Search teams gear up for another round of rescues on Mount Rainier

Posted on January 18, 2012 by brucesmith49

 

By Bruce A. Smith

 As the snow tapers off in our low-land locales, search and rescue teams are preparing for another series of operations at Paradise. Continue reading →

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The Men of Honor of Unity House – Chapters 13, 14 and 15

Posted on January 18, 2012 by brucesmith49

 A novel.

Prologue

 My name is Dave Stein.  At the time of the nuclear bomb attack on Worcester, Massachusetts I was a psychotherapist for the Unified Alliance of Worcester and assigned to Unity House, their foster care residence for juvenile male offenders.

 This story is my account of how my clients and I survived the destruction of our home and city, and formed the rescue group known as The Men of Honor.

 To see prior chapters, click on “categories,” scroll down to “The Men of Honor of Unity House,” click that selection and then choose what chapter. 

 Day Two, 4:30 pm 

First fight, honor restored, and a surprise bottle of wine

 Our discussion was broken with the sudden “thrump!” of a body slamming against a wall, and the screaming of bloody anger. Continue reading →

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Tari Parker’s column: A life lesson on suspicion

Posted on January 17, 2012 by brucesmith49

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I had a funny experience at the grocery store this afternoon. Continue reading →

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More trouble on the Mountain

Posted on January 17, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith

Two pairs of climbers are overdue from their scheduled hikes on the upper slopes of Mount Rainier above Paradise, park officials announced Tuesday afternoon – less that 24 hours after they joyfully declared that rescued snowshoer Yong C. Kim had returned home with his family and friends. Continue reading →

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Rescued Snowshoer Update – Family issues a statement of appreciation; Kim out of woods

Posted on January 16, 2012 by brucesmith49

Dateline Paradise:

Malcolm An, the son of rescued snowshoer, Yong Chun Kim, issued a statement of thanks late Monday in recognition of the hundreds of volunteers and national park staff who worked tirelessly for the past three days to save his father.

Yong Chun Kim came off the Mountain at 11 pm Monday. He is reportredly hale and hardy and has returned home with his family, foregoing any examination at a hospiital

  Continue reading →

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Found! – Missing snowshoer is “alive and conscious” on Mount Rainier

Posted on January 16, 2012 by brucesmith49

 by Bruce A. Smith 

Yong Chun Kim, the snowshoer missing for three days on Mount Rainier, has been found alive by search and rescue teams, park spokesperson Lee Taylor joyfully announced Monday afternoon at 2:15 pm. Continue reading →

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Search for missing snowshoer enters third day

Posted on January 16, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith

The search for Yong Chun Kim, 66,  a snowshoer missing since Saturday afternoon, continues into its third day on Mount Rainier, park spokesperson Lee Taylor announced today.  More than 90 people from a variety of mountain rescue organizations are now involved in the search effort, Ms. Taylor said.  Continue reading →

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Snow is here – lots more to come!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith 

Snow has come to the Puget Sound basin – just look outside! Continue reading →

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Snowshoer missing at Paradise; area closed to visitors due to ongoing search effort

Posted on January 15, 2012 by brucesmith49

Special to the Mountain News

Yong Chun Kim, a 66 year-old Tacoma man, has gone missing this weekend while snowshoeing on Mount Rainier in the Paradise area, Lee Taylor, Chief of Interpretative Services at Mount Rainier National Park announced today.  Ms. Taylor’s press release follows: Continue reading →

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Entrance fee waived this weekend at Mount Rainier National Park

Posted on January 13, 2012 by brucesmith49

by Bruce A. Smith 

As part of a nationwide program of periodically waiving entrance fees at national parks, Mount Rainier National Park will be free to all this weekend, the three days of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Continue reading →

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