Latest general election
results Thurs., Nov. 5, 2:14 p.m.
Tim Leavitt has
received 54.27% of the vote, leading
incumbent Royce Pollard.
Jack Burkman
is in the lead for City Council
position 1 with 53.37% of the vote against challenger
Bill Turlay.
Jeanne E. Stewart
is ahead in the race for
City Council position 2 with 68.90% of the vote, her opponent being David Michael Heywood.
Jeanne Harris
leads with 61.03% of the vote
for City Council position 3 against
Anne McEnermy-Ogle.
Voters say yes on Initiative Measure
No. 1033 with 54.40% of the vote.
Voters rejecting Referendum Measure
No. 71 with 54.05% of the vote.
To get the full report from Clark
County Elections,
click here.
Skills Center’s Kampe
Awarded Honor
Dennis Kampe
Clark County Skills Center director
Dennis Kampe was honored as "a civic leader making a
difference" at the 8th annual Clark County mayors’ and civic
leaders’ prayer breakfast in Vancouver. The event, titled "A Leap of
Faith," was sponsored by the Clark County chapters of the Full
Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship in America.
Kampe, an administrator at the center since its inception, was named
director in 1991. He was honored for "dedication to making a
difference in Clark County by working with students looking for
career skills training not being offered by local schools."
Under Kampe’s direction, the skills center has been named one of the
top high schools in the nation by both
BusinessWeek magazine and
the Albertson’s Foundation. Additionally, the center was honored for
three consecutive years by the Columbia River Educational Workforce
Council Current for its business partnerships and professionalism
curriculum. Currently, over 300 businesses and industry
professionals serve on center’s advisory committees. Current
enrollment is at an all-time high of 1100 students.
Opened in 1983, the Clark County Skills Center is owned and operated
by ten southwest Washington school districts providing technical and
professional training programs that prepare Clark County high school
and college students for the workforce. For more information,
contact Dennis Kampe at 604-1050
or prayer breakfast co-chair
Stewart Kent at 944-7523.
County to consider deeper
pay freeze to save $1.3 million in 2010
The Board of Clark County Commissioners will consider freezing pay
at 2008 levels for 286 management employees and at 2009 levels for
159 hourly workers not represented by labor organizations.
If
the board approves a proposed pay plan for 2010 at its regular
meeting on Tuesday, the county would save about $1.3 million in
salaries, wages and related benefits, such as employer contributions
to Social Security, according to human resources director
Francine Reis.
Reis noted that management employees would face a second year
without any pay increases, except for those promoted to higher level
jobs. As a result, projected county payroll and related costs have
already been reduced by roughly $2 million for 2009 and 2010.
“The county is facing extraordinary financial constraints and
working hard to reduce spending plans to prevent a budget deficit of
about $12.7 million,” Reis says. “The board has asked administrators
and managers to make every effort to minimize additional layoffs,
which unfortunately leaves no room for pay increases.”
Clark County currently employs 1639 people. It has eliminated 207
positions since January 2009 through various personnel actions,
including unfilled vacancies, layoffs, retirements and
reorganizations.
Clark County sheriff's
marine patrol offers boater education courses
The Clark County Sheriff's Office,
Marine Patrol Unit, will offer an “Adventures in Boating” course for
Washington
boaters seeking their boater education cards. This eight-hour course
will provide boaters with the basics of safe boating that all
recreational boaters should know. This course was developed
specifically for the Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission and is taught by officers who are certified by the
agency.
There are two dates to choose from. The course will be held from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, and again on Saturday, Dec. 12,
at the Clark County Sheriff's Office, West Precinct, 505 NW 179th
Street in Ridgefield. Seating is limited, and families are
encouraged to attend. The course fee is $10, and both the Washington
course manual and exam will be provided at the class. Children under
18 are free with a parent.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, boat operators ages 12 to 30 years old will
be required to carry a boater education card when operating a boat
15 horsepower or greater on Washington's waterways. The card
requirement will be phased in through 2014, when all boaters born on
or after Jan. 1, 1955, will be required to have a card. Boaters born
before Jan. 1, 1955, are exempt from this law. Cards cost $10 and
are good for a lifetime. Oregon boaters are allowed to operate their
vessel in Washington with their Oregon boater education cards.
For more information about this class or to reserve your seat in
either class, contact deputy Todd
Baker at 397-2106 or
by email at
todd.baker@clark.wa.gov.
For information on the Mandatory Boating Safety Education Program,
visit online at
www.parks.wa.gov/boating.
News Briefs
Mayor Royce Pollard will be making a statement regarding the
election at a press conference at noon tomorrow, Nov. 6 at City
Hall.
Calendar
A Veterans Day assembly will be held
at 9:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Silver Star Elementary School.
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The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
is hosting a "Savor the Flavor" event from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight, Nov.
5, at the Hilton Vancouver, 301 W. Sixth Street. Culinary delights
of more than 15 Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce member
restaurants and caterers, and of gift ideas from member retailers,
will be available at "Savor the Flavor." Cost is $35 at the door for
members and $45 for non-members.
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City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. tonight,
Nov. 5, in the Ridgefield Community Center, 210 N Main Avenue.
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Roots Restaurant and Bar is celebrating its 6-year anniversary
Thursday through Sunday Nov. 5-8, with week-long food and drink
specials and a canned food drive benefiting the Clark County Food
Bank. Details are as follows: Nov. 5-8th--special anniversary
menu--6 items for $36--choose two starters or salads, two entrees
and two desserts off of Roots’ prix fixe menu created especially for
the occasion. $6 anniversary cocktails all week. Bring in 6 cans of
food for the Clark County Food Bank any day during the week and get
a free starter. For more details, info and hours, visit
www.rootsrestaurantandbar.com/events.php, or call
260-3001. Roots Restaurant
and Bar is located at 19215 SE 34th Street, Camas, WA 98607.
Thursday on the air
Clark County Board of Health (10-28)—5:30 p.m. CVTV
Vancouver
Land Use Hearings (live)—6:55 p.m. CVTV
Community Calendar Links
Thursday,
November 5, 2009 Headlines
Links to news of
local & national significance
Moeller praises voters who endorsed R-71--Columbian, Kathie
Durbin
Food bank can't afford building--Columbian, Scott Hewitt
Fort Hood shootings: 12 dead, 31 injured on Texas military
base--Huffington Post, AP
Fannie Mae seeks $15B more in government aid after 3Q loss--USA
Today, Alan Zibel
Congress expands homebuyer tax credit, extends jobless benefits--USA
Today, AP
