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Author and retired literature professor Jessica Barksdale Incl?n moved to Vancouver from California a couple of years ago.

Vancouver author’s novel traces effects of trauma across generations

March 16, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

When 80-year-old Mary Jo Bradford overhears TV news about a wave of women reporting sexual harassment and assault by powerful men, her increasingly unfiltered brain drops a bomb on her family: Read story

Barmbrack is an Irish sweet bread speckled with raisins and other dried fruit.

Lucky loaf of the Irish

March 15, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

When the boss gently hints that you should do something, it’s prudent to pay attention. Fortunately, the gentle hint I recently received was regarding sharing a recipe for Irish food, so I’m all in. I reviewed the usual suspects: soda bread, colcannon, Irish stew, Guinness brownies. They all sounded good,… Read story

Dylan Alexander and Jona Tochet smile at their youngest, Bowie, while enjoying family time at the park. Alexander recently published a book about how to incorporate a healthier lifestyle into daily family life.

Losing dad bod is kids’ stuff for Camas author

March 14, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

At Lacamas Park on a gray and rainy afternoon in early March, Dylan Koller, who writes under the pen name Dylan Alexander, practiced “animal flow” with his two oldest kids. The three laughed together while pretending to be a bear, a crab and any other animal that came to mind. Read story

Julian Thorne Hilts holds up a photo of himself in his apartment. Thorne received a Congressional Gold Medal last year for his service in the merchant marines in World War II.

Vancouver World War II veteran honored for service

March 13, 2023, 6:06am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Last May, 93-year old Julian Thorne Hilts received a shiny medal in the mail at the Vancouver retirement home where he lives. The medal was from Congress, which in 2021 passed an act to recognize the 260,000 merchant mariners — including Hilts — who served in World War II. Read story

Check It Out: Learn all about introverts

March 12, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life

I am an introvert, and I’m OK with that. I will say that being an introvert is easier as an adult. As an introverted kid, I know I missed opportunities due to my reluctance to join in and/or speak up. Over time I have learned how to dial up extrovert… Read story

Tana Hart is the longest serving member of Single Seniors. She joined shortly after the group formed in 1993 as a recent widow.

Companionship club: Single Seniors celebrates 30 years of fun gatherings, activities

March 12, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

The Vancouver club now known as Senior Singles, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, originally served a younger crowd. Read story

The Soviet ANT-25 transpolar flight crew, navigator Alexander Belyakov, left, pilot Valery Chkalov and co-pilot Georgi Baidukov, wait in the White House with an unknown man in 1937. Portland’s Meier & Frank department store owner exchanged three new suits with them, gaining a fur-lined flying suit for his window display. However, the Soviets declined to part with their long underwear.

Clark County History: Second Russian landing

March 12, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

The morning of June 20, 1937, the roar of an airplane engine woke 12-year-old Don Carpenter, who could recall the sound of every airplane he’d ever heard. This one, he hadn’t. Popping from between his sheets, he saw a red-winged plane banking, so he pulled on his clothes, grabbed his… Read story

Donuts receive a sprinkle of powdered sugar before leaving the kitchen at Cecilia.

Amaro’s Table owners set to debut Vancouver breakfast spot

March 12, 2023, 6:00am Business

The owners of Amaro’s Table are opening a breakfast restaurant, called Cecilia, at the former Lapellah and Saap space in Vancouver on March 20. Read story