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Search teams gear up for another round of rescues on Mount Rainier

  By Bruce A. Smith  As the snow tapers off in our low-land locales, search and rescue teams are preparing for another series of operations at Paradise.

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The Men of Honor of Unity House – Chapters 13, 14 and 15

 A novel. Prologue  My name is Dave Stein.  At the time of the nuclear bomb attack on Worcester, Massachusetts I was a psychotherapist for the Unified Alliance of Worcester and assigned to Unity House, their foster care residence for juvenile … Continue reading

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Tari Parker’s column: A life lesson on suspicion

~ I had a funny experience at the grocery store this afternoon.

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More trouble on the Mountain

by Bruce A. Smith Two pairs of climbers are overdue from their scheduled hikes on the upper slopes of Mount Rainier above Paradise, park officials announced Tuesday afternoon – less that 24 hours after they joyfully declared that rescued snowshoer … Continue reading

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Rescued Snowshoer Update – Family issues a statement of appreciation; Kim out of woods

Dateline Paradise: Malcolm An, the son of rescued snowshoer, Yong Chun Kim, issued a statement of thanks late Monday in recognition of the hundreds of volunteers and national park staff who worked tirelessly for the past three days to save his … Continue reading

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Found! – Missing snowshoer is “alive and conscious” on Mount Rainier

 by Bruce A. Smith  Yong Chun Kim, the snowshoer missing for three days on Mount Rainier, has been found alive by search and rescue teams, park spokesperson Lee Taylor joyfully announced Monday afternoon at 2:15 pm.

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Search for missing snowshoer enters third day

by Bruce A. Smith The search for Yong Chun Kim, 66,  a snowshoer missing since Saturday afternoon, continues into its third day on Mount Rainier, park spokesperson Lee Taylor announced today.  More than 90 people from a variety of mountain … Continue reading

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Snow is here – lots more to come!

by Bruce A. Smith  Snow has come to the Puget Sound basin – just look outside!

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Snowshoer missing at Paradise; area closed to visitors due to ongoing search effort

Special to the Mountain News Yong Chun Kim, a 66 year-old Tacoma man, has gone missing this weekend while snowshoeing on Mount Rainier in the Paradise area, Lee Taylor, Chief of Interpretative Services at Mount Rainier National Park announced today.  … Continue reading

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Entrance fee waived this weekend at Mount Rainier National Park

by Bruce A. Smith  As part of a nationwide program of periodically waiving entrance fees at national parks, Mount Rainier National Park will be free to all this weekend, the three days of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.

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