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Barbara Sheldon named executive director
of the state School for the Blind Foundation

Barbara Sheldon has been appointed executive director of the Washington State School for the Blind Foundation.

Sheldon has considerable experience in both the public and private sector. She is a former part-owner of the Sheldon’s Café in the Grant House on Officers Row, former business manager of the Vancouver Business Journal and former executive manager for the Target Corporation.

Sheldon has served as executive director for the Silver Buckle Youth Equestrian Center, and is currently president of the Women In Action Foundation Board.

Sheldon is a graduate of Washington State University. She is a member of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce East Council Board, the Downtown Rotary Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is a former president of the Human Resource Society, Washington State University, a past member of the Society for Human Resources, and the Southwest Washington Watercolor Society.

Richard Michalek promoted to
senior VP at Riverview Bancorp

Richard Michalek, who has been with Riverview Bancorp since 2001, has been promoted to senior vice president and business & professional banking manager, reports Riverview’s executive vice president and chief lending officer, Dave Dahlstrom.

In addition to serving his current clients, Michalek will be in charge of eight commercial loan offices. Michalek holds a masters degree in business administration from Seattle University and is a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School.

Clark College to study development
of licensed practical nurse program

Clark College, which already has one of the largest nursing programs in the Pacific Northwest, recently was awarded a grant to study the feasibility of a licensed practical nurse program.

Bob Knight, Clark’s interim president, said: “Providing nurses for the rapidly growing and aging population in southwest Washington is a high priority for the college.”

The request for the $15,387 grant was submitted to the Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association by Clark’s director of grants development, Katharine Brokaw.

“The grant will give us time to carefully gather information from the community before starting a new program,” reports Clark director of nursing, Shelly Quint.

Clark will be pursuing a separate LPN curriculum. The current LPN curriculum programs in the northwest are embedded with Registered Nurse associate degree programs. College officials say that northwest colleges typically are producing LPNs who quickly continued on to become RNs in large part due to higher salaries available to RNs.

The new Clark College LPN program would help the college target and recruit individuals from underrepresented populations to pursue an LPN track. Because of the aging population, the need for LPNs who typically work in long-term care and outpatient settings is growing faster than the pool of available LPNs, according to Quint.

County gains 2,300 jobs in March;
state unemployment hits record low

There were 198,700 people employed in Clark County during March—2,300 more than in February this year and 3,900 more than employed in March 2006, reports the state Employment Security Department. The employment figures were not seasonally adjusted, which means the data includes part-time employees and sole proprietors.

Statewide, the unemployment record set a record in March: 4.6 percent, the lowest rate since the department began keeping records in 1976, according to Employment Security commissioner Karen Lee. The statewide date is seasonally adjusted. In February, state unemployment was 4.8 percent.

Employers added 3,100 new jobs during March, and the number of unemployed people looking for worked dropped by about 22,000. There are 36,000 job openings in Washington currently posted at www.go2worksource.com.

Calendar

“Casualties of the USA Patriot Act and the ‘War on Terror’” is being presented by the Washington State University Vancouver Center for Social and Environmental Justice at 7 p.m. this evening in the university administration building, room 110. n The NE Hazel Dell Neighborhood Association meets at 7 p.m. this evening in the Clark County Public Works community room, 4700 NE 78th Street. n The third in a week-long series of Earth Week forums sponsored by Friends of Clark County is at 7 p.m. this evening in the Michael Servetus UU Fellowship Hall, 4505 E 18th Street. The subject matter is residential “green” construction. The fourth in the series is at noon Wednesday, April 18, in the Water Resources Education Center, 4600 SE Columbia Way. A discussion of local earth-friendly businesses is on tap. For further information, call 695-5570. n The Vancouver Lake Partnership meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, in the training room in the Public Service Center. n Clark County commissioners meet in an informal session at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in conference room B in the Public Service Center.  

Tuesday, April 17 Headlines

Four sets of twins in 32 hours sets SWMC record--Columbian, Tom Vogt

Stress of war often hits home, expert says--Columbian, Dean Baker

Local reaction: shootings hit nerve on local campuses--Columbian, Isolde Raftery

Wetlands workshop at 6:30 p.m. this evening in Public Service Center--Columbian

City to extend Esther Street to Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad berm, street could eventually go under tracks to waterfront--Columbian, Cami Joner

Robert Petkun reinvents business; Crafts Americana is global--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson

Oregon job growth is in leisure market--Oregonian, Brent Hunsberger

Sonics and Storm owner says teams not likely to remain in Seattle because legislature wouldn't help finance arena--Seattle Times, Jim Brunner and Ralph Thomas

Seattle P-I may become a tabloid--Seattle Times, Eric Pryne

Gunman is described as quiet and 'always by himself'--New York Times, Graham Bowley and Maria Newman

Virginia Tech shooter' 'creative writing' wad disturbing--Washington Post, Debbi Wilgoren, Sari Horwitz and Robert E. Pierre

Dow flirts with record closing near the bell--USA TODAY, AP

Tuesday on the Air 

   City Minutes (4/10)—5 p.m. CVTV
   City Minutes (4/12)—5:45 p.m. CVTV
   C-TRAN Board of Directors (4/10)—6:30 p.m. CVTV

   Sacramento at Portland Beavers (live)—6:30 p.m. KKAD
   Minnesota at Seattle Mariners (live)—7 p.m. FSN, KFXX
   Golden State at Portland Blazers (live)—7 p.m. KGW-TV, KXL
  
Vancouver City Council Workshop (4/16)—10 p.m. CVTV


Town Tabloids and the weather
 

Grant Spolar and Alex Bennett entertaining in Pullman. n Arch Miller on the campaign trail again. n Mary Myers is the first to say hello. n John Marshall trying out new idea. n Steven Turner focusing on marketing data. n Karen Savage getting pix through lock. n Sheri Byrd focusing on research. n Tuesday, faint sunbreaks, more showers, 52. Wednesday, continued April Showers, 52. Thursday, showers, sunbreaks, 59. Click here for additional local weather information.
 

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Accounting
Caley & Associates, James Caley CPA, 695-0065
Peterson & Associates, P.S., Certified Public Accountants, 574-0644
Tax Advisors, PLLC, CPAs Property Tax/Cost Segregation 750-6884
Attorneys
Brian R. Heurlin, 750-7547
Miller Nash LLP. Steve Horenstein, 699-4771
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Lisa Lowe, 694-7551
Banks
Bank of America, 696-5641
Bank of Clark County, 993-2265
First Independent Bank, 699-4200
West Coast Bank, 695-3439

Beauty and Wellness
Iduhair & Company Salon Retreat, Celinda Rupert, 735-1249
Civil Engineers/Landscape Architects/Land Use Planners
Hopper Dennis Jellison, PLLC, Gregory P. Jellison P.E. 695-3488

Charitable Gift Planning

Barbara Chen CFP, Clark College Foundation, (360) 992-2659
Sarah Nevue, The Community Foundation, (360) 694-2550
Dale Simison, SWMC Foundation, (360) 514-3182
Elson Strahan, CFRE, President, Historic Reserve Trust (360) 992-1835
Cosmetic and Family Dentistry
Earl C. (Duke) Simpson, DDS, PS, 993-0300
Construction Management and Development
Andersen Construction Co., Inc. Bob Durgan, (503) 720-5234
RSV Construction, Ron Frederiksen, 693-8830
Credit Unions
Columbia Credit Union, 891-4000
iQ Credit Union, 992-4242
Development/Investments
Killian Pacific LLC, 567-0625
Prestige Development, Elie Kassab, 993-0010
Engineering, Planning and & Surveying
Mackay & Sposito, Jon M. Yamashita, 695-3411
Human Resources Consultation
O'Neill & Associates, Paula Johnson, 606-2961
Insurance Services
Keenan Insurance Services, Brandon M. Keenan, 213-1500
Investment and Retirement Planning

First Pacific Associates, Mark Martel, CFP, (360) 254-2585

Land Use, Natural Resources, Public Involvement, Engineering
JD White BERGER/ABAM Engineers, John White, 696-1338
Public Involvement and Natural Resources
Normandeau Associates, Karen Ciocia and Kent Snyder, 694-2300
Public Relations

Hunt Communications Tom Hunt, 693-8180
KMac & Associates LLC, Kathy McDonald, 607-8959
Real Estate
Coldwell Banker Commercial Wally Hornberger, 699-4494
Norris Beggs & Simpson, Roger Qualman, 699-7181
Retirement and Inheritance Planning
Andy Nygard, CFP, (360) 695-6431
Signs
Security Signs, Designed to inform and sell! Carol Keljo, 817-9959
Speaking and Training
Kathy Condon, Career Communications, 695-4313
Window Washing
Quality Window Washing, Dave Beecher, 256-7370

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