Clark County Council member Michelle Belkot is pictured on the Public Service Middle on Jan. 7. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian information)
2. Cowlitz Indian Tribe not shopping for Tri-Mountain Golf Course in any case
Clark County gained’t be promoting Tri-Mountain Golf Course to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe in any case.
“The Cowlitz (tribe) did pull out of purchasing the golf course, so we do have some decisions to make about moving forward with the course,” Michelle Schuster, director of inside companies, advised the Clark County Council on Wednesday.
3. Vancouver man sentenced to greater than 8 years in jail for threatening Clark County judges
Earlier than a Vancouver man was sentenced Monday to 8½ years in jail, two Clark County judges spoke from the opposite facet of the bench, with out their conventional black robes, the place they took on an uncommon function — that of crime victims.
Clark County Superior Court docket Choose David Gregerson advised the Cowlitz County choose who presided over the intimidation case that it was his first time as a sufferer in a case.
4. Vancouver teen, decided not be be outlined by autism, named Division 5 Younger Marine of the 12 months
Tristan Begines was in eighth grade when he first joined the Lewis and Clark Younger Marines program. 4 years later, he has risen to the highest of the ranks with a distinction held by only some: Younger Marine of the 12 months.
The 17-year-old resident of the Curtin Creek space north of Vancouver initially had reservations about becoming a member of the Ridgefield-based program, which goals to foster the psychological, ethical and bodily improvement of youth. However Begines, who’s autistic, stated he was decided to succeed. He didn’t need autism to outline him. On Jan. 1, a particular divisional board named him the 2025 Division 5 Younger Marine of the 12 months — certainly one of simply six within the nation and the second in his unit to earn the title in 22 years.
5. Battle Floor joins cities against mild rail on Interstate 5 alternative bridge
Opposition to mild rail on the deliberate Interstate 5 alternative bridge continues to develop in Clark County’s small cities.
Battle Floor Metropolis Council members voted 4-3 at their March 3 assembly to formally oppose the enlargement of TriMet’s mild rail from Portland throughout a brand new I-5 Bridge and into downtown Vancouver.
