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Business groups to discuss
comprehensive plan changes
A breakfast discussion of Clark County
Comprehensive Growth Plan, currently under review by Clark County commissioners,
is at 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 6, in the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay.
The informational session is sponsored
by the Building Industry Association of Clark County and the Greater Vancouver
Chamber of Commerce.
For further information, call
694-2588.
Oregon Adventists Men’s Chorus
to benefit YWCA SafeChoice
The 200-voice Oregon Adventist Men’s
Chorus is presenting two concerts Saturday, May 7, to benefit the UWCA of Clark
County’s SafeChoice Domestic Violence Shelter. The concerts are at 3:30 and 7:30
p.m. in the Skyview High School Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th Street.
The chorus, formed in 1994, is
conducted by Lou Wildman, and is being
presented by the Clark Count Seventh-Day Adventist churches.
Although tickets are free, they must
be reserved in advance by calling 892-2926.
A freewill offering will be taken during each concert, according to spokesperson
John Wesslen.
Vancouver needs more
shade, report shows
Trees in the Vancouver urban area
cover about 20 percent of the land according to a first-ever comprehensive
report generated by a geographic information system. The target set by Vancouver
is a tree canopy of 28 percent, according to the city’s urban forester
Charles Ray.
Ray says about 67 percent of the trees
are on private property, 20 percent on public property, and 12.5 percent along
rights-of-way.
The complete GIS tree canopy report is
available from Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation, or by going to
www.vanclarkparks-rec.org.
Clark College bookstore
wins national prize
The Clark College bookstore has taken
top honors in the national Dynamic Displays contest held by
The College Store magazine. The
award-winning display promoted children’s books.
With the national award came a $500
prize, which will be used to buy additional display fixtures for the bookstore.
Bag of jewelry prompts
police to seek owners
A car stolen from a Gresham auto
dealership, recovered in Vancouver last week, was found to have a bag full of
stolen jewelry, including a number of pocket watches, according to
Kim Kapp, Vancouver Police information
coordinator.
Kapp says the stolen property can be
reclaimed by owners who can provide documentation for the items. Documentation
can include a pre-filed police report, photographs and jeweler’s appraisals. To
make an appointment, call 696-8130.
People
Heather Rhone, an early learning project coordinator for the Fort
Vancouver Regional Library District last week, was presented the fourth annual
Library Service Award by Altrusa International of Clark County. Rhone was also
presented with a $500 check which she may use at her discretion to benefit the
library. Rhone was cited for her individualized outreach to families and young
children in her efforts to start out children on a life-long love of reading
books.
News briefs
The Southwest Washington Regional
Transportation Council meets at 4:30 p.m. today in the Public Service Center,
1300 Franklin Street. g
Clark County commissioners meet in informal session at 1:30
a.m. Wednesday, May 4.
Headlines at home and from around the world:
(Click on the headlines below for the rest of the story)
Council OKs
Killian Pacific retain project on Grand Boulevard--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize
Ridgefield
council considering utility tax to being in $140,000-a-year for
services--Columbian, Margaret Ellis
John Hagensen eases into district court judgeship--Oregonian, Wendy Owen
Fed boosts interest rate another quarter of a percent to 3 percent--USA TODAY,
Severed finger shows up in custard--USA TODAY, AP
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
[updates every five minutes]--USDA Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National
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