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Clark County Life

This week in Clark County history

March 3, 2023, 5:43am Clark County Life

100 years ago Read story

Paul Christensen is all smiles at a recent Vancouver Symphony Orchestra gala event. With him are Ginger Metcalf and David Gellatly.

Vancouver philanthropist Paul Christensen honored for support of arts in Clark Countyvideo icon

Paul Christensen is all smiles at a recent Vancouver Symphony Orchestra gala event. With him are Ginger Metcalf and David Gellatly.

March 2, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Paul Christensen’s mother believed that a house is not a home until it has a piano. She insisted that her children take lessons from the piano teacher down the block, he said. Read story

We always should take time to smell the roses.
The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony is 50-piece ensemble.

Southwest Washington Wind Symphony free show on tap in Camas

The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony is 50-piece ensemble.

March 2, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony has had a tougher time coming back from the coronavirus pandemic than most performing groups. It’s a 50-piece ensemble composed almost entirely of lung-powered horns and woodwinds with no strings. Read story

It's not Campbell's soup. It has a stronger tomato flavor with subtle spices. Flavor it with whatever herbs you like best.

Homemade tomato soup, cheesy cheddar toast feels like home

It's not Campbell's soup. It has a stronger tomato flavor with subtle spices. Flavor it with whatever herbs you like best.

March 1, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Whenever I was sick as a girl, my mother made me Campbell’s tomato soup. She’d set up a TV table in the family room next to the couch, where, home from school for the day, I’d be snuggled up on the couch watching reruns of “Gilligan’s Island.” She’d bring me… Read story

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 This composite image from Magellan and Pioneer Venus Orbiter spacecraft emphasizes that planet Venus, while roughly the same size as Earth, is dramatically different. Temperatures there can reach 900 degrees Fahrenheit. (NASA/JPL-CalTech/SwRI/MSSS)

Space dance: Shining brightly, Jupiter and Venus get it together in March

NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP 
 This composite image from Magellan and Pioneer Venus Orbiter spacecraft emphasizes that planet Venus, while roughly the same size as Earth, is dramatically different. Temperatures there can reach 900 degrees Fahrenheit. (NASA/JPL-CalTech/SwRI/MSSS)

February 28, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

The two brightest stars in the night sky right now aren’t stars at all. They’re planets Venus and Jupiter. Read story

The 1949 meeting of the Washington State Conference of the NAACP was held in Vancouver.

Clark County historians dig into Black history

The 1949 meeting of the Washington State Conference of the NAACP was held in Vancouver.

February 26, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

When Melissa Williams finished her master’s degree thesis on African American housing in postwar Vancouver, her faculty adviser at Washington State University Vancouver congratulated her for breaking new ground. The story of Black housing here had never been seriously researched before Williams’ 2007 paper. Read story

Everybody has a story: Four-year-olds, football heroes have tender hearts in common

February 26, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

My son, Stephen, is a grandfather and very close to his 4-year-old grandchild, Lincoln, because he and his wife have watched the child from the time he was born. Read story

The Vancouver Barracks held polo games in the late 19th century on the parade ground, after 1910 on the grassy area west of Pearson Air Museum, and after 1925 to the west of Fort Vancouver at what once was the Hudson's Bay Company's employee village.

Clark County History: Polo field to air field

The Vancouver Barracks held polo games in the late 19th century on the parade ground, after 1910 on the grassy area west of Pearson Air Museum, and after 1925 to the west of Fort Vancouver at what once was the Hudson's Bay Company's employee village.

February 26, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Around 1871, British cavalry officers introduced polo to the United States, and the sport became popular quickly. Harvard University founded its intercollegiate team in 1885. The U.S. Army endorsed the sport to train cavalry officers at Fort Riley, Kan., in 1896. By 1892, the U.S. had 13 polo teams. West… Read story

Gardening with Allen: Use seed maturity time as guide

February 25, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Could you help me choose some vegetable varieties that will grow well here, especially tomatoes? Read story