Clark County Life

Coming in for a landing: A hummingbird approaches one of the many bird feeders in Jack Burkman’s yard in Vancouver. Burkman has outfitted his hummingbird feeders with watertight, clamp-on heat lamps that keep the nectar from freezing during winter. “Consistency is the key thing,” he said.

Nature + nurture = Even birds can use a little help in Southwest Washington winters

December 9, 2023, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Everybody can use a little help making it through the ravages of winter. Even birds. Read story

Barnstorming pilot Tex Rankin with Alba Barba, a black cat loaned to him as a “jinx” for a cross-country air race from New York to Los Angeles. Rankin’s plane also bore the number 13.

Clark County History: Pilot Tex Rankin

December 9, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life

A young Portland girl, Carol Mangold, loaned her black cat, Alba Barba, to a pilot in the 1928 National Air Race from New York to Los Angeles. The pilot, John “Tex” Rankin, started flying with the number 13 on his Waco 10 biplane fuselage in the national race the year… Read story

Energy Adviser: Make the most of zonal heating

December 9, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

One of the most common heating systems in older Clark County homes is also one the biggest drivers behind higher residential energy bills during the winter months. But a strategic approach can help lower those expenses without sacrificing personal comfort. Read story

Check It Out: Try bibliographically mixed cocktail

December 9, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

From time to time I like to pick a date and search for events that happened on that day in history. Today’s lucky date is December 10th, and let me tell you, it doesn’t disappoint. This time I selected five events spanning three centuries. Here is a bit of helpful… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Strangers thrown together by tragedy

December 9, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

On Dec. 12, 1985, a chartered Arrow Air aircraft en route from Cairo, Egypt, to Fort Campbell, Ky., stopped for fueling at Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. Returning from a six-month mission in the Sinai Peninsula were 248 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (the legendary “Screaming Eagles”) who had monitored Egypt… Read story

Food makes the perfect gift: Clark County businesses have your fill of tasty presents

Starter Bread 7 Grain loaf (Rachel Pinsky)

December 8, 2023, 6:05am Business

Food and drink are perfect gifts for everyone because we all like to indulge at the end of the year. Plus, consumable presents don’t create extra clutter because they’re only around long enough to enjoy. Here are some tasty gifts to pick up for those on your list. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Nov. 27 – Dec. 2

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