Mineral-Gem of the NW-Discover it! www.MineralLake.com

The grand opening of the Mt. Rainier Regional Visitors

Center in the Elbe Depot took place on Tuesday April

1st. It was a huge success with over 50 people visiting the center throughout the

day. Special political guests included Lewis

County Commissioner Lee Grose, Eatonville Mayor Tom Smallwood, and

Senator Marilyn Rasmussen.

Randy Oxford, one of the

promoters of the Mt. Rainier Music Festival, led

the group with a toast of sparkling cider in champagne glasses. He

congratulated Gary Johnson of the Mineral Lake Event

Center and Ramona Sheppard of the Mineral Lake Lodge, for all of their

hard work to get the center

going. Gary spoke to the group about needing

volunteers and Ramona introduced the volunteers

that were present. Marilyn Rasmussen gave a magnificent speech about the

vision of the regional center and how important it will be

for the Elbe, Mineral and Morton areas as well as for the Eatonville, Ashford, Mt.

Rainier and Packwood areas. She said her dreams of

seeing the areas opening up for tourism with the train, will begin with this visitor’s

center. She was very impressed with this volunteer

effort. Reporter Jeanette Chamberlain from the Morton

Journal was there to report on the event and took photos of part of the volunteer group

that is responsible for this grassroots effort.

Mineral Community Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 5 April 19, 2008

The Mineral Newsletter may

now be viewed on our web site

at www.minerallake.com/

If you would like to receive this

newsletter via email, please

contact our editor, Jeannie Evans

by phoning her at 360-492-3062

or 360-492-5555 or email her at

evansfreelance@msn.com

Printed newsletters are available at

Mineral Market, Headquarters

Tavern, Mineral Lake Event Center,

Mineral Lake Café, Mt. Rainier

Regional Visitors Center and many

other locations around Mineral.

Cookies and refreshments were provided by Kim

LaFrance of the Rainier Mountain Lodge, Fran

Dimmitt of the Rainier Overnighter and Bill Evans of the Mineral Lake Café.

Donations are still being

accepted to finish the kiosk that is being built outside to house brochures and a

computer terminal. If you wish to make a donation or

volunteer at the center, please contact Bill or Jeannie Evans at

360-492-5555.

The Visitors Center is open Fridays, Saturdays and

Sundays through

September

Mount Rainier Regional Visitors Center in Elbe

Depot Celebrates Grand Opening

Left to right: Senator Marilyn Rasmussen, Jack Dimmitt, Bryan Petersen, Mike

Gordon, Fran Dimmitt, Kim LaFrance, Gary Johnson, Randy Oxford and Ramona

Sheppard. Photo by Jeanette Chamberlain

PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Donni Chamberlain (Real Estate) – 360-492-5940 –

dc@donnichamberlain.com

Hair in Motion – Bobbie Johnson – 360-492-3633

Headquarters Tavern – 360-492-3261 – www.headquarterstavern.com

Koutney Excavating & Mini Storage – Jim Koutney 360-492-5122

High Country Equine – Horse Rides – Joe & Jill Hampton – 360-492-0532

LaFrance Land Improvement – Terry LaFrance– 360-492-5277

Memories Made Digital – kuetu@myhome.net

Mineral Lake Café – 360-492-5555

Mineral Lake Event Center – www.minerallakeeventcenter.com

Mineral Lake Lodge – www.minerallakelodge.com – 360-492-LAKE

(5253)

Mineral Lake Resort – Mike Gordon – www.minerallakeresort.com

Mineral Lions Club – Dick Suter 360-492-5685

Mineral Market – 360-492-3237 Info@MineralLake.com

www.minerallake.com

Mineral Neighborhood Christian Center – Pastor Steve Downs

360-492-3491

Mineral Presbyterian Church – Pastor Kathy Johnstone – 360-492-5911

Mineral This & That Store – 360-492-5565

Mount Rainer Scenic Railroad – info2007@mrsr.org – 360-492-5008

Overnighter B & B – www.theovernighter.com – 360-492-5005

Rainer Mountain Lodge – www.rainiermountainlodge.com

Runamok Ranch and Feed – 360-492-5390 – all4too@yahoo.com

Toby's Computer Shop – Event Center. anyworld@lewiscounty.com

CONTACT INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES FOR MILITARY DISCOUNT

(At participating businesses :)

If you would like your event included, if you have a story to tell about Mineral or if you have anything you would like to see added to this newsletter, please send information and your comments to:

Jeannie Evans PO Box 99 Mineral, WA 98355 evansfreelance@msn.com (360) 492-3062

Deadline for the next issue is:

Tuesday, May 20th

If you know someone who might like receiving this newsletter, please provide contact information to the above address.

Your input is always welcome and much appreciated!

THANK YOU!

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Have you seen this film clip on www.visitrainier.com

featuring the 2008 Mt. Rainier Music Festival in Mineral,

WA? As you probably know by now, the Mt. Rainier Music Festival was a great

success! And, in case you didn’t get to attend, now you can join in the fun on

VisitRainier.com. Kelli Clouse put together the video clip of the concert for

VisitRainier.com and sent us a nice note along with the link to share with us.

VisitRainier is revamping their website and it is better than ever!

Gary Johnson of Mineral Lake Event Center, one of the sponsors of this year’s

Benefit for the Mountain, said of the music festival, “The event was a great

success. We had approx 1200 people pass through over the weekend. All the

bands, vendors, and participants are looking forward to doing it again next year.

Visit Rainier, sent a camera crew in and they made an excellent video of the

event, the town of Mineral and the entire area. This video will be a tourism plus

for the Visit Rainier campaign. We will be presenting donations to the Mt

Rainier Trail system and the Nisqually Land Trust within a week. Our

attendance was about double this year over last, according to the experts who

were on site. Next year should double again. This venue is a definite plus for

the entire area.”

Besides the VisitRainier video, additional photos of the concert can be found in

this issue and on Randy Oxford’s website www.randyoxford.com

Follow the “Take a Sneak Peek at our

New Website” link on the VisitRainier

home page. And turn up your speakers,

you’ll be glad you did!

Hi all!

This is Kelli Clouse, I was at the

festival shooting a video for

VisitRainier. Well, it's all done and I

thought you might get a kick out of

it!

Enjoy!

Kelli Clouse

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Mineral Lake Event Center Hosts Opening Night Gala & Three Days of Films & Workshops

Global Awareness Links Films Selected For This Year's Rainier Independent Film Festival Screenings, workshops and gatherings will be held in select venues in Mt.

Rainier's Ashford Valley and Mineral May 2 through 4, 2008.

ASHFORD VALLEY (at Mt. Rainier), Washington - April 3, 2008 - The

Rainier Independent Film Festival has selected 21 compelling, artistic and

inspirational films to be screened from May 2 through 4 at three venues in the

Ashford Valley, just miles from the Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainier

National Park. The festival will also include workshops, social gatherings,

panels, audience-voted awards and an awards ceremony. Many of the

filmmakers and actors will be in attendance.

Many of this year's films are linked by subject matter that reveals or addresses

issues of global awareness, including environmental and humanitarian

concerns. Among them are the explosive documentary Uncounted, by David

Earnhardt, who will field audience questions after the screening; Sympathetic

Details, with Ryan Sands and other actors from HBO's The Wire; and film

festival circuit favorite, The Rat Thing, directed by Kevin Keresey; and the

surreal internal narrative, Soliloquy.

The opening night film will be The Flyboys, a high-action, family-oriented,

feel good feature-length film on coming of age, directed by Rocco DeVilliers,

who will be introducing the film, and starring Stephen Baldwin and Tom

Sizemore. It will be screened at the Mineral Lake Event Center at 6PM on

Friday, May 2, and followed by the Opening Night Gala, at 8PM.

For a full schedule, please go to www.rainierfilmfest.com/schedule.html.

A pass to all screenings, workshops and receptions for all three days is $50. A

day-pass for all screenings and workshops on Saturday or Sunday is $20. A

ticket to the festival launch on Friday including two free drinks is $15.

Tickets are available online through Brown Paper Tickets and at Whittaker

Mountaineering and Bunkhouse, Ashford, Capital Hill Arts Center in Seattle,

and the Silver Platter Records stores at Crossroads Mall, Bellevue and at

South Sound Center in Tukwila. A ticket for a single screening or workshop

is $6 and can be purchased at any of the three screening venues or online.

The Rainier Independent Film Festival is dedicated to providing truly

independent filmmakers a venue to have their films screened. Nestled in the

tranquil foothills surrounding Mt. Rainier, the Ashford Valley provides the

perfect setting for the first annual RIFF. Screening venues range from a yurt

to a 1940s historical school in Mineral with a capacity of up to 300 people.

For more information as well as a full screening schedule, please access

http://www.rainierfilmfest.com For destination information, please access

www.visitrainier.com.

PLEASE NOTE: Local volunteers are needed at the Ashford and Mineral

locations. For information about volunteering, go to

http://www.rainierfilmfest.com/volunteer.html or call Mineral Lake Event

Center at 360-492-5039

Mineral Arts & Crafts Guild

artists featured at BCJ Gallery

in Morton

Ann Brown and Dana Larson of Mineral

are the April featured artists at the

Barbara Clevenger Johnson Fine Arts

Gallery, which adjoins the Roxy Theater

in Morton. Gallery hours during April

are Wednesday through Saturdays from

10AM to 5PM.

Ann Brown is showing her beautifully

intricate scrimshaw art which she does

on ancient mammoth ivory and her

decorative painted gourds. Ann has

lived in Mineral for many years and is

the founder of Mineral Arts & Crafts

Guild. Before retiring and moving to

Mineral permanently, she was one of the

founding members of Broadway Gallery

in Longview. Many of us have seen her

work at the Annual Arts & Craft shows

that the Guild holds in Mineral in April

and December.

Dana Larson of Buena Vista Pottery in

Mineral is widely known for his

beautiful Raku pottery. Raku is the

traditional, low-fired pottery developed

in the 16th

century in Japan. It is the

technique used in the making of the tea

bowls used in the traditional Japanese tea

ceremony. The Raku process produces a

beautifully crackled and oxidized glaze.

Dana demonstrated the Raku technique

last October at the Mt. Rainier Art

Festival. If you missed the festival and

his demo last year, he will be back, by

popular demand, at the October 2, 4 & 5,

2008 Mt Rainier Art Festival in Ashford.

Dana’s Raku will also be for sale at the

Mineral Event Center on April 24, 25 &

26.

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MINERAL THIS & THAT

STORE

Is Open for Business

inside the

Mineral Lake Event Center

Wednesday thru Saturday

10 AM – 4 PM

We are well stocked with new

and used items and

WE TAKE CONSIGNMENTS!

Jeannie Evans

492-5565

LaFrance Land

Improvement Adds

Concrete Services

"LaFrance Land Improvement" is

a local company that serves the

greater Lewis and Pierce County

area specializing in land clearing,

landscaping, custom ponds, site

prep and roads. Additionally,

LaFrance Land Improvement also

works in decorative and

restorative concrete, using new

techniques that include acid

washing and concrete stamping.

They can make old concrete look

new and beautiful.

Call Terry at 360.492.5277 for

more information or an estimate.

MT RAINIER SCENIC RAILROAD All Aboard the Ultimate Time Machine!

All Aboard the Mother’s Day Express!! Sunday, May 11th - 2 PM

Pamper your special Mom and enjoy a Fun Filled day aboard the

Mother’s Day Express. You will experience the great railroad

and logging heritage of the Pacific Northwest…chug across

spectacular bridges and clickety-clack through lush tall

evergreen forest while taking in glimpses of Mt. Rainier. Mom

will receive a lovely Orchid Corsage and a complimentary glass

of wine or beverage. On this leisurely 2-hour ride, everyone will

enjoy a special picnic lunch provided by Copper Creek Inn.

Train departs from Mineral, WA, just 50 miles south of Tacoma

or 25 minutes from Mt. Rainier.

Excursion fares apply. Reservations are required.

Call 1-888-STEAM11 for more information or reservations.

Showers are available for $4.00 at

the Mineral Lake Event Center

Tuesday thru Saturday

9AM to Noon Call 360-492-5039 for

more information

RUNAMOK RANCH FEED Specializing in Horse Feeds & Minerals

We sell grain, and leather goods and can get t-post fences & gates --- what ever

you need. Additional products are added regularly. Please ask for details

Runamok Ranch Feed is a family owned and operated business located in the small

town of Mineral Washington. We pride ourselves in our Customer Service.

Runamok Ranch Feed is focused on animal nutrition with an eye to the consumer.

We know what it takes to raise the animals we love and to care for them properly.

In that regard, we strive to provide the best quality feeds at affordable prices.

Runamok Ranch Feed's are scientifically formulated from top quality carefully

inspected ingredients to provide a nutritionally balanced diet for the successful

raising of your animals.

360 492 5390 --- www.runamokranch.com --- all4too@yahoo.com

Mineral Neighborhood Christian Center

now has a website! www.mineralneighborhoodchurch.org/

Pastor Steve Downs 360-492-3491 Join us Sundays! Refreshments 9:00 AM

Bible Fellowship 9:30 AM, Worship Service 10:30 AM

MINERAL ARTS &

CRAFTS GUILD SALE

APRIL 25,26 & 27

The Mineral Arts & Crafts Guild

will be having their 4th

Annual

Spring Art Sale on Opening

Weekend of fishing season at the

end of April. If you are an artist or

craftsperson residing in Mineral and

producing original art or craft work,

we would love to have you join us.

Contact Ann Brown at 360-492-

5041 or dueann@lewiscounty.com

or Dana Larson at 360-492-5011 for

further information about the guild.

Organizations and Upcoming Events:

Mineral Business Group meeting Tues May 20th at the Event center at the Mineral Lake Cafe at 10:30AM

Seniors Lunch – Fire Station - 1st & 3

rd Thurs. Contact Nancy at 492-5161 for info

Lewis County Cemetery Dist #10 meets the 2nd Monday of every month at Mineral Fire Station at 7:00 PM

TOPS – Morton – Every Wed. 10:00 – 11: (Weigh in from 9:30-10:00) Contact Pam McMains swissmom@hotmail.com

Lions Club Meeting – Next dinner meeting 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30. Contact Dick Suter – 492-5685

Opening Day Fishing Derby – American Legion Storm King Post #171 on Front Street, Saturday, April 26

Mineral Arts and Crafts Guild - http://www.minerallake.com/activities_artscraftsguild.html

Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad - Mother’s Day Express - Call 1-888-STEAM11 for more information or reservations.

If you have an event to include in this listing, please let us know!!

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MINERAL PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH

Worship Service Sunday 9:30 AM

followed by Coffee Hour

Bible Study Wednesday 4:00 PM

Pastor Kathy Johnstone

360-492-5911

mineralpresbyterian.org

Internet Cafe & Wi-Fi Access TOBY’S COMPUTER SHOP

Located inside the Mineral Event Center

Wednesday thru Saturday

10 AM ‘til 7 PM

Email, Web Browsing, Online Gaming

Tutoring, Computer Repair

360-492-5067

anyworld@lewiscounty.com

New Ambulance “Under

Construction”

Mineral residents can follow the

progress of our new ambulance

that is scheduled for delivery May

15, 2008 by going to the following

website:

www.braunnorthwest.com/inprogr

ess.php Thanks to John Doyle for

working on the grant that is

bringing the new ambulance to

Mineral!

Memories Made Digital

by Don Johnstone

492-5292

We do your oral history,

your memories, photos,

posters, maps, slide

shows, and

memoriams.

DVD, CD or copies.

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Linda Gordon Retires An Open House celebrating Linda Gordon’s retirement was held at Mineral Lake Café on Thursday April 17th. Her former employer, Kenna Bergstrom of Mineral Lake Resort hosted the cake and coffee gathering. Many well- wishers stopped by and a good time was had by all.

Headquarters Tavern Welcomes Everyone! Good luck to all our fishing friends!

We are looking forward to seeing you!

Headquarters will be open at 8:00 AM for breakfast on Saturdays &

Sundays beginning the 26th of April. We will be adding new food

choices to our everyday menu. Come join us for a cold beer and our

famous pizza

Trevor, Susie, Cheryl,& All The Gang at

The Headquarters!!!

Exercise Classes Conveniently Located at Event Center Tuesdays & Thursdays

It’s time to save some time and gas money! Christy Kleweno is leading a low impact exercise class inside the Mineral Lake Event Center. Christi is a certified trainer from the Morton area. She works in many small communities in Lewis County, helping provide an avenue for exercise that many people would not get otherwise. Her classes in aerobics are designed to get the heart rate up and then cool the body down within an hour of class. She brings a fun personality to class as well as a focused routine designed to help the class members use muscle groups that do not normally get much use. Health and wellness are her goals.

Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 AM until 10 AM. Class fee is $35.00 per month. If you are interested, please call Christy at 360-496-5218, Susan Manger at 360-492-3090 or Jeannie Evans at 360-492-5565 or just drop by and check it out for yourself.

TUNES FOR A CURE An American Cancer Society

Relay for Life Benefit Saturday May 31st Noon to Midnight Mineral Event Center, Mineral, WA

Join us for a day of music from several great artists including…

RANDY OXFORD W/AN ALL STAR BAND, KINCAID AVENUE, STACY JONES AND THE

WOLF TONES, THE TONE KINGS, THE QUICK RXX BAND, BACK GROUND NOISE, THE GREG MARSHALL BAND, THE MARANO SILVER BAND, JOHN SPARROW, ALEX WEED, JERRY LACHAPELLE, MALCOM

CLARK, AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!!!

Watch for more ads! Plenty more fundraising at the event including

raffles, t-shirt sales and lots more… Food & Drinks will be available!

American Cancer Society Information Booth For ticket info call

Christine @ 360-832-3201 GET OUT THERE AND RELAY!!!

Letter of Appreciation:

Mt.Rainier Regional Visitors Center would like to thank the following people and businesses for

showing their support in deed and thought.

Brian Wise of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad for helping to make the vision, a reality. To the guys

at the train for helping us move the furniture. Nancy Lawton for answering all of our emails and

helping out on moving day.

Gary Johnson for taking the lead and making this happen!

To the cohesive board members of this project - kudos!

Terry & Kim Lafrance - donating a beautiful log to build

kiosk & paying for the milling of log

Ron & Ramona Sheppard for paying for spruce decking.

Gary & Bobbie Johnson for paying for brackets & concrete.

Kenna & Bob Bergstrom for paying for roofing & ridge.

Terry Lafrance, Ron Sheppard & Gary Johnson for the design Above L to R: Gary Johnson, Sen. Marilyn Rasmussen,

and the building of our fabulous kiosk. Randy Oxford. Below: Mt. Rainier Regional Visitors Center

Helpers on moving day and other projects, Bobbie Johnson,

Ramona Sheppard, Fran Dimmitt, Brian Petersen, Kim LaFrance,

Jeannie & Bill Evans, Jeff Cromer

Bryan Bowden for his chartette work and donation of CD.

Anne Marie of Tacoma Visitors Bureau & Convention Center

for donations of visitor sign, brochure racks, copier,

brochures & misc.

Cathy Rigg of Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce for detailed forms.

Morton Chamber of Commerce & Mt. Rainier Visitors Asso.for

sharing their brochures with us.

Letters of support from the National Park Service, Northwest Trek, Eatonville Chamber of Commerce,

Mt. St. Helens Discovery Group, Mt. Rainier Railroad Dining Co., Dino’s Espresso, Elbe Grocery,

Pizza Station, & hoteliers surrounding the regional area.

Arrow Lumber of Eatonville, for all their time and attention to detail in supplying the materials

for the kiosk.

For all the people who believe in this project enough to donate their time as volunteers!

To all of you, our Heartfelt Thanks!

Gospel Fest 2008 – May 24 & 25

Mineral Lake Event Center Fundraiser for Lewis County Flood Relief, Morton

Teen Center and The Fisher House

20 Gospel Artists on 3 Stages Featuring:

HANNAH FORD, PAMELA KINSEY and Gospel Artists

from around the Pacific Northwest and the Country

For more detailed information and for tickets

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/27005

Ticket Hotline 24/7 1-800-838-2006

RV Space & Camping Available

Come and join us for a day of Gospel Music, Food and

Vendors, Stream Train Rides and much more!

Check out www.minerallake.com for local lodging options...

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The American Legion Storm King Post #171 of

Mineral 15th Annual Trout Fishing Derby

Derby on Mineral Lake is Saturday, April 26th, 2008 from hours 00:01 till 12:00

noon

Weigh in by 12:00 Noon at the American Legion Hall on Front Street East

FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Breakfast of Hot Cakes and Ham at 6:00 am until 12:00

noon Followed by Hamburgers, Hot Dogs & Chili until 5:00 pm

SATURDAY, APRIL 26: Derby/Raffle Day!!! Breakfast of Hot Cakes and Ham

at 6:00 am until 12:00 noon Followed by Hamburgers, Hot Dogs & Chili until

5:00 pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 27: Breakfast of Hot Cakes and Ham 6:00 am until 12:00 noon

Derby Awards to be made at 1:00 pm Saturday.

GRAND PRIZE: Propane Turkey Fryer with tank

1ST DERBY PRIZE: Fishing Buddy 2ND DERBY PRIZE: Spotting Scope 3RD DERBY

PRIZE: Metal Detector

Immediately following the awards ceremony, the Grand Prize

will be drawn as well as many other prizes to holders of Derby/Raffle tickets.

The food basket and turkey raffle tickets will be drawn at this time, also.

MAILING ADDRESS MUST BE ON TICKET TO BE VALID

Derby/Raffle Tickets are $2.00 each and are

available at Mineral Legion Hall on Front Street East,

Boat Launches, Mineral Market, Headquarters Tavern,

Elbe Tavern, from Legion Members and Elbe Grocery.

Need not be present to win.

Hot Cakes, Ham & Coffee $4.50 Hamburgers $5.00

Hot Dogs $1.50 Chili $1.50

Polish Chili Dog $3.00 Chili Dog $3.00

Polish Chili Dog $3.00 Soft Drinks also available

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Mineral Lake in the Early 1920’s

LODGING IN MINERAL, WASHINGTON Our community offers a

wide variety of lodging options ranging from camping to bed & breakfast. Select the one that best suits

your needs.

Historic Mineral Lake Lodge 195 Mineral Hill Road

Mineral, WA 98355

Phone: 360-492-5253

This historic 3-story log lodge was built

in 1906 to resemble the rugged elegance

of a German wilderness hunting lodge.

The lodge has been placed on the National

Registry of Historic Places and has 8 themed guest rooms, including antiques and a cedar sauna for the

guests. On the wrap around veranda you are greeted with magnificent views of Mt. Rainier and Mineral

Lake. Great place for water sports, weddings, meetings, retreats and reunions. Lakefront, with a private dock,

great swimming, boating and fishing. minerallakelodge@yahoo.com

Mineral Lake Resort settles in the shadows of Mount Rainier. Remember to bring your camera, the view of

the mountain from the lake is breathtaking. Mineral Lake Resort offers a host of amenities. Dock fishing is

popular and there are both row boats and pontoon boats available to rent. The fun pontoon boats will carry a

group of family and friends. For those who prefer other lake activities there is a designated swimming area as

well as a small water-ski area. And of course, Cabins and RV spaces are available for you, your family and

friends to enjoy a peaceful getaway. You should wind up with enough trout, enough crayfish and enough

great memories to make every Mineral Lake outing worthwhile. You’ll return home relaxed Mineral style

with a smile on your face and our lake in your heart. Mineral Lake Resort Offers: Boat Rentals, Dock

Fishing, Cabins, RV Spaces, Boat Moorage, and a Tackle, Bait & Snack Shop. 360-492-5367

www.minerallakeresort.com

Lion's Den Campground 113 Front Street East

Mineral, WA 98355

Lion's Den Campground is operated by Mineral Lake Lions Club and is located on the south shore of

Mineral Lake. The Lion's Den has a boat launch and docks and has ample space for RVs and tents. For

information, phone Dick Suter 360-492-5685 or Orv Christianson 360-492-5561 or e-mail –

rsuter@centurytel.net --- www.minerallake.com/services_lionsdencampground.html

Mineral Lake Resort

148 Mineral Hill Road

Mineral, WA 98355

Phone: 360-492-5367

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LODGING IN MINERAL, WASHINGTON Our community offers a

wide variety of lodging options ranging from camping to bed & breakfast. Select the one that best suits

your needs.

.

Rainier Mountain Lodge 293A Mineral Road North

Mineral, WA 98355

Phone: 360-492-5277

After a long day of fishing and fun at Mineral

Lake, relax and unwind at Rainier Mountain

Lodge just one mile from the lake in Mineral.

Rainier Mountain Lodge sleeps four people

between a king sized bed and a full sized bed

and offers all of the comforts of home such as

continental breakfast, cable television, private sauna, and a private hot tub. Your party will enjoy being the

exclusive guests on the beautiful 15 acre property that includes ponds, gardens and stunning mountain views.

It is the perfect place to unwind and rest after a day on the lake. Call 360.492.5277 or visit

www.rainiermountainlodge.com to make your reservation.

Come enjoy the peace and quiet of our small

farm nestled in the woods just minutes from

Mt. Rainier and even closer to Mineral Lake.

We have two large rooms, each with their own

private entrances, queen beds, private baths and

mini kitchens. We serve a large continental

breakfast. Begin or end you day relaxing in our soothing hot tub. Children are welcome. There’s lots of

room to run off energy. The Deck Room is an upstairs unit with two separate rooms. The Wilderness Room

is a downstairs unit. dimmitt@lewiscounty.com http://home.lewiscounty.com/~dimmitt/

Overnighter B & B 635 Mineral Hill Road

Mineral, WA 98355

Phone: 360-492-5005

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Mineral Lake Event Center 2008 Calendar

April 25 – 27 Opening Weekend of Fishing Season Swap Meet 80 vendors at Lewis County's largest indoor swap meet.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner available.

May 2 – 4 2nd Annual Rainier Independent Film Festival go to http://www.rainierfilmfest.com/ for details

May 24 – 25 Gospel Festival 2008 12 plus Gospel Artists, entertainment on three stages, two food vendors, Arts/Crafts

vendors, RV parking. Tickets can be purchased at Mineral Lake Café or the Event Center Please call 360-492-

5039 for details

May 31 Relay for Life Tunes for the Cure American Cancer Society Benefit, Noon to Midnight Info 360-832-3201

Aug 16 2nd

Annual Country Music Show

Sept 20 Blues, Brews & Jazz Festival