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Tom Koenninger named to U of W
Communications Alumni Hall of Fame
Tom
Koenninger, editor emeritus of The
Columbian, has been named to the Communications Alumni Hall of Fame at
the University of Washington. Koenninger is among the first 25 of 11,000
communications graduates to have been honored with the university’s
Communications Hall of Fame designation.
Other members of the group are
Washington governor
Christine Gregoire, Robert Merry,
editor and publisher of the Congressional
Quarterly, and two Pulitzer Prize winners,
Eric Nalder and
David Horsey
Reports chair of the Department of
Communication, “The Communication Alumni Hall of Fame honors alumni who have had
a significant impact on the community through their vision, leadership and
services.”
Koenninger will be inducted into the
Hall of Fame Thursday, Oct. 20.
County loses 1,300 jobs in April
Clark County lost 1,300 jobs
during April, according to the state Department of Employment Security, although
the jobless rate also fell in the county as the total number of eligible workers
also declined.
The seasonally unadjusted
employment rate in Clark County last month was 5.9 percent, a drop from 7
percent in March and 7.5 percent in April 2004. According to the monthly report,
the number of workers declined by 3,700 in April, to 193,400 from 197,100 in
March.
Statewide, the unadjusted employment
rate was 5.5 percent in April. The national unadjusted rate was 4.9 percent.
The fastest growing occupations in the
state are private household cooks, sociologists, veterinary assistants, and
laboratory animal caretakers, medical scientists and veterinary technologists
and technicians. The highest paying jobs go to surgeons, obstetricians and
gynecologists, chief executives, all other physicians and surgeons, and
psychiatrists.
Community Share Fair Saturday is
one-stop get-rid-of-stuff paradise
The first Community Share Fair
Saturday, May 21, is the answer to a spring cleaner’s dreams—a one-stop location
to donate clean and reusable items to community charitable organizations.
The list of items in working condition
that can be donated is long and includes appliances, baby supplies, bedding,
linens, books, cell phones, clothing, construction materials, eyeglasses,
computers, canned food, furniture, musical instruments, sports equipment and
school supplies. Tax deduction receipts will be provided.
In addition, disabled electronics,
tennis shoes and block foam can be turned into recyclers at the fair.
Eartha
the Ecological Clown, Recycleman
and the Dumpster Divers will entertain
during the 9 a.m.-to-3 p.m. event in the Clark Public Utilities’ center at 8600
NE 117th Avenue.
The recycling event is sponsored by
Clark County, City of Vancouver, Clark Public Utilities, NW Natural, Frito-Lay,
Starbucks and Waste Connections. For further information, call
397-6118, extension
4352.
Marshall Community Park
closed for major makeover
Vancouver’s 15-acre Marshall Community
Park, adjacent to the Marshall Community Center, 1009 E McLoughlin Boulevard,
will be closed until next spring for major improvements throughout, including
new restrooms, upgraded sports fields, irrigation and landscaping. The Chelsea
Anderson Playground and the softball field will also be closed.
The improvements are being financed
through the Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation real estate excise tax.
News briefs
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Mike Johanns will discuss the proposed
Central American Free Trade Agreement with southwest Washington business leaders
at a 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, meeting in the Heathman Lodge. The presentation
is sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. The public is
invited. The cost is $30 per person. Call
694-2588 for reservations.
g Clark County
commissioners meet in informal session at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 18.
Headlines at home and from around the world:
(Click on the headlines below for the rest of the story)
Vancouver City
Council generally supports tax hikes--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize
David Nierenberg
named to governor's economic council--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize
Cars being found
in Lacamas Lake "car pool"--Columbian, John Branton
WSU Vancouver
and Clark College big winners in state's capital budget--Columbian, Tom Vogt
Vancouver's
Skyview High School one of the tops in the nation--Columbian, Margaret Ellis
JetBlue offering
red-eye nonstop to New York from PDX--Columbian, Gretchen Fehrenbacher
Auto accident rate plummets at 112th Avenue/Gher Road since completion of
Highway 500 interchange--Oregonian, Bill Stewart
Bond issue would give Vancouver library strength to grow to fit the
demand--Oregonian, Holly Gilbert
Eyewitnesses recall Mount St. Helens' fury--KATU, Abe Estimada
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
[updates every five minutes]--USDA Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National
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