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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1, 2005 Hal Dengerink presented
Hal Dengerink today was presented the Vancouver Rotary Vocational Service Award for 2005. The chancellor of Washington State University Vancouver has been instrumental in moving the branch campus of WSU from quarters at Clark College to the 348-acre campus in Salmon Creek, where today nearly 2,000 students are enrolled. Dengerink rallied community support and spearheaded community efforts at all levels of state government, which so far have provided over $130 million for the campus infrastructure and buildings and, that next, year will begin admitting freshmen students. In addition to being the senior administrative officer for the university, Dengerink is co-chair of the Columbia River Crossing Project. He also is the board chairman of Clark United Providers, and sits on the boards of Southwest Washington Medical Center and Columbia River Economic Development Council, and is a member of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemorative Committee. Dengerink was associate dean of Washington State University’s college of Sciences and Arts before being appointed to WSU Vancouver as campus executive officer and Dean in 1990. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dengerink received his undergraduate degree from Calvin College in 1965 and earned his masters degree and doctorate in psychology from Kent State University. Kalama, transportation hub in
the late1800s, From 1884 to 1908, the 340-foot-long Tacoma Ferry took railroad trains across the Columbia River between Hunter’s Landing and Goble, Ore. This week, the state Department of Transportation awarded $200,000 to the Port of Kalama to help the community develop a transportation interpretive center. According to Mark Wilson, port planning manager, construction of the center in a waterfront building at the port will begin early next year. Kalama was founded by the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1870, where construction of the western terminus of the NP began in 1871. The only rail access across the Columbia River was at Kalama until the Interstate Bridge at Vancouver was completed in 1908. Health officer says get flu shots There currently is an adequate supply of flu vaccine, and Clark County health officer Justin Denny urges Clark County residents to take advantage of the supply, especially those who are at high risk for complications from influenza. According to Denny, persons 65 and older, children 6 to 23 months, all persons with chronic health conditions, pregnant women, health care workers, residents of long-term care facilities and caregivers should all get flu shots. Denny says individuals should go to their health care providers or local pharmacy to get flu shots. He adds that the county Health Department is offering flu shots by appointment Monday through Friday. For further information, call 397-8403. News briefs The Clark College Theater is presenting The Girls of the Garden Club at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 4 and 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19, in the Decker Theater on the Clark College campus. A matinee is offered at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. Admission is $8. Season tickets are also available for the 2005-2006 season, which includes Anything Goes in February and March, and Barefoot in the Park in May. Auditions for Barefoot in the Park are Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 19 and 20. For further information, call 992-2815. n Westfield Vancouver Mall, with Qwest, is presenting its annual charity event, from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, for which 10,000 tickets have been printed. All ticket sales for the Westfield Works Wonders extravaganza are turned over to 55 local charities. Santa Claus has scheduled an appearance, as have numbers of holiday season characters. Snow is expected inside the mall. For further information go to www.westfield.com. n Tickets are on sale for the 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, Veterans Day Dance in the Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E 5th Street. The USO-style dance will feature big band music by The Pranksters. The 18-piece swing orchestra performs a variety of tunes, including hits made popular by Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. Dance tickets are $20 for the general public and $15 for members of the Pearson Historical Society. Food, beer and wine will be available for purchase at the dance, which is open to all adults 21 and older. Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes and uniforms from the World War II era. Reserve dance tickets by calling Pearson Air Museum, 694-7026. Calendar The Bi-State Coordination Committee will discuss how Washington and Oregon will share in financing trans-Columbian River transportation crossings, including tolls, at its regular meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the conference room 226 in the Clark County Elections Building, 1408 Franklin Street. The meeting is open to the public.
Wednesday headlines
at home and from around the world: Tidewater Cove's success is driving further expansion--Columbian, Julia Anderson Corps of Discover first set foot in Clark County 200 years ago today--Columbian, Tom Vogt Voters have returned 21 percent of mail-in ballots so far--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize French adventurer rows from Japan to Coos Bay--Oregonian, Katy Muldoon Private vendors may step in to collect on Mount St. Helens glory--Columbian, Tom Koenninger Snow blankets some northwest ski areas--Seattle Times--Sandi Doughton Hamas won't renew truce with Israel--USA TODAY, AP CIA holds terror suspects in secret prisons--Washington Post, Dana Priest California man saves puppy, then puppy saves man--KATU
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