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

The Columbian reported on Aug. 18, 1925, the heroic rescue of 4-year-old Darline Haley from the Washougal River by 14-year-old Geraldine Swick. After Darline had fallen into the river, Geraldine, who was described as an “able swimmer,” then “plunged into the waters immediately after the child … and rescued her with little difficulty.”

75 years ago

Huckleberry season in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest had started by Aug. 20, 1950. The Columbian reported that the best picking areas that year were near the Little Goose and Cultus Creek guard stations. Generally, the berries were said to be large. Harsh weather caused a de

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