Hough Foundation names
Kate Sacamano as executive director
Kate Sacamano
The Hough Foundation board of directors named
Kate Sacamano as its new
Executive Director at a September meeting. Sacamano replaces
Angie Laughlin who will
retire on September 30 after holding the position for the past six
years.
Sacamano was the associate executive director for the Foundation
since 2008 and previously owned Enhance by Design in Vancouver. She
has a background in advertising and has served on many community
boards and commissions including Children's Center, Divine Consign,
OMSI and Dubois Park Neighborhood Assn.
Founded in 1992, Hough Foundation provides resources that promote
physical, scholastic and mental health enhancement to
Hough Elementary
students, their families, and the surrounding community.
Local businessman takes
message to Washington, D.C. urging Congress to consider small
businesses in health care debate
Area businessman Jim Kleiser,
franchise owner of Mr. Electric of Vancouver/Portland, joined 450
franchise leaders from around the country in Washington at the
International Franchise Association 10th Annual Public Affairs
Conference held on Sept. 14-15, to urge Congress to consider the
impact of healthcare reform on small and franchise businesses.
“We urged Congressional leaders to focus on reducing the cost of
health care, improving the quality of care and making health
insurance affordable for businesses to offer to employees,” Kleiser
said. “While the franchise industry supports healthcare reform, now
is not the time, during the worst recession since World War II, for
substantial new increases in healthcare costs. More consideration
for small businesses in the healthcare debate is critical to the
future of the franchise industry.”
Kleiser highlighted the importance of franchising to the U.S.
economy during meetings with members of Congress. According to a
study conducted for the IFA Educational Foundation by
PricewaterhouseCoopers on the economic impact of franchising, there
are more than 900,000 franchised businesses in operation across the
country that provide for 21 million jobs and generate $2.3 trillion
in economic output. “However, the credit market is hampering our
ability to create new, sustainable jobs,” Kleiser said. “A 40
percent reduction in franchise lending is predicted this year,
resulting in the loss of an estimated 200,000 direct and indirect
jobs.... “We urged Congress to promote more lending and less
government spending so franchise businesses can provide better jobs
that help the economy recover at a faster pace.”
Battle Ground’s CAM Jr.-Sr.
High among state’s 104 schools honored
Battle Ground’s CAM, which stands for Character, Academics,
Marketplace, Jr.-Sr. High School will be among 104 schools in
Washington honored Saturday, Sept. 26, in Renton for being among the
5 percent highest-improving schools in the state in reading and math
test scores. Other Clark County schools among the 104 are Cape Horn
Skye Elementary in Washougal and Skyridge Middle School in Camas.
Greg Lobdel, director of
research at Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE), explained
that these are the most-improved schools in the state based on
combined math and reading scores compared to the base year of 2003.
Lobdel said the award is separate from awards for the best schools
in the state, based on test scores, which will be announced later in
the fall by the state superintendent of public instruction.
CAM is an academically rigorous alternative school serving about 400
students and is located at 715 N.W. Onsdorff Blvd. in Battle Ground.
News Briefs
Vancouver Community
Library has announced a due date change for the deadline on requests
for inclusion in its annual lottery for 2010 monthly use of the
upper lobby display case. This has been changed to Thursday, Oct. 1,
from its original deadline of Sept. 24. Lottery submission forms are
available by calling
695-1566. The form is also
available online at
http://www.fvrl.org/aboutus/vancouver_main.htm.
Forms must be returned to the library by 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, to
be included in the random drawing held the following week. The main
library is located at 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd. The building is
handicapped accessible and is on C-TRAN routes 25, 32, 37 and 39.
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Testing has determined that cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) toxin
levels in Lacamas and Round Lakes are far below the hazardous levels
for contact with water. As a result, Clark County Public Health,
Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation, and City of Camas Parks and
Recreation today reopened the lakes for public use.
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The Humane Society for Southwest Washington is hosting a dinner and
auction event, Home Sweet Home,
to provide well-equipped facilities, medical supplies, high-quality
food and well-trained staff for animals. The
Home Sweet Home dinner and
auction is at 5 p.m., Oct. 3, in the Hilton Vancouver, 301 W 6th
Street. For more information on this event, contact
Eileen Reilly at
750-0847, or visit
http://www.southwesthumane.org.
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Oregon Business Travel Association and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Oregon Chapter 13 is hosting an annual benefit auction and dinner
from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at Embassy Suites Portland
International Airport, 7900 NE 82nd Avenue. Cost is $40 per person
in advance or $60 per person at the door, $400 for coporate table
sponsorship. Anyone can attend. RSVP by Friday, October 16, by
calling Erin Stepanek at
816-0507, or by emailing Erin
at erin.stepanek@heathmanlodge.com.
For more information, visit www.obta.org.
Calendar
Pearl Jam is playing at the Clark County
Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.Tickets are $69 to
$29.50. Visit
Ticketmaster.comor
Livenation.com, or call
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Shorty’s Garden and Home is hosting its fifth annual Oktoberfest and
Harvest Celebration 6:30 tonight, Sept. 25, 10006 SE Mill Plain
Boulevard, to help end juvenile diabetes. Cost is $15 per ticket if
purchased before 6 p.m. and $25 for tickets purchased at the door.
Children 12 and under are free. Call
892-7880 or visit
www.shortysgardenandhome.com for more information.
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Pets will be allowed to swim in the outdoor pool at the Lakeshore
Athletic Club for $10 during the third annual Doggie Dive from 10 am
to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2401 NW 94th Street. Proceeds from
this event will go to the Humane Society of Southwest Washington.
For more information, call 750-0847.
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Vancouver Farmers Market opens today Sept. 25, and remains open
throughout the weekend, 8th and Esther Streets. Visit
www.vancouverfarmersmarket.com for more information.
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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will conduct auditions from noon to
6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27, in the Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra offices, 1220 Main Street, Suite 410. For more
information, call VSO Orchestra Manager
Douglas Peebles at
503-318-9137.
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Registration for the Kalani
Rodrigues Memorial 10K run event begins at 7:15 a.m. Sunday,
Sept. 27, Clark College and environs, 1933 Ft. Vancouver Way. Call
992-2055 for more
information.
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City Council meets for a consent agenda meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday,
Sept. 28, in the Council Chambers, 210 East 13th Street, first
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Southwest Washington Blood Program is holding a community blood
drive from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, at Liberty Bible
Church of the Nazarene, 12401 NE Salmon Creek Avenue. Call
567-4810 for more
information.
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The Dedication of Clark College at Columbia Tech begins at 11 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 28, 18700 SE Mill Plain Boulevard. All are welcome to
attend.
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Washougal Main Street Market is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 26, located on the corners of Main Street and Pendelton Way,
downtown Washougal.
Friday on the air
Seattle
Mariners at Toronto (live)—4 p.m. FSN, KFXX
National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims (9-24)—5:59 p.m.
CVTV
Clark County Animal Control Hearings (9-23)—7 p.m. CVTV
Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council (9-4)—7:52 p.m.
CVTV
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