Category Archives: Entertainment

Calling all Chocoholics! – Orting to host 1st annual “Chocolate Stroll”

 by Bruce A. Smith Orting will certainly be the place to satisfy your chocolate cravings at the first annual Orting Chocolate Stroll, scheduled for Saturday, February 11, from noon until 3 pm, and from all accounts it sounds like it … 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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“The Adventures of Nicholas” – a beloved re-telling by a retired Bethel school teacher

~ Retired Bethel elementary school teacher Wayne Cooke has been caught up in a huge swell of Christmas Spirit this week and he has sent the Mountain News a remarkable holiday story – it’s actually a tale about a tale.

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Getting By – Low-cost transportation and entertainment

  Editor’s Note:  This is the first installment in a series the Mountain News is developing on methods of coping with little or no money due to illness, retirement or unemployment.  The series is called, “Getting By,” and it will … Continue reading

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Judy Spiers: Open Studio Tour, Day 2

~ The sun was out; Day Two of the Open Studio Tour of Pierce County could not have been better for visiting artists in their studios.

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Judy Spiers: On the road of Day One of the Open Studio Tour

  Camera, tablet, pencils and a full tank of gas and my husband Mark and I were off to the Open Studio Tour of Pierce County.  We decided to follow the directions mapped out in the brochure and see how well they … Continue reading

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Eatonville hosts arts tour, crafts bazaar and wine festival this weekend

  As the hard frosts of fall come roaring into south Pierce County, area residents are also basking in the glow of a cornucopia of art festivals, wine tastings and crafts fairs this weekend.

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Artist’s Open Studio Tour this weekend features artists from Graham, Eatonville and Puyallup

  By Judy Spiers                                                                                     At this time each year, we have in south Pierce County a wealth of amazingly talented artists who provide opportunity for the public to visit and see them work right in their own studios.  … Continue reading

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Frederickson fete helps build Cross Park

  Nearly 200 Frederickson residents flocked to the Sportsmen Club on Canyon Road on Saturday October 22 for an elegant, catered dinner and live auction fundraiser to support the development of the County’s latest recreational project:  the Stan and Joan … Continue reading

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Tacoma Film Festival delivers for movie lovers and Rainier Connect

  The 6th Annual Tacoma Film Festival concluded this week, and early reports indicate that the fete was a success both for film buffs and industry professionals.  107 films were shown at the festival, and about half had principals from … Continue reading

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