Southwest Washington Medical Center names
Jennifer Packer emergency services director

Jennifer Packer has been appointed director of Emergency Services at Southwest Washington Medical Center.

Packer will be in charge of the highest-volume emergency department in the Vancouver-Portland metropolitan area. The medical center’s department averages 78,000 patient visits each year.

Packer comes to SWMC from Flagstaff Medical Center, Flagstaff, Ariz., where she worked for the past 16 years. She had been responsible for emergency services, pre-hospital care and Level 1 trauma services in Flagstaff.

Vancouver Business Journal
Accomplished under 40 named

For the fifth year the Vancouver Business Journal has honored business and community leaders under the age of 40. The 2006 accomplished and successful Clark County citizens are as follows:

Jason Beatty, Deena Bisig, Chris Briggs, Kristi Cheery, Tim Cook, Amber Curtin, Stacy Frost, Kelly Holmes, Beth Holmes, Clarence Hughes, Michele Larsen, Dana Layon, Avaly Mobbs, Casey Moltrum, Trent Rehfeldt, Steve Stuart, Bryan Ward, Tyler Williams and Joe Winton.

Mountain View High School Wind
Ensemble wins international recognition

The Mountain View High School Wind Ensemble is one of three high school bands that will perform during the three-day Western International Band Clinic at Sea-Tac on Friday, Nov. 17.

The other two bands are from Langley, Va., and Japan.

Mountain View’s high school band co-director Eric Smedsrud said competing bands went through a rigorous competition before being chosen. Band directors and student musicians from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan are participating.

News brief

Klineline Bridge, the highway bridge that carries Highway 99 traffic across Salmon Creek, will remain closed at least through Sunday, Nov. 12, according to Clark County Public Works program manager Carolyn Heniges.

Continued high water is preventing crews from inspecting the base of the bridge, Heniges says. Bridge support piers were strengthened earlier this fall, but the repairs were not considered sufficient to allow use of the bridge during the recent flooding conditions on Salmon Creek.

Calendar

The Port of Portland’s Portland International Airport Citizen’s Noise Advisory Committee meets at 6 p.m. this evening in the St. Helens Room B in the airport. n The Xtream Poets Society of Washougal is offering a special reading of Veterans’ Day verses at 6 p.m. this evening in the Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Road, in Salmon Creek. n Magenta Theatre is presenting Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at 7 p.m. tonight and Friday, Nov. 10, in the First Baptist Church, 108 W 27th Street. For further information, call 635-4358. n Arts Equity Theatre is presenting the one-man musical, Herringbone at 7:30 p.m. this evening through Saturday, Nov. 11, in the Main Street Theatre, 606 Main Street. Call 695-3770 for further information. n The Slocum House Theatre is presenting Chekhov’s The Sea-Gull at 8 p.m. this evening through Saturday, Nov. 12, in the theatre at 605 Esther Street. A Sunday, Nov. 12, matinee is at 4 p.m. For further information, call 696-2427. n Veterans’ Day is being observed officially by almost all local, state and federal offices as a holiday Friday, Nov. 10. No mail will be delivered. However, some banks will be open. The Daily Insider will be published. 

Thursday headlines

Democrats gain control of Congress with concession from Sen. George Allen (R-Va.)--Washington Post, Michael D. Shear

Pat Campbell remains narrowly ahead of incumbent Jim Dunn in the 17th Legislative District--Columbian, Kathie Durbin

More than 100 groups will be in Saturday's Veterans' Day Parade--Columbian, Dean Baker

Rep. Dave Reichert clings to shaky lead over Burner--Seattle Times, Jonathan Martin

Iraqi official: 150,000 civilians dead--Washington Post, AP, Steven R. Hurst