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Bob Cromwell, manager of Pearson Air Museum, looks over a tent that was built to century-old specs by the company that made the original spruce mill tents for Vancouver Barracks during World War I.

Pearson recreates tents used by WWI soldiers in Spruce Production Division

Bob Cromwell, manager of Pearson Air Museum, looks over a tent that was built to century-old specs by the company that made the original spruce mill tents for Vancouver Barracks during World War I.

June 18, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Life

When Bob Cromwell wanted to display a World War I-era tent at Pearson Air Museum, he wanted it to be as authentic as possible. Read story

Steve Hogan, Camas mayor pro tem, from left, Ridgefield Mayor Ron Onslow, Yacolt Mayor Jeff Carothers and Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt display their patriotic ties Wednesday during Fort Vancouver’s 23rd annual Flag Day celebration.

Flag Day observance celebrates national, local traditions

Steve Hogan, Camas mayor pro tem, from left, Ridgefield Mayor Ron Onslow, Yacolt Mayor Jeff Carothers and Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt display their patriotic ties Wednesday during Fort Vancouver’s 23rd annual Flag Day celebration.

June 14, 2017, 9:59pm Clark County News

So many stars, spangling so many patriotic displays. Read story

Jess Wood reads &quot;The Little Engine that Could&quot; to her daughter, Wynn Wood, 2, at the Eugene Public Library in Eugene., Ore.

Libraries launching free summer reading programs this month

Jess Wood reads &quot;The Little Engine that Could&quot; to her daughter, Wynn Wood, 2, at the Eugene Public Library in Eugene., Ore.

June 14, 2017, 6:01am Clark County Life

Local libraries will help readers turn this summer into a real page-turner. Read story

Mike Twist, National Park Service ranger, shows how to make fire with flint and steel and a handful of tinder during a living history program at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Fort summer program teaches old-world skills

Mike Twist, National Park Service ranger, shows how to make fire with flint and steel and a handful of tinder during a living history program at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

June 12, 2017, 6:07am Clark County Life

If we were suddenly dropped back into Fort Vancouver of the 1840s, some people would consider it a survival situation. Read story

The foundation established in honor of Maxine and Tod McClaskey recently donated $2 million to Washington State University Vancouver.

Off Beat: Hotel owner had a side hustle: an airline for gamblers

The foundation established in honor of Maxine and Tod McClaskey recently donated $2 million to Washington State University Vancouver.

June 11, 2017, 8:13pm Clark County News

The lodging business provided a lot of the money that the McClaskey family has invested back into this community. Read story

Marilee McCall, mayor pro tem of Woodland, describes her entry in the mayors’ patriotic tie contest during the 2016 Flag Day celebration at Fort Vancouver.

Fort Vancouver to hold 23rd annual Flag Day celebration

Marilee McCall, mayor pro tem of Woodland, describes her entry in the mayors’ patriotic tie contest during the 2016 Flag Day celebration at Fort Vancouver.

June 11, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

There will be a new element Wednesday when the community celebrates Flag Day at Fort Vancouver. Read story

Richard Covington’s 1855 engraving shows Fort Vancouver after it was established on Fort Plain, extending east to the forest.

Clark Asks: The Plains explained

Richard Covington’s 1855 engraving shows Fort Vancouver after it was established on Fort Plain, extending east to the forest.

June 10, 2017, 6:04am Clark County News

Debbie and Ted, you aren’t the only ones interested in the Plain truth about the area’s earliest mapping practices. Read story

Participants dedicate a new flagpole Monday at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Off Beat: Tall tales recall the raising of first fort flag

Participants dedicate a new flagpole Monday at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

June 5, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

It took two years of preparation before the community raised its new American flag Monday over Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Read story

Maxine and Tod McClaskey recently donated $2 million to Washington State University Vancouver.

$2 million gift establishes endowed chair at WSUV

Maxine and Tod McClaskey recently donated $2 million to Washington State University Vancouver.

May 30, 2017, 7:24pm Clark County News

The Tod and Maxine McClaskey Foundation has given $2 million to establish an endowed chair in hospitality business management at Washington State University Vancouver. Read story

Elaine Fletcher with a portrait of her as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps, taken in 1943. After the war, she had a long career in public health.

Memories of war still vivid

Elaine Fletcher with a portrait of her as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps, taken in 1943. After the war, she had a long career in public health.

May 29, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

Millions of young Americans in uniform 75 years ago would learn about the toll of war in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Read story