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Try this: ‘Why be Good?’; Pencils and Pints; American Idol winner concert

January 16, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life Updated 1 day ago

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Bread-and-butter pudding, in which slices of buttered bread are doused in custard and baked until toasty, is slightly different than bread pudding.

Just desserts: Bread-and-butter pudding even better than bread pudding

Bread-and-butter pudding, in which slices of buttered bread are doused in custard and baked until toasty, is slightly different than bread pudding.

January 15, 2025, 6:02am Clark County Life Updated 2 days ago

My English husband’s two favorite desserts are quintessentially British: apple crumble (with custard, if he can get it — that is, if I’m willing to make it) and bread pudding. When we were first married, he often spoke of bread-and-butter pudding. I thought it was just one of his weird… Read story

The Camas Public Library is among the venues offering board game nights in Clark County.

Try this: Board game nights, dancing and book groups in Clark County

The Camas Public Library is among the venues offering board game nights in Clark County.

January 9, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life

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Making slaw by the book: Coleslaw from Dolly Parton’s cookbook full of fiber and flavor

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January 8, 2025, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

As we lurch boldly into another year, a reader suggested that I try something “cleansing” to assist in divesting ourselves of the old so that we can be open to the new. Perhaps that’s an allusion to digestion. In that case, I’ll take it both metaphorically and literally and offer… Read story

A driver suspected of being under the influence was speeding and missed the curve on 138th Avenue in east Vancouver, crashing into the house on the corner, accrording to Vancouver police.

Vancouver police arrest 12 for suspected impaired driving over New Year’s Eve

A driver suspected of being under the influence was speeding and missed the curve on 138th Avenue in east Vancouver, crashing into the house on the corner, accrording to Vancouver police.

January 3, 2025, 1:02pm Clark County News

Vancouver police made 12 arrests for suspected impaired driving from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning. That’s a 500 percent increase over New Year’s Eve 2023. Read story

LEADOPTION Firefighter-paramedic Bryan Carroll shares some of the lifesaving features of the new ambulance at Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue headquarters in Ridgefield. The ambulance began service at midnight New Year’s Day and has already answered several calls, offering immediate lifesaving care to patients en route to local hospitals.

New ambulance will reduce critical care response times in Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue district

LEADOPTION Firefighter-paramedic Bryan Carroll shares some of the lifesaving features of the new ambulance at Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue headquarters in Ridgefield. The ambulance began service at midnight New Year’s Day and has already answered several calls, offering immediate lifesaving care to patients en route to local hospitals.

January 3, 2025, 12:08pm Clark County Health

At midnight Wednesday, Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue deployed Medic 21, a new ambulance based at Station 21 in Ridgefield. Read story

Vancouver’s Downtown Association Executive Director Michael Walker, left, looks over an empty time capsule with Executive Assistant Emily Shirron. Anyone in Clark County can submit items to be preserved in the time capsule and opened in 2125.

It’s about time: Clark County residents decide what will be in time capsule opening in 2125

Vancouver’s Downtown Association Executive Director Michael Walker, left, looks over an empty time capsule with Executive Assistant Emily Shirron. Anyone in Clark County can submit items to be preserved in the time capsule and opened in 2125.

January 3, 2025, 6:07am Business

Vancouver’s Main Street Promise project will create a pedestrian-friendly commercial district between Fifth and 15th streets downtown. Read story

Gallery Director Kevin Weaver walks through the front doors of Art on the Boulevard. The gallery is closing in March after almost two decades.

After nearly 2 decades, Art on the Boulevard in downtown Vancouver to close its doors in March

Gallery Director Kevin Weaver walks through the front doors of Art on the Boulevard. The gallery is closing in March after almost two decades.

January 2, 2025, 6:04am Business

Art on the Boulevard, a fixture of the Vancouver arts landscape for almost two decades, is closing its doors on March 22. Read story

The lights shine bright in the yearly holiday displays at Christmas on Franklin in Vancouver.

Try this: Big Quiz, big lights, big party

The lights shine bright in the yearly holiday displays at Christmas on Franklin in Vancouver.

December 26, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

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(Courtesy of Camas Public Library)

Let’s get quizzical: Camas Public Library’s year-in-review trivia contest puts participants to the test

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December 21, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

If you think 2024 was a year to remember, you’ll have a chance to prove it at the Camas Public Library’s Big Quiz of the Year on Friday. Read story