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Columbian Science, Military & History Reporter

Nonprofit plans retreat for veterans

September 2, 2017, 5:51pm Clark County News

A nonprofit group wants to lease property from Clark County for a camp that would provide a rustic retreat for military veterans. Read story

Executive Director Brad Richardson stands in front of an exhibit on the old Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway in the Clark County Historical Museum.

New executive director no stranger to museum or its mission

Executive Director Brad Richardson stands in front of an exhibit on the old Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway in the Clark County Historical Museum.

August 31, 2017, 7:57pm Clark County News

The histories of Brad Richardson and Clark County are intertwined. Read story

Jacob Sharkansky, standing, from left, Abraham Salazar, seated, and Richard Berry, in background, view the Aug. 21 eclipse while Eleanor Berry looks away from the sun.

Using eclipse to reconfirm relativity

Jacob Sharkansky, standing, from left, Abraham Salazar, seated, and Richard Berry, in background, view the Aug. 21 eclipse while Eleanor Berry looks away from the sun.

August 30, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

As millions of people marveled at one of nature’s grandest spectacles last week, some of Toby Dittrich’s students were backstopping Einstein. Read story

Olivia Van Natta from Bellingham paddles on her board Friday at Battle Ground Lake State Park.

Fee-free fun in parks

Olivia Van Natta from Bellingham paddles on her board Friday at Battle Ground Lake State Park.

August 25, 2017, 9:12pm Clark County News

Archaeology started at Fort Vancouver in 1947. But we can't overlook the crucial groundwork that began in the 1820s. That's when people at the new Hudson's Bay Company fur-trading center started losing stuff. Or they just tossed it out. Read story

Andrew Douglas of Vancouver, 14, and his mother Sara Douglas discuss sections of the Fort Vancouver Tapestry at the Artillery Barracks on Tuesday. Sara had seen the tapestry when Andrew was younger and wanted to bring him back so they could look over it together.

Personal history woven into Fort Vancouver Tapestry

Andrew Douglas of Vancouver, 14, and his mother Sara Douglas discuss sections of the Fort Vancouver Tapestry at the Artillery Barracks on Tuesday. Sara had seen the tapestry when Andrew was younger and wanted to bring him back so they could look over it together.

August 24, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

Community history is folded into those 70 embroidered panels, but there also is a lot of personal history in the Fort Vancouver Tapestry. Read story

A panel in the Fort Vancouver Tapestry honors the Port of Vancouver. The 108-foot-long tapestry will be on display from Monday through Sunday, Aug. 27, in the Artillery Barracks.

History-themed tapestry returns to Vancouver Barracks

A panel in the Fort Vancouver Tapestry honors the Port of Vancouver. The 108-foot-long tapestry will be on display from Monday through Sunday, Aug. 27, in the Artillery Barracks.

August 22, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

Threads of history that form a 108-foot-long tapestry is back on display in the west portion of Vancouver Barracks. Read story

Kayden Williams, 9, left, and her sister Kendall, 11, both of Camas, follow the solar eclipse as it passes through the darkest point Monday morning at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. “It looked like the Cheshire Cat, but without the eyes,” Kayden said.

At fort, many watch moon ‘biting and biting’ the sun

Kayden Williams, 9, left, and her sister Kendall, 11, both of Camas, follow the solar eclipse as it passes through the darkest point Monday morning at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. “It looked like the Cheshire Cat, but without the eyes,” Kayden said.

August 21, 2017, 8:04pm Clark County News

The sun and moon lined up with Katie, Aiden, Lillie, Kendall, Kayden, Raphael, Michael and Michelle and ... well, with everybody from coast to coast, actually. Read story

William Yantis, director of Goldendale Observatory, peers into a Celestron telescope in a photo taken by Jim Vincent as the path of a total solar eclipse passes over Klickitat County on Feb. 26, 1979.

1979 eclipse: A look back at coverage, reaction

William Yantis, director of Goldendale Observatory, peers into a Celestron telescope in a photo taken by Jim Vincent as the path of a total solar eclipse passes over Klickitat County on Feb. 26, 1979.

August 21, 2017, 6:02am Clark County News

Clark County greeted the 1979 total eclipse with a shrug. Read story

Burgess Meredith, left, as the Penguin, and Vancouver’s Roger Hart, manager of Paul Revere and the Raiders, when the band filmed an episode of “Batman.” Contributed photo

Off Beat: Vancouver man reminisces on fame’s price, privilege

Burgess Meredith, left, as the Penguin, and Vancouver’s Roger Hart, manager of Paul Revere and the Raiders, when the band filmed an episode of “Batman.” Contributed photo

August 20, 2017, 5:26pm Clark County News

When Glen Campbell died a couple of weeks ago, it was a chance to remember his contributions across the musical spectrum. Read story

Optometric assistant Rhandy Rogers of Longview tries on a pair of solar eclipse glasses Wednesday outside of the Kaiser Permanente Orchards Medical Office in Vancouver. The eclipse glasses need to be worn to protect the eyes from damage caused by the ultraviolet rays of the sun.

The Great American Eclipse is on the way

Optometric assistant Rhandy Rogers of Longview tries on a pair of solar eclipse glasses Wednesday outside of the Kaiser Permanente Orchards Medical Office in Vancouver. The eclipse glasses need to be worn to protect the eyes from damage caused by the ultraviolet rays of the sun.

August 20, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

Some people have been looking forward to Monday’s solar event ever since the 1979 total eclipse came through Clark County. Read story