<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Dec. 6, 2023

Linkedin Pinterest
Liferight chevron arrow icon

Clark County Life

Everybody Has a Story: Twist on custom sparks Easter flower to bloom anew

September 23, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life

Many years ago, as preteens growing up in Hungary, my sister and I enjoyed Easter more than any other holiday. Read story

Allen Wilson is a Vancouver gardening specialist.

Gardening with Allen: Plant bulbs indoors for clusters of winter color, cheer

Allen Wilson is a Vancouver gardening specialist.

September 23, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

I read recently that you can plant bulbs in pots for winter bloom inside. Does this take special treatment? Read story

Energy Adviser: Clark Public Utility offers rebates for heat pumps

September 23, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

If home heating and cooling were a sport, heat pumps and ductless heat pumps would be the professional athletes among a field of amateurs. But even at the elite level, some athletes simply do it better than everybody else. The same is true with heat pumps and ductless heat pumps. Read story

Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan used this portrait in his presidential bid against President Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Like several other Civil War generals, McClellan served at the Vancouver Barracks before the war. While there, he was a captain under Col. B.L.E. Bonneville, the post commander. Because he was in the engineering corps, he did a survey attempting to find the best routes for roads and railroads for Isaac Stevens, Washington Territory governor.

Clark County History: Capt. George B. McClellan

Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan used this portrait in his presidential bid against President Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Like several other Civil War generals, McClellan served at the Vancouver Barracks before the war. While there, he was a captain under Col. B.L.E. Bonneville, the post commander. Because he was in the engineering corps, he did a survey attempting to find the best routes for roads and railroads for Isaac Stevens, Washington Territory governor.

September 23, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

The 1846 West Point graduate Capt. George B. McClellan came to the Vancouver Barracks in 1853 after serving in the War with Mexico. An engineering officer since his graduation, the Army assigned McClellan to Isaac Stevens, Washington Territory governor. Stevens wanted the captain to survey the Cascade Mountains, probing probable… Read story

The food photos at Banderyky help those new to Ukrainian food learn about signature dishes.

Ukrainian eatery in Vancouver Mall food court offers taste of home

The food photos at Banderyky help those new to Ukrainian food learn about signature dishes.

September 22, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

Nataliya Nahurska and her family had plans for many years to start a food business. The Russian invasion of Ukraine last year compelled her to share her culture. “After what happened last year, I felt people need to know about Ukrainian food and Ukrainian traditions and this is what I… Read story

This week in Clark County history

September 22, 2023, 5:32am 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

Clark County health inspections, Sept. 10-16

September 22, 2023, 5:32am 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 448. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

Salvador Brotons and members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra  (Photos courtesy Paul Quackenbush Photography)

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra rides wave of enthusiasm into 45th year, opens season with Prokofiev

Salvador Brotons and members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra  (Photos courtesy Paul Quackenbush Photography)

September 21, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Eager to build on the success of August’s Vancouver Arts & Music Festival that drew crowds to Esther Short Park, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is loading up a panoply of terrific concerts for its 45th season. Read story

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

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