A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum.
- 100 years ago
At its first appearance in interclub matches, the Vancouver Tennis Club won all three of its games against Portland’s Irvington Club on June 21, 1924. The “showing made was a pleasant surprise for the followers of tennis” in Vancouver as few expected the new league to take “more than one or two matches” against the Portland players. The Vancouver Tennis Club had reached it limits on membership, and “many applications are being received.”
- 75 years ago
New drivers licenses would go on sale at the beginning of next month, a Columbian article reminded Vancouverites on June 30, 1949. In accordance with the new state law, all new licenses had to be validated by the state patrol. Clark County had one validating machine for licenses.
- 50 years ago
At a Venersborg town meeting on June 25, 1974, about 20 residents voiced strong opposition to the proposed use of community land for a fire station. Clark County Fire Chief Don Breakey “requested free use or cheap lease or sale of one-fourth of the one-acre community property.” Two sites had already been donated for use as a fire station, but Breakey said they weren’t accessible enough. Residents voted 20-4 against giving or leasing the land.
