Clark County Life

Tired of pumpkin pie (or just plain don’t like it)? Trie apple butter pie, just like a pumpkin pie except with apple butter in place of pumpkin puree.

Buttered-up bliss in a bite: Switch pumpkin for apple butter in this variation on fall classic

November 8, 2023, 6:07am Clark County Life

Some people don’t like pumpkin. I get it. Ha ha, no, I don’t actually get it because I love pumpkin. Read story

An imaginary view of Columbian mammoths (left) sharing Western Washington tundra with a herd of bison, in front of retreating glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age around 13,000 years ago. Illustration by Julio Lacerda for the Burke Museum, used with permission.

Washington’s fossils brought to life in ‘Spirit Whales & Sloth Tales’

November 7, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Legend once had it that Battle Ground Lake is bottomless. That’s not true, but it’s easy to see how such a myth might arise from the lake’s connection to murky mysteries of the distant past. Read story

Gemé Art sells a selection of prints and artworks, along with its paper tole and custom framing offerings.

‘Hidden treasures for everybody’: Gemé Art a downtown Vancouver icon

November 4, 2023, 6:13am Business Subscriber Exclusive

When Gemé Art opened in downtown Vancouver in 1978, the business shared the intersection of Columbia and Sixth streets with Lucky Lager brewery and a Greyhound bus station. Read story

The only known photograph of Marguerite McLoughlin (circa 1775-1860) is this daguerreotype taken later in her life. She was known as a kind and loving person whose calmness balanced the quick temper of her husband, John McLoughlin. Earlier in life, she was also regarded for her beauty and strength of character. A skillful seamstress, she enjoyed teaching other women needlework and beadwork.

Clark County History: Marguerite McLoughlin, the first lady of Fort Vancouver

November 4, 2023, 6:11am Clark County Life

Before Marguerite McLoughlin (circa 1775-1860) became first lady of Fort Vancouver, she was married to Alexander McKay (MacKay), a clerk at the North West Company’s Fort William in present day Canada. He later took their son, Thomas, to help John Jacob Astor found Fort George at the mouth of the… Read story

Check It Out: Celebrating the turkey can be gobbles of fun

November 4, 2023, 6:10am Clark County Life

It’s November, so let’s talk turkey. Gobble, gobble. Now that I have that out of my system, let’s talk turkey in a different way — through the magic of books! If I had to hazard a guess, November is probably not a turkey’s favorite month (for very obvious reasons). From… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Dad rows, and rows, and rows

My family had a little red Rambler that we bought new in 1960, plus a small teardrop-shaped trailer. In 1962, we went on a trip to Nebraska. My husband, Art, our three kids, my mom and dad, cousin Kay and I crammed into the car. That was easier to do… Read story

Clark County health inspections, Oct. 22-28

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