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Clark County Life

Clark County health inspections, Feb. 27 – March 2

March 8, 2024, 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

Relocated by the Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group, a beaver swims the headwaters of the Yakima River. Today&rsquo;s &ldquo;beaver believers&rdquo; are working to move dam-building beavers to places where their labor helps restore wetlands and salmon.

“Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America” author coming to Vancouver

Relocated by the Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group, a beaver swims the headwaters of the Yakima River. Today&rsquo;s &ldquo;beaver believers&rdquo; are working to move dam-building beavers to places where their labor helps restore wetlands and salmon.

March 7, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

that pleasant, low-key, increasingly hipster city on the mouth of the Columbia River — a current New York Times bestseller has the town’s absentee founder and namesake smelling less like a rose and more like a wet beaver. Read story

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Try this: Clothes, comedy and serenades

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March 7, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Life

Five things to do this week Read story

Nancy Erickson of Tacoma, left, joins Courtney Liu, also of Tacoma, for a one-day chance for smelt dipping on the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon. At top, a young fisherman gets a hands-on experience with a slippery smelt.

Smelt lovers, feathered, furred and gaiter-wearing, go for a dip in Cowlitz Rivervideo icon

Nancy Erickson of Tacoma, left, joins Courtney Liu, also of Tacoma, for a one-day chance for smelt dipping on the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon. At top, a young fisherman gets a hands-on experience with a slippery smelt.

March 6, 2024, 2:02pm Clark County Life

Thousands of eager anglers lined the banks of the Cowlitz River from Kelso to Castle Rock on Tuesday hoping to score a net full of smelt. Read story

With a pound of cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, spinach and lots of garlic, this dinner has a lot of flavor but only 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil.

Pep up your pasta with chicken tenders, lemon pepper, fresh herbs and garlic

With a pound of cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, spinach and lots of garlic, this dinner has a lot of flavor but only 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil.

March 6, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

I never get tired of chicken. I fix a chicken dish once a week — usually roasted chicken thighs with various seasonings, or a recipe I call That Chicken Thing (chicken cooked in a covered casserole dish with vegetables). My daughter, bless her cotton socks, got tired of her mom’s… Read story

Robin Povec, owner of the Wiener Wagon, works at her food cart in downtown Vancouver in 2019. Povec&rsquo;s wagon was stolen early Monday morning from her property.

Tipster finds Wiener Wagon that was stolen from owner’s Vancouver home

Robin Povec, owner of the Wiener Wagon, works at her food cart in downtown Vancouver in 2019. Povec&rsquo;s wagon was stolen early Monday morning from her property.

March 4, 2024, 12:15pm Business

Vancouver’s famous Wiener Wagon was stolen early Monday morning. Read story

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule with a crew of four on a mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, March 3, 2024.

4 new astronauts, including Camas native, head to the International Space Station for a 6-month stay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule with a crew of four on a mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, March 3, 2024.

March 4, 2024, 9:15am Clark County Life

Four astronauts headed to the International Space Station on Sunday where they will oversee the arrivals of two new rocketships during their half-year stint. Read story

This longtime group of poker buddies has been gathering monthly for friendly, low-stakes games since 1968, first at their homes, more recently at Orchard Hills Country Club in Washougal. Clockwise around the table are Mike Cullivan (in ball cap), Jack Connolly, Phil Kalberer, Jim Kenney, Tom Skyler, Bob Haley and Alan Lee.

Gardening with Allen: Start some summer bulbs now

March 2, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Life

My friend said I should start my dahlia bulbs inside to get earlier bloom. Will that really help? Read story

Energy Adviser: Help at hand to assess to-do list

March 2, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

Winter can be tough on homes. The constant drizzle, numerous rounds of freeze-thaw cycles and the occasional heavy debris brought down by powerful winds all can chip away on the external envelope of the structure and put extra stress on the heating and cooling systems the people inside depend on. Read story