Former
Bonneville C.O.O. joins Southwest’s board of directors
Ruth
Bennett
Ruth Bennett has been named
to the board of directors for Southwest Washington Health System,
parent company of Southwest Washington Medical Center.
Bennett’s career has spanned more than 30 years at Bonneville Power
Administration. She held the position of C.O.O. from 2003 to 2007,
before retiring and forming an independent consulting firm.
As
C.O.O., Bennett was responsible for daily operations of BPA, which
included almost 3,000 employees and $3.5 billion in annual revenues.
Her background includes management of legal, finance, human
resources and information technology.
In
addition to Southwest’s board, she has served on the governance
boards of the YMCA of Columbia-Willamette and First Independent
Bank.
The governing board consists of 15 community members who volunteer
to guide Southwest Washington Health System, which consists of the
Medical Center, health plans, physician practices, and a myriad of
integrated services throughout Clark County. Learn more at
www.sw-health.org.
County to consider parking
restrictions near WSU Vancouver
County commissioners decided yesterday to hold a pubic hearing at 10
a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin
Street, on proposed restrictions concerning daytime parking on some
residential streets west of Washington State University Vancouver.
Residents living near the 350-acre campus have voiced concerns about
parked cars, mail delivery, garbage collection and pedestrian safety
since many areas do not have sidewalks and residents routinely walk
in the street.
Neighborhood representatives distributed surveys and circulated
petitions to gauge where parking restrictions would have the most
residential support.
During an Aug. 11 open house, county officials heard comments
generally supportive of parking restrictions but also heard some
opposition.
The proposal would prohibit all on-street parking during specified
times, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday, excluding holidays, on sections of the following roads:
Northeast 147th and 148th streets, from Northeast 29th Avenue west
to Northeast 26th Avenue; Northeast 150th Street, from Northeast
29th Avenue west to its end near Northeast 25th Court; Northeast
26th and 28th courts, north of Northeast 150th Street; Northeast
26th Avenue, between Northeast 147th and 148th streets; Northeast
27th Avenue, between Northeast 150th Street and Northeast 152nd
Circle.
If
county commissioners approve the proposal, anyone ignoring the
restrictions could receive a $38 citation.
Vancouver Food Cooperative
announces target date for store opening
The board of directors of Vancouver Food Cooperative has set a
target date of October 2011 for opening its grocery store while at a
board planning retreat on September 19th. VFC also launched its new
logo, vision statement, and guiding principles at the Fall Harvest
Celebration on October 3rd.
An
exact site for the store has not been chosen yet, according to
Marj Casswell, VFC’s
president, though the target location area is downtown Vancouver to
Upper Main Street. The organization’s site and feasibility committee
is gathering information on available and suitable sites, analyzing
size needs and criteria for success.
VFC’s current concentration is on building the member base necessary
to support the financing necessary to open a store and on developing
a solid business plan. For more information, visit
www.vancouverfood.coop,
email
questions@vancouverfood.coop,
or call
694-8094.
Library district reports
district-wide online survey results
Fort Vancouver Regional Library District has posted the results of
an online survey taken by 3,979 library cardholders on Sept. 14-22.
An invitation to participate in the survey was sent to 72,000 email
addresses provided to the library by cardholders 16 years of age or
older.
The purpose of the survey was to gauge the level of library patron
support for initiating late fees for items returned after the due
date, assess opinions of FVRL performance, and identify new services
or changes in services in which patrons are interested.
The survey was conducted by Conkling Fiskum & McCormick Inc. of
Portland.
News Briefs
Oregon Chef de Cuisine Society is
hosting a Chef of the Year event at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in
Hudson’s Bar and Grill, Heathman Lodge, 7801 NE Greenwood Drive.
Dinner tickets are $50.00, with the exception of senior chefs, who
are invited free of charge, and their spouses, who are welcome at a
reduced rate: $25. ContactRobbin McColley
for tickets:
604-1054; cell, 901-5189.
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VSO Board Chair Betty Sue Morris
has announced that The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has received a
gift of $7,500 from U.S. Bank for the purpose of encouraging
students and young people to attend VSO concerts. With its gift,
U.S. Bank is encouraging music appreciation by offering free
vouchers for students to attend any of the six VSO concerts this
season. These vouchers are distributed through music teachers and
local educators.
Call 735-7278
for more information.
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The Washington Department of Ecology is holding a workshop from 9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Ecology’s Vancouver Field
Office, 2108 Grand Blvd., to help the state’s largest sources of
greenhouse gas emissions get ready to start reporting their releases
next year. For more information about the workshops, call
Nancy Pritchett at
407-6082,email nancy.pritchett@ecy.wa.gov,
or call Neil Caudill at
407-6811 or email him at
neil.caudill@ecy.wa.gov.
Calendar
Partners in Careers is having a ribbon-cutting
and mixer at 6 p.m. tonight, Oct. 15, 111 West 39th Street, Suite B.
The event is to kick off the new Veteran Women's Program and to
introduce the new executive director, logo and Web site. Food and
non-alcoholic beverages will be available.
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The play Wait Until Dark
will be performed at the Magenta Theater at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 15,
606 Main Street. Call 635-4358
to purchase tickets or visit
http://www.magentatheater.com/.
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The public is invited to view potential designs for the Community
Connector Project, which will reconnect Fort Vancouver National Site
with downtown Vancouver, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Pearson Air
Museum, 1115 E. Fifth Street.
Thursday on the air
Clark County
Planning Commission (live)—6:24 p.m. CVTV
The Clark County Latino Leaders Summit-Morning Session(10-3)—11:29
p.m. CVTV
Peggy Furno earns blue ribbon for her apple
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Nancy McKibbin getting an
email address update. <>Lenore
Prato sharing an inside
view. <>Jesse
Batty sending in request.
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showers, 56-63. Friday,
rain, 59-67. Saturday,
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