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Jack's Restaurant & Store Destroyed by Fire was created by Larry_Trotter
I am somewhat saddened by this. Y'know... a landmark like Jack's will never be replaced. Lost to history and memories....
Mount St. Helens climber’s register moves to Cougar Store after fire
THE NEWS TRIBUNE Published: December 20th, 2007 01:00 AM
Gifford Pinchot National Forest officials have moved the Mount St. Helens climber’s register to the Cougar Store following a fire last week that destroyed Jack’s Restaurant and Store. The Cougar Store is in the town of Cougar, five miles east of the former register location.
From Nov. 1 through March 31, climbing permits are required and are available free by self-registration at the store. Winter climbers need to be prepared for potentially extreme winter conditions including limited visibility, avalanche conditions and potentially unstable snow cornices at the crater rim.
For details on the Mount St. Helens Climbing Program, visit www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm or call 360-449-7800.
Fire levels Jack's
By Tony Lystra and Thacher Schmid
Friday, December 14, 2007 5:34 AM PST
A Mount St. Helens landmark is gone after a two-alarm fire burned Jack's Restaurant & Store in Yale to the ground Wednesday night.
No one was injured, and the fire's cause is still under investigation.
The restaurant, at 13411 Lewis River Road, had welcomed tourists to Mount St. Helens for decades.
People stopped there to get their U.S. Forest Service permits to climb the volcano. They bought picnic supplies, ate lunch, pulled over to stretch their legs.
"It's a big loss to the community," said Gordon Brooks, a battalion chief with Clark County Fire District 10 in Amboy. "It's actually known worldwide as kind of a destination, a jumping-off place for the monument."
It was the point of reference locals used to guide visitors to their homes --- "past Jack's and on the left." In the summers, people stopped off for ice cream cones. They also hung out and listened to stories about the old logging days or about great hunting trips.
"I think it brought the community together," said Carrie Edmonds, a volunteer firefighter who helped smother the blaze Wednesday night. "It was a gathering place."
Edmonds, of Cougar, said her teenage daughters had washed dishes at the restaurant during the summer, and she and her husband ate there at least once each month.
When fire crews showed up just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, Edmonds said, "There was smoke coming out of every pore."
Chief Gary Stuart of Cowlitz-Skamania Fire District 7, said it was one of the biggest fires his crew has seen in several years.
"It got pretty hot," he said, adding that the building's metal roof had been glowing. "It was really hard to put it out."
Throughout the afternoon Thursday, people stopped at the still-smoking store to snap pictures with their cell phones and cameras. A few charred walls still stood. The rest was a heap of bent metal, broken windows and black debris.
The store was founded and named for Jack Ragsdale, who was Woodland's police chief from 1972 to 1977. In later years, it changed hands more than once. Stephanie and Adam Burhop now own the place, as well as the Cougar Store just up the road. They had put Jack's up for sale in August.
The couple could not be reached Thursday.
Early on, fire officials said the blaze appeared to have ignited in a chimney and escaped to the attic. But Craig Ellenbolt, who is investigating the fire for Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, said he had not determined a cause.
He didn't know who initially reported the fire, but he said the man recorded the event on videotape and that investigators want to see it.
Asked if foul play was involved, he said, "Couldn't say. Nothing's totally suspicious right now, but I can't rule anything out."
The building was so badly damaged, he said, the investigation could take weeks.
"Unfortunately, in rural areas, things can burn for a very long time before they get noticed," he said.
The Forest Service said free winter climbing permits will now be available at the Cougar Store, 16842 Lewis River Road. For more information, call the Forest Service at (360) 449-7800.
Photos: www.tdn.com/articles/2007/12/14/top_stor...b027634449041983.txt
Mount St. Helens climber’s register moves to Cougar Store after fire
THE NEWS TRIBUNE Published: December 20th, 2007 01:00 AM
Gifford Pinchot National Forest officials have moved the Mount St. Helens climber’s register to the Cougar Store following a fire last week that destroyed Jack’s Restaurant and Store. The Cougar Store is in the town of Cougar, five miles east of the former register location.
From Nov. 1 through March 31, climbing permits are required and are available free by self-registration at the store. Winter climbers need to be prepared for potentially extreme winter conditions including limited visibility, avalanche conditions and potentially unstable snow cornices at the crater rim.
For details on the Mount St. Helens Climbing Program, visit www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm or call 360-449-7800.
Fire levels Jack's
By Tony Lystra and Thacher Schmid
Friday, December 14, 2007 5:34 AM PST
A Mount St. Helens landmark is gone after a two-alarm fire burned Jack's Restaurant & Store in Yale to the ground Wednesday night.
No one was injured, and the fire's cause is still under investigation.
The restaurant, at 13411 Lewis River Road, had welcomed tourists to Mount St. Helens for decades.
People stopped there to get their U.S. Forest Service permits to climb the volcano. They bought picnic supplies, ate lunch, pulled over to stretch their legs.
"It's a big loss to the community," said Gordon Brooks, a battalion chief with Clark County Fire District 10 in Amboy. "It's actually known worldwide as kind of a destination, a jumping-off place for the monument."
It was the point of reference locals used to guide visitors to their homes --- "past Jack's and on the left." In the summers, people stopped off for ice cream cones. They also hung out and listened to stories about the old logging days or about great hunting trips.
"I think it brought the community together," said Carrie Edmonds, a volunteer firefighter who helped smother the blaze Wednesday night. "It was a gathering place."
Edmonds, of Cougar, said her teenage daughters had washed dishes at the restaurant during the summer, and she and her husband ate there at least once each month.
When fire crews showed up just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, Edmonds said, "There was smoke coming out of every pore."
Chief Gary Stuart of Cowlitz-Skamania Fire District 7, said it was one of the biggest fires his crew has seen in several years.
"It got pretty hot," he said, adding that the building's metal roof had been glowing. "It was really hard to put it out."
Throughout the afternoon Thursday, people stopped at the still-smoking store to snap pictures with their cell phones and cameras. A few charred walls still stood. The rest was a heap of bent metal, broken windows and black debris.
The store was founded and named for Jack Ragsdale, who was Woodland's police chief from 1972 to 1977. In later years, it changed hands more than once. Stephanie and Adam Burhop now own the place, as well as the Cougar Store just up the road. They had put Jack's up for sale in August.
The couple could not be reached Thursday.
Early on, fire officials said the blaze appeared to have ignited in a chimney and escaped to the attic. But Craig Ellenbolt, who is investigating the fire for Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, said he had not determined a cause.
He didn't know who initially reported the fire, but he said the man recorded the event on videotape and that investigators want to see it.
Asked if foul play was involved, he said, "Couldn't say. Nothing's totally suspicious right now, but I can't rule anything out."
The building was so badly damaged, he said, the investigation could take weeks.
"Unfortunately, in rural areas, things can burn for a very long time before they get noticed," he said.
The Forest Service said free winter climbing permits will now be available at the Cougar Store, 16842 Lewis River Road. For more information, call the Forest Service at (360) 449-7800.
Photos: www.tdn.com/articles/2007/12/14/top_stor...b027634449041983.txt
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