Vancouver City Council to
interview five applicants for mid-term vacancy
The Vancouver City Council agreed last night to interview five
applicants for the position of city council member. The position is
vacant due to the election of Council member
Tim Leavitt as mayor. The
City received a total of 15 applications for the position.
Applicants to be interviewed in alphabetical order are
Bart Hansen,
Paul Harris,
Anne McEnerny-Ogle,
Eric Olmsted and
Lee Rafferty.
Applicants were selected for interviews based on the various
criteria including community involvement, vision for the community,
education, background & skills, vocation/work experience, years of
residence in the community, ability to serve, and potential
conflicts of interest.
Applicants will be interviewed on Monday, Jan. 25, from 3 to 6 p.m.
in City Hall Council chambers. Interviews will be open to the public
and televised on CVTV.
The vacancy will be filled by a majority vote of the remaining
members of the Vancouver City Council. Should the appointee wish to
continue to serve, he or she would be required to compete in the
next general election in November 2010.
Mental Health Mondays at
Clark College
From left to right are Mental Health Monday speakers Elke Zuercher
White, PH.D., and Dr. Al Bernstein.
Stress, anxiety and panic are the subjects of the next two Mental
Health Monday discussions at Clark College. All Mental Health Monday
sessions are free and open to the public. They are held from noon to
1 p.m. in Clark’s Penguin Student Lounge, located on the first floor
of the college’s Penguin Union Building.
Clark College’s main campus is located at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way,
Vancouver. Maps and parking directions are available at
www.clark.edu/maps.
On
Monday, Jan. 25, Elke Zuercher White,
Ph.D., will discuss “Panic, Fear of Anxiety Sensations, and
Agoraphobia.” This interactive presentation will focus on how
anxiety sensations can result from panic and lead to panic. Dr.
Zuercher-White will also discuss state-of-the-art treatments.
On
the following Monday, Feb. 1, Dr. Al
Bernstein, world-renowned expert in dinosaur psychology, will
explain how to keep stress from ruining your life by first
understanding dinosaurs.
Mental Health Mondays are scheduled with the following speakers and
topics: Feb. 8, "Stages of Coming Out," by
Vicky Johnson, LCSW; Feb. 22,
"Transitioning at College: How to Be an Ally for Transgender
Individuals," by Reid Vanderburg,
LCSW; March 1, "Divorce Mediation," by
Catherine Morton, M.A.; and
March 8, "Depression," by Russ
Freeland Ed.D.
YWCA Clark County launches
community awareness campaign
January is National Stalking Awareness Month, a time to focus on a
crime that affects 3.4 million victims a year. This
year’s theme—“Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.”—challenges the
nation to fight this dangerous crime by learning more about it.
Stalking is difficult to recognize, investigate, and prosecute.
Unlike other crimes, stalking is not a single, easily identifiable
crime but a series of acts, a course of conduct directed at a
specific person that would cause that person fear. Stalking may take
many forms, such as assaults, threats, vandalism, burglary, or
animal abuse, as well as unwanted cards, calls, gifts, or visits.
One in four victims reports that the stalker uses technology, such
as computers, global positioning system devices, or hidden cameras,
to track the victim’s daily activities. Stalkers fit no standard
psychological profile, and many stalkers follow their victims from
one jurisdiction to another, making it difficult for authorities to
investigate and prosecute their crimes. Communities that understand
stalking, however, can support victims and combat the crime. “If
more people learn to recognize stalking,” says
Debra Adams, director of YWCA
SafeChoice Domestic Violence Program, “we have a better chance to
protect victims and prevent tragedies.”
During the annual observance, YWCA Clark
County is available to offer education and outreach to promote
awareness and public education about stalking to any interested
groups. For more information, contact
Vicki Hipp
at 906-9122.
For additional resources to help promote National Stalking Awareness
Month, visit
http://stalkingawarenessmonth.org
and
www.ovw.usdoj.gov.
January luncheon meeting
on “New Ways of Doing Business Using Social Media”
The
Oregon Business Travel Association is holding a luncheon meeting
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at Hotel Lucia, 400 SW
Broadway, Portland. This session will focus on the following
information: general introduction into social media, latest trends,
what does it mean for business, best practices for Twitter, Facebook,
Flickr, YouTube, LinkedIn, do’s and don'ts for social media, and how
to measure ROI on social media
The Oregon Business Travel Association (OBTA) is a chapter of the
National Business Travel Association. The goal of the association is
to bring together those involved in the local business travel
industry by providing opportunities for education, scholarship,
networking, and philanthropy.
RSVP by tomorrow, Jan. 13, by calling
503-200-5556 or visit
www.obta.org. OBTA membership includes more than 125
Oregon/Southwest Washington business travel leaders. For more
information or to join the organization, visit
www.obta.org.
News Briefs
The Southwest Washington Blood Program
Puget Sound Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce,
1101 Broadway, Suite 120. For
information and to sign up, call
360-567-4808. If you have questions regarding your
eligibility to donate blood, email
clinicalprogram@psbc.org
or call 800-366-2831
ext. 2543.
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Art Conversations will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20,
Fort Vancouver Regional Library Main Branch, 1007 E Mill Plain Blvd.
A presentation given by photographer
Bob Byrd with discussion follows.
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Ask questions or chat with Mayor
Tim Leavitt from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, in the Cascade Park Library Community Room,
600 NE 136th Avenue. To submit questions ahead of time, send them to
mayor@ci.vancouver.wa.us.
Light refreshments will be available.
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Have you ever wondered who might be behind the successes of
Portland's North Mississippi Avenue and the Brewery Blocks?
Vancouver Downtown Association's Retail Strategy Team invites the
public to an open meeting, 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at the
Vancouver Hilton to hear visionary real estate broker
Michele Reeves speak about
her experience in redevelopment and then programming real, lasting
change into districts in need of reframing. RSVP by calling the VDA
office at 258-1129.
Calendar
Join the community in honoring
Councilmember Pat Jollota for
her 20 years of service to the Vancouver community at a dedication
and service from 4 to 6:30 p.m. today, Jan. 12, in the Water
Resources Education Center, 4600 SE Columbia Way. Light refreshments
will be served.
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Lapellah Restaurant is celebrating its first anniversary
today, Jan, 12, with a buy one entree, get one free. A portion of
the proceeds from the anniversary celebration will be donated to the
Clark County Food Bank. Visit
http://www.lapellah.com/
for more information.
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Parks Advisory Board meets at 7 p.m. tonight, Jan. 12, in the
Battle Ground Community Center, 912 East Main Street.
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La Center Planning Commission meets from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight,
Jan. 12, in Council chambers, 214 East Street.
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There will be a Park Advisory Board meeting from 7 to 10 p.m.
tonight, Jan. 12, in the Ridgefield Community Center, 210 N Main
Avenue.
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Port of Ridgefield meets for a regular meeting at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 13, in the Port office, 111 W Division Street.
Tuesday on the air
Washington State Jail Industries Board: Working Inside-Out--3:44
p.m. CVTV
Town Hall Meeting: 49th Legislative District (1-9)--4:29 p.m. CVTV
City Council Workshop (1-11)--6:31 p.m. CVTV
Vancouver City Council (1-11)--7:01 p.m. CVTV
Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council (12-4)--8:01 p.m.
CVTV
Columbia River Crossing: Tolling Study Committee (12-7)--10:15 p.m.
CVTV
Community Calendar Links
Tuesday,
January 12, 2010 Headlines
Links to news of
local & national significance
Gregoire calls for 'decisive', 'compassionate' cuts--Columbian,
Kathie Durbin
Office Ally adding workers--Columbian, Cami Joner
Wallace withdraws sales tax bill amid concerns--Columbian, Kathie
Durbin
Evergreen kindergarten decision due--Columbian, Howard Buck
Britain moves to ban Islamic group--New York Times, John F. Burns
Conan O'Brien statement: I will not follow Jay at 12:05--Huffington
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