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Dancers Anna Chapin, left, 13, and Keira Wachter, right, 12, rehearse their moves while the Reprise Choir practices &ldquo;She Was Dancing,&rdquo; a song in the upcoming &ldquo;Voice of Washington&rdquo; program.

Celebrating Washington in song: Reprise Choir’s ‘The Voice of Washington’ highlights Evergreen state creatorsvideo icon

Dancers Anna Chapin, left, 13, and Keira Wachter, right, 12, rehearse their moves while the Reprise Choir practices &ldquo;She Was Dancing,&rdquo; a song in the upcoming &ldquo;Voice of Washington&rdquo; program.

March 21, 2024, 6:03am Churches & Religion

If the Washington musicians that spring quickest to mind are Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Heart or Bing Crosby, here’s your ticket to a whole new set of Evergreen State sounds. Read story

Society of Washington Artists seek artists for spring show

March 21, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

The Society of Washington Artists seeks artists for its spring show, May 15-18. Read story

Gut Bustin’ Games, a local tabletop game company, is hosting a Mrs. Roper Pub Crawl starting at 4 p.m. March 23 on East Main Street in Battle Ground..

Try this: Little Art Camas, Mrs. Roper Pub Crawl, Furry Friends fundraiser

Gut Bustin’ Games, a local tabletop game company, is hosting a Mrs. Roper Pub Crawl starting at 4 p.m. March 23 on East Main Street in Battle Ground..

March 21, 2024, 6:00am Clark County Life

Five things to do this week Read story

Vancouver resident Yogesh Raut was the winner of the 2024 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, which aired Tuesday night.

Vancouver’s Yogesh Raut wins ‘Jeopardy!’ Tournament of Champions

Vancouver resident Yogesh Raut was the winner of the 2024 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, which aired Tuesday night.

March 20, 2024, 3:21pm Clark County Life

Vancouverites might have recognized Tuesday night’s “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions winner. Read story

This white bean and spinach quesadilla is warm, toasty, creamy and cheesy while also being relatively healthy.

Quesa your troubles away: When I’m stressed, I still have to eat, and so does my husband

This white bean and spinach quesadilla is warm, toasty, creamy and cheesy while also being relatively healthy.

March 19, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Personal growth can be so overrated. What I’d like to do is stop growing for a little while and just rest. I’d like to lay me down in some green pastures (as the well-known scripture says) and a few still waters wouldn’t hurt, either. Read story

54-40 Brewing founder Bolt Minister stands for a portrait at 54-40 Brewing in Washougal. "It's an industry unlike anything else," said Minister.

54-40 Brewing to open second location in Washougal – with a full kitchen

54-40 Brewing founder Bolt Minister stands for a portrait at 54-40 Brewing in Washougal. "It's an industry unlike anything else," said Minister.

March 18, 2024, 6:02am Business

54-40 Brewing Co. will open a new location — with a full-service restaurant and taproom — at the Evergreen Marketplace in Washougal later this year. Read story

Capture Camas history contest seeks submissions

March 16, 2024, 6:39am Clark County Life Free

The Capture Camas History Contest seeks black-and-white photographs of downtown Camas, currently or in the past. Read story

Steve Slocum stands before his very stuffed yard in Vancouver. His neighbors complain that the place is a fire hazard and a magnet for rodents. The city is trying to &ldquo;nudge&rdquo; Slocum toward code compliance. Slocum says he intends to keep pushing back.

Dangerous junk or weird art? Mannequins and mess on Rose Village property frustrates neighbors

Steve Slocum stands before his very stuffed yard in Vancouver. His neighbors complain that the place is a fire hazard and a magnet for rodents. The city is trying to &ldquo;nudge&rdquo; Slocum toward code compliance. Slocum says he intends to keep pushing back.

March 16, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

The owner of a spectacularly strange and overstuffed rural property near Battle Ground, which was destroyed in July 2021 by an intentionally sparked fire, has brought what he calls his weird sense of humor to Vancouver. His neighbors are not amused. Read story

Bob and Marian Russell, who survived the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, look over some old newspaper clippings at their Vancouver home in this photo originally published in The Columbian in 1998.

Clark County History: Local couple survived Japanese death camp

Bob and Marian Russell, who survived the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, look over some old newspaper clippings at their Vancouver home in this photo originally published in The Columbian in 1998.

March 16, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Life

A lesser-known fact about America entering World War II is the bombing of a U.S. Navy base at Cavite on Manila Bay, Philippines, on Dec. 10, 1941, three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese wanted the Philippine Islands because they needed access to the raw materials of… Read story

Check It Out: Read up on the Emerald Isle

March 16, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

As I’m writing this column, Saint Patrick’s Day is just a few days away. I’ve had a fascination with Ireland since the fourth grade. Why so specific? Well, my teacher asked each student to pick a country and write a paper about it as well as provide representative examples of… Read story