Report from Ashford: The Upper Nisqually Community Forum

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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 sometime in the new year to update our common goals.  More on that below.  

Here are the minutes: Continue reading

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First Snow…pix, too

Karelina Resnick, a frequent photographic contributor to the Mountain News, sent us a Pierce County Alert message that says we might be getting our first snow Thursday or Friday night. Continue reading

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Judy’s Column: Prosperity and Thanksgiving

By Judy Spiers

 I used to believe that good news and events, or even gifts, were what made me happy.  The trouble is that when these were gone so was my happiness.  Expectations based in materialism can be fleeting because it is the inherent nature of matter to be short-lived.  Continue reading

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The Mountain’s Photographer

 by Judy Spiers

Ron Warfield is a photographer of many years’ experience, and his primary subject has been the majestic Mount Rainier.  During the recent Open Studio Tour, my husband, Mark, and I visited his photographic art exhibit in the Holly Hut shop in Eatonville. Continue reading

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Getting By – Low-cost transportation and entertainment

 

Editor’s Note:  This is the first installment in a series the Mountain News is developing on methods of coping with little or no money due to illness, retirement or unemployment.  The series is called, “Getting By,” and it will also include our personal narratives and stories.  Hopefully, they will be substantive, helpful and light-hearted. Continue reading

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DB Cooper: Build-up to the 40th Anniversary

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As the 40th Anniversary of the DB Cooper skyjacking approaches, both celebratory plans and investigatory efforts are intensifying. Continue reading

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DB Cooper – Interview with Boeing scientist sheds more light on case

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A recent interview with Boeing physicist and software designer Alan MacArthur has cast more light on the DB Cooper case. Continue reading

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Day Three of the “Open Studio Tour” art extravaganza

by Judy Spiers

Our first stop on Day Three of the Pierce County Open Studio Tour was at oil painting artist, Linda Jacobus.  On our way, I told Mark – my husband and chauffer – that I had a hunch that the art that is expressed on the inside of a studio may well carry over to the outside, as well.  Continue reading

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The Graham Self-Reliant Community discusses “Slow Money” and agricultural financing

 

The Graham Self-Reliant community delved into an exciting new topic at last week’s monthly meeting by inviting Tim Crosby, the director of Slow Money North West, to speak about his organization’s efforts to assist small and mid-sized farms in obtaining the necessary funds to become commercially successful. Continue reading

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First nation-wide emergency broadcast test is scheduled for Wednesday, 11 am, Pacific Time

 

Tomorrow, Wednesday, the entire country will experience the first test of the new national Emergency Alert System (EAS), the Washington State Patrol has announced this week. Continue reading

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