Clark County Life

Clark County Fair Results, Aug. 11

August 27, 2024, 2:01pm 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 Agriculture and Education Winner – Antique Equipment. Educational Display Winner – 4H Robotics. Special Award – Curly the Camel. OC Poultry… Read story

Michael Curtis of Washougal greets a dog along the Columbia River, in 2024. Curtis has raised more than $56,000 for Northwest Battle Buddies through his 1,000-mile journey down the Columbia River on a stand-up paddleboard.

Washougal man paddles entire length of the Columbia River on a paddleboard, raising $56K for NW Battle Buddies

August 27, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

After seven years, three surgeries, 18 months of physical therapy and 1,000 miles of rigorous paddleboarding, Michael Curtis is about to complete the most ambitious journey of his self-described “adventurous life.” Read story

Clark County Fair Results, Aug. 10

August 26, 2024, 1:58pm 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 Agriculture and Education Winner – FFA. Educational Display Winner – OC Photo. Toddler Trot 1-2 Years First – Grayson Anderson. Read story

Thomas Scanlan, the Fish Distribution Program manager, processes a load of fresh surplus chinook salmon. The fish are surplus salmon from Washington hatcheries on the Lewis, Cowlitz, Kalama and Washougal rivers.

‘We have it in our DNA’: Cowlitz Tribe provides free salmon to all members – no matter where they live

August 24, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

For Cowlitz Indian Tribe members, the taste of salmon is the defining flavor of their cultural identity. It’s so entwined with Cowlitz tradition that the tribe created a fish distribution program to ensure that all Cowlitz tribal members, no matter where they live, can get a taste of home in… Read story

Andy and Tiffany Regan stand in front of their newly opened Camas Cheese Co. shop at 231 N.E. Fourth Ave., in downtown Camas earlier this month.

‘Like love, cheese should be shared’: Camas Cheese Co. opens in downtown Camas

August 24, 2024, 6:10am Business

A new downtown Camas business is on a mission to expand palates. Read story

Clark County history: Irishman John Wark joined the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1814

Hudson’s Bay Company fur trader John Work (1792-1861) traveled much of what is today Washington, Idaho, Montana and California. An Irishman, he was one of the founding families of Victoria, B.C. and served on Vancouver Island’s Legislative Council. His travels often brought him to Fort Vancouver.

When Irishman John Wark joined the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1814, the firm made him a steward and anglicized his last name to “Work” on his contract. In 1823, after the HBC and Northwest Company merged, the firm assigned him to the Columbia District, the most distant and financially tenuous… Read story

Clark County Fair Results, Aug. 9

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 Agriculture and Education Winner – OC Dairy. Education Display Winner – OC Fine Arts. Special Award – 4H Dogs. Doughnut Eating… Read story