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The strangely shapely Painted Hills of the John Day Fossil Beds catch the best light at sunset.

Enjoy wonderfully weird John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

The strangely shapely Painted Hills of the John Day Fossil Beds catch the best light at sunset.

March 6, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

JOHN DAY FOSSIL BEDS, Ore. — All the megaforces of the planet come together right here: climate change, cataclysmic volcanism, the birth and death of species across eons. Read story

Maestro Salvador Brotons leads the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra during an educational concert for third and fifth grade students at Skyview High School on Friday morning. The audience enjoyed a tour of the instruments, interviews with musicians and a fun mix of classical standards with movie and pop hits.

Classical education: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra resumes annual concert for students

Maestro Salvador Brotons leads the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra during an educational concert for third and fifth grade students at Skyview High School on Friday morning. The audience enjoyed a tour of the instruments, interviews with musicians and a fun mix of classical standards with movie and pop hits.

March 3, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

When mellow cellos harmonized the “Baby Shark” theme, giggles of surprise and recognition rippled across the concert hall. When the bold trombone section grooved along on Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” it was impossible not to clap and hum. Read story

"On My Mind" is a Danish film about a man driven to sing karaoke to his wife on a very desperate day.

Small, Oscar-nominated films bring sense of optimism to local big screens

"On My Mind" is a Danish film about a man driven to sing karaoke to his wife on a very desperate day.

February 25, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

Documentaries are often focused on tragedies and intractable social problems, but this year’s collection of short, nonfiction, Oscar-nominated subjects gave movie connoisseur Richard Beer some unusual feelings: hope and optimism. Read story

A male Anna's hummingbird feeds on a red flowering currant.

Birds of a feather hum together in Clark County

A male Anna's hummingbird feeds on a red flowering currant.

February 13, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

There he is: Humbird Humbird. I can see him out the back window, across the yard. Read story

A homeless camp on and below the West Mill Plain Extension Bridge, just west of downtown Vancouver, burned on Saturday afternoon.

Homeless camp in Vancouver burns

A homeless camp on and below the West Mill Plain Extension Bridge, just west of downtown Vancouver, burned on Saturday afternoon.

February 12, 2022, 8:15pm Clark County News

A homeless camp on the edge of downtown Vancouver, near the railway station, caught fire and burned at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday. Read story

Layla Fluegel, 10, of Vancouver, works to keep her balance while making her way across the ice during a free lesson at Mountain View Ice Arena in Vancouver on Saturday.

Inspired by Olympics, newbies hit the ice

Layla Fluegel, 10, of Vancouver, works to keep her balance while making her way across the ice during a free lesson at Mountain View Ice Arena in Vancouver on Saturday.

February 12, 2022, 6:03pm Clark County News

Folks who’ve been tantalized by Olympic ice skating flocked to Mountain View Ice Arena in east Vancouver on Saturday morning for some exhibition skating by local stars — and to try their own toes on the ice with a free beginner lesson. Read story

A back-lot view of the Ross Complex, alongside the Ellen Davis Trail.

Power walk: Ellen Davis Trail commemorates Vancouver resident, skirts Bonneville complex

A back-lot view of the Ross Complex, alongside the Ellen Davis Trail.

February 10, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

It’s hard for me to resist an unfamiliar trail. Leaving a mysterious way through the woods unexplored feels wrong to me, like I’m ignoring a clue, like I’m shrugging off potentially important news. I can’t stop being curious about what’s around the next bend — even if it’s just another… Read story

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Senior-friendly resources available in Clark County to help navigate technology at any age

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February 6, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

You don’t have to be of a certain age to feel overwhelmed by the furious pace of technology. Read story

Secret keeper and spy master: Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 spy thriller "Notorious." (Contributed by Twentieth Century Fox)

Clark County indie theaters offer full menu of goodies for February

Secret keeper and spy master: Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 spy thriller "Notorious." (Contributed by Twentieth Century Fox)

February 3, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

If you’re a Shakespeare nerd and you haven’t seen “The Tragedy of Macbeth” yet, get thee to the Kiggins Theatre, where something wicked that way goes for one more weekend. Read story

In 2012, the Vancouver NAACP chapter sponsored the researching and writing of a book, “First Families of Vancouver’s African American Community,” that told those stories.

Clark County Historical Museum event explores recent Black history in Vancouver

In 2012, the Vancouver NAACP chapter sponsored the researching and writing of a book, “First Families of Vancouver’s African American Community,” that told those stories.

January 27, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

One of Vancouver’s many claims to historical fame is the mighty shipbuilding effort here during World War II that drew many African Americans from the Jim Crow South and sparked the creation of the Vancouver Housing Authority. In 2012, the Vancouver NAACP chapter sponsored the researching and writing of a… Read story