Thursday, October 17 , 2024

Stories by Tom Vogt

Columbian Science, Military & History Reporter

Lorrie Conway stands with the Nubian goats that provide the milk for cheese.

Fort home to Pacific Northwest’s first cheesemakers

Lorrie Conway stands with the Nubian goats that provide the milk for cheese.

August 6, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Life

“It’s definitely safe to say that the earliest cheeses made in the Pacific Northwest were made in Clark County,” said Tami Parr. Read story

Lorrie Conway stands with the Nubian goats that provide the milk for cheese.

Cheese artisans reflect county heritage that goes back to 1830s

Lorrie Conway stands with the Nubian goats that provide the milk for cheese.

August 6, 2017, 6:01am Clark County Life

When Lorrie Conway sets out a plate stacked with pieces of Yacolt Burn, she is serving up some well-aged heritage. Read story

Fourteen-year-old Steven Schmidt of Battle Ground and Twilight, who produced some of the milk for his mozzarella cheese that earned a blue ribbon Saturday in the dairy goat cheese competition at the Clark County Fair. (Randy L.

Cheese whiz earns blue ribbon at fair

Fourteen-year-old Steven Schmidt of Battle Ground and Twilight, who produced some of the milk for his mozzarella cheese that earned a blue ribbon Saturday in the dairy goat cheese competition at the Clark County Fair. (Randy L.

August 5, 2017, 8:45pm Clark County News

Steven Schmidt earned a blue ribbon for his mozzarella cheese Saturday at the Clark County Fair. Read story

An image of a lifetime America the Beautiful senior recreation pass taken from the National Park Service website.

Senior parks passes restocked in Vancouver

An image of a lifetime America the Beautiful senior recreation pass taken from the National Park Service website.

August 3, 2017, 1:19pm Clark County News

Senior passes are once again available at federal land management agencies in Vancouver. Read story

Mason Nolan Worked at The Columbian from 1965 to 2004

Community leader Mason Nolan dies at 95

Mason Nolan Worked at The Columbian from 1965 to 2004

July 31, 2017, 6:12pm Business

Described by a friend as a lifelong learner, Mason Nolan helped hundreds of young people achieve their own educational goals. Read story

Mother Joseph was the driving force behind The Academy

Off Beat: Nun’s wit, moxie got better of Wild West desperadoes

Mother Joseph was the driving force behind The Academy

July 30, 2017, 5:21pm Clark County News

Mother Joseph is in the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, although she is known more for building Providence Academy. Read story

Anne Devereaux, left, a volunteer at the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, waters hydrangeas while talking with Linda Heglin, the treasurer for the Old Evergreen Highway Association.

Arboretum’s future uncertain as oversight struggles

Anne Devereaux, left, a volunteer at the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, waters hydrangeas while talking with Linda Heglin, the treasurer for the Old Evergreen Highway Association.

July 26, 2017, 6:02am Clark County Life

Heritage plaques on John Stanger’s home vouch for the historic significance of the structure, which was built in 1867. Read story

Members of the Cowlitz Canoe Family head for their landing spot on the Columbia River beach Tuesday, after the first leg of their trip to Campbell River, B.C.

Cowlitz, All Nations members canoe toward annual gathering

Members of the Cowlitz Canoe Family head for their landing spot on the Columbia River beach Tuesday, after the first leg of their trip to Campbell River, B.C.

July 25, 2017, 8:07pm Clark County News

This sort of multi-tribal collaboration was business as usual, back when there was only one business in town. Read story

Portland State University student Tyler Molter, from left, looks at an artifact he got from National Park Service archeologist Beth Horton as Portland State grad student and teaching assistant Justin Junge bags and labels artifacts during the 2014 archeological field school at Fort Vancouver. Horton is now the archaeologist at Yellowstone National Park.

Researcher traces ties between fort, Yellowstone

Portland State University student Tyler Molter, from left, looks at an artifact he got from National Park Service archeologist Beth Horton as Portland State grad student and teaching assistant Justin Junge bags and labels artifacts during the 2014 archeological field school at Fort Vancouver. Horton is now the archaeologist at Yellowstone National Park.

July 23, 2017, 4:05pm Clark County News

There have been recorded links for 200 years between the places we now call Fort Vancouver and Yellowstone National Park. Read story

A photograph of Technical Sgt. Donald Morrow, taken in Italy in October 1944, is part of Bryan Ilyankoff’s exhibit honoring World War II combat photographers.

Off Beat: Military re-enactor honors shooter who carried a camera

A photograph of Technical Sgt. Donald Morrow, taken in Italy in October 1944, is part of Bryan Ilyankoff’s exhibit honoring World War II combat photographers.

July 23, 2017, 4:04pm Clark County News

Combat photographers could get really close to the action during World War II, which is why Donald Morrow was awarded a Bronze Star. Read story