Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Nov. 28, 2023

Stories by Scott Hewitt

Columbian staff writer

scott.hewitt@columbian.com

A section of the Washougal River Greenway Trail, this long pedestrian bridge offers elegant views of the river below.

Where the pavement goes: Keep your feet dry this winter on Clark County’s paved walking paths

A section of the Washougal River Greenway Trail, this long pedestrian bridge offers elegant views of the river below.

November 25, 2023, 6:13am Clark County Life

The killjoy of winter walking is getting your feet wet. Pavement, ironically enough, may be what you need this season to enjoy the outdoors. Read story

Blue Monday concept.

Keep the winter blues at bay: Bolstering those anti-gloom defenses in Pacific Northwest’s SAD season

Blue Monday concept.

November 18, 2023, 6:13am Clark County Health

Kim Schneiderman knows just what to do when seasonal gloom closes in on her. Read story

Master Chorale sets special show: Vancouver group to perform musical ‘A Christmas Carol’

November 16, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life

In its upcoming holiday concerts, the Vancouver Master Chorale will top off Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with the one element that’s always been sorely missing from this dramatic tale: music. Read story

The young Beatles - Paul McCartney (left), George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr on drums - perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania, artificial intelligence has enabled the release of a “new” Beatles song.

Now is then again as ‘new’ AI-assisted Beatles song proves bittersweet, satisfying

The young Beatles - Paul McCartney (left), George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr on drums - perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania, artificial intelligence has enabled the release of a “new” Beatles song.

November 9, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Who doesn’t look wistfully back at life and love, friendship and loss, now and then? Read story

An imaginary view of Columbian mammoths (left) sharing Western Washington tundra with a herd of bison, in front of retreating glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age around 13,000 years ago. Illustration by Julio Lacerda for the Burke Museum, used with permission.

Washington’s fossils brought to life in ‘Spirit Whales & Sloth Tales’

An imaginary view of Columbian mammoths (left) sharing Western Washington tundra with a herd of bison, in front of retreating glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age around 13,000 years ago. Illustration by Julio Lacerda for the Burke Museum, used with permission.

November 7, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Legend once had it that Battle Ground Lake is bottomless. That’s not true, but it’s easy to see how such a myth might arise from the lake’s connection to murky mysteries of the distant past. Read story

A private resort at Battle Ground Lake drew crowds in July 1944.

Battle Ground Lake a treasured getaway as city grows

A private resort at Battle Ground Lake drew crowds in July 1944.

October 27, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

BATTLE GROUND LAKE STATE PARK — It was a little world unto itself, complete with grocery store, restaurant, dance hall, roller rink, baseball field, residential cabins and community kitchen. And it was a place for all the rituals of youth — first swims, first jobs, first loves. Read story

Veteran Portland actor John San Nicolas, center, portrays author Robert Louis Stevenson in "Seeking Mister Hyde," an original play by Woodland playwright David Bareford. Henry Lorch, left, portrays the wicked Hyde, while Julisa Wright portrays Fanny, Stevenson's wife.

In ‘Seeking Mister Hyde,’ Woodland playwright explores the inspiration behind a horror classic

Veteran Portland actor John San Nicolas, center, portrays author Robert Louis Stevenson in "Seeking Mister Hyde," an original play by Woodland playwright David Bareford. Henry Lorch, left, portrays the wicked Hyde, while Julisa Wright portrays Fanny, Stevenson's wife.

October 26, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Robert Louis Stevenson was in a fever dream when he tore through the first draft of “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” in just three days, according to eyewitnesses. When the author’s wife and severest critic, Fanny, chided him over what seemed to her a juvenile ghost story,… Read story

Re-imagined Radio presents The Willamette Radio Workshop's performance of "War of the Worlds" at the Kiggins Theatre on Oct. 30, 2014.

Martian invasion! Re-Imagined Radio presents ‘The War of the Worlds’ at Kiggins

Re-imagined Radio presents The Willamette Radio Workshop's performance of "War of the Worlds" at the Kiggins Theatre on Oct. 30, 2014.

October 19, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

The simple power of sound can be strong enough to transport people’s imaginations anywhere, or convince them of just about anything — even Earth getting overrun by creepy-crawlies from another planet. Read story

A crane and crews from NessCampbell Crane + Rigging and Tapani Inc. lower a metal bridge into position across a new spillway below a new dam at Columbia Springs, the environmental education campus and trout hatchery in east Vancouver.

New spillway bridge at Columbia Springs aims to keep visitors connected to nature

A crane and crews from NessCampbell Crane + Rigging and Tapani Inc. lower a metal bridge into position across a new spillway below a new dam at Columbia Springs, the environmental education campus and trout hatchery in east Vancouver.

October 16, 2023, 6:01pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

A few miles upstream from the old bridge everybody talks about, an “upcycled” metal bridge went in last week with a minimum of fuss. Read story

Aggressive driving: ‘It’s been bad for years, but it got a lot worse during the pandemic’

October 14, 2023, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Never mind bungee jumping, walking in space or swimming in a shark tank. The riskiest thing most modern Americans do is get behind the wheel and go. Read story