Category Archives: Graham News

Remembering the Mauck homicides – and Mitt Romney

By Bruce A. Smith  A couple of my Libertarian friends called me this week to discuss the murders of Brian and Beverly Mauck of Graham, WA back in 2007, and the role Mitt Romney played in their deaths.

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Frontier Park installs Big Toy playground, rewarding hard work from local kids and supporters

By Josh Magill Cars streamed through the gate and the food line was long, as nearly 350 people – many of them children – descended upon Frontier Park Tuesday evening for the dedication of the long-awaited new playground known as … Continue reading

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Old-fashioned “Grazing in Graham” proves to be a huge success

  by Bruce A. Smith  At the end of May, the Graham Business Association held its first “revival” of an old tradition, the Grazing in Graham shin-dig that – unlike the past two years – was closed to the public.

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Beavers and Mother Nature force closure of Orting-Kapowsin Highway

by Bruce A. Smith  A section of the Orting-Kapowsin Highway was closed Friday due to the actions of beavers, according to a press release from the Road Operations Division of the Pierce County Department of Public Works and Utilities.

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Smoke from debris burning fills the skies of Pierce County causing death and suffering to many

  by Bruce A. Smith  Although our area has been graced this month with several days of sunshine and cloudless skies, it has spelled doom and suffering for many residents of Pierce County as the air – particularly on weekends … Continue reading

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Remembering Charlie and Braden Powell

  Over the past week, a handful of Puyallup-area school teachers began collecting stories about Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, Powell, the two boys killed by their father, Josh Powell, on February 5 near Graham.

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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

Posted in Environment, Events, Graham News, Nature, Self Reliance, Weather | 7 Comments

Top Mountain News Stories of 2011

~ 1.  The Mountain News-WA launches on February 7, 2011 After months of planning and preparations, the Mountain News-WA flickered into life upon our computer screens with our first posting on February 7.  Eleven months later we’ve reached 100,000-plus hits and posted 230 … Continue reading

Posted in Bethel News, Business, Cops and courts, Culture, DB Cooper, Eatonville News, Environment, Frederickson, Graham News, Judy Spiers, Newbie in Graham, NTCC, Paula Morris, Pets and livestock, Politics, Self Reliance, South Hill, Spanaway, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

More computer classes coming to local libraries, plus literary discussion groups

~  For those of us who do not have ready access to a fifth-grader – and thus are lost in the ever-deepening thickets of technological innovation – the Pierce County Library System is conducting another series of FREE tutorials on a variety … Continue reading

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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.

Posted in Bethel News, Book reviews, Culture, Entertainment, Folk tales and stories, Graham News, Parkland, Spanaway, Spirituality | 6 Comments