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Columbian Science, Military & History Reporter

Gen. Phil Sheridan, who&#039;d served at Fort Vancouver before the Civil War, in front of the flag in an archive photo. His staff in 1864 included Gen.

Military history lecture series planned at fort

Gen. Phil Sheridan, who&#039;d served at Fort Vancouver before the Civil War, in front of the flag in an archive photo. His staff in 1864 included Gen.

January 9, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

A six-part series of monthly military history lectures begins Jan. 19 with Vancouver historian Jeff Davis. Read story

A bobcat waits for a salmon to come within reach at Taft Creek in Olympic National Park last month. When the bobcat was able to snag a fish, park ranger Lee Snook -- a Columbia River graduate -- captured a video of the catch that has gone viral.

Off Beat: Keeper of quiet, videographer of viral bobcat videovideo icon

A bobcat waits for a salmon to come within reach at Taft Creek in Olympic National Park last month. When the bobcat was able to snag a fish, park ranger Lee Snook -- a Columbia River graduate -- captured a video of the catch that has gone viral.

January 2, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

Lee Snook might consider adding a couple of things to her National Park Service job description. Read story

Year in Review: The Columbian’s Top 10 stories of 2016

January 1, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

Some problems can’t be solved in 12 months. Read story

Vintage calendars -- including one from 1913 -- cover Cyrilla Gleason&#039;s kitchen table at her home in Vancouver. Gleason takes vintage calendars from her collection and reuses them when the days and dates match up with the current year.

Calendars with some years on them

Vintage calendars -- including one from 1913 -- cover Cyrilla Gleason&#039;s kitchen table at her home in Vancouver. Gleason takes vintage calendars from her collection and reuses them when the days and dates match up with the current year.

December 31, 2016, 6:04am Clark County News

With January fast approaching, it's just about time for people to put up new calendars. Read story

Vancouver resident Carmen Weninger looks over the Bill of Rights display at the Vancouver Community Library on Tuesday morning.

Bill of Rights on display at library

Vancouver resident Carmen Weninger looks over the Bill of Rights display at the Vancouver Community Library on Tuesday morning.

December 27, 2016, 5:40pm Clark County News

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution were not an academic exercise. They were devised as shields by people who had good reason to be concerned about their individual liberties. Read story

1917 Christmas menu

Off Beat: Army’s vintage menus reflect Christmas for those far from home

1917 Christmas menu

December 26, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

Seventy-five yules ago, the U.S. military was worried about a possible Japanese attack on the American mainland. As a result, about 50 soldiers based at Vancouver Barracks were able to take a break from frantically preparing coastal defenses and enjoy a family Christmas dinner. Read story

Cora Philippson, 8, tests her green paper whirligig over a vertical wind table and strands of her hair go along for the ride Tuesday during the winter-break camp at the Pearson Field Education Center.

Camp lets kids play with principles of flight

Cora Philippson, 8, tests her green paper whirligig over a vertical wind table and strands of her hair go along for the ride Tuesday during the winter-break camp at the Pearson Field Education Center.

December 25, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

As the six children sat around the table, busy with scissors and tape, one started humming a familiar tune. Read story

A bobcat waits patiently for a salmon to come within range in Olympic National Park&#039;s Hoh Rain Forest earlier this month.

Bobcat’s catch of the day goes viralvideo icon

A bobcat waits patiently for a salmon to come within range in Olympic National Park&#039;s Hoh Rain Forest earlier this month.

December 19, 2016, 6:57pm Clark County News

Park ranger Lee Snook went looking for salmon and caught a bobcat. Read story

Amelia Shelley, pictured in the children's section of the Vancouver Community Library in April, is the Fort Vancouver Regional Library's executive director.

Off Beat: Library executive director once helped make TV commercials

Amelia Shelley, pictured in the children's section of the Vancouver Community Library in April, is the Fort Vancouver Regional Library's executive director.

December 19, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

Several authors slated for recent library fundraising dinners have big-time film and TV credits. Read story

Bud Knapp was working in an electrical shop at the Pearl Harbor submarine base in 1942 when he found a pile of wiring, gauges and meters.

Washougal man has piece of Japanese mini-sub

Bud Knapp was working in an electrical shop at the Pearl Harbor submarine base in 1942 when he found a pile of wiring, gauges and meters.

December 16, 2016, 9:27pm Clark County News

When Bud Knapp looked at the front page of The Columbian on Dec. 7, he was shocked to see an archive photograph of a World War II Japanese submarine. Read story