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The Hockinson Blueberry Festival returns on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown Hockinson, featuring fresh berries and other farm products from local farms.

Hockinson Blueberry Festival set for Saturday

July 15, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

Last summer’s Hockinson Blueberry Festival was so successful that it’s back this year with even more berries. Read story

These blueberry muffins bake up nice and moist, bursting with blueberries.

Classic blueberry muffin recipe plus two ways to use extra muffins

July 14, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

Who doesn’t love a blueberry muffin? It’s arguably the finest of the fruit muffin flavors, although a good banana muffin might give a blueberry muffin a run for its money, and I would eat a marionberry muffin any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Every bakery in the… Read story

Check It Out: Go green with this week’s titles

July 11, 2021, 6:06am Clark County Life

It’s all about green in this week’s colorful Check It Out column. My “summer colors” theme continues on with a bibliographic greenery of picture books highlighting pants, gardens, an umbrella, even a donkey and a lion, and all of these wonderful things celebrate the color of shamrocks and emeralds. Read story

Edna Christofferson watched her daredevil husband fly off the Multnomah Hotel and land at the Vancouver Barracks successfully, only to later watch him fall 100 feet from the sky to his death while testing an experimental plane. She delayed getting her own pilot's license until late 1931. A crack shot, she was an advocate of women's self-defense using firearms. She was among the first X-ray technicians in the area and founded the Women's National Aeronautic Association to promote women's flying.

Clark County History: Edna Christofferson, pilot

July 11, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

Before his death testing a prototype biplane, Edna Christofferson (1886-1945) promised her husband, Silas, she’d solo. Little wonder it took her 16 years to work up to it. Edna watched Silas’ tragic crash in 1916, and was the first to reach his broken body. Read story

The new La Center Farmers Market is held every Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., complete with barbecued ribs from Smokin' Franks.

La Center offers food, fun

July 11, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

Several years ago, our family visited La Center for the summer concert series in Sternwheeler Park. We attended a packed performance by Beatles tribute band Abbey Roadster and barely managed to find a spot in the last row of the amphitheater. We clapped and sang along, savoring the late summer… Read story

Gardening with Allen: Tree bark damage stunts growth

July 10, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Life

I am considering the purchase of a home that has a nicely maintained landscape. However, some of the younger trees have a limited number of small leaves. I noticed what look like cuts on the bark near the ground. Is this damage permanent, or will they outgrow it? Read story

Energy Adviser: Heat pumps offer year-round savings

July 10, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Life

If the recent heat wave convinced you it’s time to invest in air conditioning, consider investing in a system that offers year-round comfort and energy savings. Read story

Botany Bay Farm's store sells meat and eggs.

Clark County farm stands offer taste of summer

July 9, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life

Cucumbers, tomatoes, berries, garlic scapes, grapes and rhubarb fill the fields throughout Clark County every summer. Right now local farm stands are stocked with fresh produce along with other goodies like chicken, farm eggs and goat milk ice cream. Nothing says summer in the Pacific Northwest like losing track of… Read story