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LONG-AWAITED BRIDGE AND PARK AT POINT DEFIANCE TO OPEN JULY 6 Construction wrapping up on $74.8 million reclamation of Asarco’s slag peninsula

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The 40-acre project, which includes other amenities such as a series of slides down a 60-foot slope, is destined to become one of the most photographed places in the South Sound.

The transformation from a Superfund wasteland that influenced a seminal sci-fi novel into a world-class waterfront park is nearly complete.

After three years of construction, Metro Parks Tacoma will open the Wil-

son Way bridge and Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park on July 6.

The 40-acre project, which includes other amenities such as a series of slides down a 60-foot slope, is destined to become one of the most photographed

places in the South Sound.

“Dune Peninsula is so serene, so beautiful, and so fun that being there feels like an escape from the hustle and bustle of city life,” said Aaron Pointer, president of the Board of Park Commis-

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MAJOR UPSET IMPACTS PUYALLUP TRIBAL COUNCIL

New chairman David Bean inherits what could be the most challenging time for the tribe

BY MATT NAGLE matt@tacomaweekly.com

In a stunning upset on the Puyallup Tribal Council last week, longtime council member Bill Sterud was ousted from his seat as chairman. While Sterud did win re-election to council in the June 1 general election, his fellow council members voted to appoint vice councilman David Bean instead of Sterud as tribal chairman.

Sterud will now serve as vice chairman.

This type of shake-up is an extremely rare occurrence, and a breaking of Puyallup tribal tradition for a council elder to be replaced as chairman by a much younger council member. Sterud has served on council in various capacities for more than 40 years, most recently taking

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the chairmanship upon the death of chairman Herman Dillon in 2014. Bean has been on council for 13 years, serving the past two years as vice chairman.

No word has been given on whether the tribal council plans to address the leadership change publicly. While it isn’t clear why Sterud was unseated, observers could point to his less than successful attempts to bring more money into the tribe, since tribal finances seem headed toward dire straits.

Under Sterud’s watch, the tribe spent millions of dollars to remodel Mitzel’s restaurant in Fife to open Stogie’s cigar lounge, but it failed after less than a year in business. Now it is home to the tribe’s Commencement Bay Cannabis retail shop, which is faring about average among local cannabis retailers. Sterud had heavily pro-

moted his vision of a prosperous cannabis enterprise that would lead to jobs in grow operations, lab work and industrial hemp. So far, none of this has come to pass.

The Salish Cancer Center, another of Sterud’s major projects, didn’t really take off either after its initial burst of activity when it opened in 2015. Much of its hoopla was based on Sterud’s lost promise of a Hawaiian-based cannabis secret and indigenous medicines that would bring miracles to suffering cancer patients.

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STAFF RECOMMENDS CHANGES TO RECYCLING SYSTEM

BY JOHN LARSON jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

Changes in the global recycling market over the past few years have created a situation in which the city of Tacoma must address how it handles the issue.

For a number of years, the city has had curbside pickup for residential customers. The green bin is for garbage, the blue bin for co-mingled recycling except for glass, the brown bin for yard waste and food scraps and the small, blue containers used for glass. China, a major destination of much of America’s recycled matter, has implemented new restrictions aimed at contamination in the recycling stream. City staff have spent the past 18 months studying the issue. They presented their findings during the June 11 council study session.

Mike Slevin, environmental services director, explained how the city is dealing with what is a national and international issues. Staff knew about two years ago that this would become a major issue. Last year the city implemented rate increases for garbage and recycling pickup, which are now in effect.

Staff is studying four options. These have been presented to meetings of the council’s Infrastructure, Planning and Sustainability Committee, which made some suggestions. Staff have spent the past six months on public outreach.

Lewis Griffith, Solid Waste Management division manager, discussed the new Chinese regulations. The root cause of the problem is contamination in the commodities in co-mingled recycling, which he said has been an issue for a

long time. This drives up costs in three ways. The processing costs have gone up due to the stricter limits. Shipping costs have gone up and the cost of the recycled material going to market has changed.

The city used to generate some revenue from recycling, but now is having to pay to have the material hauled away and processed.

The cost to the city, after spending money to collect the material, was about at the break-even amount at the end of 2017. Since the beginning of 2018 the city is now losing money on recycling. Griffith said this amounts to about $115 to $120 per ton, which the city has not budgeted for. It is projected this will cost $2.9 million in 2019. The cost to customers will be an extra $2 to $4 per month. “This is not something we can sustain.”

One option is to maintain the status quo, with a rate increase of $3 per customer per month. The main change with this proposal is to no longer accept items that are problematic, meaning they can clog the machinery used to sort them and have little if any market value. These include shredded paper and plastic The next option is similar, except glass collection will end. Customers would have the option to take glass to collection bins.

Another option is to end curbside recycling and only pick up garbage. This would involve a cost increase of $1.33 per month, to cover the cost of hauling recyclable material to a landfill. Griffith said this option would be difficult to implement. Most customers would have to switch to a larger garbage can. The rate increase would be permanent, rather

than temporary.

The final option would add a surcharge of $3.40 per month, with $1 going to fund additional education and outreach. The surcharge would be in effect through at least 2020.

Preston Peck is a project specialist who began working for the city in December to handle outreach. He told the council about the multiple tactics used to get the word out and gather feedback. A website was launched in January, with a survey in English and five other languages. The consulting firm EnviroIssues was hired to conduct three focus groups. Staff attended several public events, including the Asia Pacific Cultural Center new year celebration. That organization, as well as Korean Women’s Association, helped to translate the message into Khmer, Vietnamese and Korean. There were more than 7,400 survey responses. Most were done online, with some being turned in on paper copies.

Three focus groups were convened.

One was for Tacomans over the age of 40, one for Tacomans under 40 and another for those earning under the average median income.

About 2,400 of the survey responses had written comments. Peck split them into general themes. More than 25 requested the city to include an educational component. Some addressed barriers, such as people who cannot drive to the bottle collection locations, or people who use the bus. Some respondents urged the city to explore domestic processing options. Few said they never utilize the recycling option. Some noted this is an expensive part of the country to live in

and noted that any increase will hit them in the wallet. Tacoma residents recognize what the problem is, according to Peck.

He said it is forcing city departments to work together on solutions. “This has been a great exercise in inter departmental cooperation.”

A consultant reviewed the curbside glass pickup. He found about 25 percent of customers participate. The containers are handled manually. The bottles are hauled to Seattle. Taking into account the labor costs and the emissions of vehicles that move the glass, this offsets most of the environmental benefit.

Staff is recommending the city maintain the current program, while making changes to remove problematic items such as milk cartons, coated packaging, plastic clamshell food containers and shredded paper from the blue bins. They would still take mixed paper, cardboard, tin cans, aluminum cans and plastic bottles. Doing so would harmonize Tacoma with the system in the surrounding suburban areas.

They also recommend stopping curbside glass pickup and fund additional environmental education efforts. Low-income residents would not have to pay the additional surcharge. This will not affect commercial rates, which will be addressed in the next budget cycle. The target for implementing the changes is October.

The plan is to have six unstaffed boxes for glass collection. Two others would be staffed and would accept batteries and other items.

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t Upset From page 1 are up for re-election every year, and three members are on the ballot for re-election every three years. Each tribal member gets to cast his or her vote, with less than stellar numbers taking part in the process. For example, this year among the tribe’s approximately 6,000 members, just over 1,550 of them cast a vote. The majority of these votes came from on-site voters – meaning those who live on or near the reservation – versus mailed-in absentee ballots from tribal members living elsewhere.

That council is keeping mum on its major decision in chairmanship is not too surprising, as not much is ever shared with people on the outside, tribal or otherwise, concerning Puyallup tribal government. Whereas candidates for public office at the county, city, state or federal level undergo much scrutiny with an open election process and government, tribal council election details are not shared with the public. The appointment process for chairman is also kept secret, including from the tribal membership. After the election results are ratified, the council sequesters itself behind closed doors to make that decision. In this case, Bean was able to muster up enough support to be voted in over Sterud.

When Bean started his run for tribal council in 2003, he ran on a platform of open government and transparency, neither of which have ever been hallmarks of PuyFILE PHOTO allup tribal government. A majority of the membership Chairman-elect David Bean has a lot on his plate do not know, or have spotty information, about various already, having inherited leadership of the tribe during scandals impacting their tribe like blackjack and bacwhat could be its most challenging years. carat cheating schemes at the Emerald Queen Casino, cutting measures among the tribal workforce. This raisghost payouts at the casino (payment vouchers being es the question of why cost cutting is being discussed generated without play), issues with casino managewhen the tribe is poised to open its new multi-million ment, how much money is spent on political lobbyists, dollar casino in the coming months, which has been and more. Members hear rumors but have no real inforpromised to be a windfall operation. mation due to the fact that their tribal council doesn’t The per-capita quandary is serious stuff. As noted provide information on the real issues. General memNative American attorney Gabriel S. Galanda writes bership meetings are held regularly, but these amount in “Tribal Per Capitas and Self-Termination” at Indian to feel-good moments with reports slanted to be posiCountry Today, “The per capita system dictates tribal tive. The membership is provided little to no hard inforelection results and causes recalls and referendums. mation such as the tribe’s financial state and that only It shapes tribal fiscal policy and directly impacts tribal the interest is being paid on loans. budgeting. It causes tribal program reorganization and The question of how heavily Bean will remain inreductions in force. It defines modern Indian citizenvolved with politics in Olympia and Washington, D.C. ship and sparks mass disenrollment, or what Professor remains to be seen. In the past, he has made the rare David Wilkins refers to as the move among tribal council epidemic of Indian ‘dismemmembers to give a financial berment.’ It starts civil wars contribution of $500 to then “So far, 11,000 Indians have been within tribes, and between state Rep. David Sawyer (29th exiled from dozens of tribes. In one tribes.”

LD) after knowing that SawTo disenroll certain tribal yer was being sanctioned for of the more extreme cases, tribal members that don’t have an sexual misconduct. Puyallup members living off California’s tiny arbitrarily set percentage of tribe lobbyist Ehren Flygare “Indian blood,” or “Puyallup also threw his support be- Elem Pomo colony attempted to blood,” is one way to reduce hind Sawyer, raising more disenroll every Elem Pomo Indian the membership and, thus, than $100,000 to try to get per capita costs. In her 2017 Sawyer re-elected in 2018 be- living on the colony – among them, article “Native American fore he lost in the primary.

Tribal Disenrollment ReachElected officials that the the last living speaker of the Elem ing Epidemic Levels,” writer tribe supports isn’t up to the Pomo language. As it turns out, Cecily Hilleary states, “So membership either. Bean is far, 11,000 Indians have been known for rubbing elbows this and the majority of other from dozens of tribes. with both Democrats and disenrollment cases are about money.” exiled In one of the more extreme Republicans in Olympia and cases, tribal members livWashington, D.C. so his ining off California’s tiny Elem fluence is strong when it comes to whom the tribe emPomo colony attempted to disenroll every Elem Pomo braces politically. The question of how heavily Bean will Indian living on the colony – among them, the last living remain involved with politics outside the tribe remains speaker of the Elem Pomo language. As it turns out, this to be seen. In the past, he made the rare move among and the majority of other disenrollment cases are about tribal council members to give a financial contribution money.” of $500 to then state Rep. David Sawyer (29th LD) after This is the situation that Puyallup Chairman-elect knowing that Sawyer was being sanctioned for sexual Bean has inherited and something that he and the misconduct. Puyallup tribe lobbyist Ehren Flygare also council will have to answer to the membership about threw his support behind Sawyer, raising more than sooner or later. He is coming on board as the top tribal $100,000 to try to get Sawyer re-elected in 2018 before leader at what could be the most challenging time for he lost in the primary. the Puyallup tribe.

PER-CAPITA QUANDARIES PAST INDISCRETIONS The per-capita system is a hot topic among the tribal Bean brings with him personal baggage as well, parmembership. For the Puyallups, every enrolled member ticularly where the opioid crisis is concerned, which is given $2,000 a month from casino earnings. Families has markedly hit tribal reservations. In October 2009, count on these funds to buy food, pay bills and mortsix people in Pierce County, including members of the gages, make car payments and much more. But as the Flores family to whom Bean is related, were arrested membership continues to swell, keeping up with the following a lengthy investigation of prescription drug cost of per-capitas grows exponentially. Rumors are dealing from the Indian Smoke Shop on Puyallup tribcirculating among Puyallup tribal members that their al trust land in Milton, and the Lil Red Smoke Shop on per-cap payments could be at risk, especially in view tribal trust land in Tacoma. During the investigation, of notices that have gone out recently concerning cost-

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tribal members were busted with grocery bags full of pain medication bottles bearing labels from the Puyallup tribal clinic.

In February 2011, following a two-week jury trial, Billy Miranda Flores was convicted of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, three counts of distribution of oxycodone, possession of methadone with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The evidence at trial revealed that Flores was selling hundreds or even thousands of pills of Oxycontin (oxycodone), along with methadone, each day. He received 20 years in prison.

“This defendant flooded his community with powerful drugs that destroyed the fabric of many lives,” said then-U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan, now mayor of Seattle. “We commend tribal authorities who worked with federal law enforcement to stop the flow of these drugs into Native and non-Native communities.”

Bill Celeya Flores, 60, of Tacoma, father of Billy Miranda Flores, was sentenced to 57 months in prison; Jay Timothy Morehead, 24, was sentenced to 18 months in prison; and Shelbie Ingham, 19, served a nine-month prison sentence. Tiny Bean-Flores, 29, of Tacoma, and Danny Sherwood also received sentencing.

In a matter unrelated to this case, David Bean had to cut a deal with the federal government and Internal Revenue Service concerning issues tied to his ownership of a smoke shop. In addition, his fellow council members filed a formal complaint against him with the FBI. Current council member Sylvia Miller, past council members Roleen Hargrove and Larry LaPointe met with the FBI to express their suspicion of Bean’s alleged drug activity. Where it went from there is unknown to the Tacoma Weekly.

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THE TOOTH FAIRY EXPERIENCE LAUNCHES IN PIERCE COUNTY

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At the first Delta Dental’s Tooth Fairy visit, teachers at Hedden Elementary School led the children to interact with the Tooth Fairy, with each child receiving a new toothbrush and a better understanding of how to care for their teeth.

Delta Dental of Washington has launched The Tooth Fairy Experience, a new oral health education program that kicked off June 7 at Hedden Elementary School in Fife.

Aimed at educating children the importance of caring their smiles, the Tooth Fairy is visiting schools, nonprofits, and other organizations in communities statewide. Each visit features a curated presentation including story time, fun tooth facts and activities designed to fit the needs of any group between the ages of two and nine at schools, libraries, museums, and other youth-focused groups.

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Fairy visit, students at Hedden Elementary School were treated to a reading of the book “The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist,” along with a presentation focused on dental health tips for kids. Children attending the event had the opportunity to interact with the Tooth Fairy, with each receiving a new toothbrush and a better understanding of how to care for their teeth.

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TACOMA PUBLIC LIBRARY INVITES READERS OF ALL AGES TO SUMMER READING CLUB Tacoma Public Library invites readers of all ages to join Summer Reading Club and journey to a “Universe of Stories.” From Saturday, June 15 to Saturday, Aug. 10, Summer Reading Club features events, prizes, and activities designed to encourage reading for all ages.

Patrons can visit any of Tacoma Public Library’s eight branches and receive a Summer Reading bingo card with activities listed by age group. Each time a participant completes a bingo, they show it to library staff to receive a prize.

Thanks to our generous sponsors, this year’s prizes include passes to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium or Northwest Trek, MetroParks Pools, Narrows Plaza Bowl, the Washington State Fair, and more.

Summer Reading Club Kickoffs in all eight locations are Saturday, June 22 from 1-3 p.m., with

activities for the whole family, with events continuing throughout the summer. For a complete listing, visit the Tacoma Public Library calendar.

New this year will be a culminating celebratory Summer Reading Block Party on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 1-4 p.m. on Tacoma Avenue South in front of the Main Branch. The block party is free, open to the public, and will feature live, local entertainment, games, and activities for all ages, as well as an opportunity to have your photo taken with City of Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards.

This summer, Tacoma Public Library is partnering with St. Leo’s Food Connection for a summer food drive. Library patrons and Summer Reading Club members alike are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to their local branch from Saturday, June 15 to Saturday, Aug. 10. St. Leo’s Food Connection is one of the largest

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FEMALE FOUNDER LAUNCHES FUNDING REPORT FOR MOBILE YOGA COMPANY On June 15, female founder and lifelong Tacoma resident Laura Anderson will launch her new website www.growmobileyoga.com and the coinciding GoFundMe campaign to crowd-fund her new mobile yoga company based in Tacoma.

Anderson was born and raised in Tacoma by a family of teachers. Her mother, father and both of her sisters all have spent their entire lives teaching in public education throughout the Pacific Northwest. Like many young women, she didn’t want to do what her parents did. She wanted to carve her own path, and for years she says she was “very sure that she didn’t want to be a teacher.” Throughout the years she “worked a bunch of different jobs, from retail to accounting, and wasn’t passionate about any of them.” Several years ago, she lost her job, “which had become her identity” and she found herself at a low point, unsure of what she should do.

While juggling several nannying gigs in an attempt to cover her bills, she found herself stuck choosing between the few jobs that were available to her. “None of them seemed very fulfilling,” she said. While discussing what her next move was with her partner Alex, he encouraged her to take a moment and actually consider what she really loved doing. He said, “Imagine that you have no financial responsibilities and all the time in the world. What would you choose to do with your life?” The answer was immediately obvious to her.

After years of practicing yoga, she knew wanted to find a way to teach yoga. Like every good story, the universe seemed to perfectly align for her.

She found her way almost immediately into a local yoga teacher training less than two weeks later at Expand Yoga in Tacoma, and three months lat-

er she had her YTT 200HR certificate.

As soon as the training ended, Anderson and her partner left on a long term traveling trip through Vietnam, where they rode a motorbike from Hanoi in the North all the way to Da Lat in the south. On that trip is where Anderson actually started teaching yoga. She was able to teach students from all over the world and after two and half months living and teaching abroad, she headed back to Tacoma, inspired and ready to get started on her new career.

Over the next several years of traveling and teaching yoga all over the world from Spain to Maui and even right here in Tacoma, Laura slowly began formulating the concept for her own yoga business. The idea was simple: Make yoga more accessible for people by bringing classes into the places where people are already going (workplaces, schools, gyms, care facilities, etc.). This would not only measurably improve the health and overall wellness of the people she worked with, but it would be a great way to create new jobs for other yoga teachers in the area. She landed on the name Grow Mobile Yoga, and began the early stages of planning her on-site yoga service. Being a new woman entrepreneur, Laura reached out to all of the top female owned mobile yoga companies in the world and through listening to their experience and expertise, she came up with a practical plan and realistic budget to launch her own yoga company here in Tacoma. She discovered she needed to raise a minimum of $6,000 to cover the bare essentials (insurance, licensing, equipment, products, marketing, website, etc). While teaching yoga has been extremely fulfilling for Anderson, it has not been a financially lucrative endeavor. “If I was in this for

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“My whole purpose is to help people create better, healthier lives for themselves and the people around them, and now I’m reaching out to my community and asking for your support to help me do the same.” the money, I never would have started,” she said. “My whole purpose is to help people create better, healthier lives for themselves and the people around them, and now I’m reaching out to my community and asking for your support to help me do the same.”

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‘BEE’ A POLLINATOR

Proctor Farmers Market holds fun and informative Bee Festival Since about one out of every three bites of food we eat is available thanks to bees, the Proctor Farmers Market hosts an annual Bee Festival to help celebrate National Pollinator Week and to educate the community about the declining bee population and how to learn to “Bee A Pollinator.” This year’s event happens on Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This year’s special guest host is Rent Mason Bees (www.RentMasonBees.com) who will provide expert demonstrations and information about bees and bee keeping, specifically about leafcutter bees – gentle insects that are great for boosting pollination of your veggie garden

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There will also be a special activity in the Kids Booth, where the master gardeners will help the first 150 young visitors plant a free starter pot with flower seeds that attract pollinators, a honey-themed cooking demo hosted by the Franklin Pierce High School’s FCCLA Club (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America), and music entertainment presented by two talented, local musicians: Dain Norman (9-11 a.m.)

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The park district is working on plans for a community celebration in September that will be connected to the annual Downtown to Defiance event.

“Depending on which direction you’re going, this site is an extraordinary gateway to Point Defiance Park and to the Ruston Way waterfront,” said Metro Parks Executive Director Shon Sylvia. “After the park opens in July, we will still have some work to do, such as installing permanent signage, and we will count on the community’s patience and gentle touch as our maintenance crews learn to care for the nascent landscape in this incredible park. This is a very special place.”

Metro Parks was the lead agency on the highly complex effort to build the pedestrian bridge and convert the peninsula created by toxic slag from the ASARCO copper smelter into a safe, welcoming park.

The work involved moving 400,000 cubic yards of dirt – that’s 22,000 truck-and-trailer loads – and installing a woven geotextile cap. All of this work was managed by general contractor Atkinson Construction under the watchful eyes of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington State Department of Ecology.

It’s considered the largest project in Metro Parks history as the park district and the numerous partners guided a multi-faceted approach to enhance the park experience and honor its character. The new features include: • Wilson Way bridge: The 605-foot-long bridge is the missing link between Point Defiance and Ruston Way. The bridge, which towers above a new parking lot for park users and boat trailers, includes a section in the middle that designers call “The Moment” because visitors can’t help but stop and take in the expansive views. The Park Board named the bridge after Jack C. Wilson, who retired in 2016 after 17 years as executive director of Metro Parks.

• Slides: Affectionately described by staff as a re-

al-life “Chutes and Ladders” experience, this series of six slides next to the east end of the bridge is the fun way to quickly get down to the marina complex below.

Each slide has a set of stairs next to it for those who prefer a slower route.

• Dune Peninsula: 11 acres of the peninsula created

by ASARCO slag were covered with tons of dirt and the artificial cap, and then beautifully sculpted and landscaped. The results speak for themselves: the Cambia Event Lawn for concerts and other events, as well as raised “sail mounds” for spectacular views, and lots of benches and tables to take in all of that nature. A small pavilion features restrooms and rentable space.

• Frank Herbert Trail: This paved pedestrian trail, named for the Tacoma native and famed author of the groundbreaking science fiction novel “Dune,” loops around the peninsula and connects to the Ruston Way Waterwalk as well as the trail that crosses Wilson Way and heads into Point Defiance Park. Medallions containing Herbert and “Dune”-based quotations will be embedded in the path later this year.

“The theme in ‘Dune’ of a world destroyed by environmental catastrophe drew in part from Frank Herbert’s life experiences in Tacoma, which in the 1950s was one of the nation’s most polluted cities,” said Park Board Commissioner Erik Hanberg, a sci-fi author himself who pushed for the park name to reflect Herbert’s legacy. “The characters in the novel have a goal to ‘terraform’ their planet back to its inhabitable origins. That’s what we’ve done here. We have terraformed a polluted wasteland into a beautiful environment for all to enjoy.”

Construction began in June 2016. The $74.8 million cost was shared in the following ways: $36.6 million from Metro Parks’ voter-approved park bonds, $25.4 million from the EPA, $5 million from the state Department of Ecology, $4 million from the state Recreation and Conservation Office, and the remaining $3.8 million from the state Department of Transportation, the City of Tacoma, the Asarco settlement fund, and the Tacoma Yacht Club.

“People won’t just see this park,” said Metro Parks Project Manager Roger Stanton, “they will experience it. And they won’t forget what they’ve experienced.”

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She would also like consumers to consider product and packaging options. “The way to raise awareness of people’s thought processes is in their own homes,” she declared.

“I would like us to be bold in how we are going to do this,” said Councilmember Robert Thoms. He urged staff not to make the changes too complex.

“People do not want to learn the industry. They just want to put their can out and hope it gets picked up.”

Slevin noted a push in Tacoma a few years ago to accept pizza boxes in blue bins, something his department opposed because the food residue contaminates other recyclable material.

Calling this a recycling reset, Slevin said the city must have a system in line with market realities. “In some places we lost the connection with the markets.

We got too dependent on the third world and other countries to clean up our messes as Americans.”

Councilmember Conor McCarthy said he supports curbside recycling. His concern with the proposed change is that customers will feel like they are paying more and getting less service. “I am not sure if I am sold on that being the next step.”’

He noted the cost of utilities is rising along with solid waste pickup. McCarthy said it seems like every time the city faces a challenge, its response is to go back and ask for more money.

Councilmember Lillian Hunter expressed concern that residents will interpret the message as they have been recycling wrong all along, and will therefore give up on it altogether.

Mayor Victoria Woodards noted that customers will pay more for less service, but she hopes they realize this would be done for an important reason. She sees a need for more outreach, especially to those who do not recycle. “I would agree there is a lot of education to be done.”

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CAN TACOMA KEEP UP WITH THE CITIES UP NORTH? Hey Tacoma, take from the people who brought you the Walmart on Union Avenue – knowledge and a drive to accumulate wealth are important.

This week, the Walton Family Foundation released new research on metropolitan areas based on economic performance. Founded by the late Sam and Helen Walton, founders of Walmart, the foundation is led by their children and grandchildren. It donates some of the family’s immense wealth to support education and other worthy causes in its home region in Arkansas and Mississippi. Russ DeVol, a lead researcher, studied key economic data on 379 metropolitan areas to assemble “The Most Dynamic Metropolitans.” Good news for people in this area, as the Seattle/ Tacoma metro is ranked 10 in the nation.

Topping the list is Midland, Texas, located in the heart of the West Texas oil fields. The rest of the list is St. George, Utah; San Jose/Santa Clara, Calif.; Austin, Texas; Midland, Mich; Greeley, Colo.; Elkhart, Ind.; San Francisco/Oakland; Bend, Ore., and our beloved Pugetopolis.

The data show that knowledge-based industries and entrepreneurship drive economic growth. In that regard, the list has

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some expected occupants, such as SeaTac, the Bay Area and Austin, all known for having many well-educated adults and large employers in the technology sector.

Some others may not be known as technology hubs yet, but DeVol has identified them as cities making investments in a sector of the economy that is propelling them past cities that have not.

Each metropolitan area was reviewed on performance-based metrics. These include job growth, income gains, the proportion of total jobs at new firms, which is considered a key measure of entrepreneurial performance. This marks the first time research of this scope has been conducted.

The federal government places Tacoma in the same metropolitan region as Seattle and Bellevue. How does Tacoma compare to that city up north and its largest suburb?

A report released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 35 percent of Americans age 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree. That is about the same percentage of Americans with a high school diploma in 1950. As of 2017, 63 percent of Seattleites over 25 have a bachelor’s degree. On the list of the 50 largest cities in the nation, Seattle is the only one to exceed the 60 per-

cent mark. In comparison, 47 percent had a college degree in 2000.

There are 337,000 Seattle residents over the age of 25 with a bachelor’s degree. San Francisco is second with 58 percent. In addition, Seattle has another 23,000 residents under 25 with a bachelor’s degree.

Tacoma has an estimated population, as of last summer, of 216,279. Of residents over the age of 35, 27.6 percent have a bachelor’s degree. We are doing much better than Detroit, where it is just 15 percent.

Other figures shed some light on Tacoma. A knowledgeable population may need to use a computer occasionally.

During the time frame 2013-17, 88.1 percent of households had a computer. Broadband Internet was in 78 percent of homes.

Of those over the age of 16, 62.7 were employed. Median rent was $1,105 a month.

The average homeowner with a mortgage spends $1,639 a month. Those without a mortgage spend just $605 a month.

Data from the state shows Pierce County with an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent for April. So how are 37.3 percent of grown-ups in Tacoma out of work? Well, those 17 or 18-year olds may still be in high school and living with parents. Some

between 18 and 24 may be in college, or learning a skilled trade at a vocational school or an apprenticeship program. But what about the rest?

What all this data truly shows is that Seattle and Bellevue are well-positioned to prosper in the high-tech boom. Those software designers and the executives who sign their paychecks can afford the escalating cost of living. Those who want to buy a house in an “affordable” part of the Puget Sound are heading here, as indicated in Tacoma Weekly’s June 2 front page article, written by an employee of Seattle-based real estate company Redfin. Their concept of low-budget living is having to “settle” for Proctor District or Westgate.

Tacomans who are falling through the tears of the social safety net are those lacking education or meaningful job skills, working low-paying jobs or out of the workforce altogether. What will happen to them as the real estate market heats up and the good jobs are going to code writers and civil engineers? Perhaps they can move to Bentonville, Ark. and get a job as a janitor at the Walton family’s art museum. We hear the cost of living is low down there.

DO YOU FEEL SAFE IN TACOMA?

BY HOLY CHEA & MELODY RODRIGUEZ Do you feel safe in Tacoma? The answer to this question is not as simple as yes or no. It differs depending on where you are, who you are talking to and how they define safety. We strongly believe that everyone wants to feel safe and be safe, but the question becomes, “What does safe in Tacoma look like?”

As graduate students in the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program at The Evergreen State College, we, along with fellow student Takaaki Shinohara, gathered data to answer the research question: According to people of color residing in Tacoma, what is their confidence level in the Tacoma Police Department as it relates to their safety? Our motivation for this research stemmed from two things: Both of us are people of color and longtime residents of Tacoma and second, we were able to build upon the work done by the City of

Tacoma’s Project PEACE. Our research allowed us to gather data from 197 Tacoma residents. The data collection process included a 21-question survey, two community focus groups and seven interviews. Our research had its challenges. Throughout the process, we assumed that participants would view safety in relation to the police, but that was not the case.

When asked the question, “Do you feel safe in Tacoma?” the majority of participants responded with “somewhat safe” meaning that there are times when they feel safe and other times when they don’t.

As we dug a little deeper, it became clear that there were many factors that prevented participants from responding with a clear yes or no. Some of these factors included neighborhood, race, socio-economic status and past experiences.

What we learned from our research is that everyone has their own definition of safety and what it looks like. As a result, we wanted to explore what it would take for in-

dividuals to move from feeling “somewhat safe” to “safe.” The first step in doing so was trying to define what it means to be safe in Tacoma. We did this through interviews with Tacoma Police Department’s chief of police, non-profit leaders, and young men of color from various neighborhoods.

Out of those discussions, we learned that regardless of age, race, gender and role in the community, the ability to walk around Tacoma without hesitation, the community working together to establish trust and compassion for one another and law enforcement’s ongoing efforts to be present and build positive relationships with communities are crucial to the perceptions of safety in Tacoma. All of us have a responsibility in making Tacoma safe, but in order to do that we have to ask ourselves: What does safety look and feel like in your home, neighborhood, school, place of work and community? What are you willing to do to achieve that safety?

In a few weeks, it will be summer, school will be out and the days will be

longer. This is a perfect opportunity to engage your family, neighbors, city leaders and other members of the community in conversation about safety and what it means in Tacoma. These conversations can happen anywhere: the dinner table, in line at the coffee shop, on the sidewalk, at church or by participating in the city’s Project PEACE community dialogs.

To the City of Tacoma, we encourage you to continue talking to residents, but we urge you to go out to the communities whose voices haven’t been represented.

Partner with those who serve these communities – not just organizations, but look to the churches, grassroots leaders, and the elders who have deep roots and respect in the community.

It is our hope that as a community, we can develop and adopt not only a city wide definition of safety, but objectives that we can strive for in our quest to move from “somewhat safe” to “safe.” This hope can only be realized if we as a community work together.

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THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL APOCALYPSE

BY TOM BOOKOUT I feel better now about climate change. As we get closer to seeing the four horsemen of the apocalypse riding over the horizon, I just know we can do this. The horse Profit is leading the charge, followed by Denial and then Convenience and Apathy.

Profit’s rider is “fossil fuel” and profits from fossil fuels are massive. So, where is the incentive to switch to an alternative source of energy? There is no evidence that we will exhaust our global supply of these fuels before global warming reaches crisis levels within 15 to 20 years, which would then force us into alternative energies.

In Denial’s saddle sits the famous “change hater,” the one who has allowed multiple “once-in-500 year-floods” to come in the last 25 years. This horse continues to promote the building of residences in flash flood areas. These floods will continue to occur as the atmosphere warms, holding

more water and dumping it all at once. This rider refuses to prepare sufficiently for rising ocean waters, hurricanes, wild fires and extreme weather events.

Convenience’s rider, the ever-growing “living standard,” is a massive fellow. He encompasses the “modern world” and all of the third world countries that also want the myriad little niceties that make life much easier. He knows that it would take at least two more earths to supply the resources, which would largely come from fossil fuels, if the third world countries were to come up to American and European standards of living.

Apathy has no saddle, only a blanket, because his rider, “lassitude,” is too lazy to do some hard lifting, to study the issues, to tighten the cinches around those policy makers that will determine his, his children’s, and his grandchildren’s future.

If you recall your American Civil War history, when such massive steeds attacked your infantry line of battle, the command from officers was “Fix bayonets, repel cav-

alry!” Four soldiers would then form a square, with their backs touching as they faced the four corners of the compass, muskets planted upward at 45 degrees against their thighs. Horses are not dumb. They know that to avoid bayonets is in their best interest.

It sounds desperate, but four-man-squares worked. We are in that situation now. The ground is shaking as these four apocalyptic horses approach. More are sure to come, considering the interconnected consequences of an atmosphere continually warmed by our incessant burning of fossil fuels. The world must face the massive onslaught that is coming with climate change, and there is much to be done. Now is not the time for our leaders to hesitate. We are about to be overrun. It is time to act. With our backs together and looking out for each other, we can do this.

Americans have never been afraid of a challenge.

Tom Bookout is a Ruston resident and a member of the Tacoma chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby.

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SPRING ACTION ON THE DIAMOND AT HEIDELBERG

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The Elementary Sports Program, a collaborative program between Metro Parks Tacoma, Tacoma Public Schools, Boys & Girls Club and the YMCA, served 1,811 elementary players from 118 teams. Ten high school students from the school district’s Next Move program were among the volunteer coaches who helped make it possible for so many elementary students to participate in the program.

BY JOHN LARSON jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

Action on the diamond for youth participating in baseball, fastpitch and T-ball is now over, with the spring season ending on June 8. A number of the teams wrapped up their seasons at the Heidelberg/Davis Park. On the dock-

et for summer is 16 and under baseball and 18 and under baseball. About 12 to 14 teams will play at Heidelberg and the field at nearby Foss High School.

Benton Lefton, recreation coordinator for youth sports with Metro Parks Tacoma, said turnout for the spring leagues was a little more than in previous years.

A limited number of fields determines

how many teams can participate. “We can only maximize what we have,” he observed. He noted the weather cooperated, with no rain affecting games on weekends this year.

Metro Parks organizes teams at the fourth/fifth grade level in Tacoma. Other teams come from nearby organizations, such as the City of Fircrest Parks and

Recreation Department.

At some of the young age levels, the coaches pitch the ball. At the older levels, coaches will come in to pitch when the player on the mound is struggling, as was the case with one girl on a fourth/fifth grade fastpitch team. “They are still trying to learn the mechanics of fastpitch.”

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THIRTY WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART ON VIEW AT HISTORY MUSEUM “IN THE SPIRIT” exhibit opening and artist awards on June 20

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What is happening in the indigenous art world in our region? Find out at the 14th annual “IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts Exhibition.” The exhibition opens on Third Thursday, June 20, at the Washington State History Museum and will be on view through Sunday, Aug. 11. If you are in need of a new work of art for your home or business, note that many of the original works on view will be available for purchase.

“This year’s exhibition features 30 works of art by Native artists. Some of them have exhibited in previous years, including RYAN! Feddersen and Linley B. Logan. We’re honored to feature artists who are new to the show as well, including Dan Friday’s works in glass, and Robin Lovelace’s stainless steel mask sculpture,” said the History Museum’s Lead Program Manager Molly Wilmoth.

Get free admission on June 20 from 3-8 p.m. and meet some of the artists during the artist awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Awards include Best in Show, Honoring Innovation, Honoring the Northwest, and Honoring Tradition.

“This juried exhibition is a way for us to connect the Historical Society’s native collections with today’s thriving Indigenous art scene,” said WSHS Director of Audience Engagement Mary Mikel Stump. Each spring, artists submit work for consideration by a jury.

In addition to Stump, the 2019 jury included artist Charles Bloomfield, Pyramid Lake Paiute, Saanich and Lummi; Todd Clark, director of IMNDN, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the advancement of contemporary Native art and artists; and WSHS Head of Collections Lynette Miller.

Artworks on view will include mixed media, paintings, beadwork, textiles, sculpture, carving, and basketry. Throughout the run of the exhibition, visitors can vote for their favorite work on view; the top two People’s Choice awards will be announced at the free IN THE SPIRIT Northwest Native Festival on Aug. 10, held in collaboration with Tacoma Art Museum and the Museum of Glass.

“IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts” is generously supported by the Bamford Foundation and the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.

For more information, see InTheSpiritArts.org.

LAKEWOOD PLAYHOUSE STAGES HILARIOUS ‘THE PRODUCERS’ The Mel Brooks record-breaking musical “The Producers – A (new) Musical by Mel Brooks” is taking the Lakewood Playhouse by storm.

Winner of the most Tony Awards for a musical in history, this hugely popular play focuses on a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant who come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, thereby bilking their backers (all "little old ladies") out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: The show is a smash hit!

At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends.

Presented in the Lakewood Playhouse’s thrust configuration, with seating facing the stage as well on both of its sides, Lakewood Playhouse’s production will drop you right into the middle of this hilarious comedy musical. This is the final show of Lakewood Playhouse’s landmark 80th anniversary season This big and bawdy comedy musical will be performed on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Performances will be through July 7, with special showings at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 20 (pay what you can actor’s benefit). Ticket prices are $30 general admission, $28 military and seniors, and $25 students/educators.

This production will mark the return of director Casi Pruitt, who has directed such past hit shows as “Oliver!,” “Pride & Prejudice” and “The Rainmaker.” It will be musically directed by Deborah L. Armstrong, whose past shows at the Playhouse include “Spamalot,” “The Pirates of

Penzance” and “American Idiot.”

It will also mark the return of choreographer Ashley Roy, who helped bring “American Idiot” to the Lakewood Playhouse stage last season.

The production features a cast of local actors, both new and returning, including: Brad Cerenzia (Max Bialystock), William Johnson (Leo Bloom), Kyle Sinclair (Franz Liebkind), Henry Talbot Dorset (Roger DeBris), Erik Davis (Carmen Ghia), Hayley Ewerz (Ulla Inga Hanse), Betzy Miller (Hold MeTouch Me) and a dynamic male ensemble featuring Ton Williams, Mark Anthony, Alex Ross, Jaxx Chadick, Judah Sawyer, James Sawyer. Plus, the phenomenal female ensemble features Kira Vegaega, Nia Hudson, Valerie Ryan Miller, LaNita Antoinette Walters, Jessica Anderson, Chelsea Pedro and Andrea Gordon.

Parental advisory: This production includes mature language, adult situations and humor. Parental guidance is strongly suggested.

“The Producers – A (new) Musical by Mel Brooks” plays for 18 performances: through July 7, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2

p.m. Special performance: Thursday, June 20, 8 p.m. “pay what you can actor's benefit night.”

For tickets, visit www.LakewoodPlayhouse. org or call the box office at (235) 588-0042.

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BROADWAY CLASSICS, MEN’S VOICES SET TIGHT HARMONIES ON FIRE Tacoma Vocal Standard barbershop chorus presents “A Night On Broadway” with music theater hits and special barbershop guest quartets The Jaybirds and Sound Booth, in this all-ages a cappella event set for June 22, at 4020 S. 56th St., Tacoma, in the celebration center of Foursquare Puget Sound Church.

“Our chorus is very excited to perform for Tacoma families again. Our Christmas program was standing room only – just a real treat for everyone. This summer we have more special guests: We welcome regional favorites The Jaybirds, plus Sound Booth,” according to TVS President Ed Gentz. “These two talented quartets each will perform songs with those sharp, barbershop harmonies.”

TVS Program Chair Neal Booth says, “Quartets from within Tacoma Vocal Standard will also sing Broadway and barbershop favorites throughout the show. These will be real crowd-pleasers, with classic and jazz harmonies that really ring.

“Folks will go nuts over The Jaybirds.

Area-favorite The Jaybirds are primarily a comedy/novelty quartet and known throughout the area for their antics,” said

Booth. “With Mike Menefee’s original arrangements, Marshall’s crazy sense of humor and the Dunlap brothers rounding it out, you never know what to expect. The audience will enjoy hits from productions old and new. From ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘The Music Man’ to Disney's ‘Toy Story’ to ‘Les Miserables,’ and many more.”

Admission is free for children under age 12, general admission $15 and seniors/military $10, with tickets available at the door, the event Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ events/1084299825093441) or via e-mail: SING@TacomaVocalStandard.com.

“We are thrilled to announce our selection: Emcee Michael Menefee from Silverdale. Michael, in addition to his work as a music educator, leads West Sound Chorus and is himself an awardwinning arranger, vocalist and musician,” said Gentz.

Tacoma’s chapter of the national Barbershop Harmony Society remains Washington’s longest running barbershop harmony chorus, previously nicknamed The Tacoma TotemAires.

Booth directs the chorus and wants families to enjoy this unique style of

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Area-favorite The Jaybirds are primarily a comedy/novelty quartet and known throughout the area for their antics.

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Mudhoney emerged from the Seattle music scene in the late 1980s. Now they are out in support of their new album, “Digital Garbage.” They play McMenamins at 8 p.m. on June 14.

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UPCOMING SHOWS:

Friday, June 14

AIRPORT TAVERN: Subgeneration, Fregoli, 9 p.m.

GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Chapter 5, 9 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Jean Lizabeth, Naomi Wachira, Daniel Walker, 8 p.m.

LOUIE G’S: Prelude to a Pistol, Sin Circus, Digging for Change, 7 p.m.

MCMENAMIN’S: Mudhoney, The Drove, The F&%$ing Eagles, 8 p.m., AA UNCLE SAM’S: Remedy, 8 p.m.

VALLEY PUB: Drawn & Quartered, Kommand, Morbid Fascination, Thou Shall Kill (Metal) 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 15

AIRPORT TAVERN: Lana Sparks, 1st Saint St., Waking Things, Shark Legs GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Chapter 5, 9 p.m., NC LOUIE G’S: The Dee Dees, Baby and the Nobodies, The Whole Bolivian Army, 8 p.m.

O’MALLEY’S: TBD, 9 p.m., NC SWISS: Promdate Mixtape (80s covers) 9 p.m., $10 THE SPAR: Blumeadows, 8 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Sandy’s Sobs, Jerry Miller, Macon Bacon, Hambone Blues Band, Harrison Street Band, Howard’s Subvinyl Jukebox, Fallen Kings, 1 p.m., $10-15 VALLEY PUB: Harrison Street, Petty Cash, Eljun, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 16

MCMENAMIN’S: Rainbow Electric (Folk/rock/ blues) 6 p.m., NC, AA SPAR: Rod Cook & Toast (Blues) 7 p.m., NC UNCLE SAM’S: Final Notice w/Bob Evans (Country) 7 p.m., NC

Monday, June 17

JAZZBONES: Rockaraoke, 8 p.m., NC MCMENAMIN’S: Clyde Villain, Kim Archer, 7 p.m., NC, AA SWISS: Chuck Gay (Open mic) 7 p.m., NC UNCLE SAM’S: Lolo and Friends (Rock jam) 8 p.m., NC

Tuesday, June 18 MCMENAMIN’S: Keith Musig Trio ( Jazz guitarist) 7 p.m., NC, AA UNCLE SAM’S: SOB Band (Rock jam)

Wednesday, June 19 JAZZBONES: Live It Out Loud (Open mic) 6:30 p.m., NC, AA MCMENAMIN’S: The Experience, 7 p.m., NC, AA UNCLE SAM’S: Subvinyl Jukebox (Rock jam)

Thursday, June 20

AIRPORT TAVERN: Eric McFadden, Dedset, 8 p.m.

MCMENAMIN’S: Bitches of the Sun, The Mondays, 7 p.m., NC, AA UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (Guitarist) 7 p.m.

music. “Our nation’s creativity truly soars through musicals and music theater, so we think many folks would enjoy a unique vocal style – barbershop! This special musical style floats across tender, lively, and heartfelt tones. Barbershop can be jazzy, chromatic, or bluesy.”

The performance will raise funds for several projects, including scholarships for local high-schoolers to attend “Harmony Explosion” and expand TVS’s outreach.

“We send several kids to Harmony Explosion every year, so this show really gives those scholarships a boost. We also raise money to fight hunger and poverty in the Tacoma area through a food bank. We are a 501(c)3 so gifts to us are charitable, and each gift helps spread a love of music throughout our communities,” Gentz said.

Over the last three years, the Tacoma chorus has become one of the BHS’

fastest-growing chapters in the Pacific Northwest. The Evergreen District includes Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

“The last several years have been a blast,” said Gentz. “We have seen a lot of work put into this chorus to demonstrate a new trajectory. Our new members sang in high school or in church or with friends, and now they want to go to the next level. A cappella singing enjoys a wonderful new audience, so our new members range in age from 16 up to 91 years old.”

Tacoma Vocal Standard rehearses every Tuesday at Foursquare Puget Sound Church, 4020 S. 56th, Tacoma.

Visitors are welcome to enjoy great refreshments and fellowship. Tacoma Vocal Standard expects 2019 to bring a new women’s chorus and mixed chorus. “We want everyone in harmony,” said Gentz.

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You’ll find a variety of fresh produce, flowers, locally processed foods like pickles, pasta, baked goods, sauces and so much more.

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RAINIER LEAGUE OF ARTS

Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon, Now through June 26

Mary Boze Gallery (Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation), 1115 S. 56th St, Tacoma An art show by members of Rainier League of Arts is on display at the Mary Boze Gallery. The oil painting shown here, "Rough Water by the Lake" by Barbara Waid, is one of 22 paintings featured in the show. All are welcome to attend service beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Price: Free. Info: Libby Ball (253) 474-4646 for an appointment to view the art Wednesday through Saturday.

Also visit www.rainierleagueofarts.org/p/blog-page.html.

TOWN OF STEILACOOM: GUEST ARTIST SERIES Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Steilacoom Community Center, 2301 Worthington St., Steilacoom Oil, watercolor and acrylic paintings, as well as sculpture and paper relief pieces, are on display through June 28. A variety of art styles and subject matter is featured by three members of Pacific Gallery Artists: Donna Graham, Joanne Weaver and Patty McPhee. The Steilacoom Fireside Gallery is located on the left upon entering the Steilacoom Community Center.

Info: (253) 581-1076 TAHOMA CENTER GALLERY: DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS Now showing Tahoma Center Gallery, 1323 S. Yakima Ave., Tacoma This new exhibit features the works of Cindy McNabb, Robin McQuay and Kathryn Huckins.

McNabb is showing drawings, McQuay is showing illustrations, and Huckins is displaying her original watercolors. McNabb’s drawings bring attention to people’s faces and their expressions. McQuay’s illustrations are emotionally charged with exquisite colors, backgrounds, and shapes, much like miniature murals.

Huckins’ striking original watercolors of butterflies, spiders, and flowers are painted with incredible precision.

Info: (253) 502-2617 ‘HAY FEVER’ Now through Sun., June 23; Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.

Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N. I St., Tacoma Tacoma Little Theatre closes its 100th anniversary season with this Noel Coward comedy. Hoping for a quiet weekend in the country with some guests, novelist David Bliss and wife Judith, a retired actress, find that an impossible dream when their high-spirited children, Simon and Sorel, appear with guests of their own. A houseful of drama waits to be ignited as misunderstandings and tempers flare. With Judith's new flame and David's newest literary "inspiration" keeping company as the children follow suit, the Bliss family lives up to its name as the "quiet weekend" comes to an exhausting and hilarious finale worthy of Feydeau. "Hay Fever" is recommended for ages 12 and up. "Pay What You Can" performance Thursday, June 20, tickets only available in person or by phone.

Price: $25 adults, $23 seniors

60+/students/military), $20 children 12 and under. Group rates for 10 or more, special flex passes for six $135.

Info: www.TacomaLittleTheatre.com; (253) 272-2281.

PRESTON SINGLETARY: ‘RAVEN AND THE BOX OF DAYLIGHT’ Now through Sept. 2 Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St., Tacoma Artist Preston Singletary tells the Tlingit story of Raven and his transformation of the world, bringing light to people via the stars, moon, and sun. Raven leads visitors on a fantastical journey through the transformation of darkness into light. The story unfolds through the exhibition’s four environments, while listening to recordings of storytellers paired with layers of original music and coastal Pacific Northwest soundscapes.

Singletary’s art creates a theatrical atmosphere in which his striking glass pieces enhance the narrative of “Raven and the Box of Daylight.”

Price: $5-$17. Info: (253) 2844719; www.museumofglass.org ‘THE PRODUCERS’ Now through Sun., July 7; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m.

Lakewood Playhouse, 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd. S.W., Lakewood The Mel Brooks’ record-breaking musical storms the Playhouse – winner of the most Tony Awards for a musical in history. In this Lakewood Playhouse premiere, a down-on-hisluck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, thereby bilking their backers (all "little old ladies") out of millions of dollars.

Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends.

This production includes mature language, adult situations and humor — parental guidance strongly suggested.

Pay what you can actor’s benefit at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 20.

Price: $30 general admission, $28 military/seniors), $25 students/ educators.

Info: www.LakewoodPlayhouse. org; (253) 588-0042 SAMUEL MORSE’S PERFECTING OF THE TELEGRAPH Now showing Fri.-Tues., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 407 S. G St., Tacoma

This new exhibit showcases Samuel Morse’s innovation of the telegraph. Come and learn about the man who invented Morse Code, perfected the telegraph, and revolutionized communication in our country. Runs through Aug. 23.

Price: Free. Info: (235) 383-2575; www.rain.org/~karpeles LEMAY MOTORCYCLE DAYS Through Sun., June 23 Tues.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.

LeMay Collections at Marymount, 325 152nd St. E., Tacoma If you love two-wheeler beauties as much as vintage four-wheel vehicles, you are in luck! Beginning on Father’s Day weekend, Marymount Motorcycle Week features an indoor display of more than 200 vintage and specialty motorcycles, an AHRMA-sanctioned vintage motorcycle trials course on Saturday, an outdoor cruise-in, a motorcycle soccer exhibition game, and a special performance by the Seattle Cossacks Stunt Drill Team, as well as a display from the Pacific Northwest Museum of Motorcycling. The heavy-hitter all-stars of motorcycle history like BMW, BSA, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha, and more will be highlighted during this special week for automotive and motorcycle enthusiasts. Food booths on-site 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Price: $15 general admission/ person.

Info: www.lemaymarymount. org/marymount-motorcycle-week; events@lemaymarymount.org, (253) 272-2336

FARMERS MARKETS BROADWAY FARMERS MARKET Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

9th & Broadway Now in it’s 29th year, this vibrant downtown marketplace hosts more than 80 vendors who provide the highest quality fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, seafood, honey, specialty foods and artisan crafts. Located in the shadow of the historic Pantages Theater, the market also offers a wide selection of hot food vendors and café seating. You’ll find something for everyone, from farm fresh produce, to kid’s activities, chef’s demos, gardening advice and more.

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PROCTOR FARMERS MARKET Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

N. 27th St. & N. Proctor St. This year, the Proctor Farmers’ Market is celebrating its 25th year.

This vibrant market features local produce, tree and stone fruits, foraged and cultivated mushrooms, cheeses, pasture raised meats, wild caught fish, artisan foods, jams, jellies honey, herbs, cut flowers, fresh baked breads and baked goods, wine, cider, craft distilleries, hot and readyto-eat foods, live entertainment and so much more.

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POINT RUSTON FARMERS MARKET Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

5005 Ruston Way (The Grand Plaza) You won’t find a more beautiful setting for a farmers market than Point Ruston. Centered in the heart of the Grand Plaza, market vendors

EASTSIDE FARMERS MARKET Tuesdays, 3-7 p.m.

3500 McKinley Ave. E In the heart of the historic McKinley District on the East Side of Tacoma, this vibrant community market offers an abundant selection of the freshest fruits, vegetables, flowers, honey, processed foods, and baked goods. Enjoy weekly music, and kids’ activities, cooking demos, and so much more.

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LAKEWOOD FARMERS MARKET Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 4-Sept. 10 Lakewood City Hall, 6000 Main St. S.W., Lakewood Shop local and support more than 12 local farmers. Every market day enjoy live music, international entertainment and children’s activities.

Grab lunch from food trucks and eat outside around the fountain. You will find everything from organic produce to kettle corn, handmade ice cream and crafts. Now selling local wine, and beer. Plenty of free parking. See all vendors and complete schedule of events at https://cityoflakewood.us/ lakewood-farmers-market.

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LEGAL NEWS Tacoma State Supreme Court unanimously upholds decision protecting rights of gay and lesbian couples received only $1 in attorney’s fees.

The Washington State Supreme Court reached the same conclusion in its 2017 ruling on the case, writing at that time: “The State of Washington bars discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation. Discrimination based on same-sex marriage constitutes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. We therefore hold that the conduct for which Stutzman was cited and fined in this case – refusing her commercially marketed wedding floral services to [Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed] because theirs would be a same-sex wedding – constitutes sexual orientation discrimination under the [Washington Law Against Discrimination].”

The defendants appealed the decision to the United States Supreme Court.

On June 4, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, issuing a narrow ruling in favor of a bakery in Colorado that refused to provide a wedding cake to a same-sex couple. In that case, the high court found that the civil rights commission’s han-

The Washington State Supreme Court on June 6 upheld its previous decision in Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuit against a Richland florist.

The court again found that Arlene’s Flowers violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act and the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) by refusing to serve a samesex couple seeking to buy wedding flowers in 2013.

“Washington state law protects same-sex couples from discrimination based on their sexual orientation, the same way it protects Washingtonians from discrimination based on their religion, veteran or military status, disability, race and other protected classes,” Ferguson said. “I will continue to uphold these laws and fight to protect Washingtonians from discrimination.”

Under Washington law, a business need not provide a particular service, but if it chooses to do so for couples of the opposite sex, it must provide that service equally to same-sex couples.

Despite multiple inaccurate statements from the lawyers for owner of Arlene’s Flowers Barronelle Stutzman that Attorney General Ferguson aimed to bankrupt her, Ferguson sought and

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dling of the case had “some elements of a clear and impermissible hostility” toward the religious beliefs of the business owner.

Following that ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a “grant, vacate, remand” order in this case. This means the court expresses no view about whether the ruling is correct, but formally vacates the lower court ruling and sends the case back to the lower court for a second look in light of the recent decision. The lower court then re-evaluates the case in light of the new ruling and determines whether that new ruling impacts the case. This is a common procedural step when cases involving similar issues are pending before the court.

CASE BACKGROUND On March 1, 2013, Robert Ingersoll spoke with Arlene’s proprietor Barronelle Stutzman about purchasing flowers for his upcoming wedding to his husband, Curt Freed. Stutzman refused, based on her personal objection to marriage equality.

On March 28, the Attorney General’s Office sent a letter to Stutzman asking her to comply with Washington law, which prohibits businesses from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.

Had Stutzman agreed to no longer

discriminate, the letter stated, the Attorney General’s Office would not have filed suit, and Stutzman would not have paid any costs, fees or penalties.

Stutzman refused. On April 9, 2013, the Attorney General’s Office filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Arlene’s Flowers and Stutzman for refusing to serve the couple.

Ingersoll and Freed filed their own lawsuit against the defendants on April 18, which the trial court consolidated with the State's case on July 24.

On Feb. 18, 2015, Benton County Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom granted the state’s motion for summary judgment, ruling the defendants had violated the Consumer Protection Act. Judge Ekstrom awarded the state a $1,000 penalty under the Consumer Protection Act – and the $1 in costs and fees the state requested – on March 27, 2015. The appeal to the Washington State Supreme Court followed.

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