We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a
very Happy New Year. From the staff at the
dailyinsider Tony Bacon,
editor and publisher Nancy Bacon, chief financial officer Gina Bacon, assistant editor Larry Easter, photographic editor Dennis Grunes, copy editor Warren Cook, web editor Santa Claus, after a hard day's night (above) was created by retired
Vancouver school teacher Eleanor Green, whose hobby for many years has
been creating Santa Claus dolls, and photographed by Larry Easter.
The dailyinsider
published each weekday, except
for certain holidays, will not be published the day before Christmas,
Dec. 24, Christmas Day, Dec. 25 or on Boxing Day, Dec. 26. The
newsletter will be updated Thursday, Dec. 27, and Friday, Dec. 28, but
will not be published the day before New Year's Day, Dec. 31, nor New
Year's day, Jan. 1, but will resume Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
Diana Olds earns Lions Club’s
highest honor
Diana Olds, an active member of
the Lions Club since 2004, has been awarded the Melvin Jones Fellowship
Award for exceptional service to the community by the Fort Vancouver
Lions Club. The award is given in recognition of humanitarian service
and represents the Lions Club Foundation’s highest honor.
Olds, who serves as the club’s
secretary, was recently presented the Secretary of Excellence award. She
was also Lions Rookie-of-the-Year in 2004.
Olds regularly volunteers her
time to support club activities, including Lions Program Chair, council
member, the board of directors and the scholarship committee. She also
assists with various Lions projects, including Golden Ear Days and White
Cane Days. She has volunteered for the Washington State School for the
Blind track meet and regularly participates in all Lions activities at
Washington Elementary School.
Old's day job is manager of
Columbia Credit Union’s Salmon Creek Branch. The Lions Club is a 1.3
million member humanitarian organization.
Karen Pohl’s high school
project helps the hungry
Karen Pohl's senior project at
Ridgefield High School is to collect food, an endeavor that involved
class competition. Of more than 2,000 pounds of food collected for local
food banks, the sophomore class collected over 1,000.
Last fall, Pohl organized a
student backpack program for Union Ridge Elementary School, modeled
after a program that originated in the Evergreen Public Schools.
Students whose families are in need are given 15 pounds of food to take
home each Friday.
Summer picnic reservations
begin Wednesday, 7 a.m.
Unlike Christmas shopping,
making reservations for summer picnic shelters in Clark County is no
last-minute matter.
Vancouver-Clark Parks &
Recreation will begin processing 2008 picnic shelter reservations for
Lewisville, Vancouver Lake and Leverich Parks beginning at 7 a.m.
Reservations will be taken on
a first-come first-served basis starting at 7 a.m. Reservations can be
made by either calling the new reservation phone number at
487-7100 or by going to the
Marshall Community Center, 1009 E McLoughlin Boulevard. Doors to the
Marshall Community Center open at 5:30 a.m.
Further information can be
obtained by going to www.vanclarkparks-rec.org
and clicking on the Reservations link under the "Parks & Trails" tab, or
by calling Brian Potter at
619-1123.
Historic trust visitor center
place for last-minute gifts
The gift shop in the Vancouver
National Historic Trust visitor center, 1501 Evergreen Boulevard, open 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sunday, Dec. 23, offers old fashioned children’s
games and other unique and historic gift items.
The reconstructed Fort
Vancouver site also offers some gift items in the chief factor’s house.
However, there is a modest admission charge at the fort site.
Both sites will be closed
Christmas and New Year’s eves and days. For further information, call
816-6230.
Community Inspiration Awards (12/18)—4:45 p.m. CVTV
Denver at Portland Blazers (live)—7 p.m. CSN, KXL
Port of Vancouver Commissioners (12/11)—7 p.m. CVTV
Northern Colorado at U. of P. (live)—7:30 p.m. CVTV
Army News Watch—9 p.m. FVTV
Vancouver Sustainability Program (12/6)—10:30 p.m. CVTV
Karen Savage
making corrections.
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35-42. Saturday,
mostly cloudy, 28-44. Sunday,
mostly cloudy, 40-44.
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