Bryan Minor wins state
Trig-Star Exam

Bryan Minor, 2007 Prairie High School graduate and valedictorian, has been named winner of the Washington State Trig-Star Exam. The annual high school mathematics competition is based on the practical application of trigonometry, using right triangle formulas and the laws of sines and cosines.

Minor is entered in the national competition.

Minor is also an Eagle Scout and intends to attend Washington State University.

Transportation corridor study
reaches first milestone

A study team put together only a few months ago by the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council has recommended major high-capacity transportation corridors within Clark County. These would become part of an eventual high-capacity system tied in with a potential high-speed public transportation connection with Portland.

Corridors recommended for further study are as follows: I-5 between the Columbia River and the Highway 502 (Battle Ground) interchange, I-205 between the Columbia River and NE 134th Street, Fourth Plain Boulevard, Highway 500 between downtown Vancouver to NE 137th Avenue and east along the Padden Parkway, Highway 14 from downtown Vancouver to NE 192nd Avenue, and the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad Vancouver to north Clark County.

The study group has not narrowed down methods of transportation but will study the following: bus rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail transit and street car.

Further information is available by going to http://rtc.wa.gov.hct.

IQ Credit Union puts county's first
accessible ATM in school for the blind

Working with the Washington State School for the Blind, iQ Credit Union has installed the first accessible automated teller machine on any Clark County school campus.

The ATM has, in addition to Braille instructions, voice guidance features.

“What a great day this is for students at WSSB, to be able to have this independent experience thanks to iQ Credit Union,” said Dean Stenehjem, school for the blind superintendent. “I hope this serves as an example so that many more of these types of ATMs can appear throughout our community.’” Stenehjem added.

The Americans with Disabilities Act, passed in 1990, requires reasonable accommodations for visually impaired individuals at ATMs. New guidelines stipulate voice guidance in addition to Braille.

The state School for the Blind accommodates over 600 visually impaired students a year.

Top ten vocalists to compete
on main stage Fourth of July

Ten vocalists from Clark County schools will compete in the Sing 4th vocal contest at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, at the main stage in Vancouver Barracks just south of Officers Row. The top ten were selected earlier this month during competition among a total of 40 vocalists.

Competing for a first place trophy, a $500 college scholarship and a consultation with talent agent Becky Stroebel of Sterling Talent are the following: Kailey Anderson, Ridgefield High School; Millicent Hall, Skyview High School; Drew Harper and Julie Rubert, both of Mountain View High School; Briana Johnson, Fort Vancouver High School; Lamonica Lucas, Dana Smith and Steffany Whitmore-Kruk, all of Vancouver School of Arts & Academics; Patrick Moynihan, home schooled in the Battle Ground School District; and Larry Taylor, Columbia River High School.

The judges are entertainers Blake Sakamoto, Eddie Martinez, Joann Coleman, Becky Strobel and Shel Bailey.

The annual Sing 4th vocal contest is part of Comcast Presents 4th of July at the Historic Reserve, culminating in a 30-minute fireworks show, billed as the largest west of the Mississippi River.

Calendar

The C-TRAN Citizens Advisory Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. today in C-TRAN administrative offices, 2425 NE 65th Avenue. <> Rachel Crothers’ He and She, revised and directed by Mike Heywood, is being presented at 8 p.m. this evening, Friday, June 29, and Saturday, June 30, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 1, in the Slocum House Theatre, 605 Esther Street. Admission is $10; $8 for seniors. For further information, call 696-2427. <> Steve Martin’s funny play about a chance meeting between Picasso and Einstein in a bar, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, directed by Llewellyn Rhoe, is being presented at 8 p.m. this evening, and Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30, in the Main Street Theatre, 606 Main Street. Tickets are $10 to $24. Theater packages, which include a three-course dinner at the Restaurant at the Historic Reserve, are available for $55 per person. For further information, call 695-3770.

Headlines Thursday, June 28

Woman killed in I-5 crash identified--Columbian, Kelly Adams

Vancouver is fastest growing big city in state--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize

Brush Prairie developments gaining steam--Columbian, Courtney Sherwood

Emmy winners Carol Johnsen and Bruce Bryant now call Clark County home--Columbian, Mike Bailey

Clark County second fastest growing county in the state since 2000--Oregonian, Allan Brettman

Supreme Court rejects school integration plans in Seattle and Louisville--Seattle Times, AP

Fed leaves interest rates at 5.25 percent--Washington Post, Nell Henderson

Explosions, beheadings roil Iraq--Washington Post, John Ward Anderson and Naseer Nouri

Iraq Coalition Casualties

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