Jerry Olson appointed to
Riverview Bancorp board

Jerry Olson, president of Olson Engineering Inc., has been named to the board of directors of Riverview Community Bank and Riverview Bancorp, announces Riverview Bancorp chairman and CEO Pat Sheaffer.

Olson, who founded his engineering and surveying company in 1968, recently was named “Pillar of Economic Development for the Last 20 Years” by the Columbia River Economic Development Council. Olson was also designated former Surveyor of the Year by the Land Surveyors Association of Washington. He is a charter member of the Responsible Growth Forum, and is a member of the CREDC and the Building Industry Association of SW Washington.

Olson is a graduate of the University of Oregon and holds a masters degree in forest management from that institution.

Riverview Community Bank, headquartered in Vancouver, has assets of $836 million and operates ten branches in Clark County and three in Oregon.

Daria O’Neill to headline
SWIFT auction in April

Daria O’Neill, comedian and host of KRSK, 105.1 FM, “the Buzz,” is the mistress of ceremonies for the 32nd annual Southwest Washington Forward Thrust Vancouver Auction and Art Gallery Saturday, April 14, in the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

This year’s auction, dinner and dance is based on a Hollywood theme, which includes a red carpet and paparazzi, according to executive director Gabriela Laddusaw.

Tickets are $150 each. Tables for ten are available for $1,500. For further information, reservations or to make a donation, call 619-4498.

Active in regional theatrical productions, O’Neill has been voted Portland’s favorite radio personality for four consecutive years in readers polls by Willamette Week, The Portland Mercury and Citysearch.com.

Kimsey's annual St. Paddy's Day function set

Clark County auditor Greg Kimsey’s annual pre-St. Paddy’s Day celebration and fund raiser is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, in Club Green Meadows, 7703 NE 72nd Avenue.

The event, sponsored by the Committee to Re-elect Greg Kimsey (GOP), offers food and beverages and authentic Irish step dancing. For further information and reservations, call 521-6685, or send a email note to gkimsey@comcast.net.

News briefs

Kathy Condon, Vancouver-based executive coach, is presenting a two-hour seminar, "Networking to Build Relationships," at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in the Restaurant at the Reserve on Officers Row. Registration is $35 and does not include lunch. For further information, call 695-4313. n The Executive Directors Network of Clark County meets at noon, Monday, March 12, in the YWCA Clark County, 3609 Main Street. n The next Winters & Associates Playing for Keeps small business seminar, produced by the Vancouver Business Journal, “Building the Team Franchise-A Strategic Planning Overview A Planning Guide for Small Business,” is at 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 13, in Nautilus world headquarters, 16400 Nautilus Drive. Registration fee is $45 and includes continental breakfast. For further information, go to http://www.wintersassoc.com/seminar.html

Calendar

The Vancouver-Clark County Telecommunications Commission conducts its annual review of Comcast Cable’s performance this evening at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The review will be cablecast live on CVTV, Channel. 23. Call-in questions and comments will be accepted from viewers between 7:20 and 8 p.m. Written comments will be accepted through Monday, April 9. n The Clark College Orchestra, under the direction of guest conductor Romeo Rimbu, music director of the Oradea State Philharmonic in Romania, will present a winter concert of Czech music at 7:30 p.m. this evening in the Royal Durst Theatre, Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. There is no charge, but donations to the Clark College music scholarship fund will be accepted.  

Wednesday, March 7 headlines

Vancouver mortgage company lays off 76 employees--Oregonian, Allan Brettman

Blues entertainer Paul deLay dies of leukemia--Columbian, Don Hamilton

$20 surcharge on license fees bill still alive in Olympia--Columbian, Kathie Durbin

Vancouver School District wins union case in court--Columbian, Isolde Raftery

Camas homebuilder Matthew Clarkson in running for state BIA position--Columbian, Cami Joner

Georgia truck driver wins half Mega Millions $390 jackpot--KATU, AP. Dorie Turner

King County home sales climb in February, prices steady--Seattle Times, Elizabeth Rhodes

Number of Seattle homes on the market continues to grow--Seattle P-I, Aubrey Cohen

Iraqi suicide bomber kills scores in popular Baghdad Cafe--USA TODAY, AP

Stocks creep lower--USA TODAY, AP, Tim Paradis