Clark County Life

Pacific Community Park to close for tree project

October 21, 2023, 5:55am Clark County Life

Sections of Pacific Community Park will be intermittently closed to the public in October and November for a Clark County Public Works tree health project. Read story

Fashion designers and models needed for show

October 20, 2023, 5:59am Clark County Life

Fashion designers and models of all sizes and ages are needed for the Black History Month Fashion Show on Feb. 10 at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. Read story

This week in Clark County history

October 20, 2023, 5:45am 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

Clark County health inspections, Oct. 8-14

October 20, 2023, 5:15am 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

Re-imagined Radio presents The Willamette Radio Workshop's performance of "War of the Worlds" at the Kiggins Theatre on Oct. 30, 2014.

Martian invasion! Re-Imagined Radio presents ‘The War of the Worlds’ at Kiggins

October 19, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

The simple power of sound can be strong enough to transport people’s imaginations anywhere, or convince them of just about anything — even Earth getting overrun by creepy-crawlies from another planet. Read story

Turkey puts a fall twist on traditional shepherd’s pie

Turkey Herder Pie is like a shepherd's pie or cottage pie, except with turkey, sweet potatoes and pumpkin.

The rush for autumn flavors is in full swing at our house. The cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and allspice have migrated to the front of my spice cabinet. Sweet potatoes are on my weekly shopping list in case I get a hankering for sweet potato pie or casserole. We’re buying cans… Read story

Clark County History: Dogs of war

Cpl. Tubby and his Marine handler, Guy Wachtsletter, conduct a combat training exercise during World War II. He was one of thousands of dogs enlisted into service through the Dogs for Defense program that began in 1942. Tubby was one of many canine casualties in the Pacific Theater. He died in action during the battle for Guam in 1944, and is listed on the Ridgefield Veterans Memorial. (U.S.

Cpl. Tubby, a dog from Ridgefield, died protecting his handler in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Susan Orlean mentioned him in her book “Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend,” which tells the story of the many dogs with that name, starting with the Rin Tin Tin… Read story