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Clark County Life

Energy Adviser: Utility offers rebates for heat pumps

September 10, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

As Pacific Northwest summers grow hotter for longer, air conditioning is becoming a necessity for many to make it through the season. Read story

Joshua Smith of Vancouver won a bronze medal in his weight category at the World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2022 in Las Vegas on Sept. 2.

Joshua Smith comes home with bronze from Jiu-Jitsu Championship

Joshua Smith of Vancouver won a bronze medal in his weight category at the World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2022 in Las Vegas on Sept. 2.

September 9, 2022, 11:22am Clark County Life

Joshua Smith of Vancouver recently returned from the World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2022 in Las Vegas, where he won a bronze medal in his belt and weight class. Read story

Fred Meyer rotisserie chicken, left, New Seasons, right.

5 Clark County grocery store roasted chickens ranked by flavor, price, size

Fred Meyer rotisserie chicken, left, New Seasons, right.

September 9, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

Roasted grocery store chickens provide a quick, convenient and reasonably priced way to feed a family during the hectic moments between the end of the school day and after school activities. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6

September 9, 2022, 5:26am Clark County Life

Burger King, 5000 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver 0 Read story

Teslas aren’t the only EVs out there. A dozen different varieties will be on display from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Esther Short Park as part of Saturday’s Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair.

Amped up about EVs: Car owners share enthusiasm at Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair

Teslas aren’t the only EVs out there. A dozen different varieties will be on display from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Esther Short Park as part of Saturday’s Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair.

September 8, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

If the combination of high gas prices and Inflation Reduction Act incentives has piqued your curiosity about owning an electric car, you can find out more at the Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair on Saturday. Read story

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Try This: Oktoberfest, Pig Jam, Downtown Alley Flea Market

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September 8, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

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Call for Artists: Junior Symphony of Vancouver

September 8, 2022, 5:52am Clark County Life

Auditions for the Junior Symphony of Vancouver will take place 6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 19. Auditions are by application and appointment, available at oregonchamberplayers.org/junior-symphony-of-vancouver. This is for intermediate to advanced players of chamber music instruments such as flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and all stringed instruments. For more information and details about… Read story

With a plethora of pretty mix-ins, these crunchy Trail Mix Biscotti will keep for weeks.

Hit the trail in Clark County or beyond with biscotti

With a plethora of pretty mix-ins, these crunchy Trail Mix Biscotti will keep for weeks.

September 7, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

Our family is about to leave for a weeklong vacation. We’ll be traveling by car on several days and it’s always nice to have snacks for the road. We usually pack sliced apples and pears, crackers, grapes and dried fruit. This time, I thought I’d make something special for our… Read story

Before dying in 2020, the Old Apple Tree oversaw the Hudson's Bay Company's exit to Canada, Americans gaining Fort Vancouver, the establishment of Washington as a territory and a state, soldiers working a spruce mill, the Army polo field becoming an airfield, workers from across the country flocking to the shipyard for jobs and the building of an interstate bridge.

Clark County History: Old Apple Tree

Before dying in 2020, the Old Apple Tree oversaw the Hudson's Bay Company's exit to Canada, Americans gaining Fort Vancouver, the establishment of Washington as a territory and a state, soldiers working a spruce mill, the Army polo field becoming an airfield, workers from across the country flocking to the shipyard for jobs and the building of an interstate bridge.

September 4, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

Scientists sequencing the DNA of apples, pears and prunes place them in the rose family along with other edible fruits. Fruit trees from Europe first arrived in America in the 1600s. Tradition has it that between 1628 and 1639 John Endicott planted a pear tree, potentially making it the first… Read story

In a partnership project between Oregon State University and the Cascade Forest Conservancy, 72 motion-detecting wildlife cameras in camouflaged metal boxes were locked to trees in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest north of Mount St. Helens. The cameras took thousands of photographs of resident wildlife over three years. In August, volunteers with the Cascade Forest Conservancy tracked down nearly all the cameras, downloaded their data and removed them.

Watching the woods: Volunteers track down wildlife cameras hidden in Gifford Pinchot forest

In a partnership project between Oregon State University and the Cascade Forest Conservancy, 72 motion-detecting wildlife cameras in camouflaged metal boxes were locked to trees in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest north of Mount St. Helens. The cameras took thousands of photographs of resident wildlife over three years. In August, volunteers with the Cascade Forest Conservancy tracked down nearly all the cameras, downloaded their data and removed them.

September 4, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

For three years, dozens of camouflaged cameras staked out remote corners of this rugged forest, waiting for its inhabitants to wander into view. Read story