Category Archives: Environment

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 →

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Nuclear Disaster in Japan triggers rising concern in WA

Posted on March 15, 2011 by brucesmith49

  As the situation continues to deteriorate in Japan’s Fukushima nuclear complex, health concerns are rising here in Washington state – especially in Mountain Country. According to the New York Times and other media outlets, the Fukushima facility has six … Continue reading →

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Profile: Margaret Franich and the Mountain Community Co-op of Eatonville

Posted on March 14, 2011 by brucesmith49

   Nestled on an Eatonville side-street, just off the main thoroughfare of Washington Ave, sits a diminutive but charming icon of healthy living – the Mountain Community Co-op.

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Events in Japan, and at home, help push locals towards self-reliance

Posted on March 12, 2011 by brucesmith49

  By Judy Spiers At 4:00 a.m. on Friday, March 11th, my brother phoned me from his home on the Oregon coast.  “There’s been a huge earthquake in Japan and a tsunami traveling at 500 mph per hour is supposed … Continue reading →

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A hint of economic recovery seen at Graham LUAC

Posted on March 8, 2011 by brucesmith49

  In what may be just a whisper of good news of economic recovery, the Graham Land Use Advisory Commission (LUAC) met for the first time in over a year Tuesday night to hear a variance petition for a home-construction … Continue reading →

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Snow and Sun reveal the Mountain in its full glory

Posted on February 26, 2011 by brucesmith49

  The sun and clear skies that thawed-out the frozen slush on our roads Friday, also brought out the splendor of Mount Rainier.  About a foot of snow now graces the lower elevations of Mt. Rainier National Park, creating superb … Continue reading →

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Record cold turns roads treacherous

Posted on February 25, 2011 by brucesmith49

  A record-setting cold has turned two day’s worth of snow and slush on our roadways into dangerous slabs of ice.   Olympia Airport recorded a record-low of 8 degrees at 6:54 am on Friday morning.  The previous low had been … Continue reading →

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Mountain memories – a road trip with dad

Posted on February 22, 2011 by brucesmith49

The Day I Could Have Lost to “Busy” and “Soon” by Candace J. Brown on http://goodlifenw.blogspot.com   I hung up the phone after talking to Dad and thought about how much I’ve overused, believed in, and lived by the word … Continue reading →

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Marmot madness on Mt. Rainier

Posted on February 22, 2011 by brucesmith49

      Originally posted on journalist Candace J. Brown’s Good Life Northwest blog, and published here with her kind permission.  http://goodlifenw.blogspot.com/2010/08/marmot-madness-videos-and-more.html   Marmot Madness– videos and more  While hiking on a rocky slope at Mount Rainier, a friend of mine enjoyed the … Continue reading →

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A jewel of nature – the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge

Posted on February 20, 2011 by brucesmith49

  The National Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, carved from a large part of the Nisqually River Delta on Puget Sound, has been transformed into a shimmering gem of a wildlife area due to the recent de-construction of the old agricultural dikes … Continue reading →

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