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Clark County Life

Clark County Fair Results, Aug. 11

August 25, 2023, 1:03pm Clark County Life

The Columbian will publish Clark County Fair results online as they are received. For more results and coverage of the Clark County Fair, visit www.columbian.com/news/tag/clark-county-fair/. AG/ED Award Agriculture & Education Winner Barn Owl Dairy Goats Educational Display Winner 4-H Robotics Special Award Clark County Mounted Patrol 4H Record Books Jr… Read story

Doomsday's Pink Shandy Dropper brings citrus flavors to the forefront.

These Clark County brews are a good bet to beat the heat

Doomsday's Pink Shandy Dropper brings citrus flavors to the forefront.

August 25, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Summer 2023 started mild with temperatures ranging in the 70s and 80s. But last week’s scorching sun led me to seek out a good beer for sipping on the back porch — a lighter brew that lingers in the 4 percent to 6 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) range. This… Read story

This week in Clark County history

August 25, 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, Aug. 14-19

August 25, 2023, 5:19am 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 448. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

Willis Miller of Battle Ground feels the spirit of jazz in summertime during the 2013 Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival in Esther Short Park.
The dapper Bobby Derricotte, aka the Singin' Senior, takes a break outside his Vancouver home. On Sept. 2, he'll offer a free show, "Reliving the Music of the '40s, '50s and '60s" at the Cascade Park Community Library. Dancing is encouraged.

Vancouver’s Singin’ Senior brings joy, wants people to ‘remember the good young days’video icon

The dapper Bobby Derricotte, aka the Singin' Senior, takes a break outside his Vancouver home. On Sept. 2, he'll offer a free show, "Reliving the Music of the '40s, '50s and '60s" at the Cascade Park Community Library. Dancing is encouraged.

August 24, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Bobby Derricotte just can’t stop singing. The 82-year-old Vietnam veteran has performed at schools, retirement homes and libraries. Sometimes he’ll stand in Vancouver’s Esther Short Park, belting out the oldies with an occasional rap thrown in. Read story

Clark County Fair Results, Aug. 10

August 23, 2023, 2:34pm Clark County Life

The Columbian will publish Clark County Fair results online as they are received. For more results and coverage of the Clark County Fair, visit www.columbian.com/news/tag/clark-county-fair/. AG/ED Award Agriculture & Education Winner 4-H Swine Hogs R Us Educational Display Winner Prarie Hatchers 4-H Club Special Award Darins Old Tools OC Cheesecake… Read story

Jean Miller's family recipe book contains generation of recipes, including her mother Mary O'Malley Laughlin's handwritten recipe for plum upside-down cake, passed down from her maternal grandmother, Honorine Boulanger O'Malley.

Plum Delicious: Vancouver family’s recipe is ‘the flavor of memory’ and connection

Jean Miller's family recipe book contains generation of recipes, including her mother Mary O'Malley Laughlin's handwritten recipe for plum upside-down cake, passed down from her maternal grandmother, Honorine Boulanger O'Malley.

August 23, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Who says pineapple is the only fruit that gets to have an upside-down cake? Why not bestow the same honor on the humble plum? Take a lesson from Honorine Boulanger O’Malley, a resourceful mother and businesswoman who used her wits and creativity to feed a crowd with plum-upside down cake.… Read story

Clark County Fair Results, Aug. 9

August 22, 2023, 1:45pm Clark County Life

The Columbian will publish Clark County Fair results online as they are received. For more results and coverage of the Clark County Fair, visit www.columbian.com/news/tag/clark-county-fair/. AG/ED Award Agriculture & Education Winner 4-H Plant (Cranberry) Science Educational Display Winner Royal Riders 4-H Handbrushing Special Award Paper Cutting/Trapunto Lady 4H Dogs Intermediate… Read story

Vancouver Farmer's Market hired a new market manager, and is celebrating National Farmer's Market Week.

Vancouver Farmers Market plans for shift to year-round

Vancouver Farmer's Market hired a new market manager, and is celebrating National Farmer's Market Week.

August 22, 2023, 6:10am Business

As life in Clark County has returned to normal after the pandemic, so have big community events. The Vancouver Farmers Market is a perfect example of that. For months, the market was closed or restricted by government regulations. Now, it’s thriving. Read story