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Stranded trio rescued Sunday

  • Neita Cecil
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Rescuers on snowmobiles retrieved three people Sunday who got stranded as they tried to walk out of their wooded cabin home off Fivemile Road after running out of propane and fuel.

Trekking the back country on splitboards
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Trekking the back country on splitboards

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TODD LAKE (AP) — We finally crested the ridge, and it was time to remove the skins and put our snowboards together. “Rip hide!” Carlos Cummings yelled, as the wind howled and the heavy snowfall swirled around us.

Washington ski lodge is a step back in time
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Washington ski lodge is a step back in time

  • CRAIG HILL, The News Tribune
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STAMPEDE PASS, Wash. (AP) — The instructions for time travel are as follows: Step one: On a winter weekend, follow Interstate 90 east to Exit 62, then drive south until the road ends. Step two: Haul your gear to the southeast corner of the parking lot and step into your skis.

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Cell tower workers stranded on Steens

  • Associated Press
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Update: Workers reported rescued Tuesday afternoon. PORTLAND — Four cellphone tower workers stranded by a storm on Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon have holed up in a concrete block building at about 9,000 feet, where they had food, water and heat, authorities said Monday.

Jack Leroy Booth Jr.
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Jack Leroy Booth Jr.

Jack Leroy Booth Jr., known throughout his life as Bugs, passed away in Bingen, Wash., on June 7, 2012, at the age of 47. He was born in The D…