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Clark County Life

Energy Adviser: Program your thermostat for savings

August 28, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

No one likes paying for things they don’t use. That’s why we don’t leave the lights on throughout the house when we’re sleeping and why we turn off the TV when no one’s watching it. Read story

Rory Mc Donnell conducting research on slug attractants.

Study: Slugs love bread dough

Rory Mc Donnell conducting research on slug attractants.

August 28, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

CORVALLIS, Ore. – New research from Oregon State University Extension Service found slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could lead to better ways of controlling these serious pests of agriculture, nurseries and home gardens. Read story

Readers, share your memories of 9/11

August 28, 2021, 5:00am Clark County Life

The Columbian seeks readers’ memories of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Where were you? How did it change the way you see the world? Did it alter the course of your life? Let us know. Read story

Dandelion Teahouse calls its bathroom the Roost Room.

Clark County restaurants’ designs call for cool commodes

Dandelion Teahouse calls its bathroom the Roost Room.

August 27, 2021, 6:03am Business

Several new Clark County restaurants have put a surprising amount of thought and effort into their restrooms, from the drunken-monkey wallpaper at Acorn & The Oak to the otherworldy vortex at Thirsty Sasquatch to the Anthony Bourdain shrine at Mav’s Taphouse. These elaborate restrooms are unisex. Read story

The Camas Vintage & Art Faire returns to the streets of downtown Camas from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Camas Vintage & Art Faire returns

The Camas Vintage & Art Faire returns to the streets of downtown Camas from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

August 26, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life

Vintage treasure hunters and art aficionados will be delighted to learn that, after skipping a year in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Camas Vintage & Art Faire is returning to Fourth Avenue with an in-person event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Read story

A detail on a Chevrolet truck taking part in Vancouver’s huge cruise-in in 2014.
The future home of Basalt Brewery, at 400 E. 37th St., will be about 13,000 square feet, and the owners envision having a few food trucks in the parking lot. There are no additions planned for the building, but the interior will undergo a large renovation; the owners hired<a href="https://www.sumdesignstudio.com/brewery"> SUM Design Studio based in Portland</a>.

Basalt Brewing to open in old Vancouver Fire Department station

The future home of Basalt Brewery, at 400 E. 37th St., will be about 13,000 square feet, and the owners envision having a few food trucks in the parking lot. There are no additions planned for the building, but the interior will undergo a large renovation; the owners hired<a href="https://www.sumdesignstudio.com/brewery"> SUM Design Studio based in Portland</a>.

August 25, 2021, 6:02am Business

The former Vancouver Fire Department station near the Main Street Safeway in Vancouver’s Shumway neighborhood will be transformed into a new brewery and taproom called Basalt Brewing. Read story

The main ingredients in this salsa -- tomatillos and cherry tomatoes, plus cherry and bell peppers -- make this an approachably sweet and mellow condiment.

Freewheeling summer salsa

The main ingredients in this salsa -- tomatillos and cherry tomatoes, plus cherry and bell peppers -- make this an approachably sweet and mellow condiment.

August 25, 2021, 6:01am Clark County Life

My dear friend Angela gave me two tomatillo starts in April — in addition to many other baby veggies — before we had even turned the sod for our new vegetable garden. The tomatillos languished in containers for about a month until we were finally able to get them in… Read story

The Old School Banana Split is served up to a customer at The Yard.

The Yard Milkshake Bar officially opens at The Waterfront Vancouver

The Old School Banana Split is served up to a customer at The Yard.

August 24, 2021, 6:03am Business

The Yard Milkshake Bar, which began quietly serving ice cream treats on the Vancouver waterfront several weeks ago, marked its official opening last weekend. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: ‘City Slickers’ vacation hard to rustle up

August 22, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Life

It was already getting dark as I navigated the ramp from the Puget Sound ferry on the first leg of our vacation. As I turned off the main road at the first stop light in the small town, my husband questioned the change in direction. I explained that I had… Read story