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Clark County Life

Clark County Fair results, Aug 8

August 15, 2022, 1:18pm Clark County Life

The Columbian will publish Clark County Fair results online as they are received. For more results and coverage of the Clark County Fair, visit www.columbian.com/news/tag/clark-county-fair/. AG/ED AG/ED Award Agriculture & Education Winner Grange Educational Display Winner OC Floral Special Award Contests Contests Diaper Derby, 9-16 months Grand Prize Gift Certificates:… Read story

Check It Out: Improve memory, give brain a boost with books

August 14, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

Do you have trouble remembering things? Now that I’m closer to sixty than fifty, I feel like my mind is slipping on a more regular basis. Questions: Why did I come into this room? Who told me that important thing that I can’t remember right now? And that old classic,… Read story

A downed tree provides a crossing of Calamity Creek in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Siouxon Trail the jewel of the forest

A downed tree provides a crossing of Calamity Creek in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

August 14, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

It’s well-known that forest wildfires burn in a patchwork, scorching some spots yet sparing others. Read story

Present-day re-enactors at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site demonstrate how "base ball" was played in the early days. Firing the cannon started the ball game. Game regulations before 1900 had odd attributes. Walks counted as hits in 1877. Pitchers threw underhand. A bat could be of any length the striker (batter) wanted. Between 1885 and 1893, one side of the bat could be flat. The balls were soft, so gloveless players caught them. For a time after 1900, teams selected umpires from the crowd before the first pitch.

Clark County History: Early baseball

Present-day re-enactors at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site demonstrate how "base ball" was played in the early days. Firing the cannon started the ball game. Game regulations before 1900 had odd attributes. Walks counted as hits in 1877. Pitchers threw underhand. A bat could be of any length the striker (batter) wanted. Between 1885 and 1893, one side of the bat could be flat. The balls were soft, so gloveless players caught them. For a time after 1900, teams selected umpires from the crowd before the first pitch.

August 14, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Hudson’s Bay Company employees played cricket games at Fort Vancouver, but baseball wasn’t played in the area until after the Civil War. As base ball (two words) started congealing into one word (baseball) shortly before the Civil War, it popped up still as two words across the Pacific Northwest a… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Movie gig as extra changes job luck

August 14, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

It was the fall of 1984, and I was working for a computer manufacturing company in Colorado. Business had been great and the company was growing quickly. Read story

Gardening with Allen: Garden’s bounty calls for sharing

August 13, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

My vegetable garden is producing more than usual. I’m sharing with neighbors and family but I still have more I don’t want to go to waste. Where else can I take extra vegetables? Read story

Energy Adviser: Weatherize your home for more comfort

August 13, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Does your home heat up quickly on an average summer day? Maybe you’ve noticed your heating system running constantly in the winter? Read story

Clark County health inspections, Aug. 2-9

August 12, 2022, 5:53am 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

Minifig building contest seeks entrants

August 11, 2022, 11:22am Clark County Life

Columbia Play Project will host its first Bricktastic! Competition and Showcase from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Clark College STEM Building, 1950 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Read story

Love Street Playhouse holding auditions

August 11, 2022, 11:06am Clark County Life

Love Street Playhouse, 126 Loves Ave., Woodland, is holding open auditions for two plays: “Miss Holmes” (showing Oct. 7-23) and “A Nice Family Gathering” (showing Nov. 25 through Dec. 11). Read story