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Columbia River High School graduate Brian Burger plays the title character in Oregon Children&#039;s Theater&#039;s &quot;Geronimo Stilton, Mouse in Space.&quot; (Owen Carey)

Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Man or mouse? Local actor gets to be both

Columbia River High School graduate Brian Burger plays the title character in Oregon Children&#039;s Theater&#039;s &quot;Geronimo Stilton, Mouse in Space.&quot; (Owen Carey)

January 29, 2016, 5:59am Clark County Life

Brian Burger never thought about making a living as an actor until he was on an interview for medical school. Read story

Jemtegaard Middle School sixth-grader Alex Schroeder asks engineer Lance Lehto a question about construction during Lehto&#039;s presentation on studying how soil will handle stormwater at the site of the new elementary and middle schools in Washougal.

Jemtegaard students get lesson in engineering

Jemtegaard Middle School sixth-grader Alex Schroeder asks engineer Lance Lehto a question about construction during Lehto&#039;s presentation on studying how soil will handle stormwater at the site of the new elementary and middle schools in Washougal.

January 15, 2016, 5:24pm Clark County News

When Lance Lehto goes to a school, he tries to bring as many hard hats, vests and goggles as he can. Read story

Pamela Lund of Vancouver recently published her first cookbook, &quot;Cookies, Cookies, and More Cookies,&quot; which features more than 100 recipes.

Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Woman fills book with cookie recipes

Pamela Lund of Vancouver recently published her first cookbook, &quot;Cookies, Cookies, and More Cookies,&quot; which features more than 100 recipes.

January 15, 2016, 6:05am Clark County Life

While plenty ring in the new year with fresh gym memberships and resolutions of weight loss, went in another direction: In 2016, Lund hopes to fill up Clark County with cookies. Read story

Ondalynn Vance, from left, of Vancouver enjoys Chinese Storytime with her sons, Isaac, 5, and Paxton, 3, as volunteer Amber Huang reads a book at the Camas Public Library. City officials are deciding whether the library should remain independent from the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District.

Turning the page on independence?

Ondalynn Vance, from left, of Vancouver enjoys Chinese Storytime with her sons, Isaac, 5, and Paxton, 3, as volunteer Amber Huang reads a book at the Camas Public Library. City officials are deciding whether the library should remain independent from the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District.

January 14, 2016, 6:02am Clark County News

The Camas Public Library is the last independent library in Clark County, but that might change. City officials are considering whether the library should join the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, which operates all of the other libraries in Clark County, plus libraries in Skamania and Klickitat counties. Read story

Raina Moss and her dog Dirk, a clumber spaniel, won the 2015 Eukanuba National Junior Showmanship Championship in Orlando, Fla., and will travel to England to represent the United States in international competition.

Woman, clumber spaniel defy skeptics, win national championship

Raina Moss and her dog Dirk, a clumber spaniel, won the 2015 Eukanuba National Junior Showmanship Championship in Orlando, Fla., and will travel to England to represent the United States in international competition.

January 10, 2016, 6:02am Clark County News

Dirk was only supposed to stick around for a few years, but soon after Raina Moss let that clumber spaniel into her parents' home, she fell in love. Read story

Dennis Pieren, left, performs a clarinet solo at the Westwinds Community Band&#039;s Salute to Big Band last year.

Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Clark County band marches to crowd-pleasing beat

Dennis Pieren, left, performs a clarinet solo at the Westwinds Community Band&#039;s Salute to Big Band last year.

January 8, 2016, 10:06am Clark County Life

The Salute to the Troops concert last month ended with raucous applause ... sort of. Read story

Brad Kavonius didn&#039;t want to be like older generations, working hard and forgetting to enjoy life, or &quot;Pete Rose-ing it into the grave,&quot; he said in reference to famous photos of the former Cincinnati Reds star flying through the air while sliding headfirst.

El Brado’s surf shop repairs all types of water sports equipment

Brad Kavonius didn&#039;t want to be like older generations, working hard and forgetting to enjoy life, or &quot;Pete Rose-ing it into the grave,&quot; he said in reference to famous photos of the former Cincinnati Reds star flying through the air while sliding headfirst.

January 3, 2016, 6:04am Business

Brad Kavonius didn't walk on his graduation day from Hood River Valley High School in Oregon. Read story

Daisuke Matsumoto cooks Neapolitan-style pizza pies in roughly 90 seconds in the wood-fire oven he installed in his food truck, Pizzeria La Sorrentina, with a friend’s help.

Pie-in-the-sky dreams realized with pizza cart

Daisuke Matsumoto cooks Neapolitan-style pizza pies in roughly 90 seconds in the wood-fire oven he installed in his food truck, Pizzeria La Sorrentina, with a friend’s help.

December 31, 2015, 4:44pm Business

When Daisuke Matsumoto told his parents he was opening a food cart, they were worried. Embarrassed, even. Read story

Grace Hausherr

Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Hanford trip set teen on science trajectory

Grace Hausherr

December 25, 2015, 6:15am Clark County Life

Gwanted to be a nurse when she was younger, but when she went on a field trip to see the Hanford nuclear reservation's B Reactor in Richland in the eighth grade, everything changed. Read story

Vintage toy collector Mike McClafferty sold all his toys a few times, but within the last decade started collecting again, and now organizes vintage toy shows around Vancouver.

Vancouver collector shares his love of toys by putting on shows for local fans

Vintage toy collector Mike McClafferty sold all his toys a few times, but within the last decade started collecting again, and now organizes vintage toy shows around Vancouver.

December 25, 2015, 6:01am Clark County News

As a child, Michael McClafferty kept the boxes his toys came in, but not as a collector. Read story