Famous, at least in Tacoma

Did you see that The News Tribune had a big picture of the Snowball Express on the front of the local news section?

It’s nice to know that they sent a photographer out to take that picture.

There’s also a long writeup on Eatonville resident Josh Morgan, who was hit by a falling tree during Thursday’s storm. It sounds like Michele and Jeff Canlas saved his life. It pays to know who around you has medical training, because the phones aren’t always available, as we’ve seen. And here in Mineral, when the phones are out, we can’t rely on the cell network.
In other good news, officials up at the park say that the road up to Paradise will look almost the same.  I hope that I will have time to go on the walking tour of damage and get some pictures.

And finally, the Soundlife section had a great story about things to do in Ashford. For instance, did you know that Catt Creek Road has some play potential for families? We’ve always gone up to Paradise, but that is looking difficult this year, so I am happy to have an alternative for all our snowball and kiddie-sledding needs. There’s a plug for Dan Klennert’s sculpture park. If you think that name sounds familiar, he did the gates at the Mineral Lake Storage facility, and the barbeque-thing up at the Event Center, AND the dinosaur outside the McDonald’s across the road from the South Hill Fred Meyer. His onsite stuff is even more fun. My particular favorite is the motorcycle that incorporates an old sewing machine.

I didn’t know that Ashford has scheduled a series of holiday events, but I am excited about them:

Saturday: National Park Interpretive Seminar at Wellspring Spa, 7 p.m.

Dec. 26: Comedy and Magic Show at Nisqually Lodge, 7 p.m.

Dec. 27: Mountaineering movie night at Nisqually Lodge, 7 p.m.

Dec. 28: Mountaineering game night at Nisqually Lodge, 7 p.m.

Dec. 30: National Park Interpretive Seminar at Copper Creek Inn, 7 p.m.

Cost: Free.

More info: Go online to mt-rainier.com, or call 1-877-617-9950.