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Stories by Scott Hewitt

Columbian staff writer

Raindrops hang in the branches of a tree in Ridgefield as a pine siskin takes a break.

Backyard bird count alights in Clark County

Raindrops hang in the branches of a tree in Ridgefield as a pine siskin takes a break.

February 9, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

Has a whole year of reduced noise, reduced pollution, reduced driving and flying been good for bird life? Read story

Vancouver’s Magenta Theater names familiar faces as new leaders

February 7, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

The new leaders of Vancouver’s nonprofit Magenta Theater are familiar faces to local theatergoers. Read story

&quot;Chiclets in the Zona Rosa&quot; (Lily Engblom-Stryker illustration)

Vancouver poet collaborates with high school artists in book of poetry about poverty

&quot;Chiclets in the Zona Rosa&quot; (Lily Engblom-Stryker illustration)

February 4, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

In the alley behind the martini bar, a woman lingers, selling packets of chewing gum. Read story

Fireworks light the night sky to the delight of the crowd Thursday evening during Fourth of July festivities at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in 2019.

Fort Vancouver fireworks show canceled for 2nd year due to pandemic

Fireworks light the night sky to the delight of the crowd Thursday evening during Fourth of July festivities at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in 2019.

February 2, 2021, 1:00pm Clark County News

For the second year in a row, the skies over historic Fort Vancouver will stay dark and quiet on America’s birthday. Read story

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Tiny changes equal big results

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January 31, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Health

To make 2021 as great as last year was terrible, many people made wonderful New Year’s resolutions — about health, wealth, relationships, projects, ambitions. Read story

Chuck Adams of La Center, left, gives a thumbs-up while receiving his COVID-19 vaccination from Staff Sgt. Cory Hoveskeland of the Air National Guard at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds on Tuesday morning, January 26, 2021. Adams said getting the vaccination went smoothly. "I didn't even feel it," he said. Tuesday was the first day of mass vaccinations in Clark County, which are given by appointment only.

Appointments available next week for virus vaccine at fairgrounds site

Chuck Adams of La Center, left, gives a thumbs-up while receiving his COVID-19 vaccination from Staff Sgt. Cory Hoveskeland of the Air National Guard at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds on Tuesday morning, January 26, 2021. Adams said getting the vaccination went smoothly. "I didn't even feel it," he said. Tuesday was the first day of mass vaccinations in Clark County, which are given by appointment only.

January 30, 2021, 6:33pm Clark County News

After more than 10,000 people got COVID-19 vaccines at Washington's mass vaccination sites this week, more appointments are available for the upcoming week. Read story

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center.

Legacy Salmon Creek takes special steps after a Friday night protest

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center.

January 30, 2021, 5:40pm Clark County News

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center went into lockdown Friday night and remained in “partial lockdown” on Saturday, a spokeswoman said, after protesters gathered outside the building - some of them armed - because they thought a patient inside, who had refused a COVID-19 test, was being held against her will. Read story

Parielle Shapard as the old green grasshopper, center, and Nick Campos as the centipede perform during Friday night&#039;s staged reading of &quot;James and the Giant Peach,&quot; by Downstage Center Productions, at The Historic Academy in downtown Vancouver. That&#039;s a giant peach pit behind them, of course.

Acting class builds bridges by performing socially distanced play

Parielle Shapard as the old green grasshopper, center, and Nick Campos as the centipede perform during Friday night&#039;s staged reading of &quot;James and the Giant Peach,&quot; by Downstage Center Productions, at The Historic Academy in downtown Vancouver. That&#039;s a giant peach pit behind them, of course.

January 30, 2021, 3:36pm Clark County News

What do young thespians do when “cataclysmic events” — a global pandemic, riots in the streets — are happening all around them? Read story

Anne Zander, left, and Gary Corbin

Clark County thespians featured in Fertile Ground festival

Anne Zander, left, and Gary Corbin

January 28, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

Since live theater has been “a desert” over the past pandemic year, playwright Gary Corbin of Camas is urging everyone to check out how innovative local thespians are streaming new works to a locked-down world. Read story

Pop singer and Camas native Jimmie Rodgers talks with friends after a street sign dedication ceremony in Camas in 2013. Northwest 10th Avenue is now also known as Jimmie Rodgers Avenue.

Camas native, singer Jimmie Rodgers dies at 87

Pop singer and Camas native Jimmie Rodgers talks with friends after a street sign dedication ceremony in Camas in 2013. Northwest 10th Avenue is now also known as Jimmie Rodgers Avenue.

January 21, 2021, 6:07am Clark County News

Jimmie Rodgers, the pop star from Camas who worked in the local paper mill before his sweet voice brought success in the 1950s and 1960s with hit tunes like “Honeycomb” and “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine,” died Monday. Read story