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RECALL OR LINDQUIST WHAT'S BETTER FOR PIERCE COUNTY? By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

he Committee to Recall Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist, endorsed by the Pierce County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild, is facing an increasingly steep mountain to gather enough signatures to even put a recall vote on the ballot. The recall committee received the green light to gather signatures to put a recall of Lindquist on the April ballot, after it filed a roster of allegations that included abuse of power, malfeasance and violation of the oath of office. Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Jay Roof determined in August there was enough legal cause in the petition to allow the

campaign to move forward. The petition mentioned 12 allegations, and Roof rejected all but one of them. But it was enough to trigger a signature-gathering effort. Recall Committee President Cheryl Iseberg reports the effort has gathered, after more than four months of work, just over a third of the signatures needed toward the goal of the 38,642 signatures needed to put the recall on a ballot. Signatures are due Feb. 22. The signature threshold is set by state law as 25 percent of the people who voted in the race that elected the official in the first place. The recall effort raised $43,000 and spent $19,000. It has about $40,000 in liabilities that range for legal bills and outstanding loans, according to a State Public Disclosure Commission records in mid-December. About

$17,000 of the loans to the campaign were from Iseberg herself to keep the heart beating in the recall campaign. “I knew I was willing to do some amount (of personal donations to the campaign she oversees), but I didn’t know what that amount would be,” Iseberg said. “I anticipate that I will be paying for this. Unfortunately, that is what we have found is the price of justice in Pierce County.” Iseberg, a self-described political novice and healthcare technology consultant, said she believed that she could file the actual recall paperwork, and Lindquist critics would then donate in droves to fund the $150,000 campaign to remove him from office. That hasn’t happened. u See LINDQUIST / page A6

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W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory, which would allow more room for both viewing opportunities and city-sponsored programs.

Wright Park’s W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory is going to undergo some big renovations in the future, and Metro Parks Tacoma is looking to the public for their input on just what that means. Originally constructed in 1908, the historical conservatory has been slated for improvements since 1992, but a $3 million voter approved bond in 2014 finally gave Metro Parks the opportunity to start planning for renovation and expansion.

The plans would see much needed spatial expansion for the facility. Currently, popular programs take place in the conservatory, which sometimes get in the way of the exhibition nature of the building. Both angles are important, and the only solution appears to be more space for botanical purposes and programs. “This facility is one of those highlight places, the conservatory is obviously special, it’s a landmark, its on the national historic register, but its also a really important programming hub for u See RENOVATION / page A10

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By Derek Shuck

The year that will be 2016 is brewing up to be a big year for the future of Tacoma. There are a roster of key decisions that will be made in the year to come that will affect the City of Destiny for years to come. Here is just a few of them:

With the rapidly approaching 100th anniversary of the Pantages Theater happening in 2018, The Broadway Center is in the middle of a program that will see the historic theatre renovated and ready to last another century by 2019. In February, the next phase of the project will begin with exterior renovations. “Above and beyond, we’re trying to elevate [the Pantages] to its historic standard as well as making it comfortable and functional for modern audiences,” Broadway Center Executive Director David Fischer said.

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Tacoma City Council has already greenlighted plans for Puget Sound Energy to move forward with a liquefied natural gas facility on the Tacoma Tideflats. PSE’s facility would be an 8 million gallon natural gas liquefaction and storage facility built on a 33-acre site of the BlairHylebos Peninsula. The $275 million facility would open by 2018, after environmental review by an alphabet soup of state and federal agencies. But another larger gas plant in the works elsewhere on the tideflats, as well as the cumulative potential troubles with refineries being located in a heavily populated area is raising concerns. Northwest Innovation Works has submitted plans for a $3.4 billion facility that would convert natural gas into methanol at the former Kaiser Aluminum site at 3400 Taylor Way. The plant would process the natural gas into methanol that would then be shipped to China to create olefin for use in plastic containers and cell phone components. It could open as early as 2020 if the permits clear environmental reviews. At full operation, the plant would produce 20,000 tons of methanol daily through four production lines. The facility would use enough electricity to power 320,000 homes. It was initially reported that the plant would require up to 7.8 billion gallons of water per year at full operation – more water than all of Tacoma’s residential users combined. Through ongoing engineering efforts, Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) has identified design features that allow for greater volumes of water to be reused throughout the methanol production process. These design features mean water usage at the facility will be reduced by approximately 28 percent. If both plants are built, the tideflats would be home to two natural gas plants, three oil refineries, the third busiest shipping terminal in the nation and oil train traffic on land that is at sea level and lies in an earthquake zone. Suffice it to say, environmental groups have concerns. A public hearing is set for 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 21 at the Tacoma Convention Center.

LINDQUIST. Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist has been under fire since he took office in 2009, a battle that has only

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

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Bulletin Board 2015 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TALLIES $134 MILLION IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT Pierce County and neighboring counties realized a $134 million boost in total economic impact from the U.S. Open Championship, conducted by the United States Golf Association at Chambers Bay Golf Course June 15-21, a recent study reveals. Commissioned by the USGA and conducted by Pacific Northwest-based economists, the independent report reviewed off-site spending in a myriad of categories, including lodging, food and beverage, shopping, transportation and recreational activities. Data was collected from a variety of sources, including on-site electronic kiosks that surveyed nearly 8,000 spectators on spending habits during the championship week. “No other one week event in the history of the Pacific Northwest has had a greater economic impact,” said Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy. “It was the result of a lot of people working together, including the USGA, Pierce County and our many partners in the community.” Final figures also included direct spending from the USGA and USGA-contracted vendors before, during and after the U.S. Open, totaling $13.9 million statewide. “The 2015 U.S. Open Championship was a collaborative effort between the USGA, state, county and local officials, especially in the areas of tourism, transportation and law enforcement,” said Mike Butz, USGA senior managing director for U.S. Open Championships and Association Relations. “This review validates the success of the championship’s inaugural appearance in the Pacific Northwest and the importance of the relationship built between the USGA and Pierce County.” The 2015 U.S. Open was the second USGA championship hosted by Chambers Bay, following the 2010 U.S. Amateur. More than 260,000 spectators attended the seven-day international golf event. VIDEO NEWS: BEST OF THE LAST 10 YEARS Pierce County News has pulled together to top stories of the last decade. s 2005 The Gig Harbor Marina goes up in smoke s 2006 East Pierce County sees record flooding s 2007 Look back at the opening of the second Tacoma Narrows Bridge s 2008 Italian glass master Lino Tagliapietra visits the Museum of Glass s 2009 A community gathers to remember the four fallen Lakewood police officers s 2010 Tour Pierce County’s old haunted mental hospital s 2011 Tour McNeil Island and go inside the vacant prison s 2012 Clouded leopard cubs at Pt. Defiance enjoy outdoor playtime s 2013 Military mom surprises daughter at Fun Run s 2014 Explore Wilkeson’s coal mining history and historic coke ovens s 2015 Jordan Spieth becomes youngest player since 1923 to win championship The weekly newscast is produced by PCTV. Find it on channel 22 Comcast and Click!, and channel 20 Rainier Connect every day at 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Watch online anytime at www.piercecountytv.org/pcn. Visit PCTV's “Notify Me” page to sign up for alerts when specific shows or council meetings are posted to sign up for updates when PCTV posts new shows or council meetings. CITY TO HOST PUBLIC MEETINGS ON METHANOL PLANT The City of Tacoma will be hosting two public meetings to get feedback on the city’s proposed methanol plant. The first is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, 1500 Broadway. The second is scheduled for Feb. 16 in Northeast Tacoma. The time and location will be posted on the City website as these are determined. Public comments will be accepted on the draft scope developed by City staff and posted on the City website by Feb. 9. At the Jan. 21 meeting, Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) will have representatives and materials available in the foyer to share currently available information beginning at 5 p.m. NWIW proposes to develop and operate the natural gas-to-methanol production plant and export facility on approximately 125 acres at Port of Tacoma. The project objective is the manufacture and shipment of methanol to global markets for use as a feedstock for manufacturing olefins used in the production of plastics and other materials. The purpose of the public meetings is to provide information about the proposed project and to provide an opportunity to make oral comment on the scope of the environmental impact statement. Additionally, written comments will be accepted at this meeting. Comment forms will be available. All submitted comments will be entered in the proposal's environmental review record as scoping comments. Through ongoing engineering efforts, Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) has identified design features that allow for greater volumes of water to be reused throughout the methanol production process. These design features mean water usage at the facility will be reduced by approximately 28 percent. TACOMA SINGING SOCIETY HOLDS AUDITIONS Tacoma Singing Society, with the emphasis on society, is an auditioned choir for adults 21 and over. Singers rehearse (and socialize) in members' homes Tuesday evenings, 7-9 p.m., January through June. Repertoire includes classic choral music from a wide range of singing traditions. TSS is now in its fifth year under the direction of Megan Oberfield, graduate of Westminster Choir College, Music Director for Puget Sound Revels, and Vocal Music Specialist for Tacoma Public Schools. TSS is holding auditions now for all voice parts. Rehearsals begin Jan. 26 for the 2016 season. Auditions for new members will be held by appointment throughout January. Good candidates for the group (responsible, shows up, digs choir music, pleasant to hang out with on a Tuesday night, and has good singing skills) should go to www.sschoiracademy.org/tss-audition-form.html to schedule an audition. Auditions include a prepared piece (unaccompanied), some vocalizing and a friendly chat. For more information on this and other singing opportunities, such as the South Sound Youth Choir, contact South Sound Choir Academy Artistic Director Megan Oberfield at (253) 678-2280.

BROADWAY CENTER HOLDS EVACUATION TRAINING On Jan. 10 at 12:30 p.m., Broadway Center will hold its annual evacuation training, and they need your help. During a free screening of the 1952 musical comedy classic “Road to Bali,” which begins at the Rialto Theatre, the audience will be evacuated at intermission then resume watching the movie at the Pantages Theatre with another evacuation drill during the closing credits. The schedule is as follows: 12:30 p.m. – Rialto doors open 1 p.m. – “Road to Bali” begins in the Rialto An evacuation drill will start halfway through the film and the film will resume in the Pantages following intermission. 2:15 p.m. – Film restarts in the Pantages 3 p.m. – End of film and evacuation drill during credits “Road to Bali” is a song and dance adventure movie starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. The musical follows two fast living musicians who run away to Bali to become deep sea divers in order to escape pursuant fiancés. In their travels through the South Pacific, they fall in love with the same woman, sing some catchy tunes, find sunken treasure, and even escape a man-eating squid! Look for cameos from Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Jane Russell, and Humphrey Bogart. NOBEL HONOREE TO KEYNOTE EVERGREEN CLIMATE EVENT Building on the momentum of the recent climate conference in Paris, and with encouragement from Governor Jay Inslee, The Evergreen State College will convene policy makers, industry leaders, research and advocacy groups together with students, faculty, staff and the greater community on Jan. 13 for a day of talks on climate change and regional solutions. The symposium, entitled “It’s Happening. What Now? Climate Change Research and Action in Washington State,” features Nobel Prize honoree John Byrne, Ph.D. as its keynote speaker. The event takes place at the college’s main campus at 2700 Evergreen Pky. NW in Olympia. The day starts at Evergreen’s Longhouse Education and Cultural Center with panel discussions including representatives from the WA Ocean Acidification Center, the UW Climate Impacts Group, the Pacific Shellfish Institute, the Thurston Climate Action Team and other organizations. Topics include Current Research on Regional Impacts, 10-11 a.m.; Carbon Tax and Cap Policies, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and Regional Solutions-based Action, 1-2 p.m. Rhys Roth, the director of Evergreen’s Center for Sustainable Infrastructure, will speak from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Communications Building Recital Hall. Dr. Byrne’s talk will follow at 4 p.m. John Byrne is director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) and distinguished professor of energy and climate change policy at the University of Delaware. He chairs the Board of the Foundation for Renewable Energy and Environment (FREE), an international organization that promotes energy, water and materials conservation; renewable energy use; environmental resilience and sustainable livelihoods. He has also contributed to the United Nations-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 1992 and shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Panel’s authors and review editors. According to Evergreen’s Director of Sustainability and the event’s organizer, Scott Morgan, Governor Jay Inslee suggested the idea of a climate change symposium to new Evergreen President George Bridges, who took up the task to coincide with the beginning of the 2016 legislative session. Bridges said he was happy to showcase Evergreen’s commitment to sustainability in this way, in the second quarter of his presidency. “Evergreen has long been a leader in all things environmental – from organic farming to sustainable infrastructure,” said Bridges, “and when the governor discussed holding a climate change event on campus, I jumped at the opportunity. It seemed like a natural way to follow up and regionalize the discussions started at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.” The event is free and open to the public. Parking is $2. Event details are available at evergreen.edu/sustainability/ climatejan2016. BBB TALLIES TOP WASHINGTON SCAMS OF 2015 As the construction got underway in 2016, Better Business Bureau has tallied the year’s top scams with the help of Scam Tracker. Investigators collected reports from more than 10,000 consumers nationwide and processed the data using a heat map so that users can see what scams are happening in their area. “Scammers are elusive,” says Tyler Andrew, President and CEO of BBB serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington. “With Scam Tracker, consumers and law enforcement can track fraud in real time and report it so that no one else falls victim.” The top five scams hitting Washington are as follows: 1. IRS Scam. Consumers receive threatening phone calls from someone claiming to be with the IRS. The caller tells the consumer he owes taxes to the government and will be thrown in jail unless he pays. The IRS says they never call people who owe money; instead, they notify debtors via mail. 2. Debt Collections. Fake collection agencies call and claim consumers owe credit card debt. They try to gather personal information such as Social Security and bank account numbers. 3. Imposter Scam. Like the IRS scam, fraudsters pose as a federal agent or law enforcement and then contact unsuspecting consumers to try and obtain their personal information. If the scammers succeed, they’re able to steal identities and commit fraud. 4. Government Grant. Bogus government staffers call to inform consumers they have qualified for a grant, but processing fees must be paid in advance via wire transfer to receive the funds. 5. Tech support. Scammers tell consumers their computers have been hacked and they need to gain access in order to fix it. The scammers end up downloading malware or stealing personal information. Nationally, BBB Scam Tracker also reported the IRS scam at the top. Phony debt collectors, sweepstakes, tech support and the government grant scam rounded off the top five. For a complete list visit BBB’s Top Ten Scams of 2015. Visit bbb.org for business information and visit Scam Tracker to learn about scams in your area or provide information about a scam.

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FURLOUGHED SEX OFFENDER NOW BEING SOUGHT By David Rose Correspondent

Pierce County Sheriff's deputies are searching for convicted sex offender Chris Ramsey. Crime Stoppers of Tacoma-Pierce County is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that DAVID ROSE helps locate him. Ramsey was released from jail for a furlough to attend a funeral for a family member but did not return. “There was a judge who looked at it and approved it and wrote the order that he could get out on furlough to go attend a funeral,” said Det. Ed Troyer. “We let people out for funerals and major family events and especially if they’re not going to be serving a lot of time, because there’s no reason for

them not to come back. He took advantage of us and didn’t come back. Now, he’s facing warrants for unregistered sex offender misdemeanors. We’re sure his family members and friends probably know he’s out running around somewhere so the first person to tell us where he is hiding gets the cash reward.” Ramsey was convicted in 2009 of communication with a minor for immoral purposes. It is a Gross Misdemeanor. He was serving time for failing to register as a sex offender last August. Ramsey is 5'10", 175 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. If you know where he is, call the hot line anonymously at 1-800-222TIPS. Ramsey is one of several wanted sex offenders we will be featuring on Washington’s Most Wanted Friday night at 11pm on Q13 FOX and Saturday night at 10pm on JoeTV.

OFFICER WOUNDS CAR THEFT SUSPECT, PLACED ON LEAVE DURING INVESTIGATION At 2 p.m. on Jan. 3, Tacoma Police were advised of a reported stolen vehicle being driven in the area of Tacoma Mall Blvd. and South 47th Street. An officer in the area observed the vehicle east on 47thStreet. The officer did not pursue due to the street conditions. The officer advised dispatch and observed the stolen vehicle turn on South Cushman. The officer drove in the

area where the vehicle was last observed. He saw the suspect, a white male in his late twenties, on foot in the area of South 47th and Asotin. Two other officers arrived to assist with the contact. The suspect was non-compliant, failed to follow instructions and became combative. As the suspect struggled with the officers, he was able to

PASTOR ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN I want you to be among the first to know that I will be seeking re-election to the Office of Sheriff in 2016. The Sheriff’s Department has built a strong record of accomplishments in the last several years in the face of very difficult circumstances. We are values-led. We have demonstrated effectiveness and cost efficiency. There is a great deal that needs to be done for public safety now that the recession is ending. I will focus on three things: Enhancing trust and cooperation. Inviting the community to be more aware of and involved in public safety issues. Building the Department’s capacity to deliver more service. I hope that I can count on your support as I work to deliver a strong, values-led, independent approach to safety and justice in Pierce County. Paul A. Pastor, Sheriff of Pierce County

enter the driver’s seat of a police vehicle. One officer was still holding onto the suspect when the suspect stepped on the gas and accelerated forward striking a car and a house. The officer was able to take the suspect into custody after the collision. During the incident one officer fired his weapon striking the suspect in the hip. The suspect was transported

to Tacoma General with non-life threatening injuries. Two officers suffered minor injuries. The officer involved in the shooting is a 61-year-old white male who has been employed by the Tacoma Police Department for 25 years. He is on paid administrative leave as is standard procedure. The investigation is on-going.

DOG WALKER FINDS HUMAN REMAINS BY TCC A person walking a dog found by the sports field of Tacoma Community College on Jan. 5, stumbled across a set of bones and called 911. The bones turned out to be human.

Tacoma police are investigating the case as a possible homicide. College classes were not affected by the discovery, which prompted investigators to tape off a second of the wooded area around the school.

CITY LAUNCHING NEW PERMITTING SYSTEM In an effort to streamline the permitting process and improve the customer experience, the City of Tacoma’s Planning and Development Services is launching a new online Tacoma Permits system on Tuesday, Jan. 19. This web-based permitting platform utilizes Accela software and offers a number of efficiencies. Citizens will notice a system change that includes online permit application, online payment processing, permit tracking throughout the entire process and the ability to request an inspection via website or phone. When launched,

this new permitting platform will be available through TacomaPermits.org. To accommodate the installation of the new permitting software the Planning and Development Services Offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 11, through Monday, Jan. 18. During this time frame, no permit applications will be accepted with the exception of emergency applications. For more information including how to pre-register for a Tacoma Permits account, visit cityoftacoma.org/TacomaPermits, email TacomaPermits@cityoftacoma. org or call (253) 591-5030.

A classic episode of ‘Seinfeld’ taught us that you should be careful what you do in your car, as it’s a pretty visible place. Best case scenario you end up like Jerry, who mistakenly had a girlfriend believe he was picking his nose, worse case you end up in jail, like a driver on Jan. 1 traveling down Yakima Ave. The man nearly caused an accident in front of an officer, and was quickly pulled over. However, as the officer was getting out of his car, he noticed the driver switching places with a back seat passenger. The officer didn’t fall for the ruse, and quickly discovered the original driver was trying to hide the discovery of his warrants. He was then arrested for these warrants and booked into Pierce County jail while the new driver was asked to take possession of the vehicle, and then promptly killed the car five times in their attempt to drive the manual vehicle. Compiled by Derek Shuck

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PUYALLUP TRIBAL IMPACT Supporting the Economic Growth of Our Community

State, local and Puyallup tribal officials held a groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 18, 2015 for the next Interstate 5 project in Tacoma that will create a new bridge over the Puyallup River and reconstruct the I-5/State Route-167 interchange, commuter lanes and increase access to tribal properties. Pictured here are (left to right): Puyallup tribal member David Duenas; State Representative Hans Zeiger (R-25); Tacoma Deputy Mayor David Boe; Puyallup Tribal Chairman Bill Sterud; State Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson; Hamilton Construction President Scott Williams; WSDOT Olympic Region Administrator Kevin Dayton; and Kierra Phifer with U.S. Senator Patty Murray’s office.

Considered among the most urban of Native American tribes, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians has grown 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 3,200 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 2013, the Tribe spent more than $461 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 countless 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 welldeserved reputation as “the generous people,” a reflection of the meaning of the Tribe’s very name “Puyallup.”

SALISH INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY CARE CENTER Tribe opens state-of-the-art cancer center in Fife The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has opened a new, state-of-the-art cancer care clinic in Fife. Named the Salish Integrative Oncology Care Center (SIOCC), it is housed in the first floor of the Trans Pacific building that the Tribe has purchased, located at the Interstate 5/Port of Tacoma exit. “It is with full honor and dignity of our Tribal Council, tribal members, reservation and ancestors that I announce the opening of the Salish Integrative Oncology Care Center,” said Puyallup Tribal Chairman Bill Sterud, noting that the center is the first Tribal-owned cancer care center in Indian Country and the United States. Opening the center fulfills the Puyallup Tribe’s vision of bringing integrative cancer care to Native Americans and non-Native Americans alike and to participate in cancer research. The Tribe’s goal is to target national and regional Native Americans fighting cancer. Although SIOCC serves non-Native individuals wanting an integrative approach for cancer treatment, this treatment will not diminish the services provided to Native Americans. Quite the opposite, as treating non-Natives will help ensure a viable and robust program for the underserved Native population. The 8,200-square-foot cancer center has 23 infusion chairs and features numerous amenities to make patients’ time there as comfortable as possible. For example, to help instill a serene atmosphere and peace of mind for patients, chemotherapy treatment rooms offer beautiful views of the majestic Mount Rainier. Outdoor treatment areas will be available in the spring and summer months. SIOCC is staffed by board-certified medical oncologists and naturopathic oncologists, as well as natural cancer care and complementary cancer care practitioners who are experts in providing innovative treatment for most types of cancer. “As the indigenous keepers of the Puyallup Tribe Indian Reservation, we have a strong ancestral bond with nature and creation. We believe that natural healing through traditional roots, berries, herbs and traditional healing can blend with modern oncology practices,” said Chairman Sterud. It is with the foundation of “integrative medicine” that the Puyallup Tribe hired the former providers of Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center to build upon traditional oncology (chemotherapy, radiation and other pharmaceutical treatments) with whole person integrative medicine, including

Named the Salish Integrative Oncology Care Center (SIOCC), it is housed in the first floor of the Trans Pacific building the Tribe has purchased, located at the Interstate 5/Port of Tacoma exit.

naturopathy, acupuncture, Chinese medicine and Native American treatments. “Most of our allopathic community doesn’t believe in how we practice medicine with complementary care,” said Kim M. Sunner, practice administrator. “However, the Puyallup Tribe, which has operated the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority since the early 1970’s, wants to build upon the established and proven success record that mixes traditional and natural healing.” Medical Oncologist Dr. Paolo Paciucci spoke in gratitude for the Puyallup Tribe’s vision and their resolution to sponsor an integrated oncologic care center in a setting of restorative tranquility and to have chosen the providers of the Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center team to carry out this vision. “I am very excited to continue to work with a group of people that practice cancer medicine in a setting that is quite different from that of com-

partmentalized, often fractured and ‘institutionalized’ model of larger oncology centers,” said Dr. Paciucci. “I have come to appreciate the kindness, humanistic and personal care that is delivered by this group of practitioners, nurses, coordinators and patient navigators whose foremost goal is that of delivering individualized and compassionate state-of-the-art medicine.” As Dr. Paciucci pointed out, one does not “cure” ailments with infusions of drugs only. “The friendly atmosphere, the attentive dedication of a team of professionals and the concurrent treatments imparted by a group of exceptional naturopathic practitioners help shatter the negative mythology associated with ‘cancer’ and its often fearful implications,” he said. For more information on the Salish Integrative Oncology Center, call Lauree Ombrellaro, Transition Manager, at (253) 382-6300 or visit www.SalishOncology.com.

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

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HoLidAy SHoPPerS booted Scrooge out of cHriStmAS By Don C. Brunell It was good to be a merchant this Christmas, but it was even better to be a shopper. According to MasterCard Spending Pulse, retail sales were up 8 percent over 2014 while the Bureau of Economic Analysisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; price index shows that product prices were 3 percent lower. Interestingly, a National Retail Federation (NRF) analysis reveals that while fewer dollars than expected came in because of deep pre-holiday discounts, the volume of purchases were up. Simply, while lower prices for sweaters, toys or electronic gadgets brought in less per unit revenue, consumers bought more. Economist Richard Curtin, who compiles consumer sentiment data for the University of Michigan, verified that trend finding that overall buying attitudes were solid due to the lower prices. He noted that purchases of durable goods were at the highest level since 2006. Consumers are willing to spend, but, as has been the case since the end of the recession, they continued to dig for discounts. NRF found a number of factors are behind the lower prices. Inventories were elevated, in part due to the flood of merchandise that came into the country earlier this year after the labor dispute that crippled West Coast seaports ended. However, much of the extra money freed up by lower gasoline prices

has gone to services such as travel and restaurants rather than retail merchandise. That spending came despite the fact that most consumers have seen little in the way of wage increases. Rent, health care costs and even the amount spent on smartphones, tablets and broadband Internet service are all higher and are stretching family budgets. With all this good news heading into 2016, what is the downside? That depends whether you rent space in a mall, have your own store or have a strong on-line presence According to RetailNext, which collects data through analytics software it provides to retailers, malls and local shop owners are reeling from on-line sales competition. Sales at brick and mortar stores dropped 6.7 percent the week before Christmas primarily because foot traffic in the malls declined by 10.4 percent. Shoppers arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in the mood to fight the crowds in the malls or hunt for parking spots. They prefer to login into their computers and buy from websites. FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service were swamped in December with delivering on-line orders. Unanticipated large last minute shopping and extremely bad weather in the Midwest caused delivery delays. Sarah Quinlan, MasterCard Advisors said there is a broader trend toward â&#x20AC;&#x153;experiential shopping.â&#x20AC;? Millennials, who devote over half of

their food spending to restaurants, are more likely to spend on â&#x20AC;&#x153;creating memories rather than buying stuff.â&#x20AC;? There is another complication for retailers who hire a lot of seasonal workers. There is a move to more than double the federal minimum wage and some governors and lawmakers in states like Washington, California and New York want to hike it to $15 an hour. Michael Saltsman, the Employment Policies Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research director, found that a sharp minimum wage increase to $12 resulted in layoffs, business closures, reduced hiring and an accelerated move to replace workers with automation. When you add in increased electricity rates, higher costs for taxes, permits and licenses, and climbing health care and employee benefits expense â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the need to discount prices to compete with internet sales â&#x20AC;&#x201C; store-bound merchants are struggling just to survive. The bottom line is while politicians canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do much about the shift to on-line shopping, they can resist the pressure to pile on costs to brick and mortar merchants that are located in our communities. Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at theBrunells@msn.com.

HAS tHe time come for democrAtizAtion of tHe economy? By Lawrence S. Wittner A study released at the beginning of December by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) reported that Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20 wealthiest individuals own more wealth than roughly half the American population combined â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 152 million people. The startling level of economic inequality in the United States is also highlighted by Forbes, which recently observed that the richest 400 Americans possess more wealth than 62 percent of the American public â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 192 million people. Furthermore, these studies apparently underestimate the concentration of wealth in the United States, for the use of offshore tax havens and legal trusts conceals trillions of dollars that the richest Americans have amassed for themselves and their families. Ironically, the United States has long been depicted as a land of economic equality, with widespread prosperity. Writing from Monticello in 1814, Thomas Jefferson emphasized Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difference from classdivided Europe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The great mass of our population is of laborers; our rich . . . being few, and of moderate wealth,â&#x20AC;? he declared. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the laboring classes possess property, cultivate their own lands, have families, and from the demand for their labor are enabled to exact from the rich . . . such prices as enable them to be fed abundantly, clothed above mere decency, to labor moderately and raise their families.â&#x20AC;? In the early twentieth century, Werner Sombart, a German economist and sociologist, argued that, in the United States, â&#x20AC;&#x153;socialistic Utopias . . . are sent to their doomâ&#x20AC;? on â&#x20AC;&#x153;the reefs of roast beef and apple pie.â&#x20AC;? The â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Dreamâ&#x20AC;? of economic opportunity for all has constantly been invoked, sometimes to avoid a more equitable sharing of the wealth and, at other times, to advance it. Nevertheless, the reality of life in the United States has often fallen short of the American Dream. Certainly, American slaves and their descendants

didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consume much of the roast beef. And there was also substantial economic misery and class strife among other portions of the American population, who labored long hours in factories and mines, experienced high levels of industrial accidents, endured frequent layoffs and unemployment, and lived in squalid slums. What led, at times, to some degree of economic leveling was not a voluntary sharing of the wealth by the richest Americans but, rather, economic struggles by unions and public policy breakthroughs secured by progressive politicians. But, with union strength declining and progressive politics in retreat since the 1980s, economic inequality in the United States has grown by leaps and bounds. In the 1970s, Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wealthiest 0.1 percent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the richest one-thousandth of the population â&#x20AC;&#x201C; owned 7 percent of U.S. household wealth. Today, that figure has risen to 20 percent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; about as much wealth as is possessed, in total, by the bottom 90 percent of Americans. Although the 20 richest Americans, who possess more wealth than about half the American population combined, include some founders of corporations, they are outnumbered by the heirs of families with vast fortunes. The latter individuals include Charles and David Koch (the scions of a wealthy founder of the John Birch Society, with $82 billion between them) and four members of Wal-Martâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walton clan (with $127.6 billion among them). All right, you might say; but does this economic inequality really matter? Well, it certainly matters to those Americans whose economic opportunities have been stunted to facilitate this accumulation and hoarding of vast wealth. Furthermore, as the authors of the IPS study note: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Extreme inequalities of income, wealth and opportunity undermine democracy, social cohesion, economic stability, social mobility, and many other important aspects of our personal and public lives.â&#x20AC;? In addition, â&#x20AC;&#x153;extreme inequality corrodes our democratic system and public trust. It

leads to a breakdown in civic cohesion and social solidarity, which in turn leads to worsened health outcomes. Inequality undercuts social mobility â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and has disastrous effects on the economy.â&#x20AC;? Economic inequality is certainly warping American politics and public policy. In recent years, the wealthy and their corporations have poured enormous financial resources into political campaigns, dwarfing all other sources of campaign funding. In the first phase of the 2016 Presidential election cycle alone, half of total campaign contributions have come from 158 wealthy donors. Not surprisingly, relatively few politicians dare to offend rich donors and their interests. Thus, wealthy rightwingers like the Koch brothers (who have promised to put nearly a billion dollars into the 2016 elections) and Sheldon Adelson (possessing wealth of $26 billion) have far greater influence over public policy than do average Americans. As numerous pollsters have observed, most Americans favor progressive public policies, including raising the minimum wage, taxing the rich, providing free college education, and establishing a single-payer healthcare system. But, when it comes to federal action, these programs remain dead in the water. Will Americans stand up and insist upon sharing their nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wealth more equitably? There are signs, such as the popularity of Bernie Sandersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presidential campaign, that many of them are becoming fed up with economic inequality. Of course, they might be distracted by xenophobia and fear-mongering, which have been promoted assiduously in recent months by pro-corporate politicians. Even so, there are growing indications that Americans favor democracy not only in their politics, but in their economy. Dr. Lawrence Wittner, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is Professor of History emeritus at SUNY/Albany. His latest book is a satirical novel about university corporatization and rebellion, Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Going On at UAardvark?â&#x20AC;?

If Tacomans learned anything in 2015 it is the fact that â&#x20AC;&#x153;regular peopleâ&#x20AC;? have voices in shaping their community. Those voices might not always win the day, but they will sometimes. People complained about driving on city streets that were either downright gravel or one step up from dirt tracks pocked with holes and craters that mimic the lunar landscape. The city council added dollars to road repair, but that just wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough. So two propositions bubbled up to increase taxes to fund an estimated $325 million in road and transportation projects over the next decade. The main fundraising proposition won by just 22 votes with 35,540 ballots. But residents can do more than just vote and hope for the best, since many decisions that affect our daily lives are not directly decided by a majority vote. The fate of the municipally owned Click Network is a case in point. Tacoma Public Utilities officials wanted to lease the $200 million network to a private Internet Service Provider as a way to control what they saw as a money loser that came at the cost of utility customers. The deal first made sense to the TPU commission members, who approved the deal and forwarded it to the City Council for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;final decision.â&#x20AC;? Residents, business owners, union members and regular folks who saw Click as a beacon of civic pride rose up. And they rose up big time. They flooded community meetings every time the issue chugged its way through the review and revision and proposal process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Newâ&#x20AC;? numbers appeared to suggest Click wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t losing money at all and that forward-thinking elected officials might want to take another look not only at keeping Click a city asset but expand it so that it offers phone, Internet and cable television to go head to head with private providers. The idea of leasing out the system is dead, at least for now. The city is now drafting a business plan to expand the network and at least break even financially. That work will be detailed in a report due in April. None of that work to explore an expansion would have happened had voices not cried out for answers and options. Tacoma schools were a national embarrassment just a few years ago. Graduation rates bottomed out at 55 percent. We were failing our children and our future. Rather than shrug it off as just the state of things, Tacomans rallied. People volunteered. Businesses volunteered. Institutions volunteered. Tacoma public schools now have the highest graduation rates since the state kept records on such things and also tops the state average. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;minority gapâ&#x20AC;? between white students and students of color has all but vanished because dedicated staffers, volunteers, teachers and groups sought solutions rather than ways to blame or ignore. And now 2016 has dawned with new issues for residents will voice their thoughts. The most immediate rallying cries concern the proposed methanol refinery slated for the tideflats. The plant would gulp 5,000 gallons of water every minute of every day and use enough power to light 320,000 homes to make a material that would then be shipped to China to make plastic. People have concerns about environmental issues surrounding not only the high use of water and power, but also the fact that a massive plant that uses materials that could potentially go boom being allowed to locate in a heavily populated area might not be the best decision. The plant might still be built, but it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t without a fight. Residents and groups are already lining up for war.

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t Lindquist Iseberg blames the lack of donations on the fear of retaliation by Lindquist and his supporters, since donor names are public documents. “We really thought the attorneys in the ‘confederacy of dunces’ would stand behind us,” she said. “But they are still afraid. I get that. I put a big target on my back. It’s real.” The “confederacy” is a roster of about two dozen attorneys who criticized Lindquist's office in sworn declarations. A whistleblower lawsuit claims Lindquist told his deputy prosecutors to not offer generous plea deals to defendants who hired members of the “confederacy” to defend them in court. Lindquist denies the allegation, but admits to making the “dunces” comment, albeit in passing. Some high-profile attorneys have stepped forward and donated to the recall campaign, most notably famed defense attorney Monte Hester, who has donated $2,000, according to PDC filings. Lindquist’s rival during the 2009 campaign, former deputy prosecutor Bertha Fitzer, donated $1,000. By December, the recall committee was a month behind with filing the required PDC expenditure reports, while still reporting campaign forms that largely show donations of only a few hundred dollars. The lack of filing of expenditure reports prompted PDC campaign watchers to shepherd the recall committee through the process so that it can become compliant with state campaign laws. “It looks like they are a little behind,” PDC spokeswoman Lori Anderson said when questioned about the lack of up-to-date expenditure reports for the recall committee. “They have been operating for six months, so I think they should be past the learning curve at this point.” PDC staffers have since contacted the recall committee about the lack of expenditure reports. Since the disclosure system is largely driven by campaign complaints, staffers don’t monitor campaign financial report filings until such irregularities come to light. They then typically contact campaigns to solve the issue

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– either technical issues with the online filing system or misunderstandings about deadlines – without issuing penalties for not filing the required paperwork, Anderson said. But those could come later if the PDC determines campaign rules were intentionally violated. The seeming lack of fundraising has limited the committee’s ability to pay for professional signature gatherers. The committee also changed who managed those paid signature gatherers early in the process. Tacoma activist Sherry Bockwinkel had coordinated those efforts, but has since left. “I have nothing bad to say about Sherry Bockwinkel,” Iseberg said. “I don’t hold anything against her. I think she put forth her best effort. I think she did the best she could.” The signatures just weren’t coming in fast enough, prompting the campaign to shift gears. The campaign, Iseberg said, now has the target of gaining 11,000 signatures through volunteer efforts and 45,000 through the use of paid workers. Mario Montague had reportedly taken over from Bockwinkel. Montague would not comment. He has since left the campaign as well. Mid-December campaign filings showed no records of payment to him from the recall committee, seemingly giving credence to the perception that the recall effort is having troubles. That said, Iseberg’s projected total would bring about 56,000 signatures, which is over the 39,000 requirement. But the general rule of thumb in such matters is that only about 70 percent of the signatures pass the validation requirements. Signatures are deemed invalid by the Pierce County Auditor’s Election Department if signers are not found to be registered voters or the signatures on the petition don’t match the ones on file, for example. All signatures are inspected, a process that takes about two weeks. Only one signature counts if someone signs more than once. To date however, the recall effort hasn’t submitted any signatures for validation, according to the

“Some people call that politics. I call that public service. I have little patience for laziness and mediocrity. I lead an office that is high achieving and aggressive. Both of those qualities will upset people, and that’s ok. We play hard, but we play by the rules.” – Mark Lindquist Elections Department of the Pierce County Auditor’s Office. Campaigns routinely submit signatures during the collection process as a way to determine validation rates at particular signaturegathering locations and provide for a running tally of qualified signatures. Jerry Gibbs was behind the last successful petition effort in Pierce County. He mounted a campaign to ask voters to kill the county’s plan to build a Pierce County General Services Building at the site of the former Puget Sound Hospital. Voters soundly defeated the county’s efforts. The campaign had a validation rate of 73 percent and spent about $90,000 of which about $1,500 came from Gibbs himself. “I think I have about 10 bucks in the bank,” he said. Gibbs said recall backers approached him the same day the judge allowed the start of signature gathering. He has since provided advice on the petition process to both the recall committee and Lindquist’s supporters. He remains neutral on the matter. “I don’t really have a big position one way or the other,” Gibbs said. “I don’t have a dog in this fight.” He admitted as a matter of disclosure, however, that Lindquist prosecuted a man who stole Gibbs’ identity in 2009, when no one else would take the case. That fact might seem like Gibbs would be a Lindquist supporter, but Gibbs also pointed out Lindquist sued him – at the direction of County Executive Pat McCarthy – in an effort to stop the signature gathering against the General Services Building plans from proceeding. Gibbs said he simply

champions the responsible spending by government agencies and the right of voter-initiated ballot measures, he said, be they recalls, initiatives or referenda. So Gibbs will give advice to either side of an issue. That advice includes such bits as any campaign simply can’t gather enough signatures without paying for them; farmers markets and festivals are great locations to get signatures, while standing outside retail locations might yield signatures, they are often invalidate because they are illegible or from people who aren’t registered voters. Another bit of Gibbs’ advice was that the fear of retaliation -- either real or imaginary -- against donors and petition signers is very real in Pierce County – something the Lindquist recall campaign has long claimed as a reason for the lack of donations. “If they are saying that, I think they are spot on, because I experienced that,” Gibbs said. He noted that his petition staff routinely talked to people who said they supported his petition but were unwilling to sign it or donate money simply because those records are public and could target them for retaliation. With the lack of outdoor festivals, the cold weather, and the apparent lack of an army of paid signature gatherers, he said, the recall committee likely has an almost impossible task to get enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. “During the winter months, people are running back and forth from their cars because of the weather,” Gibbs said. “I just don’t see, logistically, how they can get it done.” Compounding the local weather troubles and the seemingly lack of donations is the fact that paid signature gatherers work around the nation and have largely moved on to warmer states rather than battle the Puget Sound drizzle. “You aren’t going to get people from Florida or California to come up here to work in the rain,” Gibbs said. One of those local petition gatherers is Will Baker, a 20-year veteran of activism in local politics who now works as a paid signature gatherer while not gadflying local governments with claims of corruption and abuse of power. He gathered signatures for Gibbs’ referendum campaign, for example. He said he has also gathered signatures for Lindquist’s recall effort, although he has yet to turn any of them into the committee because of a dispute about how much he should be paid for them. He had no signed contract with the recall committee to gather signatures. He gathered signatures he then hoped to sell to the recall campaign based on verbal agreements. It’s called “wild catting” in the election industry. See, professional signature gatherers are essentially contract laborers who are paid between $1 and $4 per signature, he said, a rate confirmed by industry insiders. The rate often goes up, through the economic principles of supply and

demand. The price goes up as a campaign comes closer to the required threshold. A signature gathered in August, for example, might bring in $1.50. One gained in the winter might go up to $2.50. One submitted as a campaign reaches its deadline could run $4. One way paid gatherers further maximize their incomes is to handle several petitions at the same time, since a person who stops to give one petition signature is likely to sign others, he said. Pro petitioners who work eight hours a day and average just 10 signatures an hour can make $500 a day if they handle two or three petitions at a time and reach set quotas that bump them up to higher per-signature rates. That makes the economics of the recall effort gathering enough signatures more costly as the deadline nears. “They can do it, but it is going to get more expensive,” Baker said. “This is an army of lawyers behind this thing, so they have the money. They just have to open their pockets.” For her part, Bockwinkel said she left the recallLindquist effort to concentrate on a campaign to remove money from politics and to work on the local effort to stop a methanol plant from being built on Tacoma’s tideflats. She painted a picture of the antiLindquist camp as a collection of political novices who wanted to focus more on sign waving and letter writing than fundraising. “You can’t get on the ballot without money,” she said. “This guy is not going to resign because you send him a letter. (The recall campaign) was totally unrealistic from the get go.” Political campaigns, especially citizen-driven efforts, need large donations early in the effort to show future donors the effort can succeed, she said. The recall campaign meetings had moneyed attendees, she said, but they seemed more interested in organizing and strategizing rather than writing donation checks. Recall campaigns are particularly tough because they have to form, raise lots of money and gather thousands of signatures just to get a recall on the ballot. They then have to raise even more money to fund a campaign in hopes of swaying voters in an even shorter time. “There are only 180 days in a petition drive; there are no days off,” Bockwinkel said, noting that most petition drives are coordinated by novices who don’t know the time and dollar demands they require. The Lindquist recall effort is fairly typical in that regard. “Every campaign is a novice campaign.” That’s a fact not lost by Lindquist supporters, his campaign advisor Alex Hays said. Lindquist’s 2018 reelection campaign has raised $18,000 and spent just $7,000, with the election still three years away. His supporters haven’t even mounted an anti-recall campaign. Lindquist had faced a recall in 2011 that failed on legal grounds when it reached the state Supreme Court, after all, and this drive won’t succeed either, they believe. Supporters are confident this recent effort won’t gain enough signatures to even qualify, let alone then turn around and mount a campaign to sway voters to remove him from office, Hays said. “If we thought they were going to qualify, we would be setting up an anti-recall effort,” he said. “We have a 2018 campaign.”

SOME BACK STORY

Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Lindquist has had a storied life. The current cloud of troubles that include lawsuits, ethical investigations

and another recall effort to remove him from office are just the latest chapters in his storybook life. Claims for damages involving Lindquist and his office total some $10 million stemming from claims handled by the same attorney, Joan Mell. And the numbers are growing, along with the legal bills taxpayers are paying. The allegations and cross allegations would make for a real page-turner novel. Lindquist might even write it one day or include them in a reality show he is in talks to create. He already has five crime novels that pull from real life cases after all. This will be one more. “That is a safe bet,” Lindquist said. “I would put money on that.” Before the presses start on that book, however, he has quite a bit of legal troubles to face, including streams of legal filings involving allegations that he is politicizing the office, retaliating against critics and violating the public trust followed by rebuttals and counter claims. Criticism is nothing new for Lindquist, who is unrepentant about his leadership style. “The only way to avoid criticism is to say nothing, do nothing and be nothing,” Lindquist said, quoting the Greek philosopher Aristotle. Mark Evans Lindquist was born and raised in Seattle. He draws his middle name from his mother, a member of the Evans family tree that includes three-term governor Dan J. Evans. Lindquist attended public schools before going to the University of Washington and the University of Southern California. He spent the 1980s as a novelist and screenwriter before returning to the Pacific Northwest to start his career in law at Seattle University Law School, which was in Tacoma at the time. He interned with the Pierce County Prosecutor’s office under John Ladenburg and became a deputy prosecutor in 1995. He met his wife Chelsea in 2007 and moved into a house by Tacoma’s iconic burger joint, Frisco Freeze, where they still live with their 5-year-old daughter, Sloan. Lindquist was appointed by a bipartisan and unanimous vote of the County Council to run the office in 2009. He won election in 2010 and ran unopposed in 2014. “I’m tough against all crimes,” he said, noting as proof that his office files two times as many felony charges as King County does, per capita. “Pierce County has tough challenges, and we need a tough prosecutor.” It’s that volume of cases and his office’s aggressive prosecution, Lindquist said, that also leads to the noted fact that more than half of the cases to be overturned for prosecutorial misconduct since 2012 in Washington involve cases prosecuted by his office. “We aren’t afraid of going to trial on close cases,” he said, adding that the broad label of “prosecutorial misconduct” is a misnomer. A prosecutor’s goodfaith tactic during a trial can be allowed by a presiding judge, he said. Another judge could then tag the same tactic as prosecutorial misconduct rather than judicial misconduct made by the presiding judge.

THE DALSING CASE

A tree rooted in a sexcrime case has branched into his current troubles. The six-year saga in the Dalsing case has sparked a swirl of claims, whistleblower allegations, cross claims and appeals that will likely take years and millions of taxpayer dollars to meander through the legal system, with media outlets u See LINDQUIST / page A7

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He said he continues to talk about the law and the duties of his office at public meetings, community gatherings on top of running an aggressive staff of attorneys. Critics have called him arrogant and void of any ability to accept criticism or dissension. Confronted with what others have said about him, Lindquist stayed on message. “No one is talking about the recall,” he said of people he meets at community forums. “People care about the safety of their children, the safety of their homes and the safety of their neighborhoods. That’s what matters. I stay focused on protecting the citizens of Pierce County and work to make sure the county will always be safe.” As far as member of his own staff filing complaint against him, he has no regrets about how he runs his office. He points out that he changed from a seniority-based promotion system to one based on performance. That change, he said, made some staffers aggressive and high achievers, while making others -- less aggressive prosecutors -- resentful. “Some people call that politics,” he said. “I call that public service. I have little patience for laziness and mediocrity. I lead an office that is high achieving and aggressive. Both of those qualities will upset people, and that’s ok. We play hard, but we play by the rules.”

chronicling the journey. Lynn Dalsing was charged with child rape in 2010. Her sex offender husband and another man were also charged, and later convicted of raping Dalsing’s daughter and two of her friends. Dalsing had spent months in jail. Charges against Dalsing were later dropped. She then sued Pierce County for malicious prosecution. New charges were filed against her in 2014. A judge later dismissed those charges on the grounds that they were a matter of prosecutorial vindictiveness and only filed because Dalsing had sued for damages. The deciding judge noted that the investigation into Dalsing spanned almost three years, stating that Lindquist’s office “was not interested in this information until after the civil lawsuit was filed by the defendant against Pierce County.” Lindquist’s office filed – then withdrew -- an appeal against that ruling saying an appeal would be traumatic to the victim, who is now living with family in Texas. The complicated case now includes not only Dalsing’s lawsuit, but claims of retaliation against a handful of Pierce County Sheriff ’s deputies who were involved in the investigation, whistleblower complaints by members of Lindquist’s office and ethic probes by the Washington State Bar Association, as well as a Pierce County Ethics Commission investigation involving free legal advice Lindquist personally received from a lawyer at Keating, Bucklin and McCormack. That could be a violation of the county’s rules on officials receiving gifts worth more than $25. But that issue gets even more murky because his office then hired the firm, at taxpayer expense, to represent the county in the same dispute. The firm had never done work for the county. That taxpayerfunded work tops $500,000 at last count. The county has spent another $300,000 on the issue as well. The pro bono work, something that is routine in legal circles, had been reviewed by the county’s Civil Division, so he is confident they made the right decision and says the roster of allegations are political theater that doesn’t distract him. “We live in a small community,” Lindquist said of the 800,000 residents of Pierce County. “I think they can figure out what is going on. … I stay focused on public safety and public service. … I stay focused on protecting the citizens of the county,” he said. “Lawsuits are filed against the county for any number of reasons, one of them is political.”

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“The best case scenario would be for Mark to just go,” said Joan Mell, an attorney representing most of the clients alleging misdoings and acts of retaliation by Lindquist and his office, including a $6.5 million claim filed by Deputy Glenda Nissen and a $3.6 million claim filed against the county by retired Deputy Mike Ames. Mell donated $120 to the recall campaign and did some legal work for Iseberg in 2010 to help set up Finn’s Fight, a nonprofit to raise money to assist owners of Labrador Retrievers with Canine Epilepsy. “There is no cap on his expenses as long as he is in charge.” Mell also did some legal work for Lindquist’s predecessor Gerry Horne in the mid-2000s that involved allegations that Horne fired deputy prosecutor Barbara Corey when he learned she was considering a run for his office. Corey won $3 million in a jury trial in 2008. Horne left the office the following year, prompting Lindquist’s appointment. Mell is now representing clients who claim Lindquist retaliates against his critics. She said she has talked to Horne about the swirl of

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legal issues surrounding Lindquist. She said Horne feels Lindquist is tarnishing the office. When contacted for an interview, Horne was short and polite. “I would just rather stay out of it at this point,” he said. “But whatever Joan told you is probably true.” Horne’s predecessor, Ladenburg, hired Lindquist out of law school. He wouldn’t comment much about Lindquist either other than to say that he auctioned off an item at one of Lindquist’s election campaign events last year. “Right now, I am the Interim Court Administrator and cannot get involved in political fights,” he wrote in an email. “Also, the governor has appointed me to the Executive Ethics Commission, and I take office next month to serve two years there. It is possible that some of the problems that Mark is involved in could end up there.” Ladenburg, who left the prosecutor’s office to serve as county executive and is now in private practice, is also the attorney for the Pierce County Newspaper Group, publisher of the Tacoma Weekly. In a further twist in an already complex tale of swerves and side stories, Corey’s attorney against Horne was John “Jack” Connelly. Connelly and Lindquist are friends. Lindquist lists him as a member of Pierce County’s top-tier attorneys who support him, as opposed to the list of “lower-tier” attorneys who don’t. “Mark is a friend, and he is going through tough times right now,” Connelly said. “He has been committed to Pierce County for years, and he takes his job very seriously.” He and Lindquist haven’t talked much about the current state of affairs, he said. “It’s not my job to jump in and give advice,” Connelly said. He, however, offered his own armchair quarterbacking of the situation by noting the extensive media coverage about the allegations, hearings, rulings and appeals hasn’t stopped for months. It now seems to have caused yet more allegations to arise to what Connelly characterized as an “unprecedented” level. “That’s of concern,” he said. “There has been a bit of piling on. People believe where there is smoke, there is fire.” That said, Connelly isn’t ready to give Lindquist a full pass on the allegations against him and his office. “None of us know what the full truth really is,” he said. “These things have to work themselves through, so the truth comes out.”

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s “It is longer than a Harry Potter novel and less based in reality,” Lindquist said of complaint against him that totals some 1,000 pages he says are filled with speculations and theories rather than facts and evidence. s “He (Lindquist) pissed off somebody, and I don’t know who it is,” Gibbs said. “When you run unopposed, you get sloppy, and I think he got sloppy.” s “I’m the one who autographed that sign – as a joke. I was just joking,” said Pierce County Sheriff ’s spokesman Ed Troyer, regarding a recall campaign sign that petition volunteers waved outside of a Lindquist appearance at Kings Books earlier this year. Troyer asked for a recall sign. They gave him one. “They had no idea what I was going to do with it,” he said, noting that he signed Lindquist’s name himself and returned it to the protesters as a joke. The recall effort, however, then auctioned the sign off for more than $1,000, listing Lindquist as a high-dollar donor to his own recall effort. That prompted a PDC investigation. s “My opponents fabricated that claim in 2010. That shows you how low they are willing to go,” Lindquist said, concerning an allegation that he once said the murders of four Lakewood Police Department officers: Mark Renninger, Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards on Nov. 29, 2009, was worth $100,000 of publicity for his campaign because of the media attention the deaths created. s “I may choose to turn over my personal and communications, but the government doesn’t have the right to that personal and political communication. Everyone has the right to their personal and political communications,” Lindquist said, noting that privacy holds true even if those communications are between him and members of his staff, saying that people don’t give up their right of privacy because they chose public service careers. “We turned over everything we possessed that was related to work. We have gone above and beyond what was required… At what point do you say, ‘No. You don’t get these communications between my wife and I about our babysitter.’” s “Is he (Lindquist) crooked? Yeah. Should he be recalled? Yeah,” Baker said. “But I’m not blind to history. They are all black hats. There is nothing new here.” s “Adversity is a blessing,” Lindquist said. “My supporters have been galvanized by this and have become wiser and stronger.” The cases for and against Lindquist and his office are complex, nuanced and often intertwined. What are your thoughts? Go to TacomaWeekly.com to take a quick poll about the issue.

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‘all in’ plan FoR click Set FoR apRil The real work begins now that the Tacoma City Council has voted to gather industry experts and stakeholders to explore a business plan to expand the city-owned Click fiber optic network to begin offering phone, cable and Internet access directly to residents. Tacoma Public Utility officials had wanted to lease out the system for $2 million a year for 40 years. The “all in” option, according to Tacoma Public Utilities projections, would cost $31.6 million over five years. It could start turning a profit after eight years under those projections. A business plan would refine those projections and is due in April. Some 1,200 people signed a “Save Click” petition that was presented to the city. No one presented, or even formed, a petition backing the lease idea. That fact makes the future a big story for 2016.

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OLD CITY HALL. Destination hotel and pub developer McMenamins is in negotiations to buy and renovate Old City Hall, next door to the former Elks Lodge that the Portland-based company is currently renovating.

RaiSe a pint to McMenaMinS – twice McMenamins of Portland, Ore. is negotiating exclusively with the City of Tacoma to redevelop Old City Hall into a 60-room boutique hotel. The complex would include four signature bars showcasing the jailhouse, clock tower and rooftop greenhouse; a rooftop restaurant; soaking pools; community/private meeting and event spaces; and a gift shop at the historic landmark site in downtown Tacoma. The working renovation timeline being negotiated calls

for McMenamins to lease Old City Hall starting in 2016 with an option to buy the site outright by 2019. The developers would focus on its Elks building renovations during that time, with an opening of 2017. McMenamins had bought the former Elks Lodge a few years ago but stalled its renovation plans for a boutique hotel and entertainment venue to finish another project in Bothell, which is now complete. Renovations of the Elks building are now underway with Old City Hall repairs waiting in the wings.

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LINK. The routing of the light rail to

the Hilltop will mean a loss of parking spaces.

The rough design work needed for the Link light rail line expansion from Commerce Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Way and 19th Street shows a loss of about 60 parking spaces along the route. The expansion would add 2.4 miles from Commerce to Stadium Way and up Division Avenue to MLK with a terminus at 19th Street. The end station would actually be at 18th Street since about half of the block from 18th to 19th would be used for the trains to shift from one set of tracks to another. The switchback is basically a big Y with a station in the middle. People would disembark at 18th Street while traffic waited behind the train. The train would then move forward to another platform for the driver to stop and go to the opposite side of the train and wait for a green light to advance to the other side of the station for people to board. Initial estimates projected a loss of about 50 parking spaces along the route, but that number has grown to 68. So the work now will include ways to bring that number down or create parking spaces elsewhere. A combination of grants and Sound Transit dollars will fund the expansion of the route itself. The City of Tacoma, for example, received word that it was awarded a $15 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, grant. Sound Transit is contributing $50 million from the voter-approved ST2 tax revenues, and then $75 million will come from Federal Transit Administration Small Starts funding that is part of President Barack Obama’s 2016 budget proposal to Congress.

SCHOOL. Tacoma has a graduation rate of 82.6 percent, the highest rate since tracking started in 2003, but also 5 percent higher than the statewide average.

Tacoma public schools have a high school graduation rate of 82.6 percent. That is not only the highest rate since the state began tracking rates in 2003 but also shows the fifth straight year of gains toward the district’s goal of 85 percent by 2020. On top of the sharp increase in graduation rates at each of the district’s nine high schools is the narrowing of what some have called the “education gap” between white students and students of color to just 4 percent. Those stats have come through hard work, partnerships and volunteers dating

back three years as a way to improve student learning. The district had graduation rates hovering at 55 percent at the time. But more successes are expected in years to come. Educational funding at the state level will also gain headlines as lawmakers keep ways to fund charter schools following a Washington Supreme Court ruling that their use of public dollars was unconstitutional. And of course, there is the mess about state lawmakers being held for contempt of court for not developing a plan to fully fund education under the landmark McCleary decision.

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BILLBOARDS. The city is preparing to enforce the billboard rules that prompted a lawsuit and a host of groups tasked with developing recommendations.

Tacoma’s battle over billboards was first hoped to become a thing of the past by a plan drafted from recommendations to the city council from the Planning Commission, a Community Working Group and staff-developed alternative. But that didn’t happen because none went far enough, officials said, to bring billboards down. The city will now start enforcing billboard rules

that prompted a lawsuit from Clear Channel Outdoor. The city is home to 311 billboard faces, and only three are compliant under the zoning rules the city now plans to enforce. The city had hopes to reduce the number of billboards by at least half, but none of the recommendations reached that goal. So the battle continues.

eaStSide coMMunity centeR MoveS FoRwaRd Plans for an Eastside Community Center are in the works through a partnership among Metro Parks Tacoma, Tacoma Public Schools, the City of Tacoma, Tacoma Housing Authority, the Greater Metro Parks Foundation and other community partners. The center proposal includes an event space, an aquatics center and a variety of multi-use activity spaces in a facility slated for the campus of First Creek Middle School, located at East 56th Street and Portland Avenue. ARC Architects is the project architect. While the formal name of the center has not been determined, a neighborhood effort is actively promoting the center be named in honor of Billy Ray Shirley, a 17-year-old youth leader who was shot to death in 2011. Locating the facility at the First Creek site allows for connections between the new center, the school and its sports fields as well as the Swan Creek Park, transit routes and the Army Reserve Center, which will eventually be surplus. The site can be designed and programmed to create a “Community Campus” that houses multiple programs by various recreational and educational agencies. The estimated project cost is about $30 million for a 58,000-square-foot facility that would be funded through bond dollars, grants partnerships and private contributions, which are still being collected. Construction could start in 2017 with a slated opening in 2018, but the fund raising and design work is happening now.

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TACOMA SET TO CRACK DOWN ON POT SHOPS

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ROADS. Work on city roads as well as Interstate 5 and its feeder ramps will continue through 2016.

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MEDICINE. The city is ending its hands-off approach to

medical marijuana shops by mailing out violation letters that could see the majority of the 60 shops in Tacoma shutting down by the end of 2016. Established dispensaries welcome the move as a way to clean up the industry.

The City of Tacoma sent out letters last year to the more than 60 medical marijuana dispensaries in the city as a first step toward tighter regulations now that the state has started its own enforcement clock. The letters, which call for the dispensaries to close within 45 days, are meant to cut the tally of medical marijuana shops to about a dozen. That means closed signs could crop up, although some shops have filed appeals to stay open. The city first pondered sending the letters in 2014, but opted to hold off until the state had a chance to establish statewide rules on business practices. That happened during the marathon legislative session last year with the creation of a Liquor and Cannabis

Board system to tighten regulations that will lead to many shops closing their doors this summer. The move is meant to strike a balance between providing reasonable access for patients to gain their medicine and an oversaturation of shops with little oversight. Medical marijuana dispensaries mushroomed around the city in recent years, particularly with the passage of tight regulations about recreational pot shops, which include heavy taxes and zoning requirements. The proliferation of medical shops, however, caused a rise in complaints about smells coming from the businesses, locations being too close to schools, parks and residential areas and the clustering of shops in some communities.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES IN AND AROUND TACOMA Street work funded through the two propositions Tacomans passed in November to raise $325 million during the next decade will mean fewer potholes around the city starting now. The work will take time, considering the decades of underfunding roadwork, but progress will be made.

But construction on Interstate 5 and its associated ramps into Tacoma will also make for better driving in the years to come as well. That work started two years ago and will take years to finish, so lane closure notices and landmarks will make for steady streams of news items through 2016.

WORKERS CONTINUE TO UNITE OVER PAY, HEALTH Low-wage workers tallied a few wins in 2015, with the passage of a mandatory sickleave policy that requires all businesses in Tacoma to provide their workers three paid days of sick leave each year and also sets a minimum wage increase rate that is faster than the state’s calculation that is tied to the region’s cost of living. Voters approved a plan that would set the minimum wage at $12 an hour over two years. It is less than the $15 an hour organizers had wanted but it is more than if they didn’t raise the issue. And it won’t stop there since wage watchers are organizing to ponder future workplace improvements. Expect more calls for change. Tacoma was the first city in the nation to pass a paid sick days policy after President

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PUGET SOUND ORTHOPAEDICS DOUBLES IN SIZE WITH ADDITION OF FORMER CHI FRANCISCAN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS TACOMA – Puget Sound Orthopaedics (PSO) has become the largest independent orthopedic practice in Pierce County since seven surgeons from Tacoma CHI Franciscan Health Orthopedics, Spine, Sports Medicine and Podiatry, formerly Tacoma Orthopaedic Surgeons, officially joined the independent practice Jan. 4. The combined practice now includes 15 board-certified orthopedic surgeons, two podiatrists, eleven certified physician assistants and a support staff of 110. “As a group of surgeons, we believed that we can better serve our patients and provide them with more care options by merging with an independent practice such as Puget Sound Orthopaedics,” said Richard Gray, MD, formerly with the CHI Franciscan orthopedic group

and Tacoma Orthopaedic Surgeons. “With Puget Sound Orthopaedics’ Surgery Center in Lakewood, we can offer quicker and less expensive care with faster recovery time in an outpatient setting, as compared with a hospital operating room,” said Dr. Gray. PSO Administrator April Gibson, who played a key role in merging the two surgeon groups, is working with staff from both CHI Franciscan and PSO to oversee the transition, including transferring patient records. Gibson says finding space for everyone is a pressing issue. “We’re in ongoing growth mode right now,” says Gibson. “We’ll be adding office and practice space to accommodate the influx of staff.” A new clinic opening Jan. 11 in Gig Harbor will have additional practice space

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The exterior renovations will cost around $2 million, while the interior renovations will cost around $24.3 million. The From page A1 Broadway Center has identified where around $16 million of the funds will The exterior restoration project come from, leaving around $7.5 milincludes refurbishment of the historic lion to be raised through fundraising Jones Building windows, cleaning, as efforts that will begin in earnest this fall. well as the sealing or replacing damaged There’s also an additional cost; The closterra cotta. This restoration marks the ing of the Pantages from May of 2018 to central phase of many large-scale renova- Fall of 2019. The fundraising includes tion projects that began in 2006 and will $500,000 that will be set aside to help culminate in the complete restoration of pay for expenses for groups that will be the Pantages Theater, honoring its 100th displaced for the 18-month closure. anniversary, celebrated during the 2018“Community users are not meant to 20 biennium. be impacted beyond what we have to, The exterior renovation will begin in order to support all of the users. We early next month, and will not take have $500,000 set aside to support those away from any performances. Work is groups in things like equipment rental expected to be finished by this summer, and to keep their infrastructure funcand the next phase of construction, which tional as possible, some of it may be involves extensive indoor work, can used to help other expenses that might be begin. The renovations currently planned incurred with moving to a new venue,” include upgrades of seismic protection Fischer said. and upgrades to the building, all new theProjects completed since 2006 have ater seats, renovated interior lighting new included an expansion of the Pantages opera box seats and backstage improve- Theater Lobby, an expanded stage footments, all new seating in the Theatre print, initial seismic upgrades, new safety on the Square Lobby and new theatrical catwalks, an orchestra pit-lift, renovated equipment. elevators and HVAC systems, improved These improvements will maintain rehearsal halls and classrooms, additional the historic structure of the building storage space, as well as smaller modifiwhile bringing it up to modern standards. cations to the Rialto Theater and Theatre on the Square. Total investments through the exterior renovation in 2016 are more than $14 million invested in facility improvements in Tacoma’s Historic New employment standards eﬀective February 1, 2016 Theater District. For more information on the Pantages or the Broadway Center, visit www.broadcityoftacoma.org/employmentstandards waycenter.org

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the conservatory through the new addition. A glass bridge connects new with old and allows a thru-site connection for pedestrians. The Palm Room and Display spaces are in separate pavilions, connected by a transparent walkway. Support spaces are below grade. “They are only options, there’s no one you have to pick, its look at them, give us what you think do you like some of the things do you like none of the things can you mix some things to create a full schematic design of the conservatory and its expansion,” Kristi Evans, Project Manager said. The project is more than just expansion; the renovation will also see vital repairs at the conservatory, which includes ways to reduce the sites carbon footprint. If you would like to find out more information about the future of the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory, visit www. metroparkstacoma.org/ conservatory-future/. At the site, you can take a survey to let your city know what you think of the four possible options. Or, you can attend a public meeting at the Metro Parks headquarters, located at 4702 S. 19th st. at 6 p.m. on Jan. 21. “We’re using the month of January to make sure that every single person that lives in this district has an opportunity to decide which one works, which one doesn’t work, which one do you like, which ones do we smash together. We want to make sure we broaden that audience to as wide and as far as we can,” Brady said.

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us, a lot of good things are happening here and there’s a demand to do even more, but the building is stretched literally to its seems,” Joe Brady, Natural Resources Manager said. “What are we going to do to take care of the building and make sure its historic presence is preserved, and second of all how can we respond to this public demand for more programming opportunities but do it in a respectable way.” After meeting with designers, Metro Parks has four basic design options that will add space to the facility without interfering with its unique historical identity. All options introduce an expansion building to the conservatory that can be constructed in phases, the differences are in where it is located and how it connects. “This is not a new concept, this is something that the park district has heard from the constituents on for many years, and were finally in the position where, thanks to the 2014 bond, we can take that desire and move it forward, now were asking the public ‘how do you want us to do it?’,” Brady said.

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The four options include the center option, in which main access into the existing conservatory and new construction remains at the existing east wing. A narrow connector leads visitors into the addition. The Palm Room is roughly on axis with the existing conservatory and the display space is to the north. Support spaces are below grade. The split option sees main access into new construction through an addition west of the existing north wing. The existing east entry into the conservatory is a secondary entry. Visitors descend down into a top-lit lobby and gift shop, accessing the Palm Room and Display spaces from this central space. The north option sees main access into new construction is through a transparent walk connected to the existing north wing. The existing east entry into the conservatory is a secondary entry. Visitors pass through the lobby and gift shop and proceed down into the Palm Room and into the Display area. The G street option makes the Main access to

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A FRESH START FOR CHIEF LESCHI ALREADY PAYING DIVIDENDS

PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS

SOCKED. (top) Tacoma Stars fan Ricky

Varwig waves the colors of the Tacoma Stars Satellites supporters group. (middle) Newcomer Joseph Cairel has been making the most of his increased playing time with the Stars. (bottom) Tacoma goalkeeper Danny Waltman was staring down a San Diego attack for most of the night.

SAN DIEGO SOCKERS STILL HAVE TACOMA’S NUMBER

By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

Last season, the Chief Leschi girls’ basketball team finished the season with one victory. After several years of winless basketball, it was a big deal at the time, and offered up a ray of sunshine for a program that seemed to be going in reverse season after season. The team would go on to lose some tough games as the season wore on, and it was tough on the young team. They had finally got a taste of that winning feeling, and no matter how hard they tried, that taste and feeling would elude them for the remainder of the season. Before the new season began, it appeared that a change needed to be made and a new head coach stepped in to hopefully breathe some new life into a program that seemed ripe for a new start. In stepped new head coach Marcus Whittaker and something surprising began to happen as the basketball season began to unfold. The Warriors won their season opener 49-43 over Mt. Rainier Lutheran, lost a tight game against Foster 59-51, and then suffered a huge 81-31 defeat at Life Christian on a night where it seemed as though nothing went right from start to finish. Instead of hanging their heads, Chief Leschi would bounce back and showed some grit in an exceptional 57-42 defeat of Northwest Christian. The team would run into another buzz saw when they next faced powerhouse Ilwaco and felt the brunt of a 75-31 defeat. Chief Leschi then dropped a heartbreaker to Tacoma Baptist 60-59 in overtime. It was a game they knew they should have won. Three days later, they pulled their sneakers on again and got back to taking care of business. Chief Leschi defeated North Beach 44-38 on Dec. 18 and then dismantled Crosspoint 55-11 on Dec. 21. The victory pushed the Warriors’ record to 4-4 on the season. This was some u See CHIEF LESCHI / page A15

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RENEWAL. (top) Junior guard Yahola Gower's game looks

every bit as good as his sophomore season, which turned so many heads. (left) Sophomore Kee'oni Tsosie gets a shot up and over the taller Lady Mountaineers. (right) Rainier did its best to bottle up smooth guard Thalia Watters, but the sophomore still poured in 21 points. (bottom) Senior guard Rayne Upshaw launches one from beyond the arch.

The Tacoma Stars lost a divisional match to their old nemesis, the San Diego Sockers, 8-2 on Sunday, Jan. 3 in front of 2,214 fans at the ShoWare Center in Kent. It was Military Appreciation Night and the Tacoma Stars were escorted onto the field by the East Pierce County Chapter of the Brothers in Arms Motorcycle Club. Tacoma defenders Adam West and Chase Hanson scored the Stars only two goals of the game, while midfielder Michael Ramos and striker Derek Johnson both tallied assists. Goalkeeper Danny Waltman recorded eight saves on 16 shots and was under constant pressure by the veteran Sockers’ front line. Six separate players found the net for the Sockers in the first half, giving the visitors a 6-0 lead going into halftime and the situation looked dire for the Stars. San Diego defender Evan McNeley’s power play goal came after a foul on Stars defender Joseph Cairel and wrapped up the first half scoring. San Diego kept Tacoma off balance throughout the first half as they asserted their own game plan and dictated the flow of the game. Tacoma played without the talents of midfielder Jamal Beasley, who remains away from the team due to undisclosed reasons. The Stars were also without veteran defenseman Eliot Fauske, who was scratched form the lineup by head coach Darren Sawatzky just prior to the start of the match. Tacoma needed those veterans against the Sockers.

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PUGET SOUND RECLAIMS TOTEM TROPHY IN HISTORIC 2015 SEASON The 2015 season was, by many accounts, the most successful fall for the Puget Sound football program since the turn of the century. The Loggers' five Northwest Conference victories tied a Puget Sound record (1933), and their 6-3 overall record was the best finish since the 2006 campaign (7-3). By season's end, the Loggers stood in sole possession of third place in the NWC. No conference win was more memorable than the 6-2 triumph over crosstown rival Pacific Lutheran on Oct. 31, in Baker Stadium. Junior wide receiver Brennan Schon caught the game-winning touchdown in the late minutes of the fourth quarter as Puget Sound reclaimed the Totem Trophy for the first time since 2005. The colorful trophy is a replica of the large totem pole that once stood in downtown Tacoma, and is awarded to the winner of the annual crosstown clash between the Loggers and Lutes. Schon and senior Kevin Miller were arguably the best receiving duo in the country. The former set a Puget Sound single-season record with 1,074 receiving yards and led the NWC with 11 touchdowns and 119.3 receiving yards per game. He was also named to the D3football. com Team of the Week after hauling in 253 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the season-finale win over Pacific. Miller finished the year ranked second in the NWC with 66 receptions, despite missing the season's final three games due to an injury. Miller also ranked third in both receiving yards per game (90.9) and touchdowns (eight). During the fifth game of the season – a 43-35 triumph over George Fox – Miller recorded 18 receptions for 187 yards and two touchdowns. That performance vaulted Miller to the top of the NCAA Division-III leaderboard with 12.6 receptions per game. BOTH SCHON AND MILLER wERE NAMED TO THE ALL-NwC FIRST TEAM. Schon wasn't the only Logger to top the Puget Sound record books in 2015. Junior quarterback Hans Fortune set the new standard for passing yards (2,878) and total yards (2,833) in a single season. He finished the season ranked No. 7 in the country with 319.8 passing yards per game, and his 25 passing touchdowns were the most in the NWC through the regular season. The Kenmore native was just as impressive in the classroom as he was on the gridiron. Fortune was named an Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), becoming the first Logger to achieve the honor since Taylor Firman in 2010. Fortune, along with Reid Hartmann, Doug Owusu, and Jacob Wuesthoff, earned an All-NWC Second Team nod. Its the second consecutive Second Team honor for both Hartmann and Wuesthoff. “Along with several individual accolades, our offensive line was a particular bright spot for our team and consistently did a tremendous job in both the run and passing attack,” said Puget Sound head coach Jeff Thomas. Hartmann led the push that allowed for Fortune's record-setting season. The offensive line also allowed for Max McGuinn to rush for a career-high 141 yards and two touchdowns during the Loggers' 38-7 win at Lewis & Clark on Oct. 24. The Loggers' defense continued to make significant strides in 2015. Between Owusu on the defensive line and Wuesthoff in the secondary, linebacker Chris Beaulurier ranked second in the NWC with 94 tackles. He was named the NWC Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week after he tallied nine tackles and a clutch interception during the Loggers' season-opening win at Claremont-M-S. Ronnie Espedal III also earned NWC Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week a couple weeks later. He finished with nine tackles and two interceptions during Puget Sound's 24-20 win at Willamette (Oct. 3). One of Espedal's two picks sealed the Logger victory as the Bearcats tried to put together a game-winning drive in the final minute of regulation. “Our defense consistently stepped up and made play after play to set a standard of excellence for the program," said Thomas. “The future is very bright for Puget Sound football, especially with 23 seniors returning for the 2016 season," Thomas noted. "We will sorely miss our graduating players, but we know that their leadership the past four seasons has put us into a good position now and in the years to come.” UPS VOLLEYBALL’S YOUTH MOVEMENT YIELDS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR FUTURE The Puget Sound volleyball program entered the 2015 season with 14 freshmen and sophomores, and, in many ways, the Loggers demonstrated some growing pains by finishing the year 9-15 (6-10 Northwest Conference). On the other hand, Puget Sound offered plenty to be excited for in the immediate future. “This was the youngest team I've ever had in more than 30 years of coaching collegiate volleyball,” said Puget Sound head coach Mark Massey. “While we didn't

have a ton of experience, we made some great technical strides as a team. A lot of our ups and downs this past year were the typical growing pains of any young team trying to learn how to manage the margin for error that becomes so critical in higher level college play.” Sophomore Hannah Stinson battled an injury midway through the season, yet the Portland, Oregon native was among the nation's leaders in blocks per set. More than one month into the season, Stinson was ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division-III with 1.31 blocks per set, and she finished the season second in the NWC with a 1.29 mark. By year's end, Stinson earned a spot on the All-NWC Second Team. “Hannah demonstrated that she is one of the best young middle blockers in the nation,” said Massey. Puget Sound played well at the net for most of the season. Most notably, the Loggers tallied 19 blocks during a 3-2 win at Lewis & Clark (Oct. 3) – marking the program's highest single-game block total since the 2006 season. As a team, Puget Sound recorded at least 10 blocks in eight games and placed second in the NWC with 195 total blocks. Sophomores Moira McVicar and Kayla Thaller proved to be a dynamic duo in setting up the Loggers' attack. McVicar tallied 13 20-assist games, including a seasonhigh 45 during a tough 3-2 loss against Whitworth (Sept. 19). Thaller finished with six games of at least 15 assists. McVicar and Thaller notched 20 assists in the same game twice in 2015. McVicar had 20 assists and Thaller had 21 in a loss to George Fox (Oct. 30), and both tallied 21 assists in a win over Lewis & Clark (Oct. 31). Sophomore Rachael Garrison led the Loggers with 374 digs on the season, which ranked sixth the NWC. The Millbrae, Calif. native achieved a season-high 29 digs twice during the 2015 campaign, and she put together a streak of at least 20 digs in four out of five games in late September. Freshman Renee Kenneally came away with her firstcareer double-double by recording 25 assists and 12 digs in a win at Whitman (Oct. 16). She narrowly grabbed another double-double with 27 assists and nine digs during a loss to Pacific in the final game of the season. A trio of seniors helped lead Puget Sound's attack. Heather Sangster finished with a team-high 1.99 kills per set, followed by Shawna Smith with 1.96. Emily Convery was fourth on the squad in both kills per set (1.64) and points per set (2.1). Smith rounded out her Puget Sound career by leading the Loggers with 193 points. “I expect our spring training to be a very dynamic growth period," said Massey. “The goal is to build a regionally-competitive team for the 2016 season.” PLU MEN’S BASKETBALL TO HONOR ROGER IVERSON AT JAN. 16 GAME Roger Iverson, one of the greatest players in Pacific Lutheran men's basketball history, will be honored at the January 16 home game versus Pacific at Olson Gymnasium's Names Family Court. Iverson, a 5-foot 9-inch guard, played for then-Pacific Lutheran College from 1955-59. A member of the PLU Athletics Hall of Fame, he was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1972 and named to the NAIA's 75th Anniversary All-Star Team in 2012. The January 16 game will honor Iverson and all PLU Basketball alumni who have been a part of the program. Iverson helped lead PLC to four consecutive NAIA National Tournament appearances, highlighted by a second-place finish in 1959 and a third-place showing in 1957. He twice was a member of the NAIA All-Tournament team. In 1971, Iverson was selected to the All-Time NAIA All-Tournament Team, the only player from the Northwest, and the only player under six feet tall, to be honored. A halftime ceremony during the men's game on Jan. 16 will honor Iverson for his accomplishments. Students, faculty and alumni are invited to watch the current women's team take on Pacific at 6 p.m., followed by the men at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $5 for adults, $3 for alumni and non-PLU students, and FREE for PLU students. Additional team information and live stats are available on GoLutes.com.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 8 – BASKETBALL Boys – Olympia vs. Bellarmine Bellarmine HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8 – BASKETBALL Boys – Yelm vs. Stadium s Stadium HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8 – BASKETBALL Boys – Wilson vs. Foss s Foss HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8 – BASKETBALL Boys – Raymond vs. Life Christian Life Christian HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8 – BASKETBALL Girls – Timberline vs. Stadium Stadium HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8 – BASKETBALL Girls – No. Thurston vs. Mt. Tahoma Mt. Tahoma HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8 – BASKETBALL Men – Willamette vs. UPS UPS Fieldhouse – 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, JAN. 9 – BASKETBALL Women – Lewis & Clark vs. UPS UPS Fieldhouse – 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, JAN. 9 – BASKETBALL Men – Lewis & Clark vs. UPS UPS Fieldhouse – 6 p.m.

wEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 – BASKETBALL Boys – Lincoln vs. Mt. Tahoma Mt. Tahoma HS – 7 p.m.

wEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 – BASKETBALL Girls – Mt. Tahoma vs. Lincoln Lincoln HS – 7 p.m.

wEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 – BASKETBALL Girls – South Kitsap vs. Bellarmine Bellarmine HS – 7 p.m.

wEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 – BASKETBALL Girls – Gig Harbor vs. Stadium Stadium HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 – BASKETBALL Women – Lewis & Clark vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 – BASKETBALL Women – Pacific (OR) vs. UPS UPS Fieldhouse – 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 – BASKETBALL Boys – Bellarmine vs. Stadiuim Stadium HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 – BASKETBALL Girls – Mt. Tahoma vs. Wilson Wilson HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 – BASKETBALL Girls – Stadium vs. Bellarmine Bellarmine HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 – BASKETBALL Men – Lewis & Clark vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 8 pm.

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 – BASKETBALL Men – Pacific (OR) vs. UPS UPS Fieldhouse – 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 – BOXING Battle at the Boat 104 Emerald Queen Casino – 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, JAN. 16 – BASKETBALL PHOTO BY ROCKY ROSS

SEVERAL TACOMA AREA SOCCER PLAYERS AwARDED wITH ALL-STATE KUDOS It was an exciting fall season on the soccer pitches around Tacoma and the final awards of the season have finally come in. The announcement of each state classification’s first, second and honorable mention teams saw several Tacoma-area athletes earn recognition as among the best of the best throughout the Evergreen State. The Tacoma Baptist boys’ squad finished second in the 2B/1B state tournament and the team scored the most honors in the area with four players earning enough votes to make the grade. Senior forward Ryley Byrne and junior defender Ryan Ratliff (pictured above) were tabbed for the 2B/1B All-State First Team, while junior defender Jeffrey Solis and sophomore goalkeeper P.J. Talen were named to the All-State Second Team. Bellarmine senior defender Emily Nelson was named to the 4A All-State First Team along with Curtis senior forward Morgan Weaver, who was also named the 4A State Most Valuable Player. Franklin Pierce landed a sport with junior defender Emalee Fisher garnering a spot on the 2A All-State Second team, along with Fife junior forward Katelyn Evans and junior goalkeeper Sienna Camp. Taylor Hoffman, a senior forward from Mt. Rainier Lutheran was named to the 2B/1B All-State First Team.

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hooPS. (left) Bellarmine senior guard Malachi Flynn took over the game late against Puyallup on Dec. 30, scoring 31 points as the Lions won their own

Holiday Classic over the Vikings 70-59. (middle) Junior Christian Moore is becoming a big-time contributor for the Lions and his 6-6 frame is creating problems for the competition. (right) Senior Ahmad Lewis (12) and freshman Charles Elzie (3) mix it up with the Vikings.

SEVERAL TACOMA TEAMS SIT ATOP STANDINGS AT MIDSEASON By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

As we near the midpoint in the high school basketball season here in Tacoma, it’s time to take a snapshot of the first stretch that Grit City’s boys teams have gone through. At first blush, things look awfully familiar in several league standings as the preseason favorites have been doing exactly what most basketball aficionados expected of them, and that is win ball games and challenge for league titles. Out of the gate in the 4A Narrows, the Bellarmine Prep boys’ team has been looking impressive, balanced and dangerous on their way to an 8-3 overall record and 3-0 at the top of the league standings. Superstar guard Malachi Flynn seems to be racking up exceptional performances every night, whether he’s scoring in the 20’s, the 30’s or even the 40’s. Perhaps the most impressive side of the Lions season so far has been the improved play of Flynn’s surrounding cast. While Bellarmine can obviously count on and

lean on Flynn at any point during a game, players like juniors Joey Bodoia and Christian Moore are turning Bellarmine into not only a contender to take the 4A Narrows title, but a legitimate postseason threat as the season wears on. The Lions are currently ranked fourth in the Cloud Nine 4A Washington State Coaches Poll. Bellarmine’s Jan. 8 home and Jan. 29 away matchups against Olympia may very well decide the winner of the league crown. Mark the calendars. The Stadium Tigers boys’ team has been very competitive, but they are still looking for some players to step up and take the reins of the team. Replacing the likes of 2015 Tacoma Weekly All-City selections Bobby Moorehead and Londrell Hamilton has proven to be a difficult task. While the Tigers sit at 2-6 overall and 1-2 in league play, there is still plenty of time to work their way back up into the thick of things if they can catch some fire. It’s pretty much a déjà vu situation when looking at the 3A Narrows league

standings. As of press time, Wilson sits atop the eight-team standings with an overall record of 8-1 and 4-0 in the Narrows. Right behind the Rams are the Lincoln Abes with a 6-2 overall record and 3-0 league mark. The teams will square off on Wednesday, Jan. 6 and Wednesday, Feb. 3 at Lincoln High School. It’s not uncommon for these two teams to play each other several times in a season, as league championship tie-breaker and district showdowns have taken place. Lincoln and Wilson are each led by 2015 Tacoma Weekly All-City guards and they are among the most dynamic in the state of Washington. Lincoln’s Trevion Brown is such a smooth guard that 20-point performances almost seem effortless. Across town, his counterpart at Wilson High School has been torching the nets lately. Wilson’s David Jenkins recently capped a career night on the road in British Columbia as the Rams played in the championship game of the Tamanawis Holiday Invitational on Dec. 30. Facing off against the host team, Wilson and Tamanawis put on a show for the fans in attendance as the Rams pulled out a 100-95 overtime thriller for

the first-place trophy. However, the most remarkable part of the night was the play of Jenkins. When the dust settled, the senior finished with 51 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, six steals and a blocked shot. Jenkins also nailed 15 of 18 free throw attempts. But before anyone goes thinking the 3A Narrows race is all about Wilson and Lincoln, don’t forget about the Foss Falcons, who are currently sitting in third place in the standings. Foss is 6-4 overall with a 3-1 Narrows record. Their sole league loss is a 77-70 double overtime defeat at the hands of Lincoln. The Falcons have a host of new, athletic talent, and they seem to be fitting into their roles quickly. Just like last season, don’t be shocked to see the Falcons at, or near, the top of the standings again, vying for the league title. Despite graduating several stars, the Falcons still boast the talents of 2015 Tacoma Weekly AllCity selection Roberto Gittens and the team is gelling around him. Foss hosts a huge game on Friday, Jan. 8 against the Wilson Rams. Last season’s contest at Foss between the two teams was one of the most exciting basketball games of the year and the environment was electric.

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WINNING. (left) Chief Leschi senior guard Sean Allen drives the baseline against Rainier. (right) Warriors' guard Jon

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fresh, rare air that Chief Leschi was taking in and then it went on break. Without time to address the need for a game or two during the holiday break, Whittaker knew it was going to have an impact on his team when they got back on the court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By the time I took over as coach, we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a game added over Christmas,â&#x20AC;? said Whittaker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That Christmas break really hurt us.â&#x20AC;? The first game following the break would prove to be a true test as the Warriors hosted the Lady Mountaineers of Rainier. Lightning would strike Chief Leschi in warmups as center Johanna DeBrie would hit the floor with a twisted ankle, rendering her out for the contest. The loss of the little size that they have would prove to be a tough one for the Warriors as they had no answer for Rainierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 6-4 center Peyton Dungan around the basket. Straight after the first whistle, the Warriors applied a full court press that immediately began causing Rainier fits and turnovers. However, Chief Leschi could do very little on the rebounding front, as Dungan scooped up missed shot after missed shot and either put it back up, or found another Mountaineer open for a basket as Rainier took a 13-8 lead with 3:30 remaining in the first quarter. Two steals by sophomore guard Thalia

Watter turned into layups for the Warriors and by the end of the quarter Rainierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead was trimmed to 14-13. The second quarter was a defensive affair that saw Rainier maintain their lead through the first five minutes, only to see Chief Leschi make a run capped by a high bank shot down the lane by sophomore guard Keeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oni Tsosie and held a 26-22 advantage going into the locker rooms for halftime. The third quarter was another grinder as both teams ramped up the defensive pressure. The result was very little scoring and a whole lot of fouling. By the end of the quarter, Rainier had retaken a 33-32 lead, and Chief Leschi had several players now in foul trouble. Chief Leschi would retake the lead on two free throws by Watters just seconds into the fourth quarter. While they would threaten throughout the remaining seven minutes and change, it would be the final lead for the Warriors as Rainier made some adjustments to counteract Chief Leschiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full court pressure, which led to several easy baskets, as well as fouls. As the game entered the final two minutes, Chief Leschi was still within striking distance, but their ranks were thinning as four regulars ultimately wound up sitting on the bench after fouling out of the ballgame. Two free throws by Dungan with 8.3 seconds left gave Rainier a five-point cushion at 53-48 and that would be the final score. Watters led Chief Leschi with 21 points and looks like a truly gifted player. The loss moved Chief Leschi to 4-5

overall on the season and 1-2 in the 2B Pacific league. Rainier moved to 8-3 and 1-1 respectively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Christmas break I was excited about this game,â&#x20AC;? said Whittaker.â&#x20AC;? So we have four foul out and another out with an ankle injury and still only lose by five? Luckily we have a game tomorrow, so we can fix all the things we did tonight. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still seeing us making it far in the playoffs and we still have two girls that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play tonight, but will be eligible tomorrow. They just needed to get all their practices in and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really going to help us. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just want to make this a winning program, from the JV all the way to the varsity. I want them to be good students, on and off the court, respect their elders, respect their opponents and just do the right things.â&#x20AC;? The second game of the doubleheader would see the Chief Leschi boys shake off a scrappy Rainier squad and slowly pull away for a commanding 60-43 victory. With new head coach Scott Halasz running the program, the Warriors already look like a sharper bunch than last season and are quite frankly a talented, fast and athletic group. Following a promising start last season, the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team faded in the second half of their campaign. If Halasz can guide them through, while maintaining their focus and discipline, this team should make the district playoffs and then anything is possible, because these Warriors can fill up the basket quickly. With the win, Chief Leschi boys moved to 5-2 overall on the season and 2-1 in the 2B Pacific.

West netted the first goal of the match for Tacoma with less than eight minutes into the third quarter, assisted by Ramos. Hansonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal came four and a half minutes into the final quarter, and only 13 seconds after a goal from San Diego. The Sockers added a final score with just under two minutes remaining in the game for the final margin of 8-2. Prior to the match, Navy defeated Army 19-1 in the First Annual Tacoma Stars Army vs. Navy Showdown presented by BECU. While the loss allowed San Diego to leapfrog the Stars into second place in the Major Arena Soccer League standings, the pain was lessened just two days later as the Sockers dropped a 7-6 nail-biter to the visiting Milwaukee Wave. With the loss, the Sockers and Stars are knotted at 7-5 in the Pacific Division standings and play each other two more times before the regular season ends. Tacoma will travel to San Diego on Thursday, Feb. 11 and then will face the division leading Soles de Sonora two days later. The Stars will then welcome San Diego back to the ShoWare Center on Saturday, Feb. 20 for what should be a very important match with a spot in the playoffs on the line. The top three teams from each division advance to the playoffs, and if the season ended today, Sonora, San Diego and Tacoma would advance, with San Diego and Tacoma facing each other in the first round. Next up for the Stars is a road match with the Dallas Sidekicks on Thursday, Jan. 14. First kick is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. and can be viewed live on maslsoccer.com. Tacoma will return home on Friday, Jan. 22 as they host the Cedar Rapids Rampage. The Stars will then host the Turlock Express on Friday, Jan. 29 and then host the St. Louis Ambush on Friday, Feb. 5. All three matches have a 7:35 p.m. first kick. Single game tickets, season ticket packages, group outings, and suite offerings for the Tacoma Stars 201516 season are available now. To purchase, call 1-844-STARS-TIME or visit the Stars online at www.tacomastars.com. The most up-to-date news and notes about the Stars can be found by following the Stars on Twitter (@TacomaStarsSC) or liking the team on Facebook.

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ROADWORK. Kim Archer (left) and Champagne Sunday's Jared and Jessi Fredeen will embark on seven-week All In Tour on Jan. 15. By Ernest A. Jasmin ejasmin@tacomaweekly.com

ome things just naturally go together: biscuits and gravy; thunder and lighting; Cheech and Chong. And for years, many local music fans have felt the same way about singer-songwriter Kim Archer and folk-pop duo Champagne Sunday. “Since we started playing here, everyone had been telling us, 'You have to meet Kim Archer. You guys would be amazing together,'” recalled Jared Fredeen who started making the trek to Tacoma from Champagne Sunday's hometown - Ventura, Calif. - in 2007. He and wife Jessi Fredeen eventually fell head over heels for Tacoma and moved here in 2012. The two acts admired each other from afar for a while before finally sharing the stage at the finale of Treos' Summer Concert Series in Old Town Park last year. “It was a funny little romance. We didn't just jump in bed together,” Jessi joked. “No, we flirted a while. It was nice,” Kim added, sitting across from the Fredeens during a recent interview session at the Red Hot on Sixth Avenue. “But after (the Treos show) we couldn't go anywhere without people going, 'When are you doing that again?'” Jessi said. “That's when we knew. We have got to tour together.” Archer and Champagne Sunday will launch their sevenweek All-In Tour on Jan. 15 with an all-ages show at Louie G's Pizza, 5219 Pacific Highway E., in Fife. Folk singer Angie Lynn will warm the crowd up at 7 p.m. Then the night's headliners will unveil lots of new material for 2016. The Fredeens will share tracks from their forthcoming “Life Fantastic” EP which will be available at the show. Their previous disc, “Heaven Knows,” was released in 2012, when their band was still a quartet. So they yearned for a recording that captured their more recent output, which they describe as “Pearl Jam meets Bette Midler.”

“We recorded it at London Bridge Studios up in Seattle and had Jeff Ott produce it,” Jared said. “It was working so much better with just two of us, so we started really owning it. But none of our CDs sounded like that. It was a great project for us, and we're really proud of it. It's gonna be some of our best songs, I think.” Champagne Sunday will also debut the Kris Crews directed video for a new track called “Birdies,” an uplifting cut inspired by a melancholy tour stop in Portland. “I was all alone because Jared was in a cafe doing some work,” Jessi recalled, “and I was kind of struck by the fact that we'd been playing a lot of these places … but everybody seemed really isolated and very cliquey. I started to get kind of blue about it.” Their RV was parked under a tree full of chattering birds, which she imagined as a chorus making fun of her human problems. “I thought they're probably talking (trash) about us right now,” she said. “They're looking at us and going, 'What is wrong with you guys? … All of you guys are the same, but you're acting so different and you're isolating yourselves.” The clip - which will be available on Vimeo.com and other sites - was shot in and around Wright Park. The story revolves around an initially misunderstood woman who communicates using only Post-It notes. It culminates in a parade of Chinese paper lanterns, carried by a diverse cross section of locals. “You'll see some cameos by some Tacoma favorites, like Kim Archer and (owner) Trish (Lecy-Davis) from Embellish Salon,” Jessi said. “She's in the video. ROTC kids were there. You've got drag queens. You've got hipsters. You've got all different ethnicities represented. You've got children. … It's a perfect representation of our community – of our whole world – and everyone's just singing, 'I don't want to be alone.'” Archer – known for her soulful blend of rock, R&B and folk - has also been hard at work on the follow up to 2011's “My Friend” and 2014's “Live at the Triple Door.” “I've been writing new songs for the last six months,

and I've got a lot of plans for what I'll be doing in 2016,” she said. “The tour is the first piece of that. In the past, I have just gone from writing to a quick rehearsal to recording a song. I want to give these songs some real road time because I think they grow and they change, and they're more able to stand on their own. When you put them together on a compilation, they're strong.” She described the new songs as some of her most personal and poignant to date. “On this tour, this is what it's gonna be about for me: sticking my neck out and being naked in front of people, and bringing myself to a new level from an original standpoint. “There are a lot of things that are kind of at the forefront of my emotions these days – some of them social, some of them just self growth. I'm finally at a point where I'm ready to say something about it. That's the place I've been writing these songs from, and they continue to get a little more raw and a little more real.” Each act will play separate set on Jan. 15 before coming together for an eclectic set of covers, including Creedence Clearwater Revival's “Proud Mary,” Coldplay's “In My Place” and Bruno Mars' “Uptown Funk.” “We also have some originals we've been working up together, which is gonna be really cool ,” Jessi said, “bringing Kim in on some of ours and bring Jared and I into some of hers.” Does anyone else sense the beginnings of a new, Tacoma super-group? “We've tossed the idea around at times,” she admitted. “But what's been so great about what we do is it all sort of happens organically. I think when you start to try and predict what things are gonna become or force things, then you're just trying too hard.” Tickets for the All-In tour launch are $10 and can be purchased, along with Archer's music, at www. kimarcherband.com. Admission for kids ages 13 and younger is free. Learn more about Champagne Sunday and hear their music at www.champagnesunday.com.

THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE EVOLUTION: ART, SCIENCE & ADAPTATION W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory and Metro Parks Tacoma are pleased to present “EVOLUTION: Art, Science & Adaptation,” Jan. 12-March 6, 2016. In this exhibition, 12 Northwest contemporary artists will take a unique approach to evolution through works of sculpture, ceramics, video, diorama and landscaping (pictured here is artwork by Claudia Riedener, behind tree). Opening reception on Friday, Jan. 15, 6-8 p.m. This free event features a musical performance by Moon Age, with Grammy-nominated artist Hunter Lea, and vocalist Melinda Campbell. The Conservatory is located at 316 S. G St. in Wright Park. Info: www. metroparkstacoma.org/conservatory.

TWO ‘JUNCAL STREET’ The word “juncal” defines those aficionados of the Flamenco art form who

inhabited cafe cantantes where food, drink, music and dance sustained the angst and celebration of Andalusian and Gypsy life. “Juncal Street” is no ordinary Flamenco show – it pays homage to these great “juncales” while drawing global inspiration from street art and contemporary urban dance styles. Its music mixes and matches jazz, rock, funk, and blues with traditional Flamenco, all byproducts of cultural melting pots. Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m. at Theatre on the Square. Info: www.broadwaycenter.org.

THREE HOLIDAY FITNESS REHAB Get familiar with STAR Center fitness programs by participating in free class demos on Jan 9, 9-11 a.m. Each is only 20 minutes long so you can try one or try several. STAR Center, 3873 S. 66th St., offers a variety of free and

fee-based classes including yoga, Pilates, circuit training, stationary cycling, Zumba, MixxedFit, kettle bells and pink-gloves boxing, a women-only workout based on boxing principles. Demo Day features fitness class demonstrations will take place simultaneously in four or five locations. Depending on the activity, children may be able to participate along with their parents. Otherwise, parents have the option to check children in to the Child Watch program at STAR Center’s Treetops Playground.

on traditional jazz in the beautiful confines of Marine View. Admission is free to all ages. Marine View Church, 8469 Eastside Dr. NE, Tacoma. Info: (253) 229-9206 or www.marineviewpc.org.

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IT’S A WRAP! Help send “Art AIDS America” off in style. Tacoma Art Museum and community partners will come together Jan. 10 to host a celebration of life and art. Throughout the day, artists and local organizations will bring inspiring messages, unique activities, and entertainment. This is a free community event. Learn more at www. TacomaArtMuseum.com.

JAZZ LIVE Jazz LIVE at Marine View will launch another year of great jazz concerts on Jan. 10, 5 p.m., with a stellar group: 200 Trio with special guests saxophonist Kareem Kandi and trumpeter Jared Hall. 200 Trio (www.200trio.bandcamp.com) is made up of guitarist Cole Schuster, bassist Greg Feingold and drummer Max Holmberg. They met during their time at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and the trio has developed quite a following in the short time since taking up residence in Seattle. Don’t miss a refreshing new take

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SUMMER LIGHT. "Solstice Light" by textile/mixed media artist Barbara Lee Smith.

By Dave R. Davison dave@tacomaweekly.com

The first impression of the art of Barbara Lee Smith is of large, abstract paintings. Upon closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that these are fantastic, mixed media compositions made with layers of painted fabric that are bound together by elaborate stitching to make quilt-like surfaces. They have more heft than your average painting but are not as puffy as your average quilt. Smith’s art possesses a presence that draws one in for a closer look at the bewitching color and intricate stitching. A kind of mini retrospective of Smith’s work is currently on display at Tacoma Community College’s charming gallery. The show is called “Transitions and Reflections.” Some of Smith’s work depicts landscapes (most often marshes and sea shores.) These gauzy, impressionistic scenes may have reeds in the foreground from which the scene recedes to water, distant mountains and the cloudy sky. Other works, such as the “solstice” series, seek to capture an atmospheric effect – the light of a long summer’s day leaching into the greenery. Smith’s most recent works are almost totally abstract. These works from the “transitions” series are more dense, dark and lush than the earlier landscapederived works. Amidst the dark, rich color there are areas of light shining through.

Inspiration for this series comes as a result of Smith preparing herself to move from her Raft Island home to Durham, N.C. She is going to a place where the sun rises from the sea in the morning rather than setting into the sea in the evening. She will experience a change of light and orientation. To create her unique, mixed media compositions, Smith paints on an industrial, non-woven fabric called Lutradur. The painted pieces are cut up and reconfigured and put together by use of heat. The final step is the “drawing,” done with intricate patterns of stitches that resemble the flowing lines on a topographic map. Smith’s work at times evokes the color field painting of Mark Rothko, and at other moments one thinks of the wild freedom of Willem de Kooning. A large, multi panel landscape on the back wall brings to mind Claude Monet’s water lily paintings. A champion of fabric art as fine art, Smith is the author of a book on the topic: 1991’s “Celebrating the Stitch: Contemporary Embroidery of North America.” She has an MFA with emphasis on mixed media and textiles. Smith has taught all over the globe and has work in a number of collections including the Smithsonian Institution. An artists reception and gallery talk takes place Jan. 13 from 1 till 2:30 p.m. “Transitions and Reflections” runs through Feb. 5. For further information visit www. tacomacc.edu/campuslife/thegallery/ or call 253.460.4306.

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Tacoma’s annual First Night celebration, ironically on the last night of the year, drew capacity crowds at venues around downtown in search of family friendly, alcohol-free entertainment to mark the start of 2016. Capping the night was a thunderous performance by Tacoma’s own Vicci Martinez, but venues also hosted everything from the Monday Ukulele Ohana players and improv troupes to the Seattle Rock Orchestra dance jams. Kicking off the event was the annual staging of “the world’s shortest parade,” which packed all the fun and pageantry of a Thanksgiving Day Parade into a block of actual walking.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: RALPH PORTER Catch one of the area’s funniest comedians when Ralph Porter headlines Tacoma Comedy Club later this month, on Jan. 24. The show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are $10 to $14, but you’ve got to be18 or older to attend; www.tacomacomedyclub.com. Tickets for these other upcoming hot tickets are available through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster. com) except where otherwise indicated.

• Black Violin: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25, Pantages Theater, $19 to $39; www.broadwaycenter.org.

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• Peter Frampton: 7 p.m. March 26, Pantages Theater, $55 to $129; www. broadwaycenter.org.

• AC/DC: 8 p.m. Feb. 2, Tacoma Dome, $99 to $140. • Robin Spielberg: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5, Theatre on the Square, $19 to $49; www.broadwaycenter.org. • Black Sabbath with Rival Sons: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Tacoma Dome, $49.50 to $150. • Brad Paisley with Eric Paslay: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Tacoma Dome, $29.75 to $65. • Air Supply: 8 p.m. Feb. 13, Emerald Queen Casino, $30 to $75. • Metal Church with Sin Circus, No Avail, Boneshaker and Chasing the Bullet: 5 p.m. Feb. 20, Louie G’s Pizza, Fife, $25; www.louiegspizza.com. • Marvel Universe Live: 7 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 27, 1 and 5 p.m. Feb. 28, Tacoma Dome, $28 to $80.

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FRESH FACE. Justin Caillier recently opened the North End Social Club. By Ernest A. Jasmin ejasmin@tacomaweekly.com

You have to forgive Tacoma entrepreneur Justin Caillier if he seems a bit tired these days. Not only did he just open one of Tacoma’s newest hot spots – the North End Social Club, located at 3013 Sixth Ave. – but he also had a couple of new additions to his family. We caught up recently to talk about his vision and what what he hopes to bring to the Ave. Tacoma Weekly: So you literally just had two little people. Pretty crazy timing. Caillier: The goal was to get this open a little earlier. We moved up here in May, found a house in June, started doing construction and moved back with my parents in the house I grew up in for about four months while this was taking shape. Luckily, we got this open on Dec. 11, then had twins on Monday. So I think that’s about it for the year. (He laughs.) TW: Why don’t we get into your background related to the local bar and restaurant scene? Caillier: I grew up in Tacoma. About 15 years ago, I moved to San Francisco for college. TW: Which school? Caillier: San Francisco State. I dropped out my junior year because I got into the restaurant business, and that was that. I worked at some pretty awesome restaurants down in San Francisco. The Slanted Door was probably the most well-known

one I worked at. Then, for the last five years, I was the general manager at the Blue Barn down in San Francisco, as well. TW: It’s not an easy business, obviously. What’s the spark that made you wanna open a bar? Caillier: Well, we decided to move back from San Francisco like two years ago – me and my wife, Heidi. We started looking at spaces probably two years ago. The goal was always to come back to Tacoma and bring back what I learned from San Francisco. TW: Tell me more about the concept. Caillier: The idea here is to just create somewhere where … you can just go to an awesome, nice place, socialize with your friends, and come in for a couple of drinks. It’s not a club atmosphere. You can just socialize and hang out. TW: Do you have food? Caillier: I have snacks. I have olive and peanuts and chicarones. You can bring in your own food, but I don’t have a kitchen or anything. TW: What about your beer selection? Caillier: There are 15 beers on tap. Most of it’s Seattle, Tacoma, Portland. (It’s) not necessarily just West Coast, but I definitely try to be local. TW: This is obviously one of the busiest areas for nightlife in Tacoma. How do you feel you fit in on the strip here? Caillier: Tacoma’s definitely been always

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REAL ART TACOMA: The Rusty Cleavers, Jake McNeillie & Co., Devilwood, The Busy Wild (roots rock, bluegrass) 7 p.m., $8, AA

B SHARP COFFEE: Human Spirit with Thomas Marriot and Mark Taylor (jazz) 8 p.m., $5-$10, AA GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Sanction Band (pop covers) 9 p.m., NC HALF PINT: Amazing Gitfiddle (singer-songwriter) 9 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Rabbit Wilde, Cottonwood Cutups (Americana, bluegrass) 8 p.m., $5-$8 KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC THE SWISS: Twang Junkies (country, Americana) 9 p.m. TACOMA COMEDY: Orny Adams (comedy) 8, 10:30 p.m., $16-$20, 18+ early show

SATURDAY, JAN. 9 JAZZBONES: Ayron Jones & The Way, The Staxx Brothers, Cody Rentas Band (rock, soul) 8 p.m., $8-$13

B SHARP COFFEE: Pancake with the Beatles (Beatles DJ) 9 a.m., NC, AA; Squirrel Butter with Bruce Reid and Mark Graham (folk) 8 p.m., $5, AA BOB’S JAVA JIVE: The Clydes (Americana, bluegrass) 9 p.m., GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Sanction Band (pop covers) 9 p.m., NC HALF PINT: Positive Rising (reggae) 9 p.m., NC KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC REAL ART TACOMA: Fauna Shade; Brooklyn Pool; Wow, Laura (indie-rock) 7 p.m., $8, AA THE SPAR: Red Classic Rock (rock covers) 8 p.m., NC THE SWISS: Kry (rock covers) 9 p.m., $5-$10 TACOMA COMEDY: Orny Adams (comedy) 8, 10:30 p.m., $16$20, 18+ early show

SUNDAY, JAN. 10 TACOMA COMEDY: Jubal’s Truth or Dare (comedy) 8 p.m., $10$14, 18+

THE SPAR: Anthony Estrada and the Cold 102’s (blues, R&B, soul, funk) 7 p.m. W.W. SEYMOUR CONSERVATORY (WRIGHT PARK): Geoffrey Klok (singer-songwriter, folk, jazz) 1 p.m., suggested $3 donation, AA

MONDAY, JAN. 11 REAL ART TACOMA: Brenna Sahajian, On a Clear Day, Fang Chia, Kyle Chambers, Dian Norman (folk, prog-rock, jazz, experimental) 7 p.m., $5-$8, AA DAWSON’S: Heather Jones and the Groove Masters (R&B, soul) 8 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Rockaroke (live band karaoke) 9 p.m., NC

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ANTIQUE SANDWICH CO.: Open mic, 6:30 p.m., $3, AA B SHARP COFFEE: Peeled Bananas (comedy open mic) 7:30, NC, AA DAVE’S OF MILTON: Jerry Miller (blues, rock) 7 p.m., NC DAWSON’S: Brian Feist and Doug Skoog (blues) 8 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Ha Ha Tuesday with host Bo Blast (comedy) 8:30 p.m., $5 NORTHERN PACIFIC: Stingy Brim Slim (blues) 7 p.m., NC, AA

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 TOWER BAR & GRILL: Michelle Beaudry (jazz guitar) 4:30 p.m.

B SHARP COFFEE: Leah Mueller book launch (spoken word) 7 p.m., NC, AA DAWSON’S: Linda Myers Band (R&B, blues, jazz) 8 p.m., NC HARMON TAPROOM: Open mic with Steve Stefanowicz, 7 p.m., NC NORTHERN PACIFIC: Open mic, 7:30 p.m., NC, AA STONEGATE: Dave Nichols’ Hump Day Jam, 8:30 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Comedy open mic, 8 p.m., NC, 18+

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DAWSON’S: Tim Hall Band (open jam) 8 p.m., NC NEW FRONTIER: Bluegrass Sunday, 3 p.m., NC NORTHERN PACIFIC: Geriatric Jazz (jazz) 11 a.m., NC, AA O’MALLEY’S: Comedy open mic, 8:30 p.m., NC REAL ART TACOMA: Malice, Earth Down, Cold Truth, Wake of Humanity (metal, hard rock) 3 p.m., $5-$8, AA

JAZZBONES: College Night (DJ dance) 9 p.m., NC KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC THE SWISS: Jesus on the Moon, Dionvox (alternative, indierock) 9 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Jackie Kashian (comedy) 8 p.m., $10-$14, 18+

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COMING EVENTS

TW PICK: PINK MARTINI Friday, Jan. 15, 8 p.m. Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway

See the beloved Northwest favorite and internationally acclaimed Pink Martini as they return for a globallyinspired concert. The fabulously eclectic ensemble’s polished and glamorous sound is “the perfect band for people who love all kinds of music” (Huffington Post). The concert promises an intoxicating concoction of sultry Latin music, swinging jazz, cabaret, cinema scores and more. In the words of its effervescent bandleader/pianist Thomas Lauderdale, “Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure… if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band.” Price: $34, $59, $84, $110. Info: www. broadwaycenter.org OUT OF THE COLD, INTO THE ART Fri., Jan. 8, 8 a.m. Catholic Community Services, 1323 S Yakima Ave Rainier League of Arts Show, Out of the Cold, Into the Art, will be shown at Catholic Community Services Tahoma Center Gallery. Price: Free. Info: (253) 926-0329 JASON PLUTE Fri., Jan. 8, 7-9 p.m. Cafe Divino, 2112 N. 30th St. Jason Plute brings acoustic favorites, from classics to contemporary, to Cafe Divino in Old Town on Friday nights in 2016. Uncork, unwind and sing along with this energetic and fun entertainer...bringing something new to the Tacoma arts scene. Price: Free. Info: (253) 779-4226

GET HELP WITH HEALTH INSURANCE Fri., Jan. 8, 6-8 p.m. Parkland/Spanaway Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S. You can still apply for medical insurance. Talk to in-person assisters from Sea Mar Community Health Centers to find out if you are eligible for health insurance coverage. Price: Free. Info: (253) 548-3304 ADULT SNOWSHOE HIKES Sat., Jan. 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tacoma Nature Center, 1919 S. Tyler St. Join us for an exhilarating easy to moderate hike, while basking in the mountains winter beauty. No experience necessary transportation and snowshoes provided. Pack a lunch, snacks, and water. Price: $65/person, $58.50/TNC Member. Info: (253) 591-6439

FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS Sat., Jan. 9, 8-9:30 a.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 12115 Park Ave. S. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have experienced difficulties in life as a result of the way we used to eat. Through shared experience and mutual support, we help each other to recover from the disease of food addiction. Our program of recovery is based on the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Price: Free. Info: (206) 979-0866 BINGO & KARAOKE Sat., Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m. Allenmore Golf and Event Center, 2013 S. Cedar St. Every Saturday, Tacoma Elks host bingo at 6:30 p.m. and karaoke at 8 p.m. in the sports bar. Come on down and have a great evening out with great people. Price: Free. Info: www.tacomawelks.com

JAZZ LIVE AT MARINE VIEW Sun., Jan. 10, 5 p.m. Marine View Presbyterian Church, 8469 Eastside Dr. N.E. This event features musical guests 200 Trio with special guests Kareem Kandi on saxophone and Jared Hall on trumpet. Price: Free. Info: (253) 927-0557 ARGENTINE TANGO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL CLASSES Sun., Jan. 10, 2 p.m. Backstreet Tango, 3505 S. 14th St. Come learn at the only studio in town build specifically for the purpose of providing authentic social Argentine

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Tango instruction. Instruction is provided by only professional certified instructors. Increase your abilities in Argentine Tango with this class. You will learn more advanced techniques to refine your movements and add additional movements to your dance, which will enable you to dance anywhere in the world. Ages: 16 and over. Price: $10 per class or packages of eight classes and two dances for $40. Info: (253) 304-8296

2003 grand prize winner of “Art for Parks.” He will be sharing his inspirations and techniques. Price: Free. Info: (253) 383-3900 INTRODUCTION TO ROSETTA STONE Wed., Jan. 13, 1:30 p.m. Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Avenue S. Rosetta Stone is the languagelearning program used by individuals, businesses and organizations around the world and it is available on the library’s website. This one-hour session covers creating an account, accessing one or more of the 30 available languages, and using the app on a favorite device. Requires a Tacoma Public Library card. Price: Free. Info: (253) 292-2001

BARBARA LEE SMITH: TRANSITIONS AND REFLECTIONS Mon., Jan. 11, 12 p.m. Tacoma Community College, 6501 S. 19th St. The Gallery at Tacoma Community College presents Transitions and Reflections, textile artist Barbara Lee Smith’s farewell to the Pacific Northwest. The show is also a celebration of Smith’s long association with the college where Smith’s art has been displayed for many years. Ages: All ages. Price: Free. Info: (253) 566-5000

LUNCHTIME MEDITATION: DOWNTOWN TACOMA Wed., Jan. 13, 12-12:35 p.m. Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1501 Pacific Ave S. With Buddhist Teacher David Eskelin. Woman in Meditation Change your mind, change your day. Through meditation we learn to reduce stress and improve our mindfulness and concentration. Price: $5. Info: (360) 754-7787

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION Mon., Jan. 11, 7-8 p.m. Tacoma Buddhist Temple, 1717 S. Fawcett Ave. Meditation every Monday evening from 7-8 p.m. at the Tacoma Buddhist Temple. Price: Free. Info: (253) 627-1417

PUGET SOUND FLYFISHERS MEETING Thurs., Jan. 14, 6-9 p.m. Tower Lanes, 6323 6th Ave Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame member, Dick Streater will present his “Fishing Can be Funny” program. It’s based on gadgets and inventions of the past 50 years such as snapping hooks, shooting and folding landing nets. Ages: 18 and above. Price: Free and open to the public; optional dinner is $15. Info: (253) 381-5082

PACIFIC GALLERY ARTISTS MEETING Tues., Jan. 12, 7 p.m. Asian Pacific Cultural Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way The guest demonstrator for the month of January will be Robert Tandecki, a local watercolor artist, signature member of National Watercolor Society,

For more details on these events and many more, visit www.TacomaWeekly.com and click on the “Calendar” link.

Christina Wheeler has been studying astrology for the past 22 years. She writes, creates, laughs too loud, and owns a store called The Nearsighted Narwhal in Tacoma, WA. If you ever want to chew the fat about astrology, contact her at tinathehyena@gmail.com.

ARIES (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19) Your usual flaming, aggressive spirit gives way to a more subdued but equally determined drive. Others intrinsically know to stand back and let you handle things. You are capable and work-focused. TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20) Throwing yourself into an education is on your mind. Life may be providing you lessons to learn from. Understanding motivations and the logic of others will take precedence. Use your knowledge wisely.

LIBRA (Sep. 23 – Oct. 22) Father figures play an important role in your life this week. Memories from childhood come flooding back and you see things in a new light. You acknowledge the hard work it took for your family to raise you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) There is heady chores dealing with all forms of communication. You may find that a lot of items on your to do list require long hours of talking and coordinating with others. Prepare yourself for hold muzak.

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun. 20) Quietly determined to put the work in, the beginning of the year offers plenty of opportunities to do so. Extremes seem to rule right now, but you’ve got everything handled. Be someone’s rock this week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Your mind is on bringing home the bacon. You may find your main job to be a tad financially inadequate and either take on side jobs or put in overtime to make ends meet. It only hurts until payday.

CANCER (Jun. 21 – Jul. 22) You batten down the hatches with a partner to get the brunt of the work done. Whether it is relationship or career oriented, you will be working to accomplish much. The devil is in the details, but you possess the pan flute.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Though you may tire of working long hours, it provides you with the opportunity to fulfill your sense of duty. You are solid and dependable right now and others take notice. Accolades are coming.

LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22) Hard work at home is on the itinerary, as you either choose to work at home or on your home. Wrapping up details and taking care of your health takes center stage right now. Be aware of your limits.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) You may be feeling a touch of cabin fever this week. Perhaps staying at home too much is making you cranky. If you can’t leave, make sure to remember the things in your life that give you freedom. And if you can leave, go.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22) Children will need your laser focus. There is much to be done within your family and providing a service to others is your forte. When times get tough, others know they can count on you to handle the details.

PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20) Your social group requires some work. Whether it’s resolving conflicts or providing solutions, people look to you to be the leader in these situations. Your sense of responsibility aids you well in this work.

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NOTICES

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Auction Notice

TO: JAQUELINE SALYERS In the Welfare of: S-W, K DOB: 7/28/2015 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0070 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Continued Adjudication Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404. You are summoned to appear for a Continued Adjudication Hearing on the 4th day of February, 2016 at 1:30 PM. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585. NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s). Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint. TO: Johna Birdwell And Kenneth Nugent In the Welfare of: B-N, Q. DOB: 03/27/2009 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2015-0052 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Continued Initial Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404. You are summoned to appear for a Continued Initial Hearing on the 14th day of March, 2016 at 1:30 PM. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585. NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s). Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.

TO: Julio Taraya Case Name: Puyallup Tribe Vs. TARAYA, Julio Case Number: PUY-FH-SHELL-2015-0070 YOU are hereby summoned to appear in the Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1451 E 31st Street Tacoma, Washington 98404. You are summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing scheduled for March 8, 2016 at 9:30am

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VOLUNTEERS ABANDONED VEHICLE SALE Northwest Towing, at 2025 S 341st Pl, Federal Way on 01/11/2016. In compliance with the RCW46.55.130. at 2:00pm. Viewing of cars from 1:00-2:00pm. Registered Tow Number 5695. Cash Auction Only www.ﬁfetowing.com STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT FOND DU LAC COUNTY SUMMONS Case No. 15-CV-538 Foreclosure Of Mortgage: Judge Gary R. Sharpe U.S. Bank National Association, Plaintiff, vs. 30404 Walter R. Borgmann 722 54th Street Tacoma, WA 98408 Defendant. THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each person named above as a defendant: You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within 40 days after January 1, 2016,* (which is the first day that this Summons was published in the Tacoma Weekly newspaper) you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Court, which address is: Fond Du Lac County Courthouse, 160 S. Macy Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935, and to Bass & Moglowsky, S.C., plaintiff’s attorneys, whose address is Bass & Moglowsky, S.C., 501 West Northshore Drive, Suite 300, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

Case Name: Puyallup Tribe Vs. SATIACUM, Ty Rae

If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within 40 days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Case Number: PUY-FH-SHELL-2015-0067

DATED: December 29, 2015.

YOU are hereby summoned to appear in the Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1451 E 31st Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

BASS & MOGLOWSKY, S.C Attorneys for Plaintiff

You are summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing scheduled for Tuesday March 8th, 2016 at 10:00am

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Hospice “New Year’s Resolutions: Volunteer more, do something with my time, get to know somebody new, be happy.” You can get started on these New Year’s Resolutions right away by volunteering for Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care. Help us make phone calls, welcome people at Hospice House, or help someone run errands. Our retraining includes home-based video training for your convenience. Our next training begins Jan. 9th. To learn more or reserve your spot, call 253-534-7050 or toll free 1-855-534-7050. Great Volunteer Opportunity

Make friends, have fun and help seniors with simple tasks. You’ll make a big difference by helping people maintain their independence. This is 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.

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Looking for volunteers who want to share the passion of reading with a struggling reader! All-Star Readers is held Monday and Wednesdays 3:455:00 at Arlington Elementary School now through midJune. Contact Lori Ann Reeder, Program Manager at lreeder@tacoma. k12.wa.us or 253571-1139 for specifics and to get started. Build Success Many middle school students need your help with math homework and pre-

paring for tests and quizzes in our after school program on Tuesdays at Baker Middle School. Be a part of their successful transition to high school by helping them with math now. Please contact Jenna Aynes at jaynes@tacoma.k12. wa.us or 253-571-5053 or Lori Ann Reeder lreeder@tacoma.k12. wa.us or 253-571-1139 for specifics.

Build a Brighter Future. Help a Student Read Dedication and tireless efforts are making a difference in our community. Communities In Schools is looking for dedicated volunteers with an interest in tutoring 2nd grade readers or to assist in the Homework Club at Fern Hill Elementary School on Wednesdays from 4-5 PM. Please contact Judy Merritt @ 571-3873 or jmerrit@tacoma.k12. wa.us for specific information. Help Students Graduate. The process of grooming kids for success can act as a powerful deterrent to dropping out of high school. Communities In Schools is looking for dedicated volunteers with an interest in tutoring 9-12 grade at Oakland High School. Students need assistance in Algebra, Basic Math and English Monday - Friday. Volunteers must be consistent, reliable and willing to share their knowledge in one of the above areas weekly. Please contact Leigh Butler @ 571-5136 or lbutler@ tacoma.k12.wa.us for more information.

A Student Needs You. The process of grooming kids for success can act as a powerful deterrent to dropping out of high school. Communities In Schools is looking for dedicated volunteers with an interest in tutoring 9-12 grade at Foss High School. Students need assistance in Algebra, English, Geometry and Trigonometry on Monday and/or Wednesdays.

Volunteers must be consistent, reliable and willing to share their knowledge in one of the above areas weekly. Please contact Tiffynee Terry-Thomas @ 571-7380 or xx for details. Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care Needs Volunteers Looking to have a positive impact on your community this year? Invest a few hours per week to support our patients and families. Read a book, listen to life stories, give caregivers a few hours to rest and renew. Apply your listening skills and compassion in a meaningful role as a Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care volunteer. Comprehensive training and on-going support are provided. Join our caring and professional team to change lives-especially your own. Training starts soon. Call 1—855— 534—7050 to learn more or log onto www. chifranciscan.org and click on Hospice and Palliative Care under “Our Services” Food Bank We are a local food bank on the east side of Tacoma, WA and are 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 Enzi 253-212-2778. 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.

Ayusa International SeeksTacoma Host Parents for High School Exchange Students Ayusa International, a 30-yearold non-profit that promotes global learning through the hosting of high school foreign exchange students, is seeking parents/ families in Tacoma to host for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year. Ayusa students are 15-18 years old and come from more than 60 countries around the world including Brazil, Japan, Germany, Ecuador, France, Peru, Morocco, China and Spain; they are all proficient in English. For more information, please visit our website: www. ayusa.org 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.

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