A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum.
- 100 years ago
After weeks of anticipation, Army pilots undertaking a 30,000-mile “flight around the world” announced they would omit Vancouver from their route on March 18, 1924. The pilots had planned to stop at Vancouver Barracks after taking off from Sacramento. Flight commander Maj. Frederick L. Martin announced the change “had been deemed advisable to shorten (their) flight” to the Sand Point base in Seattle.
- 75 years ago
On March 22, 1949, Vancouver school board members decided district employees would have access to the state employees’ retirement plan. Membership in the program became mandatory for all employees working at least 1,000 hours in a calendar year.
- 50 years ago
Analysis of the Juvenile Justice Commission’s “Profile and Analysis of the Juvenile Justice System” began in The Columbian on March 18, 1974. The yearlong study conducted by the 43-member commission, “most of whom had no previous experience with the judicial system,” outlined findings and recommendations for Clark County’s juvenile justice program. Patricia S. Anderson, who helped coordinate the effort for the county, said the group would meet for one more year to prioritize their recommendations “and to help see they are given the proper attention, and, if possible, put into operation.”
