A picture of a Bear in the vicinity of 144th in Orting Valley.

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Graphic provided by courtesy our intrepid neighbor Alan!

As most of you know we sent out a Neighborhood Alert because of bear sightings on the north end of 136th Ave. E. and just above us in Heather Hills.  No pictures of the bear yet.

Valarie Okazaki wrote to say that because of the bear sightings in the Neighborhood she is hesitant about going on her morning walk. She did some research and found this:  http://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/black-bear/bears-a-humans/119-how-dangerous-are-black-bears.html

Valley view – 4 Sep 2015  – Mt. Rainier in the background.