Wine and Jazz Festival
line-up
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The 12th Annual Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival is August 21, 22, 23,
2009. This year’s festival features a diverse lineup of vocal jazz,
New Orleans, Latin, fusion and pop/crossover artists. The slate of
major bands includes Grammy-winning artists—as well as some of the
music icons of the past 40 years:
WAR, Dirty Dozen Brass Band,
Judy Collins, Spyro Gyra,
Rita Coolidge, Allen
Toussaint, and 4-time
Grammy-winning trumpet virtuoso
Arturo Sandoval.
In
addition to the great music, the festival features over 200 wines
from around the world. Attendees can sample wines, or
purchase a glass to sip with food from 9 restaurants.
Cuisine ranges from Northwest shrimp and crab to gourmet
pizza to Tex-Mex. Art lovers can shop the 50
fine artists from California, Idaho, Washington & Oregon.
“Our goal is to create a rich artistic environment, a palate
from which people can sample and hear great music, drink a nice
Northwest wine, purchase a piece of art, and just immerse themselves
in an arts-rich weekend” says,
Michael Kissinger,
artistic director.
Ticket prices are: Friday $20; Saturday $25; Sunday $25. 3-Day
passes are $50 advance, $60 gate. Tickets can be purchased at
TicketsWest, www.ticketswest.com,
or 503-224-8499 or
1-800-992-8499. Kids under
12 are free with paid adults. Seating is General Admission.
Blankets & low-back sand chairs are encouraged. NO outside food or
beverages allowed. For more information see
www.vancouverwinejazz.com or
call 360-906-0441.
BPA rate increase smaller
than expected
Bonneville Power October rate increase will be smaller than
expected, reports Clark Public Utilities General Manager
Wayne Nelson. Nelson says,
“That while we would’ve preferred no increase at all, the news
wasn’t all that bad.” BPA has agreed to split the increase over two
years, as suggested by Clark Public Utilities, Seattle City Light,
and industrial customers.
The increase, which will average about 7% overall, but will be about
4.5% if Clark Public Utilities select the two-part The BPA rate
change, will be effective October 1. Nelson says, “We’ll look at the
impact of the increase during preparation of the 2010 budget later
this year to determine if the retail rates need to increase.”
“Natural gas prices have been falling, and we’ve held the line on
other expenditures, which should cushion the impact.” Nelson says he
doesn’t expect any rate changes during 2009.
81st Brigade returns from
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom
Gov. Chris Gregoire joined
Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Lowenberg,
families and friends in welcoming home approximately 150 citizen
soldiers from the Washington National Guard's 81st Brigade Combat
Team.
Gregoire and Lowenberg met soldiers immediately on their arrival on
the flight line at McChord Air Force base. From there the soldiers
gathered for a welcome home ceremony and to meet their loved ones at
the Wilson Gym on North Fort Lewis.
“It is such a joy to welcome the soldiers home from their harrowing
experience fighting for our country,” said Gregoire. “I promised
them last summer I would be here to support them and their families
and I am honored to do just that.”
“The 81st accomplished their mission and performed admirably, as we
knew they would. We also continue to reflect upon the service of
every soldier we have lost, most recently Specialist Samuel Stone.
Their memory and dedication to duty will live on with our citizen
soldiers forever,” said Lowenberg.
The 81st entered federal active duty on August 18, 2008. After
conducting pre-deployment training at the Yakima Training Center and
Fort McCoy, they deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Missions for 81st units in Iraq typically focused on convoy
security, force protection, provincial reconstruction and base
operations.
Nominations deadline for
Marshall Leadership award is August 20th
The deadline to nominate Clark County leaders for the General George
C. Marshall Public Leadership Award is this August 20th at 4 p.m.
Forms may be downloaded from the Fort Vancouver National Trust's Web
site at
www.fortvan.org or
picked up at the Trust's office in the General O.O. Howard House,
750 Anderson Street. Nominators submit a nomination form including a
letter of recommendation and the nominee’s contact information. For
information call, the Trust at
992-1804.
Eligible candidates for this annual award must be Clark County
residents, 35 years of age or younger and have completed a four-year
college degree. Selection is based on
demonstrated leadership ability, commitment to public service,
academic achievement and potential for an ongoing active role in
public service.
In
November the recipient will be recognized at a ceremony at the
Marshall House and later will visit the Marshall Foundation in
Lexington, Va., Colonial Williamsburg and Washington, D.C. The
recipient also will receive a scholarship to Leadership Clark
County, a program to enhance public leadership skills.
News brief
Increasing temperatures throughout the Pacific Northwest have cut
down on American Red Cross donations. The current heat wave has left
the Red Cross struggling to schedule blood donor appointments, and
nearly 20 percent of those who do schedule a time to donate do not
show up for their appointment. The American Red Cross is asking all
eligible blood donors to make a special effort to donate blood
during this critical time. Go to
www.givelife.org.
Calendar
Six to Sunset
concert featuring
Norman Sylvester,
Thursday, July 30, 6 to 8 p.m., Esther Short Park, between 8th and
Esther Streets. Additional info available at
www.cityofvancouver.us/concerts
or call
487-8630.
<> Vancouver
Community Concert Band Performance is free and open to the public,
tonight at Leverich Park, 7 p.m., 39th and M Streets. It is a
traditional American town band performance of marches, Broadway
tunes, classical transcriptions and pop tunes from the ’50s, ’60s
and ’70s. For more information call,
735-7806.
Wednesday on the air
Clark County Planning Commission (7-16)—4 p.m. CVTV
23
Lunch with the governor (7-23)—6:30 p.m. CVTV 23
Las Vegas at Portland Beavers
(live)—7 p.m. KKAD
Top Projects 2009 (7-23)—7:30 p.m. CVTV 23
Columbia River Crossing Vancouver Working Group
(7-23)—8:30 p.m. CVTV 23
Community Health Impacts of the Economic Crisis in SW
Washington (6-27)—11:30 p.m. CVTV 23
Community Calendar Links
Wednesday,
July 29, 2009 Headlines
Links to news of
local & national significance
Small-business lending dries up--Columbian, Libby Tucker
Fed sees signs that economy is stabilizing--New York Times, Jack
Healy
Vancouver lands federal grant for 10 police officers--Columbian,
Jeffrey Mize
Investors
in China fuel fast expansion--Washington Post, Ariana Eunjung Cha
Program opens high-tech world to deaf students--Columbian, Lynn
Thompson
Vancouver seeks hub of sustainability--Columbian, Erik Robinson
Davenport makes "Hell's Kitchen" cut--Columbian, Mary Ann
Albright
911 caller in Gates case says she's glad truth is out--USA Today,
Marisol Bello
