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Fruit Valley Principal Matthew Fechter, right, talks to Emily Fargas, 6, from left, Arlet Aparicio, 5, and Giselle Betancourt, 9, while they eat ice cream Oct. 27 at the annual Fall Festival held at Fruit Valley Community Learning Center.

Mr. Fechter’s family: Fruit Valley’s principal guides more than a school

Fruit Valley Principal Matthew Fechter, right, talks to Emily Fargas, 6, from left, Arlet Aparicio, 5, and Giselle Betancourt, 9, while they eat ice cream Oct. 27 at the annual Fall Festival held at Fruit Valley Community Learning Center.

November 12, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

It’s the first day of school, and at Fruit Valley Community Learning Center, Principal Matthew Fechter is sitting with a second-grade student. Read story

Painters and Mosaic Arts Alliance officers Joan Giddings Turley, left, and husband John Turley discuss the impending closure of Gallery 360 in Vancouver’s historic Slocum House. This gallery is unlike any other because of its location and its history, they said; it’s an ideal gateway to Vancouver for visitors. But do city officials realize that?

Citing rising rents, downtown art galleries closing

Painters and Mosaic Arts Alliance officers Joan Giddings Turley, left, and husband John Turley discuss the impending closure of Gallery 360 in Vancouver’s historic Slocum House. This gallery is unlike any other because of its location and its history, they said; it’s an ideal gateway to Vancouver for visitors. But do city officials realize that?

November 10, 2017, 9:49pm Clark County News

This week, two different downtown Vancouver art galleries issued virtually identical statements about closing up shop: “Economic and other factors beyond the gallery’s control have made it necessary to leave.” Read story

Esther Short: This year’s Girlfriends Run for a Cure raised more than $60,000, bringing the event’s 11-year total up to $500,000-plus for breast cancer research.

Girlfriends run raises $60,000 for breast cancer

Esther Short: This year’s Girlfriends Run for a Cure raised more than $60,000, bringing the event’s 11-year total up to $500,000-plus for breast cancer research.

November 8, 2017, 5:55am Community

The 11th Girlfriends Run for a Cure raised $60,686, according to the event’s preliminary fundraising totals, bringing the event’s 11-year total up to more than $500,000. Read story

County Public Works coordinator honored for conservation work

November 8, 2017, 5:55am Community

The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership named Patrick Lee, coordinator with Clark County Public Works, as the organization’s Steward of the Year. Read story

DiscoverOrg CEO Henry Schuck, whose company is one of the fastest growing in the county, is pictured in his downtown office. The CEO says he hopes to lead the company to go public in a few years.

DiscoverOrg reaching soaring heights

DiscoverOrg CEO Henry Schuck, whose company is one of the fastest growing in the county, is pictured in his downtown office. The CEO says he hopes to lead the company to go public in a few years.

November 5, 2017, 6:06am Business

At lunchtime, Henry Schuck often stays perched in his corner office on the ninth floor of a Vancouver office tower. He said he never eats lunch — unless it’s a business lunch about something important. Last Monday wasn’t one of those days. Read story

A pillar is hoisted into place as workers rebuild the ground-floor porch Tuesday at Providence Academy. The Historic Trust is renovating the landmark at 400 E. Evergreen Blvd.

Providence Academy restoration in showcase stage

A pillar is hoisted into place as workers rebuild the ground-floor porch Tuesday at Providence Academy. The Historic Trust is renovating the landmark at 400 E. Evergreen Blvd.

November 3, 2017, 6:25pm Clark County News

Spending some time on the front porch isn’t always a leisurely activity. Read story

The kale caesar salad at The Mighty Bowl.

Food & Drink: Real food remains Mighty Bowl’s mission

The kale caesar salad at The Mighty Bowl.

November 3, 2017, 6:01am Clark County Life

When Steve Valenta started rolling around town in The Mighty Bowl food truck, he didn’t intend to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Read story

Megan Eckman is one of the many local artists participating in the 2017 Clark County Open Studios tour next weekend.

Get a sneak peek at all studio tour has to offer

Megan Eckman is one of the many local artists participating in the 2017 Clark County Open Studios tour next weekend.

November 3, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

On Nov. 11 and 12, you can drive all over Clark County in search of dozens of local artists who’ll welcome you to their workshops during their fifth annual Open Studios tour. No matter how major an art lover you are, though, it’s just not humanly possible to visit them… Read story

The grave marker for Ira Scales at Park Hill Cemetery in Vancouver. The body of Scales, who died in 1933, was kept at the partly completed Columbia Memorial Mausoleum in Vancouver until 1959, when it was moved with two other bodies to Park Hill Cemetery.

Clark Asks: Death of a Mausoleum in Vancouver

The grave marker for Ira Scales at Park Hill Cemetery in Vancouver. The body of Scales, who died in 1933, was kept at the partly completed Columbia Memorial Mausoleum in Vancouver until 1959, when it was moved with two other bodies to Park Hill Cemetery.

October 29, 2017, 6:03am Clark County Life

Dense underbrush and mysterious ivy-covered lumps dot the modern hillside near Harney Elementary School, but underneath that landscape lies a creepy tale of bad financing, poor management and missing bodies. Read story

After regional honors, AbSci looks for growth

October 27, 2017, 5:51pm Business

Before AbSci moved into elegant offices on the third floor of the Hudson Building in downtown Vancouver, founder Sean McClain began the company in the basement of his parents’ Portland-area home. Read story