Category Archives: Events

Big crowd enjoys Sprinker ice rink’s opening day

 Special to the Mountain News More than 400 skaters of all ages and abilities tried out Sprinker Recreation Center’s new-and-improved ice rink on Jan. 28, which opened to the public after an eight-month renovation.

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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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The Great Storm of 2012 – big, beautiful, and a huge kick in the butt

by Bruce A. Smith  While we watched the snow, sleet, freezing rain, and a mist that seemed to freeze once it landed on a twig or branch – we listened to the torture in the forests – the cracking and … Continue reading

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Candlelight Vigil draws hundreds in Eatonville to honor NPS Ranger Margaret Anderson

by Bruce A. Smith  On a little hill east of Eatonville and silhouetted by a rosy sunset on a crystal-clear evening, hundreds gathered Sunday, January 8 to light candles and honor fallen Mount Rainier Ranger Margaret Anderson.

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Mount Rainier National Park staff and locals grieve for slain Ranger

by Bruce A. Smith  A press conference held in Ashford, Thursday, January 5, to discuss Mount Rainier National Park’s response to the fatal shooting of NPS Ranger Margaret Anderson on January 1, revealed the profound depth of grief caused by … Continue reading

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Week in Review – eclipse, burn ban off but pollution increases, BSD announces half its students live in poverty

by Bruce A. Smith  From sublime celestial wonders to grinding mundane issues like clean air, heat and enough food to eat have filled the lives of Mountain Country residents this week.

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DB Cooper Symposium delivers solid information and analysis

by Bruce A. Smith  The first annual gathering of DB Cooper sleuths took place over the weekend at the Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon, and participants were engulfed with the enthusiasm generated in the case by the 40th Anniversary of … Continue reading

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DB Cooper – 40th Anniversary celebrations include first-ever professional symposium on America’s only unsolved skyjacking

  Editor’s Note:  The following press release from author Geoffrey Gray heralds the first-ever professional gathering that will examine the DB Cooper case – the only unsolved skyjacking in the history of the United States.

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After the Occupation, what? – A road map for change

An Op-Ed piece by Bruce A. Smith  Although the Occupy Tacoma protesters are currently ensconced in their encampments, the critical question remains:  When they decide to move, in what direction should they go?  How can we actually create the change … Continue reading

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The Occupy Tacoma encampment grows: Update, November 20, 2011

by Bruce A. Smith  Despite five weeks of rain and fog and the deepening cold of winter, the Occupy Tacoma encampment in a small downtown park on Pacific Avenue has expanded to now include at least thirty tents and up … Continue reading

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