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The dapper Bobby Derricotte, aka the Singin' Senior, takes a break outside his Vancouver home. On Sept. 2, he'll offer a free show, "Reliving the Music of the '40s, '50s and '60s" at the Cascade Park Community Library. Dancing is encouraged.

Vancouver’s Singin’ Senior brings joy, wants people to ‘remember the good young days’video icon

The dapper Bobby Derricotte, aka the Singin' Senior, takes a break outside his Vancouver home. On Sept. 2, he'll offer a free show, "Reliving the Music of the '40s, '50s and '60s" at the Cascade Park Community Library. Dancing is encouraged.

August 24, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Bobby Derricotte just can’t stop singing. The 82-year-old Vietnam veteran has performed at schools, retirement homes and libraries. Sometimes he’ll stand in Vancouver’s Esther Short Park, belting out the oldies with an occasional rap thrown in. Read story

Clark County Fair Results, Aug. 10

August 23, 2023, 2:34pm Clark County Life

The Columbian will publish Clark County Fair results online as they are received. For more results and coverage of the Clark County Fair, visit www.columbian.com/news/tag/clark-county-fair/. AG/ED Award Agriculture & Education Winner 4-H Swine Hogs R Us Educational Display Winner Prarie Hatchers 4-H Club Special Award Darins Old Tools OC Cheesecake… Read story

Jean Miller's family recipe book contains generation of recipes, including her mother Mary O'Malley Laughlin's handwritten recipe for plum upside-down cake, passed down from her maternal grandmother, Honorine Boulanger O'Malley.

Plum Delicious: Vancouver family’s recipe is ‘the flavor of memory’ and connection

Jean Miller's family recipe book contains generation of recipes, including her mother Mary O'Malley Laughlin's handwritten recipe for plum upside-down cake, passed down from her maternal grandmother, Honorine Boulanger O'Malley.

August 23, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Who says pineapple is the only fruit that gets to have an upside-down cake? Why not bestow the same honor on the humble plum? Take a lesson from Honorine Boulanger O’Malley, a resourceful mother and businesswoman who used her wits and creativity to feed a crowd with plum-upside down cake.… Read story

Clark County Fair Results, Aug. 9

August 22, 2023, 1:45pm Clark County Life

The Columbian will publish Clark County Fair results online as they are received. For more results and coverage of the Clark County Fair, visit www.columbian.com/news/tag/clark-county-fair/. AG/ED Award Agriculture & Education Winner 4-H Plant (Cranberry) Science Educational Display Winner Royal Riders 4-H Handbrushing Special Award Paper Cutting/Trapunto Lady 4H Dogs Intermediate… Read story

Vancouver Farmer's Market hired a new market manager, and is celebrating National Farmer's Market Week.

Vancouver Farmers Market plans for shift to year-round

Vancouver Farmer's Market hired a new market manager, and is celebrating National Farmer's Market Week.

August 22, 2023, 6:10am Business Subscriber Exclusive

As life in Clark County has returned to normal after the pandemic, so have big community events. The Vancouver Farmers Market is a perfect example of that. For months, the market was closed or restricted by government regulations. Now, it’s thriving. Read story

Clark County Fair Results, Aug. 8

August 21, 2023, 3:19pm Clark County Life

The Columbian will publish Clark County Fair results online as they are received. For more results and coverage of the Clark County Fair, visit www.columbian.com/news/tag/clark-county-fair/. AG/ED Award Agriculture & Education Winner FFA Educational Display Winner 4-H Dogs Special Award OC Clothing 4H Performance Equitation  Fitting & Showing Champion Cami Sundstrom,… Read story

Trees rise above a playground at DuBois Park in Vancouver. The playground, which has a wheelchair user-friendly disc swing, is not considered fully accessible due to the wood chip surface. At top, a disc swing hangs at the under-construction Marshall Park.

The play’s the thing: Vancouver works to make its parks more accessible, fun for children of all abilities

Trees rise above a playground at DuBois Park in Vancouver. The playground, which has a wheelchair user-friendly disc swing, is not considered fully accessible due to the wood chip surface. At top, a disc swing hangs at the under-construction Marshall Park.

August 19, 2023, 6:14am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Vancouver is home to more than 70 parks with play equipment, but until this year, none of them were fully accessible to children who use wheelchairs or have various physical disabilities. Read story

Watercolorist Cheryl Herndon paints a sunflower plucked from her own garden during an outdoor painting event at the O.O. Howard House.

Watercolor magic: Artists group meets to paint outside in Vancouver, trade tips and relax

Watercolorist Cheryl Herndon paints a sunflower plucked from her own garden during an outdoor painting event at the O.O. Howard House.

August 19, 2023, 6:10am Clark County Life

On a recent warm summer evening, a handful of Southwest Washington Watercolor Society members gathered on the patio of Vancouver’s historic O.O. Howard House to paint outdoors. Read story

Vanessa Munson, winner of the Miss Washington 2023 competition, is also a sergeant in the U.S. Army. At top, Munson holds her crown and her Army cap.

Former Miss Clark County, a U.S. Army sergeant, adds Miss Washington to her growing résumé

Vanessa Munson, winner of the Miss Washington 2023 competition, is also a sergeant in the U.S. Army. At top, Munson holds her crown and her Army cap.

August 19, 2023, 6:10am Clark County Life

Camouflage and basic training, or bright lights and evening gowns. In either attire or setting, 22-year-old Vanessa Munson of Battle Ground feels like herself. Read story

Daryl Travis loves knowing that he's covering all his power needs at his Sifton-area home, and even feeding the public power grid. "We know exactly where our power is generated, and that it is ecologically friendly," he said.

Going solar can work, even in the cloudy Pacific Northwest — but do the math, one homeowner warnsvideo icon

Daryl Travis loves knowing that he's covering all his power needs at his Sifton-area home, and even feeding the public power grid. "We know exactly where our power is generated, and that it is ecologically friendly," he said.

August 19, 2023, 6:09am Business

Whenever the sun shines on his Sifton-area home, Daryl Travis has many reasons to feel great. Cheerful weather is just the start of it. Read story