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Columbian Science, Military & History Reporter

A visitor, left, reads a panel in the room where casts of six victims of Mount Vesuvius are on display. The image to the right shows the casts of three people who died in what is called the Alley of the Skeletons.

OMSI exhibit shows volcanic destruction of Pompeii 2,000 years ago

A visitor, left, reads a panel in the room where casts of six victims of Mount Vesuvius are on display. The image to the right shows the casts of three people who died in what is called the Alley of the Skeletons.

July 23, 2017, 6:06am Clark County Life

The body casts of people who were killed 1,938 years ago testify to the deadly history of volcanoes. Read story

Susan Wood of Damascus, Ore., left, helps her daughter Emilia Wood, 5, into a 1945 Willys Jeep with her sister Elora Wood, 7, and their friend Claire Zielke of Portland, 7, at the 113th Cavalry Living History Group encampment just west of Pearson Air Museum on Friday afternoon. The encampmnt continues toay from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

World War II re-enactors provide hands-on link to history

Susan Wood of Damascus, Ore., left, helps her daughter Emilia Wood, 5, into a 1945 Willys Jeep with her sister Elora Wood, 7, and their friend Claire Zielke of Portland, 7, at the 113th Cavalry Living History Group encampment just west of Pearson Air Museum on Friday afternoon. The encampmnt continues toay from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

July 21, 2017, 7:52pm Clark County News

Dirk deBroekert has had a varied medical career: U.S. Navy medical corps, family practice physician, Civil War doctor. Read story

Visitors to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site step back into the 1860s during a Memorial Day bivouac. The 1st Oregon Volunteers re-enactors will be part of Saturday’s living history program at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Fort to fete military history

Visitors to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site step back into the 1860s during a Memorial Day bivouac. The 1st Oregon Volunteers re-enactors will be part of Saturday’s living history program at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

July 18, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

Three eras of American history will share the weekend focus with the past tense of our national pastime Read story

Two teams will square off at Fort Vancouver on Saturday using the 1867 rulebook.

Off Beat: Bring grit; you can’t use a mitt in old-timey baseball

Two teams will square off at Fort Vancouver on Saturday using the 1867 rulebook.

July 16, 2017, 4:21pm Clark County News

Most elements of our national pastime will be recognizable Saturday at 6 p.m. at Fort Vancouver, even though the two teams will play according to the 1867 rulebook. Read story

Co-field director Katie Wynia of Portland, from left, and Portland State University graduate Jesse Nelson of Portland trowel a dig site Friday during the annual archaeological summer field school on the south side of Vancouver Barracks in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Dig at fort is right on the button

Co-field director Katie Wynia of Portland, from left, and Portland State University graduate Jesse Nelson of Portland trowel a dig site Friday during the annual archaeological summer field school on the south side of Vancouver Barracks in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

July 14, 2017, 9:10pm Clark County News

Button, button, who lost the button? Read story

Post office has passport application event Saturday

July 13, 2017, 7:39pm Clark County News

Vancouver’s main post office, 2700 Caples Ave., will hold a special passport application event from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, with a one-stop opportunity for passports, passport photos and passport cards. Read story

Julian Charbonneau, 8, helps with the signage Tuesday as cyclists prepare to take off from the starting line during Bike Skills 101 Camp at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Kids mount up for bicycle boot camp in Vancouver

Julian Charbonneau, 8, helps with the signage Tuesday as cyclists prepare to take off from the starting line during Bike Skills 101 Camp at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

July 11, 2017, 5:33pm Clark County News

About 25 young bicyclists are riding this week in what might be called the Tour de Fort. Read story

Clark Public Utilities workers get their water wagon ready Monday morning along East Fifth Street at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Off beat: Fourth revelers quench thirst at fort’s ‘Guzzle Gulch’

Clark Public Utilities workers get their water wagon ready Monday morning along East Fifth Street at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

July 9, 2017, 3:55pm Clark County News

‘Boom!” and “Bang!” are among the louder aspects of July 4 at Fort Vancouver each year. Read story

The Skamania-Klickitat bookmobile will be a resource for patrons while the Stevenson Community Library is closed for remodeling.

Stevenson library set to close for remodeling

The Skamania-Klickitat bookmobile will be a resource for patrons while the Stevenson Community Library is closed for remodeling.

July 7, 2017, 5:37pm Clark County News

The Stevenson Community Library will close Monday for a remodeling project that is expected to take about three months. Read story

American flags at East Fifth and East Reserve streets welcome visitors to Fort Vancouver, where the annual Fourth of July celebration will be capped Tuesday by the 10:05 p.m. fireworks display.

Fort set up for annual fireworks show

American flags at East Fifth and East Reserve streets welcome visitors to Fort Vancouver, where the annual Fourth of July celebration will be capped Tuesday by the 10:05 p.m. fireworks display.

July 3, 2017, 7:43pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver's biggest annual event could draw even more people Tuesday, thanks to a couple of new wrinkles. Read story