There's wind in the trees - Bernie Says

08 August 2008, 2:02 pm

Buckley, Washington and surrounding area.
There's wind in the trees and water in river, the birds and the bees -- just the thought makes me shiver. "BUY LAND. They've stopped making it" -- Mark Twain Buckley, Washington and surrounding area. The so-called Real Estate Bubble has ... read more

Storms Cause Damage In P.G. Co. Neighborhoods (CBS 13 Baltimore)

7 August 2008, 6:28 pm

A powerful storm system moved through several communities in Prince George's County Thursday afternoon causing widespread damage to trees, power lines and houses. ... read more

Rainier Beach High students mount a production of 'Fame' (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

7 August 2008, 5:45 pm

Students at Rainier Beach High School spent their summer working on a production of "Fame" that will premiere this weekend.... read more

Viva Vashon Island (Tacoma News Tribune)

7 August 2008, 1:38 am

It’s less than two miles from Tacoma. And yet for a lot of us, Vashon Island might as well be the summit of Mount Rainier: too far, too pricey or too difficult to aim for. Slideshow: Images from the island.... read more

Mount Rainier climb benefits breast cancer fund campaign (Ballard News-Tribune)

6 August 2008, 9:35 am

While most of us were still in bed at 5 a.m., Lauren Kisser was standing on top of 14,410-foot Mt. Rainier on July 8th. Kisser raised $5,459 for breast cancer research during the Climb to Fight Breast Cancer effort. She did it to honor her grandmothers, mother and aunt who all survived the disease.... read more

Cyclist tests his limits (The Olympian)

6 August 2008, 3:25 am

With lungs aching and Achilles tendon throbbing, John Pearch wearily peddled up Mount Hood, exhausted from two straight days of riding his bicycle across Oregon.... read more

PUYALLUP: Red Cross assisting family displaced by house fire (Tacoma News Tribune)

4 August 2008, 6:13 am

Fire forced a Puyallup family from their home early Sunday morning, the Mount Rainier chapter of the Red Cross reported.... read more