June 24, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life
The foremost naturalist of the first half of the 19th century spent about a year at Fort Vancouver hunting flora and fauna around the Pacific Northwest and its coast. Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859) joined the second Nathaniel Wyeth expedition in 1834, which was headed for the Pacific Ocean. At the time,… Read story
June 24, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life
My tree is dripping sap. When I looked at the leaves, they had little green bugs and ants. The leaves on my marigolds are turning yellow. What do you suggest? Read story
June 24, 2023, 5:00am Clark County Life
I recently came across an old stat sheet from my softball career, and what really caught my eye was the money games. Money games — I had just about forgotten about them. Possibly the high point in my Chicago softball career, 1955-1970, was one particular game that still brings a… Read story
June 23, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life
After years of begging the Food Pod Gods to grace Vancouver with a cluster of good food trucks, it seems my prayers have been answered. The Living Hope Church parking lot on Northeast Andresen Road near Fourth Plain Boulevard has recently assembled a stellar lineup of trucks, including Winston’s British… Read story
June 23, 2023, 5:17am Clark County Life Free
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
June 23, 2023, 5:02am 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
June 22, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
If dogs charm us with their transparent desires, then perhaps cats are beloved because they’re so mysterious. Why do they do the odd and sometimes aggravating things they do? And how can they be so adorable while getting up to such mischief? Read story
June 22, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life
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June 21, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
If you’ve got a box of Ritz crackers — or any buttery, flaky cracker — then you have a got a dozen dinner, snack and dessert ideas up your sleeve (or inside your sleeve, as in sleeve of crackers. That reminds me of a joke: One general says to another,… Read story
June 17, 2023, 6:10am Clark County Life
Dad was born in 1916 and was from a generation of men typically insulated from household chores. But he was the oldest of three and his single mom was the family’s sole support. He had to help out any way he could, including caring for his siblings and helping out… Read story
