By Josh Magill
Do you ever look back at your life and wonder how you got there? I don’t very often, but sometimes it is a fun exercise to see how much you have grown and changed for the better throughout the years. More than ten years ago I was different and I’m sure we can all say that. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
Amidst Paradise’s snow and fog, Nick Hall’s family, friends and colleagues gathered to commemorate the climbing ranger who lost his life last week during a rescue operation high on the Emmons Glacier. Continue reading
by Josh Magill
Even with the threat of rain, Frederickson’s Family Movie Night attracted approximately 150 excited residents to the grounds of Sound Life Church on Friday evening. The event started at 6:30 pm and though the feature show of the night was the “The Smurfs,” it was not the most exciting part for the many children in attendance – which was the playground, the bounce house and the pony rides.
Special to the Mountain News:
Frederickson-Clover Creek Community Council’s first Free Movie Night is this Friday, June 29th at Sound Life Church on 176th Street @ 36th Ave. E. The event is scheduled to be held outdoors, but will move indoors if the weather is inclement. Continue reading
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Mount Rainier Acting Superintendent Randy King advises that park visitors will once again be able to utilize the free visitor shuttle for transportation into the park from Ashford, Longmire and Paradise during the 2012 summer season running for 10 weekends beginning Friday June 29 through Sunday September 2. Continue reading
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Let’s hear it for synchronicity. I received the following press release from the Pierce County Communications Department announcing their workshops on women and heart disease just hours after posting my latest essay on preventing heart attacks.
I’ll endeavor to be at these presentations. Alas, they’re only 40 minutes long, but it’s a start on a very serious public health issue.
As I understand women’s heart health, the symptoms of a heart attack may be more vague for women. Whereas men tend to have the proverbial “elephant sitting on my chest” feeling, or a sharp pain like a firecracker exploding inside, such as I had, women have more defused symptoms, ie: general aches and pains in the shoulder and back, or flu-like symptoms. Continue reading
by Bruce A. Smith
Part 4 in a series.
I’m in the fourth month of my recovery from a heart attack, and I’m proud to announce that for the last half of that time I have been a vegan. Not only am I a vegetarian, I don’t eat any animal products – no dairy, cheese or eggs – and no fish or chicken along with the prototypical prohibitions on beef.
by Bruce A. Smith
A climbing ranger at Mount Rainier National Park has died during a rescue attempt on the Emmons Glacier this afternoon, park officials announced Thursday evening, June 21, 2012. Continue reading
The following pictures and text originated in a recent post at BuzzFeed. The Internet site bills itself as “The hottest, most social content on the web,” and were sent to the Mountain News by one of our readers. They are wonderful, and brought tears to my eyes. Continue reading
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Below is an article from Mountain News correspondent Josh Magill on the construction of the new Clover Creek Elementary School in Frederickson: Continue reading
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