THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2005

Storedahl Daybreak mining rezoning sent back to hearings examiner for clarification

Clark County commissioners today remanded a county hearings examiner's decision approving the J. J. Storedahl & Sons requested zone change to open up an additional 100 acres to gravel mining at their East Fort Lewis River site.

Both Storedahl and two local environmental groups, Fish First and Friends of the East Fork had appealed the decision by hearings examiner Daniel Kearns late last year.

Valet parking for patients comes to
Southwest Washington Medical Center

Beginning Monday, Feb. 7, patients and visitors at Southwest Washington Medical Center will be treated to free valet parking. The personal service touch comes as a result of the loss of easily found parking spaces at the Mill Plain campus. The medical center’s $146 million patient tower construction project now getting underway is the cause of disappearing parking spaces.

Valet parking will be available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday at the center’s 92nd Avenue entrance.

Development of new parking facilities is part of the tower construction project, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2006. The tower will contain the new Heart and Vascular Center, 15 surgery suites and five floors of private patient rooms.

World Pulse editor and singer Kyler part of
Clark College Women’s conference Saturday

Jensine Larsen, editor and founder of World Plus magazine, is the keynote speaker at the day-long 2005 Women Moving Forward Conference Saturday, Feb. 5, in Gaiser Hall at Clark College. Singer-songwriter Kyler is the headliner, for this conference sponsored by Clark College and now in its ninth year.

Larsen will discuss ways in which women are changing local and global politics.

Kyler will perform music from her award-winning CD, “A Flower Grows in Stone.”

Workshops are scheduled throughout the day, which begins at 8 a.m.

Admission, which includes breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack, is $30; $20 for students and seniors. Walk-in registrations will be accepted. For further information, call 992-2905.

Adam Monshi named vice president
in First Independent Portland Loan office

Adam Monshi has been named vice president and team leader of the First Independent Bank Portland Loan Production office in the KOIN Center in downtown Portland.

A commercial real estate veteran, Monshi will head up the bank’s Portland Commercial Real Estate Team. Monshi began his real estate career with Hillman Properties Northwest in 1983. More recently, Monshi was Portland lending officer for EverTrust Bank of Washington.

Applications for three railroad
board positions being accepted

     Clark County commissioners are accepting applications for three open positions on the county’s 15-member Railroad Advisory Board. The board advises commissioners on how the 33-mile short-line railroad between the Burlington Northern Santa Fe junction at Burnt Bridge Creek, near Vancouver Lake and Chelatchie Prairie, northeast of Yacolt.

     Knowledge of transportation and railroad issues is a requirement of membership on the board. Applications will be accepted through Friday, Feb. 11. For further information, call Steve Schulte, 397-6118, extension 4017.

Al Raines earns eBay
training certification

Al Raines, founder and former owner and publisher of the Vancouver Business Journal, has earned certification as an eBay trainer.

Raines, who owns a full-time eBay and liquidation service, in 2003 operated the second fastest-growing storefront on eBay. His eBay store is Big Al’s Wholesale.

For further information on selling and training, call 607-4434, or go to www.alraines.com.

News briefs

     A half-day seminar presented by the Washington State University Small Business Development Center, and sponsored by the Vancouver Business Journal and Byrd Financial Group, opens at 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in E. B. Hamilton Hall, 600 Barnes Road , in Vancouver Barracks. Lydia Work, Woodland, will receive the SBDC Silver Star Award during the seminar .g Clark County commissioner Betty Sue Morris will discuss “big picture” issues when she delivers the State of the County Address at 11:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay. The no-host luncheon, sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, is $30. Call 694-2588 for further information.
 

Headlines at home and from around the world:
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Clark County Natural Resources Council wants to intervene on behalf of the county growth management plan update--Columbian, Kathie Durbin

Gregoire backs Washington State University Vancouver for four-year status--Columbian, Don Jenkins

Record 6,000 people attended the Clark College Jazz Festival; Diane Schuur sang for two hours--Columbian

Port of Vancouver poised for growth in trade; must have rail and transportation improvements--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson

Port of Vancouver making room for growth--Oregonian, Bill Stewart

New bi-state committee tackling Interstate Bridge issues holding first meeting in Portland today--Oregonian, Bill Stewart

Israel OKs release of 900 Palestinian prisoners--USA TODAY, AP

Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam [updates every five minutes]--USDA Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Thursday on the air

Neighborhood Traffic Planning—4:30 p.m. CVTV
St. Mary’s at Gonzaga (live)—5:30 p.m. FSN
Clark county Land Use Hearings (live)—7 p.m. CVTV
UCLA at Washington State (live)—7:30 p.m. FSN
 

Town tabloids and the weather 

Sam Jones showing unusual aplomb. g Ted Van Arsdol coming through when called upon. g Lynn Degerstedt looking for suitable sign painter. g Gene Lynch writing with eloquence. g Kathleen Porter helps solve mystery. g Manny Helm rising to occasion. g Bonnie Sant should be hearing the happy birthday song today.g Thursday, after fog, mostly sunny, but some clouds gather, 59.Friday, mottled sky, possible precipitation, 54. Saturday, cooling slightly, possible precipitation, 49.