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Page A 2 M A R C H 4, 1998 (The portüutô Cìlbsrttwir Planning Indoor action Commission to includes consider volleyball and recommendations ballroom dancing inter chills and spring rain can’t for rural centers stop W the action at these two indoor The Clark County Planning Com mission will consider recommenda tions dealing with the county’s des ignated rural centers at a public hear ing on Thursday, March 26, 1998 at 6:30 pm. The hearing will take place at La Center High School, 725 High land Road, La Center. The recommendations are the re sult ofa citizens task force, appointed by the Board o f Clark County Com missioners, that has been working over the last five months. Its recom mendations address the rural centers o f Amboy, Brush Prairie, Chelatchie Prärie, Dollars Com er, Hockinson, and Meadow glade. The recommendations generally involve allowing sm aller lot sizes for residential developm ent an minor changes to the rural center bound aries and the amount o f land desig nated as commercial. Beginning March 9, maps show ing the specific proposals are avail able for review at Clark C ounty’s Community Development Depart m e n t, 1408 F ra n k lin S tre e t, Vancouver between 8 pm and 5 pm. In addition, on March 12 only, the maps will also be available for view ing between 6pm and 8pm at the same location. For information on the designa tion for a specific parcel or area, or for further information on the recom mendations o f the Rural Centers Task Force, please contact Brian Carrico in Clark C ounty’s Long Range Plan ning Division at 360-699-2375 ext 4 7 9 8 , '•'< "•» " 1 o r ' e -m a il barrico@ co.clark.wa.us Information on this topic is also available on the county’s web site at: h ttp://w w w .co.clark.w a.us/site/ agrirurl/agril.htm Register now for antique and craft bazaar Registration is now open for the Spring Classic Antique and Craft Bazaar at Marshall Center scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, from 9 am to 4 pm. The popular event features an tiques, collectibles, books, dishes, and handmade items. Concessions will be available. Tables cos, $12, spaces cost $10. Admission is free. Call 360-696-8236 to register. activities from the Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Department. 50 plus coed volleyball: Tues days, noon to 1:30 pm, at the Marshall Center gym, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd. No Fee. Come in and play. B eg in n in g and in te rm e d ia te ballroom dancing: Learn to waltz, fox-trot, chacha and swing. All ages are welcome. Singles or couples. Classes meet Mondays, March 9 to April 13. Beginning class meets from 7 to 8 pm. Intermediates meet from 8 to 9 pm. Class is as Luepke Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Singles $28.50 ($27.50city resident), couples $56 ($55 city resident). Call 696-8236 to register. Ambassador Richardson’s speech will include important policy statements Bill Richardson, U.S. Ambassa dor to the United Nations, is ex pected to make important policy state ments in his speech at a community dinner in Vancouver on Sunday, Feb. 22 and again at the General George C. Marshall L ectureatH udson’sBay High School on Monday, Feb. 23. The A m bassador’s office confirmed again, late Tuesday, that Richardson will speak a, both events. Both speeches are expected to commemorate the legacy o f General George C. Marshall who lived in Vancouver form 1936-38 as com Call the Water Resource Educa mander ofV ancouver Barracks. Also tion Center at 360-696-8478 option included in the speech will be infor 0 for more information. mation concerning the Iraq situation and important policy statements. T ic k e ts fo r the d in n e r at Doubletree Inn a, the Quay cost $40 and are available by leaving a m es sage at 360-735-8777. Seating is limited. Food and jazz mark third annual Splash! i dive into the third annual Splash! event Wednesday, March 11, from 5 to 8 pm at the City o f Vancouver W ater Resources Education Center. Splash! combines mouth-watering food from five local waterfront res taurants, jazz and the Water C enter’s slant on water and fun. This year the Water Center chal lenges people to win prizes by search ing forbidden pollution in the W ater Sciences Laboratory and finding “passport stampers’’ in the exhibit hall. Look outside for a night view of the Columbia River. Look inside for a show o f water life from W ashing ton artist Debbie Neely. Meet this local artist and make a print to take home. Admission to Splash! is free and everyone is welcome. Food and drink areavailableforpurcha.se. Ihe Water Resource Education Center is at 4600 SE Columbia Way. Take Exit l off SR 14. Go south under the railroad overpass. Turn left and drive to the eastendofColum bia Way. C-TRAN bus route #l l runs every half hour from downtown Vancouver to the Center. Splash! is supported by the City o f V ancouver, The C olum bian, C- TRA N , B eaches, M cM enam ins, W hoSong & L arry’s, The Chart House, Pacific Grill & Chow der House, Boyd’s Coffee, Pepsi, and Stein’s Distributors. Become a Professional Childbirth Assistant City Council minutes now available on Internet Internet users can now track the actions o f the Vancouver City Coun cil via the city’s web site. Every two weeks, following the Council’s regular Monday meeting, summaries o f the two previous City Council meetings are posted on the Internet. The minutes note the council mem bers attending, list the names o f citi zens and other interested parties who addressed the council and summa rize actions taken by Council at work shops and at regular and consent meetings. “This addition to the city’s web site further expands citizen access to local government,” says Vancouver City M anager Vernon E. Stoner. “A concise, factual accounting ofCoun- cil actions is now as close as the nearest computer with an Internet connection.” Vancouver City Council meets in regular session the first and third Monday ofeach month at 7pm. Con sent meetings are held the second and fourth Mondays at 6pm. Each meeting is preceded by a Council workshop at 4 pm. Minutes o f the previous regular and consent meetings and workshops are posted to the Internet the day after they are approved by Counci l at its regular Monday session. Both council minutes and agen das, which offer a preview o f upcom ing meetings and workshops, can be a c c e sse d from the C ity o f V a n c o u v e r’s hom e p a g e at: w w w .ci.vancouve.w a.us/. Delightful Selection Of Doll Clothes Found At Elderberry Gift Shop Open House Planned To Discuss Fourth Plain/Covington Improvements An open house is planned to present alignment alternatives for improvements to Fourth Plain Bou levard and Covington Road. Citi zens will have the opportunity to comment on roadway widening and design im provem ents. The open house will be held March 10, 1998, at Covington Junior High School, 11200 Rosewood, Vancouver, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The road alignment alternatives and design options that will be pre sented are the preliminary recom mendations o f the citizen advisory committee, known as the Commu nity Design Team (CDT). There are multiple options to be considered and issues such as bicycle and pedes trian facilities will play a role in choosing a final alternative. Citizen input at the March 9th open house will strongly influence which alter natives are forwarded for further study. Fourth Plain Three options have been devel oped for widening Fourth Plain Bou levard. In addition, a “couplet” op tion is being considered which would make Fourth Plain one-way east- bound and Rosewood one-way west bound. Covington/109th Avenue The options being considered for Covington Road/109th Avenue north ofFourth Plain will realign Covington Between Fourth Plain and 107th re sulting in improved safety for driv ers, bicyclists, and pedestrians, as well as improved traffic flow. Barbie doll owners will find dis tin c tiv e c lo th in g in c lu d in g St. Patrick’s Day dresses, formais and dresses from other lands at The El derberry Com er Gift Shop at Luepke Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd. The gift shop offers a fun assort ment o f musical mice, window-sill angels, baby items and quilts. Items are all hand-crafted by local seniors. The gift shop is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Pro ceeds benefit senior programs for the community. The program is spon sored by Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Department. Toughlove Class Offered For Older Parents Do you have a grown child who still needs a lot o f parental assis tance? Are you feeling stressed and frustrated? Learn how to cope with adult children who mistake you fora bank, boarding house or warehouse through a six-week “Toughlove for Older Parents” class at Luepke Cen ter, 1009 E. M cL oughlin Blvd. classes meet Fridays, from now until May 1, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Toughlove is a self-help program for parents troubled by their grown children’s behavior. Toughlove is a combination o f philosophy and ac tion which helps people change and get control o f their lives. It is pre sented by BJ and Bob Pelayo, T oughlove re p re se n ta tiv es w ho joined the organization when their families were in crisis. BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES: ► help increase women's comfort in labor ► help women avoid unnecessary cesareans ► earn income for you and your family Supporting Family Strengths P ortland training: M a y 75-77, 1998 Contact: Emily Bernhardt, (503) 827-4329 A ssociation or L abor A ssistants 6. C hildbirth E ducators PO Box 382724 ♦ C a m i r i d c i . MA 02238 “ W i : ten our family faces a challenge, we face it head on. With all our minds put together, we’ll come up with something to meet that challenge.” Cracif Head hnpiifter -G E N E V A JONES, grandparent of six, great-grandparent of three ...all thrown out with the help of Srids liiie me. -Ana, ap,e ¡6 Everybody loves to trash teenagers, right? Maybe they don't realize that we do care. That we can make a difference. Get involved in Crime Prevention. Clean up parks. Teach younger kids. Start a school or neighborhood watch. And help make your community safer and better for everyone. Together, we can, prove them wrong by doing something right. C all Toll fre e ŒI (Tip' ^portlanò (Dbeeruer www.weprevent.org Multnomah County’s Family Centers support family strengths with 14 locations throughout the county. Centers B uilding B etter C ommunities c. 1 I
