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1ST LT. LEONARD FARRON RETURNED TO HIS TRIBAL HOME – NEARLY 75 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH WWII pilot, a Puyallup tribal member shot down in 1942, finally comes home By Larry LaRue larry@tacomaweekly.com

The second test calls for samples to be collected after the water was allowed to flow for at least 30 seconds, which better simulates actual water use at faucets or water fountains. Testing of the water systems using the second method showed the elementary schools had lead levels below the school district’s acceptable limit of 15 parts per billion. The Environmental Protection Agency recommends a threshold of 20 parts per billion. “We are still working on issues at the

The telephone call came late last year, and stunned 84-year-old Constance Earl Smith. It was from someone saying they’d found the remains of her cousin, Leonard Farron – a 27-year-old member of the Puyallup Tribe and a World War II pilot missing since 1942. “I heard her say, ‘Whoa! Are you serious?’” daughter Cindy LeCompte said. “Then she listened for a minute and said, ‘Of course!’” That call was from a representative of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, charged with finding the bodies or remains of missing war victims. What they asked Smith was whether, as Farron's closest

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updates. Tacoma School District's Chief Operating Officer Steve Murakami, Superintendent Carla Santorno and Communications Director Dan Voelpel field media questions at a press conference on Monday. By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

ater at Larchmont, Manitou Park and Reed elementary schools has been cleared for use following a second set of tests that showed water samples at every faucet at the schools is drinkable. Initial tests last week suggested that these three, and 10 other schools, had higher than safe levels of lead. Water

sampling at the remaining schools that were initially tested is now underway at Birney, Browns Point, Downing, Point Defiance, DeLong, Madison, Mann, Stanley, Whitman and Whittier, as well as a districtwide. State Department of Health officials call for lead samples to follow a two-step process. The first test calls for water to remain stagnant in pipes for more than eight hours before samples are taken. Doing this provides the highest concentration of lead in the water system so any sampling could be detected and fixed.

MAY DAY BRINGS JUSTICE FOR JACKIE TO THE STREETS

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By Matt Nagle matt@tacomaweekly.com

The May Day weekend in Tacoma was dedicated to Jacqueline Salyers and the efforts to bring justice for her and her family. Beginning with a candlelight vigil on Saturday night, the activities continued on Sunday, May Day, with a spirited march and rally through the streets of the city and to Tacoma Police headquarters. The Justice for Jackie message was carried to Seattle as well, as Jackie’s uncle James Rideout headed up a group to participate in May Day activities there. A coalition of 20 organizations all came together for the weekend in a truly united front to call for police accountability and for transparency in investigating police shootings like the one that took the life of Jackie and her unborn baby on Jan 28. Gathering at Sawyer Park before sundown on Saturday, the mood was peaceful and prayerful as people arrived to take part in honoring Jackie at the site of her death on South Sawyer Street. It was here that a name was given to her unborn child that night – baby Justice – in a fitting honor for the little one’s spirit

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united. Representing many different organizations, neighborhoods, cul-

tures and colors, Justice for Jackie marchers chanted and drummed with high spirits and determination all along the march route.

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For more than 50 years, former B&I stalwart Ivan the Gorilla has been a fixture in the Tacoma lexicon. Anyone over 20 years old who was raised here probably has a story about meeting the western lowland silverback gorilla, and now a new generation will have a way to make memories with Ivan in the form of a bronze sculpt created by artist Douglas Granum. In 1964, Ivan was sold to the Irwin family,

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Bulletin Board UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS UP 37 PERCENT IN PIERCE COUNTY On Jan. 29, nearly 2,000 people in Pierce County were homeless. Pierce County has seen a dramatic rise in homelessness over the last 12 months. Based on the 2016 Point in Time homelessness report released today, the number of people and families living outside, in cars or other places not meant for habitation has risen 37 percent since last year. “This is clearly a sobering report,” said Doug Richardson, Pierce County Council Chair. “It is particularly upsetting to learn that so many of those who are homeless are without a home due to domestic violence. My colleagues on the Council and I intend to use the results from the gap analysis currently underway to determine more specific needs and a plan of action.” Survey Highlights

• 1,268 individuals are in shelters; 494 are unsheltered • 55 percent of homeless are single adults; 40 percent included family members and 5 percent are unaccompanied youth and young adults

• Slightly more than half are male • Nearly one-quarter of the homeless surveyed are under 18

• When asked their last permanent residence, less

than 5 percent of the homeless had a home outside of Pierce County

• Nearly 20 percent spent the night before the survey sleeping outside

• The most common reason cited for homelessness was the desire to flee domestic violence

S. 41st St. & Thompson Tacoma has a tremendous pothole problem, and the residents know it. During the past couple of years, the city has acknowledged this issue by spending millions of dollars in major arterial repairs with the council’s “pothole initiative.” In 2010, routine maintenance by Tacoma’s Grounds and Maintenance Division completed street repairs on 229,638 square feet of road. In 2011, the city repaired about 150,000 more square feet of roads riddled with holes, and continue those efforts. While that may sound like a lot of ground, new holes pop up – or return – each and every day, which means a pothole-free road might never exist in Tacoma. With the help of our readers and our dedicated Pothole Pig, we will continue to showcase some of the city’s biggest and best potholes through our weekly homage to one of T-Town’s most unnerving attributes. Help the Pothole Pig by e-mailing your worst pothole suggestions to SaveOurStreets@tacomaweekly.com. Potholes in need of repair can be reported to the City of Tacoma by calling (253) 591-5495.

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“Unfortunately, there is no one magic solution to ending homelessness,” said Pat McCarthy, Pierce County Executive. “However, we must use all of the funding sources we have available and all of our partnerships to shape a creative, regional approach to this crisis. We all have the same goal: to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.” The Point in Time survey was conducted by more than 200 trained volunteers during daylight hours. Volunteers went to encampments, shelters, food banks, libraries, community centers and any other place where persons experiencing homelessness may be present. The process included a comprehensive interview that incorporated questions about family composition, length of time homeless, presence of disabling condition and the factors that contributed to their homeless crisis. The full results of the survey may be found at www. piercecountywa.org/pointintime.

SHARE YOUR IDEAS ABOUT NEW EASTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER Get a look at the latest schematic designs for the 55,000-square-foot Eastside community center at an open house on May 18. The public is invited to ask questions and comment during the two-hour session, which starts at 6 p.m. at the Salishan Family Investment Center, 1724 E. 44th St., Tacoma. The community center will be built on the campus of First Creek Middle School, near the intersection of East 56th Street and Portland Avenue. It is expected to open in spring 2018. Because of the project’s proximity to a wetland and the 373-acre Swan Creek Park, members of the public have suggested that the building’s appearance reflect its natural surroundings. ARC Architects, the firm hired to develop preliminary designs for the structure, will present its recommendations at the open house. The purpose of the event is to gather feedback on those ideas from community members. “This is an opportunity to influence the look and feel of the building,” said Dave Lewis, director of recreation and community services for Metro Parks Tacoma. “We are looking forward to a community conversation about the types of materials and colors that will define their gathering place.” Already, ideas that emerged from the community over the past two years have influenced the programs and activities that will be housed in the center. They include: • A leisure-oriented swimming pool featuring amenities such as water slides and an adjacent climbing wall, plus lap lanes. • A music recording studio. • A teaching kitchen. • A 300-person social hall. • A gymnasium with a full-size basketball court. • A fitness center with free-weights and cardio equipment. • A café-style lobby with publicly accessible computers and Wi-Fi. These are just the highlights. In general, the building is designed for multipurpose use. Metro Parks is also in discussions with the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound to offer after-school youth development programs at the center. Many of the rooms also will be available to community members and businesses. “We envision the center as a community hub, embraced and fully utilized by residents who want a place to gather, recreate, grow strong and stay healthy,” said Andrea Smith, a member of the Metro Parks Tacoma Board of Commissioners who serves on the project’s Executive Committee. In addition to the Boys and Girls Clubs, partners in the planning and construction of the center are Tacoma Public Schools, the City of Tacoma, the Tacoma Housing Authority, and the Greater Metro Parks Foundation. The project also receives enthusiastic support from the Billy Ray Shirley III Foundation, named for a teen who was lost to gun violence and had dreamed of building a community center for the Eastside. Supporters are actively raising funds so that construction can begin later this year. If you are unable to attend the May 18 open house, the schematic designs and other project news will be posted online the next day at ImagineEastside.org.

PARENTS PARTNER WITH YOUTH TO PREVENT MARIJUANA USE Marijuana use among youth in Pierce County is a widespread concern. Brain development continues for young people into their 20s. While the long-term effects of using marijuana on intelligence are unclear, according to the Washington State Department of Health, the drug can alter brain chemistry and interfere with academic achievement. Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, in collaboration with Safe Streets, is leading a community

partnership to help our young people succeed and not put their future at risk. The Youth and Parent Marijuana Prevention Conference May 7 in Lakewood will bring together parents and youth 12 to 19 years old to discuss myths and facts about marijuana use. The potential health effects of marijuana are more concerning now that recreational use is legal. “For youth already using marijuana, we want to see them cut back their use and eventually quit,” said Tutrecia Baker, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department health promotion coordinator. “For those who haven’t used marijuana, we don’t want them to start or to delay that first use for as long as possible,” Baker said. The conference will include presentations, guest speakers, and breakout sessions. The format includes dancing and poetry, all in an interactive setting, with the use of social media during the conference. The event and parking are free. Sign up at tinyurl.com/YPMPC2016. The conference is Saturday, May 7, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Clover Park Technical College, McGavick Conference Center, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW, Building 23, in Lakewood.

HELP STAMP OUT HUNGER ON MAY 14 On Saturday, May 14, the 24th Annual Nation Letter Carriers’ Food Drive will take place nationwide. With summer fast approaching, food bank shelves are dwindling as the last of the food from the winter holiday food drives is given out. Not only does the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive replenish food bank shelves; it also provides relief for families when their children are on summer break and no longer receiving free and reduced meals at school. Emergency Food Network has been the beneficiary of more than 300,000 pounds of food in previous years from the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. With the mission that no person goes hungry, Emergency Food Network ensures that donated food stays local and gets to families in need by distributing it to 70 food banks, shelters and meal sites throughout Pierce County. The Letter Carriers’ Food Drive needs your support. Pierce County Food Banks see more than 117,000 visits made each month. Half of these visits are made on behalf of children and seniors. While all postal customers are asked to leave bags of food at their mailbox on May 14, letter carriers are also asking businesses, civic groups, churches and schools to help in other ways:

• Help get the word out. Post information about the

food drive prominently on your reader board or in your newsletter.

• Collect food at your location and have a food drive

competition. Divide your facility into teams and see who brings the most food. Offer prizes for the team that brings in the most food. Emergency Food Network can loan you a collection bin and pick up the food at the end.

• Businesses can collect food at their facility and

offer customers incentives for participation (for example, a 10 percent discount to customers who bring in three cans of food).

To learn more about the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive, go to the National Association of Letter Carriers’ website at www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive. To learn more about Emergency Food Network, go to www.efoodnet.org or call (253) 584-1040.

BELLARMINE UN TEAM NAMED OUTSTANDING DELEGATION Over the weekend of April 23-24, the Bellarmine Model UN (MUN) team was awarded Outstanding Delegation at SCMUN (Southern California Model United Nations) held on the University of Southern California Campus. Seven Bellarmine delegates were recognized with awards for best delegate or outstanding delegate. Those students were: seniors Joey Heston, EJ Velasco, Elias Alstead, Steve Hogan and Alec Woodruff, junior Connor Simmons, and sophomore Max Bessler. “Like all MUN conferences, this one mixed pleasure (Santa Monica Pier) with business (over 12 hours of debate over three days),” according to Advisor Ken Brown, “and Bellarmine students demonstrated again why our school is such an excellent academic institution. It is from (their teachers) that they learn their skills in public speaking, debate, collaboration, researching, writing, and awareness of issues of global justice.” WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed by President Obama on July 22, 2014 after passing Congress with broad bipartisan support. WIOA reauthorizes and amends the Workforce Investment Act (1998) through important workforce system reforms. The draft Pierce County Local Workforce Development Plan is available for public review at www.workforce-central.org for 30 days beginning May 2 and ending on May 31. Businesses, labor organizations, institutions of higher education, primary stakeholders and the general public are encouraged to provide comment on how the Pierce County Workforce Development Council might better create the workforce solutions needed in our regional economy. Workforce Central will hold a public hearing for discussion and input regarding the plan. The hearings will be held on Thursday, May 12 at 9 a.m. and Wednesday, May 25 at 3 p.m. They will be held at 3650 S. Cedar St., Tacoma WA 98409. Comments should be made by emailing WIOA@ workforce-central.org. $2.7 MILLION AWARDED TO CAREER PATH SERVICES WorkForce Central Executive Board and the Pierce County Workforce Development Council has awarded $2.7 million of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity (WIOA) funds to Career Path Services to provide comprehensive workforce development services to Pierce County adults and dislocated workers. These funds are used to provide technical skills training, career coaching, employment search and work related needs that include tools, transportation, rent and childcare. Services and support are based on each individual’s career goal, specific needs and availability of funds. Career Path Services is a private non-profit corporation that was established in 1971. Career Path Services has demonstrated experience providing direct workforce services in multiple workforce areas in WA State including Pierce County. “We are fortunate to have this partnership and are confident that Career Path Services will ramp up their operation seamlessly to ensure no gaps in services occur with current customers while providing services to new customers,” said Linda Nguyen, WorkForce Central CEO. see More bulletin board iteMs on PaGe a3

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TAcomA Police SeArching for womAn AccuSed of STAbbing AnoTher in The fAce By David Rose Washington’s Most Wanted - Q13 Fox

Tacoma Police are asking for the public’s help to find a suspect accused of stabbing a woman in the face with a knife. Ka’Dora Princella Foster is charged with assault in the first degree. A bench war- DAVID ROSE rant was issued for her arrest after she didn't show up in Pierce County court for her arraignment on May 2. Tacoma Police say the victim was in a car with several other people at Jack in the Box at 76th and Hosmer on Jan. 27 when they noticed a vehicle tailgating them. They stopped and the victim started to get out of the car anticipating a fight. She told officers that was when Foster approached her with a knife and slashed her in the face. “Several people were there. They witnessed it. They tried to intervene. Some

people were spraying pepper spray. Ms. Foster jumped in the vehicle and fled the scene,” said Officer Loretta Cool with Tacoma Police. The victim’s injury was described in the police report as a “deep laceration to her left cheekbone/jaw beginning below her left ear and terminating to the left side of her mouth.” Police spoke to the victim at the hospital where she was getting stitches to her face. She told them she recognized Foster because she used to date her new wife. The victim told police she wasn’t sure why Foster hated her so much. “We do consider her armed and dangerous. She confronted someone she hadn’t had contact with in over a year, and in her confrontation she brings a knife,” said Officer Cool. Crime Stoppers of Tacoma-Pierce County is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to Foster’s arrest. If you know where officers can find her,

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SoTAboTS TriumPh AT roboTicS world chAmPionShiPS FIRST FRC team 2557, the SOTAbots, rocked competition at the World Championship Games for FIRST Robotics held in St. Louis from April 26-April 30. This was their sixth invitation to the world championships since the team began in 2008 and the team’s best performance to date. The SOTAbots brought home division trophies and medals. Their victory was the best showing of any FIRST FRC team in Washington State. The SOTAbots, primarily made up of students from the School of the Arts (SOTA) and the Science and Math Institute (SAMi), demonstrated their STEM problem solving skills by building a robot designed to play the 2016 FIRST STRONGHOLD challenge. Over 3,000 FRC teams comprised of 78,000 students from more than 30 nations worldwide participated in the task of creating robots for competition in a short six-week build season that began in January. During district and regional play this spring the SOTAbots demonstrated their skillful ability to play the game and were selected as one of 32 teams from the Pacific Northwest District to participate in the World Competition. Six hundred FRC robotics teams from around the globe met in St. Louis. Outstanding play in robot alliances on the Curie field during this event established the SOTAbots as a worldclass robotics team. Team 2557 finished this competition year in the top 2 percent worldwide and the top 10 percent of those FRC teams at the World Competition. The SOTAbots were part of an alliance that earned finalist medals on the Curie field, playing more matches throughout the games than any other PNW team. FRC team 4061, the SciBorgs, from Pullman, WA were also on our winning alliance. Images of the SOTAbots, known for their bright person-

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STudenTS wiTh diSAbiliTie inViTed To APPlY for YouTh leAderShiP forum High school students with disabilities can apply to the 16th annual Youth Leadership Forum in July to learn leadership, citizenship and personal skills. The Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment (GCDE) is accepting applications through June 1. The forum is designed for students with disabilities who want to be or are leaders in their schools and communities. “The goal is for students to come away understanding and believing that diversity is the foundation of any successful community,” said Debbie Himes, who has organized the forum every year since its inception. Eligible youth include:

ciTY helPed 2,000-PluS homeownerS leArn now To PreVenT forecloSureS The City of Tacoma’s Home Ownership and Mediation Education (HOME) Initiative, which concluded in February, provided foreclosure prevention outreach to more than 2,300 homes in Tacoma. The campaign began on Nov. 11, 2015 and ended on Feb. 29, 2016. Initiative canvassing teams provided outreach to 165 homes that received a Notice of Trustee’s Sale (NOTS) within the Tacoma city limits during the initiative period and spoke with 685 people in the community about foreclosure prevention and assistance resources. The initiative was a partnership between the City’s Neighborhood and Community Services Department and the Foreclosure Mediation and Outreach Project at Seattle University School of Law. “We are really excited with the amount of outreach we were able to do in a short period of time,” said Lisa Wojtanowicz, Neighborhood and Community Services Community Based Services Division Manager. “We were able to speak with residents who came to the door and leave behind information at almost every home. It was an effective way to get information about foreclosure prevention and community assistance programs into the neighborhoods.” The initiative was funded by grants from the Legal Foundation of Washington, the Department of Financial Institutions and the Pierce County Foreclosure Prevention Roundtable as well as an additional allocation of unspent funds by the Foreclosure Mediation and Outreach Project. The City is planning to continue to send information packets to property owners who receive a Notice of Trustee’s Sale.

• Incoming high school juniors and seniors (as of July 1); • 2016 high school graduates; or • Students up to age 21 who are receiving transition services from their high schools.

Students do not have to be receiving services from their school districts to apply. About 50 students with disabilities will be selected to attend the forum, which will be held at Western Washington University in Bellingham on July 25-30. There is no cost to parents for their student to attend this forum. The Youth Leadership Forum is a cooperative project of the state Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment (GCDE), the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Department of Services for the Blind, Camelot Society, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Disability Rights Washington and other organizations and individuals.

ARMED ROBBERY Pierce County Sheriff’s detectives need your help to identify the suspect responsible for an armed robbery of a convenience store. At 1:45 p.m. on Sunday April 17th, 2016, the pictured suspect robbed the Country Convenience Plus store located in the 35200 block of 40th Ave. S. in the Roy area. The suspect entered the store and demanded cash from the clerk; when the clerk refused, the suspect displayed a revolver and took the cash drawer from the register. The suspect is described as a white male in his 50’s, approximately 5’6” tall and 230 lbs., with a short gray beard. During the robbery he was seen wearing a black beanie cap, black shorts, and a green and gray t-shirt. Fridays at 10:30pm on

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DeStiny MiDDle School now AccePting StuDent APPlicAtionS

Tacoma families and students praise Destiny Middle School, Tacoma’s newest public charter school, which will offer sixth and seventh grades in the fall By Colette Hellenkamp Special to Tacoma Weekly

When 11-year-old Josh Covarrubias first stepped foot into Destiny Middle School, he could tell this Tacoma school was special. “I was amazed by how teachers were trying to push me to my limits,” Covarrubias said. “They want you to be a leader. They want you to go to college.” The sixth grader is part of the inaugural class at Destiny Middle School, the public charter school that opened in August, with plans to roll up to a full 6-8th grade middle school over three years. Destiny is part of the larger Green Dot Public Schools and has the mission of preparing students for college, leadership and life. Destiny Middle School will open its doors to more students this August, providing its tuition-free public school program to both sixth and seventh graders. The school is open to all students and families can apply now at www.wa.greendot.org/enroll. PHOTO COURTESY OF DESTINY MIDDLE SCHOOL “It’s very positive here,” Covarrubias Joy oF teAching. Jaime Morin, a math teacher at Destiny Middle School, enjoys said. “The teachers push you, but they do the creative space the public charter school gives her to personalize her teaching. it in a fun way. I would tell anyone thinking about coming here that they will have has built his confidence.” Destiny Middle School, said Bree Dusa better chance of getting into college if Denison credits the amazing teaching seault, Executive Director of Green Dot they do.” staff at Destiny Middle School with her Washington. son’s success. “Our families are at the heart of DesTHE DESTINY DIFFERENCE “I have never seen such a passionate, com- tiny Middle School and have been actively For parent Jenni Denison, Destiny Mid- passionate team of people,” Denison said. involved in shaping the school,” Dusseault dle School has been life changing for her At Destiny Middle School, teachers are said. “Our overall mission at Green Dot and her son Isaiah. She admits it was a innovative in their teaching, finding new Public Schools is to transform public eduleap of faith last year to send her son, who ways to make sure students are mastering cation, and we strive to engage parents struggled in grades one to five, to a new subjects. They personalize learning and and guardians in their child’s education. public charter school. But within the first use data to help guide their teaching. Families are truly partners with us.” two weeks of school, the teachers and staff “I love the growth mindset here,” said made sure he had a smooth transition. Jaime Morin, who teaches math at Destiny. NEXT STEPS FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS “Hands down, this has been his best “As a teacher, I have the support that I Last fall the Supreme Court ruled the year ever,” Denison said. “He finally got need to do my job. And I appreciate that funding mechanism for public charters the support he needed. Destiny Middle we are creating a path for all of our stu- was “unconstitutional.” This glitch was School has made the absolute difference in dents to attend college.” fixed by the legislature this spring. That my son’s life. He finally saw success and it Families also play an active role at means public charter schools are here to

stay in Washington. Many Destiny Middle School students and parents learned a great deal about advocacy through this process. “We fought like heck,” Denison said. “And we won.” Dusseault said she’s proud of the Destiny Middle School community for standing up for their school. The new legislation means all students across the state have the option of free public charter schools. Tacoma is also home to SOAR Academy, an elementary public charter school, and Summit Olympus, a public charter high school. “We believe in the importance of all families having an option when it comes to public schools,” Dusseault said. “We are so pleased that we are able to continue to serve our diverse student population and offer the Destiny experience to an incoming group of sixth graders.” VISIT DESTINY MIDDLE SCHOOL Denison encourages families to tour the school and see for themselves if Destiny would be a good fit. There are several opportunities for students and families to tour Destiny Middle School and meet the staff. There are school tours every first and third Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 9 a.m. Please RSVP (or call to schedule another time) at (253) 722-5883. “You have to look and find out what they have to offer,” Denison said. “They are having amazing success. “ Covarrubias, who turns 12 in May and notes that he is a lifelong Tacoma resident (“I have lived here my whole life”), is looking forward to coming back to Destiny Middle School as a 7th grader. “I’m really happy and pumped to be able to come back next fall,” he said. For more information on Destiny Middle School and to learn more about upcoming events and enrollment, visit http://wa.greendot. org/destiny/ and “like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DestinyCMS.

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on for these kids even after the skating bash was over. Davis explained that her idea behind throwing this party was that birthday parties can be very costly with renting a location, a cake, grab bags, presents, etc. and she wanted to provide each child that attended the opportunity to experience the joy of their special day. And Davis did just that. The birthday kids floated to and fro across the rink, laughing and talking with their friends and family while enjoying delicious party treats and cake. In addition to skating, each birthday child received a goodie bag and chose one present from an assortment of toys ranging from movie tickets to dolls to bicycles to even a Microsoft Surface. In addition to the presents and grab bags, lucky attendees won exciting door prizes like group tickets to attend the LeMay Car Museum, Nerf guns, chalk and picnic sets, and many more prizes that

brought joy and excitement to the already wonderful party. Each birthday child that attended the Toy Rescue Mission’s Birthday Bash this past Saturday left with a huge smile on his or her face and memories that will last them a lifetime. Mother of eight Meachelle Kelly was able to bring her whole family out to the birthday bash. Her twins were actually celebrating their birthday that day and she spoke enthusiatically about how great it was to see her children celebrating and having fun on their birthdays all thanks to the Toy Rescue Mission. Davis hopes to make this a quarterly event from the Toy Rescue Mission with different activities like bowling for the next community birthday bash. For more information on how to get involved at the Toy Rescue Mission or how to make a donation, visit www. toyrescuemission.org.

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NiNe-year old gets maNcave after heart surgery

By Derek Shuck derek@tacomaweekly.com

Nine-year old Ryder LaPointe-Augkhopinee had four major surgeries before he turned a year old, and has been in and out of the hospital for most of his life. Born with a heart condition, Ryder is too familiar with hospital beds and doctors. During his latest surgery last August, he made a list of things that would help him get through the difficult times in his life, and with the help of the Puyallup Tribe’s Children's Services and Home Depot, one of the biggest things on that list has come true – his own personal man-cave in the form of a play shed built in his back yard. Children’s Services representative Jules Summers has been working with Ryder’s family for quite some time, and after helping develop the list she became committed to making sure at least one item was crossed off as a success. She set her sights on the shed, and contacted Home Depot store #4720 at 4602 Center St. in Tacoma. She told them about Ryder’s story and teams from this Home Depot location have worked hard over the past year to bring Ryder’s man-cave to life. This is exactly what happened on the morning of April 19, when members of the store showed up to build Ryder his very own shed. The “man cave” is an 8-foot by 6-foot red and black sanctuary for Ryder and his brother Kingston. Ryder picked the colors to honor basketball great Michael Jordan. Ryder and Kingston plan to use the man cave to store and play with their collection of Legos. Summers and Home Depot hoped the shed could have been built sooner, but the project was delayed due to some changes in management. When things slowed down, the company was still very interested in helping Ryder out, led by store manager Jason Pellow and team leader Brett Weide. “We looked at different avenues in which we could provide something for Ryder and kind of help him realize a dream,” Weide said. “Home Depot is really active in communities and we get involved in a lot of different things. It’s Home Depot’s way of giving back. We’re really strong in that respect as a company; we want to serve our communities and be a part of communities.” Summers said she was blown away by not only the team’s involvement with Ryder, but with their dedication to the entire community. “There is a veteran who doesn’t have use of one hand. [Home Depot] is going to help him to clear trees that fell during a storm and cut wood from them. They had just helped an elderly lady paint her house – all without pay on volunteer basis. Very impressive and it makes me a supporter of Home Depot for life,” Summers said. Summers isn’t the only one impressed with Home Depot’s generosity. Ryder himself wants to be an employee of the store when he grows up. “He’s a fighter,” Ryder’s mother Gina Clark said. “He likes to help people because of what he’s been through. He’s passionate about helping people. He wants to be a police officer, a paramedic or a doctor.” Summers originally contacted Home Depot to try and bring some light to Ryder’s life after so many surgeries, and it appears to have been successful. ‘’This is a miracle and the first of many miracles and things I’ll do in my life,” Ryder said. When the shed was completed, Ryder and Kingston entered and didn’t look like they were ever going to come out. "This is the funnest day of my life,” Ryder said. "I'm never having a birthday party anywhere else but here now. Not even Chucky Cheese!"

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MAN-CAVE. (Top) Ryder, his family and Home Depot employees celebrate the construction of his

own personal Man-Cave. (Bottom) Ryder (right) and his brother Kingston (left) plan to store all their legos in the shed.

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CoNStruCtioN. (Left) Home Depot employees construct Ryder's man-cave on the morning of

April 19. (Right) Ryder (left), Kingston (middle) and Jules Summers of the Puyallup Tribe's Children Services outside the new shed.

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Can TaComa be firsT for onCe? Sound Transit is putting the final touches on what is shaping up to be a $50 billion regional transportation improvement plan that will fund projects for the next 25 years. Top among the proposed list of local projects that voters will see on the November ballot is a rail line that would finally link Tacoma to SeattleTacoma International Airport. But that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come until 2033 under current projections. An expansion of Tacomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s light rail line from downtown to Tacoma Community College is also in the works, but not until 2041. Extending the Sounder line from Lakewood to DuPont will also come, but not until 2036. Sure, none of these project will be easy, and a lot of engineering and design work must be done before any of them break ground, but the local impact seems too little and too late if the current timeline isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed. The most important project for Tacoma, it would seem, is the $2.5 billion plan to construct an extension of light rail from the Federal Way Transit Center to the Tacoma Dome Station along a route that basically runs parallel to Interstate 5. The alignment would begin at the Federal Way Transit Center and have stations at South Federal Way, Fife, East Tacoma and the Tacoma Dome. This would connect Tacoma into the light rail system headed to and from places farther north and tie Tacoma into the rest of the regional mass transit projects. But it would also tie Tacoma into the key suburb and regional employment base of Fife and the warehouse and manufacturing centers on the tideflats. Some 28,000 to 39,000 people would use the service every day just along this section of the tracks if projections play out as expected. But they will have to wait 15 years for the first trains to arrive. Sure, all cities in the tri-county Sound Transit district want their projects to be done first, but the argument can be made that Tacoma has always been farther down the timeline and smaller in scale than its more northern neighbors. Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our time to be first. We have waited long enough.

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The â&#x20AC;&#x153;woman card.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much nonsense. Donald Trump is merely the latest to accuse a woman of playing identity politics because she, well, actually discussed the fact that the U.S. still has much to improve in terms of gender equality. Trump alleges that Clinton is discussing womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues so she can win the votes of women. The nerve of her, trying to win the support of more than 50 percent of the population! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running for the highest office in the country, or something. Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response was terrific: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If fighting for women's health care and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card, then deal me in." Other responses to Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments bothered me, though. Elizabeth Warren said that Trump â&#x20AC;&#x153;wears the sexism out front for everyone to see,â&#x20AC;? which is undeniably true. More than just one manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexism, though, the whole affair is a stark reminder that we really need to change the conversation when it comes to gender. And, doing so has to go beyond attacking people for the same things women abhor â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

emphasizing our looks more than our words. For instance, Warren made fun of Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hair in her response to his comments. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no need to play that same game; his remarks would be no more palatable were he to shave his head or sport a mullet. Likewise, Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recognition of the importance of equal pay would mean no less were she a supermodel. Too often, advocates of gender equality are marginalized because of how they appear. It is way past time that we worry about someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions, not the package in which they are wrapped. Feminists come in so many varieties, and their work shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be trivialized because someone doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like their voice or pantsuit or because of the antiquated notion that men canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be feminists. Likewise, advocacy for gender equality should not be marginalized because the proponent happens to be attractive or even sexy, as is often the case when female celebrities like Beyonce speak out. Similarly, when we disagree with a sexist remark, like those made by Trump, we have to resist the urge to comment on his appearance, as it also shifts the focus and entrenches us into the same duel mentality.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unbelievable that issues affecting all of us are even still called â&#x20AC;&#x153;womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues.â&#x20AC;? In this patriarchal society, labeling something a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issue reinforces the same binary way of thinking about gender that produces the problem in the first place. Like Gloria Steinem argued decades ago in her classic piece â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Men Could Menstruate,â&#x20AC;? shifting who is the oppressor or the oppressed does not challenge structural inequality. Birth control and reproductive freedom, for instance, are not â&#x20AC;&#x153;womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues,â&#x20AC;? they are concerns for anyone who wants to (or does not want to) have children, not about males or females. Paid family leave is about families, regardless of the gender of both parents. Domestic violence is not a womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issue, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a public health concern that costs the country an estimated $8.3 billion annually. These are issues of justice and of human rights. But, it will be impossible to change the way we view these problems until we stop using the same tactics that the sexists use. Laura Finley, Ph.D., teaches in the Barry University Department of Sociology & Criminology and is syndicated by PeaceVoice.

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By Derek Young Pierce County Council District 7

[In the wake of the news that unsheltered homelessness is up by 37 percent in Pierce County, Pierce County Council Member Derek Young has issued the following statement.] Like many others, I was saddened, but not shocked, to see the sharp spike in both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness in Pierce County. Our citizens have been sounding the alarm for some time now, but it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resulted in action by the County Council. This is not, and never has been, an acceptable response. While the survey shows many causes for people to experience homelessness, like communities all across the country, the opioid epidemic and mental illness seem to be a core component

of the problem. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also something we have the power to affect right now. In the wake of the recession and a decade of tax cuts, the State Legislature balanced their budget by enacting savage cuts to our mental health and human service systems. To partially make up for the loss in funding, they also granted county councils in Washington the power to adopt a one-tenth of 1 percent mental health sales tax. Pierce County is the only urban county that has failed to adopt this funding mechanism. Some of my colleagues on the Council have said this is entirely a State responsibility. Even if they are right, I cannot allow people to continue suffering because of a fight over jurisdiction, especially on an issue where we are completely alone. When I ran for the County Council, I made a commitment to work toward a solution. Last year, Councilmember

Ladenburg and I pushed for a study to identify the gaps in our system and what solutions could be adopted locally. That analysis is now underway and due back by September. While we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet know what investments would be prioritized, we do know that it will take more resources. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I will sponsor adoption of the mental health tax. Unlike some on the Council, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe we can solve this problem by criminalizing homelessness, mental illness or addiction. Filling up our jail with people who need our help only exacerbates the problem and contributes to the out of control jail budget deficit. Utah dramatically reduced the number of people experiencing homelessness with an unconventional, but simple solution. They provided housing and treatment. In the process, they also reduced costs to the system. We should follow their example.

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bronze. Two Ravens Foundry, located at 2502 Commerce Street, is handling the construction of the sculpture, which should be completed by the summer.

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the owners of the B&I department store in Tacoma, and moved to an indoor enclosure in the store just three years later. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s, Ivan became a star in Tacoma. In 1994, Ivan was adopted by Zoo Atlanta, officially moving to Georgia in 1995. After 17 years at the zoo, Ivan passed away in 2012. But Ivan’s Legacy is something that will always be felt in Tacoma. And now, Ivan has returned home one last time in the form of Granum’s Bronze Sculpture of Tacoma’s beloved gorilla. Not only will the statue bring the presence of Ivan back to the hearts and minds of Tacoma citizens; Ivan’s physical ashes will be imbued throughout the sculpture. “In each crucible of molten bronze, we’re putting a small ceremonial portion of his ashes, so when you come up and touch the sculpture, you’ll be rubbing bronze, but rubbing Ivan at the same time,” Granum said. The statue will stand over six feet tall and will be displayed at the entrance of Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Materials around the sculpture will inform visitors about lowland gorilla conservation. Funding for the sculpture was provided by the Beloved Ivan program, a group of fundraisers dedicated to serving Ivan’s memory and sharing knowledge on western lowlands gorillas. So far, funds raised have exceeded $160,000. “I started reading up on gorillas and western lowland gorillas, which is what Ivan was,” Beloved Ivan the Gorilla fundraiser Jane Shanaman said. “I learned that gorillas are very misunderstood, that they really are gentle, family oriented, caring, they have a lot of human characteristics and emotions. All of a sudden, it meant that we have an opportunity to tell a generation of children that will never see a live gorilla that he is not King Kong – that gorillas are very different. We’re going to have interpretive materials at the zoo that tell the real story of gorillas so future generations of children, children that will climb around on Ivan or swing on his arm or whatever, understand that this species is gentle and kind, and more than that, it is endangered. This species

is at risk, going from hundreds of thousands of lowland gorillas down to about 60,000. We need to think about that as human beings because they are a cousin.” Granum is a local artist who takes his influence from his travels all around the world. His most recent work is “The Big Catch,” a sculpture in Gig Harbor depicting a photograph taken in 1909. He was elected from a group of artists three years ago to craft the sculpture. “I had a certain naiveté when I started to sculpt Ivan. I held the idea that all gorillas look the same, but if you look at them, that is completely a falsehood. All gorillas are as different as anyone in this room and any room you want to find. What I discovered right away is that I was doing portraiture. I had to really find Ivan for almost a year,” Granum said. “None of this happens without a whole support group around me. I am surrounded by a tremendous team of people making this happen. I’m just one small cog in that.” Granum has created a lot of art over the years but has found a special connection in the Ivan sculpture. “Not every art work is the same and not every artwork has the gravitas that this art work has. This work has legs of its own because there’s a huge part of the world that loves primates. It’s important to me to bring attention to the plight of the gorilla. Their numbers are going down, habitat encroachment, primarily man made, the cause. How often do we have the opportunity to walk up and stare a gorilla in the eye or touch him? There’s just a lot of interest and it’s exciting to be a part of that,” Granum said. “Ivan’s representation is more than a bronze; it is portraiture of a living being who shared attributes with us all.” The sculpture construction is being done by Two Ravens Foundry and should be completed this summer. Ivan’s ashes will be mixed with bronze periodically until that time. Placement of the sculpture at Point Defiance is unscheduled at this time. For more information on the Beloved Ivan the Gorilla organization, visit www.belovedivan.org.

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other schools,” district Communications Director Dan Voelpel said. The second tests at Mann, Whittier, Downing and DeLong showed at least one faucet or water fountain had high lead levels. Those fixtures have been blocked off for replacement or are already replaced and awaiting the results of retests. Bottled water will be provided until the schools have been cleared. Officials are still waiting follow-up test results at Browns Point, Point Defiance, Birney, Madison, Stanley and Whitman. Those schools tested beyond acceptable limits last year. Tests at all schools are now being scheduled under a five-tier plan with elementary schools taking priority since lead affects younger children more than older students and adults. Once early learning and elementary schools have been tested, the district will have the water systems at junior high and then high schools followed by administrative and support facilities tested. Tests at all 57 district buildings will be completed during the next month. Water tests cost about $1,500 per school, which will be paid from the district’s operations budget. Schools will now be tested at least every three years based on a rotating schedule. “It is important to us to take care of this in our community,” Superintendent Carla Santorno said. Tacoma school officials began testing the water in their schools after Tacoma Water conducted water tests of its system this spring and found some 1,700 homes and businesses could potentially have lead levels above the state limit. The utility found that water connections called “goosenecks” from the water main to the customer were largely at fault. These gooseneck connections were installed in the early to mid 1900s before health officials understood the effects of lead poisoning. Tacoma Water began testing for lead in its water system in response to the increased concern about water safety prompted by the massive lead contamination scandal unfolding in Flint, Mich. Estimates by water officials state that as many as 1,700 water customers have lead gooseneck connections that could cause lead contamination. Established neighborhoods are now being tested and pipes are being dug up to replace the goosenecks that are found. Regular tests throughout Tacoma Water’s system over many years have shown very low levels of lead, so the level of contamination is only now being determined. Connections to four homes have so far been found to have high lead levels and have been repaired. “Providing safe water is very important to us. Tacoma Water is working on a plan to

pay for water testing at the homes and businesses where lead goosenecks are suspected,” said Tacoma Public Utility Board Chair Bryan Flint in a release. “The plan and schedule for testing may take some time, so we appreciate customer patience as we work through the details. Between now and then, those who may have lead goosenecks should continue to flush their water.” Metro Parks Tacoma officials are also testing the drinking water and faucets at its parks and buildings to safeguard against tainted water. "We take the health and safety of our customers and staff very seriously, and we are taking steps to ensure our water continues to be safe to drink," said Erik Hanberg, president of the Metro Parks Board of Commissioners in a statement. "We commend Tacoma Public Utilities for its due diligence in discovering problems around the community last week.” Parks officials are collecting samples from every water fountain in the district. They are also testing sinks in buildings and parks where water is intended for consumption. Sites include all of the community centers, sports field complexes, neighborhood parks, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Point Defiance Park. “As a precaution, it makes sense to ensure that the drinking water at district properties remains safe for all users,” Hanberg said. “We are talking with partners who use our sites, such as Tacoma Public Schools and the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, who also want to protect public health. If any of the individual tests come back showing levels above public health limits, then we will work with the appropriate authorities and take immediate action."

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Federal, regional, state and local leaders gathered with the Puyallup Tribal Council on April 7, 2015 to officially cut the ribbon on the Tribe’s new state-of-the-art Salish Cancer Center (SCC). Joining in on the event were (back row from left): Fife Mayor Tim Curtis; former Congressman Norm Dicks and Puyallup Tribal Council Vice-Chairman Larry LaPointe; (front row from left) Puyallup Tribal Council Members Marguerite Edwards and Sylvia Miller; Puyallup Vice-Chairwoman Roleen Hargrove; Senator Maria Cantwell; Puyallup Chairman Bill Sterud; Gov. Jay Inslee; Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen; Congressman Denny Heck; and Puyallup Tribal Council Members David Bean and Tim Reynon. Learn more about the cancer center on pg. 3.

The most urban of Native American tribes, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians continues to be a critical component of the South Sound economy. As Pierce County’s sixth largest employer, a donor to a broad range of charitable organizations, and a major funder of housing, roads, education and environmental projects, the Puyallup Tribe stands as a model for taking care of not only its own membership, but sharing its wealth

among the broader community as well. The Puyallup Tribe is one of the largest employers in Pierce County. With a payroll of more than 3,100 people that work in the Tribe’s businesses, government, economic development corporation, school, and health and housing authorities – approximately 70 percent of whom are non-Native – employees enjoy competitive wages and benefits.

In 2015 the Tribe spent over $491 million. This spending supports communities by providing good wages and generous benefits to individuals, and through purchases of goods and services from local suppliers, vendors, contractors, construction companies and more. From sponsoring local charities, non-profit organizations, social welfare projects and events that may otherwise

suffer or cease to exist, to protecting the environment, funding crime prevention, city improvement projects and healthcare, the Tribe maintains its commitment to honoring its destiny as “the generous people,” the meaning of the Tribe’s very name “Puyallup.” In the following pages, you’ll read more about what a valuable community partner the Puyallup Tribe of Indians is to the region and the state.

PUYALLUP TRIBE SUPPORTS AREA NON-PROFITS Spirit of 12 Partners, Toy Rescue Mission, Emergency Food Network, Northwest Harvest, Toys for Tots and Tahoma Indian Center all gifted with major donations During the 2015 fiscal year, the Puyallup Tribe contributed more than $2.5 million from its charity and general funds into the local community with donations to various key charities and organizations. These generous donations will go a long way in helping these organizations to continue their vital efforts in the communities they serve. “It is truly humbling to know that there are so many people in need,” said Puyallup Chairman Bill Sterud. “I feel immense joy in us having the ability to take care of those who need it most. We, as tribal members, know what it is like to grow up with nothing. It gives us all great joy to make someone’s Christmas happier than it would have been otherwise.” “The donations we made ensure the vitality of the people in our community,” said Puyallup Vice Chairwoman Roleen Hargrove. “It is critical to ensure families and community members, suffering from long or short term setbacks, that they have resources available to get them moving forward in life. The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is not unfamiliar with difficult times. We relied on the support of our community organizations not long ago and it is of great honor that we, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, are able to pay it forward.” SPIRIT OF 12 – PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Founded in 2004, the Spirit of 12 Partners program embodies the Seattle Seahawks’ commitment to the Pacific Northwest community and its fans. The Puyallup Tribe gifted the Spirit of 12 Partners with $550,000 to help it continue its mission. This gift to the Spirit of 12 Partners is the largest since its inception in 2004. At every home game, Pacific Northwest youth service organizations partner with the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and Seahawks fans to raise funds for kids’ programs. These non-profit partners include YMCA of Greater Seattle, Treehouse (for foster children), Rainier Scholars, Boys & Girls Club of Washington State Association and Camp Fire Snohomish County. As Spirit of 12 Partners, members of community-based nonprofits distribute the Seahawks Gameday Magazine, keeping 100 percent of the proceeds that are then matched by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. In 2014, more than $527,000 was raised in the Spirit of 12 Partners program and more than $3 million in total funds since 2004. Grant programs advance the areas of arts and culture, poverty alleviation, economic relief, education and scientific research. “In the old days, in our aboriginal language, we were known as the S’Puyalupubsh, meaning ‘generous and welcoming behavior to all people (friends and strangers) who enter our lands,’ said Vice Chairwoman Hargrove. “It is with great pride, and boundless excitement, that the Puyallup Tribe of Indians will be supporting the Seattle Seahawks Spirit of 12 program. We hope that our donation of $550,000 is able to advance community programming and create innovative opportunities for children and families throughout our state. The Spirit of 12 program not only generates diverse outlets for personal success, but continues to advance the human spirit. The Puyallup Tribe of Indians humbly thanks the Seattle Seahawks for their steadfast efforts, friendship, and dedication to our community. GO HAWKS!!” TOY RESCUE MISSION Tacoma’s Toy Rescue Mission received $100,000 for its work

to refurbish and recycle gently used toys for disadvantaged children and seniors in care facilities while providing meaningful volunteer opportunities for the young at heart. Not only does the Mission make birthdays, Easter and Christmas bright for children and seniors, its way of recycling toys is environmentally friendly too. At Christmas time, the mission typically serves more than 125 families a day starting around Dec. 2. In total last year, the mission served 11,152 children and seniors, 7,000 of those in December alone. The mission provides for children’s birthdays throughout the year and is at its busiest at Christmas, Easter and back-to-school time. Serving the South Sound for more than 20 years, the Toy Rescue Mission is nearly 100 percent volunteer run and receives no state or federal funding, nor is it affiliated with DSHS or any other state agency. Toy Rescue Mission Director and Board President Martha Davis said the Tribe’s donation is the largest one the Mission has ever received, and she was floored to receive it. “I was in a state of shock to be honored in such a way that I can continue serving the children of Tacoma,” she said. That the donation came at Christmastime, the Mission’s busiest time of year, is the icing on the cake. “We have already served nearly 900 families in eight days and I still have until Dec. 23. I wonder each day how many families will be coming in and if I have enough stuff, and now I don’t have to say no.” NORTHWEST HARVEST A longtime supporter of Northwest Harvest, the Tribe gave $50,000 to this organization, in keeping with generous donations of years past. Northwest Harvest is Washington’s own statewide hunger relief agency. Its mission is to provide nutritious food to hungry people statewide in a manner that respects their dignity, while fighting to eliminate hunger. Northwest Harvest’s vision is that ample nutritious food is available to everyone in Washington State. “We are so grateful for our ongoing partnership with the Puyallup Tribe in feeding hungry people statewide,” said Northwest Harvest CEO Shelley Rotondo. “Their most recent gift of $50,000 at Home Team Harvest puts the Tribe’s total contributions to Northwest Harvest at more than $1 million, which is over four million meals since 2005. With their ongoing commitment to strengthening the community, the Tribe’s most recent generous grant shows respect and concern for all of our neighbors in need. This is especially helpful since the demand for nutritious food continues to grow at a time when donations are down, yet one in five children in Washington are at risk of going hungry. The Tribe’s gift truly makes it possible for us to work toward our goal of ending hunger.” TAHOMA INDIAN CENTER Tahoma Indian Center received $100,000 to enhance its services to assist Native individuals to overcome their barriers to permanent housing, employment and self-sufficiency in a loving, protective environment. A program of Catholic Community Services, the Center serves 1,100 Native people a year free of charge, including serving 50-55 midday meals five days a week. It provides individualized and tailored case management to assist in accessing

support resources, offers free laundry facilities and acts as a mailing address for more than 250 people. Native cultural and spiritual ceremonies and social activities are held there as well. Through the Bridges Village housing program, 10 permanent and supportive housing units are available for Native families who have experienced homelessness. Among the many ways in which the donation will be used, the Center will expand its housing search and rent assistance programs, increase staff hours to provide more direct assistance, build a wheelchair ramp and reinforce stair railings (individuals in wheelchairs are currently carried up the stairs). “It’s an awesome, humbling gift. It will really make a huge impact. This donation will allow us to save Native lives,” said Program Manager Steve Gallion. “That’s the most important thing we can do.” EMERGENCY FOOD NETWORK Emergency Food Network (EFN) received $100,000 to assist in its efforts to provide Pierce County with a consistent, diverse and nutritious food supply so that no person goes hungry. EFN partners with 73 food banks, hot meal sites and shelters, providing them with food at no cost to them or their clients, which are the homeless, unemployed, working poor, elderly, children and military. EFN maintains an eight-acre farm in the Orting Valley and has just started farming it year round. In 2014, EFN distributed 15.3 million pounds of food and accommodated 1,421,417 client visits, with 6,626 of these visits made by Native Americans. EFN was able to distribute 17 percent more food in 2014 than in 2011, keeping pace with the 11 percent increase in need in the community during that same time period. “It was like Chanukkah and Christmas all rolled into one,” said EFN Executive Director Helen McGovern-Pilant, noting that this donation is the highest EFN has ever received since it began in 1982. “It was totally unexpected, an amazing, generous gift and another way the Tribe reaches out to take care of their neighbors in need.” TOYS FOR TOTS Again this year, the Puyallup Tribe helped Toys for Tots with its blessed mission to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to about 50,000 less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens. At Christmastime 2015, the Tribe gifted $50,000 to the Tacoma/Pierce County Toys for Tots effort so that area children would not be disappointed during this most joyful season of the year. Toys for Tots also includes older teenagers who desire more grown-up type gifts but are overlooked by donors focused on young children. “Without the generous donation from the Puyallup Tribe, many kids in specific age groups would not have received gifts this year Christmas morning,” said Pierce County Sheriff’s Detective Ed Troyer, the local Toys for Tots coordinator. With the Tribe’s donation added to the support Toys for Tots receives from across Pierce County, the local Toys for Tots mission will continue to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community.

For more information about the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, visit www.puyallup-tribe.com.

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that has crossed over to the other side. “It’s a wonderful sight to see so many of our community, both tribal and nontribal,” Puyallup Tribal Council Member Tim Reynon told the crowd. “There are so many people here who are hearing the message of justice for Jackie. We’re just so grateful that you’re here supporting us and our community.” Among those there to add their voice and support was Sarah Morken, South Sound Jobs with Justice secretary and a volunteer with 15 Now Tacoma to raise the minimum wage. Sarah Morken was one of the first from the non-tribal community to come forth and offer her knowledge and organizing experience to the Justice for Jackie efforts. “We just went to our national (Jobs with Justice) conference and one of the things they talked about was to work on campaigns that have to do with our values,” she said. “We value the working class and the poor feeling safe in their neighborhoods. Our conference was just a couple of weeks after Jackie was killed. None of us knew about her case yet, but that spurred us to get involved.” Jackie’s cousin Chester Earl said her story is bigger than Tacoma, as it’s moving to a national level in Indian Country and beyond. “It’s organically taken on a life of its own. If we ever had a chance to make some change, this is the time it’s going to be and a lot of organizations are saying that too – to get behind this family and find justice for them. Now we’re working for justice for all.” Others whose families have been hit by police violence attended the vigil and the march the next day, including the family of Daniel Covarrubias who was shot in the head and killed, just as Jackie was, in April

of last year by Lakewood officers David Butts and Ryan Hamilton. The officers’ actions were ruled as justified, citing that Covarrubias’ cell phone looked like a gun. Ahousaht First Nations member Pat John prayed for and cleansed Covarrubias's family members with a protection song and eagle feather at the vigil and the rally the next day. Moving from the park to Jackie’s memorial nearby, the crowd held candles to light the darkness, which beautifully illustrated the work they were there to do so that the young Puyallup woman’s death would not be in vain. Justice for Jackie volunteers even plan to clear out all the blackberry bushes surrounding her memorial. “We want to make a positive impact on this neighborhood,” Earl said. “We can’t change what happened to Jackie, but we can make sure her memory is kept alive by making changes that could save other people’s lives. This is part of teaching our kids how to be good people.” “There are so many of these police brutality cases where the facts totally don’t add up, but they’re getting away with it left and right, so it’s good that Jackie’s family is not going to take this sitting down,” Morken said. “You have to put public pressure on the system to get any justice.” Tim Reynon pledged that Justice for Jackie is not going away. “We are going to continue this march, this fight, until we see justice, until we see change, until we see a system in place that is transparent. Our community has suffered a great loss. Anytime anyone in our community passes away, it hurts. We love Lisa (Earl, Jackie’s mother) and the family – they are an example of someone in our community going through a tragedy and being strong to persevere.” MARCHING FOR JUSTICE On a hot and sunny May Day, Sawyer Park again was the gathering site for the march that would end with a rally at

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Tacoma Police headquarters. Before heading out, the crowd heard from numerous speakers including Daniel Covarrubias’ sister, Lanna Covarrubias (Suquamish Tribe). “When I look at Jackie’s picture, I see my daughter, my granddaughter, I see the way our ancestors saw us when we were subjected to genocide, and we’re still subjected to it now and they hide behind the law like they always have,” she said. “I am angry. I am outraged. I was marching for John T. Williams in 2010 and I didn’t think this would ever happen to my brother. My brother knew Chester (Earl) for 20 years, and now Chester is out here rallying because now it happened to his family. Don’t let his be you. I wake up every day with pain in my heart and anytime I see somebody else murdered by police I mourn and I cry and it happens over and over and over again.” Puyallup Vice Chairwoman Roleen Hargrove said she was there not only as a Tribal Council member, but also as a mother and grandmother. She pointed out that just like the demise of Tacoma’s proposed methanol plant, change happens when communities unite. “That shows what can be done by all of us working together,” she said. “Neighbors here are being intimidated by police officers, the very people that are supposed to be here to protect us, not harass us. We have been harassed by the best and we will not stand down. We will not tolerate that kind of disrespect for our tribal members, for our Native community, for our community in general. “We are calling for outside investigations as a tribal government to make certain that something like this never, ever happens to any of our tribal members ever again. We are watching. We are here. We are going nowhere.” Puyallup Tribal Council Member Sylvia Miller said it’s a shame that the actions of one or two police officers forces communities to view all police as threats rather

than protectors. “Our children are afraid to go to them; we’re afraid to go to them and it shouldn’t be that way. Not every officer is bad – there are some good ones out there. Just like all of us, there’s good and bad in everybody. It’s just too bad we can’t convince these guys to do what’s right and that’s to do an outside investigation. That’s the goal of this Tribe.” Moving to Jackie’s roadside memorial, the marchers prepared to start as a bald eagle soared overhead. A peaceful march was the order of the day. “Our message is always going to be peace,” Earl told the marchers. “If you’re going to cause problems and be destructive, we will remove you from our circle ourselves.” With lively chanting and drumming, the marchers wound their way to 38th Street and stopped at the intersection of Steele Street, blocking traffic for a brief and rousing moment with Loretta Gutierrez Sacks, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists president, on the bullhorn encouraging everyone to stay the course. At police headquarters, the assemblage heard from a number of speakers highlighting issues ranging from workers rights to the environment and saving Tacoma water. “Some people may be wondering what Justice for Jackie has to do with saving our water and it has everything to do with it,” Chester Earl said. “It’s about having healthy communities, having a healthy place to live, having healthy air, being treated properly by the police, being treated properly by our elected officials. All these issues are one, and if we fight them together, we can accomplish them one by one.” Justice for Jackie meets next on Monday, May 9, 6 p.m. at the Puyallup Tribe’s Youth and Community Center, 5803 N. Levee Rd. “We invite everyone to come out and be part of the healing. We are an open door for everybody. When we say Justice for Jackie is justice for all, there’s true meaning behind that.” Like the Justice for Jackie Facebook page to stay informed.

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cousin, she would submit to a DNA test. Smith did, and last week 1st Lt. Farron was brought home, 75 years after he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. On Wednesday this week, Lt. Farron had a tribal memorial service, which preceded his internment with full military honors at Cushman Cemetery. There, he joined his parents, Narcis, who died in 1981, and Emma, who died in 1983. Those services ended the saga of a man born in Tacoma on Aug. 26, 1919, graduated from Stadium High School and spent two years at the University of Washington studying aeronautical engineering. Farron was 26 when he caught a bus to Fort McChord on April 26, 1941 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps. At 5-foot-7, 170 pounds, he was an easy fit for the cockpit of the P-39. Months later, Farron was flying them for the 67th Fighter Squadron in Guadalcanal. On the morning of Oct. 15, 1942 – 19 months after he'd enlisted – Farron was at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, when word came in of Japanese transports in the area. Shortly after noon, Farron joined a formation of P-39s, each carrying a bomb. Farron delivered his payload on target, completed a strafing run and headed back to Henderson Field. According to military reports, 10 minutes after the attack, Farron and his plane rejoined his formation. Though no one in his group saw it, he then came under a withering attack from A6M2 Japanese Zeroes. Three Japanese pilots claimed credit for shooting him down, and Farron crashed into the jungle east of the Tenaru River. Though listed as missing in action, he was officially declared dead hours after the mission. It was the last word of his crash his parents would ever hear. Two months later, a U.S. Infantry soldier saw the wreckage of his plane – and his body in the cockpit – but was in no position to recover it. Seven years later, a military review board ruled Farron's remains “unrecoverable.” That didn't change until 2013. In January and February that year, a POW/MIA recovery team searched Guadalcanal for Farron's plane and could not find it. That July, however, a researcher scouring records of infantry losses in that area came across the report of seeing his P-39 in 1942. Two years later, another

recovery team found the site and enough wreckage to identify the plane and human remains located there. To ensure they belonged to Farron, the team asked Ms. Smith for a DNA sample. She obliged, and test results proved that Farron had been found at last. “He’d be 97 now had he lived, so we don’t know of any friends that are still

alive,” LeCompte said. “He was an only child. My mother was 13 years younger, but grew up knowing her cousin was listed as MIA.” When LeCompte and her mother flew from Florida last week to be in Tacoma when Farron’s remains arrived, they found they weren't his only surviving cousins. “My mother was his first cousin, I'm his second and my daughter Sarah

– who's a communication officer for Puyallup Tribal Police Department – is his third cousin,” she said. “We met a few other cousins, and they asked if we had any idea how many cousins Leonard had today. I was thinking a few dozen, but they said there are more than a hundred! “The main thing is that he’s home at last. That’s just so powerful for the family.”

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O'Malley slides into third for a timely triple, but ultimately paid the price. (second-down) Following an exception throw to the plate, Rainiers' shortstop Chris Taylor is called out against Salt Lake City on Monday, May 2. (third-down) Veteran Ed Lucas hit a home run against Salt Lake City and was solid with the glove. Expect to see Lucas in a baseball coaching roll some day down the road. (bottom) Only in Tacoma will you find the bat boy with a better beard than the rest of the team. Kody Fergus representing Grit City's beard culture like a champ.

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WINNING. (top) The South Sound FC Shock women celebrate and congratulate midfielder Brittany Schroeder

following the team and the Northwest Premier League's first goal ever. (mid-left) Midfielder Rachel Wofford keeps control of the ball. (mid-right) The match against the Twin City Union FC was definitely a physical affair, as South Sound's Hanna Massee found out. (bottom) Players get tied-up in front of the goal. Somehow, Twin City escaped without a score on them. By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

he last two years have seen several firsts, as well as monumental happenings in the world of Tacoma soccer. Two seasons ago, the Evergreen Premier League (EPLWA) was formed and the South Sound FC Shock men’s teams finally had a league to call their own. Last year, a new-look Tacoma Stars owned the inaugural season of the semi-professional Western Indoor Soccer League (WISL), dialing up a championship to go along with their incredible 14-0 record. This fall, local soccer fans were served up even more excitement as the Tacoma Stars entered their first full season in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) and not only qualified for the playoffs with a 13-7 record,

but also would boast the league’s goalkeeper and coach of the year at season’s end. Now we have little tidbits of news from the Tacoma Rainiers and Seattle Sounders organizations talking about a possible partnership to bring the Sounders USL team (S2) down to Tacoma in the not-so-distant future. While that has been a positive eyebrow raiser, the news that they are in the early stages of putting together plans for brand new, all-soccer stadium in Tacoma has local soccer fans in a tizzy. With all this new soccer business going on around these parts, it might be difficult to imagine anything else that can compete with such excitement. The fact of the matter is there’s yet another team on the block, and this time around it’s the ladies that are finally getting some representation on

the soccer pitch. On Sunday, May 1, the Northwest Premier League (NWPL) made its debut at stadiums in Lakewood, Yakima and Kent. The seven-team women’s league includes the Spokane Shadow, Yakima United FC, Seattle Stars FC, Olympic Force, Fuerza FC, Twin City Union FC and yet another Tacoma team to rally behind; the South Sound FC Shock women. Twin City Union and South Sound took to the pitch at Harry Lang Stadium in Lakewood to kick off the NWPL day of soccer and the action on the field was impressive and exciting. It was clear from the first whistle that both soccer clubs were stocked with talented players and the action on the field fast-paced and lively. While Twin City had several decent looks at the goal in the first half, the

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We all know that it’s awfully early in the professional baseball season, but would it be okay if we started getting a little excited about the Tacoma Rainiers? While we’re at it, how about we get excited about the entire Seattle Mariner organization? Some folks have some major superstitions, and one of them is to not get too excited about your team this early in the season. What happens when it’s more like three teams? Is it taboo to get fired up about baseball organization that was supposed to be razor thin throughout its farm system, when they are all sitting on top of the standings in their respective leagues? I’m not advocating that we begin planning sessions for a parade next fall, but I’ve got to be honest when I say that I’ve got some nifty ideas for some parade float designs skipping around my noggin. As this issue of the Tacoma Weekly went to press, the Seattle Mariners, Tacoma Rainiers and Jackson Generals were all sitting pretty in first place. That’s not a typo. These are all clubs under the same umbrella. The Mariners (15-11) lead the American League West. The Rainiers (14-11) lead the Triple-A Pacific Coast League Pacific

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WILSON HIGH GRAD ROLLS HIS WAY TO A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Wilson High Grad, Daniel Hanson, bowled his way into the history books Saturday, April 23 as he captured the 2016 Intercollegiate Singles Title in Wichita, Kansas. A freshman at Robert Morris University Illinois, Hanson competed in both the Singles and Team Events along with his Robert Morris Eagles’ Men’s Team. Nineteen year-old Hanson was one of just 24 advancers from a field of 655 collegiate bowlers competing in the national tournament. Of the 655 bowlers, Hanson was the only one to roll a perfect 300 game, which came in his second of six qualifying games on March 11. His 1,313 total pinfall advanced him into the Intercollegiate Singles National Championships. Singles qualifying began on Tuesday, April 19 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita. Hanson shot an eight-game block of 1,614, advancing him into match play. During match play, Hanson defeated his first opponent, Zachary Doty of Morehead State, 593-571. He defeated his next opponent, Nick Eckert of Calumet College of St. Joseph 718-671, securing his berth into the semifinals on Saturday. His RMU teammate, Kenny Ryan, also advanced. Saturday’s Singles semifinals began with Hanson rolling a four-bagger to “set the tone” in defeating UNLV’s Dallas Leong 212-180. Darren Tang of San Jose State advanced after defeating Kenny Ryan 218-205. The title match found Daniel struggling a bit at first, but a ball change and two open frames by Tang late in the game shifted the momentum back into Hanson’s favor, as he rolled two strikes in the 10th frame to “seal the victory.” “I just tried to stay as calm as I could” said Hanson. “Obviously, you look up at the scoreboard when you’re in that situation, and I saw I could get the ninth, and two in the 10th (frame), to pretty much lock it up...” and he added, “so I just said ‘calm down and throw the best shots of your life.’” Making it even more special, Hanson’s parents were there to share the moment with him. The ISC semifinal and title matches will air on CBS Sports on May 17th at 6 p.m. local time. The Intercollegiate Singles Championships are run in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Team Championships, both taking place annually and hosted by the United States Bowling Congress and the Bowling Proprietors Association of America.

SOUNDERS U23 TO HOST FIRST ROUND US OPEN CUP MATCH ON MAY 11

United States Soccer has announced the pairings for the first round in the 2016 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The Sounders U23 will face Outbreak FC from USASA and the SoCal Premier League. The game will take place on May 11th at Panther Stadium at Bonney Lake high school

at 7:30 p.m. “The Open Cup is another opportunity to give young aspiring players competition to develop and be seen by higher level coaches and teams,” Sounders U23 Head Coach and General Manager Darren Sawatzky explains, “Our initiative at Sounders U23 is to help players move up to the professional ranks and this competition gives us a different and exciting chance to showcase these young players, but no one enters a competition to lose.” The Sounders U23 last played in the Open Cup in 2013 after winning the Northwest Division of the PDL and becoming the Western Conference Champions in 2012. The team won the first round game then moved on to face the Charlotte Eagles of the USL at the time. The Sounders U23 lost the game 2-1 in the waning moments after a long journey across the United States to play the game. The Sounders U23 are the 2015 PDL Western Conference Champions and will look to add to the trophy case in 2016. Flex tickets can be found at www.soundersu23.com for the match and for all home matches for the Sounders U23 in 2016. The Sounders U23 and Sounders Women teams are owned and operated by owners Lane Smith, Cliff McElroy, and Mike Jennings. The Sounders U23 play in the Northwest Division of the Premier Development League (PDL) and the Sounders Women play in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL). Featuring current college age amateur players with former international and professional stars, both the PDL and the WPSL provide elite amateurs the opportunity to compete while maintaining their eligibility as college student-athletes. Both the PDL and the WPSL are recognized throughout the world for providing superior competition for players, while offering affordable family entertainment for fans throughout North America. The Sounders U23 team is the direct PDL affiliate to the Sounders FC first team and USL S2 team.

UPS LOGGER MEN TAKE BRONZE AT WIRA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Puget Sound men’s varsity four earned bronze in the final day of the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championships on Sunday, May 1. The Logger boat finished with a time of 7:13.60 to earn the third-place medal. The men’s achievement marks continued success for the Loggers this spring. On April 24, Puget Sound was the points champion during the Cascade Cup. On April 17, the Loggers topped Pacific Lutheran to claim the Meyer Cup. The men’s varsity eight finished sixth in the petite final with a time of 6:30.30. The men’s novice four placed sixth with a time of 7:18.80. The Puget Sound women’s third varsity eight took third in the petite final with a time of 7:41.80, and the second varsity eight raced to a fifth-place finish (7:22.10) in the grand finale.

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PLU INTRODUCES SARA GRIFFEN AS NEW WOMEN’S GOLF COACH

Pacific Lutheran University has named Sara Griffen as its new women’s golf head coach as announced by Director of Athletics and Recreation Laurie Turner. Griffen will replace the retiring Mike Fosnick. “I am very excited to have the opportunity to coach the PLU women’s golf team,” said Griffen. “Mike has built an incredible foundation for the women’s golf program and he is leaving me with an amazing group of women to work with. I look forward to coaching at the Division III level where the holistic development of each student is most important.” “I would like to thank Mike for his years of service to the women’s golf program at PLU,” said Turner. “He has grown the program and elevated its competiveness during his coaching tenure. I am pleased for the new opportunities that Sara brings to the program and department.” Griffen currently serves as the assistant PGA Golf professional at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club, where she is responsible for coordinating all clinics and lesson programs for the entire golf memberships from ages two to 92. In addition, she is responsible for recruiting and working with students from local colleges to work as part of the TCGC team. Prior to joining TCGC, Griffen was the head women’s golf coach at the University of San Francisco from 1997 to 2005. Under her leadership, the team achieved five consecutive NCAA Regional Tournament appearances and won the 2001 West Coast Conference championships. She was named WCC Coach of the Year in 2001. “Having the opportunity to coach at the collegiate level again is wonderful, “added Griffen. “My favorite chapter in my life was playing college golf at Oregon State University. Being able to give back to the student-athletes is incredibly rewarding and I hope to create many lasting memories for them, both individually and as a team.” A 1996 graduate of Oregon State, Griffen competed all four years for the Beavers, qualifying for the Far West Regional team in 1994 and 1995. She started her coaching career as an assistant women’s golf coach at OSU following graduation. In addition, she has competed in various Pacific Northwest Section PGA events and has been teaching since 2006. Griffens will begin her new role immediately. “Golf is quite the journey, just like life,” Griffen said. “I am excited to share my experience and knowledge with the team and help them reach their goals both on and off the golf course.”

PLU FINISHES SECOND, UPS FOURTH IN NWC CONFERENCE ALL SPORTS RACE

After a strong spring season, Pacific Lutheran University finished in second place in the Northwest Conference McIlroy-Lewis All-Sports Trophy race. University of Puget Sound finished the year in fourth place. Led by a conference championship in women’s rowing, the Lutes earned 93 points this spring to jump to second place and finish with 213 points. PLU also added a second place finish in baseball and third in men’s golf. PLU had nine total top-three finishes on the season with two conference championships in women’s swimming and women’s rowing. The Lutes had four secondplace finishes in women’s and men’s soccer, volleyball and baseball and three third-place finishes in men’s swimming, men’s basketball and men’s golf. Whitworth University won their ninth consecutive trophy after winning a total of 10 conference titles throughout the year. Linfield finished third with 205 points. The Northwest Conference All-Sports Trophy recognizes excellence among NWC institutions across all fields of competition. It is named in honor of John Lewis – the baseball coach (1947-72), basketball coach (1947-67) and athletic director (1952-72) at Willamette University – and Jane McIlroy – Linfield’s women’s athletics director and physical education professor from 1950-82 who also coached field hockey, basketball, volleyball, softball and tennis. PLU still owns the all-time McIlroy-Lewis Trophy tally with 15 wins overall. UPS has claimed the title once, in 2006.

FOUR LUTES RECOGNIZED FOR NWC CONFERENCE SOFTBALL HONORS

Nichole Schroeder leads a quartet of Lutes receiving recognition on as the Northwest Conference announced the 2016 all-conference teams. Kathryn Hatlen was named second team while Becca Sorensen and Emily McConnell received honorable mention recognition. Schroeder, the Lutes starting catcher, earned AllNWC first team recognition during her first season with PLU. She batted .419 with 52 hits, including eight doubles and seven homeruns. Schroeder ended the 2016 season in the NWC top 10 in eight different categories. She is first with 15 runners caught stealing, second in on base percentage (.503) and walks (20, fourth in batting average and slugging percentage (.653), sixth in runs batted in (31) and seventh in hits (52) and home runs (7). Freshman utility player Hatlen earned second team all-conference honors after completing the season with a .313 average while slugging .563 with 35 hits, including four doubles and eight home runs. She finished the 2016 season ranked second in runs batted in with 40 and fourth in home runs. Second baseman Sorensen and outfielder McConnell each earned honorable recognition. Sorenson finished the season batting .384, seventh in the conference, with 33 hits including eight doubles and driving in ten runs. Outfielder McConnell finished 2016 batting .323 while slugging .406 with nine doubles and one triple. She led the team and finished third in conference with 17 stolen bases.

THURSDAY, MAY 5 – BASEBALL Salt Lake vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 6 – BASEBALL Clover Park vs. Foss Foss HS – 4 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 7 – BASEBALL Lower Columbia vs. TCC Tacoma Community College – 1 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 7 – BASEBALL Lower Columbia vs. TCC Tacoma Community Colllege – 3 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 7 – MMA Super Fight League America Emerald Queen Casino – 7 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 8 – SOCCER Women – South Sound FC vs. Seattle French Field, Kent – 3:30 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 8 – SOCCER Men – South Sound FC vs. Seattle French Field, Kent – 6 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 10 – SOCCER 2A District Playoffs Franklin Pierce HS – 7 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 10 – SOCCER Mt. Rainier vs. Stadium – Playoffs Sparks Stadium, Puyallup – 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 – SOCCER Men - Outbreak FC vs. Sounders U23 Bonney Lake HS – 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 12 – SOCCER 3A District Playoffs Mt. Tahoma HS – 5 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 12 – SOCCER 2A District Playoffs Franklin Pierce HS – 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 12 – SOCCER 3A District Playoffs Stadium HS – 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 12 – SOCCER 3A District Playoffs Mt. Tahoma HS – 7 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 12 – SOCCER 3A District Playoffs Franklin Pierce HS – 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 14 – SOCCER TBA vs. Bellarmine – Playoffs Mt. Tahoma Stadium – 1 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 14 – BASEBALL Centralia vs. TCC Tacoma Community College – 1 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 14 – BASEBALL Centralia vs. TCC Tacoma Community College – 4 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 14 – BASEBALL Omaha vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 5:05 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 15 – SOCCER Women – Spokane vs. South Sound FC Harry Lang Stadium, Lakewood – 1 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 15 – BASEBALL Omaha vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 1:35 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 15 – SOCCER Men – Spokane vs. South Sound FC Harry Lang Stadium, Lakewood – 4 p.m.

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LocAL gridiron StArS tAke home SchoLAr-AthLete AwArdS

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SchoLArLY. (top) Local football legend Mark Tingstad addresses the athletes,

families and friends. An academic standout himself back in the day, Tingstadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words were directed at a group that excelled in and out of the classroom. Most of the scholar-athlete nominees have grade point averages nearing the 4.0 mark. (right) Wilson lineman T.J. Hazen (55) not only carries a 3.99 GPA, but he is also the ASB President and an outstanding community volunteer. By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

The cream of the crop from Pierce County was on hand at Curtis High School on Sunday, May 1 for the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet. Several well-deserved awards were handed out throughout the evening and those in attendance left with a better understanding of what it takes to become a scholar-athlete in high school, and not just a student-athlete. The Paul Wallrof Chapter of the National Football Foundation has been awarding scholar-athletes with scholarships and accolades since 1977. In that time, the chapter has rewarded the best of the best from Pierce County with over $290,000 in tuition scholarship money. Our local chapter is one of the more than 100 chapters of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame nationally, whose purpose is the promotion of football, and recognition of young people who have excelled in the classroom, in the community, and on the playing field. Local finalists and winners will have their names enshrined in the College Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. Two of those young men who will be forever enshrined in the College Hall of Fame are none other than Wilson High School lineman T.J. Hazen and Curtis High School senior running back Donnell Diego. Wilson High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s T.J. Hazen took home the Paul Wallrof Lineman of the Year Award from an original group of 23 Pierce County linemen who were nominated by

their respective coaching staffs. With Hazen anchoring both sides of the Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; line, Wilson advanced to the 3A state playoffs the last two seasons. Hazen holds an astounding 3.99 grade point average, which includes 10 advanced placement courses. He was named the 2015 Narrows League Scholar-Athlete and also a Tacoma Athletic Commission finalist in 2014 and 2015. Hazen has held down ASB President duties his junior and senior years, while beginning his high school leadership career as both freshman and sophomore class president. Hazen was a three-year letter winner at Wilson and also a Tacoma Weekly All-City selection in 2014 and 2015. He is known for his volunteer work at Tacoma General, as well as giving his time to the Hilltop arts community. Hazen will be attending Harvard next fall. With 25 local running backs and linebackers nominated for the award, it was Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name called at the end of the proceedings where he was awarded the Bob Robertson Back of the Year Award, one of the two $1,500 scholar-athlete scholarships. The host of Viking supporters packed into the Curtis cafeteria were enthused to see one of their own take home the award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s truly an honor,â&#x20AC;? said Diego. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been volunteering for this event for the last three years since I was in eighth grade, so being one of these guys up here is a dream come true of mine and I just want to thank all my family that came out and Coach Paulsen and Coach Lucey and everyone that has supported me over the years. Thank you.â&#x20AC;?

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Diego helped lead the Curtis Vikings to a 4A football playoff berth this past fall on their way to a 7-4 overall record, with a 4-2 mark in the South Puget Sound League South division. Diego holds a 3.83 grade point average while taking six advanced placement classes. He has been recognized the past three years as a member of the National Honor Society and has volunteered his time and efforts throughout the University Place community. Diego was a two-time, first-team South Puget Sound League selection, received honorable mention all-state and won three letters in football at Curtis, was team captain twice and voted most valuable player. Diego was also named a 2015 Tacoma Athletic Commission Athlete of the Year. Diego will be attending West Point next fall. There were four finalists each in the back and linemen divisions, and those who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win the final prize were awarded a $750 tuition scholarship. All-told, there were 48 football players nominated from their Pierce County schools for the awards. Even garnering a nomination was worth a $200 tuition scholarship for each scholar-athlete. Finalists in the lineman category were Hunter Lybbert from Curtis, Teâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ave Metzger Magalei from Cascade Christian High School and Eric Jacobson from Orting High

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SOUTH SOUND FC SCHEDULES SOUTH SOUND FC 2016 MEN’S SCHEDULE Home Games at Harry Lang Stadium * Home Game at Curtis HS Stadium

PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS

SHOCKING. (left) Midfielder Chelsie Still puts her foot into it. (right) South Sound's Emily Hanna takes to

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South Sound defense snuffed out every significant scoring opportunity for the visitors, leaving them nothing but long shots at the goal, or nothing at all. On the flip side of the field, the South Sound midfielders were doing a good job of moving the ball up the field and outside to their strikers for some repeated shots on the Twin City goal. South Sound nearly took a 1-0 lead into halftime on a free kick by Hanna Massee from over 30 yards out. Massee crushed a shot over the Twin City defensive wall that slammed off the crossbar, well above the Twin City goalkeeper’s gloves, and just inches from being the first goal in the new league’s history. That honor would have to wait, and would go to another teammate. While the teams entered halftime knotted at 0-0, it was apparent that the combination of the South Sound defense, combined with their continuous offensive pressure, was going to pay off sooner or later for the Shock women. It didn’t take long in the second stanza for South Sound to finally strike gold. Just under 11 minutes in, Massee approached the Twin City box with the ball at her feet. As the defense closed in, Massee slapped a low pass to her right, finding Brittany Schroeder in stride. Schroeder advanced on the goal and when the time was just right, punched a right-footer into the back-right of the net and South Sound had a 1-0 lead and the NWPL had its first historic goal. “I think we were possessing the ball pretty well,” said Schroeder. “We had a lot of opportunities with through balls and some over the top. We were just biding our time and knew one was going to go in and then Hannah sent me a perfect little through ball. One positive touch beat

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Northern division. The Generals (15-8) lead the Double-A Southern League’s North division. If this is not a combination worthy of some hoots and hollers, than I must be slightly touched in the head. Come to think of it however, all of this winning has certainly rendered me a little dizzy. Let’s talk about our hometown team. The Tacoma Rainiers recently left town with the division lead and immediately dropped three straight games to Las Vegas. Tacoma closed out the series with the 51’s with a 12-1 thumping of the Sin City denizens that brought them back home still sitting atop the division standings. Eighty degree temperatures greeted the Rainiers as they hosted the first game of a series with the Salt Lake Bees, who came into town leading the PCL Pacific Southern division. After a 6-1 and 3-1 defeat at the hands of Tacoma, the Bees now find themselves knotted with Albuquerque, while Tacoma stays ahead of an 11-14 Fresno club. When Tacoma last left town, catcher

the keeper.” A second South Sound goal with 15 minutes left in the match was wiped away on late foul call, so it would be another 10 minutes before the Shock women put another one on the board. South Sound’s Shelby Vaver got past the Twin City defense on the left wing and sent a pass straight into the box where Emily Wilkins put a foot on the ball and planted it into the back of the net for what would be the final score of 2-0. “At halftime, it was a little bit about who’s a little bit more conditioned today since it was hot and a lot of these kids have been off their college season,” said South Sound assistant coach Jason Gjertsen. “We definitely thought we were the fitter team and thought the chances would keep coming. It was just going to be a matter of executing your chances in the final third and we were able to twice in the second half. “We created a lot more chances then they did and were pretty solid on our defensive end as well. I think it’s just a matter of continuing to do that as our roster continues to grow when we get college players back from spring season. So, it’s just a matter of continuing to gel on the field.” With a nice crowd in attendance, the South Sound players are hoping the family atmosphere, as well as the quality and excitement of their matches, continue to bring more and more fans out on game days. “On this team, we really emphasize the family aspects and growing together,” said Schroeder. “I think we all did our best to invite our family and friends out. We’ve done a couple of different team-wide men’s and women’s events together, so I think the family aspect of this team is really important to everyone.” Following the match, the South Sound FC men hosted the Vancouver Victory FC to open play in the EPLWA

Mike Zunino was leading the PCL in batting average and several other categories. While the slugger has slipped a tad bit to .369, which puts him in a tie with teammate Stefen Romero, it’s still a bit mind boggling. For the last couple of seasons, Zunino had some real problems swinging the bat for the Mariners. At one point, it was so bad that some old-time Seattle fans were waxing nostalgic about former Mariner Dave Valle swinging the bat. It was kind of a joke, but not very funny. Now, the young man seems to have a new lease on life and Tacoma fans are eating it up. Every time Zunino approaches the plate at Cheney Stadium, all eyes are fixed upon him. Some folks point toward the green mammoth wall in center field as if they are willing Zunino to do what pretty much has been the impossible since Cheney Stadium opened in 1960. During a game, just one ball has flown over that 29-foot wall, which lies a whopping 425 feet from home plate. I know I’m not the only one that feel like we’re going to see it happen with Zunino, and if he can’t do it alone, the fans are going to give him just a little bit more mojo. Come on now, we’re talking about

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season. In their prior four meetings, the Shock had walked off of the field victorious, but it wasn’t going to happen for a fifth time as Vancouver exacted a little revenge against their rivals for a 2-1 win. J.J. Schmeck scored the lone goal 20 minutes into the match for the Shock on an assist from Derek Johnson. Vancouver tied the game right before halftime and then took the final lead with just four minutes remaining in the match. Both teams will travel to Kent’s French Field to face the Seattle Stars on Sunday, May 8. The SSFC women’s game begins at 3:30 p.m. and the SSFC men’s game starts at 6 p.m.

baseball here. There’s not another sport in America that involves more superstition, and I’m totally on board. Tacoma will wrap up their current fourgame home stand on Thursday, May 5, and will return on Saturday, May 14 for an eight-game home stand. Remember, May 14 and May 15 are important dates to write down. It’s “Throwback Cap Weekend” and the first 1,000 fans on Saturday will receive a Tacoma Giants cap, followed by a Tacoma

Tiger cap the next day for the first 1,000. Tuesday, May 17 is a special matinee game at 11:35 a.m. against Omaha. If you really need an excuse to play hooky from work, the Rainiers have you set up just fine. Not to be outdone by some fancy baseball caps and morning beers at the ballpark, Friday, May 20 is another important night as Tacoma hosts Iowa. The game will be followed by a fireworks show. Need I say more?

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NERD PANEL ASSEMBLE! OUR EXPERTS EXAMINE 'CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR' By Ernest A. Jasmin ejasmin@tacomaweekly.com

n the most heavily hyped movie release of April, a pair of iconic superheroes face off in a grudge match that had huge implications for the future of mankind; not to mention the stock price of Warner Bros which is banking on several spinoffs featuring characters that made cameos in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Critical acclaim, be damned! And on Friday, moviegoers will flock to the cineplex to see - huh? - a pair of iconic superheroes face off with great implications, spinoffs, yada yada yada. No, it’s not deja vu. This time it’s Marvel Studios’ turn with “Captain America: Civil War.” The movie – starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and more - is being billed as the finale of Marvel Studio’s “Captain America” trilogy; but comic book fans are especially giddy with excitement since they realize it’s really a full-blown “Avengers” flick in disguise—one that will also feature a certain red-and-blue wall crawler, no less. What better occasion for reconvening our Nerd Panel which has broken down everything from the awesomeness of Rocket Raccoon to the lameness of Paul Giamatti’s Rhino over the past few years.

Returning are Tacoma Weekly sports editor Justin Gimse and staff writer Derek Shuck, who are both near the front of the line whenever a new superhero flick debuts. We also have two newcomers, Geremy George and Demian Lieck, who took time off from getting their new Sixth Avenue shop, Stargazer Comics, ready to open on May 14. The shop is located at 2610 Sixth Ave., but its home in cyberspace is www.stargazercomics.com. When asked to further solidify their “nerd credentials,” Lieck recalled studying philosophy in school. (Hey, that’s not that nerdy.) “We definitely united around comics via philosophy or maybe the other way around,” he said. “So it’s like the maximum level of dork you can be, I think – taking comics really seriously.” (OK, you’re in.) Our panel convened for a couple of hours, pondering such weighty issues as “how annoying was Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor?” and “would Glenn Danzig actually make a good Wolverine?” Here are a few outtakes. MODERATOR: The occasion for this discussion is, of course, “Captain America: Civil War.” Topic No. 1: Team Cap or Team Iron Man. Go. DEMIAN: Oh, Cap all the way – absolutely.

DEMIAN: Going off of the story line in the comics (the movie is loosely based on a Marvel Comics crossover series from 2006 and 2007) Cap is kind of the man of the people. He’s kind of toeing the line of liberty. Also, as far as the movies go, (he) is probably the character I’m most invested in in the Marvel U. The Cap movies have been some of the better ones. I like (Chris Evans) as Cap. And, you know, Tony is a rich industrialist. He’s kind of a jerk. GEREMY: I’m on the same page, but for a little bit of a different reason. I didn’t always love Cap, but actually the modern interpretations of him have been really good, from the book “Civil War” forward. Obviously, it’s (the movie) going to be its own story. But I think their motivations are gonna be fairly similar. It looks like Tony is giving in to fear, fear of what could happen if their power is unchecked. And because I’m a big Green Lantern fan, I’m not gonna support any team that’s motivated by fear. (They all crack up.) DEREK: I’m team Cap. It has less to do with how much I like Cap as how much I dislike Iron Man. I think Iron Man’s arc has been set up well. He was talking about the fear. That’s kind of what “Iron Man 3” was about. In “Age of Ultron,” you can see where he’s coming from. I just don’t

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COMIC BOOK MEN. Our Nerd Panel included (from left) Demian Lieck and Geremy George - the owners of Tacoma’s new Stargazer Comics - Tacoma Weekly staff writer Derek Shuck, and moderator Ernest Jasmin.

THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE SHE’D LIKE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE Iconic game show “Wheel of Fortune” has been featuring local contestants this week including Tacoma’s Dana Anderson (shown) who racked up $18,400 on Thursday night’s episode. Vashon Island’s James Batey is up next on May 6. Anderson, Batey and three Seattle contestants made the show after attending a local Wheelmobile event. “Wheel” airs at 7 p.m. weekdays on Seattle’s KOMO-TV.

TWO IBSEN’S ‘GHOSTS’ Oswald Alving returns home for the dedication of an orphanage in his father’s memory in Dukesbay Theater’s stage adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “Ghosts,” which will be performed on May 6, 7, 14, 15,

and 19 to 22. The cast includes Monica Lorin as Regina, Eric Cues tas-Thompson as Engstrand, John Kellher as Manders, Carrie Schnelker as Mrs. Alving and Niclas Olson as Oswald. Tickets are $7 to $10. Find show times and other info at www. newmuses.com/ghosts.

THREE CRAFT FAIR Just in time for Mother’s Day, the fourth annual Fircrest Spring Craft Fair will be held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. S a t u r d a y, May 7, at the Fircrest Community Center, 555 Contra Costa Ave. The event will feature more than 30 vendor boutiques showcasing purses, jewelry, handmade soaps, candles, sewn

creations and decorative accessories for the home and garden. The Whittier Elementary School PTSA Kindergarten Aid Committee will be selling World’s Finest Chocolates, the Fircrest Kiwanis will be selling freshly barbequed hot dogs, yummy soup, coffee, hot chocolate and other treats as well. Admission is free; www.cityoffircrest.net.

FOUR CLOCK COLLECTORS Hosted by Pacific Northwest Chapters of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC). Stop in and talk about your personal timepiece to people with expertise - discuss makers, age and value (NO formal appraisals). Find out where you can get a vintage timepiece repaired. View exhibits and attend programs (free). Limited to space available. Attend extensive Mart (Sales Area) open to the public May 6 from 1-5:30 p.m. and May 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mart entry fee admission is $10; nawcc50.org/regional.

FIVE FEIST(Y) MOVE Ta c o m a ’ s Maurice the Fish records has announced the signing of blues guitarist Brian Feist, a staple of the regional music scene who you can see 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Dawson’s Bar & Grill with Doug Skoog and on Wednesday’s at G. Donnalson’s. “Brian Feist is one of the greatest blues guitar players that you may have never heard of,” reads Tuesday’s announcement. “His approach to songwriting is innovative, powerful and poetic. With influences like early Eric Clapton, BB King and Michael Bloomfield…he has spent a life time marrying these together with his own style to create a soulful yet gritty approach to blues.”

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WEEKLY REWIND

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(Clockwise from top) Girls Love Rockets brought its infectious sound to Louie G's Pizza in Fife on April 22. Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett's rising star shot through Seattle's Moore Theatre on April 21. Tacoma duo Planet of Giants rocked Louie G's on April 30. Country star Dustin Lynch brought his hits to the Emerald Queen Casino on April 27. Halcion Halo took over the main stage at Jazzbones on April 22, while Groove Colony kept the party going at Louie G's that same night.

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May 7, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Half-Price Momsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

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5400 N Pearl St. Info: www.pdza.org Bring your mom to the Zoo for a special day jam-packed with new experiences on Saturday, May 7. All moms will receive half-off general admission. (Half-off tickets are available only at the front gate.) In honor of Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, animal moms will feel the love with special enrichment treats. Enrichments improve an animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality of life by creating a more stimulating environment and encouraging species-typical behaviors, which is good for their physical and mental health. Activities: Meet the new clouded leopard cubs. Feed colorful birds in the open-air Budgie Buddies exhibit, Touch a stingray, a sea star and other underwater animals. Learn about your favorite animals at a Keeper Talk. Have an up-close encounter with a cool camel. Climb and explore on the Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Zone playground.

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TROUBLED. Katelyn Hoffman, as Nora, and Ryan St. Martin, as Torvald, star in New Muses Theatre Company's "A Doll's House." By Dave R. Davison dave@tacomaweekly.com

Of late it may seem as if Tacoma is experiencing a Norwegian heritage festival: Pacific Lutheran University is celebrating 125 years since its founding by Norwegian Immigrants and Tacoma Art Museum just opened a great show of work by Edvard Munch, the great Norwegian post-impressionist painter and printmaker. And now, one of Tacomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theatrical groups, The New Muses Theatre Company, has launched a pair of plays by the great Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Houseâ&#x20AC;? opened April 28 and will rotate with showings of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghosts.â&#x20AC;? Many Tacomans no doubt have an acquaintance with Ibsen via encounters with the bronze bust portrait of the man, which is mounted on a pedestal and is resident in Wright Park. Ibsen is credited with having launched a new era in theater. Theater then (late 1800s) was dominated by melodrama and spectacle before Ibsen came along and wrote plays that focused more on psychological depth and the inner lives of the characters portrayed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Houseâ&#x20AC;? is about an apparently ideal middle class wife and mother, Nora, who is treated as little more than a pleasant accessory by her status conscious husband. When secrets from her past come back to haunt her, however, Nora is forced to confront the emptiness of her relationships and is ultimately prodded into taking control of her own life. The moment of Noraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release feels refreshing and liberating. In 1879, when the play was written, it must have delivered a powerful punch to its audience. The work is lauded as a harbinger of the feminist movement. New Muses performs in the intimate space of the Dukesbay Theater (housed inside the Merlino Building â&#x20AC;&#x201C; also the home of the Grand Cinema). The set is wonderfully spare. The story unfolds in three acts that flow along at an easy clip. The cast and crew do a good job of pre-

senting the Ibsen masterpiece in a way that seems simple and straightforward. Yet the playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multiple layers will continue to reveal themselves to the mind long after the curtain has fallen (metaphorically in this case). Katelyn Hoffman anchors the show in her role as Nora, the titular â&#x20AC;&#x153;dollâ&#x20AC;? of the story. She is sweet and docile with her moralizing and condescending husband Torvald. By the end of the play, however, she has become clear minded; steadfastly defiant of the man whom she now realizes is a stranger to her. Torvald is played by Ryan St. Martin. Blinded by his own self image, Torvald is ultimately more a dweller in illusions than is his pretty wife whom he imagines to live in a child-like world revolving around pretty clothes, candy and sweet nothings. Ben Stahl, a stalwart of the local theatrical scene, portrays Dr. Rank, the amiable and fatalistic friend and admirer of Nora. Emily Robinson supports the action on stage in her role as Anne, the household servant who has been with Nora since childhood. Kathryn Grace Philbrook, as Mrs. Linde, and Niclas Olson as Krogstad are great as a pair of worldly characters who are able to find and redeem one another while the â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfectâ&#x20AC;? marriage of Nora and Torvald is falling to pieces. Olson adapted and directed the New Muses production of both â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Houseâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghosts.â&#x20AC;? He founded New Muses in 2009 and is the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s managing artistic director. Attendance at the two Ibsen classics is encouraged. This is your chance to see plays by one of the giants of drama. Get yourself to Dukesbay Theater to catch these affordable plays. Then go to Wright Park and burn a stick of incenses at Ibsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Houseâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghostsâ&#x20AC;? will run in rotating repertory through May 22. Performances are Thurs. through Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. There are additional Saturday matinees on May 7 and 14. For full scheduling and ticket information visit www. NewMuses.com.

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agree with it. I wanna see Cap kick his a--. MODERATOR: OK, so is it gonna be unanimous? JUSTIN: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unanimous. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy. Iron Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a jerk now, basically. Tony is like the New World Order, whereas Cap is like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mom and American pie.â&#x20AC;? Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still all about this nation and liberties and freedom and everything. DEMIAN: Iron Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna have a tough time in this movie. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that anybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be rooting for him. MODERATOR: Based on what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen in the trailer or read online, we know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see Black Panther, Crossbones and Baron Zemo on screen for the first time. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a rumor Giant Man may show up; and perhaps most importantly, Spider-Man rebooted once again, this time by Marvel Studios. Which of the new characters are you most looking forward to seeing? JUSTIN: Spider-Man, easy. It looks like this might actually be the true Peter Parker; a little high school kid spouting off a bunch of dialogue while heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fighting someone, which makes his opponents go crazy. MODERATOR: That was kind of missing in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Amazing Spider-Man.â&#x20AC;? It was more like cool, emo Spider-Man. What about over here? GEREMY: Well, the easy answer is Spider-Man. Everybody wants to see Spider-Man. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really pumped about Black Panther. He looks like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be so awesome. MODERATOR: The costume is pretty tight. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good actor (Chadwick Boseman) based on recent performances. GEREMY: Well, also the fact that he can jump from a car to catch Winter Soldier on that bike (in the trailer). It looks like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got some super powers. MODERATOR: And Derek? DEREK: I have to say Spider-Man. One thing I really like is the look of the costume. It looks very old-school to me in terms of the blackness around the eyes; and they just revealed the logo for the Spider-Man movie (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spider-Man: Homecoming,â&#x20AC;? due in 2017.) I really like the direction they seem to be taking. MODERATOR: Demian? DEMIAN: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be Black Panther for me. His costume looks fantastic. That scene where he jumps over the car and he claws the back tire on the motorcycle is insane. And heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sprinting 50 miles an hour or something. He looks like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be really awesome. Plus, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had â&#x20AC;&#x201C; what? - five live action Spider-Man movies in the last 15 years. I mean, Spideyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great, but to get a guy like Black Panther onscreen finally; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m super pumped about that. MODERATOR: In this next round weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for bold predictions based on clues in the trailers and rumors online. What will happen that blows everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind? DEMIAN: They have been talking a lot about how the stakes will be raised in this movie. One of my problems with the Marvel cinematic universe is the stakes donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really feel big to me. It always feels like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ah, everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be OK.â&#x20AC;? So somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna die, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotta be a heavy hitter. MODERATOR: Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a clue in the trailer, though it could be total misdirection. DEMIAN: (It seems as if) itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be Rhodey (aka Don Cheadleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character, War Machine) because you see Tony holding him, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obviously beat up. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gonna predict they follow the track of the comics, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see Captain America die. That would be a shocker to me. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how invested I can be in the rest of the universe, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alright. DEMIAN: But ultimately, I think they do â&#x20AC;&#x153;Infinity Warâ&#x20AC;? and somehow he comes back. (Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alluding to a Marvel Comics story line that will be adapted for two â&#x20AC;&#x153;Avengersâ&#x20AC;? films, in 2018 and 2019.) GEREMY: I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think War Machineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna die because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been showing it too clearly. Anybody who has a hole in their chest in the trailer is gonna live. (They laugh.) I kind of hope they kill Iron Man and Cap. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d do it, but it would be cool to see. Then Rhodey can take up the real Iron Man suit for a while, and Bucky could take up the Cap shield. MODERATOR: Rhodey did do that for a while in the comic, but it was because Tony Stark fell off the wagon. They havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really addressed that yet, except for that scene where he got drunk in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iron Man 2.â&#x20AC;? JUSTIN: Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been drunk in so many comics over the decades (but) we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had Tony Stark the lush. You know what? Maybe that could be at the beginning of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Infinity War.â&#x20AC;? After Capâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dead, Tony is like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What the hell did I

do? I caused all this, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gonna start drinkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.â&#x20AC;? MODERATOR: So what about you, Derek? DEREK: They talk about raising the stakes, but you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kill War Machine. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very little stake raising, I feel. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no War Machine movie. DEMIAN: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotta be an A-lister. DEREK: Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s predicting the death of Cap. I say they bait and switch and Iron Man dies. MODERATOR: They would save a lot of money since Robert Downey makes more than everyone else combined. DEMIAN: (Laughing) Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a quarter of the budget. GEREMY: I just really hope the message is that when heroes collide, no one wins. MODERATOR: Heroes colliding has been a big theme at the box office of late. If you read review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Civil Warâ&#x20AC;? is trending around 94 percent. In contrast, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Batman vs. Supermanâ&#x20AC;? - a few points less. So where did â&#x20AC;&#x153;BVSâ&#x20AC;? director Zack Snyder go wrong? And what, if anything, did he get right? JUSTIN: Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of comic book movies that have been done better, but this was also a lot better than a ton of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em. When it was coming out rating less than â&#x20AC;&#x153;X-Men: The Last Standâ&#x20AC;? youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re goinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dude, these (reviews) arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t real. These are people just jumpinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on the bandwagon.â&#x20AC;? DEREK: Actually, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a big fan of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man of Steel.â&#x20AC;? But comic book movies have gotten so much better over the last 10 years. I like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man of Steelâ&#x20AC;? way better than I like â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Last Stand.â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like this way more than I like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghost Rider.â&#x20AC;? MODERATOR: Everyone forgets how bad â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghost Riderâ&#x20AC;? was. Plus it had Nicholas Cage. What happened to that guy? He used to be in good movies. So, Demian, I can see you thinking. DEMIAN: (Grinning) Oh, we could do a four-hour talk about this. GEREMY: (Laughing) This is what we do at home. DEMIAN: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very unfairly criticized because there is no way you can watch â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thor: The Dark Worldâ&#x20AC;? and say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a better movie than â&#x20AC;&#x153;Batman vs. Superman,â&#x20AC;? or the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fantastic Fourâ&#x20AC;? movies. How could you watch â&#x20AC;&#x153;Age of Ultron,â&#x20AC;? honestly, and tell me itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a greater movie than â&#x20AC;&#x153;BVS?â&#x20AC;? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got Ultron who is this super scary AI who could destroy (the planet), and he was making stupid jokes. He was silly. I was never afraid of Ultron. MODERATOR: I started to get nervous when James Spader was cast. DEMIAN: I was more afraid of silly Mark Zuckerberg Lex Luthor than I was of Ultron just because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a creepy little guy. I think they got a lot more right than they got wrong. I think Ben Affleck was stellar as both Bruce Wayne and Batman. He was easily the best Bruce Wayne weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a moment where the two of them are fighting â&#x20AC;Ś and Batman gives him a little bit of a lecture while heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swinginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em around with the grapple. He says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I bet your parents told you the world has meaning,â&#x20AC;? something along these lines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents taught me a different lesson when they died in the gutter for no reason.â&#x20AC;? The world only makes sense when you force it to. That is what this entire line with Batman is about. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a much more cerebral approach than what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting in the Marvel movies. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man of Steel,â&#x20AC;? you saw human bodies going up and down with those world engines. They destroyed half of Manhattan in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Avengers,â&#x20AC;? whenever the Chitauri are invading, but nobody freaked out that ... theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re destroying all these people. When you actually see the true human toll, people panic. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a different kind of movie. JUSTIN: (In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Avengersâ&#x20AC;?) they walk down the street with all the corpses hanging all over the buildings to the shawarma place. DEMIAN: Exactly, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the thing; the stakes are just much higher to me in the DC universe than the Marvel universe. What they got right to me is the stakes. The casting of Bruce Wayne for sure is excellent. MODERATOR: The more we talk about â&#x20AC;&#x153;BVS,â&#x20AC;? the closer it moves to the middle of the pack. But we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard your vote yet. GEREMY: I completely agree with what Demian said. MODERATOR: Surprise! Three thumbs up, and one abstaining vote. GEREMY: The things that got me into comics as a kid, obviously, was that â&#x20AC;&#x153;boom, pow, flashâ&#x20AC;? and the colors. But the thing that really gave me a love of comics that persists to this day is the philosophical implications that the heroes present; the situations that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re put into and how they have to deal with those things. Heroes rise from tragedy. Supermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entire planet was destroyed. DEMIAN: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man of Steelâ&#x20AC;? a million times over the Christopher Reeve movies, because there were no real stakes. These heroes are born from tragedy. Guess what, your entire planet got destroyed and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the last one alive; and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re stronger, more powerful and more compassionate than this entire planet of beings around you. How are you gonna exist in that? MODERATOR: So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve looked back at some of the comic book movie hits and misses. In this round weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna look forward because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Strangeloveâ&#x20AC;? coming out â&#x20AC;Ś

DEREK: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Strange.â&#x20AC;? (They all laugh.) MODERATOR: Oops, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole different movie. But you have â&#x20AC;&#x153;X-men: Apocalypse.â&#x20AC;? You have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suicide Squad.â&#x20AC;? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Wars: Rogue One.â&#x20AC;? You have all this stuff coming down the pike this year. So whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be the biggest hit when all is said and done? DEREK: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really excited for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rogue One,â&#x20AC;? but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to judge â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cause itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first spinoff, side story. But that trailer looked really good. I liked the aesthetics of it a lot. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m personally looking forward to, but what people are probably going to be talking out is this Cap movie. GEREMY: I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Strange.â&#x20AC;? If what I read is true, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got Benedict Cumberbatch, I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably putting him into position to be the lead man in the Marvel cinematic universe. I bet weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be really surprised by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Strange.â&#x20AC;? DEMIAN: I would say most talked about is gonna be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Civil War.â&#x20AC;? That movie is gonna be huge. But I have a feeling that people are going to like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suicide Squadâ&#x20AC;? just based on the general feel of the trailers. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got Queen playing. It seems like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairly lighthearted. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got the comedy that a lot of people are apparently looking for in their tragic comic book movies. JUSTIN: I think the surprise of all the movies is gonna be â&#x20AC;&#x153;X-Men.â&#x20AC;? The last preview, I was watching it last night. They walk down this hallway, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all these bodies all over the place. 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The I Love the ‘90s tour announced more dates last week, including an Aug. 26 stop at the Tacoma Dome. On the bill are Vanilla Ice, Kid N’ Play, Tone Loc, All 4 One, Color Me Badd, Coolio, Rob Base, Young MC and Kool Moe Dee (shown.) Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 6, with prices ranging from $25.50 to $99.50. Find more info on these other hot tickets at www.ticketmaster. com except for where otherwise indicated. • Warren G: 7:30 p.m. May 20, Temple Theatre, $15 to $40. • Life in Color: 8 p.m. May 21, Tacoma Dome, $40 to $80. • Buddy Guy: 7:30 p.m. May 25, Pantages Theater, $34 to $110; www. broadwaycenter.org. • Arsenio Hall: 7:30 p.m. June 4, Pantages Theater, $19 to $69; www. broadwaycenter.org. • Craig Robinson: 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. June 5 and 6, Tacoma Comedy Club, $37.50 to $52.50; www. tacomacomedyclub. com. • Brian Posehn: 7:30 p.m. June 9 to 11, 10:30 p.m. June 10 and 11, Tacoma Comedy Club, $15 to $24; www. tacomacomedyclub. com. • Maxwell: 8:30 p.m. June 18, Emerald Queen Casino, $50 to $105. • Neko Case, K.D. Lang and Laura Viers (case/ lang/viers): 6 p.m. June 30, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, $49 to $124; www. ticketfly.com.

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• Mark Lanegan: 8 p.m. July 8, Neptune Theatre, Seattle, $28.50 to $31.50; www.stgpresents.org. • Meghan Trainor with Hailee Steinfeld: 7 p.m. July 16, WaMu Theater, Seattle, $39.95 to $56.95. • Rob Zombie with Korn and In This Moment: 6:30 p.m. July 27, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, $25 to $69.50. • Kim Simmons and Savoy Brown: 8 p.m. July 29, Jazzbones, $25 to $30; www. jazzbones.com • Modest Mouse with Brand New: 7:30 p.m. July 30, KeyArena, Seattle, $31.99 to $51.99. • Travis Tritt: 8:30 p.m. Aug. 6, Emerald Queen Casino, $35 to $85. • Guns ‘N Roses: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12, Century Link Field, Seattle, $45 to $250. • Brew Five Three: 1 p.m. April 13, outside Broadway Center, $10 to $25; www. broadwaycenter.org. • Gwen Stefani with Eve: 7 p.m. Aug. 24, KeyArena, Seattle, $35.95 to $144.95. • Snoop Dogg with Wiz Khalifa, Jhena Aiko and more: 7 p.m. Sept. 2, White River Amphitheatre, $26 to $70.75.

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CULTURA: Latin Fridays (Latin DJ) 9 p.m. G. DONNALSON’S: Dmitri Matheny (jazz) 7:30 p.m., NC, AA GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Funk Factory (dance) 9 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Andrew Landers & The Mainstreet Struggleville (Americana, folk) 8 p.m., $10-$12; Drinko de May with DJ Indica Jones (DJ dance) 10:30 p.m., $5 KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC LOUIE G’S: Flor de Luna, Groove Colony (Latin rock, dance) 7 p.m., NEW FRONTIER: Criminal Code Records release and tour kickoff (rock) 9 p.m., $5 REAL ART TACOMA: Lil Quan, Ace, Treal, Van Hook, K. William$ & Max (hip-hop) 8 p.m., $5-$10, AA THE SWISS: Flave, Omarvelous, Skeemer (DJ dance) 9 p.m., $5-$10 TACOMA COMEDY: Dave Coulier (comedy) 7:30, 10:30 p.m., $22.50-$28.50, 18+ early show UNCLE SAM’S: Wayward Strangers (blues, rock) 8 p.m. THE VALLEY: Lorin Walker Madsen, The Hustlers, The Nalley Valley All Stars (bluegrass) 8 p.m., NC

SATURDAY, MAY 7 RIALTO: “Fiesta, Familia, Folklore” featuring José Iñiguez, Mariachi Huenachi and more (Latin) 3 p.m., $12-$32, AA B SHARP COFFEE: Palatine Ave with Pineola (Americana) 8 p.m., $5, AA G. DONNALSON’S: Kayla and Co. (jazz) 7:30 p.m., NC, AA GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Funk Factory (dance) 9 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Pre-Mother’s Day comedy show with Ralph Porter, Deborah Wooten, Lisa Wallen and Boe Blast (comedy) 8:30 p.m., $10-$40 KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC LOUIE G’S: Hysteria, Hair Nation (rock tribute) 7 p.m., $10, AA NEW FRONTIER: Blakk Soul & Friends (soul, R&B) 9 p.m., $5 PANTAGES: Tacoma Symphony Orchestra presents “Classics v. Rodrigo & Stravinsky” featuring Pepe Romero (classical) 7:30 p.m., $19-$79, AA REAL ART TACOMA: Phil the Tsunami, Concussion, Blues in A, The LA’s, The Four Fusions, Four Shades of Pink (rock) 2:30 p.m., $5, AA; Trill Sammy, Lil Ripp, Shawn Parker, Lil Slim, Dirty DL (hip-hop) 9 p.m., $25-$30, AA THE SWISS: Kry (rock covers) 9 p.m., $5-$10 TACOMA COMEDY: Dave Coulier (comedy) 7:30, 10:30 p.m., $22.50-$28.50, 18+ early show UNCLE SAM’S: Michael Hershman (jazz) 8 p.m. THE VALLEY: Black Mountain Fest (rock) 7 p.m., NC

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ANTIQUE SANDWICH CO.: Open mic, 6:30 p.m., $3, AA DAVE’S OF MILTON: Jerry Miller (blues, rock) 7 p.m., NC DAWSON’S: Doug Skoog and Brian Feist (blues) 8 p.m., NC NORTHERN PACIFIC: Stingy Brim Slim (blues) 7 p.m., NC, AA ROCK THE DOCK: Dustin Lefferty (open mic) 8 p.m., NC STONEGATE: Leanne Trevalyan (open mic) 8 p.m., NC

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DAWSON’S: Linda Myers Band (R&B, blues, jazz) 8 p.m., NC G. DONNALSON’S: Brian Feist (blues) 7:30 p.m., NC, AA HARMON TAPROOM: Open mic with Steve Stefanowicz, 7 p.m., NC NORTHERN PACIFIC: Open mic, 7:30 p.m., NC, AA STONEGATE: Dave Nichols’ Hump Day Jam, 8:30 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Comedy open mic, 8 p.m., NC, 18+ TOWER BAR & GRILL: Michelle Beaudry (jazz guitar) 4:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 12 TACOMA COMEDY: Rachel Feinstein (comedy) 8 p.m., $10-$16, 18+

ANTHEM COFFEE: Live Roots (open mic) 5 p.m., NC, AA G. DONNALSON’S: Kareem Kandi Band (jazz) 8 p.m., NC, AA JAZZBONES: Katchafire, Mystic Roots (reggae) 8 p.m., $15$20 KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC REAL ART TACOMA: Torpoise, Cityscapes, The Orange Version, Aislin, Gutterpups, Revenants (alternative, post-rock, electronic) 6:30 p.m., $5-$10, AA THE SWISS: UWT Spring Concert with Vicci Martinez (rock, pop) 6 p.m., $5-$10 UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (blues, rock) 7 p.m.

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TW PICK: CELEBRATE WITH MOM AT PT. DEFIANCE ZOO Sat., May 17 Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma Bring your mom to the Zoo for a special day jampacked with new experiences on Saturday, May 7. All moms will receive half-off general admission. Half-off tickets are available only at the front gate. In honor of Mother’s Day, animal moms will feel the love with special enrichment treats. Enrichments improve an animal’s quality of life by creating a more stimulating environment and encouraging species-typical behaviors, which is good for their physical and mental health. • 11 a.m. – Watch meerkats dig through a pile of wiffle balls to get to their treats. • 3 p.m. – See harbor seals interact with ice treats and toys. • 3:30 p.m. – Clouded leopards will receive a treat prepared just for them. Activities will be abundant • Meet the new clouded leopard cubs • Feed colorful birds in the open-air Budgie Buddies exhibit • Touch a stingray, a sea star, and other underwater animals • Learn about your favorite animals at a Keeper Talk • Have an up-close encounter with a cool camel • Climb and explore on the Kids’ Zone playground Info: www.pdza.org ‘NOISES OFF’ Fri., May 6, 8 p.m. Sat., May 7, 8 p.m. Sun., May 8, 2 p.m. Lakewood Playhouse, 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd., Lakewood Lakewood Playhouse is proud to present the fifth show of its 77th season: the debut of the famous comedy farce “Noises Off!” by Michael Frayn. Called the funniest farce ever written, the multi-award winning

“Noises Off!” presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called “Nothing’s On.” Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. Parental Advisory: This show is a farce and contains mature language, women in their underwear and men with their pants around their ankles…plus sardines… lots and lots of sardines. Price:

$25 general admission, $22 military, $21 seniors and $19 students/educators. Info: (253) 588-0042 or www.lakewoodplayhouse.org VINTAGE WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS REGIONAL EVENT Fri., May 6, 1-5:30 p.m. Hotel Murano, 1320 Broadway Stop in and talk about your personal timepiece to people with expertise - discuss makers, age and value. Find out where you can get a vintage timepiece repaired. Exhibits will be available, as well as free programs. Ages: All ages. Price: $10 entry fee to Mart area. Info: (253) 238-8000

MAYFEST AT LAKEWOLD GARDENS Fri.-Sun., May 6-8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lakewold Gardens, 12317 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW A great time to enjoy the beauty of the gardens in bloom while enjoying displays, exhibits and activities in the Wagner House. Price: $7-$9. Info: (253) 584-4106 253 SHORT FILM PARTY Fri., May 6, 6 p.m. Urban Grace, 902 Market St. 31 Teams of local filmmakers were given 72 hours to create an original short film lasting no more than 253 seconds in length. Meet and celebrate filmmakers at the premiere party for their films on Friday, May 6. Doors open at 7 p.m., movies at 8 p.m. Price: $12 in advance/ $15 day of (Grand members receive a $2 discount). Info: (253) 2722184

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GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE Sat., May 7, 9 a.m. University Place Presbyterian Church, 8101 27th St. W. Experienced gardeners will help you buy the right plants for your landscape. Price: Free. Info: (253) 582-0373

Ages: 16 and over. Price: $10 per class or packages of 8 classes and two dances for $40. Info: (253) 304-8296 GINA BILLIVEAU Sun., May 8, 1 p.m. WW Seymour Conservatory, 316 G St. S. Gina Billiveau is a local artist who calls her music’s genre “unclassifiable acoustic awesomeness.” Price: Free. Info: (253) 591-5330

TACOMA CITY BALLET: STORYBOOK THEATRE Sat., May 7, 4 p.m. Merlino Art Center, 508 6th Ave. Tacoma City Ballet’s Storybook Ballet Theatre Fairytale Tea Party features a Hosted Tea Party served with Petite Ballets based on children’s classic fairytales, nursery rhymes, proverbs and fables. A delightful enchantment for audiences of all ages. Price: $15-$20. Info: (253) 272-4219

MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST Sun., May 8, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. VFW Post 91, 2000 S. Union Ave. You are cordially invited to treat Mom to a delicious breakfast on Mother’s Day. For just $8 enjoy two pancakes, two scrambled eggs and 2 sausages with juice, water or coffee. All proceeds go to fixing the VFW Post 91 roof. Everything we do is for our Veterans and their families. They gave their all, so we’re giving back. Info: www. VFWPost91.com

THE STITCHUATION Sat., May 7, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave. Get crafty with this group of needle crafters. Bring a project to work on and stitch, hook, and knit away. We encourage anyone who knits, crochets, embroiders, cross-stitches, crewels, or sew to join us. We meet on the first and third Saturday of every month. Price: Free. Info: (253) 272-8801

SPAGHETTI FEAST & SILENT AUCTION Thurs. May 12, 4:30pm & 5:30pm Bridgeport Place, 5250 Bridgeport Way W. 100% of proceeds go to Relay for Life. Spaghetti and the trimmings, along with dessert, will be served at Bridgeport Place. Bring your friends! Bring your family! All are welcome to join us. Please RSVP with your preferred seating time (4:30pm or 5:30pm) so we can quickly and comfortably accommodate groups. Price: $10 for guests for dinner. Info: (253) 565-1960

ARGENTINE TANGO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Sun., May 8, 2 p.m. Backstreet Tango, 3505 S. 14th St. Come learn at the only studio in town build specifically for the purpose of providing authentic social Argentine Tango instruction. Instruction is provided by only professional certified instructors.

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Christina Wheeler has been studying astrology for 22 years. She was born and raised in Tacoma. If you’d like to chew the fat about astrology or purchase a customized horoscope or natal chart, please contact her at tinathehyena@gmail.com. ARIES (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19) Stability for the long-term becomes of paramount importance. You find yourself wanting your home and your romantic relationships to be as stable as possible. You appreciate the familiarity of your situations and strive to keep what has worked for you in the past in your life. Just take the stubbornness down a notch.

LIBRA (Sep. 23 – Oct. 22) You find that relationship stability may only be for the short-term, as love has seemed more like a rollercoaster ride lately despite your best efforts at stabilizing situations. In fact, you may even be feeling more stable when you’ve got the ups and downs. Learn to appreciate both ends of the spectrum.

TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20) Your housing situation may have recently changed to something more stable and in line with what you want. You feel most fulfilled when you’re able to live a life not of luxury, but of financial comfort. Try to make sure that you’re not sacrificing too much in the here and now for a time that’s far and away.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) You’ve been secretly craving something domestically stable and loving, and you have the opportunity to have that. Requirements may include trading a life of constant ups and downs for one more even-keeled and letting that stubborn outlook ease up enough to reconsider your opinions and ideas.

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun. 20) You may be making a real effort to overcome any damage done to you in childhood. You’re at a point where you can see that you’ve overcome these events, but there is still healing that needs to be done. Mystical ideas and happenings might be taking place, drawing you from the mundane to the magical. CANCER (Jun. 21 – Jul. 22) The way you center yourself is by taking care of other people. It is then that you feel completely within your element. Even if you’re not a “typical” caretaker, you find yourself stepping into that role with people you may not even know. This can include society as a whole. Show the world what you’re capable of. LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22) What you want and need right now are financial security and steady work. This may not be what you’re getting, but you have been making steps to get there. Keep one foot in front of the other. Slow gains are still gains, after all, and when you look back a few years from now, you’ll see how far you’ve traveled. VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22) As detail-oriented as you are, you find yourself looking toward the bigger picture rather than the minutiae. You understand on an intrinsic level that as capable and knowledgeable as you are, there is still much to be learned. Life has a funny way of teaching us lessons. Take notes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) If you’re looking for comfort, you need look no further than your own home and the day-to-day work that needs to be done. Strangely enough, you find yourself quietly happy doing this busy work. You may even pick up a new health regimen that doesn’t kill your soul. Anything is possible.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) You’re looking for something steadfast in a relationship, and the opportunity may be there for the taking. You find your loyalty is rock solid to the people and situations in your life that provide that steady footing. Earthy as you are, your relationships set you aflame. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) It may difficult for you to change your outlook, but you may find that your thought processes are cyclical and need to be reset. Change how you see childhood events. Your memories are just the story you repeat to yourself, so make sure you’re telling yourself a good one. PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20) You’re able to communicate your thoughts and ideas easily. If any arguments do happen, try to examine whether it’s from your stubborn thoughts and ideas. Don’t be so set in your ways that you can’t change your mind when the occasion calls for it. Make like water and be fluid in your thoughts.

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Maxim Staffing Solutions in Tacoma is seeking compassionate Licensed Practical Nurses to work in multiple settings with medically fragile students in a school and local assisted and skilled nursing facilities. We are a national staffing provider, which focuses on compassionate quality care and specialize in pediatric and facility nursing.

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NOTICES

ABANDONED VEHICLE SALE

Holden D Herdt you are here by summoned to appear in Supreme Court, 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Court room to be announced on May 17th at 9am. For the Petition #163015181 Order to Show Cause Non Parental Custody Petition by Tanya T Williams and Aiden Marshal Herdt. If you fail to respond an Order of Non Parental Custody will be issued against you.

Fife Towing, Fife Recovery Service & NW Towing, at 1313 34th Ave E, Fife on 5/9/2016. In compliance with the RCW46.55.130 at 11:00 a.m. Viewing of cars from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Registered Tow Numbers 5009, 5421, 5588. Cash Auction Only www.ﬁfetowing.com

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF PIERCE NO: 15-4-01701-5 In re the Estate of: MAK TOUCH Deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ABANDONED VEHICLE SALE Northwest Towing, at 2025 S 341st Pl, Federal Way on 5/9/2016. In compliance with the RCW46.55.130. at 2:00 p.m. Viewing of cars from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Registered Tow Number 5695. Cash Auction Only www.ﬁfetowing.com

TO: Velma Satiacum In the Welfare of: S-A, L. DOB: 01/05/2016 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2016-0002 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1451 EAST 31ST STREET TACOMA, WA 98404 You are summoned to appear for a Adjudication Hearing on the 30th day of June 2016 at 1:30 pm. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585. NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTONDIAN IB DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to 7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s). Notice, pursuant to 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint. TO: Wauhilla Simmons In the Welfare of: L., M. DOB: 12/12/12 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2016-0005 And L., K. DOB: 03/11/15 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2016-0004 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1451 EAST 31ST STREET TACOMA, WA 98404. You are summoned to appear for an Initial hearing on Monday, the 20th day of June, 2016 at 1:30 PM If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585. NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s). Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint. TO: Amanda Davis and Dugan Henson-Pikula In the Welfare of: P., L DOB: 03/18/2007 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2015-0019 In the Welfare of: P., K. DOB: 02/07/2006 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2015-0018 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1451 EAST 31ST STREET TACOMA, WA 98404. You are summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing on the 27th day of June, 2016 at 1:30 pm. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585. NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s). Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.

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 statute of limitations, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorney of record in the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four (4) months after the dated 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 the Court: April 20, 2016 DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 4/29//16 Donald N Powell Attorney and Counselor at Law818 S Yakima, 1st Floor Tacoma, WA 98405-4865 (253) 274-1001 (253) 383-6029 FAX

Clay Mountain LLC and Dirt Hills LLC, 10817 26th Ave South, Lakewood WA 98499, are seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, “Canyon Grove Townhomes”, is located at 5221 144th St E, Parkland, WA, in Pierce County. The project involves approximately 2.3 acres of soil disturbance for clearing and construction of a 40 unit housing development with access improvements and utility extensions. Stormwater will be retained onsite using temporary erosion control BMPs and permanent LID drainage improvements in accordance with Pierce County stormwater Management and Site Development Manual requirements. Permanent landscaping will be part of construction activities. The receiving water is a wetland with ultimate release to the Pierce County Brookdale Pit Retention Facility. Any person’s desiring to present their views to the Department of Ecology regarding this application may do so in writing within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Comments shall be submitted to the Department of Ecology. Any person interested in the department’s action on this application may notify the department of their interest within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause measurable change in receiving water quality, and if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater PO Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696

NOTICES

May 22, 2016, 12:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. 5401 Yacht Club Road Tacoma, WA 98407 The Shipmates, the women’s auxiliary of Tacoma Yacht Club, will host the 2016 TOUR OF BOATS & CARS This event will feature large boats, small boats, power boats, sailboats, classic wooden boats, classic cars, sport cars, modern cars and motorcycles. Tickets are $5.00 per person or 5 tickets for $20.00. Children under 5 are free. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME. All event proceeds go to Shipmates charitable giving. Life vests will be available for youths 12 and under. Please no pets. Mark your calendar and join us for this fun worthwhile event to be enjoyed by all ages. For more information visit our web site, www.tacomayachtclub. org or call 253-752-3555

VOLUNTEERS AmeriCorps Opportunity: Employment Case Manager/Job Developer Tacoma Community House is seek an outgoing, enthusiastic, and motivated professional that is passionate about assisting low-income community members on their journey to self-sufficiency. This professional position is responsible for assisting people in need of employment. The case manager/job developer will provide career counseling, employment & training information, job search skills, workshop facilitation, job placement/follow-up, and referral to other community resources. The case manager/job develop will assist in facilitation of our Employer Advisory Board and will also develop and implement 3 financial fitness events. Contact Arrie Dunlap at (253) 383-3951 or adunlap@ tacomacommunityhouse.org for more information. AmeriCorps Opportunity: Read2Me Program Specialist Tacoma Community House seeks an AmeriCorps member to assist in the Read2Me Program in local elementary schools. Read2Me is a one-on-one adult/ student reading program for struggling first, second, and third grade readers. Duties include recruiting volunteers, producing a monthly tutor newsletter, facilitating bimonthly tutor workshops, tracking attendance for both students and volunteer tutors, researching best practicing best practices for tutoring strategies and tutor training and tutoring a student in each of the four schools. You must be 18-25 years of age at the start date of service (Sep 1, 2016-Jul 15, 2017). Contact Karen Thomas at (253)-383-3951 or kthomas@tacomacommunityhouse.org for more information.

Tacoma Memory Loss Zoo Walk Needs More Volunteers The Early Stage Memory Loss (ESML) Zoo Walk has become so popular that we are in need of two more volunteers to walk with us at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium once a week. We are looking for individuals who enjoy the company of elders to accompany our group of people with ESML and their care partners for a morning walk through the zoo followed by refreshments at the café. LCSNW pays entry fees for the zoo; participants and volunteers are responsible for their own refreshments. For more information and a volunteer application, contact Linda McCone at 253722-5691 or lmccone@ lcsnw.org. Volunteer for Hospice You decided you want to volunteer your time, connect with others, and make a difference. All of that is possible volunteering with Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care. You can help us in many ways. Make a phone call, hold a hand, arrange some flowers, run an errand, or listen to life stories. Our comprehensive training includes access from your computer or portable device for your convenience. Our next training begins March 12th. To learn more or reserve your spot call 253-534-7050. Great Volunteer Opportunity Make friends, have fun and help seniors with simple tasks. You’ll make a big difference by helping people maintain their independence. This is vol-

VOLUNTEERS unteering, not caregiving. Volunteers must be 55 or older, low income, serve 15 hrs/ wk and live in Pierce or Kitsap Counties. Drivers are especially needed. Benefits include hourly tax-free stipend and mileage reimbursement. For information call Julie at Lutheran Community Services, Senior Companion Volunteer Program, (253) 7225686.

tial and corporate pickups; they are an essential part of the NWFB Team. To volunteer contact us at info@nwfurniturebank. org or call 253-302-3868.

Food Bank Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank on the Eastside of Tacoma, WA is powered strictly by volunteers. We provide much needed food and other basic household items to people in need on a weekly basis. Being a volunteer driven organization we are always looking for good people who are interested in donating a few hours of their lives helping make the lives of someone else a little better. Donate as much or as little of your time you want for a wide variety of tasks, there is always plenty to do. If you are looking for a way to be part of something bigger and give a little much needed help to the local community then contact us and we’ll get you started. Please join us in helping to spread a little holiday cheer. Contact 253-212-2778.

Make a difference in the life of a child!

Help furnish hope to those in need! NW Furniture Bank Volunteers needed. “NWFB helps restore hope, dignity and stability in our community by recycling donated furniture to people in need.” Tuesday-Saturday Truck Volunteers Needed- 9:00 am-2:00 pm. Truck volunteers ride along in the truck, deliver furniture to clients and make residen-

South Sound Outreach is offering free tax preparation for those who make $50,000 or less. To schedule an appointment call 253.593.2111 or visit our website at www.southsoundoutreach.org.

The Northwest Youth Sports Alliance is looking for coaches for our developmental youth sports program. Sports vary by season. Coaches are provided general training and go through a national background check clearance process. For more information, visit www. metroparkstacoma.org/ nysa or contact Roy Fletcher, Youth Sports Coordinator, royf@ tacomaparks.com or 253.305.1025. Join us in changing lives! Changing Rein Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies, a nonprofit, offers equine assisted services to differently-abled individuals. Currently the program offers several volunteer opportunities. Our primary need at present is for program volunteers who work with our horses and support our riders in therapeutic and adaptive lessons. Other volunteer opportunities include: grounds maintenance and administrative/ clerical work. Must be at least 14 years old to participate. Horse experience helpful, but not necessary. Training provided. For more information contact: Volunteer Coordinator at 253-370-1429 or volunteer@changingrein.org.

PETS Lucky Paws Rescue Pet Adoption Bazaar Saturday May 7, 10-3 At Tacoma Eagles 4810 South Tacoma Way

Pet of the Week

MEET PETEY! Featured Pet Petey has been with us since December, and it’s high time he finds a home. At about five-years-old, this good sir is done growing, though he could stand to trim down with some more hop time exercise. Petey’s perfect day includes chomping on bunnyfriendly greens and sharing the morning paper with his person. He’ll also put those doorstep phonebooks to good use, happily shredding ‘em up. #A503837

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FEATURED PROPERTIES

SERGIO HERNANDEZ Serving the Community Since 1991 Better Properties University Place/Fircrest (253) 431-2308 Sergio@betterproperties.com

$245,000

Solid Financial LLC, Industrial (land) 5th Ave Ct NE & 66th Ave, Tacoma WA $330,000

14804 66TH AV CT E, PUYALLUP 98375 Awesome home in a nice neighborhood awaits it’s new owners. Main floor has an open concept design- great for inclusive lifestyles and communication. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. MLS#: 912137

Unimproved land 2.20 acres, 2 parcels each is 1.10 acres, 4053 & 4054, slopping has not been logged and there is a non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress. Property has been incorporated by Milton all building and land use fall under the Milton Municipal Code.

NOW LEASING 4008 S. Pine, Tacoma

13117 E. 94th Avenue Puyallup WA 98373 $880,000 Prime Location!! 2 Parcels totaling just under 4 acres of developable land. Possible assemblage with the 5.25 acre adjacent parcel (south). All three parcels have had surveys (wetlands, soil) completed for a multi-family/urban village complex totaling approx. 120 units. There is a 2300 sf residence on the back parcel.

FOR RENT

ROOM FOR RENT

Completely remodeled w/over 200k in high end upgrades. 5 offices, private exits, shared executive conference room, kitchen w/dining area, lots of storage, and 15 parking stalls. One office could be used as apartment for out of state clients. ADA Accessible. Mall & 38th Street Exit. HOMES

On second level of centrally located house in Tacoma. Includes internet & shared, full bathroom. Common area includes laundry room, kitchen, dining area & living room. $600. Must Love Pets. Call 202-360-3132

PENDING

HOMES

FISH EVERYDAY TROUT FOR BREAKFAST 2 Bedroom, Renovated Home Senior Park. Spanaway Lake. $29,000 Terms Available.

253-219-6523 MOORAGE

MOORAGE

CONDOS & HOMES

$273,000

1601 HUSON DR, TACOMA 98405 Impeccably maintained, w/ some lovely upgrades, this centrally located charmer is waiting for its next owners to love it the way the original family has since it was built. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. MLS#: 905823

SOLD

$339,950

3412 N 7TH ST, TACOMA 98406 Wonderful turn of the century beauty has all the charm of yesteryear w/ the ease of upgrades. 3 beds/1.75 baths. MLS#: 897426

Shannon Agent Extraordinaire

SOLD

$159,950

SOLD

5410 MCDACER AVE, TACOMA 98404 Cozy home with large, quiet backyard, with alley to access large carport also has fun covered deck and garden space. 3 beds/1 bath. MLS#: 861135

If I wouldn’t buy it, I won’t sell it to you and if I wouldn’t live in it, I won’t list it.

Ph: 253.691.1800 F: 253.761.1150 shannonsells@hotmail.com HOMES

HOMES

3008 S. 12th St., Tacoma 3 Beds, 1 Bath, 1250 SF. Wonderful Victorian home that has easy commute to UPS & is close to Franklin elementary!!! Large covered front porch. Main floor bedroom. Both a living room & family room Large bedrooms. Breakfast bar & loads of storage in kitchen. Newer roof, storm windows, newer hot water tank & furnace.Great Value Fully fenced backyard and paved driveway. Fresh paint inside and out, new flooring, updated plumbing & electrical, and fully insulated! Plenty of room for your own touches! Super close to 6th Ave! MLS# 832899 $150,000

NORTH TACOMA

LAKEWOOD

422 N L ST #1

7302 AMBER LN SW

$850

$2250

1 BED 1 BATH 660 SF. WONDERFUL 1 BED CONDO INCLUDES HARDWOODS, SS APPLIANCES, WASHER/DRYER AND MORE.

4 BED 3 BATH 3088 SF. AMAZING GOLF COURSE HOME HAS NEW CARPET, HARDWOODS, NEWER KITCHEN & FORMAL DINING.

LAKEWOOD

TACOMA

8416 PHILLIPS RD SW #19

6601 S TYLER ST # 8

$725

$775

1 BED 1 BATH 573 SF. 1 BED CONDO HAS SWIMMING POOL, SS APPLIANCES, SMALL PETS WELCOME AND ON-SITE LAUNDRY.

2 BED 1 BATH 880 SF. PERFECT UNIT INCLUDES ALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES, $45 FOR W/S/G, CLOSE TO EVERYTHING AND MORE.

LAKEWOOD

TACOMA

6413 STEILACOOM BLVD SW #B

1501 TACOMA AVE #211

$875

$1095

3 BED, 1 BATH 1020 SF. 3 BED APT INCLUDES AMAZING KITCHEN, NEW CARPET, $65/MO FOR W/S/G AND ONSITE LAUNDRY.

1 BED, 1 BATH 700 SF. DOWNTOWN CONDO HAS GOURMET KITCHEN, DEN/OFFICE, WASHER/DRYER AND RESERVED PARKING.

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Blue Emerald Real Estate

BUSINESSES OPPORTUNITIES COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS FOR SALE/LEASE MAXWELL’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE at 405 6th Ave., & this large, 4,821 sq. ft., fine dining business is for sale, $175,000, cash, possible terms. POPULAR, WELL ESTABLISHED, VERY PROFITABLE EATERY, with Beer, Growlers, Wine & Liquor. Asking price $375,000. HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL LAKEWOOD CAFE, price, $199,000 with $100,000 down, owner will carry a contract, terms, negotiable. MEXICAN FAST FOOD Successful Franchise in Pierce County, 15 yrs. same location. $350k annual gross sales, excellent net. Asking $129,000, terms avail., Owner retiring. OFFICE BUILDING WITH 6 SUITES, Close to Wright’s Park, ideal for Attorneys or Professional use. Asking Price $599,000, Terms. Suites are also available for Lease.

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LONGTIME ESTABLISHED POPULAR RESTR./LOUNGE Business for sale. $149,000 & size, 4,100 sq. ft. Huge reduction

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SAME OWNER: BARTENDING ACADEMY OF TACOMA, Since 1959, Very profitable, Training provided.

Lisa Taylor

253-232-5626

Michelle Anguiano

253-720-6525

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