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‘Destiny’ fireboat takes to the water

DESIGN WORK CONTINUES ON RENOVATION

IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA

BOAT HOUSE. This rendering

depicts what Fire Station #5 will look like once renovation is complete.

By John Larson jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

Renovation work on Fire Station #5 along Ruston Way should be underway by this fall. The project is part of Tacoma Fire Department’s plan to establish a joint facility for police and fire on the waterfront. A portion of the existing pier and piles will be removed and a new float system and gangway will be installed. Structural improvements to the existing building and pier structure will be done and the station will be remodeled. A new apparatus bay will be added.

The project has a price tag of $4.1 million. In 2009 the city issued bonds that will cover $3 million of the cost. The remainder comes from a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant.

An update on the project was given during the April 26 meeting of Tacoma City Council’s Public Safety, Human Services and Education Committee.

The project is in the final stages of design and permitting. The council is being asked to approve an amendment to a contract with the firm Reid Middleton for additional services. Josh Clarke from the Public Works Department said

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PHOTOS BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER

BIG SPLASH. (Top) The new fireboat “Destiny” gets a test drive at its christening. (Left) Tacoma firefighter Bill Dixon

prepares the “Destiny” for its demonstration departure. (Middle) Port of Tacoma Commission President Richard Marzano and Tacoma City Councilmember Victoria Woodards shatter the ceremonial champagne for the “Destiny.”

(Right) Firefighter Ralph Jansson handles the ropes.

Topping out at 43 miles per hour, it can reach the Narrows Bridge from its dock along Commencement Bay in just 17 minutes.

By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

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acoma’s waterways just got a little safer, with the christening of the “Destiny.” The 30-foot fireboat is the top of the line for its class of rescue and rapid response vessels. And another one is on the way.

The “Destiny” is a FireStorm 30 by

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NEW PLAN, NEW LOOK: Port of Tacoma has new strategic plan and logo.

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Canadian boat builder MetalCraft Marine that takes to Tacoma waters through a partnership between the Port of Tacoma and the City of Tacoma. The $675,000 boat’s price tag was covered by local dollars and grants from Homeland Security that has the port technically owning the vessel and Tacoma operating it. Federal dollars covered about half the cost, while the port paid $123,000 and the city chipped in the remaining $188,000.

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“We have been talking about this for a long time,” Port Commissioner Dick Marzano said, noting that informal talks about a city-port partnership to get a new rescue boat started in 1995.

The vessel will serve as the primary response boat for Tacoma Fire Department because it is faster, less expensive to operate and packs more power than its sister ship, the “Commencement,” which is See FIREBOAT / page A6

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Sale of Elks Lodge parcels now official

By John Larson jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

The Elks Lodge #174 has sold its property for $12.2 million, according to a filing with Pierce County made on May 4. The sale includes five parcels, located in the vicinity of Union Avenue and South 23rd Street. The largest, the site of a future Walmart store, went for $11 million.

This paves the way for the Elks to begin work across the street at Allenmore Golf Course, which it also owns. That future home hinged on the selling of the 18-acre site across the street, which has been home to the lodge since the 1960s. After conversations with several developers, the Elks finally reached a deal with Jeffrey Oliphant and his Allenmore Medical Investors, LLC., which in has a

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POTHOLE OF THE WEEK

Stadium Way 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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Port unveils new strategic plan, logo

By John Larson jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

Port of Tacoma has ambitious goals to reach by 2022. These include doubling container cargo to 3 million 20-foot equivalent units and doubling bulk cargo to 12 million metric tons, doing environmental cleanup on 200 acres of land and reducing diesel emissions by 85 percent. These are some of the goals spelled out in the port’s strategic plan for the next 10 years. It has four main focus areas – strategic investments, new business opportunities, customer care and community pride. Port CEO John Wolfe gave a presentation on the topic during the May 8 meeting of Tacoma City Council’s Economic Development Committee.

Wolfe said that between 50 percent and 70 percent of cargo going through the Tideflats heads inland. Much of this is on trains heading to the Midwest.

As cargo ships have gotten larger, the trains that haul away the products they carry have to become longer. Wolfe discussed efforts to improve rail capacity to accommodate trains that could be as long as a mile and a half.

He noted the recent announcement

of the shipping line coalition known as the Grand Alliance to begin calling on Tacoma. The coalition wanted a port that offered cost savings and efficiency. “Those are the factors that are driving service,� he said. “We are designing the future of rail on the Tideflats.�

The second category calls for greater exporting capacity, especially bulk material. This includes agricultural products and could include crude oil coming out of new fields in the Dakotas. Wolfe said the former Kaiser smelter site has been identified as ideal for a future $100 million bulk cargo terminal.

No business deal has been reached yet, “but we are working real hard at that.�

The port wants to shift away from too much reliance on cargo contain-

ers. Wolfe said planning for more bulk cargo is an example of the port’s efforts to diversify its portfolio.

A competitive advantage Tacoma has over other West Coast ports is ample room to expand. That puts the port in “a sweet spot,� he observed. A key factor is to get the word out to the international market that Tacoma is diversified.

The third focus area is about maintaining and improving relationships with customers. “We want to be recognized as best in class.�

The fourth encompasses topics ranging from environmental stewardship to transportation improvements.

It also ties into building partnerships with other entities. Wolfe acknowledged the support Mayor Marilyn Strickland offered in landing the Grand Alliance.

When representatives of the shipping lines were in town to discuss the business deal, the mayor wrote a letter encouraging them to select the Port of Tacoma. He said this was placed in their hotel rooms, along with a tin of Almond Roca.

The port also has a new logo, designed by the California consulting firm brandStrata. Councilmember Lauren Walker said she is impressed by it.

Tacoma Murals Project selects five more sites

By Matt Nagle matt@tacomaweekly.com

The Tacoma Murals Project has reached another height in its ongoing mission to make neighborhoods more beautiful. The city just announced the five sites selected for this year where painted murals will transform what was once neglected into vibrant showpieces of artistic talent and communities coming together.

The sites are (accompanied by the sponsoring neighborhood group): a retaining wall of the 3200 block of East ‘L’ St. (Dometop Neighborhood Alliance); 220 Puyallup Ave. (Dome District Development Group); 2502 Commerce St. (Hillside Development Council); 5441

S. Sheridan St. (Mann neighborhood); 6323 McKinley Ave. (Hope Heights).

Now the next step is for artists to meet with community members from each neighborhood to do some research on the chosen mural sites and gather conceptual ideas for what the murals will be.

Amy McBride, arts administrator for the city of Tacoma, described it as “a give and take process� of collaboration in which the artists ask questions about what people admire in their neighborhood and the artists strive to represent that through conceptual mural designs.

According to McBride, response to the city’s “call to community groups� for

participation earlier this year was a big success, as more than 10 applications to the murals project were received from groups throughout the city. “We asked people to give us walls that were victims of blight and vandalism – and areas that don’t have a lot of public art,� she said. The chosen neighborhood groups agree to not only design and paint the mural, but also to maintain it. Local artists will lead each mural’s development.

Murals completed so far through the project, nine altogether, have remained relatively unscathed by tagging and graffiti, McBride said. “For the most part, the murals haven’t really been touched and people have

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The Tacoma Murals Project was established in 2010 as part of the city’s Safe, Clean and Attractive initiative, primarily as a way to erase blight and to fight graffiti. At the same time, the project is used as a training program for the artists to gain further experience in mural painting, and to educate the public, including the youth who are encouraged to take part in the entire murals process. “Last year we did a lot of classroom training with students,� McBride explained. “They painted two training murals to give them hands-on experience.

Then this year the five lead artists will create teams of the students.�

Holding the paintbrush and applying paint to a weary wall engenders ownership of the mural and pride in the neighborhood, says McBride.

She used the mural at South ‘M’ and South 34th streets as an example, one of the early murals painted through the Tacoma Murals Project (2010-11). Lead artist Joni Joachims led participating artists Brad Dinsmore, Rajaa Gharbi, Kathleen Gray and Tenold Sundberg to create a whimsical scene featuring billy goats – and for a good reason. “It used to be called Billy Goat Hill,’ McBride said of the mural’s location, “and goats were brought in to clean it up a few years back. “It was because the mural was being painted there that brought community together.

It opens people up to discovery about their neighborhood.�

To see all the murals completed by the project so far, visit www.tacomaculture.org and click on “the arts.�

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City Briefs

Police Blotter FIRE AT DAY CARE CENTER A suspicious fire occurred at a day care center on May 3. The incident happened at Pathways to Learning Child Care, located in the 9200 block of Pacific Avenue. It is affiliated with the Church of God in Christ.

A fire alarm brought firefighters to the scene. They saw a can of gas on the ground and a broken window on the building.

About $8,000 in damages was done. The cause of the fire is under investigation. On May 2 someone drove a stolen van into the side of the building early in the morning, prior to the center opening.

CHILDREN HURT IN CRASH A 4-year-old child was ejected from a mini-van on May 2 after it was hit by another vehicle that ran a red light. The crash occurred at the intersection of East 72nd Street and McKinley Avenue. Another child in the mini-van suffered cuts and bruises.

LATITUDE ADJUSTMENT Police officers responded to a report of a fight outside a bar on April 26. It took place across the street from Latitude 84, located in the 8400 block of South Hosmer Street. Security guards from the bar used pepper spray on the crowd, which caused many of the people to leave before police arrived. No arrests were reported.

PROWLER WITH GUN ON CAMPUS A man opened fire on two campus security guards at the University of Puget Sound on April 25. The guards had received a report of someone trying to break into cars on campus. They confronted the suspect near the intersection of Union Avenue and South 14th Street. He handed them a driver’s license. He refused their orders to take his hands out of his pockets. One guard struggled with the suspect, who pulled a gun from his waistband. It fell to the ground and fired. The suspect drove away in a stolen vehicle, which was later found outside a house near 6th Avenue. A warrant was then issued for the arrest of Bryan Michael Windmeyer. He is charged with first-degree assault, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, felony harassment and vehicle prowling.

Windmeyer was arrested on May 4 at an apartment complex in the central section of the city and was booked into jail.

NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS PLANNED The city of Tacoma has spring cleanups scheduled on May 12 for the following neighborhoods: Pac-Yak, Park Avenue, Alling Park, Hillsdale, East Wapato and North Wapato.

Homeowners and renters in single-family and duplex residences can unload items for free.

The drop-off site is St. Ann’s Catholic Church, located at 7001 Park Ave. Items that cannot be dumped include material from a business; cars, campers or boat parts, trailers, boats, daily household garbage and animal carcasses.

For more information call Allyson Griffith at (253) 591-5119.

MULTICARE TREEHOUSE GETS BIG DONATION Tacoma-based Windermere Professional Partners is donating $10,409 to the MultiCare Treehouse, a 43-unit apartment building that has been converted into free housing for out of area families with sick children.

The Treehouse is a facility for families whose children are being treated at Tacoma General’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Mary Bridge’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Treehouse ensures families of sick children do not have to worry about where they will sleep, eat, shower and care for the other children in their family while their child is being treated at the hospital.

Windermere Professional Partners has been involved with Treehouse for years and recently completed a $50,000 donation that resulted in a room named after the late founding partner of WPP, Wally Starkey. This latest contribution is from funds raised in the Windermere Professional Partners office combined with funds from the Windermere Foundation.

PARENTS GROUP TO SCREEN FILM Parents Across America Tacoma (PAAT), a new community group in support of Tacoma Public Schools, will be showing the film “The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting For Superman” on May 17 at King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. The film is a documentary created by New York City parents and teachers as a response to “Waiting for Superman.” From the 27th Legislative District, Representative Laurie Jinkins will lead a discussion immediately following the movie.

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“It’s important for our community to learn more about how charter schools might potentially impact our neighborhoods,” said PAAT founding member Jennifer Boutell.

PAAT is an autonomous affiliate of Parents Across America, a nationwide network of parent-led organizations dedicated to supporting and strengthening America’s schools. For more information visit http://paatacoma.org.

WALK ON ARMED FORCES DAY The Sea-Tac Volkssports Club is sponsoring a free Armed Forces Day Walk at Fort Lewis on May 19. There will be a 10 km (6.2 miles) and 5 km (3.1miles) walk, and will begin at Carey Theater on Liggett Avenue. Walk on sidewalks, dirt and gravel roads through the housing area on the historic Fort Lewis grounds. Some of the 10km trail is in the woods with a few short hills. All are invited to start between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., finishing by 4 p.m. Strollers may have difficulty and the walk is not recommended for those using wheelchairs.

Water and restrooms are near start/finish.

Water only at checkpoints. Pets not permitted on buses.

Driving directions for civilian vehicles: I-5: exit 119 (Steilacoom/Dupont): Turn east and enter the Joint Base Lewis/McChord security gate, where you will be directed to parking area. Participants will be bused to start/finish area.

Vehicles with military decal: I-5: exit 120 (Fort Lewis). Stay on 41st Division and follow signs to parking area across from the theater.

For more information call Preston Johnson at (253) 839-1892 or (253) 569-0108.

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More work is occurring in other sites within the construction zone as well. On May 4 crews closed the eastbound State Route 16 exit to northbound I-5 between 11:30 p.m. and 4 a.m. to move a barrier. The detour will take motorists onto southbound I-5, through the South 56th Street interchange and back onto northbound I-5.

Under the Nalley Valley viaduct, an abundance of large construction cranes, drill rigs, trucks and other equipment and crews are focused on building new bridge piers. The work requires dirt excavation, concrete pours and a lot of heavy lifting. It also requires continued single-lane closures and lane adjustments on South Center Street and South Tacoma Way, and continued daytime closures of the northbound (downhill) lane of Sprague Avenue between South 37th Street and South Tacoma Way (people can still drive uphill).

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The May 4th cover story “Farmers Market season opens in Tacoma” incorrectly stated the open hours of the 6th Avenue market, which are 3-7 p.m. every Tuesday. Broadway’s Market is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and South Tacoma will be open 11 p.m. to 3 p.m. starting June 3.Tacoma Weekly apologizes for the error.

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Poll shows support for street repair tax increase

By John Larson jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

Tacoma residents could be asked to vote on raising property taxes later this year to fund repairs to potholeriddled streets. A new poll indicates a majority of respondents would support an increase of 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value for such an effort.

That would raise about $54 million over six years.

Pollster Andrew Thibault discussed the survey results during a recent Tacoma City Council meeting. The poll was conducted by telephone between March 29 and April 1. It interviewed 400 people about city government in general and specific questions about streets and other transportation infrastructure. The poll cost $12,000 and was paid for by the city’s street maintenance fund. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 percent.

Thibault works for the Seattlebased firm EMC Research, which conducted the poll. He said residents are more optimistic than pessimistic about the direction the city is heading in. A question on the topic had 47 percent responding that the city is heading in the right direction, while 31 percent feel the city is on the wrong track and 22 percent did not know.

He said the poll clearly shows residents see the need for infrastructure improvements, with 72 percent disagreeing with the statement “Neighborhood streets in Tacoma are well maintained.� In an open-ended question, 23 percent mentioned street-related issues as the city’s most pressing problem. Other responses included crime at 14 percent, education at 11 percent and unemployment at 10 percent. And 80 percent want pothole repair to be a priority.

Asked about the tax increase, 30 percent said they strongly support it, with 38 percent somewhat in support.

Nearly half, 48 percent, feel the city currently has enough funds to repair roads. One third disagree with that assessment. About half of respondents stated they do not trust the city to spend their tax money wisely.

Thibault said these figures show voters in general support the idea, but many are skeptical about the city government. “There is a strong element of transparency and accountability that

will have to be part of this.� He added that the data provides “an excellent opportunity for the city to show it is acting on their top concern.� Thibault considers this a way for the city to rebuild trust with voters.

Councilmember Ryan Mello said it would cost the typical homeowner $92 a year.

Mayor Marilyn Strickland noted there are other funds for street repairs that would bolster this source of funds.

Councilmember David Boe noted that the repair work, if approved by voters, would create private-sector jobs.

Councilmember Joe Lonergan pointed out that respondents consider sidewalks and bicycle lanes to be low priorities. He said this indicates that citizens are not strongly supportive of the city’s complete streets policies, which calls for making streets more amendable to all forms of transportation such as walking, bike riding and mass transit.

Thibault did not interpret the results as a rejection of the policy, but rather indicated the importance of repairing streets as soon as possible. “They just want the bleeding to stop right now.�

Public Works Director Dick McKinley said that if the council wants the tax increase on the ballot in November, it must pass a resolution on this by late July. He said a citizen committee should be convened to provide input on a list of projects to be funded.

City Manager T.C. Broadnax asked each council member to submit three names for potential members of this committee. Strickland said such a committee should include some people who are opposed to the tax increase. “This has to be citizen driven to work,� Councilmember Jake Fey remarked.

The council assembled another citizen group last year that made several recommendations. One was to offer this tax increase. Another was to impose a $20 increase on car tabs to raise $13.75 million over six years.

Broadnax recommended holding off on the car tab item for at least six years. He said the city should focus on the credibility issue with voters.

OLD TOWN DOCK

PHOTO BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER

MAKEOVER TIME. The Old Town Dock will get some major improvements when a

$2 million restoration plan is set to being in August.

Expect to see fishing poles to return following renovations

By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

Old Town Dock has been closed for years, but it will see new life along Tacoma’s waterfront with renovations in the works to start this summer.

First built in 1873 in what was then the heart of Tacoma’s shipping operations, the dock then became a place for waterfront walks and fishing after trade operations moved to the Tideflats.

The boardwalk dock closed, however, in 2008 after an engineering study found it was too weak for pedestrians. It has sat behind fences ever since.

Plans to restore the dock at 2123 Schuster Parkway have been underway ever since. And now those plans are ready to go from city reports to the water with a

$2 million restoration set to begin in August. The work will replace the pier’s rotting piles, pavilion and aging deck, while adding handrails, security features and short-term moorage floats under an agreement between City of Tacoma and Metro Parks Tacoma. Both agencies are splitting the renovation cost with Tacoma funding the work through general operation bonds and Metro Parks using bond dollars passed by voters in 2005. The construction of a $350,000 bathroom facility at the site will dovetail into the dock restoration project as well. The details of the dock operations deal are being worked out as part of a larger package meant to address the operation and upkeep of many other city properties that are used as parks facilities.

“We are in the early stages of that process,� said Tacoma’s Public Works Division Manager Jeff Jenkins.

The deal, however, will follow the recommendations of a working group that was tasked studying the future of the Old Town Dock after it closed. An 11-page roster of findings and recommendations are now in the works. “It was very clear that it was very important that the dock be a working dock,�

Jenkins said.

That means slips for temporary boat moorage, fishing spots and being a walkable asset to Tacoma’s waterfront. “It really is a gateway to Ruston Way,� said Metro Parks Project Manager Doug Fraser.

The current timeline estimates the dock will reopen in mid-2013.

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Recognition well deserved Tacoma Weekly staff would like to recognize longtime Tacoma Weekly freelance writer Karen Westeen for her recent induction into the Tacoma/Pierce County Baseball-Softball Old-timers Association Hall of Fame.

Westeen’s time at this publication stretches back to 1993, when it was still called Tacoma Monthly.

She has served in various roles in the past, including compiling the events calendar, copyediting and writing feature stories and art reviews. She still writes an occasional book review. But her coverage of Tacoma Rainiers is what she is best known for.

Westeen has interviewed numerous players, coaches and others associated with the team, such as trainers and radio announcers.

A lifelong fan of the game of baseball, Westeen truly enjoys covering the Rainiers beat. Her articles are like a rite of spring.

In her induction in the association’s media category, Westeen joins legendary broadcaster Bob Robertson, sportswriter Art Thiel and several media professionals who have passed on, including Clay Huntington, Art Popham and Stan Farber. Great company indeed.

Kalakala drama needs closure

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A proposal to fund higher education

By John Burbank This time of year, high school seniors who plan to go to community college or the University of Washington take a look at the actual price of admission – and then try to figure out with their BURBANK parents whether they can make it work.

It gets tougher every year.

Just 10 years ago, UW tuition was $5,000. In 2010, it was nearly $9,000.

And over the past couple years it has shot up to more than $10,500. The university has not yet decided what tuition will be next year – but another increase is a safe bet.

Community colleges are no free ride either. At Everett Community College, tuition and fees increased from $2,200 a decade ago to more than $3,500 now. For perspective, in 1993 that amount would have bought you a year at the UW. (All of these dollar figures take inflation into account.)

Every time that tuition goes up, another student decides not to knock on the door to higher education. “Sticker shock,” as it is known in higher education circles, raises very real psychological and financial barriers in front of Washington’s high school seniors. Financial aid has not kept up with tuition, and students are rightfully leery of graduating deep in debt.

Leaders in business, in the Legislature and the governor herself say ensuring our kids have the opportunity for higher education is a priority. But they seem quite unwilling to close tax loopholes to fund those opportunities. Nor will they

advocate for increasing taxes on the very wealthy to fund education – whether K-12, community college or our state universities.

In the meantime, since family incomes flat-lined during (and really, even before) the recession, tuition increases are effectively a tax avoided by the wealthy and shouldered by the middle class.

It does not have to be this way.

When our current governor, many of our legislators and lots of baby boomers – including myself – went to college, tuition was about $1,500 a year (again, in today’s dollars). If that was good for us and for Washington’s economy, it should be good for this generation of students, too.

It should not be too hard to afford that again. Per capita state income has increased more than 75 percent. But of course, that is just an average. The typical family has not seen anything near that kind of increase in purchasing power.

That is enjoyed only by the tip-top, like Howard Schultz from Starbucks, who pulled down a cool $4.4 million in cash last year.

So as a compromise, we could revert to state funding levels from just five years ago. That would put UW tuition at $6,500 a year (a full $4,000 less than today) and Everett Community College tuition at $2,800 ($700 less).

But instead of aiming for a watereddown version of the past, let’s do something different and better for the future. Let’s give an open opportunity for any graduating senior – limited by only their own academic performance – to attend their local community college or a state public university, tuition-free.

In exchange, a legal quid pro quo: the student contributes 1.5 percent of their income (if they attended community

college), or 4 percent of income (if they attended a university) for 25 years.

From the student’s point of view, here is what that would look like. After you graduate from the UW, if you make $30,000 a year, you would contribute $100 a month. A few years (and a few promotions) later, if you are making $60,000, you would contribute $200 a month.

Or, if you graduate from Everett Community College, you would pay $40 a month on a salary of $32,000 a year.

You would pay $100 a month if you are lucky enough to make $80,000.

Whatever your income, you pay 1.5 percent to your community college for 25 years, and you are done. Or you pay 4 percent to your university for 25 years and you are done with that.

From the state’s perspective, this system would create a funding stream sufficient to enable the next generation of students to gain open access and opportunity to higher education. Their yearly payments, in turn, would pay forward the same opportunity to the next generation of students after them.

There are certainly some legal kinks that would need to be worked out, such as a federal or interstate partnership to ensure students who move to other states still make their payments.

But before we go there, here is what I would like to know: Do you think this idea would help ensure students have an open opportunity to higher education?

If yes, why? If not, why not – and what alternative would you propose that keeps the doors of educational opportunity open?

John Burbank is the executive director and founder of the Economic Opportunity Institute in Seattle.

The Lorax would approve of modern forestry practices

By Todd Myers This spring, a motion picture version of Dr. Theodor Seuss’ “The Lorax” hit the big screen with a not-so-subtle environmental message about the threat timber harvesting poses to the environment. Published in 1971, the book tells the story of a business, led by the “Once-ler,” that cuts down all of the trees in the Truffula forest, destroying wildlife habitat, the air and water in the process.

The Lorax, a friendly, furry creature that “speaks for the trees,” announces what he thinks has caused this catastrophe, scolding the businessman, “Sir, you are crazy with greed.”

Forty years after the book was published, however, a different story has been written in forests across the globe.

Rather than being at odds, the Once-ler and the Lorax have found a common interest in making sure forests grow and expand – and many of the world’s forests have benefited.

In the industrialized world, instead of the scarcity Seuss predicted, forests are plentiful. Last year was the International Year of the Forest, and the United Nations offered some good news. For the last two decades, total land area covered by forest in the Northern Hemisphere – where forestry is particularly active – has increased.

Despite the implication that economic growth, or as Seuss has the Onceler say, “biggering, and biggering, and

biggering,” would lead to environmental destruction, the nations where growth has been most steady are the ones enjoying the best environmental outcomes.

Not only are nations in the Northern Hemisphere seeing forestland expand, wood is increasingly recognized as one of the more environmentally friendly building materials.

At the University of Washington, researchers compared the environmental impact of building with either wood, concrete or steel. The hands-down winner for lower energy use, less waste and less water use was wood. While concrete and steel can only be mined once, trees are constantly replacing themselves.

One thing that Seuss got right was that once the Once-ler cut all the trees down, his business went down with them.

Foresters understand this. Destroying a forest by cutting down every last tree makes no sense, and so there are more trees in American forests today than there were just a few decades ago.

Indeed, the economic value of the trees ensures forests are replanted and available for wildlife and future generations. Even companies not planning on harvesting in 60 years recognize that land with 20-year old trees is more valuable than land with no trees at all. Replanting is not just good for the environment, it is good for business.

This is not to say that the world’s

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forests are forever safe, or to dismiss the impact deforestation has on the environment. The enemy in these areas, however, is more likely to be poverty than industry. Few people realize the most common use for trees across the globe is as firewood to heat a home and cook a meal. These trees are not cut down by machines, but by people struggling to meet the needs of daily living.

It is true government regulation of forestry is stricter today than it was 40 years ago. It is also true, however, that we are still harvesting a significant amount of wood in the Northern Hemisphere, while preserving vast areas for future generations. Sawmills are making the most of every part of the tree, literally using lasers to measure the best way to saw the log. Technology has made effective regulation possible by using every tree wisely and limiting shortterm pressures to over-harvest.

Forty years after he sprung from the imagination of Dr. Seuss, the Lorax would be happy to see that, far from disappearing, many forests today are thriving. They are there because the real story of the forests has not been about an unending battle between the fictional Lorax and the hard-hearted Once-ler, but of a friendship that understands that both benefit from healthy forests that future generations can enjoy.

Todd Myers is the environmental director at Washington Policy Center.

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The long, strange saga of the Kalakala needs to end. The dilapidated ship has become a hazard. Now it is a matter of determining who has the responsibility of paying to dispatch it.

The ship sailed the waters of Puget Sound as a ferry from 1935 to 1967. After leaving the ferry fleet it was sold and taken to Alaska, where it became a fishprocessing factory. It has since ensnared several men with dreams of restoring her to her former grandness.

Peter Bevis was the first. He rescued it from Alaska, where it lay buried in the mud, and towed it to Seattle in the 1990s. Eventually the neighboring boat owners along Lake Union got tired of the eyesore. Then it was sold to Steve Rodrigues. He took it to Neah Bay. After it wore out its welcome there, the U.S. Coast Guard declared it a hazard and threatened to sink it in the ocean. In hindsight, that may have been the best thing to do with the Kalakala.

For eight years the Kalakala has been moored on Hylebos Waterway, at a dock owned by local businessman Karl Anderson. At the time Anderson seemed like a champion for historic preservation.

He offered Rodrigues a place to store the ship while working on a plan to restore it.

Rodrigues turned out to be a man with grand plans but no apparent means to carry them out. At one point he presented a proposal to restore the Kalakala and place it along Thea Foss Waterway. On the adjacent land would be a pool with dolphins, an indoor ski resort, restaurants and residential units. All of this would be funded by some wealthy, unnamed investors overseas.

Rodrigues has become broke and homeless from his ill-fated plans to restore the Kalakala. In March Anderson filed a lawsuit attempting to evict Rodrigues and the ship. Anderson claims Rodrigues owes him back moorage fees and penalties.

Last winter water began flooding into the ferry from holes in its hull. Rotten pilings on the shore began to break away. The Kalakala became a hazard, both environmental and navigational. About 75 ocean-going ships move in and out of this waterway each year. Should the Kalakala break away and block the Hylebos, it would harm businesses and the jobs they support. It could also disrupt toxic sludge that has been capped below the surface.

Port of Tacoma has held recent meetings with state and federal agencies about what to do with the neglected vessel. The cheapest option would be to fix the ship up just enough to tow it away and cut it up for scrap metal, which could cost between $2 million and $3 million.

Perhaps the Kalakala is cursed. It would not be the first ship with such a reputation. Who bears the financial responsibility for it remains to be seen.

Rodrigues obviously lacks the financial resources to dispose of the doomed ship.

Anderson no doubt regrets letting Rodrigues move the Kalakala to his dock. While Anderson offered a sincere hand in the effort to restore this piece of local maritime history, he may well get stuck footing the bill to take it to its final resting place.

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nearing the end of its service life.

Topping out at 43 miles per hour, it can reach the Narrows Bridge from its dock along Commencement Bay in just 17 minutes and can pump some 1,800 gallons of water per minute while maneuvering in the water more like a sports car than a fireboat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can put out quite a bit of water and stop on a dime,â&#x20AC;? firefighter Bill Dixon said.

The jet-propelled craft, for example, can jump from a dead stop to full throttle on its two 420-horsepower engines in seven seconds and stop from its top speed to still waters in just a few feet. It also has sonar, radar and night-vision equipment that will allow it to provide port security if called into regular patrol service.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Destinyâ&#x20AC;? will be stationed at a facility along Thea Foss Waterway just under Murray Morgan Bridge, alongside the slower but heftier â&#x20AC;&#x153;Commencement,â&#x20AC;? which is a 1980s-era fireboat that was renovated and updated in 2005. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Commencementâ&#x20AC;? tops out at about 20 miles per hour but can deliver some 6,000 gallons a minute of water on fires. The former fireboat, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Defiance,â&#x20AC;? has been formally retired and is being sold for scrap. The department is working on plans to add another response craft in the coming years.

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development deal with Walmart.

Lucile Summerlin, public relations chair for the lodge, confirmed that the sale is official. She said she was not authorized to comment on what might be built on the smaller parcels.

The organization has several upcoming events to mark this significant milestone. A members-only party will take place on May 19. Soon after, Tacoma Fire Department and Tacoma Police Department will use the old pro shop at the golf course for a training exercise. It will then be razed.

In late May, a groundbreaking ceremony will take place for the new building, which will have 39,000 square feet and a price tag of $8 million. It will contain a restaurant, pro shop, lodge facilities, courts for hand-

ball and racquetball and an exercise room.

It is expected that construction will take one year.

In early June, the organization will open a 2,940-square-foot pavilion at Allenmore.

Summerlin said this will be used for banquets, weddings and similar functions, for a crowd up to 245. It will be located between the ninth and 10th tees. Summerlin said it will feature overhead infrared heating and be open on three sides, with closable roll-up panels.

On June 16, the doors will close for the last time at the current lodge, after the dance thatevening. It will be demolished at some point this summer.

Summerlin said the dances held on Tuesdays and Thursdays will take place at the Afifi Masonic Center, located at South 8th and Vassault streets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was a nice thing for them to do,â&#x20AC;? she said of the organization.

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the amount of the structure that will be over water will increase, which affects the permitting process. The existing contract is $411,105. The amendment would add $57,374. This will cover ground improvement design, mitigation planning, site monitoring planning and bid assistance.

Public Works Director Dick McKinley discussed the condition of the dock. He said that when the council approved the project in 2009 it faced two choices â&#x20AC;&#x201C; tear it down or renovate it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and noted it chose the latter.

Councilmember Victoria Woodards pointed out that the money for this project is already budgeted.

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The council will vote on the contract amendment in May or June. The city will advertise for construction bids in July. It plans to award the contract in August and to begin construction in September.

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Stadium falls to Gig Harbor, locked in third

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SURROUNDED. Bellarmine forward Michael

Rector skies for a header as a group of Central Kitsap defenders surround him in the Lions’ 2-1 loss to the Cougars on May 4.

WILSON’S ATHLETICISM WINS ALL-CITY MEET

Rams have 14 individual winners in tune-up

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ocal track squads had one last chance to tune up for the postseason on May 2, and it was on the same stage – the All-City Meet at Lincoln High School. While each team impressed in different ways, the Wilson Rams displayed a wide variety of athleticism, as they had 14 individual winners and swept all the relays in convincingly winning both the boys and girls’ meets.

“We had a lot of good performances, so things are looking good,” said Wilson coach Sam Ring, noting the efforts of 1,600-meter winner Kaleb Javier and pole-vaulters Deandre Hankins and Brandon WatersMorales, who each cleared 12 feet.

Javier also claimed the 3,200meter title, while Justin Scott won the 800-meter run, Larry Hall took the 110-meter hurdles and placed second by an eyelash behind teammate James Sivonen in the 300meter hurdles and Daviyonta Booth won the long jump. The Rams’ boys won the 4X100-meter relay by a full second over Foss, while the girls were impressive in winning the 4X200- and 4X400-meter relays convincingly.

“We’ve always prided ourselves in relays at Wilson. We usually place at the state meet,” Ring said.

“Although we’re mixing the squads up right now, trying to compete for them in those relays, seeing who can do it and who can’t when we go to the league meet.”

Wilson’s Marche Thierry won the girls 100-meter dash while teammate Violet Morrow took the 200-meter dash, Stephanie Stuckey won the 1,600-meter run and Sydney Stuckey claimed the 100-meter hurdles title. In the field events, the Rams’ Terina Nelson won the javelin throw, Kaja Sanders took the high jump, Yana Karlova won the pole vault and Alyssa Marzano was the triple jump champ.

Lincoln’s boys claimed second at the meet, highlighted by sophomore Rayshaun Miller, who won the 100meter dash in 11.20 seconds and took second in the 200-meter dash.

“He can really run. He still has some things to learn as far as technique and out of the block, but he’s got natural athletic ability, it’s pretty impressive,” said Lincoln coach Duane Lee. Lee also noted that Julius Col-

The term “the schedule maker got it right” is often misused in the sporting world. But after 80 minutes of fast and furious soccer action on May 4 at Bellarmine Memorial Stadium, Bellarmine and Central Kitsap left it all on the field, as Central would squeak out a 2-1 win over the Lions and put themselves in the driver’s seat for the Narrows League title.

“We weren’t at our best tonight, but give C.K. credit as they established themselves early and found a way to win,” said veteran Lions coach Joe Waters.

The Lions dominated the first half of play but could not find the back of the net as the Cougars four-five-one defense kept Bellarmine at bay. Central broke through in the 15th minute as Derek Bonafillia found the back of the net off a scramble in front, and the Cougars would take a 1-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Central went into an attacking mode to start the second half, but the Lions would soon find the equalizer as Cooper Doxon hammered home a shot from just inside the box in the 43rd minute. Central would grab back the momentum as Miles Rodriquez-Nilsen redirected a pass with his left foot just inside the top of the box off a pass from Jordan Kolars to give the Cougars a 2-1 lead in the 53rd minute.

The Lions would just miss on several good tries around the Cougar goal, and were unable to dent the back of the net as Central held on for the hardfought win. With an 8-0 win over Shelton on May 7, the Cougars claimed the Narrows 4A title and the number-one seed to districts.

“We put in a great effort but we could not get that equalizer,” said Waters, in his 21st year as the Lions’ coach. “Now we think about Olympia and maybe see these guys again at district.”

We could only be so lucky to see a rematch.

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GIG HARBOR TOPS STADIUM

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WILSON WINNERS. (Top) Wilson’s Larry Hall (right) clears the last

hurdle during his win in the 110-meter hurdles as Lincoln’s Therron Randle (middle) finished a close second and Wilson’s Brandon Jessen (left) finished fourth. (Bottom) Wilson’s Marche Thierry took the 100-meter dash title, as Lincoln’s My’Kaila Young (second to left) and Stadium’s Mikala Chissus (left) try to make up ground.

wash set a personal record of 41 feet and 9.5 inches to take second place in the triple jump, an event he started just a week prior. The Abes’ Matthew Kuljis won the high jump, while Julia Jones won the 300-meter hurdles, Tamika Green won the long jump and Jada Harvey won the shot put and discus throw for the girls, who placed third overall.

Stadium’s boys placed third overall, headlined by Jon Lee’s triple jump victory with a mark of 44 feet, while Kramer Lewis won the javelin throw with a toss of 151 feet and nine inches. The Tigers’ Emily Coic convincingly won the 3,200-meter run, Natalie Sidhom won the 800meter run and Megan Montgomery won the 400-meter dash after earlier placing second in the long and triple jumps.

“She was a little gassed,” said Stadium coach Margaret Walter of Montgomery. “But I think she just put forth that extra effort at the end to do well.”

Mount Tahoma’s Phuong Truong highlighted the Thunderbirds’ fourthplace finish by winning the shot put and discus throw, setting a personal best of 179 feet and four inches in the latter. The Thunderbirds’ Shariah Williams placed sixth in the 100meter dash, fifth in the 200-meter dash and third in the long jump.

Foss’ Marcus Chambers highlighted the Falcons’ day with two more impressive wins in the 200and 400-meter dashes, winning the latter by more than two seconds.

Despite being low in numbers, coach Ed Williams described his squad as “a bunch of young guys that are willing to learn and compete. If I get about four or five more of those we’ll be alright.”

The Falcons’ Mil-Lindsey Williams placed third in the 100-meter dash and fourth in the 200-meter dash, while teammate Abrei McClarron took second in the 200-meter dash and fifth in the 100-meter dash.

With a district tournament spot assured and facing a squad fighting for its playoff life, Stadium knew it was in for a challenge against Gig Harbor. The Tigers created several early chances, but ultimately could not capitalize in falling 1-0 at home to the Tides on May 4.

On senior night, it was senior forward Matt Varela who had a golden opportunity on a breakaway in the 10th minute, but his shot was deflected out by Tides keeper Korey Durkee, the reigning Narrows 4A MVP. “I think that would have changed the game,” said Stadium head coach Mike Caldwell. “Their keeper came up big…he hasn’t had his best season, but of course against us he played great.”

Gig Harbor then began pressuring the Tigers’ defense, and finally capitalized in the 34th minute, when forward Ian Grissom brought down a header at the top of the box and drove a low shot past Tigers keeper Nick Rosato.

“Besides that one mistake, they played pretty well,” said Caldwell of his team. “Second half, we put pressure on them. The last 10 minutes we were down there, we just couldn’t finish today.”

Max Harvey tried to help even the score early in the second half by sending a beautiful chip forward to Kyle Ballard, but the senior midfielder could not get a solid shot off. The Tigers had two late chances in the 74th minute when Jacob Beardemphl sent a cross just over the head of Jordan Cohen that was headed out, and Patrick Ganu’s follow-up shot was blocked.

Despite the loss, the Tigers have locked up the league’s third seed and will have a district tournament match on May 12 at 11 a.m. at Mount Tahoma High School. The win put the Tides in fifth place, a point behind South Kitsap, who was to host Gig Harbor on May 8 to decide the final playoff spot.

“Can I say they wanted it more than us? Maybe,” said Caldwell. “But like I said, we had chances and it didn’t work out for us…it’s a good learning experience, and hopefully we don’t have to use it in districts. But we’ll see what happens.”

By Jeremy Helling

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SPORTSWATCH PLU AT SOFTBALL REGIONALS Pacific Lutheran, 37-11 this season, was set to face Huntingdon (Ala.), 28-13, in its NCAA Division III softball regional round opener on May 11 in Tyler, Texas.

PLU, which reached NCAA Division III postseason play by virtue of winning the Northwest Conference tournament championship, is the regional tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 2 seed.

Huntingdon, the Great South Athletic Conference tournament winner, is the No. 7 seed.

Other teams in the seven-team regional tournament include No. 1 seed and tournament host Texas-Tyler, 36-7, which has a first-round bye before meeting the winner of a first-round game between Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 28-13, and Louisiana College, also 28-13.

The other side of PLUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bracket has Redlands (Calif.), 31-11, playing BirminghamSouthern (Ala.), 34-9, with the winner advancing to play the winner of the PLU versus Huntingdon game.

The winners of the eight regional tournaments being played at campus locations around the country will advance to the NCAA Division III national championship tournament scheduled for May 18-22 at the Moyer Complex in Salem, Va.

KAREN WESTEEN RECOGNIZED Long-time Tacoma Weekly freelance writer Karen Westeen was honored on May

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POWER BAT. Pacific Lutheranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lindsey Matsunaga, with six homers and 34 RBIs on the year, is one of

several solid Lute hitters who will look to lead their squad to victory in the NCAA Division III tournament this weekend.

6 when she was inducted into the Tacoma/Pierce County Baseball-Softball Old-timers Association Hall of Fame. She began her journalism career as a stringer for the Bakersfield Californian in 1974. In 1993 she began working for Tacoma Monthly, which later became Tacoma Weekly. Her first assignment was a profile of Mike Blowers, who grew up in Pierce County and played for the Seattle Mariners at the time. She has interviewed many notable sports figures, including Tommy John, Branch Rickey III, Marcus Trufant and her all-time favorite, Buck Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill.

Westeen has covered various sports, but she is best known for her profiles of Tacoma Rainiers players and coaches.

Westeen spoke during the ceremony at the Afifi Masonic Center. She thanked her son Roy and his significant other

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for providing her with the perspective of young adults.

She thanked her colleagues at Tacoma Weekly, her husband, Bruce Ibsen, and the many public relations and other staff of the teams she has written about for assisting in setting up interviews and providing photographs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have always been there for me.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love talking sports, especially baseball,â&#x20AC;? Westeen remarked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank God for letting me stick around long enough to be an old-timer.â&#x20AC;?

By John Larson

NARROWS TENNIS RESULTS Several local girls tennis players advanced to this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s district tournament after taking part in the Narrows League tournament at the University of Puget Sound on May 3-5.

Lincoln freshman Lilly Le rebounded from a secondround loss to rattle off four straight wins, including beating teammate Miriam Cabrera 6-2, 6-2 in the consolation bracket finals to earn the third seed to the district tourna-

ment.

Bellarmine senior Emily Carter earned the third seed to the 4A districts by winning four straight matches as well, including beating teammate and second seed Lucy Meske 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in the consolation bracket semifinals before topping Olympiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gemma Robinson 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Stadium seniors Katie Cribb and Emily Bower won the 4A doubles competition, defeating Bellarmineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s topseeded duo of Meesha Sundarum and Ashley Yates in the finals to take the top seed to districts. Sundarum and Yates grabbed the second seed to districts. Bellarmineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kennedy Takehara and Kelly Titus were awarded the fourth seed to the district doubles tournament after beating Sheltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Allison Hunter and Clara Robbins in the consolation semifinals before falling to Olympiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maddie Johnson and Catty Zheng in the finals.

The 4A district boys and girls tennis tournaments begin on the morning of May 12 and continue on May 19 at Auburn Riverside High School

and Game Farm Park. The 3A tournaments will also take place on May 12 and May 19 at Clover Park High School and Lakewood Tennis Center.

For tournament schedules visit www.wcd3.org.

NARROWS SOFTBALL TOURNEY BEGINS The 3A and 4A Narrows League softball tournaments were set to take place on May 10-11 at SERA fields, with Wilson earning a bye through to the district tournament as the Narrows 3A champs. The Rams were undefeated at 9-0 in league play, with a 14-1 overall record that included competition against some top 4A teams.

Lincoln took the fifth seed to the league tournament, while Foss was the sixth seed, as both squads faced loser-out games on May 10 at 3 p.m.

Bellarmine, meanwhile, secured the Narrows 4A title by winning 11 straight games to end the season, earning the Lions the top seed in the league tournament and a bid to the district tournament.

Bellarmine was set to play on

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The Tacoma Community College baseball team had its 13-game winning streak snapped on May 6 in the finale of a four-game series against Clark in which the Titans won three of four. The loss, however, dropped the Titans out of a first-place tie with Pierce College, whom TCC was set to face in the final series of the season on May 11-12.

The Titans banged out 18 hits in a 6-2 win in the opener at Clark on May 5, with Trey Cochran leading the way by going 4-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and three runs batted in. Clayton Brown and Seth Heck were both 3-for-5 with a run scored, and Stephan Adams added a two-run homer for the Titans.

The Titans won the nightcap 4-1 and collected 12 more hits along with the solid pitching of Tim Dean, who allowed just one run on three hits in six and one-third innings. Cochran and J.J. Nazzaro were each 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Adams and Erich Armstrong were each 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored.

TCC won 6-1 in the opener on May 5, as Garrett DeGallier was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and Adams added three RBIs. Starter Garrett Picha pitched eight innings and allowed a run on two hits, with two walks and five strikeouts to pick up the win.

The Titans then fell 2-1 in eight innings in the nightcap, as the Penguins collected two unearned runs.

The Titans face Pierce in the series that will determine the region winner, as they host the Raiders in a 1 p.m. doubleheader on May 11 before travelling to Pierce for another doubleheader at 1 p.m. on May 12.

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PITCHING AND DEFENSE. Stadium starter Chris Bower (left) delivers during his complete-game win over Emerald Ridge on May 8, while third baseman Tyler Stumph (right) made several excellent plays in the field and was 3-for-4 with two runs batted in.

Stadium blasts Emerald Ridge in district opener Tacoma Baptist wins opener, falls in second game

By Jeremy Helling jeremy@tacomaweekly.com

Stadium wanted no part in being eliminated in the first round of districts for the second straight year.

The Tigers were aggressive from the start, taking advantage of defensive miscues on the way to routing Emerald Ridge 12-4 at Russell Road Park on May 8 to advance to the second round of districts in another loser-out game, which was to be played May 9 against Skyview.

The game was scheduled to occur after press time.

An update is now posted on TacomaWeekly.com.

Senior starter Chris

Bower pitched a complete game, allowing just three earned runs on three hits, with three walks and a strikeout to lead the charge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our pitcher was on, and we were hitting the ball,â&#x20AC;? said Stadium head coach Chuck Peterson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think our defense is going to win things for us. You saw that.â&#x20AC;?

The Tigers jumped on Emerald Ridge starter Kort Skoda early, as Austen Brand hit a sacrifice

fly to score Adam Lensegrav in the first, and Tyler Stumph followed two batters later with a double to score Patrick Minzel. Minzelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grounder off the glove of third baseman Derek Riley plated Matt Gunn and Brannon Ronia in the second inning, and Jacob Vieth followed two batters later with another grounder off the glove of second baseman Roger Merrell to score Minzel and Brand and made it 6-0. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I must say, our bats

really came alive today,â&#x20AC;? said Bower. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what a pitcher loves, to see his team supporting him with

runs.â&#x20AC;?

Bower ran into trouble in the fourth when Emerald Ridge loaded the bases

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the side on two ground outs and a sacrifice fly to retain a 9-4 lead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is his senior year, and this is where we wanted him to carry us, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really stepped up and done his job,â&#x20AC;? said Peterson of Bower. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really proud of him. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really had a tough time. This year, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really matured a lot.â&#x20AC;?

Darian Hunter, Lensegrav and Ronia added runscoring singles in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, respectively, and Bower used sterling defense from his infield â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially Stumph at third base â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to retire the last 12 Emerald Ridge batters he faced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been a strong infield for me, they work so well with my type of pitching,â&#x20AC;? Bower said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always have a lot of contact (against me)â&#x20AC;Śand they always seem to pick me up.â&#x20AC;?

Stumph finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs, Brand was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs and Ronia added two RBIs for the Tigers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a good team,â&#x20AC;? said Peterson of Emerald Ridge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They kept on fighting to come back, but we just did the right things at the right time. This is the time you want to peak.â&#x20AC;?

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CRUSADERS BLANK CEDAR PARK

Dalton Wintersole wasted no time in returning from a concussion suffered two weeks earlier. Wintersole launched a three-run homer to right in the bottom of the first inning, and Jacob Talbot and Robert Brazile

combined for a two-hit shutout to lead Tacoma Baptist to a 7-0 win over Cedar Park Christian on May 4 in the 2B Bi-District playoff opener at Steilacoom High School.

Talbot allowed a single and a walk in the first before striking out Cedar Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Micah Patterson and Daniel Schettler in succession to end the threat. Wintersole then quickly gave the Crusaders a 3-0 lead by driving a pitch onto the hill beyond the right field fence to score Tommie Brazile and Seth Herdle, who had singled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt great to help the team out, getting back after the concussion,â&#x20AC;? Wintersole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And being able to show that I can come back after an injury and do what I

do.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just makes all the difference in the world,â&#x20AC;? said head coach Kraig Gillman of Wintersoleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great player, a great teammate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; kind of our heart and soul.â&#x20AC;?

Talbot, meanwhile, shut the Lions down despite getting in a couple jams â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including striking out Andrew Paulson with runners on second and third to end the top of the fifth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a really strong arm, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progressed as the year has come along and matured in those situations a little bit,â&#x20AC;? said Gillman of Talbot, and eighth-grader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really rattle him a whole lot.â&#x20AC;?

Talbot pitched five

innings and allowed two hits and four walks, with nine strikeouts. The Crusadersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense then put the game away by scoring four runs with two outs in the sixth.

Tommie Brazile singled to score Matt Hallstrom â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who had walked â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and Herdle followed with a double to center to score Brazile.

Wintersole and Kody Lyons followed with back-toback run-scoring triples to center, and Robert Brazile then came on to pitch two solid innings, with no hits or walks and three strikeouts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was nice, having Jacobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solid pitching to begin with, he stayed focused the whole time, and then Robert came in and stayed focused,â&#x20AC;? Wintersole

said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We needed them to be solid and they gave it to us.â&#x20AC;?

Wintersole finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs, while Herdle was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Despite another big game from Wintersole on May 8, the Crusaders fell 8-7 to Concrete to force a loser-

out game against LaConner at Stanwood High School on May 12 at noon, with the winner gaining the third seed to state.

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Union Pacific 3983 is one of the very large workhorses to haul very long and very heavy trains across the west. UP had 105 examples built in the 1940s and were known as “Challengers.” This is a mallet-type engine, meaning it has two sets of drivers, articulated to go around curves. The prototype sister, UP 3985, is still operating out of Cheyenne, Wyo., and is the largest operating steam engine in the world. They are fun to watch operate, even as a model.

Tacoma Model Railroad Show and Swap Meet pulls in to Freighthouse Square

By Matt Nagle matt@tacomaweekly.com

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lways a fun and entertaining place to visit, Freighthouse Square will be even more so on the weekend of May 19 and 20 when the second annual Tacoma Model Railroad Show and Swap Meet takes place there. Everyone from families looking for something fun to do to seasoned model railroading hobbyists are invited to come and see a variety of model train layouts, watch the trains run, shop the many vendor booths and ask questions about this long-enduring hobby.

Many model railroading clubs from around the state will be at the show along with significantly more vendors than last year’s first time out setting up tables to offer deals and sell railroading hobby items that are not too easy to find just anywhere. The show and swap meet will be spread throughout Freighthouse Square’s three floors, including two very large rooms and various shops.

The event is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children under 12 and free for kids under 3 years old. A portion of the admission proceeds will go to a local charity and the rest goes back into the Tacoma Northwestern Model Railroad Club, which is hosting the weekend event.

Located among the more than two-dozen retail stores,

restaurants, artist shops and business services housed in Freighthouse Square, the club now calls the Square home after being located in various places around town since its founding in 1983 (and incorporating in 1986).

Oscar Peterson is club president. “We have quite a dynamic little club right now,” he said, adding that he and the membership are very happy with their spacious clubhouse in the Square. “Freighthouse Square is really good for us. We can do things there we couldn’t have done at other places, like have a Christmas show where we do a large-scale layout for the season.” The show does a good job of bringing people in to Freighthouse Square, which helps the eclectic mall remain one of Tacoma’s best places. The public is invited to stop by the clubhouse on Tuesday nights from 6:30-8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to see and learn more about the club’s large, HO-scale DCC layout. Some of the club’s “old hands” have even been known to invite members of the public to try running the trains.

“It gives people a chance to have fun with model railroading if they don’t have enough room at home for a layout,” Peterson said.

Freighthouse Square has its own bit of railroad history, built more than 100 years ago as the westernmost stop for the Milwaukee Railroad. Standing as a Tacoma landmark ever since, the building is three city blocks long and five stories tall, and is a true community hub of artists, foods and entertainment.

Chip Van Gilder joined the club about three years

ago. An accomplished professional fine art photographer, he said that years ago he gave up model railroading in favor of his camera, but once his photography became a successful business he needed a hobby and so went back to model railroading.

Van Gilder said being in the club gives him the chance to meet others who are into the hobby and to develop his model railroading skills and knowledge – plus, it’s good for the soul. He said of his at-home train room, “I can go in there and escape anything.” The hobby also gives him something to enjoy with his little grandsons.

Van Gilder will bring his photography expertise to the show and swap meet so that serious railroading hobbyists who enjoy photographing their layouts can get answers to their questions and tips on how to make their photos even better. He will hold two meet-ups, one Saturday and one Sunday at 2 p.m. Saturday will be for questions and for brainstorming on how to bring photography more into the club. Sunday will be focused on 10 steps to creating a good photograph and his experience with Photoshop to increase the quality.

To learn more about the Tacoma Northwest Model Railroad Club, visit www.tnwmrr.org or e-mail info@ tnwmrr.org. Freighthouse Square is located at 2501 E. ‘D’ St. Parking is available just across the street at the Tacoma Dome parking garage. Generally free parking for three-hour increments is available on the main level.

Parking for longer than three hours can be found in the other areas of this large garage.

THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE the.north.oakes.project Formerly solo song siren Heidi Vladyka has assembled a new 4-piece band that will make its debut at the Tempest Lounge on May 18, 7:30-10:30 p.m. A mustsee concert for any fan of unadulterated, “raw” American music, this show also includes Stripe Valley Sway, singer/songwriter Travis Barker (back from SXSW) and The Vaudeville Gallows. See next week’s Tacoma Weekly for an interview with the.north.oakes.project.

TWO ‘IDES OF MAY’ BareFoot Collective will present “Ides of May” on May 12 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and May 13 at 3 p.m. A contemporary dance concert featuring local professionals and upcoming students, audiences will see work by Carrie Goodnight, Angelica Barksdale, Sarah Olds, BareFoot Collective’s Michael Hoover, April Nyquist and Stephanie Kriege Pederson, SOTA’s Laurel Garrett and the Collective’s Gig Harbor High School workshop dancers. Get your tickets in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com (seating is limited!) Show will be held at the Broadway Center for Performing Arts new Black Box theater at 915 Broadway, Studio 3 (enter the silver elevators, space on the third floor).

THREE EARLY MUSIC CONCERT The Salish Sea Early Music Festival and Music at Christ Church present “An Evening with Wilhelmine” featuring John Schneiderman on baroque lute (pictured here), cellist John Lutterman and baroque

flutist Jeffrey Cohan on May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church (310 N. ‘K’ St.). The program will feature the Concerti or Opera Nuova for lute, flute and cello by the lutenist Adam Falkenhagen (1697-1754), who in these pieces thoroughly explored the textural capabilities of these instruments in the new galant, or pleasing, style. A free will offering toward expenses will be $15 and $20. Youth 18 and under and students are free. Visit www.concertspirituel.org.

FOUR ‘ANCHOR BABY’ Bobby and Alita Anchor live on the tiny Pacific Island of Mehlot. Alita, a Mehlotti native, is expecting the couple’s first child.

Bobby, an American with dual citizenship in Mehlot, has his dream job as a local

English language newscaster and has joyfully adopted the laid-back Mehlotti lifestyle. And all is well in their idyllic island paradise…that is, until Bobby’s parents arrive from Philadelphia, bringing with them Bobby’s rebellious teenage sister, all their worldly belongings....and their American ways. Can you spell “culture clash”? This new comedy by D. Richard Tucker plays May 11,12, 18 and 19 at First Congregational Church, 918 Division Ave. Show starts at 7:30 p.m., and all tickets are $10. For reservations (recommended) call (253) 267-0869 or e-mail info@dukesbay.org

FIVE AIR SUPPLY Those kings of pop radio romance are back at the Emerald Queen Casino on May 11. Air Supply takes the stage in the I-5 Showroom at 8:30, and tickets are still available. Visit www. emeraldqueen.com.

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Van Halen Rocks the Dome Van Halen performed before a large crowd at Tacoma Dome on May 5. The legendary rockers played material ranging from their late 1970s classics like “Runnin’ With The Devil” to “New Tattoo” from their new album released earlier this year. An intriguing visual component was the projection screens above the stage showing the action below (bottom photo). Visit www.

TacomaWeekly.com for a slide show of the concert.

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Tinseltown Tacoma: filming in the Gritty City Even Seattle filmmakers are coming to Tacoma for its local color and welcoming permitting process

By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

With the filming of a movie in downtown Tacoma last week, arts watchers were all atwitter as local independent film projects were either finishing up or already finding success at film festivals and movie venues around the world.

The Hollywood-backed film â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Win,â&#x20AC;? starring Michael Pitt, filmed scenes in and around Old City Hall as it takes on the autobiographical story of hobo-turned-burglar Jack Black. Other scenes for the film will be shot around Seattle and Puget Sound through the summer. Pitt is most likely best known as Jimmy Darmody, the recently killed-off character on HBOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boardwalk Empire,â&#x20AC;? but other credits include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Funny Games,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last Days,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dreamersâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hedwig and the Angry Inch.â&#x20AC;? While â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Winâ&#x20AC;? was gearing up production in Tacoma, a music video shoot was winding down and other film projects with local ties have also recently reached milestones.

The list of local film projects runs on and on since most of the filming goes on without having to get city officials involved. That is because the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $50 filming permit is only required if the work would block public areas or close streets, Tacomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Film Assistance Manager Kala Dralle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of things that go on that I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about just because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a permit,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Tacoma created the film assistance program after the movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;10 Things I Hate About Youâ&#x20AC;? was shot in and around Tacoma in 1998.

Other notable film projects with local ties include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come See the Paradise,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fugitiveâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hand that Rocks the Cradle.â&#x20AC;?

Flying under the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permit radar, Gary Voelker of Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Experience Studios was recently filming a music video for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where Has Love Gone?â&#x20AC;? by Seattle-area musician Lisa Mitts. The video highlights the growing problem of human trafficking in America and the work of a nonprofit called The Defender Foundation that works with local governments and law enforcement around the world to

rescue young victims from brothels, forcedlabor factories and farms. The video will debut at the release concert in June and will then be used to raise awareness about human trafficking.

And while that filming was going on in Tacoma, local filmmaker Ron Lagman received the news that his short film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tapat Sa Pangako (Committed)â&#x20AC;? apparently speaks a universal language even though the eightminute movie has no dialog at all. The film has been selected to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Short Film Corner. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slate of 1,955 short films selected for screening span 97 countries for being viewed as some of the best work gathered from around the globe.

The film was shot in Lagmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house in Tacoma as a fundraising effort for Lagman to shoot his latest film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lolo,â&#x20AC;? which means grandfather in the Filipino language of Tagalog. The half-hour movie will tell the story of an aging Filipino man as he fights for federal recognition of his military service during World War II and about his struggle to remind his Americanized family about their roots.

Some 250,000 Filipino men served in the United States military during the war and were promised the same health and pension benefits as the American soldiers they served alongside. But that changed when the war ended and Congress signed the Rescission Act of 1946 that withdrew the benefits they had been promised. Filipino veterans and their supporters have been fighting for the act to be rescinded ever since. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Loloâ&#x20AC;? might be ready to premiere Veterans Day weekend at the Washington State History Museum.

Lagman was born and raised in the Philippines but is now a member of the 446th Aerospace Medical Squadron at McChord Field.

But wait, the list of local movie milestones continues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Perfect Life,â&#x20AC;? a Tacoma-filmed movie about a homeless man who imagines his perfect life only to have it gone, is being screened at the Seattle Film Festival. The movie was written and directed by Chad Ruin, produced by Ruin, Joe Rosati and Scott Stone and starred Rosati, Ashley Cozine and Scott C. Brown. The movie is now available

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Happy Daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gets two thumbs up...â&#x20AC;&#x2122;eyyy!

TMP brings the 1970s television series to the stage with all the characters you might remember

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There once was a time not too long ago when there was no Internet, Facebook, Angry Birds, Fox News, MTV or HBO. Americans largely had three television channels on their dials â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yes, dials â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and no remote controls. Throughout the 1970s and into the early1980s, families gathered around their â&#x20AC;&#x153;massiveâ&#x20AC;?

24-inch screens every Tuesday night for 11 seasons of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Days,â&#x20AC;? which focused on the lives of a group of teenagers in the bubble-gum version of life in the late 1950s as they ate burgers and tossed down milkshakes at Arnoldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Drive-In. The show died a lingering death so severe that it gave rise to the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;jumping the sharkâ&#x20AC;? to describe a television show that has lost its way by becoming a parody of itself as a way to survive. Nevertheless, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Daysâ&#x20AC;? has become a cult classic of sorts for a new generation of Sunday afternoon TV viewers looking for brain candy.

It was for this second generation of viewers that the 2007 musical stage version of the show was created by Gary Marshall, the creative mind behind the original series. Purists might balk, but the guts of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Daysâ&#x20AC;? world in Milwaukee are still there. And now Tacoma Musical Playhouse has it on its stage.

Howard Cunningham (played by Joseph Woodland) runs the local hardware store. Richie (Galen Wicks) is still â&#x20AC;&#x153;going steadyâ&#x20AC;? with Lori Beth (Brittni Reinertsen). Joanie (Kristin Burch) loves Chachi (Jake Hernandez). And of course, the ever-cool Arthur â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fonziâ&#x20AC;? Fonzarelli (Steve Barnett) walks around in his signature leather jacket with his thumbs at his sides like he is packing a pair of six shooters.

Also true to the series, the legendary Arnoldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is in trouble and the Fonz rumbles onto the scene with his motorcycle to

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save the day. In this episode ... err, stage production, the diner is set to close when a developer wants to turn the location into a parking lot for some strange commercial center called a â&#x20AC;&#x153;mall.â&#x20AC;? Yada, yada, yada. The gang stages a wrestling match and sock hop as a way to raise cash to save the diner. Enter from stage left the villains of the story â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Malachi brothers.

Jumpy (Josef Lange) and Count (John Miller) challenge the Fonz in a match that brings television cameras. Toss in a few side plots along the way that lead the Fonz to decline and then reconsider just in time to save the day, and all is well by the time the curtain falls.

While this show is not likely to be as memorable as the television series, it is a fun show for the nostalgic walk if for nothing else.

Barnett is no Henry Winkler in this anchor role, but he adds his own little something-something to the part in a performance that could have easily bombed because of its iconic status. His smirks, head bobs and constant hair combing rule

the role. What made this show work was the supporting cast and ensemble doing their small parts to create a whole production rather than just a platform for showcasing that legendary role.

The choreography by Jon Douglas Rake involves some of the tightest moves seen on the TMP stage in a while and added to the nostalgia without being kitsch.

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During the psychedelic 60s, music emanating from its epicenter of San Francisco was all about free expression and experimental songwriting that produced tunes as long as the band wanted them to be (for instance, psychedelic icons Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” clocked in at 17 minutes, taking up the entire second side of the album that bore the song’s name).

When Creedence Clearwater Revival came along, things got shaken up a bit.

Going against the grain of the era’s acid-laced trends, CCR won a loyal worldwide following with their rebellious, sometimes militant “swamp rock,” as it has been described. Radio embraced the catchy songs that lasted an average of three minutes – perfect for airplay – and CCR’s huge popularity yielded them numerous gold and multi-platinum singles and albums.

Today, the classic music of CCR lives on through Creedence Clearwater Revisited, scheduled to perform at the Emerald Queen Casino on May 25 at 8:30 p.m. Comprised of

founded the band in 1995, and three more outstanding players, the new CCR unfailingly packs the house with fans from back in the day all the way up to a whole new breed of young Creedence devotees.

Any fan of contemporary music knows a CCR tune – “Fortunate Son,” “Down On the Corner,” “Susie Q,” “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” “Bad Moon Rising” and so many more. These hits and more are played at every Revisited concert, proving the power of CCR songs that have endured for nearly 50 years.

Drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford and bassist Stu Cook launched Creedence Clearwater Revisited due to having missed playing the CCR songs they had once played at Woodstock and beyond.

This Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rhythm section added John “Bulldog” Tristao (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Steve Gunner (keyboards, acoustic guitar, harmonica, percussion, vocals) and Kurt Griffey (lead guitar) to form the Revisited incarnation. As fans who have experienced a Creedence Clearwater Revisited concert can attest, Clifford and Cook certainly found the

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Griffey is the newest touring member of the band.

As a guitarist, songwriter, producer and performer, Griffey has recorded and toured with musicians including members of the Eagles, Foreigner, Moody Blues, Wings, Lynyrd Skynryd, Santana and Journey.

Talented multi-instrumentalist Gunner rounds out the group.

Initially, Clifford and Cook planned for the band to play only private parties.

“We never really had any intention of playing for the public,” said Cook. “But a friend wanted to promote a couple of concerts.

We got talked into it, but didn’t know how it would go over.” It went over very well. These days Creedence Clearwater Revisited performs up to 100 shows a year throughout North America, South America, New Zealand, Europe and Asia.

In 1998 the band released the two-disc live album “Recollection,” the first recordings of Creedence Clearwater Revival music released in more than 20 years by any of the legendary group’s former members. In 2006 they released another live collection, “The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revisited (20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection).”

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C.I. SHENANIGAN’S: Collaborative Works Jazz (Jazz) 8 p.m.

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MANDOLIN CAFÉ: The McKassons featuring Hanneke Cassel (Rock) 8 p.m., NC MAXWELL’S: Lance Buller Trio (Jazz) 7 p.m., NC NATIVE QUEST: Open mic night, 5 p.m., NC NEW FRONTIER LOUNGE: Cosmonauts, Red Hex, Night Beats (Rock) 8 p.m.

ROCK THE DOCK: Zero Down Blues (Blues) 9 p.m., NC STONEGATE: Jerry Miller (Rock) 9 p.m., NC SWISS: Gold Digger (Rock) 9 p.m., $8 UNCLE THURM’S: Hip Bone (Jazz) 8 p.m., NC VARSITY GRILL: Rock-Bot live band karaoke, 8 p.m., NC

SATURDAY, MAY 12 HELL’S KITCHEN: Pink Bead Federation, Island Trybe and guests (Rap) 9 p.m., $8

BACKSTAGE: Purple Rain (Prince tribute) 8 p.m., $10 C.I. SHENANIGAN’S: Collaborative Works Jazz (Jazz) 8 p.m.

DAWSONS: The Highrollers (Rock) 9 p.m., NC EMERALD QUEEN: Notorious 253 (Rock) 9 p.m., NC GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Idol Eyez (Rock) 9 p.m., NC LOUIE G’S: Prophets of Addiction, Dread Effect, Sin Circus, Jason Kertson and the Immortals (Rock) 7 p.m., $7 JAZZBONES: Curtis Salgado, The New Blues Brothers Review (Blues) 7:30 p.m., $20 MANDOLIN CAFÉ: Elk & Boar ‘n Friends (Rock) 6 p.m.

NEW FRONTIER LOUNGE: CFA, Swayze, Sludgypants (Rock) 9 p.m.

ROCK THE DOCK: Steve Cooley and the Dangerfields (Rock) 5 p.m.

SPAR: Chasing Mona (Rock) 8 p.m., NC STONEGATE: Rafael Tranquilino all ages jam, 1 p.m.

SWISS: Kry (Rock) 9 p.m., $8 VARSITY GRILL: Rock-Bot live band karaoke, 8 p.m., NC

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BACKSTAGE: Green Dayz (Green Day tribute) 9 p.m.

DAWSONS: Tim Hall Band (Rock) 8 p.m., NC MANDOLIN CAFÉ: Denny Foreman & Friends, 7 p.m., NC NEW FRONTIER LOUNGE: Live bluegrass, 4 p.m.

NEW FRONTIER LOUNGE: Rammstein after-party, 9 p.m.

STONEGATE: Acoustic couch jam, 8:30 p.m.

SWISS: Palmer Junction (Blues) 8 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Billy Pease & Friends (Blues) 8 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 15 STONEGATE: Rafael Tranquilino Band (Rock) 9 p.m., NC

ANTIQUE SANDWICH SHOP: Open mic, 6:30 p.m., $3 DAWSON’S: Jho Blenis & Shelly Ely jam session, 8 p.m.

MANDOLIN CAFÉ: Yasmine Ariel (Rock) 7 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Subvinyl Jukebox (Rock) 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 STONEGATE: Tatoosh (Rock) 8:30 p.m., NC

MANDOLIN CAFÉ: Tim McKamey (Rock) 7 p.m.

NORTHERN PACIFIC COFFEE CO. (Parkland): Open mic night, 8 p.m.

SWISS: Karaoke, 8 p.m.

TAP ROOM: Kim Archer (Rock) 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 17 STONEGATE: Billy Stoops (Rock) 8 p.m., NC

DAWSON’S: Billy Shew Band jam, 8 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Kry (Rock) 9 p.m., NC JAZZY’S: Karaoke, 7 p.m.

MANDOLIN CAFÉ: Makeup Monsters (Rock) 7 p.m.

ROCK THE DOCK: Musicians jam night, 9 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (Blues) 7 p.m.

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FRI., MAY 11 FREE MOTHER’S DAY EVENTS HAPPENINGS – Point Defiance Village, an independent senior retirement community, welcomes area seniors and families to celebrate Mother’s Day with free events on May 11 and 13. The community is hosting a mother’s cupcake party on May 11 at 2 p.m. and a Mother’s Day tea on May 13 at 3:30 p.m. Point Defiance Village is located at 6414 N. Park Way in Tacoma. Guests are asked to RSVP by calling (253) 759-8908.

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BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS ETC – Every Tuesday there is ballroom dancing at the Tacoma Elks with the Casanova duo providing live music from 7:30-10:30 p.m.

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TACOMA KIRTAN ETC – Every second Friday of the month, join Source Yoga North Tacoma for Kirtan, an ancient form of meditation that uses simple, repetitive songs and chants that carry practitioners effortlessly into a place of quiet stillness. Organizers ask for a suggested donation of $5. All proceeds will go to the Source Yoga Scholarship Fund, providing yoga to those who could not otherwise afford it. No singing experience is necessary. To register, call (253) 756-8066.

72-HOUR FILM FEST – Filmmaker teams gathered at the Grand Cinema April 26 for instructions on what to include in their four minute, 30-second short film. It is simple – they had 72 hours to write, shoot and edit a unique and creative short film that includes: an invention, a purchase or product gone bad, an empty chair and the line, “Is this legal?” Finally, these short films will be presented at the Rialto Theater at 7 p.m. in an event featuring the annual awards ceremony. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

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

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FORECLOSURE PREVENTION FORUM ETC – Pierce County Housing Market & Foreclosure Prevention Breakfast Forum and South Sound Outreach invites the public to an active discussion on the current Pierce County housing market and the latest in foreclosure prevention options featuring Craig Nolte, regional manager of community development, Seattle branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The event takes place at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, located at 6730 N. 17th St. Info: www.southsoundoutreach.org.

SAT., MAY 12 PROCTOR FARMERS MARKET ETC – Get ready for Mothers’ Day at the Proctor Farmers Market.

Shop for flowers, gift certificates, merchandise, and everything you need for a fresh, local, tasty Mothers’ Day meal. Visit the tasting booth, where the very popular Eaglemount Wine and Cider will be offering sales and samples of their award winning products. Try and buy (as a thoughtful gift or a great meal complement) their incredible Ginger Cider (a fragrant, spicy, refreshing semisweet hard cider that pairs well with Asian food and seafood entrees); Homestead Dry Cider (this dry cider, similar to a sparkling dry white wine, is terrific with cheeses, pizza, light meals and seafood); Cabernet Sauvignon (this newly released varietal has dark red fruit flavors, balanced acidity and smooth tannins); or Apple Mead (made with local honey, this is a delicious honey sweet drink, destined to be as popular in the tasting booth as it is at Eaglemount’s tasting room) Info: www.eaglemountwineandcider.com/www. proctorfarmersmarket.com

SAT., MAY 19 ZUMBATHON! Join this free Zumbathon from 9 a.m. to noon with the purpose of raising $10,000 to dig wells in villages in central India. Water shortages during the summer months require women and girls to walk miles each day to haul water. Admission is free, and a donation of $25 will enter you in a prize drawing to win a three-day Carnival cruise for two people (Baja or Bahamas), Viking Professional range, stand mixer and hand mixer; and beer tasting for six people at Wingman Brewers’ new tap room in Tacoma. Need not be present to win. The event is located at CenterPoint Christian Fellowship, 2041 S. 66th St. HAPPENINGS –

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WHITMAN FIREHOUSE TOUR ETC – On the Tacoma Register of Historic Places, this structure was built in 1909 and served as a fire station until decommissioned in 2003. In 2005, the structure was remodeled to provide warehouse space for With Love Chocolates and living space for the company’s owners on the second floor. While using the former firetruck parking pads for storage is an easily imagined accommodation, turning the upstairs into a stylish threebedroom residence took vision and patience. Join Historic Tacoma for a special tour of this amazing project and learn more about its history. The tour takes place from 4-6 p.m. at Historic Firehouse 8 in the Whitman neighborhood, located at 4301 S. ‘L’ St. Info: www.historictacoma.org.

BULLETIN BOARD ‘THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940’ THEATER – The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious “Stage Door Slasher”) assemble for a backer’s audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy “angel.” The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people – all of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem that follows when the infamous “Slasher” makes his reappearance and strikes again and again. This Lakewood Playhouse production contains some adult situations plus murder and mayhem in the style of films and plays in the 1940s – some of it in undergarments.

The show runs through May 20.

Tickets: $17-$23. Info: www.lakewoodplayhouse.org.

‘FOOTLOOSE’ Based on Kevin Bacon’s 1984 hit movie, which THEATER –

captured the heart of America, this musical bursts onto the stage with a youthful spirit, dazzling dance scenes and electrifying music. Ren, a teen from Chicago, is forced to move with his mother to a puritanical small town in Texas after his father abandons the family. To his shock, dancing and rock ‘n roll are forbidden! He and his classmates want a senior prom. It does not take Ren long to shake up the status quo and soon the whole class is on their feet sending the town into a frenzy. This Tacoma Little Theatre show will have everyone ready to join in as the cast dances across the stage! The show runs through May 20. Tickets: $17-$27. Info: www.tacomalittletheatre.org.

‘STORYBOOK BALLET THEATRE’ THEATER – Tacoma City Ballet (TCB) will host the first production of “Storybook Ballet Theatre: Bringing Fairytales to Life.”

Due to popular demand for more family friendly, budget-conscious performances, TCB has created Storybook Ballet Theatre, with a new production that will delight audiences with short ballets based on fairy tales, nursery rhymes, proverbs, limericks and fables. The Storybook Ballet Theatre will be performed in Tacoma City Ballet’s spacious Jan Collum Ballroom May 19 at 1, 3 and 5 p.m., and May 20 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $5, available by calling (253) 2724219. The theater is located at 508 6th Ave. FAITH AND FILM SERIES HAPPENINGS – The theme for the eighth annual City of Destiny Faith and Film Series is “Courage.” The series, created by Revs.

Dave Brown and Tad Monroe, is sponsored by Immanuel Presbyterian Church and the Grand Cinema, with the purpose to bring people together to view and discuss films that raise issues related to faith and human life. The films

chosen are not explicitly religious.

The series is not tied to any one religious viewpoint as it invites the public to reflect on the films. The films are selected around a certain theme. Previous themes include: Beyond Boundaries, Road Films and Must There Be Blood: films about violence and non-violence.

The final screening takes place May 15 at 6:30 p.m., with the film “Love Free or Die.” Tickets are available now at the Grand box office. Discussions will follow each screening.

POTTERY CLASSES ETC – Join Throwing Mud Gallery for a six-week pottery class for adults now until June 16. If you are a beginner or experienced, want to work on the wheel or hand build, instruction is provided for your level. All adult classes are taught by Mark Hudak, who has been a full-time studio potter for almost 30 years. Your $160 registration fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing, plus additional open studio time to practice and work on your projects. A basic pottery toolkit is required and available for purchase. Classes take place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday.; or 6-8:30 p.m. on Mon., Tues. or Thurs. Info: www.throwingmudgallery.com.

BIRDATHON IS ON! HAPPENINGS – The Tahoma Audubon Society is holding its annual Birdathon for expert birders and novices alike. Sign up as an individual, family or team, and ask friends to sponsor the group at a set dollar amount or amount per bird species that you identify.

Pick a day, get outside and do your birdathon by keeping a list of all the species you see in one 24hour period. Report back to your sponsors and collect their pledges

by June 30. Exciting prizes will be awarded for the most money raised, most species seen, the most

CRAFTING CIRCLE 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 ETC – 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) 627-7729.

CHARITY BOOT CAMP ETC – 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.

FREE FIRST WEEKENDS ETC – 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.

ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA ETC – 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 King’s Books, located at 218 St. Helens Ave. Info: www.kingsbookstore.com.

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Cheney Stadium Swap & Flea-May 19th and 20th 9:00 to 4:00 Want to be a vendor-call 206.790.2505 and reserve your space. Come on out to Cheney Stadium for fun and savings.

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VOLUNTEERS Join us in changing lives!

Changing Rein Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies, a nonprofit, offers equine assisted services to differentlyabled individuals.

Currently the program offers several volunteer opportunities.

Our primary need at present is for program volunteers who work with our horses and support our riders in therapeutic and adaptive lessons. Other volunteer opportunities include: grounds maintenance and administrative/ clerical work. Must be at least 14 years old to participate. Horse experience helpful, but not necessary. Training provided. For more information contact: Julie Cislo at 360-3558055 or volunteer@ changingrein.org.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PIERCE COUNTY Estate of EVA DEVONE JOHNSON, Deceased.

NO: 114008561 Probate Notice To Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The Above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filling the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30)days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

The Tacoma Maritime Institute meets every 4th Monday at the Midland Community Center 1614 99th Street East Tacoma WA Potluck at 6:00, all are welcome.

Meeting Starts at 7:00

Date of First Publication of this Notice: 4/27/12 Personal Representative Robert Johnson.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIERCE NO. 12-2-08332-6 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION PHH MORTGAGE CORP. F/K/A CENDANT MORTGAGE CORP., Plaintiff, V.

CONVERSATION PARTNERS NEEDED Help adults learn to speak English! Mornings, no experience or foreign language skills needed.

South Tacoma. Contact Lee Sledd, Madison Family Literacy, 253-571-1887.

TRICIA J. ROBINS, an individual; Gordon J. ROBINS, an individual; U.S. Bank NATIONAL ASSOCIATION N.D.; STATE OF WASHINGTON EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT; JOHANNA ELLWANGER, an individual; and JOEMMA BEACH HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCATION, Defendants.

TO: TRICIA J. ROBINS; Defendant; TO: GORDON J. ROBINS, Defendant; The State of Washington to GORDON J. ROBINS and TRICIA J. ROBINS: You are hereby summoned to appears within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 4th day of May, 2012, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, PHH MORTGAGE CORP. at its attorneys’ office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be entered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. This is action for a money judgment against Gordon Robins for breach of a note, and against all named defendants to forever and finally foreclose their interest in the real property that is the subject of the complaint.

DATED this 30th day of April, 2012 BERESFORD BOOTH PLLC David C. Tingstad, WSBA No. 26152 William O. Kessler, WSBA No. 37865 Attorneys for Plaintiff BERSFORD*BOOTH PLLC 145 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 200 EDMONDS, WASHINGTON 98020 425-776-4100*425-776-1700 FAX

CALL FOR BIDS CITY OF MILTON BIRCH STREET CROSSING Sealed Proposals will be received by the undersigned at the City of Milton, 1000 Laurel Street, Milton, Washington 98354, up to 11:00 a.m.; local time on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, for furnishing the necessary labor, materials, equipment, tools, and guarantees thereof to construct Birch Street Crossing.

The Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud shortly after the time and date stated above. Proposals are to be submitted only on the form provided with the Contract Provisions.

All Proposals must be accompanied by a certified check, cashiers check, money order, or bid bond payable to the “City of Milton” and in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount bid.

Contract Provisions and Contract Plans may be examined at the office of the City of Milton, local plan centers in the project area, or the office of the Project Engineer, Gray & Osborne, Inc. Licensed Contractors and Material Suppliers may obtain a copy of the Contract Provisions and Contract Plans, free of charge, in electronic format (PDF on compact disk(s)) along with registration as a planholder only at the Seattle office of the Project Engineer, Gray & Osborne, Inc., 701 Dexter Avenue North, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109, (206) 284-0860. Request for Contract Provisions and Plans may be faxed ((206) 283-3206) or emailed (grayosborne@go.com). Request must include company name, physical address, phone and fax numbers, and email address. Registration as a planholder is required to obtain Contract Addenda.

Financing of the Project has been provided by City of Milton, Washington. The City of Milton expressly reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals and to waive minor irregularities or informalities and to Award the Project to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder as it best serves the interests of the City.

AMY STEVENSON-NESS DEPUTY CITY CLERK

SENIOR INTERVIEWEES ARE WARMLY WELCOMED FOR “MEMORY COMMUNITY PROJECT” We are Memory Community, a non-profit corporation based in Washington state, USA. The goal of the Memory Community Project is to collect meaningful, important stories from the lives of seniors, and preserve them on film to be shared with the community and your loved ones. Tell the most memorable story from your life, the lessons that were learned, and the wise words you want to pass along to your children/grandchildren.

You will recieve a DVD in which you are the leading character, and a free upload to our official website www.memorycommunity. org. Please send a brief description of your story and a little introduction of yourself to Deyung at deyungchou@ centurylink.net We will contact you to schedule an appointment if your story is selected. You can also call Deyung at 253-8582445.

Meals on Wheels at Federal Way Senior Center seeks morning volunteers: One Co-coordinator, Friday and Monday; two Callers, Monday; three Packers, Wednesday; two Drivers, Thursday. To learn more, call 206-727-6250.

This Contract provides for the installation of approximately 700 LF of 12-inch DI water main along Birch Street and approximately 590 LF of 14-inch HDPE water main beneath Interstate 5.

The water main section installed under I-5 shall be 14-inch HDPE pipe contained in 24-inch HDPE casing. In addition, the Contractor will install a 3-inch conduit in the 24-inch casing.

The casing shall be installed by directional drilling. The project also includes, but is not specifically limited to, grading, asphalt paving, traffic control, and other miscellaneous items as further shown, described and indicated in the Contract Documents.

The Work shall be substantially complete within 40 working days after the commencement date stated in the Notice to Proceed. All bidding and construction is to be performed in compliance with the Contract Provisions and Contract Plans for this project and any addenda issued thereto that are on file at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, City of Milton, Washington.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED If you enjoy helping toddlers learn, you can help us! Seeking retired or experienced volunteers to assist in expanding our capacity and provide quality learning for busy little people. (No diaper changing!)

Background check required.

Contact Lee Sledd, Madison Family Literacy 253-5711887

Be a Big Brother!

Becoming a Big is a fun and easy way to volunteer in your community and make a BIG difference in the life of a child. There are several program options to fit your schedule and interests, such as meeting your Little at school, going on an outing or attending an agency-planned activity. For more information, visit www.bbbsps.org or call 253.396.9630.

VOLUNTEERS

Donate time and receive free groceries.

Volunteers needed with skills in management, organization, clerical, food handling, warehousing, maintenance etc. and receive free groceries from a Non-Profit Food Distribution Program.

Older teens are welcomed to volunteer and gain valuable work experience. Contact Ms. Lee at (253) 677-7740 for further information.

The Greater Federal Way Orchid Society invites you anyone who is interested in learning about growing orchids - to attend their monthly meeting on the 3rd Thursday of each month except July, August & December. We gather at 6:30pm, meeting starts at 7:00pm and ends before 9:00pm. Held at Kloshe Illahee Lodge at 2500 S. 370th. This is East of Enchanted Parkway in Federal Way, South of 348th. For more information call 253-946-2300.

Address: 3505 122nd Ave E Edgewood

Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce needs volunteers to help with special mailings. Call Janice Hutchins at 6272175.

FREE LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE World Vision at Portland Avenue Center. 16 great kids are waiting for a tutor/mentor. Share in the struggles and successes of a youth. Only 2 hrs per week. Training provided.

Must pass Background check. CALL HELP, FEEL GOOD. 253.383.1528

Knitters and Crocheters Come Join Us Loving Hearts is a group of volunteers who crochet or knit: hats for chemo, baby items, and blankets for different non-profit organizations with in the community. We meet twice a month. Once on the second Tuesday, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm and again on the fourth Thursday, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Please join us at the WayPoint Church, 12719 134th Ave KP N, Gig Harbor. We are also in need of donations of yarn. For more information please email: lovingheartsonkp@ aol.com or call Virginia at 253-884—9619

Tacoma Bible College Requests anyone interested in making friends with international students to call S. Robinson at (253)-3960467

Metro Parks: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Snake Lake Nature Center need volunteers who work well with the public. Call Noelat 253-591-6439.

PETS Need safe farms or barns

for indoor/outdoor semi-feral cats.

They are fixed, vaccinated and de-wormed. Ages 9 mo. & up. Leave message at (253) 298-0913

Donate Your Car, RV or Boat.

Tax Reduction. All Proceeds Go to Locale Food Bank.

Free Pick Up. Call Ted (253) 475-5774 The Backpack Program of the St. Leo Food Connection is looking for a volunteer to pick up backpacks full of food for the weekend for students at McKinley Elementary and Sheridan Elementary from the Food Connection and deliver them to both schools the 2nd and 4th Thursday or Friday of each month for the duration of the school year. Volunteers must have their own vehicle and be able to commit to volunteering for the rest of the school year. This is a low time commitment way to make a big difference to kids! If interested, please contact Britani Hollis: jv@ foodconnection.org

Tiny Bird Rescue Sandy 253-770-8552

Metro Animal Services Pets of the Week 1200 39th Ave SE Puyallup, WA 98374 253-299-PETS www.metroanimalservices.org

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is so adorable and so happy! She is ready for her Forever Family to take her home!

is a sweet boy who is very easy going with lots of play in him! He is looking for a Forever Family to entertain him!

Hospice is seeking compassionate, caring individuals to volunteer up to 4 hrs. per week with terminally ill patients. Comprehensive training and education provided. We support your service goals and your spirit to give. Training Jan. 2010 call today! 253.301.6464 Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care-Life giving and Life changing If you have a few hours per week to sew, hold hands, listen to life stories, make phone calls, play cards or work puzzles, we have a need for your compassionate presence.

Support patients/families in the home, nursing home, or Hospice House. Day-time volunteers especially needed.

Comprehensive training and on-going support are provided. Call 253-534-7050 or log onto www.fhshealth. org to learn more

Currently available animals are featured on our website www.MetroAnimalServices.org

Pets of the Week

Brighten the day of a senior with Alzheimer’s!

Volunteer an hour or two visiting with a resident at Hearthside Manor in University Place. Please contact Tashia Cress at 253-460-333 EDGEWOOD COMMUNITY FOOD BANK Seeking volunteers to staff Thursdays from 3:30pm - 6:30pm and/or Saturdays from 11am2pm . Those interested contact Community Coordinator, Kate Wright at 253-826-4654

“Grady”

“Libby”

came to the shelter looking and feeling under the weather. This poor guy had been in a cat trap and had wounds on his forehead. A little TLC and some time and Grady is all better and ready to find his furrever home.

Grady is a 1 1/2 year old neutered male. He can be very shy at first, but he warms up to people very quickly. All it takes to win Grady’s trust is some head scratches. Once you hear the rumble of his purr, you know you’ve made a friend for life.

Come meet Grady today, you will be glad you did!

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is a love! This 10 month old spayed lab/pit mix came into the shelter as a stray with a number of skin issues that caused her to lose a great deal of her fur. Nearly naked, Libby was a sad looking puppy. Our wonderful shelter vet staff quickly diagnosed the problems and began treatment right away. Now, a little over a month later, Libby’s coat has grown back and she looks gorgeous! Libby is better now and ready to find a home of her own. Libby is social and playful, already knows how to ‘sit’ and loves to go for walks. She’s a fast learner and eager to please.

Come meet Libby today!

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Downstairs bath has been remodelled with gorgeous slate and ceramic dual head shower. Covered patio off of main bedroom, along with a covered deck off of living room really encourages outdoor enjoyment. Feels like camping without the inconvenicences...

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FEATURED HOME 10120 F St. E, Tacoma Meticulously maintained home, inside and out! 2 homes on half acre lot. Main house boasts 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. Covered deck overlooking large, private, park like setting with fruit trees and manicured gardens.

Two car garage with work area and storage. Relax in the family room with wood burning fireplace. Kitchen opens to living/dining area for entertaining. Second home has 2 bedrooms and 1 bath. This home has 780 sq ft of one level living. Close to I-5, HWY 512, military bases and shopping.

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Timeless,Classic Beauty APPROVED SHORTSALE 6925 Hillgrove Lane SW $355,000 Timeless, classic beauty w/ upgrades galore, sits on estate like lawn w/ lovely landscaping. W/ 4 bedrooms & 3.5 baths, this gorgeous home beckons you w/ charm & easy floor plan. Pick your master bedroomone on the main floor or take the one upstairs- the choice is yours.

Huge 2 car garage w/ additional shop area- very appealing to some; spacious living room, dining room & sweet kitchen appeal to all. Newer windows, heat pump & A/C. Rumored to have once been owned by the Rockefellers...

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Charming craftsman duplex in Tacoma’s Historic North Slope. Both units are 1bd/1bth, separate meters.

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Contact Pam Lindgren @ 253 691-0461 Better Properties North Proctor

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1721 S. 92nd St. Tacoma .35 Ac. Updated 1- level 3 bdr.

2 ba. Rec. room could be used for 4th bdr. Fenced, New carpets, New floors, new lighting, Stainless steel appls. Freshly painted neutral colors. Must see interior.

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3709 N Union Ave $675,000 MLS# 326972 Wow. What a view, what a location, what a property...

Over an acre, in Tacoma’s premier North End- private drive, super secluded yard w/1 bed, 1 bath guest cottage to boot. Main home has 5 bedrooms & 1.75 baths w/ gorgeous, large rooms w/ gleaming hardwoods & wall to wall windows- 2 beds, 3/4 bath, & den on main, 3 beds, full bath & family room up.

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1016 9th St SE Apt #6, Puyallup

13809 120th St E, Puyallup

Sat., May 12th from 11 am – 1 pm Great corner lot condo. Over 1,000 sqft – very roomy and open! Fenced backyard.

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Custom built 3 bdrm, 1.75 bath home with views of Mt. Rainier. Floor plan perfect for entertaining with large deck.

15002 240th St E, Graham $459,000

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$245,000

4 bdrm 2.5 bath home on 18 acres! Fully fenced yard. Separate dwelling on property. 2 car garage and plenty of storage!

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4 bdrm, 2.5 bath home in Stonegate neighborhood.

Bright and open with vaulted ceilings. Close to shopping and freeway!

5657 S Thompson St, Tacoma

$79,000 Recently remodeled 2 bdrm home great for a starter or rental! Close to freeway, schools and shops.

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4424 6th Ave Suite 1 Tacoma, WA 98406

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3 bdrm remodel! Perfect for a starter or downsize home! Fenced yard with patio, 2 car garage and shed.

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Graham Office /Retail $2,699,900 Built 2008. Partially leased 2 buildings with 21,818 Sq Ft. 253-752-9742

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