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COMMUNITY GETS FIRST LOOK AT FUTURE EASTSIDE REC HUB
IN HER TACOMA BACKYARD, CHICKENS AND EGGS BOTH COME FIRST - AND IN COLORS
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RENDERINGS COURTESY OF METRO PARKS
fun. The $30 million Eastside community center will span 55,000 square feet and provide pool programs, exercise spaces and meeting rooms once it opens in 2018. Construction is set to start this summer. By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com
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eighbors and community boosters in Tacoma’s Eastside got a chance to see the latest design of what will be a 55,000-square-foot community center that will be built on the campus of First Creek Middle School. Partners and planners presented the center’s design and planned ame-
nities at a meeting at the Salishan Family Investment Center this week as a way to gain community feedback about the project before construction hammers start swinging this summer. The $30 million center is expected to open in spring 2018 through a partnership led by Metro Parks Tacoma. Money to build and operate the new center comes from the 2014 voter-approved bond package, the City of Tacoma, state and federal dollars as well as private donations.
Two other sources of money for the project are the aging Portland Avenue Community Center and the Eastside Pool. Plans include selling those properties since their programs will move to the new facility. The Greater Metro Parks Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound are raising $11.5 million, with $7 million of that set to establish an endowment to fund programming.
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PROSECUTOR FINDS OFFICER’S USE OF DEADLY FORCE LAWFUL
A single mother in a quiet South Tacoma neighborhood, Amy Baugh never lacks for companionship. Living with her at home are her boyfriend, brother, niece and great niece – and her son and grandson are often there, too. That’s just her human connection. Baugh has a cat, three small dogs, a bevy of geckos, and a couple of bearded dragons. Then, there are her chickens. “I grew up raising chickens in Colorado, but when we moved here there wasn’t room,” she said. “I’ve lived in this house since 1998 and about five years ago, I went back to raising chickens.” First, she had to learn about Tacoma regulations regarding raising backyard chickens. No roosters. Too many noise complaints. It turns out there’s a rooster collar on the market that quiets any rooster by limiting the amount of air he can produce to let one fly. Still, a neighbor hearing a less-than-full-throated crow at 4:30 a.m. may not be all that discerning. Roosters are out. u See CHICKENS / page A8
CINDERELLA BALL LIGHTS UP TACOMA YACHT CLUB
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water. Save Tacoma Water volunteers gather signatures outside of
WalMart. The petitions would require public votes on developments that would consume more than a million gallons of water a day.
DEADLINE NEARS FOR WATER PETITIONS By Steve Dunkelberger
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The folks standing in the sun and rain from dawn to dusk outside shopping centers and at farmers markets day after day almost universally hate the term “activists” or even “environmentalists” often used to describe them. They see themselves more as just parents, future parents and grandparents who worry about the future of drinkable water in Puget Sound. Others like the term “citizen lawmakers” since they are creating
laws that elected officials haven’t. “Fresh water should be used for humans, then animals and then industry,” said Jim Church said. “If industry wants to come in and take a million gallons of water a day, they would have to win the hearts and minds of Tacoma. They will get their support if they do that.” The Save Tacoma Water effort started as a way to block Northwest Innovation Works from building the world’s largest natural gas-to-methanol plant in the world on Tacoma’s tideflats. The u See SAVE OUR WATER / page A8
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PUYALLUP RIVER WATERSHED Four Washington State University landscape architecture seniors presented their capstone projects to stakeholders of the Puyallup River watershed. PAGE A6
The Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Tacoma Police officers Scott Campbell and Aaron Joseph were justified in the shooting death of Puyallup Tribal member Jacqueline Salyers. According to a news release issued by the county Prosecutor’s Office, independent and concurrent investigations were conducted by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office, Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office and Tacoma Police Department. Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist concluded the death was justifiable homicide under state law, which requires a showing of malice to prove an officer acted criminally. “We’re disappointed but not surprised,” said Salyers’ cousin Chester Earl who is also a key organizer of the Justice for Jackie committee. “With the laws that are in place in this state, there’s no way you can charge a police officer but they should have been held accountable through other means.” Earl pledged that the Justice u See JACKIE / page A9
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escorted by Daffodil Princesses, Police officers and Navy sailors at the second annual Cinderella Ball at the Tacoma Yacht Club. By Derek Shuck derek@tacomaweekly.com
It doesn’t happen often, but on Saturday, May 14, the Tacoma Yacht Club closed its doors for a very special event: the Second Annual Tacoma Cinderella Ball. The Ball sees the Yacht club team up with the Metro Parks Specialized and Adaptive Recreation Department to provide an opportunity for young women and men of special needs to feel like royalty. At the Cinderella Ball, community volunteers – from Daffodil Princesses to police officers – serve as escorts to special needs individuals and everyone gets to walk through an authentic saber arch and show off u See CINDERELLA / page A7
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36th & S. Ainsworth 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. Two road packages passed by voters last year added money to the city's street fund. 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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Bulletin Board CELEBRATE BIKE TO WORK DAY Half of the U.S. population lives within five miles of their workplace. We want to celebrate Tacomans who are choosing to commute those miles by bike! As a part of Bike Month, Downtown On the Go is hosting Bike to Work Day. Stop by Cosmonaut Coffee or True North Coffee House between the hours of 7:30-9:30 a.m. on May 20 for a free cup of coffee and encouragement. People who bike to work have higher levels of wellbeing, self-confidence, and stress tolerance, which makes them excellent morning people. On the way home from work, stop by The Hub Event Space for the ultimate commuter celebration from 5:307:30 p.m. Bikers can enjoy appetizers and the special Bike Month Beer. People who bike to work report greater feelings of freedom, relaxation, and excitement than car commuters which makes them awesome happy hour companions. Want to join in on the fun but don’t have a bike? Check out our Bike Shop Reports at www.downtownonthego.com/ go/biking/bike-shop-reports to scope out local bike shops and find your new ride. Unsure of the best route to your workplace? Contact us about our Bike Buddies Program and we will match you up with a cooperative comrade. Unsure of where to park your wheels when you get to work? We can help you find the best place to park your beloved bike. More questions? We have the answers at info@downtownonthego.org and (253) 682-1734. Bike Month is a collaboration between Pierce County, Pierce Transit, City of Tacoma, Downtown On the Go, and Rusty George Creative. See a full list of events at BIKE253.com. Thank you to Tacoma Strength for sponsoring the 2016 Bike to Work Day celebration. DRINKING WATER AT METRO PARKS PASSES TESTS Metro Parks officials on May 13 reported that more than 60 drinking water sources throughout the park district recorded either no lead or minute levels well below public health limits. Staff members collected samples from water fountains and sinks in buildings and parks where water is intended for consumption. Sites included all of the community centers, sports field complexes, neighborhood parks, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, and all areas at Point Defiance Park that are used by students of the Science and Math Institute (SAMI), for example. Samples were taken from April 29 to May 5 with guidance from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and following a testing program developed by the Environmental Protection Agency. First, a sample of stagnant water was taken from fixtures not in use for 8 to 18 hours. Staff took the additional step of testing the fixtures after they were flushed. The samples were sent to Spectra Labs in Tacoma. As of Friday, the district had received results for all but two of the 67 tests. The remaining tests were for the district’s headquarters building, built in 1993. A list of sites and results is available at www.metroparkstacoma.org/water-quality. Public health standards call for action if lead is found in concentrations greater than 15 parts per billion (ppb). Most Metro Parks drinking water sources tested at two ppb or less. HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED The Landmarks Preservation Commission will recognize excellence and dedication in local historic preservation efforts at the 2016 Historic Preservation Awards on Sunday, May 22, from 1-4 p.m. This year’s event is taking place at The Swiss Restaurant & Pub (1904 Jefferson Ave. in Tacoma). The 2016 Historic Preservation Award recipients are: • Residential Renovation: Stephanie Goffin - 1415 N. Steele St. • Commercial Renovation: Foss Waterway Seaport the Balfour Dock Building • Preservation Planning, Policy or Initiative: University of Washington Tacoma • Landmark Nomination to be Recognized: Lari Ryan for the Nomination of 2702 N. Puget Sound - the Mead-Keyser House • Urban Revitalization: Downtown On the Go - Walk Tacoma • Leadership in Preservation: Melissa McGinnis Metro Parks Tacoma Historic & Cultural Resources Manager • Leadership in Preservation: Marie Hayden - Tacoma Historical Society’s Historic Homes of Tacoma Tour • Organization in Preservation: Team Totem – “Eyes of the Totem” The event is free and open to the public. Complementary refreshments will be available and Historian Michael Sullivan will give a talk on Prohibition era Tacoma. For more information, visit cityoftacoma.org/HPEvents or contact Historic Preservation Coordinator Lauren Hoogkamer at lhoogkamer@cityoftacoma.org or (253) 591-5254. STUDENTS HONORED AT FBLA STATE CONFERENCE Four student members of Bellarmine’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club qualified to participate in the recent Washington State FBLA Leadership Conference in Spokane. The State Conference is the culminating experience of the Washington FBLA year. Students from across the state come together to compete in intense competition to determine who will compete at the National Leadership Conference in June, hear from business leaders, and network with one another. It’s an intense, exciting experience that students often enjoy and remember for the rest of their lives. Two students earned all-state honors, one placed first, and one was elected to serve as president of the regional event. Steve Kim and Zoey Suarez earned all-state honors in the Creed event, with Steve Kim placing first overall. The Creed event is designed to give younger members a greater understanding of the FBLA Creed and/or the opportunity for expression by speaking before groups. Jason Kim was elected to serve as the President of the Puget Sound Regional Conference. COMMUNITY INVITED TO LEARN ABOUT PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS Summit Public Schools will host open houses and community events for families, students and community members to learn about the public charter high-school options for students in Tacoma in Seattle. At the events, families and students will have the opportunity to meet the school’s faculty and learn how Summit provides a high quality, tuition free public
school education that prepares students to not only attend, but succeed in, a four-year college or university. Summit Olympus in Tacoma and Summit Sierra in Seattle opened last year to their inaugural ninth grade classes. Both schools will serve grades 9-10 next year, eventually rolling up to a full 9-12th grade school over the next three years. For more information on how to enroll a student please visit www.summitps.org/enroll. Below is a schedule of upcoming events at Summit Olympus, (409 Puyallup Ave., Tacoma, WA 98421. • Parent Tour & Student Shadow Day, May 19, 9-10:30 a.m. • Open House, May 19, 6-7:30 p.m. • Parent Tour & Student Shadow Day, May 26, 9-10:30 a.m. • New Family Welcome Breakfast, May 28, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. • Community Laser Tag Party, June 4, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Odyssey Laser Tag, 2310 Mildred St. W., Tacoma, WA 98466 • Expeditions Celebration of Learning, June 8, 6-8 p.m. • Open House, June 16, 6-8 p.m. For more information contact Summit Washington Chief Regional Officer Jen Wickens at (206) 747-0599. Learn more about what’s going on at Summit Public Schools in Washington by visiting our blog Summit Voices at www.summitvoices.com
LOCAL STUDENT WINS ENTREPRENEUR SCHOLARSHIP The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) announced the winners of its Saunders Scholars Semi-Finals competition. More than 100 top young entrepreneurs competed to advance to the national finals to compete “Shark Tank” style for the title of America’s Next Top Young Entrepreneur and a prize package that includes college scholarship, as well as national media attention. The national finals will take place at America’s Small Business Summit, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The competition is open to the public and will be held at noon, June 13 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW, Washington, D.C. Tickets cost $50 and include lunch. Call (585) 272-3535 to register. From the Northwest Region, Maxx Stewart (Meeker Middle School) from the YEA! Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber class in Washington is the CEO of Spyder Grypz, an innovative replacement to traditional lacrosse tape. Spyder Grypz is a one piece rubber grip sleeve that shrinks on to a lacrosse shaft when heat is applied, enhancing the lacrosse player’s grip and control of the ball. “The Tacoma-Pierce County region is the place for entrepreneurs – even the local youth are finding ways to make a job for themselves and others. We couldn’t be happier with Maxx’s success and can’t wait to see him compete on the national stage,” says Lynnette Buffington, VP of Investor Outreach at the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber. The YEA! program at Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber is managed by Carmetrus Parker and includes the volunteer time of countless business professionals from the area. To meet the other entrepreneurs from the program and to hear Max present his business plan before heading to Washington, D.C. register to attend the June Chamber Luncheon on June 10 at the Hotel Murano. Visit our Events page www.tacomachamber.org or contact Janice Hutchins at (253) 627-2175 to register. More information about the American Small Business Summit and registration details can be found at www.uschamber.com/event/americas-small-business-summit-2016. MODEL 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.” WORK ON NEW AMTRAK STATION BEGINS NEXT MONTH Washington’s passenger rail improvements are moving full steam ahead with a new station just around the corner. Construction on the new Tacoma Amtrak Cascades Station starts next month, following a contract award to low-bidder Garco Construction, Inc., Spokane, this week. The $10.3 million station is a key component of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Cascades HighSpeed Rail Program, a federally funded program designed to improve passenger rail throughout the Amtrak Cascades corridor in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. “This is a major milestone in our work to enhance the passenger rail experience in the Pacific Northwest,” said Ron Pate, director of WSDOT’s Rail, Freight, and Ports Division. “We’re excited to see this station being built and look forward to the benefits it will bring our Amtrak Cascades passengers. By creating an even more vibrant multimodal hub in the Dome District, we know this station will be an asset to Tacoma and its vision for the future.” Station construction starts June 6; the new station will open in fall 2017. The station, located in Tacoma’s historic Freighthouse Square, was designed in consultation with a citizens advisory committee and city officials. It features large glass windows, wooden columns and ceiling, terrazzo flooring and sliding and vertical lift doors to create an indoor/outdoor public space. The station will serve WSDOT’s Amtrak Cascades trains and Amtrak’s Coast Starlight long-distance service. It is adjacent to Sound Transit's Sounder and Link service and is across the street from Pierce Transit’s Tacoma Dome bus station, further expanding this multimodal hub for residents and travelers. The new station is part of WSDOT’s Point Defiance Bypass project, which will reroute passenger train traffic through DuPont, Lakewood and Tacoma, creating a faster and more reliable travel route. Point Defiance Bypass is one of 20 projects in WSDOT’s overall high-speed rail program. When complete in 2017, the projects will add two more daily roundtrips between Seattle and Portland, for a total of six; reduce travel time between the two cities by 10 minutes and improve overall on-time reliability from 80 to 88 percent. see More bulletin board iteMs on PaGe a3
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‘BUCkLE UP! YOUR FAMILY IS WAITING FOR YOU!’ High school senior helps launch statewide seat belt campaign
What would you do if you knew that some of your friends were carelessly putting themselves at the risk of dying? When Stanzi Hay, a senior at Asotin High School, conducted an observational survey, she found that nearly nine out of every ten students and adults arrived at school buckled up; but she was concerned about those who weren’t. These were her friends and classmates, and she didn’t want their loved ones to experience a tragic loss simply due to a negligent decision to drive or ride unbuckled. “Unsafe behavior behind the wheel is a big deal. The decision to not buckle up while driving kills teens just like me every day across America,” said Hay, reflecting on what drove her to dedicate her senior year to promoting seat belt usage and teen driving safety. She decided to tackle this issue through the development of a yearlong safe driving campaign. One of the many projects she led this year was a three-
week-long seat belt campaign at Asotin High School called, “Buckle Up: Your Family is Waiting for You!” She wanted her peers to understand that the decisions made within a vehicle impact countless others’ lives and those of their family members. The campaign resulted in increased seat belt use among fellow-students, and by the end, 96 percent were arriving to school protected by seat belts.
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PIERCE COUNTY ENGINEER INSTALLED AS NACE PRESIDENT The National Association of County Engineers (NACE) installed Brian Stacy, P.E., County Engineer of Pierce County, Washington, as President during its 2016 Annual Conference, held in Tacoma on April 24 to 28. Stacy announced the primary initiatives to be implemented during his term. “A top priority for NACE continues to be local road safety,” said Stacy. “To help raise its awareness, we’re initiating a David P. Brand Safety Award to recognize an individual who is dedicated to keeping our citizens and road crews safe. Someone like Dave who makes a difference at the national level, combining a dynamic mix of sound science, proven engineering principles, as well as people skills. “Another prominent issue is the FAST Act, specifically ensuring that counties take full advantage of the funding opportunities. The Act increases available funding for locally-owned infrastructure and allows more
That’s a bit higher than our state seat belt use rate of 95 percent. So for the next few weeks, Hay is taking her message statewide and joining the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to encourage drivers across the state to buckle up every time. “Your family is waiting for you,” Hay reminds drivers and passengers. “For their sake, buckle up.” After all, Hay points out, “The use of seat belts has saved the lives
local control over federal highway dollars, so NACE will be involved in DOT’s implementation of various highway programs.” Stacy will serve a one-year term as President, having been elected as PresidentElect in 2015. Stacy has served as County Engineer since 2004. He is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the activities of the Office, including county roads and bridges, waste-water treatment plants, sanitary sewer systems, stormwater systems, solid waste facilities, airports, ferries, water systems, equipment services, and the golf course Chambers Bay, which hosted the 2015 US Open. Stacy began his career at Pierce County in 1990 with the Sewer Utility, where he ultimately served as the Wastewater Utility Manager from 1998- 2004. Over 700 attendees were at the conference, representing county engineers and road officials, exhibitors, and guests from across the U.S. and Canada. Celebrating its 60th Anniversary, NACE is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional association representing nearly 2,000 county engineers, road managers, and related professionals in the U.S. and Canada. NACE advocates for county road officials at the federal level,
of nearly 300,000 Americans since 1975.” Washington law enforcement officers will join the national Click It or Ticket campaign aimed at encouraging everyone to wear their seat belt on every trip. Extra patrols will run from May 23 to June 5. In Pierce County, the Bonney Lake, Fife, Fircrest, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Puyallup, Sumner, Tacoma and University Place Police Departments, the Pierce County Sheriff ’s Department, and the Washington State Patrol will be participating in the extra patrols through the coordination of the Pierce County DUI and Traffic Safety Task Force. These extra patrols are part of Target Zero – striving to end traffic deaths and serious injuries in Washington by 2030. For more information, visit www. targetzero.com. Additional information about the Washington Traffic Safety Commission can be found at www.wtsc. wa.gov.
provides national educational forums, and connects county engineers to their local peers via its state affiliates. In the U.S., local roads account for about 75 percent of highways and roads, or 2.93 million miles. Counties manage 1.74 million miles of those roads while cities and townships account for another 1.19 million miles. Counties also own 231,000 bridges and operate one-third of the nation’s transit systems.
JUDGE TOLLEFSON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM SUPERIOR COURT Judge Brian Tollefson, Pierce County Superior Court’s most senior judge has announced his retirement effective May 31. Tollefson was elected to Superior Court in 1988 and has served continuously in that position without opposition for over twenty-seven years. During that time, he was on the Executive Committee, served as Presiding Judge, and worked on a number of local Superior Court committees during his many years of judicial service. He also has been active in the Washington State Superior Court Judges Association, with membership in several committees and participation on the Board of Trustees
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over his years of service. “Superior Court wishes to express our deep appreciation for Tollefson’s many contributions to Superior Court and the justice system in Washington state,” said Frank Cuthbertson, Superior Court Presiding Judge. “Among his many noteworthy accomplishments, Tollefson has been a leader in bringing cutting-edge new technology to the Court which has resulted in greater efficiency and cost savings. He will be sorely missed by the Judges and staff in Superior Court.” Tollefson is deeply committed to continuing judicial education. As a result, he pursued and earned a Master’s in Judicial Studies from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2009. In 2007, Tollefson joined what is now known as the National Courts & Science Institute and became a Science and Technology Fellow in 2009. Before being elected to the Superior Court bench, Judge Tollefson was an attorney in private law practice for ten years. Prior to private practice, he served for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles T. Wright, Chief Justice, on the Washington Supreme Court. Tollefson’s term runs through 2016.
VEHICLE PROWL AND THEFT Tacoma Police detectives need your help to identify the suspect responsible for a large theft of cash taken during a vehicle prowl. At 3:10 p.m. on March 30th, 2016, the pictured suspect prowled a vehicle parked outside the Union 76 gas station located in the 8200 block of S. Hosmer St. in the City of Tacoma. The suspect entered the store, observed an ATM machine inside the store being serviced, then a bag containing a large amount of immediately exited the store and cash from the vehicle and fled. smashed in a window of the ATM serThe suspect appears to be a viceman’s vehicle. The suspect stole black male in his 20’s, approximately Fridays at 10:30pm on
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Those wiTh noThing To hide, hide noThing A Pierce County judge ruled earlier this week that records Puget Sound Energy officials filed with the City of Tacoma are public documents, but also left PSE with time to appeal that decision before they are actually turned over. PSE had blocked the release of risk assessments and accident scenario data the energy provider filed regarding a planned $275 million liquefied natural gas production and storage facility PSE wants to build at a former U.S. Navy station on Alexander Avenue East in Tacoma’s tideflats. The company wants to build the plant to provide container ships with cleaner-burning natural gas as well as store liquefied natural gas to use during times of extreme weather that would put higher demands on its current supply. Critics worry the eight million gallons of liquefied natural gas at the facility would pose a threat to the waterway and particularly to the thousands of workers and residents in the area surrounding the facility, and claim PSE is downplaying the risks. The risk assement would provide more detailed information about how unrealistic those fears are, but company officials don’t want that information known. PSE used two legal arguments so far to make sure Tacomans don’t know the details behind the risks outside their windows. The first argument the judge rejected was that the release of the information that includes data generated from computer simulations of disasters at the plant would actually make a safe plant less safe by making it a target for possible terrorist attacks. The information, for example, could be used to plan an attack in ways that maximized damage and death. While that might seem like a reasonable post9/11 argument for military and large infrastructure facilities, PSE also claims this facility would be relatively small. So, we are to believe that the gas plant would be both safe when it comes to its risks of accidents, and also large and potentially catestrophic when it comes to protecting its safety record. PSE seemingly shoots down its own “terrorist attack� argument by stating that any disaster would not affect areas outside of a 550-foot “thermal exclusion zone.� The second legal argument is that the information contains trade secrets rival energy providers could use in the highly competitive emergy market. Sure, all businesses have trade secrets. That is a valid argument, but PSE also claims that there isn’t anything particularly unusual about the proposed plant, going so far as to say there are some 100 similar facilities around the nation. For both facts to be true, the plant would have to be both a uniquely innovative facility that corporate spies would love to know all about, and also so ordinary that no one should question its mundane nature. With such sound legal arguments regarding something as trivial as how big of a boom a disaster at the facility would have, it only makes sense that PSE be asked to prove its claims and allay worries people have. And let’s not forget that the Puyallup Tribe has its own lawsuit against the plant, claiming the conclusions in the environmental review were based on faulty information and failed to address waterway concerns.
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By Laura Finley, Ph.D.
It wasn’t the first time. Like most women – 84 percent across 22 countries, in fact – I have been catcalled by random men many times. In a widely shared 2014 experiment, a woman in New York City received 100 catcalls in just 10 hours. But last night was definitely the scariest I have ever experienced. This man amped up his harassment, not only hollering a barrage of “compliments� but following me as well as I walked through an apartment complex. Surely he felt quite clever at the uniquely revolting ways that he described my body and the things he planned to do to me. His amusement at my fear was clear from both his commentary and his demeanor. I am both proud and sad to say I said nothing and responded with a hasty retreat. Upon arriving home, I described what happened to my 12-year-old daughter. I feel good that I sensed that the potential danger with this one was greater than with the typical degenerate that shouts out at women. Some women who have been sexually assaulted by strangers report that they sensed something was off but chose to ignore their feelings. And, I think it was really important to discuss what he did and how I felt with my daughter, who, unfortunately, already has experi-
ence with guys hooting at her. A 2014 survey found that 71 percent of women experience street harassment for the first time between the ages of 11 and 17. More than half of the reporting women had been fondled or groped on the street. What makes me sad, though, is the power this individual ended up having over me. He didn’t change what he was doing or where he was going last night. I did. He doesn’t have that scary experience as background the next time he goes somewhere that is new to him. I do. He didn’t have to hold his tongue out of fear of escalating the situation. I did. Like so many women, I wish I had felt comfortable telling him how unwelcome and repulsive his comments were. I wish I didn’t have to prepare my child for how to handle these things, or mentally ready myself for harassment before I walk somewhere. I wish that women didn’t have to change their lives in any way for fear that someone will do worse than shout out obscenities. One way to address catcalling is to criminalize it. Belgium and Portugal have laws about street harassment and issue fines to offenders, while other countries like Canada and Argentina use existing harassment laws to address it. The U.S. could do the same, but generally does not. Nor do I nec-
essarily believe that these laws will deter men from harassing women on the streets, although it is a sign that the government recognizes the scope of the problem and the seriousness of the issue. More important than criminalizing catcalling, however, is changing the way men are taught to view and talk about women. We need to teach young men that hollering at women just isn’t okay. That a genuine compliment is always nice, but a litany of adjectives to describe women’s anatomy shouted from across the road is not. That they might feel quite cute when they compete with each other to offer up new harangues, but that women do not find them at all witty for doing so. We need to teach young men that true power isn’t about making women fear you. Such conversations need to happen in homes, schools, churches, and other institutions. And they need to happen often, starting at a young age. It’s time we put some more focus on the daily microaggressions that women must endure, rather than treating them as if they’re an inevitable fact of life if you were born with a vagina. Laura Finley, Ph.D., teaches in the Barry University Department of Sociology & Criminology and is syndicated by PeaceVoice.
tAcoMAnS MuSt tuRn the PAge on MethAnoL debAte By Erik Bjornson Tacomans across the political spectrum breathed a sigh of relief with the death of the proposed methanol refinery. Tacoma residents now have an opportunity to come together to plan for the appropriate land use on Port property that supports the health of Tacomans, is environmentally wise, creates jobs and is economically sound. However, Tacoma cannot regulate their land use policies by relying on public protests, citizen initiatives and state legislative bills. Established in 1918, the Port has been the hub for shipping, industrial uses, and a source of family wage jobs. However, a lot has changed since 1918. First, with the advance of technology, larger scaled and more dangerous uses are possible. The proposed methanol plant would have been the largest in the world with unknown environmental and health threat. Second, much housing has been built on or near the Port property since 1918. The entire NE Tacoma neighborhood has been developed recently and is immediately adjacent to the Port. In 2000, the City of
Tacoma approved construction of the Northwest Detention Center which now houses up to 1575 people on the tideflats. Third, Tacoma has only recently had sufficiently good air quality to be removed from the "non-attainment" designation. Additional pollution from the Port could cause the EPA to place Tacoma back into a "nonattainment" designation. Forth, Tacoma has been experiencing water droughts recently. In 2015, TPU requested Tacomans to reduce their water use 10 percent. Fifth, the health and environmental standards and health expectations of Tacomans have changed since 1918. Tacoma residents are no longer willing to live in a city where the Asarco plant spews toxic waste and the stench of industrial activities (ie Tacoma Aroma) are permitted to continue unabated. Many polluted sites that were occupied by industry are still heavily contaminated. Today, far more is known about the health and environmental consequences of chemicals and petroleum products. No one is suggesting that Port property be rezoned to only allow yoga studios and organic tofu restaurants. However, the City of Tacoma can no longer take a laissez-faire attitude
which allows any industrial activity, no matter how dangerous, polluting or water consuming, given the proximity of the Port property to residents. In his recent opinion piece, Tacoma City Council member Robert Thoms states: "My vision is of a city that is less industrial than its past. We can have jobs and commerce and quality of life, but we also must have a better understanding of what the parcels in the port and surrounding area are able to handle, and what are the right projects and zoning to create the future we want." Other councilmembers have made similar public remarks. With public input, the Tacoma Planning Commission should determine the appropriate uses that should be permitted in an industrial zone adjacent to an urban area, which has pre-existing pollution issues and a limited water supply. Examining existing practices of other similarly situated cities would be a good starting point. With the right process and patience, the trust of the public for the city to protect the health of Tacomans could start to be restored. Erik Bjornson is an attorney in Tacoma and the former board chair of the North End Neighborhood.
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quAck. The Duck Daze parade celebrates the end of the rainy season and is a way for the community to come together under one event. The parade will begin at the corner of 27th Street and Bridgeport Way and end in Market Square.
University Place residents can get ready to welcome the summer with the annual Duck Daze celebration on Saturday, June 4 at 10 a.m. The classic community event rolls in with a parade, a car show and a fire station 31 open house. “What Duck Daze and specifically the Duck Parade has always provided, is a family-gathering event. It brings the whole city together for one morning to enjoy the spectacle and joy the parade brings, as well as the comradery within the community,� Mayor Javier Figueroa said. The Duck Parade will begin at 10 a.m. and start at the corner of 27th Street and Bridgeport Way and continues south to 37th Street where it ends in Market Square. The parade celebrates the duck, which has become a bit of a community mascot in University Place. “The Duck Parade began when community members Terry Reim and Dixie Harris thought the community needed an event to celebrate the end of the rainy season as well as the wonderful improvements to Bridgeport Way. The yellow duck was adopted as the symbol of the parade and is now a community mascot,� University Place Executive Assistant Marian Holloway said. The annual UPTown Cruisin’ Association and American Legion Post 138 Car Show will also start at 10 a.m. in front of the UP Civic Building, and is poised to be the biggest one yet, featuring vintage, classic, hot rod, tuner, modern cars and maybe a few
old military vehicles. The proceeds from the show this year will go towards The American Legion Service Officers fund to help local veterans in need and to the U.P. Veterans Flag Plaza project. “The one difference this year is an expanded, bigger than ever UPTown Cruzin Car Show. The car show is a crowd favorite and it will move to Market Square,� Holloway said. If you are interested in participating in the car show, the entry fee is $20, and an application can be found at www.cityofup.com. Trophies will be awarded at 2:30 p.m, and are sponsored by businesses around the city; any business interested in sponsoring a trophy can contact Bob Schwartz at (253) 381-6453 or Charlie Maxwell at (253) 405-9014 for information and an application. Fire Station 31’s open house is the perfect place to bring kids. The house will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the West Pierce Fire & Rescue Headquarters, Station 31. Not only will children have an opportunity to check out actual fire trucks, but families will have the opportunity to talk to firefighters about what it is they do. The Headquarters will also include face painting and temporary tattoos as well as lifejacket and helmet fittings, $14 for life jackets, $7 for bike helmets and $10 for Multi-Sport helmets. Finally, Non-perishable food donations will be collected for local area food banks. The city is hoping Duck Daze will once again bring the community together to celebrate the warm days ahead. For more information, visit www.cityofup.com.
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wAter. Bryan Navarro’s project focused on future growth – like turning many Tacoma parking lots into parks. If you want a diverse education in ecology, psychology, history, art, design, computer graphics, problem solving and policy, not to mention public speaking, a degree in landscape architecture from the School of Design and Construction at Washington State University is just the ticket. Four WSU landscape architecture seniors featured the confluence of these topics in their capstone projects. They recently presented their work to stakeholders of the Puyallup River watershed and received critiques from three landscape architects who are WSU alumni. “The capstone project is a coming together of all the ideas of one’s education and then carrying it further into another condition,” said Jolie Kaytes, associate professor of landscape architecture. “It’s about transformation, seeing the world anew after many things come together.” Kaytes teaches The Confluence, the name of the senior capstone course. This year it focused on the watershed that encompasses three rivers that flow from Mount Rainier through forests and urban areas, including
Tacoma, and ultimately to Commencement Bay and the ocean. Each student studied a different section of the river system. THE VOICE OF THE RIVER Jeremy Auer focused on a section of the watershed where, in the face of rapid development, flooding is a potential hazard. His design solution centered on raising awareness of ecosystem processes and management decisions by connecting people to the Puyallup River through a pair of trail systems. One trail, suspended above the river, would follow the straight channelized flow of the river’s past. The other would allow people to connect directly with the river system while following the meanders of a future, free-flowing river. Auer envisions a mobile app that lets visitors “view” different courses the river has taken. FLUME Flooding and development were also the focus of Andrew Cristiani’s project. He envisions restoring natural floodplains to
a channelized section of the White River that once served as a timber flume. The site is a now defunct golf course that is slated for warehouse development. His design would create riparian wetlands – “biological supermarkets” for wildlife – with engineered log jams, strategically placed boulders, grassy river banks and deciduous trees for fish habitat. A trail system with pocket parks provides ways for people to connect directly with the river and the land. BELOW THE GRATE Taylor Weik’s idea for art installations at industrial, commercial and residential sites in Tacoma, paired with a park in the Foss Waterway, is meant to raise awareness about stormwater pollution. Storm grate sculptures at different urban locations and the waterfront park together underscore the fact that pollution from different sources ends up in Commencement Bay. Design and educational features in the park engage and challenge visitors to understand the science of stormwater pollution as well as their role in solutions.
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PAVING AWAY: TACOMA TO THE BAY If Bryan Navarro had his way, he would turn many of Tacoma’s parking lots into parks, and multistory carparks would have rooftop gardens. His project focused on accommodating future growth and transportation challenges by getting people out of cars and creating green corridors for bicycles and pedestrians. An overpass park that spans the highway and train tracks would connect downtown Tacoma to the waterfront. WHERE TO FROM HERE? Auer and Weik, who are from Bellevue and Renton respectively, hope to work at landscape architecture firms in the Puget Sound region. Los Angeles native Cristiani plans to pursue a mix of landscape design, graphic communication and sound production. Navarro, who was born in Spain but lives in Bellevue, has a job lined up in the research arm of Shanghai Disneyland. After that, he will pursue a master’s degree in urban planning in Spain.
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their dance moves. “I’m having so much fun. We’ve been dancing the whole day and you can really see faces of everyone light up when we change the song or when the princesses come in. It’s been really great,” Daffodil Princess Laura Cronic said during the event. The Yacht Club provided all food and drinks for the event, which included tables of delicious morsels and bowls of punch. If guests didn’t feel like cutting a rug, a karaoke machine was parked right outside across from a handcrafted Cinderella carriage where visitors could get their pictures taken. The idea for the ball came from organizer Bill Foulk and Nancy Williams from the Yacht Club Outreach Committee. Foulk stumbled onto the idea when researching a saber arch for the club. He discovered a ball in Washington, DC that had a similar premise, and decided to bring the event to the Northwest. People jumped on board very quickly. “I thought this would be a really cool thing and I took it to Nancy and within about an hour we had it nailed,” Foulk said. “Last year we had over 100 people and this year was bigger and better.” Once Foulk had the idea in his head, it wasn’t hard to get others motivated, including the Tacoma Police Department, local navy sailors and the Daffodil
Princesses. “We tried to bring in all these community partners and volunteers – we can’t do it alone. We get lots of support from people in the community,” Foulk said. Foulk is so passionate about the ball because he believes it caters to a group of people who are often overlooked in society. “I was a camp counselor at a special needs camp, and it was one of the most wonderful experiences of my life to be able to work with a, gracious, appreciative group of people. It’s just a privilege, and they are such a wonderful group of people, a group that gets overlooked and set aside in our society,” Foulk said. “When I try to get other members of the club motivated about the ball, I say ‘you know if you’re sick of your family and you’re sick of work, you need to come work with these folks because they are most appreciative happy people you can be around.’” Last year more than 150 attendees enjoyed the ball, and this year that number was closer to 200 people dancing the day away to hits ranging from “The Twist” to the “Cupid Shuffle.” “The people who volunteered and participated and put effort in get more from it than they give just for having the opportunity to work with those special needs people,” Faulk said. Faulk is already looking forward to May 2017, when he hopes the third annual ball will continue to bring smiles to everyone involved.
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There’s a limit to how many hens one can keep in a backyard: six. There’s a nifty caveat, however. If neighbors with adjoining yards give their permission, that number can jump to 12. Baugh’s neighbors went along with doubling her hen population, in part because of shameless bribery. “Occasionally, I take the neighbors eggs,” Baugh said. “And if you haven’t tasted fresh eggs, you may not know what an egg tastes like. Store-bought eggs may not arrive on the shelves until more than a month after they’ve been laid. Fresh eggs eaten the same day they’re laid have something the stores can’t give you – flavor.” Baugh’s six hens are all about four years old, the age when egg laying slows or stops entirely. No problem. Spring is the time when she and other chicken-lovers bring in new batches, and that can mean starting with chicks or eggs. Baugh has done both. “I’ve purchased from a breeder who would hatch them and then let you come get them, and breeders who sold the egg and let you hatch them with an incubator,” she said. Clearly, her heart is with the second technique. “I picked up a batch this spring three days after they hatched in a friend’s incubator,” Baugh said. “The sooner you start interacting with them, the tamer they’re going to be.” One of the eggs she purchased this year had a crack in it, so Baugh and a friend tried pouring wax on the crack to stop premature hatching. The result? The runt of the litter, a finelooking Black Copper Maran. “I call him my little crackhead,” Baugh said, picking the chick up. One of Baugh’s hens does a chicken trick. “If I hold a treat about a foot over
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chick mAgnet. Two of Amy Baugh’s treasured chicks – a Crested Cream Legbar and a Black Cooper Maran named Crackhead due to the cracked egg he was born from.
her head, she’ll jump up and get it,” Baugh said. More important for Baugh is building trust with chicks, and she’s done that again this spring – with 17 chicks now a bit more than a month old. She hasn’t named them all – any that turn out to be roosters are “sent to Yelm,” she said. But she can tell most of them apart. The last few years, Baugh tried a new direction in raising chickens. She went for color – in the eggs, not the chickens. Chickens lay a surprising number of colored eggs, from baby blue to chocolate brown, from salmon pink to green. It all depends upon the breed. “Easter Eggers give you a nice blue egg, Black Copper Marans a rich, deep brown and Olive Eggers eggs are green,” Baugh said. Thanks to the selections she has made this year, the next generation of Baugh eggs will look like jewels for a necklace. If her young hens produce an egg a day – and she keeps a dozen hens – that would average 84 eggs a week. “We eat a lot of them, but I’ll sell off
some of the extras to people looking for chicks or just eggs,” Baugh said. Baugh loves the egg colors, but is charmed by her chickens as pets. Late in the afternoon, when the yard is covered in shade, she will let those 17 chicks out. Immediately, they surround her. If she sits, they climb on her. A half dozen essentially cuddle up against her legs, in her lap. They seem to enjoy being petted. If she wanted, Baugh could spoil her flock beyond mere affection. Online websites like backyardchicken.com, mypetchicken.com and chickendiapers.com offer chicken harnesses and leashes, chicken swings, chicken toys and chicken clothing. “I had friends who kept their chickens in their house,” Baugh said. “They used chicken diapers, which I guess can be reused. I’ve never tried them. I like my chickens in the coop or the backyard.” There are plenty of photographs at chickendiapers.com of chickens in multi-colored, multi-patterned diapers. A word of warning: Some things in life, once seen, can never be unseen.
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plant would have consumed more than 10 million gallons of water a day, raising the eyebrows of thousands of city residents and lawmakers who have concerns about the area’s water supply. All Tacoma residents combined use about 13.4
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out against the plant during the early stages of its environmental review. With the plant officially now off the table, Save Tacoma Water volunteers continues to gather signatures for two petitions so that similar developments would have to sway voters rather than just meet environmental standards. “This small group of dedicated volunteers are the heart and soul of Save Tacoma Water - without them, these petitions would not be headed to the ballot,” petition organizer Sherry Bockwinkel said. “They go out daily and most of them work with just one board - though I have been trying to get them to carry more as they would collect so many more. But for them, it's all about educating the signers, not about how many signatures they can get in one hour.” Both petitions have until June 15 to gather their respective number of required signatures from Tacoma voters. The first batch of several thousand signatures will be submitted to the City Clerk’s office on Monday, which
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will provide a mile marker of sorts once those signatures are validated or rejected. Initiative 6 needs 3,160 verified signatures, while Charter Amendment 5 requires 5,559 signatures from registered Tacoma voters. Tacoma Charter Amendment 5 and Tacoma Initiative 6 essentially would require the same thing, a public vote on large waterconsuming projects. The only difference is that Initiative 6 is a “citizen ordinance” that would change city code with a vote in November if enough signatures are gathered while Charter Amendment 5 calls for a change to the city’s charter and would ride a ballot in 2017. A change in city code could be overturned by a simple majority of the City Council after two years, while the city’s charter can only be changed by a vote of the people. An undercurrent of the Save Tacoma Water movement is a tidal shift of sorts away from Tacoma’s “grit city” past of heavy industrial plants such as the former Asarco smelter that left thousands of square miles tainted by arsenic and lead that was allowed to billow into the air before the plant shut down. A rising number of residents call for cleaner and more sustainable commercial activities. “We don’t want another Asarco that’s for sure,” Mike LaFreniere said. “But it’s not at all like we are against jobs.”
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The center still needs about $10 million, but has enough secured dollars to start construction while continuing to raise the remaining amount. “We are confident we are going to get there,� Parks Communications Director Hunter George said. “We just have to get there.� Previous community meetings about what activities and designs neighbors want the center to have called for a number of amenities including, a swimming area with a water slide, a climbing wall, a music recording studio, a teaching kitchen, a social hall and a gymnasium with a fitness center. The center will offer a coffee shop style lobby that will have public computers and Wi-Fi connections. The middle school and center will share open spaces and fields as well as be located close to the walking and biking trails at Swan Creek Park. The center will operate much like the STAR Center in South Tacoma, with some free offerings as well as day passes, memberships, fee-based activities such as classes and programs. Part of the fundraising effort to build the center will be used to control costs since the facility will be located in an area of low median
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for Jackie fight is not over yet. “We’re going to keep fighting for changes to the law so that no other families will have to go through this in the future.� Salyers’ uncle James Rideout said he will be part of a group traveling to Washington, D.C. on May 27 to meet with Department of Justice officials and help move forward on getting our state’s malice law changed. “This is the only state in the U.S. that allows malice,� he said, noting that as a sovereign nation, the Puyallup Tribe must be included in matters that involve government-to-government actions. “We have had no input whatsoever. What’s the point of joint jurisdiction when we have no jurisdiction over this matter? We weren’t included in this investigation in any way, shape or form.� Rideout said any improvements to police accountability is a win for everyone. “We want to help prevent these things from occurring again in the future and make this a better place for everybody,� he said. “Now we’re in the spotlight and it’s time to utilize that so that (Jackie’s) life meant something.� Salyers died on Jan. 28 when Campbell and Joseph were attempting to apprehend Kenneth Wright Jr. who had warrants out for robbery and firearm possession. Acting on a tip that Wright was sitting in a car
incomes and few other recreational outlets. “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. The project also receives enthusiastic community support from the Billy Ray Shirley III Foundation, named for a 17-year-old boy from the neighborhood. He was shot to death in 2011 during a fight at a house party, when Shirley arrived to give a friend a ride home. Shirley had been a community volunteer with eyes on creating a constructive center for children in the neighborhood to have rather than hanging out or getting into trouble. The center will likely be named after him once it opens, but that requires a formal vote of the parks commission. But let’s face it, opposing the naming of the center after Shirley would be decidedly problematic. More information: www.imagineeastside.org.
with Salyers that night, officers arrived on the scene. According to the officers, Salyers accelerated the car towards them and they opened fire. Salyers died and Wright escaped and was apprehended two weeks later. “Facts indicate Officer Campbell fired his gun because he was threatened by the car accelerating toward him,� said Lindquist. “I understand the pain and sorrow felt by those who knew Jacqueline Salyers, but the facts in this case indicate a lawful, though tragic, shooting. I hope having all the facts in the open addresses concerns in our community.� Salyers, 32 and a mother of four, was in the early stages of pregnancy at the time of her death. At a candlelight vigil for Salyers held on April 30, her family gave the unborn baby the name Justice. “And what about baby Justice?� asked Earl. “Baby Justice did nothing in this but no one has mentioned that.� The Prosecutor’s Office’s news release included the following account of the shooting: On Jan. 28 at 11:46 p.m., Campbell and Joseph were attempting to confirm information they received regarding the location of Kenneth Wright, who had arrest warrants for first-degree robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. They saw Wright sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle, which was backed into a parking stall. Joseph parked his patrol car in the road-
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way in front of the vehicle. He exited and walked toward the driver’s side of the vehicle, while Campbell walked toward the passenger’s side of the vehicle, where Wright was seated. With information that Wright was armed, the officers approached the vehicle with their handguns drawn. In full uniform, both officers ordered Wright and the driver, Salyers, to show their hands. Campbell was within five to 10 feet of the front passenger corner of the vehicle when Salyers started the engine. She immediately accelerated forward, turning in the direction of Campbell. He was unable to move to safety due to his close proximity and position in the car’s path. In an attempt to stop the driver from striking him, Campbell fired his gun through the windshield in the direction of the driver. Investigators determined the vehicle was within inches of striking Campbell when he fired. Four rounds struck the windshield and additional rounds went through the passenger windows as the vehicle travelled quickly by Campbell. Salyers was struck four times, including one fatal shot on the right side of her head above her ear. After the vehicle came to a stop, Wright armed himself with a rifle, crawled over Salyers, who was mortally wounded, and
exited the driver’s door. The officers briefly chased Wright on foot, but discontinued the pursuit because they were uncertain if Wright was fleeing the area or taking cover with the intent of firing at them. Campbell and Joseph took cover and waited for backup. Once backup arrived, officers removed Salyers from the vehicle and moved her to a safer location, where Campbell performed CPR on her until medical aid arrived. Salyers was pronounced dead at the scene. An air unit, K-9 team and SWAT officers conducted a six-hour search for Wright, but they were unable to locate him. Investigators found acceleration marks where the vehicle had originally been parked. Inside the vehicle, they located a stolen .45 caliber handgun, as well as several rounds of ammunition. According to Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Clark, Salyers died from a gunshot wound to her head. Clark also determined Salyers had morphine (indicative of probable heroin use) and a potentially fatal level of methamphetamine in her system at the time of her death. On Feb. 15, Wright was arrested at a Tacoma residence. In the room where Wright was staying, police found several firearms, including an assault rifle.
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tHE BOyS Of CHEnEy ARE gEtting tHE jOB DOnE
PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS
SHOCKWAVE. (top) The South Sound FC
men swarm Cody Crook following the defenseman's long blast that got past Spokane's goalkeeper to take a 1-0 lead. (middle) Pacific Lutheran standout Eddie Na lends his blue collar play and attitude to the Shock for the spring and summer. (bottom) Shock women's goalkeeper Takara Mitsui skies for the ball. The PLU junior shutout the hot shooting Shadow in the second half to secure the 2-1 South Sound win.
SOutH SOunD WOmEn SHOCK SpOKAnE, mEn SuffER upSEt By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com
PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS
LEADERS. (top) Starting pitcher Adrian Sampson dishes some heat. The kid from Sammamish didn't get the
win against Omaha, but had a strong outing giving up just 2 runs over 6.2 innings in the Rainiers' 7-5 victory that sealed the series win over the Storm Chasers. (center) Fresh from the Mariners, Luis Sardinas successfully applies the tag at second base. (left-bottom) Tacoma skipper Pat Listach congratulates Rob Brantly on his third home run in four games.(right-bottom) Mike Baxter is quickly becoming a Cheney fan favorite. Baxter hit a walk-off three run home run in the third game against Omaha, and followed it up with another blast the next day. By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com
A hot and dry summer looks to be in the forecast for the South Puget Sound and if you are a baseball fan that means there’s a good chance that you’re going to find yourself at the ballpark taking in a game, or a few before it’s all said and done. Let’s be honest, you’ve probably heard how surprisingly good the Seattle Mariners have been this season. However, there’s a team closer to home that is taking care of business like no other team in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers enter their upcoming four-game home stand against the Iowa Cubs with the most wins in the PCL, and the best record in the PCL’s Pacific Northern Divi-
sion with a 23-16 record, including a rock-solid 14-5 record within the cozy confines of Cheney Stadium. Much like their parent club just to the north, the Rainiers have been winning games with a dramatic flair that has kept baseball fans returning to Tacoma’s hallowed ballpark to the tune of 4,051 fans per game so far. Coming into this season, the word around the country was that the Mariners were probably going to struggle, and furthermore, their farm system was an absolute wreck. So far this season, the situation couldn’t be further in the opposite direction. As of press time for this issue, the Seattle Mariners find themselves with a 22-16 record, and hold a one-game advantage over the second-place Texas Rangers. Despite being swept at home
recently by the dreaded Los Angeles Angels, Seattle is somehow getting it done with a new-look roster, and a newly found lease on life. The Mariners’ Double-A club is the Jackson Generals of the Southern League. The team from Tennessee is currently 22-16 and sitting half a game ahead of the Montgomery Biscuits for the lead in the North Division. Some folks may not give much thought toward a Double-A team, but with several of the Mariners most-coveted prospects doing their work in Tennessee right now, the current state of this “wreck” of a farm system is actually looking pretty good. Baseball over at Cheney Stadium has been awfully exciting recently. Not only did the Rainiers roll out “Throwback Weekend” on the current
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The early season hype of the Spokane Shadow women’s team ran into a heaping dose of reality on Sunday, May 15, as Tacoma’s own South Sound FC sent the east siders back home with a shocking 2-1 victory in Northwest Premier League (NWPL) action. What was originally looking like a “David versus Goliath” sort of match turned into another solid performance by the hometown women, who are now 2-0-1 on the season. Spokane entered the match a perfect 3-0. While records can often be deceiving, the Shadow had seemingly backed it all up by outscoring their opponents by an incredible 23-4 margin in three contests. Coming into the match, the two teams had played against one common foe; the Twin City Union FC. South Sound FC shutout Twin City in the first week of the season by a score of 2-0. The following weekend, Twin City travelled to Spokane and were trounced by a score of 9-0. In the end, the two teams would have to play on the same field, put 11 players on the pitch and push the hype aside for a real match. While the Shadow’s goalkeepers have been extraordinary so far this season, a recent addition to the South Sound FC roster may very well have sealed the deal for what seemed like an unlikely upset at the time. Pacific Lutheran junior Takara Mitsui has taken over duties in the South Sound goal, and rest of the seven-team NWPL will need to take notice quickly. Mitsui isn’t your run of the mill star goalkeeper. In fact, she’s one of the top goalkeepers in the state of Washington, at any level,
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TACOMA’S HOT TICKETS MAY 19-28 PUGET SOUND’S SHIPLEY AND SHELDON HONORED BY TACOMA ATHLETIC COMMISSION
PACIFIC LUTHERAN BASEBALL BEGINS POSTSEASON JOURNEY IN SPOKANE
It has been three weeks since the Pacific Lutheran baseball team captured the Northwest Conference Tournament and earned their second consecutive bid to the NCAA Regionals. Late Sunday, May 15, the team learned they will travel to Spokane to begin play Wednesday in the six-team double-elimination West Regional. "It means a lot to make it back to regionals," said Nolan Soete, PLU head coach. "This is only the third time in PLU history that we have been to a regional. I know that we have had a good program for a long time, but this is a big accomplishment." The Lutes, 26-17 overall, claimed the NWC tournament title with a 6-5 win over Whitworth at the end of April. The team enters regional play with a .289 team batting average to go with a .370 on-base percentage and a .408 slugging percentage. They will open postseason play Wednesday, May 18 against top-seeded Trinity (Texas). The complete West Regional roster includes Cal Lutheran, Case Western Reserve, Whitworth and UT-Tyler. "I think the west is one of the toughest regions in the country. It is very underrated," added Soete. "I am looking forward to an exciting regional. We are going to have to play really well, but we are ready." Tyler Thompson leads the Lute offense with a .542 slugging percentage boosted by 14 doubles and eight home runs. Thompson is also responsible for 33 runs batted in, while Drew Oord has a team-leading .346 batting average, with 12 doubles and three home runs. Brett Johnson is batting .338 with 16 doubles, two triples and two homeruns. Cory Nelson leads the pitching staff with a 6-1 record and 3.40 earned run average. Garrett Brown ranks in the top-10 nationally in saves with 10 coming into the playoffs and a 1.97 earned run average. The NCAA released its 56-team tournament field late Sunday evening, with the teams split between eight regional sites. Four of the regional tournaments have eight teams, while the other four have six teams. The eight winners of the double-elimination tournaments earn the right to advance to the championships at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin, May 22-26. The Trinity Tigers enter the tournament with a 35-7 overall record and head to Washington as the top seed in the west with a team .346 batting average to go with a .423 on-base percentage and a .550 slugging percentage.
The Tacoma Athletic Commission (TAC) honored Puget Sound senior student-athletes Emily Sheldon and Tyler Shipley on Thursday, May 12. TAC recognized the most outstanding collegiate student-athletes in Tacoma for the 2015-16 academic year. Pierce College, Tacoma Community College and Pacific Lutheran were also recognized. Sheldon was a four-year starter for the Logger women's basketball program. She helped lead the Loggers to two consecutive Northwest Conference championship games, and an NCAA Tournament berth. This year's team finished with a conference record of 13-3, good for second in the standing. She was named the 2015-16 Conference Player of the Year, an honor that just two other Logger women's basketball players have accomplished. After leading the team in nearly every statistical category this season, she was named to the D3hoops.com All-West Region First Team, and WBCA All-American Honorable Mention. Sheldon led the Northwest Conference in scoring with 20.2 points per game, which also ranked second in the region. She scored a career-best 34 points during a win at Pacific Lutheran, a mark that stands as the fourth-highest single-game total in Logger history. She concludes her Puget Sound playing career as the fifth leading scorer in program history with 1,452 points. Sheldon was also recently selected as Puget Sound's Alice Bond Most Outstanding Female Student-Athlete of the Year. Shipley broke several Puget Sound records in distance running, and then he broke his own records, on top of that. This past fall he was crowned the NWC Cross Country Champion and he was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association West Region Male Athlete of the Year. He carried that momentum into the winter, where he set the school record in the 5,000-meter run on his way to earning All-American status for his fifth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship. Shipley continued to set school records in the spring, this time setting the standard in the 10k. Shipley became the first NWC student-athlete to win league titles in both the 10k and the 5k for four consecutive years at the outdoor championships. Shipley was this year's recipient of the university's Ben Cheney Award for Most Outstanding Male Student-Athlete of the year. He is anticipated to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship later in May.
FEMME FIANNA SKATES AwAY FROM TRAMPIRES FOR DOCKYARD DERBY DAMES’ TITLE
THURSDAY, MAY 19 – TRACK & FIELD 3A & 4A District Meet French Field, Kent – 3:30 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 19 – BASEBALL Iowa vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 20 – TENNIS Girls’ 3A District Tourney Sprinker Rec. Center – 8 a.m. FRIDAY, MAY 20 – SOFTBALL 3A District Tournament Sprinker Rec Fields – 10 a.m. FRIDAY, MAY 20 – BASEBALL NWAC – Edmonds vs. Columbia Basin Mt. Tahoma HS – 1 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 20 – BASEBALL NWAC – TBA vs. Pierce College Mt. Tahoma HS – 1 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 20 – BASEBALL Iowa vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 21 – TENNIS Girls’ 3A District Tourney Sprinker Rec. Center – 8 a.m. SATURDAY, MAY 21 – SOFTBALL 3A District Tournament Sprinker Rec Fields – 9 a.m. SATURDAY, MAY 21 – TRACK & FIELD 3A & 4A District Meet French Field, Kent – 10 a.m. SATURDAY, MAY 21 – BASEBALL NWAC Regional Tournament Mt. Tahoma HS – 1 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 21 – BASEBALL NWAC Regional Tournament Mt. Tahoma HS – 4 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 21 – BASEBALL Iowa vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 5:05 p.m.
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SUNDAY, MAY 22 – SOCCER Women – Olympic vs. South Sound FC Curtis Viking Stadium – 1 p.m.
FLAT TRACK ACTION. (left photo) Femme Fianna skater Sister Slaughter (#480 with star on helmet) breaks
free of a pack of bloodthirsty Trampires as the Fianna skated their way to victory in the Dockyard Derby Dames' championship bout May 14. (right photo) The Femme Fianna become DYDD's season 10 champions, their second time at the top of the heap. By Dave R. Davison dave@tacomaweekly.com
May 14 marked a milestone in the lore of the Dockyard Derby Dames, Tacoma’s Women’s’ Flat Track Roller Derby league. The night saw the Femme Fianna crowned the league’s season 10 champions as they won a 258-174 victory over the Trampires. The size of the victory is testament to the defensive skills of Femme Fianna’s blockers as much as to the wiles of the Fianna jammers. The lead jammer percentage was evenly split between the two teams. The Fianna won the lead in 22 jams while the Trampires were close behind with 20 lead jams. Defensive play made up the difference. There were several occasions during which the Trampires found themselves in a power jam (with the Fianna jammer relegated to the penalty box and thus unable to either score or call off the jam). Yet the Trampire jammers were effectively stymied by the Fianna blockers, unable to rack up significant point totals. The Fianna’s wall of green kept the undead from drawing blood. The Fianna’s jammers, meanwhile, were able to break through, penetrate, fake out and dance past the Trampire defenses time and again. In the fifth jam of the first held, Fianna MVP jammer Slainbow Brite broke what
had been a close contest wide open with a huge 30-point gain. She repeatedly swept around the track and was able to leap, spin, dodge and sometimes muscle her way through the pack, scoring points every time she left a Trampire in the rearview mirror. Fianna jammers Polly Pocket Knife (the second highest scorer of the night), Penny Tration and Hannibal Deck’er also contributed to the big Fianna score. On the Trampire side, it was Boioioing, Nine Inch Snails and Suzie Homebaker that registered their fair share of points for the undead in black and red. By the end of the first half, the Trampires had pulled to within 17 points of the Femme Fianna. In the second half, however, the Fianna made steady gains, gradually widening the point gap until it was out of reach for the Trampires. DYDD events are marked by the presence of booths selling shirts, totes, buttons and stickers featuring the insignia of the teams and the league. There is also a “party pier” where those over 21 may imbibe in cold, alcoholic beverages. The evening was a visual feast with the stands full of fans all decked out in the regalia of their favorite teams. There was a plentiful wearing o’ the green and Irish-themed insignia for the support-
ers of the victorious Femme Fianna. Bat-winged, sharp-fanged fans in red and black cheered the blood thirsty Trampires. There were also plenty of pirate-related things (including members of the Point Defiance Pirates) showing support for the Marauding Mollys, DYDD’s third team, which opened the night with a bout against Seattle’s Grunge City Rollers. In that contest, Grunge City went home with a 242-103 victory under their belts. Between bouts, there was a bittersweet ceremony to acknowledge the DYDD athletes that are hanging up their skates and retiring with the end of the season. The Marauding Mollys are to bid farewell to Booty Trapp, MzSnowmer and Stella Distraxxion. The Trampires will start next season without Check’r Vitals, Eve Aftermath, Ginger Snap Ya Leg and Judy Asa Punk. Sister Slaughter is departing the Femme Fianna. This is only the second championship taken by Femme Fianna in the decade-long history of the team. The last time the Fianna won was 2009. Trampires are four-time champions having won in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. This year marks the end of Marauding Mollys four-year winning streak that ran 2012-2015. For more information on DYDD visit dockyardderbydames.com. See you all in season 11.
SUNDAY, MAY 22 – BASEBALL Iowa vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 1:35 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 22 – SOCCER Crossfire vs. Sounders U23 Sunset Stadium, Sumner – 2 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 22 – SOCCER Vancouver vs. Sounders Women Starfire Stadium, Tukwila – 2 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 22 – SOCCER Men – Olympic vs. South Sound FC Curtis Viking Stadium – 4 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 26 - TRACK & FIELD State 2A, 3A & 4A Track & Field Meet Mt. Tahoma Stadium – 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 27 – TRACK & FIELD State 2A, 3A & 4A Track & Field Meet Mt. Tahoma Stadium – 11 a.m. SATURDAY, MAY 28 – TRACK & FIELD State 2A, 3A & 4A Track & Field Meet Mt. Tahoma Stadium – 9:30 a.m.
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DEfENDING chAmPION KINGS StOP BENGAlS IN OPENER
PHOTOS BY KEVIN PETERSEN
GRIDIRON. (left) Outside linebacker Isaiah Martin hoists the Puyallup Nation King flag as the players take the field to face their crosstown rivals. The Kings' logo is easily one of the best in the entire Northwest. (right) Wide receiver Dashun Salgado crosses the goal-line with a little flair. the big 6-3 receiver already looks like a strong target for Puyallup quarterback James Tyler III. By Randy Rutledge Tacoma Weekly Correspondent
The Puyallup Nation Kings and their rival Pierce County Bengals of the Western Washington Football Alliance opened their season at Chief Leschi Stadium on Saturday, May 14, in a matchup of the previous two WWFA champs, the Kings being the defending champs and the Bengals having won in 2014. The Kings didn’t wait long to score their first points of the season, finding the end zone on a 15-yard touchdown strike from quarterback James Tyler III to wide reciever Pierre Cullmer that put an exclamation mark on a 56-yard drive to give the Kings a 7-0 lead following the extra point. On the ensuing Bengals possession, Pierce County suffered a bad snap and it was picked up by the Kings’ Vikah
Lefau, who returned it 70 yards for the touchdown to put the Kings up 14-0 with only four minutes off the clock in the first quarter. Both offenses alternated unsuccessful drives until a 32-yard touchdown pass from James Tyler III to Dashun Salgado extended the Kings’ lead to 21-0. However, the Bengals wouldn’t go down quite so easily, capitalizing on the Kings’ inability to convert fourth and seven from their own 18-yard line with a 23-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Octavis Walton to Michael Willis, cutting the deficit to 21-6 heading to halftime. With 5:34 left in the third quarter, the Kings pushed their lead to 24-6 on a 33-yard field goal by kicker Justin Corbray. The Bengals’ comeback attempt was dealt a fatal blow when Walton’s pass was intercepted by Jerome Williams (an All-
Conference safety and return man at Central Washington University) who ran it all the way back 44 yards for the touchdown to stretch the Kings’ lead to 30-6. The Kings attempted a fake extra point, with holder James Tyler III flipping to kicker Justin Corbray for a run up the gut, but he was stopped in the backfield. The Bengals responded with a touchdown of their own, with Ronald Baines, Jr. tipping a pass from his brother quarterback DeAndre Baines (who had entered the game on the previous possession in place of an injured Octavis Walton) into the hands of Robert Edwards, who ran it in for the 16-yard touchdown to make it a two possession game, with the Kings holding a 30-14 lead. The Kings delivered the final dagger on the next possession, with a 50-yard drive highlighted by a 20-yard run by Polo France and punctuated by a 12-yard
touchdown on a screen pass from James Tyler III to Dashun Salgado that put the score at 36-14, where it remained for the rest of the game. Being the first game of the season, neither team was at their best, committing an excess of penalties on seemingly every other play, including the Kings having several long returns called back. Both teams will head north for their next game: the Bengals will square off with the Renton Ravens at 5pm on Saturday, while the Kings will head to Bellingham to take on the Bulldogs on Saturday at 6pm. Puyallup will return home to host the Spokane Wolfpack on Saturday, June 4. Kickoff at Chief Leschi Stadium is set for 6 p.m. Pierce County will return home to host their heated rivals the Puget Sound Outlaws on Saturday, June 4. Kickoff at Sunset Stadium in Sumner is set for 6 p.m.
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BAD SEED. Despite winning the
4A Narrows league championship and finishing the regular season with an impressive 13-1-1 record, the Bellarmine Prep Lions weren't given a shot at the West Central District title. Instead, a ridiculous seeding system had the Lions stuck playing for a third-seed in the district tournament. While the Lions grabbed the third seed by dismantling Mt. Rainier on Saturday, May 14 at Mt. Tahoma Stadium, the 3-0 victory would send them on the road to play one of the best teams in the state. The Lions fell at Skyline 2-1 on Tuesday, May 17 and their remarkable season would end with a 14-2-1 record. Bellarmine's Jordan Williams would score two goals against Mt. Rainier, while Robert Nurmi added a goal. Williams would cap the Lions' season with their final goal against Skyline.
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PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS
LISTEN! (left) Tacoma Rainiers' manager Pat Listach was none-too-pleased with the balls and strikes calls from the home plate umpire Travis Eggert. Listach had
reached his boiling point in the eighth inning and was tossed from the game. Some fans may be surprised to know that Listach was the 1992 American League Rookie of the Year when he played with the Milwaukee Brewers. Listach hit .290 in 149 games and stole 54 bases. He also knew a thing or two about strikes, as he struckout 124 times on the season. (right) The crazy fun that goes on at Cheney Stadium sometimes just leaves one shaking their head and smiling.
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home stand, where our home team wore the uniforms of the Tacoma Giants on May 14 and the Tacoma Tigers on May 15, which included free hats for the fans, but the lategame heroics have left Rainier fans energized and making plans for their next trip to the ballpark. As the Giants, Tacoma found themselves in a real chess match with the Omaha Storm Chasers. Not a lot of hits and not much scoring was going on, so it was going to be a gut check for the players and fans if Tacoma was going to pull off the win. Trailing 2-1 and with one on and one out in the seventh inning,
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and the proof is in her numbers. A two-time NCAA Northwest Conference First Team selection, Mitsui started 20 games for the nationally-ranked Lutes in the fall and went 15-3-2 on the season. In those 20 games, Mitsui allowed just nine goals for a jaw-dropping 0.44 game average, while saving 94 shots on goal. In two matches this season, Mitsui has surrendered a successful penalty kick to Seattle FC and one first-half goal against a Spokane team that entered the match averaging 7.7 goals per game. It looks like the Shock may have very well found their equalizer guarding the nets. South Sound opened up scoring with a penalty kick by Hanna Massee 20 minutes into the match. Spokane would tie the game up nine minutes later on a goal by Sara Cox. Before play reached halftime, the Shock would put through the deciding goal as Jamie Hoffman took a feed from Anna Gentile and found the back of the net for the 2-1 lead, which held throughout the second half. With the victory, the Shock moved into second place with seven points in the standings and trail Spokane (3-0-1) by just two points, and also have a head-to-head victory now in their pockets. Next up for the South Sound women will be a home match against the Olympic Force (0-1-1) at Curtis Viking Stadium in University Place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 22. The South Sound men looked like they were well on their way toward a two-
designate hitter Rob Brantly stepped up to the plate. The lefty launched a shot over the right field fence and the sell-out crowd of 6,295 went absolutely nuts. The late 3-2 victory would be a small taste of even more excitement to come in this home stand. The following day, wearing their gorgeous Tacoma Tiger uniforms, the Rainiers couldn’t muster much offense and dropped the game 4-2 in front of 5,609 fans. This writer grew up with the Tigers, and frankly, I can remember more losses than anything, so this seemed traditional and perhaps par for the course. Monday night would be a real heart stopper for the 2,773 in attendance. Tacoma, back in their regular Rainiers’ attire, found itself trailing 5-0 entering the bottom of the second inning. It was a bit of a chilly night, and let’s
win weekend as they hosted the Spokane Shadow as part of the double header with the women’s team. South Sound had already dispatched Wenatchee FC the previous day with a 3-0 shutout on goals by Luke Broz, P.J. Vargas and J.J. Schmeck. Now it was time to face the twotime Evergreen Premier League (EPLWA) champion Shadow at Harry Lang Stadium in Lakewood. While Spokane would get on the scoreboard first on a goal by Drew Williams 22 minutes into play, the Shock controlled much of the flow of the game. Just before halftime, Cody Crook sent in a deep shot that found its way into the back of the net and the game was tied at 1-1 going into halftime. Fifteen minutes into the second half, Schmeck would loop a beautiful shot over the head of the Spokane goalkeeper Tony Watters and South Sound had a 2-1 advantage. With 15 minutes left in the match, Schmeck would line up for a penalty kick and fired a blast toward the left side of the Shadow goal, only to have it gobbled up by Watters. The blocked shot would give the Shadow new life and the match tilted toward Spokane for the remainder as the reigning champs put two goals into the back of the net following some lax defense by the Shock for the 3-2 comeback win. With the win and the loss over the weekend, the Shock (2-2-0) still moved up to third in the EPLWA standings with six points. South Sound trails Spokane (2-1-1) with seven points and standings leaders Vancouver Victory (3-0-0) with nine points. South Sound will host the Olympic Force (1-2-0) at Curtis Viking Stadium on Sunday, May 29 at 4 p.m.
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be honest, that’s the sort of score that finds fans leaving for the warmth of their homes a little early. Those that remained were treated to none other than a storybook ending. Mike Baxter would pound a solo homerun in the bottom of the second, putting the Rainiers on the scoreboard. Tacoma would then grab another run in the fifth and sixth inning to close the score to 5-3 Omaha. Baxter would find himself approaching the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning with the Rainiers trailing 5-4 after picking up a run off of an RBI single by Chris Taylor. With two men on base, and two out, Baxter would tattoo another shot over the right field wall for a walk-off home run and Tacoma finished the comeback with a 7-5 win. Baxter and Brantly would combine for a couple of homeruns the following day as Tacoma
edged Omaha again 7-5, winning the series against the Storm Chasers for the first time since 2008. Up next for the Rainiers is a four-game home stand against the Iowa Cubs. Tacoma will open the series on Thursday, May 19 at 7:05 p.m. For the adults, this is also a Thirsty Thursday promotion night. Friday night, the 7:05 p.m. game will be followed by a free fireworks show. We don’t need to expound on those details any further. It’s a fireworks show, grab some blankets and get out there. Saturday’s game will start at 5:05 p.m. and Sunday’s series closer will start at 1:35 p.m. Tacoma will then hit the road and won’t return to Cheney until Tuesday, May 31. Visit the Cheney Stadium box office for tickets or go to www.tacomarainiers.com for more details.
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SUPPORT. South Sound FC goalkeeper Evan Munn gets some hang time to
get a mitt on the ball. Munn had an exceptional game rolling for much of the game before a couple of lapses by the Shock defense ended with two Spokane shots finding the back of the net. The Shock look to bounce back against the Olympic Force on Sunday, May 22 at Curtis Viking Stadium at 4 p.m.
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PUYALLUP TRIBAL IMPACT Supporting the Economic Growth of Our Community
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Federal, regional, state and local leaders gathered with the Puyallup Tribal Council last spring 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.
PARTNERING TO ENHANCE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION Partnering with local jurisdictions to improve local transportation, in the past seven years the Tribe has spent more than $40 million on transportation projects and traffic safety services in neighboring areas. These are largely done in collaboration with state and local governments to benefit the region’s growing traffic infrastructure, which helps everyone. Projects range from lighting and safety improvements, to bridges and reconstruction projects, providing hundreds of jobs to local engineers, tradesmen, environmental and cultural resource consultants, construction contractors, and the like. Examples of the Tribe’s expenditures over the past seven years to completed and ongoing projects include: 30TH STREET SAFETY PROJECT, TACOMA Paving, lighting, ADA access, replacement of sidewalks on both sides of 30th Avenue from Portland Avenue to R
Street, and one side of 31st Avenue, including relocation of public utilities. Permitted through the City of Tacoma. The project was completed spring of 2013. 31ST STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT, TACOMA 31st Street is a failed road that has received repavement, curb and stormwater facilities, street trees, and relocation of public utilities. Permitted through the City of Tacoma. The project was completed in summer 2015. EAST ROOSEVELT/EAST WRIGHT STREET IMPROVEMENTS & MAINTENANCE WORK The Tribe committed $15,000 to replace a failing section of Roosevelt that was important for access to the Tribal Health Clinic. A new asphalt overlay was applied, alongside curb improvements and alleyway paving. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING & COLLABORATION
WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS I-5 HOV Project, Tacoma and Fife: Tribal staff has worked with WSDOT regarding HOV improvements on I-5. East Side Community Projects: Tribal staff is working with the City of Tacoma with respect to long-range transportation planning involving several city streets. Additional Transportation Planning and Administration: Tribal staff works in collaboration with a number of federal, state and local government agencies to plan and administer transportation projects in the region. Inspection Services: The Puyallup Tribe pays for City of Tacoma inspectors for road project oversight; fees to exceed $100,000. Port of Tacoma Emergency Response ITS Study: The Puyallup Tribe has committed $75,000 to partner with the City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, and local port businesses to study emergency vehicle response in the Port of Tacoma tide flats area to address safety concerns and increase local police & fire response.
TRIBE, WSDOT PARTNER TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY In keeping with their mutual agreement reached in 2014, the Puyallup Tribe and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) continue to partner on WSDOT’s 3-4 year HOV construction project on Interstate 5 on the Puyallup Indian Reservation. The agreement provides that work will be conducted in a manner respectful of the Tribe’s lands and treaty rights. For example, in late 2015 WSDOT crews focused on several excavation activities with the Tribe’s archaeological monitors present during the work. The agreement further conveys several parcels of land to the Tribe to offset the lost use of lands on which the Tribe has given WSDOT easements for the project. A right of first refusal gives the Tribe an opportunity to purchase additional lands. The agreement deals particularly with replacement of Interstate 5 bridges across the Puyallup River, as the bridges are more than 50 years old and would not withstand the impact of a serious earthquake. The new bridges will provide a much greater degree of safety in such an event, and the HOV lanes will improve transportation significantly in the area. In addition to providing room for one HOV lane on this portion of I-5, as part of this project WSDOT will also rebuild the northbound I-5 Puyallup River Bridge to make it straighter and wider than the existing bridge; improve the I-5/Portland Avenue interchange; and repave all the lanes of northbound I-5 within the project limits. Construction of the first bridge shafts for the new northbound I-5 bridge over the river has started near State Route 167, and work on the new ramp bridge from northbound I-5 to SR 167 is also progressing. Part of the agreement is to protect the fishery habitat and resource and to preserve Tribal members’ opportu-
nity to fish, a right guaranteed by the Treaty of Medicine Creek. To accomplish those goals, WSDOT has focused its work in the Puyallup River at times other than fishing season and fish migration periods. The work will use construction methods that minimize impact on the resource. With the project to rebuild the bridge will come in-water work in the Puyallup River that WSDOT is keeing tribal fishermen informed of. This work includes monitoring equipment for water quality to be placed in the water to meet water quality standards for the river established by the Tribe and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The placement of floating booms will outline an 80-foot channel for boats and behind the booms temporary work platforms will be constructed on both sides of the river. Isolation casings for the in-water bridge piers will also be installed. STATE ROUTE 167 In 2015 Gov. Jay Inslee formally signed a transportation package that will flow $16.2 billion toward roads and transportation routes around the state for the next 16 years. On the roster of projects slated for those dollars is the final leg of State Route 167 that would provide a roadway between the distribution and warehouse hubs of Kent and Auburn to Port of Tacoma waters. The Tribe is working with the state and other partners to ensure that the project remains a top priority and again remains respectful of the Tribe’s lands and treaty rights. The funding package includes $1.85 billion to continue the SR 167 roadway, which currently ends just short of the waterway. The roadway had been first pondered back in the 1970s. Construction started in the 1980s only to stall ever since. It was called a “top priority” for lawmakers for the last generation only to go unfunded year after year for
A computer-enhanced image of what I-5 will look like after the new northbound bridge is complete. Note that both northbound and southbound I-5 traffic will temporarily be shifted onto the new northbound bridge while crews demolish and rebuild the southbound bridge.
the last 25 years. The Tribe, Port officials, business groups and transportation boosters have lobbied for the roadway as a way for the state to be competitive for international shipping traffic, which could avoid transportation delays found through the Puget Sound by routing cargo through Canadian ports and eventually route larger ships through the Panama Canal. Washington is the most trade-dependent state in the nation, with 40 percent of jobs related to international trade. Pierce County is the most trade-dependent county in the state, so any threat to that industry raises alarms for businesses and lawmakers alike. The project will receive $2.5 million between now and 2017 and then ramp up to a peak of $395 million between 2021 and 2023 during the main construction period with a final $200 million between 2029 and 2031 to finalize the work. Washington State Department of Transportation estimates a completed SR 167 could fuel job growth to the tune of $10.1 billion.
For more information about the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, visit www.puyallup-tribe.com.
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ROCK PACK. London's Wolf Alice – featuring Theo Ellis, Ellie Rowsell, Joel Amey and Joff Oddie – will play the Gorge Amphitheatre's Sasquatch Festival on May 27.
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t’s not quite summer yet, but for many regional music fans the Gorge Amphitheatre’s Sasquatch Music Festival is the unofficial kickoff to summer concert season. The festival will draw thousands of hipsters and party animals to the Grant County desert from May 27 to 30 for performances by the Cure, Alabama Shakes, Grimes, Florence and the Machine and more. And one band that definitely should not be missed is London’s Wolf Alice, a quartet that has been making waves since its debut album, “My Love Is Cool,” arrived on our shores in June. Alice will take the Yeti Stage at 8:45 p.m. on May 27, and recently we caught up with guitarist and cofounding member Joff Oddie to talk about his band’s meteoric rise. TACOMA WEEKLY: If I remember correctly, you’re actually somewhere down south. ODDIE: We’re in Miami at the moment. TW: How is the tour going, and what have been the highlights so far? ODDIE: We started off two months ago headlining, doing smaller shows with a band called Slaves from the UK that are friends of ours - just playing smaller towns that we haven’t hit before. Now we’ve jumped straight onto Coachella, and then onto this 1975 support tour, which is quite different from what we were doing before. But it’s cool. It’s all different. We’ve come to steal all of their fans.
TW: You’ve had quite a run since the album came out last summer. What would you point to as the best, worst and weirdest experiences since your profile has blown up this past year? ODDIE: The best and worst? It’s so strange. I remember one of the highlights. We played a show at a venue in London, called the Brixton Academy, which is quite famous. Then the next day we flew out to America. I can’t remember the town it was, but it was the smallest show I think we’ve ever played. So we went from playing a sold out 5,000-seater in London to (playing for) 30 people maybe. That was kind of bizarre. It’s been properly amazing having a go at it again over in the States. It feels like you have to start again here. TW: You’re busy touring the world now, but I wonder if you’ve started to work on the next album, or if there might be new songs on your set list that fans can listen up for. ODDIE: Not on this tour. We played a bit of new material on our headline tour before this. We were testing out some stuff. There’s plenty of new material knocking around. We finish touring properly in September, so we’re really going to knuckle down around then. TW: So that’s when the serious work begins. ODDIE: Oh yeah. TW: Your sound is quite eclectic on the first album, so I can only imagine what direction you’re going in this time. Can you give me an idea of what the new
tracks sound like? ODDIE: Nope. I will wait until the album is done before I say anything about the record. TW: So under wraps, huh. Well, tell me about your process. Do one or two of you bring fully formed songs to the band? Do you work the songs out together in the studio? ODDIE: There’s literally no (plan.) I think that’s kind of what makes everything sound so varied. Some stuff is just jam based, then we kind of arrange it. Some stuff is fully formed songs that people will write, and everyone writes. (It’s) part of what keeps everything kind of different. TW: The band started with you and Ellie (vocalist Rowsell.) How did you guys first meet, and what made you decide you needed to form a band together? ODDIE: (Long pause.) I don’t know, really. We just met through friends. We just played each other a couple of songs, and then it was kind of like, “Do you want to do this?” I think we’d both decided before we met that we wanted to start a band. It was just a lucky coincidence. … We both wanted to make music, but we didn’t really know people that wanted to make the same kind of music. TW: The name of the band is a reference to a story by Angela Carter. What is the significance of that story to you guys? ODDIE: The reason’s a bit more abstract than she’s a girl who was brought up by wolves. There’s all those
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THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE DOES SIZE MATTER? Tacoma Little Theatre will present Neil LaBute’s “Fat Pig” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26. In this funny yet poignant play, directed by Ellen Peters, LaBute continues his exploration of body consciousness in contemporary America. Handsome Tom falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy woman who also happens to be plus-sized. Cornered and pressured to explain his new relationship with his perplexed friends, Tom must come to terms with his own preconceived notions about the importance of conventional good looks. The cast includes Megan Saunders, Niclas Olson, Jacob Tice and Chevi Chung. Tickets are $10; www.tacomalittletheatre.com.
TWO ‘THE WIZ’ Tacoma Musical Playhouse presents “The Wiz” at 8 p.m. Friday, May 20. The
quintessential feel-good musical with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, a witch named Evillene and that charismatic huckster, the Wiz, will light up the stage in this uproarious adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” told through the lens of the African-American experience. With its social commentary, journey of self-discovery and infectious songs like “Ease On Down the Road,” “The Wiz” won seven Tony Awards and had a triumphant four-year run on Broadway; www. tmp.org.
THREE CLASSICAL SHOWCASE The Tacoma Community College orchestra will perform large-scale masterworks by Wagner and Mahler, under the
direction of John Falskow, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20. The program, which will be held in TCC Building No. 2, will include Wagner’s “Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” and Mahler’s “Symphony No. 1.” This free concert is the grand finale for the 2015-16 academic year.
FOUR HUSKY RUN
Join the University of Washington-Tacoma for Dawg Dash 2016, a 5K walk/run through downtown that kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 21. There are prizes for top male and female finishers as well as prizes for first place in age brackets and among UWT faculty/staff participants. Dawg Dash Tacoma is brought to you in partnership with YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties. Learn more and register at www.tacoma. uw.edu/events/content/dawg-dash-tacoma.
FIVE SCIENCE TO GO Design, build, tinker and learn together as you explore the world of automobiles at Family STEM Day: Science to Go!, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at LeMay – America’s Car Museum. Pierce County Library’s Science to Go! backpack program is for youth ages 3 to 9. The backpacks include books and fun experiments that teach Next Generation Science Standards. ACM staff will conduct one of the backpack experiments by making marshmallow launchers to explore the concepts of motion and force. Visitors may also test the physics of speed on the pinewood derby ramp in the Family Zone or enjoy another opportunity to interact with the SOTA Bots and test drive their robots. Free, with Museum admission; www. americascarmuseum.org.
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WEEKLY REWIND
Photos by Bill Bungard Tacoma has been rockin' in May. Among the shows you might have missed over the least couple of weeks are (left to right from top) Andrew Landers and the Mainstream Struggleville (May 6 at Jazzbones); The Soul Spiderz (May 6 at Stonegate Pizza); Vicci Martinez (May 7, Cultura Event Center); Rock & Roll Magic (Dawsons Bar & Grill); Lamar Stillwell of Point Defiance (May 7 at Cultura Event Center); Flora de Luna with Rich Segoiva (May 6 at Louie G's Pizza); Pauly Shore (May 15 at Tacoma Comedy Club); Mistress of Reality (May 13 at Louie G's Pizza).
Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival canceled This year’s Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival has been canceled. Organizer Rich Wetzel issued a press release over the weekend outlining a drop in sponsorship for the event, which was scheduled to take place on July 30 in South Tacoma. “Based on the sponsorship minimum it takes to produce the festival, sadly I have to let everyone know we are canceling the Saturday, July 30, 2016 date for what would have been the 14th annual Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival,” he wrote. “At this point I just want to take some time off and re-evaluate if I want to do the festival again, or some other location or format, or just go back to producing a few special guest artist concerts each year instead with my band.” Founded in 2002, the event moved around to several venues – the Swiss and Harmon taverns, Broadway Center, Freighthouse Square – before landing
in South Tacoma and becoming a block party in 2014. Last summer, the event drew several hundred jazz and blues enthusiasts to a two block stretch of South Tacoma Way, between 54th and 56th streets, with main stage talent that included Tacoma singer-songwriter and NBC-TV “The Voice” alumnus Stephanie Anne Johnson, “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” trumpet player Chuck Findley and Portland soul man Curtis Salgado. After a “precipitous drop” in sponsorship this year, Wetzel established a May deadline for determining whether the event would go forward. He said the festival has cost about $30,000 to put on each of the last two years, a budget that is covered by ticket sales and sponsorships by regional businesses. – Ernest A. Jasmin, Tacoma Weekly
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kind of feral elements that you can draw on in hindsight and stuff like that; but, to be honest, it was literally just a book that was pulled off the shelf, and someone went, “Oh, that works. That sounds pretty cool.” TW: I’m gonna guess this might be your first time at the Gorge. ODDIE: I think so. That’s north of Seattle, right? TW: Actually, you’re gonna be playing in the middle of the desert. It looks kind of like a painting, this venue. ODDIE: Oh really? I didn’t realize it was the desert. We played Coachella a couple of weeks ago, and that was f---ing hot! TW: What was that experience like? Obviously, that’s a huge festival – potentially, 100,000 people that you’re playing for. ODDIE: It was cool, yeah. There’s a lot of prestige attached to Coachella for some reason. It’s definitely a very L.A. kind of music festival. It’s very pruned and pretty, and everything is in it’s right place and very clean. It’s kind of a world away from the UK festivals where everyone’s rolling around on the floor with their eyes rolling into the back of their heads because they’ve done too many pills. The English festivals are usually (where) people’s inhibitions go right out the window.
TW: You might see a bit of that at the Gorge, at Sasquatch Festival. ODDIE: Hopefully, hopefully. TW: It can get pretty wild there. Have you checked out the bill of people you’ll be playing with, and is there anyone in particular you’re looking forward to meeting backstage? ODDIE: I’ll be completely honest, I haven’t seen the lineup yet. TW: Let’s see, I don’t know the day to day, but I know the Cure will be there. I think the Internet will be there. ODDIE: Well, I love the Cure, so that’s good. TW: You mentioned you may go into the studio in September, but what else are you looking forward to for the rest of 2016? ODDIE: We’re gonna be thinking about new music, for sure. And yeah, just festivals. We’re gonna finish this one in the US, go back to Europe and do a load of festivals. We actually come back for Lollapalooza in Chicago. It’ll be fun.
SASQUATCH FESTIVAL May 27 to 30 Gorge Amphitheatre 754 Silica Road NW, George Festival passes are $350 www.sasquatchfestival.com
CAN’T MAKE THE TREK TO SASQUATCH FESTIVAL? HERE ARE FIVE SUMMER FESTIVALS TO MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR THAT ARE CLOSER TO HOME. 253 DRAFT PUNK FEST 2 p.m, June 18 The Swiss Tavern, 1904 Jefferson Ave. The concept is pretty straightforward. “It’s kind of a showcase of music and 253 breweries,” Swiss owner Jack McQuade explained before the events’s inaugural run last year. “We’re gonna close off the street in front of the Swiss and have an outdoor stage all day long.” Organizers released this year’s lineup earlier this week: The DTs, Llama, Sir Coyler & His Asthmatic Band, Twink the Wonderkid, Machine Animal, The Derelicts, Less Than Equals, Trees & Timber, Date Night with Brian, Radio On, The Riffbrokers. There is no admission charge before 8 p.m., then it’s $10 for the inside performances after that. Check www. theswisspub.com for updates. ART ON THE AVE 11 a.m. July 10 Sixth Avenue, between Cedar and Trafton streets The 17th installment of Tacoma’s biggest block party is expected to draw around 10,000 revelers to Sixth Avenue, between Cedar and Trafton streets. Expect some of the biggest names in regional rock, pop and hip-hop, divided between three stages; booking agent Dan Rankin confirmed Pig Snout, Positive Rising and Mechanism with more announcements expected next week, and hinted that “a major artist” might drop by for a Beatles-style rooftop performance, atop Triple C Cannabis Club. Or sign up at the new busking stage and do your own performance. “It’ll be a 20-minute performance for whoever wants to walk up and sign up,” Rankin said. “We’ll have a place for them to put out their tip jar.” The event will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Learn more at www. on6thave.or/art-on-the-ave. BREW FIVE THREE 1 p.m. Aug. 13 Broadway, between 9th and 11th streets Broadway Center’s blues and brews showcase is back. Beer fanatics can
sample sudsy concoctions from dozens of popular brewers from around the region, the likes of 7 Seas, Wingman, Elysian and Schooner Exact. And keeping people up and dancing this year will be The Paul Green Blues Band at 1:30 p.m., Rod Cook and Toast at 3 p.m., Barleywine Revue at 6 p.m. and the Stacey Jones Band at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for drinkers, $10 for designated drivers, and you’ve got to be 21 older to attend; www.broadwaycenter.org. MUSIC AND ART IN WRIGHT PARK Noon Aug. 13 Wright Park, 501 S. I St. Decisions, decisions. One the same day at Brew Five Three is MAWP, the big summer showcase of what’s hot in regional punk, indie-rock and alternative music. This year’s lineup isn’t finalized yet, but performers from last year included Hilltop Rats, Perfect Bombs and the final performance of Olympia’s Full Moon Radio, to give you and idea of what to expect. It’s a family friendly, non-profit event, and you can check in at www.mawptacoma.com to donate or for more info. WASHINGTON STATE FAIR Sept. 2 to 25 Washington State Fair Event Center, 110 Ninth Ave., SW, Puyallup Savor the last days of summer as you “do the Puyallup,” more than three weeks of rides, rodeos and mouth-watering grub. Headlining the Washington State Fair Event Center’s 11,000-seat grandstand this year are Kid Rock (Sept. 3), Tim McGraw (Sept. 4), Jimmy Buffet tribute band, A1A (Sept. 5), Creedence Clearwater Revisited (Sept. 7), Thompson Square (Sept. 9), Chris Janson (Sept. 10), For King & Country and Matt Maher (Sept. 12), DNCE (Sept. 14), Charlie Wilson (Sept. 16), Alan Jackson (Sept. 17), Fiestas Patrias (Sept. 18), Chris Young (Sept. 19), Gavin DeGraw and Andy Grammer (Sept 21), Dierks Bentley (Sept. 22), Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy (Sept. 23), Fo Rida (Sept. 24) and Train. Find show times and ticket prices at www.thefair.com.
CULTURE CORNER
A GUIDE TO THE MUSEUMS OF TACOMA
Museum of the Week: Fort Nisqually Living History Museum Point Defiance Park, 5400 N. Pearl St. Everyday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: FortNisqually.org MAY 2016
This week’s events:
May 21, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Queen Victoria’s Birthday 2016
A merry mood envelops the Fort on this occasion. Both children and adults play games, and many of the Fort’s ladies and gentlemen will be dressed in their finest, 1850s style, at Queen Victoria’s Birthday. At noon, bagpipes will announce the start of the traditional tributes to the queen. The pipes are followed by a musket volley, toasts to the queen, and a cannon salute. Throughout the day, guests can play croquet and other 19th century games. There will be tea, cookies, and lemonade while supplies last. Guests can enjoy live music and a talk and demonstration on mid-century music with Suzanne and Jim. There will also be presentations on Victorian etiquette and ladies’ clothing. Several dozen re-enactors who will be cooking in the kitchen, toiling in the laundry, spinning wool, and hammering in the blacksmith’s shop. Event admission is $5-$8, children 4 and younger admitted free. For more information, call (253) 591-5339.
May 21, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Crafts of the Past: Mid-Century Music with Suzanne and Jim
Suzanne Jaroszynski and Jim Hale’s mid-19th century music will fill the air during the Fort’s celebration of Queen Victoria’s Birthday. The California duo designs performances from research into archived collections of historic music and presents in an informative yet engaging manner. They will be playing and singing throughout the day, with a special presentation at 2 p.m. The couple is deeply committed to learning and sharing the traditions and roots of Americana Music. They travel the U.S. and Canada to research, meet with traditional musicians, and perform. They have delighted audiences for nearly 25 years with their skills on the five-string banjo, acoustic guitar, flute, and courtship dulcimer as well as carefully crafted vocals and homespun humor. Crafts of the Past is sponsored by the Fort Nisqually Foundation and made possible by a grant from the Tacoma Arts Commission. It is free with paid admission.
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ALIVE AND KICKING. (left photo) Head instructor Jimmy Thompson warms up before class at T-Town MMA. (right photo) Max Pearson (foreground) and Tanner (background - last name withheld) warm up. By Matt Kite mattkite@tacomaweekly.com
I love to exercise. I don’t feel right if I don’t get out for my daily run, preferably in the woods or on the track. I also do daily pushups and a whole regimen of dynamic stretches. Lifting weights? Sure. I’ll even exercise on a stationary cycle if you put a TV in front of me. When I’m feeling cheeky, I’ll join my son for a short bike ride to Legendary Doughnuts (the calories burned are always dwarfed by the calories consumed). But as far as some people are concerned, my love of exercise just makes me weird. I get it. You’d rather spend your free time chilling out. You only run if someone is chasing you. And the only thing you lift on a regular basis is a pint of ale. Still, though, you want to be fit – for the sake of your health, your vanity or both. What do you do? What if I told you that not all exercise is boring or repetitive and that you can run, jump and even hit or kick things as part of a workout? Better still, what if that workout gave you all the benefits of more traditional exercise – plus a heaping helping of self-confidence and a side dish of badassery.
That’s what the good folks at T-Town MMA are serving up in Central Tacoma. Jimmy Thompson, head instructor at T-Town MMA, says between 70 and 75 percent of his students attend weekly classes simply to get in shape and learn self-defense, not to become the next kickboxing champion. You don’t have to be in even so-so shape or know the first thing about self-defense to attend kickboxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu or mixed martial arts classes. “A person with little experience can expect to get acquainted with the vibe of the gym” during their first class, says Thompson, a two-time World Pro-AM Champion with black belts in American freestyle karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. “That’s huge. Liking the training and who you are training with is one of the most important things. It’s hard to accomplish much otherwise. Beyond that, a first day in kickboxing would consist of learning how to walk. Sounds funny, but footwork is such a key fundamental. From there, new students learn how to punch and then how to step and punch.” Brazilian jiu-jitsu students, meanwhile, learn what Thompson calls “footwork for the whole body,” plus positions, techniques and drills. Of course, it’s not all fun and roughhousing during classes. Students do their share of pushups, sit-ups and
lunges at a brisk tempo. By practicing various punches and kicks for kickboxing and by learning various grappling maneuvers for Brazilian jiu-jitsu, students are participating in power and speed training that taxes the whole body. “Another thing that it really helps with is bone density,” Thompson says. “We hear about how weight training is important to prevent osteoporosis. Well, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and kickboxing are essentially weight-bearing activities.” Even those training for another event or discipline will benefit from learning martial arts. “When your body is strong and fit,” Thompson notes, “you can simply push harder. You will start to win the small battles – that 200-meter hill at Mile 3. When you are coming out of Point Defiance during the Sound to Narrows and you need to really dig deep up that final 1kilometer hill, that upper body strength helps more than a lot of people would think.” If you’re a cyclist, Thompson says, you’ll notice an improvement in your bike handling and overall flexibility. But perhaps the most important benefit – and one available to any student of the martial arts – is psychological. Everyday problems don’t look so daunting once you’ve mastered an arm bar or a headlock escape.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: JULIÓN ÁLVAREZ Mexican singer-songwriter Julión Álvarez, formerly of Banda MS, will headline the Tacoma Dome on Nov. 18. Expect “El Amor de Su Vida,” “Y Así Fue” and other hits, with a start time of 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now with prices ranging from $63.50 to $163.50. Learn more about that and these other upcoming shows at www.ticketmaster.com, except for where otherwise indicated. • Andrea Bocelli: 7:30 p.m., June 1, KeyArena, Seattle, $75 to $365. • Arsenio Hall: 7:30 p.m., June 4, Pantages Theater, $19 to $69; www.broadwaycenter.org. • 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. • Gritty City Sirens present “Varietese”: 7 p.m., June 25, Tacoma Little Theatre, $20 to $25; www. brownpapertickets.com. • Alice in Chains: 8 p.m., July 8, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, $65.75; www.stgpresents.org. • Brian Regan: 7:30 p.m., July 8, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, $52.50; www. washingtoncenter.org. • Nick Swardson: 7 p.m., July 19 and 20, Tacoma Comedy Club, $37.50 to $50; www. tacomacomedyclub.com. • Travis Tritt: 8:30 p.m., Aug. 6, Emerald Queen Casino, $35 to $85.
• “I Love the ‘90s” featuring Salt N’ Pepa, Color Me Badd and more: 7:30 p.m., Aug. 26, Tacoma Dome, $25.50 to $99.50. • Greg Proops: 8 and 10:30 p.m., Aug. 26 and 27, Tacoma Comedy Club, $16 to $22; www. tacomacomedyclub.com. • Kid Rock with Unkle Kracker: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 3, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $95 to $120, www.thefair. com. • Tim McGraw: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 4, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $85 to $350. • DNCE with Lunchmoney Lewis: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 14, Washington State Fair Event Center, Auburn, $28 to $55, on sale 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21; www.thefair.com.
• Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 23, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $55 to $80; www.thefair.com.
• Charlie Wilson with Joe: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 16, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $45 to $65.
• Flo Rida with Natalie Rose: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 24, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $40 to $68.
• Drake with Future: 7 p.m., Sept. 16, Tacoma Dome, $49.50 to $129.50.
• Sia with Miguel and Alunageorge: 7 p.m., Sept. 29, KeyArena, Seattle, $31 to $121, on sale 10 a.m. Friday, May 20.
• Guns ‘N Roses: 7:30 p.m., Aug. 12, Century Link Field, Seattle, $45 to $250.
• Gavin DeGraw with Andy Grammer: 7 p.m., Sept. 21, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $43 to $65, on sale 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21; www. thefair.com.
• Rod Man: 7:30 and 10 p.m., Aug. 19 and 20, Tacoma Comedy Club, $27.50 to $32.50; www. tacomacomedyclub.com.
• Dierks Bentley with Tucker Beathard: 7:30 p.m,. Sept. 22, Washington State Fair Events Center, Puyallup, $65 to $100; www.thefair.com.
• Def Leppard with REO Speedwagon and Tesla: 7 p.m., Oct. 1, Tacoma Dome, $29.50 to $125. • Five Finger Death Punch with Shinedown, Sixx: A.M., and As Lions: 6 p.m., Nov. 5, Tacoma Dome, $36.75 to $56.75.
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Women of Tacoma, consider this your “trigger warning” for Corey Holcomb’s upcoming shows at Tacoma Comedy Club, six sets scheduled for May 27 to 29; www.tacomacomedyclub.com for details. The 47-year-old comedian revels in stirring up the battle of the sexes, whether he’s taking jabs at “independent women” or joking about what’s really behind erectile dysfunction. “We don’t need Viagra, ladies - we need variety,” he jokes on his 2004 comedy special “The Problem is You.” Recently, we caught up with “the ghetto Dr. Phil” to talk about his no-holdsbarred delivery and a few of his projects, which include a new Showtime special and Comedy Central’s “Black Jesus.” Tacoma Weekly: You definitely seem to like pushing buttons when you’re onstage. When and how did you arrive at the style we’ve come to associate with you? Holcomb: I talk the truth, and in this society the truth is very intimidating to people. So as I have evolved I tell people, “If the truth is something you have issues with, sometimes my show isn’t your cup of tea.” TW: Do you ever get confronted by people who don’t like the stuff you put out there? Holcomb: Of course, I’ve been confronted. They serve alcohol at the shows, and alcohol makes people bolder, in my opinion. A lot of times it’s a woman ... with their husband or boyfriend. It’s a very awkward thing because ... I’m no bully. When some of these women are bold enough to walk in your face it’s an awkward moment, and the only reason it’s awkward is ‘cause cameras are around. (He cracks up.) There’s a way to make somebody get out of your face. TW: And you don’t want to go viral. Then you’ll be on twitter issuing an apology. Holcomb: I try not to apologize. … I do make mistakes, but I watch people apologize for stuff that they shouldn’t be apologizing for. You did it for the right reason. It’s just that in order for you to keep your spot in society, they make you apologize. TW: What’s an example of a celebrity you think
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FRIDAY, MAY 20 THE SWISS: Champagne Sunday, Steve Stefanowicz & Too Many Cooks (chamberpop, folk, rock) 9 p.m., $5-$10 B SHARP COFFEE: David Deacon-Joyner Trio (jazz) 8 p.m., $5-$10, AA CULTURA: Latin Fridays (Latin DJ) 9 p.m. G. DONNALSON’S: Kareem Kandi (jazz) 7:30 p.m., NC, AA GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Harmonious Funk (dance) 9 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Inna Vision, The Steppas, Eli Mac (reggae) 8 p.m., $12-$15 KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC LOUIE G’S: The Mayors, Jericho Hill and guests (rock) 8 p.m., $5, AA REAL ART TACOMA: The Astral Bodies, Kid Whiz, Nemesis, Prep Chambers, Corner Boyz (hip-hop) 5 p.m., $10-$14, AA TACOMA COMEDY: Chad Daniels (comedy) 8, 10:30 p.m., $16-$22, 18+ early show TEMPLE THEATRE: Warren G, Q. Dot, Ayo Dot & The Uppercuts, Ralph Porter (hip-hop, comedy) 7:30 p.m., $20-$75 UNCLE SAM’S: Nothing Sounds Good, Dogger, Downglow (rock) 7 p.m. THE VALLEY: Monoclub (folk) 8 p.m., NC
SATURDAY, MAY 21 DOYLE’S: Sotaria (neo-soul, R&B, funk) 9:30 p.m., NC
G. DONNALSON’S: Good Vibes Trio (jazz) 7:30 p.m., NC, AA GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: The Afrodisiacs (dance) 9 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Positive Rising, High Cieling (reggae) 9 p.m., $10 KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC LOUIE G’S: One Gun Shy, Hellbelly, Rebels Against Wicked, Ariah Christine & Sean Crukendall (rock) 8 p.m., $5, AA NEW FRONTIER: Brandon Birkedahl & The Alibis, James Hunnicut, Jack Rainwater (country, Americana) 9 p.m., $5 REAL ART TACOMA: Colonies, Weeknites, Nyoka, Lips N’ Tongues (indie-rock) 7 p.m., $7-$10, AA THE SWISS: Kry (rock covers) 8 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Chad Daniels (comedy) 8, 10:30 p.m., $16-$22, 18+ early show TACOMA DOME: Life in Color with Knife Party, Tritonal, Louis the Child and Slander (EDM) 8 p.m., $59-$84 UNCLE SAM’S: Michael Hershman (jazz) 8 p.m.
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ANTIQUE SANDWICH CO.: Open mic, 6:30 p.m., $3, AA B SHARP COFFEE: Peeled Bananda (comedy) 7:30 p.m., NC, 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 JAZZBONES: Ha Ha Tuesday with Kool Bubba Ice and Luke Severied (comedy) 8:30 p.m., $5 NORTHERN PACIFIC: Stingy Brim Slim (blues) 7 p.m., NC, AA
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THURSDAY, MAY 26 REAL ART TACOMA: Black Breath, Weekend Nachos, Wreck, Response, Mysterious Skin (metal, rock) 7 p.m., $17-$20, AA
ANTHEM COFFEE: Live Roots (open mic) 5 p.m., NC, AA G. DONNALSON’S: Kareem Kandi (jazz) 8 p.m., NC, AA JAZZBONES: Caskey, Neema206, DJ Thay (hip-hop) 8 p.m., $10-$15 KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC THE SWISS: Barleywine Revue (bluegrass, country) 7 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Louie Foxx (comedy, magic) 8 p.m., $10$16, 18+ UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (blues, rock) 7 p.m., NC THE VALLEY: The Fame Riot, LSD and the Search for God, Sick Sister (pop, indie-rock) 8 p.m., NC
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TW PICK: ‘SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ’ Fri., May 20, 8 p.m. Sat., May 21, 8 p.m. Sun., May 22, 7:30 p.m. Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N. I St.
Tacoma Little Theatre presents Broadway’s longest running musical revue. Leiber and Stoller virtually invented rock ‘n’ roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a PHOTO BY DENNIS K PHOTOGRAPHY golden age of American culture. In an idealized ‘50’s setting, the classic themes of love won, lost and imagined blend with slice-of-life emotions. With nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded, “Smokey Joe’s Café” isn’t just great pop music – it’s compelling musical theatre. Featuring such hits as “Stand By Me,” “Yakety Yak,” “On Broadway,” “Jailhouse Rock” and “Fools Fall in Love” performed by some of the most talented singers in the Puget Sound (pictured here): Ashanti Proctor, Ashley Jackson, Jermaine Lindsay, Nancy Hebert; (second row) Eric Clausell, Bruce Haasl, Melanie Gladstone and Loucas Curry. Price: $22-$26. Info: www.tacomalittletheatre.com; (253) 272-2281 10 PEOPLE WHO CHANGED OUR LIVES Fri., May 20, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S. Through a series of portraits in pencil, Chloe Snell and Emily Miller sought to capture the wisdom, grace, energy and passion of ten teachers at the Tacoma School of the Arts - teachers who have strongly impacted their lives throughout the past four years. Ages: All ages. Price: Free. Info: (253) 292-2001 CITY OF DESTINY POETRY SLAM - LINCOLN EDITION Fri., May 20, 6 p.m. Lincoln High School, 701 S. 37th St. City of Destiny Poetry Slam: Lincoln Edition is open to any poet ages 13-19.Themes for the
slam are: Community, Neighborhood and History. It’s a single round indy slam and only one poem per person. Price: Free. Info: (253) 571-6764 YA IN WA TOUR Fri., May 20, 7-9 p.m. King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave. Join us as we welcome four talented authors of young adult fiction to celebrate their latest books. Kristin Halbrook (“Every Last Promise”), A.R. Kahler (“Shades of Darkness, Ravenborn #1”), Mindi Scott (“The Way Back to You”) and Carly Ann West (“The Murmurings”) will talk about their work, the publishing process and take audience questions; plus there will be giveaways. Price: Free. Info: (253) 272-8801
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STOP WORRYING, START LIVING Mon., May 23, 7-8:30 p.m. Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1501 Pacific Ave. S. Participants will receive teaching and guided meditations to help them let go of their of underlying sources of fear and to open up to a life of great joy, flexibility and confidence. Price: $10 per session; members free. Info: (360) 754-7787 TAHOMA CENTER GALLERY- TACOMA MOUNTAINEERS’ PHOTO GROUP Mon., May 23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Catholic Community Services, 1323 S Yakima Ave. This exhibition presents photographs of cities, shorelines, starlit nights, deserts, mountains and floral still lifes from the Tacoma Branch of the Mountaineers. Price: Free. Info: (253) 502-2617
TOTEMAIRES BARBERSHOP CHORUS Tues., May 24, 7 p.m. Allenmore Golf Course, 2125 S. Cedar St. Come and stop by Allenmore Golf Course to experience the joy of Barbershop singing. Price: Free. Info: (253) 7525135 PRINTMAKING AND PICASSO’S INNOVATIONS Wed., May 25, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Lutheran University, 12180 Park Ave. S. An overview of the history of printmaking leads to a focused discussion of Pablo Picasso’s work in this media. This class will cover Picasso’s work in each major area of printmaking, discussing what
differentiates these processes from each other and how Picasso approached them with innovation and great curiosity. Price: $15. Info: (253) 241-4166 BUFFALO SOLDIERS MUSEUM Wed., May 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Buffalo Soldiers Museum, 1940 S. Wilkenson St. Learn about American History 1866-1944 and the Buffalo Soldiers. The name given to these men because of their service, honor and devotion to the United States. Price: Donations accepted. Info: (253) 272-4257 COMMON THREADS: A GLASS EXPLORATION OF KANTHA EMBROIDERY Thurs., May 26, 10 a.m. Seymour Botanical Conservatory, 316 S. G St. Hilltop Artists students have been hard at work designing and producing glass art inspired by Kantha embroidery - a textile art form from South Asia that tells stories through patterns and symbols. Price: $3 donation. Info: (253) 591-5330 FUCHSIA DISPLAY GARDEN BY TAHOMA FUCHSIA SOCIETY Thurs., May 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Point Defiance Park, 5400 N. Pearl St. The Pacific Northwest has one of the finest climates for growing a large variety of fuchsias. Display gardens help to convey the beautiful varieties of fuchsias that can grow in your yard. Price: Free. Info: (253) 305-1000
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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) Tender feelings unravel from deeper feelings within. You realize that we are all comprised of both good and bad. You seem to be wearing rose-colored glasses with your romantic partners. Tap into those positive feelings and let those people know just how deeply your love runs. TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20) Romantic obsessions or ironclad commitments are possible. If there has been a dalliance happening in your dating life, you find that things are beginning to work on a more serious level. Try to work through any trust issues or paranoia you have out in the open with your partner. GEMINI (May 21 – Jun. 20) You have a laser-like focus on everything that needs to be done right now. You may find yourself working tirelessly to complete projects or to regain good standing with your health. As long as you don’t overdo it, these changes are all positive. Be prepared to relax a little when the mania eases up. CANCER (Jun. 21 – Jul. 22) You may find yourself falling into the rabbit-hole of creative projects. The muse has come back to you, perhaps after taking a short vacation, and you welcome her back with open arms. You may surprise yourself with the quality of work you’re able to create at this time. LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22) You may be called to help out your family or your mother. You internalize a lot more than most people realize, especially in dealing with your childhood. Maternal relationships are dissected meticulously in your head, as you try to figure out how your early years shaped who you are today. VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22) In terms of communication, you’d much rather quietly observe others than actually partake in conversations with them. Right now the only conversations that you feel prompted to engage in are those that are plumbing the depths and examining certain situations. Tread carefully.
LIBRA (Sep. 23 – Oct. 22) Finances become almost an obsession for you as you understand you’ve got grand aspirations that require more than just a bit of coin. Now is a great time to start a savings account and commit to the dreams you’ve been having for years. If any money can be saved instead of spent, that’s what you should do. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) You may find yourself needing a lot more alone time than usual lately. You are the gatekeeper of intense introspection and all that thinking can leave you weary. Take some solitary time off from crowds and prying people. You are going to need the space to recharge yourself to deal with the day-to-day. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Existential thoughts may quietly shuffle in without you realizing. You may find yourself questioning the basic structure of who you are and what your life is, which can be rather startling if you’ve been confident about these things before. Remember that it’s all about interpretation and the story you tell yourself.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) You find yourself scrutinizing your social obligations and acquaintances. You don’t want to waste time with events or people that don’t hold true to the greater good. This week is an opportune time to separate the wheat from the chaff and pour your energy into the things that work. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Career and hard work become your main focus as you wonder what more you can do to further yourself along. Try to stay away from Machiavellian thought processes in your climb to the top. Stay true to yourself and don’t allow for any ulterior motives to diminish who you are. PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20) Dreaming of vacations or just running away lately? Life may be throwing you some curveballs but you’re capable of handling them as long as you have the time to escape into fantasy to deal with them. Try not to get too lost while you’re mentally digging your toes into the sand.
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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
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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
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VOLUNTEERS 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 volunteering, 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) 722-5686. 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 253212-2778. 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 am2:00 pm. Truck volunteers ride along in the truck, deliver furniture to clients and make residential and corporate pickups; they are an essential part of the NWFB Team. To volunteer contact us at info@ nwfurniturebank. org or call 253-3023868. 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. Make a difference in the life of a child! 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. The Tacoma Maritime Institute meets every 4th Monday at the Midland Community Center 1614 99th Street East Tacoma WA Potluck at 6:00, all are welcome. Meeting Starts at 7:00. Call 253-536-4494 CONVERSATION PARTNERS NEEDED Help adults learn to speak English! Mornings, no experience or foreign language skills needed. South Tacoma. Contact Lee Sledd, Madison Family Literacy, 253571-1811. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED If you enjoy helping toddlers learn, you can help us! Seeking retired or experienced volunteers to assist in expanding our capacity and provide quality learning for busy little people. (No diaper changing!) Background check required. Contact Lee Sledd, Madison Family Literacy 253-571-1811 Be a Big Brother! Becoming a Big is a fun and easy way to volunteer in your community and make a BIG difference in the life of a child. There are several program options to fit your schedule and interests, such as meeting your Little at school, going on an outing or attending an agency-planned activity. For more information, visit www. bbbsps.org or call 206.763.9060.
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