Category Archives: Mount Rainier

Thousands honor NPS Ranger Margaret Anderson with a formal law enforcement funeral

by Bruce A. Smith  As befitting her status as a licensed police officer, Ranger Margaret Anderson received a stately and precise funerary service on Tuesday, January 10.  Held at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland, the memorial was attended by dozens of … 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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Report from Ashford: The Upper Nisqually Community Forum

~ From:  Sarah Scott, UNCF Chair Thanks to all of you who attended the Upper Nisqually Community Forum at the Nisqually Lodge conference center, in Ashford, at 7 pm on Nov. 16.  We had a good turnout and agreed to meet … 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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New web cam service shows view from Camp Muir and Paradise Visitors’ Center

BAS Editor’s Note:  The National Park Service sent the following press release to the Mountain News describing their remarkable new web cam service, showing views of many popular sites on Mount Rainier.  We offer it here as a public service … Continue reading

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4th of July celebrated in glorious Americana style in south Pierce County

  The celebration of Independence Day – the 4th of July – was conducted in its full Americana glory in south Pierce County this weekend, from the magnificent summer sunshine to wondrous fireworks displays, and capped by the Eatonville parade.

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Rainier Independent Film Festival enchants in Ashford

  The 5th Annual Rainier Independent Film Festival brought three days of quality feature films and shorts, plus a bevy of documentaries and cinematic workshops to Ashford this weekend.  However, the festival had to compete with blue skies and blazing … Continue reading

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Holiday weekend activites herald lots of summer fun

  Although the Memorial Day Weekend has its origins as a time to commemorate wartime casualties, it has also come to represent the beginning of summer.  We may not have gotten much summertime weather, but the festivals and special events, … Continue reading

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Cedar Creek Treehouse – a gem in the Ashford woods

  Peering out from the canopy of Douglas firs thickly splayed across the Nisqually River valley near Ashford perches the Cedar Creek Treehouse, a unique one-room hotel that soars fifty feet above the forest floor. The handiwork of Bill Compher … Continue reading

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