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Clark County Life

Riding in traffic where there&rsquo;s no bike lane, Sara Schmit approaches the busy intersection of Mill Plain Boulevard and Southeast 98th Avenue in Vancouver. Schmit has been a dedicated all-season bike commuter for years, and said she learned how to do it safely and comfortably the hard way: trial and error.

‘The first bad decision was assuming I needed a car’: Vancouver woman embraces biking to work year-round

Riding in traffic where there&rsquo;s no bike lane, Sara Schmit approaches the busy intersection of Mill Plain Boulevard and Southeast 98th Avenue in Vancouver. Schmit has been a dedicated all-season bike commuter for years, and said she learned how to do it safely and comfortably the hard way: trial and error.

August 31, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Health

It’s a rare occasion when Sara Schmit climbs into somebody’s car. When she does, she said, she always feels anxiety. As the car moves, her legs refuse to stay still. They want to pedal. Read story

Energy Adviser: Get ready for storm season and outages

August 31, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Consider last weekend’s chilly surprise storm as your reminder to get ready for the storm season ahead and to make sure you know what to do when the lights go out. Read story

Josette (Legace) Work and her husband wanted their daughters to receive an education, so they entrusted them to the care of the Hudson&rsquo;s Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. It turned out the teacher was a drunkard and predator.

Clark County history: Bickering and scandal at the Fort Vancouver school

Josette (Legace) Work and her husband wanted their daughters to receive an education, so they entrusted them to the care of the Hudson&rsquo;s Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. It turned out the teacher was a drunkard and predator.

August 31, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Hudson’s Bay Company officers at Fort Vancouver requested a school to educate their children. They got one in 1832. Read story

Gardening with Allen: Fall is ideal time to plant a lawn

August 31, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

We have an area where we want to plant a lawn. Is this a good time to start a new lawn or should we wait until spring? Read story

Check It Out: Columnist completes major chapter

August 31, 2024, 6:01am Clark County Life

Dear readers, I have reached a fork in the road. One road continues my library career, the other starts my retirement journey. After 30 years working for Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries, and 13 years writing the “Check It Out” column, I have decided to take the road to retirement. When… Read story

Camas plein air event is a tribute to its founder, the late Marquita Call.

August 30, 2024, 8:44am Clark County Life

An Oct. 5 plein air painting competition in Camas will honor the late Marquita Call, an arts booster and local gallery owner who founded the annual event in 2013. Call died in August 2023. Read story

Chicken tocino from Kali’s Kantina.

East Vancouver Farmers Market offers some of county’s best culinary treasure hunting

Chicken tocino from Kali’s Kantina.

August 30, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

The downtown weekend Vancouver Farmers Market has grown bigger and more crowded over the years. I love that market, but it’s also nice to go to quieter companion events. Recently, I hunted for lunch at the East Vancouver Farmers Market, which occurs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays from June… Read story

This week in Clark County history, Aug. 30

August 30, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Aug. 19-24, 2024

August 30, 2024, 5:37am 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

Beaches restaurant, which will close at the end of the year, hosts its last few Summertime Cruisin’ events Wednesdays through Sept. 25 at Portland International Raceway in North Portland.

Try this: Cruisin’ at cruise-ins; grist mill’s Treat Day; Day of Healing the Wimahl

Beaches restaurant, which will close at the end of the year, hosts its last few Summertime Cruisin’ events Wednesdays through Sept. 25 at Portland International Raceway in North Portland.

August 29, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Cruisin’ to the end Beaches restaurant, which will close at the end of the year, hosts its last few Summertime Cruisin’ events Wednesdays through Sept. 25 at Portland International Raceway in North Portland. The event raises funds for nonprofit organizations and features hot rods, exotic sports cars and… Read story