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H & H Wood Recyclers, shown here in 2020, is among the sites participating in this year's leaf voucher program. But use as many leaves as you can as mulch before hauling the excess away.

Experts extol benefits of leaves to Clark County yards, gardens, compost

H & H Wood Recyclers, shown here in 2020, is among the sites participating in this year's leaf voucher program. But use as many leaves as you can as mulch before hauling the excess away.

September 28, 2021, 6:01am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Nature keeps dropping little gifts upon us, and we keep grumbling and sweating while treating them like trash. Read story

Historian and author Jeff Davis tells a story about spending the night in the haunted Post Hospital in Fort Vancouver during the Spirit Tales Walking Tour in 2016.

Spooky tours take you through Vancouver’s darkest places

Historian and author Jeff Davis tells a story about spending the night in the haunted Post Hospital in Fort Vancouver during the Spirit Tales Walking Tour in 2016.

September 24, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Life

Downtown Vancouver gets downright creepy in October, as historical walking tours and a presentation at the Kiggins Theatre highlight this city’s darkest, weirdest corners. Read story

The 1,500-seat, acoustically impressive concert hall at Skyview High School has been the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for years. Due to COVID-19, the school district is not renting indoor facilities to outside groups. This underscores the pre-pandemic problem of a lack of performing-arts space in Clark County.

Clark County’s lack of performing venues underscored as schools pause rentals

The 1,500-seat, acoustically impressive concert hall at Skyview High School has been the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for years. Due to COVID-19, the school district is not renting indoor facilities to outside groups. This underscores the pre-pandemic problem of a lack of performing-arts space in Clark County.

September 23, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Life

With two short weeks to go before its eagerly awaited return to live performance and the start of its 2021-2022 season, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra suddenly found itself homeless. Read story

Stonehenge Memorial near Goldendale, owned by Maryhill Museum of Art, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Columbia River Gorge Stonehenge added to National Register of Historic Places

Stonehenge Memorial near Goldendale, owned by Maryhill Museum of Art, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

September 22, 2021, 7:05pm Clark County News

The majestically strange Stonehenge Memorial that stands on a bluff above the Columbia River Gorge, an iconic local replica of England’s ancient original, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Read story

Members of the Washington Dance Creative perform during Saturday's Arts Alive! event at the Clark County Public Service Center Plaza in downtown Vancouver.

Arts Alive! event goes on despite weather, pandemic

Members of the Washington Dance Creative perform during Saturday's Arts Alive! event at the Clark County Public Service Center Plaza in downtown Vancouver.

September 18, 2021, 6:01pm Clark County News

The show must go on, of course — even when a pandemic is dragging on and you’re unexpectedly facing a big downpour. Read story

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Washougal mayor candidate Ford suspends campaign after arrest

Derik Ford

September 18, 2021, 3:51pm Clark County News

Derik Ford, the Washougal mayoral candidate who was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of domestic violence, has dropped out of the race for Washougal mayor, according to KATU. Read story

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Arts Alive! festival meant to reconnect audiences with Clark County artists

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September 16, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life

Few have felt the sting of pandemic isolation as acutely as artists, who feel most alive — and even make a living — when they go onstage or show in galleries. Read story

Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film of S.E. Hinton's coming-of-age novel "The Outsiders" has attained the status of cult classic. Now, an expanded edition of the film, subtitled "The Complete Novel," restores 22 minutes of scenes from the book that were filmed but left on the cutting room floor. (Contributed by Warner Bros.

Old, new and visually stunning films play at Clark County’s independent theaters

Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film of S.E. Hinton's coming-of-age novel "The Outsiders" has attained the status of cult classic. Now, an expanded edition of the film, subtitled "The Complete Novel," restores 22 minutes of scenes from the book that were filmed but left on the cutting room floor. (Contributed by Warner Bros.

September 9, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

A mysterious man comes walking out of a dark forest, hauling nothing but his backpack and an awkward rectangle, which turns out to be … a portable massage table. Read story

Author Stephen Altschuler in 1977, age 32, and his home in the New Hampshire woods.

Vancouver author’s memoir describes 3-year sojourn in backwoods cabin

Author Stephen Altschuler in 1977, age 32, and his home in the New Hampshire woods.

September 2, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life

Spending the past pandemic year-and-a-half year stuck inside a small east Vancouver apartment really didn’t phase author Stephen Altschuler. In the late 1970s, Altschuler opted for a stretch of self-imposed exile from the world of people that was much longer and much lonelier. Read story

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OHSU sleep specialist: Naps can improve wakefulness, effectiveness and cheerfulness

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August 31, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

When I confessed that I take the occasional afternoon nap, sleep medicine specialist Kim Hutchison, M.D., sweetly scolded me for seeming apologetic about it. Read story