Clark County Life

Yoobies Eats specializes in juicy sandwiches.

Sandwiches from Vancouver food truck Yoobies Eats are beautiful messes

March 11, 2022, 6:02am Business

The black food truck on Vancouver’s upper Main Street with the pirate holding a sandwich logo may appear abandoned. Owner Sean Tolman shut Yoobies Eats down for December and January due to illness. He’s recovered and returned to playing loud music inside his food truck while making generously portioned sandwiches… Read story

Adelyn Pfeiffer, 4, cheers as she watches a performance by The Amazing Bubble Man with her parents, Joe Pfeiffer and Esther Pfeiffer, all of Vancouver, during Columbia Play Project's Wiggles and Giggles series at Kiggins Theatre on Saturday. The next performance in the Wiggles and Giggles series will feature Hearts and Hands Drumming on Feb.

Try This: Winter concert; “All in the Timing”; Wiggles and Giggles

March 10, 2022, 9:05am Clark County Life

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The BBQ Blessings staff stand on the front porch of their restaurant, which is set to open in April in the building that once housed Christine's Restaurant. Chef Judy Williams, from left, business partner Greg Williams, owners Kris and Jenny England, and manager Chyna Conner.

BBQ Blessings to open in former Vancouver home of Christine’s Restaurant

March 10, 2022, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The building that housed Christine’s Restaurant for decades will be getting a new life this spring as a new brick-and-mortar home for BBQ Blessings. Read story

This not-too-sweet custard is made with honey and cooked in ramekins with a sprinkle of nutmeg.

Dutch baby, baked custard delicious ways to use up extra eggs

March 9, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

When you need comfort and you’ve got some extra eggs, here are two recipes that will lift your spirits: a pan-sized puffed pancake known as a “Dutch baby” and baked custard, which my grandmother often made for me if I was feeling a little down or a tad under the… Read story

Grand Funk Railroad, aka The American Band, will perform at ilani on July 3.

Grand Funk Railroad to perform at ilani July 3

March 7, 2022, 12:28pm Clark County Life

Grand Funk Railroad, aka The American Band, will perform at ilani’s Cowlitz Ballroom, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield, at 7 p.m. July 3 as part of its “Some Kind of Wonderful” tour. Tickets — $39 and $49 — go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at ilaniresort.com or ticketmaster.com. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Cowboy, Alaska and car trouble

Cowboy Joey fixes the muffler during spring thaw in Alaska -- while his Alaskan woman takes the photo.

Born in Fairbanks, Alaska Territory, I spent summers at my grandparents’ farm in Matanuska Valley. I was a frontier girl, growing up with subsistence living. I wanted horses, a farm, adventure, hunting, fishing, baking and living away from a city. Read story

Clark County History: Vancouver’s Early Racetrack

A harness racer sprints on Vancouver's racetrack in 1898, speeding by the judging stand designed by O.M. Hidden. The track opened in 1892 and operated on and off until 1911. In 1913, local racing started a second time at the old fairgrounds east of Burnt Bridge Creek in today's Bagley Downs neighborhood.

It’s rare when Portland hankers for anything in Vancouver. Yet in the summer of 1892, it coveted the city’s Bagley Downs Racetrack because it didn’t have one of its own. The Oregonian dubbed it as “one of the finest in the Northwest.” The track lay east of Main Street between… Read story

Check It Out: Reduce anxiety with selection of books

Taking a look back at columns I’ve written during the month of March, I came across my 2017 review of “The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living” by Meik Wiking. It struck a chord with me because at this moment I can’t remember a more stressful time… Read story