March 1, 2000
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Vancouver News
Applications invited for Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
T he C ity o f V ancouver is seeking
applicants to fill one City vacancy on
the joint City/C ounty Lodging Tax
A dvisory Com m ittee.
The Com m ittee is a fourteen-member
body that m akes recom m endations
to th e C la rk C o u n ty B o ard o f
C om m issioners and the V ancouver
C ity Council regarding expenditures
o f the city and county’s lodging tax
revenue.
T h e L o d g in g T ax A d v is o ry
C om m ittee m eets once a m onth at
7:30 a.m. at the Red Lion at the Quay.
Guidelines forCommittee membership
are set by the Revised Codes o f
W a s h in g to n
(R C W )
under
RCW 67.28.1817. Applicants for the
position that is currently vacant must
be V ancouver residents affiliated to
be funded by lodging tax revenue.
F o r a p p lic a tio n s o r f u rth e r
inform ation, contact Jan Bader in the
City M anager’s O ffice at City Hall,
PO Box 1995, V ancou ver, W A 98668
or cal 1696-8121 or FAX: 696-8049.
The d ead lin e for ap p licatio n s is
Monday, March 27,2000.
For further inform ation about the
V ancouver boards and com m issions,
v is it o u r w eb p a g e at h ttp ://
w w w .c i.v a n c o u v e r .w a .u s /
volunteers/index.html.
Featuring Famous Cajun Flavor!
Symphony plans young artist concerts
Y our chance to hear som e o f the area’s m ost talented young m usicians will be
M arch 11 and 12 w hen the three w inners o f the V ancouver S ym phony’s fifth
annual Y oung A rtist com petition perform in concert w ith the Sym phony. The
instrum ents this year include a violinist, a violist and a bassoonist.
T he 2000 com petition w inners include A aron Solow ay, and 18-year-old
bassoonist from Parkrose High School in Portland, 17-year-old violist Joel
Thoreson from H udson’s Bay High School, and Justin M ackew ich, a 17-year-
old violinist w ho attends the V ancouver School o f Arts and A cadem ics.
The Sym phony’s “Y oung Artist Perform” concerts will be at 2 :30 p.m . Saturday,
M arch 11,2000 and at 7:00 pm, Sunday, M arch 12,2000 at the Royal Durst
Theatre in the V ancouver School o f Arts and A cadem ics. The school is located
at 3101 M ain St., V ancouver. T he Sym phony will be under the direction o f
conductor Dr. Salvador Brotons.
Bassoonist A aron Solow ay will perform the first m ovem ent ofC arl M aria Von
W eber’s C oncerto in F, Op. 75 Aaron has been a bassoonist with the Portland
Y outh Philharm onic for four years and is currently co-principal bassoon. He
attended B oston U niversity Tangelw ood Institute last sum m er and the Eastern
M usic Festival in North C arolina in 1998, and Sequoia C ham ber M usic
W orkshop. A aron took first place in the 1999 O regon State Solo com petition,
was the finalist in Portland C om m unity C oncert A ssociation Y oung Artist
Com petition, and was a finalist in last y ear’s V ancouver Sym phony Young
Artist C om petition. He's valedictorian o f Parkrose High School and has held
num erous leadership positions in student governm ent and clubs and is also
an accom plished pianist.
H udson’s Bay Senior Joel Thoreson began studying the violin at the age o f
ten and took up the viola only a year and a h alf ago. He is currently in the first
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anniversary evening event
WHERE: Water Resources Education Center
4600 S.E. Columbia Way
Vancouver, W A
TIME: 5 p.m.- 8 p.m.
DATE: March 9,2000
ADMISSION: Free admission, food and beverage charges
vary
Food, drink and jazz are “on tap” for SPLASH! 2000. The
SPLASH! T radition brings together mouth-watering food
from local waterfront restaurants, livejazz and the Water
Center’s slant on water and fun. With the purchase o f $2
tickets, sample entrees from Beaches Grill & Chowder
House. Tickets are also available for Northwest wines,
brews from McMenamins on the Columbia, espresso coffees
and soft drinks.
Tour the Water Center with your passport to prizes. Explore
the interactive exhibits in our exhibit hall Investigate in the
Water Sciences and try your hand at “Gyotaku”.
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