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term in the area will be converted
to long-term use.
Construction of the Juvenile Jus
tice Center is expected to be com
plete in September 2000.
For more details call G erald
Baugh, 696-8121, or Judy Elliott,
transportation, 696-8290.
VanMall Scene of
Emergency Medical
Services Week Activities
VANCOUVER - A variety of
interesting and educational activities
in honor o f National Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) Week are
planned forFriday and Saturday, May
14 and 15, at Vancouver Mall.
Scheduled activities w ill in
clude: free blood pressure checks,
information about emergency medi
cal careers, cadet drills, and free
one-hour classes in cardiopulm o
nary resuscitation.
“This event is an opportunity for
the public to talk directly to EMS
providers, and for young people to
learn more about career possibilities
in EMS,” says Roxy Barnes, Emer
gency Medical Services administra
tor for the Vancouver Fire Depart
ment people who want more infor
mation can call 892-4323.
The VFD is collaborating on
EMS W eek activities w ith other
local EMS providers, including
the Camas Fire D epartm ent, Clark
C ounty Fire D istricts 6 and 11
and others.
Activities honoring EMS provid
ers will be conducted nationwide
throughout the week. The American
College o f Emergency Physicians,
along with other agencies, sponsors
National Emergency Medical Ser
vices Week. More information is
available on the w eb at http://
www.acep.org.
Volunteers Needed for
Community Work
The retired and Senior Volunteer
Program (RSVP) is looking for vol
unteers 55 years and older for sev
eral assignments in the community.
Positions include:
Pacific Specialty and Rehab
needs a volunteer afternoons and
evenings to read one-on-one to
their patients.
Kamlu Retirem ent Inn needs a
volunteer to call bingo on Friday
afternoons for one hour or to set
up plastic bow ling pins on Satur
day mornings.
Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recre
ation Department needs volunteers
to work on trail projects in Clark
County removing invasive, non-na
tive plants, planting native plants and
picking up litter.
Clark County Community Ser
vices and the US Postal Service
need volunteers to help with a one-
day food drive. Volunteers will
pick up food donations left at m ail
boxes. Also needed are truck driv
ers to transport donations to the
food warehouse.
R SV P is a p a rt o f th e
V ancouver-Clark Parks and Rec
reation Department. To volunteer
or get more information, call Bobbi
Casanova, 696-8063.
Vacancy on Law & Justice
Council
L etters o f interest are being
accepted for a citizen rep resen ta
tive opening on the C lark County
Law and Justice C ouncil. There
are two citizen s representatives
on the council.
The council is com posed o f
elected officials, department heads,
and citizens representing different
areas o f public safety. The council
is a policy board that works on law
and justice issues facing local gov
ernment and our community.
Please submit a letter o f interest
and resume indicating any back
ground you think would be appli
cable to the position.
Questions regarding this posi-
Illegal Child-Care Provider
Sentenced To Jail
A Clackamas women was given
jail time for operating an illegal child
care business and ignoring a court
injunction to cease providing care.
Nancy Wallin Bradley was sentenced
to 120 days in jail and five years
probation by Multnomah County
C ircuit C ourt Judge Joseph F.
Ceniceros, and could face additional
jail time if she doesn’t fully comply
with her sentence. In addition, the
court ordered Bradley to pay the
Oregon Child Care Division $6,000
to cover its legal fees.
Under Oregon law, providers who
care for more than three children in
their home must be registered with
the
O regon
E m ploym ent
Department's Child Division. Brad
ley was not registered and was caring
for numbers o f children far in excess
o f three when legal proceedings be
gan in July 1998. Bradley also has
refused to allow Child Care Division
staff to enter her home as required
ments impacted by the listing.
“We are pleased to have a person
o f Mr. Cow an’s background and
abilities to lead this important pro
gram ," said Bill Barron, Clark
County Administrator. “ He is very
well versed in the issues w e’ll be
dealing with as we move forward
with fish recovery."
Cowan, 42, is presently the re
gional technical coordinator for the
Washington Conservation Commis
sion, where he is responsible for iden
tifying habitat limiting factors for
salmon and steelhead trout through
out southwest Washington. Prior to
Public Open House To Review
Status Of 87th Avenue
Extension Project
he C ity o f V ancouver Trans-
ation D ivision will host it’s
ind open house to d iscu ss
¡ress o f the 87"' A venue Exten-
i Project T hursday, M ay 6,
! 4 to 7 p.m. at K ing Elemen-
School, 4801 Idaho Street.
Designs for im provements for the
87"’ Avenue Project, which extends
from Mill Plain Boulevard to Bur
ton Road, will be on display. C iti
zens are encouraged to provide
staff with input.
Extending NE 87'h Avenue will
allow emergency vehicles to reduce
response times to the Southwest
Medical Center Campus and pro
vide a necessary north/south route
to relieve the existing traffic on
Andresen Road and NE 112,h Street.
Bradley’s illegal child-care business
at her current Clackamas address,
12010 SE Melbrook Way. In past
years, Bradley had illegally operated
childcare in Portland.
Parents who would like assistance
m locating legal child care can con
tact their local Child Care Resource
and Referral agency for providers in
their area, as well as for information
on how to select good care. “The
Child Care Division will take action
when necessary," said Stem, "but
parents must also be involved in en
suring that care is legal.”
Parents are encouraged to contact
the Oregon Child Care Division at 1-
800-556-6616 to see if their pro
vider is registered or certified, as
required by law.
Home Run
DEALS
Clark County Hires
Endangered Species
Coordinator
VANCOUVER, WA - Clark
ounty has hired Kenneth B. "Bryan
owan as its management coordina-
ir for Endangered Spec ies Act com-
liance. The newly created job is
art o f a series o f county efforts to
:spond to the National M anne Fish-
ries Service’s listing o f salmonids
s threatened species under the En-
angered Species Act.
Cowan will report to County Ad-
linistrator Bill Barron and be re-
ponsible to the Board o f Clark
bounty Commissioners. He will
lonitor and coordinate the compli-
nce efforts o f all county depart-
Later in 1998, Bradley was found in
contempt o f court for continuing to
provide illegal childcare.
“The sentencing is a strong mes
sage,” said Linda Stem, licensing
manager for the Child Care Division.
"The division can and will take legal
action, if necessary, to prevent people
from providing illegal child care, and
to ensure the health and safety of
children in care.”
Nancy Wallin Bradley, who is also
know as Nancy Bradley, Nancy
Wallin, Nancy Kazim, and several
other names, has been known to the
Child Care Division for many years
because she has provided child care in
her home outside the parameters of
state laws and rules. In 1986, follow
ing attempts to gain her compliance
with state law, the division obtained a
court injunction against Bradley. In
1988, she was found to be in contempt
o f court and sentenced to jail.
This court action effectively closes
a?açigî(gç
tion should be directed to Jane
Jo h n so n , U n d e rs h e riff, C la rk
County SherifFs office, (360) 397-
2366. Letters o f interest can be
m ailed to the Clark County Com
m issioners’ office, attention Linda
Dygert P. O. Box 5000, Vancouver,
W ashington 98666-5000 no later
than Friday, Amy 7, 1999.
that, he served as the regional habitat
manager for the Washington Depart
ment of Fish and Wildlife, managing
the department ’ s habitat conservation
program in southwest Washington.
He has a Bachelor o f Science de
gree in mathematics from the United
States Coast Guard Academy and a
Masters in Public Administration
from the University o f New Orleans,
specializing in environmental man
agement. He serves on the board o f
Clark County Habitat Partners.
Cowan and his family live in
Washougal. He will earn $59,280 in
his position.
when the division has reason to be
lieve illegal care is being provided.
In July 1998, the Child Care Divi
sion obtained a court injunction against
Bradley forproviding illegal childcare.
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west end o f 11th at the comer of
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According to Gerald Baugh, the
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People visiting the Clark County
Courthouse area will find some park
ing changes during construction o f
the new Juvenile Justice Center.
The greatest impact to the area
will be the temporary elimination of
long-term parking on 12'h Street, the
east side o f Franklin Street between
The V ancouver Police D epartm ent, in cooperation
with Crime Stoppers, is asking for your help in identify
ing and apprehending the individual responsible for a hit
and run accident which fatally injured a pedestrian.
On Sunday, M arch 28, 1999, at approxim ately 8:45 in
the evening, 48-year-old Gary W. Hopkins was walking
with a com panion at East Fourth Plain Boulevard and
W intler Drive in V ancouver. As he was attem pting to
cross the street, H opkins was struck by a car travelling
w estbound on Fourth Plain. The driver fled the scene
w ithout stopping. Hopkins was treated and released from
an area hospital, but over time his condition w orsened
and he later died o f injuries.
The suspect was driving a sm all, four-door, dark col
ored Honda or sim ilar vehicle.
Crim e Stoppers is offering a cash rew ard o f up to
$ 1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, which
leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolved felony
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