Jane Lee receives Marshall Youth Leadership
award from Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard

Jane Lee, Mountain View High School student has been named winner of the 2007 General George C. Marshall Youth Leadership Award. She is one of 23 students nominated for the award who demonstrate leadership, takes stands for the rights of others, serves as a role model, shows initiative and motivates others to become involved.

Lee will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a $500 summer internship with the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust. The formal award presentation will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in the Marshall House on Officers Row.

Lee also earned the 2007 YWCA Community Service Award. She is president of the Red Cross Club at Mountain View High School and is a member of the Clark County Youth Commission.

Also nominated for the award were the following: Samuel Baciuc, Bridget McNutt and Melanie Palmer, Evergreen High School, Brooke Bekkedahl and Evelyn Harper, Columbia River High School, Derek Burton, Jonathan Groat, Megan Karas, Amanda Mayoral and Samantha Peraza, Ridgefield High School, Julianne Chapman, Skyview High School, Joe Clark and Hailey Mark, Hudson’s Bay High School, Justine Domingueze, Woodland High School, Deborah Ecaruan and Jennifer Pesut, Mountain View High School, Kathryn Gaffney, Ashley Mare Grant and Colleen Kimsey, Vancouver School of Arts & Academics, Krista Greer, Washougal High School, Erin Tayor, Camas High School, and Kelsey Wells, Heritage High School.

The Marshall Youth Leadership award is a program of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust. 

Cliff Gibbs and Chris Kiefer
join First Independent

    
             Cliff Gibbs                            Chris Kiefer

Cliff Gibbs has joined First Independent as a real estate asset manager and Chris Kiefer has joined the bank as branch team leader at the Minnehaha branch.

Gibbs will oversee properties owned by the bank and its founding Firstenburg family, will also help integrate the development of the bank’s real estate assets, and will help provide real estate consulting for groups, families, trusts and estates,

Gibbs has more than 25 years’ experience in commercial and residential estate management, including management services for Grubb & Ellis, Capital Consultants and Equitable Real Estate.

Kiefer, a graduate of DePaul University, has extensive background in retail management, including leadership roles with Mikasa, The Gap and Hallmark.

With over $1 billion in assets, First Independent is the seventh largest financial institution in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area. The bank has offices in Portland and Bellevue as well as southern Washington.

News brief

Columbia River Mental Health Services has selected 7 p.m. Saturday, May 5, for its annual gala, dinner and silent auction. The Fiesta de Cinco De Mayo will be in the Hilton Vancouver Washington. Admission is $60 per person. For further information, call Nanette White, 993-3048.

Calendar

The annual meeting of Vancouver’s Downtown Association begins with a 5:30 p.m. social in E. B. Hamilton Hall in the Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Road in Vancouver Barracks. n The new Clark County High Capacity Transit System Study meets at 6 p.m. this evening in the Clark County Elections Building, 1408 Franklin Street. The public is encouraged to attend. For further information, go to http://rtc.wa.gov/hct. n The Portland International Airport Citizen Noise Advisory Committee meets at 6 p.m. this evening in the St. Helens Room in the airport terminal at 7000 Airport Way. n The Clark College Women’s Choral Ensemble and the Clark College Vocal Jazz Ensemble present a concert of pieces by contemporary composers at 7:30 p.m. this evening in the Decker Theatre in the Frost Arts Center at the Clark College Fort Vancouver Way campus. There is no charge for the concert, but donations will be accepted at the door. n Joe King, former Washington State speaker of the House and former Democratic representative from the 49th District, is the headliner for Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce’s East Vancouver Forum at 7:30 a.m. Friday, March 9, in Nautilus World Headquarters, 164000 Nautilus Way. An admission fee of $10 includes a full breakfast. Advance registration is suggested. For further information, call 694-2588 or go to www.vancouverusa.com.

Thursday, March 8 headlines

Gregoire declares emergency in Stevenson where slide threatens 23 homes, including LaCombe house nearly teetering on the edge--Columbian, Erik Robinson

Former Ridgefield councilman to undergo in-patient drug and alcohol treatment program--Columbian Don Hamilton

Columbia Queen returns to Columbia River service--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson

Will Fisher Investments bring 800-employee corporate office to Clark County--Columbian, Julia Anderson

Dredging Columbia River really big job--Columbian, Tom Koenninger

Buildup in Iraq needed into '08, U.S. General says--New York Times, David S. Cloud and Michael R. Gordon

Debate over a pardon follows the Libby verdict--New York Times, Scott Shane

Wall Street smiling, Dow up 68.25 to 12,260.70--USA TODAY, AP, Tim Paradis