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Clark County Life

This Week in Clark County History

February 10, 2023, 6:01am Clark County Life

This Week in Clark County History Read story

C'est La Vie in Hazel Dell offers brunch items like this Croque madame.

Galentine’s Day is for BFFs

C'est La Vie in Hazel Dell offers brunch items like this Croque madame.

February 10, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

We all know about Valentine’s Day, but how about Galentine’s Day? This celebration of female friendships originated in a 2010 episode of the sitcom “Parks and Recreation.” The waffle-loving Leslie Knope (played by Amy Poehler) invited a group of her girlfriends to bond over breakfast food and personalized gifts. Read story

"Sherlock Holmes: Deathly Relics" is the eighth Sherlock Holmes novel by Sam Siciliano of Vancouver.

Vancouver author publishes 8th Sherlock Holmes novel

"Sherlock Holmes: Deathly Relics" is the eighth Sherlock Holmes novel by Sam Siciliano of Vancouver.

February 9, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

Some fictional characters are just too great to fade away. Look no further than Batman, James Bond, the Wicked Witch of the West and the original crew of the Starship Enterprise. Read story

Magenta Theater in downtown Vancouver will be presenting the award-winning farce "The Play That Goes Wrong." Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files
Designer Dora Darlington sorts through samples of clothing from her native Ghana at a fitting in advance of Saturday's Black History Month Fashion Show at The Lord's Gym in Vancouver.

Fashion fit for all: Vancouver event celebrates Black culture with clothes made by local designers

Designer Dora Darlington sorts through samples of clothing from her native Ghana at a fitting in advance of Saturday's Black History Month Fashion Show at The Lord's Gym in Vancouver.

February 9, 2023, 6:02am Business

Clothes are a visual language, a type of storytelling that uses style, color and fabric instead of words. Imara Muraty and Ruby N. Lewis, along with local designers, models and volunteers, will share a story of empowerment during Saturday’s inaugural Black History Month Fashion Show at The Lord’s Gym in… Read story

Use Junket products to make quick-and-easy sweet treats like Danish Dessert and rennet custard.

Take a Junket to sweet spot

Use Junket products to make quick-and-easy sweet treats like Danish Dessert and rennet custard.

February 8, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

My father is a collector of vintage ephemera. That’s a nice way of saying that he likes old stuff, but then, so do I, so I guess we’re even. Occasionally he’ll send me pictures of old-timey advertisements from the 1930, ’40s and ’50s that now seem charmingly earnest and naive. Read story

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Doctors in the gray Northwest say getting some Vitamin D is a good idea

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February 7, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Health

Remember how, in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” the answer to all things turned out to be the number 42? Read story

Mimi, a kitty at the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society cat building, relaxes at the new facility. The shelter has three cat colonies, including one for cats with special needs.

West Columbia Gorge Humane Society replaces cat shelter

Mimi, a kitty at the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society cat building, relaxes at the new facility. The shelter has three cat colonies, including one for cats with special needs.

February 7, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Last January, Micki Simeone, executive director of the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society, was playing with cats in the old cat shelter when she noticed paint bubbling on the walls. Read story

Retired educator Lisa Emmerich sorts through her collection of books to decide which she will take when she and her husband relocate from the Vancouver area to Santa Fe, N.M.

Book collections weigh heavy on Clark County baby boomers

Retired educator Lisa Emmerich sorts through her collection of books to decide which she will take when she and her husband relocate from the Vancouver area to Santa Fe, N.M.

February 5, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life

Lisa Emmerich and her husband, Frank, are planning to move from their home near Vancouver to a smaller place in Santa Fe, N.M., now that they have both retired. To do that, they must pare down their possessions — especially their books. Read story

Check It Out: Resolve to be more active and at peace

February 5, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life

Not one to make New Year’s resolutions, I have to admit that I have resolved to be more physically active. And more mentally at peace with myself. Read story