Clark County Life

Leonard Samuel Shoen (1916-1999) and his first wife, Anna Carty Shoen (1922-1957), designed and built the first U-Haul trailers in Ridgefield on the Carty family ranch. This 1955 photo shows Sam beside one of U-Haul's trailers. The couple's $5,000 gamble turned into an empire worth billions of dollars that's among the most recognizable brands in the nation.

Clark County History: U-Haul

March 27, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

After World War II, America was on the move. So were Leonard “Sam” Shoen and his wife, the former Anna Mary Carty. Having no way to transport their belongings from California when they moved to Ridgefield, they left them behind. Read story

Rows of green vegetables grow a community garden.

Gardening with Allen: Give veggies an early start

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

I am new at vegetable gardening and I am anxious to get started. Is there anything I can plant now or do I have to wait until May? Read story

Energy Adviser: Green Lights program supports conservation

March 26, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

For some of us, conserving energy is about more than just lowering our electric bills; it’s about reducing our impact, preserving limited resources and leaving this place just a little bit better for the generations that will come after us. Read story

Silagy Sauce offerings have expanded beyond the original hot sauce.

Spice things up: Clark County-grown peppers go into locally made hot sauces

March 25, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

As you peruse the Vancouver Farmers Market, now open for the season, you’ll find an unprecedented variety of locally made hot sauces. Read story

Clark County health inspections, March 9-16

March 25, 2022, 6:00am 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 448. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

Downtown Vancouver exhibit raises funds for Ukraine

Ukrainian-born artist Tatyana Ostapenko is donating 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of her art to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. The exhibit runs through May 6 with artist receptions on April 1 and May 6.

Bright colors, expressive faces, blue sky and verdant land — these aren’t the images coming out of Ukraine right now. But these are what you might remember after seeing the new exhibit “Love for Ukraine” at the Corridor Gallery inside the Esther Short Building in downtown Vancouver. Read story

One-pan chicken dinner a quick, easy way to put hearty meal on the table

Artichoke Chicken is a one-pan dinner with big Mediterranean flavors that takes minutes to prepare followed by no-fuss baking in the oven.

My husband and I grew up in a church that kept a loose form of kosher, the Jewish dietary guidelines that govern, among other things, what kinds of meat to eat. Pork products are strictly forbidden, as are all shellfish, smooth-skinned fish like sharks and catfish, and mammals other than… Read story