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This image released by Disney+ shows, background from left, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, and foreground from left, Yoko Ono and John Lennon in a scene from the nearly eight-hour Peter Jackson-produced documentary "Get Back." (Disney+ via AP)

Re-meet the Beatles in Peter Jackson’s ‘Get Back’

This image released by Disney+ shows, background from left, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, and foreground from left, Yoko Ono and John Lennon in a scene from the nearly eight-hour Peter Jackson-produced documentary "Get Back." (Disney+ via AP)

December 23, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life

In 1969, being a Beatle was a little like living through a pandemic. Read story

The Grotto’s Christmas Festival of Lights features holiday light displays, outdoor caroling, indoor choral concerts and more through Dec. 30 at The Grotto in Portland.

Everybody Has a Story: Christmas memory rich in happiness

December 23, 2021, 5:56am Clark County Life

Many years ago, on Christmas Eve, I don’t even remember eating our evening meal. All I remember is getting dressed up for Christmas. I was so excited. Read story

My homemade coffee eggnog gets a caffeinated boost from instant coffee, but you can jazz things up even more with the tipple of your choice.

A Cup of Cheer: Caffeinated twist on festive favorite, eggnog

My homemade coffee eggnog gets a caffeinated boost from instant coffee, but you can jazz things up even more with the tipple of your choice.

December 22, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

Almost nothing elicits stronger opinions than eggnog, with views ranging from “gross” to “like angels roller-skating on my tongue.” (The first quote is from a friend, the second quote is all my own, just so you know where I stand on the subject.) Read story

Taken 75 years after the Yacolt fire, this photo shows the desolation still left behind. For 112 years, it remained Washington's largest fire until Okanogan burned in 2014. The fire spared Yacolt, which bears its name, but blistered the paint on the village's buildings.

Clark County History: Yacolt Burn

Taken 75 years after the Yacolt fire, this photo shows the desolation still left behind. For 112 years, it remained Washington's largest fire until Okanogan burned in 2014. The fire spared Yacolt, which bears its name, but blistered the paint on the village's buildings.

December 19, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Life

Locals called the hot easterly wind that swept through in 1902 the “Devil Wind.” On Sept. 12, after 77 rainless days, it blew flames across the dry tinder of Southwest Washington. Even today, no one knows how the Yacolt Burn started — perhaps a careless campfire, a spark from logging… Read story

Check It Out: Get in spirit of dancing, swimming with books

December 19, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Life

Last week, I observed how bird-friendly the lyrics are to the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” In part three of my tribute to the song that just keeps on giving, we run up against the last of the feathered presents: swans. To be precise, seven swans a-swimming. On… Read story

Everybody has a story: Singing backup in choir for Mel Torme

December 19, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life

In the late 1970s, I was living and working in Los Angeles, having recently finished attending college there. An acquaintance of mine, a member of a makeshift choir that sang Christmas carols at charity fundraising events, invited me to join the group one holiday season as they were short of… Read story

Sky Zone Trampoline Park offers gift certificates and monthly passes for unlimited jump time and perks such as pizza and socks.

Clark County businesses, organizations offer gifts that enlighten, entertain and thrill

Sky Zone Trampoline Park offers gift certificates and monthly passes for unlimited jump time and perks such as pizza and socks.

December 19, 2021, 6:03am Business

As the clock ticks down to Christmas Day, last-minute shoppers may be scrambling to find something that doesn’t require battling crowded stores or keeping fingers crossed for speedy delivery. But what if the perfect gift isn’t a thing at all? Maybe it’s an experience. Read story

Energy Adviser: Program helps keep customers warm

December 18, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Life

If you’re looking forward to a Christmas weekend of holiday fun, gift exchanges and family gatherings, consider spreading the holiday cheer to your less fortunate friends and neighbors in the community. Read story