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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2005 Ann Warren elected chair of
community television Following the election of Vancouver business owner Ann Warren as chair of the Fort Vancouver Community Television board of directors and the appointment of new board members, marketing consultant Ronald Carr and media specialist Marc Kennedy, the board announced requests for public financial support in order to keep the community-based cable television channel on the air. Nonprofit FVTV, Channel 11, is the only public television outlet in Clark County that provides training, equipment and facilities to produce local television programming. “Financial donations are urgently needed to help maintain this valuable community service into the new year,” Warren says. Television recording equipment, a studio and the on-air Channel 11 are financed by through Comcast assessments, but operating expenses are not. To keep the station on the air, the board is accepting donations as small as $10, according to Warren. Fort Vancouver Community Television is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. For further information, call 693-7544. Medical center offering newest
Imaging technology that can detect cancerous tumors before there have been any visible changes in anatomy is being offered at Southwest Washington Medical Center’s Cancer Center beginning next week. The positron emission tomography/computer tomography technology also can detect recurring tumors where conventional anatomical imaging is unable to distinguish scar tissue from recurrent disease, reports Thomas Demlow, medical director for the medical center’s Columbia Imaging Group. The medical center’s Cancer Center offers specialty programs focusing on cancer education, prevention, detection, treatment and support. It is affiliated with the Oregon Health Science University and the Columbia River Oncology Project. Vancouver chamber offering
free With the assistance of a sponsorship from U.S. Bank, the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce will begin offering free monthly Success in Business workshops to members and nonmembers alike, chamber president John McKibbin announced today. Local experts will advise businesses during one-hour morning workshops in the chamber offices, 1101 Broadway. The first, at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, will be a presentation by Veronika Noize, offering 16 tips on increasing business in 30 minutes a day. The workshops are designed to give business assistance that can be implemented immediately, according to McKibbin. Randy Mueller to run for Deb Wallace’s house seat Randy Mueller, co-director of the successful Save C-TRAN campaign, has announced he will be a Republican candidate for state representative, position 2, a seat now held by Democrat Deb Wallace. Wallace is expected to run for reelection next fall. Also expected to run for that position is former Republican candidate Roy Rhine. Mueller, completing undergraduate studies at Washington State University Vancouver is a member of Mainstream Republicans of Washington, Republicans for Environmental Protection, the Clark County chapter of Washington Conservation voters, the National Rifle Association and MENSA International. He recently earned a Vancouver Business Journal Accomplished & Under 40 Award. People Evergreen Public Schools’ teachers Sandra Barlow, Jane Decker and Keith Lee, all at Covington Middle School, and Karen Gozart and Cyndi O’Neill, both at Heritage High School, have earned certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. News brief The Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation Department is offering one-month and annual gift certificates to the new Firstenburg Center, as well as to the Marshall Community Center and the Jim Parsley Center. The Firstenburg Center, serving east Vancouver, is scheduled to open February 26. One-month adult passes are $36. One-month family passes are $59. Annual passes are payable at the rate of $33 to $49 a month. For further information, call 696-8225, extension 0, or go to www.vanclarkparks-rec.org. n Founder and president of On Line support, Eric Olmstead, reports that his company has been awarded Gold Certified Partner Status in the Microsoft Partner Program. On Line Support is the only networking technology company to have been awarded the Microsoft certificate. Calendar The Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust presents “An Evening with Thomas Jefferson” at 5:30 p.m. this evening in Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E 5th Street. Jefferson is portrayed by professional actor and Jefferson re-enactor Bill Barker. Wine and cheese will be served. Admission is $30. for further information, call Deborah Walstra, 992-1801. n Port of Ridgefield commissioners meet in regular session at 6 p.m. this evening in port offices, 111 W Division Street.
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