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Clark County Life

Adult group home worker Jimmy (Zane Jager, left) is just trying to do his job when he's attacked by knight-errant-wannabe Don Quintero (Christopher Cleveland) and his spunky friend Doris (Carol Radkins) in the dramatic comedy "Don Quixote de La Center." (Fetching Photos)

Woodland playwright explores identity, dementia in ‘Don Quixote de La Center’

Adult group home worker Jimmy (Zane Jager, left) is just trying to do his job when he's attacked by knight-errant-wannabe Don Quintero (Christopher Cleveland) and his spunky friend Doris (Carol Radkins) in the dramatic comedy "Don Quixote de La Center." (Fetching Photos)

August 11, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

Caring for a loved one with dementia is no joke — except during those bordering-on-ridiculous moments when you simply have to laugh. Read story

Provided photo There are 12 musicians in the popular cover band 5 Guys Named Moe, appearing in Washougal before the fireworks on July 4.

Clark County Fair results, Aug. 7

August 11, 2022, 5:04am 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 DIVISION AWARD NAME AG/ED Award AG/ED Award AG/ED Award Educational Display Winner Antique Equipment Special Award OC Food Preservation Dairy Goat Cheese Contest Soft… Read story

The secret is in the sticky sauce of these no-bake cereal bars: vanilla, almond extract and cinnamon are mixed in to the butter-and-marshmallow coating.

No-bake cereal bars beat the heat

The secret is in the sticky sauce of these no-bake cereal bars: vanilla, almond extract and cinnamon are mixed in to the butter-and-marshmallow coating.

August 10, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

On days when I don’t feel like cooking, we eat — quite happily, I might add — cold cereal for dinner. Cold cereal is, in my opinion, a near-perfect food. (Nutritionists, I’m not talking to you. I know the only actual perfect food is ice cream.) It requires no prep… Read story

Clark County Fair results, Aug. 5

August 9, 2022, 5:34am 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 Award AWARD NAME Agriculture & Education Winner FFA – Hudson’s Bay Educational Display Winner OC Clothing Best Theme Winner OC Beef – Worth… Read story

This 1953 photograph shows Jantzen Beach Amusement Park, along with its swimming pool and roller coaster, as well as the single-spanned Interstate 5 Bridge across the Columbia River.

Clark County History: Jantzen Beach

This 1953 photograph shows Jantzen Beach Amusement Park, along with its swimming pool and roller coaster, as well as the single-spanned Interstate 5 Bridge across the Columbia River.

August 7, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

Before Disney’s Big Thunder Mountain or its Incredicoaster, Jantzen Beach Amusement Park offered the Dipper, later called the Big Dipper. The original park cost a half-million dollars to build (about $8.7 million today). For 42 years, the park remained an island of fun, including rides for all ages, a midway,… Read story

Check It Out: Celebrate country living with fair-themed books

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

It’s county fair time, and I am primed to attend. Our local Clark County Fair hasn’t taken place since 2019 — for very obvious reasons — so regular fairgoers are excited to see the return of Demolition Derby; the Junior Livestock Auction; handmade milkshakes at the Clark County Dairy Women’s… Read story

Occasionally it seems as tight as a subway tunnel. Other times it feels as vast as a cathedral. Visitor headlamps and flashlights illuminate the walls of Ape Cave in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Ape Cave makes for dark, cold, creepy adventure in Gifford Pinchot

Occasionally it seems as tight as a subway tunnel. Other times it feels as vast as a cathedral. Visitor headlamps and flashlights illuminate the walls of Ape Cave in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

August 7, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

A bit sizzly up there on the surface, is it? Why not hang out down here, underground, with us supremely cool apes? Read story

Gardening with Allen: Taming an overgrown landscape

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

We recently purchased a home with overgrown landscaping. Shrubs block windows and walkways. Some shrubs have branches without leaves at the bottom. Most have been sheared flat on top. We like a more natural look. Do you think we could renovate by heavy pruning or should we just start over… Read story

Energy Adviser: Volunteers help keep county green

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

Since it was established in 1992, StreamTeam, an environmental stewardship initiative by Clark Public Utilities, has rooted itself as the premier volunteer-powered environmental restoration organization in Southwest Washington. And after more than two years of putting events on hold due to the COIVD-19 pandemic, StreamTeam is eagerly welcoming volunteers back… Read story