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Fairgrounds Site Management Group
to oversee fairgrounds operations
A new Clark County Fairgrounds Site Management Group has
been assigned responsibility for the ongoing operations of the county
fairgrounds. The annual county fair will continue to be managed by the
Fairgrounds Association, however, in a realignment of responsibilities as the county
prepares for the opening of its $18.5 million, 112,000-square-foot Exposition
Center next month.
County director of general services
Doug Johnston is chair of the new group.
Tom Musser, who has been executive
director of the Clark County Fair, will continue in that capacity, and he is now
assigned the new position of general manager of the new management group.
The five-member group will be responsible to the county
for management of the entire site. Emphasis will be placed on marketing,
maintenance and customer service, says Johnston.
“The new Exposition Center is designed to meet the needs
of the marketplace and is expected to have a positive financial impact on our
community,” says Betty Sue Morris, chair
of the Board of Clark County Commissioners. “Rentals of the new building will
mean jobs and economic development. It’s a great project.”
Fairgrounds operations, including the annual fair, were
handled by a staff of 15. Because of a realignment of duties, that staff will be
reduced to 12. Staffers currently are bidding on newly created positions.
The annual fair, now in its 137th year, will be Aug. 5
through 14.
The grand opening of the Exposition Center is at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16. The first event is the Petersen Auction Group Collector Car
Auction on Saturday, March 19.
Woodland Community Service Center
names Robin Parker development director
Robin Parker,
Vancouver, has been hired as fund and program developer for the Woodland
Community Service Center, reports Rosa Cervantes,
executive director of the five-year old community organization.
According to Cervantes, the one-year position
is funded through a contribution from one of the center’s major donors.
“The goal is for Parker to raise funds to allow the
center to enhance services, create self-sustaining programs and hire a permanent
development director,” says Cervantes.
The center provides weekly free food and clothing
distribution and translation services. In addition it makes referrals for legal
aid, housing and employment services.
Parker is a graduate of the University of Kansas. She has
five years' experience in the nonprofit sector, and recently completed a year of
national service as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer development associate for the
Free Clinic in Vancouver.
Evergreen Schools selects five
finalists for superintendent’s job
Evergreen Public Schools board has selected five
finalists for the position of superintendent of schools, which is being vacated
by the retirement of Rick Melching.
Public forums begin Tuesday, March 1, during which time
each of the candidates will be presented to the public.
The finalists are Ronald
G. Barnes, superintendent of the ABC Unified School District, Cerritos,
Calif,, Allen J. Coles, region
superintendent of the southwest region of the Clark County School District, Las
Vegas, Nev., Suzanne M. Cusick, assistant
superintendent, Hillsboro School District,
Steven L. Hull, superintendent, Bethel School District, Eugene, Ore., and
John P. Welch, deputy superintendent,
Highline Public Schools, Burien.
Carnivale of Rio to benefit
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s annual auction, dinner
and dancing fund raising gala, called, this year, Carnivale of Rio, is at 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, in Royal Oaks Country Club.
Michael Liu,
pianist and member of the symphony board, provides the reception music.
After-dinner dance music will be by the Stage
III Band.
Tickets range from $125 to $175 per person and can be
obtained by calling 735-7278. Table
sponsorships are also available.
Involvement in environmental justice
subject of day-long WSU Vancouver conference Saturday
Activists, educators, students and involved community
members will discuss Washington and Oregon environmental justice issues
during a day-long conference on the Washington State University Vancouver campus
beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26.
Workshops will provide participants with information on the
issues and how to get involved. The conference is sponsored by the WSU Vancouver
Center for Social and Environmental Justice and Department of Political Science
and Criminal Justice.
Registration is $10. For further information, call
Ben Duncan,
546-9490.
News briefs
The Animal Protection and Control Advisory Board meets at
6:30 p.m. this evening in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street.
g The Portland International Airport
Noise Compatibility Study group meets at 6:30 p.m. this evening in the Lake
House, 21160 NE Blue Lake Road, Fairview. g
Clark County Land Use Hearings are at 7 p.m. this evening in City Hall.
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