Clark County Life

Silver Keys Media produced the film “The Matahari Agency: Seeds of Deception.” (Contributed photos)

Vancouver’s close-up: Film showcase puts spotlight on city, local filmmakers

July 16, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Vancouver USA might not be known for its thriving film industry, but our corner of Southwest Washington is making its mark on the silver screen. The work of several local production companies will be highlighted at the first Vancouver Film Showcase, 7 p.m. Thursday at the Kiggins Theatre. Read story

Vancouver resident Shyi-Hwang Shyu, foreground, keeps in step with other participants in a line dancing class at Cascade Park Community Library. Local libraries offer a treasure trove of fun, interesting and free things to do this summer.

Line dancing? Check. Sewing? Sure. Live music? Absolutely: FVRLibraries offer more than books

July 13, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

If you’re casting around for things to do this summer that won’t make a dent in your wallet, the best place to look might be the place you least expect: your local library. Read story

Activist Francis Willard believed in suffrage first and temperance. She’s seen here in a photograph from her book, “A Wheel within a Wheel,” learning to ride a bicycle. Safety bicycles were new; many women showed independence by riding them and learning as Willard did here.

Clark County history: Women’s Christian Temperance Union

July 13, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

The second Women’s Christian Temperance Union president shifted the organization’s focus from temperance to suffrage. When Francis Willard took office in 1879, she launched a “do everything” policy. She reasoned, “meet argument with argument, misjudgment with patience, denunciation with kindness, and all our difficulties and dangers with prayer.” She first… Read story

Dr. Kayla Harris, left, offers a treat to Mia, 5, an adoptable cat from the Humane Society for Southwest Washington, while the kitty pays a visit to the crew including vet assistant Isabel Chavez in the mobile veterinary clinic.

Humane Society for Southwest Washington launches mobile veterinary clinic for people who struggle to access care for their animals

July 13, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

Veterinary care just got a fresh set of wheels through the Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s new mobile clinic. Read story

Gardening with Allen: Three organic pesticides for edibles

July 13, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

Are there safe ways to control pests on my vegetables? I’m especially concerned about worms on my broccoli and leaf miners in my lettuce. Something is also chewing holes in the leaves of my petunias and impatiens. My neighbor said he thinks I have borers in my trees. Read story

Check It Out: Dive on in for shark-related books

if it’s July, it’s time for sharks! Every July since 1988, cable television’s Discovery Channel has aired Shark Week. Filled with shark-themed programming, Shark Week is a popular and much anticipated television event. While it has been criticized for including fictional programming along with the educational episodes intended to increase… Read story

Clark County health inspections, July 1-6

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