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Producer Monique Stinson (back row, middle) with Jackie Salyers’ cousin Chester Earl and her uncle Tribal Councilman James Rideout. (Front row) Jackie’s cousin Tami Miles, mom Lisa Earl and Crystal Chaplin, mother of Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin, who were shot by police in Olympia, leaving Chaplin confined to a wheelchair.

BY MATT NAGLE matt@puyalluptribalnews.net

As voters nationwide head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6, the issue of police use of deadly force remains in the headlines and among the top of citizens’ concerns. Here in Washington, Initiative 940 aims to instill police reforms by requiring law enforcement to receive violence de-escalation, mental-health, and first-aid training, and provide first aid; and change standards for use of deadly force, adding a “good faith” standard and indepen-

dent investigation.

The passage of I-940 is important to many people, with the families of those killed by police use of deadly force among the frontrunners pushing for a win. The family of Jackie Salyers has been actively working on I-940 since the beginning. Killed by police bullets on Jan. 28, 2016, she was just 32 years old and pregnant at the time of her death. Her family has always said that her death would not be in vain, and see I-940 as a way to bring healing to communities. Now, filmmaker and

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The Northwest Detention Center, a for-profit detention center for people facing Immigration and Custom Enforcement reviews, continues to raise questions by critics over health and working conditions as well as periodic hunger strikes by detainees.

BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

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month-long hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center on the Tacoma Tideflats that reportedly involved more than two-dozen immigration detainees seems all but over following claims of retaliation fears and a recent court case that would allow officials to force feed the protesters if medically needed.

U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle ruled against a suit filed by the detainees involved in the hunger strike.

The suit contested detention officials force-feeding them if it were determined

their health was at risk. The ruling came based only on court filings after a hearing on the matter was canceled. The detainees had wanted to preemptively block the force-feeding on First Amendment grounds and any retaliation for participating in the strike.

“Those threats have been imposed in the past and may come very soon in the future,” said Edward Alexander, an attorney for one of the striking detainees.

Immigration and Custom attorneys argued that they hadn’t sought an order allowing them to force feed detainees but didn’t want to lose the option to do so in the future if the hunger strike continued much longer. Detainees have long comu See NWDC / page 11

Council examines disparity in awarding of contracts

BY JOHN LARSON jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

The City of Tacoma’s efforts to steer more contracts to businesses owned by women or minorities have not been adequate in promoting equity, according to a consulting firm hired to study the topic. Tacoma City Council heard a presentation on Sept. 25 from Griffin & Strong P.C. The Atlanta-based firm specializes in disparity research, contract compliance, program development and supplier diversity. Two of its employees, Proj-

ect Manager Michelle Clark Jenkins and Deputy Project Manager Sterling Johnson, delivered the presentation.

In 1998 Washington voters passed Initiative 200, which effectively ended affirmative action in the state.

As a result, efforts made by the city to steer some of its contracts to women and minorities have to be tailored to comply with the law. Generally, the city has taken into account other factors, such as the size of a business or how long it has been in operation, as opposed to focusing on the race or gender of its owners.

The study finds that the majority of companies that

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land city contracts in several industries are owned by white males. In construction, this accounted for 84.38 percent. Hispanics owned 4.69 percent, non-minority women 3.13 percent, Asians 2.97 percent, Blacks 2.81 percent and Natives 2.03 percent. In architecture and engineering, minorities owned 18.64 percent of businesses and non-minority women owned 19.61 percent. In the services industry, minorities accounted for 12.79 percent and non-minority women 12 percent. For goods, minorities owned 5 percent and u See CONTRACTS / page 2

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The firm found that the city’s Small Business Enterprise program has been ineffective. While the city has policy tools to encourage participation of small businesses and minority or women-owned businesses, their effectiveness has varied. Project goals lack good faith efforts and staffing and resource shortages prevent the program from fully meeting its goals. Johnson said requirements about location and net worth appear to be barriers to participation for some small businesses.

Several other states have passed laws banning affirmative action. As a result, some large cities do not even attempt to steer contracts to women or minorities. In contrast, the firm did a study of a major project in its hometown, the new stadium for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. The City of Atlanta set a goal of 31 percent of the work to be done by minority or women contractors. The firm found that 36 percent of the work went to such businesses.

Existing race-neutral programs can be more effectively administered, according to the findings of the study. Race and gender-conscious programs that do not violate current state law are supported by the findings and should also be utilized. If Initiative 200 is abolished, the study supports preferences for women and minority-owned businesses, such as subcontractor goals.

The firm’s advice takes into account I-200. Clark Jenkins noted there have been court cases in this state regarding the law. “We have to give you legally defensible advice,” she said. “If we make recommendations to you

This week, Carter the Crater Gator found another impressive road divot to stretch out in. To be honest, we’ve had a difficult time with this critter.

He can’t get over the fact that he’ll always be second-fiddle when compared to Percival, and frankly, he’s been getting a little snarky. While we’ve let him know that his replacement could waddle through the front door of the Tacoma Weekly office at any moment, the toothy sourpuss has countered with his own threat of “pulling a Percival” and disappearing.

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The city could do more to get information out to a wider range of businesses. Johnson said established construction companies, generally owned by white men, benefit from an informal network in which they have access to information that puts them at an advantage when bidding. In the Tacoma area, he said some such companies have some “animosity” toward efforts to steer work to smaller, minority-owned businesses, which tend to be subcontractors. Clark Jenkins said the city should demand that established companies make a stronger effort to contact minority or women-owned businesses as potential subcontractors.

Johnson said the city has only one full-time equivalent person working on such efforts, which he described as “an undoable position for that individual.”

Councilmember Justin Camarata said the current situation appears to be racism. “If we are not trying to undo this, we are perpetuating it.”

An effort to repeal I-200 is underway. Activists gathered in Seattle last month for a rally in support of Initiative 1000. It would change state law to allow affirmative action that does not constitute preferential treatment.

Under the proposal, affirmative action could be used to create equal opportunities by recruitment, hiring, outreach, goal setting and other methods. Preferential treatment would be defined as selecting a less-qualified business solely based on the race or gender of ownership.

Supporters tried to place the measure on the ballot for this November, but were unable to collect enough signatures for it to qualify. Supporters now have until Jan. 4 to collect about 260,000 valid signatures. If they do, it would go to the Legislature, which could enact it into law, or put it to a public vote in November 2019.

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BULLETIN BOARD JIM WALTON TO RECEIVE HUMANITARIAN AWARD As a young man, just out of military service, Jim Walton settled in Tacoma and attended Tacoma Community College. In 1969, when racial tensions surfaced at the college, he led the way in finding a logical and acceptable path forward. He stepped in again when violence broke out in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood by guiding a small group of Jim Walton leaders to help quell the unrest and win concessions from the City Council. From that group’s leaders, the Black Collective was formed to address the concerns of the African American community and carry them to the City. Walton still helps lead the Collective nearly 50 years later.

Walton served the City of Tacoma well in many roles for 35 years, starting as director of the Human Relations Department, then assistant city manager, then deputy city manager and finished his working career from 2003–2005 as city manager.

In the community, Walton has worked tirelessly on the boards of the Youth Build Program, the local employment and apprenticeship program; and Tacoma Goodwill Industries (now Goodwill Olympics and Rainer Region). He has worked in the community through Tacoma Sunrise Rotary and was its first African American president. He has served or serves on the boards of United Way of Tacoma-Pierce County and as president, Safe Streets, Hilltop Homeownership Development Center, The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation and Commencement Bank. Walton was elected to the Pierce County Charter Review Commission and served as vice chair.

Walton is one of six founders of Community Health Care, which was formed to address the health needs of the uninsured and low-income throughout Pierce County. He has served on the Development Advisory Council for Community Health Care and as co-chair for both the Tanbara Health Center Campaign in Salishan on Tacoma’s Eastside, and the Hilltop Regional Health Center Campaign on Tacoma’s Hilltop.

Because of the lifetime of work and dedication to the community in many capacities and his concerted and ongoing effort to improve the lives of those who have the fewest resources, Community Health Care is proud to award the Kimi and George Tanbara, MD Humanitarian Award to James L. Walton, an outstanding member of our community and society.

The award will be presented at a dinner in Walton's honor on Oct. 9 at the Hotel Murano Bicentennial Pavilion. The Hotel Murano is located at 1320 Broadway, Tacoma. The dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. with a social hour preceding the event. Tickets and additional information can be found on Community Health Care’s website: www.commhealth.org.

FEEDBACK WANTED ON ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the City of Tacoma’s Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit Permanent Regulations. The commission meeting will be held in the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers (747 Market St., first floor) and will begin at 5 p.m. with the public hearing beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m.

The proposed regulations include amendments to various sections of the Tacoma Municipal Code, Title 13 – Land Use Regulatory Code, allowing detached accessory dwelling units in various single family zoning districts, which were previously only permitted through the Residential Infill Pilot Program. The changes simplify the code and create additional flexibility for both attached and detached accessory dwelling units also known as a backyard cottage.

The Planning Commission is inviting public comments on the proposed permanent regulations that, subject to further changes, would be forwarded to the City Council for adoption before the end of the year.

In addition to comments received at the public hearing, written comments are being accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5. Comments may be submitted to: Planning Commission, 747 Market Street, Room 345, Tacoma, WA 98402, via fax at (253) 591-5433, or via e-mail to planning@cityoftacoma.org.

To review the proposed amendments, visit cityoftacoma.org\DADU or contact project staff Lauren Flemister at lflemister@cityoftacoma.org or call (253) 591-5660.

MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES ACCESS TO IMPROVE IN TACOMA Humana Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have additional access to two Iora Primary Care practices providing high-impact, relationship-based primary care.

Iora Health and Humana’s (NYSE: HUM) value-based relationship is already delivering on the promise to provide a high quality of care and service to older adults in Arizona, Colorado and Washington.

This is the fifth consecutive year that Iora Health and Humana have expanded their relationship in Washington.

The new practices mean that Humana Medicare Advantage members in Washington have access to Iora’s six primary care practices. The new and existing practices, operated by Iora Health, will accept all Humana Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (available for people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid) offered in Washington, as well as Original Medicare.

The new practices are located at: 3705 S. Meridian Ave., Ste. B, Puyallup, WA 98373 5006 Center St., Ste. R, Tacoma, WA 98409 For a list of all Iora Primary Care locations, visit: ioraprimarycare.com.

The new practices provide patients with Humana Medicare Advantage in Washington access to Iora’s model of care that changes the way primary care is delivered. By investing more in preventive care, building robust care teams, focusing on health outcomes, increasing customer service and incorporating proprietary technology built to support this unique care, Iora is leading the charge to transform the industry.

Iora Primary Care patients experience: care built on respect and relationships with longer appointments and a team that listens; above average customer service and high levels of satisfaction (in one study, Iora patients reported a Net Promoter Score of 86, compared to industry averages of 3). Net Promoter Score measures a person’s willingness to recommend a company (or organization) to others, based on the person’s overall satisfaction with the company or organization; the benefits of an integrated care team including doctors, nurse practitioners, health coaches and behavioral health specialists, among others, who guide patients’ care through the complex health system; convenience, including 24/7 access to health care professionals by phone for urgent needs, same/next day appointments for acute appointments and onsite labs; Iora’s proprietary collaborative care platform, Chirp, is designed so patients can schedule appointments, access their records and communicate directly with their care team electronically; and ease of collaboration with Humana’s deep array of in-network specialists so patients have a coordinated care plan that addresses their needs.

“In the four years that Iora Primary Care has been caring for patients in Washington, we have seen that by investing in relationships with people, you can help them live happier and healthier. Our patients get a team that respects and listens to them, and the investment in relationships has paid off; patients have seen a 50 percent decrease in hospitalizations and a 20 percent decrease in ER visits,” said Carroll Haymon, MD, Washington medical director at Iora Primary Care. “We are thrilled to be able to care for more older adults in Washington as a result of our long-lasting partnership with Humana.”

For more information, visit humana.com/provider/support/vbc.

CITY COUNCIL RECEIVES AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTION STRATEGY The City of Tacoma, in collaboration with its community partners, has developed an affordable housing action strategy to address Tacoma’s key challenges and recommended approaches that the City could consider taking. Tacoma City Council received the proposed strategy on Sept. 25. The intensive four-month process to develop the strategy included a series of community listening sessions, focus groups and other avenues for public feedback organized by the City and its comSEE MORE BULLETIN BOARD ITEMS ON PAGE 10

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TIDEFLATS REVIEW PREPS TO BEGIN WORK

FILE PHOTOS BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER

The recreational, manufacturing and international trade uses of the Tacoma Tideflats will be part of a subarea plan that will play out over the coming months. Details of the timeline and scope of the work will be outlined by a work plan committee of city, port and tribal officials.

BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

Formal movement on conducting an extensive review of the uses, impacts, traffic patterns and job-creating activities on the Tacoma Tideflats is finally underway, more than a year after plans were first announced only to then stall over cross-governmental turf battles.

“I want this process to be known by how we finished not by how we started, and I really mean that,” Port Commission President Don Meyer said before the commission unanimously approved the intergovernmental agreement last week. Tacoma City Council unanimously passed the agreement Tuesday night. The Puyallup Tribe is primed to do likewise.

The agreement includes the cost-sharing formula that the city and port will front $500,000 each for the cost of the plan and $200,000 will come from the tribe since most of the Tideflats falls within its reservation.

The pact also forms a steering committee made up of two members from each of the governments as well as two from Pierce County and Fife, since they also have a vested interest in the future of the Tideflats.

That five-government steering committee will develop a work plan – establish timelines, public comment systems and scopes of the work needed to hire a consultant within 60 days after all parties sign onto the deal. That all goes away if the clock runs out. The city would then conduct the multi-year subarea plan on its own, without the direct participation – and funding – from the port and tribe.

That seemingly “nuclear option” comes after a year of turf war negotiations between the city, county, port and tribe over who would have full seats at the table and what would happen if one government disagreed with aspects of the plan. The city argued that it has the sole authority over land-use decisions within its borders, while the port and county wanted all decisions to be approved unanimously. Stalemate over that lasted almost a year, only to be resolved when Mayor Victoria Woodards called in a mediator to facilitate talks that led to the current agreement.

“This is a great step forward,’’ she said when voting on the agreement Tuesday.

A subarea plan is meant to craft a vision of the specific area through zoning rules, environmental and traffic reviews. Hilltop and the area around the Tacoma Mall, for example, have undergone subarea reviews that led to zoning changes, plans for street improvements and landscaping plans to provide buffers from commercial operations and residential areas.

But the subarea plan in the works for the Tideflats will be larger and more complex than those, particularly since the Tideflats mark the gateway to the fourth-largest shipping terminal in the nation and sit so close to downtown and fall within the sovereign boundaries

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The historic fire station on the Tideflats might be saved after all now that Port of Tacoma prepares to sell nearby land to City of Tacoma. of the Puyallup Tribe. At issue is the balance between economic activity and the cost of those activities on the environment and surrounding neighborhoods as well as the potential cost of jobs in the regional job center if businesses weren’t allowed to expand.

“It’s not a hard ‘no’ or an anything goes ‘yes,’” Councilmember Ryan Mello said.

In the meantime, the city has interim regulations on the Tideflats that are meant to keep economic activity and residential developments pretty much as they are during the subarea planning process. Those rules went into effect a year ago and are up for renewal this fall for another six months, which is the longest renewal time allowed by state law. The interim regulations could be renewed every six months, however, as long as the city continues to actively work on forming permanent ones. Interim rules, however, can change as part of each six-month review and also must include at least one public hearing.

The next step on that front is for the council to pass a resolution to set a public hearing on continuing the six-month extension on the interim regulations and any modifications to them that could develop. That vote is set for Oct. 9 with the public hearing tentatively scheduled for Oct. 23 followed by a study session on Oct. 30 to recap comments from that hearing and propose possible changes. A first-reading vote could come later that night with a final vote Nov. 6. The current interim regulations expire on Dec. 2.

Yet another news of note from the Tideflats is that the Port of Tacoma has voted to surplus land next to the former Fire Station 5 and begin negotiations with the city to buy the land for a new fire station.

The land is now being appraised, which could take a few weeks.

The Tacoma Fire Department needs a new fire station to provide more emergency response services on the increasingly industrial waterfront. The fire department currently responds to incidents on the waterfront with crews housed at either the Fire Training Center elsewhere on the Tideflats and from Fire Station 6 after the department mothballed the historic station 5 in 2007.

Fire officials had first thought that the city could simply renovate Fire Station 5, but a structural review concluded that it was structurally “unfit” to serve as a modern fire station.

The potential expense and complexities of renovating an aged and diminutive station then prompted the idea of replacing the 90-year-old historic landmark with a new station on the same site. A deal between the port and the city for a .58-acre site next to it, however, would provide land for a new station as well as save the historic one from demolition long enough for talks about future uses for the building.

“We have a list, but it is really limited because it’s on the port,” Historic Tacoma member Rick Semple said. “It is never going to be a tourist attraction.”

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LOCAL TEEN DESIGNS NEW FUNGICIDE TO PROTECT CROPS Ruqaiyah Damrah conducts research in biochemistry at Purdue University

Over 39 intense days this summer, Ruqaiyah Damrah of Lakewood, a student at Lakes High School, used wet lab techniques and modeling software to study an enzyme from a fungal pathogen, and to design a small molecule inhibitor to protect crops from that fungus.

Damrah participated in the Summer Science Program (SSP) as one of 36 gifted science students who came from around the world for academic challenge, collaboration, and personal growth. Since 1959, this unique and highly selective program has offered teenagers their first taste of hands-on, collaborative experimental research. Years and even decades later, many alumni describe it as “the educational experience of a lifetime.” Most go on to earn advanced degrees and leadership roles in their chosen careers.

Damrah and her colleagues worked closely with university professors, met prominent guest speakers, and took behind-the-scenes tours of local scientific and cultural sites.

SSP is an independent non-profit, operated in cooperation with host campuses New Mexico Tech, University of Colorado at Boulder, Purdue University, and affiliates Caltech, MIT and Harvey Mudd College.

For more information, visit summerscience.org.

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Ruqaiyah Damrah (right) with lab team members Maniratnam Iyer from India and Alyssa Questell from Ohio (left).

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BOEING VENTURES INTO HYPERSONIC JETLINERS

BY DON C. BRUNELL Last spring, Boeing revealed its proposed hypersonic passenger airliner, which would fly much higher and faster than the Concorde – the only previous supersonic commercial airplane.

For reference, supersonic jets fly over the speed of sound (660 mph or Mach 1), while hypersonics surpass Mach 5 or 3,800 mph.

Boeing told the annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference held in Atlanta that its sleek, new airplanes would travel at Mach 5, enabling them to cross the Atlantic Ocean in just two hours and the Pacific in three while cruising at 95,000 feet.

By contrast, the Concorde, built jointly in Great Britain and France and was in commercial service from 1976-2003, flew at 1,354 mph. Only 14 supersonic transports (SST) flew passengers and were operated by Air France and British Airways.

While one of the retired Concordes was donated to the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field and is a Seattle tourist attraction, Washington’s first experience with supersonic aircraft was disastrous. It almost sank Boeing and Seattle.

In the 1960s, American and European airplane makers focused on speed rather than passenger capacity. The competition was fierce and heavily funded by national governments.

Boeing beat out Lockheed for the government-funded contract to build a prototype American SST at its facilities in Seattle. Boeing even lined up 26 airlines, which said they would order more than 120 planes. However, in 1971, Congress pulled the funding and the SST “mock-up” (2707) became known as “the airplane that almost ate Seattle.”

When federal money dried up, Boeing reduced its workforce by more than 60,000 in the Puget Sound region. That’s when the infamous billboard appeared near SeaTac airport that read, “Will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights.”

Since the SST debacle, Boeing, at first, shifted its focus to passenger capacity and then added fuel efficiency when petroleum prices soared. To replace the SST on overseas flights, Boeing developed the 747 capable of carrying three to four times the number of passengers of the Concorde without its associated environmental concerns – sonic booms and ozone layer depletion.

Until the Boeing announcement in Atlanta, it has focused on subsonic jets, which cruise up to nearly 600 mph and at altitudes below 37,000 feet. It continues to be a highly lucrative market.

Reuters recently reported Boeing has 2018 net orders totaling 581 aircraft through August, up from 487 toward the end of July. That includes 90 orders in August for 737 variants from leasing firms and unidentified customers.

What would make Boeing invest in “ultra-fast” jets considering the past U.S. history in supersonic airliners? The answer is technology and competition, which are advancing rapidly.

The company strategy is to compete in both the autonomous and hypersonic aircraft markets developing over the next 20 to 30 years. As suborbital rocket flight advances, faster flights are an emphasis again. Both SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson plan to adapt their rockets for global flights, reaching from New York to Sydney in just an hour.

Boeing says hypersonic aircraft production, including autonomous piloting, could begin within the

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, The recent landfall of hurricanes and typhoons around the world has gathered an amazing amount of news and attention. If you turn on the TV or tune in to the radio, chances are there is a segment warning and reporting of a disaster.

I can’t help but wonder what would happen if every time we turned on the TV or radio if the news of disasters was one of disease and death from tuberculosis? According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2016 more than 10 million people in the world became sick with TB and 1.7 million people died!

Unlike hurricanes and typhoons, we have the technology and tools to end TB in our world. No matter where you are in the world – whether it is downtown Tacoma or in Bombay, India – if you are in a group talking, laughing, singing, coughing or simply breathing, you could contract TB. We need to create the political will to end TB. You can make a difference. Contact Senator Murray and Senator Cantwell and urge them to continue to take a lead in funding programs that will end TB. Ask them to support the higher U.S. House appropriations on funding request for appropriations to fund the fight against TB. And while you are at it, thank Representatives Kilmer and Heck for their leadership and support to end TB. Andy Clarke Gig Harbor, WA

next 20 years and a prototype could appear within the next decade.

“Though Boeing hasn’t decided the final dimensions, the airplane (which doesn’t have a name yet) would be larger than a business jet but smaller than a 737,” Kevin Bowcutt, Boeing’s senior technical fellow and chief scientist of hypersonics, said in Wired.com.

What about the future of pilots? Boeing says not to worry. Its 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook projects 790,000 pilots will be needed over the next 20 years – double the current workforce and the most significant demand in the outlook’s nine-year history.

Don Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, after over 25 years as its CEO and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at The-

SERVING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED US

BY CONNIE LADENBURG It is not a surprise that our days at the County Council are filled with many meetings. Sometimes, we are fortunate enough to get invited to tour facilities that house programs we have funded. Staff and I recently had the opportunity to tour one of those facilities, the Betsy Ross Hall. I feel compelled to share with you the wonderful things this program does.

Located on the grounds of the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting, Betsy Ross Hall is for women veterans.

I had never been to the soldiers’ home and as I drove onto the grounds, I felt a sense of calm. Maybe it was the beautiful day, or that the facility sits at the foot of Mt. Rainier, but I believe that this environment provides a wonderful place for veterans to heal.

We connected with Kacy Cross, a caseworker who toured us through the Betsy Ross Hall. The program serves women vets who have been homeless for more

than one night, clean and sober for at least 30 days, have a desire to lead a clean and sober lifestyle and make meaningful life changes, which will lead to independent living. Residents can reside at Betsy Ross Hall for up to a year.

Many of the women coming to this facility have experienced trauma. Some are victims of domestic violence or have had substance use disorders. All have spotty employment records and have been homeless.

Betsy Ross helps these women get on a path to wellness and employment. They provide case management, chemical dependency services and mental health services. They understand the need and strive to provide necessary connections, care and counseling for these women. The outcome is that they leave with the confidence to find stable housing and successful employment, all while integrating back into society.

I left that day feeling full of hope for these women, and thankful that the County could help these veteran

women in need who have given so much to us.

To find out how you can help those at the Besty Ross Hall, contact kacy.cross@westcare.com.

Connie Ladenburg is a member of the Pierce County Council, serving District 4. See her blogs as https://blog. co.pierce.wa.us/connieladenburg.

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Upcycling business, thrift partnership helps fuel Goodwill’s job training programs A win for the economy, small business, the environment and the unemployed in Pierce County

BY HEIDI SMITH Most children, when moved by the entrepreneurial spirit, open a lemonade stand in their neighborhood.

Pam Johnson was not most children.

Growing up with a fondness for antiques inspired by her grandmother, Johnson began shopping at thrift stores and selling the items she found at a stand in front of her parents’ house. “I was able to make money that way as a little kid,” she says.

The habit continued throughout her college years and during a decades-long career at Boeing. Today she is the owner of Inta Vintage, a Sumner boutique offering repurposed or ‘upcycled’ items from more than 40 vendors.

In the year since it opened, business has been booming and Johnson has a waiting list of 37 new vendors trying to get in.

April VanLierop from VanLierop’s garden market in Sumner helps Leslie Pleasants, the founder of Today’s Every Mom (http://TodaysEveryMom.com) create an upcycled tabletop garden.

Sumner: Upcycling Capital of Washington Inta Vintage was one of the stops on a tour showcasing Puyallup thrift and Sumner upcycling boutiques, hosted by Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region. The tour began at the Puyallup Goodwill store and moved to Sumner Blue, a Goodwill boutique,

Junkers Nest and Inta Vintage, culminating in a visit to Van Lierop Garden Market, a gardening store specializing in found objects. Armed with gift cards and gift certificates, upcyclers paired with bloggers to discover the world of upcycling and create a unique piece of garden art they could take home.

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lyn, senior vice president of retail operations for Goodwill, acknowledging the role of upcyclers in supporting Goodwill’s job training programs. In Southwest and Western Washington alone, proceeds from thrift shopping fund $9 million in free career path job training for unemployed and low-income people. Money from the stores is used to

support the region’s unemployed with job training and placement into careers in culinary, warehouse and logistics, computers, coffee shop operation, construction and many other occupations.

“There are a bunch of folks furthering the economic engine through coming in and finding items and repurposing them for the business they’ve created,” says Medlyn. “I just love the energy that creates. People think Goodwill is all about selling things but it’s about that additional economic benefit we’re able to provide to the community. Our job training changes lives and you’re helping us do that.”

In the upcycling model, shoppers find objects at thrift stores such as Goodwill or Value Village, spend time and energy restoring or renovating them then sell them at a considerable markup. Sumner Blue, a Goodwill boutique that offers items procured through the larger Goodwill stores, is a starting point for many. “We have a very close relationship with merchants in downtown Sumner and we’re very intertwined,” says store manager Caroline Hamilton.

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ACTIVITY COULD SURGE AT OLD CITY HALL WITH POTENTIAL NEW OWNER

BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

With a magically “abracadabra” announcement, the bygone days of a rooftop restaurant overlooking the clock tower and browsing retail shops at street level of Old City Hall could be part of the historic landmark’s future if the City of Tacoma and Surge Tacoma finalize a deal early next year. Construction could start in the summer with a grand reopening in 2021, if the deal gets done and the timeline holds.

The city selected Surge Tacoma last week to enter into formal negotiations to re-develop the iconic downtown building after reviewing five proposals from developers from around the region. “Surge Tacoma submitted a compelling proposal to reactivate the historic Old City Hall by infusing the building with uses that will appeal to our entire community – residents, entrepreneurs and visitors,” said Mayor Victoria Woodards. “The redevelopment proposal aligns with the building’s storied history as a welcoming public place. It has the potential to be an economic catalyst while providing affordable housing that helps ensure those who work in Tacoma can continue to live here as well.”

Surge submitted a proposal for a mixed-use project that would include high-end restaurants in the former glass-enclosed atrium location on the roof as well as an eatery in the jail cells in the basement. A bar would anchor the Pacific Avenue side of the street-level side of the building. About 20,000 square feet of retail space on the first and second floors would bring back commerce to the building after decades of declining use and then full vacancy and abandonment. The third and fourth floors would have office and co-working spaces, while the fifth floor would offer 40 micro apartments. Some office spaces would house a regional business incubator run

by Startup253 that would help provide seed funding for new ideas, entrepreneur assistance, jobs and other venture services.

The proposal, which is expected to cost about $15 million, also includes periodic public tours of the Clock Tower, which would also be used for events, and space for the Tacoma Historical Society to use as office and exhibit space. Eli Moreno, managing member of Surge, is no stranger to rejuvenating historic buildings in Tacoma.

He most recently turned the nearby 1888-built Union Club and the 1911-built Ludwig Family Drugstore in South Tacoma into shared work offices.

“This plan is meant to utilize all spaces in the Old City Hall rather than wasting any area of this unique building,” Surge’s proposal stated. “Picture weddings and events within the clock tower itself, with restaurants perched

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“Old City Hall is an amazing icon that should be synonymous with the vitality of our town,” said Moreno. “Our goal is to preserve its history and original materials while reconfiguring and modernizing the building’s spaces into thoughtfully designed gathering spots for eating, living, working, playing and learning. We envision Old City Hall becoming a reflection of – and a monument to – Tacoma’s talent and diversity.”

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ENTREPRENEUR KEEPS HER EYES ON THE PRIZE – AND SUCCEEDS BEAUTIFULLY

BY MATT NAGLE matt@tacomaweekly.com

About 10 years ago, Bethany McDowell was a stayat-home mom relying on the financial support of her husband, like so many wives do. Even though she had just finished graduate school and had a mind to do something with her education, her husband wanted her to stay home with their infant daughter and 4-year-old son. Of course she wanted to be with the children, but she could not deny that inner drive to honor her educational achievements and pursue a career meaningful for her.

“I didn’t want to not work,” she said. “I put in all this effort to get my degree but I also wanted to stay home with my kids too.”

Having earned her undergraduate degree from Washington State University, paralegal certification in business environmental law from the University of San Diego and her MBA in human resource management from American Intercontinental University in Illinois, Bethany had exciting career options in front of her.

When her husband’s job relocated the family to Tacoma from San Diego, Bethany accepted contract opportunities while she searched for a permanent job. During this time, her husband was working overseas and their marriage was on the rocks.

When they separated soon after, Bethany and her children moved in with a family member, as she lacked the money to support herself and her children.

Keeping focused and determined, while continuing to pursue her career, Bethany strategically accepted contract opportunities that would move her career in the direction she wanted it to go. She also provided career consulting services as a way to use her knowledge to help people find employment – preparing for interviews, how to “sell” themselves to prospective employers, and the like. Over time she became a full-fledged human resource professional working within Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 Companies like T-Mobile, Amazon and Microsoft, to name a few. Today she works with TrueBlue, Inc., a global company that partners with other companies large and small to provide top-notch staffing and workforce solutions.

While Bethany excels in the white-collar world, this isn’t all that she’s about professionally. She has an artistic side to her as well, with a zeal for fashion and beauty, and a healthy sense of adventure as an entrepreneur.

Last year, in addition to her “day job” she dove into her Avon business head-on as well, and her success at it has been exemplary. During Avon’s Representative Appreciation Month last month, Bethany was among the nationwide Fall for Fashion contest winners.

“I really like with Avon that you truly have the ability to build a career,” Bethany said. “I’m putting together a business plan to make it my full-time career.”

Bethany was attracted to Avon on a level that spoke to her deeply, she said. “When I did my initial research, I liked that I could take my passion for being an entre-

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preneur and include my passion for fashion and beauty into one package. It is so much more than I expected it to be.”

With Avon’s multi-tiered business model – offering women’s cosmetics, fashion, products for men, home décor, health and wellness items – Bethany appreciates how this opens up the field to build a wide customer base.

“It is a total package. I love that aspect,” she said.

To network, promote and build her business, Bethany learned how to use social media in its various forms.

“Because I work full time and have my family obligations, I literally work my business on my phone,” she explained. “I’m marketing all the time on social media,” showcasing products on Instagram (where she was also featured as an Avon Representative of the Week), posting live videos on Facebook, and she has even held Facebook parties, which received a lot of engagement from people on her friends list who in turn invited their friends as well, which helps her to widen her network even further. She also takes advantage of vendor opportunities, setting up shop full of products at various events such as breast cancer awareness walks coming to Tacoma and Seattle in October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

“I try to embody the Avon brand in everything I do. I want to make sure that people know that Avon is a great opportunity to give back to their communities. I’m real-

ly excited to be partnering with Avon and the American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I lost family members to cancer so I want to give back in any form whether fundraising, donating, or volunteering.”

Bethany’s two children help her out as well. Daughter Savanna, now in fourth grade, became her mom’s charismatic and personable business partner from the get-go, and people love working with the little Avon assistant. Son Travis, in ninth grade, is his mom’s “media director,” helping out with social media and giving her advice on how to market herself via websites like YouTube. Bethany says she loves being a role model for them, an example they can follow as they grow and learn by her side.

“My kids are a strong motivation for me. At the same time, I have always been really determined to not let challenges I’ve faced in life change who I am,” Bethany said. “I made a conscious effort that I wouldn’t let a divorce change my personality – that I’d remain that happy, bubbly and fun person I’ve always been. I try to use the challenges that I face and deal with to keep me motivated and to set an example for my kids. I take my job as a parent seriously because I’m raising them to be successful adults in life. They look up to me.”

Follow Bethany on Instagram at @thestyledbeautybox and on Facebook. Shop her online store at www. youravon.com/thestyledbeauty and contact her at thestyledbeautybox@gmail.com.

Join us in celebration as Community Health Care Awards James Walton the Kimi and George Tanbara, MD Humanitarian Award Join us as we gather friends, family, co-workers, supporters, and those who care about Pierce County, to celebrate the career and accomplishments of Jim Walton. Jim has been heavily involved in working for positive community change in the City of Tacoma and Pierce County. Due to his lifetime of work and dedication to the community, his concerted efforts to improve the lives of those who have the fewest resources, Community Health Care is proud to award the Kimi and George Tanbara, MD Humanitarian Award to James L. Walton.

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munity partners.

“Affordable housing and its availability impact people in an immediate way every day. It is because of this that the City Council and I identified this issue as a high priority,” said Mayor Victoria Woodards. “It is projected that, over the next 10 years, implementing this strategy would dramatically increase the City’s investments in new rental and homeownership opportunities and strengthen anti-displacement measures.”

Implementation of the strategy would include preserving affordable units at risk of converting to market-rate rental units and creating comprehensive protections for renters. Key challenges identified in the strategy include accelerating housing market conditions, a limited rental supply, households experiencing significant housing cost burdens, and community members experiencing barriers accessing or staying in housing. Approaches recommended in the strategy to address these key challenges include the creation of new housing, keeping existing housing affordable and in good repair, helping community members stay in their current housing, and reducing barriers for those who often encounter them.

Targets and their associated level of investment were broadly estimated for each of these recommended strategic approaches in order to guide public investments in housing activities and enable the City to track and report its progress along three key metrics: numbers of units produced, number of units preserved and numbers of households served.

With the strategy’s implementation it is projected that, over the next 10 years, it has the potential to: produce 6,000 new affordable units, preserve 2,300 existing affordable units and serve an additional 2,200 households. These new or preserved units, and new services or programs, would reach a total of 10,500 Tacoma households.

The strategy contains a series of recommendations that call for a large investment of public, philanthropic and private resources totaling as much as $70 million over the next 10 years. City staff would incorporate budget requests as it brings forward implementation actions over the next several years.

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Fall Native Plant Sale Tacoma Nature Center, 1919 S. Tyler St., Tacoma Landscape your yard with plants that are native to our area. Planting natives ensures the conservation of our precious water resources and provides habitat for local birds, mammals and insects. Native plants require less water and care than other plants.

If you can’t make it to one of the plant sales, stop by the Native Plant Nursery at the Tacoma Nature Center through September and find an assortment of native plants, shrubs and trees for your yard. A list of available plants will be posted by 1 p.m. the day before each sale.  INFO: www.metroparkstacoma.org/calendar/ index.php?cid=4699 SUNDAY, OCT. 7, 10 A.M.

Garden Tour at the Zoo 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma Take a tour around the beautiful landscapes of Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, led by lead horticulturalist Bryon Jones. This month: “Savage Garden,” an exploration of thorns, spikes and all the eerie plant species at the Zoo. Free with admission.  INFO: pdza.org or www.metroparkstacoma.org/ calendar/index.php?cid=10436 SATURDAY, OCT. 13, 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M.

Green Tacoma Day Various Tacoma locations Tacoma’s parks and open spaces need your help.

These natural resources provide people with clean air, clean water, and access to nature. Keeping them healthy is a community effort. Join hundreds of volunteers this fall as we work to keep Tacoma green and volunteer at one of 10 different event sites around the city. Volunteers will pull invasive weeds, remove litter, and plant and mulch trees and shrubs.

It’s easy to volunteer. Registration for all sites is open now. To register your group, family, or as an individual, visit www.GreenTacomaDay.org and sign up.  INFO: Contact Dan Enbysk, South Sound Project Manager, EarthCorps at dan@earthcorps.org.

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APPLICATIONS FOR ARTS PROJECTS FUNDING NOW AVAILABLE Will your organization or group be producing publicly accessible arts programming within Tacoma city limits in 2019? If so, you should take a look at the city’s Arts Projects funding program. Arts Projects funding ranges from $1,000 to $5,000 and supports community projects that focus on the arts.

Applications are due by Monday, Nov. 5, 11:59 p.m.

Past funding has supported a variety of projects including, but not limited to, arts components of community festivals; arts workshops or demonstrations; dance, theater, and music performances and workshops; film festivals; youth-focused arts programming; arts-focused cultural and historical events; visual art exhibits; and literary events. Funded events must take place between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2019.

Eligibility extends to private non-profit agencies with a 501(c) designation; organized groups of community volunteers, such as a business district or neighborhood council with an advisory body, business license and organizational bank account; educational institutions or for-profit businesses wishing to produce not-for-profit arts functions; and federally-recognized tribes or Native non-profits. Applicants are required to have offices within Tacoma or, if they have no office, a majority of the applicant’s activities must take place within Tacoma city limits. Other eligibility requirements apply. See guidelines for complete terms at http://cms.cityoftacoma.org/CEDD/TacomaCulture/arts/TA_ArtsProjects_2019call.pdf.

Funding for Arts Projects is determined through a competitive application process. Actual contract amounts will be based upon availability of funds and the review of each application as measured against evaluation criteria detailed in the guidelines.

Applicants are encouraged to attend a free workshop, which explains and addresses questions about the application and funding process. The workshop will be held Oct. 4, from 5:30-7 p.m., in the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., second floor, room 248.

TACOMA URBAN LEAGUE RECEIVES GRANT The Tacoma Urban League, a leading nonprofit or-

ganization in Tacoma-Pierce County, was awarded the 2018 Washington Core Support Grant on July 10.

The Satterberg Foundation grant provides $100,000 of unrestricted, general operating funding for each of the next three years to support programming aimed toward social justice.

The mission of the Tacoma Urban League is to assist African Americans, other ethnic minorities, and economically disadvantaged individuals and families in the achievement of social equality and economic independence. The funding received from the 2018 Washington Core Support Grant will allow the Tacoma Urban League to enhance services in the South Puget Sound community.

“We are thrilled to be one of only two nonprofits in Pierce County selected to receive the Satterberg Foundation’s Core Support Grant,” said Tacoma Urban League President T’wina Franklin. “The Tacoma Urban League is devoted to empowering communities through youth mentorship, improving and protecting economic prosperity, and promoting racial and gender equity. This grant will ensure we can continue to reach diverse communities and provide quality services.”

Goals of the Core Support Grant program include supporting organizations that demonstrate strengths in diversity, equity, and inclusion, that work to create opportunities for people they serve and impact, and that work to remove systemic barriers and inequity.

Board Chair LaTasha Wortham said, “The Satterberg Foundation is known for its commitment to social and environmental justice. The mission and programming at the Tacoma Urban League could not be more aligned with that of the Satterberg Foundation. We consider this award not only a validation of the important work being done by the Tacoma Urban League, but also a challenge to continue empowering our community. We accept the challenge and look forward to the next 50 years promoting equality and justice.”

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Tacoma Urban League. For 50 years the organization has worked to strengthen and support the local African American community. Founded in 1968, the Tacoma Urban League is devoted to empowering African Americans and other disenfranchised groups to enter the economic and social mainstream. From its earliest days in the civil rights movement, through years of partnership with government, and public and private agencies, the Tacoma Urban League has been a beacon of hope and a catalyst for change.

For more information, visit www.thetacomaurbanleague.org.

APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR BOARD OF ETHICS Tacoma City Council is looking for applicants to fill two positions on the Board of Ethics. The Board of Ethics is comprised of five regular members who are Tacoma residents. Members are recommended by the Government Performance and Finance Committee and appointed by the City Council. The membership term is three years.

The role of the board is to receive, investigate and make recommendations for disposition of complaints of violation of the Code of Ethics by the city manager, the director of public utilities, a member of the Public Utility Board, or a city-elected official. The board may also render advisory opinions in response to a request by one of the aforementioned officials, and render and publish formal opinions on any matter within the scope of the Board’s authority, which it may deem appropriate.

For additional information on the Board of Ethics, visit www.cityoftacoma.org/government/committees_boards_commissions/Board_of_Ethics or contact City Clerk Doris Sorum at (253) 591-5361.

Applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by Monday, Oct. 8. To apply, visit cityoftacoma. org/cbcapplication; contact the Clerk’s Office at (253) 591-5178, servetacoma@cityoftacoma.org; or drop by the City Clerk’s Office, Room 11, Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402.

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t NWDC From page 1 plained with periodic hunger strikes over living, working and medical conditions in the center as well as part of the national debate over the separation of children from their families during immigration reviews and detentions, activist Maru Mora Villalpando said at a Sept. 18 press conference outside the federal courthouse that was streamed on social media through the NWDC Resistance.

One detainee reportedly hadn’t eaten for a month, while others joined later, totaling some 30 inmates at its peak, which has since dropped to just a handful, supporters stated in a release.

Immigration centers around the nation have faced protests over the Trump administration’s “no tolerance” stance on undocumented immigration. The 1,575-bed detention center in Tacoma, which is operated by the for-profit company GEO Group, has been among them. It faces a lawsuit from State Attorney General Bob Ferguson over its practice of following federal guidelines of paying detainees only $1 a day rather than the state’s minimum wage.

The company and the city are also in a legal battle over changes in the zoning governing the site that would make any expansions more cumbersome. The Growth Management Hearings Board sided with the city in its decision on the case, a key win as the issue goes to trial. The board decided that the state’s definition of “essential public facilities,” ones that are exempt from local zoning rules, doesn’t mention federal deten-

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The GEO Group operates the Northwest Detention Center through a contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which sets its meal-service standards and policies. Protests have focused on both, citing insufficient food and medical facilities. tion centers. It only mentions state prisons and local jails.

“The city’s actions in opposition to federal immigration policies, which have existed under both Democratic and Republican administrations, are disrupting GEO’s ability to operate a legally permissible special purpose facility,” GEO has stated in regard to its lawsuit against the city. “Our legal action against the city was necessary to stop the city’s clear intention to restrict and hamper the federal government’s ability to carry out core federal functions related to immigration. It is important to understand that banning a privately-operated immigration center in Tacoma will not stop or change federal immigration policies.”

The recent ruling in the hunger strike case came just days after a scrap metal

fire burned near the detention center that sent the stench of burning plastic into the air that could be smelled miles away and prompted the Tacoma Fire Department to issue an alert for people to avoid inhaling the fumes as much as possible. The fire was later determined to have involved lithium batteries. The state Department of Ecology listed the air quality in the area as moderate to unhealthy for sensitive groups throughout the day but otherwise determined that the air was safe.

Critics of the detention center also claim that detainees have reported to them that an outbreak of chickenpox, the second of the year, has hit at least six pods within the facility. The center had an outbreak of chickenpox this summer as well that prompted U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer being turned away from a sched-

uled meeting with detainees.

“Yesterday, several people detained reported that everyone that went to the medical unit in the morning for non-varicella (chickenpox) related illnesses were placed by mistake in a waiting room with people that have been exposed to the virus,” the NWDC Resistance reported on Sept. 21.

In response to media inquiries about the hunger strike at the facility, the claims of another chickenpox outbreak and the worries about detainees potentially being exposed to toxins from the nearby fire, GEO Group’s Vice President of Corporate Relations Pablo E. Paez referred all questions to ICE. “Operational decisions are made by ICE; additionally, medical care at the facility is provided directly by ICE (not GEO),” he wrote.

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t Justice From page 1 executive producer Monique L. Stinson is also joining the fight to do something about police killings by launching a film documentary about Salyers’ story and its aftermath.

In Tacoma on Sept. 21 with Portland-based field producer Jake Schnack, the two have begun scoping out people and places for the film, starting with Sawyer Park, the site of Salyers’ untimely death, and initial interviews with neighbors who witnessed the shooting. Stinson, a producer and casting director, brings solid experience in television and film, having worked in the industry on more than 40 projects for MTV, FOX, Lifetime, Bravo, ABC, NBC, CBS, SY-FY and more. She shared in two Daytime Emmy awards for her work among the crew as producer of

Sunday, September 30, 2018 • www.tacomaweekly.com • TACOMA WEEKLY NEWS the reality courtroom show “Christina’s Court.” She has worked in front of the camera, including the Los Angeles talk show “Good Morning Lala Land;” “For da Love of Money,” a 2012 comedy film she made an appearance in; and the reality TV series “Love Shack.” Stinson is also an entrepreneur with two start-up companies, The Wine Caterers and Silicon Beach Coffee Company.

It was Salyers’ uncle and Puyallup Tribal Council member James Rideout who first met Stinson at the Las Vegas airport. The two got to talking and Rideout shared Salyer’s story – and it touched Stinson deeply.

“The story just moved me,” she said.

“I could tell that he really wanted to tell the story and get some exposure and I thought it would be really good thing for me to take on and get involved with.

I care about social issues and I wanted to do something different from the whole dating/courtroom type of genre that I’ve been in.”

t Goodwill From page 7 on a brick and mortar store or rent space for their racks from an established business. At Junkers Nest in Sumner, six vendors share the space according to Julie Cannon, one of the store’s partners. While some shop at traditional thrift stores, others attend estate sales or garage sales to find items.

Renting space rather than managing your own store has advantages, says Lynette Tapia, owner of Her Closet Boutique. She currently rents from Inta Vintage but has been in six stores located in locations ranging from Monroe to Centralia over the past two years. She pays a monthly fee for booth space plus a percentage to cover utilities and credit card fees. “So

That Salyers was Native American (a member of the Puyallup Tribe) and a woman, Stinson said she feels that Salyers’ story will give another point of view, that of someone who suffered under police violence the way African-American men have been and continue to be.

“This has drawn me right now because it has to be told, and the timing is right with what’s going on around our country on many different fronts.

Black people should know they’re not the only ones affected by police shootings.”

Stinson and Schnack have put out a casting call locally for people who were around or witnessed the events surrounding Slayers death. If interested, call (323) 642-9186 or e-mail capaquariusmedia@gmail.com.

Stinson said the feelings are still raw among those who live where Salyers was gunned down. “People are ready to talk. It’s been two years. People want

far Inta Vintage has been my most amazing store,” she says. “Because I have three kids and a job working part-time for the Federal Way School District, it’s easy to create my stuff in my spare time and then take it down to the store and they sell it for me. I just collect the check.” Her Closet offers vintage clothing, women’s boots, original jewelry and a variety of distressed flannel shirts.

Consumers also benefit from upcycling says Deanna Eicholz, owner of Tarnish and Grace at Inta Vintage. “If you have a creative spirit and like to make things, it doesn’t always take a lot of money. When I find leather for my jewelry, it’s not expensive to make,” she says. “On the other hand, there are always vintage stores where people have done the work for you and all you have to do is walk in and shop.”

The final stop on the upcycling tour was VanLierop Garden Market, a family-owned business that has re-

justice and people are pissed off in that neighborhood about it. At least the people I spoke to.”

While this project is being self-funded, Stinson hopes that a bigger production house will get on board after the trailer is done and sent out to the media.

“If this whets the appetite of a big production house with a bigger budget, we’d love to have them come and really knock this thing out,” she said.

For now, the plan is to, by Christmas, have a two- to three-minute trailer that includes footage of Justice for Jackie marches, court hearings, meetings, photos and articles and construct all of it into a quality-grade teaser.

“Then we’ll release that to the media and send it out to Congress people and representatives here and in California and New York and really get it circulating,” Stinson said. “My goal is to get the story out there and help get this family some answers.”

cently branched out into educating clients on how to decorate their yards using found objects. Participants got to choose a plant to complete their design and sisters Anne and April VanLierop offered guidance and advice. Everyone got to take home their creation, along with a better understanding of how upcycling works and why it matters.

“We hope that if people come to our store, they get inspired,” says Cannon, one of the partners in Junkers Nest. “They know they have something unique that wasn’t made in China, it was created by us and it wasn’t just thrown in a landfill.”

Johnson of Inta Vintage agrees. “On any given day, you can see lines at the landfill,” she says. “That really bothers me. We don’t have to use up our valuable land with items we’re disposing of. People could give more thought to recycling and upcycling and not just throwing things away.”

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Senior quarterback Jacob Holcomb has helped push the Puyallup Vikings to the top of the 4A South Puget Sound League with a perfect 4-0 record. The Vikings have also been surging up the state rankings, taking over the top spot in Maxpreps 4A poll. Meanwhile, the Lincoln Abes (3-1) are hitting on all cylinders right now in the 3A Puget Sound League and look to feast upon Spanaway Lake next on Friday, Sept. 28, at Art Crate Stadium in Graham.

BY JUSTIN GIMSE jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

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nce the smell of corn dogs and fair burgers have disappeared from the air, you know things are about to get down to the nitty gritty when it comes to high school football. With week five approaching, teams will be passing the midway point of the regular season, and league play will be in full swing. The league races around the Tacoma area look as exciting as ever, so let’s dip our toe in and see where the teams stack up at the moment.

The 4A South Puget Sound League has a familiar team at the top of the standings, but this season they’ve gotten to the top a little earlier than last season. After four league games, the Puyallup Vikings remain undefeated and already battle tested. The high-flying boys from the valley have been sticking it to their opponents, scoring nearly 45 points per game, while giving up 19.

On Friday, Sept. 21, the Vikings paid a visit to Art Crate Stadium to face the top-ranked Graham Kapowsin Eagles. The game went down to the wire, with the Vikings pushing the Eagles into overtime, where

the visitors would snatch the upset victory by a score of 41-34, in front of a capacity crowd. The victory not only gave Puyallup sole possession of first place, but it also rocketed the Vikings up the state rankings to the top spot in the Maxpreps 4A top 10.

Meanwhile, there has been a resurgence for another Viking football program. Despite losing a 28-26 heart-breaker to Sumner on Friday, Sept. 21, Curtis is playing at a new level this season. After decisive victories over Rogers, Gig Harbor and South Kitsap, it’s clear that the 3-1 boys from University Place will be having a say in this league title race.

Bellarmine started their season with possibly the toughest schedule in the Puget Sound. The Lions opened the season against Puyallup, followed by games against state powers Graham Kapowsin and Tumwater. After three tough losses, Bellarmine got back on track with a 31-14 victory over Olympia on Friday, Sept. 21. The Lions will host Curtis on Friday, Oct. 5, for what should certainly be one of the games of the week in Western Washington.

The Lincoln Abes again look like the lead dog in the 3A Pierce County League race. Lincoln has already been battle tested with games against 4A state powers

Camas and Lake Stevens. Entering league play at 1-1, the Abes have been taking no prisoners so far. After dispatching the Wilson Rams by a score of 62-3 on Friday, Sept. 14, the Abes dropped the hammer on Bonney Lake by a score of 49-0. The league title race could come down to the final two Fridays of the season when Lincoln hosts Lakes (2-2) on Oct. 19, and then visits dangerous Bethel (3-1) on Oct. 26.

It looks like it’s going to be a run to the finish line in the 2A South Puget Sound League race. White River, Fife and Franklin Pierce sit at the top of the Mountain Division undefeated in league play and 3-1 overall.

Steilacoom is a perfect 4-0 in the Sound Division and tied atop the standings with always potent Eatonville.

Clover Park has been a surprise this season with a 3-1 start. The Warriors should have something to say in this league battle before the season comes to a close.

The Life Christian Eagles have cruised through the easy part of their season with a perfect 4-0 record.

However, the Tacoma boys will now face five straight games against the best of the 2B Pacific League. Rainier, Adna, Morton-White Pass, Napavine and Onalaska have a combined 19-1 record, so it’s going to be an instant test to see just how good this football team is.

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SPORTSWATCH AREA HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS FOOTBALL Thursday, Sept. 20 Spanaway Lake – 12, Mt. Tahoma – 6 Timberline – 41, C. Kitsap - 13 Friday, Sept. 21 Lincoln – 49, Bonney Lake – 0 Lakes – 62, Stadium – 7 Bethel – 19, Wilson - 14 Bellarmine – 31, Olympia – 14 Sumner – 28, Curtis – 26 Puyallup – 41, Graham-K – 34 (OT) Emerald Ridge – 37, So. Kitsap – 13 Yelm – 16, Gig Harbor – 13 Peninsula – 57, Shelton – 0 Capital – 33, No. Thurston – 10 Franklin Pierce – 1, Foss – 0 (forfeit) Fife – 29, Foster – 16 Eatonville – 28, Clover Park – 24 River Ridge – 49, Highline – 0 Orting – 56, Evergreen - 6 White River – 56, Lindbergh – 7 Pt. Townsend – 36, Charles Wright – 27 Raymond – 64, Chief Leschi – 16 Tacoma Baptist – 60, Rainier Chr. - 6 Saturday, Sept. 22 Life Christian – 49, Mossyrock - 16 Steilacoom – 51, Cascade Christian – 6 Bellevue Chr. - 27, Vashon – 6 Quilcene – 68, Evergreen Lutheran - 0 GIRLS SOCCER Thursday, Sept. 20 Stadium – 11, Lincoln – 0 Bethel – 1, Wilson – 0 Bonney Lake – 11, Mt. Tahoma – 0 Lakes – 2, Spanaway Lake - 0 Curtis – 1, Rogers – 1

Puyallup – 2, South Kitsap – 0 Olympia – 6, Graham Kapowsin – 0 Peninsula – 6, Capital – 0 Central Kitsap – 1, Yelm – 0 Gig Harbor – 2, No. Thurston – 0 Eatonville – 6, Washington – 1 Orting – 2, Franklin Pierce – 0 White River – 1, Eastlake – 0 Steilacoom – 2, River Ridge – 1 Montesano – 11, Annie Wright – 1 Kings – 5, Vashon - 1 Friday, Sept. 21 Bellarmine – 6, Tumwater – 0 Seattle Academy – 1, Fife - 0 Saturday, Sept. 22 Rogers – 0, Redmond – 0 Peninsula – 4, Shelton – 1 Vashon – 7, Cedar Park - 2 Monday, Sept. 24 Onalaska – 5, Life Christian - 0 Tuesday, Sept. 25 Stadium – 8, Wilson – 1 Mt. Tahoma – 0, Spanaway Lake – 4 Bonney Lake – 2, Bethel – 0 Lakes – 2, Lincoln - 0 Bellarmine – 2, South Kitsap - 0 Sumner – 2, Graham Kapowsin – 0 Rogers – 3, Emerald Ridge – 0 Puyallup – 4, Olympia – 1 Gig Harbor – 3, Capital – 0 Timberline – 6, Yelm – 2 Peninsula – 1, C. Kitsap – 0 Orting – 3, Franklin Pierce – 0 Foster – 3, Tyee - 1 Fife – 3, Clover Park - 0 Washington – 3, Eatonville - 1 Highline - 3, Renton – 0

River Ridge – 3, Steilacoom - 1 Evergreen - 3, Lindbergh – 2 Vashon – 4, Cascade Christian – 0 VOLLEYBALL Thursday, Sept. 20 Mt. Tahoma – 3, Annie Wright - 0 Bishop Blanchet – 3, Bellarmine – 0 Curtis – 3, Wilson – 1 Olympia – 3, Sumner – 1 Emerald Ridge – 3, Roosevelt – 0 Graham-K – 3, Spanaway Lake – 0 Capital – 3, Gig Harbor – 0 Yelm – 3, Timberline – 0 C. Kitsap – 3, Peninsula – 1 Vashon – 3, Chimacum – 0 Chief Leschi – 3, Muckleshoot – 2 Tacoma Baptist – 3, Sea. Luth. - 1 Friday, Sept. 21 Stadium – 3, Bethel – 0 Charles Wright – 3, Seattle Chr. - 0 Three Rivers Chr. - 3, Ev. Luth. - 1 Monday, Sept. 24 Stadium – 3, Lincoln – 0 Wilson – 3, Lakes – 0 Spanaway Lake – 3, Mt. Tahoma – 0 Bonney Lake – 3, Bethel - 1 Sumner – 3, Bellarmine – 0 Puyallup – 3, Curtis – 2 Emerald Ridge – 3, So. Kitsap – 0 Rogers – 3, Graham Kapowsin – 0 Seattle Chr. - 3, Annie Wright – 0 Vashon – 3, Cascade Christian - 1 Tuesday, Sept. 25 Yelm – 1, Gig Harbor – 3 Peninsula – 3, Timberline - 0

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 28 – FOOTBALL Sumner vs. Rogers Sparks Stadium – 7 p.m.

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FRIDAY, OCT. 12 – FOOTBALL Mt. Tahoma vs. Lincoln Lincoln Bowl – 7 p.m.

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FRIDAY, OCT. 12 – FOOTBALL Spanaway Lake vs. Lakes Harry Lang Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 12 – FOOTBALL Stadium vs. Bethel Art Crate Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 12 – FOOTBALL Bellarmine vs. Rogers Sparks Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 12 – FOOTBALL Emerald Ridge vs. Sumner Sunset Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 12 – FOOTBALL Graham Kapowsin vs. Curtis Curtis Viking Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 12 – FOOTBALL South Bend vs. Chief Leschi Chief Leschi Stadium – 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 13 – FOOTBALL Vashon vs. Cascade Christian Sunset Stadium – 7 p.m.

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BELLARMINE FALLS TO SUMNER IN FIRST SPSL CONTEST

BY JOHN LARSON jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

The Bellarmine Lions began South Puget Sound League action on Sept. 24 when they hosted Sumner.

The Spartans won 3-0.

Sumner jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first set before the Lions began to claw their way back. The score was tied at 16 then Sumner increased its lead to 19-16.

Sumner’s Kaeli McMurtrey sealed the victory when her serve sailed over the net and evaded the Lions, landing on the floor for a 25-22 win.

Sumner started strong in the second set for an 8-2 lead. A good spike from Bellarmine’s Gabrielle Ann Bernal put the score at 11-9 Sumner. Erika Herr came up with two impressive digs for the Spartans on the next rally. She then served during a stretch that saw Sumner increase its lead to 17-10. The Spartans won the set 25-19.

Two Sumner serves that hit the ground on the Bellarmine side of the net put the Spartans up 159. The Lions made some good plays that narrowed the lead to 23-22. Bellarmine’s Gabby Blair put a soft tap on the ball that tied the score. The Spartans were able to hold on for a 25-23 win.

Blair had 14 digs and 10 kills. Keeley Santillan had nine digs and eight kills, while Taylor Jackson contributed three kills and 28 assists.

Bellarmine head coach Caroline Meines said Sumner was a strong team last year and returned some talented players this season. “I knew they would be a tough opponent to start league play.”

Meines described the Lions, with three freshmen on the varsity squad, as a young team. “We are still trying to figure out the best lineups.” Bellarmine’s overall record is now 1-6.

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The Bellarmine Lady Lions look to return to their winning ways on Tuesday, Oct. 2, when they host the South Kitsap Wolves at 7:15 p.m. With seven league games remaining on the schedule, there is still plenty of time for the Lady Lions to get into the thick of the 4A South Puget Sound League race.

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OCTOBER IS TACOMA ARTS MONTH A selection of featured events:

October is just around the bend. Here in the City of Destiny, October means Tacoma Arts Month, a month-long celebration of the arts in every guise imaginable: visual art, sculpture, dance, theater, filmmaking and literary arts will all receive attention during this month.

Tacoma Arts Month gets its official kickoff with “Kaleidoscope 2018,” a big opening bash that takes place Wednesday, Oct. 3, 6-9 p.m. at Normanna Hall, 1106 S. 15th St., Tacoma. The heart and soul of arts month is the Tacoma Artists’ Studio Tour, which occurs Oct. 13 and 14. The studio tour boasts more than 80 artists in 47 different locations.

For full scheduling information on all of the dozens events affiliated with Tacoma Arts Month, visit tacomaartsmonth. com.

Following is an overview of all that Tacoma Arts Month has to offer.

TACOMA FILM FESTIVAL 2018: FAMILY FRIENDLY SHORTS AT TACOMA FILM FESTIVAL Oct. 6, 10 a.m.

Blue Mouse Theatre, 2611 N. Proctor St., Tacoma

Movie lovers of all ages will delight in seven animated and narrative short films (67 mins total) featuring adventure, creativity, life lessons, and fun. First 100 guests will enjoy free doughnuts from Top Pot Doughnuts and milk from Smith Brothers Farms. Admission: general audience $8, members $5.50. Learn more about Tacoma Film Festival at www.tacomafilmfestival.com.

JOB CARR CRAFT SATURDAY: WOVEN ARTS Oct. 13, 1-4 p.m.

Job Carr Cabin Museum 2350 N. 30th St., Tacoma

Drop by Job Carr Cabin Museum to learn about spinning and weaving then try using a loom. This free event is designed for children ages 3-9 and their families.

KALEIDOSCOPE 2018 Wednesday, Oct. 3 6-9 p.m.

Normanna Hall 1106 S. 15th St. Tacoma

Join in a community celebration of the arts at the kick off Tacoma Arts Month and celebrate the 2018 AMOCAT Arts Awardees and funding recipients.

Enjoy a stellar line-up of entertainment including: Music by Jordani Sarreal, DJ Smokey Wonder and Tacoma Refugee Choir; performances by T.U.P.A.C., Asia Pacific Cultural Center, and Barefoot Collective; poetry by Tacoma Poet Laureate Kellie Richardson; multimedia art exhibits by Maria Jost, Jasmine Brown, Nori Kimura, Spaceworks and Tacoma Wayzgoose; film screenings and Virtual Reality Experience with The Grand Cinema; handson art making with Tacoma Art Museum, TeenTix, and Arts & Culture Coaltion of Pierce County.

Enjoy appetizers and no-host bar while the 2018 funding recipients are honored and AMOCAT Arts Awards are bestowed.

It’s all free and open to the public – pack up the family, invite your friends and come celebrate! Kaleidoscope is resented by the Tacoma Arts Commission and Spaceworks Tacoma; hosted by Normanna Hall; sponsored by Northwest Stage, the Sons of Norway, HOLDstudios, The Grand Cinema, and Anthem Coffee.

TACOMA STUDIO TOUR Oct. 13 and 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

47 locations around Tacoma

You are invited inside the working studios of more than 80 local artists to learn about the artistic process,

FAMILY DAY AT MUSEUM OF GLASS Oct. 13, 1-4 p.m.

Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St., Tacoma

Family Day brings a craft project called Diorama Drama, a dance or musical performance in the Grand Hall, and the opportunity to make fused glass tiles (additional fee). Free for children under six and members, $5 children 6-12, $14 seniors and $17 adults.

‘HOCUS POCUS’ Oct. 14, 3 p.m.

Theatre on the Square, 915 Broadway, Tacoma

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October is Tacoma Arts Month. Throughout the month, there is a wide array of events — from the opening Kaleidoscope party to the Tacoma Studio Tour — that will bring attention to the richness and variety of Tacoma’s arts world. There are plenty of family friendly, hands-on events that will allow every Tacoman to go beyond observer and to become an art maker. ask questions and purchase one-of-akind creations. All studios will feature demonstrations or will have hands-on activities for visitors. This is a free, family friendly, self-guided tour. Check out the Tacoma Studio Tour webpage at tacomaartsmonth.com/tacoma-studio-tour for all the details including an interactive map so you can plot your custom tour course.

Tacoma Studio Tour Passport: Visit and Win!

Make sure to have your Studio Tour Passport stamped at each studio address you visit. Once you’ve collected at least seven stamps, send the page in and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of several fabulous prize packages containing artwork hand-crafted by a selection of artists on this tour. The Tacoma Studio Tour Passport can be picked up at all studio locations during the tour or print your own Tacoma Studio Tour Passport.

Destiny City Film Festival and the Broadway Center present the film “Hocus Pocus” starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. The Halloween classic is back in theaters for one night only! Loaded with bewitching laughs, this one is sure to entertain the whole family!

THIRD THURSDAY ART WALK Oct. 18, 4 - 7 p.m.

Local museums, art galleries and stores open their doors to families to stop by and enjoy, the works of art and mingle with the artists for free. From 4-7 p.m., many vibrant businesses along the 6th Avenue business district will host Art Walk events. Hilltop Artists will be at Museum of Glass hot shop floor, in addition to MOG’s annual Great Pumpkin Blow from 5-8 p.m.

Limited hours at various locations: Tacoma Art Museum, Museum of Glass, Washington State History Museum

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Washington State Fair ends with a band

PHOTOS BY BILL BUNGARD

After three weeks of exhausting revelry, the Washington State Fair came to a close. During the final run of blockbuster grand stand shows, Tacoma Weekly photographer was on the scene to catch the action. The final week saw performances by (clockwise from upper left) country group Runaway June, Brett Eldridge, Devon Dawson, Macklemore and Cheap Trick. The latter were the opening act for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (who didn't allow photographers).

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TACOMA FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS OCT. 4 October ushers in movie watching season with cooler weather, grayer skies and one of the crown jewels of Tacoma Arts Month: the 13th annual Tacoma Film Festival. TFF shares the best of new independent film and innovative storytelling Oct. 4-11 in multiple venues across downtown Tacoma. Experience more than 100 works from around the globe, a free virtual reality studio, secret screenings, workshops, parties and some of the best short film programming in the nation.

TFF opening night festivities, on Thur., Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., include a feature film at the Grand Cinema and after party with appetizers, drinks, music, and a Q&A with directors Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell. Earl and Caldwell are Seattle-based filmmakers who made the film “Prospect,” which was screened at The Grand as part of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2015. Celebrate Washington-made film and stay for the TFF open mic, where festival filmmakers share information about their upcoming screenings. Catering will be provided by Pacific Grill Events and Catering.

On Friday, Oct. 5, 9 p.m., venture over to Tacoma’s oldest cinema, the historic Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N. Proctor, Tacoma) for a feature film perfect for a Friday date night: “Harold and Maude,” the story of a young, rich and obsessed-with-death boy who finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral. No true film lover’s life is complete without seeing this life-affirming cult masterpiece from Hal Ashby. Ashby and screenwriter Colin Higgins set the standard for independent, iconoclastic filmmaking with this unique work.

Also on Oct. 5, the Veldt Preview Party will allow TFF

visitors to experience curated three-dimensional content at this year’s Veldt Virtual Reality Studio at Kings Books (218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma). The Veldt Virtual Reality Studio will run Oct. 6 and 7 beginning at 11 a.m. each day. Visitors can experience 10 new interactive stations featuring works that allow the viewer to experience both sensory wonder and empathy in ways that only VR can provide.

A series of panel discussions and workshops will cover everything from hearing from TFF jury and a panel of film critics, meeting the creators of the Veldt Immersive stories. TFF festivalgoers can learn the ins and

outs of bringing a film to market, about the intricacies of media law with Washington Lawyers for the Arts, how to caption and subtitle films and how to pitch a film. There will be an opportunity to attend a happy hour function with women in film. The 253 Forum is a discussion with Pierce County filmmakers.

The heart of TFF, however, is a lineup of great films that will be running at full steam during the course of the festival. Tickets for these are $8 matinee, $10 general admission (with discounts for students, seniors and military).

For details on panels and events, as well as the complete film schedule, visit www.tacomafilmfestival.com.

Lee Oskar stars at FAB Fest

BY SUSANNE BACON Billboard Magazine once crowned him “Instrumentalist of the Year.” Internationally he is known as one of the world’s best harmonica players, a founding member of the band War, an incredibly versatile fusion jazz composer, and the producer of a top-notch line of harmonicas: Lee Oskar. Fewer people might know him also as the gifted painter that he is. Visitors to this year’s Lakewood Film, Arts, and Book Festival will have the unique opportunity to meet the world star who has put his heart into supporting the event for its cultural meaning for its participants as well as for the area.

Susanne Bacon: Lee, how did you come to play the harmonica, and who gave you your first instrument?

Lee Oskar: I got my first harmonica in 1954 when I was 6 years old. An Amer-

ican friend of my family brought it over.

Harmonicas were the “in” thing that year, just as it would be the yoyo or the hula-hoop in the following years. Anyway, I fell in love with it. At first, I was probably hopeless to anybody else who listened.

But you can’t judge an artist by their technical skills only. I heard arrangements and an orchestra in my head when I was playing. In the end, I was able to translate this to the instrument. The harmonica immediately connected to me in a very profound way.

Bacon: You have received nine gold and two platinum records with the band you founded, War. You have released three wonderful solo albums. Are you still playing in a band or rather as a soloist with back-up orchestras or bands?

Oskar: Legally, any members of the former band are restrained from using its name or its anagrams to refer to as where

we come from. Which makes it a little difficult to get a bigger number of gigs, as we cannot promote ourselves as we would like to. Basically, the former band members perform now as the Lowrider Band.

I also perform as an individual artist and with my band Lee Oskar & Friends, made up of some of the greatest local and international musicians around. I’d like to play a lot more at different venues in the Pacific Northwest.

Bacon: You are the composer of your own music. Who or what inspires you the most?

Oskar: I’m a melody man. That said, lyrics somehow fall into place. It’s the tuning of my harmonicas that brings me a line of a melody, and from there I develop the piece. These days I’m working on two projects that I’m composing and producing. One is very symphonic; it is called “Passages” and goes back to World War II

Lee Oskar and the death camps. And I play with my band, Lee Oskar & Friends. I’d love to have this band and a symphonic orchestra play together sometime, so I’m still looking for a suitable symphonic orchestra in Seattle or Tacoma or another place in the region.

Bacon: The uniqueness of your harmonicas lies in the availability of replaceu See OSKAR / page 24

Northwest Sinfonietta to perform French classical music Northwest Sinfonietta calls itself the region’s premier professional chamber orchestra. It is one of a half-dozen ensembles in the country to use the “artistic partner” model of musical leadership. Now in its 28th season, the Sinfonietta brings conductors and soloists from around the world to create unique, diverse concerts that showcase the diversity of music throughout centuries of classical music heritage.

The opening performance of the 2018-19 season, “French Connections,” features three French-related works influenced by death and loss. In spite of the heavy overtones usually associated with the topic, the composers bring a lightness and peace that leave the listener moved and hopeful in pondering mortality.

For the main work on the program, Gabriel Faure intentionally left out two sections of a traditional mass that address wrath and pain – “Dies Irae” and “Tuba Mirum”– and inserted a final movement text entitled “In Paradisum,” which ends the season-opening program with a sublime sense of relaxation and hope for whatever lies beyond life as we know it.

The concert includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mo-

zart’s lively “Paris Symphony.” While his trip to the French capitol – undertaken at 22 years of age – failed to yield new employment for the young composer, it did result in this magnificent work using more instruments than ever before – including Mozart’s first symphony to feature the clarinet.

To round out this musical tour de France, Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couperin” pays homage to famed Baroque composer Francois Couperin. Each movement of the tombeau is dedicated to one of Ravel’s musical colleagues who lost their life fighting in World War I. While the subject may imply a sadness for death and the horrors of war, each movement is lighthearted yet thoughtful, with Ravel commenting that “the dead are sad enough in their eternal silence.”

The Sinfonietta continues its ongoing partnership with the Seattle Choral Company, presenting Faure’s heavenly, uplifting requiem in an intimate setting orchestrated by John Rutter, as originally conceived by the composer. Of his seminal work Faure wrote, “Everything I managed to entertain by way of religious

illusion I put into my requiem, which moreover is dominated from beginning to end by a very human feeling of faith in eternal rest.”

Over the past 35 years, David Lockington, conductor of Northwest Sinfonietta, has developed an impressive conducting career in the United States.

A native of Great Britain, he served as the music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony from January 1999 to May 2015, and is currently the orchestra’s conductor laureate. He has held the position of music director with the Modesto Symphony since May 2007 and in March 2013, Lockington was appointed music director of the Pasadena Symphony. He has a close relationship with the Orquestra Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias in Spain, where he was the orchestra’s principal guest conductor (2012-2016).

Two editions of “The French Connection” will occur in the South Sound region: Saturday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. at Tacoma’s Rialto Theater and Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m. at Puyallup’s Pioneer Pavilion.

Single ticket prices range from $20-$55. For more information, visit www.nwsinfonietta.org.

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The Things We Like UPCOMING EVENTS: TUESDAY, OCT. 2, 6 P.M.

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Oldfield Art Show attracts artists from across Western states

CREATIVE COLLOQUY CRAWL

Various Tacoma locations Join Tacoma’s literary types as they go place to place celebrating the written word. Venues include Kings Books, Black Kettle bites and Brew, Doyle’s, Harmon Taproom, The Mix and more. Creative Colloquy fosters the writing community in the South Sound through unique literary events and publications.  INFO: www.facebook.com/CreativeColloquyCrawl OCT. 5-7, 11 A.M. TO 6 P.M. EACH DAY

57TH TACOMA GREEK FESTIVAL

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 1523 S. Yakima Ave., Tacoma The Tacoma Greek Festival is a beloved and long-standing community event hosted annually by the parish of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Parishioners of St. Nicholas work year-round to prepare authentic (and homemade) Greek cuisine and pastries, practice traditional Greek dances, and source products that Festival guests can purchase to bring a taste of Greece into their homes. Through the Tacoma Greek Festival, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church aims to share the best of our Greek heritage and culture with our Tacoma community.  INFO: stnicholastacoma.org/tacoma-greek-festival SUNDAY, OCT. 7, 1-3 P.M.

WILLO STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, 901 Broadway, Tacoma Broadway Center is honored and thrilled to announce that they will be hosting the fifth annual Willo Storytelling Festival. This Festival includes four exceptional women living among us in our community. You are invited to this free event, but seats are limited, so reserve your seat. Door opens at 12:30 p.m. for coffee and social time.  INFO: www.facebook.com/events/ 528062764265839 MONDAY, OCT. 8, 7 P.M.

LINCOLN STATUE CENTENNIAL

Murray Board Room, Wheelock Student Union, University of Puget Sound Tacoma Historical Society director Kim Davenport, author of the recent Images of America release “Tacoma’s Lincoln District,” will share the story behind the Lincoln Statue, a century-old landmark in Tacoma’s south end.

Copies of her book will also be available for sale.  INFO: www.facebook.com/events/ 241948759852862

PHOTO COURTESY OF OLDFIELD ART SHOW

Daniel Rick's "Ready to Go‚" is one of the paintings by the up and coming Western artist who, along with his mother — Mary Ann Cherry — will be featured in the Emerging Artist booth at this years Oldfield Art Show, at the Washington State Fairgrounds Oct. 5-7.

From Friday Oct. 5 through Sunday Oct. 7, the Expo Hall at the Washington State Fairgrounds will host the Oldfield Art Show, the largest show of Western art in Washington and featuring the work of more than 70 of the country’s premier artists.

The artists gather from the Western half of the United States to showcase their work. Western themes run throughout the show but it also includes maritime scenes, landscapes, florals, nostalgic scenes, wildlife paintings, historical pieces and portraits. The majority of the participating artists are award winning in their field and they excel in oils, watercolors, scratchboard, acrylics, pastels, photography, woodcarving, bronzes and jewelry. This show boasts 20,000 square feet of visual overload and a chance to meet the artists and see them demonstrate their creativity.

The show’s founder was Fred Oldfield, renowned Western painter who died in Feb. 2017, three weeks shy of his 99th birthday. This show benefits the Fred Oldfield

Western Heritage & Art Center’s Youth Art Program with all proceeds going toward scholarships.

This year the emerging artist, specially featured in Oldfield’s old spot, is Daniel Rick from Idaho, who is already showing his amazing talent. He is the son of Mary Ann Cherry, the very accomplished artist and member of the Women Artists of the American West. Cherry is also a published author and will be the show’s Author of the Year. This is the first time the Oldfield Art Show has had such a talented family duo at the show.

For your entertainment, there will be “quick draws” (in which the artists have one hour to create a piece of art), silent auctions, live auctions, evening receptions, art demonstrations, live music and book signings.

Admittance and parking are free. Hours are 3-10 p.m. Oct. 5; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 7; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 7.

For more information, visit www.fredoldfieldcenter. org.

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: the Exhibit

TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 11:30 A.M.

‘ICONS’ ART HISTORY TALKS WITH REBECCA ALBIANI

Vashon Arts Center, 19600 Vashon Hwy. SW, Vashon How does a work of art attain iconic status? This year’s art history lecture series will tackle this question via an up-close look at five icons of world art, from the ancient world to the 20th century. We will delve into these works and the circumstances that produced them, exploring questions such as should the British Museum return the Parthenon marbles to Athens? Did the Night Watch really sink Rembrandt’s career? And what might constitute the Great American Picture? Ms. Albiani graduated with highest honors in Italian and Art History from UC Berkeley.

Lecture schedule: Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, Oct. 9; Picasso’s Guernica, Nov. 13; The Parthenon, Jan. 8; Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Cans, Feb. 12; Georgia O’Keeffe’s Cow’s Skull: Red, White and Blue, March 12.

All lectures are held on Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. Series tickets $60-$80.  INFO: vashoncenterforthearts.org/art-historytalks

PHOTO BY BILL BUNGARD

Tacoma Weekly photographer Bill Bungard was on hand to capture some images of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: the Exhibit, which will be on view at Tacoma Armory through Oct. 14. See them all at tacomaweekly.com.

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Reporter’s notebook: September’s Third Thursday Art Walk

Culture Corner A guide to cultural organizations of Tacoma

COMING TO A CULTURE SPOT WITHIN THE TACOMA ORBIT: SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 6:30 P.M.

“Spice! Dances of the African and Arab Diaspora”

PHOTOS OF ART BY DAVE R. DAVISON

(left) Nichole Rathburn’s “No Time Like the Present” is made of cast foam and mohair. It is showing at Feast Art Center Gallery. (right) One of the many neon creations by Galen Turner, on display at the “Sharp Turner” exhibit at the 950 Gallery.

BY DAVE DAVISON dave@tacomaweekly.com

I only made it to a couple of art openings on the Sept. 20 Third Thursday Art Walk. My first landing was the Feast Art Center Gallery, which was opening Nichole Rathburn’s fascinatingly quirky exhibit “Catherine’s Garden.” For this show – part installation and part traditional gallery display – Rathburn made a group of somewhat surreal objects out of a wide array of materials. Are they wall-mounted sculptures or three-dimensional paintings? Each one has its own personality.

Rathburn seems to have a penchant for soft textures and muted colors. There are things that resemble a partially deconstructed hula skirt made of leather strips (called “Nest”) and a piece hung above the door that resembles a sling made of smashed bedsprings. Another piece consists of a grid of soft cubes (dull green) drawn together in a rectangle. It comes across as a cushy excursion into minimalism.

One of my favorites was “No Time Like the Present,” a giant, chalky blue flower made of cast form with a big center made of curly, brown mohair.

Further east and down from Hilltop, I found that the 950 Gallery’s new exhibit, “Sharp Turner,” is still in the process of installation. “Sharp Turner” is a two-man show featuring work by Galen Turner and Chris Sharp. Gallery director Gabriel Brown explained that the hard opening will be in October, thus placing it within the parameters of Tacoma Arts Month.

Most of the art is by Tacoma’s own wizard of the noble gasses, Turner, who is known for his inventive and wry-witted neon constructions and his brilliantly preposterous assemblage constructions. Much of the exhibit is a kind of homage or hall of fame exhibit featuring ephemera and memorabilia relating to Gaytron the Imploder – Turner’s alter ego whose feat is to ride his bicycle over a truncated ramp (“three inches of sheer terror”) through a wall of neon tubes. Turner likes to joke that Gaytron the Imploder is “Tacoma’s crappiest superhero.”

Chris Sharp, the very first winner of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation’s Foundation of Art Award, has

worked in conjunction with Turner on a number of occasions. Some of his oldschool sign painting style of painting decorates things like a stack of tool boxes in a nook of the gallery. Sharp also contributed a large, dark painting to the show. Here, an abstract expressionistic sensibility is combined with visual elements borrowed from comic books and commercial art.

Also on hand at the non-opening opening was Chris Crews, one of Tacoma’s most inventive media artists whose looped videos of Turner’s Bike Jump event were showing in the gallery’s little video theater. Crews is the official videographer and chronicler of Bike Jump.

Don’t touch that dial! Stay tuned to this news source for the date and location of the next Bike Jump.

Finding it felicitous that the Woolworth Building is just across the street from the 950 Gallery, I crossed over and had a look at the window installations.

Jennifer Chin’s “She’s Had Enough” seems especially prescient. Looking at her female silhouettes and her visual commentary on the monetary value of the female body as a commodity can’t help but bring to mind issues that are currently in the national spotlight. One of the window spaces is filled with old suitcases and vintage clothing. There is no title or explanation for this display.

It seems to be some kind of quickly assembled filler to make the space seem utilized. The steamroller prints from the Wayzgoose printmaking festival (held at King’s Books last April) are on view in the next case. And finally, there is a show of Sophia Munic’s “Furz Instillation.” The walls are dotted with big, brightly color ovals of fake fur. The thing that sprung to my mind was the fuzzy toilet seat covers that were a standard feature of middle class bathrooms in the not-too-distant past.

Tacoma is awash in art and interesting things to see and experience. Every third Thursday, the art galleries and the museums and many other venues make a special effort to feature new art. Take advantage of what we have here in this place at this time. Live in this historical moment and take the time to enjoy it.

You might not be able to see everything that Third Thursday has to offer, so gather in what you are able.

Landmark Convention Center, Gothic Ballroom, 4th Fl., 47 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma Rapture Movement presents “Spice! Dances of the African and Arab Diaspora,” a benefit for Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C.).

SPICE! is a powerful, exciting showcase of dance styles from around the world with origins in the African and Arab diaspora, including North African and Middle Eastern folkloric, Afro-Latin, African-American, and Afro-Caribbean genres. Sometimes glitzy, sometimes abrasive; sometimes brooding, sometimes ecstatic, sometimes sexy, sometimes political, always passionate and always powerful. Take in the rich flavors and textures of the African and Arab diaspora.

Some of the most beloved art forms arose out of traumatic events. Across parts of the Levant, villagers and Bedouins linked arms as they marched and stomped rhythmically with “dabke,” a line dance that goes from being a dance of joy to one that establishes a collective identity in the face of occupation and violence. With the transatlantic slave trade from Africa to the Americas, West Africans brought their rhythms and movements along to ease the pain of daily oppression. Influenced by local Latin traditions, some of those movements evolved into popular dance styles like samba and salsa. When black slaves in the North American colonies combined West African rhythms and steps with the Irish jig, tap dancing was born.

What do dabke, samba, and tap have in common? They are dance forms that were shaped or created out of any combination of slavery, exile, and colonization.

We acknowledge the uncomfortable histories by celebrating the undeniable contributions to our daily human experience, the music and dances we all enjoy so very much.

The goals for this show are: to educate the public about the history of these dance forms; to encourage the audience to make connections between pop culture, social justice, geopolitical events, and history; to entertain and inspire the audience to take classes, attend and produce shows; to grow support for local performing arts communities, particularly those of color; and to raise funds in support of Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C) The show is produced with the intention to entertain, inspire, thrill and educate.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/230992530984925/permalink/331837754233735.

General admission: $30 adv./$35 door Balcony seating: $30 adv./$35 door VIP table for two: - $70 adv./$80 door Buy tickets at spicetacoma.brownpapertickets.com.

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OKTOBERFEST NORTHWEST COMES TO THE FAIR EVENTS CENTER The 14th annual Oktoberfest Northwest is coming to the Washington State Fair Events Center Oct. 5-7. Hours are noon to midnight Friday Oct. 5; 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday Oct. 6 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday Oct. 7. (Note: 21 and older after 6 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 6).

The three-day festival is Washington’s largest Munich-style Oktoberfest celebration, featuring authentic live music and entertainment in two themed Festhalles: The Munich Festhalle and the new Bavarian Festhalle, including “The Queen of Oktoberfest” Manuela Horn with her brand-new show, plus – direct from Nashville – five-time Grammy nominee LynnMarie and her accordion is back, and this time she’s bringing The Nashville Polka Guys with her.

Oktoberfest NW also features German biers, wine and authentic foods, Bier-lympics, Stein Dash 5K, Hammerschlagen, Wiener Dog races on Sunday, a Sports Haus with TVs and games like beer pong and corn hole toss and more.

Oktoberfest NW welcomes families to enjoy the authentic Oktoberfest spirit with activities for the kids, including arts and crafts by the German School of Tacoma, a half-mile Kids Root Beer Run, authentic Maypole dance, free pumpkin decorating, face painting, and delicious root beer in the Root Bier Float Garden, kids Hammerschlagen, and a scavenger hunt.

New this year, Oktoberfest NW has created a new covered festhalle called the Bavarian Halle. The Bavarian Halle is located across from the Munich Festhalle and will celebrate German-style music on the Bavarian Halle Stage with

NW. The event takes place Friday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. at the Outdoor Biergarten near the new Bavarian Halle. It is free, but be warned that pumpkins will be flying – get your camera ready. All pumpkins used in this world record attempt meet Guinness World Records specifications, and will be donated to Washington farms post event.

PHOTO COURTESY OF OKTOBERFEST NORTHWEST

Oktoberfest Northwest comes to the Washington State Fairgrounds Oct. 5-7.

Celebrate the harvest Munich style with beir, music and a variety of Germanic entertainments. polka, polka rock, and oompah bands on Friday and Saturday. Headliners on the Bavarian Halle Stage include Manuela Horn (Friday, Oct. 5 at 9:35-10:55 p.m.) and LynnMarie and The Nashville Polka Guys (Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8:45 - 10:55 p.m.). Featured acts include Dopplebock and The Bavarian Bier Garden Band.

Plus, you can buy bier tickets, and the new Blinkie Stein in here too.

HEADLINING ACTS: Manuela Horn: The Queen of Oktoberfest has performed at Oktoberfest Northwest for more than seven years.

She is host, headliner and swing girl. Oktoberfest Northwest officially crowned her the “Queen of Oktoberfest” in 2015.

Horn brings the fun for the late-night crowd with her original set of polka parodies and classics.

LynnMarie: LynnMarie is a five-time Grammy nominee. The squeeze box

player and vocalist was the first female artist ever to win a Grammy nod for Best Polka Album. She fuses high-energy rock, country, Americana and the traditional music of her ethnic heritage to wow crowds everywhere, from Oktoberfests, to music festivals, coffee houses and Europe.

Pumpkin Smash: Experience a Guinness World Record in the making when, for the first time in Oktoberfest NW history, Ron Sarchian will attempt to smash the most pumpkins in one minute. Sarchian is a “record man” who has broken seven world records. He broke his very first Guinness World Record, the “Punchbag Marathon” and punched a 100-pound heavy bag for 36 hours and 3 minutes in 2004. Breaking Guinness World Records is Sarchian’s way of honoring his parents, and his plans to break more continue with the upcoming pumpkin smashing at Oktoberfest

Hammerschlagen: In 2005, Oktoberfest NW introduced hammerschlagen to the Pacific Northwest and it quickly became one of the most popular Oktoberfest Northwest activities. Oktoberfest NW hosts the official Hammerschlagen Tournament of Champions on Friday, Oct. 5, 7-8 p.m. with signups starting at 5 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m. with signups starting 4 p.m. It’s a first come, first serve sign up system and at the end the newest hammerschlagen champion will be crowned.

Bavarian Bier-lympics: Have you got what it takes to be a Bavarian Bier-lympics champ? Teams between two and four will battle it out through a course of four challenging and fun activities including the brat toss, TP lederhosen, stein holding and hammerschlagen to see who will take the title of Bavarian Bier-lympics winners. The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 6, 1-2:45 p.m. at Weiner Dog Stadium inside Munich Festhalle.

Stein Dash 5k: The Stein Dash 5k returns and is better than ever as the “Ultimate Beer Run.” This year, participants u See OKTOBERFEST / page 23

ART BRIEFS zen Family Theatre in 1998, the company continued to grow, eventually stepping into the professional theatre world by beginning to pay all of its actors and production crew and garnering awards from local publications and papers. Knutzen Family Theatre is located at 3200 S.W. Dash Point Rd., Federal Way. For more information on “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” call the box office at (253) 661-1444, or visit www.CenterstageTheatre.com.

CENTERSTAGE THEATRE OPENS NEW SEASON WITH ‘THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)’ Centerstage Theatre is pleased to announce the first show of our 2018-19 season. The season begins with the joyous romp, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” a three-person show that runs through all of Shakespeare’s works with nonstop energy and fun.

The show opens Friday, Sept. 28, and plays through Sunday, Oct. 21. The cast consists of three professional actors all new to Centerstage: Joshua Jerard, Laura Peake and Tempest Wisdom. Each brings experience and energy to the stage in their Centerstage debuts.

All of Shakespeare’s plays. Three actors. 97 minutes.

No footnotes needed. Join Jerard, Peake and Wisdom as they take you through the works of one of the greatest playwrights of all time. Will they hit every single play he wrote? Well…mostly. We can guarantee you two things with this show: You will laugh, and you will learn something new about “the Bard.”

Believing the theater is an agent of challenge, change and education, Centerstage presents and produces quality performances to enhance the lives of people and communities in Western Washington. Centerstage Theatre has been a feature of the South Sound Arts Community since 1977. Moving into the brand new Knut-

MAGIC AND MORE AWAIT AT CANDLELIGHT TOUR Campfires and candlelight provide illumination for this magical evening walking tour of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. Guests eavesdrop as more than 100 historical interpreters bring to life the men, women, and children of the Hudson’s Bay Company.

This year, guests will arrive during October of 1857.

Many of the Fort’s residents will be celebrating the marriage of Letitia Work and clerk Edward Huggins. Visitors will encounter gentlemen and their wives, American settler families, fur trappers, laborers, young people at a dance, blacksmiths working at the forge, clerks in the sale shop, and cooks in the kitchen.

The tour takes place Friday, Oct. 5, and Saturday, Oct. 6 from 6-9 p.m. each evening.

Tickets: adult $15, youth (4-17) - $10. Advance ticket purchase required. Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is located in Point Defiance Park. For more information call (253) 404-3970 or visit www.metroparkstacoma.org/calendar/?cid=7551&park_id=129.

NEW RECORD SHOW IS COMING TO TACOMA IN OCTOBER Tacoma will experience the premiere of the Vinyl Mania record show on Saturday, Oct. 6 at the American Legion Hall Post 138 at 7515 Cirque Dr. W. in Tacoma.

Vinyl Mania will be more than just records for enthusiasts and die-hard collectors – people will be able to find the very best in CDs, cassettes, and music collectibles sold by some of the best independent dealers in the Northwest.

“We really want to attract not just the vinyl collector, but anyone who has a passion for music,” says event organizer Heather Herness.

In addition to finding all things musical at the event, Vinyl Mania will have four rare vinyl raffles totaling more than $1,000 in value. If you have ever wanted to own a rare sealed copy of Metallica’s newest album (limited to 2,200 copies $250 approximate value), or the Holy Grail of Led Zeppelin II albums (valued at a mere $500 on a good day), stop by and toss in a buck.

“Most record shows are in the Seattle area and we wanted to do something local to bring the Tacoma music community together and help out the Legion,” says Herness. The American Legion will be hosting a fundraiser snack bar at the event.

Visit Vinyl Mania record show on Facebook for show details and a chance to earn free raffle entries: www. facebook.com/vinylmaniarecordshow. u See ART BRIEFS / page 24

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Grace Hope to launch ‘exdreams’ video at Tacoma Film Festival

Night Life TW PICK OF THE WEEK: Motopony at Alma Mater Tacoma spawn Daniel Blue brings his outfit Motopony through town for an appearance at Alma Mater (1322 Fawcett Ave., Tacoma) Friday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. One dark night, while mourning the anniversary of the early death of his late mother Kathleen Antoinette, Blue reached for a broken guitar he had purchased some years earlier and leaned into it with all of his soul. “I had a great need for that guitar to release me from the despair and doom that I was feeling. Somehow I believed that this guitar also needed me to strip it of PHOTO COURTESY OF MOTOPONY its extra strings and tune it in triad to the timbre of my untrained voice. We had a conversation, and in my grief, we fell deeply into love,” said Blue. That night he sang a new poem, “Hero’s Lullaby,” and came to call the guitar “Old Blue.” From that moment on, Blue threw everything he had and everything he was into song and music. The rest is history. Also appearing will be Plastic Picnic and Bath Toys.

For information visit www.facebook.com/motopony

UPCOMING SHOWS:

Friday, Sept. 28

Grace Hope, co-founder of the beloved Tacoma band Goldfinch, has launched a new music project called “exdreams.” Her debut album, “Physical Contact,” was produced by DuWayne “DJ” Phinisey, a prolific hip-hop and pop producer from Tacoma now residing and working in Los Angeles. With big dance hooks and rich synth layers, “exdreams” marks a dramatic shift in style and energy from the folk-rock sound of Goldfinch. The video for the album’s first single, “It’s Not Sex,” has its world premiere at the Tacoma Film Festival on Oct. 7, where Hope will perform as part of the Music Video Showcase.

Recorded over seven days in the spring of 2018 in both Los Angeles and Tacoma, the album “Physical Contact” is the product of a writing collaboration between Hope and her former Goldfinch

bandmate, Aaron Stevens. “Physical Contact” marks Hope’s return to music after diving deep into her pursuit of a degree in science while navigating the end of a long marriage. Jokingly referred to as “divorce pop,” “Physical Contact” explores Hope’s relationship with sex, alcoholism, power and dreams.

In “exdreams,” Hope leans heavily on a lifetime of obsession with artists like Kate Bush, Portishead and Anohni, but these new tracks showcase the power and clarity of her voice with weird harmonies and stacks of vocals that manage to feel poppy while remaining original and unaffected.

To listen to a sample from “Physical Contact,” go to soundcloud.com/herexdreams/sets/physical-contact/s-6DLjS. For more information, visit www. facebook.com/herexdreams.

t Oktoberfest

little kinderfest for the children? Stop by the Root Bier Garden in the Munich Festhalle, a family fun zone dedicated to the “kinder” with free airbrush tattoos and face painting on Saturday and Sunday, a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, pumpkin decorating, a kids hammerschlagen and delicious root bier floats. Plus, on Sunday, Oct. 7, it’s family day with all-ages general admission at half price at $7.50. Children 12 and under are free all weekend, and as a special entertainment treat for the kids, Manuela Horn’s famous “Kinderfest Show” is back. This fun, interactive polka dance show and sing-a-long for all ages will have children smiling from ear-toear. Horn will host her Kinderfest Show on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2:20 - 3:15 p.m. from the Munich Festhalle Stage.

From page 22 will run 3.1 miles around the fairgrounds with a souvenir stein and have the option to get a taste at three beer stops along the route. Water will also be available.

The race ends inside of the Oktoberfest Northwest Munich Festhalle where participants’ first drink (beer or root beer) is on the “Haus.” The 5k takes place on Sunday, Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. and all ages are welcome. (Those under 21 will be served root beer at the race.) Register at www. steindash5k.com.

Half mile Kids Root Beer Run: Hot on the Stein Dashers' heels in 2018 will be little Stein Dashers. Children 10 and under can participate in the Kids 1/2 Mile Root Beer Run. The race starts at noon.

All half-mile kids participants will receive: Kids Root Beer Run “racing” cape; 5-ounce root beer chug at the 1/4-mile mark; free entry into Oktoberfest Northwest; Stein Dash Mug; first root beer on the house. Register at steindash5k.com.

Family Fest Zone at Oktoberfest NW: What’s Oktoberfest NW without a

Wiener Dog Races: The 11th annual Wiener Dog Races will be taking place Sunday, Oct. 7 from noon to 4 p.m. and also include several costume contests.

Guests can sign up their dashing dachshunds online at oktoberfestnw.com or on the day of the race, between 11a.m. and noon. The Sports Haus will be playing showing all day.

For more details on Oktoberfest NW, visit www.oktoberfestnw.com.

AIRPORT TAVERN: D1 Experience: Zhanea, LaCario, Oue the Music, Kaleb Nash (R&B) 9 p.m.

ALMA MATER: Bryan John Appleby, Tomten, Silver Dollars (singer/songwriter, dream pop) 7 p.m.

ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS: Songs from a Hidden Land (chamber music) 6:30 p.m.

BLEU NOTE LOUNGE: Norma Owens (jazz vocalist) 7 p.m.

JAZZBONES: Randy Oxford Blues Band (brassy blues) 8 p.m.

LOUIE G’S: Jamie Nova Sky Feat, Lauren Piston, The Morning After, Petey Normal, Jericho Hill, The Thrill, Crossing Crusades, The Revolving Bullets (rock) 5 p.m.

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, EASTVOLD AUDITORIUM STAGE: Broadway Today! a musical revue (show tunes) 7:30 p.m.

THE PLAID PIG: My Life in Black and White, Kids on Fire, The Know Nothingz, PP (hardcore, punk, experimental) 9 p.m.

SHAKABRAH: Raanan Hershberg (comedy) 8 p.m.

STONEGATE: Decade Detour Band (classic rock) 9 p.m.

THE SWISS: Power Laces, The Weird Kits, Lotus Lynn (funk, dub, hip hop) 8 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Christopher Titus (comedy) 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29

DOYLE'S PUBLIC HOUSE: 322 (innovative jazz) 9 p.m.

EMERALD QUEEN CASINO: Paul Rodgers (rock) 8:30 p.m.

JAZZBONES: Nite Wave (80s music) 9 p.m.

LOUIE G’S: Dead Rebel Saints, Helldorado, Late September Dogs (rock) 8 p.m.

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, EASTVOLD AUDITORIUM STAGE: Broadway Today! a musical revue (show tunes) 7:30 p.m.

THE PLAID PIG: Beyond Theory, Massacre at the Opera, Clay City (metal) 9 p.m.

REAL ART TACOMA: Power Strip, Power Skeleton, Nauticult, Sweet Creature, Beverly Crusher, Cape Nowhere, Clyde Villain, Heathers Sweater (LGBTQ youth benefit) 5 p.m.

ROCK THE DOCK: Rockin Aces (rock) 8 p.m.

STINK CHEESE AND MEAT: Lady Mellow, Josh of the North (mellow arrangements, 70s covers) 7 p.m.

THE SWISS: The Retros (80s new wave tribute) 9 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Christopher Titus (comedy) 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.

TACOMA CREPERIE: Keith Musig and Lynelle (singer/songwriter) 4 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 30

DAWSON'S: Tim Hall (blues) 8 p.m.

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, LAGERQUIST HALL: Nyaho Garcia Duo (classical piano) 3 p.m.

REAL ART TACOMA: Panoramic, Bath Toys, Phood, Bookchin (indie, punk) 8 p.m.

THE SPAR: Mike Jaap (blues) 7 p.m.

STONEGATE: Country Music Jam (jam) 3:30 p.m.

THE SWISS: The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra (jazz) 5 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Rachel Bradley (comedy) 7:30 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Final Notice with Bob Evans (country, rock, bluegrass) 7 p.m.

UNITY OF SOUTH SOUND: Sarah Christine (Christian) 10 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 1

THE FORUM: The Happy Sinners (jazzy pop) 8:30 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Girls Night Out (male strippers) 7:30 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: CBC Band (jam) 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 2

ODD OTTER: Stephanie (singer/songwriter) 6 p.m.

METRONOME: Open Mic (open mic) 7 p.m.

STONEGATE: Blues Jam with Roger Williamson (blues) 8 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY: New Talent Tuesday (comedy) 8 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: SOB Band (jam) 7 p.m., NC THE VALLEY: Rock n’ Roll Magic (rock) 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 3

AIRPORT TAVERN: OTR II (reggae) 9 p.m.

STONEGATE: The Blu Tonez (Texas rock blues) 8 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Open Mic (comedy) 8 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Subvinyl Jukebox, DBC Rock Jam (jam) 7 p.m., NC

Thursday, Oct. 4

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERTISY, EASTVOLD AUDITORIUM STAGE: University Jazz Ensemble (jazz) 8 p.m.

THE PLAID PIG: Clonapalooza (rock) 8 p.m.

ROCK THE DOCK: Open Mic with Dustin (rock) 8 p.m.

STONEGATE: Power Rock Jam (rock jam) 8 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Andy Woodhull (comedy) 7:30 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (rock, blues) 7 p.m.

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BY BARB ROCK

Answering your questions on mental health, relationships and life issues

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: Dear Barb, Why does it always feel like you stop doing things you normally would do when you have a boyfriend in your life? I really don’t mean for my patterns to change, but pretty soon I am not doing the things I enjoyed doing before I had a boyfriend. Why does it feel like work? What am I doing wrong?

Signed, Seriously Stuck Dear Stuck, What may be lacking for you is something called “autonomy.” Today more than ever we value our independence. We balk at any perceived threat of individuality.

When we get into “official” romantic relationships, a shift in perceptions often occurs. Others may see us differently, and we may feel personally transformed.

This can be a blessing and a curse. The burden of expectations can make us feel trapped.

Autonomy is defined as authentically endorsing your actions with the freedom to make choices in your own best interests, reflecting your own personal tastes and values, irrespective of external pressure or anyone else’s opinion.

You want to be in relationships with people, but you don’t and shouldn’t have to give up who you are, or what you want in life, to do so.

Autonomy is a universal basic human need in cross-cultural studies. It’s not optional. When both parties are secure in themselves, there can be a mutual respect for one another’s autonomy. Short version — you’re the boss of you.

Here are some suggestions: Never sacrifice your identity to someone else. It’s easy to stop doing what you want to do, just to keep the peace. It’s easy to lose who you are. Don’t make the mistake of changing who you are just to please someone else. Stand up for yourself and let the chips fall where they may. Don’t wait. It’s harder to correct a course later.

Set strict boundaries with other people. Set non-negotiables with your space and time. The reality of being an adult is that everyone wants a piece of you.

When you have to pay bills, meet obligations, and provide for others, it’s hard to find time for yourself. Not only is it hard to find alone time, it’s hard to feel like it’s okay to be alone! Avoid relationships with those who try to make you feel guilty for taking time alone.

Stop feeling obligated to agree. You don’t have to care about the same things that someone else cares about. You don’t have to agree with someone on every single issue. You get to be different and care about different things, and you should be different. You are allowed to be deeply connected to things that fire you up and make you excited about your life.

You shouldn’t morph into a blended version of yourself and the other person you are in a relationship with. If you constantly let other people distract you from your goals in life, you’ll never get anywhere.

If you constantly let other people use guilt or drama to steal your attention or time, you will become resentful and your relationship will likely fail. Many couples spend years pretending or camouflaging their true interests and realize that all they needed to do was to be themselves, sometimes by themselves.

Maintaining your independence in who you are and what you want isn’t often celebrated as a shining characteristic of relationship harmony, but it certainly should be!

Barb Rock is a mental health counselor for the House of Matthew Homeward Bound program in Tacoma, and the published author of “Run Your Own Race: Happiness after 50.” Send any questions related to mental health, relationships or life issues to her at BarbRockrocks@ yahoo.com.

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t Art Month From page 17 FAMILY STEAM DAY Oct. 20, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

LeMay - America’s Car Museum, 2702 E. D St., Tacoma

“It’s not a box!” Today, we’ll be inspired by the children’s story “Not a Box” and use our imaginations to make car sculptures with cardboard boxes and other recycled materials. Free with museum admission.

PAPER TRAILS Oct. 20, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma

Come see artists and craftsmen creating in the world of paper. Free event features make-and-take, unique printed items and crafts, fun for all ages. Hosted by Tacoma Book Arts.

STOP CHICKEN ME OUT! ART SHOWCASE Oct. 21, 1-5 p.m.

Real Art Tacoma, 5412 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma

Join Tacoma Arts Initiative Program recipient Collin Veenstra for an afternoon of art and music showcasing their youth-focused poster series on LGBTQ affirmations, identity respect, and sexual violence prevention.

Free.

FAMILY AND ME PAINT NIGHT Oct. 27, 5-7 p.m.

Eastside Community Center, 1721 E. 56th St., Tacoma

Visit the brand new Eastside Community Center for a night of painting and fun while making unforgettable memories. Together you’ll paint a fall-themed work of

t Oskar From page 19 ment parts, so you don’t have to toss an entire instrument just because a reed has fatigued. I get that part. But could you explain to me in which way the tuning of your instruments determines your style of music?

Oskar: I started producing my own harmonicas 35 years ago. And since then I have tried to promote different tuning all over the world. Whereas natural minor scales are abundant in Latin music, hip-hop or reggae, a wide range of ethnic music uses harmonic minor scales.

You may want to use differently tuned harmonicas for different styles of music, but there are other possibilities for adjusting the scales as well.

Bacon: You are coming to the Lakewood Film, Art and Book Festival this year. You will be showcasing one of your beautiful instruments, with a plate signed by actor Bruce Willis. Did Bruce Willis actually play this same instrument?

Oskar: (laughs) Bruce Willis actually plays Lee Oskar harmonicas, but he didn’t play this specific one. If you present, raffle off or sell a signed instrument, you don’t necessarily want the instrument to have been touched by another person’s mouth.

Bacon: You are not only a famous musician; you are also a versatile painter. When did you discover this gift?

Oskar: I have always drawn. And I have always been fascinated by nature. Even as a child I could sit by a pond and observe frogs or insects by the hour. And then I just drew.

Bacon: You seem to get a lot of painting inspiration from the Pacific Northwest landscapes. Do you rather

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The organizers of Tacoma Arts Month were especially concerned to include plenty of activities for kids in order to make Tacoma Arts Month a thing that the entire family can enjoy. art to hang in your home. Supplies and snacks provided.

Price varies based on family size and residency.

‘HOW I BECAME A PIRATE’ Oct. 27 – Nov. 4: Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 6th Ave., Tacoma

Sail off on a fantastic musical excursion when a band of comical pirates lands at North Beach looking for an expert digger to join their crew. Presented by Tacoma Musical Playhouse Family Theater. $12-15. Visit tmp.org for specific times.

paint plein-air or in a studio?

Oskar: When I came into the overcast Pacific Northwest I thought that rich colors would make sense. I also found that if you just paint the outline of an animal and fill it in black, or you paint some black branches and you set them against a colorful background like a sunset, it makes a wonderful contrast. Otherwise, I’m not conceptualizing any of my paintings. I have set up a studio. Everything simply comes up as I paint. It’s the same as with music. Everything is made up in the moment. I paint every day. I sometimes even get up at night to paint. I guess, I don’t get much sleep.

Bacon: Do you have any exhibition coming up in the region other than the Lakewood event any time soon?

Oskar: I’ve only decided recently that I want to separate from a number of my paintings. I’d love to have exhibitions, but I don’t have a gallery yet. I have just begun to contact galleries. I’m taking it step by step.

Bacon: With such a colorful and versatile career – have you ever contemplated writing your memoirs?

Oskar: Many people have approached me about this already. Let other people do it when I’m dead. I’m collecting everything – tickets, business card, newspaper clippings, things that might be unique. One day they will all tell my story.

The sixth annual Lakewood Film, Arts and Book (FAB) Festival takes place on Sep. 28, 29, and 30 from noon-9:30 p.m. at the Shirley McGavick Conference Center at Clover Park Technical College, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW. The book/author section is open daily from noon-6 p.m. Lee Oskar will be present with a stand in the book fest/vendor section as well as with paintings in the art section on Saturday and Sunday. Find further information, also about the art exhibition, at www.facebook.com/lakewoodfilmartsbooks.

t Art Briefs From page 22 STEVE’S DRUNK HISTORY: HALLOWEEN EDITION

Come to Honey at Alma Mater (1322 Fawcett Ave., Tacoma) on Friday, Oct. 5, 7-10 p.m. to catch local historian and writer Steve Dunkelberger’s marking of the Halloween season with some true tales of Tacoma’s ghosts and unexplained mysteries involving death and tragedy. The event is free and open to the public.

Come for coffee, tea or a beer while eating dinner and learning about Tacoma’s darker side.

This event is free, but donations are highly encouraged and will be directed to the Knights of Pythias.

This is an all ages event, but some parental advi-

sory might be in order because, well, it’s Tacoma and Steve...

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ events/532904053830311.

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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.

GARDEN TOUR AT THE ZOO

the bar or from your server. Ages: 21+. Price: $55/person – Reservations are required. Info: www.tacomalittletheatre.com, (253) 272-2281

Sunday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (meet at Pacific Rim Plaza, just inside Zoo front gate) Take a tour around the beautiful landscapes of Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, led by lead horticulturalist Bryon Jones. The Zoo is home to hundreds of varieties of plants from decorative to functional. Zookeepers use some of the plant growth, such as banana leaves and bamboo shoots, as food or skill-building tools for the animals. The plants also create a stunning botanical paradise. The tours take place the first Sunday of each month and each has a different theme. October’s tour is: “Savage Garden,” an exploration of thorns, spikes and all the eerie plant species at the Zoo. Free with zoo admission.

Info: pdza.org or www.metroparkstacoma.org/calendar/index.php?cid=10436

‘BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS’ Fri., Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 29, 8 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 30, 2 p.m. CLOSING PERFORMANCE Lakewood Playhouse, 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd., Lakewood This production will drop you right into the middle of part one of Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy: a portrait of the writer as a young teen in 1937 living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn walk-up. Eugene Jerome, standing in for the author, is the narrator and central character. Dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of his family life in Brooklyn: formidable mother, overworked father, and his worldly older brother Stanley.

Throw into the mix his widowed Aunt Blanche, her two young (but rapidly aging) daughters and you have a recipe for hilarity, served up Simonstyle. This bittersweet memoir evocatively captures the life of a struggling Jewish household where, as his father states: “If you didn’t have a problem, you wouldn’t be living here.” Plays through Sept. 30. Ages: Contains some mature language and discussion about puberty that may be inappropriate for younger children. Price: $26 general admission, $23 military/seniors, $20 students/ educators. Info: www.lakewoodplayhouse.org; (253) 588-0042 ‘THE FOREIGNER’ Fri., Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 30, 2 p.m. CLOSING PERFORMANCE Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N. I St., Tacoma Tacoma Little Theatre opens its 100th anniversary season with Larry Shue’s hilarious classic At a rural fishing lodge, Froggy, a British demolition expert, has brought along a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. He tells everyone that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English. Once alone the fun really begins, as Charlie overhears more than he should – the evil plans of a sinister, two-faced minister and his redneck associate; the fact that the minister’s pretty fiancée is pregnant; and many other revelations made with the thought that Charlie doesn’t understand a word being said. All of that sets up the wildly funny ending. Ages: Recommended 12 and older. Price: $25 adults, $23 seniors 60+/students/ military, $20 children 12 and under.

Info: www.tacomalittletheatre.com; (253) 272-2281 DISNEY’S ‘NEWSIES’ Fri., Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 30, 2 p.m.

Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 Sixth Ave., Tacoma

Disney’s “Newsies” is the first show for the 25th anniversary season at the Tacoma Musical Playhouse. Set in turn-of-the century New York City, this is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what’s right. Plays through Oct. 7.

Ages: All ages. Price: $22-$31. Info: tmp.org; (253) 565-6867 FILM, ART, BOOK FESTIVAL Fri., Sept. 28; Sat., Sept. 29; Sun., Sept. 30, 12-9:30 p.m.

McGavick Center, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW, Lakewood Eight award-winning international films, stunning art-photo exhibits, plus 40 visiting authors (author signings end 6 p.m.). Daily prizes, Debbie Macomber book giveaways, concession stand, live music, plus Kaihara Bonsai, Philippine Scouts, jewelry exhibits and more…all at one location. Ages: All ages. Price: Free.

Info: www.Facebook.com/lakewoodfilmartsbooks ELKS LODGE OPEN HOUSE Sun., Sept. 30, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tacoma Elks Lodge, 2013 S. Cedar St., Tacoma Come and learn more about the non-profit Elks and all the good work they do in the community. There will be a car show from 1-3 p.m., a kids’ golf competition at 2 p.m., and a movie in the lodge room at 3:30 p.m.

The Urban Elk restaurant will be open and offering specials. Ages: All ages. Price: Free. Info: (253) 272-1117 VOICES OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE Wed., Oct. 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Evergreen State College, 1210 6th Ave., Tacoma This citizens’ forum features keynote speaker Tarika Powell of Sightline Institute and a national expert on LNG (liquefied natural gas), and additional speakers/panelists from the Puyallup Tribe, Advocates for a Cleaner Tacoma, WA Physicians for Social Responsibility and The Conversation. Sponsored by The Conversation, a 253 social justice group.

Prior to the forum, see “The Folly of Frack” in Lyceum Hall, a wacky play

by Bonnie McKinley about fracked gas in the Pacific Northwest. Ages: All ages. Price: Free. Info: (360) 8676559 PERSONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Fri., Oct. 5, 12-1 p.m.

Cutters Point Coffee, 2204 N. 21st St., Tacoma Become the leader and speaker you’ve always wanted to be.

Whether your aim is for career or personal growth, Reach Your Summit is a great place for beginners or sea-

soned talkers. Starting a business?

Come here to learn the secrets of effective communication. Want to leave a legacy? Put pen to paper in this group and share your stories. Something for everyone! Meets every Friday. Ages: Adults. Price: Free. Info: (253) 564-2164; www. toastmaster.org FESTIVAL OF BOOKS Fri., Oct. 5; Sat., Oct. 6, 6-9 p.m.

Puyallup Public Library, 324 S. Meridian St., Puyallup The Puyallup Festival of Books celebrates its fifth year with an amazing line up of authors and events. On Friday, enjoy an evening reception, which is free and open to the public, with beer and wine available for purchase (cash only).

Also, watch an episode of “Longmire” before a talk with Craig Johnson, author of the “Longmire” novels. On Saturday, Jeremy McCarter, co-author of the New York Times #1 best seller “Hamilton: The Revolution,” will be at Pioneer Park Pavilion in the afternoon to discuss his work with Lin-Manuel Miranda writing the “Hamiltome.” Ages: All ages. Price: Free. Info: www.PuyallupLibrary.org; (253) 841-5454 REALITY-BASED SELF DEFENSE Fri., Oct. 5, 3-5 p.m.

City Lights Church, 5000 67th Ave. W., University Place Classes focus on reality-based self-defense techniques you need to know in today’s world. You will learn the mental and physical aspects of situational awareness, how to handle the escalation of a dangerous attack and the use of force. You will practice easy to learn effective street level defensive techniques. Dress comfortably and bring a friend! Held every Friday. Ages: 18 and older. Price: $25 per student, additional family members $10 each. Info: Bob McCluskey at (253) 678-1420; nwdefensivemartialarts@hotmail.com NAACP HEALTH FAIR Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Oasis of Hope Center, 1937 S. G St., Tacoma Presentations by health experts, health and wellness exhibitors, and entertainment. Ages: All ages. Price: Free. For more information, call (253) 331-7584.

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER Thurs.-Sat, Oct. 11-13, 7:30 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 14, 3 p.m.

The Social Bar and Grill, 1715 Dock St., Tacoma Tacoma Little Theatre starts off the football season with The Social Bar and Grill to present a murder mystery dinner experience perfect for the gridiron, “Fatal Football Fever,” directed by Karen Christensen. What happens when a small town becomes the potential site for a brand new professional football

team? The town’s wealthiest residents, Dan and Nancy Ann SeAnsee, would certainly like their names on the scoreboard, as would an aspiring entrepreneur, Andre Pennewer.

Throw in two lovely, nouveau riche sisters, Les and Jesse Abelle, lovesick mayor Paul Tishen, and ex-football player Heathro Ancatch and you’ve got a locker room full of trouble. Find out who scores and who is taken off the field in this deadly game! Dinner includes: appetizer, salad, main entrée (meat, chicken, vegetarian/ gluten free) and dessert. Coffee, tea, water and soda are included, and alcohol is available for purchase at

ARTISAN MARKET AT POINT RUSTON Thurs., 5-9 p.m., through Oct. 21 Point Ruston Pavilion, 5105 Main St., Ruston Twinkling lights, the sounds of the sea, summer breezes, and a canopy of stars… La Paloma’s signature Waterfront Night Market evokes the feel of a romantic European bazaar.

Spend the evening listening to strolling musicians while shopping for the loveliest wares from local artisans.

Come every Thursday evening for a truly magical experience, completely unique to the Point Ruston community. The perfect place to buy or sell your best treasures, La Paloma Market is your destination for vintage, antique, and artisan wares. Casual and eclectic, this market is a patchwork of goods, exhibitors, and artists. Stop by for a one-of-a-kind, local shopping experience. Ages: All ages.

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Publication Dates 8/24/2018-10/2/2018 Superior Court of Washington County of Pierce No. 18-4-01576-9 In re the Estate of:

Notice to Creditors Roby A. Dodd, Deceased,

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as personal representative of the above estate. Persons having claims against the deceased must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable stature 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.

Date of filing copy of notice to creditors with the clerk of Court: 9-12-2018 Date of first publication: 9-13-2018 Donald N. Powell, WSBA #12055 Attorney for Personal Representative Roby A. Dodd Donald N. Powell, Attorney and Counselor at Law 818 S. Yakima, 1st Floor Tacoma, Washington 98405-4865 (253) 274-1001 (253) 383-6029 FAX SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KITSAP COUNTY In re the Estate of: RANDY LEE MILLS, Deceased.

No. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (3); or (2) four months after the date of the first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.51 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of first Publication: 9/28/18 Personal Representative: ANDREA M. MILLS Attorney for Personal Representative: GREGORY P. NORBUT Address for Mailing or Service: 18890 Eighth Avenue, Poulsbo, WA 98370 DATED this 28th day of September, 2018.

ANDREA M. MILLS Personal Representative Attorney for Estate: THE NORBUT LAW FIRM

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