Canal Road ad agency opens in Old Town

    
                Dana Larson                             Carol Lindstrom

“Two strong Swedish farm girls” have opened Canal Road, a high-powered advertising agency with strong ties to Vancouver, at 20 NW 5th Avenue, Suite 301, in Old Town Portland.

Vancouver’s Rocketshop co-founder Dana Larson and partner Carol Lindstrom have left the Vancouver advertising agency to start their own full-service agency, providing guidance to local, regional and national clients that include banks, retailers and healthcare providers, video game publishers, and global manufacturers.

The women have a combined 40 years’ experience in advertising.

Larisa Chumak hired by
Keith Upkes Consulting

Larisa Chumak has been hired as an accountant by Keith Upkes Consulting, Camas.

Chumak most recently was a bookkeeper for Vancouver Elite Gymnastics Academy in Camas. She is a former events coordinator for Pearson Air Museum and recently passed local volunteer firefighter examinations.

Keith Upkes Consulting offers accounting and financial management oversight for businesses.

Pollard, McDonnell, Phillips
to address Portland City Club

Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard, city manager Pat McDonnell, and Columbia River Economic Development Council executive director Bart Phillips will present Vancouver’s 150th anniversary point of view to members of the Portland City Club at Friday, June 22.

The city club bulletin says: “Vancouver, Wash., Portland’s slightly younger neighbor to the north, celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Long overlooked—some would say snubbed—by Portlanders, Vancouver is now the fourth largest city in Washington and a neighbor whose future is key to the vitality of the Portland metropolitan area. What makes Vancouver unique? What can the two largest cities on the Columbia River learn from each other? How can Vancouver and Portland collaborate to ensure a prosperous future?”

The City Club meeting is in the Governor Hotel, 614 SW 11th Avenue. Admission is $16 for club members, $20 for nonmembers. For reservations, call (503) 228-7231.

YWCA Home & Garden Tour
is Saturday in Salmon Creek

The annual YWCA Clark County Home & Garden Tour is 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 23, in the Salmon Creek area. Gardening workshops will be conducted throughout the day.

Four homes are in Ashley Heights near Felida

Tickets may be bought in advance from YWCA offices, 3609 Main Street, and from Shorty’s Nurseries, Backyard Birdshop, Camas Antiques-Gifts, Yard and Garden, Dancing Rabbit and Divine Consign. Tickets on the day of the event are available at a ticket booth at the corner of NW 141st Street and NW McCann Road.

All proceeds from the $25-per-person event benefit local YWCA programs. For further information, call 696-0167.

Healthy Kids Fair is Saturday at Legacy Salmon Creek

Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital’s second annual Kids Fair is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 23, on the hospital campus, 2211 NE 139th Street.

In addition to many health and safety activities, the fair will provide fitted bicycle and skateboard helmets for $5 each. Parents may exchange mercury thermometers for digital ones at no cost.

For further information, call 487-1000.

Oops

Camas correspondent Casey O’Dell reports our spelling error of yesterday listing Don Chaney, candidate for the at-large position on the Camas City Council. We erroneously wrote Dan Chaney. Don Chaney is in a three-way primary race with Richard Arnold IV and Clifford A. Duncan.

News brief

First Independent has presented five southern Washington high school graduates with $3,000 scholarships to attend Clark College. They are: Mercedes Akins, Hudson’s Bay High School; Allie Busby, Heritage High School; Scott Carlson, Stevenson High School; Tara Moore, Woodland High School; and Leah Sarkkinen, Battle Ground High School. 

Calendar

An open house from 3 to 5 p.m. today will celebrate the opening of Vancouver’s Development Review Services, Transportation Services, and Information Technology offices in a new location, 4400 NE 77th Avenue. <> The Vancouver Lake Watershed Partnership meets in a regular business meeting at 4 p.m. today in the Port of Vancouver administrative offices, 3101 NW Lower River Road. <> The two-day sustainability conference sponsored by Clark County, The City of Vancouver and Clark Public Utilities opens at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, June 21, in the Hilton Vancouver Washington. Registration for the conference, including meals and a wine and food tasting event at 5 p.m. Thursday in Propstra Square at Esther Short Park, is $190. Admission to the wine and food tasting separately is $10. Local wines and locally raised food are featured. For further information, call Geoff Knapp, 397-2130. <> The annual Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce golf tournament Thursday, June 21, opens with registration at 7 a.m. at the Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland. For further information, call 694-2588.

Headlines Wednesday, June 20

Ray Hickey donates $1 million to YWCA Clark County child care program--Columbian, Tom Vogt

Vancouver downtown revitalization plan adopted--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize

Union drywallers OK contract, end strike--Columbian, Courtney Sherwood

Evergreen Public Schools win appeal over tennis--Columbian, Stephanie Rice

U.S. postpones passport requirement for land, sea travelers--Seattle Times

Bush eyes Tony Blair for Mideast peace role--Washington POst, Robin Wright

Bush vetoes stem cell bill--New York Times, Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Israeli troops push inside of Gaza--Washington Post, Scott Wilson

Computer glitch temporarily halts all United flights--USA TODAY, AP

Iraq Coalition Casualties