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Clark County Life

Eight Cow Creamery in Ridgefield mixes an base from Alpenrose with local delicacies.

7 stellar spots to get ice cream this summer around Clark County

Eight Cow Creamery in Ridgefield mixes an base from Alpenrose with local delicacies.

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

Salt & Straw’s arrival at the Vancouver waterfront was cool, but competition for the best ice cream in Clark County is just beginning to heat up as new spots open for tasty licks. Read story

Clark County health inspections, June 3-8

June 14, 2024, 5:38am 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 448. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

This week in Clark County history, June 14, 2024

June 14, 2024, 5:34am 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

Sweet peas and strawberries are for sale at Camas Farmer&rsquo;s Market in downtown Camas in 2022.

Get fresh at Clark County’s six farmers markets

Sweet peas and strawberries are for sale at Camas Farmer&rsquo;s Market in downtown Camas in 2022.

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

Nothing heralds the start of summer more than Clark County’s seasonal farmers markets, which are in full swing and will be open weekly through autumn. Read story

A message welcomes visitors to the Juneteenth Freedom Celebration at Esther Short Park in 2022. The annual event features food, live music, art, informational booths and games.

Try This: Juneteenth, Bikes and Brisket, car shows

A message welcomes visitors to the Juneteenth Freedom Celebration at Esther Short Park in 2022. The annual event features food, live music, art, informational booths and games.

June 13, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

Five things to do this week Read story

Hasselback sweet potatoes: just slice, drizzle and bake! How hard can that be? Harder than you think.

Hasselback not hassle-free; twist on sweet potatoes not worth it

Hasselback sweet potatoes: just slice, drizzle and bake! How hard can that be? Harder than you think.

June 12, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

Our daughter will be home from college in just a few weeks. I’m amazed that time has flown by so quickly. I’m doubly amazed at how she’s grown from someone who couldn’t pick a sock up off the floor to someone who goes grocery shopping and makes her own dinner… Read story

Maryhill Museum of Art founder Sam Hill built this full-scale replica of Stonehenge, the prehistoric stone site in England, to protest war and remember Klickitat County&rsquo;s losses in World War I.

What’s on display at Southwest Washington museums this summer?

Maryhill Museum of Art founder Sam Hill built this full-scale replica of Stonehenge, the prehistoric stone site in England, to protest war and remember Klickitat County&rsquo;s losses in World War I.

June 8, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

It’s tempting to make summer the season for setting your instincts on “fun” and your brain on “snooze.” But there’s no reason learning and leisure can’t go hand in hand, even when the sun is shining. Read story

Sitting on a biplane, Edith Foltz sports the Foltz-Up outfit she designed to make it easy for women pilots to go from the cockpit to dinner. Her experience racing in the 1929 Women&rsquo;s Air Derby inspired her versatile design because on stopovers, the pilots had to go immediately to dine with local officials. Portland department store Meier and Frank sold her dress in the 1930s.

Clark County History: Edith Foltz, who often flew out of Pearson Field, won the 1930 dead stick landing contest at the Municipal Field dedication

Sitting on a biplane, Edith Foltz sports the Foltz-Up outfit she designed to make it easy for women pilots to go from the cockpit to dinner. Her experience racing in the 1929 Women&rsquo;s Air Derby inspired her versatile design because on stopovers, the pilots had to go immediately to dine with local officials. Portland department store Meier and Frank sold her dress in the 1930s.

June 8, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

When America entered World War II, male pilots were at a premium here and abroad. Jacqueline Cochran, an able pilot, lobbied Army Air Corps Gen. “Hap” Arnold and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt to recruit women pilots for the British Air Transport Auxiliary. Among those Cochran recruited was Edith Foltz, who… Read story

Gardening with Allen: Here’s how to stop garden pests

June 8, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

I have noticed holes in the leaves of my petunia plants and other flowers planted recently. A friend said it was probably snails or slugs. I have also noticed holes in the roots of my early planted radishes. How can I control these pests? Read story

Check It Out: Here is a reading list to dream about

June 8, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

Do you know someone who says they never remember their dreams? I do, and it surprises me, because I am just the opposite. Many of my dreams stay with me after I wake up — so many, in fact, that I kept a dream journal during my teens. Read story