Judy Silke joins First Independent
as vice president in private bank

Judie Silke has joined First Independent as a vice president and relationship manager in the private banking department.

Silke, a Vancouver resident, has 20 years' banking experience.

Silke is a member of the executive board of the Evergreen School District Foundation, a member-at-large of Girls Inc. of NW Oregon, and a member of the development committee of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network.

Tibetan Cultural Festival offers music
and dancing in Esther Short Park Saturday

The Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association, which has held its annual cultural festivals in Oaks Park in Portland for the past five years, this year is celebrating in Esther Short Park on Saturday, June 30.

Admission for the noon until 5 p.m. afternoon of Tibetan food, music and dancing is free. Entertainment is by Tibetan singer Passang Dolma, from India, and three Tibetan dance troops. A Tibetan bazaar is featured.

More than 450 Tibetans live in southern Washington and Portland, according to Tsering Choephel, president of the Tibetan Cultural Association.

C-TRAN plans shuttle service
to Historic Reserve for 4th

C-TRAN will provide express shuttle service to the fireworks celebration in the Historic Reserve from the Vancouver Mall parking lot near the former Mervyn’s location, between 6 and 9 p.m. Express buses will leave every ten minutes. Service returning from the Historic Reserve begins at 10:30 p.m.

Round trip fare is $1 per person or $3 for groups of up to six riders. There is no charge for children 6 and under.

Ice Cream Month is a month
of sundaes for Jim West

Jim West, owner of All-American Deli & Ice Cream, in Westfield Vancouver Mall, is celebrating National Ice Cream Month (July) by donating 25 percent of all hot fudge sundae sales to the Parks Foundation.

And, on National Ice Cream Day, Sunday, July 15, he is donating 100 percent of all ice cream sales, including sundaes, to the foundation.

National Ice Cream Day was proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. Vanilla is America’s favorite ice cream flavor.

People

Hal Dengerink, Washington State University Vancouver chancellor has been elected vice chairman of the Washington Technology Center. Jon Clemens, Vancouver, is immediate past chairman of the statewide organization. <> Julie Rupert sings The Wizard and I during the Sing 4th competition at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, at the main stage in the Historic Reserve. Rupert is one of ten vocalists competing for a $500 college scholarship and other prizes. Earlier this week the Insider erroneously spelled her last name with a b.

Calendar

Rachel Crothers’ He and She, revised and directed by Mike Heywood, is being presented at 8 p.m. this evening 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 Saturday, June 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. <> 5 Guys Named Moe headline the 7 p.m. Saturday, June 30, free concert in Marine Park in Washougal. Tapas Musica opens the show. A beer and wine garden is on hand. The concert is at 24 S A Street, next to the Parker House Restaurant. It is co-sponsored by the Port of Camas, Washougal, Washougal and Camas. <> Willie Nelson helps celebrate Vancouver’s 150th birthday during his concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 30, in the Amphitheater at Clark County. For this concert C-TRAN will be operating shuttle service from the Salmon Creek Park & Ride. For further information on the C-TRAN shuttle service, call 695-0123. For further information on the concert go to http://www.amphitheateratclarkcounty.com/.

Headlines Friday, June 29

Fans are rapturous as Blazers pick Oden--Columbian, Brian Hendrickson

$3 million claim filed against City of Vancouver over police shooting--Columbian, Kelly Adams

Raspberries won't wait--Columbian, Dean Baker

Homeowner shoots burglar in NE Portland--Oregonian

Two car bombs found in London--New York Times, Alan Cowell

China passes sweeping labor law--New York Times, Joseph Kahn and David Barboza

Five U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq attack--Washington Post, Joshua Partlow

Oil prices back to above $70 a barrel--USA TODAY, AP

Iraq Coalition Casualties

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