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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9, 2008

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Two-day conference on city open spaces
culminates this evening in public meeting

How Vancouver can continue to create vigrant public spaces: internationally known public spaces expert Fred Kent will discuss this in a public session at 6 p.m. this evening in the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes Road in Vancouver Barracks.

Kent has been in Vancouver the past two days meeting with groups of people who advocate “vibrant public spaces.” New opportunities to create new public spaces are being boosted by development of the Boise Cascade waterfront property, the proposed new I-5 Columbia River crossing, RiverWest in downtown Vancouver, and high-capacity transit.

Kent is founder and president of Project for Public Spaces. For further information, call Gerald Baugh, 735-8805, or Jane Kleiner, 619-1113. 
 

Construction begins on another
WSU Vancouver classroom



$16 million WSU Vancouver classroom will provide additional class space for four-year students.

Continuing to grow as a full four-year campus, Washington State University Vancouver will begin construction in late January on a new undergraduate classroom building. The university awarded the project to Triplett Wellman of Woodburn, Ore., based on its bid of $16,234,328. Completion is planned for the fall of 2009. The building was designed by Thomas Hacker Architects of Portland.

The project consists of approximately 55,500 gross square feet of space, including thirteen general classrooms of various sizes, two computer labs, and faculty office and administrative support space for the College of Education.

The new building and its surroundings have been designed as WSU Vancouver's first Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design-certified project, earning the LEED silver level distinction under the Green Building Rating System. In addition to continuing the use of building materials common with other campus buildings, the building's interior finish will also feature wood ceiling paneling harvested on-site from a large Douglas fir tree required to be removed.

"This building will finally give us a permanent home for our programs in education," said WSU Vancouver Chancellor Hal Dengerink. "But most importantly it provides some of the additional classrooms that we need to accommodate our four-year students."

Battle Ground taking applications
for city council position

To fill Position 2 vacancy on the Battle Ground City Council, the city is accepting applications through Friday, Jan. 25.

Applicants must be registered voters in Clark County and to have resided within the Battle Ground city limits for at least a year.

The term expires in Dec. 31, 2008. For further information, call 342-5008.

Citizen Emergency Response Team
offering training for new members

The Clark County Citizen Emergency Response Team is offering training and soliciting for new members to help the community to be better prepared for disaster.

The CERT, a coalition that includes the Vancouver Fire Department and Clark Count Fire District 6, offers the following curriculum:

Disaster Preparedness/Terrorism. Light Search and Rescue Operations, Disaster Fire Suppression. Disaster

Psychology/Team Organization and Disaster Medical Operations, Part I & II. Disaster Exercise.

The deadline to register for the January and February classes is Friday, Jan. 25. CERT recommends that attendees come as neighborhood teams. Cost of the training is $20. For further information, call Leah Edwards, 576-1195.

Clark County Law Library
extends public hours

Because public use of the Clark County Law Library has been increasing over the past two years, public hours are being extended from 20 to 30 a week, reports law librarian Maria Sosnowski.

New public hours for the law library in the first floor of the Clark County Courthouse, 1200 Franklin Street, are 10 a, m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The library is closed on the fourth Thursday of each month until 1 p.m.

News brief

The 49th District legislative delegation is holding a town hall meeting from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 12, in the sixth floor hearing room in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street. Presenters are 49th District Democrats Sen. Craig Pridemore and state Reps. Bill Fromhold and Jim Moeller.

Calendar

Port of Ridgefield commissioners meet in regular session at 6 p.m. this evening in port offices at 111 W. Division Street. <> Rivkah Loewus leads an Open Microphone Poetry Night in the Vancouver Community Library, 1007 E Mill Plain Boulevard, at 7 p.m. this evening. <> The Puget Sound Blood Center is conducting blood drives Thursday, Jan. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of Underwriters Laboratories, 2600 NW Lake Road, Camas, and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the City of Vancouver Operations Center, 4711 Fourth Plain Boulevard.

  

Headlines Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008

Holland (Burgerville) leadership changes hands; Mears becomes chairman and will focus on expansion--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson

County, state resolve Klineline Bridge tiff--Columbian, Michael Andersen

National Indian Gaming Commission approves Cowlitz ordinance replacing tribal-county memorandum of understanding--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize

Port to crank up treatment of tainted groundwater--Columbian, Erik Robinson

State's business outlook beats the average--Columbian, Julia Anderson

Bill Fromhold's expertise will be missed--Columbian, Tom Koenninger

Skier rescued south of Bend by tracing GPS-equipped cell phone--Oregonian

Late surge carries stocks higher in volatile session--USA TODAY, AP, Tim Paradis


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Wednesday on the Air

Port of Vancouver Commissioners (1/8)—4:30 p.m. CVTV
Golden State at Portland Blazers (live)—7 p.m. CSN, KXL
Washougal Transfer Station Hearing (12/6)—7:30 p.m. CVTV
Columbia River Crossing Task Force Meeting (11/27)—9:15 p.m. CVTV

CVTV programming on demand: http://www.cityofvancouver.us/cvtv/cvtvindex.asp

Town Tabloids and the weather

The birth last night of Tristan Patrick Small, 9 pounds, five ounces, to Kris and Jennifer Small, made grandparents of John and Anne McDonagh. <> Warren Cook searching for counter. <> Duke Simpson sharpening tools. <> Lee Davis on the horn again. <> Wednesday, showers likely, 40-45. Thursday, rain, 43-50. Friday, showers, 44-51.  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
Jordan Schrader Ramis PC, Chris Reive 567-3902
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

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
Tom Bashwiner, FAHP, Director of Gift Planning, Historic Reserve Trust (360) 992-1815
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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Education link

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Clark County Recycling Information

WSDOT Vancouver-
Portland area traffic cam
eras

The Weather Channel Weather



Vancouver OnStage
Performing Arts
events

Arts Equity Onstage

Public Playhouse

 

Ski Reports
Oregon
Washington

Source links
City of Battle Ground
City of Ridgefield
City of Vancouver
Clark County
Clark Public Utilities
NW Natural
Southwest Washington Medical Center
CREDC
Port of Vancouver
Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce

Vancouver's Downtown
Association

Center for
Community Health

lewisriver.com

Click here for Washington Wineries

Click here for
Oregon Wineries


Sports links

Portland Beavers

Portland Lumberjax
Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Timbers
Portland Winter Hawks
Gonzaga University
Seattle Mariners
Seattle Seahawks
WSU Cougars
U of W Huskies
U of O Ducks
OSU Beavers
Pac-10
LPGA
PGA
Nascar
Indy Racing

Champ Cars

 

Education link

U.S. House Science Committee website

Clark County Recycling Information

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

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