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THURSDAY FEB. 2, 2006 Kate Castenson wins General
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Kate Castenson, Mountain View High School, has been named winner of the 2006 General George C. Marshall Youth Leadership Award. Castenson, who was nominated by high school counselor Marise Scott, is president of the National Honor Society, the Key Club, is a peer mediator, freshman representative for the Building Leadership Team, and co-founder of the Model United Nations. Castenson, who will receive the award from Mayor Royce Pollard at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, in the George C. Marshall House on Officers Row, will also receive a $1,000 scholarship and a $500 summer internship with the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust, sponsor of the award. Also nominated for the award this year were Joseph Arcudi, Richard Baran and Kenneth Horenstein, all from Hudson’s Bay High School, Caitlin Birkeland, Washougal High School, Benjamin Hayford, Fort Vancouver High School/Clark College Running Start, Shayna Herring, Evergreen High School, Laura Leadingham, Ridgefield High School, Melanie Palmer, Shivani Patel and Laura Perry, all of Evergreen High School, and Alizabeth Roth, Hockinson High School. Clark Historical museum opens The largest exhibition ever mounted by the Clark County Historical Museum opens at 7 p.m. this evening in the venerable Carnegie Library building at 1511 Main Street. The Museum is presenting Native Perspectives on the Trail: A Contemporary American Indian Art Portfolio, an exhibition of contemporary prints by 15 American Indian artists responding to the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial. The exhibition will be on view through May 31. Because the exhibition opening falls on a first Thursday, which is the night of the monthly “Museum After Hours,” this evening’s program is free. The exhibition also features selections from the Museum’s extensive Native American collection. Cultural artifacts spanning in time from 1200 A.D. to the 1950s are included in the exhibition. The inclusion of the museum collection helps to tie in the past and also includes select items from the present which are on loan from the community. Native American basketry, beadwork, stone, wood and ivory are featured. Regular admission fees are adults $4, seniors and college students, $3, children age 6-17, $2, children age 5 and under, free. Clark County Historical Society members are admitted free. For further information, go to www.cchmuseum.org. Chamber offers to mediate
differences The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce is calling for mediation between Vancouver and Clark County, reports chamber president and CEO John McKibbin. McKibbin today sent a letter to the county board of commissioners and the Vancouver city council requesting a series of meetings between the two jurisdictions designed to find common ground, open dialogue between city and county officials and establish better working relationships. The catalyst in the call for mediation is the rift between the two jurisdictions over a potential large annexation north of the city and within the city urban growth boundary, but not including Hazel Dell or Salmon Creek. Specifically, the chamber is asking the city and county to participate together in a series of meetings with members of the business community to be held in chamber offices. “The purpose of the meetings will be to create constructive discussions, air the issues, make findings, and develop agreements specifically on the issue of annexation(s),” McKibbin said. Hudson’s Bay celebrates 50 Vancouver School District officials are predicting the biggest high school reunion ever in Vancouver with the open house beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Hudson’s Bay High School as the school’s 50th anniversary is celebrated. The open house includes free admission to the homecoming basketball game at 7:30. At half-time, former Hudson’s Bay principals and student body presidents will be introduced. People Clark College president R. Wayne Branch will participate in "Breakfast for Champions," sponsored by Partners in Diversity at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in the conference center in the Portland Fred Meyer Headquarters building. Branch will be a panelist in a discussion of “The Role of Higher Education in Creating a Diversity Pipeline.” Other panelists are Preston Pulliams, district president, Portland Community College, and Terryl Ross, director of Community Diversity, Oregon State University. For further information, call Vicki Nakashima, (503) 203-5624. News brief The Portland Lumberjax professional indoor lacrosse team website has been added to the sports links in the right hand information column of the Daily Insider. Currently listed are:
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Pollard says community cannot afford 'political boundaries'--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize Pollard bemoans annexation fight but takes some swings--Oregonian, Allan Brettman Opposing annexation bills being heard in Olympia--Columbian, Kathie Durbin La Center city officials want Cowlitz reservation negated--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize Casino siting needs clarity, senators say--Oregonian, Allan Brettman Local Panasonic plant eliminates half its work force--Columbian, Julia Anderson OHSU tram costs balloon to $55 million--KATU White House will ask $120 billion for the wars--USA TODAY, AP
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