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Veteran Marlene Varga of the Community Military Appreciation Committee, facing with phone, broadcasts a scaled-down version of the annual Memorial Day observance over Facebook live as taps is played at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Monday morning. Varga was joined by veteran Michael Burton, left, Fort Vancouver superintendent Tracy Fortmann, veteran Larry Smith and Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle. CMAC was not able to have its annual Memorial Day service because of COVID-19 concerns, so they hoped to share the experience over video. Varga said the holiday is not a day for a celebration but a day to remember those lost. &quot;We never forget,&quot; she said.

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Veteran Marlene Varga of the Community Military Appreciation Committee, facing with phone, broadcasts a scaled-down version of the annual Memorial Day observance over Facebook live as taps is played at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Monday morning. Varga was joined by veteran Michael Burton, left, Fort Vancouver superintendent Tracy Fortmann, veteran Larry Smith and Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle. CMAC was not able to have its annual Memorial Day service because of COVID-19 concerns, so they hoped to share the experience over video. Varga said the holiday is not a day for a celebration but a day to remember those lost. &quot;We never forget,&quot; she said.

May 25, 2020, 2:34pm Clark County News

It was unlike any other Memorial Day. There was no audience at Vancouver’s Memorial Day observance Monday morning. There were no free hotdogs, the normal tradition for Memorial Day. And there were no speeches by a representative from each branch of the military. Read story

Drs. Glen Holler, left, and Gary Waldron provide dental care to Dana Duback de Sanchez at Battle Ground HealthCare Dental Clinic on in 2015.

Free clinics in Clark County expect rise in patients

Drs. Glen Holler, left, and Gary Waldron provide dental care to Dana Duback de Sanchez at Battle Ground HealthCare Dental Clinic on in 2015.

May 24, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Health

Ever since the novel coronavirus pandemic began, Clark County’s three free clinics have had serious concerns for their patients. Read story

Wild Fern owner Deanna Gaines finds herself in an empty space Tuesday morning as she prepares for the reopening of her store in downtown Vancouver, which is closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clark County industries prepare to reopen once approved

Wild Fern owner Deanna Gaines finds herself in an empty space Tuesday morning as she prepares for the reopening of her store in downtown Vancouver, which is closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 24, 2020, 6:05am Business

After more than two months of shuttered storefronts, empty restaurants and deserted offices, Clark County is poised to take a very cautious initial step toward reopening its economy. Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that the county would soon be eligible to apply to move to “Phase 2” — a limited… Read story

Lyle and Alice Leach, who just celebrated their 72nd anniversary, share a laugh at home.

Vancouver nonagenarians Lyle and Alice Leach offer words of wisdom for tough times

Lyle and Alice Leach, who just celebrated their 72nd anniversary, share a laugh at home.

May 24, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Life

The pandemic is a crisis so broad and severe that repercussions will continue for generations. Comparisons to world wars, the flu pandemic of 1918 and the Great Depression are frequent and inevitable, because we look to history’s hard times give us hope for our future. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Truckers lead way after ’80 blast

May 24, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

It was May 18, 1980, and I received a phone call from my husband, Cecil, a merchant mariner captain who had been at sea for about four months and was returning to his home port in Seattle. He liked me to meet his ship at the dock whenever he returned,… Read story

Call to Readers: Are you Wonder Woman, or ready for a nap?

May 24, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News

The stay-at-home order is difficult for everyone, but it may be difficult for women in different ways. Many women are working full time at home while also home schooling, kid-wrangling, doing housework and cooking. Families are seeking comfort from home-cooked meals and an orderly, sanitized home, while social media might… Read story

Tyler Taplin, left, and Chad Calhoun make their beds inside the Winter Hospitality Overflow Shelter at St. Paul Lutheran Church in December. Nearly 11,000 safe sleeps occurred at St. Paul or St. Andrew Lutheran Church last winter.

In Clark County, coronavirus pandemic shows that ‘housing is health care’

Tyler Taplin, left, and Chad Calhoun make their beds inside the Winter Hospitality Overflow Shelter at St. Paul Lutheran Church in December. Nearly 11,000 safe sleeps occurred at St. Paul or St. Andrew Lutheran Church last winter.

May 24, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

In a way, it’s still winter — at least when it comes to the seasonal shelter system. Some wintertime shelter facilities in Clark County remain open due to COVID-19. The Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter serving families at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Orchards is open but at reduced capacity to… Read story

Public meetings for week of May 24

May 24, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Public meetings this week. Read story

Memorial Day closures

May 24, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

What’s open and what’s closed for Memorial Day: Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: May maintaining its chill, but not for much longer

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

May 24, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

How are you enduring this cool weather? High temperatures the past few days have been disappointing for mid-May. I mean, when it can’t even get out of the 50s, that’s noteworthy. We managed to creep into the low 60s Saturday, but it was a struggle. Read story