Category Archives: Weather

Central Pierce Fire District to send relief supplies to stricken firefighters in New York

Posted on November 20, 2012 by brucesmith49

Editor’s Note: The Mountain News has received the following press release from the Central Pierce Fire District, which serves Frederickson, Spanaway, South Hill and Parkland. They have announced a relief effort to help firefighters in New York and New Jersey … Continue reading →

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Missing Snowboarders Found on Mount Rainier as major snow storm hits

Posted on November 13, 2012 by brucesmith49

Special to the Mountain News At approximately 1100 hours this morning, searchers at Mount Rainier National Park found the two snowboarders who have been missing since Sunday, November 12. Derek Tyndall, 21, and Thomas Dale, 20, had spent Sunday … Continue reading →

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Update: Search to continue Tuesday morning for missing snowboarders at Paradise

Posted on November 12, 2012 by brucesmith49

Update, 10 pm, Monday, 11.12.12: Kevin Backer, public information officer at Mount Rainier National Park, has issued the following update on the missing snowboarders above Paradise: About 3:00 this afternoon, one of the search teams made brief visual contact, from … Continue reading →

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Sandy and the snow – an update from New York

Posted on November 8, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith After Hurricane Sandy hit last week, the New York-New Jersey area endured a major winter storm this week known as a Nor’easter that dumped over a half-foot of heavy, wet snow and packed winds of up … Continue reading →

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Mythologist Michael Meade offers help in a time of crisis

Posted on November 5, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith As Superstorm Sandy upends our world and seems a capstone to a growing list of global disasters like the economic collapse of 2008, local author Michael Meade shares words of advice in his new book, Why … Continue reading →

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Sandy Update, Wednesday evening, October 31, 2012

Posted on October 31, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith It’s been two full days since Sandy slammed into the New York-New Jersey coast and the impacts are both local and national, physical and emotional, at a scale few have ever experienced before.

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Thinking of Sandy and Full Moons

Posted on October 29, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith, and photo by Josh Magill Like many, I was consumed with watching coverage of Hurricane Sandy this evening.

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Beavers and Mother Nature force closure of Orting-Kapowsin Highway

Posted on May 4, 2012 by brucesmith49

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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Climbing rangers at Mount Rainier receive awards for valor during 2002 rescues

Posted on March 13, 2012 by brucesmith49

Special to the Mountain News The national spotlight that was placed upon Mount Rainier National Park over the past few months – first in the tragic shooting death of NPS Ranger Margaret Anderson, and then days later in the dramatic … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 16, 2012 by brucesmith49

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 →