December 19, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life
In the late 1970s, I was living and working in Los Angeles, having recently finished attending college there. An acquaintance of mine, a member of a makeshift choir that sang Christmas carols at charity fundraising events, invited me to join the group one holiday season as they were short of… Read story
December 19, 2021, 6:03am Business
As the clock ticks down to Christmas Day, last-minute shoppers may be scrambling to find something that doesn’t require battling crowded stores or keeping fingers crossed for speedy delivery. But what if the perfect gift isn’t a thing at all? Maybe it’s an experience. Read story
December 18, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Life
If you’re looking forward to a Christmas weekend of holiday fun, gift exchanges and family gatherings, consider spreading the holiday cheer to your less fortunate friends and neighbors in the community. Read story
December 18, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Life
I would like to grow more hanging houseplants but I don’t have a lot of experience. Would you suggest a few that are easy to grow? Read story
December 17, 2021, 6:09am Business
Disrupted global supply chains make getting thoughtful gifts to friends and family in time for the holidays more complicated this year. Many presents ordered online will sit at the ports well into January. Fortunately, the shelves at Vancouver businesses are well-stocked with locally made food and drink gifts for everyone… Read story
December 16, 2021, 6:01am Business
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December 15, 2021, 6:01am Clark County Life
Last year around this time I got a burst of culinary ambition and attempted to make a steamed figgy pudding. It was a complicated, hourslong process that left my kitchen a sticky shambles, though the results were highly edible (especially with extra boozy sauce). This year, I’m leaving ambition to… Read story
December 14, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life
Christmas Day, that celebration of miraculous birth, used to be the occasion of a massive, annual slaughter of avian life in America. According to Audubon, the world’s premiere bird conservation organization, 19th century hunters enjoyed marking the holiday by dividing into local teams and competing to see how many birds… Read story
December 12, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Life
My Twelve Days of Christmas series continues today with part two: calling birds, gold rings and geese a-laying. It wasn’t until I started to look for books to connect with the traditional Christmas song that I understood the truly fowl-filled lyrics. I sure hope the original recipient of true love’s… Read story
December 12, 2021, 6:02am Business
Like everything at Susie’s Country Inn for Dogs and Cats near Brush Prairie, the holiday decorations are over the top. Read story
