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Clark County Life

Native Nomad focuses on local products like these hand-turned wooden bowls by Vancouver artist Craig Hardin.

Seven Clark County stores make holiday shopping magical

Native Nomad focuses on local products like these hand-turned wooden bowls by Vancouver artist Craig Hardin.

November 25, 2021, 6:05am Business

Now that retail stores are wide open for business, we can once again return to the pleasures of in-store shopping. With online ordering stymied by snarled supply chains, Clark County shops carrying locally made items will be the ace up your sleeve when it comes to checking everyone off your… Read story

The annual Christmas Ships Parade returns this year for its 64th season of lighting up local rivers at night. Now, Vancouver has a spiffy new waterfront and pier that should provide great viewing for spectators.
My grandmother's contribution to the Thanksgiving meal was always this cranberry gelatin salad with pineapple cream cheese dressing.

Cranberry ‘salad’ was Grandma’s best

My grandmother's contribution to the Thanksgiving meal was always this cranberry gelatin salad with pineapple cream cheese dressing.

November 24, 2021, 6:01am Clark County Life

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Our somewhat fundamentalist Sabbath-keeping church didn’t condone Christmas for various theological reasons, so Thanksgiving was our designated time to eat, drink and be merry. Preparing, sharing and enjoying special once-a-year dishes was the gift that we gave each other (or, more accurately, the… Read story

One of the most sought-out agencies to offer its services at River City Church on Nov. 14 was the Humane Society for Southwest Washington.

Central Vancouver church committed to community

One of the most sought-out agencies to offer its services at River City Church on Nov. 14 was the Humane Society for Southwest Washington.

November 21, 2021, 6:04am Churches & Religion

The Rev. Ryan Sidhom dislikes the idea of a church looking better and better while the neighborhood around it looks worse and worse, he said. Read story

Ella Wintler, a state representative from Clark County, wields the gavel as the speaker pro tem in Olympia during a legislative session. She served in that capacity from 1963-65 but said she preferred being just a legislator.

Clark County History: Ella Wintler, state legislator

Ella Wintler, a state representative from Clark County, wields the gavel as the speaker pro tem in Olympia during a legislative session. She served in that capacity from 1963-65 but said she preferred being just a legislator.

November 21, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

Graduating from the University of Washington in 1910, the year the state gave the vote to women, might have foreshadowed Ella Wintler’s political career as a state legislator. But before entering politics, she’d spend decades as a teacher. Read story

Check It Out: Go cranberry crazy for Thanksgiving

November 21, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

Another Thanksgiving is quickly approaching which means many of us will be succumbing to tryptophan-induced naps after gobbling down the classic turkey feast. But I have a few turkey friends who would like to point out that some humans may have tryptophan-o-phobia (a word I totally made up to meet… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Fishing for rogue on Rogue River

November 21, 2021, 5:59am Clark County Life

Sitting in the stern of the drift boat, it was an easy matter to let my mind wander about the tonnage of lead that must litter the bottom of the Rogue River. Easy because, for the fifth time in the last hour, I had snagged my salmon-rigged line on some… Read story

Gardening with Allen: Indoor plants need winter boost

November 20, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Life

My indoor plants seem to be under stress. I am noticing more brown and yellow leaves and leaf tips. I see very little new leaf growth. What can I do to perk them up? Read story

Energy Adviser: How much energy does Turkey Day meal use?

November 20, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life

Few holiday meals put the family kitchen through its paces quite like a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Read story

A Lincoln neighborhood house is illuminated with holiday lights while the TARDIS library stands sentinel in 2019.

Share your holiday display with Clark County neighbors

A Lincoln neighborhood house is illuminated with holiday lights while the TARDIS library stands sentinel in 2019.

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

Do you go all out with decorations? The Columbian is compiling a list of holiday light displays for the Dec. 12 edition. If you’d like to be included, send your address and any other special details to erin.middlewood@columbian.com by Dec. 3. Read story