This small town near Mount Rainier comes together for community — and meat Casey Martin November 24, 2025 / 10:59 am

Mineral, Washington is tucked deep in the foothills of Mount Rainier. There are not a lot of residents there, and not a lot of jobs. But, this town of only a couple hundred knows how to take care of each other — and they have a good time doing it, too.

A few minutes after 6 p.m. on a Thursday night, William “Wild Bill” Wing hollers out to a packed barroom.

“Hey everybody, thanks for coming. It’s time for Meat Draw,” Wild Bill yells to cheers and applause. “Let’s get some meat.”

Wild Bill strolls down the center of Headquarters Tavern, the only watering hole in the tiny town of Mineral. It's an old place with buckboard floors and a long wooden bar.

Each week, Head

See Full Page