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Clark County Life

Clark County health inspections, March 18-23, 2024

March 29, 2024, 5:16am 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

This week in Clark County history, March 29

March 29, 2024, 5:14am 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

Will the real Mrs. Roper please step forward? Happy Family Restaurant in Battle Ground fills with participants in Saturday&rsquo;s Mrs. Roper Pub Crawl. The event celebrated the iconic style of Helen Roper from the classic television show, &ldquo;Three&rsquo;s Company.&rdquo; Similar Mrs.

In Good Company: Mrs. Roper’s distinctive style lands in Battle Ground for themed pub crawl

Will the real Mrs. Roper please step forward? Happy Family Restaurant in Battle Ground fills with participants in Saturday&rsquo;s Mrs. Roper Pub Crawl. The event celebrated the iconic style of Helen Roper from the classic television show, &ldquo;Three&rsquo;s Company.&rdquo; Similar Mrs.

March 28, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

‘Three’s Company,” the classic television show that aired for eight seasons on ABC from 1977 to 1984, gave American pop culture some memorable characters. One of them is making a resurgence. Read story

An image from Vancouver filmmaker Dru Holley's documentary, "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts." (The Columbian files)
Whipped coconut cream is delicious and light with sweet fruit and toasted cashew crumble.

Healthy? Sort of. Delicious? These paleo parfaits are perfect once you get the trick of coconut cream

Whipped coconut cream is delicious and light with sweet fruit and toasted cashew crumble.

March 27, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

I have made many things over the past few years, but I’ve never attempted a dairy-free, gluten-free and (virtually) sugar-free dessert before, that’s for sure. I realize that many of my recipes exist outside of what could strictly be called “healthy,” and are far afield of any current food trends.… Read story

Beacon Rock&rsquo;s odd history includes near destruction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as almost becoming part of Oregon.

Trek through time: Explore the past by hiking Southwest Washington landscapes with incredible views

Beacon Rock&rsquo;s odd history includes near destruction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as almost becoming part of Oregon.

March 23, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

People were walking around this beautiful region long before it became known as Southwest Washington. Read story

In this undated photo of an Oregon Trail reenactment, a long line of oxen-drawn wagons stops to rest along a trail. In 1878, a 21-year-old Missouri woman, Sarah Elizabeth Butler, kept a diary of her journey along the trail to Fort Vancouver.

Clark County History: Sarah Butler’s Oregon Trail journey

In this undated photo of an Oregon Trail reenactment, a long line of oxen-drawn wagons stops to rest along a trail. In 1878, a 21-year-old Missouri woman, Sarah Elizabeth Butler, kept a diary of her journey along the trail to Fort Vancouver.

March 23, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Just east of the Kansas border at Carthage, Mo., 21-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Butler (1857-1931) opened her diary. Inside, she wrote eight sentences recording the first day of her trek along the Oregon Trail to the Washington Territory. She loaded that entry with information, perhaps rivaling her family’s packing of their… Read story

Check It Out: Savor springtime selections

March 23, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Spring has sprung! I definitely have a spring in my step now that daffodils and cherry trees are a-blooming. We’re bound to have more rainy days and cool evenings ahead, but when I hear robins chirping outside my bedroom window in the morning, I know that Mother Nature is doing… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Teacher learns valuable lesson

March 23, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

In 1975, I was teaching at Vista Continuation High School in Bakersfield, Calif. Our students had been invited to leave or expelled from traditional high schools. Read story

Gardening with Allen: Designer, full service nursery help plan vision

March 23, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Life

We recently purchased a new home with a front lawn and a few shrubs in front. We would like to add as much as we can afford this spring. We plan to do most of the work ourselves. What priority would you suggest in adding to our landscape? Read story