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Working in Clark County

Interstate 5 Bridge Supervisor Marc Gross, with the Oregon Department of Transportation, climbs a ladder leading to the bridge’s machine room during a tour on Thursday morning.

Working in Clark County: Marc Gross, Interstate 5 Bridge supervisor

Interstate 5 Bridge Supervisor Marc Gross, with the Oregon Department of Transportation, climbs a ladder leading to the bridge’s machine room during a tour on Thursday morning.

January 28, 2019, 6:03am Business

One could think about the Interstate 5 Bridge as being sort of alive. Read story

D.J. Trussler, 12, plays “The Shortest Straw” by Metallica on the drums while Jim Pitts, drum instructor at the Opus School of Music, watches during a lesson at the Ridgefield location, 414 Pioneer St.

Working in Clark County: Jim Pitts, Opus School of Music

D.J. Trussler, 12, plays “The Shortest Straw” by Metallica on the drums while Jim Pitts, drum instructor at the Opus School of Music, watches during a lesson at the Ridgefield location, 414 Pioneer St.

January 21, 2019, 6:00am Business

Aspiring musicians who saw the Academy Award-winning 2014 film “Whiplash” might have been frightened by conductor Terence Fletcher’s ruthless approach to drum instruction. Read story

Elena Chaudhry, 12, left, follows Anna Oulashin, master instructor at Camas Soo Bahk Do, right, as Oulashin leads the class at the Camas Community Education gymnasium. Top: Nine-year-old Adiv Chaudhry of Camas takes a class at the Camas Community Education Gym.

Working in Clark County: Master Anna Oulashin, Camas Soo Bahk Do

Elena Chaudhry, 12, left, follows Anna Oulashin, master instructor at Camas Soo Bahk Do, right, as Oulashin leads the class at the Camas Community Education gymnasium. Top: Nine-year-old Adiv Chaudhry of Camas takes a class at the Camas Community Education Gym.

January 14, 2019, 6:05am Business

Just before 5 p.m. on a drizzly Wednesday evening, children lined up in the Zellerbach Administration Center gymnasium wearing traditional white “dobok” martial arts uniforms. Read story

Dr. Megan Wickersham, left, works with her patient, an 8-year-old Irish wolfhound named Cliff, while his owner, Jean Ault of Camas, watches the acupuncture procedure to treat an ailing leg.

Working in Clark County: Dr. Megan Wickersham, veterinarian acupuncturist

Dr. Megan Wickersham, left, works with her patient, an 8-year-old Irish wolfhound named Cliff, while his owner, Jean Ault of Camas, watches the acupuncture procedure to treat an ailing leg.

November 19, 2018, 6:02am Business

Jean and Girard Ault’s passion for dogs is evident upon entering their Camas home. Read story

Dylan Taylor, left, and his father, Steve Taylor, check out some of the signs created at Garrett Sign, 811 Harney St., Vancouver. The company, started in 1946, has created signs for many types of businesses, from local mom-and-pop shops to chains with faraway locations.

Working in Clark County: Steve and Dylan Taylor, Garrett Sign Co.

Dylan Taylor, left, and his father, Steve Taylor, check out some of the signs created at Garrett Sign, 811 Harney St., Vancouver. The company, started in 1946, has created signs for many types of businesses, from local mom-and-pop shops to chains with faraway locations.

November 12, 2018, 6:00am Business

Steve Taylor, his wife and three sons spend their work days surrounded by the names of companies. Read story

Teresa Tollen, owner of Teresa’s Little School in La Center, gives student Harlow Webb handouts for a geometric shape exercise during class last week in La Center. Teresa’s Little School has been open for three years and recently expanded to accommodate more students.

Working in Clark County: Teresa Tollen, owner of Teresa’s Little School

Teresa Tollen, owner of Teresa’s Little School in La Center, gives student Harlow Webb handouts for a geometric shape exercise during class last week in La Center. Teresa’s Little School has been open for three years and recently expanded to accommodate more students.

November 5, 2018, 6:02am Business

Mace Koski, 8, is shown a square with the text “This tall wall.” Read story

Jason Greeley-Roberts, owner of the Clark County Scaregrounds Haunted House Scream Park, walks through an access corridor behind one of his haunts while checking on the actors on Thursday night, Oct. 25, 2018.

Working in Clark County: Jason Greeley-Roberts, Clark County Scaregrounds operator

Jason Greeley-Roberts, owner of the Clark County Scaregrounds Haunted House Scream Park, walks through an access corridor behind one of his haunts while checking on the actors on Thursday night, Oct. 25, 2018.

October 29, 2018, 6:02am Business

Haunted house entrepreneur Jason Greeley-Roberts doesn’t believe in ghosts. Nor is he even particularly fond of the horror genre. Read story

Anthony Hauzenberger, right, of Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad, works with general manager Nathan Bruce as he sounds the horn while traveling over a railroad crossing at Rye rail yard in Vancouver on Wednesday morning.

Working in Clark County: Nathan Bruce, Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad general manager

Anthony Hauzenberger, right, of Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad, works with general manager Nathan Bruce as he sounds the horn while traveling over a railroad crossing at Rye rail yard in Vancouver on Wednesday morning.

October 22, 2018, 6:02am Business

On Nathan Bruce’s forearm reads a tattoo, “Not all who wander are lost.” Read story

Ally Ross of Northwood Park Funeral Home is training to become a funeral director. She hopes to take her exam this winter.

Working in Clark County: Ally Ross, funeral director in training, Northwood Park Funeral Home

Ally Ross of Northwood Park Funeral Home is training to become a funeral director. She hopes to take her exam this winter.

October 15, 2018, 6:02am Business

Ally Ross stood silently outside of a building on a recent Wednesday morning, dressed in black. Ross and a small group watched as 88-year-old Oscar Davis of Battle Ground was given military honors before his cremains, kept in a golden urn, would be placed in a granite vault. Read story

Lindsay Schultz, one of three major crimes detectives in the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, stands in the archive room of the sheriff’s office.

Working in Clark County: Lindsay Schultz, Clark County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes detective

Lindsay Schultz, one of three major crimes detectives in the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, stands in the archive room of the sheriff’s office.

October 1, 2018, 6:02am Business

Clark County Sheriff’s Office cold case Detective Lindsay Schultz keeps a small portrait photo of a blonde-haired young woman on her desk upstairs at the office at 900 W. 13th St. in Vancouver. Read story