Governor, congress people to help
welcome Joint Chiefs of Staff

When Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives at the podium in the Hudson’s Bay High School gymnasium next Wednesday to deliver the George C. Marshall Lecture, he will not only get the All-American Mayor Royce Pollard welcome, he will also be welcomed by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, Gov. Chris Gregoire, U.S. Rep. Brian Baird and Lt. Gov. Brad Owen.

Tickets to the event are free but are being rapidly snapped up, according to Elson Strahan, president of the sponsoring Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust. There is seating for 5,000. Nearly half that number has already been reserved for students from schools throughout the county.

The lecture series was established in 1988 to honor Marshall, considered one of Vancouver’s greatest citizens. Previous speakers are former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former U.N. Ambassador and New Mexico’s Gov. Bill Richardson, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw and Hawaii U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye.

Brooklyn-born Pace, a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, earned a masters degree in business administration from George Washington University. He was a combat officer with the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam, where he earned a Bronze Star with combat V. He is also the holder of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the Defense Superior Service Medal.

Pace became the 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2005. In this capacity he serves as the principal military advisor to the president, the secretary of defense, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council.

The lecture begins at 11 a.m. Attendees are advised to arrive early since no one will be seated after 11 a.m. Tickets can be had by going to the historic reserve website, www.vnhrt.org, or by calling 992-1800.

Nutter and Qualman elected to
Identity Clark County board

   
             Jerry Nutter                Roger Qualman

Jerry Nutter, president of the Nutter Corporation, and Roger Qualman, executive vice president and partner in NAI Norris, Beggs and Simpson, have been elected to the board of directors of Identity Clark County.

Vancouver-based Identity Clark County is a nonprofit organization focusing on the economic health of southern Washington. Current projects include support of public-private initiatives that link civic improvements with a healthy economic environment, according to executive director Ginger Metcalf.

Recently re-elected to their current positions on the board were Ed Lynch, chairman, Scott Horenstein, vice chairman, Joe Kortum, secretary, and Eric Fuller, treasurer.

Other members of the board of directors are Patti Bishop, Bob Byrd, Scott Campbell, Parker Cann, Kim Capeloto, Paul Christinsen, Ron Frederiksen, David Groth, Elie Kassab, Lance Killian, Tom Mears, Scott Milam, Tami Nesburg, Pat Schaeffer, Tom Van Sweringen and Keith Wallace.

Free Clinic books John Reid
for March art auction benefit

Comedian Bill Reid will be the master of ceremonies for the Free Clinic art auction “Affair of the Arts...Mardi Gras Style!” Saturday, March 3, in the Vancouver Clinic, Salmon Creek, 2525 NE 139th Street. The  silent and oral auctions are from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

The selection of art work includes the following:

Art Glass, Peggy Byrd and Susan Cole; photography, Gerry Bader, Jason Friesen and R. W. Meyer; water color paintings, Dave and Bonnie Deal, Stephen Ebert and Jeannie Juster; and color pencil portraits, Kathee Nelson.

Admission is $40 per person. For further information, call Shirley Gross, 313-1397.

Calendar

Arts Equity Onstage presents Hot ’N’ Throbbing at 7:30 p.m. this evening and Saturday evening, Feb. 17 in the Main Street Theatre, 606 Main Street. For further information, call 695-3770. n Bravo! Vancouver presents an evening of “Hot Music for a Winter Day” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, in St. Joseph Church, 400 S. Andresen Road. Musical selections are from Schubert, Bruch and Bernstein. Featured is the Washington Chamber Orchestra. Reserved seats are $20 and available through TicketsWest and online at www.bravoconcerts.com. For further information, call 906-0441. n The Vancouver's Water Resources Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 19, with special activities for the whole family. There is no charge. n Monday, Feb. 19, is Presidents’ Day and in observance of this schools, most governmental offices and the editorial offices of the Daily Insider will be closed.

Friday, Feb. 14 headlines

Negative response prompting parking advisory committee to rethink proposed increases--Oregonian, Allan Brettman

New Betts Bridge across Salmon Creek opened--Columbian, Michael Andersen

Coldwater Ridge, St. Helens viewing center likely to be closed because federal government is short of money--Columbian, Erik Robinson

Storedahl loses in court over gravel mine claim near the Lewis River--Columbian, Stephanie Rice

Brian Hopper and Tom Dennis parlay $1,200 into major regional engineering firm--Columbian, Cami Joner

General Motors in talks to buy Chrysler--MSNBC, Reuters

Paraglider survives after soaring to 32,000 feet--MSNBC News

House passes meaningless rebuke--USA TODAY,Kathy Kiely

Pace of homebuilding drops in January--Washington Post, Howard Schneider