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Kansas will perform at ilani on Sept. 4. Tickets, $39 and $49, go on sale Friday.

Kansas performs at ilani Sept. 4

Kansas will perform at ilani on Sept. 4. Tickets, $39 and $49, go on sale Friday.

May 5, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Iconic American band Kansas will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 4 on the Cowlitz Ballroom stage at ilani, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield. Read story

This layered, veggie- and cheese-filled matzo pie is inspired by Greek spanakopita but uses matzos instead of phyllo.

Matzo pie rises to delicious challenge

This layered, veggie- and cheese-filled matzo pie is inspired by Greek spanakopita but uses matzos instead of phyllo.

May 4, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Of all the problems you may have right now, figuring out what to do with extra matzos probably isn’t one of them. My husband and I grew up eating them for Passover and what our church called the Days of Unleavened Bread, or what Jewish people know as Chag HaMatzot. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: ‘Poor girl’s quilt’ gift made with love

May 1, 2022, 6:11am Clark County Life

The time was fall of 1976. I was a young wife and mother with a baby and a toddler. Read story

Olga Mikhalets, proprietor of Sweet Touch Cafe & Bakery, loads up loaves of sourdough bread for baking on a recent morning. Her supply for bread loaves that she imported and baked in the shop was disrupted, so she started making her own sourdough, a return to her love of baking. Focusing on baking has helped Mikhalets cope with her multiple sclerosis diagnosis and worry about her father, who still lives in Ukraine.

Vancouver bakery owner bounces back with bread

Olga Mikhalets, proprietor of Sweet Touch Cafe & Bakery, loads up loaves of sourdough bread for baking on a recent morning. Her supply for bread loaves that she imported and baked in the shop was disrupted, so she started making her own sourdough, a return to her love of baking. Focusing on baking has helped Mikhalets cope with her multiple sclerosis diagnosis and worry about her father, who still lives in Ukraine.

May 1, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

The past few years have been hard on Sweet Touch Cafe & Bakery owner Olga Mikhalets. She received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. The pandemic hit. Russia invaded her native Ukraine, where her father still lives. International upheaval snarled supply chains for butter, wheat, yeast and other items essential to her… Read story

On the right, Kenneth Teter, once a Vancouver city councilman (1956-1963), stands beside an unidentified man examining an unfortunately worded sign (from today's perspective) donated by the Rotary Club describing the Hudson's Bay Company employees' village that once stood outside Fort Vancouver.

Clark County History: Kanaka Village

On the right, Kenneth Teter, once a Vancouver city councilman (1956-1963), stands beside an unidentified man examining an unfortunately worded sign (from today's perspective) donated by the Rotary Club describing the Hudson's Bay Company employees' village that once stood outside Fort Vancouver.

May 1, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Only a few visitors and scattered historical documents called the rough dwellings outside Fort Vancouver “Kanaka Village.” Instead, those living there in the Hudson’s Bay Company days called the grouping of houses “the village.” Read story

Members of Artemis Patrol Troop 351 from southeast Portland celebrate as the fire they built burns through all three strings in a fire-building challenge during Saturday's camporee at Fort Vancouver.

Boy Scouts learn new skills during camporee at Fort Vancouver

Members of Artemis Patrol Troop 351 from southeast Portland celebrate as the fire they built burns through all three strings in a fire-building challenge during Saturday's camporee at Fort Vancouver.

April 30, 2022, 7:50pm Clark County Life

Nearly 1,000 Boy Scouts from across Washington and Oregon gathered Saturday at Fort Vancouver for a “camporee,” an overnight camping event for Scouts and their families to have a day of outdoor fun and education. Read story

Gardening With Allen: Keep tubs, baskets blooming with right soil, fertilizer

April 30, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

Could you give me some suggestions for planting flowers in tubs and hanging baskets? Read story

Energy Adviser: Contractor list a good starting spot

April 30, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

When it comes to planning a home remodel or renovation, finding a contractor to do the work is often the hardest part. Read story

The Wahkiakum County Ferry serves both commuters and tourists. In 2021, 91,450 passengers rode the ferry between Puget Island and Westport, Ore., according to the county's tally.

Wahkiakum County Ferry’s tale is a historic one

The Wahkiakum County Ferry serves both commuters and tourists. In 2021, 91,450 passengers rode the ferry between Puget Island and Westport, Ore., according to the county's tally.

April 29, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

At just about every spot where a bridge spans the Columbia today, ferries once plied the river. Between Puget Island and Westport, Ore., one still does. Read story

Clark County health inspections, April 6-20

April 29, 2022, 5:22am Clark County Life

Clark County Health Inspections Read story