November 27, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life
The lighting of the Christmas tree in Esther Short Park passed without fanfare because pandemic safety measures forced cancellation of the usual downtown Vancouver festivities. You can still find plenty of holiday cheer in local celebrations of the lights, sights and music that make this season so beautiful. Here’s a… Read story
November 26, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life
My dad, Deemer Fryberger, bought a ticket for a turkey raffle from the fire department in Washougal when I was about 10 years old, in 1942. He also entered a drawing for a turkey at the grocery store where we did business. And then he bought a ticket for a… Read story
November 26, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life
Last year’s self-guided Clark County Open Studios tour of local artists’ private workshops and galleries was the best-attended, biggest-selling outing in the event’s history, according to organizer Jennifer Williams. Read story
November 25, 2020, 11:22am Clark County Life
For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story
November 25, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life
North America’s only native apple trees are the tiny, jewel-like crabapples. Other varieties didn’t arrive on these shores until the 17th century. America’s first apple orchard was planted in Boston in 1625, but the tart, bitter apples grown back then weren’t for eating. They were for drinking in the form… Read story
November 24, 2020, 8:30am Clark County Life Free
The holidays are right around the corner. The Columbian will feature families celebrating the season in style in our Dec. 11 edition, but we need your help. Read story
November 24, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Health
Pacific Northwesterners know that keeping spirits up during this time of short days, long nights and perpetually overcast weather is no joke. Like plants, we seek the light and crave its enlivening power. Read story
November 22, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life
I have distracted brain. I’ll start something, then think of something else that needs attention, which leads to yet another thing, and some hours later realize that the first thing is still waiting to be finished. Sigh. Read story
November 22, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life
Thanksgiving is, as the moniker suggests, all about giving thanks. During a year when most of us plan to spend the day in locations separate from our nearest and dearest, this might seem like an impossible challenge. Read story
November 22, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life
The assisted living facility administrator confirmed that Mom was refusing to bathe. If this continued, she would be transferred to a facility that provided a higher level of personal care. Mom loved her apartment. Read story
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