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THURSDAY, Aug. 9, 2007

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Clark College gets $244,000 grant
for specific job skills training

Clark College’s Corporate Education unit has been awarded over $244,000 in Job Skills Program grants to provide customized training for eight Clark County businesses during the 2007-08 fiscal year.

The grants include $108,000 in Lean Manufacturing training for Columbia Machine; $104,000 in Six Sigma training from six local manufactures, Isonics Semiconductor, Commercial Vehicle Group, KASO Plastics, Bemis Company, New Edge Networks, and Pacific Die & Casting; and $32,000 in ISO Certification training for AIMMco.

Clark College President Robert K. Knight said: “By partnering with subject matter experts like Washington Manufacturing Services and the ETI Group, Clark College Corporate Education has been able to act as a bridge between the needs of local industry and subject matter expert organizations. We’ve been able to secure funding sources available through the State Board of Community & Technical Colleges to benefit local businesses and our community as a whole.”

Bryan Goodman, vice president manufacturing at Columbia Machine, said, "We truly believe that training employees, and empowering them to implement improvements in all areas of the value stream, are key to our long-term global competitiveness.”

According to Todd Oldham, executive director of Clark's Corporate and Continuing Education, “In the past two years, the college has stepped up its efforts to facilitate greater access for the businesses community to funds available through the State Board of Community & Technical Colleges.”

“This year’s awarded funds,” Oldham continued, “represent a 38% increase over last year’s funding. It’s the highest level of JSP funding we’ve received in at least five years.”

Through dollar-for-dollar matching grants, the Job Skills Program finances industry-education partnerships to deliver customized, short-term and job-specific training. The program supports skill training or education that is separate from and in addition to existing workforce education programs.

Extreme Big Air Motorcycles
and MX Challenge roar at fair

Extreme Big Air Motorcycles and MX Challenge is featured fair entertainment at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. today and this evening. Both events are free with fair admission.

A demolition derby highlights Friday, Aug. 10, entertainment. The free derby is at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

The ten-day county fair concludes Sunday, Aug. 12. General admission is $9 per person. Senior tickets are $7, and children 7 through 17 are $5 per child. Parking is $5 per vehicle. C-TRAN is offering shuttle service from the Vancouver Mall, Fisher’s Landing, Salmon Creek, Ridgefield and La Center for $1 each.

The fair is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. except Sundays, when the fair closes at 10 p.m.

For additional fair information, go to www.clarkcofair.com.

People

Dan Heine, whose main preoccupation is running the Bank of Oswego (he is formerly of Vancouver, where he was president and CEO of TODAY’s Bank), made it to the quarter finals of the National Indoor Hard Court Tennis Tournament at Club Green Meadows today, only to be defeated by a former national champion in the 60 and over division. Heine's incredible run began Monday and included a dozen victories over ranked players. <> Tom Nadal has been named director of elementary education, and Mark Ross has been named director of secondary education, for Evergreen Public Schools. They respectively succeed Bill Bentley, who has been appointed superintendent of the Sequim School District, and Rebecca Fleming, who has retired.

News briefs

The 30th reunion of the Hudson’s Bay High School Class of 1967, is from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, in Club Green Meadows. A tour of Hudson’s Bay High School precedes at 2:30 p.m. For further information, call Lee Schultz, 573-5597, or Ken McCoy, 696-4699. <> The Daily Insider almost had an error-free day yesterday, except for the telephone number for the WYCA Clark County October benefit luncheon. For further information on tickets for the event headlined by Dateline NBC Emmy-Award winning reporter Chris Hansen, call 696-0167.

Calendar

Popular Portland reed jazz personality Patrick Lamb belts out fast-paced Six-to-Sunset concert jazz sets in free concert in Esther Short Park at 6 p.m. this evening. Lamb’s band is expected to throw in soul, R & B and funk numbers, too. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are available. <> The final three performances of Steve Martin’s comedy Picasso at the Lapin Agile will be presented at 8 p.m. this evening, Friday, Aug. 10, and Saturday, Aug. 11, in the Main Street Theatre, 606 Main Street. A full bar opens at 7:15 p.m. each evening. Tickets range from $10 to $24. Dinner-theater packages with the Restaurant at the Historic Reserve are $55. For further information, call 695-3770.<> The C-TRAN board of directors meets in a retreat session at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, in the Summit Lodge near La Center.


Headlines Thursday, Aug. 8

Minorities make gains across U.S.; change is gradual in Clark County--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize

State may certify Kalama gasification plant--Columbian, Erik Robinson

Commissioners again delay final growth plan vote--Columbian, Michael Andersen

Battle Ground schools add $4 million to budget--Columbian, Isolde Raftery

County commissioners ponder adopting state regulations requiring septic tank owners within 300 feet of a sewer line to connect--Columbian, Michael Anderson

Tiny buckaroos get wild, woolly--Columbian, Don Hamilton

Kurt Creager takes job Arizona job in private industry--Columbian, Courtney Sherwood

Dow sheds 397 points on new loan fears--New York Times, Vikas Bajaj

Lifelines may reach miners tonight--USA TODAY, Patrick O'Driscoll

Iraq Coalition Casualties

PGA Championship Leaderboard


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Thursday on the Air

   Seattle Mariners at Baltimore (live)—4 p.m. FSN, KFXX
   Clark County Commissioners Work Session (8/8)—7:30 p.m. CVTV
   City Minutes (8/5)—8:30 p.m. CVTV
   Clark County Close Up (8/5)—10:15 p.m. CVTV
   Downtown Revitalization (8/7)—11 p.m. CVTV
 


Town Tabloids and the weather
 

Tamara Wilde making news reporting easy. <> Darby and Angela Bacon surprised. <> Peggy McClellan getting double dip.<> Arlene Johnson sharing arts calendar. <> Nancy Barnes celebrating with candles. <> Rose Hart adds 2. <> Tom and Kari Guthrie have so far served 13,600 cups of water to guests at the Clark County Fair. <> Thursday, partly sunny, 76. Friday, partly cloudy, 77. Saturday, partly sunny, 79.  Click here for additional local weather information.
 

For weather facts click on Pat Timm's Weather blog below

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
Advertising Agencies
Canal Road. A new order in Advertising. Carol Lindstrom & Dana Larson. (503) 227-1191
Attorneys

Brian R. Heurlin, 750-7547
Duggan Schlotfeldt & Welch PLLC, 699-1201
Miller Nash LLP. Steve Horenstein, 699-4771
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Lisa Lowe, 694-7551
Architects
LSW Architects PC, Building Stronger Communities Through Design, 694-8571
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
Home and Small Business Computer Repair
Ryan Smith, 773-5789
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
NAI Norris Beggs & Simpson, H. 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
Vancouver Sign Group, lighting up Business since 1923! 693-4773
Speaking and Training
Kathy Condon, Career Communications, 695-4313
Window Washing
Quality Window Washing, Dave Beecher, 256-7370

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