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Clark County Life

Check It Out: To embroider or not to embroider

February 3, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

Now that January is officially sewn up, it’s time for a new project — February. I’m not trying to be crafty (i.e., tricky), but I am threading my way to this week’s theme: embroidery. This is knot just a random subject, dear crafters, but a serious reading promotion. February is… Read story

York, a slave in bondage to William Clark during the voyage of the Corps of Discovery, is depicted in this 1912 painting, &ldquo;Lewis and Clark at Three Forks,&rdquo; by E.S. Paxson. No actual image of York is known to exist.

Clark County history: York

York, a slave in bondage to William Clark during the voyage of the Corps of Discovery, is depicted in this 1912 painting, &ldquo;Lewis and Clark at Three Forks,&rdquo; by E.S. Paxson. No actual image of York is known to exist.

February 3, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

The enslaved York was the only Black member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. William Clark inherited him from his father and wrote about him in the expedition’s journals, sometimes negatively. Besides the journal references, historians know little of York’s life before or after the expedition. Yet even in the… Read story

Gardening with Allen: Use natural pruning on shrubs

February 3, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

The shrubs around the front of my home have become crowded and are growing past the windows and lawn. Should l just prune them back or should I move some of them? Read story

Energy Adviser: Programs available to help with bill

February 3, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Life

Clark Public Utilities recently announced the first rate increase since 2011 and the average customer may see changes in electricity costs close to $15 per month. Customers who are struggling to pay utility bills are encouraged to call Clark Public Utilities right away to explore assistance programs and other ways… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Fishing trip gone bad results in a nightmare lasting for years

February 3, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Life

July 6, 1968. My late friend Bob and I got off work at Clinton Corn Processing in Clinton, Iowa. We were college students, 19 years old, and this was our summer job. Read story

You Can Help

February 3, 2024, 5:59am Clark County Life

The Center for Agriculture, Science, and Environmental Education, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie, is seeking volunteers for a native plant sale Feb. 12-17. Read story

Kimchi dumpling hot soup at Tasty Pot.

Tasty Pot is cool: Hot pot restaurant in east Vancouver offers variety of steaming broths

Kimchi dumpling hot soup at Tasty Pot.

February 2, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Traditionally, people savor hot pot by gathering around a kettle of steaming broth ringed by plates of thinly sliced beef and lamb, seafood, tofu, leafy greens and potatoes. Diners grab food with their chopsticks, cook it, and then dip it into customized sauces. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Jan. 22-27

February 2, 2024, 5:44am 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

This week in Clark County history

February 2, 2024, 5:44am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Carly Martinez-Torres and her dad, Salvador, were glad to receive a free book at FISH of Vancouver on a recent morning.

FISH of Vancouver now feeds hungry bodies and minds by offering free books

Carly Martinez-Torres and her dad, Salvador, were glad to receive a free book at FISH of Vancouver on a recent morning.

February 1, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Health

For well over half a century, nonprofit agency FISH of Vancouver has worked to feed hungry bodies with free food. Read story