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Sacagawea impressionist
coming to Clark College
Amy Mossett portrays
Sacagawea for Lewis and
Clark preview next week
Amy Mossett,
described by Time magazine as “the
country’s foremost Sacagawea impressionist,” will make a presentation at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 29, in the Gaiser Hall Auditorium at Clark College. There is no
charge for the show.
Mossett, a Mandan/Hidatsa member of the Three Affiliated
tribes of North Dakota, spent 15 years researching the oral and written
histories of the tribes that claim Sacagawea as a member.
Sacagawea was an interpreter for Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark during the Corps of Discovery’s journey to the Pacific Ocean. She
was also a guide, a mother, and a representative of the native people Lewis and
Clark encountered. Mossett explores the myths and mysteries that surround
Sacagawea’s life and death.
Mossett is the national coordinator for Tribal
Involvement with the National Council of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial. She
was the principal native American advisor for the National Geographic
IMAX film, Lewis and Clark: Great
Journey’s West.
Sponsoring the event are Clark College, the
Vancouver-Clark County Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Committee, the City of
Vancouver, the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District and the Washington State
Historical Society.
State Transportation secretary
to talk freight mobility as summit
State Transportation secretary
Doug MacDonald will join local business
and community leaders in a discussion of the state’s focus on freight mobility
at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, in the state Department of Transportation
southwest region headquarters at 11018 NE 51st Circle. There is no charge, the
public is invited, but reservations are required.
MacDonald will explain how the special needs of freight
movement are being incorporated into the state transportation plan. MacDonald
will also be asking for feedback, according to
John McKibbin, president of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce.
For reservations, call
694-2588.
Ridgefield’s annual Heritage
Celebration
leads off with fiddle concert this evening
The City of Ridgefield celebrates its past, present and
future this evening and Saturday, March 19. Opening the festivities is a free
fiddle concert at 6 p.m. this evening in the Old Liberty Theater, 115 N Main
Avenue. Vivian and
Phil Williams headline the show titled,
“Fiddle Tunes of the Lewis and Clark Era.” The Old Liberty Theater’s Teenth
Night Open-Mike follows the concert.
Activities are non-stop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. downtown
and include displays, music, presentations, and free pony rides for children up
to 80 pounds between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The nearly completed Cathlapotle longhouse north of
Ridgefield in the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge will be shown from dawn to dusk.
For further information, call 887-8281.
Prom dresses on sale tomorrow
Over 1,000 prom dresses will be available for exchange,
free or for a flat price of $10 each, during Operation Fairy Godmother that
begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, in Roosevelt Elementary School, 2921 Falk
Road.
The fancy dress exchange and sale is sponsored by the
Vancouver School District Foundation.
In addition, there will be make-up and hair-do
demonstrations, free prom-style photos and door prizes, according to
Jim Sork, executive director of the
foundation.
News briefs
The Vancouver Community Theater is presenting three
one-act comedies at 7 p.m. the evening and again at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 19, in the Fisher’s Grange, 814 NE 162nd Avenue. General admission is $7;
seniors and children under 12, $5. The plays are
Pair of Lunatics,
Mystery of Theresa and
Sit Down to Supper.
g The 49th Legislative District
Democratic delegation, Sen. Craig Pridemore,
and Reps. Bill Fromhold and
Jim Moeller are holding a town hall
meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 19, in the commissioners’ hearing room in the
Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street.
g The Bravo! Vancouver Chamber Orchestra and Chorale present Beethoven’s
Missa Solemnis at 3 p.m. Sunday, March
20, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, 400 S. Andresen Road. Admission is $12 and
$15. For further information, call 906-0441.
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