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Clark County Life

The bell in the Providence Academy cupola, which provides a view of downtown Vancouver, was installed in 1878 and removed after the building was sold in 1968. Its return in 1975 was marked by tragedy.

Clark County history: Academy bell’s return mixed with grief

The bell in the Providence Academy cupola, which provides a view of downtown Vancouver, was installed in 1878 and removed after the building was sold in 1968. Its return in 1975 was marked by tragedy.

October 19, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

For a brief time, Providence Academy was Washington Territory’s largest brick building. Constructed in 1874 of bricks supplied from Vancouver’s Hidden brickyard, Mother Joseph designed the structure. Read story

Gardening with Allen: Take care when pruning branches

October 19, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

I planted three good-sized maple trees last spring that I want to develop uniformly. One had the top broken and has started growing three new tops. The trees have sprouted some small branches on the lower trunks. My neighbor said I should not use the line trimmer that I have… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Grandpa finds his purpose in Twinkie emergency

October 19, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

One day back in 2008 my son John, his wife Anne and their three boys, Tim, Alex and Jordan, were at our home for a party. Read story

Check It Out: Lots to love about romance novels

October 19, 2024, 5:59am Clark County Life

As a reading genre, romance novels are loosely defined as fiction books about romantic love and the relationship between two people. Read story

Cari&ntilde;o Coffeehouse in downtown Vancouver serves cafe de olla and pan dulce, above and Mexican mocha, at top.

Cariño Coffeehouse on Main Street is a warm taste of Mexico in downtown Vancouver

Cari&ntilde;o Coffeehouse in downtown Vancouver serves cafe de olla and pan dulce, above and Mexican mocha, at top.

October 18, 2024, 6:03am Business

When their father died, Melissa Mancillas took in her teenage sister, Janelle Almanza, and raised her. As years went by, the sisters became best friends. Now with their Mexican coffee shop, Cariño Coffeehouse on Main Street in downtown Vancouver, they’re business partners. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Oct. 7-12, 2024

October 18, 2024, 5:31am Clark County Life

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

This week in Clark County history, Oct. 18

October 18, 2024, 5:30am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

The brass section of the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony packs a harmonious punch during a concert Oct. 21. (Zachary C.

‘Cool collaboration’: Pair of concerts celebrate milestones for Vancouver performing arts groups

The brass section of the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony packs a harmonious punch during a concert Oct. 21. (Zachary C.

October 17, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Two Vancouver performing arts groups are celebrating milestones this year. Vancouver Master Chorale is continuing its 75th anniversary season with a full-length performance of Verdi’s “Requiem,” while Southwest Washington Wind Symphony will kick off its 20th anniversary year with a concert appropriately titled “Celebrations.” Read story

Vancouver Ballet Folklorico performs during a Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Vancouver Community Library in 2019.
Columbia Land Trust staffers David Cook, from top Elizabeth Martin and Sanoe Keliinoi work to move western pearlshell mussels Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, on Wildboy Creek near the former site of Kwoneesum Dam. The mussels were moved downstream to a temporary home before the dam was removed and are now being moved back further up Wildboy Creek.

‘A significant milestone’: Camp Kwoneesum Dam is gone but work to reshape the land continuesvideo icon

Columbia Land Trust staffers David Cook, from top Elizabeth Martin and Sanoe Keliinoi work to move western pearlshell mussels Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, on Wildboy Creek near the former site of Kwoneesum Dam. The mussels were moved downstream to a temporary home before the dam was removed and are now being moved back further up Wildboy Creek.

October 16, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

The past five months have brought a lot of changes to the remote forestland that once housed Camp Kwoneesum Dam. Read story