Nancy Hales leaving Community
Foundation; will become consultant

Nancy Hales, who was the first paid executive of the Community Foundation, announced today she is resigning and after a brief sabbatical will open a private consulting practice serving nonprofit organizations in the Northwest region.

When Hales joined the foundation in 1992, it had less than in $2 million in endowments. Today the foundation endowment exceeds $56 million.

Foundation chair Sue Keil says that when Hales started with the foundation it was providing about $100,000 in community grants. Last year, it gave over $8 million, Keil said.

Keil, who praised Hales for the partnerships she developed, said that the foundation is recruiting a successor.

Clark County, Vancouver and Clark Public Utilities
combine forces to put on sustainability conference

A two-day sustainability conference and trade show, the product of a joint effort by Clark County, Vancouver and Clark Public Utilities, brings together nationally known speakers at the Hilton Vancouver Washington Thursday and Friday, June 21 and 22, where ideas for a better local quality of life will be expressed and massaged.

Topics, according to Geoff Knapp, Clark County spokesperson, include the following: sustainable economic development business opportunities, renewable energy options, green buildings, low impact development, sustainable agriculture, eco-tourism and storm water management.

Alan Durning, founder, Sightline Institute, delivers the opening keynote speech, “Clark County—A Sense of Place.” Other principal speakers are the following: State Sen. Craig Pridemore (D-39th); L. Hunter Lovins, president and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions Inc.;  and Mark Anielski, president and CEO, Anielski Management Inc.

The $190 cost of the conference includes lunches and a Friday evening reception. Exhibitor space is available for $250. For further information, go to http://sustainability.clark.wa.gov, or call Knapp at 397-2130.

Filing for local non-partisan
offices began today

The weeklong filing period for local non-partisan offices began this morning at 8 a.m. and continues through 5 p.m. Friday, June 8.

Among early filers were Arch Miller, filing for re-election for Port of Vancouver commissioner, and shortly afterward a challenger for that post, Jerry Oliver.

Battle Ground Mayor John Idsigna filed for re-election as a councilmember. In Battle Ground the mayor is selected by city council members. Liz Pike filed for election as mayor of Camas.

Vancouver city council members Tim Leavitt and Larry J. Smith each filed for re-election.

Closure expected on county’s
comprehensive plan update

Updates for Clark County’s 20-year Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, a “work-in-progress” over the past two years, are expected to be completed following two final public hearings at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, and Wednesday, June 6, in the Public Service Center.

Testimony from individuals and property owners is requested at the Tuesday hearing, while testimony from public agencies and organized groups is requested at the Wednesday hearing.

The plan will establish new urban growth and urban reserve boundaries for the county’s seven cities and will include maps for land use and zoning within those boundaries. The plan will also include zoning ordinances and other measures necessary to implement the plan. Commissioners are also expected to approve a final Environmental Impact Statement accompanying the new regulations.

Further information on the updated comprehensive growth plan can be found by going to www.clark.wa.gov/longrangeplan./review/index.html, or by calling county planning director Marty Snell, 697-2280, extension 4558.

 Vancouver Flyers to open before
sellout crowd at Propstra Stadium

Vancouver’s collegiate baseball team’s Vancouver Flyers’, home opener at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 10, in Propstra Field at Hudson’s Bay High School, will be a sellout, according to Mike Worthy, chairman of the board of the Bank of Clark County.

The bank bought 1,000 of the 1,132 seats at the stadium and is handing them out to employees and customers.

There will not be just one, there will be three first pitches thrown out to open the home season for the Vancouver Flyers against the Portland Pacific Javelinas. Honorary pitchers will be Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard, Vancouver School District superintendent John Erickson, and Worthy.

The Flyers, new to the Northwest Collegiate Summer Baseball League, are playing a 38-game schedule, according to Owen Sanford, the Flyers manager.

The Vancouver team was brought together by Vancouver’s Friends of Baseball, founded by Arch Miller. The ultimate goal is to have professional baseball in Vancouver, according to Miller.

Game tickets are $5 in advance, $6 at the stadium gate. For further information on the team, the schedule and advertising possibilities, call Clark at (800)-694-1940.

Tommy O’s new restaurant and bar
opens with Children’s Center benefit

Downtown Vancouver Tommy O’s new restaurant and bar, 801 Washington Street, opens with a benefit for the Children’s Center, following an official Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Friday, June 8.

All proceeds from the evening will benefit the Children’s Center, according to spokesperson Anita Elliott. For further information, call Elliott at 896-0891.

Calendar

The Vancouver City Council meets in an abbreviated workshop session at 4 p.m. today. The last hour-and-a-half will be an executive session. <> The Vancouver City Council meets in regular session at 7 p.m. this evening. The council will consider rights-of-way agreements that would allow the city to replace a portion of 4th Street west of Columbia Street with a street south of 4th Street and adjacent and parallel to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe right of way. The council will also consider two more in a series of annexations, these totaling 10.75 acres north of Fourth Plain Boulevard and east of NE 117th Avenue. <> The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council meets in regular session at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, in the 6th floor training room in the Public Service Center. <> Clark County commissioners meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 5.

Monday, June 4 Headlines

County comp plan changes to affect everyone--Columbian, Michael Andersen

Meadow Glad academy's century of grads--Columbian, Jose Paul Corona

Pat Jollota publishes fourth book--Columbian, Dean Baker

Ex-Israeli premier won't visit Vancouver; will deliver keynote address by video link--Columbian, Don Hamilton

If you run a red light in Portland, just sya cheese--Oregonian, Ryan Kost

Gate's grant to health institute is UW's largest--Seattle Times, Nick Perry

Judge throws out charges in Guantanamo prisoner case; flaw in procedures could affect other cases--New York Times, William Glaberson

Bush goes to Europe for G-8 conference in wake of Putin's threat--New York Times, Judy Dempsey and Graham Bowley

Iraq Coalition Casualties