January 9, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life
Five things to do this week Read story
January 8, 2025, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
As we lurch boldly into another year, a reader suggested that I try something “cleansing” to assist in divesting ourselves of the old so that we can be open to the new. Perhaps that’s an allusion to digestion. In that case, I’ll take it both metaphorically and literally and offer… Read story
January 7, 2025, 12:39pm Clark County Life
A beloved woodland village of mythical creatures located on the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail has vanished without a trace and gnome-body seems to know where it went. Read story
January 4, 2025, 6:14am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
While James Newell never had any active connection with Native American history or culture, a valuable collection of 19th-century tribal heirlooms languished in his family’s closet for years. Make that literal lifetimes. Read story
January 4, 2025, 6:07am Clark County Life
In the fur trade, New Year’s Day, not Christmas, was the season’s more beloved holiday. Before Christmas and after New Year’s Day, Hudson’s Bay Company Fort Vancouver employees and families enjoyed an extended year-end celebration. The company released employees from work, allowing them a raucous holiday period crowded with events.… Read story
January 4, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life
Last week I described the hardy new flowers that can be planted outside as early as April 1. This week’s flowers are more tender to frost and should not be planted outside until early May. Although nasturtium seed is often sown directly outside in early April with expectation that plants… Read story
January 4, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life
Happy New Year! This is a common time of year for new beginnings, and many people make resolutions for the new year. Resolutions often involve changes to current actions or inactions, and many of us choose January as a good time to take a closer look at our health. It’s… Read story
January 4, 2025, 6:02am Clark County Life
New Orleans has many traditions, and Mardi Gras is the most well-known. My extended family used to gather in uptown New Orleans at our grandmother’s house and then walk down to St. Charles Avenue to watch the parades. Read story
January 3, 2025, 6:07am Business
Vancouver’s Main Street Promise project will create a pedestrian-friendly commercial district between Fifth and 15th streets downtown. Read story
January 3, 2025, 6:00am 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
