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Try This: All aboard for mothers

Chelatchie Prairie Railroad will offer a special trip for Mother's Day, and visitors can ride on the newly restored steam engine. The historic railroad ride travels through the forests of north Clark County on a 12-mile round-trip that includes Moulton Falls and a 330-foot rock tunnel.

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Try This: 'Iron man 3' a charm

The movie blockbuster is one of many options for getting out and about this weekend, including a fundraiser for animals and theater productions.

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Try This: Pick up paddle, join party

The paddle festival is one of many options for getting out and about this weekend.

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Making a fashion statement at Spring Couve Couture

Show proves Vancouver has style

Like spring in the Pacific Northwest, the growth of Couve Couture could be measured by the colorful Vancouver crowd of 575 filling the unfinished ground floor of Gravitate Design's building at 1012 Washington St.

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This Try: EcoFair fetes Earth Day

Clark Public Utilities' StreamTeam will host the 14th annual Earth Day Celebration with an EcoFair. The fair will feature hands-on activities, a live birds of prey show by the Portland Audubon Society, nature talks and walks, children's programs by OMSI, and booths from more than 40 organizations and businesses.

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Bits 'n' Pieces: Area winery looks back on 110 years

The English Estate Winery is celebrating 110 years of tending the earth and its evolution into one of Clark County's oldest wineries with an anniversary event April on Saturday.

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Try This: Keeping count of critters

The Critter Count is one of many options for getting out and about this weekend.

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Bits 'n' Pieces: Designer sews up deal with REI

The dream of many clothing designers is to walk into a store and see their design hanging on the rack. For Stephanie Lynn, owner and designer of Vancouver's Sweet Spot Skirts, that dream is now a reality, and it's another milestone in her mission to vanquish boring athletic apparel.

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Tulip festival in full bloom

Annual event at Holland America Bulb Farms in Woodland offers ‘you pick’ field this year

This is your year, tulip fans. The Woodland Tulip Festival will open up a new “you pick” field on weekends, so visitors can bring home their own bouquets of the signature spring beauty.

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Try This: Fun at farmers market

Vancouver Farmers Market gets into the swing of spring with vendors from around the region. Visitors can find locally grown produce, baked goods, flowers, food and crafts at the downtown market.

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