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Clark County Life

Ridgefield Mercantile is getting into the spirit of the season with 5,000 square feet and 28 vendors who arrange their spaces with an artful eye.

Savor shopping in Clark County & gifts of season

Ridgefield Mercantile is getting into the spirit of the season with 5,000 square feet and 28 vendors who arrange their spaces with an artful eye.

November 24, 2022, 6:04am Business

Your Christmas tree may not be up yet, but these six Clark County stores are already brimming with gifts, decorations, clothing, books, toys and cards. They’ll remind you why in-person shopping is so much fun. It’s a chance to touch fabrics, smell candles, hear the tinkling of shop-door bells and… Read story

Mix natural elements with faux objects and knickknacks. Mix vintage with new and use things that don't normally go on the table for visual interest.

Spread joy with table settings for holiday meal

Mix natural elements with faux objects and knickknacks. Mix vintage with new and use things that don't normally go on the table for visual interest.

November 23, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Life

They say you eat with your eyes first, although it would be hard to squeeze a turkey sandwich past my glasses. But seriously, it is true that appearance can affect taste and lovely surroundings can elevate even the humblest meal. Read story

Clark College student Taylor Dillaman, right, plants yarrow Nov. 15 at the Sams Walker Day Use Area near Skamania. The Center for Ecodynamic Restoration is working with the U.S. Forest Service, Friends of the Columbia Gorge and Skamania County on restoring the land to a meadow of native wildflowers.

Clark College program looking to past to grow future

Clark College student Taylor Dillaman, right, plants yarrow Nov. 15 at the Sams Walker Day Use Area near Skamania. The Center for Ecodynamic Restoration is working with the U.S. Forest Service, Friends of the Columbia Gorge and Skamania County on restoring the land to a meadow of native wildflowers.

November 22, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Kathleen Perillo founded the Clark College Native Plant Center in 2014 to offer students a small way to counter all the environmental devastation they were learning about in her science classes. Read story

Labels personalized this tuxedo shirt of Frank Sinatra's.

Clark County woman’s prized Sinatra tuxedo shirt auctioned for charity

Labels personalized this tuxedo shirt of Frank Sinatra's.

November 20, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Life

A Clark County woman will auction a cherished memento from a childhood hero to raise money for the Arthur D. Curtis Children’s Justice Center. Read story

Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks (AP files)

Everybody Has a Story: Unexpected meeting with ‘Mr. Sunshine’

Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks (AP files)

November 20, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

I once had a memorable meeting with a baseball legend: Ernie Banks. He starred as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971, was inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame and named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. He was a National League… Read story

An unknown woman on an unspecified date paints a likeness of the old Hudson's Bay Company flag for an event at the Fort Vancouver site. The visible first letter of the Hudson's Bay Company's Latin motto shows. The phrase "Pro Belle Cutum" literally means "for beautiful skin." Not fully visible are the two stags and four beavers that are part of the Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms and clarify the kinds of skin intended.

Clark County History: Hudson’s Bay Company flag

An unknown woman on an unspecified date paints a likeness of the old Hudson's Bay Company flag for an event at the Fort Vancouver site. The visible first letter of the Hudson's Bay Company's Latin motto shows. The phrase "Pro Belle Cutum" literally means "for beautiful skin." Not fully visible are the two stags and four beavers that are part of the Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms and clarify the kinds of skin intended.

November 20, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

Rotting and crumbling, Fort Vancouver burned to the ground in 1866. When the British pulled out in 1860, they left the fort in American hands. Never fans of the British, the American military neglected its maintenance. Very likely, the derelict fort stood out as an eyesore next to the well-maintained… Read story

Succulents have been on display in past years at the Clark Public Utilities Home and Garden Idea Fair. This year, you can find nurseries online as part of the virtual fair.

Gardening with Allen: Succulents easy to grow, maintain

Succulents have been on display in past years at the Clark Public Utilities Home and Garden Idea Fair. This year, you can find nurseries online as part of the virtual fair.

November 19, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

I have a friend with a lovely collection of succulents. Could you give me suggestions for making a successful collection of my own that I could enjoy inside and move outside on my patio when the weather warms? Read story

Energy Adviser: Elbow grease not the only power

November 19, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Few family meals put the family kitchen through its paces quite like a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Read story

La Center farmer was taught early that animals require care

November 18, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

The first time Myrna Loy went to a keg party during young adulthood, it was for the celebration of a 21-year-old cow’s birthday. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Nov. 9-15

November 18, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

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 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story