Mayor Royce Pollard and
Tim Leavitt face off in a mayoral debate
Vancouver’s Downtown Association and the Greater Vancouver Chamber
of Commerce present Politics in the Park from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on
Thursday, Sept. 10, at Esther Short Park, 8th and Columbia Streets.
The two mayoral candidates, Mayor
Royce Pollard and Tim Leavitt,
will go head to head addressing the issues important to Vancouver’s
citizens. The public can also meet the candidates for City Council
and enjoy entertainment, food and fun under the park trees. Bring
lawn chairs and blankets for seating.
This family - friendly event is free and open to the public. GVCC
president and CEO Kim Capeloto
will moderate the debate. If you have a question for the
candidates, send an e-mail to director@vdausa.org.
All questions must be received by 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7.
For more information about this event,
contact Rebecca
Ocken, executive director of the
VDA, at
258-1129 or e-mail director@vdausa.org.
Leadership Clark County announces new board members
Temple Lentz (left)
and Katie Foehl (right)
Leadership Clark County announced the addition of two new members to
its board of directors, Katie Foehl
and Temple Lentz, who
joined the board this summer.
Foehl, a 2008 graduate of the Leadership Clark County program, has
been in major nonprofit organizations throughout the United States
and has been involved locally with non-profits since 1998; Legacy
Good Samaritan Medical Center Foundation, University of Portland,
and the Clark County Skills Center are among these. At LCC, Foehl
will continue to use her skills in business and education
partnership development, cultivation of business and community
constituencies, fund development strategies, and donor cultivation
and solicitation to broaden and strengthen LCC’s community ties.
Lentz is a recent graduate of the Leadership Clark County class of
2009. Lentz serves as the executive director of the Vancouver
Rotary’s Festival of Trees, and has been involved in politics and
the arts. She is currently the campaign manager for
Tim Leavitt in his bid for
the Vancouver mayoralty and has written several articles on local
artists and the art scene for North
Bank magazine. She will serve on LCC’s curriculum and
marketing committees.
Leadership Clark County is a 10 - month interactive training and
development program to help citizens learn more about Clark County
and assist in tackling the community's most pressing issues. Due to
shifts in the economy, there is now very limited space available in
the upcoming class, which starts Thursday, Sept. 17.
For more information on Leadership Clark County, or to inquire about
joining this year’s class, contact
Kathy Scott at 567-1085
or
director@leadershipclarkcounty.com.
Vancouver police traffic unit prepare for school’s return
The Vancouver Police Department Traffic Unit is preparing for the
start of the school year by enforcing the 20 mph school zone limit.
Drivers are encouraged to monitor their speed, be extra cautious and
attentive (remember there is a no texting law and a hands - free
cell phone law in effect, too) as they drive through areas where
students may be walking or riding bikes on their way to school.
Parents with kids returning to school are also reminded that anyone
riding a bicycle, roller skates, in-line skates, skateboard, or
scooter needs to wear a helmet.
The Vancouver Downtown Association member By The Bottle will host a
2009 disc golf challenge starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12,
at Leverich Park, 39th and M Street, Vancouver, to raise money to
help maintain the park.
There are only 48 spots available for this event. Cost is $20, which
includes disc play for 12 holes, one raffle ticket for a guaranteed
prize, lunch, and non-alcoholic beverages. The $20 fee must be
received by 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at By The Bottle.
Six volunteers are needed for this event and will receive a free By
the Bottle T-shirt. Volunteers will not be able to play in the
opener and will be required the entire day to perform various duties
from set-up to clean-up and must be able to walk the entire course.
To
register, call By The Bottle at
696-0012 or visit By The Bottle at 104 W. Evergreen. For
volunteer information, contact
Arlene at By The Bottle at
696-0012.
People
Sally Fisher has joined BergerABAM as project manager and
environmental scientist. She has 27 years’ combined experience
working on projects for state and federal agencies and local ports,
which includes environmental planning and permitting for in-water
and transportation projects, environmental site assessment,
investigation, and remediation, design and contract document
preparation for dredging and remediation projects, and construction
support. Fisher will continue to expand the environmental services
of BergerABAM in the Puget Sound region, as well as the Southwest
Washington area
News
Briefs
The City of Vancouver Development Review
Services Permit Center, 4400 NE 77th Avenue, will close at 4 p.m.
instead of its current 5 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8. For more
information, contact Kristin Lehto,
kristin.lehto@ci.vancouver.wa.us
or 487-7832.
Calendar
Vancouver Farmer’s Market opens at 5
p.m. Friday, Aug. 28.
<> La Center
continues its centennial celebration with a self-guided city walking
tour and a booth on 4th Street, across from the Last Frontier
Casino, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28.
Thursday on the
air
Clark County Land Use Hearings
(live)—6 p.m. CVTV
Kansas City Royals at Seattle
(live)—7 p.m. 710 FSN
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Kerr extending an
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Coats passing along
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getting to the bottom of
things.
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mostly sunny, 60-92. Friday,afew showers, 61-73. Saturday,
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