Category Archives: Culture

Tari Parker – an encounter with two couples at the corner table

by Tari Parker  This afternoon on my way home from Chehalis, wanting to support small businesses in the area, I stopped at a little restaurant.

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Gardening project at Spanaway Elementary is state-of-the-art endeavor

  The new Spanaway Elementary School on Pacific Avenue currently under construction will have a unique feature – a state-of-the-art horticultural classroom and greenhouse that will support an innovative gardening curriculum for all students, K-6.

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Self-Reliant Community members share accomplishments in Graham

  The Graham Self-Reliant Community hosted a kind of “show and tell” session at their July meeting last week, revealing their steady – and diverse – growth towards self-sufficiency.

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Department of Health to launch aerial background radiation survey; officials say Fukushima is not a concern

  The Washington state Department of Health announced today that it will begin an aerial survey to determine background radiation levels over Seattle and Tacoma. 

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Paula Morris: July 4th and the Mountain Community Cooperative

  Driving into Eatonville on the 4th of July, my first impression was: what a quaint little All-American town.  

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4th of July celebrated in glorious Americana style in south Pierce County

  The celebration of Independence Day – the 4th of July – was conducted in its full Americana glory in south Pierce County this weekend, from the magnificent summer sunshine to wondrous fireworks displays, and capped by the Eatonville parade.

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Local groups selling fireworks to raise funds for worthy causes

  Fireworks are a large part of the July 4th tradition, and retail stands have spouted seemingly on every street corner, selling their wares to eager enthusiasts who delight is celebrating the Fourth of July with boom and blast.

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Friday Night Folktales – The Day the Sun Stopped Shining

by Bruce A. Smith When I awoke, it had already happened.  Getting out of bed at my usual time, 7 a.m., I felt as I often did – groggy.  But I heard people outside my opened window and that cleared … Continue reading

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After finding his fortune, Graham entrepreneur decides he can go home

   John “JC” Cahill, the head of B & R Auto Wrecking in Graham and Spanaway, is going home.  JC, who has increased sales 300% in his three years at B & R and was awarded “Boss of the Year” … Continue reading

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Columnist Paula Morris – “Book Club”

* Editor’s Note:  With this article, Paula Morris – the former Newbie in Graham – becomes a regular columnist for the Mountain News.  Paula felt that since she has been in Graham for over a year she can no longer … Continue reading

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