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Clark County Life

Martina McBride presents the award for female video of the year at the CMT Music Awards on Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.

Clark County Fair announces 2022 concert lineup

Martina McBride presents the award for female video of the year at the CMT Music Awards on Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.

April 28, 2022, 2:30pm Clark County Life

The Clark County Fair, returning this summer after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, has announced its grandstand music acts. Read story

Jessica Becker's hiking adventures with her husband and young daughter prompted her to write a series of "Little Feet Hiking" guidebooks for parents who want to hit the trail -- but not too hard -- with their kids.

Clark County mom publishes fourth guidebook in her ‘Little Feet Hiking’ series

Jessica Becker's hiking adventures with her husband and young daughter prompted her to write a series of "Little Feet Hiking" guidebooks for parents who want to hit the trail -- but not too hard -- with their kids.

April 28, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

The purpose of a hike is to make swift, steady progress toward your scenic destination, right? Read story

Clark County Public Works hiring lifeguards for Klineline Pond

April 28, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Life

Clark County Public Works has summer lifeguard positions available at Klineline Pond. Read story

(The Columbian files)
There's nothing better on a rainy day than a hot cup of tea and a buttery shortbread biscuit.

I long for shortbread: Buttery treat comforting reward for a job well done

There's nothing better on a rainy day than a hot cup of tea and a buttery shortbread biscuit.

April 27, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Life

During the summer between my junior and senior years in college, I worked at a summer camp in Scotland. It was quite a large camp, serving hundreds of young people over several sessions. I helped run the camp’s newspaper, writing stories about goings-on and working with campers to write and… Read story

The Poop Smart Clark website offers links to help folks "poop like a pro" when in the great outdoors. This keeps fecal bacteria from washing into lakes where we fish and swim.

Poop Smart Clark program aims to reduce fecal bacteria in Clark County’s waterways

The Poop Smart Clark website offers links to help folks "poop like a pro" when in the great outdoors. This keeps fecal bacteria from washing into lakes where we fish and swim.

April 26, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Health

Clark Conservation District loves bathroom humor. Read story

Shoppers browse at the Master Gardener Foundation Mother's Day Weekend Plant Sale at 78th Street Heritage Farm in 2019.

Master Gardeners’ Mother’s Day sale returns

Shoppers browse at the Master Gardener Foundation Mother's Day Weekend Plant Sale at 78th Street Heritage Farm in 2019.

April 26, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

If the spring weather is making you want to exercise your green thumb, look no further than the Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County’s Mother’s Day Weekend Plant Sale, with a walk-in sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8 and a sale by appointment only from 10 a.m.… Read story

IV Tea Co. owner Michael Hearn III brews a cup of papaya blackberry fruit tea with edible glitter at IV Tea on Broadway in Vancouver.

IV Tea Co. moves from Vancouver Mall to downtown

IV Tea Co. owner Michael Hearn III brews a cup of papaya blackberry fruit tea with edible glitter at IV Tea on Broadway in Vancouver.

April 25, 2022, 6:05am Business

Michael Hearn III recently closed his tea shop, IV Tea Co., at Vancouver Mall to open a new space in downtown Vancouver at East Evergreen Boulevard and Broadway. Read story

Check It Out: Take page from all things April

April 24, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

In terms of national celebrations and events, April is full of them. Sometimes I really enjoy an eclectic reading list, so I thought I would share reading recommendations for a variety of April-focused wingdings. Consider this the bibliographic equivalent of a Sunday brunch buffet: I hope it has something for… Read story

Columbia River High School sophomore Peter Lubisich, right, sits in a mango tree with a teenager from El Rodeo, Dominican Republic. Before Courts For Kids built an outdoor sports court, the town's youth played basketball on a makeshift hoop nailed to the tree.

Clark County teen volunteers build kids sports court in Dominican Republic

Columbia River High School sophomore Peter Lubisich, right, sits in a mango tree with a teenager from El Rodeo, Dominican Republic. Before Courts For Kids built an outdoor sports court, the town's youth played basketball on a makeshift hoop nailed to the tree.

April 24, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

As The Columbian’s sports editor, I’ve followed the progress of Courts for Kids, a Vancouver-based nonprofit launched by Evergreen High School and Portland State basketball star Derek Nesland in 2007. Read story