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CREDC Friday luncheon
puts spotlight on China
The executive director of the
Washington State China Relations Council, Joe
Borich, is expected to provide insight into China’s expanding economy and
to discuss investment opportunities at a Columbia River Economic Development
Council Executive Insight Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 27, in Royal Oaks
Country Club.
Borich will discuss both problems and
prospects, according to Bart Phillips,
executive director for the CREDC.
Phillips says that China’s economic
expansion brings opportunity and implications for the Northwest economy. Borich,
according to Phillips, leads the only state-level association dedicated solely
to promoting relations with China. The council also has been a leading voice
since 1979 in promoting trade between both China and Hong Kong and the United
States. The council’s more than 100 members include The Boeing Company,
Microsoft Corporation, Weyerhaeuser, Costco Wholesale and Starbucks.
Seating is limited and reservations
are required, Phillips says. To register for the $30 per person luncheon, call
Dana Harroun,
567-1063.
Hospice House serves 360
families in its first year
The Ray Hickey Hospice House
celebrated its first anniversary today, after having provided services for 360
families, caregivers and medical professionals.
The 20-room, free-standing inpatient
hospice facility was financed by the public, which included major donations from
the Ray Hickey family and former
Southwest Washington Medical Center Library volunteer
Marj Sumption, as well as contributions
from over 1,100 other persons through the Southwest Washington Medical Center
Foundation.
Five added to Clark College
Alumni Hall of Fame
Roger
Daniels, Nancy Wessels Henderson,
Gregg Herrington,
Dennis Huston and
John Marshall will be presented as Clark
College Outstanding Alumni in ceremonies 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, in the
Clark College Foster Auditorium.
They join 15 other graduates of the
72-year old community college who, according to Clark president
Wayne Branch, “have forged distinguished
careers in southwest Washington and around the world.”
Seating is limited. For reservations,
call the alumni office, 992-2542.
Museum’s book on woven
history wins state award
Woven
History:Native American Basketry, a 98-page, full-color book highlighting
the Clark County Historical Museum’s collection of native basketry from the west
coast of North America, has won the Washington Museum Association’s 2005 Award
of Public Excellence.
The book is the result of work by
authors Arthur Erickson and
Kaye Van Valkenburg, both of Portland;
Mary Dodds Schlick, Hood River; and
Mariana Mace, Corvallis. It was edited by
Julie Daly, Vancouver. Because the
authors and editor donated the 3,500 hours it took to produce the book, all
proceeds of the $24.95 first edition of Woven
History are being donated to the museum.
The book currently is on sale at the
museum at 1511 Main Street, and the over 200-piece collection of woven basketry
is on view from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Applications being accepted
for city aviation committee
Applications are being accepted
through Monday, June 6, for vacancies on the Vancouver Aviation Committee. The
nine-member committee is appointed by the Vancouver City Council and advises the
council on matters related to Pearson Field.
Applicants need not be residents of
the city. For further information, call Myk
Heidt, 696-8181.
People
Severn
Ringland, Heritage High School senior, has been named winner of a
National Merit corporate-sponsored scholarship. Ringland plans to study music
with the aid of the $2,500 scholarship.
News briefs
Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce’s
Business-After-Hours at 5 p.m. today is in the 703 Broadway branch of Columbia
Credit Union. Admission is $10.
g Clark County
commissioners meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, to continue a study of issues
related to changes in the growth management act. The meeting is in the
commissioners’ chambers in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street.
Headlines at home and from around the world:
(Click on the headlines below for the rest of the story)
Port of Vancouver
commissioners delayed by a year doubling port taxes collected from property
owners within its district, yielding to concern over the haste of the process--Vancouver
Business Journal, Shane Cleveland
Vancouver City
Council approves a bigger role for Vancouver Housing Authority in economic
revitalization--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize
Housing Authority empowered--Oregonian, Allan Brettman
Clark County gets millions for parks--Oregonian, Bill Stewart
World War II
Piper L-4 to land at Pearson Field at 2 p.m. Wednesday to signal preparation for
end of war celebration in August--Columbian
Chinook Trail
gets federal designation--Columbian, Erik Robinson
Nine
U.S. troops killed in two days in Iraq--USA TODAY, AP
U.S. home sales soar to record--USA TODAY, Barbara Hagenbaugh
House votes to reverse ban on funding for stem cell research--New York Times,
David Stout and Timothy Williams
Copper River salmon is back--Columbian, Angela Allen
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
[updates every five minutes]--USDA Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National
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