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Sea Mar replaces county public Privately owned, Seattle-based Sea Mar Community Health Centers will open an integrated primary care and behavioral health clinic in the Center for Community Health in Vancouver, Tuesday, Sept. 2. Sea Mar has a two-year contract with Clark County Public Health. The county health department will have an oversight role. Sea Mar is expected to increase health care access for low-income, uninsured and underinsured residents. Sea Mar is also expected to expand services to 3,500 people who currently do not have doctors.
Alzheimer Association offering
A free seminar continuing over eight consecutive Tuesday afternoons is being offered by the Alzheimer Association’s Western and Central Washington Chapter, according to spokesperson Samantha Woodward. The seminar series is for those suffering from mild dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, as well as their caretakers. The seminar series begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 12513 SE Mill Plain Boulevard. Advance registration is required. For further information, call Woodward at (206) 529-3868. Cory Kratovil joins Otak
Cory Kratovil, currently completing his bachelor of science degree in engineering from Washington State University, has joined the Vancouver office of Otak Inc. as a full-time engineering designer. Kratovil completed an internship with the firm last year. A Washougal native, Kratovil also has field survey and inspection experience on public roadway projects. Otak Inc. is a 26-year-old northwest architecture, engineering, landscape architecture and planning firm. Dale Lemmons elected Dale Lemmons has been elected chairman of the advisory board of Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council. Lemmons joined the 34-member board three years ago and has served on its executive board for the last two years. Lemmons is the owner and manager of two Kelso trucking companies, Interstate Wood Products, Inc., and Signature Transport, Inc. Gregoire falling behind Gov. Chris Gregoire was leading arch rival Republican Dino Rossi in the first count of Clark County votes after the August 19 primary election 27,195 to 25-875. A surprising upturn in Gregoire’s political fortunes in this county which voters gave Rossi the edge over Gregoire in the 2004 general election by a whopping 13,090 votes. But, Gregoire won the general election statewide by fewer than 200 votes. Gregoire’s good fortune in this year’s Clark County primary election didn’t last long, however. By last Friday, after the county elections office had counted 76,271 ballots, Rossi was leading Gregoire by 874 votes. Community Choices gets The Northwest Health Foundation has awarded a $68,303 grant to Community Choices to create and activate a broad-based community coalition to promote pedestrian-friendly engineering improvements and policies in Clark County, reports Community Choices executive director Barbe West. The grant is for the next 15 months. For further information, go to www.clarkcommunitychoices.org. News brief The City of Vancouver has listed a compendium of biking trail maps on its website to assist bicyclers in getting around even in the most difficult places. The maps and other information can be found by Calendar The Vancouver City Council will discuss its 2nd quarter financial report during a shortened workshop session at 5:30 p.m. this evening. The council will hold a consent agenda session at 6 p.m. this evening. <> The Battle Ground Police Department is hosting an open house in the Emergency Operations Center on the second floor of the police station, 507 SW 1st Street. <> Clark Public Utilities’ commissioners meet in regular session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26. <> The Southwest Washington Blood Program is holding a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the first floor volunteer lobby in Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, 2211 NE 139th Street.
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