July 8, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life
While I was spending some time outside on the Fourth of July, a variety of wildlife stopped by to say hello. Two crows stood in my birdbath cooling their feet; a cottontail rabbit sprawled itself under a rhododendron bush; a butterfly and a dragonfly passed by; and a deer (a… Read story
July 8, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life
An exceptionally dry summer, a “devil wind” blowing from east to west and, unfortunately, boys messing around with fire led to the kind of regional catastrophe in 1902 that worries us even more today: wave after wave of intensely destructive wildfire. Read story
July 8, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life
On a June day when it was 90-plus degrees in Vancouver, snow still coated some upper reaches of the steep Grouse Vista Trail to Silver Star Mountain. Read story
July 8, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life
The older leaves are turning yellow on my tomato plant in a large pot. Also my hanging baskets are looking a little off color and are losing leaves. What do you think is causing this? Read story
July 8, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life
The “Princess of the Columbia” lived a cosmopolitan life within the walls of Fort Vancouver, a remote Hudson’s Bay Company outpost on the Columbia River, yet found it also stifling. Read story
July 8, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life
On Father’s Day, we attended a party celebrating all the dads among us for their thoughtfulness, sacrifice and dedication. As we left, we were given lovely little champagne bottles filled with M&Ms. Snacking on the little confections the next day, I was reminded of how much we loved candy as… Read story
July 8, 2023, 5:57am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
We’d hiked past a few waterfalls on this trail, and I figured that it was time to return on this out-and-back hike, although up ahead, the trail kept winding into the charred-tree forest. Rain clouds gathered above, and I wasn’t sure how much more Luna would want to keep going. Read story
July 8, 2023, 5:19am Clark County Life
Energy conservation, helping customers use less energy and get more value out of what they do consume, is a powerful tool Northwest electric utilities rely on to keep rates low. Read story
July 7, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, 30 families visited Fruit Valley Elementary to pick up free fruit, vegetables, eggs and meat provided by 19 farms through a weekly program called Farm to Heart. Read story
July 7, 2023, 5:40am 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
