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Clark County Life

Check It Out: Thankful for books on gratitude

December 21, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

Merriam-Webster defines tradition as “the passing down of beliefs, information, or customs from one generation to the next.” Read story

Kohlrabi Konstance

Gardening with Allen: 5 new award-winning vegetables

Kohlrabi Konstance

December 21, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

Five new vegetables have received awards from All-America Selections, a national testing organization with test gardens across North America. Read story

Energy Adviser: You should use space heaters sparingly

December 21, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

The cheapest and perhaps most comfortable way to stay warm is to dress warmer or bundle up with a good blanket, but sometimes those aren’t the right fit. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Gifting of Christmas typewriter not typical

December 21, 2024, 6:01am Clark County Life

I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. Our Christmas traditions were pretty typical, like hanging our stockings. But we didn’t have a fireplace and mantel. The five of us kids pinned our socks to the back of the sofa with a straight pin. Read story

This week in Clark County history, Dec. 20

December 20, 2024, 6:05am 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

The pastry case at Al & Ernie’s Bakery Cafe in Battle Ground displays cardamom buns, cinnamon rolls and Earl Grey scones.

Al & Ernie’s Bakery Cafe gets bagels right in Battle Ground

The pastry case at Al & Ernie’s Bakery Cafe in Battle Ground displays cardamom buns, cinnamon rolls and Earl Grey scones.

December 20, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

A seaside vacation inspired Joylyn and Devin of Al & Ernie’s Bakery Cafe to make bagels. Read story

Clark County restaurant inspections, Dec. 9-14, 2924

December 20, 2024, 5:18am 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

Hikers make their way up the many stairs and switchbacks to the top of Beacon Rock during 2019’s First Day Hike event, hosted by Washington State Parks.

Free First Day hikes at Beacon Rock, Lewis and Clark State Park will get 2025 off on right foot

Hikers make their way up the many stairs and switchbacks to the top of Beacon Rock during 2019’s First Day Hike event, hosted by Washington State Parks.

December 19, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

If you don’t mind going for an early morning drive in order to go for hike, Washington State Parks has some New Year’s Day opportunities for you. This might just be your chance to start the whole year off right: greeting the great outdoors, meeting like-minded people and getting some… Read story

Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg leads the crowd at Esther Short Park as they celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah with the lighting of the menorah Thursday evening, Dec. 7, 2023.
This creamy hot cocoa with marshmallows and Ovaltine will warm your tummy and your spirit.

Make your own glow as 2024 comes to an end with homemade hot chocolate

This creamy hot cocoa with marshmallows and Ovaltine will warm your tummy and your spirit.

December 18, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

It hasn’t been a good year in Monika’s kitchen. Recipe after recipe went terribly wrong (see last week’s “madeleine madness,” for example). I flubbed so many attempts I began to suspect I was under some evil cookery hex. I started to call it The Curse of 2024. Read story