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Kelcey Feeney, second from left, in her understudy performance as Amalia in &quot;Parfumerie.&quot; (STEPHANIE ROBERTS PHOTO)

Snow can’t ice Magenta Theater show

Kelcey Feeney, second from left, in her understudy performance as Amalia in &quot;Parfumerie.&quot; (STEPHANIE ROBERTS PHOTO)

December 15, 2016, 9:08pm Clark County Life

The female lead had a four-hour drive because of icy roads, so her understudy filled the role … until she felt a tap on her shoulder. Read story

The five founders of the Sisters of Providence who arrived in Vancouver on Dec. 8, 1856: seated, from left, Praxedes of Providence, Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Mary of the Precious Blood; standing, from left, Vincent de Paul and Blandine of the Holy Angels.

Mother Joseph’s story will soon find a wider audience

The five founders of the Sisters of Providence who arrived in Vancouver on Dec. 8, 1856: seated, from left, Praxedes of Providence, Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Mary of the Precious Blood; standing, from left, Vincent de Paul and Blandine of the Holy Angels.

December 11, 2016, 6:02am Clark County News

Not everybody goes on the pilgrimage, where the high point — literally — is a view of downtown Vancouver from Providence Academy’s bell tower. Read story

The Gilliland family of Woodland -- Noel, from left, William, Kathleen and Charlee -- get help from a re-enactor as they make wreaths during the 2013 Christmas at Fort Vancouver event.

Fort celebrates Christmas with 1840s re-enactment

The Gilliland family of Woodland -- Noel, from left, William, Kathleen and Charlee -- get help from a re-enactor as they make wreaths during the 2013 Christmas at Fort Vancouver event.

December 8, 2016, 6:05am Clark County News

An event described as one of the Top 10 Christmas celebrations in the National Park Service takes place Saturday at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Read story

Pearl Harbor survivor Ralph Laedtke honors the flag Wednesday as the colors are posted during a remembrance marking the 75th anniversary of the attack on Dec. 7, 1941.

Looking back on Dec. 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor survivor Ralph Laedtke honors the flag Wednesday as the colors are posted during a remembrance marking the 75th anniversary of the attack on Dec. 7, 1941.

December 7, 2016, 8:27pm Clark County News

For Ralph Laedtke and Paul Johnson, Dec. 7 eventually became a day for reflection and remembering the fallen. Read story

University of Hawaii manned submersible Pisces V shines a light on the conning tower of a Japanese two-man submarine.

Pearl Harbor 75th anniversary: The war beneath the waves

University of Hawaii manned submersible Pisces V shines a light on the conning tower of a Japanese two-man submarine.

December 7, 2016, 6:04am Clark County News

Ninety minutes before Japanese warplanes set America’s Pacific stronghold ablaze, a Navy destroyer at Pearl Harbor opened fire on an early arriving attacker. Read story

Pearl Harbor commemorations to mark 75th anniversary

December 5, 2016, 6:03am Clark County News

Items that represent America’s entry into World War II and its eventual victory will be displayed at one of the area’s Dec. 7 commemorations Wednesday. Read story

Letters to Pvt. Jasper Green returned to his mother after the soldier was killed in 1918. The envelopes were stamped &quot;deceased&quot; and returned to Lillie Green.

Off Beat: Local author ponders the future of how family lore is told

Letters to Pvt. Jasper Green returned to his mother after the soldier was killed in 1918. The envelopes were stamped &quot;deceased&quot; and returned to Lillie Green.

December 5, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

Tweets and texts have their place in a family’s communication network, but your grandkids are unlikely to come across them some day in the attic. Read story

Thirteen-year-old Zachary Borghello, from left, Kim Prather and Josh Prather, 14, load donated food into the Autism Serves Kids Care Club&#039;s minivan in Saturday&#039;s Walk &amp; Knock.

Walk & Knock bags nearly 115 tons of donated food

Thirteen-year-old Zachary Borghello, from left, Kim Prather and Josh Prather, 14, load donated food into the Autism Serves Kids Care Club&#039;s minivan in Saturday&#039;s Walk &amp; Knock.

December 3, 2016, 7:31pm Clark County News

The minivan was rolling slowly down the middle of the street, but Ivory Adams and Trinadee Blanton were in high gear on the sidewalk. The two girls dashed up a walkway to the front step of a house that had just what they were looking for: a bag of food. Read story

Veteran Chris Stephens knots a tie while trying on a suit Friday at the Farmers Insurance district office.

Suits for Soldiers event gives career boost to vets

Veteran Chris Stephens knots a tie while trying on a suit Friday at the Farmers Insurance district office.

December 2, 2016, 7:54pm Clark County News

In their previous jobs, Victor Rivera, Chris Stephens and Mike Gastony didn’t face too many wardrobe choices. Getting dressed is fairly simple when you wear a military uniform. Read story

Harry Shambry looks back as a police dog, held by an officer with a billy club, tears his trouser leg during a civil rights march in Birmingham, Ala., on May 3, 1963. Police officers used both dogs and firehoses to break up the non-violent demonstration. Shambry, an Alabama native who moved to the Northwest in 1968, died in 2011.

Vancouver man makes Time’s top photos

Harry Shambry looks back as a police dog, held by an officer with a billy club, tears his trouser leg during a civil rights march in Birmingham, Ala., on May 3, 1963. Police officers used both dogs and firehoses to break up the non-violent demonstration. Shambry, an Alabama native who moved to the Northwest in 1968, died in 2011.

November 25, 2016, 6:02am Clark County News

A Vancouver resident knew that a photograph taken of him in 1963 affected the course of the civil rights movement. Read story