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Share’s upcoming dinner evening
a bowl full of fun and entertainment

Share, which cares for the homeless and hungry in the greater Vancouver area, is holding its eighth annual Share-a-Bowl fundraising dinner, complete with live entertainment, Sunday, April 26, at Skyview High School. Doors open at 3:45 for the 4 p.m. event.

Dinner includes a variety of soup selections as well as salad, bread, beverages and dessert.

Those performing at the dinner concert include Michael Allen Harrison, the Gunnar Roads Band, the Curtis Salgado/Alan Hagar Duo, Norman Sylvester, and Karen Therese.

These “very talented local performers,” says Diane Christie, executive director of Share, “believe in and support Share’s mission,” especially regarding “the hundreds of children who face hunger on a daily basis in our community.”

To buy event tickets, call Becky Parker, 887-8556, or click on the Share-a-Bowl link on Share’s website, www.sharevancouver.org. $30 for each adult ($35 after April 10) and $5 for each child ages 5-12. Children under 5 are admitted free. Tables of ten can be reserved for $275 ($300 after April 10).

Proceeds will benefit Share’s Children’s Hunger Initiative, including the Backpack and Summer Lunch programs, information about which is available at Share’s website. Anyone unable to attend the dinner but wishing to make a financial contribution to Share may call 695-7658 extension 310 or send a check to Share, P.O. Box 1209, Vancouver, WA 98666.

Event sponsors for 2009 are Comcast, the Columbian, the Vancouver Business Journal, Radio Disney, Les Schwab, Albina Fuel, Nutrition Now, and 89.1 KMHD.

Share was founded in 1979.

Evergreen schools’ Deeder
holding community session

John Deeder, Evergreen Public Schools superintendent, will answer questions from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, during his monthly no-host brown bag lunch meeting with interested community members in the Evergreen Room of the Tan Complex at the district’s Administrative Service Center, 13501 NE 28th Street, Vancouver.

The meetings, on the second Wednesday of each month, will continue until June 10.

A complete schedule of the meetings, including time and locations, is available on the district website at www.evergreenps.org.

Free Sunday hiking
program continues

Popularity rules. The Mount St. Helens Institute’s Sunday hiking program—with a single Thursday tossed in for good measure (May 21)—is about to launch for 2009.

Each of the 14 hikes is at a different location in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Some are easy, while others are more challenging; the hikes range from 4 to 10 miles round trip. The date for the first one, at Hamilton Mountain Loop, is April 19. The final hike of the year, on Oct. 25, is at Mount Mitchell.

The hikes are free, with a suggested donation of $5 per person. These are family-friendly events; minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Space is limited. To view the complete, detailed list of hikes and to pre-register for individual hikes, go to the Institute’s website, www.mshinstitute.org.

Every litter bit hurts

On selected weekends this spring, Clark County Sheriff’s Office patrols will be on the lookout for loose and uncovered debris loads that are being hauled on public highways.

The aim is to reduce roadway litter and the driving hazards it generates by increasing public awareness of the problem and greater compliance with the proper transport of loads of litter. The program of these enforcement patrols is being funded through a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology in cooperation with Clark County Public Works and the Clark County Sheriff’sOffice.

Anyone wishing to learn more about the highway litter problem, and what one can do about it, should visit http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/maintenance/
roadside/litter.htm
.

Food gardens subject
of Wednesday forum

The Clark County Food System Council is sponsoring a community forum about creating food garden programs from 3 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, in the First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main Street.

Community, neighborhood, church and school leaders will participate in panel discussions. For reservations, call Kathy LaFon, 397-8000, extension 7318.

Folk Music at the Fries

Three Together and Tom May entertain in a 7 p.m., Friday, April 24, benefit concert for the School of Piano Technology for the Blind in Fries Auditorium in the State School For the Blind, 2214 E. 13th Street.

Admission to the “Folk Music at the Fries” concert is $20. For further information, call 693-1511.

Calendar

The Vancouver City Council meets in workshop session at 4 p.m. today. <> University of Georgia professor Denise Lewis will discuss cross-generational issues at 6 p.m. this evening as part of the Washington State University Vancouver honors program. The session is in room 110 in the campus administration building. Parking is $3. <> At 7 p.m. this evening, the Vancouver City Council meets in regular session and will explore ways in which parking could be included for the proposed new Vancouver Community Library on Evergreen Boulevard. <> The Clark County Democratic Central committee meets at 7 p.m. this evening in the Carpenters’ Hall, 610 E McLoughlin Boulevard. <> Clark County commissioners will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7.

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Monday, April 6 Headlines
Links to news of local & national significance

Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger's space launch less than a year away--Columbian, Tom Vogt

Semi-conductor slide may be easing--Columbian, Julia Anderson

18-inch aircraft a sight to behold near the Clark County fairgrounds--Columbian, David Kern

Sarah Rebello shares a hip doc--Columbian

Pact between Cowlitz tribe and Clark County headed to trash heap--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize

Hundreds rally in Portland to protest big Columbia River bridge--Oregonian, David Rivera

Quake in Italy claims at least 150 lives--New York Times, Rachael Donadio and Elisabetta Povoledo

Obama tells Turks U.S. never at war with Islam--New York Times, Helene Cooper

Stocks lower as investors lock in profits--USA TODAY, AP, Sara Lepro

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Vancouver City Council Workshop (live)—4 p.m. CVTV
Seattle Mariners at Minnesota (live)—5 p.m. FSN, KTRO

SW Wind Ensemble: Myths & Legends—5:30 p.m. FVTV
Michigan State vs. N. Carolina (live)—6 p.m. CBS,KFXX
Vancouver City Council (live)—7 p.m. CVTV

Clark College Orchestra: France—11 p.m. CVTV

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Town Tabloids and the weather

Kathy Scott having nice things to say. <> Linda Martin making Michael Nutter look good. <> Jo Bartu looking forward to the Fourth of July. <> Bob Laws pruning the orchard. <> Jim Palmer laying groundwork. <> Monday, warming, 44-75. Tuesday, a little warmer, 45-87. Wednesday, cooling, chance of precipitation, 45-60. 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
Attorneys
Duggan Schlotfeldt & Welch PLLC, 699-1201
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
First Independent Bank, 699-4200
Riverview Community Bank, 834-6561
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

HDJ Design Group, 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
Jean Rahn, SWMC Foundation, (360) 514-3670
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, 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, 360-852-9615
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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