Thursday, November 21 , 2024

Stories by Erin Middlewood

Columbian Managing Editor for Content

erin.middlewood@columbian.com

Ephraim Barstad holds up his daughter, Selah Barstad, 3, for a photo at the annual menorah lighting at Esther Short Park in 2017. The Chabad Jewish Center has held a public Hanukkah celebration in the park since 2004.

Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County sets drive-in menorah lighting for Hanukkah

Ephraim Barstad holds up his daughter, Selah Barstad, 3, for a photo at the annual menorah lighting at Esther Short Park in 2017. The Chabad Jewish Center has held a public Hanukkah celebration in the park since 2004.

December 9, 2020, 6:01am Churches & Religion

The Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County's 18th annual menorah lighting will look different this year. Last year, the center lit a 19-foot-tall stainless steel menorah beneath Esther Short Park's clock tower. Read story

Ming Parng moved into his house near the Salmon Creek Trail about a year ago. He spotted a buck then, and again this year. He enjoys photographing his backyard deer.

Winter wildlife wanders wilds of Washington

Ming Parng moved into his house near the Salmon Creek Trail about a year ago. He spotted a buck then, and again this year. He enjoys photographing his backyard deer.

December 6, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

Peruse social media and you’d think Clark County’s urban neighborhoods are experiencing an invasion from the wild. Read story

Nina Borroz, 98, has sewn about 150 to 200 quilts a year to donate to veterans organizations. Many have patriotic themes like this one she displays in the sewing room in her Minnehaha home on a recent morning.

Minnehaha woman has sew much love for vets

Nina Borroz, 98, has sewn about 150 to 200 quilts a year to donate to veterans organizations. Many have patriotic themes like this one she displays in the sewing room in her Minnehaha home on a recent morning.

November 19, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Life

Nina Borroz has always loved sewing. When she was little, her mother warned her not to touch the sewing machine, but she did anyway, piercing her hand with the needle. That didn’t deter Borroz. She learned to sew at her mother’s knee, and helped with the piles of mending and… Read story

COVID-19 precautions have altered the Vancouver Farmers Market this year and limited the number of visitors. In lieu of the usual harvest and holiday markets bookending Thanksgiving, an outdoor market will continue on Saturdays through Dec. 19.

Vancouver Farmers Market changes holiday plans

COVID-19 precautions have altered the Vancouver Farmers Market this year and limited the number of visitors. In lieu of the usual harvest and holiday markets bookending Thanksgiving, an outdoor market will continue on Saturdays through Dec. 19.

November 6, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life

The coronavirus pandemic is altering the Vancouver Farmers Market’s cool-weather offerings this year. Read story

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site reopens after pandemic closure

October 21, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site reopened Tuesday after a monthslong closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read story

Teammates Lois Arbogast and Julia Warren, a 2003 Skyview High School graduate, pose with a giant inflatable likeness of bacon. They compete on the reboot of "Supermarket Sweep," which premieres at 8 p.m. Sunday on ABC.

Felida native competes on ‘Supermarket Sweep’

Teammates Lois Arbogast and Julia Warren, a 2003 Skyview High School graduate, pose with a giant inflatable likeness of bacon. They compete on the reboot of "Supermarket Sweep," which premieres at 8 p.m. Sunday on ABC.

October 16, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Life

The reboot of the game show “Supermarket Sweep,” which premieres Sunday on ABC, will feature a contestant who grew up in the Felida area north of Vancouver. Read story

Laura Thornquist, left, demonstrates how she has been coaching teammates while the coronavirus pandemic has kept them off the lake. She corrects teammate Britten Witherspoon's form as she paddles in a water trough in Thornquist's Woodland backyard.

Members of Catch-22 dragon boat team build fitness, community after breast cancer diagnosis

Laura Thornquist, left, demonstrates how she has been coaching teammates while the coronavirus pandemic has kept them off the lake. She corrects teammate Britten Witherspoon's form as she paddles in a water trough in Thornquist's Woodland backyard.

October 11, 2020, 6:00am Breast Cancer

“You should try dragon boating.” That’s what Britten Witherspoon, 43, kept hearing from other members of her support group for young breast cancer survivors. Read story

Leslie Girard recently celebrated one year since her breast cancer diagnosis. Every morning, she takes her dog, Bella, for a quick walk before heading out for a half hour on her own. She also strives to eat a plant-based diet in hopes of staving off cancer recurrence.

Program helps survivors rebuild health after breast cancer diagnosis

Leslie Girard recently celebrated one year since her breast cancer diagnosis. Every morning, she takes her dog, Bella, for a quick walk before heading out for a half hour on her own. She also strives to eat a plant-based diet in hopes of staving off cancer recurrence.

October 11, 2020, 5:12am Breast Cancer

Leslie Girard recently celebrated the first year after her breast cancer diagnosis, if “celebrate” is the word for it. Read story

One person died in a house fire in the Minnehaha area on Saturday night.

Fire burns Minnehaha house; one dead

One person died in a house fire in the Minnehaha area on Saturday night.

October 10, 2020, 10:41pm Clark County News

A person died at the scene of a two-alarm house fire in the Minnehaha area north of Vancouver Saturday evening. Read story

Streaks of blue-green algae are visible at Vancouver Lake last summer. Clark County Public Health again placed a warning to avoid water contact at Vancouver Lake in August.

Algae take bloom off Clark County lakes

Streaks of blue-green algae are visible at Vancouver Lake last summer. Clark County Public Health again placed a warning to avoid water contact at Vancouver Lake in August.

September 15, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Toxic algae blooms have tainted Vancouver, Lacamas and Round lakes off and on this summer, leaving people wary of dipping so much as a toe into these ordinarily popular recreation spots. Read story