Clark County Life

Energy Adviser: Keep indoor air clean

February 4, 2023, 5:59am Clark County Life

When it’s cold outside it’s easy to focus on keeping the air indoors comfortably warm and cozy. But it’s also important to consider air quality inside. Read story

Jen Langdon laughs and knits while drinking riesling at Niche Wine Bar in downtown Vancouver. Bars are offering activities not usually associated with drinking establishments to lure customers, especially midweek.

Knitting, chess, bingo: Clark County bars, taprooms think outside the pint

February 3, 2023, 6:02am Business

After a couple years of staying home, everyone seems a bit uncertain about where to go and what to do. Clark County bars are luring customers back with activities that you might not associate with drinking establishments, like knitting, bingo and chess. None of these events take reservations so they’re… Read story

Clark County health inspections, Jan. 25-31

February 3, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

This week in Clark County history

February 3, 2023, 5:16am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Jacob Crabtree, left, Bianca Flores and Keilene Brown are Enspire Arts' 2022-23 scholarship recipients and arts ambassadors.

Scholarships from Clark County nonprofits boost young artists

February 2, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

In a growing area like this one, it’s pretty typical for performers to volunteer their services. They’re motivated by ambition and joy, not by profit. And when it comes to student actors, parents often must pay registration or other fees before their kids can appear in plays staged by local… Read story

Wonton Celebration: Delicious dumplings are fun to make

I made my own wontons for this warming soup. Find wonton wrappers in the refrigerated section of most grocery stores.

To celebrate Lunar New Year, our family went to Uwajimaya Asian Market in Beaverton, Ore. We bought tea, mochi, matcha pudding and warm char siu bao (steamed buns filled with barbecued pork). We also sampled chicken wontons in a spicy chili oil sauce. They were delicious, like little meat clouds.… Read story

Clark County History: Henry Weinhard

This lunchroom shows Weinhard Brewery employees sitting around a table in about 1910. They worked nine-hour days, six days a week. Henry Weinhard (1830-1904) followed the 1891 United Brewery Workmen Contract entitling workers to free beer during their shifts, a common practice in breweries then.

The first time Henry Weinhard made beer in America wasn’t in the Oregon Territory but in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 22-year-old left Wurttemberg, Germany, his birthplace, and immigrated to New York in 1852. Soon after, he headed to the Midwest. He found a thriving German community in Cincinnati with businesses —… Read story