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Clark County Life

Fort Vancouver is celebrating its bicentennial.

200 years of community: Fort Vancouver’s multicultural history highlighted during bicentennial events

Fort Vancouver is celebrating its bicentennial.

October 5, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

The end of this year and the whole of next year will be big ones for the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Read story

Allen Wilson is a Vancouver gardening specialist.

Gardening with Allen: Growing bulbs in pot for winter

Allen Wilson is a Vancouver gardening specialist.

October 5, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

I would like to plant some bulbs in pots for bloom this winter. What special treatment is needed in order to bloom inside my home? Read story

John Gibbon was one of the longest-tenured leaders of the Department of the Columbia. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Gibbon is remembered for his influential writings, the scientifically based &ldquo;Artillerist&rsquo;s Manual&rdquo; (1859) and posthumously published manuscripts on the Civil War and soldiering in the West.

Clark County history: Vancouver commander Gibbon chose the Union over the Confederacy

John Gibbon was one of the longest-tenured leaders of the Department of the Columbia. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Gibbon is remembered for his influential writings, the scientifically based &ldquo;Artillerist&rsquo;s Manual&rdquo; (1859) and posthumously published manuscripts on the Civil War and soldiering in the West.

October 5, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

When the Civil War broke out, John Gibbon, a North Carolinian and 1847 West Point graduate, remained faithful to the Union while his brothers, cousin and brothers-in-law chose the Confederacy. Gibbon received his first wound at Fredericksburg, Va. in December 1862. During Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, Pa., in July 1863,… Read story

Check It Out: Dragons fire up variety of fiction

October 5, 2024, 6:01am Clark County Life

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a … Read story

Courtesy Amy Swingen
At the Nurtured by Nature &ldquo;ottertarium&rdquo; are four Swingen sisters - Diane, left, Laura, Amy and Cindi - and Ron Swingen, their father.

Everybody Has a Story: You otter be sharing in Dad’s adventures

Courtesy Amy Swingen
At the Nurtured by Nature &ldquo;ottertarium&rdquo; are four Swingen sisters - Diane, left, Laura, Amy and Cindi - and Ron Swingen, their father.

October 5, 2024, 6:00am Clark County Life

Our father, 87, has Stage 4 prostate cancer. You’d never know it. Read story

Oak Tree Station in Camas offers both inside and outside seating for year-round dining.

Camas food cart pod Oak Tree Station features 20-plus eateries, craft beers and a family-friendly vibe

Oak Tree Station in Camas offers both inside and outside seating for year-round dining.

October 4, 2024, 6:08am Business

When I moved here a decade ago, I was fascinated by the food cart pods in Portland. Since then, many people have told me they planned to build similar ones in Vancouver but none of that scale have materialized. When I heard a food truck pod with a taproom and… Read story

This week in Clark County history, Oct. 4

October 4, 2024, 5:43am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Sept. 23-28

October 4, 2024, 5:40am Clark County Life

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

Vancouver artist Bev Jozwiak works on an acrylic painting Friday at her home.

Awash in accolades: National watercolor gallery features Vancouver artist Bev Jozwiak’s work

Vancouver artist Bev Jozwiak works on an acrylic painting Friday at her home.

October 3, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Bev Jozwiak has created a whole world out of water. She shares it through brushes, paper and pigment, creating fantastical scenes or quiet vignettes in her signature loose and paint-spangled style. Read story

Sandhill cranes come in for a landing near cousin cranes during BirdFest &amp; Bluegrass in Ridgefield in 2019.