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The Recycled Arts Festival returns to Esther Short Park.

Save the Date: More Fun Days, musical fun, books and Get Outdoors Day

The Recycled Arts Festival returns to Esther Short Park.

June 4, 2016, 6:05am Clark County Life

n Head to Hockinson for the community’s annual Hockinson Fun Days, starting things off with a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11:30 a.m. at Fire District 3, 17718 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie, with $5 per person, $15 per family. The fire station will also host an open house, with… Read story

Louis and Sally Rossetto&#039;s Electron Rose was named Queen of Show at the Fort Vancouver Rose Society Rose Show at the First Church of God in 2012.

Save The Date: Virtually soar at Open Cockpit Day; there’s magic in the air

Louis and Sally Rossetto&#039;s Electron Rose was named Queen of Show at the Fort Vancouver Rose Society Rose Show at the First Church of God in 2012.

May 28, 2016, 6:05am Clark County Life

See a variety of vintage aircraft during Open Cockpit Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Visitors can climb into the pilot seat of open plane, or try a bit of virtual flying using the Real Flight simulator. There will be a vertical wind table, glider-building station and the… Read story

Thousands of people brave mud and barbed wire to take part in the Spartan Sprint at the Washougal MX Park track in Washougal.

Get ready to run: Summer races abound in Clark County

Thousands of people brave mud and barbed wire to take part in the Spartan Sprint at the Washougal MX Park track in Washougal.

May 27, 2016, 6:45am Clark County News

Clark County must be filled with runners, walkers and competitively compelled people, because we sure have a lot of running events this summer. Prepare your racing bib or running tutu, practice your stretches and finish-line dances, and get ready to run for a cause, fulfill a bucket list or just… Read story

Alex Dostal, 12, a fifth-grader at Sifton Elementary School, runs an excavator in 2015 with help from Rob Richardson of Nutter Corp. at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.
Vancouver band Lincoln&#039;s Beard will perform a fundraising concert May 20.

Save the Date: Magic, improvisational comedy, music, fashion and fun ahead

Vancouver band Lincoln&#039;s Beard will perform a fundraising concert May 20.

May 14, 2016, 6:00am Clark County Life

Magician and comedian Adam the Great will put on a fast-paced magic show for children and adults from 7:30 to 9:30 tonight at the Old Liberty Theater, 115 N. Main Ave., Ridgefield. The show features guest Rhys Thomas of Jugglemania. Tickets are $15. 360-887-7260 or www.oldlibertytheater.com Read story

Vancouver native Justin Klump in a Nashville studio.

Vancouver native Justin Klump stays in tune

Vancouver native Justin Klump in a Nashville studio.

May 13, 2016, 6:04am Clark County Life

Sometimes you’ve changed enough to warrant a reintroduction. That’s what Vancouver native Justin Klump is doing with his new album, released this week. Though it’s his second album, the singer-songwriter decided it should be a self-titled one. Read story

Dozer Day will be held at the Clark County Event Center.

Save the Date: Spring heats up with wine, food and music, including The Cure

Dozer Day will be held at the Clark County Event Center.

May 7, 2016, 6:06am Clark County Life

Encore Concert Series concludes with its concert “Piano Lovers” at 7 p.m. today at Mill Plain United Methodist Church, 15804 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Pianist Thomas Rheingans will lead his ensemble in a mix of classical, pop and audience favorites. Concert admission is free, with donations benefiting Friends of… Read story

May Day is considered Lei Day in Hawaii, and the Ke Kukui Foundation will host its annual celebration of arts and crafts.
Alma Ladd, Plant Fair Organizer and museum "plant lady&quot; gets ready for the Camas-Washougal Historical Society Plant Sale May 14 and June 5, 2016 at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal.

Save the Date: Bluegrass aids veterans program; health, safety promoted

Alma Ladd, Plant Fair Organizer and museum "plant lady&quot; gets ready for the Camas-Washougal Historical Society Plant Sale May 14 and June 5, 2016 at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal.

April 30, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

Pull out your washboard, banjo or guitar for the SW Washington Bluegrass Jamboree from 4 to 8 p.m. today. The old-time bluegrass jamboree will be hosted by local band Somewhere Between and the English Estate Winery, to benefit the local chapter of Guitars 4 Vets. Read story

Musician Adam Fahnestock with the Vancouver Pops Orchestra, plays his flute at an afternoon summer concert at Esther Short Park in Vancouver on July 6, 2011.