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Bethel breaks ground for community center

Posted on March 24, 2011 by brucesmith49

Although a chilling wind blew through the empty lots across from Bethel Junior High, the hearts of over a hundred community leaders, students and their families were warmed greatly as they witnessed Monday’s “ground-breaking” ceremony for the first community … Continue reading →

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Frederickson News – big growth, Bethel pushes for electronic signs, and Lindquist touts successful prosecutions

Posted on March 23, 2011 by brucesmith49

Besides announcing a slew of social and recreational programs for its residents – in particular a Spaghetti Feed fundraiser for Cross Park scheduled for April 29 – last Saturday’s Frederickson-Clover Creek Community Council meeting heard an appeal from Bethel … Continue reading →

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Another letter from Japan

Posted on March 22, 2011 by brucesmith49

Editor’s Note: This letter, by an unknown author, comes to The Mountain News via our contributing writer Judy Spiers, and she has received it through her involvement in an online faith-based discussion group.

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A Newbie in Graham – the guns of Graham

Posted on March 21, 2011 by brucesmith49

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in an on-going series by a “newbie” to Graham, Paula Morris. Tall cedars, wooded land, open space, rural setting….quiet and tranquil, no busy highway noise, Mt. Rainier in the distance; were these … Continue reading →

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Worker rescued after long slide down sewer pipe

Posted on March 21, 2011 by brucesmith49

A worker was rescued Monday, March 21, after sliding 3,000 feet down a sewer pipe at the Chambers Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to a press release issued to the Mountain News by the county’s Department of Public Works … Continue reading →

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Letters from Japan

Posted on March 20, 2011 by brucesmith49

The following two letters come from a pair of Baptist missionaries stationed in Japan who traveled north to the stricken areas near Sendai. They are part of an on-going exchange of information and prayers within this faith community, of … Continue reading →

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A Newbie in Graham, a series

Posted on March 19, 2011 by brucesmith49

By Paula Morris From a quiet suburb in Illinois I moved to what I thought was a tranquil, rural area in Graham WA for my retirement, never thinking that an area where one could raise chickens and goats could … Continue reading →

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House church in Spanaway a beacon for youth

Posted on March 18, 2011 by brucesmith49

A modest but modern house in a Spanaway sub-division has become an unlikely magnet for teens and young adults seeking a religious community.

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Pierce County Skills Center – impressive and inspiring

Posted on March 17, 2011 by brucesmith49

The new Pierce County Skills Center, a regional vocational-technical high school administered by the Bethel School District, is off to a grand start in its inaugural year, particularly in its brand-new campus located in Frederickson.

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More prayers for Japan

Posted on March 17, 2011 by brucesmith49

My prayer for Japan by Judy Spiers I am so grateful to know, dear Father, that – despite the fact that we aren’t always fully able to grasp your entire goodness – you are omnipotent, supreme, a very present … Continue reading →