Category Archives: Graham News

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

Posted on December 17, 2011 by brucesmith49

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.

Posted in Bethel News, Culture, Eatonville News, Events, Graham News, Nature, Spanaway | 10 Comments

Newbie in Graham – home for a visit

Posted on December 11, 2011 by brucesmith49

by Paula Morris  This has been quite a year – it’s my first Christmas in my new home in Graham and the first time I “visited” my old digs in Illinois and then flew back “home” to Washington state.  As … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Graham News, Newbie in Graham, Paula Morris | 11 Comments

Profile: Eldora Sloan and her Readers are Succeeders program

Posted on December 8, 2011 by brucesmith49

By Judy Spiers The bell rang and school was out at Graham Elementary when I recently visited Portable 5 to check on the progress of the Readers Are Succeeders after-school program, conducted by Eldora Sloan and a number of enthusiastic … Continue reading →

Posted in Bethel News, Culture, Graham News, Judy Spiers, People Profiles, Remarkable men and women | 8 Comments

Light and Divine Presence in the photography of Gary McCutcheon

Posted on November 30, 2011 by brucesmith49

by Judy Spiers  Gary McCutcheon is a professional photographer and instructor, featured in the recent Open Studio Tour, and I traveled to his workshop in downtown Puyallup to learn more about how he started, what inspires him, and to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Graham News, Judy Spiers, Remarkable men and women | 11 Comments

The Graham Self-Reliant Community discusses “Slow Money” and agricultural financing

Posted on November 8, 2011 by brucesmith49

  The Graham Self-Reliant community delved into an exciting new topic at last week’s monthly meeting by inviting Tim Crosby, the director of Slow Money North West, to speak about his organization’s efforts to assist small and mid-sized farms in … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Culture, Environment, Graham News, Nature, Orting | 2 Comments

Judy Spiers: Open Studio Tour, Day 2

Posted on November 6, 2011 by brucesmith49

~ 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.

Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Events, Graham News, Judy Spiers, Puyallup | 8 Comments

Feed the Children program helps hungry kids

Posted on November 5, 2011 by brucesmith49

  Yesterday’s story, Friday, Nov 4, about the Orting Food Bank and the community feed for the hungry that is occurring this afternoon, Saturday, in Orting Park, has struck a chord in many of the Mountain News readers.  

Posted in Culture, Eatonville News, Graham News, Orting, Roy News | 5 Comments

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

Posted on November 4, 2011 by brucesmith49

  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 →

Posted in Culture, Eatonville News, Entertainment, Events, Frederickson, Graham News, Judy Spiers, Nature, Puyallup, South Hill | 8 Comments

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

Posted on November 3, 2011 by brucesmith49

  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.

Posted in Culture, Eatonville News, Entertainment, Events, Frederickson, Graham News, Mount Rainier | Leave a comment

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

Posted on October 31, 2011 by brucesmith49

  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 →

Posted in Business, Culture, Eatonville News, Entertainment, Events, Graham News, Judy Spiers, Puyallup | 5 Comments