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Tom Lineham poses for a portrait on West Mill Plain Boulevard. The roadway "is not known for its beauty or aesthetics," he said. "It's doesn't have a lot of charm.

Vancouver native rediscovers hometown documenting 11-mile walk on Mill Plain

Tom Lineham poses for a portrait on West Mill Plain Boulevard. The roadway "is not known for its beauty or aesthetics," he said. "It's doesn't have a lot of charm.

July 17, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Picture Vancouver’s primary crosstown boulevard — busy with traffic, tightly lined by businesses and homes — as a primitive wagon road linking the original Fort Vancouver to a sprawling farming community miles to the northeast. Read story

Pippin Casimir, 8, from left, Hudson Beal, 10, Ariana Ramunno-Johnson, 10, and Danny Ramunno-Johnson, 8, work together to identify artifacts in their excavation site at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

Kids dig in at Fort Vancouver archaeology site

Pippin Casimir, 8, from left, Hudson Beal, 10, Ariana Ramunno-Johnson, 10, and Danny Ramunno-Johnson, 8, work together to identify artifacts in their excavation site at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

July 16, 2022, 3:46pm Clark County News

At the rear of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site replica, underneath two green tents marked National Park Service, 20 children ages 8 to 12 knelt in the dirt next to five rectangular holes observed in the ground Saturday morning. Read story

Emily Jackson of Vancouver walks her 1-year-old golden retriever, Ranger, at Nikkei Park. Vancouver Parks and Recreation will host a celebration in honor of the park's renaming at 7 p.m. July 15. Nikkei Park left behind its placeholder, North Image, for a title with deeper meaning and roots to the community, which was officially adopted in September 2021.

Nikkei Park in North Image neighborhood honors the past

Emily Jackson of Vancouver walks her 1-year-old golden retriever, Ranger, at Nikkei Park. Vancouver Parks and Recreation will host a celebration in honor of the park's renaming at 7 p.m. July 15. Nikkei Park left behind its placeholder, North Image, for a title with deeper meaning and roots to the community, which was officially adopted in September 2021.

July 7, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

A Vancouver park received a new title nearly a year ago to honor past generations and their resiliency through hardship. Read story

Portland State University student Joshua Haupt, left, scoops dirt into a bucket while Portland State University student Patty Patterson digs in the ground Tuesday during Archaeology Field School at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Archaeology students aim to determine if Fort Vancouver National Historic Site was used for schools

Portland State University student Joshua Haupt, left, scoops dirt into a bucket while Portland State University student Patty Patterson digs in the ground Tuesday during Archaeology Field School at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

July 5, 2022, 7:56pm Clark County News

More than 20 college students kneeled in the warm July heat, sifting through small square holes in the freshly dug ground on the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, searching for nails, ceramic remnants and other relics from the past. Read story

Clark County Council seeking historic grants applications

June 28, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News

The Clark County Council is accepting applications for the Historical Promotion Grants program. Under the program, local organizations are eligible to receive grants for historic preservation and programs, including preservation of historic documents. Read story

Frank Wallace, left, along with one of his sons John Wallace, center, and Deb Wallace look at a reproduction of a May 30, 1925 issue of The Dispatch-Herald of Erie, Pa. There were various stories plastered on its front page and, among them, had themes that would relate to his future career as someone who served in the Air Force during World War II.

Reprint of hometown newspaper among events celebrating 97th birthday of Vancouver WWII veteran

Frank Wallace, left, along with one of his sons John Wallace, center, and Deb Wallace look at a reproduction of a May 30, 1925 issue of The Dispatch-Herald of Erie, Pa. There were various stories plastered on its front page and, among them, had themes that would relate to his future career as someone who served in the Air Force during World War II.

June 1, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Frank Wallace watched as 500 copies of his hometown’s newspaper, dated from May 30, 1925, zoomed on belts overhead. Read story

Red poppies came to be the symbol that represents soldiers who were killed during their service. It was inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," by John McCrae, a Canadian World War 1 soldier. He described observing poppies abundantly grow among soldiers' battlefield graves.

Red remembrance: Clark County groups craft paper poppies to remember WWI’s fallen

Red poppies came to be the symbol that represents soldiers who were killed during their service. It was inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," by John McCrae, a Canadian World War 1 soldier. He described observing poppies abundantly grow among soldiers' battlefield graves.

May 16, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

Vibrant red poppies, symbolizing bloodshed from World War I, must be assembled delicately. Read story

On the right, Kenneth Teter, once a Vancouver city councilman (1956-1963), stands beside an unidentified man examining an unfortunately worded sign (from today's perspective) donated by the Rotary Club describing the Hudson's Bay Company employees' village that once stood outside Fort Vancouver.

Clark County History: Kanaka Village

On the right, Kenneth Teter, once a Vancouver city councilman (1956-1963), stands beside an unidentified man examining an unfortunately worded sign (from today's perspective) donated by the Rotary Club describing the Hudson's Bay Company employees' village that once stood outside Fort Vancouver.

May 1, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Only a few visitors and scattered historical documents called the rough dwellings outside Fort Vancouver “Kanaka Village.” Instead, those living there in the Hudson’s Bay Company days called the grouping of houses “the village.” Read story

Clark County Historic Preservation Commission seeks applicants

April 21, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

The deadline to apply for a seat on the Clark County Historic Preservation Commission is fast approaching. The commission has two positions available, each for a three-year term that begins July 1. The application deadline is 5 p.m. April 29. Read story

Annual Chief Redheart observance set April 23

April 15, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

In the winter of 1877, the U.S. Army attempted to remove Nez Perce tribal members from their ancestral lands, resulting in the imprisonment of many members and death of an infant. Read story