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Columbian staff reporter

Celebrate Christmastime at the Farm at Pomeroy Farm in Yacolt.
A flag placed along the route of the 29th annual Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015.
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Cake or pie: Can’t decide? Have both

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November 6, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Huzzah! It’s time for my annual pumpkin recipe. All year long, I hoard pumpkin recipes like a dragon hoarding gold. I weigh the pros and cons of each: Does it contain oodles of real pumpkin? Is it portable enough to carry to holiday gatherings? Does it keep well for breakfast… Read story

The Oregon Volunteer Infantry marches in the Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 2, 2022, along Evergreen Boulevard in central Vancouver.

Parade, concert and events honor those who served on Veterans Day in Clark County

The Oregon Volunteer Infantry marches in the Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 2, 2022, along Evergreen Boulevard in central Vancouver.

November 1, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Veterans Day is Nov. 11. Several upcoming Clark County events honor veterans’ service to our country. Read story

The community is invited to attend Clark College’s annual Educating for the Seventh Generation Powwow from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday in the Gaiser Student Center, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver.
A lemon-and-butter sauce with capers gives chicken piccata its signature tangy flavor.

Dinner comes together quickly with old-fashioned Chicken Piccata seeing a resurgence

A lemon-and-butter sauce with capers gives chicken piccata its signature tangy flavor.

October 30, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve given up coffee completely. Sometimes I think it’s not so bad and other times I walk into a coffee shop (to buy tea, of course) and smell those beautiful beans and it pummels my limbic system, making me faint with desire for a grande… Read story

Three of the 15 Doomsday beers on tap.

Zombie Brewfest: Doomsday Brewing hosts Washougal’s zombie-themed “brew”haha

Three of the 15 Doomsday beers on tap.

October 25, 2024, 11:16am Clark County Life

There’s nothing a zombie likes more than quality craft beer. Well, except human flesh. Read story

Tombstones sit in the grass Oct. 13, 2021, at Jim Mains’ house on Franklin Street in Vancouver. Mains’ upgraded holiday display now stretches across several properties.

There are a bunch of boo-tiful and spooktacular things to do for Halloween in Clark County

Tombstones sit in the grass Oct. 13, 2021, at Jim Mains’ house on Franklin Street in Vancouver. Mains’ upgraded holiday display now stretches across several properties.

October 24, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

Costumes and trick-or-treat buckets stand at the ready. Houses across Clark County are adorned with orange lights, spiderwebs and skeletons. No one needs to tell you that Halloween is just a week away. If you’re getting into the spirit of things, here’s a haunted house full of Halloween events in… Read story

Visitors to Providence Academy can walk through the heart-shaped Sacred Heart Garden, which was designed by Mother Joseph in 1876. The garden adorns the front of the academy's main entrance.
Sammi Nutter Charlton, daughter of Nutter Family Foundation founders, has written a children’s book about Dozer Day.

‘Dozer Day Paves the Way’ author hopes kids book will spark interest in constructionvideo icon

Sammi Nutter Charlton, daughter of Nutter Family Foundation founders, has written a children’s book about Dozer Day.

October 24, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

The Clark County Parks Foundation organized the first Dozer Day in 2005 on an empty construction site, giving kids a chance to operate big construction rigs with the help of experienced volunteers. Nearly 20 years later, close to 15,000 people attended the most recent Dozer Day weekend, Oct. 5 and… Read story