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CHAMBER ANNOUNCES NEW TACOMA AWARD NOMINEES Awards event happens July 12

The Chamber Luncheon: New Tacoma Awards, presented by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, recognizes businesses, organizations, and individuals who make outstanding contributions to the revitalization of downtown Tacoma.

The awards event will take place on Friday, July 12, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pacific Grill Events Center, 1530 Pacific Ave. Recognition will be given to the following awards and nominees: Ghilarducci Award, recognizing new development, renovation, or beautification: McMenamins Elks Temple; Tacoma Baking Company; Union Club.

Popham Award, honoring the individual that has done the most to build community spirit: David Fischer, Tacoma Arts Live; Sadie Marlowe, BD Local; Teresa Maxwell,

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McMenamins Elks Temple is nominated for a Ghilarducci Award, recognizing new development, renovation, or beautification.

Communities in School of Tacoma.

Public Places Award, recognizing the best activation of a public park, open space, or area in the public right-of-way: Fireman’s Park, City of Tacoma; Prairie Line Trail, BCRA; Tacoma Arts Live.

Schoenfeld Award, highlighting exemplary performance of pizzazz as a retailer or restaurateur: Buzzerds Barbershop, Johnny’s Dock; Tinkertopia.

Union Station Award, celebrating a leading organization, company, or individual that has built or sustained momentum for revitalization: Kōz Development; Travel Tacoma; VSG Marketing.

Visit the Chamber’s website at http://business.tacomachamber. org/events/details/chamber-luncheon-new-tacoma-awards-11908formore information.

GRANT TO HELP EASTSIDE FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY WorkForce Central and a large group of community partners have won a $1.75 million grant aimed at lifting 250 households out of poverty on Tacoma’s Eastside.

The Economic Security for All grant, which uses funds from the governor’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act discretionary U.S. Department of Labor budget, was designed to focus on one zip code and lift a significant number of people out of poverty over the course of 33 months.

The grant will serve 440 people in the 98404 zip code who are currently on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or are eligible for it.

WorkForce Central and its partners will coordinate an outreach and support effort in that area with a special emphasis

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on the Salishan community. The goal: to move those 440 people into career pathways that will launch them above 200 percent of the federal poverty level – or earning an income above $32,480 (200 percent of the federal poverty level for a family of two).

“Thank you to all of our partners who worked together quickly in a very short amount of time to submit a winning proposal,” said Linda Nguyen, CEO of WorkForce Central. “This award, coupled with resources committed by WorkForce Central and our partners, will enable us to launch and support demonstrated and innovative strategies that will help our families achieve economic stability.”

The 33,543 people living in 98404 represent 4 percent of Pierce County’s

total population, but account for 7 percent of people living below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Almost half – 15,854 – of individuals living in 98404 fall below that threshold. No other zip code in Pierce County has more residents receiving food assistance.

This grant represents a huge opportunity and significant effort that will require partner agencies with different skillsets to wrap around families on Tacoma’s Eastside and, working together, give them the tools to become financially stable.

Directed by WorkForce Central and with space provided at the Salishan Association Family Investment Center, the initiative will combine best practices from partners such as South Sound 2-11; Centers for Strong Families; Guided

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COUNCIL EXAMINES CONDITION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS

BY JOHN LARSON jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

With its large portfolio of buildings, the City of Tacoma has much to keep up with in terms of maintenance. Tacoma City Council heard an update on the topic during the July 2 study session from Budget Director Katie Johnston and Justin Davis, manager of the Facilities Management Division within the Public Works Department.

Council members recently took a tour of municipally-owned buildings.

The tour did not include Tacoma Dome or the Streets Operations building.

Johnston noted that the Dome has undergone a major renovation, but it still needs $10 million worth of upgrades to the heating and ventilation system.

Also, bathrooms on the concourse level were left untouched. She noted that

80 percent of people who attend events use these restrooms.

Tacoma Fire Department has 25 facilities, with an average age of 67 years.

Observed deficiencies are $14.5 million for buildings and $3.8 million for infrastructure.

The assessment examined five Public Works buildings, with an average age of 73. Observed deficiencies are $5.9 million for buildings and $670,000 for infrastructure.

It examined three municipal service facilities, with an average age of 71. Observed deficiencies are $13.4 million for buildings and $10,000 for infrastructure.

Five neighborhood and community service facilities were assessed. They have observed deficiencies of $3 million for buildings and $250,000 for infrastructure. Eight police stations were

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examined, with an average age of 20.

They have observed deficiencies of $8 million for buildings and $500,000 for infrastructure.

Four facilities owned by the city but maintained by Metro Parks were assessed, including People’s Community Center and Old Town Dock. Observed deficiencies are $400,000 for buildings and $100,000 for infrastructure. The eight library branches have an average age of 65. They have $2.57 million in observed deficiencies in buildings, with another $300,000 in infrastructure.

Councilmember Ryan Mello noted the dilemma of wanting to build new structures while needing to maintain existing ones. He noted at some fire stations, trucks will not fit inside as the buildings opened back in the horse and buggy era.

Councilmember Catherine Ushka noted the ability of firefighters to adapt to the buildings they have to operate out of.

Councilmember Conor McCarthy discussed whether it makes more sense to renovate the Street Operations building or to build a new one. He mentioned a 100-acre parcel near the Tacoma Public Utilities building as a potential future home for this. “Each year the facilities get worse and worse.” He also mentioned an effort several years ago to explore building a new city hall.

He wondered whether it makes sense to spend much on improving the current home of municipal government if it will relocate to a new structure in the future.

The council will examine the topic again on July 23 during the noon study session.

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and who will make its success possible.

This group exemplified our mission statement: Partnering in pursuit of greater economic vitality for all!

Thanks to the Department of Social and Health Services Pierce South Community Service Office, United Way of Pierce Co., Metropolitan Development Council, Tacoma Housing Authority, Washington Hospitality Association, Career Team, Tacoma Ministerial Alliance, Goodwill Olympics and Rainier Region, Clover Park Technical College, Tacoma Community College, Metro Parks Tacoma, Sound Outreach, Latinos Unidos Northwest Association, Salishan Association, and Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department for their partnership and contributions.

WorkForce Central strengthens the Pierce County economy by identifying skill gaps between jobseekers and employment opportunities, fostering data-driven decision making, and connecting workforce development partners into a cohesive, collaborative and effective network.

From page 1 Education & Development (CRED) to connect clients with services that include mental health, employment and training, transportation, and housing; work with families to reduce debt, build credit, grow assets and increase financial literacy; improve retention and graduation rates; and connect clients to training courses to give them the skills they need to be successful at work.

Seamless cooperation between the agencies working on this grant will be key to its success, and the partners will adopt a common referral system, a joint reporting dashboard and provide monthly updates so partners are aware of the services being offered to clients.

The strength of our application was a credit to the partners who helped us develop the vision for this initiative,

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TLT BRINGS HOME AWARDS FROM AACTFEST19 The cast and crew of “The Pillowman” have just returned from a week at AACTFest19 (American Association of Community Theatre) in Gettysburg, Penn., where they were one of 12 companies from across the country competing in the national theatre festival.

Tacoma Little Theatre came home with the following national awards: • Best Supporting Actor – Sean Neely • Best Set Design – Blake R. York • National adjudicator Award for Best Ensemble • Design competition winner for scenic design on “Bell, Book and Candle” – Blake R. York TLT issued this message of gratitude: “Thank you to everyone who helped support us on this historic trek in our centennial year. Without your support, this would not have been possible.”

ON-THE-SPOT HIRING EVENT JUNE 9 IN KITSAP COUNTY Are you a RN, LPN or CNA looking for a career that allows you to give back to your community and provide compassionate care to veterans?

The Washington Veterans Home in Port Orchard is hiring CNAs, LPNs and RNs for the regular shift, night shift and more.

The Washington Veterans Home will host an onthe-spot hiring event on July 9 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

As a Washington state employee, your benefits include retirement plans, medical insurance, paid leave, and more. We may even be able to help with moving expenses.

Positions are also open for the Spokane Veterans Home, Walla Walla Veterans Home and Washington Soldiers Home in Orting. Apply today at careers. wa.gov, contact us at recruiters@dva.wa.gov or call the Veterans Home Recruiters at (360) 725-2183.

Washington Veterans Home is located at 1141 Beach Dr. E., Port Orchard, WA 98366.

APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR FOSS WATERWAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tacoma City Council is looking to fill two positions on the Foss Waterway Development Authority (FWDA) Board of Directors, with each to serve a three-year term.

The FWDA Board of Directors is comprised of seven members appointed by the Economic Development Committee and confirmed by the City

Council. Each board member serves a minimum three-year term, and commits approximately two to six hours a month, plus six hours for an annual retreat. The role of the FWDA is to implement the Master Plan for the Foss Waterway, including the sale, lease, development, and management of public properties in and along the waterway.

Members shall be civic or business leaders with experience in such fields as finance, real estate development, law, or construction management and, to the extent possible, a majority of the membership shall be residents of Pierce County. Residents who have an ownership interest in real property located within or along the Foss Waterway, employees of the City of Tacoma or Metropolitan Park District, and members of other City of Tacoma boards and commissions are not eligible to serve.

For additional information on the FWDA, please visit www.cityoftacoma.org/government/committees_boards_commissions/foss_waterway_development_authority or contact Louise Dreyer at (253) 597-8122. Applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by Tuesday, July 16. To apply, please visit cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact Jessica Jenkins at (253) 591-5178, servetacoma@ cityoftacoma.org, or the City Clerk’s Office, Room 11, Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402.

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TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION APPLICATIONS DUE JULY 19 Tacoma City Council is looking to fill two positions on the Transportation Commission, including Districts 3 and 4, each to serve a three-year term. The Transportation Commission advises the Council on transportation-related matters, such as short-term and long-term transportation planning, compliance with local, regional and federal transportation regulations, bike, pedestrian and mass transit-related planning initiatives, and parking and capital improvement plans. Commission members are recommended by the Infrastructure, Planning and Sustainability Committee.

It consists of 11 members - nine voting members appointed by the Council, with representatives from each of the City’s five Council districts, who bring a range of perspectives and expertise that focus on the city’s long-term vision for mobility options throughout the city, and two non-voting members appointed by the city manager. It is recommended that the members appointed reflect the following categories of special interest/discipline: professional engineering sector, construction/private business sector, bike and pedestrian/mass transit sector, planning/urban growth sector, environmental/sustainability sector, general community and Americans with Disabilities Act community.

Meetings occur the third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. All members must be Tacoma residents. Applications must be submitted by July 9. To apply, call Jessica Jenkins at (253) 591-5178 or servetacoma@cityoftacoma.org.

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SOUTH SOUND 911 READIES FOR BIG IMPROVEMENTS South Sound 911 is one step closer to becoming a public development authority, thanks to approval by each of the agency’s six member legislative bodies: the cities of Tacoma, Lakewood, Fife, and Puyallup; Pierce County; and West Pierce Fire & Rescue.

While the move to public authority status will not affect any public services, it signifies South Sound 911 is ready for greater regional responsibility in public safety communications, and a more substantive and self-sufficient organizational status.

As a public authority, South Sound 911 will be able to cover its own liability, hold title to property, and incur debt, if necessary. South Sound 911’s executive director thinks the timing couldn’t be better.

“We’re getting ready to break ground on a new public safety communications center, so it’s only fitting that we be responsible for the construction of the new facility – and actually own it,” South Sound 911 Executive Director Andrew Neiditz said. “Our stakeholders not only recognized the need for us to become a public authority, but they championed it.”

The member agencies, with South Sound 911, explored other governance structures before deciding on the public authority model.

“South Sound 911 has always been about the future,” South Sound 911 Policy Board Chair and Pierce County Councilmember Doug Richardson said. “In the beginning, member agencies needed an interlocal agreement

to ensure all parties – including police and fire, and the community – were part of South Sound 911’s formation.”

“We’ve established the direction, we know where we’re headed, and we’re ready to take the next step,” Richardson said.

Before the agency officially formed in 2012, interlocal agreement (ILA) signatory agencies established South Sound 911’s governance structure.

However, as the agency assumed more responsibilities through consolidation and its efforts to improve emergency communication countywide, South Sound 911 and its stakeholders recognized limitations to the ILA structure. There was a need for better representation for all of the supported agencies, as well as more autonomy

for South Sound 911.

“Consolidating 911 centers is just one piece of what South Sound 911 has been able to do; it also created a mechanism for other improvements like the regional public safety radio system, the unified computer-aided dispatch system, and the new facility,” Operations Board Chair and West Pierce Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Jim Sharp said.

“We’re working better together, so let’s continue that collaborative work and include other agencies at the table.”

When South Sound 911 becomes a public authority, an 11-member Board of Directors will be South Sound 911’s sole governing entity; the board will be comprised of elected officials with representation more reflective of the agency’s customer base.

MOTIONS TO BLOCK PARTNERSHIP WITH RAINIER CONNECT DENIED Injunctions filed last month denied, judge allows utility to continue negotiations

On June 28, a Pierce County Superior Court judge denied motions by Thomas McCarthy, Christopher Anderson and Mitchell Shook to stop the City of Tacoma from pursuing a final agreement with Rainier Connect to provide broadband services over the Click! Commercial Network without a public vote. Additional requests by the plaintiffs to define Click! Network as a separate utility were also denied.

The judge affirmed that the City of Tacoma is following a process authorized under state law and found

no basis to stop negotiations with Rainier Connect or require a public vote. The City confirmed there will be public hearings before the proposed agreements are presented to the Tacoma Public Utility Board and Tacoma City Council for their consideration.

The judge also indicated that he would review the City’s actions in the event that the Council and Board approved the agreements with Rainier Connect.

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PIERCE TRANSIT TAKES INDUSTRY LEAD IN NATIONAL STUDY TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN, RIDER, BUS OPERATOR SAFETY Project partners join forces to study new method of reducing bus collisions

Nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2017, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. To combat this issue and improve road user safety overall, leaders in transit, government, industry, and academia are joining forces to evaluate an innovative Pedestrian Avoidance Safety System (PASS) for transit buses. If successful, the technology could be implemented in transit fleets across the nation.

The project is funded by a $1.66 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), as well as additional funds and support from the following organizations and individuals: • Pierce Transit (formally known as Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation) • Washington State Transit Insurance Pool • Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) • University of Washington • DCS Technologies, Inc. • Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. • University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research • Veritas Forensic Accounting and Economics • Janet Gates, project coordinator • Jerome M. Lutin, PhD, LLC, principal researcher Using Lidar technology, PASS, developed by DCS Technologies, Inc., is designed to help professionally trained operators avoid or reduce the severity of a collision. When an imminent collision with a pedestrian, bicyclist, or vehicle is detected, PASS warns the driver and automatically decelerates the bus, thus, providing operators more time and distance to bring their buses to a controlled stop. This is especially important in the transit industry, which often carries standing or unrestrained passengers. The goal of the project is to demonstrate this technology’s potential to significantly reduce the frequency and severity of bus collisions and provide estimates of the potential magnitude of reductions in collisions and claims.

“Pierce Transit is excited to be part of this important research project, which is seeking new ways to enhance the safety of transit riders, bus operators, pedestrians and others in communities across the country,” said Pierce Transit CEO Sue Dreier. “We take pride in being a forward-looking agency and are pleased to be able to help with the exploration of new and innovative safety solutions.”

Earlier this year Pierce Transit shipped a bus to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), the largest transportation safety institute in the United States, to install and evaluate the equipment under controlled conditions on the Virginia Smart Roads testing facility. VTTI is currently evaluating approximately 150 scenarios under various weather and light-

ing conditions using two main props: an inflatable vehicle target for forward collision testing and a remote-controlled “pedestrian” mannequin that can simulate standing, walking, and running in front of the bus. Effects on passenger motion are also being studied, as well as driver opinions of and trust in the technology.

“Our data shows that pedestrian distraction has increasingly become a serious problem in recent years. On behalf of Pierce Transit, we are evaluating a promising collision avoidance technology that could potentially help address this issue and increase safety for all road users,” explained Andrew Krum, senior research associate for VTTI’s Center for Truck and Bus Safety. “This important work would not PIERCE TRANSIT be possible without the collaboration Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is currently evaluating approximately between the Department of Transpor- 150 scenarios under various weather and lighting conditions. One uses a tation, Pierce Transit and the Federal remote-controlled “pedestrian” mannequin that can simulate standing, walkTransit Administration. They are all ing, and running in front of the bus. promoting technology advancement and safety for pedestrians. We feel Following testing, the data will be analyzed, and that automated collision avoidance systems like this the FTA will receive a report that will include items are good both economically for our nation’s transsuch as the project’s cost/benefit, the return on inportation system and for the wellbeing of our comvestment, any impact on insurance claims, and remunities. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute ductions in collisions and near misses. Industry oris here to provide careful research to help emerging ganizations can then use this data in considering technologies meet the needs of humans.” whether to equip their transit buses with driver assisThe project seeks to ensure the Pedestrian Avoidtance technology in the future. ance Safety System is successful in a variety of road “Each year, transit buses and vans report about user scenarios, can be installed into new and legacy 4,000 collisions, 16,000 injuries, 100 fatalities, and buses, and is accepted by a highly trained community over 700 million dollars in casualty and liability exof professional drivers. penses,” according to Dr. Jerome Lutin, retired senior “DCS Technologies, Inc. is excited to partner with director of statewide and regional planning at New the FTA, Pierce Transit and others on this critical safeJersey Transit and current principal research investity research project. We are confident that our PASS gator. “Many of those are preventable, and the techactive collision avoidance system will reduce transit nology being tested by Pierce Transit at VTTI has the vehicle accidents, improving safety for passengers potential to significantly reduce those numbers.” and pedestrians, reducing overall costs for transit The project is anticipated to be complete by 2021. agencies, and improving public transportation in our communities. PASS is designed for easy integration Project Partners and Roles into existing fleets and new transit vehicles, providing • Pierce Transit (formally Pierce County Pubimproved safety today and into the future,” said Dave lic Transportation Benefit Area Corporation). Pierce Valadez, president of DCS Technologies, Inc. Transit is the sole transit partner involved in this naOther collision avoidance technologies are opertional FTA research project. Following the work at ating on streets and highways nationwide in light veVTTI, Pierce Transit will test the technology on four hicles and commercial trucks. This project provides Pierce Transit buses in Pierce County, Washington, an important opportunity to test the application in without passengers on board for about six months. If transit buses, which have and will continue to play a successful, the agency will add the technology to 26 critical role in providing equitable transportation for additional buses (30 total) to test in revenue service the country, as well as reducing congestion and carfor another approxibon emissions. mately 18 months.

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BLUE MOUSE THEATER TAKES PART IN SCREENING HAWAII VOLCANO FILMS Two Hawaii-made films are slated to premiere in Tacoma in July, each playing for one night only with directors in attendance.

On Thursday, July 18 at 7 p.m., independent lava drama “Stoke” will play at the Blue Mouse Theater, presented by the Destiny City Film Festival. Directors Zoe Eisenberg and Phillips Payson will be in attendance for a brief Q&A following the screening.

The feature length drama, shot on Hawaii Island in 2017, follows Jane, a struggling tourist who hires two wannabe guides to take her to an active volcano. The road-trip film was partially shot in front of Kilauea volcano’s famous 2017 “lava hose,” a 40-foot river of lava pouring into the Pacific Ocean.

The film premiered at the Hawaii International Film Festival, won the Best Women in Film award at the Austin Indie Fest, an Award of Merit through the IndieFest Film Awards, and will be featured in the upcoming Women of Wonder’s film festival on Oahu. "Stoke" is rated R for language and brief nudity.

Tickets are $12. For tickets and information, visit www.StokeTheMovie.com/screenings or www.facebook.com/StokeTheMovie.

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PLANNING COMMISSION SCHEDULES FINAL VOTE ON COMMUNITY PLANS The Pierce County Planning Commission has scheduled additional meetings related to the Frederickson, Mid-County, Parkland-Spanaway-Midland and South Hill community plan updates in July and August. The commission will hold three study sessions in July on the updates. The commission has also set an August date to make its final recommendations on the proposed changes.

Community plans provide direction on how growth and development will occur. The plans address topics such as zoning, transportation, the look and feel of the community, and access to services and amenities.

Using community feedback gathered over the last few years, Pierce County and the Land Use Advisory Commissions for the four areas have drafted updates to the plans and development regulations. An overview

t Transit From page 5 • Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP). WSTIP is a risk pool consisting of 25 Washington transit agencies. WSTIP is a financial contributor to the project and has the role of managing the research partners.

of the proposed changes is available in an online open house atwww.piercecountywa.gov/cpupdate.

Study session dates The Planning Commission will hold the three study sessions to learn more about the community plan updates.

•1-3 p.m., July 10 at the Tacoma Mall Plaza, 2702 S. 42nd St. Tacoma •1-3 p.m., July 22 at the Pierce County Annex, 2401 S. 35th St., Tacoma •1-3 p.m., July 29 at the Pierce County Annex These study sessions are open to the public, although public testimony will not be accepted.

Final vote scheduled The Planning Commission meetings will continue through mid-AuWSTIP pioneered an earlier research study on collision avoidance technology that was a catalyst for this enhanced project. WSTIP’s goal is to find technology that will assist bus operators with the safe operation of their vehicles and can be retrofitted to the existing fleet.

WSTIP has strategic goals focused on reducing rear-end collisions and bus pedestrian/strikes.

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gust. Instead of voting on a recommendation at its second meeting for each plan as originally planned, the Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Pierce County Annex to make a final recommendation on each plan, associated development regulations, and amendments to the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan. This meeting is open to the public, although public testimony will not be accepted.

The recommendations will be submitted to the Pierce County Council. The council will then hold public hearings and determine whether to adopt the proposed changes for each plan.

Check the meeting calendar and sign up for meeting updates at www.piercecountywa.gov/cpupdate.

The four Land Use Advisory Commissions have completed their review

of the plans and have forwarded their recommendations to the Planning Commission.

Pierce County staff will update the draft plans and staff reports to reflect the Land Use Advisory Commissions’ amendments. These documents will be available at www.piercecountywa. gov/cpupdate as they are completed.

Pierce County staff will be at Freddie Fest on Aug. 10 and Garfield Street Fair on Aug. 17 to answer questions and provide information about the plans.

To learn more about the proposed updates, community members can call the Community Plans Hotline at (253) 798-2799, e-mail CommunityPlans@piercecountywa.gov, or send a letter to Pierce County Planning and Public Works, Attn: Long Range Planning, 2401 S. 35th St., Suite 2, Tacoma, WA 98409.

Institute. VTTI is evaluating the PASS system to ensure it meets user needs.

• University of Washington.

The Smart Transportation Applications and Research Laboratory (STAR Lab) at the University of Washington is focusing primarily on developing an on-board video-based near-miss detection tool for evaluating off-the-shelf collision warning systems and designing data reduction, storage, and analysis methodologies for efficient data management and safety analysis.

• DCS Technologies, Inc. DCS Technologies is the PASS technology vendor.

• Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. In collaboration with the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool, Munich RE launched a pilot program equipping 38 transit buses with collision avoidance technology known as Mobileye Shield+TM. Rosco®Vision Systems is the official North American provider and driver-interface manufacturer of this system. The advanced driver assistance technology empow-

ers drivers to avoid and mitigate imminent collisions, protecting the most vulnerable and difficult-to-observe road users: cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists.

• University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research. Through a cooperative agreement with FTA’s Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation. CUTR is working with Pierce Transit to coordinate and monitor performance measures, and the collection and analysis of deployment data to track those performance measures.

• Veritas Forensic Accounting and Economics. Veritas will be analyzing the technology’s return on investment.

• Janet Gates. Janet Gates is the project coordinator.

• Jerome M. Lutin, PhD, LLC. Jerome Lutin is a retired senior director of statewide and regional planning at New Jersey Transit and is currently serving as the study’s principal research investigator.

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GUEST EDITORIAL

HOW TO END HEALTHCARE'S UNWELCOME SURPRISES

BY JANET TRAUTWEIN Imagine waking to sharp pain in your abdomen. You rush to the hospital. The doctor diagnoses you with appendicitis, wheels you into surgery, and ultimately saves your life.

Days later, you get a bill – for $5,000.

Turns out the hospital, ER doctor, and surgeon were all in your health plan's network – but not the anesthesiologist.

So he bills you directly.

Some 60 percent of Americans have been greeted with surprise medical bills like these. Congress should prohibit doctors from sending surprise bills in cases of emergency or involuntary care – and require hospitals and clinics to inform patients whether their doctors are in-network.

Surprise medical bills arrive for many reasons. In straightforward cases, patients receive treatment from providers outside their insurance network, often when they need immediate care.

In other cases, patients may visit an in-network doctor at an in-network hospital only to find out the lab that analyzed their tests was out-of-network.

Sometimes, entire departments opt out of otherwise in-network hospitals.

Health plans typically cover a por-

tion of these out-of-network charges.

But providers routinely bill patients for the balance – a practice called "balance billing."

Seventy percent of people who have received unaffordable out-of-network bills thought they were using in-network providers, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

One study pegged the average outof-network emergency bill at just more than $7,000. Patients were stuck paying 54 percent of that tab, on average – or nearly $3,800.

For specialty care, bills were even higher. That same study determined that out-of-network assistant surgeons, who were often called into surgery without the patient's knowledge, charged an average of nearly $14,000. Over $12,000 of that sum fell to the patient.

Last year, the Virginia Supreme Court sided with a hospital that sued a man over an unpaid $84,000 emergency-room bill. The court ruled the admission paperwork he'd signed in the ER was a valid contract consenting to outof-network charges.

Most proposed legislative remedies for surprise medical bills would have health plans pick up the balance for outof-network charges. But to come up with

the funds needed to pay out-of-network providers their full fee, health plans would have to raise premiums. Consequently, patients won't be relieved of surprise medical bills; they'd simply pay them in a more roundabout way.

Further, saddling health plans with responsibility for surprise medical bills could encourage providers to opt out of insurance networks and raise their prices.

Providers join networks – and agree to accept discounted payments – to gain access to a health plan's pool of patients. If providers know plans are legally bound to pay them more than the in-network fee, they have little incentive to join – or to lower their prices.

To protect patients, lawmakers must balance responsibility for surprise medical bills between health plans and providers. For example, if there's no opportunity for a patient to switch to an in-network provider, like in an emergency, plans should only have to pay the in-network price.

Such a solution would also benefit the 60 percent of workers whose employers cover their health costs directly through self-funded plans. Organizations that self-insure typically contract with a conventional insurer or third-par-

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Janet Trautwein ty administrator to process claims and assemble a provider network. So self-funded employers can similarly be victimized by balance bills.

A medical emergency is surprise enough. A sizeable bill from an out-ofnetwork provider shouldn't accompany that surprise. Providers and health plans must share responsibility to ensure that doesn't happen.

Janet Trautwein is CEO of the National Association of Health Underwriters (www.nahu.org). This piece originally ran in the Everett Daily Herald.

GUEST EDITORIAL

CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF JUDGE JACK TANNER

BY AARON POINTER Don’t you love that feeling when you do something and you just know before, during and after that it was the right thing to do? I had that feeling last month as we dedicated the newly renamed Judge Jack Tanner Park on Ruston Way. Judge Tanner was a great man — and a great Tacoman — and this recognition was long overdue.

Before I list his accomplishments, let’s look at how we got here. It started with the park district’s effort to name the new park developed as part of the remediation and transformation of the former ASARCO slag heap that opens July 6. There was a lot of interest in naming that new park in a way that honors Frank Herbert, the author of the sci-fi book “Dune,” because of the impact the ASARCO pollution had on him as well as the significance of transforming a Superfund site into a beautiful park.

During that naming process, we realized that there are no parks named after African-Americans in Tacoma or even in Pierce County. That just did not sit right with me or lots of other people.

As the community got behind the name of Dune Peninsula for the new park, another name came up that also got a lot of support. And that is Judge Jack Tanner.

Tanner was born and raised in Tacoma, and graduated from Stadium High School in 1938. When he enlisted in the US Army in 1943, he was placed in an all-black unit with a white officer in command. After leaving the Army, he graduated from the College of Puget Sound and then earned

a law degree at the University of Washington. He paid his way through law school by working as a longshoreman.

He was active in the NAACP, and served as an officer of the local chapter and a member of the national board in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1968, he was a founding member of the Loren Miller Bar Association, which is the Washington affiliate of the largest organization of African-American attorneys in the United States.

He marched for housing equality in Kennewick in the early 1960s. He advised President John F. Kennedy on the drafting of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He strongly supported Native American fishing rights.

He was the first African-American to run for governor of Washington.

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter nominated Tanner to the federal bench. He was the first African-American to serve as a federal District Court judge in the Pacific Northwest. He took that role seriously. In fact, he was eligible for retirement in the 1980s, but he chose to keep working when he learned there were no African-American judges available to replace him at that time. Judge Tanner believed it was important for law students, his judicial peers, and even defendants, to see him as a role model for minorities.

As a federal judge, he was determined to do the right thing, even in the face of controversy. In 1980, he declared that conditions in the state penitentiary in Walla Walla violated the constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment. In 1983, he made headlines for

what is known as the “comparable worth” ruling, which was one of the first court decisions to mandate equal pay for women.

Although that ruling was overturned on appeal, it led to reforms in our state, and it gave a bigger platform to issues of gender equity in the workplace.

In recognition of his many accomplishments, Tacoma’s legal community formed its own African-American bar association, the Jack E. Tanner Bar Association.

All of which brings us back to present day. The effort to rename Marine Park as Judge Jack Tanner Park could not have succeeded without support from various individuals and organizations. They include: the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, the Tacoma Historical Society, the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, the Loren Miller Bar Association, the University of Puget Sound, the Black Collective, and the Washington State Historical Society.

Here are some of the things people said about Judge Tanner in their letters of support to the Park Board, the Tacoma Landmarks and Preservation Commission, and the Tacoma City Council: On June 1, about 100 people gathered on a cool morning to celebrate the renaming of Marine Park into Judge Jack Tanner Park.

John Bell, a longtime attorney for the Puyallup Tribe, shared his appreciation for Jack Tanner’s work to support treaty fishing rights. Lionel Greaves IV, who is Judge Tanner’s great-grandson and an assistant attorney general for Washington, spoke beautifully about the influence Judge Tan-

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Aaron Pointer ner had on his family.

We all agreed that Judge Tanner was a brave leader and icon of the community who was ahead of his time in many ways.

I have been to lots of ribbon cuttings and dedications. This one was different.

It was a great honor to stand with Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards and formally dedicate Judge Jack Tanner Park. By naming a community park for Judge Tanner, we honor his achievements in the fight for equality and civil rights, and we highlight the contributions made by the African-American community to Tacoma’s history.

It just felt like the right thing to do.

Aaron Pointer has served on the Metro Parks Board of Commissioners since 2001.

He currently serves as president of the Parks Board.

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WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL PLAYERS COMPETE AT HOOPFEST

BY JOHN LARSON jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

Athletes from the Metro Parks Adaptive Recreation Programs participated in one of the larger sporting events in the Northwest last weekend. Billed as the largest 3-on-3 outdoor basketball tournament on earth, Spokane Hoopfest drew hundreds of thousand of fans to the streets of the Lilac City. Parker Ayers, adaptive recreation coordinator, said two teams represented Metro Parks at the event. Some of the eight athletes live in the Tacoma area, while a few were drawn from programs in Portland and Vancouver, Wash. Both teams were co-ed.

Ayers said the team’s performance could be considered somewhere in the middle of the pack. More than 6,000 teams competed in the tournament, ranging in categories from elite to novice, including divisions for athletes with disabilities. He said the approach of the two local teams was to have fun. “There were some very competitive teams there,” Ayers observed.

Spokane Hopfest was first held in 1990. Taking place on the last weekend of June each year, it is an outdoor festival with shopping, food and interactive entertainment. Each team is guaranteed to play in a minimum of three games. Ayers said his two teams played in four games each.

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He said nearly all the major streets in downtown were blocked off to accommodate the numerous

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by Pacific Coast League officials.

Dave Brundage, the Sacramento River Cats manager, will skipper the roster featuring players from all 16 clubs, including 24 of the 33 players on the roster having made their Major League debut

either this year, or prior to this year. The game will also feature 13 players who are 25 years old or younger.

Representing the Tacoma Rainiers is pitcher Parker Markel. After playing for Yavapai College, he was drafted in the 39th round by Tampa Bay in the 2010 draft. The right-hander was signed as a free agent to a minor league contract last September. He opened the season at Double A Arkansas before being called up to Tacoma in April. He has a record of 4-0, with two victories with both teams this season.

The PCL will look to claim its third consecutive All-Star victory after last season's 12-7 victory at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. In the 21 years since the event changed to the current IL vs. PCL format, the International League has taken 13 of the 21 contests.

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The Tacoma Stars bolstered their offense with the signing of free-agent MASL veteran Alex Caceres to a deal.

Per team and league policies, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Caceres joins the Stars after finishing third in scoring for the El Paso Coyotes last season by notching 22 points (4G-18A).

Caceres, a Medellin, Colombia native, began his professional indoor career with Toros Mexico during the 2012-13 season while also playing with the Atlanta Silverbacks outdoor team.

After two stints with the Las Vegas Legends and one with the Monterrey Flash, Caceres found himself in the

Stars MASL division playing for the Ontario Fury. He appeared in 16 games for the Fury in 2016-17 and six more the following season before being dealt to El Paso.

For his indoor career, Caceres has found playing time in 99 games and scored 71 goals. He has more assists than goals in his career and that will be a huge boost to the Stars offense.

“In Alex, we are adding composure, a cultured left-foot and experience to our team. He’s a great locker room guy, and someone who can bring a lot of poise to our build-up play,” head coach Nick Perera said about the newest star.

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Action packed line-up of Reggae music all day long

A Tacoma tradition was born July 30, 2017, as thousands of happy revelers descended on the city's resurgent South Tacoma Way for the inaugural Reggae on the Way festival.

The sold-out event, created by Danno Presents, filled two city blocks with buoyant island grooves from Common Kings, Anuhea and other main stage acts, the mouth-watering aroma of gourmet burgers, barbecue, and enough smiling faces to remind old-school Tacomans of a time when that stretch of South Tacoma Way, between 52nd and 56th streets, was the city's premier entertainment district.

Musically, Puget Sound may best be known for grunge and garage-rock; but veteran promoter Dan Rankin has long known that there is an insatiable appetite for reggae here, too, dating back to his days of managing music acts and booking hotspot clubs and venues throughout Tacoma and Seattle, producing Art On The Ave and curating other festivals. Last year, his vision of South Tacoma's potential gelled as he and his wife, Jessica, were renovating the Airport Tavern, an iconic neighborhood watering hole they re-opened in May 2017.

Reggae on the Way far exceeded expectations in its first and second year, but don't expect organizers to rest on their laurels for its third run, scheduled for July 27 at 5406 South Tacoma Way. Gates open at 2 p.m., music starts at 3 p.m. and goes until 11 p.m. All ages are welcome and children 10 and under get in free (each child must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket). Find lots more details at www.dannopresents.com/e/ re g ga e - o n - t h e - way - w - t h e - g re e n steel-pulse-unified-highway-andmore--61955983013.

Danno Presents has released a buzz-worthy partial lineup that includes national headliners The Green, Steel Pulse, Unified Highway (Eric Rachmany of Rebelution and Amp Live), Sammy J, Anuhea, Josh Heinrichs and Spawnbreezie.

boarding at the prestigious Hawaiian school Kamehameha Schools from grade 7, and began acting in school plays and musical. She found a passion for video production and received multiple college scholarships for film school at Chapman University in Orange County.

A self-taught guitar player, she learned of her passion for songwriting after her first big heartbreak. After a soul searching backpacking odyssey in Australia, she realized that film school wasn't for her.

Anuhea decided to pursue her newfound passion for musci full time.

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THE GREEN Music has been a blessing since the beginning for the humble members of The Green. It is only by looking into the past that one can fully grasp the immense accomplishments and unparalleled journey for a small group of musicians from the island of Oʻahu.

Countless miles of touring and four studio albums have led them to become recognized as ambassadors of Aloha, helping represent Hawaiian people and culture to the world through their craft.

Rachmany and renowned producer, DJ, and remixer Amp Live (formerly of Zion I) may possess different backgrounds, but they both travel the same creative road. Now, their paths – along with a myriad of musical genres riding shotgun – intersect in Unified Highway. The duo’s self-titled debut (Audible Collision/ Strange Focus Records) explores this intersection via a fascinating fusion of reggae, electronic, hip-hop, alternative, and soul siphoned into unforgettable songs.

STEEL PULSE Bearing witness to the accelerating negativity of global affairs, Steel Pulse emerges with musical vengeance to halt the disarray of humanity. The band's 12th studio production, titled “Mass Manipulation,” reflects four decades committed to bettering mankind through music. Steel Pulse continues to be revolutionary in engaging controversial topics of racial injustice and human rights on a global scale. Their musical stance and conceptualizations are as potent and relevant today as they were at the beginning of their career.

SAMMY JOHNSON – A.K.A. SAMMY J Australian native Sammy Johnson (a.k.a Sammy J) embraces his Maori and Polynesian roots to create positive and uplifting music. Blending island reggae, soul and jazz vibes with heartfelt lyrics, Johnson's sound is exhilarating and intoxicating. Now based in the U.S., he has seemingly exploded on the market, selling out venues across the West Coast and Hawaii. This can be attributed to his relentless hard work and dedication to his craft.

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JOSH HEINRICHS & SKILLINJAH Josh Heinrichs began his own reggae band, Jah Roots, in Springfield, Mo., in 2001, and formed his own record label, GanJah Records, with his wife, Kaytee.

He wrote and recorded five albums with his former band, Jah Roots, and gained a loyal independent following via Myspace and a tireless touring schedule from 2005-2009. Since leaving Jah Roots in 2009 to pursue a solo career, Heinrichs has released a #1 Billboard Reggae album (“Good Vibes,” 2016) and several other Top 10 debuting albums.

With all these accolades, years of touring and constantly promoting positive reggae music through out the world, his form of reggae music and message remain a constant driving force behind the current reggae scene, worldwide.

ANUHEA Rylee Anuheakealaokalokelani Jenkins was born and raised in Makawao on the island of Maui. She began

SPAWNBREEZIE Spawnbreezie realized at a young age that music was not only a talent, but a passion that became his life. He has crafted a new kind of sound, combining the percussions of hip-hop, the skank of reggae and the vocals of the island music that he calls "island hip hop."

In 2002, Spawnbreezie and his family formed Le Atalua Breeze Band. In 2005, Spawn began his solo career and pursued it with great leaps of faith. In transition of leaving Le Atalua Breeze Band to becoming a solo artist, he took the word “Breeze” with him in this new journey and introduced himself as Spawnbreezie.

celebrate the district’s renewal. The location of the mural at the corner of a busy thoroughfare will be seen by all those traveling daily from downtown to the heart of Hilltop. The mural replacing

a blank wall will be a welcome marker to the community. SHS is thankful to the City of Tacoma and the New Tacoma Neighborhood Council for their support of this project."

SHARED HOUSING SERVICES HOLDS MURAL UNVEILING Shared Housing Services (SHS) will be unveiling a mural by local artist Kate Cendejas on July 15 at 2 p.m. (at South 11th and South I Streets in the heart of Hilltop). Funding was provided by the City of Tacoma through its Neighborhood Innovative Grant.

SHS issued the following announcement: “Shared Housing Services (SHS) has been serving community members

needing assistance to stay in their homes or those needing a place to call home for 28 years. SHS is honored to be part of the Hilltop neighborhood for the past 20 years. The greater Hilltop neighborhood, a work in progress, has been transformed from a blighted area to a vivacious, thriving community.

An urban community that is rich in diversity, culture and art. Shared Housing Services' mural project will

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EXHIBIT DELVES INTO THE MODERN NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

BY JOHN LARSON jlarson@tacomaweekly.com The annual “In The Spirit” art exhibit at Washington State History Museum is always an interesting look into the creativity of Native American artists in the Northwest. These individuals draw inspiration from their heritage, while sometimes using modern materials and techniques.

Now in its 14th year, the current exhibit has 28 works by 24 artists working in mediums ranging from basket weaving to glass blowing.

Some of the pieces offer social commentary on everything from gay rights to environmental concerns.

“Generations 2” is digitally created art from Denise Emerson, Skokomish/Navajo.

It has a background of turquoise, a shade of blue often associated with the Native art of the Southwest. It depicts four women with their backs turned, their infants strapped to their backs on baby boards.

Suzanne Cross, of Saginaw/ Chippewa heritage, raises attention about discrimination faced by

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Carol Emarthle Douglas, Northern Arapaho, The Little People, 2018. Coiled waxed linen. 5×9 inches.

gays and lesbians in “Respect and Equality.” The red fabric is adorned with fringe at the bottom and horizontal ribbons in the colors of the rainbow. Beadwork depicts peace symbols and hearts with butterflies or the word love.

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AIRPORT TAVERN: Coyote Bred, Speed Control, Phantom Racer, 9p.m., $5 GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Filimaua Band, 9 p.m., NC LOUIE G’S: Roni Lee, Darby Picnic, 8 p.m., $10, AA MCMENAMIN’S: Malo Castro (Latin percussionist) 8 p.m., NC, AA SWISS: Got 90s, 9 p.m., $10

Sunday, July 7 JAZZBONES: Larry Mitchell, Andrew Landers,

Mainstreet Struggle, 5 p.m., $10 MCMENAMIN’S: Ryan Barber and the Riches (rock) 6 p.m., NC, AA SWISS: Chuck Gay (Open mic) 7 p.m., NC

Monday, July 8 JAZZBONES: Rockaraoke, 8 p.m., NC MCMENAMIN’S: Michael Dean Damron (Country) 7 p.m., NC, AA SWISS: Chuck Gay (Open mic) 7 p.m., NC UNCLE SAM’S: Lolo & Friends (rock jam) 8 p.m., NC

Tuesday, July 9 MCMENAMIN’S: Rich Wetzel’s Groovin’ Higher Orchestra ( Jazz) 7 p.m., NC, AA UNCLE SAM’S: SOB Band (rock jam) 8 p.m., NC

Wednesday, July 10 UNCLE SAM’S: Subvinyl Jukebox (Rock jam) 8 p.m., NC

Thursday, July 11 AIRPORT TAVERN: Round Eye, The Godoys, The Deceptives, Sharky Waters, 9.m., $7 UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (Guitarist) 7 p.m.

VALLEY PUB: Heavenly Bother, Bobby’s Oar, Ladanyo, Scorn Dog, 9 p.m.

“Our Stories Are Mixed” is from Cynthia Masterson, Comanche Nation. Her artist statement recalls the disappointment her mother experienced when grandmother’s beloved butter churn disappeared.

Masterson found one in the giveaway box at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Seattle. She adorned the butter churn with beads on its moving parts.

In his artist statement, Ryan C. Burnett, Chehalis, describes his love of baseball. “Salish” is a baseball glove with designs drawn in black ink on the fingers.

Another Chehalis artist, William Thoms, has two interesting creations.

“Whorl” is a blown glass piece, while “Moon Vessel” is 3D printed gypsum coated with resin.

Carol Emarthle Douglas, Northern Arapaho, has a background as a basket weaver. She has now delved into painting, with her work inspired by basket designs of the Plains Indians. “Gathering of Nations” is a work of acrylic paint, paint pens and tape. It depicts 10 Native people.

One of her baskets, “The Little People,” won the Honoring Tradition Award. Make of hemp core and Irish waxed linen thread, it has outlines of the human form on the outside and inside. It is in a case with two other baskets. “You and Me” by Carly Feddersen, Colville, has a snake motif inspired by rock singer Alice Cooper.

“Cedar Star Basket” by Dan Friday, Lummi, is a blown glass piece in the shape of a basket, with a band of purple crosses on it.

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Friday took home the Spirit of the Northwest Award for “Full Circle Totem.” This impressive glass sculpture was inspired by his grandfather Joseph Hillaire, who carved totem poles. His work was featured at the World’s Fair in Seattle in 1962. It depicts a bear holding a fish, upon which stands a tree.

The Honoring Innovation Award went to Earl Davis, Shoalwater Bay, for “Coastal Mjolnir.” This intriguing piece consists of a wooden circle around a coastal Salish motif that glows in various colors.

Best in Show went to Robin Lovelace, Tlingit, for “Predator Cannibal.” The inspiration for the piece came from research Lovelace did on tribal war helmets. Made of stainless steel with abalone detail, the menacing piece brings to mind the creature in the “Predator” movie series. “In The Spirit” is an intriguing look into modern Native experience.

The curators are to be commended for assembling such a wide range of artwork into a cohesive exhibit.

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Dan Friday, Lummi, Full Circle Totem, 2017. Glass. 42×6×12 inches.

A gallery talk with artists will take place on July 18 from 6-7 p.m. The museum will offer free admission that day from 3-8 p.m. The annual In The Spirit Northwest Native Festival will be held on Aug. 10 from noon to 7 p.m.

The museum will collaborate with the nearby Tacoma Art Museum and Museum on Glass on the day’s activities. All three will offer free admission that day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit ends on Aug. 11.

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Promote your community event, class, meeting, concert, art exhibit or theater production by e-mailing calendar@tacomaweekly.com or calling (253) 922-5317. foods like pickles, pasta, baked goods, sauces and so much more.

This market proudly accepts EBT, WIC/SFMNP and offers the Fresh Bucks EBT matching and Apple-a-Day programs.

MAMMA MIA! July 12-Aug. 4; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m.

Extra shows added: Sun., July 28, 6:30 p.m.; Thurs., Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m.

Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 6th Ave., Tacoma

You can dance! You can jive! Come see Tacoma Musical Playhouse’s final production of their 25th anniversary season. ABBA's hits tell the hilarious story of a young woman's search for her birth father. As the story unfolds on a Greek island paradise, on the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. The story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter, and friendship, creating an unforgettable show.

Plan to attend the special “Mamma Mia! Sing-Along” on Thurs., July 18, 7:30p.m.

Rating: PG-13. Price: Adults $31, seniors (60+), military, students $29, children 12 and under $22; groups of 10 or more $27. Reserved seating Info: www.tmp.org; (253) 565-6867

IDEA HATCH: SPACE QUEST Wed., July 10, 3:30 p.m.

University Place Library, 3609 Market Pl. W., University Place Explore space! Create a planet and watch it orbit, test real meteorites, create clouds and lightning, experience space in virtual reality and more. For the family.

Price: Free. Info: summerreading.pcls.us; (253) 548-3307 VENARDOS CIRCUS AT STAR CENTER Wed., July 10-Sun., July 21 Star Center, 3873 S. 66th St., Tacoma This unique, family-oriented traveling circus troupe has been touring the country for four years and was recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning. Created by former Ringling Bros. Ringmaster Kevin Venardos, this animal-free circus features a cast of aerialists, acrobats, comedians, jugglers, contortionists and daredevils hailing from around the world. The Broadway-style opening and closing singing and dancing add another level of storytelling and magic to the experience. An interactive preshow party takes place one hour before show time with opportunities to meet the cast, snap selfies and play games so be sure to come and get your seats early. The main event lasts approximately 90 minutes, with a brief intermission.

Attendees are encouraged to stay after the show to mingle with the performers and take group photos on stage with the cast for no additional charge.

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Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center 1501 Pacific Ave. S., Tacoma Attaining a completely pure and lasting happiness is easy; we just need to follow the beautiful path that Buddha has laid for us.

This class is a brief look at the Buddhist masterpiece poem, Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life.

In this series of classes we will explore the profound and essential ways of thinking and acting that Buddhist masters have perfected.

In a gentle way we will look at very practical advice that comes from the heart of Buddha’s teachings.

We will look at thought patterns

that hinder us in our daily life and ways to transform them into beneficial ways of thinking. You can attend classes on a drop-in basis, according to your schedule. Occurs every Thursday, so drop in anytime.

Everyone is welcome.

Price: $10 per class, $5 students/seniors, free for members.

Event Info: (360) 754-7778; meditateinolympia.org/guide-to-a-joyful-life FAMILY CAMPOUT Fri., July 12, 7 p.m.

Metro Parks Tacoma is opening up Owen Beach for camping this summer. Enjoy three Friday nights under the stars with your family and friends, July 12, Aug. 2 and Aug. 23. This unique experience also includes tent space, evening snack, games, Ranger-led activity and a sunrise breakfast. You will need to bring tent, sleeping bag, toiletries, camp chair, flashlight, bug spray.

Info/register: Tacoma Nature Center, (253) 404-3930 SWAN CREEK PARK CAMPFIRE PROGRAM Fri., July 12 and Fri., Aug. 2, 8-9:30 p.m.

Join in on an evening gathered around the campfire listening to stories, singing songs, and learning about the natural world at Swan Creek Park.

Meet at the Swan Creek Park "gathering place." Directions from Interstate 5: From Portland Ave., turn on East 44th St. into the entrance of the Salishan community. Drive east to East Roosevelt, turn left at the T, drive two blocks and turn right on East 42nd into the parking lot. Amenities: parking lot, seasonal restroom, picnic shelter and tables. All ages welcome.

Price: Free Info: (253) 4043930 CRAFT SATURDAY - ROCK ON! Sat., July 13, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Job Carr Cabin Museum, 2350 N. 30th St., Tacoma Drop by Job Carr Cabin Museum for our monthly Craft Saturday event when we'll paint rocks while enjoying live music during the Blues On! Festival in Old Town Park. Activities are designed for children ages 3-9 and their families.

Admission to the Museum and all

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Event Info: (253) 627-5405; www.jobcarrmuseum.org PINK AT THE PARK Sun., July 14, 1:30-5 p.m.

Cheney Stadium, 2502 S. Tyler St., Tacoma Once again, the Carol Milgard Breast Center is taking over Cheney Stadium for the annual Pink at the Park event. We invite you to join us in the bleachers for a fun-filled evening of hometown baseball all while supporting a worthy cause. Make a bid for a cause by participating in both the silent and live auctions of the Rainiers’ specialty pink jerseys and other fun items, with all proceeds benefiting the Carol Milgard Breast Center. Free giveaway to first 3,000 attendees, ballpark frank, chips and beverage included in ticket purchase, pre-game “Circle of Hope” honoring breast cancer survivors and warriors, silent and live auctions of Rainiers’ specialty pink jersey and other fun items.

Tickets $12 at www.PinkAtThePark.com.

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

9th and 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 kids activities, chef’s demos, gardening advice and more.

This market proudly accepts EBT, WIC/SFMNP and offers the Fresh Bucks EBT matching and Apple-a-Day programs.

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

N. 27th St. and 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 ready-to-eat foods, live entertainment and so much more.

Inquire at the Market Info Booth on how to double your EBT dollars with Fresh Bucks and WIC and Senior FMNP vouchers are gladly accepted.

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 are surrounded by the beauty of Commencement Bay, miles of walking trails, and a diversity of shops. You’ll find a variety of fresh produce, flowers, locally processed

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.

This market proudly accepts EBT, WIC/SFMNP and offers the Fresh Bucks EBT matching and Apple-a-Day programs.

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 Kreidler fines Trupanion $100,000 for using unlicensed sales partners paid nearly $245,000 in commissions to five unlicensed territory partners on thousands of pet insurance transactions. State law prohibits producers from paying commissions to unlicensed producers.

Trupanion Managers and American Pet Insurance Co., Inc., the insurer it is affiliated with, are owned by the same parent company, Trupanion, Inc. Kreidler fined Trupanion Managers $150,000 in July 2016 for selling nearly 3,300 pet insurance policies through its unlicensed call center employees and contracted territory partners, totaling $3.3 million in premiums. He fined American Pet Insurance Co. $250,000 in July 2016 for multiple violations including charging incorrect rates, mishandling consumer complaints and policy cancelations, among other issues. He suspended $100,000 of the fine as long as the company followed Kreidler’s plan to bring the company into compliance.

In November 2016, Kreidler imposed

Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler fined Trupanion Managers USA, Inc., a Seattle-based pet insurance producer, $100,000 for violating Washington state insurance laws and rules.

Kreidler found that Trupanion committed the following violations: • Gave gifts in excess of $100 to one veterinary clinic from 2016 to 2018 in exchange for referrals. State law limits insurance producers’ gifts to no more than $100 per recipient per year for referrals.

• Trupanion paid Reviews.com, an unlicensed producer, to market the pet insurance and generate leads on their behalf. Trupanion received 28 completed applications from April 2017 to May 2018. State law prohibits producers from accepting business from unlicensed producers.

• Contracted with unlicensed and unaffiliated “territory partners” to promote its pet insurance to veterinary clinics, animal shelters and animal stores. From 2015 to 2018, Trupanion

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Persons having claims against the deceased must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorney of record in the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four (4) months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 or 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and the non-probate assets of the decedent.

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In today’s world, people work from their homes, cars, and on the road, no longer confined to an office or desk space, spending time around the water cooler chatting about last night’s game. Talented people in our industry are turning more and more to freelance, providing articles for a variety of publications. As we will hang on to some of our old reliables – now freelancers – we will also be introducing a variety of new and talented writers, bring a fresh look and more comprehensive coverage of local news.

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The main change here at the Tacoma Weekly, which could be considered downsizing, is that we are now an employeerun company – partners working together for the continuing publication of the Tacoma Weekly in these changing times.

These new partners all have a long history in Tacoma, a love for the city and the desire to create journalism that inspires the community to better things.

With ownership comes responsibility.

Dividing these responsibilities among four capable people streamlines our management and cuts costs for us to continue to succeed.

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You must change with the times, especially in the newspaper industry. It seems to be fashionable to say that print is dead, but we feel just the opposite. After being in business for more than 34 years, we find that we can’t keep our newspapers on the newsstands. The citizens of Tacoma have adopted us as their hometown paper, the only source on a weekly basis of local news covering government, events and the day-to-day lives of the people who live in Tacoma.

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huge success. We feel just as obligated to keep our boxes clean as it is for the streets to be pothole free.

We’ve Moved!

We are now located in Fife at 1402 54th Ave. E.