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Off they go into the wildlife yonder
Air Force Staff Sgt. James Lee, fresh from an overseas deployment, wanted a different kind of service closer to home. Northwest Trek thanks him. Lee and 20 other crew members…
End of highway closure uncertain
The Dispatch A section of State Route 7 near Alder is expected to remain closed most or all of this week as highway workers try to figure out how to…
School Board retreat Wednesday
The Eatonville School Board will hold a retreat Wednesday in the school district’s main office. The informal meeting to discuss various district matters will begin at 6:30 p.m. In another…
Note to businesses: Capitalize on tourism
By Calvin W. Goings Contributing writer In 2011, the U.S. travel and tourism industry generated $1.2 trillion from domestic and international travel and supported 7.6 million jobs, according to the…
Fish in small streams if crowds aren’t your style
HOOK AND FUR By Bob Brown With the opening of streams June 2 to fishing, a lot of anglers are turning their backs to large, over crowded rivers and lowland…
Dispatch editorial: Big idea, big decision
Big ideas carry big risks. That’s a central part of the discussion that’s revving up again about a major resort proposed for Mount Rainier’s back yard. Mount Rainier Resort at…
More talk coming on mountain resort
By Pat Jenkins The Dispatch A public hearing to review the status of Mount Rainier Resort at Park Junction, a project that has made little progress in recent years, has…
Posthumous degree for PLU student
Pacific Lutheran University will posthumously award a degree to a student from Eatonville who died a year short of graduating. Julia Ann Rutherford was about to enter her senior year…
Reminder of mountain’s dark side
The Dispatch Mount Rainier is a beautiful, world-renowned magnet for lovers of the outdoors and tourists who want a wilderness experience. Now there’s another reminder of its potential dark side,…
Graduation, at last
By Pat Jenkins The Dispatch Faith Lindgren, Courtney Randall and Ashley Richards were enjoying one of their last days together as Eatonville High School students. Last Friday was a “spirit…
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Community remembers 9/11 victims and rolls up sleeves
By Nancy Ardmore Contributing writer Last Saturday morning at 9 o’clock, while 178 people from the Eatonville area looked on, a special U.S. flag was raised on the Eatonville High School flag pole. What made this flag special was that the stripes on the flag contained all of the names of the victims who died [...]
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