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This moist, apple-packed Cinnamon Swirl Applecake is just what you need this fall.

Cinnamon Swirl Apple Cake a perfect peace offering for the persnickety

October 23, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

We’re right in the middle of painting our kitchen and the adjoining sitting room. More truthfully, my husband is in the middle of painting while I watch from the sidelines. If you think that’s unfair, well, yes, it is. But Simon likes to do things his own way and —… Read story

The brass section of the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony packs a harmonious punch during a concert Oct. 21. (Zachary C.

‘Cool collaboration’: Pair of concerts celebrate milestones for Vancouver performing arts groups

October 17, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Two Vancouver performing arts groups are celebrating milestones this year. Vancouver Master Chorale is continuing its 75th anniversary season with a full-length performance of Verdi’s “Requiem,” while Southwest Washington Wind Symphony will kick off its 20th anniversary year with a concert appropriately titled “Celebrations.” Read story

Volunteer Madison Glenn lends a hand in the kitchen at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Cooking it old school: Fort Vancouver kitchen gives a lesson in 1840s kitchens

October 12, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

I could smell woodsmoke from Fort Vancouver’s kitchen as soon as I got out of my car in the Fifth Street visitor lot. The aroma led me to the weathered wood building behind the reconstructed Chief Factor’s House, where John McLoughlin and his family would have lived in the fort’s… Read story

A female common merganser is seen in the Burke Slough near Woodland during a recent Saturday morning birding trip with the Vancouver Audubon Society.

Try This: World Migratory Bird Day, Terry Robb and David Vest, Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum

October 10, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

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Sandhill cranes come in for a landing near cousin cranes during BirdFest & Bluegrass in Ridgefield in 2019.

Try This: BirdFest & Bluegrass, Old Apple Tree Festival, Art4Art fundraiser

October 3, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

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Cassidy Forsburg, 2, of Battle Ground, sits in the pumpkin patch at Pomeroy Farm in Yacolt on Oct. 15, 2022.

Clark County has a bumper crop of pumpkin spots

September 28, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

Autumn is all about pumpkins. It’s practically a pumpkinpalooza out there, with pumpkins piled on porches, perched on patios and painted in pretty colors — not to mention the preponderance of pumpkin pies. We present you with pleasing news: Local pumpkin patches are presently primed for pumpkin-picking, where people can… Read story

These chocolate chip cookies have a special ingredient — Ovaltine.

Has there ever been a better way of ending the day? Crispy, chewy Ovaltine cookies taste great

September 25, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

One thing I really enjoyed about our recent trip to England was the variety of fun things to drink, like Ribena blackcurrant syrup and sparkling elderflower flavored water. What really got my taste buds going were hot drink powders like Barleycup, Horlick’s and Ovaltine. Read story

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Try this: Historic tours, Fall Fest Nature Day, benefit concert