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An airplane passes overhead as workers begin the brick-by-brick demolition of Providence Academy's smokestack on Wednesday. Construction workers anticipate removing the tower's top 20 feet by the end of Thursday or Friday morning.

Demolition of Providence Academy smokestack begins

An airplane passes overhead as workers begin the brick-by-brick demolition of Providence Academy's smokestack on Wednesday. Construction workers anticipate removing the tower's top 20 feet by the end of Thursday or Friday morning.

September 8, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

One of Vancouver’s historic imprints in the sky slowly came down Wednesday as construction crews began disassembling the Providence Academy’s smokestack brick by brick. Read story

Chlovena Byrd and Owen Ratliff, friends for 30 years, look at exhibits before the "Fourth Plain Forward: Building Community" presentation began.

Fourth Plain Forward project looks to past to plan for future

Chlovena Byrd and Owen Ratliff, friends for 30 years, look at exhibits before the "Fourth Plain Forward: Building Community" presentation began.

September 6, 2022, 6:02am Business Subscriber Exclusive

By looking at Fourth Plain’s past, historians are identifying ways to combat gentrification and community displacement along Vancouver’s international corridor. Read story

Vancouver resident Yoshiro "Yosh" Tokiwa served in the U.S. Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II. At age 97, Tokiwa is still able to carry the 442nd's banner -- figuratively speaking -- in events around the region. At top, at his east Vancouver apartment, Tokiwa displays his copy of the Congressional Gold Medal honoring the U.S. Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Vancouver resident, WWII veteran Yoshiro Tokiwa still carrying the banner

Vancouver resident Yoshiro "Yosh" Tokiwa served in the U.S. Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II. At age 97, Tokiwa is still able to carry the 442nd's banner -- figuratively speaking -- in events around the region. At top, at his east Vancouver apartment, Tokiwa displays his copy of the Congressional Gold Medal honoring the U.S. Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

August 21, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

In another era, he might have been described as an all-American boy. He was a hardworking farm kid who crank-started the tractor by himself when he was 14. He saved his dollar-a-week allowance to buy a chemistry set. At the library, he checked out science books. Read story

Present-day re-enactors at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site demonstrate how "base ball" was played in the early days. Firing the cannon started the ball game. Game regulations before 1900 had odd attributes. Walks counted as hits in 1877. Pitchers threw underhand. A bat could be of any length the striker (batter) wanted. Between 1885 and 1893, one side of the bat could be flat. The balls were soft, so gloveless players caught them. For a time after 1900, teams selected umpires from the crowd before the first pitch.

Clark County History: Early baseball

Present-day re-enactors at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site demonstrate how "base ball" was played in the early days. Firing the cannon started the ball game. Game regulations before 1900 had odd attributes. Walks counted as hits in 1877. Pitchers threw underhand. A bat could be of any length the striker (batter) wanted. Between 1885 and 1893, one side of the bat could be flat. The balls were soft, so gloveless players caught them. For a time after 1900, teams selected umpires from the crowd before the first pitch.

August 14, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Hudson’s Bay Company employees played cricket games at Fort Vancouver, but baseball wasn’t played in the area until after the Civil War. As base ball (two words) started congealing into one word (baseball) shortly before the Civil War, it popped up still as two words across the Pacific Northwest a… Read story

Tom Lineham poses for a portrait on West Mill Plain Boulevard. The roadway "is not known for its beauty or aesthetics," he said. "It's doesn't have a lot of charm.

Vancouver native rediscovers hometown documenting 11-mile walk on Mill Plain

Tom Lineham poses for a portrait on West Mill Plain Boulevard. The roadway "is not known for its beauty or aesthetics," he said. "It's doesn't have a lot of charm.

July 17, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Picture Vancouver’s primary crosstown boulevard — busy with traffic, tightly lined by businesses and homes — as a primitive wagon road linking the original Fort Vancouver to a sprawling farming community miles to the northeast. Read story

Pippin Casimir, 8, from left, Hudson Beal, 10, Ariana Ramunno-Johnson, 10, and Danny Ramunno-Johnson, 8, work together to identify artifacts in their excavation site at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

Kids dig in at Fort Vancouver archaeology site

Pippin Casimir, 8, from left, Hudson Beal, 10, Ariana Ramunno-Johnson, 10, and Danny Ramunno-Johnson, 8, work together to identify artifacts in their excavation site at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

July 16, 2022, 3:46pm Clark County News

At the rear of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site replica, underneath two green tents marked National Park Service, 20 children ages 8 to 12 knelt in the dirt next to five rectangular holes observed in the ground Saturday morning. Read story

Emily Jackson of Vancouver walks her 1-year-old golden retriever, Ranger, at Nikkei Park. Vancouver Parks and Recreation will host a celebration in honor of the park's renaming at 7 p.m. July 15. Nikkei Park left behind its placeholder, North Image, for a title with deeper meaning and roots to the community, which was officially adopted in September 2021.

Nikkei Park in North Image neighborhood honors the past

Emily Jackson of Vancouver walks her 1-year-old golden retriever, Ranger, at Nikkei Park. Vancouver Parks and Recreation will host a celebration in honor of the park's renaming at 7 p.m. July 15. Nikkei Park left behind its placeholder, North Image, for a title with deeper meaning and roots to the community, which was officially adopted in September 2021.

July 7, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

A Vancouver park received a new title nearly a year ago to honor past generations and their resiliency through hardship. Read story

Portland State University student Joshua Haupt, left, scoops dirt into a bucket while Portland State University student Patty Patterson digs in the ground Tuesday during Archaeology Field School at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Archaeology students aim to determine if Fort Vancouver National Historic Site was used for schools

Portland State University student Joshua Haupt, left, scoops dirt into a bucket while Portland State University student Patty Patterson digs in the ground Tuesday during Archaeology Field School at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

July 5, 2022, 7:56pm Clark County News

More than 20 college students kneeled in the warm July heat, sifting through small square holes in the freshly dug ground on the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, searching for nails, ceramic remnants and other relics from the past. Read story

Clark County Council seeking historic grants applications

June 28, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News Free

The Clark County Council is accepting applications for the Historical Promotion Grants program. Under the program, local organizations are eligible to receive grants for historic preservation and programs, including preservation of historic documents. Read story

Frank Wallace, left, along with one of his sons John Wallace, center, and Deb Wallace look at a reproduction of a May 30, 1925 issue of The Dispatch-Herald of Erie, Pa. There were various stories plastered on its front page and, among them, had themes that would relate to his future career as someone who served in the Air Force during World War II.

Reprint of hometown newspaper among events celebrating 97th birthday of Vancouver WWII veteran

Frank Wallace, left, along with one of his sons John Wallace, center, and Deb Wallace look at a reproduction of a May 30, 1925 issue of The Dispatch-Herald of Erie, Pa. There were various stories plastered on its front page and, among them, had themes that would relate to his future career as someone who served in the Air Force during World War II.

June 1, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Frank Wallace watched as 500 copies of his hometown’s newspaper, dated from May 30, 1925, zoomed on belts overhead. Read story