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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008

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Vasile Dediu wins national
MTV Audience Award

Vasile Dediu, Clark College student, has won the “Film Your Issue” MTV Audience Award in the international 2008 “Film Your Issue” competition. Dediu will accept the award in Los Angeles on June 6.

“Film Your Issue” is an international initiative and competition to engage global young adults 14 to 24 in pressing social issues via the creation of two-minute films on any issues, in partnership with USA TODAY, MySpace, MTV, the United Nations, the Associated Press, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the NAACP, Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Humane Society of the United States, the American Film Institute and other organizations.

Dediu’s film, “The LIFE,” was one of 500 entries, 35 of which were a panel of judges for the competition’s Jury Prize. The 2008 jury was led by journalists Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite, Wolf Blitzer and Brian Williams.

“The LIFE” was also elected as one of the semi-finalists for public voting online on MySpace, in the running for the FYI-MySpace Audience Award. The winner of that competition has not yet been announced. The winning film will be featured across the MySpace platforms.

A native of Moldova, Dediu came to Vancouver in February 2008 and enrolled at Clark College for spring quarter. He is currently studying math while majoring in computer science.

“The LIFE” is about a boy who saw that life is dark because of four issues: poverty, violence, homeless animals and crime. He wished strongly to change the world.

Dediu says, “This film shows that ‘Wish’ is a strong power and a strong ‘Wish’ can change the world.”

“The LIFE” is available online at http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF009D224F00170098E596/

Former Celtic Bill Russell keynotes
4Results Mentoring celebration

Former Boston Celtics basketball player Bill Russell is the featured speaker at the 4Results Mentoring's celebration of mentoring sponsored by Columbia River Mental Health Services. The event is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, in the Heritage High School auditorium, 7825 NE  130th Avenue.

4Results mentoring has been providing mentoring for Clark County school students since 2000.

Russell was voted the greatest player in the history of the NBA in 1980. Russell played in NBA championship series 11 times in a 13-year career. He was a member of the NBA All-Star Team 12 times and was voted Most Valuable Player five times.

Tickets are $20 each. For further information, call Elizabeth Highley, 993-3184.

Audition applications being accepted
for 4th of July singing competition

Applications for auditions from high-school age Clark county residents to compete in the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust 4th of July singing contest are now being accepted by the trust. Only the first 60 applicants will participate in auditions that will be held Saturday, June 7, in Beacocks Music, 1420 SE 163rd Avenue.

The top ten applicants will compete at the main stage of the 4th of July day-long program at the Vancouver Barracks parade grounds.

Top prize is $500, plus other prises valued at $395, and a trophy.

To register for auditions, call 992-1800, or send an email to sing4th@vnhrt.org. Rules are posted at www.official4thofjulyu.org

Auditor offers workshop on running
successful political campaign

A workshop aimed at helping political candidates run an effective political campaign is being offered by Greg Kimsey’s Clark County auditor’s office.

Kimsey, however, points out that the workshop is not designed to directly or indirectly assist a campaign for election or promotion or opposition of any ballot proposition.

Panelists are Clark County commissioner Steve Stuart, Washougal City councilor Jon Russell, public affairs consultant Ann Rivers, Marissa Madrigal, chief of staff for Multnomah County Commissioner Jeff Cogen, Clark County elections director, Tim Likness, Sally Parker, Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, and Curtis Knopp, state Department of Transportation.

There is no charge for the workshop scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29, in the county Elections Department, 1408 Franklin Street. For further information, call 397-2345.

People

Oregon National Guard Capt. Richard Ybarra, Vancouver, has returned along with 17 members of the Oregon National Guard's 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, from a successful tour of duty in Iraq. A formal demobilization ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, May 22, in the Anderson Readiness Center, 3225 State Street, Salem.

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The Vancouver Lake Watershed Partnership meets at 4 p.m. today, in Port of Vancouver offices, 3101 NW Lower River Road. <> Commissioners from the Ports of Vancouver, Ridgefield and Camas-Washougal, are meeting in a joint session at 6 p.m. this evening in the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay. Commissioners meet at 4 pm. for a tour of the Port of Vancouver and have dinner together from 5 to 6 p.m. The topic of discussion is the Columbia River Crossing.  

Headlines Wednesday, May 21, 2008

New federal rules can't block casino--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize

Evergreen school bond crushed by voters--Columbian, Howard Buck

School bond issues soundly defeated in three other districts--Columbian, Isolde Raftery

Rapid snowpack melt presents problems, opportunities--Columbian, Erik Robinson

Washington State University looking at course changes--Columbian, AP

Community Foundation honors philanthropists--Columbian, Tom Vogt

Oregon gives Obama strong win--Oregonian, Harry Esteve and Betsy Hammond

Oregon election wrap-up--KATU-TV (Video)

Fed minutes signal a pause and markets fall--New York Times, Michael M. Grynbaum

House passes $54 billion in tax breaks--USA TODAY, AP

Click here for latest regional news releases and traffic information! 

Wednesday on the Air

Seattle Mariners at Detroit (live)—4 p.m. FSN, KFXX
Health Care and Business (4/29)—5 p.m. CVTV
Growth Management Hearings Board (4/8)—6:30 p.m. CVTV

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

Town Tabloids and the weather

Carol Wire explaining the power of puppetry. <> Pat Jollota putting pro in tem. <> Glen Ye home for short holiday. <> Judy Fuller coming out on top. <> Dan Ogden hawking J-J tickets. <> Sean Heiner joining A-List. <> Wednesday, light showers, 49-56. Thursday, cloudy, more showers, 48-63. Friday, a few showers, but warming, 53-70. Click here for additional local weather information.
 

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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

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

Beverages
Boyd Coffee Company, Coffee, tea and food service solutions since 1900. (503) 666-4545
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
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Killian Pacific LLC, 567-0625
Prestige Development, Elie Kassab, 993-0010
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Mackay & Sposito, Jon M. Yamashita, 695-3411
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O'Neill & Associates, Paula Johnson, 606-2961
Home and Small Business Computer Repair
Ryan Smith, 773-5789
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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, Helen Devery, 823.6100
Malt
Great Western Malting, Jay Hamecheck, director North American Business Development 
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
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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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