this week by Gov. Locke.
Partners in the local project are Clark College, Columbia
River Economic Development Council and the Southwest Workforce Development
Council.
Across the state there are more than two dozen similar
skill panels in such fields as health care, electronics, energy, gaming
software, and information technology.
People
Five sixth grade students at the Carson Elementary and
Wind River Middle School, all of whom have a bird’s eye views of Mount St.
Helens from their classroom, have written about the mountain’s recent volcanic
activity. The observations by Josh Castillo,
Jackson Creon,
Brandon Kualaau,
Aly Mullins and
Chris Smith appear in the November issue
of the national student magazine Scholastic
News.
News briefs
Vancouver’s Christian Youth Theater presents
Narina at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, 3 and 7
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, in the Columbia Arts Center,
400 W Evergreen Boulevard. Tickets are $5 to $8. For further information, call
750-8550.
g The Clark College Theatre presents
Arthur Miller’s
All My Sons at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5,
and Saturday, Nov. 6, in the Decker Theatre. Admission is $8.
g A program devoted to water-related
environmental issues, but including the music of the
Fort Vancouver Pipe Band,
Puddletown Ramblers and the Pangur Ban
Ceili Band, is from noon until 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at Joe’s Place
Farm 701 NE 112th Avenue. There is no charge for the program sponsored by the
Rosemere Neighborhood Association. g
The Clark County Pageant presents “Elegance after Five” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
6, in Discovery Middle School, 800 E 40th Street. Over 50 prom, wedding and
pageant gowns, as well as gift baskets and other items, will be auctioned. For
further information about the free event, call
Nichola Reynolds, 907-7487. g
A musical program of blues and jazz is being presented at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
6, in the Washburn Performing Arts Center, 1201 39th Street, Washougal.
Admission is $10. Call 954-3107 for
further information.
Editor apologizes
We had at least two misspellings in this week’s issues
for which the Insider apologizes. Troy Van
Dinter, who is one of the Vancouver Business Journal’s top 40 young
business persons, had an extra n
attached to his name in a Tuesday story. On Thursday we scrambled
Katherine Lopp’s
last name. Lopp is executive director of the Washington Association for
Career and Technical Education.
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MIRIAM GREEN 
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