Communications Committee

  • Chair: Committee shares leadership
  • Member: Anne Gengler
  • Member: Bea Lackaff
  • Member: Sandy Montag
  • Member: Debbie Olson
  • Member: Sherry Walston

Purpose

The Snowden Community Council Communications Committee contributes directly to the purpose of the Snowden Council by creating and maintaining Snowden community virtual outreach.

  • The SCC Communications Committee Currently Manages:
    • SnowdenCommunity.org – supported with WordPress and Google tools (Gmail / Contacts, Google Photos, Google Drive, and Google Calendar)
    • Email correspondence between the Snowden community, Klickitat County, and the Community Council
    • SCC Facebook Group: Snowden Community Council

Committee Report 11/06/2024: Anne reported the website has a new photo carousel page, currently showing late autumn splendor.  Our web host Aaron told her that our website is receiving a massive amount of “spam” logins, seemingly from France, and he is looking into a security software called “Word Fence” to protect our WordPress site. Aaron presented his bill for annual hosting of $70.00; however he offered the opportunity to reduce this amount to $35 annually if the SCC consent to hosting a StarLink affiliate link. Anne moved and Sherry seconded the motion to pay $70 annual fee and not support a StarLink affiliate link; the motion passed unanimously.  Anne asked for and received approval from the Council to post an update from local ISP Klicknet on our website. Sherry announced that she will be going to other KC Community Council meetings, and invited people to go with her.  Sherry said that as administrator of the SCC FB page she is considering allowing comments on some FB scenarios.  Her goal for the Facebook (FB) group is to add interesting content in addition to posting SCC business in hopes of keeping the page active, and attracting more and diverse viewers. Hopefully we will get enough viewers to qualify for doing polls and surveys via FB. The Committee is still working on solutions to the irritating formatting problems that occur when viewing our website on cell phones.

Committee Report 10/02/2024: Sandy reported that the Committee recently met, and heartily welcomes new Council member Sherry on the committee, and we are very grateful that she is taking over the responsibilities of Facebook (FB) administrator. Anne is working to continue ground-truthing the Snowden Evacuation Map.  Steven offered to scan the paper copy of the map so we can post it on the website for greater community access and input. The committee happily took him up on his offer.