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Fall colors at the Cedar Creek Grist Mill in north Clark County in 2006.

Try this: Grist Mill, Great Train Swap Meet and Oktoberfest at ilani

Fall colors at the Cedar Creek Grist Mill in north Clark County in 2006.

September 28, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

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Columbian files Pumpkin patches around Clark County are ready for you to pluck from their fields. (iStock.com)

Searching for the Great Pumpkin in Southwest Washington

Columbian files Pumpkin patches around Clark County are ready for you to pluck from their fields. (iStock.com)

September 23, 2023, 6:12am Clark County Life

Today is the first full day of fall and it’s not too early to start planning outings to local pumpkin patches. Read story

Get on the “waggin’ train” during the Hike on the Dike fundraiser for the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society.

Try this: Hike on the Dike, ‘Mad about Bats’, Parade of Homes

Get on the “waggin’ train” during the Hike on the Dike fundraiser for the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society.

September 21, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

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This root vegetable tart might look pretty, but it is absolutely awful.

(Don’t) Eat Your Veggies: How not to make a root vegetable tart

This root vegetable tart might look pretty, but it is absolutely awful.

September 20, 2023, 6:07am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

If there is a backwards, inefficient and just plain muddleheaded way to do something, then that’s how I’ll do it. I’m not saying that I am unintelligent. I can be quite the smarty-pants in all manner of endeavors. But my downfall is that, in my eagerness to experiment, my flawed… Read story

Calls for Artists: Opportunities for singers and one lucky dog

September 14, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

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Two fall favorites come together in this sweet and spicy spread.

The Fig Bang Theory: Fig apple butter combines two fall favorites

Two fall favorites come together in this sweet and spicy spread.

September 13, 2023, 6:07am Clark County Life

I was flitting around the internet the other day, looking up recipes for apple butter, when I came across a conversational thread that started with the question, “What is the point of apple butter?” This made me laugh out loud, just thinking about the person out there who is so… Read story

Rowen Whelchel, 13, of Vancouver makes enormous bubbles at the Columbia Play Project booth for children's science projects Saturday during the Peace and Justice Fair at Esther Short Park.

Try this: Realms Unknown Festival; CouveCon; Peace and Justice Fair

Rowen Whelchel, 13, of Vancouver makes enormous bubbles at the Columbia Play Project booth for children's science projects Saturday during the Peace and Justice Fair at Esther Short Park.

September 7, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

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Eat dessert first with this peach breakfast crisp, a slightly healthier version of the popular dessert with a little less sugar and fat.

Peachy keen: Eat dessert first with two easy recipes that make the most of peach season

Eat dessert first with this peach breakfast crisp, a slightly healthier version of the popular dessert with a little less sugar and fat.

September 6, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

It’s that brief, shimmering window of time during late summer when fresh peaches and pumpkins can both be found in farmers markets and stores, rubbing their pretty orange shoulders together like old chums. It’s the perfect time to combine the sweet, summery flavor of fully ripe peaches with the warm… Read story

Salvador Brotons, Vancouver Symphony conductor and music director.

Save the date for concerts, plays from Labor Day through Thanksgiving

Salvador Brotons, Vancouver Symphony conductor and music director.

September 1, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

As the leaves turn golden and kids head back to school, performing arts organizations all over Clark County are tuning up for an eventful fall season. Here’s a list of concerts and plays between now and Thanksgiving so that you can plan ahead. Some details are still being finalized and… Read story

Takohachi performs Japanese Taiko drumming at the 2018 Multicultural Festival in Ridgefield.

Try This: Multicultural Festival, Plein Air Art Festival, Summer Night Market and Concert

Takohachi performs Japanese Taiko drumming at the 2018 Multicultural Festival in Ridgefield.

August 31, 2023, 9:29am Clark County Life

Beats and rhythm Downtown Ridgefield will host a Multicultural Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Performances include the taiko drum group Takohachi; Portland Samba; chicha, cumbia and Afro-Peruvian music of Grupo Masato; African dance and drum group Kaagba Ohenaa; and Master Oh’s Taekwondo team. Browse a market… Read story