Historic tale of community rescue to Zoom from La Center museum By Scott Hewitt, Columbian Arts & Features Reporter Published: December 24, 2020, 6:00am Share: 2 Photos A historical view of the ferry known as the La Center Sternwheeler, which stayed busy a century ago connecting north county with the rest of the world via a La Center dock. (Contributed by La Center Historical Museum) Photo Gallery On the day after Christmas, Steve Becker will use today’s cutting-edge communication technology to tell a century-old tale about just plain folks pulling together to save one fragile life during a time of emergency in north Clark County and all around the world.