Clark College Columbia
Tech Center to host open house
The Clark
College Columbia Tech Center pictured above was named one of the Top
Projects by
Vancouver Business Journal
in 2008, and was
designed to meet or exceed Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design silver certification standards.
Chef Rick Browne
The Clark College Columbia Tech Center will host an open house from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, where guests will have the
opportunity to explore the new building at 18700 SE Mill Plain
Boulevard.
The building will feature 18 classrooms equipped with the latest
instructional technology and wireless internet, eight science and
computer labs, offices for faculty and support staff, and parking
for 393 vehicles.
To
mark the occasion of the new Cooking and Wine School, which will be
part of Clark College's continuing education program at CTC, will be
instructor and celebrity chef Rick
Browne, host of Barbeque
America on PBS. Browne will offer cooking demonstrations in a
state-of-the-art kitchen-classroom. The food focus will continue
with Kurt Mezger of
Emmi of Switzerland, and
staff from Kitchen Kaboodle, who will feature "Fun with Gadgets."
Other featured activities include demonstrations of painting, tai
chi, zumba and belly dancing, and a "Table Fair" with information on
the career development and personal enrichment programs, including
the 50 and mature learning program.
Further information on maps, directions, exhibit schedule and the
CTC fall class schedule can all be found at
www.clark.edu/ctc.
Signing
of the Declaration of Cooperation
Stakeholders of the Weatherization project will sign a Declaration
of Cooperation, a document that states the Stakeholders commitment
to work together in assisting low income Clark County residents
train and find living-wage jobs in the Weatherization industry- at
10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Skyline Crest Community Park, 500 Omaha
Way, Vancouver.
Remarks will be made by Mayor Royce
Pollard, County Commissioner
Marc Boldt and representatives of each Stakeholder.
Sponsored event on Officers Row
The Vancouver Business Journal
and six other businesses are sponsoring an event, “Evening on
the Row” from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Officers Row.
The event includes sampling food and drink from different caterers,
a shuttle available between Fort to Pearson to the Visitor's Center
and up and down the row.
Cost is $10 for members and $20 for non-members. For further
information or to RSVP, please visit The Greater Vancouver Chamber
of Commerce’s website by clicking
here.
City of Vancouver
completes improvements to three parks
The City of Vancouver has recently completed improvements to three
following parks: Carl Gustafson Park, Columbia Lancaster Park and
Van Fleet Park. The improvements increase usability and provide ADA
access to park amenities.
Improvements to Van Fleet Park include a paved path connecting Flint
Avenue, the playground, and Detroit Avenue, two accessible benches,
two accessible picnic tables, and a new drinking fountain.
Gustafson Park improvements include a paved path connecting
Nashville Way to the playground, a new accessible bench and two new
accessible picnic tables.
Columbia Lancaster Park received a paved path connecting Idaho
Street to the playground, a new
accessible bench and new
accessible picnic table.
C-TRAN proposes service adjustments-public
invited to attend open house
C-Tran has developed a Service
Adjustment Plan that will be the subject of upcoming public open
houses. The plan includes a reduction of services on lower ridership
routes including changes in routing, trip frequency, weekend service
and elimination of early and late trips, and service enhancements on
C-TRAN's highest ridership routes by improving service reliability
and frequency on four of C-TRAN's highest ridership routes, two
local routes and two Express routes.
Details of the proposed Service Adjustment Plan are now available at
C-TRAN's web site,
www.c-tran.com
and will also be available at all Passenger Service Offices
beginning today, Aug. 17. The public can also call the Passenger
Service Office to request a copy of the proposal. If approved by the
Board later this summer, the proposed reductions will take affect on
Sunday, January 10, 2010.
Open houses where the
public can review the recommendations, talk with staff and provide
feedback will be held at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at
Vancouver City Hall, 210 E 13th Street; 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
26, at Fisher’s Landing Transit Center, 3510 SE 164th Avenue; and
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at the C-Tran CAC meeting, 2425
NE 65th Avenue.
Calendar
Vancouver City Council workshops are 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug.
17, followed by a regular meeting at 7 p.m.
Monday on the
air
Vancouver City Council (live)--6:54
p.m. CVTV
City
Minutes-New Humane Society Tour (8-9)--10:59 p.m. CVTV
Vancouver Land Use Hearings (8-6)--11:44 p.m. CVTV
Community Calendar Links
Monday,
August 17, 2009 Headlines
Links to news of
local & national significance
Far-flung forest scenes reach
desktop--Columbian, Erik Robinson
Mural's anti-drug message silenced--Columbian, Howard Buck
County Fair manager continues successful traditions--Columbian,
Michael Andersen
Lay ministry will spread picnic table for people from any, or
no, church--Columbian, Scott Hewett
Vancouver mayoral race heat up--Oregonian,
Allan Brettman
King County closing 39 neighborhood parks--Seattle
Times, Keith Ervin
Clash over rebirth of Mount St. Helens--New York Times--Cornelia
Dean
Talking with Taliban now a top issue in
Afghan contest--New York Times, Carolotta Gall
Stocks tumble as traders fear consumers aren't perking up--USA
TODAY, Adam Shell
Wall Street celebrates apparent death of public health
option--Huffington Post, Reuters, Lewis Krauskopf
