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Alexander Schroeder, 3, of Vancouver, decorates a pumpkin at the Clark County Historical Museum's Harvest Fun Day in 2007.

Try This: A mouthful of harvest fun

Alexander Schroeder, 3, of Vancouver, decorates a pumpkin at the Clark County Historical Museum's Harvest Fun Day in 2007.

September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

The harvest day is one of several entertainment options this weekend. Others include a symphony concert and a melodrama. Read story

Talking Points: No NBA, try Winterhawks

September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

What's the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking: Go see the Winterhawks Read story

The choir Chor Anno will perform &quot;Come Away to the Skies: A High Lonesome Mass&quot; on Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Vancouver.

Fishing trip nets music for Chor Anno

The choir Chor Anno will perform &quot;Come Away to the Skies: A High Lonesome Mass&quot; on Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Vancouver.

September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Howard Meharg knows how to catch more than salmon when he has a fishing rod in his hands. Meharg, the conductor and music director of Chor Anno, went fishing last year with Tim Sharp and ended up with a commitment from the composer for a new piece of sacred music,… Read story

Abby Wambach battles with Canada's Carmelina Moscato in the first half at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland on Thursday.

Wambach delivers again

Abby Wambach battles with Canada's Carmelina Moscato in the first half at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland on Thursday.

September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Abby Wambach scored twice in the second half Thursday, and the United States delighted a crowd of 18,570 with plenty of offensive creativity in a 3-0 victory over Canada at Jeld-Wen Field. Read story

World War II-era flag stolen from home

September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman is disappointed and heartsick after an American flag was stolen from her Hough neighborhood home earlier in the month, she said. Read story

The state Capitol is shown in Olympia.

Most local lawmakers support special session

The state Capitol is shown in Olympia.

September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Rep. Sharon Wylie is canceling an out-of-town wedding anniversary celebration. Rep. Ann Rivers won't be taking her family on a holiday break. Gov. Chris Gregoire's decision to call the Legislature to Olympia Nov. 28 for a 30-day special session will disrupt lawmakers' private lives. But a survey of Clark County… Read story

Nora Shinya, 18, of Forest Grove, Ore., kills some time and nervous energy while waiting to be interviewed at the Thursday job fair. Event host New Seasons Market supplied snacks, games and entertainment to waiting job seekers.

Job fair draws 1,603 for 350 positions

Nora Shinya, 18, of Forest Grove, Ore., kills some time and nervous energy while waiting to be interviewed at the Thursday job fair. Event host New Seasons Market supplied snacks, games and entertainment to waiting job seekers.

September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Business

More than 1,600 Clark County job seekers clutched resumes and waited in line for an average of three hours on Thursday in hopes of landing a job that pays barely above minimum wage. But the $10-an-hour starting wage was less important to most of the applicants than the health care… Read story

Washington State University Vancouver students Mackenzie Spray, 20, from left, Stephanie Wiese, 19, and Jon Elias, 20, register to vote and sign pledge cards at a voter pledge drive Thursday on the WSUV campus.

Vote effort targets students

Washington State University Vancouver students Mackenzie Spray, 20, from left, Stephanie Wiese, 19, and Jon Elias, 20, register to vote and sign pledge cards at a voter pledge drive Thursday on the WSUV campus.

September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Free pizza and warm sunshine lured about 60 Washington State University Vancouver students to a voter registration rally at the campus amphitheater Thursday, where organizers registered 13 new voters and collected 39 pledge cards in the first hour of an afternoon that also promised live bands and stand-up comedians. The… Read story

Council candidate lacked city business license

September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News

Bill Turlay, a candidate for Vancouver City Council who has campaigned on his business savvy, has been operating a company from his home without a city business license for 11 years. City officials sent Turlay a letter Tuesday, notifying him that his business, Emerald City Granita & Beverage, lacks the… Read story

Suzanne Fletcher, director and sole employee of the privately funded, newly formed Washington Tourism Alliance, appealed for support Thursday at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

Tourism group visits Vancouver, seeks support

Suzanne Fletcher, director and sole employee of the privately funded, newly formed Washington Tourism Alliance, appealed for support Thursday at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

September 22, 2011, 5:00pm Business

The leader of the new, privately funded Washington Tourism Alliance visited Vancouver on Thursday to promote the its effort to build a statewide tourism promotion program in the absence of a state-funded effort. Suzanne Fletcher, the alliance's director and its only employee, implored about 30 local business and tourism officials… Read story