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Save the Date: Vietnamese, Chinese communities celebrate new years

Camas: To usher in 2014, the Year of the Horse, the Vancouver Chinese Association hosted a celebration for the Chinese New Year that included dance performances, above, music and lots of tasty food. The Feb.

February 14, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

The Vietnamese Community of Clark County will celebrate Tet, the Lunar New Year Festival, starting at 1 p.m. today. Considered the biggest Vietnamese cultural event of the year, the event features live music, traditional performances, children's activities and Vietnamese food at Roosevelt Elementary School, 2921 Falk Road, Vancouver. Admission is… Read story

Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Camas barber a cut above at national contest

Hairstylist Alyssa Brasket, second from right, of Camas is flanked by Sergi Bancells of Estetica USA, from left, Martin Flaherty of Revlon Professional Brands and Kevin Grieve of American Crew as she receives an award after winning the American Crew U.S. All-Star Challenge on Jan. 25 in Long Beach, Calif.

Alyssa Brasket is proud to call herself a barber. The Camas resident was crowned the American Crew U.S. All-Star Challenge winner on Jan. 25 at the International Salon and Spa Expo in Long Beach, Calif. The competition looks to highlight the best stylists in the country, using American Crew men's… Read story

Rich Inouye, the Clark College band director, often works with kids from local high schools and recruits some of them to join the Clark College Jazz Ensemble once they graduate.

Save the Date: Clark jazz festival hits all the right notes

January 30, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Talented jazz musicians will fill the Clark College stage today, as the 53rd annual Clark College Jazz Festival crowns the top jazz ensembles. High schools in the 3A and 4A categories will compete from 7:40 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an exhibition performance featuring Thara Memory and his American Music… Read story

Clark Public Utilities will host its first Race for Warmth on Feb. 8.

Save the Date: Raise a glass to Vancouver drinks, goods

January 23, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Explore your taste buds during Drink This, from 5 to 9 p.m. today. The self-guided tour will introduce participants to new drink makers and artisans in downtown Vancouver. Read story

White Salmon Valley Community Library librarian Jennifer Hull holds "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher," chosen for the library's first Koobdooga: Community Reads program.

Bits ‘n’ Pieces: ‘Koobdooga’ program aims to get library’s patrons reading

January 22, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Librarian Jennifer Hull wants to share "Koobdooga" (Cube-doo-gah) with the community. It's the title of White Salmon Valley Community Library's first community reads program, and it twists the tongue as much as it catches the eye. Read story

A pod of wild pink salmon swim up the Susitna River just below the site of a proposed mega dam in Alaska, in a scene from "DamNation."

Go: Ideas for your weekend — Food and Film, Drink This!, ChocolateFest

January 22, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

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Save the Date: Embrace opportunities to help others in our community

January 16, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

As part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, volunteers can help create quilts for kids in need with Project Linus. The event is open to all ages and abilities from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, with no quilting experience required. The quilts will be made at Unitarian Universalist… Read story

Stories by Ashley Swanson

Columbian Features News Coordinator