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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2005 Vancouver For Peace vigil Vancouver For Peace, an ad hoc group of Clark County citizens working for peace, is holding a 2000-Too-Many vigil at 7 p.m. this evening in Esther Short Park. The vigil, previously organized, comes just after the announcement of the 2,000th death of American military personnel in Iraq. Vancouver for Peace is joining other groups nationwide in a vigil to remember all military personnel and civilians from whatever country who have died in the war in Iraq, according to spokesperson, Mike Ellison. “Those wishing to join the vigil should bring flashlights, and if they wish, signs and appropriate readings to share,” Ellison said. For further information, call Genny Kortes, 885-4793, or go to www.vancouverforpeace.org. Six Vancouver servicemen
returning Six soldiers from Oregon National Guard cavalry units, following service in Iraq during the past year, are returning to Fort Lewis, beginning Saturday, Oct. 29. They are as follows: SPC Curtis Wayne Gowenlock II, G Troop 82nd Cavalry; and SPC Randy Leigh Bishop, PFC Matthew Reid Braddock, SPC Mathew Dale Kerr, Sgt Kevin Dale Safley and PFC Joshua Lee Smith, all of the 3rd Battalion 116th Cavalry. They are among 311 returning soldiers. Receptions are planned at Fort Lewis for Saturday, Oct. 29, and Wednesday, Nov. 2. Clark Foundation Awards of
Excellence Wally and Janet Lindblad will receive Clark College Foundation Presidential Awards for philanthropy, and Gaydena Thompson will receive the president’s award for service, during a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, in Gaiser Hall on the college campus. The awards will be presented by Clark College president R. Wayne Branch. With over $60 million in assets, the Clark College Foundation is one of the largest community college foundations in the world. Admission to the afternoon reception, which includes hors d’oeuvres from the Clark College Culinary Arts Program, champagne, wine and sparkling cider, is $50. For ticket information, call 992-2301. Cowlitz casino-resort would
support local The Cowlitz Indian Tribe and the Southwest Washington Convention and Visitors Bureau have agreed that the tribe would pay a $2-per-bed fee to enhance the local tourism and convention industry. The daily fee would provide the SWCVB with $182,500 a year if all 250 beds in a planned hotel were occupied daily. Existing hotels already pay daily per-bed fees to support convention and visitors bureau promotion of tourist-related activities. The proposed Cowlitz Casino Resort would include a gambling floor, restaurant and retail facilities, convention and entertainment venues, a 250-room hotel, tribal cultural center, tribal government offices, parking and a recreational vehicle park. The tribe is in the process with the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs to establish a casino resort on 152 acres at the La Center interchange on I-5. A draft environmental impact statement is expected to be completed within the next two months. People Jeff Woodford, director of Volunteer Services at Southwest Washington Medical Center, has been elected vice president of the state Society of Directors of Volunteer Services. The organization represents 48 organizations in the health care field, including hospitals. Woodford and his staff oversee 450 volunteers at the medical center, who in the past year provided an estimated 82,000 hours of service, valued at $1.4 million. Woodford has been the director of the department since 2002. He is a member of the American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services and the American Hospital Association. Calendar Port of Ridgefield Commissioners meet in regular session at 6 p.m. this evening in port offices at 111 W Division Street. n La Center planning for C-TRAN collector service will be discussed at a C-TRAN sponsored meeting at 7 p.m. this evening in the La Center City Hall, 214 E 4th Street. Messing up again The Daily Insider messed up several times in the last few days, and it was a world’s distance record. We were reporting remotely from Redondo Beach, Calif. While not a total disaster, we did misplace numbers of subscribers for three issues, made a series of spelling mistakes, and erroneously reported yesterday that the Sgt. Maj. Jack Tilley and Marty Evans, president and CEO of the American Red Cross, would be on the reviewing stand for the 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, Veterans Day Parade. They will not. They, however, are past reviewers of the parade along Officers Row. Also, the weather in southern California was not much better than the Vancouver weather over the weekend.
Wednesday headlines
at home and from around the world: City getting bum rap in political arena--Columbian, Tom Koenninger Local schools honored by feds--Columbian, Margaret Ellis Breakthrough in laser technology promises faster communication speeds--New York Times, John Markoff
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