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Clark County Life

Check It Out: Enjoy Japanese slice-of-life novels

December 14, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

December is a month of anticipation. We look forward to holidays, perhaps some vacation time, and wrapping up an old year to start again, anew. Read story

Gardening with Allen: Herbs easy to grow indoors in winter

December 14, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

I grow several herbs in my vegetable garden. Do you think I could successfully grow some inside in pots in the winter? I have both south and west facing windows. Read story

Built in 1963 and in service until 1992, the USS Vancouver specialized in bringing Marines and their equipment to battle zones for deployment. The ship saw service during the Vietnam War.

Clark County history: 522-foot USS Vancouver visited its namesake city in 1963

Built in 1963 and in service until 1992, the USS Vancouver specialized in bringing Marines and their equipment to battle zones for deployment. The ship saw service during the Vietnam War.

December 14, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

When the Navy laid the keel of a ship named after the city of Vancouver, no one from the local community was present. When the USS Vancouver launched in 1962, City Councilman Ken Teter and his wife watched as the ship slid into Wallabout Bay in Brooklyn. Admiral Howard Yeager,… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Once again finding spirit of Christmas

December 14, 2024, 6:01am Clark County Life

Christmas hasn’t always been a joyful occasion for me. Often it has been a painful reminder of happier days gone by, especially the times when my kids were small, and Christmas excitement pervaded our house. Read story

Dead by Dawn Pastry Stout from Trap Door Brewing.

Clark County breweries tap into dark, delicious porters and stouts for wintertime sipping

Dead by Dawn Pastry Stout from Trap Door Brewing.

December 13, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Winter in Clark County is the perfect time to shift from hoppy IPAs and light pilsners to darker more malt-centric brews like stouts and porters. Read story

Clark County restaurant inspections, Dec. 2-7

December 13, 2024, 5:41am 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, Dec. 14

December 13, 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

This is an artist’s rendering of the central mixed-use section of the Columbia Palisades redevelopment, where the Southwest Washington Center for the Arts hopes to build a concert hall with as many as 1,400 seats.

Clark County performing arts center organizers move forward with plans, now hiring a director

This is an artist’s rendering of the central mixed-use section of the Columbia Palisades redevelopment, where the Southwest Washington Center for the Arts hopes to build a concert hall with as many as 1,400 seats.

December 12, 2024, 12:20pm Business

The effort to bring a major performing arts center to Clark County is ready to staff up with a new executive director and a professional fundraiser. Read story

A Kwanzaa celebration will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield.
“I’m Done!” by Gretchen McLellan, illustrated by Catherine Lazar Odell, and “No Party Poopers!” by Gretchen McLellan, illustrated by Lucy Semple.

Snuggle up for storytime with these Clark County children’s authors and their new books

“I’m Done!” by Gretchen McLellan, illustrated by Catherine Lazar Odell, and “No Party Poopers!” by Gretchen McLellan, illustrated by Lucy Semple.

December 12, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Do your children or grandchildren need more mice? How about kites, birds, beavers or fairies? Read story