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dailyinsider FRIDAY, JAN. 4, 2008
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Nancy Pare appointed executive
director 
Nancy Pare has been named executive director of the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington, reports clinic board president Karey Schoenfeld. Pare succeeds Dennis Cole who resigned last May. Pare comes onboard as the clinic launches its Project Access program, which is being developed to provide free clinic patients with greater access to medical specialists. Pare has been the program manager for the Utah Statewide Immunization Information System and coordinator of the Covering Kids Utah program. She was an executive with the United Way for 20 years in Utah, California and Washington. Pare is a graduate of Washington State University and holds a masters degree from Central Washington University. The Free Clinic provides free basic health care for children and adults who are otherwise unable to access such services, according to Schoenfeld: “We are patient-centered, mission-based and volunteer-driven. Our goal is to address basic health problems before they turn into medical emergencies.”
Three local ports to meet Tuesday The ports of Vancouver, Ridgefield and Camas-Washougal have scheduled a joint dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, in the Ridgefield Community Center, 210 Main Street. Following dinner, each of the ports will make a presentation on its priority projects. This will be followed by a general discussion of local transportation priorities. The meeting is open to the public. Veterans’ Committee meeting in Vancouver Monday The Washington State Legislature’s Joint Committee for Veterans & Military Affairs will meet in Vancouver from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, in the county Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street, reports committee co-chairman, 49th District state representative Jim Moeller. Moeller says that post-traumatic stress disorder is the primary subject of the session. For further information, call (360) 786-7872. Clark County Antique Show The Clark County Event Center, which is located on the county fairgrounds on I-5 at NE 179th Street, will host the largest local antique and collectible show Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19 and 20, reports Chris Palmer, manager of Palmer/Wirfs Antique & Collectible Shows, which is presenting the show in Clark County for the third consecutive year. Hundreds of sellers will be on hand, according to Palmer. In addition, antique appraisers will be present to provide appraisals of antiques brought to the show. A fee of $5 for each appraisal will be charged, Palmer said. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7 per person, $3.50 for those aged 12 to 17. For further information, call (503) 282-0877. One in eight persons in county Clark College is tackling an adult literacy problem in Clark County, where one in eight persons cannot fill out a job application, read a newspaper or help their children learn to read, according to Madeleine von Laue, spokesperson for the Clark College Adult Literacy Program. The program requires tutors, says von Laue. Ten-hour training sessions for prospective tutors are being offered in February. Ten-hour training sessions are being held Friday, Feb. 15, and Saturday, Feb. 16. In addition, trainees are asked to attend an orientation session, yet to be scheduled. Volunteers serve as individual or small-group tutors. The commitment is three to four hours a week over a six-month period, von Laue says. The deadline to apply for
training is Friday, Feb. 1. To volunteer or to obtain further
information, call von Laue at 992-2750.
CVTV programming on demand: http://www.cityofvancouver.us/cvtv/cvtvindex.asp
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