If you’re struck by a sudden desire to branch out this Saturday, look no farther than the Beaver Bash, where you can broaden your beaver “gnaw-ledge” (according to the event’s clever tagline) and celebrate the Northwest’s most iconic rodent.
Pineapple, diamond, brick, bobble, spike, wattle, bamboo, butterfly, popcorn, puff, corkscrew and cactus. That might sound like a top-secret World War II code or a sophisticated word association game, but it’s actually a list of crochet stitches.
The Camas Public Library will host its annual spring children’s author event, a “Llama Llama Pajama Party,” from 3:30-5:30 p.m. April 24.
Here’s an excellent reason to keep looking up, thanks to the American Meteor Society: not just great but greater balls of fire overhead in recent months.
Bubble baths are a time-honored way to reduce stress, as is the Japanese practice of “forest bathing,” or immersing yourself in nature. Now sound baths — a therapeutic practice using sound to a calming effect — are popping up all over Clark County as people seek new ways to relax in these anxiety-ridden times.
Among the 45 adventurers who crossed the North American continent as part of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery in 1804-1806 was one who never chose to join the journey, yet contributed to its success in surprising and crucial ways. After the expedition was over, it’s beyond surprising to learn how that heroic figure was treated with ingratitude and contempt, and mostly vanished from the history books.
Our family has always zipped through the Washington coast town of Ilwaco on our way to Long Beach, but last month we decided to stop and see what we’d been missing. We found a busy little town full of waterfront restaurants, shops and galleries — a worthy destination for a day trip or, better yet, an overnight stay.
The Second Story Gallery in Camas will present a two-person exhibition featuring local artists Mike Smith and Uta Zuendel from April 3-25.
Even while worrying about a warming planet, here’s a reason to revel in early spring: gorgeous wildflowers in abundance.
Is a long-dead whale buried on Livingston Mountain in east Clark County?
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