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Clark County Life

Energy Adviser: Utility tests water for chemicals, contaminates

March 5, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Life

John Roth, water quality manager at Clark Public Utilities doesn’t mince words when he talks about the water utility’s responsibilities to their customers. Read story

Magnolia Tavern's Gulf shrimp come with a ramekin of Nolia sauce.

Sifton-area’s Magnolia Tavern a taste of New Orleans

Magnolia Tavern's Gulf shrimp come with a ramekin of Nolia sauce.

March 4, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

Magnolia Tavern sits in a Sifton strip mall alongside an H&R Block and a nail salon. Walk through the doors, however, and you’re surrounded by cushy leather booths, ornate wrought-iron chandeliers and a sleek bar stacked with spirits worthy of a swanky night spot in New Orleans. Read story

Hybrid tea roses in the Portland Rose Test garden.

Try This: Rose auction, ‘Go Green’ First Friday, Crab fest

Hybrid tea roses in the Portland Rose Test garden.

March 3, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

A rose is a rose Read story

Maestro Salvador Brotons leads the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra during an educational concert for third and fifth grade students at Skyview High School on Friday morning. The audience enjoyed a tour of the instruments, interviews with musicians and a fun mix of classical standards with movie and pop hits.

Classical education: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra resumes annual concert for students

Maestro Salvador Brotons leads the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra during an educational concert for third and fifth grade students at Skyview High School on Friday morning. The audience enjoyed a tour of the instruments, interviews with musicians and a fun mix of classical standards with movie and pop hits.

March 3, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

When mellow cellos harmonized the “Baby Shark” theme, giggles of surprise and recognition rippled across the concert hall. When the bold trombone section grooved along on Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” it was impossible not to clap and hum. Read story

The flavors in this hearty potpie come together with a little cream of mushroom soup.

Let creativity be your guide when making widely beloved potpie

The flavors in this hearty potpie come together with a little cream of mushroom soup.

March 2, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

There’s not too many people out there who don’t love a potpie. At least, I have never met anyone who could resist the combination of buttery pastry and savory filling, usually with chunks of chicken, carrots, potatoes, peas and mushrooms — and sometimes those delectable little pearl onions — in… Read story

This portrait of Betsy Ough was snapped shortly before her death in 1911. She lived a long life around Washougal. With her husband, Richard, she helped found the town. Her 50-year marriage produced six children. Sometimes locals called her Princess White Wing. Although most Indigenous chiefs didn't hold hereditary positions, their daughters were often called princesses following European lineage titles.

Clark County History: Betsy ‘White Wing’ Ough

This portrait of Betsy Ough was snapped shortly before her death in 1911. She lived a long life around Washougal. With her husband, Richard, she helped found the town. Her 50-year marriage produced six children. Sometimes locals called her Princess White Wing. Although most Indigenous chiefs didn't hold hereditary positions, their daughters were often called princesses following European lineage titles.

February 27, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

A story about an Indigenous woman who lived a century or more around Washougal filled nearly a quarter page of a July 1911 Oregonian Daily Journal. Read story

Jenefer Ham holds custom glass figures for the board game Pandemic at her glass studio in north Clark County. She makes a living selling custom board game pieces and jewelry through her Etsy store.

Clark County crafters market clever creations

Jenefer Ham holds custom glass figures for the board game Pandemic at her glass studio in north Clark County. She makes a living selling custom board game pieces and jewelry through her Etsy store.

February 27, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to turn your hobby into a job and spend all day doing something that you really enjoy? Read story

Everybody has a story: Wrong phone number causes stir

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

My husband, Alan, and I were watching television when my cellphone rang. I rushed to retrieve it from the kitchen window ledge and looked to see who was calling. Read story

Bark mulch can reduce weed sprouting by 90 percent.

Gardening with Allen: Much mulch improves clay soil

Bark mulch can reduce weed sprouting by 90 percent.

February 26, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

You have counseled in numerous articles the value of treating our clay soils with organic mulch. Could you suggest a source for good quality organic compost? I have been warned that the local recyclers’ material may have weed seeds, pesticide residues and other junk. Read story

Energy Adviser: Protect yourself from scammers

February 26, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

Today’s scammers are frighteningly good at bilking people out of their hard-earned money. That’s why it’s so important to know how to react if you’re being targeted. Read story