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 recover from the damage they experienced during Superstorm Sandy and the Nor’easter snow storm that blew in the following week. Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Frederickson, Parkland, South Hill, Spanaway, Uncategorized, Weather | 1 Comment

The Hunt for DB Cooper – Disclosure of parachute find at Tina’s Bar fuels interest in baffling case

Posted on November 19, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smtih

 A 2-3 foot diameter “pilot” chute was discovered near Tina’s Bar in 1988, just one mile upstream from the money find, investigator Galen Cook has announced this week. Continue reading →

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Frederickson residents get enlightened about air quality

Posted on November 17, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Josh Magill

The Frederickson – Clover Creek Community Council monthly meeting on Saturday morning featured a presentation on air quality in Pierce County.  The primary presenters were Alexandria Teague from the Pierce County Planning & Land Services Department, and Kathy Ross from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Continue reading →

Posted in Bethel News, Business, Culture, Environment, Frederickson, Health, Josh Magill, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

The Hunt for DB Cooper – New evidence on money find sheds harsh light on FBI investigation but excites citizen sleuths

Posted on November 16, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith

A small group of fishermen may have found pieces of DB Cooper’s ransom money on the banks of the Columbia River weeks before 8-year old Brian Ingram found his famous three bundles of twenties, investigator Galen Cook has announced this week. Continue reading →

Posted in DB Cooper, Uncategorized | 23 Comments

Diller to get some of his 39 horses returned

Posted on November 13, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith

Dr. John L. Diller of Graham will be getting some of his horses back from the 39 seized by Pierce County in September, pending the inspection of his stables by animal control.  The equines were taken due to their allegedly unsanitary living conditions. Continue reading →

Posted in Cops and courts, Graham News, Pets and livestock, Politics, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

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 snowboarding in the area above Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park before they became lost in white-out winter snow conditions while descending from Camp Muir. Continue reading →

Posted in Mount Rainier, Nature, Uncategorized, Weather | 1 Comment

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 a distance of about half a mile, with two individuals who matched (Derek) Tyndall and (Thomas) Dale’s description and seemed to be in good condition on the lower Paradise Glacier.  Due to the steep terrain, it took several hours for the search teams to circle around to the location, and deep, fresh snow slowed progress to half a mile per hour with searchers trading off to break trail.  Attempts to locate or contact the individuals proved unsuccessful.  The search was called off for the day about 7:00 pm as night, weather, low visibility, and dangerous terrain made continued efforts dangerous and unproductive.

 Search teams will renew their efforts at first light tomorrow morning.

Earlier, Mr. Backer had released the following information:

 Search underway for snowboarders lost on Mount Rainier

 At 4:30 pm on Sunday, November 11, two snowboarders, ages 20 and 21, called 9-1-1 to report that they had become lost in a winter storm while descending from Camp Muir in Mount Rainier National Park.  They had winter gear, smart phones, and a compass, but no overnight gear. Continue reading →

Posted in Mount Rainier, Nature, Uncategorized, Weather | 1 Comment

Ramtha, Democrats, and f-bombs – an insider’s view

Posted on November 11, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Bruce A. Smith

 At the heart of the recent flap over the release of a doctored video clip showing Ramtha the Enlightened One lambasting the pedophilic priests of the Catholic Church in words peppered with tons of salty language, was the cry that the subject matter was taken out of context. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Ramtha, Spirituality, Uncategorized | 26 Comments

Trillium presents award to IKEA distribution center in Frederickson

Posted on November 9, 2012 by brucesmith49

By Josh Magill

 Sean Cantu’s smile lit up the enormous warehouse as he helped present Trillium’s “Top Employer of the Year” award on Wednesday afternoon to the employees of IKEA’s distribution center in Frederickson.  The honors were accepted by Pam Andrews, general manager of the IKEA facility.

Sean Cantu and Pam Andrews celebrating receipt of the Trillium award for Top Employer of the Year.

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 to 50 mph.  The report from family and friends on Long Island is that the situation is hellacious across the entire metropolitan region.  Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Nature, Politics, Self Reliance, Uncategorized, Weather | 3 Comments