Bank of Clark County offering
services for health care industry

    

       Robert Johnson                       John Ludwig

Robert Johnson and John Ludwig have joined the Bank of Clark County’s health care banking team, reports Hunt Coracci, the bank’s senior vice president and commercial and industrial development manager.

According to Coracci, the newly created health care banking team will provide specific banking services for all types of health care professionals and organizations, ranging from individual practitioners to medical centers.

Johnson has 21 years’ experience in banking. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon and of the Pacific Coast Banking School.

Johnson is a member of the board of directors of Portland Habilitation Center, is treasurer of the City Kids Fishing Club, and volunteers with the Boy Scouts of America.

Ludwig has 30 years’ experience in medical sales and management. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California.

Students create dramatic skits
of women living with HIV/AIDS

A one-hour program of short skits and monologues about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls in Clark County will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 12, in the Royal Durst Theatre in the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics.

The Clark County Public Health Program was produced by the school’s students and is based on interviews with HIV positive women, their spouses, children and friends.

The goal of the unusual program is to increase awareness of the unique impact HIV has on women and girls, according to county Public Health spokesperson Beth McGinnis.

There is no charge for the program. For further information, call McGinnis at 397-8493.

InterACT program tackles
cultural interaction Thursday

InterACT, the public forum where the audience is the panel, presents a program on cultural differences in Clark County at its noon Thursday, March 1, meeting in the Elections Room in the Clark County Elections Department office, 1408 Franklin Street.

There is no charge. Attendees may buy light lunches at the Dragonfly Restaurant a block away in the county Public Service Center, according to InterACT spokesperson Bruce Romanish.

News brief

Share’s third annual Mardi Gras Gala & Casino Night raised $183,689, bringing the three-year total to over $330,000, for services for the hungry and homeless in Clark County, reports Share executive director Diane Christie. Share, founded in 1977, operates four shelters for the homeless, a transitional housing program and a street outreach program, and provides daily meals for the homeless and low income members of the community. For further information on Share, call 695-7658, extension 311.

Calendar

The Columbia River Crossing Task Force meets at 4 p.m. today in Oregon Department of Transportation offices at 123 NW Flanders Street. n The state Department of Transportation is holding an open house at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, to discuss the 39th Street rail bypass bridge. The meeting will be in the conference room of the DOT office at 4100 Main Street. n Woodland School District board members meet at 6:30 p.m. this evening in the school district’s community room to discuss plans for a new high school to be built on 40 acres on Dike Road in north Woodland. n The Clark County Board of Health meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the hearing room in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street. n Clark County commissioners meet in an informal session at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28. n A sustainability workshop sponsored by Clark County and Vancouver in partnership with the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce is from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the Hilton Vancouver Washington. Seating is limited. For further information, call Teresa Guise, 397-2375, extension 4177.

Tuesday, Feb. 27 headlines

Stocks plunged 416 points today after China sell-off--New York Times, Jeremy W. Peters and David Barboza

Dow hammered, officials say precipitous fall was caused by a technical problem--Washington Post, Howard Schneider

U.S., in major shift in foreign  policy, to join Iraq meeting with Iran and Syria--New York Times, Helene Cooper and Kirk Semple

City applies for federal loan to develop historic building in Vancouver Barracks as an inn--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize

Noisy debate over Interstate 5 bridge going on today--Columbian, Don Hamilton

Lawmakers say they want to be closely involved in Columbia Crossing debate--Columbian, Kathie Durbin

Chelatchie railroad gains steam--Columbian, Michael Andersen

New jobs put Clark County on top--Columbian, Julia Anderson

Draft Gore campaign has roots in Everett--Seattle Times, David Postman