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TACOMAWEEKLY 24 YE A R S O F SE R V I C E BE C A U S E CO M M U N I T Y MAT T E R S

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FRESH PAINT. Proctor Art Gallery owner Carolyn Burt leads the charge every year to produce the Art-a-

Thon, which she also participates in. Here, she paints red cherries at last year’s event, inspired by what’s for sale at the produce market.

See live painting, make a donation and win prizes at Proctor Farmers Market Art-a-Thon By Matt Nagle mnagle@tacomaweekly.com

There’s always something interesting going on at Proctor Farmers Market, but on July 21 something extra-special will be happening when more than a dozen artists set up their easels for the fourth annual Food Bank Art-a-Thon, taking place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organized through a partnership between the market and Proctor Art Gallery, the art-athon raises money for the Northwest FISH Food Bank to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from the market to distribute to food bank clients. As shoppers stroll through the market that day, Proctor Art Gallery artists and invited guest artists will be scattered about creating works inspired by the bounty of colors, shapes and textures found among the farm-fresh market goods. Donation buckets will be at each artist station for shop-

pers to drop contributions into. Each year the art-a-thon raises about $1,000 and organizers hope to meet that goal again this year. To date, because of the art-a-thon the food bank has purchased $2,789.50 worth of local produce from the Proctor Farmers Market over the last three years. As of this May, the FISH Food Banks of Tacoma have served more than 231,000 Pierce County residents, an increase of 39 percent during this same time last year. The Northwest Tacoma FISH Food Bank, adjacent to the Proctor Farmers Market, now is serving approximately 4,500 individuals each month. While canned goods are a blessing for those in need, fresh produce and the nutritional value it provides is also needed. The art-a-thon was designed to fill in the gap and raise money specifically for this purpose. Artist Carolyn Burt is owner of Proctor Art Gallery. “We’re a

PHOTO COURTESY VIRDELL FAMILY

MYSTERY. Christopher Virdell has been missing since Feb. 9.

By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

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WORK OF ART. This watercolor entitled “Market

Discussion” by Carolyn Burt shows how artists paint what they see at the farmers market during the Art-a-Thon. community gallery of all local vendors get sales and the artists artists and this is our community get exposure and a chance to food bank and farmers market show off what they can do.” so we’re working as a team,” Several new things are on tap she said. “We’re really grateful for this year’s art-a-thon, includto the market that they’re will- ing jewelry artists. Proctor Art ing to let us do this. It’s a win/ Gallery artist Leslie Thiel will win all way around – the market See ART / page A7

METRO PARKS POISED TO CHANGE BILLBOARD POLICY By John Larson jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

Metro Parks Commission is poised to revise its policies on billboard advertising. During its July 9 meeting, it heard the first reading of a resolution that would have the agency no longer put ads on billboards that are considered non-conforming by the city of Tacoma. The proposed change is related to a long-running legal feud between the city and Clear Channel, the media giant that owns the majority of billboards in Tacoma. Some billboards are considered to be out of compliance with the city’s sign rules, as a result of the location, size or condition. Commissioner Erik Hanberg proposed the commission take this action. Metro Parks has at least one sign deemed to be out of compliance, at the intersection of 6th and Sprague avenues. Commissioner Aaron Pointer asked how many other signs the agency is advertising on that are non-conforming. Hanberg said Metro Parks is waiting for an answer to this from

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SIGN POLICY. This billboard at 6th and Sprague avenues is deemed

non-conforming. Metro Parks has advertised on this particular sign. the city. Metro Parks has a contract to have the current advertisements on billboards through this summer. Other ads to promote Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium will be running during the holiday season at the end of the year, but the agency has no contracts to run billboard advertising after that.

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Hanberg said he would be interested in Metro Parks having billboard ads on signs outside the city limits that conform to local sign codes, or perhaps placing ads on transit busses. “We can find other means that conform with the law,” he remarked. The commission is scheduled to vote on the resolution during its July 23 meeting.

Five months have come and gone since Christopher Virdell, 19, a Bethel High School graduate, walked to catch a bus to his job at a grocery store across town. He was never seen again. Theories and rumors pop up on a Facebook page dedicated to finding him. But there are no answers. His birthday came and went late last month. Virdell was last seen around 10 a.m. on Feb. 9 when he was leaving a friend’s house along 223rd Street East in Spanaway. He was on his way to his job at the South Hill Safeway. He was reported missing later that day when he failed to show up for work, something he had never done in the more than two years he worked there. Pierce County Sheriff ’s Department detectives are still investigating the disappearance but have little information, after days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months. Detectives have apparently interviewed some 125 friends, family and co-workers with little success, Sheriff ’s Department spokesman Ed Troyer said, noting that he could not go into specifics because the case is under investigation. Tracking dogs reportedly followed Virdell’s scent from the house along the route to the bus stop early in the investigation only to stop along the roadside, suggesting he got into a car on his way to the bus stop. Virdell is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown hair. He was last seen in an orange hunting hooded jacket with black pants and black shoes with glow-in-the-dark laces. He was considering a career as a Coast Guard helicopter pilot. Postings of theories about Virdell’s disappearance range from him simply running away with possible sightings in Seattle

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County Council withdraws money offered to Washam By John Larson jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

Pierce County Assessor/Treasurer Dale Washam continues to spar with county officials over the inspection of new construction. Earlier statements from his office indicated these would stop before a deadline to complete this task in order to focus on inspecting existing properties. On July 10 he testified on the topic at the Pierce County Council meeting. The council was considering approving an offer to give his office an additional $20,000 to cover staff costs of inspecting new construction, which is needed for such properties to be added to the tax rolls. Washam said the county needs a new source of revenue to cover the cost of inspecting new construction, perhaps in the form of a new fee.

Washam praised his staff and said they are on target to complete new construction inspections by the deadline, which the state set at Aug. 31. He said his office has done more inspections than when his predecessor, Ken Madsen, led the department. Washam said he has eight fewer employees and his budget is $1.2 million less than when Madsen was there. Washam said his office had not asked for the $20,000. “We simply do not want it,” he remarked. He suggested allocating the funds to law enforcement or other county services that need it more. “Give it to them.” Albert Ugas, his chief deputy, then testified. He said the situation was “a total fabrication” done for political reasons. Councilmember Roger Bush twice interrupted Ugas, claiming his comments were straying from

the item on the agenda. The second time Council Chair Joyce MacDonald ruled Bush out of order. After Ugas finished Bush offered comments. “There is nothing nefarious in the ordinance,” he remarked. However, based on the comments of Washam and Ugas, Bush said he wanted to withdraw the funds and return them to the general fund. He made a motion to do so, which the council passed unanimously. The day before county prosecutors and state tax collectors sent Washam a message. Prosecutors filed a writ of mandate on July 9 that would compel Washam’s office to continue inspecting new construction. Property values would need to be reported by Aug. 31. That same day the state Department of Revenue ordered Washam to continue the inspections.

Businesses ‘go local’ with crime fighting

Theft ring continues to plague city businesses 19th and Fawcett Tacoma has a tremendous pothole problem, and the city knows it. During the past couple of years, the city has acknowledged this issue by spending millions of dollars in major arterial repairs with the council’s “pothole initiative,” and in 2010, routine maintenance by Tacoma’s Grounds and Maintenance Division completed street repairs on 229,638 square feet of road. In 2011, the city repaired about 150,000 more square feet of road riddled with holiness, and is continuing those efforts well in to 2012. And while that may sound like a lot of ground, new holes pop up – or return – each and every day, which means a pothole-free road might never exist in Tacoma. With the help of our readers and our dedicated Pothole Pig, we will continue to showcase some of the city’s biggest and best potholes through our weekly homage to one of T-Town’s most unnerving attributes. Help the Pothole Pig by e-mailing your worst pothole suggestions to SaveOurStreets@tacomaweekly.com. Potholes in need of repair can be reported to the City of Tacoma by calling (253) 591-5495.

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A group four or five robbers had been doing graband-dash crimes at small businesses around Tacoma’s downtown and in the 6th Avenue District for the last year or so. Their crimes were apparently simple. They would reportedly scope out businesses with only women working in them and spread out around the shop to either shoplift items while the clerk or owner was trying to monitor everyone or they would bully their way into the cash register and walk off with whatever else was handy, including cell phones, purses, computers and merchandise. Some of the clerks have reportedly been assaulted. The robbers apparently robbed a handful of businesses more than once. The actual number of victims, thefts and robberies is still under investigation because police reports are still being gathered and cross referenced.

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GOTCHA. A crew of robbers has been caught on tape by several surveillance cameras.

The crime spree ended because the criminals did not apparently think business owners would eventually compare notes. Those notes went viral in the world of social media postings by business owners, who have been posting surveillance camera images of the robbers as the theives flow in and out of businesses. Postings about the crimes even made their way onto the city’s Arts and Entertainment e-mail system. The case took a turn June 27 when Business Improvement Area (BIA) security officers spotted the criminal crew downtown after hitting a business along 6th

Avenue. Officers tracked the group of five people through downtown and onto University of Washington-Tacoma grounds at South 19th Street and Pacific Avenue. They alerted campus security and Tacoma Police Department, who then tracked them up the South 19th Street hill before going in for an arrest. Two of the alleged robbers were arrested, while three had already fled the scene, BIA Manager David Schroedel said, noting that officers had the crew on their watch list for about five months. “We do try to stay on top of things,” he said. The BIA has its own e-mail alert system of about

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200 subscribers for security issues and concerns of interest to businesses operating downtown. It sends out about two alerts a month as it tries to balance between providing information and causing panic or a false sense of criminal activity. “We get information all the time,” Schroedel said. “If we can verify it, we will send it out.” A group of business owners are now collecting gifts for the BIA as a “thank you” after they attended court for the arraignments for the arrestees. Suffice it to say, convictions will not mean just fines and court costs. Seconddegree robbery is a Class B felony, while first-degree robbery bumps up to a Class A felony if a weapon is used or implied or a victim is assaulted. Class B felonies carry a sentence of up to 10 years for each count, while Class A hammers home a life behind bars. Legal eagles of T-town not associated with the case predict plea deals are already in the works to avoid that. Anyone wanting to be added to the BIA’s security alert e-mail can contact Schroedel at davids@tacomachamber.org.

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Police Blotter City Briefs MAN STABBED AT PARTY

A man was stabbed at a beach PARTY ON *ULY 4HE INCIDENT OCCURRED OFF -ARINE 6IEW $RIVE NEAR THE MOUTH OF (YLEBOS 7ATERway. Two men got in a fight and one pulled a knife, which he used to stab the victim several times. 4HE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO 3T *OSEPH -EDICAL #ENTER

FAKED FELINE FATALITY BRINGS FELONY CHARGE

A Tacoma man has been charged with first-degree attempted theft and felony insurance fraud from filing a $20,000 claim for a fictitious dead cat, using photos HE OBTAINED FROM THE )NTERNET 9EVGENIY - 3AMSONOV WAS involved in a minor traffic accident IN 4ACOMA IN -ARCH 4HE driver behind him was stopped at a red light when her foot slipped OFF THE BRAKE $AMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES WAS MINIMAL 3AMSONOV filed a claim that included chiropractic treatment of soft tissue injuries. The other driver’s insurer, 0%-#/ PAID HIM )N HE SOUGHT ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FROM 0%-#/ 3AMsonov claimed his beloved cat Tom had been in the car and was KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT 0%-#/ paid him $50 in compensation. 3AMSONOV TOLD THE COMPANY HE had paid $1,000 for the cat and that it had been like a son to him. (E DEMANDED (E SENT two photos he claimed he took of Tom. ! 0%-#/ CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE DID AN )NTERNET SEARCH AND discovered identical cat images on WEBSITES 0%-#/ CANCELLED THE $50 check and forwarded the case TO STATE )NSURANCE #OMMISSIONER -IKE +REIDLER S ANTI FRAUD UNIT “We have handled some pretty unusual fraud cases, but this is ONE OF THE STRANGER ONES v +REIDLER remarked.

TEACHER ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX WITH STUDENT

A teacher is accused of having sex with a student five years ago. +EISHA 4 3HAW FACES FIVE COUNTS OF SECOND DEGREE RAPE 3HE taught science and math at Gray -IDDLE 3CHOOL 4HE ALLEGATIONS surfaced when a boy, now 17, told his mother he had been abused. 7HEN 4ACOMA 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS LEARNED OF THE ACCUSATIONS 3HAW was placed on paid leave. The sexual contact is alleged to have occurred several times BETWEEN !PRIL AND $ECEMBER !CCORDING TO CHARGING DOCUMENTS 3HAW WAS THE BOY S SIXTH GRADE TEACHER /NE DAY he stayed after class to retake a test. They allegedly had sex in the school that day. A week later he stayed after school and they allegedly had intercourse. A third incident allegedly occurred when 3HAW GAVE THE BOY A RIDE HOME from summer school and they had sex in his bedroom while his mother was at work. Two years later he went to 'RAY TO VISIT FRIENDS (E AND 3HAW had sex in her classroom. Then they went to a parking lot, where 3HAW GAVE HIM AND PERFORMED oral sex on him.

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A home invasion robbery occurred in the 9000 block of 3OUTH @+ 3TREET ON *UNE &OUR people were tied up inside the home as it was ransacked for about two hours by male suspects. 3EVERAL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY sustained minor injuries. The robbers wore dark clothing and their faces were covered with blue bandanas.

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PUBLIC INVITED TO COMMUNITY BUDGET INPUT MEETINGS Tacoma residents are invited to participate in the creation of the 2013-14 biennial budget through a series of community budget input meetings in the five City Council districts. The purpose of the meetings is to help residents understand the city’s budget development process and provide an opportunity to speak with city officials about current and future budget allocations and priorities. Current projections for the city’s general fund in the 2013-14 biennium anticipate a budget gap between $60 and $65 million. The meetings will be held: s *ULY n P M AT THE 3NAKE ,AKE .ATURE #ENTER 3 4YLER 3T s *ULY n P M AT 3TADIUM (IGH 3CHOOL . @% 3T s *ULY n P M AT ,INCOLN (IGH 3CHOOL 3 TH 3T s *ULY n P M AT "AKER -IDDLE 3CHOOL 3 @) 3T )NPUT FROM RESIDENTS WILL BE USED BY CITY staff to help determine how general fund dollars will be spent on such services as those CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEW TCC CENTER Construction of Tacoma Community provided by police, fire, libraries, street maintenance, social services and support for the arts #OLLEGE S NEW (ARNED #ENTER FOR (EALTH #AREERS BEGAN *ULY (ARNED #ENTER CONand cultural programs. struction starts with the building’s geotherCLOSURES PLANNED FOR EASTBOUND SR 16 MAL HEATING COOLING SYSTEM -ORE THAN As part of the ongoing project to improve GEOTHERMAL WELLS WILL BE DUG IN 0ARKING ,OT AND EXPAND THE )NTERSTATE 3TATE 2OUTE # )N ADDITION A LARGE STORMWATER VAULT WILL interchange, crews working for the Washington BE INSTALLED IN 0ARKING ,OT $ AND CONNEC3TATE $EPARTMENT OF 4RANSPORTATION WILL CLOSE tions to city water and other services will be city streets and highway facilities during night installed. Parking will no longer be availhours over the next two weeks. The most nota- ABLE IN LARGE SECTIONS OF LOTS # AND $ AND BLE CLOSURE WILL BE ALL LANES OF EASTBOUND 32 THE -ILDRED 3TREET ENTRANCE TO LOTS # AND APPROACHING THE .ALLEY 6ALLEY 6IADUCT !LL $ WILL BE CLOSED $IGGING THE GEOTHERMAL closures are needed so crews can set concrete wells is expected to take about four months, bridge girders into place. This new bridge will but the parking lot construction areas will be used as a temporary detour for eastbound be closed for the duration of the building 32 TRAFFIC WHILE THE ORIGINAL EASTBOUND .AL- construction. The 150 geothermal wells, located in LEY 6ALLEY 6IADUCT IS DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT 0ARKING ,OT # AND THE CAMPUS CENTRAL QUAD The closures are planned as follows: will provide heating and cooling for the 3OUTH 4ACOMA 7AY n *ULY Closing all lanes between Pine and Wil- (ARNED #ENTER 7ELL DRILLING RIGS WILL BE KESON STREETS FROM P M TO A M $ETOUR in place at the geothermal dig locations for about four months. VIA 3OUTH #ENTER 3TREET Geothermal temperature control systems 32 n *ULY P M n CLOSE 5NION !VENUE ON RAMP TO use the constant subterranean temperature to regulate the temperature of water. The water EASTBOUND 32 P M n CLOSE ALL EASTBOUND 32 LANES is then used to heat or cool the building. AT 5NION !VENUE $ETOUR VIA 5NION !VENUE AWARD FOR UPS BUILDING INTERCHANGE 3OUTH TH 3TREET AND ) A M n REOPEN ALL EASTBOUND 32 LANES 7EYERHAEUSER (ALL THE NEW HEALTH SCIENC .OTE /N *ULY EASTBOUND 32 WILL ES BUILDING AT 5NIVERSITY OF 0UGET 3OUND HAS reopen at 6 a.m.) WON A TOP AWARD FROM THE -ASONRY )NSTITUTE A M n REOPEN 5NION !VENUE ON RAMP of Washington. The presentation of the 2012 TO EASTBOUND 32 %XCELLENCE IN -ASONRY $ESIGN (ONOR !WARD 3OUTH #ENTER 3TREET n *ULY is in the higher education category Closing all lanes between Pine and Wil7EYERHAEUSER (ALL WAS DESIGNED BY ARCHIKESON STREETS FROM P M TO A M $ETOUR TECT "OHLIN #YWINSKI *ACKSON OF 3EATTLE AND VIA 3OUTH 4ACOMA 7AY BUILT BY GENERAL CONTRACTOR ',9 #ONSTRUC*ULY n #LOSING ALL LANES BETWEEN 0INE TION AND CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEER !(", and Wilkeson streets from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. !DDITIONAL WORK WAS DONE BY 730 &LACK $ETOUR VIA 3OUTH 4ACOMA 7AY 4O LEARN MORE ABOUT 73$/4 MAINTENANCE +URTZ MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL PLUMBING AND or construction activities that may impact traf- FIRE PROTECTION 3WIFT #OMPANY LANDSCAPE FIC VISIT WWW WSDOT WA GOV 2EGIONS /LYM- architect), and Candela (lighting design). The PROJECT WAS LED ON CAMPUS BY "OB +IEF ASSOPIC #ONSTRUCTION ciated vice president for facilities services, AND !LLY "UJACICH DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL DEVELHEALTHY KIDS AT FARMERS MARKET $URING THE *UNE 3OUTH 4ACOMA &ARMERS opment. The architects worked closely with the -ARKET AT 34!2 #ENTER 3 TH 3T THE DAY WILL BE DEDICATED TO (EALTHY +IDS college’s faculty, administration and facili$AY CELEBRATING THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ties services to create a building featuring and families in our neighborhoods. Through sweeping, modern spaces within a Tudor the promotion of farm fresh produce, this Gothic exterior that blends with the rest of the free special event will teach and encourage CAMPUS -ORE THAN BRICKS IN SEVERAL youngsters to lead happy and healthy lives. colors were made for the building and mixed Children of all ages are invited to have fun on site by the masons to reflect the character and learn about farmers markets and the of existing buildings. The building is devoted to teaching, wonderful producers of local foods. Activities will include a kids’ cooking class, nutrition research and clinical work in exercise scieducation, kid friendly recipe booklets, arts ence, neuroscience, psychology, occupational and crafts, scavenger hunts, seed planting, therapy and physical therapy. prizes and more. All are welcome to participate in the events scheduled throughout the ENGINEER ON NATIONAL BOARD 0IERCE #OUNTY %NGINEER "RIAN $ 3TACY DAY 4HE 34!2 #ENTER WILL PROVIDE AN INDOOR playground for families attending the market has been elected to serve a two-year term as THE 7ESTERN 2EGIONAL 6ICE 0RESIDENT FOR THE and an open field is available for picnicking and playing. The farmers market is open from .ATIONAL !SSOCIATION OF #OUNTY %NGINEERS .!#% "OARD OF $IRECTORS )TS OVERALL MIS11 a.m. to 3 p.m. sion is: providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information for the advancement of FREE MASSAGES FOR ACTIVE-DUTY county engineering and management aimed MILITARY at improving service to the public; stimulat/N *ULY ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS ing the development and growth of individual and their spouses can receive a free onestate organizations of county engineers and hour therapeutic massage session at all Puget county road officials; improving relations and

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Tacoma Murals Project update: Cloverdale Park

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BEFORE AND AFTER. (Middle left) This proposed mural design by artists Natalie Oswald, Yvette SImone and Kate Cendejas will transform the gray cement blocks (top left) at East 56th and Pipeline streets on Tacoma’s east side. (Bottom left) Cement “Eco-Blocks� at East 57th and East ‘S’ streets will be transformed with a colorful mural design by Janice Lee Warren (above) that features patterns inspired by cloth designs from around the world.

Besides the five main mural sites that are undergoing transformation this summer as part of the Tacoma Murals Project, there is one additional smaller-scale mural project you will want to keep an eye on. Cloverdale Park Neighbors submitted an application to have a series of cement Eco-Blocks painted on the East Side. Four artists – Janice Lee Warren, Natalie Oswald, Yvette Simone and Kate

Cendejas – volunteered to take on these challenging sites. In May, the artists met with members of the community to talk about the mural. At that meeting themes began to surface including the diverse multicultural make up of the neighborhood, the desire to engage and inspire youth and the hope of conveying ideas such as peace, growth, achievement and

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leadership. Oswald, Simone and Cendejas are teaming up to affect 11 Eco-Blocks at East 56th and Pipeline streets and four Eco-Blocks at East 58th and East ‘Q’ streets. Their proposal includes a puzzle-piece pattern merged with imagery depicting the social activities of area residents. Encouraging and inspirational words will be interspersed throughout the design, which will be painted in colors that pull from the track at the adjacent First Creek Middle School. Warren will be painting five Eco-Blocks at East 57th and East ‘S’ streets. Her proposal revolves around “gift wrapped� blocks, painted with patterns inspired by cloth designs from around the world. On June 27, the artists presented their mural proposals to the Cloverdale Park Neighbors group. Both proposals were embraced with enthusiasm. The neighbors have prepared the sites, trimmed away overgrowth, pressure washed the blocks and primed. Next step – painting! Reprinted with permission of Tacoma Arts.

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Our Views

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Guest Editorial

Kudos to Roberts on health care reform ruling By Maire Masco The June 28 Supreme Court ruling is very complicated. The early news coverage has been confusing and even the best court reporters have had a difficult time interpreting the opinion. I downloaded the entire ruling and am slowly making my way through it. The opinion is 193 pages long and includes a summary of the two provisions that have been contested – the individual mandate and the expansion of Medicaid. The opinion is additionally tricky to read because it includes the judgments of all the court hearings leading up to the appeal to the Supreme Court. Honestly, only someone who has been reading Gnostic philosophy for two years could have the self-loathing to take this on. And only a grad student would do this kind of fact checking. I wanted to do this because the whole health care debate is so shrill and stupid. I care about poor people, economics and states rights. I am also crazy enough to believe that the government should collect money and provide services. Here are some initial thoughts on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare and the Supreme Court judgment to uphold the new law. The Medicaid program is expanded to provide care to more people. Yes, this is an expansion of Medicaid. From the opinion, page 5, “The original program was designed to cover medical services for particular categories of vulnerable individuals. Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid is transformed into a program to meet the health care needs of the entire non-elderly population with income below 133 percent of the poverty level.” Some data points and definitions will help to clarify what this means. Medicaid is a program funded by federal, state and sometimes even county taxes, to provide assistance to indigent people who cannot pay for their own health care. In very broad strokes the cost of the program is split 50/50 between federal and local tax dollars. The amount of aid distributed is determined by individual states, therefore the “who” and the “how much” is a matter for the state to decide. Some states give more and some less. However, in order to receive federal funds for the program each state must meet certain requirements. The new law makes anyone living at 133 percent of the poverty level eligible for Medicaid. You can think of it like a minimum wage limit except it is for health care. This increases the eligibility for Medicaid from $23,500 annual family income to about $30,000. To give you further perspective, the minimum hourly wage in the United States is $7.25, which works out to be $15,000 per year. Anyone working full time at less than $14 per hour is very likely eligible for

Medicaid. Medicaid is not to be confused with Medicare. Medicare is the federal program for the elderly and some people with medical disabilities. If you are employed, the amount you pay into Medicaid is shown on line six of your annual W2, underneath the amount you paid in federal taxes and your portion of Social Security. Medicare is sometimes called an entitlement program because everyone pays into the pool and everyone is eligible for the benefit after the age of 65. Medicaid is a needs-based program and therefore not an entitlement. This is tawdry and overly simplistic, but Medicare is for old people and Medicaid is for people in poverty. The problem is that we still do not really know how to measure poverty. According to the University of Michigan’s National Poverty Center, 15 percent of the American population lives in poverty. That would be about 47 million people. However the Census Bureau is modifying how it measures poverty and announced last November that there were 49 million people living in poverty in the United States. The basis for their reassessment was the increase in health costs. These numbers do not jive with the Kaiser Family Health Foundation report stating that 63 million Americans are currently enrolled in Medicaid. There are many ways to cut the deck, but the fact is the new law upheld by the Supreme Court makes a significant percentage of our population eligible for “single-payer” health insurance through the Medicaid program. There will be much talk about the insurance exchanges but the most important social policy change is that by expanding the scope of Medicaid the most expensive part of public health will now be reported and responsibly recognized as part of the economy. Health care for the working poor and unemployed will no longer be treated like a sort of disaster response program. Put aside the question of the individual mandate and think of the millions of people who burdened the health care system and our economy by receiving inadequate but very expense medical treatment, often at a critical or even end stage of illness. Expanding Medicaid improves the access to health care for at least 15 percent of our population. That is a very good thing. Expanding Medicaid also closes the loophole that allows the health care industry to charge higher premiums under the guise of providing health care to the uninsured. This is achieved by properly accounting for costs up front and removing the extraneous levels of billing currently done by the insurance companies and health care providers. This is incredibly refreshing in terms of economic policy. Now if we could only get people to stop living on flood plains. Obamacare is a tax. Yes it is...yippee! The

strategy to bracket “shared responsibility payment” as a penalty and not a tax was necessary to move the legislation through the Congress. However, Chief Justice Roberts has correctly determined the “shared responsibility payment” is a tax, and to be legally collected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) along with Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax, Social Security and Medicare. Keep in mind that this is a selective tax. The “shared responsibility” tax is only assessed if you have the financial means to purchase health insurance and yet do not have health insurance. The next judicial hurdle will be testing how the tax is enforced. I suspect it will be subsumed into the tax code; the IRS does not ask questions, it just collects. (Anyone for horse dressage?) Keep in mind that the funding of Medicaid is not addressed in this legislation. That is a completely different ball-of-wax. I am cautiously optimistic that by acknowledging the costs of the uninsured to the economy it will now be possible to address the real and material costs of health care in our country. To date the best data on health care costs is available only for subsets of our population, such as the elderly, unions, the military, etc. We really need both macro and microanalysis of health care costs to manage costs effectively. There are huge opportunities for improving service levels and reducing costs just by applying accurate accounting methods to the true costs of health care. State governments that choose not to expand Medicaid coverage will lose federal Medicaid funding. Expanded Medicaid will save the states millions of dollars by legitimizing the costs of health care for the uninsured. Currently states are charged excessive costs for emergency health care for the indigent, as well as paying extra health care premiums for state workers to cover the inflated costs of misused emergency health care. Basic health insurance is more expensive because these costs are tacked on with a healthy mark-up to the premiums paid by employers and employees. That is a tidy profit for the health insurance companies, and they will be sad to see it go. But it is a form of price gouging and must go. Believe me, the individual states will be so happy about this, they just cannot admit it yet. On the other hand, I predict Idaho will choose not to go along with the program. They are just crazy over there and will prefer to lose federal Medicaid in order to maintain a dogmatic and fantastic ideal of state rights. As a result the majority of health care providers will leave Idaho, forcing all Idahoans to cross state lines to get their tetanus shots. Thank you Ted Kennedy. I kept the faith! And thank you, Chief Justice John Roberts. I will never doubt my faith again. Hugs and kisses to President Barack Obama! I believe. Maire Masco is a Tacoma resident.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Thank you for the two July 6 guest editorials on education. In “Education is the great equalizer in our society,” Don Brunell recognizes the importance of math and science. He writes “these disciplines require time, discipline and hard work to master.” I’m compelled to point out that written communication also seems to be challenging to master, as evidenced by subject-verb disagreements in his piece. (I was surprised to read that as a college freshman his trigonometry instructor was an exceptional teacher.) Style and grammar aside, Brunell’s piece brings up important talking points. First he says that too many high school students are dropping out. How many is too many? During the years that made this country great, what percentage of students earned a high school diploma? I know my grandparents didn’t yet they were solid tax-paying citizens who benefited their communities. I’m not saying that we should be complacent about

drop out rates. But clearly schools have felt enormous pressure not only to ensure that all students graduate, but also to convince students that they can and should attend college. Because of this pressure, college enrollment rates are skyrocketing. This is good job security for admissions directors, student loan officers and administrator who run institutions of higher education. But is it good for the students themselves? Clearly, many college students struggle and ultimately drop out. Brunell points out that people who have a college degree earn more money than people who don’t. We all know this, and some choose to see this as the root of economic disparity. The simple solution then, according to some, is for entire generations to be college bound. In this kind of thinking, the pay gap between the retail sales clerk and the engineer will decrease because now they’ll both have college degrees. What? People with college degrees don’t have to work retail? Well, when

everyone has a college degree, who will ring up my sneakers at Foot Locker? I do appreciate Brunell’s opinions because it’s important for society to talk about these issues. What I’d like to offer is that the solution isn’t as simple as making sure every student graduates and is sent off to college. We need more than that to curb economic disparity and ensure a populace that is prepared to contribute to the overall good of the country. We need people skilled in societal analysis who can communicate ideas and influence public policy for the benefit of all. These skills are fostered in the study of humanities – by effective English and social studies teachers. In the dream world where good teachers are rewarded, let’s not limit it to science and math. Let’s reward all who teach children the thinking skills needed to unlock their potential as individuals and contribute to a better society.

Amy Heritage-McDonald Tacoma

A recent development in Tacoma Public Schools should lead to better relations between management and the teachers union. The district assembled a committee of administrators and representatives of Tacoma Education Association to come up with a new system to help determine the best match of schools and teachers, Recently the committee members voted 9-0 on the new system, which followed more than eight months of study and discussion. This brings to an end one unresolved issue from the strike last September. The negotiation sessions last fall that ended the strike called for such a committee to develop a new way to determine how to select teachers who would be displaced from schools and placed in new schools. They had two ground rules: the new method could not use seniority as a primary factor and six of the nine members had to agree to the new process. The work began last fall, with the members reading the book “Solving Tough Problems: An Open Way of Talking, Listening and Creating New Realities.” Written by Adam Kahane, the book describes principles for solving problems in constructive ways that build relationships. The new system will use seniority as the last factor, to be used to break a tie. Teachers will now write reports on how their skills and educational background fit with a school’s mission and focus. Each spring, when projections for the next school year’s enrollment and teacher needs are known, these reports will be used in making the decisions. Leaders in the union and administration support the new agreement. We are confident it will lead to a better management/labor atmosphere within the district and avert future strikes.

Traveling a strange political path Pierce Transit will place a sales tax increase on the ballot in November. As with all local government agencies placing such measures before voters, Pierce Transit had to put out a call for volunteers to write the for and against statement that will appear in the voter’s pamphlet. For the opposition, the board chose Ken Paulson and Robert Hill. Paulson has run for local and state offices a few times, although he has yet to win a race. He occasionally testifies on issues during meetings of Pierce County Council and Tacoma City Council. He was at the latter on July 10, where he expressed his dismay at being selected alongside someone currently in jail. Hill has also run, unsuccessfully, for several local offices. And he has testified at public meetings in the past. While Paulson can keep his comments and behavior within the realm of the socially acceptable, Hill has been hauled out of city hall by police officers and taken to jail on more than one occasion. He was once removed from an airliner by federal authorities for odd behavior and ordered to have a mental evaluation. Hill is currently in Pierce County Jail, serving a sentence for intimidating a judge. We can understand Paulson’s apprehension on being associated with him in any manner. These pro and con groups that write the statements generally consist of three people. When more than three apply the government body placing the measure on the ballot must narrow the pool down to three. In this case three people applied for the pro committee and two for the con committee. One could view this as the board making the only decision available, approving the only two applicants. Another observation could be why only two people, out of a county with more than 800,000 residents, bothered to apply to write a statement against a tax increase. Some members of the public might view this as Pierce Transit really wanting voters to approve the tax increase, so the board approved a well-known crackpot to write the statement in opposition to it. After all, would your vote be swayed on where Robert “The Traveler” Hill stands on the issue? These decisions really should be made by some independent person or group. The county auditor might be the person, or perhaps an organization such as the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. However, state law mandates the agency requesting the ballot measure to choose the people on the pro and con committees. Changing this law should be a priority during the next legislative session.

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Stop smirking, start uking

Local ukulele maker crafts ‘good times’ for cancer camp ing the pieces from donated wood and parts courtesy of Ken Warmoth of Warmoth Guitars in Puyallup. By the time camp is done, 100 children with cancer will head home from their summer camp with a Camp Goodtimes ukulele they put together themselves. The first 50 have already been delivered, with the second half of them campbound later this month. Ukulele News: The largest ukulele performance in local history is in the works for the Proctor Farmers Market on Aug. 4. The goal is 100 players strumming during some two hours of “mega uke jam.” Monday Ukulele Ohana are held at the Asian Pacific Cultural Center, formerly

the South Park Community Center at 4851 South Tacoma Way, every Monday from 5:30-9 p.m. The group is free and open to the public to learn about ukulele playing and Pacific Island culture, hence a jam session always ends with a potluck fest. Uke ‘an Jam, a free ukulele strum circle, is held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ted Brown Music, 6228 Tacoma Mall Boulevard. Washington Association of South Sound Ukulele Players meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 6:30-8 p.m. at Point Defiance Village, 6414 North Park Way. All are welcome to watch, join in and learn or just hang around and enjoy all things ukulele.

PHOTOS BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER

MUSIC MAKER. Michael Desdner’s son Drew Dresdner, of Rainy Day Ukes uses local woods to make ukuleles. By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

The Pacific Northwest might not seem the logical epicenter for a boom in ukulele playing. But it apparently is. Two local ukulele circles meet each week while a third holds monthly meetings. Each draws more than a dozen people. And now a startup company in Pierce County is making the four-string strummers as “green” as they can while also bringing music to children battling cancer. This is that story. Rainy Day Ukes are all handmade using local, plentiful and highly sustainable woods gathered from the small cutters around the South Sound, mostly within 30 miles of this Pierce

County shop. Red alder, spruce, big leaf maple and madrona might fly in the face of Hawaiian ukulele traditionalists who are used to koa, but using that Pacific Island wood misses the point of uke making, designer and company President Michael Dresdner said. “You have to design around the material anyway,” he said. “And as long as you do that, you can use anything. It makes sense to make a ukulele out of koa if you are in Hawaii, but here it doesn’t make sense.” Hawaiians only started making their ukuleles out of koa because it was really the only hard wood available on the islands, after all. They went local, so Dresdner’s ukes will go local as well. And if he knows anything,

he knows wood. He has more than 40 years of experience in woodworking and is a nationally known expert in such matters. Most locals, however, may remember him as a founder of Tacoma Guitars from a decade ago. The firm’s signature Papoose and its subsequent models gained favor with Bob Dylan, the Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, Ben Harper, Nickelback and Bonnie Raitt, before it was bought out by Fender and eventually ended production in 2008. Dresdner folded his career at Martin Guitars and Tacoma Guitars into his woodworking knowledge and added a symphony of a new technology to make ukuleles, that would otherwise be impossible, through a system called cold bend-

ing that allows the wood to be twisted into shapes that would otherwise splinter from the stress. While the small family shop hand sands and molds the $400 to $700 concert ukes these days, it has also undertaken an effort to share ukulele playing by producing ukemaking kits bound for Camp Goodtimes. That side effort all started with a challenge earlier this year, when Dresdner’s son, daughter and her boyfriend were looking for a project they could share during their volunteering at the American Cancer Society’s summer camp on Vashon Island for children who have cancer. Dresdner designed a ukulele kit with a gaggle of Rogers High School shop students cutting and sand-

OHANA. On Aug. 4, Proctor Farmers Market will be the site of a “mega uke jam.”

BUSINESS

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Salon 6 goes above and beyond customers’ expectations By Matt Nagle

L’Oreal Professional, Mizani and five years of experience with hair and eyelash extensions); Nicole Figueroa (a Clover Park Technical College graduate with 10 years of experience with TIGI, Matrix, Goldwell and L’Oreal Professional); and Mary Neagle (graduate of Gene Juarez Academy and Advanced Training Salon with 13 years of experience, specializing in cuts, color, highlights, up-dos, corrective color and braids). Appointments and walk-ins alike are welcome at Salon 6, 5902 6th Ave., Suite D. Open seven days a week: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday/ Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call (253) 564-2887.

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While it can often be difficult to find a hair salon that fits the bill in every way, Salon 6 has two locations that excel in everything clients look for in customer service and skilled stylists. At 5902 6th Ave., Suite D, Salon 6 caters to adults and kids, with special extras for men to feel pampered for a change. In Parkland, Salon 6 at 208 Garfield St. also welcomes men, women and kids and features both a highly trained color specialist and cutting expert on staff. At both locations, customers enjoy the finest treatment in a spotlessly clean salon with impeccable dĂŠcor. Having experienced the Salon 6 Signature Service at the 6th Avenue location, this reporter can certainly see why the salon won a “Bestâ€? award in a recent poll. Not only are the attractive ladies who work there appealing to look at, their friendly manner and professional skills are why their repeat customers keep coming back. Gentlemen will feel downright spoiled by the attention they receive at Salon 6 (even guys need a little self-indulgence now and then!). SALON 6 – 6TH AVENUE Everything inside Salon 6 on 6th Avenue is brand new. The tasteful interior design makeover adds to the overall spa-like atmosphere that draws from high-end salons yet feels comfortable and welcoming. The waiting area was built with customer enjoyment in mind. State-of-the-art audio provides an easy ambiance with upbeat music. There are many unique, large-framed art prints on the walls of legendary celebrities like The Rat Pack, Steve McQueen and Marilyn Monroe. Clients can relax on comfortable furniture, watch sports on big-screen televisions and enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, water or purchase ice-cold domestic and imported beers from the cooler.

PHOTO BY MATT NAGLE

SALON 6 STYLE. The staff at Salon 6 on 6th Avenue is not only easy on the eyes,

they’ve got mad skills with hair as well. (left to right) Amanda Doidge, Mary Neagle, Diemy Nguyen (seated) Ashley Schmitt, Nicole Figueroa and Unique Richardson. Unlike the commercial chain salons that have a high turnover in stylists, at Salon 6 clients do not get a different stylist every time they visit. The hair artists who work there stay there, and they keep notes on each of their clients’ hair details too so that upon every visit the stylist knows the customer’s preferences. Going above and beyond for their clients comes naturally to the professional stylists at Salon 6. Initial consultations are done face to face rather than with the stylist standing behind the client and talking to the mirror, which is a nice touch. The high-end chairs are roomy and comfortable and everything the stylist needs is located right at their workstation, including a sink to wash hair in so that the client does not have to walk around

the salon in a gown with wet hair. At Salon 6 on 6th Avenue, Diemy Nguyen is manager and lead stylist. Her resume includes some of the best education at Anthony’s Beauty School in Seattle, Matrix, Regis, L’Oreal Professional and American Crew. Speaking from experience, this reporter knows first-hand that her male clients get a real treat in her chair. Nguyen is adept at the Salon 6 Signature Service for men that includes a haircut, shampoo and condition, invigorating scalp massage, steam towel wrap, straight razor shave on the neck (face and head shaves too upon request), and a neck massage that will leave male clients feeling and looking like a million bucks. The staff also includes, among others, Unique Richardson (Gene Juarez Academy,

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demonstrate glass bead making with a blowtorch, and she will donate a special piece to the art-a-thon for one lucky arta-thon donor to win in a drawing. In the From page A1 Kids Booth, featured guest artist Mauricio Robalino will lead young visitors in creating two community mosaic pieces. A drawing will be held for two donors to take the mosaic creations home. Another chance to win comes with William and Mary Wolfe’s “Rockin’ Critter� they create and donate every year to the fundraiser. In the past the couple has made a dragon and a Victorian rocking horse. Market-goers will have a chance to win

SALON 6 – PARKLAND Salon 6 in Parkland fills a longtime need for an upscale salon in that area of town, and its location near Pacific Lutheran University makes it very convenient for students and staff to walk across the street and have some “me time.� Terri Fellows and Tara Johnson at Salon 6 in Parkland are both skilled at men’s and women’s haircuts and color. Johnson is the color specialist at this location, having received extensive training with some of the top names in the industry, including Gene Juarez at Salon 7 in Seattle. She has styled magazine shoots and runway shows, and she contributes her advanced knowledge of hair color to teach the other stylists at Salon 6. Fellows is the cutting specialist. She uses a dry hair cutting technique she learned from legendary New York stylist John Sahag. Fellows’ career was built in the salons of Madison Avenue over a 20-year period, where she excelled in learning her craft with top names like John Frieda. She also instructs Salon 6 stylists in advanced haircutting techniques. In Parkland, Salon 6 is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call (253) 292-1625.

the rocker with a donation the day of the art-a-thon. For those who can’t make it to the art-a-thon but still wish to donate, stop by Proctor Art Gallery at 3811 N. 26th St. and make a donation. Proctor business owners have already pledged $275. Artists participating in the art-a-thon include: Mauricio Robalino, Leslie Thiel, William and Mary Wolfe, Tom Bona, Carolyn Burt, Bonnie Cargol, Sharon Crocetti, Gary LaTurner, Kim Wilson, Marquita Hunt, Alexis St. John, Steve Barnard, Autumn Tranquilino, Linda Landig and Maxie Reavis. Learn more about these artists at www.proctorartgallery.com, and see their art-a-thon works displayed in the gallery next month.

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and Bremerton to being robbed and killed. His father says those are all cases of misidentification. Virdell apparently looks much like his brothers Paul Virdell, Jr., 24, and Michael Dean Virdell, 20. Left with few answers, theories abound. The father believes his son is dead, and has been from the start. “I knew it from day one,� he said. “I just knew it.� The family has set up a fund at Key Bank to gather donations to help fund the search for his son and cover funeral costs if his body is found. A benefit concert is also in the works for Aug. 12 at Tacoma’s Backstage Bar and Grill. “I am not looking for a conviction,� Paul Virdell said. “I just want Chris back. I want his remains. I want his body.� Paul Virdell believes that robbers were targeting another person and kidnapped his son either by mistake or out of desperation. The robbery became a homicide when Christopher Virdell struggled around 9:48 a.m. that day. The timeline was apparently established because Christopher Virdell had apparently texted his friends six times between 9:42 a.m. and 9:48 a.m. “Then it all stopped,� Paul Virdell said, believing that his son was stabbed

as well as shot. What followed was a reported flurry of some 60 text messages in the next hour that were likely sent by his attackers, he said, noting that he believes the killers then had his son’s body buried. A psychic has apparently created a map to where the body was dumped outside of Wenatchee. This working theory, Paul Virdell said, came reportedly from a man in Virginia who was involved in the robbery turned homicide who has since suffered burns in a car fire that sent him to the hospital where he confessed. “I’m a firm believer in karma coming back,� Paul Virdell said. Searches by family and friends around the abduction scene have yielded nothing. More searches are in the works as new leads come in and volunteers organize walks around the area. “He was a community kid,� Paul Virdell said. “He wasn’t just my kid. It is just amazing how many people he has touched.� Christopher Virdell not only worked at Safeway but spent many Saturdays carrying produce at the Puyallup Farmers Market as well as volunteering at a local youth center. Information about his disappearance can be found at the “Help Find Chris Virdell Family Page� on Facebook. Anyone with information about the disappearance can call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-TIPS.

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MIESHA TATE BOUNCING BACK AGAIN

MMA star to appear at Emerald Queen, eyes next fight

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BATTLE TESTED. After overcoming

another tough injury, Miesha Tate is preparing for her next fight in August and was set to make an appearance at the Emerald Queen Casino on July 14. By Jeremy Helling jeremy@tacomaweekly.com

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hile looking to add some extra games to their schedule several years back, Foss High School baseball coach Roy Young came up with a novel and great idea to give the summer 17U American Legion team some extra work. The idea was to start a tournament and memorialize coaches and players from past years who are no longer with us who have contributed to Foss baseball. “Once we got the ball rolling, it took hold real fast with the idea of paying tribute to some great individuals,” said Young, who works with the Legion squad from time to time during the summer. This year’s tournament lineup was solid, with teams from the host Foss Tugs, Olympic from Bremerton, Central Kitsap, Wilson and Tumwater – with teams comprised of players from both their school’s regular-season squads and a mixture of players from other schools that were not seniors. This year’s three tournament honorees included Brian McKenna, who Young noted “taught for 33 years in the Tacoma School District and worked with Foss baseball for five years as my C-team coach.” Young added that fellow honoree Jeremy Carter “was a great player for the Falcons several years back and also coached here for a while too,” and that Danny Rupe “helped his brother Doug while he was an assistant for me a few years ago. The kids really liked him, and he was as good a coach as he was a player.” Rupe was a 2003 All-Narrows

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THROW AND CATCH. Wilson’s starting pitcher (top) delivers against

White River in the Rams’ 3-0 loss on July 6, while the Rams’ shortstop (bottom) later tries to apply the tag at second base to a Hornet base runner.

League selection behind the plate who was a big reason Wilson won the league title that year for coach Lonnie Slater. As for the games themselves, what a great weekend it turned out to be for the three-day spectacle. Wilson got off to a slow start by being shut out by White River 3-0 as the Rams had a hard time getting the bats going on July 6. They rebounded on July 7 with a thrilling 6-5 win over Olympia, with Matt Basil scoring the winning run on a close play at the plate on an RBI double by C.J. Patterson. They claimed sixth place in the tournament, falling to Tumwater on July 8 by a score of 6-3. “We couldn’t come up with the key hits when we needed them in the two losses, but we put up a good fight this weekend,” said Wilson coach Eric Spry. “I liked the way we played defensively and we also got good mound efforts from Cameron Ficca and Eric Stout. We have a lot to look forward to next spring.”

“I thought we played pretty well as a team and we had good efforts from everyone involved,” said Wilson’s Evan Stout. “I had good days at the dish and on the mound too. I stayed patient, which helped my focus in both areas.” Foss would advance on July 6 when Tumwater failed to show up, but they fell to Olympic by a score of 12-2 in the nightcap. On July 8, with third place on the line, Ryan Phillips went the distance on a five-hitter as the Tugs beat White River by a score of 10-4. “We all wanted to come out and have some fun. My fastball and my curve worked all day for me,” said Phillips. “The bottom line for me is to help myself and my teammates get better during the course of each game.” When all was said and done on Sunday afternoon, everyone involved with the tournament had every reason to smile.

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Ever since her years as a wrestler at Franklin Pierce High School, Miesha Tate has had to deal with overcoming adversity and injuries. It should come as no surprise then that Tate, the 25-yearold former mixed martial arts (MMA) world champion, is overcoming another setback and ready to take on her next challenge. After suffering a gruesome arm injury in falling to Ronda Rousey in March in an attempt to defend her Strikeforce bantamweight title, Tate has vigorously rehabbed and is ready to begin again, with her focus set on a recently scheduled bout on Aug. 18 against Julie Kedzie. “I’ve had a lot of tribulations in my fighting career,” Tate said. “I’m still here, and I think that’s the message I’d like to convey.” That same resilience was tested as a junior at Franklin Pierce in 2004 when Tate, the only girl on the wrestling team, suffered a broken ankle that sidelined her from competing in the state tournament in the first year it was offered to girls. “I loved (wrestling) because it was tough, and I had to constantly work to be accepted by the guys,” she said. The following year, Tate responded by winning the state title in her weight class and going on to win a national title as well. After graduating in 2005, Tate moved on to Western Washington University and eventually attended an MMA session put on by men’s fighter and current boyfriend Bryan Caraway, which spawned her interest in the sport. “I didn’t think I ever wanted to get punched in the face or anything, but I was really interested in the submission wrestling,” Tate said. “I attended my first event and got to see all the hard work and dedication that went into it, and I decided it was something I wanted to try.” After taking part in six amateur bouts in the next couple years, Tate finally got her first professional chance on Nov. 24, 2007, when the women’s version of the sport was still in its infancy. “It wasn’t really regulated at all,” said Tate of her four-round victory over Jan Finney. “We had a war. The commission See TATE / page B4

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Seattle Invitational returns to Fife

Fastpitch tourney features solid talent, honors legends By Jeremy Helling jhelling@tacomaweekly.com

For the second straight year, men’s fastpitch teams from around the Northwest, Northern California and British Columbia will be converging on Fife for the 52nd annual Seattle Invitational, which this year will become the longest continuously running men’s fastpitch tournament in the nation. The tournament, which will take place at Dacca Park on July 21-22, will feature 12 to 14 teams from around the region in a round-robin format on July 21. Each team is guaranteed at least five games, and it will switch to a single-elimination format on July 22 to determine the champion. “We have probably the most diverse group we’ve had since 2000,� said Tournament Director Charlie Bendock, adding that last year’s champions, the Cal-State Builders from San Mateo, Calif., return and should be the favorites. “It’s a very good representation, and there are some very strong teams.� The local representation returning includes last year’s runner-up, the Lacey A’s, Cleon’s Auto from Tacoma, K-Club from Bremerton and Interbay Door from Seattle. Fife Mayor Pro Tem Glenn Hull – who along with Bendock and Ryan Dailey form the tournament committee – said that this year, the tournament is an American Softball Association sanctioned event, and also includes a bid to the North American Fastpitch Association national tournament later this summer. “For the good of the game, we want to bring as many organizations together so that men’s fastpitch can keep going,� said Hull, who also serves as a fastpitch umpire. Hull added the age of players ranges from 19 to 74 years old, with the average being in the 30’s. This year’s tournament will feature some newcomers to Fife, with the Surrey Rebels and The Farm coming from British Columbia, along with the Boise River Dogs and the Montana Bonner Boys. Returning squads include JRW & Associates from Yakima and the Rose City Merchants and Ivory Headware from Portland, Ore.

LEFT PHOTO COURTESY OF CHARLIE BENDOCK/RIGHT PHOTO BY LAURIE WELLS

ON THE MOUND. (Left) Dave Drotzmann will look to lead JRW & Associates of Yakima in the Seattle

Invitational, which begins on July 21 at Dacca Park in Fife. (Right) Ryan Divish will help lead Cleon’s Auto from Tacoma on the mound.

One of the most entertaining parts of the tournament and a key to success, Hull said, is the presence of dominant starting pitching, and this year’s tournament features several such players. Darren Strang, last year’s MVP pitcher, returns to lead the Cal-State Builders, while Shawn Koster will be a dominant force for the Lacey A’s, and Dave Drotzmann is another solid pitcher who will lead JRW & Associates. With the mound being closer to the plate than in baseball, added to the fact that some pitchers throw upward of 75 miles per hour, Hull said the reaction time is equivalent to a 100 mile-per-hour pitch in baseball. “These guys can make the ball rise‌they can throw high drops, they can throw curveballs, and some of the deadly pitches are the changeups they throw,â€? Hull said. “And there’s no difference in (the pitcher’s) body movement.â€? Also present at the tournament will be 2008 Olympic umpire Lori Bish, whose 20-year career includes a long stint as a Pac-10 (and Pac-12) umpire. Mother Hubbard, a

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long-tenured and well-respected umpire out of Victoria, B.C., will most likely call a few games and features several quirky mannerisms. The tournament will also honor Hall of Fame pitcher Jimmy Moore and coach Jimmy Williamson. The first games on July 21 will begin around 8 a.m., although Hull mentioned there may be a few games played on July 20 to help speed up the process. The Dacca Barn will serve as a player hospitality area throughout the tournament, and on the evening of July 21 there will be a free, outdoor movie night for city residents, athletes and their families. Bendock added that the fact such a tournament will be held in Fife for the second straight year should only help the tournament’s overall success. “It’s really good to have a home field,â€? said Bendock, who has been running the tournament since 1983. “If (people) associate it with Dacca Park in Fife and Emerald Queen Casino (hospitality provider)‌people get it on their calendar and it starts to build.â€? And while the tournament has grown in participation from last year, Hull hopes that it will thrive even more in the future. “The biggest struggle we have right now is keeping this game alive,â€? Hull said. “We have to somehow make this transition from what has always worked to what is working now and what is going to work in the future.â€?

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Brown reflects on Rainiers’ season so far Youth movement to highlight second half By Karen Westeen Correspondent

Daren Brown is in his sixth season managing the Tacoma Rainiers. Earlier this year, on May 28, he recorded his 376th win as the skipper of the Tacoma Rainiers, to become the winningest manager ever of a Tacoma team. Brown is now the third manager out of Tacoma’s last five to become the franchise leader in win-loss record, surpassing the mark of 375 wins set by Dan Rohn over his five-year stint managing at Tacoma from 2001-05. But the team currently resides at the bottom of the Pacific North Division in the Pacific Coast League, 14 games behind Reno. Their overall record is 38-51 at the All Star break (July 12). Brown sat down recently to assess the first half of the season and preview the second half with Tacoma Weekly baseball correspondent Karen Westeen. TW: During the first half the team has been in first place only three days and has been last in their division for most of it. Do these ups and downs have a lot to do with transactions and key injuries in first half? (More than 65 player moves were made as of July 1.) DB: Some of it has to do with injuries but we had some guys that didn’t perform up to their expectations and a lot of it early on was we didn’t pitch very well. Most of the time we’re in the top eight to 12 teams in the league. The starting five at the first of year was

Matt Fox, Jeff Marquez, Anthony Vasquez, Mauricio Robles and Forrest Snow. None of them are in the rotation now and none are in the big leagues. We’re still in the midst of making changes. Our Double-A club (in Jackson, Tenn.) is doing well. They won the first half, and we promoted some guys up here after that who were deserving of a promotion, but at the same time it takes some time for them to get adjusted and we’re still going through some of that. We have to continue and try to see how we can get better. TW: Danny Hultzen was Seattle’s first-round draft pick and he is already at Triple-A. In fact the night he made his home debut on June 28 he was matched up against Jamie Moyer, who is 27 years older than Hultzen. How did that work out for Hultzen? DB: Of course there was a lot of media for Hultzen and he has handled it really well. His last start was his first one at home, and I thought he handled it a little better, but he still has a lot of areas to improve. TW: Was Moyer still with the Mariners when you first started managing with the organization? DB: Yes. I knew Moyer in Seattle. He’s a great guy. He would come over to minor league camp in spring training, talk to our young pitchers as a group. I sat and listened to him talk. He’s a guy that’s been around a long time, he’s done some things right.

worry about him. (I know) every night I’m going to get four quality ABs. TW: What are you going to do over the AllStar Break? DB: I’m going home to Amarillo, Texas and spend some time with my wife and 20-month-old daughter.

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SOLID LEADERSHIP. Daren Brown became the

Rainiers’ all-time wins leader as a manager on May 28, and will look to his young players to step up even more in the season’s second half.

TW: You mentioned that none of the pitchers who were in the rotation at the start of the season are with the Rainiers now. Who are the current starters? DB: Andrew Carraway, Steve Garrison (just promoted from Double-A), Blake Beaven, Hultzen and Brian Sweeney. A few young guys, a couple of veteran guys. A good mix. Sweeney is a valuable guy (because he can make a) spot start and also come out of the pen. TW: This year there were

two Rainiers selected to the Triple-A All Star team for the first time in three years, DH Luis Jimenez (selected as a starter) and catcher Giullermo Quiroz (reserve catcher.) If managers could name another player to the team who would it be? DB: Luis Rodriguez. He’s been solid for us the whole year, played second, some short and first. That’s what he’s done here and at the big league level. He has been our most consistent hitter night in and night out, given us a professional at-bat every time he goes to the plate. I don’t have to

TW: During the first half you’ve had a really ditzy schedule playing several games against the same team such as four here against Salt Lake then three more right after that in Salt Lake. Has that had any effect on the team? DB: It does when the other team is really good. I don’t think it’s ever good to do that and I’d rather not. We’ve got some more coming up (eight against Tucson in the end of July and nine against Las Vegas (five home, four away) at the end of August.) Sometimes the schedule just works that way but if we’re playing well it doesn’t matter who we’re playing. TW: How is it going working with your new hitting coach Jeff Pentland? DB: Pentland has a lot to offer to these young

players who can profit from his 15 years of experience in the big leagues as a hitting coach. He has a lot of knowledge that should help these kids, get them heading in the right direction. TW: What should the fans watch for in the second half? DB: Just before the break we started an infield with Alex Liddi at first, Nick Franklin at second, Vinnie Catricala at third and Carlos Triunfel at short. Everybody was under 24 years old. That doesn’t happen very often. We look at these young guys as possibly being the future of the big league club. It doesn’t mean they’re ready to go up. They’re down here for a reason. But it’s always exciting to see some of these guys at Triple-A for the first time, realize where they’re at, how close they are. They’re excited when things start clicking for them. Next time you get the call it could be your chance to go where you’re trying to get. It ought to be exciting going into the second half. Contact the writer at missbaseball9@juno.com

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couldn’t decide who won‌I was completely pooped after that. And then I fought again 20 minutes later.â€? Tate lost the fight later that night to Kaitlin Young, but won her next five bouts and 11 of the next 12 over the next three-plus years, culminated by the victory for the bantamweight world title over Marloes Coenen on July 30, 2011 in Illinois. But even that was not without a setback, as the original fight was to take place in March. “I ended up tearing my MCL completely about two and a half weeks before that fight, but I decided to go through with it (later),â€? said Tate. “I wasn’t going to pull out again‌I knew if I had a strong mindset going in I would win it.â€? Tate subdued Coenen in the fourth round with an arm-triangle choke, a move she considers her favorite position. “I generally like to go for the submission more. Everyone wants to see the knockout...but anyone has a puncher’s chance (with that),â€? said Tate, who has appropriately adopted the nickname “Takedown.â€? “You don’t catch lucky submissions very often. Usually they have to be set up‌and they take a pretty good amount of technique to get it. I

“I’ve had a lot of tribulations in my fighting career. I’m still here, and I think that’s the message I’d like to convey.�

Yakima, those are the people who have been there all the way. They’ve been there supporting me and have got my back. The support I get there, I don’t think I can find it anywhere else.� Tate was set to make an appearance at CageSport XX at the Emerald Queen Casino on July 14, returning to her native Tacoma and a venue where she has made two appearances as a fighter. “It’s definitely home to me,� she said. “I’ve fought for them a few times,

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Spirits gather to tell graveside stories of Tacoma’s past at Living History Cemetery Tour By Matt Nagle matt@tacomaweekly.com

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n July 20 and 21, Tacoma Cemetery will come alive with ghostly guides for the fourth annual Living History Cemetery Tour. With so many of Tacoma’s foremothers and forefathers buried there, this oldest of Tacoma’s cemeteries provides the perfect opportunity to learn about our city’s history in a most novel and fascinating way. Eight of the Northwest’s most accomplished living history re-enactors will lead guests on guided tours through the cemetery portraying Tacoma historical figures that each have quite colorful stories about their lives. In keeping with the tour’s theme – “Rails, Trails and Sails” – the actors, dressed in period clothing and assuming the personality of the deceased, will recount the life and times of those who helped make Tacoma great through the railroad, through the trails that served as the early roads to the West, and through the sails that brought Tacoma’s booming waterfront into fruition. Storyteller, musician and historian Karen Haas, known for her portrayal of pioneering women like Thea Foss, Abby Williams Hill and Narcissa Whitman (to name a few), is one of the cemetery tour organizers along with the Fort Nisqually Time Travelers and Tacoma Historical Society. She portrays Elizabeth Drake, who was a Tacoma physician in the late 19th century when women were not exactly known to hold such positions. Drake also liked fast cars, horses and was a member of a local yacht club, which was also unheard of at the time. “She was quite a fun lady,” Haas said. It is these types of stories that Haas and the rest of the re-enactors bring to life

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DAN MCCORMACK

GHOST STORY. A select group of living history re-enactors will come together at Tacoma Cemetery to bring back to life some

of the men and women who helped build Tacoma into the bustling city it is today. Pictured here are actors Bryce and Lissa Wilson from a previous cemetery tour in which they portrayed Nelson and Lottie Bennett, who were instrumental in bringing the Northern Pacific Railroad out west.

during the cemetery tour as they stand next to the grave of the person they are portraying. “Living history can connect with people and bring the past alive like other things can’t,” Haas said. “If we can pique someone’s interest to dig into the past more and learn about the people who founded Tacoma and made the community what it is today, then we’ve done it.”

Other portrayals include Tacoma shipping magnate H.F. Alexander (portrayed by Walter Neary); his wife Ruth Alexander (Jill Weatherford), an avid gardener who owned the property where Lakewold Gardens is today; lawyer, outdoorsman and early Tacoma Mountaineers member Asahel Denman (Patrick Haas); George Kandle (Joseph Govednik), name-

sake of Kandle Park who travelled the Oregon Trail; John Sprague (Ken Morgan), who was instrumental in bringing the railroad to Tacoma; and several others. The common thread among all the historical figures being portrayed is their humanity – that they were people with ups and downs in their human lives like everyone else. This really comes out during

living history tours of the caliber coming to Tacoma Cemetery, as the late, great pioneers of industry and society are brought out of dusty history books and made almost real again through the skills of the actors portraying them at graveside. Some stories are humorous, some are sad, some are poignant, some are full of adventure – and all tell of men and women who risked a lot to

create the wonderful city of Tacoma. “Rails, Trails and Sails” tours will start every 20 minutes from 6-7:40 p.m. July 20 and 5:40-7:40 p.m. on July 21. Advance tickets are $8 and available Tuesday through Saturday at the Tacoma Cemetery at 4801 South Tacoma Way. The cemetery ground is often uneven, so be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.

THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE GAY PRIDE TACOMA Just in time for summer in the Northwest, Out in the Park returns to the Theater District in downtown Tacoma on July 14, noon to 5 p.m. Enjoy music, 90plus booths representing small businesses, schools, non-profits and more, entertainment, more food vendors than ever before, fun and community in a family-friendly, alcohol-free environment. Then head over to The Mix (635 St. Helens Ave.) for their annual block party that rolls until 10 p.m. Visit www.rainbowcntr.org.

TWO GOODBYE MANDOLIN CAFÉ Help celebrate the uniqueness and individuality of the community in one last hoorah for the Tacoma music scene. This fond farewell to the Mandolin Café on July 15 will feature an open mic and some of the best that the café has to offer. If you are a musician and have never been to open mic night at the Mandolin, this will be your last chance to experience the magic. 6-10 p.m., free, all ages.

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THREE WRITERS OPEN MIC Puget Sound Poetry Connection invites local writers of poems to share with the community at its next Distinguished Writer Series open mic. Bring several poems to read, as there are no “one page only” rules at this event. It happens July 13 and Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. at Kings Books, 218 St. Helens Ave. Learn more at www.pugetsoundpoetryconnection.org.

The 14th annual Art on the Ave festival is on tap to invade Tacoma’s 6th Avenue Business District on July 15 with all things artsy-fartsy. The festivities will mark the 14th year of this celebration of neighborhood art, artists and musicians in what is one of Tacoma’s more popular street festivals. This year’s event will include six main stages and more than 100 vendors and smaller street performances. Visit www.artontheave.org.

FIVE FIXING THE FUTURE Did you know that Tacoma is part of a growing national movement to reclaim our local economies? What does this mean? It means more jobs, stronger local businesses and a healthier community. You can be a part of this movement. On July 19, find out how at a 2 p.m. screening of the documentary “Fixing the Future” at The Grand Cinema, 606 S. Fawcett St. Hosted by Go Local. Tickets at www.grandcinema. com.

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Joseph’s rainbow shows its colors at TMP

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FLASHY! Matthew Posner plays Joseph in TMP’s production of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s classic play, which includes some surprise elements of the playwright’s other famous stage productions. By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

While driving home from seeing Tacoma Musical Playhouse’s latest production of “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat,” my tween daughter put it best when she clicked her seatbelt and said simply, “That is just one of those shows that never gets old.” Certainly as one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s earliest works she is technically wrong, but the show’s open structure allows directors to play with the script and staging to keep it fresh and fun. Thus is the case with TMP’s version of the Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors and his rise from being a man sold into slavery by his brothers to becoming the ruler of Egypt. While Webber used themes and riffs from the show in his future works, TMP opted cleverly for the reverse. This was a brilliant move because it allows folks who have already seen the show a billion times to play “Where’s Waldo?” with the homage to Webber’s other works. Sure the “Cats” appearance and the “Phantom of the Opera” mask were the obvious additions; there were certainly others that were a bit esoteric. Gosh, that was a fun exercise in Webber canon trivia.

But as the backdrop of that trivia challenge was a solid performance all around. As the story of Joseph’s dream interpretations goes from being an annoyance to his brothers to the prize of the pharaoh’s court, there is an adventure of fun and spirited lessons for the children in this play-within-a-play scenario that brings the past to the present with an initial setting of a museum that comes alive. The performance itself is solid. And you would expect that from just reading the playbill. Matthew Posner as Joseph adds a bit of something-something because, well, let’s face it, he is not a pinup model sort of guy, but he has a set of pipes and a heart for theater that makes him stand out. And he does in this show because he plays the role to his strengths. Joseph is a bit of a bumbling son, who does not know why he is having these dreams of greatness, just that he has them. Perfect. That avoids the often sense of arrogance that other actors would have overplayed, thus ignoring the idea that Joseph is the hero of the story. Anchoring the story from the past to the present is a duo of bookend narrators Elise Campello and Cherity Harchis. Both keep the novel approach to this story going along. While Campello has well established herself as the go-to-girl for power

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University of Cambridge choir travels ‘across the pond’ for concert tour The Choir of Christ’s College from University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) will hold three performances in Tacoma during its 2012 tour of the United States and Canada. There will be two concerts on July 15: 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church (20 Tacoma Ave. S.) and 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran (12115 Park Ave. S.); and one on July 16 at 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church (524 S. ‘I’ St.). Suggested donation at the door is $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. The Choir of Christ’s College is comprised of 28 members between the ages of 18 and 23. They include both undergraduate and graduate students studying a wide range of subjects. Music has played an important role at Christ’s College since the earliest days of its 500-year history. Founder Lady Margaret Beaufort left the college a bequest of three organs on her death in 1509. The choir’s main purpose is to sing services in the College Chapel. Choral Evensong is sung on Thursday and Sunday evenings, and Choral Eucharist services take place on a less frequent basis. More generally, the choir makes an important contribution to the life of the college, singing at feasts, weddings, memorial services and other occasions. Today, as one of Cambridge’s fine mixed-voice ensembles, the group also pursues an exciting range of activities outside college, performing concerts in Cambridge and around the U.K., recording CDs and broadcasting. The choir has two full programs that will be sung throughout the tour, and these include a broad range of secular and church music. Highlights will include: Sir Hubert Parry’s “Songs of Farewell” and “Blest Pair of Sirens;” requiem masses by Herbert Howells and Kodaly; early polyphonic music by Orlando Gibbons and William Byrd; and French Romantic music by Camille Saint-Saens and Gabriel Faure, from the choir’s latest recording. This concert is part of the choir’s annual major summer tour, this year to the West Coast of Canada and the United States. The choir undertakes a major tour every year, last year to Eastern Australia, and in 2010 to France, Germany and Switzerland.

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TAM exhibit celebrates creativity of Marioni family By John Larson jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

Tacoma Art Museum celebrates the creativity and legacy of one of the Northwest’s more innovative and influential artist families in the new exhibit “The Marioni Family: Radical Experimentations in Glass and Jewelry.� It showcases works of father Paul Marioni, his son Dante Marioni and daughter Marina Marioni. Several works by Paul greet visitors on a wall at the start of the exhibit. “The Warriors – The Shapers of Our Destiny� is a leaded glass piece made in 1984. It depicts three figures. One wearing a hood is a mirror, allowing taller viewers to see

PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTIST

SLENDER. Dante Marioni made

“Needle Vase,� a work of blown glass, in 1995.

their reflection. One is a flat, white figure with a featureless face. Another figure has a blank yellow face with orange sunray hair. “Orca� is another flat piece. It depicts a whale jumping out of the water with the moon in the background. “The Visitor� is a series of blown glass pieces. The first has a figure in black with a hood similar to the one in “Warriors.� A white hut is in the background. A set of the letter “o� floats off to the side of the figure, as if it is calling out to someone. The second shows the same figure with a pink moon. One of the more intriguing of his pieces is “The Come On.� It has a figure with a very long nose and circular holes for eyes. It instantly reminded this reviewer of the facemasks worn by the heavymetal band Slipknot. “Bagman� is a piece in glass and enamel. It has a figure with a square face and gray pointed ears. “Prototypes for the Bagman� are three blown glass cylinders with this figure. We see this figure again on a ledge with six vases, in the one called “Bagman Blues.� “The Calculated Lie� allows for interaction with museum visitors. A sign encourages them to give a nudge to this clear glass piece in a figure eight. After the more complex pieces, his “Nerve� is quite minimalist. It is a panel of clear glass with nerve spelled in cursive letters. One area of the space has Marina Marioni’s jewelry. “Bloodless Diamond,� a work of silver, cotton and resin made earlier this year, is shaped like a necktie. White circles contain diamonds drawn in black. A case contains four small strips of fabric containing glass beads, nylon threads, enamel and sterling silver. “Heaven Is There� is an interesting piece shaped like a crucifix. An earring shaped like a human leg dangles from it. A display case has 94 glass goblets made by Dante Marioni. A television screen shows footage of an episode from last year of the Public Broadcasting System series “Craft in America� devoted to the Marionis. Another screen plays the documentary “Paul Marioni, Artist,� created by John Forsen. Some works by other artists in Paul’s collection, which will be a future gift to the museum, are included. One of the more interesting of these is “Monster� by Dick Weiss. This leaded glass piece depicts what appears to be a cross between a fish and an insect. Some of the panels are clear glass. The viewer can look through them, and the window behind, and see Union Station. The exhibit will be on display through Sept. 23.

Sultry Summer Night Soiree raises funds for Tacoma City Ballet

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WHIMSICAL. “Allure� by Celeste C. Robinette is one of many pieces of art slated to appear at Tacoma City Ballet’s Sultry Summer Night Soiree. By Kate Burrows kburrows@tacomaweekly.com

The sounds of summer are finally here, but don’t be surprised if the temperature rises just a bit July 21 thanks to Tacoma City Ballet’s Sultry Summer Night Soiree. This benefit, taking place at the Merlino Art Center at 7 p.m., will bring together some of the community’s most standout artists, musicians and performers, all to benefit the ballet company’s popular scholarship program. For $10, guests will enjoy an evening featuring the works of local visual artists, authors, musicians, dancers and filmmakers. A no-host bar will be available for attendees, who will also have an opportunity to mingle with the artists throughout the night. “We wanted this to be a very interactive night celebrating art,� said Melissa Lovejoy Goldman, director of community relations, development and marketing. Tacoma City Ballet’s entire studio space will be transformed into a unique version of a sultan’s tent, creating a fun getaway for guests to learn more about the artists. “We have a long history of collaborating with different types of artists,� she said, adding that the company’s set designers are often visual artists from the community. The company’s scholarship program benefits at least one-third of its students. “There are never enough funds to cover the full cost of tuition, so any part of the cost we can defray is beneficial to our students,� Lovejoy Goldman said. At least two former scholarship students have gone on to dance professionally in Seattle and Bellevue. This fundraiser is the primary source of funding for the scholarship program, but administrators are always accepting donations. Artists participating in the fundraiser will also be selling their art throughout the night, with a percentage of the sales benefiting the scholarship program. Artists slated to appear include Stephanie Ayhens, Letha Colleen Myers, Maria Jost, Alisha Cushing, Jocelyn Bowman, Josephine E. Rice, Celeste C. Robinette, Isabel Rubio, Steven Lee Wetzel and Mary C. Zins. Choreographed dances, literary readings and film screenings will also be featured throughout the night. “Part of our goal is to assist local artists to show their work to the community, as well as raise money for our scholarships,� Lovejoy Goldman said. “We’re excited for our audience to have a chance to interact with the local art community.� The event takes place July 21 at 7 p.m. in the Merlino Arts Center, located at 508 6th Ave. To purchase tickets, visit www.tacomacityballet.com/blog/sultrysummer-night-soiree.

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The return of the ‘Sun King’

Coming soon to a grassy knoll near you By Dave R. Davison

now strapped to the building. Unwanted by the Murano, “Sun King� was carted off and stuck in storage while its fate was decided upon. In 1976, young Morandi was at the beginning of what has blossomed into an illustrious career. “Sun King� was among the first of his big public art commissions. He has gone on to complete numerous public sculptures and exhibitions and he is currently a professor of art, emeritus at Oregon State University. Since the removal of the sculpture from Broadway Plaza, the Tacoma Arts Commission, under the able leadership of Amy McBride, has been looking for a new site for “Sun King� to reside, from whence it can preside over its solar domain. Locations such as Thea’s Park, the Thea Foss Esplanade, the Ruston Way waterfront and the Prairie Line Trail (near the art museum) have been discussed. McBride once suggested setting the “Sun King� at the top of the grand staircase on the UWT campus but the idea was shot down. In the end it was decided to locate Morandi’s early masterpiece in the grassy area along Dock Street. This location will allow viewers to see the piece from multiple angles including from above. It will be visible to train passengers passing through town. The location will allow “Sun King� to anchor a walking tour from downtown to Dock Street with proximity to the nearby museums. At the end of the day, this may be a better situation for “Sun King� than its Sheraton Hotel residence of more than 30 years. There the piece was sandwiched between the street and the building and it was difficult to step back and get a good look at it. While there is not yet a specific date for the placement of the sculpture in its new home, we may look forward to seeing it again in the near future. The work needs to have its patina redone and there needs to be a foundation made for the sculpture to stand upon. The evergreen tree currently in the pocket park

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Between 1976 and 2007 a bronze behemoth of a sculpture stood proudly outside the old Sheraton Hotel in Broadway Plaza. The masterpiece – three tons and 21 feet of angular modernism – was the “Sun King� by Oregon artist Thomas Morandi. In 2007 the “Sun King� went into a long period of eclipse. It has been tucked away in a storage facility while a new site for the piece has been deliberated. The Tacoma Arts Commission recently decided to re-site the grand sculpture at a pleasant, grassy pocket park on Dock Street where South 15th Street gently spirals down from its railroad overpass. The “Sun King� is a large abstraction of sweeping angles and hard-edged curves that is meant to play a visual shifting of shadows as the sun makes its procession across the sky each day. Naturalistic elements such as deer and trees are suggested in its forms. When it was placed in front of the Sheraton Hotel in the 1970s, “Sun King� was part of a sequence of geometric, modernist sculptures strewn along Broadway. Others include the boxy fountain at South 11th Street and Broadway and Paul Clinton’s “Fish Ladder.� The “Sun King’s� arrival, however, was not without controversy. The general public does not always love monumental abstract sculpture. “Sun King� arrived to a clamor of public criticism. Over time, however, the piece came to be seen by many as a revered and venerable landmark and its 2007 removal from public view was duly noted. The sculpture was removed as part of the transformation of the dowdy Sheraton Hotel into the glitzy new Hotel Murano. “Sun King� did not jive with the Murano having branded itself as a glass-themed establishment. The designers of the Murano brought in Greek artist Costos Varotsos to build “Orizon,� the giant glass “J� that is

PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTIST

BRONZE AGE. For more than 30 years Thomas

Morandi’s “Sun King� stood outside the Sheraton Hotel in Tacoma. Since 2007 the three-ton sculpture has been hidden away in a storage facility.

PHOTO BY DAVE R. DAVISON

THE GRASSY KNOLL. In the not-too-distant future the

“Sun King� will be relocated to the grassy area where South 15th Street spirals down to meet up with Dock Street.

will not be disturbed. Once again the “Sun King� will stand bright

and resume holding court in our civic environment.

Puget Sound Bead Festival returns for 17th year The Puget Sound Bead Festival happens July 13-15 at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, 1500 Broadway. This event hosts more than 80 vendors and artisan tables that will be featuring specialty beads and supplies from all over the country and the world. Now in its 17th year, organizers are expecting more than 5,000 in attendance, as this is the largest bead show on the West Coast. The Puget Sound Bead Festival (PSBF) began in 1995 and is owned and operated by Viki and Mark Lareau of The Bead Factory in Tacoma. PSBF attendees are almost 99 percent women, mostly professional, well educated with an annual household income above $70,000. Beading is their therapy; it is what these ladies do for relaxation, as well as a creative outlet. These women are fashion driven and crave a higher quality material than what can be found at a chain craft store. PSBF is based on the concept of a trade show with a taste of high fashion. The purpose of the show is to bring the best national bead merchants and class instructors to the Pacific Northwest. Each year the show thrives to increase the quality by adding features and services to enhance the experience. Regardless of how the show grows, the Lareaus’ philosophy remains the same: to deliver a bead show unlike any other, with the highest quality vendors and show service for the attendees, vendors and instructors. No matter how one is involved with the show, you are treated like family and encouraged and inspired to create a creative and fun atmosphere. Show hours are Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the event is $6 and is good for all three days. For more information visit www.PugetSoundBeadFestival.com.

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Live Music LITTLE BILL AND THE BLUE NOTES WILL PERFORM AT THE NEXT BLUES VESPERS, SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 5 P.M. ON JULY 15. THIS MONTHLY SERIES TAKES PLACE AT IMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, LOCATED AT 901 N. ‘J’ ST.

By John Larson jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

OLD TOWN BLUES FESTIVAL The 20th annual Old Town Blues Festival takes place on July 14. Mike Mitchell, a co-organizer of the event, said that this year he and the other organizers decided to book as many bands as possible that have performed at the festival in the past. There are some wellestablished acts on the bill, including Little Bill & the Bluenotes, Mark Dufresne Band and Blues Power Revue with their popular tribute to the Blues Brothers. A newer act that Mitchell is excited to have playing is Champagne Sunday. The band is based in the Southern California beach town of Ventura, but has played a number of shows in the Tacoma area the past few years. Lead singer Jessi Reems-Terrell is the daughter of Mitch Reems, who performs the role of Elwood Blues in Blues Power Revue. Mitchell said she and her band mates like the music scene up here. He recently did an interview with Reems-Terrell on TV Tacoma to promote this event and she announced on live television that the band will be relocating up here. “They feel inspired up here,” Mitchell said. Hot Rod Holman is on the bill. He performs on Sunday blues nights at the Spar from time to time. “All of the acts are very good,” Mitchell remarked. A major change is that this year there will be no stage in Old Town Park with bands playing during the day. In the past, about five or six groups would play outside, then the action would move into several indoor venues. For many years the festival has been a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Resource Center. Mitchell and several others involved

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FRI., JULY 13 KIRTAN AT SOURCE YOGA

Using simple, repetitive songs and chants, Kirtan can carry us effortlessly to a place of quiet. Jeannine Maxwell brings years of experience from when she first started singing in an ashram with Krishna Das in the 1970s. Join Source Yoga from 7-8 p.m. and become enchanted with Sanskrit songs from ancient India and profound gathered stillness. This is held every second Friday of the month at the North End studio (2712 N. 21st St., suite A) and every fourth Friday at the University Place studio (6720 Regents Blvd., suite 102). A suggested $5 donation benefits the Source Yoga Scholarship Fund. No singing experience is necessary. Info: www.sourceyogaonline.com. ETC –

COMING EVENTS

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TW PICK: RED GREEN AT THE PANTAGES

A STRING OF SOLD-OUT SHOWS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA HAVE LED TO THE RETURN OF EVERYONE’S FAVORITE LOVABLE AND WACKY HANDYMAN – RED GREEN! FOLLOWING A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 39-CITY TOUR IN CANADA, OUR MAN IN FLANNEL AND SUSPENDERS RETURNS TO THE UNITED STATES WITH HIS ONE-MAN WIT & WISDOM TOUR. THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR, HUMORIST AND HANDYMAN, WHO BELIEVES “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU USE ENOUGH DUCT TAPE,” HAS BEEN ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS WITH HIS POPULAR PBS TELEVISION SERIES “THE RED GREEN SHOW.” THE CHAMPION OF UNDERACHIEVING MEN EVERYWHERE, GREEN (AKA STEVE SMITH) WILL OFFER HOMESPUN WISDOM (“LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND LIVE A HAPPIER LIFE.”), PHILOSOPHIES ON RELATIONSHIPS (“WOMEN ALWAYS HAVE THE LAST WORD IN AN ARGUMENT. ANYTHING AFTER THAT IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT ARGUMENT.”) AND, OF COURSE, HANDYMAN TIPS (“NEVER GET IN BETWEEN ELECTRICITY AND WHERE IT WANTS TO GO.”) THE PERFORMANCE TAKES PLACE JULY 18 AT 7 P.M. AT THE PANTAGES THEATER. TICKETS: $45.50 AT WWW.BROADWAYCENTER.ORG.

Join members of Young Professionals Network (YPN) in a classic nine-hole scramble at Chambers Bay. Sign up and pay as an individual or create your own foursome. Through YPN’s efforts to providing unique networking events, here is your chance to swing away this summer and win great prizes. Registration is $65 for members/$75 for non-members. The tournament takes place Aug. 2 at 3 p.m. at Chambers Bay Golf Course. Registration ends July 20. Info: www.ypntacoma.blogspot. com. HAPPENINGS –

THE GALLERY AT TCC

THURS., JULY 19

An exhibition of paintings and prints by Alain Clerc and David J. Roholt is on display in The Gallery at Tacoma Community College through August. Admission is free. Gallery hours during summer quarter are Mon.Thurs. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Gallery is located on TCC’s Tacoma campus. To access, use the entrance just off South 12th Street between Pearl and Mildred streets. Info: www.tacomacc.edu.

‘FIXING THE FUTURE’

‘CATHEDRALS’

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FOOD BANK ART-A-THON

Go Local is joining dozens of other communities across the country as part of a one-night-only event to jumpstart local, sustainable economies featuring a screening of the documentary “Fixing the Future.” The event will take place at The Grand Cinema at 7 p.m., and will be followed by a discussion panel featuring author Bill McKibben, Peabody Award-winning broadcaster Majora Carter, social entrepreneur Mike Brady and PBS host David Brancaccio. Info: www.grandcinema.com. HAPPENINGS –

SAT., JULY 21 PROUD OUTLOUD

Join Proctor Art Gallery for the fourth annual Food Bank Art-aThon from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The gallery will raise money for the Northwest Tacoma FISH Food Bank to purchase fresh produce from the Proctor Farmers Market. Artists will paint/create all day in the market and collect donations and pledges. Do not miss this chance to see these artists in action, ask questions and support a worthy cause by donating to the Art-a-Thon. The event takes place at the Proctor Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: www.proctorfarmersmarket.com. HAPPENINGS –

MUSIC – This

film. This event combines the best elements of a gallery reception and a performance, allowing attendees to mingle with artists or watch presentations while sipping a glass of champagne. The Jan Collum Ballroom will feature work by multiple artists, live music, literary readings and dance performances by Tacoma City Ballet. Ancillary studio spaces will house a screening room for short films as well as an installation, turning an entire room into one artist’s vision. Join Tacoma City Ballet for an amazing evening of art immersion. Admission is $10, and doors open at 7 p.m. with artist talks and performances throughout the evening. A no-host bar will be available for those 21 and over. Tacoma City Ballet is located in the Merlino Arts Center at 508 6th Ave. Info: www. tacomacityballet.com.

SUN., JULY 29 ROCK ‘N’ BLUES FEST

SULTRY SUMMER NIGHT SOIREE

This memorable evening of dinners, dessert and performances celebrating LGBTQ youth is not to be missed. Friends of Oasis are hosting dinners throughout the community from 5-7 p.m. After dinner, join Oasis for dessert and youth performances from 79 p.m. Tickets for dessert are $25 each, dinner is $50 and up. All proceeds benefit Oasis Youth Center. Let’s show LGBTQ youth just how much we support them. The main event takes place at 7 p.m. at the Pantages Theater. To purchase tickets, visit www.oasisyouthcenter. org. HAPPENINGS –

This unique event celebrates the blues, with performances featuring Edgar Winter Band, Johnny Winter Band, Rick Derringer and Savoy Brown’s Kim Simmonds. These are icons of blues, guitar and rock ‘n roll! Think “Frankenstein,” “Free Ride,” “They Only Come Out at Night,” “The McCoys,” “All American Boy” and more! With dozens of Grammys and millions of albums sold by these artists, this show promises MUSIC –

Join Tacoma City Ballet as it kicks off the 2012-13 performance season at 7 p.m. Tacoma City Ballet will transform its gorgeous studio spaces into a multi-room, lushly decorated sultan’s tent filled with artists of all types. Enjoy an evening with artists from the worlds of visual arts, literary arts, music, dance and HAPPENINGS –

an incredible afternoon of rock and blues. You will see them unite on stage to perform some unexpected classic songs together. Who said there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues? The event takes place at 3 p.m. at the Pantages Theater. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. with a pre-show concert with Mark Riley Trio in the lobby. Tickets: $59-$115.

BULLETIN BOARD LOUIEFEST AT LEMAY

new series features unique concerts in the warm acoustics and welcoming space at Immanuel Presbyterian Church. Imagine enjoying the best indie music in a venue that resonates with rich and deep overtones. The three-concert series takes place July 27, Nov. 16 and Dec. 7. Performing on July 27 will be David Bazan, Kevin Sur (of Indian Valley Line) and Pretty Broken Things, each backed by the Passenger String Quartet. The shows begin at 8 p.m. and will take place at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, located at 901 N. ‘J’ St. Tickets: $16 for a single concert, or $48 for all three. LISTEN LIVE AT LUNCH

LouieFest, the tribute event to the rock classic “Louie, Louie” made famous by Tacoma’s Fabulous Wailers, will take over LeMay – America’s Car Museum July 28-29 with music and all things classic rock, including cars, live acts and vendors. LouieFest is a marathon American music festival featuring 40 bands that will rock the house with blues, rock and acoustic/Americana. Founded in 2003, LouieFest showcases new and established bands from around the region and is a fundraiser for the Wailers Performing Arts Foundation supporting youth music education. Tickets are $20 per day or twoday passes are $30 through www.lemaymuseum.org. Tickets to LouieFest include admission to the museum. Visit www.louiefest.com. HAPPENINGS –

This First Lutheran Church free concert series is in its fourth season, with performances taking place every Wednesday at noon. The church will open its doors to people who want to eat their lunch in the sanctuary and listen to live music, ranging from classical to jazz. First Lutheran Church is located at 524 S. ‘I’ St. Info: www.firstlutherantacoma.com. ETC –

SLEEP COUNTRY CLOTHING DRIVE

YPN GOLF TOURNAMENT

In an effort to give the Northwest’s nearly 20,000 foster children the extra confidence needed to sucETC –

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works made by Chihuly in his early career, from 1968 through the 1980s. The artwork displayed includes 30 transitional pieces from prominent local collections and the museum’s permanent collection, along with historic exhibit posters from the Mary Hale Cockran Library. Collectively, the works chronicle Chihuly’s influence as an artist, a visionary and a pioneer of the American studio glass movement. Info: www. museumofglass.org.

Washington State History Museum’s “Hope in Hard Times” exhibit showcases the 1929 Wall Street collapse as it plunged Americans into a period of great uncertainty as unemployment skyrocketed, banks failed and housing foreclosures hit record highs. President Herbert Hoover put it succinctly: “About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.” “Hope in Hard Times” shares how ordinary people worked for change in their communities, pulling together to find ways to deal with the crisis. A billy club used during the 1934 “Battle of Smith Cove,” Works Progress Administration artifacts and everyday items are among some of the objects showcased in this exhibition. The paintings and sketches of Ronald Debs Ginther, also featured in the exhibition, comprise one of the most complete visual records of the Great Depression. The exhibit runs through Nov. 4. Info: www. washingtonhistory.org. HOT HULA FITNESS

ROCK AND RALLY FOR TROOPS

On Aug. 4, Operation Ward 57 and Rock The Dock Pub & Grill present the Rock & Rally for the Troops fundraising event to benefit wounded soldiers, their loved ones as well as those who aid in their recovery through the programs of Operation Ward 57, a nonprofit that supports wounded warriors. This event will consist of a motorcycle dice run sponsored by Brothers In Arms MC. Following the dice run will be an outdoor concert featuring the bands Sweetkiss Momma, Jason Kertson & The Immortals, Klover Jane, Ayron Jones & The Way and Big Wheel Stunt Show. 21 and older in beer garden. Outside vendors, tables and bike viewing will be open to all ages. Even if you cannot make the dice run attend for the outdoor stage, beer gardens and silent auction. $10 suggested donation at the door. The motorcycle run registration starts at 10 a.m., beer garden opens at 4 p.m. and music starts at 4:30 p.m. Rock the Dock is located at 535 Dock St. Info: www.rockandrallyforthetroops.com. HAPPENINGS –

‘ORIGINS’

“Origins: Early Works by Dale Chihuly” runs through Oct. 21 at the Museum of Glass. The exhibit showcases ART –

Every Monday through Wednesday, the Asian Pacific Cultural Center is hosting hot hula fitness classes from 7-8 p.m. Inspired by the dances of the Pacific islands, hot hula fitness incorporates easy to perform dance moves set to the sounds of traditional Polynesian drum beats fused with funky reggae music, resulting in a modern, hip fitness workout. Hot hula fitness is a fun, new and exciting dance workout that isolates your larger muscle groups, quads and arms, providing a total body workout in 60 minutes. All ages and fitness levels will enjoy hot hula fitness. Admission: $6 (discount with APCC membership). APCC is located at 4851 South Tacoma Way. ETC –

STEILACOOM FARMERS MARKET

The Steilacoom Farmers Market is open every Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. The Steilacoom Summer Concert series offers a free concert across the street from the market each week at 6:30 p.m. Shop in an open-air market overlooking the Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains. For weekly fresh finds at the market ETC –

ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA

SUPPORT GROUP Organizing For America is a grassroots movement with the goal of re-electing President Barack Obama in 2012. It is an organization of volunteers hoping to educate, recruit and build a strong network all across the United States. The group welcomes all interested parties to attend their monthly meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at Native Quest, located at 2354 Jefferson Ave. in Tacoma. ETC –

The seventh annual “In the Spirit: Contemporary Northwest Native Arts” exhibit is at the Washington State History Museum. The exhibit displays artwork from more than two-dozen Native American tribes and runs through Aug. 26, culminating with the In the Spirit: Northwest Native Arts Market & Festival on Aug. 11. The exhibit is curated and juried through a partnership with The Evergreen State College Longhouse Education & Cultural Center, and celebrates the cultural traditions and modern expression of Native artists throughout the Pacific Northwest. General admission: $9.50 for adults, $7 for seniors and military, children 5 and under admitted free. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: www.washingtonhistory.org. ART –

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– For parents scrambling to make those last-minute summer camp decisions, Camp Jam Power Chord Academy, the nation’s largest and most popular provider of rock ‘n roll summer camps, will set the stage for three sessions at the University of Puget Sound in July. Artists featured at Camp Jam sessions include musicians who have performed with Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Guns ‘n Roses, Survivor, The Fray, Rod Stewart, Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The All-American Rejects, Don Henley and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The overnight camp for those ages 12 to 17 takes place July 22-28; day camp for musicians 1117 is July 23-27. Kids camp for ages 7 to 10 will be July 23-27. For more information or to register, visit www. campjam.com.

‘IN THE SPIRIT: CONTEMPORARY NORTHWEST NATIVE ARTS’

drum circle every Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. You do not need to have a drum to participate. For more info contact Ted Brown Music at (253) 272-3211 or visit www.tedbrownmusic.com.

‘HOPE IN HARD TIMES’

ROCK ‘N ROLL SUMMER CAMP

HAPPENINGS

updates, follow the market on Facebook or join the mailing list at steilacoomfarmersmarket.org.

KNITTERS, CROCHETERS UNITE!

Loving Hearts is a charitable knitting and crocheting group comprised of volunteers. The group makes hats for chemotherapy patients, baby items, blankets, wheelchair and walker bags, fingerless gloves for veterans and also organizes a backpack program for children. The group meets Aug. 14 from 1-3 p.m. and Aug. 22 from 7-9 p.m. at WayPoint Church, located at 12719 134th Ave. Kp N. in Gig Harbor. The group is also in need of yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks and button donations. Info: lovingheartsonkp@aol.com. ETC –

‘FIFTH OF JULY’

Suffering from fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue? Attend this support group, which meets every Wednesday from 4:15-5:15 p.m. at the Tacoma Area Coalition for Individuals with Disabilities building, located at 6315 S. 19th St. The group’s mission is to improve the morale of people coping with these challenges. Its activities include face-to-face encouragement, networking, sharing of resources as well as individual discoveries. ETC –

WEDNESDAY NIGHT KNITTING

ETC – Each Wednesday night from 5-8 p.m., Tacoma Art Place hosts a knitting/tile painting/crochet circle for those ages 17 and up. Group knitting is always free for members and those with a day pass, which can be purchased for $10. Bring your challenging projects, as those more experienced can help pick up dropped stitches and learn advanced techniques. Reserve your space at rsvp@ TacomaArtPlace.org.

BEAT THE HEAT

Coalition Humane, in partnership with the Seattle Animal Shelter, is offering $20 spay procedures for a limited time. Spay your female cat now before she goes into heat and has a litter. Limited availability – call (253) 6277729. ETC –

THE VALLEY CHORALE

The Valley Chorale, a soprano-alto-tenor-bass singing group, meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Aylen Junior High School, located at 101 15th St. S.W. in Puyallup. If you like singing, contact Joy Heidal at (253) 848-1134 or Dixie Byrne at (253) 6775291 for more information and a personal invitation to join the group.

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MEMORY LOSS SUPPORT

Caring for someone with memory loss? Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support groups provide a consistent and caring place for people to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with dementia. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia will be held the second Monday of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S. 12th St. Contact group facilitator Chuck Benefiel at (253) 584-3267. ETC –

UKULELE CIRCLE

CHARITY BOOT CAMP

Set in the late 1970s, Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” is a funny and poignant story about a crazy Midwestern family trying to reconstruct itself upon the return home of a family member wounded in Vietnam. Ken is now living in his childhood home with his boyfriend, and during Independence Day weekend the joys, fears and irony of striving to secure the “good life has to offer” are on full display. As part of the 2012 Tacoma Pride Festival, this performance explores the importance of finding and embracing one’s place in the world. The production takes place July 19-20 at the Broadway Center Rehearsal Studio III at 7 p.m. Free post-show discussions will follow each reading. Tickets: $14. Info: www.broadwaycenter.org. THEATER –

Jeff Jowers, owner and founder of Tacoma’s Ultimate Fitness Boot Camps, is hosting charity fitness boot camps every Saturday benefiting Mary Bridge Tree House. People who sign up for Ultimate Fitness Boot Camp can now donate pieces of clothing, which earns them a spot in a fast-paced, interval-style class free of charge. Info: www. tacomabootcamps.com. ETC –

FREE FIRST WEEKENDS

DRUM CIRCLE Bank of America bankcard holders and employees receive free admission to the Tacoma Art Museum the first weekend of every month as part of Bank of America’s national Museums on Us program. Info: museums.bankofamerica.com. ETC –

Ted Brown Music Tacoma hosts a free, all-ages MUSIC –

Ted Brown Music Tacoma hosts a free, all-ages ukulele circle every Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. For more info contact Ted Brown Music at (253) 272-3211 or visit www.tedbrownmusic.com. MUSIC –

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ceed in school and play, and provide support to local foster families, Sleep Country is hosting its annual Clothing Drive for Foster Kids. Donations of new clothes in all sizes – including packaged undergarments and socks – can be dropped off at any Sleep Country store. For more information on the location of the nearest store, visit www.sleepcountry.com or call 1 (888) 88-SLEEP. The store hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Donations will be accepted through July 22, and distributed among Sleep Country’s partner foster care organizations.

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