THURSDAY, April 7, 2005

County commissioners revisiting
2004 Growth Management update

Beginning with a review meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, Clark County commissioners will consider amending the county Comprehensive Growth Management Plan adopted last fall but appealed to the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board.

Commission chair Betty Sue Morris said today that the pace and character of recent development and the amount of land available for homes and businesses are elements that will be reconsidered to see whether urban growth boundaries should be adjusted.

Although the commissioners have concluded that some aspects of the appeals may have merit, the appeal process will continue under the direction of the hearings board.

The review meetings are open to the public but will focus on technical aspects of the plan. Opportunities for public participation will be announced following the study sessions, according to Morris.

Skills Center cooking duo triumphs
over six top restaurants in challenge

Kaleena Bliss, left, and Andrew
McColley beat big-time cooking
competition in Oregon

Clark County Skills Center student, Kaleena Bliss, a Heritage High School senior, and Skills Center instructor Andrew McColley captured first place in the Sysco Supreme Chef Challenge recently in the Oregon Convention Center.

Bliss and McColley, who directs the Skills Center’s restaurant and culinary arts program, were given thirty minutes to prepare an entrée made after a mystery ingredient was identified. The mystery ingredient was a tenderloin muscle from a shoulder of beef.

The pair beat out competitors from the Abernathy Center, Portland, and the following Oregon restaurants: Hayden’s Lakefront Grill, Resort at the Mountain, Roseburg Country Club, Bluefish Bistro, LeBouchon, and Arthurs.

Port of Portland sets over decision
on PDX noise until June meeting

The Port of Portland was expected to hold a public hearing this week to adopt recommendations of a three-year Portland International Airport noise study, has set that hearing over to 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, in port offices at 121 NW Everett Street.

Instead, the port commissioners is seeking additional information on feeder and cargo aircraft operations at a 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 13 meeting in port offices.

The port, in a news release issued today said the meeting change will allow the port commission to consider comments received by citizens during the March public hearing as well as the port’s responses to those comments.

Brian Baird to be guest speaker at county
Democrats Jefferson-Jackson Dinner

U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-3rd) will be the featured guest speaker at the Clark County Democrats 15th annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Friday, June 17, in the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay. A silent auction begins at 5:30 p.m. Dinner is at 7 p.m. Paul Waadevig will be the master of ceremonies.

Tickets are $45 each. For further information, call Gail Pollock, 695-4769.

Big piano sale this weekend
benefits Portland’s Old Church

Portland’s Old Church, which is buying a Steinway B piano, is helping pay for it through part of the proceeds of a three-day piano sale at Classic Pianos, 3003 SW Milwaukie Avenue, Portland.

Classic Pianos has reduced the prices on over 400 pianos, according to Margaret Branson, president of the Old Church Society, which operates the Old Church.

The sale is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 10.

News briefs

A free lecture on how to attract beneficial bugs to the home garden is at 6:30 p.m. this evening in Borders Books Music Movies and Café, 811 SE 160th Avenue. The lecturer is Glen Anderson, Portland Metro. The lecture series is sponsored by Clark County Solid Waste. g Rivkah Loewus is leading a poetry workshop in the Vancouver Community Library this evening at 7 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring pen and paper and be prepared to write and share poems. g Leadership Clark County has launched a website containing its alumni database. To see who’s who and what’s happening, go to www.leadershipclarkcounty.com.
 

Headlines at home and from around the world:
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Master's Leader Board

$2.26 a gallon ties local gasoline price record--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson

St. Helens lava dome growing, crumbling--Columbian, Erik Robinson

Woodland tulip festival to feature brand new variety--Columbian, Margaret Ellis

Jonathan Avery, administrator for Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, has Yakima background--Oregonian, Allan Brettman

Congress considering two more months of daylight saving time--Seattle P-I, AP

Federal government says tire pressure monitoring systems must be on automobiles beginning in 2008--USA TODAY, AP, Ken Thomas

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

Thursday on the air

Clark College Orchestra Winter Concert—3:30 p.m. CVTV
Marshall Leadership Award Ceremony—5 p.m. CVTV
Clark County Focus—6 p.m. CVTV
Portland Beavers at Sacramento (live)—7 p.m. KKAD
 

Town tabloids and the weather 

Geoff Knapp pushing good news. g Lianne Forney getting good marks. g Melissa Young has real furniture bargains in Insider’s free classified page. g Dennis Grunes blaming his tools. g Jeff Williams nailing down a great story. g Corri Dane getting on the A list. g Thursday, a whole lot of rain, 56. Friday, showers and sunbreaks, 55. Saturday, intermittent rain, 53.. .