Salvador Brotons conducts Vancouver Symphony
in free Esther Short Park concert Tuesday evening

Salvador Brotons conducts the Vancouver Symphony in a free concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, in Esther Short Park.

Brotons has chosen light classical pieces for a “grand summer evening under the stars.” Selections include Rossini’s The Thieving Magpie Overture, Ponchielli’s Dance of the Hours, and the last movement of Mendelssohn’s Symphony #5. In addition, there will be selections from Swan Lake, The Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter Symphonic Suite and Star Wars.

Blanks and lawn chair are suggested. Food and non-alcoholic beverage vendors will be on hand.

Support for this concert is provided by The Dusenbery Fund for the Arts, Kintetsu World Express, Shin-Etsu Polymer Company and City of Vancouver.

Council for the Homeless
to present seven awards

Seven people in six categories have been recognized by the Council for the Homeless for their work and effort to end homelessness in Clark County. The awards will be presented during a Friday, Sept. 21, luncheon in the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

Award winners are as follows:

Diane Christie, executive director of Share, the Community Partners Award for starting and nurturing programs and facilities that have fed and housed thousands in Clark County over the past 15 years.

Patricia White, First United Methodist Church, the Founder’s Award for developing financial resources and volunteers to support and lead the Emergency Shelter Clearinghouse for more than 10 years.

Sue Meyer, Rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami, the Community Volunteer Award for recruiting and training volunteers for the Winter Hospitality Overflow program.

Bob and Bea Howell, Cascades Presbyterian Church, the Community Supporters Award for supporting Friends of the Carpenter and Winter Hospitality Overflow.

Teri Owen, Ready to Rent, the Community Advocate Award for helping a former program client become a program staffer.

Tracie Baldwin, Vancouver Housing Authority, the Quiet Hero Award for nearly 20 years of providing every client with support and compassion.

Admission to the awards presentation are $40 for council members, $35 for non-members. Reservations are required and are available by calling 993-9561.

Registration for Vancouver Landing Celebrity
Hoops continues through Wednesday

Registration for Celebrity Hoops, the 3-on-3 hosted by the Share Volunteer Center. continues through Wednesday, Aug. 15, reports spokesperson Jessica Lightheart.

The tournament that raises funds for Share is Saturday, Aug. 18, and Sunday, Aug. 19. The tournament includes a three-point tournament and a clam dunk contest.

Entry fees are $100 per team; $50 per wheelchair and Special Olympics teams.

For further information, call Lightheart at 896-2130.

People

Paul Winters, president of Winters and Associates, and Vancouver psychiatrist Bob Burlingame were paired in the U.S. National Indoor Hard Court Tennis Tournament at Club Green Meadows last week. The team was a contender in the doubles play until being eliminated in the quarter finals.

Calendar

The Vancouver City Council meets in a workshop session at 4 p.m. today, followed by a consent agenda session expected to begin about 6 p.m. Highlighting the consent agenda are proposed regulations removing C-TRAN operation from Main Street and relocating bus routes and bus stops on Broadway. Following these changes, the 7th Street transit center is scheduled to be closed and Main Street opened to two-way traffic. Also on the consent agenda is a 12.6-acre annexation along NE 162nd Avenue in the Evergreen School District. <> The Neighborhoods Associations Council of Clark County meets at 7 p.m. this evening in the Public Works Conference Room, 4700 NE 78th Street. <> The City of Vancouver employee recognition day begins with a buffet breakfast at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, in Hudson’s Bay High School. The program starts at 8 a.m. <> Shareefah Abdullah, founder of Hot Ovations, is the featured speaker at the Clark County Chamber of Commerce monthly speaker series at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, in Big Al’s, 16615 SE 18th Street. Her topic is “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff; Curbing Conflict by Learning to Chill.” There is no charge and non-members as well as members are welcome. For further information, call 258-1181.<> Clark Public Utilities’ commissioners meet in regular session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14. <> Clark County Commissioners will deliberate on issues related to changes in the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan at a regularly scheduled meeting that begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14. No new testimony is expected.

Headlines Monday, Aug. 13

Karl Rove leaving White House the end of the month--New York Times, Jim Rutenberg and Steven Lee Myers

Nautilus CEO Gregg Hammann steps down--Vancouver Business Journal

Nine officers in on pot bust rescued from Columbia River Gorge over weekend--Columbian, Jose Paul Corona and Dave Kern

WSU Vancouver Carol Miles knows her beans--Columbian, Dean Baker

Monster Moose fitting climax to 2007 Clark County Fair, Kristina Wright

Three Creeks coming into its own--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize

Community players in Three Creeks area--Columbian

How Three Creeks would stack up financially as a city--Columbian

The changing face of Three Creeks--Columbian

County fair competition awards--Columbian

Portland's Old Town on cusp of a revival--Oregonian, Ryan Frank

New York socialite Brooke Astor dies at 105--New York Times, Marilyn Berger

Goldman Sachs put $3 billion into failing hedge fund--New York Times, Jenny Anderson

Stocks solidify but close down--USA TODAY, AP

Iraq Coalition Casualties