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Stories by Monika Spykerman

Columbian staff writer

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Try this: Clothes, comedy and serenades

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March 7, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Life

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With a pound of cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, spinach and lots of garlic, this dinner has a lot of flavor but only 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil.

Pep up your pasta with chicken tenders, lemon pepper, fresh herbs and garlic

With a pound of cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, spinach and lots of garlic, this dinner has a lot of flavor but only 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil.

March 6, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

I never get tired of chicken. I fix a chicken dish once a week — usually roasted chicken thighs with various seasonings, or a recipe I call That Chicken Thing (chicken cooked in a covered casserole dish with vegetables). My daughter, bless her cotton socks, got tired of her mom’s… Read story

Daphne Andersons holds a completed, framed bouquet. Her business, Vancuterie, offers bridal bouquet preservation using ancient Japanese flower-pressing techniques.

A pressing need: Vancouver woman opens Washington’s only flower-drying business to balance nursing career

Daphne Andersons holds a completed, framed bouquet. Her business, Vancuterie, offers bridal bouquet preservation using ancient Japanese flower-pressing techniques.

February 29, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Life

Flower preservation is now de rigueur for many brides, a must-have wedding expense on par with cake and champagne. Yet very few artisans in the country offer this service. Vancouver-based Daphne Anderson, 55, owner of Vancuterie, is one of them — and business is blooming. Read story

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Washougal Art and Music Festival seeks artists

February 29, 2024, 5:52am Clark County Life

Artists are needed for The Washougal Art and Music Festival on Aug. 10, in Reflection Plaza, 1703 Main St., Washougal. Festival organizers seek artists of all mediums, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, glass, textiles, jewelry and photography. The festival is open to both emerging and established artists. Applications will be accepted… Read story

This ooey, gooey dessert needs only a few ingredients (and a few hours).

The slow road: Although a breeze to assemble, slow cooker dessert only a partial success

This ooey, gooey dessert needs only a few ingredients (and a few hours).

February 28, 2024, 6:00am Clark County Life

I’ve always wanted to try a slow cooker cobbler, an assemble-it-and-walk-away dessert that bypasses the fuss of pans and ovens. However, I’m not convinced that it’s the best way to go, especially since a cobbler cooked in the oven is ready two or three hours sooner. Who wants to put… Read story

If you&rsquo;ve got a whole lotta eggs, a few veggies and cheese, you can make these egg muffins for breakfast or a dinner entree with a salad (or tater tots, no judgment).

Great Eggspectations: Simple egg muffins recipe uses anything you have on hand, is perfect for pairing

If you&rsquo;ve got a whole lotta eggs, a few veggies and cheese, you can make these egg muffins for breakfast or a dinner entree with a salad (or tater tots, no judgment).

February 21, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

One of the drawbacks of having a broken shoulder (acquired in my driveway during the January ice storm) is that I can’t drive. It’s just me and the cat at home during the week and, honestly, the cat has shown me no sympathy whatsoever. I eagerly await the weekends, when… Read story

Apply to be part of Clark County Green Neighbors’ Natural Garden Tour

February 17, 2024, 5:55am Clark County Life

Clark County Green Neighbors is accepting applications for host gardens in the 2024 Natural Garden Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 23. Read story

The upcoming Lunar New Year brings the Year of the Dragon, fifth in the 12-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. Dragons were born in the years 2024, 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952 and so on &mdash; but after the Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10 this year.
Patty Kinswa-Gaiser, chairwoman of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at ilani.

‘We’re a big business that serves our community’: ilani expands, showing commitment to future

Patty Kinswa-Gaiser, chairwoman of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at ilani.

February 13, 2024, 7:32pm Business

Today is the 24th anniversary of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s federal recognition. Tribal elders and council members marked the occasion Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a 10,000-square-foot addition to the 30,000-square-foot event and entertainment center at ilani near Ridgefield. Read story