Local
authors share details about featured books
Carolyn J. Rose and
Mike Nettleton
Ron Gompertz and Carolyn J. Rose will be two of the
authors—there are over a dozen—to participate in the Arts & Letters
event at Camas First Friday, which takes place from 5 to 8 p.m.
tonight, in historic downtown Camas.
Gompertz’s book, No Roads Lead to
Rome, is about a
“historical adventure with a sense of humor,” Gompertz says. "Sort
of a ‘Dilbert in the Roman Empire’ with the decline and fall of
nearly everything thrown in for good measure. It takes place in
123AD."
Gompertz currently works for Hewlett Packard, is president of the
Camas Educational Foundation, and lives in Camas.
Rose, who co-wrote The Big
Grabowski with her husband,
Mike Nettleton, sees the event as an opportunity to promote
their latest joint work and to be a part of a growing community.
Their book, a murder mystery, is about a man who was a land
developer and had many enemies, who washes up in the tide dead, in
the coastal community Devil's Harbor.
Rose currently teaches a writing class at the Clark College Town
Plaza, and Nettleton is a radio personality on 1190 KEX AM. They
live in Vancouver. They both started the Monthly Writers' Mixers at
Cover to Cover Books in Vancouver, which is now coordinated by
Mel Sanders.
Gompertz, who coordinated
Arts & Letters, says he wants to "build community among local
writers and spread the word about what a great event Camas First
Friday is. I hope we bring new people into Camas to enjoy the
historic downtown great happy hours, restaurants, and fine shops."
He also says: "I’m hoping this will be an annual event. It’s pretty
“portable” if other communities want to duplicate what we’ve done.
Authors love to share their work, and every school district has
great student artists who deserve wider recognition."
For more information about Camas First Friday, visit
www.downtowncamas.com.
More information about the Gompertz book
No Roads Lead
to Rome can be found at
http://www.noroadsleadtorome.com/.
Information about Rose and Nettleton's book
The Big Grabowski
can be found at
http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/.
For a list of other authors participating in the First Friday event,
click here.
News Briefs
Vancouver Farmer’s Market will open
with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 20th season at 9 a.m.
Saturday, March 20. The market will close at 3 p.m. There are many
new and exciting activities planned for this new season. For more
information, visit
www.vancouverfarmersmarket.com.
<> The Class
of 2010 Senior Auction and Lions Club Dinner is from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, March 12, at La Center High School, 725 Highland Road.
Auction proceeds will benefit the 2010 free graduation party and
other senior activities. Dinner proceeds benefit the La Center Lions
Club community service projects. For more information, contact
Dana Hantho at
263-3243 or
Jennifer Grubbs at
263-6385.
Calendar
Tickets are still available for the
Clark College Alumni Association’s Annual Winter Theatre Reception
being held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 6, in the College Penguin
Union Building. Hearty hors d’oeuvres and wine reception will be
followed by the Theatre Department’s hilarious and technically
ambitious production of The
Producers. Tickets are $35 for Alumni Association members and
$40 for non-members. Visit
clarkcollegefoundation.org/events to purchase tickets.
Contact the Clark College Alumni Association office at
992-2301 or
foundation@clark.edu
for more information.
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The Christian Youth Theater presents a unique version of
Alice–The Looking Glass Girl,
a modern, upbeat rock musical created by writer and composer
Jon Lorenz. Performances will
be at 7 p.m. tonight, March 5, 3 p.m and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 6,
and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 7, in Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E
18th Street. Visit
http://www.cytvanport.org/
or call 750-8550 for more
information.
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Art on the Boulevard, a fine art gallery in the
Vancouver Marketplace, will open "Wings of Whimsy" on Friday, March
5, which will continue its run through Saturday, March 27. The
gallery will feature new work from
Jan Taylor-Taskey. The First Friday evening reception, from 5
to 9 p.m. Friday, March 5, is open to the public at no charge and
includes an opportunity to meet Taylor-Taskey and enjoy
complimentary light refreshments and live music. For further
information, contact the gallery at
750-4499.
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The public is invited to "Confront Clutter," an
interactive class led by Vancouver organizer
Jeff Williams, which offers
strategies to clear out clutter and more, from 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, March 6, at the Firstenburg Community Center in Vancouver.
To register, call 487-7001
ext. 0 or visit
www.vanclarkparks-rec.org and refer to class #
74117. Walk-ins are welcome.
Cost is $15.
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Nine young finalists will perform “concert style”
before a panel of judges made up of professional musicians in front
of a live audience for the Young Artist’s Competition to be held 1
p.m. Sunday, March 7, at Royal Durst Theatre at the Vancouver School
of Arts and Academics. Master of ceremonies for the concert will be
Rich Brase. Students will
compete for the following scholarship amounts: first place, $1,000;
second place, $750; third place, $250. The three category winners
will then perform in concert with the VSO at Skyview High School
Concert Hall in Vancouver on April 17 and 18. Admission is free and
open to the public. For more information, visit
www.vancouversymphony.org or call the symphony office at
735-7278. The Vancouver
School of Arts and Academics is located at 3101 Main Street in
Vancouver.
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The Vancouver
Family Magazine is having its 4th annual Children’s Festival
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 6, in Westfield Shopping
Mall, 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Drive. This event is free for families
to attend. There will be face painting, prizes and other fun things
to do. For more information, visit
www.vancouverfamilymagazine.com/.
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The Native American Powwow event will be held
from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at Covington Middle School,
11200 NE Rosewood Road. There will be drumming, dancing, singing,
arts and crafts, and food. Call
604-4013 for more information.
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The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony presents
“The British Isles” featuring music from England, Scotland, Ireland,
and beyond, with conductors Tim
Siess and Lewis Norfleet,
at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 7, in the auditorium at Union High School,
6201 NW Friberg-Strunk Street in Camas, WA. Musical selections
include English “Folk Song Suite” by R. Vaughan Williams, “Moorside
March” by Gustav Holst, and “Irish Songs for Solo and Band”
featuring guest vocalist Jonathan
Vaughn. All SW Washington Wind Symphony concerts are free and
open to the public. For additional information, call
574-8386, email
Wind.Symphony@comcast.net
or visit
www.swwindsymphony.org.
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Vancouver City Council meets for workshops and an
agenda meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 8, in Council
chambers, 210 East 13th Street.
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Washougal City Council meets for workshops at
5:30 p.m., Monday, March 8, in Council Chambers.
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The Ke Kukui
Foundation is hosting its annual Hawaiian Cultural Lu`au from 10:30
a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at Thomas Jefferson Middle School,
3000 N.W. 119th Street, Vancouver. There will be traditional
Hawaiian food, live entertainment, a silent auction, raffles, and
the Hawaiian Store. Tickets cost $30 for general admission in
advance, $35 at the door, and $40 for reserved seating. Visit
http://www.kekukuifoundation.com or call
Karen at
901-8860 or
Hilina`i at
921-8816 to purchase tickets
or for more information. Proceeds support the all-day outdoor Ho`ike
and Hawaiian Festival on July 31, 2010, at Esther Short Park.
Friday
on the air
2010 State of the City (3-4)--5:30 p.m. CVTV
Vancouver Housing Authority: Housing Matters (2-7)--6:23 p.m. CVTV
Legislative Update 2-28--6:52 p.m. CVTV
Clark County Animal Control Hearings (2-10)--7 p.m. CVTV
Election 2010: The Clark County Republican Party 2010 Lincoln Day
Celebration (2-6)--7:14 p.m. CVTV
Legislative Update 2-28--8:45 p.m. CVTV
Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners (2-23)--9 p.m. CVTV
Columbia River Channel Deepening Update with U.S. Senator Patty
Murray (2-19)--9:59 p.m. CVTV
Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, Happy Hearts: Integrative Primary and
Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults (2-26)--10:59 p.m. CVTV
Community
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Friday,
March 5, 2010 Headlines
Links to news of
local & national significance
Bills toughen domestic violence sentencing--Columbian, Kathie Durbin
County has rich plans for former poor farm--Columbian, Michael
Andersen
Washougal establishes advisory committee--Columbian, Marissa
Harshman
Germany makes no promise of financial support to Greece--New York
Times, Nicholas Kulish
U.S. Apple iPad sales to begin April 3--USA Today, AP
Body scanners are headed to 11 major airports--USA Today, Thomas
Frank
Chile shaken by 6.6 aftershock, says rebuilding may take years--USA
Today, AP
