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Kim Capeloto named interim
Kim Capeloto, former president of Bank of Clark County, has been appointed interim CEO for the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. He will serve until a new chief executive is found, according to chamber of commerce chair Carmen Villarama. Capeloto has more than 20 years’ experience in banking and management. . He is president of the board of the School of Piano Tuning and Technology for the Blind, and is a member of the board for Junior Achievement and the Washington State University Diversity Advisory Board. Capeloto will take over from
Beth Quartarolo, who leaves the
chamber Aug. 15, to work with an Oregon nonprofit organization as an
advocate for access to health care for low-income and at-risk children
and adults. Vancouver’s Eric Perkins going
It is Red Bull Flugtag, the outrageous human-powered flying competition, returning to the park at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, after a four-year layover. Thirty-one teams have been selected to strut, soar and ultimately splash into the Willamette’s waters. There is no charge for viewing the event. Competition begins at 1 p.m. Perkins, now a mortgage banker in Portland, was a Washington State University Vancouver student when he crewed for a team at the first Red Bull Flugtag held in Portland four years ago. That team won second and third prizes. Teams will be going for distance. The flight distance record is 195 feet. But they’ll also be judged on creativity and showmanship. The first-place finishers will win a trip to Salzburg, Austria, where they’ll have a tour of Hangar-7. Second place will receive a VIP trip to a Red Bull Air Race World Series U.S. stop, and third prize is skydiving with the Red Bull Air Force. Perkins’ girlfriend, Kristin Ratliff, former Portland Trail Blazer dancer, has choreographed the dance that the crew will offer before putting Perkins in the replica Tomcat made from aluminum and parachute cloth. The first Red Bull Flugtag was held in Vienna in 1991. Since then, more than 40 Red Bull Flugtags have been held around the world, from London to San Francisco,attracting up to 300,000 spectators at one event. Red Bull is an international carbonated energy drink with sales of over $3 billion. The first Flugtag took place in 1991 in Vienna, Austria, as the brainchild of Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz. Straw poll gives some county
News brief Gov. Chris Gregoire will be the opening speaker at the Washington State Labor Council Convention at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, in the Hilton Vancouver Washington. <> The League of Women Voters of Clark County are presenting all local primary election candidates, except for Clark County commissioner candidates, District 1, for questioning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street. <> A straw poll this morning of more than 100 persons attending a Miller Nash law firm debate among all ten Clark County commissioner candidates, asking how each candidate did during the debate, put incumbent Republican commissioner Marc Boldt at the top of the list, with 77 percent of the vote. Second was Democrat Pam Brokaw, 76 percent, Brad Lothspeich, Republican, 58 percent, and Matt Swindell, 45 percent. Calendar Clark County Fair continues through Sunday, Aug. 10. Tonight’s entertainer is Corbin Bleu. Tomorrow, Aug. 2, the headliner is Eric Church. Queensrycye performs Sunday, Aug. 3. Joe Nichols headlines Monday, Aug. 4. All concerts are at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for space in front of the Columbian Grandstand range between $18 and $20. Seating in the grandstand is free with fair admission, which starts at $9 for adults. Parking is $5 per vehicle. C-TRAN is operating shuttle buses from most transit centers and park-and-ride locations. <> Downtown Vancouver’s First Friday Art Walk presents many artists, from most downtown art galleries, showing their work outside. Galleries are mostly along Main Street south of 11th Street.<> Day-long activities mark the dedication of Pacific Community Park, between NE 164th and 172nd Avenues south of NE 18th Street, Saturday, Aug. 2. For further information, call 397-6118, extension 4949. <> Evergreen Public Schools superintendent John Deeder will present the district’s case for financial support during a live interactive webcast at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4. The district is facing a $2 million shortfall for the school year 2008-09. Log on to www.evergreen.org to participate over the Internet. To pose questions of the school district, go to budget@ egreen.wednet.edu.
Scott Collier named to Clark County superior court bench--Columbian, Stephanie Rice Ernie Veach-White, friend of juvenile justice retires--Columbian, Stephanie Rice Brian Baird backs tribal status for Chinook Indians--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize Hydroplane boats back in Seattle for weekend SeaFair--Seattle Times, Madeline McKenzie U.S. jobless rate climbs to 5.7 percent--New York Times, Michael M. Grynbaum FCC rules Comcast violated Internet access policy by blocking traffic--USA TODAY, AP, John Dunbar G.M. loses $15.5 billion in quarter--New York Times, Bill Vlasic Click here for latest regional news releases CVTV programming on demand: http://www.cityofvancouver.us/cvtv/cvtvindex.asp
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