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he $16 billion transportation package signed into law earlier this year passed a milestone this week with the ceremonial unveiling of road signs that will dot Pierce County as construction crews start their work to widen roadways, improve overpasses, replace bridges and finally finish State Route 167. That roadway had been first envisioned decades ago. Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled the signs Tuesday at Port of Tacoma because the rally for a statewide transportation funding package started on the tideflats with a
group of policy makers gathering at the port in April of 2013 to finally get the last section of SR 167 done so freight could travel more easily between the shipping terminals and the distribution centers in East Pierce and South King counties. “I recall saying something that I believed then that I believe now: ‘If you want to get to heaven, build 167,’” Inslee said. “We may not be in heaven, but we are headed in the right direction.” The completion of the final leg of SR 167 would create a more streamlined drive for freight in and out of the shipping terminals, but also help unclog Interstate 5 and other major roadways by removing 18-wheelers from the mix. The statewide transportation package includes funding
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LAKEWOOD POST 187 HONORS VETERANS DAVID AND ROSE HODGEBOOM WELCOMED AS HONORED GUESTS
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ROADS. Gov. Jay Inslee hosted a sign unveiling to celebrate the start of construction on key transportation projects in Pierce County, namely State Route 167.
for construction of the final road section leading into the tideflats, as well as a host of other projects, including improvement on I-5 along Joint Base Lewis McChord, a new interchange at Port of Tacoma Road
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and trail projects along Schuster Parkway. The “Connecting Washington” package represents the largest single investment in transportation in state history and covers u See ROADS / page A3
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DRILL. Birney Elementary School held an earthquake drill to practice what students need to do in case an emergency hits. They then went back to their lessons.
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POST 187. On Sept. 19, Post 187 in Lakewood
hosted its second mid-September luncheon for WWII Veterans and their families. Post department commander David Hodgeboom (pictured here at far left) and fourth district Vice Commander Rose Hodgeboom (far right) were honored guests. Post 187 Commander Roger Dube (fifth from left) ensured that the 50 guests had a wonderful time. The auxiliary, as always, provided the excellent meal and everyone enjoyed the camaraderie. Post 187 continues its tradition of providing monthly activities for veterans.
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When Shari Shelton and her daughter, Karina, took a trip to Uganda two years ago, they didn’t expect to be put on a two year path of bringing a priest’s message to Tacoma, but that is exactly what happened when they met Father Ubald Rugirangoga, a priest who helps reconcile victims who u See SURVIVOR page A8
By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com
It was just another day at Ilene Wider’s second grade class at Birney Elementary School last Thursday. She was teaching about the writingto-publishing process by reading a story of her own then the short story “A Little Old Woman Who Was Not Afraid of Anything,” so her students could hear and see the differences between
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her bare-bones version and the final product. Jane Carr-Kosanovich fleshed out the stories using American Sign Language, as the classroom’s signlanguage interpreter for the three deaf and hard of hearing students in the 21-student class. Just another day. Then … Sirens sounded to alert the hearing students, and lights flashed u See SHAKE OUT page A3
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Madison and Wright 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 MULTICARE AWARDS 31 GRANTS TO NONPROFITS MultiCare Health System has awarded grants totaling $322,500 to 31 local, not-for-profit community organizations to support the growth and development of projects that improve our communities. Those receiving awards in Tacoma include: Hilltop Artists, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, Children’s Museum of Tacoma, Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, Rebuilding Together South Sound, Crystal Judson Family Justice Center/Family Justice Center Foundation, Pierce County AIDS Foundation and several others. These are the first nonprofit organizations to receive funding from MultiCare’s Community Partnership Fund, which was established this spring. “MultiCare has a long tradition of partnering with the community and this is an exciting next step in that important work,� said Bill Robertson, CEO and President of MultiCare Health System. “MultiCare's mission, ‘Partnering for Healing and a Healthy Future,’ inspires us to form connections that help improve the quality of life for our communities.� The Community Partnership Fund focuses on building partnerships that contribute to the health and vitality of our community in areas such as health improvement, economic well-being, education and the arts. “We know that there are many determinants of health beyond access to health care and we are committed to collaborating with organizations that also are focused on improving the quality of life for all of our neighbors,� Robertson said. Community organizations (not-for-profit, 501Š3) are eligible to apply for single or two-year grants from the $500,000 fund. A team of MultiCare leaders will review requests throughout the year. More information: www.multicare.org/communitypartnership. TWO-PART SERIES ON "THE MESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST" “The Mess in the Middle East: Two Evenings of Unraveling: is the name of a two-part series to be held at the University Place Library on Monday evenings, Oct. 26 and Nov. 9, at 7:15 p.m. “ISIS: Authentic Islam or Manipulating Religion?� is the title of the first evening's presentation by Dr. Steve Niva of Evergreen State College. He asks, "How Islamic is ISIS? I'll be talking about the role of faith and cynicism in the rise of the terror army in Iraq and Syria." Niva teaches International Politics and Middle East Studies at the Evergreen State College in Olympia. His primary areas of research and writing include asymmetric warfare, counterinsurgency and political violence in the Middle East, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. His most recent focus is the rise of ISIS as a terror insurgency, including reading their strategic documents and battle tactics. “Why the Iran Deal is Good for the U.S.� is the subject of the second evening, presented by Niva and Elizabeth Murray. Given the many concerns about the Iran deal leaving the U.S. and the rest of the Western World much more vulnerable than they are now, the speakers will give their perspectives on why it is in the best interests of the U.S. and makes us safer. Murray served as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Near East in the National Intelligence Council before retiring in 2010 after a 27-year career in the U.S. government. She specialized in Middle Eastern political and media analysis. These events will be at the University Place Library, 3609 Market Pl. W., #100, U.P., WA 98466 (Bridgeport and 35th, next to Whole Foods). They are co-sponsored by United for Peace of Pierce County and Jewish Voice for Peace, Tacoma chapter. For more info, write Tacoma@JewishVoiceForPeace.org. MORE IN-DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETINGS SCHEDULED IN COUNTY The Pierce County Council has updated its list of upcoming meetings held in locations around the county in an effort to make government more accessible. The Council, which normally meets Tuesdays in the County-City Building in downtown Tacoma, will hold tomorrow’s Oct. 20 meeting at the Buckley Multi-Purpose Center, 811 Main Street in Buckley, in the 1st Council District. The seven-member body will also meet at the following dates, times and locations for other upcoming meetings: Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at The Evergreen State College – Tacoma Campus, 1210 6th Ave. in Tacoma. This meeting will be hosted by District 4 Councilmember Connie Ladenburg and will feature a budget presentation. Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. at Pierce County’s Sewer and Traffic Operations Facility, 9200 122nd St. E. in Puyallup. This meeting will be hosted by District 2 Councilmember Joyce McDonald. The Council holds at least one meeting per year in each of the seven council districts, as required by the Pierce County Charter. Meetings for the remaining council districts will be announced as dates are confirmed. More information – including the council’s agenda – is available at www.piercecountywa.org/council. LEARN TO BE A TEACHER IN ONE YEAR AT UPS Would you like to become a certified teacher in just a year? Or, if you prefer evening classes, would you like to qualify as a school or mental health counselor in just two years? Demand for teachers is currently so strong in the United States that, this year, every student who earned a University of Puget Sound Master of Teaching degree and wanted a job, had a teaching job within a month of graduating. An ongoing wave of retiring teachers and a growing number of young students entering school has experts predicting that the high demand will continue. Next month you can learn more about the rewarding professions of teaching and counseling, and about University of Puget Sound’s nationally recognized graduate programs. The School of Education will hold an information night, open to the public, from 7-9 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 5, in Howarth Hall, Room 212, on campus. Please see below for directions and contact information. Students in Puget Sound’s School of Education benefit from small classes, intensive training, and many hours of experience doing student teaching or counseling in local schools. The program has one of the best job placement rates in the state and graduates receive ongoing career support. At the information night faculty and staff from the Master of Arts in Teaching program and the Master of Educa-
tion in Counseling program will explain what the programs involve, how to enroll, and the career opportunities that a master’s degree provides. The Master of Arts in Teaching is a one-year, full-time program designed for students who already have an undergraduate degree, and who are seeking to earn teacher certification and a master’s degree. The Master of Education program offers a degree in counseling. It is for students who already have an undergraduate degree, and who wish to enter the counseling profession as a school counselor or mental health counselor. The program is designed to be convenient for working adults, with classes available in the late afternoon or early evening on a full- or part-time basis. Completion can take as little as two years. Students at Puget Sound are a close-knit community of learners dedicated to making a difference in the lives of young people. The school’s nationally recognized programs and exceptional faculty prepare highly qualified teachers and counselors who are sought after by school districts and employers. Students also enjoy lifetime access to continuing development and support from the school, the faculty, and their peers. For more details and web-based resources visit pugetsound.edu/education.
APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION The Tacoma City Council is looking for applicants to fill the following positions on the Landmarks Preservation Commission: ¡ Architect (one position): Open to individuals residing in Tacoma who are currently or have in the past been professionally certified architects. ¡ At Large (two positions): Open to individuals with a demonstrated interest in historic preservation who are residents of Tacoma. ¡ Professional (two positions): Open to individuals who have had professional experience or training related to Historic Preservation originating from employment or study within the following disciplines: Arts or art history, architecture, history, architectural history, planning, prehistoric and/or historic archaeology, conservation, construction or building trades, landscape architecture, urban planning or design, structural engineering, land use or real estate law, real estate, appraisal or real estate finance, project management or contracting, or a related discipline. ¡ Non-voting Ex Officio (two positions, one Wedge and one North Slope): Open to property and business owners within Tacoma's historic districts. The Landmarks Preservation Commission consists of eleven volunteer members who are appointed by the Neighborhoods and Housing Committee and confirmed by the City Council to serve three-year terms. Membership is composed of three architects, four individuals with professional expertise in preservation related fields, one representative from the Tacoma Arts Commission, and three interested citizens. Non-voting ex officio members may be appointed to four-year terms to represent property and business owners within Tacoma's historic districts. The Commission oversees the establishment and regulation of landmarks, local historic districts, proposed name changes for public facilities, and certain property tax incentives. For more information on the Landmarks Preservation Commission, visit their website or contact Reuben McKnight at (253) 591-5220. Applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by Nov. 3, 2015. To apply, please visit cityoftacoma. org/cbcapplication or contact Amanda Punsalan at (253) 591-5178, servetacoma@cityoftacoma.org, or at the City Clerk’s Office, Room 11, Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402. UPS HOSTS RARE PRODUCTION OF SPANISH RENAISSANCE PLAY “The Force of Habit,â€? a funny and controversial 17thcentury play about gender roles and social customs, will be performed for only the second time in English, in a production at University of Puget Sound. Written in Spanish by GuillĂŠn de Castro during the Spanish Golden Age, “The Force of Habitâ€? was translated into English by Gonzaga University Assistant Professor of Theater History Kathleen Jeffs and first performed at that campus in 2013. Puget Sound’s Department of Theatre Arts will present “The Force of Habitâ€? at 7:30 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 30; Saturday, Oct. 31; and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Nov. 5–7. There will also be a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Nov. 7. All performances will be in Norton Clapp Theatre, Jones Hall. Ticket information and a map of campus are below. Sara Freeman, associate professor of theatre arts, will direct the fast-moving comedy, which follows the lives of a brother and sister who are separated at birth and then each raised in ways that clash with the cultural norms of their society. Once reunited, the siblings have to deal with their families’ unmet expectations and with an awakening of romantic love, which forces them to reconsider the manner of their upbringing. The play addresses the question of whether gender is the result of “natureâ€? or “nurtureâ€? in a timeless and engaging manner. “This story enters into our campus and cultural conversations about gender and identity in ways that are truly fascinating, given that it was written in about 1610,â€? said Freeman. “It asks questions such as: To what degree are we all gender-fluid? How much does what we wear matter to our gender and identity? And, can we change our habits? It’s going to be an exciting show with expressive, heightened language, period costumes, dancing, and sword fighting.â€? Choreography for the production is by Marisela FleitesLear, voice and text coaching by Eric Ray Anderson and dramaturgy by theatre arts major Hannah Ferguson. Translator and Gonzaga University Professor Kathleen Jeffs joined director Sara Freeman for a week of Puget Sound class visits and rehearsals of the play in September and will return on the opening weekend. A dramaturg and scholar of the Spanish Golden Age, she studied at Oxford University and served on the faculty there. She previously worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, staged plays at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and co-produced a onewoman show at London’s Theatre 503. Her upcoming book is “Staging the Spanish Golden Age: Translation and Performance.â€? The production of “The Force of Habitâ€? is one of a series of guest artist events being held at Puget Sound over the next year that share the theme of “the marriage of language and sound.â€? Tickets are available online at tickets.pugetsound.edu, or at Wheelock Information Center, (253) 879-3100. Admission is $11 for the general public; $7 for seniors (55+), students, military, and Puget Sound faculty, students, and staff. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door.
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BURGLAR LEAVES DISGUSTING SURPRISE FOR TACOMA COUPLE By David Rose Correspondent
It’s a homeowner’s worst nightmare. Ed and Donna were on a trip to the Oregon coast last month when the East Tacoma couples’ alarm company called about a break-in. Donna pulled up DAVID ROSE the video on her phone and the first thing she saw was the crook walking out of her front door with a pillow case full of her jewelry. “I had a pearl necklace and bracelet and earrings that my husband gave me when we got married. And then a lot of sentimental things that I’ve received over the years from my children and things like that,” she said. It’s not the first time thieves have broken in, but it’s definitely the worst. Not only did he smash their back window and dig through their closet but he left a disgusting surprise behind – they say he defecated on their porch. “For him to do something like that, it’s very degrading,” said Ed. Still the worst part for Donna was knowing he had been in her bedroom.
t Shake Out for the deaf. The students ducked under their desks, covered their heads and waited for the “all’s clear” signal. They then filed out of the door single file to the recess yard with all of the other classes, all the while Wider giving instructions and Carr-Kosanovich signing alongside. Every student was counted and counted again. The drill was part of “The Great Washington Shake Out,” a statewide emergency exercise on earthquake preparedness. The drill just so happened to come the same day that a small quake hit Pierce County, reinforcing the idea that an emergency could hit anytime, anywhere. While the drill was a way for the students to practice what they should do if the ground starts shaking and rattling, the exercise more importantly provided teachers and staff a chance to check and double check their level of preparedness – complete with a shed filled with the usual food, water and first aid
“When we got back, I still slept in our motor home,” she said. They just want to feel safe so Donna is considering getting a gun and being trained to use it. Ed is adding several more cameras to the seven they have already and he’s getting ready to install bars on the windows. Tacoma Police Officer Loretta Cool says another option is to put a special laminate on the windows that prevents them from being broken from the outside. "From the inside, you can actually break the glass to escape if you had a fire in the home. Obviously, it looks much better
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supplies, but also tents, hard hats and shovels at the ready. Those tools would come in handy if there actually were a massive earthquake and staffers had to dig out victims because emergency crews couldn’t reach the school. “We are going to have to do that responsibility,” Principal James Neil said. “We have to anticipate that we are going to have some kids for a few days.” This time, everyone simply went back to their classes to resume their studies, since it was just another day for the AllStars of Alice McLellan Birney Elementary School and the site of Tacoma School District’s deaf and hard of hearing magnet elementary program. The whole affair lasted just 15 minutes. “I know what to do,” Claire Henson said with CarrKosanovich signing alongside her. “It’s no big deal.” Just another day at Birney. Just another day.
than bars on the windows and it's safe for you to get out in case you had a medical emergency and had to get out of the house through a window,” she said. Until the suspect is caught, Ed and Donna are on extra alert. "It'd be nice to see him go to jail. I would love to go to court and testify against him,” she said. If you have any information that can help Tacoma Police find the burglar, call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-TIPS (8477) All calls are anonymous and there is a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to his arrest.
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projects around the state for the coming decades. “This is a big deal for the whole state,” Inslee said. “This is our first victory celebration.” Coupled with the $16 billion in state transportation dollars, lawmakers greenlighted Sound Transit’s plan for $15 billion in taxing authority to expand light rail service if a package gets nods from voters next year. Those sorts of construction pricetags are projected to support some 200,000 jobs around the state. But more important than the construction jobs born from the transportation package is the trade-related jobs the uncongested freight routes create. Pierce County is the most
trade-dependent county in Washington, which is the most trade-dependent state in the nation. “If I have said it once, I have said it a 100 times, Pierce County had the most to gain and the most to lose by not passing a transportation package. We needed this transportation package,” Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy said, noting that work to complete SR 167 flowing between Pierce and King County, as well as widening of I-5 by JBLM between the Pierce-Thurston county line put this corridor at the center of a statewide transportation system. “I would say Pierce County is the heart of the I-5 corridor.” Money for the transportation projects will come from bond sales and a host of higher taxes, most notably an increase to 11.9 cents per gallon of gas
FIRE NEWS TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSTS ‘SAFE AND READY’ WORKSHOP In an effort to educate community members with access and functional needs about disaster preparedness, the Tacoma Fire Department and City of Tacoma Emergency Management will offer a free “Safe and Ready” workshop on Oct. 29, from 5:30–7 p.m., at TACID (6315 S. 19th St. in Tacoma). The workshop will provide guidance on how to tailor an emergency plan to specific needs. Topics covered will include medication, pets, service animals, and issues that individuals with low vision, hearing impairment and mobility limitations may face during disaster situations. Workshop participants will learn how to sign up for emergency notifications, start an emergency kit, and more. There will also be an opportunity to connect with other community members and community partners. Reservations are not required. BLOOD DRIVE HELD TO HONOR BABY JAYDEN The Fife Police Department and the Wayman family are inviting the public to honor baby Jayden Wayman with a Memorial Garden Dedication and Blood Drive. Jayden’s life was tragically cut short in 2010 when his family vehicle was struck by a drunk driver. Although his death was tragic, Jayden was able to give three other babies a chance of continuing their lives through his organ donations. To honor his donation, a blood drive will be held in conjunction with the dedication. To sign up for a donation time, call (253) 896-8606. The blood drive will be held 2-5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 at Fife Criminal Justice Center, 3737 Pacific Hwy. E. A dedication ceremony will be held at 3 p.m.
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BUY FOOD TO dONAte AlONg wIth hAllOweeN treAtS While you are out gathering bags of snack sizes candy bars and candy corn or thumping pumpkins as Halloween nears, consider picking up a few jars of peanut butter or canned meat items to donate to Emergency Food Network. It needs your help so it can continue to help others. The usually bustling 20,000-square-foot distribution center of nonperishable food, fruits and vegetables stocks the shelves of some 60 food banks in Pierce County, but it is a bit quiet these days. Supplies can’t keep up with demand. That means already tight budgets are tighter as winter bills kick in and volunteers at food banks are scrambling to feed those who would otherwise go hungry. The first hit to Emergency Food Network’s stock of donated food came this summer when one of its biggest food drives, the annual Letter Carriers Food Drive, came up short of its goal. Then came the troubles with the regional grocery stores. They had been long standing donors of food and fresh produce to food banks, but the expansion of Haggen and its subsequent filing for bankruptcy that brought the closure of stores pinched off that flow of food. Without that pipeline of carrots and lettuce, the food banks cut into Emergency Food Network’s pantry faster than food drives could fill them. And winter is coming. The winter months are often tough for families on the financial margins since utility bills increase as the weather cools. Emergency Food Network urgently needs: chili, soup, stews, canned vegetables and fruits, canned tuna, chicken, and spam as well as cereals, pastas and granola bars. But most importantly, it needs cash donations, since every $1 donated can become $12 worth of food through bulk, at-cost purchases and EFN simply paying for a truck to pick up the donated items east of the mountains. A few dollars goes a long way for an agency when all it has to do is rent a truck to pick up produce by the ton. If fundraisers are more your thing, Abundance Dinner and Auction will be held from 6-10 p.m. on Oct. 24 at Clover Park Technical College’s McGavick Conference Center. Then there’s Empty Bowls, the annual soup supper event featuring local chefs. That event draws more than 500 people a year to fund food programs. It will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. on Nov. 21 at Charles Wright Academy. Or you can just plan your own food drive for your club, group, church, school or workplace. Learn more at efoodnet.org. Just do something so none of your friends, family, neighbors or coworkers goes hungry this winter.
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Voters must vote YES to REJECT Referendum 2015-1. We can no longer defer maintenance to county owned facilities, letting them crumble, so Pierce County can justify deeper debt and excessive spending of our tax dollars to build themselves a new palace. Before we build new, we must first look at the options presented by our Assessor Mike Lonergan. Building new must be the last option, not the first. New debt and taxes must be the last option, not the first. Plus, at a time we need more public safety officers, can’t staff the jail and have so many other problems in this county, how can anyone in their right mind justify this spending and debt? We expect and demand our elected representatives do better than the existing. Let’s stop the useless spending on a new Taj Mahal in Tacoma by voting YES to REJECT Referendum 2015-1 for a new government building in Tacoma. Marlyn Jensen s Gig Harbor, WA
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More than 40 years ago, Washington’s Sen. Henry M. “Scoop� Jackson authored the National Environmental Policy Act, which led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). When President Richard Nixon signed the landmark legislation into law on Jan. 1, 1970, he installed Bill Ruckelshaus as the first EPA administrator to implement the new statute and begin aggressively cleaning up the nation’s air, water and hazardous waste sites. Unfortunately, over the decades, things have changed. Today, EPA’s tendency is to operate above the law. The attitude is “if you don’t like our rules and think we are breaking the law, sue us!� That is exactly what Ohio, Michigan and 16 other states did. A three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled two-to-one against EPA, stopping its new Clean Water rule on grounds that it likely exceeds the agency’s legal authority. The original Clean Water Act gave EPA jurisdiction over discharges into “navigable waters.� In a 1989 lawsuit, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the EPA’s attempt to regulate wetlands 20 miles from the nearest river, saying waters under EPA’s jurisdiction must be connected to navigable waters. But the Court did not define “connected.� Over the last 26 years, the EPA has been gradually expanding its definition
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Starting in 1978, CZ invested $425 million to install new environmental safeguards – an investment Crown could ill-afford during a period of doubledigit unemployment, interest rates and inflation. Over half of the money was spent on eliminating contaminates from the air and water. Jackson kept an eye on the modernization and the progress of the permitting. He believed if the law wasn’t strong enough and not working, Congress should put more teeth in it – not EPA. The effort was a success. The Camas mill, now owned by Georgia Pacific, is still one of the largest pulp and paper mills in the region. Establishing clear, achievable environmental standards is better for America. It is not in our interest to force our industries offshore into foreign factories with weaker pollution standards. The result is American workers and local economies suffer. Hopefully, the courts will compel EPA to follow the law, implementing what Congress determines rather than simply forcing costly and unnecessary litigation. Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at theBrunells@msn.com.
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of “connected� – and broadening its regulatory reach as a result. EPA’s latest rule empowered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA to micromanage any creek, pond or prairie pothole with a “significant nexus� to a navigable waterway. EPA claimed jurisdiction over any land within a 100-year floodplain and 1,500 feet of the high water mark or, alternatively, within the 100-year floodplain and 4,000 feet of waters. Effectively, the federal agency’s action usurped the state’s authority over tens of millions of acres of private land. Scoop Jackson would be appalled by that power grab. He believed that federal agencies, including EPA, should follow the law and that their rules should be solidly grounded in the law. That was especially important to Everett, Jackson’s hometown, where lumber and paper mills were the economic engine. The forest industry, which has been the focus of state and federal environmental cleanup efforts, continues to be key to Washington’s economy. I came in contact with Jackson when I was employed by Crown Zellerbach (CZ), a major international paper producer. My job was to help with the massive permitting effort at the Camas mill, located on the north shore of the Columbia River. The mill was over a century old and the choice was either to close or modernize. Closing would result in laying off its 3,000 workers.
“[W]e should be carefully monitoring the oceans after what is certainly the largest accidental release of radioactive contaminants to the oceans in history,� marine chemist Ken Buesseler said last spring. Instead, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency halted its emergency radiation monitoring of Fukushima’s radioactive plume in May 2011, three months after the disaster began. Japan isn’t even monitoring seawater near Fukushima, according to a Sept. 28 story in “The Ecologist.� The amount of cesium in seawater that Buesseler’s researchers found off Vancouver Island is nearly six times the concentration recorded since cesium was first introduced into the oceans by nuclear bomb tests (halted in 1963). This stunning increase in Pacific cesium shows an ongoing increase. The International Business Times (IBT) reported last Nov. 12 that Dr. Buesseler found the amount of cesium-134 in the same waters was then about twice the concentration left in long-standing bomb test remains. Dr. Buesseler, at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, announced his assessment after his team found that cesium drift from Fukushima’s three reactor meltdowns had reached North America. Attempting to reassure the public, Buesseler said, “[E]ven if they were twice as high and I was to swim there every day for an entire year, the dose I would be exposed to is a thousand times less than a single dental X-ray.� This comparison conflates the important difference between external radiation exposure (from X-rays or swimming in radioactively contaminated seawater), and internal contamination from ingesting
radioactive isotopes, say with seafood. Dr. Chris Busby of the Low Level Radiation Campaign in the UK explains the distinction this way: Think of the difference between merely sitting before a warm wood fire on one hand, and popping a burning hot coal into your mouth on the other. Internal contamination can be 1,000 times more likely to cause cancer than the same exposure if it were external, especially for women and children. And, because cesium-137 stays in the ecosphere for 300 years, long-term bio-accumulation and bio-concentration of cesium isotopes in the food chain – in this case the ocean food chain – is the perpetually worsening consequence of what has spilled and is still pouring from Fukushima. The nuclear weapons production complex is the only other industry that has a record of deliberate wholeEarth poisoning. Hundreds of tons of radioactive fallout were aerosolized and spread to the world’s watery commons and landmasses by nuclear bomb testing. The same people then brought us commercial nuclear power reactors. Dirty war spawns dirty business, where lying comes easy. Just as the weapons makers lied about bomb test fallout dangers, nuclear power proponents claimed the cesium spewed from Fukushima would be diluted to infinity after the plume dispersed across 4,000 miles of Pacific Ocean. Today, globalized radioactive contamination of the commons by private corporations has become the financial, political and health care cost of operating nuclear power reactors. The Nov. 2014 IBT article noted that “The planet’s oceans already contain vast amounts of radiation, as the world’s 435 nuclear power plants routinely pump radioactive water into Earth’s oceans, albeit less dangerous isotopes than cesium.�
Fifty million Becquerels of cesium percubic-meter were measured off Fukushima soon after the March 2011 start of the three meltdowns. Cesium-contaminated Albacore and Bluefin tuna were caught off the West Coast a mere four months later; 300 tons of cesium-laced effluent has been pouring into the Pacific every day for the four and a half years since; the Japanese government on Sept. 14 openly dumped 850 tons of partially-filtered but tritiumcontaminated water into the Pacific. This latest dumping portends what it will try to do with thousands of tons more now held in shabby storage tanks at the devastated reactor complex. Officials from Fukushima’s owners, the Tokyo Electric Power Co., have said leaks from Fukushima disaster with “at least� two trillion Becquerels of radioactivity entered the Pacific between August 2013 and May 2014 – and this nine-month period isn’t even the half of it. The fact that Fukushima has contaminated the entirety of the Pacific Ocean must be viewed as cataclysmic. The ongoing introduction of Fukushima’s radioactive runoff may be slow-paced, and the inevitable damage to sea life and human health may take decades to register, but the “canary in the mineshaft,� is the Pacific tuna population, which should now also be perpetually monitored for cesium. Last November Buesseler warned, “Radioactive cesium from the Fukushima disaster is likely to keep arriving at the North American coast.� Fish eaters may want to stick with the Atlantic catch for 12 generations or so. John LaForge, syndicated by PeaceVoice, works for Nukewatch, a nuclear watchdog group in Wisconsin and edits its Quarterly newsletter.
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TACOMA FIRE STEPS UP WARNINGS ABOUT HAZARDS OF ALUMINUM WIRING Some 7,000 HomeS In tAcomA lIkely HAve AlumInum wIrIng modern fIxtureS InStAlled on AlumInum wIreS could cAuSe fIreS
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FIRES. Aluminum wiring in residential buildings is 55 times more likely to cause fires than copper wiring. By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com
Tacoma Fire officials are stepping up efforts to alert owners of older homes of a fire hazard many don’t know exists in their walls. “For most people, you don’t know you have a problem until you have a significant problem,� said Tacoma Fire Chief of Administration Toryono Green during a City Council study session on the issue. The problem is that homes built roughly between 1965 and 1975 almost exclusively used aluminum wires because of a spike in the price of copper. Aluminum is more brittle and prone to corrosion, which can cause sparks, shorts and fires. Homes with aluminum wiring are 55 times more likely to have a fire hazard than homes wired with the now-standard copper. Fire officials used building records to estimate that some 7,000 houses in the department’s service area of Tacoma, Fircrest and Fife were constructed during aluminum era, but suspect there are more since some contractors used aluminum wirings in homes well after the industry returned to copper wiring when priced dropped or even built homes with splices of aluminum and copper. “They switched mid build in many of those homes,� Green said. The only way to know for sure is to look for AL or ALUMINUM written on the wire’s sheathing. Aluminum wires are
silver in color, while copper wiring looks like tarnished gold. Tacoma Fire has developed a web page about aluminum wiring, posted information on Tacoma 311 system and provided the information to all Neighborhood Councils. Officials are also looking at inserting warning flyers into utility bills, possibly sending formal letters to all owners of homes built during the peak of the aluminum wiring period and producing Public Service Announcements for TV Tacoma and social media. The safest fix for homes with aluminum wiring is for a full replacement using copper, but that is often cost prohibitive. Less expensive options are to have the outlets and switches retrofitted with special connectors that lower the risk of electrical failures. “It is definitely an issue� Emerald State Electric owner Dennis Williams said. The growing popularity of do-it-yourself lighting kits and amateur rewiring projects is actually making matters worse for those older homes with aluminum wiring, he said. The trouble is that most modern electrical fixtures, outlets and switches found in hardware stores are only designed for copper wiring. Installing copper fixtures onto aluminum-wired outlets creates a hazard since the two metals chemically react at the splice to create heat that can cause shorts and fires. “That is where we get the biggest problems,� he said. “We see that more than anything.�
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BRAINSTORMING. (Left) Students like these from Fife broke into small groups to write down what they hoped to receive from, and what they are bringing to, the Academy. (Right) Theresa Lockrem, Native American Academic and Cultural Liaison at the Kent School District, came with senior student Heather Mooney (Yakama and Klickitat) from Kentwood High School.
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the meaning of leadership in academic, communal and personal contexts. Then, every other month, students meet in their own school districts with their Native Education Coordinator to work on and discuss NAYLA themes. This opening day of NAYLA was all about building community and relationships. Through a variety of ice-breakers, the students had the opportunity to meet and get to know each other in fun and meaningful ways. This set the students up well for the coming months, when Academy exercises will go deeper into subject matter of being a Native youth and how to embrace healthy, positive characteristics and ways of life in order to foster the leadership that exists uniquely in every student present. “One of the main things we are going to encourage you to do is take healthy risks. Extend yourself,” advised Academy facilitator and educator Arlie Neskahi. “You’re going to hear me say that a lot today. Get out of your comfort zone. Meet people you’ve never met before. Try things that you’ve never tried before. Your confidence will u See NAYLA page A8
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BOOK IT. (Left) Student Emma Salam prepares for ACT College Prep material at Sylvan. (Right) Student Pearl works on Language Arts with teacher David Kirkman. By Derek Shuck derek@tacomaweekly.com
While a national company, Sylvan Learning Center’s have peppered themselves all over Washington. Many residents probably even used the tutoring center’s services while they were in school, the brands individualized, one-on-one attention driving important concepts into their brains. These tutoring landmarks you see locally are probably now owned and operated by Gail Smith, a Sylvan franchisee who runs seven centers in the state, including the Tacoma location at 2089 Mildred St W. “[Smith] is a warm, engaging person. She and her husband do such a wonderful job in connecting with the community and valuing the education of students in the area,� Director of Franchise Development Georgia Chasen said. It’s a two way street, as Sylvan gives Smith all the tools she needs to be successful. “We loved the business model, and we loved the idea that we are changing students lives for the better. We think we’re good at
it,� Smith said. Recently, Smith has been teaming up with the Tacoma School District to provide financed tutoring to students who qualify for free or reduced lunch programs. These Supplemental Educational Services (SES) are a part of the No Child Left Behind Act, and requires schools receiving Title I money who have repeatedly failed to meet adequate yearly progress to provide finances for student tutoring. “One of the reasons we love the program is because it puts decision making back in the laps of the parents and the guardians,� Smith said. “For these parents who wouldn’t normally be able to direct some of the funding or be able to pay for a private tutoring service like Sylvan, it’s a big opportunity for them to become engaged.� Schools in Tacoma that qualify for the program include Birney, Delong, Arlington, Roosevelt, Edison, Franklin, Fern Hill, Fawcett, Stafford, Larchmont, Lyon, Manitou Park, Mann, Reed, Stanley, Whitman, Blix, Boze, Lister, McCarver, Sheridan, Giaudrone, First Creek, Stewart, Baker, Gray, Jason Lee, Lincoln and Oakland
Sylvan is just one of the multiple tutoring companies available to use. Parents have the choice on where to take their children, and Smith is confident that Sylvan’s reputation will encourage customers to stop by. “People say ‘oh, I know Sylvan,’ because many of these other [programs] are from out of state, and they kind of follow where these programs are. We were here before, we’re here now and we’ll be here when SES goes away,� Smith said. “If people are unhappy with our services, we’ll be out of business, so we have to produce a good product and so we’re very customer service oriented. Our programs are highly customized,� Sylvan as a tutoring center focuses on giving students everything they need to succeed. Rather than a classroom with more than 25 students, children receive one-on-one attention, and instructors never deal with more than three children at a time. “I really think it boils down to the personalized program that we can put together for a student. We’re on the cutting edge of
academic research and we provide a superior experience because we connect with students and parents. That allows everyone to buy-in to that student’s success. Allowing that child’s confidence to build through our program, we’re able to create a happier environment at home and create a path forward for that child in whatever dreams they are trying to accomplish,� Chasen said. Smith is just happy the program allows students to find their way to Sylvan. “It brings folks to us who might not normally call us. The number one reason people do not enroll at Sylvan is because of the cost, and we know that. This is exciting because cost is taken out of the equation for these particular families.� Smith said. “The idea that they can experience really a private personalized tutoring experience, it’s pretty neat.� Parents can find SES application forms on the Tacoma school district website, located at www.tacoma.k12.wa.us (type SES in the search field). Applications are currently on hold for the 2015-2016 school year, but will be opened up again in early January.
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one-on-one meeting, as the sixmonth program sees the participants living in the same village, supporting and healing one another. Currently, thousands come to see him preach. This was where the Sheltons found him, and they knew his message of forgiveness would be perfect for the city of Tacoma. Fr. Ubald practices what he preaches. He not only spent time finding and forgiving the man that murdered his family, but also sponsoring the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two children. School is not free in Rwanda, and the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children would not be able to attend without the help of Fr. Ubald. Today, the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter is planning to attend medical school to become a doctor, and Fr. Ubald is planning to pay the way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a humanly possible thing. I think it has to be a God thing,â&#x20AC;? Shelton said.
Fr. Ubaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s astounding generosity and heart are what encouraged the Sheltons to get him to come to Tacoma. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to help him, to get his reconciliation center done, to get his message out there not just for Rwanda but a light for the world,â&#x20AC;? Shelton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody needs reconciliation of some kind in their lives. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just for people who have been in horrific situations, but in other ways too. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Fr. Ubald has been coming to the United States since 2009 thanks to the help of a group in Wyoming. The Sheltons started up their own nonprofit, GIFTS, and their first mission was bringing Fr. Ubald from Wyoming to Washington. Now that that has been accomplished, they are setting their sights on gaining donations for sponsoring Rwandan children. To find out more information or to donate, visit www.giftsrwanda.org.
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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.”
SUPPORT FOR OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY
As a method of preventing substance abuse, the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority organized a drum-making gathering outside the Tribal Youth and Community Center. The drum is a sacred instrument that brings people together and offers a connection spiritually, and a connection with Native culture and identity. “Drum Assisted Therapy” research has shown that drumming improves mental health and spirituality and is beneficial in treating substance abuse disorders. The drum symbolizes the heartbeat of the Mother, and the songs that are sung with drumming are sacred and relates to Native American ancestry, stories and traditions. Even the drum itself offers a connection to the spirit of the animal and the cedar used to create the drum.
To the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, the word “community” means more than their own membership circle. With over 4,800 Puyallup tribal members locally and across the country, and an Indian population of over 24,000 in the tri-county area, the Puyallup Tribe takes great pride in continuing its ancestral ways by caring for Native American people across the board. HEALTHCARE Puyallup Tribal Health Authority (PTHA) has seen many accomplishments this past year. Below are just a few of the top news stories of 2014. New Construction/Remodel. It was a year of major renovation as PTHA added a two-story, 10,000-square-foot wing to the Takopid building and remodeled existing departments. Community Health moved into their new space both upstairs and down. Pediatrics added six additional exam rooms. Referral Services, Patient Benefits, Patient Accounts, Security and Member Services all moved into their new spaces. And Medical saw a huge improvement with expanded exam room space. Self-rooming. An exciting change at PTHA was the start of self-rooming, where patients now checkin and receive instructions on locating their specific exam room. This process eliminates waiting room time, provides easier access to services and better care as the health services come to the patients. Pharmacy. PTHA has been working over the past few years on improvements in pharmacy workflow. Wait time is now averaging less than two and a half
minutes for medication pick up. Medical School Residency Program. This program has first, second, and third-year medical school student residents. The residency has allowed PTHA to expand capacity, offering primary care physicians to many patients that were previously urgent care only. The addition of Osteopathic manipulation has been a huge success. The residency has allowed growth in the capacity for obstetrical (OB) care at PTHA. In the past year, PTHA has not referred out one OB patient due to capacity issues. Events. Puyallup tribal members enjoyed days dedicated specifically for them during School Days, Healthy Ways and the four Honoring Our Elders days throughout the year. Mental Health Month was celebrated in May at Cheney Stadium as the Puyallup Tribe community enjoyed a Tacoma Rainiers game and participated in a Guinness Book of World Records attempt to bring awareness to mental health. Treatment Center alumni celebrated recovery during the annual Alumni Picnic at Chief Leschi School. ELDERS Elder care is a top priority for the Tribe, with nearly $5.2 million spent last year on elder care services. The Tribe’s beautiful House of Respect Elders Center – a $13 million facility opened in 2009 – stands as testament to the Puyallups’ deeply held reverence for their elder membership. The center, located on a historically significant site above the Puyallup River, offers a variety of health and recreational options for Puyallup elders over 45 years old.
YOUTH The Tribe works to proactively instill positive values in its young members as early as possible through several important means: s Puyallup Tribal Community Center – This 34,000square-foot-facility includes a 15,000-square-foot gymnasium and other areas for youth activities. The facility also accommodates gatherings for meetings, weddings, funerals and cultural activities. The Tribe partners with Junior Achievement to offer financial education to the youth which is now held at the Tribal Community Center for two weeks during the summer. s Chief Leschi Schools – Providing a Nativefocused academic environment for children in prekindergarten through high school, Chief Leschi Schools serves Native American students from more than 60 different tribes with current enrollment of approximately 1,030 students. As one of the largest Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools constructed in the nation, the 200,000square-foot school is intended to be a model for Native American programs around the country. s Grandview Early Learning Center – During 2014, Grandview Early Learning Center served 137 families and 243 children, providing quality and culturally appropriate early childhood care for Native children in the community. Education opportunities within the Tribe don’t stop there. For its members seeking higher education after high school, or their general equivalency degree (GED), the Puyallup Tribe ensures that funding is available for tuition assistance, books, tutoring and more. HOUSING The Puyallup Tribe and the Puyallup Nation Housing Authority (PNHA) strive to provide safe, sanitary, and comfortable homes for Puyallup tribal members, their families, and other Native Americans living in the Puyallup Nation’s service area. During 2014, the Puyallup Tribe spent over $3 million providing housing assistance to more than 150 households. The recently completed Longhouse project in Tacoma added a total of 20 new tribally owned and operated units and have operated at full occupancy from their completion. During the year the Housing Authority served 147 individuals. After a couple of years when there was a freeze on Section-8 vouchers the Housing Authority began issuing vouchers again in 2014 and has the funding in place to issue and sustain 40 households. The Puyallup Nation Housing Authority has a total of 37 single-family homes that are being purchased or rented; 70 apartment units; and eight duplex units. All units are kept fully occupied and few vacancies occurred during 2014.
For more information about the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, visit www.puyallup-tribe.com.
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SPORTSWATCH
RAINIERS TO BUILD KIDS PLAY AREA AND WIFFLE BALL FIELD AT CHENEY STADIUM The Tacoma Rainiers, in partnership with the Ben B. Cheney Foundation and Metro Parks Tacoma, have announced plans for an all-new kid’s play area to be built at Cheney Stadium. Construction on the project will begin in November and is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of the 2016 Rainiers season in early April. The 9,670-square-foot play area will be built behind the grass berm located along the first base side of the ballpark. It will feature both a state-of-the-art playground and a regulation-sized Wiffle ball field. “The ownership group of the Tacoma Rainiers is thrilled to work with our friends at the Cheney Foundation, Metro Parks and the City of Tacoma to further enhance Cheney Stadium as a place for residents of Tacoma and the entire South Sound to congregate, recreate, and enjoy baseball and other events,” Tacoma Rainiers CEO Mikal Thomsen said. “Since buying the team in 2011, our goal has been to create a great and constantly improving experience for our fans and the entire community. The play area is something we have talked about for a couple of years. It’s great to see that vision now turning into reality.” Along with funding provided by Rainiers ownership, additional support for the project will be supplied by the Cheney Foundation and Metro Parks. The partnership represents a shared desire among the organizations to strengthen opportunities for youth within the Tacoma community. “The Cheney Foundation loves baseball, kids and our community,” Cheney Foundation President Brad Cheney said. “We believe that Cheney Stadium should be a place for families and fans of all ages. The partnership between the Foundation, the Rainiers, and Metro Parks will give our youngest baseball fans a place to call their own while visiting the park.” “This playground and Wiffle ball field are going to provide a great resource for the thousands of families that visit Heidelberg Park each year,” Metro Parks Tacoma Board President Tim Reid said. “This is another example of the great partnerships and collaboration that defines Tacoma as a great place to raise kids. The area’s playground division will incorporate play equipment for children aged two to five years old, as well as innovative climbing, movement, and flexibility-based structures for children aged five to twelve years old. All elements of both the playground and Wiffle ball field will be built by Korsmo Construction. “Korsmo Construction is proud to partner with the Tacoma Rainiers, City of Tacoma, Metro Parks and the Cheney Foundation to design and build the new Kids Zone Playground at Cheney Stadium,” Korsmo Construction President John Korsmo, Jr. said. “The new playground equipment and Wiffle ball field will be a great addition to our community’s public play spaces. All of us at Korsmo are excited about our continuing partnership with the Rainiers organization and look forward to supporting the club for years to come.” The new play area will be available throughout the year, both during the season and offseason, accessible to all members of the Tacoma community. “Physically active children are happier, healthier and do better in school. Improving the health of our residents (including our kids) is a top priority of the City of Tacoma,” Mayor Marilyn Strickland said. “I am glad to have a partner in the Tacoma Rainiers and look forward to activating the play area next season.” The Tacoma Rainiers are slated to open the club’s 2016 season on Thursday, April 7. Season tickets, group outings, and suite packages for the team’s 2016 campaign are available now, and can be purchased by calling the Tacoma Rainiers front office at (253) 752-7707 today. The most up-to-date information leading up to the 2016 season can be found at www.tacomarainiers.com, or by following the Rainiers on Twitter (@RainiersLand) and liking the team on Facebook. LADY LUTES AND LOGGERS MOVE UP IN NATIONAL SOCCER RANKINGS Two more road wins over the weekend gave the Pacific Lutheran women's soccer team eight victories in a row and moved the Lutes up to 17th in the latest NSCAA poll, while Taylor Lunde's two-goal weekend performance earned the sophomore midfielder Northwest Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week Honors. PLU improved to 12-1-1 overall and 8-1-1 in conference play after defeating Willamette 3-0 on Saturday and Lewis & Clark 2-1 on Sunday. While a last-minute goal for Lewis & Clark ended PLU's shutout streak at six matches and just shy of 700 minutes, the Lutes maintain a three-point lead over cross-town rival Puget Sound in the NWC standings heading into an Oct. 21 road match against the Loggers. Lunde played a key role in both weekend wins, scoring once in each match and adding an assist in Saturday's victory. Her Sunday goal proved to be the match-winner, and she has now scored four goals in the past three matches to tie teammate Machaela Graddy atop the NWC scoring leaderboard with seven goals this season. On the strength of the program's longest win streak since 1992, PLU has moved up in each of the past three rankings from outside the top 25 to No. 21 two weeks ago, 20th last week and now 17th. The Lutes are the highest-ranked NWC program, with Puget Sound sitting five spots back at 22nd. The Loggers are 10-0-4 overall this season and take a fourmatch shutout streak of their own into Wednesday's rivalry match. Following the road rivalry contest, the Lutes return home this weekend to host George Fox Sunday at 12 p.m. PACIFIC LUTHERAN MEN’S SOCCER MAINTAINS SECOND PLACE IN NWC STANDINGS The Pacific Lutheran men's soccer claimed its third road win in six days with a 3-2 Northwest Conference victory over Linfield Sunday, Oct. 18. The win improved PLU's record to 7-2 in conference, keeping them tied for second in the standings with Puget Sound. The Lutes are 11-4 overall this season. "This was a really tough road trip against two quality opponents," PLU head coach John Yorke said. "To come away with two wins makes this a fantastic weekend." Much like in the teams' last meeting, late penalty kicks played a key role. Both PLU and Linfield converted a PK
in the final 12 minutes of play, as PLU took a 3-1 lead on a Bennett Bugbee PK in the 79th minute and Alexander Goseelin made it a one-score match in the 84th minute. The Lutes knew that they had to start strong after narrowly escaping with a win the last time these teams played. They opened things up early when Joe Sammartino took a pass from Todd Hoagland and drove by his defender to score and put the Lutes up 1-0 in the 24th minute. The Lutes didn't get to enjoy that lead for very long, though, as Linfield's Brian Degrandmont scored an unassisted goal in the 35th minute to even things up. The teams stayed even through the first half, making the score 1-1 at intermission. PLU didn't wait long to reclaim the lead after the break, as Jordan Downing took a pass from Bugbee and found the back of the net to put the Lutes back up 2-1. That set the stage for the late penalty kicks, with PLU clinching its second 3-2 win over Linfield in the past two weeks. "There's a really good character to this team that helps them find their way through some very difficult situations in games," Yorke said. "The team played well as a whole, but Aaron Baumgardner stood out as a very good player today along with Jordan Downing giving us good minutes up front." The Lutes return home Saturday, Oct. 24 for a showdown with first place and undefeated Whitworth (8-0-1 in conference play) at 2:30 p.m., followed by a match with Whitman (2-6-1) Sunday at the same time.
TACOMA’S HOT TICKETS OCT. 23 - 31
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 – FOOTBALL Wilson vs. Lincoln Lincoln Bowl – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 – FOOTBALL Timberline vs. Bellarmine Bellarmine HS – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 – FOOTBALL Central Kitsap vs. Foss Mt. Tahoma Stadium – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 – FOOTBALL Franklin Pierce vs. Clover Park Harry Lang Stadium – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 – FOOTBALL Orting vs. Washington Franklin Pierce Stadium – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 – FOOTBALL White River vs. Steilacoom Steilacoom HS – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 – FOOTBALL Tacoma Baptist vs. Chief Leschi Chief Leschi Stadium – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 – FOOTBALL PUGET SOUND WOMEN’S SOCCER REMAINS UNDEFEATED IN 2015 The University of Puget Sound women's soccer team defeated Linfield 1-0 on Sunday, Oct. 18. The Loggers (10-0-4, 6-0-4 NWC), looking to defeat Linfield (8-4-1, 5-5-1 NWC) after drawing 1-1 earlier in the year, controlled the game flow. Puget Sound outshot the Wildcats 13-3 in the first half, however, the visitors were unable to find the back of the net. The two teams entered halftime scoreless. In the 65th minute, the Loggers took the lead. Cassie Winter crossed the ball from the right flank. Amalia AcordaFey was waiting to bury her shot, scoring her team-leading sixth goal of the year to give Puget Sound a 1-0 advantage. The goal was also the fourth game-winning goal that Acorda-Fey has tallied this season. The Loggers outshot Linfield 17-11 and also took more corner kicks (5-2). Emmy Owens led Puget Sound with four shots, while goalkeeper Lauren Thomas (10-0-4) earned her 11th shutout of the year while making two saves. Dating back to last fall, the Loggers are unbeaten in 17 consecutive regular-season games. UPS DUO TAKES NWC FOOTBALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS Senior kicker Sawyer Petre has been named the Northwest Conference Special Teams Student-Athlete of the Week, and senior wide receiver Kevin Miller earned NWC Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Both Loggers (3-2, 2-1 NWC) played a pivotal role in Puget Sound's 43-35 victory over George Fox on Saturday. Petre tied a Puget Sound single-game game with three field goals (28, 39, 30), and he added three extra-points in the winning effort. The Boulder, Colorado native also averaged 47 yards per punt on three attempts. Miller caught 18 passes for 187 yards, both of which are the highest single-game total for a Logger since the 2010 season (Adam Kniffin, 22 receptions, 203 yards vs. Whitworth). The Seattle, Washington native also got into the end zone twice, and he leads the NWC with seven receiving touchdowns. Miller's 12.6 receptions per game lead the country by a wide margin, as the next-closest mark is 10.0 The Loggers travel to Lewis & Clark for a 1 p.m. kickoff against the Pioneers on Saturday, Oct. 24 before returning to Tacoma for Puget Sound’s Homecoming game against crosstown rival Pacific Lutheran at Baker Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. UPS’ SHIPLEY NABS NWC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS A FOURTH TIME Tyler Shipley earned his fourth Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week honor, the conference announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The senior from Forest Grove, Oregon placed second out of 126 runners at the Pioneer Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17. Shipley's time of 24:57.10 was the best out of 71 NWC runners. Previously this fall, Shipley earned the other three NWC honors after winning the Puget Sound Invitational (Sept. 5), placing ninth in the Sundodger Invitational (Sept. 19), and first in the Chuck Bowles Invitational (Oct. 3). Puget Sound is off the weekend to prepare for the Northwest Conference Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, hosted by Pacific Lutheran. UPS’ MCLUEN NAMED NWC DEFENSIVE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK. Jordyn McLuen has been named the Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. McLuen, a Renton, Washington, native played all 180 minutes of the Loggers two 1-0 wins over the weekend. She helped anchor a backline that earned its 10th and 11th clean sheets of the year. The senior defender also scored her first goal of the year on Saturday. Her headed goal off a corner kick was the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Lewis & Clark. LOGGER ROWERS NAMED NWC CONFERENCE CREW OF THE WEEK The Puget Sound women's varsity-eight has been named the Northwest Conference women's crew of the week, the NWC announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The women's varsity-eight finished first at the 2015 American Lake Fall Classic this past weekend. Their time of 19:28.88 placed them ahead of eight other Northwest Conference boats, and 14 seconds ahead of second-place Lewis & Clark. The Logger women's varsity-eight earned three NWC Crew of the Week honors last year, while head coach Aaron Benson was named NWC Coach of the year. Puget Sound next competes at the Charlie Brown Regatta October 24.
Emerald Ridge vs. Curtis Curtis Viking Stadium – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 – VOLLEYBALL Lewis & Clark vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 – VOLLEYBALL Linfield vs. UPS s Puget Sound – 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 – SOCCER Women – Pacific (OR) vs. UPS Puget Sound – 12 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 – FOOTBALL South Kitsap vs. Stadium Lincoln Bowl – 1 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 – FOOTBALL George Fox vs. Puget Sound UPS Baker Stadium – 1 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 – SOCCER Men – Whitworth vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 2:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 – SOCCER Men – Whitman vs. UPS Puget Sound – 2:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 – FOOTBALL No. Beach vs. Life Christian Harry Lang Stadium – 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 – VOLLEYBALL Pacific (OR) vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 – VOLLEYBALL Willamette vs. UPS s Puget Sound – 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 25 – SOCCER Women – George Fox vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 12 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 25 – SOCCER Men – Whitman vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 2:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 25 – SOCCER Men – Whitworth vs. UPS Puget Sound – 2:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 29 – FOOTBALL Life Christian vs. Tacoma Baptist Curtis Viking Stadium – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30 – FOOTBALL Central Kitsap vs. Wilson Lincoln Bowl - 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30 – FOOTBALL Lincoln vs. Foss Mt. Tahoma Stadium – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30 – FOOTBALL Bellarmine vs. Gig Harbor Gig Harbor HS – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30 – FOOTBALL Stadium vs. Curtis Curtis Viking Stadium – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30 – FOOTBALL Clover Park vs. Fife s Fife Stadium – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30 – FOOTBALL Washington vs. Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce HS – 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30 – FOOTBALL Auburn vs. Lakes Harry Lang Stadium – 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 31 – FOOTBALL Pacific Lutheran vs. Puget Sound UPS Baker Stadium – 1 p.m.
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STADIUM FOCUSED ON WINNING deSPite PlAying on foreign turf
PHOTOS BY JUSTIN GIMSE
TOUGH. (top) Head coach Adam Becker makes a Stadium lineup change as the Tigers upend Yelm 4-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 20. (right) With Stadium Bowl under repairs due to flooding, the Tigers must now call Lincoln Bowl their home turf. An oddity in Tacoma, for sure. By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com
A not-so-funny thing happened to the Stadium Tigers girls’ soccer team on their continuing journey through what is turning into a successful season. Before the season even began, worker crews found several sinkholes in Stadium Bowl, which sent the girls up the road to practice at Jason Lee Middle School, also pushing their home opener to Sept. 15. While it was an inconvenience at the time, it paled in comparison to what followed. On Oct. 10, torrential rains flooded Stadium Bowl, rendering the historic site unplayable until at least this coming February. While the bulk of the press coverage then focused upon the loss of tens of thousands of dollars in football gear, one thing that got overlooked was a soccer team that no longer had a home. Relegated to finish out their home games at Tacoma’s iconic Lincoln Bowl, the Stadium Tigers have had to brush their tears aside and stay focused on a season that has them on the cusp of a playoff berth. “We’ve been very unfortunate this year with the beginning of the season not being down in the bowl, with the depressions and sinkhole and whatnot,” said Stadium head coach Adam Becker. “To finally get it back
and then in the middle of the season have something like the flood happen, it really sucks for the girls. They don’t get their Senior Night at home, and it’s tough. I feel bad for them in that aspect, but there’s nothing we can do about that. So hopefully they still come out with the energy that they had looking forward to that game and just apply it here at Lincoln Bowl.” So far, the girls have taken it in stride since being displaced, with victories over Olympia and Yelm. With three matches remaining on the schedule, including two contests at Lincoln Bowl, the Tigers have nearly locked down the third seed out of the 4A Narrows league into the state playoffs. If they catch a couple of favorable bounces with other teams, the Tigers could even move into second place before the regular season ends. It’s all a matter of several positives lining up for the Tigers, but coach Becker already has a good idea what it will take for Stadium to pass Bellarmine in the league standings. “If everything goes as planned and we get a good win on Friday and a get a good win next Tuesday against Timberline, moving into our Senior Night without having our Bowl, with having Bellarmine dropping points to Yelm and South Kitsap, I’m hoping the combination of all those things will give us a little bit of extra fight, so that we
can actually get a good result that I think we can get against Bellarmine, and flip-flop with them in the standings,” said Becker. “That would be a huge flip-flop.” Whether it’s a third seed or second doesn’t matter as much to Becker as making the playoffs and having been preparing for it all properly. “It’s anybody’s ball game with the playoff draws,” said Becker. “Playoffs are a whole different season when it’s a one loser-out. League champs lose all the time and it’s anyone’s game at that point and everything we’ve been preparing for has been for the playoffs. Our halftime talk today wasn’t about today, it was about fixing things for the playoffs two weeks away and I’m very confident we’re going to seal that up.” While his players may still hurt and feel the loss of their home field, it’s clear that the girls are focused on the matter at hand, and that is keeping it together. “I think the only thing we really can do is move forward because we have other important games to focus on and we can’t let the situation really affect us,” said senior co-captain Emma Lynch. “The biggest
thing we’ve been focused on this season is family and being together as a team. I think that’s something that’s brought us together compared to past seasons and has helped us to get where we are. “The worst part of the whole thing was that we didn’t know it was our last game at Stadium and that’s what makes me kind of sad,” said Lynch. “If I knew it was my last game I would have taken more passion to the game. I think sometimes you can take things for granted.” Lynch’s senior co-captain Kristi Williams felt likewise. It’s an uncontrollable thing,” said Williams. “But I think we’re definitely coming together. It’s a new team, so it’s just a matter of time with soccer where you just get to know people and it’s a fluidity and a connection together.” Stadium (6-3-0 4A Narrows, 7-4-1 overall) hosts Timberline (1-7-0, 1-10-0) on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Lincoln Bowl. Senior Night closes out the regular season as the Tigers host Bellarmine (7-1-2, 7-2-3) on Thursday, Oct. 29. Both contests are set for a 7:15 p.m. kickoff.
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BLINDSIDE. Senior defensive lineman Josh Gilbert hammers George Fox quarterback Grant Schroeder for a picture-perfect sack and fumble.
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odd year brewing over at Pacific Lutheran. While the Lutes have been competitive in a few games, Pacific Lutheran now sits winless at 0-5, with that feisty George Fox team visiting Sparks Stadium on Oct. 24.
Meanwhile, the Loggers will travel to play 0-5 Lewis & Clark the same day. It’s not too far-fetched to foresee a winless Lute team visiting a 4-2 high-powered UPS squad on Halloween. Last season it was the Lutes who overpowered the Loggers for a 42-27 road win in the series. Don’t be surprised if the score flips the other way this year. Then again, with 27 years of dominance, the Lutes
haven’t necessarily rolled out juggernauts against the Loggers every single season, and they’ve even won some tight games. We’re not sure if the Lutes have run into a Logger offense this potent during this stretch though. We never make predictions here at the Tacoma Weekly, but just this once let’s have some fun and give it a try. University of Puget Sound 47, Pacific Lutheran Uni-
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both teams. A win by the Abes would give Lincoln their second straight 3A Narrows league title. However, a win by Wilson would knot the two teams together at the top of the standings, with the Rams owning the tie-breaker with one game remaining in the regular season. The Rams will face a stout Central Kitsap team on Oct. 30 at their new, temporary digs at Lincoln Bowl, following the recent flooding of Stadium Bowl, their usual home field. While the Rams will be duking it out in what is expected to be a knock-down rumble of a matchup, the Abes will travel to Mt. Tahoma to face the Foss Falcons, in a game that they will be favored to win by several touchdowns. The good news for the Rams and the Abes is that they have already qualified for the postseason. Either team could drop their last two games and will still finish in third or fourth place. While it’s certain that the Rams would prefer to be hosting a playoff game at Stadium Bowl, it’s a pretty good bet that they wouldn’t mind hosting it up the road at Lincoln Bowl. The champion from the 3A Narrows will host the sixth-place team from Seattle’s Metro league. The second place Narrows team will host the third-place finisher from the KingCo. A third place finish will earn a ticket north to face the second seed from the Metro, and a fourth place finish will head south for a meeting with the champion from the Greater Saint Helens league. So mark your calendars quickly for Friday, Oct. 23 at Lincoln Bowl. Last year’s
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game was one of the most exciting contests of the year and this one is shaping up to be on par. On the 4A Narrows side of the ball, the Bellarmine Lions took one on the chin Friday, Oct. 16 when they traveled to Yelm and were unable to hold several leads, ultimately losing the game 42-35 in a big upset. While the Lions are still in the thick of the race for the league title, it is also possible that Bellarmine could slip out of the third and final playoff spot in the standings and see their season come to a close at the end of the regular season. The Lions will host the Olympia Bears on Friday, Oct. 23 at Memorial Field. Olympia dropped a heartbreaker against Gig Harbor the previous weekend after leading late and now must defeat the Lions and hope Bellarmine follows up with a
huge road win on Oct. 30 at third-ranked Gig Harbor. If Bellarmine can pull out a win in both games, the Lions will take the league crown. A league title earns the champion a home game in the first round of the playoffs against the fourth place team from the Wesco conference. A second place Narrows finish will host the second place team from the South Puget Sound League South division, which would probably be Bethel, Curtis or Puyallup. A third place finish In the Narrows will send the finisher north to face the runner-up from the KingCo. Elsewhere in town, the Life Christian Eagles are still in the mix to take home the 2B Pacific league title, but it could get complicated. The Eagles will host thirdranked North Beach on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Lakewood’s Harry Lang Stadium.
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versity 38. It’s going to be a packed, Homecoming crowd at Baker Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 31, so if you’re planning on attending, get down to the UPS campus ahead of time. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. which gives families plenty of time to come on out to the ballgame and then return home to prepare for hordes of candy-seeking, neighborhood ghouls and goblins.
Should the Eagles win, and follow up with a victory over Tacoma Baptist the following week, Life Christian could finish in a three-way tie for first-place with Raymond and North Beach. The three teams would them play a double-elimination “Kansas City” tie-breaker at a neutral site following the close of the regular season. If the Eagles win the league title, they will receive a bye through the first round of the playoffs and go directly to the 2B state tournament. Should the Eagles finish second, they would host the fifth place team from the 2B Central league. A third place finish would see the Eagles hosting the fourth place Central league team. The matchup against North Beach is intriguing and something is going to have to give. North Beach is averaging nearly 54 points per game, while the Eagles are coming in at just a shade under 50 points per game. Lakewood is the place to be on Saturday night.
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HOTOTO TO MAKE DEBUT AT TACOMA'S JAZZBONES PHOTOS BY BILL BUNGARD
hototo. Singer-songwriter Rocky Anderson (left, with guitarist Garrett Werner) will debut his new project Friday at Jazzbones. (Below) he poses in his downtown studio. By Ernest A. Jasmin ejasmin@tacomaweekly.com
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acoma singer-songwriter Rocky Anderson has spent the better part of two years building a top-notch studio in the cavernous downtown loft that previously housed live music venue, the Space, and revamping his own musical identity. Now he's ready to unleash his
new project, Hototo, which will headline a video release party on Friday, Oct. 23, at Jazzbones. “The name came to me maybe 2 ½ years ago,” Anderson said, explaining his alias. “It's Hopi Indian, and it stands for 'spirit warrior who sings.' I've always been kind of intrigued by Native American mythology and beliefs. They've got a lot of symbolism, and they see themselves as part of the earth. It's a different way of
looking at things.” Anderson previously sang for Tacoma hard rock act, River of Disdain, which released one CD, "Bird on a Limb," before breaking up in 2012. “I think everybody had had enough of each other by the time we got done in the studio,” he recalled, laughing heartily. “So I decided Hototo is just going to be me as the artist and I'll have a band." His personnel Friday will include Garrett Werner and James Kennedy on guitar, Austin Patterson on bass, Miguel Villahermosa on keyboards and Daniel Torres on drums. “Maybe over time we'll gel into a long-term set of musicians that becomes an integral part of the songwriting and things like that.” As Hototo, Anderson channels similar arena-rocking influences as his old band, the likes of which include Alter Bridge, Shinedown and Breaking Benjamin, but he sought to challenge himself by working with producers that would put him in a new direction. To help shape his new sound he recruited brothers Luke and Ike Breton Van Groll and Tacoma singer-songwriter Will Jordan, whose own ethereal pop is more akin to Gotye or Röyksopp. “The biggest thing that stands out for me is just how influenced he is by different types of music,” Jordan said. “A lot of people find their box and they're comfortable in their box, and they don't go outside of that box. But Rocky managed to surround himself with people who
were from all kind of different places, and we all worked together to make one really great album.” Anderson said he's finished a dozen songs that he plans to release as either a full-length album or as two EPs early next year. What fans will get to see on Friday, though, is the video for his debut single, “Rainin' Bones.” He described the midtempo rocker as being about “skeletons in your closet and how we have things in our past that we regret. But you can't really move forward without embracing your past.” Atuanya Priest of local production company A Real Grip directed the video, which stars Alexandra Kelsey as its tortured protagonist. “She just falls apart and she's in this bad dream,” Anderson said. “It's very cinematic – very rich and lush.” Fans can preview the video online at www.hototomusic.com. Opening for Hototo on Friday will be local singer-songwriter Kurt Lyndsay. “I can only describe Kurt as captivating and mesmerizing,” Anderson said. “It sounds like he's been drinkin' whiskey and smokin' cigarettes for 45 years, but he's only 25 years old. I peg the tone of his voice as something like a Johnny Lang, but his style's more folkish.” Jazzbones is located at 2803 Sixth Ave. Doors for Friday's show open at 6 p.m. with music starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7 in advance. For further details, visit www.jazzbones.com.
will be $20 each ticket. Call Allenmore Event Center and the Tacoma Elks for tickets and event info at (253) 2721117. The Tacoma Elks also has bingo and karaoke every Friday night. Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. and karaoke starts at 8 p.m. Lots of fun prizes to be won, then Happy Hour afterward while singing karaoke.
Tacoma. Fun for all ages. Includes artists/vendors, demonstrations and makeand-take. Tacoma Book Artists, Tacoma Calligraphy Guild and Puget Sound Book Artists will be on hand. Free admission.
door, or online at tedbrownmusic.com. All proceeds go to Ted Brown Music Outreach, which works to help young people improve their lives through the gift of music.
THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE ‘NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD’ Broadway Center’s Film Focus series returns with cult horror film “Night of the Living Dead” on Oct. 30 at Broadway Center’s Studio 3. Kick off your Halloween weekend with this 1968 classic zombie film! The movie will screen at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Costumes are encouraged! Tickets are $8. Tickets: (253) 591-5894 or http://bit.ly/ FilmFocus_LivingDead.
TWO ILLUSION OF ELVIS On Oct. 31, the Tacoma Elks welcome “Danny Vernon: The Illusion of Elvis” for what is sure to be a fantastic show at the Allenmore Event Center, 2013 S Cedar St. Doors open at 7 p.m. and show starts at 8 p.m. There will be bar service and snacks to eat. Wear a costume if you wish. Price
THREE PAPER TRAILS Paper Trails, an exhibit and sale of items made of paper, artist-embellished papers and supplies, takes place Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave.,
FOUR TED BROWN BENEFIT CONCERT The second show of the Ted Brown Music Outreach Benefit Concert Series will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24. This all ages show starts at 7 p.m., with performances by Strangely Alright, Sleepy Pilot and A Clash of Kings (a 2015 Live It Outloud participant). Along with raffles there will be also be food, beer and wine available. Tickets are just $20 and may be purchased at the
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FIVE COSTUME CONCERT The Tacoma Youth Symphony and Tacoma Young Artists Orchestra will perform “A Night At The Movies Costume Concert” on Saturday, Oct. 10. Fun for the whole family, the young musicians will be dressed as characters from the movies and the audience is invited to come in costume as well. Featuring music from “The Fellowship of the Ring,” “Star Wars,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Night on Bald Mountain” and “A Muppet Medley.” Tickets: (253) 627-2792 or www. tysamusic.org.
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KATY COWANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BRICKEDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; CHALLENGES TRADITIONAL ARTISTIC CATEGORIES
PHOTOS COURTESY OF KITTREDGE GALLERY
BRICK IN THE WALL. (left) Detail of concrete bricks from Katy Cowan's "Bricked" installation made specifically for Kittredge Gallery. (right) Frances Chubb's tempera on paper painting of bricks and flower pots. By Dave R. Davison dave@tacomaweekly.com
I have a confession. I took enjoyment from Katy Cowanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new art show without doing all the mental work that the artist was wanting from me. Cowanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brickedâ&#x20AC;? is an installation at University of Puget Soundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kittredge gallery. It consists mainly of a series of hand-cast, concrete bricks that have various things embedded in them. These are arranged within the space atop elongated, wooden plinths that are set at various angles that break up the open space of the gallery. Each individual brick is its own monster. Some are subtly colored with crayon. Embedded in the concrete are crayons, nails, crinkled plastic, electric fixtures and various debris obviously generated by the process of making the bricks themselves. There are ceramic casts of other items also embedded in the bricks: hammer heads, a baseball, a cassette tape, wrenches, crowbars, fingers, feet and noses. (Who knows whose nose is in that brick?) The coloring of the bricks and the variety of objects in them make for an enjoyable visual experience. The bricks are rustic, yet the whole affair has an artistic refinement about it. The objects used are humdrum and the craftsmanship is slap dash, yet each unit draws the eye and placement in a university art gallery defines it as â&#x20AC;&#x153;fine art.â&#x20AC;? It is enjoyable to move through the space looking at the variety in Cowanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bricks. Here and there, off to the sides, are gawky constructions using ropes, more bricks, and various objects like
the monkey wrenches and crowbars that the artist favors. The ropes themselves are colored with dye. Several utilize turmeric as a dye; a rather odd note that departs from the otherwise utilitarian materials that the Cowan likes to use. In South Asia, Turmeric has spiritual connotations that go way back. Its use as a dye is part of all manner of religious ceremonies. Adding turmeric to the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bag of tricks is like setting a gold nugget atop a pile of tarnished pennies. It was not until I did some post-show reading that I discovered that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d gotten through the show scot-free without having had to jump through all the mental hoops that the artist had laid before me. Cowanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work is about blurring the lines between categories and challenging the assumptions of art viewers. She wants her viewers to question what objects and materials are worthy of being called â&#x20AC;&#x153;art.â&#x20AC;? She wants the viewer to question definitions of finished versus unfinished. She likes working with things that begin watery and liquid and rapidly become solid. She wants to make inexpensive materials express a lot. But what she is trying to express is the essence of the materials themselves. Interesting, and yet there does not seem to be much there there. It elicits a new dialectical dynamic that the artist probably does not want to examine: those in the know versus those who are baffled. Much of academic art likes to dwell on terminology and categories. It likes to puzzle its viewers and seeks to snub the whole idea of the gallery and the museum. (Ironically it is the gallery and the museum that have become the bastions of these academic artists.) This restless questioning of definitions and assumptions and the rejection of craftsmanship is reminiscent of
the way that philosophers philosophized themselves out of philosophizing and relegated themselves to becoming mere historians of the development of ideas. Use of everyday materials and bursting the bubbles blown by art-world-bigwigs has been going on at least since the Dadaists of the WWI era a hundred years ago. As an innocent and ignorant viewer of the show, coming in with a clean slate, I found the whole thing to be visually interesting and economically poetic. I had the impression that the artist created the entire show and that there was not a single thing in the trashcan of the studio (Cowan might better like the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;work spaceâ&#x20AC;? since â&#x20AC;&#x153;studioâ&#x20AC;? is a loaded term) where the bricks were created. She is like the proverbial Plains Indian that used all parts of the buffalo. The tidiness of it all brings a smile. When the show is over, the bricks can be used to make an interesting wall or walkway somewhere. The Kittredgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;small galleryâ&#x20AC;? is dedicated to an exhibit on Frances Chubb, a legendary professor of art and art history who taught at UPS between the 1940s and the 1970s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Sound Legacy: The Life and Art of Frances Chubbâ&#x20AC;? includes samples of Chubbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art as well as artifacts of her UPS tenure, like the little red stool that Chubb kept under her desk to rest her legs because she was disabled by polio. The Chubb exhibit is meant to coincide with the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s celebration of the 75th anniversary of Kittredge Hall. A reception for the Chubb show will be held Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. Both exhibits run through Nov. 7. For more information, visit pugetsound.edu/Kittredge.
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RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT: THE ZODIAC SUPPER CLUB
CULTURE CORNER
A GUIDE TO THE MUSEUMS OF TACOMA
Museum of the Week: Fort Nisqually Living History Museum Point Defiance Park, 5400 N. Pearl St. Wed. through Sun., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: FortNisqually.org
Explore, discover and connect with history. Experience life in Washington Territory during the fur-trading era. Fort Nisqually, the first European settlement on Puget Sound, was a bustling center of trade that expanded into a large-scale agricultural enterprise. OCT
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Bonfires, Beaver Pelts, and Boogeymen 2015 Oct. 23 – Oct. 24, 7 to 9 p.m.
PHOTO BY DEREK SHUCK
HOT SPOT. Zodiac Supper Club is open Tuesday through Sunday on Saint Helens Avenue.
By Derek Shuck derek@tacomaweekly.com
Tacoma is increasingly becoming a hub for restaurants featuring a vast array of cultural influences. So when it came time for Dana Claar-Verellen and her business partners to open up the new Zodiac Supper Club, located at 745 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma was obviously the go-to location. The Zodiac Supper Club is inspired by a California-based trend where your steak is cooked not by a chef but by yourself at a communal grill. “It’s kind of an American take on Korean barbeque restaurants,” Claar-Verellen said. Claar-Verellen believes the trend has caught on for a couple of different reasons, including the sense of community it inspires. “It’s communal, so you’re kind of forced into hanging around people that you don’t know, or maybe wouldn’t necessarily be mixing with normally. That’s the part I love – it forces a sense of interaction and you don’t just see them but actually talk to them. I love that about it,” ClaarVerellen said. The fact that you are cooking your own meat also translates to a lower price for
high-quality steak. “Middle-class people, and people with lower incomes, can enjoy a steak dinner they wouldn’t be able to do otherwise. It keeps the cost of the steak dinner down because you’re not paying for someone to cook it for you,” Claar-Verellen said. “It’s really high quality meat, and we hand cut everything in the restaurant. There’s a lot of love in it, too.” There are four different types of cut on the menu, ranging in price from $11 to $25 and running the gambit from a flat iron steak to a New York Steak. The Zodiac Supper Club also includes various types of kebab and a fully stocked bar with a variety of beers and cocktails. Also available are giant bowls of “party punch,” communal alcohol for groups. Claar-Verellen hopes the Zodiac Supper Club can become an institution in her favorite town. “We love Tacoma. It was a matter of when we were going to open it, not where. It was going to be in Tacoma. There was never a thought of it being anywhere else,” Claar-Verellen said. The Zodiac Supper Club is open from 4 p.m. to midnight Tuesday through Sunday. For more information visit www.zodiacsupperclub.com.
Take a stroll down a Jack O’Lantern lit path to a roaring bonfire and get spooked as Fort Nisqually’s storytellers bring forth the spirits of the 19th century. Hear tales of ghostly pipers, haunted whaling ships and demon snakes. Fort Nisqually Foundation presents “Bonfires, Beaver Pelts and Boogeymen” at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under. Save $1 when buying tickets in advance. Tickets are good for either night, rain or shine. The night starts out with milder, gentler stories. After an intermission of cider and cookies, children are permitted to take home any parents they don’t think can tolerate the more intense stories that follow. Dress for the weather, as October nights can be as chilling as the stories. Some bleachers are provided for seating, but blankets, tarps, and small lawn chairs are welcome. Please, no umbrellas. This event is a fundraiser hosted by the Fort Nisqually Foundation, and all proceeds from this event support the Fort. For more information, visit www.fortnisquallyfoundation.org.
Upcoming Events: Arts of the Fur Trade 2015 Nov. 7, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A cornucopia of 19th century skills and crafts are on display during Arts of the Fur Trade at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. Dozens of the Fort’s re-enactors demonstrate and share their knowledge of period skills such as spinning, weaving, beading, blacksmithing, woodworking, cooking, instrument construction and music. Guests of all ages may try their hand at various creative tasks making rope, pressing apples to make cider and dipping candles. Guests may also browse an Artisan Market and acquire a unique art or craft for home or for a gift. Both historic and modern interpretations of traditional crafts are available in the Market. Event admission is $5-$8, children 4 and younger are free. For more information, call (253) 591-5339 or visit www.fortnisquallyfoundation.org.
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SOTA ALUMNUS RELEASES DEBUT COMIC BOOK â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ANIME GOTHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
HAUNTED MOUNTAIN. Artist Ian Wheelock (right, with Congressman Derek Kilmer) will debut his new comic book at eTc Streetwear Boutique.
School of the Arts alumnus Ian Wheelock welcomes all to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Haunted Mountainâ&#x20AC;? for the release of his debut comic book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anime Goth.â&#x20AC;? The art show and comic release will run from 7 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 30 at eTc Streetwear Boutique, located at 907 Pacific Ave., downtown. Wheelock is a recent graduate from Tacomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of the Arts. In June, the artist ended his senior year with a culminating project in which he drew 73 individual portraits of every member of his graduating class. This project led to a paid commission during the summer, and his self-portrait even won a congressional art award. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be attending the California College of the Arts early next year. But, before he leaves for Oakland, CA, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll unveil his comic book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anime Gothâ&#x20AC;? at his second solo art show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Haunted Mountain.â&#x20AC;?
This dark show is in stark contrast to his summer-inspired solo exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ice Cream Aesthetique.â&#x20AC;? With Wheelock trading the theme of ice cream and pastels for Halloween and Goth, viewers will now be treated to a spooky and clouded version of his Pacific Northwest during the fall. His tonguein-cheek take on All Hallowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Eve also sets the scene for the launch of his Japanese-inspired comic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anime Goth.â&#x20AC;? Art inspired by Japanese culture and the theme of Halloween set to ambient alternative 80s music will have spectators spellbound in their passage through â&#x20AC;&#x153;Haunted Mountain.â&#x20AC;? This is an all-ages event and attendees are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes. Artwork, the comic, T-shirts, prints, buttons, and stickers by Wheelock will be available for purchase. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tacoma Weekly staff
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: MUSE Chart-topping British trio Muse is headed back to Seattle. The band is touring in support of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dronesâ&#x20AC;? album with a stop scheduled for Dec. 12 at KeyArena. Synth-pop duo Phantogram will open at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, with prices ranging from $35.50 to $65.50. Visit www.ticketmaster.com to learn more about these other upcoming shows except where otherwise indicated.
â&#x20AC;˘ Sara Evans: 8:30 p.m. Nov. 13, Emerald Queen Casino, $40 to $90.
â&#x20AC;˘ Rachel Lark: 8 p.m. Oct. 27, UPS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Commencement Hall, free.
â&#x20AC;˘ Ron White: 8:30 p.m. Nov. 20, Emerald Queen Casino, $40 to $95.
â&#x20AC;˘ Gritty City Sirensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Halloween Costume Ball: 9 p.m. Oct. 31, Temple Theater, $20.
â&#x20AC;˘ Juan Gabriel: 8 p.m. Nov. 20, Tacoma Dome, $78 to $234.
â&#x20AC;˘ Freak Night with Deadmau5, Tiesto, Diplo and more: 6 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31, Tacoma Dome, $199 for two-day pass.
â&#x20AC;˘ Jim Jeffries: 7 p.m. Nov. 21, Tulalip Resort Casino, Tulalip, $30 to $40; on sale 10 a.m. Sept. 25.
â&#x20AC;˘ Godsmack with Red Sun Rising: 8 p.m. Nov. 3, Showare Center, Kent, $27.50 to $55; www. showarecenter.com.
â&#x20AC;˘ Iliza Shlesinger: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 to 5, 10:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5, Tacoma Comedy Club, $15 to $25; www. tacomacomedyclub.com.
â&#x20AC;˘ Bobcat Goldthwait: 8 p.m. Nov. 5 to 7, 10:30 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7, $10 to $20; www.tacomacomedyclub.com. â&#x20AC;˘ A$AP Rocky with Tyler the Creator, Danny Brown and Vince Staples: 7 p.m. Nov. 11, WaMu Theater, Seattle, $46.50. â&#x20AC;˘ Big Wheel Stunt Show: 8 p.m. Nov. 13, Jazzbones, $10; www.jazzbones.com.
â&#x20AC;˘ Los Lobos: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, Pantages Theater, $29 to $85; www. broadwaycenter.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Kiss-FM Fall ball with Demi Lovato and Andy Grammer: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, WaMu Theater, Seattle, $56.95.
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Looking for something to get you in the mood for All Hallows' Eve? Or something to do on the big day itself, which conveniently falls on a Saturday this year? Here are five promising options. The Grand Cinema’s new cult film series. Organizers at the Grand, (606 S. Fawcett Ave.), are kicking off their new, monthly Weird Elephant series with a focus on edgy, new horror, sci-fi and fantasy films. “What we’re trying to do is predict which movies are gonna become cult classics in the future,” Grand Assistant Executive Director Wade Neal explained. “The films we picked out this month are both in the horror-comedy vein. If you’re a fan of ‘Shawn of the Dead,’ early Peter Jackson or Bruce Campbell’s ‘Evil Dead,’ both of these films are kind of right in that alley.” Up first is “The Final Girls,” about a group of friends – played by Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Adam DeVine - who get trapped in an ‘80s-style horror film. They have to use slasher flick logic to survive, i.e. don’t have sex and hang out with the heroine who whacks the bad guy in the end. It’s rated PG-13 and will be shown at 9:09 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. At the same time on Oct. 24, the Grand will show the New Zealand horror-comedy “Deathgasm,” a gore-splattered comedy from New Zealand about a pair of metal-heads who unwit-
tingly summon an evil entity called The Blind One. That one is rated R. Tickets are $7.50 to $10 for each screening and can be found online at www.grandcinema.com. “A Night at the Movies” with Tacoma Youth Symphony and Tacoma Young Artists Orchestra. This event will take place at Urban Grace Church, 902 Market St., where members of both groups will dress up as iconic characters from the movies and perform themes from “Star Wars,” “The Fellowship of the Ring,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” and more. Patrons are encouraged to dress up too. Music starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are $13 to $19; www.broadwaycenter.org. Film Focus: “Night of the Living Dead.” George Romero’s 1968 classic is the flick we can all thank (or blame) for America’s continuing obsession with zombies. It established the rules for dealing with the shambling undead – namely, board up those windows and aim for the head. Screenings are at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at Studio 3, which is located at 9th and Broadway downtown, and tickets are $8; www. broadwaycenter.org. Freaknight 2015. Chances are that nowhere will the costumes be trippier than at Freaknight, USC Events’ two-night EDM dance-a-thon, which will take over the Tacoma Dome, (2727 E. D St.), on Oct. 30 and Halloween night. A who’s who of superstar DJs will
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SATURDAY, OCT. 24 EMERALD QUEEN: Tim Allen (comedy) 8:30 p.m., $40-$100
DAWSON’S: Tim Hall Band (open jam) 8 p.m., NC JOHNNY’S DOCK: Rock N’ Roll Magic (rock) 5 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 THE SPAR: The Fabulous Roof Shakers (blues) 7 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Steve Byrne (comedy) 8 p.m., $16-$20, 18+
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TUESDAY, OCT. 27 DAVE’S OF MILTON: Jerry Miller (blues, rock) 7 p.m., NC
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28 733: Yodi Mac, B.A., Vaughan and DJ Reign One (hip-hop) 8 p.m., $8 B SHARP COFFEE: T-Town Blues Revue with Kevin Sutton (blues) 8 p.m., $7, AA DAWSON’S: S.A.S.S. (blues) 9 p.m., NC DOYLE’S: Luke Stanton Band (acoustic, folk-rock) 10 p.m., NC GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Hó Hoang Yén, Pham Sí Phú, Doang Trang and more (Vietnamese pop) 9 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Stay Grounded (reggae) 8 p.m., $7-$10 KARSHNER MUSEUM: Día de la Raza: A Festival of Latino Cultures (Latin) noon, NC, AA KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC NEW FRONTIER: Cave Singers, Dreamhouse (indie-rock, indiefolk) 8 p.m., $15 REAL ART TACOMA: Real Life, Almond Roca, Don James, Wizeguy Ent., MBE, Acey Deucey (hip-hop) 8 p.m., $10, AA THE SPAR: Poodle Bomb (alt-pop, rock) 8 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Steve Byrne (comedy) 8, 10:30 p.m., $20$25, 18+ early show THE VALLEY: Trees & Timber, “Dick Rossetti: Ex-Minor Celebrity,” The Dignitaries (power-pop, alternative, garage-rock) 9 p.m., NC, AA
JAZZBONES: Mad Child, Demrick (hiphop) 9 p.m., $15; Way Back Wednesday (oldschool DJ) 9 p.m., NC 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 REAL ART TACOMA: To the Wind, Cowardice, Unjust, Cold Truth (hardcore, punk, metal) 8 p.m., $10-$12, AA STONEGATE: Dave Nichols’ Hump Day Jam, 8:30 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Comedy open mic, 8 p.m., NC, 18+ TOWER BAR & GRILL: Michelle Beaudry (jazz guitar) 4:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 29 TACOMA COMEDY: Shane Mauss (comedy) 8 p.m., $10, NC with costume, 18+
SUNDAY, OCT. 25 PANTAGES: Audra McDonald (show tunes, vocal pop, classical) 3 p.m., $36-$99, AA
CHARLEY’S: Blues jam with Richard Molina, 8 p.m., NC DAVE’S OF MILTON: Open jam, 8 p.m., NC DAWSON’S: Billy Shew Band (open jam) 8 p.m., NC G. DONNALSON’S: Al Gord (jazz piano) 8 p.m., NC KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC THE SWISS: Vicci Martinez, Barleywine Revue (pop, rock, bluegrass) 4 p.m., NC, AA
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TW PICK: 8TH ANNUAL CELTIC FAIRE Sat., Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S. 12th St., Tacoma Come one, come all to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church’s 8th Annual Celtic Faire featuring music, dancers, bagpipes, craft vendors, baked goods, tearoom, children’s activities, lunch shoppe and much more. This year, a full slate of entertainment is planned with Tacoma Scot’s Highland Band, Scoil Rince Slieveloughare Irish Dancers (Irish step dancers from the Scoil Rince), Scottish Country Dancers, Olympia Highland Piper Stewart Nevling, Blue Cloud Celtic and harpist Ruthann Ritchie who will provide background music during the High Teas. There will be a vintage jewelry shop and tasty delights of shortbread and oatcakes for sale in the Bake Shoppe and for High Teas. The Lunch Shoppe will offer Shepherd’s Pie in addition to Ploughman lunch, soup, hot dogs and beverages. During both Sunday worship services on Oct. 25 (at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.), bagpipes and the Kirking (Calling) of the Tartans will celebrate the Feast of St. Andrew. This year’s Celtic Spirituality speaker at the one-hour seminar Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. is Dr. Suzanne Crawford O’Brien from PLU speaking about Holy Wells and Celtic environmental awareness. Price: Free admission. Info/Schedul: www.saintandrewstacoma.org MEGA MATCH-A-THON ADOPTION EVENT Fri., Oct. 23, 11 a.m. Humane Society, 2608 Center St. The fourth annual ASPCA Mega Match-a-thon seeks to save the maximum number of animals in shelters through high-volume community adoption events that will take place across the country. Help be a part of the solution and shop the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. Price: Free. Info: (253) 383-2733 TACOMA HOLIDAY FOOD & GIFT FESTIVAL Fri., Oct. 23, 10 a.m. Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St. Washington’s largest holiday
gift and food festival with over 550 booths kicks off the holiday shopping festivities for the 33rd year. You will find unique gifts, arts, crafts, holiday home décor, and specialty foods, all under the Tacoma Dome. Price: $14.50. Info: (253) 272-3663 RUMORS Fri., Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. Pacific Lutheran University – Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 12180 Park Ave. S. At a large, tasteful townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though he suffers only a flesh wound, four couples are about to experience an
absurd sequence of events. As the confusions mount, the evening spins off into classic hilarity. Price: $8. Info: (253) 535-7411
ALICE IN WONDERLAND @ TACOMA MUSICAL PLAYHOUSE Sat., Oct. 24, 11 a.m. Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 Sixth Ave. Happy 150th Anniversary to Alice in Wonderland. This classic written by Lewis Carroll, is the much-loved children’s book he wrote in 1865. The fantasy world of rabbit holes and mad hatters, magic cakes and secret doors has charmed children and adults the world over. Price: $12$15. Info: (253) 565-6867 LEMAY HALLOWEEN TRUNK-OR-TREAT Sat., Oct. 24, 2-4 p.m. LeMay Marymount Event Center, 325 152nd St. E. A truly unique Halloween event for families - come be part of the fun. Each year hundreds of local kids enjoy this free, family-friendly event and it’s a blast. Costumed kids (age 12 & under) will arrive from 2-4 p.m. to trick-or-treat by going from trunk to trunk to collect packaged candy from the trunk hosts. Price: Free. Info: (253) 272-2336 RABBIT HOLE Sat., Oct., 24, 7:30 p.m. Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 North I St. Becca and Howie Corbett are a happily married couple whose perfect world is forever changed when their young son Danny, is killed by a car. Painful, poignant, and often funny, Becca’s experiences lead her
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5 and under free. Info: (253) 272-3500 POKÉMON LEAGUE Wed., Oct. 28, 4:30-7 p.m. Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S. Play Pokémon using cards or DS at the Main Branch of the Tacoma Public Library. Participants will also enjoy a craft activity, refreshments and the chance to socialize with other fans of the game. Players of all levels welcome. Price: Free. Info: (253) 2922001
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HALLOWEEN CRAFT Wed., Oct. 28, 4 p.m. Parkland/Spanaway Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S. Join us to cut, paste, color and create your own Halloween craft. All ages, under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. No registration. Price: Free. Info: (253) 548-3304
LINE DANCING FOR BEGINNERS Tues., Oct. 27, 6 p.m. Asia Pacific Cultural Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way Come and learn what line dancing is all about. Dance to all styles of music while getting a great workout. Price: $45 for 7 weeks. Info: (253) 383-3900
CRAZY MATH GAMES Thurs., Oct. 29, 4 p.m. Anna Lemon Wheelock Library Join Crazy 8’s Math Club and you’ll participate in Flying Marshmallows, Toilet Paper Olympics and more. Ideally, participants will attend all 8 sessions with a special gift for those with perfect attendance. Price: Free. Info: (253) 617-7811
PEOPLE OF THE ADZE: SHOALWATER BAY TRIBE Tues., Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave. The highly decorative, yet utilitarian carvings created by the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe and members of its Carving Apprenticeship Program are on display at the Washington State History Museum. Price: $11 for adults, $8 for seniors, students, and military, children
BROADWAY FLEA MARKET Thurs., Oct. 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Broadway Flea Market, Broadway & North 9th Every Thursday through the summer on the north end of Broadway enjoy a European style flea. Price: Free . Info: (253) 709-6041
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WITCHY WOMAN HOROSCOPES 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) Get ready for a whopping planetary boost to your emotions and sensuality. This weekend will be the start of an inner flame for passion and connection with someone you care for deeply. Reach out to them in the most honest way that you can and you can expect to receive an authentic connection and experience with them. Come from you heart, show your intentions, and revel in the love of another.
LIBRA (Sep. 23 – Oct. 22) Look into your life and see the gaps. Those are the areas that you will be working on right now. Not only that but you seem to tune in to a partner and inexplicably just know exactly what they need right now. You are more than happy to put the work in to make them happy and healthy. Just make sure you’re putting the same amount of work in to keep yourself in good shape, as well. Balance it.
TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20) It’s all about your friends and strengthening your connections with them right now. Take a stab at balancing your life out right now so that you can allow for time with those special people that make you feel good to be around them. Life works its hardest to make you too busy to socialize. This is your chance to make life bend to your will and make long-term friendships your priority.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) A playful side comes out in you that you haven’t seen in a while. Embrace it as you create something beautiful by tapping into the collective conscious. Playful relations make their intentions known and you’re more than happy to accept. You find your loyalties are changing and – as long as it’s healthy for you – this is a good thing. Allow for the right one to plummet your depths.
GEMINI (May 21 – Jun. 20) It’s extremely important for you to connect with your community and show your support for them in whatever ways you’re most comfortable with. There is an innate need to see your community thrive and you have the skills capable of seeing that happen. Emotional fulfillment comes from loving where you live. Strengthen your community and watch as it comes back to you tenfold. CANCER (Jun. 21 – Jul. 22) There is much to be learned about your emotional nature through your connections right now. Seeing who you are drawn to and who you are repulsed by and comparing and contrasting that to your tastes of yore will show you how far you’ve come. Change is always inevitable and things you may have taken for granted about yourself might be trying to shine through. It’s your job to lift the shade. LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22) There is something in the deepest, darkest recesses of your subconscious; something that you may not have even been aware that you possessed. A yearning that seems to claw at you before you even have a chance to identify it. It could be love for another, it could be a psychic feeling of intuition, it could be lust for another. Whatever it is, prepare to realize more about yourself when it comes. VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22) Great sweeping feelings of love and kinship to your partner will come rushing in. While this may be at odds with the mask that you wear to the public, you’ll find that the mask is starting to change its appearance. Your demeanor will soften, your eyes will light up, and you’ll feel those good feelings for them in a way that you haven’t in a while or possibly yet. Light some candles and make it a night.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Something is calling to your heart; a person or place that you once called home. There is no denying that right now you may be in need of comfort and you can count on revisiting some of that from your past. It may even be as simple as reaching out to a parent or something that nurtured you in childhood. Either way, there is nothing but sweet feelings to be felt. Enjoy the break from the struggle. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) If you’ve been feeling somewhat stifled lately it’s time to pick up the phone and make the effort to connect. We all have a habit of hermiting ourselves away and it can become a bad habit if not kept in check. Your sanity depends on your communications with your social circle right now. You need to fill yourself up with friendly love and attention and people will welcome you back with arms wide open. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) This week you will have an instinct on how to make your money and it will prove to be a good one. You are tuned in to the resources around you and if you trust your gut feelings, you’ll know which ones to invest your time and money into. Just make sure to not get swept up in fantasy and keep your eyes on the horizon. Good luck comes to those that are realistic and can take a chance. PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20) Love is what’s on your mind lately. You feel and think that you are ready for love and you probably are. You may even have a specific person in mind that you’re developing feelings for or, if not, an interested party will make themselves known. The chance of falling in love with a fantasy is high at this time so, without ruining the experience, try your best to see the person for what they really are.
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NOTICES TO: MORALES, Marjorie Josefa Case Name: LAPLANTE, Jerry vs. MORALES, Marjorie J. Case Number: PUY-CV-DISS-2015-0136 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing in the Tribal Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.
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You are summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing on Friday the 20th day of November, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585. FAILURE TO APPEAR, PLEAD OR OTHERWISE DEFEND MAY RESULT IN A DEFAULT JUDGMENT. TO: Lalaina Ancheta and William Comenout In the Welfare of: A-C, O. DOB: 11/01/2014 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0029 In the Welfare of: A-C, L DOB: 06/18/2012 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2013-0049
PUBLIC NOTICE Occidental Chemical Corporation 605 Alexander Ave. Tacoma, Washington PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 10/23/2015-12/19/2015 DRAFT REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION READY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) invites you to comment on a draft report, called a Remedial Investigation for Occidental Chemical Corporation (Oxy). Submit comments by December 19 to: Kerry Graber Department of Ecology Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction Program - SWRO PO Box 47775 Olympia WA 98504-7775 Email: kerry.graber@ecy.wa.gov Phone: 360-407-0241 We also invite you an informational meeting to learn more about the RI findings and the next steps in the cleanup process. Staff from Ecology will be there to answer your questions. Public Meeting Date: October 28, 2015 Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Location: Center at Norpoint, Room 102 4818 Nassau Ave NE Tacoma, WA 98422 We will consider and respond to all comments before making the RI final. The data from the RI will be used to evaluate potential remedies to clean up contamination. The evaluation report of potential remedies, called a Feasibility Study, will be made available for public review and comment at a later date. What’s in the Report? Oxy investigated contamination at their Tacoma site. The investigation was overseen by Ecology the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Oxy found hazardous substances in the groundwater, soil, and sediment at the Site. The contamination is related to historical operations and waste disposal practices. The primary contaminants include: • Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) • Sodium hydroxide • Salt (sodium chloride) • Metals • By-products of chlorinated solvent production • Poly-chlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) • Dioxins/furans Contamination does not affect public drinking water. If you have a private well nearby, please contact Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department at 253-798-6470 for more information. You can find documents at the following locations*: • Citizens for a Healthy Bay - 917 Pacific Avenue, Suite 100, Tacoma, Washington 98402, (253) 383-2429 • Mary Rose Kobetich Library - 212 Browns Point Blvd NE, Tacoma, WA 98422, (253) 2487265 • Department of Ecology, Southwest Regional Office , 300 Desmond Drive, Olympia, Washington 98504-7775, (360) 407-6365 *Please call these locations for up-to-date business hours. TO: Jacob Cultee In the Welfare of: C, W. DOB: 02/25/2015 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0024 In the Welfare of: C, M. DOB: 07/01/2013 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0027 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404. You are summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing on the 7th day of December, 2015 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.
YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Review 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 Review Hearing on the 17th day of December, 2015 at 9:30 AM. 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. NO. PUY-CS-FC-2015-0050 Summons in a civil action And notice of hearing IN THE PUYALLUP TRIBAL COURT PUYALLUP INDIAN RESERVATION TACOMA, WASHINGTON Washington State Foster Care Petitioner, v. Joslynn Gealdine Jones Respondent, The petitioner filed a child support (civil) action against you in the above named court. In order to defend yourself, you must file an answer by stating your defense in writing and filing it with the court and serving a copy on the petitioner within twenty (20) days after the day you received notice of this hearing. If you fail to respond, a DEFAULT JUDGMENT may be entered against you without further notice to you. A default judgment is a judgment granted the Petitioner for what has been asked in the Petition. This Summons in issued pursuant to Section 7.24.090(4.08.100) of the Puyallup Parental Responsibility Act.
NOTICES TO: JOAQUIN ANTIONE In the Welfare of: A, M. DOB: 07/29/1999 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0064 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404. You are summoned to appear for a Adjudication Hearing on the 21st day of January, 2016 at 9:30 AM. 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: FARRAH BRADLEY In the Welfare of: T, J. DOB: 12/29/2011 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2014-0029 In the Welfare of: T, A. DOB: 12/10/2005 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2014-0032 In the Welfare of: T II., H DOB: 08/10/2009 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2014-0031 In the Welfare of: T, R. DOB: 08/20/2003 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2014-0030 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 25th day of January, 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: Raul Sanchez Torres
NOTICE OF HEARING: A hearing on the petition is set for December 2, 2015 At 9:00 a.m. at the Puyallup Tribal Court.
In the Welfare of: P.R.S DOB: 04/22/2000 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0091
Dated October 1st, 2015 Camille N Gordon, Clerk of the Court Puyallup Tribal Court, 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404 (253) 680-5585
YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.
TO: PATRICK O. BARLET
You are summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing on the 28th day of January, 2016 at 1:30p.m.
In the Welfare of: B Jr., P. DOB: 04/19/2015 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0043 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 10th day of December, 2015 at 10:00 AM. 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: JESSICA CAYOU In the Welfare of: B Jr., P DOB: 04/19/2015 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0043 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 10th day of December, 2015 at 9:30 AM. 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.
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.
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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 912 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.
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ALL UTILITIES PAID INCLUDING HEAT. NICELY FURNISHED. CLEAN, COZY AND WARM. ONE ROOM PENTHOUSE LOFT STUDIO FOR WORKING SINGLE RESPONSIBLE ADULT. NO SMOKING OR DRUGS. TACOMA STADIUM HISTORICAL DISTRICT IN VINTAGE VICTORIAN MANSION CLOSE TO EVERYTHING. PRIVATE SECURED ENTRANCE. KITCHEN PRIVILEGES. SAME OWNER OVER 50 YEARS. DON’T BOTHER TO CALL IF YOU ARE A SMOKER, AS THIS IS A SMOKE FREE HOME. $550. WHY PAY MORE FOR ALL OF THIS. 253-572-7128
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15905 124th Ave E, Puyallup 98374
4 Bed, 1 3/4 Bath, 2,366 SF. Cute & remodeled 1916 Craftsmen Charmer with open floor plan in a great location for walking & biking to everything! Large covered porch, classic entryway, new kitchen opens to large dining & living area, high ceilings, crown molding, large master suite w/bath plus 2 additional rooms & bath on main & lg. basement w/bonus room, mud room walks out to patio, garden space & low maintenance yard. Dbl car garage w/work area, covered RV parking. Newer roof & windows, this home is truly move-in ready! MLS#: 851997 $249,000
ce pri ion uct red With an incredible layout & a light, bright, open floor plan this 2 story beauty, located in a quiet neighborhood & backing to a greenbelt, is the home for you. Arched doorways, coved ceilings, & French doors are just some of the charming features- add in a large kitchen w/ great work spaces & walk in pantry, & we see character & efficiency working hand in hand. The awesome family room PLUS a den in addition to 4 bedrooms make this home so easy to live in. Come view, you won’t want to leave.
3 Beds, 1 Bath, 1250 SF. Wonderful Victorian home that has easy commute to UPS & is close to Franklin elementary!!! Large covered front porch. Main floor bedroom. Both a living room & family room Large bedrooms. Breakfast bar & loads of storage in kitchen. Newer roof, storm windows, newer hot water tank & furnace. Great Value Fully fenced backyard and paved driveway. Fresh paint inside and out, new flooring, updated plumbing & electrical, and fully insulated! Plenty of room for your own touches! Super close to 6th Ave! MLS# 832899 $150,000
Carmen Neal Blue Emerald Real Estate 253-632-2920
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MLS#: 836807 $299,950 Shannon Agent Extraordinaire Better Properties 253-691-1800 shannonsells@hotmail.com
3 bed, 1.75 bath. Super charming Craftsman style home with mature landscaping, French doors, fun detailing, a pretty kitchen with a sweet breakfast nook, lovely hardwoods, newer bathrooms, and a central location for easy commuting make this a wonderful home ... Partially finished basement waiting for new owner(s) to make a media room, rec room, extra bedroom or just have tons of extra storage. MLS# 82403 $171,000
Unimproved land 2.20 acres, 2 parcels each is 1.10 acres, 4053 & 4054, slopping has not been logged and there is a non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress. Property has been incorporated by Milton all building and land use fall under the Milton Municipal Code.
Shannon, Agent Extraordinaire Better Properties 253-691-1800 shannonsells@hotmail.com
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2588 Pacific Hwy Fife WA 98424
35412 88th Ave S, Roy, WA 98580 11.15 AC Land $500.000
3 Beds, 1¾ Bath, 1855 SqFt. Beautiful turn of the century Dutch Colonial home completely updated with character galore. Hardwood floors, foyer, banister staircase, large living & dining rooms, high ceilings, large remodeled kitchen, separate utility rm, 3 bedrooms up w/loft for possible 4th bedroom. Updated electrical & plumbing, new windows, tank less water heater, heat pump, insulated floors, oversized bathtub, security system. Fully fenced back yard w/large deck, sprinkler system, 2 car garage w/ upgraded electrical. MLS # 730787 $179,000
11.3 acres located on SR706 off of 506 high traffic count, across from Strip Mall, and a variety of services and businesses. Zoned RAC commercial and industrial businesses that provide goods, services, employment, group homes, and senior housing. Corner of SR 702 and 88th Ave.
Sergio Hernandez Better Properties University Place/Fircrest (253) 431-2308 Sergio@betterproperties.com
Sergio Hernandez Better Properties University Place/Fircrest (253) 431-2308 Sergio@betterproperties.com
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NOW LEASING/FOR SALE 4008 S. Pine
14624 51st Av Ct NW, Gig Harbor
1,648 SF W/ side by side units- 2 bed, 1 bath each, both w/ separate decks, laundry facilities, & individual garages this is the rental for you. HUGE lot- 3.81 acres with a pond, a creek and possible marketable timber-enjoy the private, secluded feel while being super close to civilization. Rent rates are lower than market value, so financial info is low. Rents could/should be closer to $900, currently rented for $675 per side, seller has lowered the rents as a perk for his tenants staying so long. MLS# 780554 $234,950
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Solid Financial LLC, Industrial (land) 5th Ave Ct NE & 66th Ave, Tacoma WA $475,000
6027 S. Lawrence
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Remodeled 4 bdr Craftsmen 2711 S. Melrose St. Tacoma
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2700 SQ. FT. Completely remodeled w/over 200k in high end upgrades. 7 offices, private exits, shared executive conference room, kitchen w/dining area, lots of storage, and 15 parking stalls. One office could be used as apartment for out of state clients. ADA Accessible. Mall & 38th Street Exit.
Sergio Hernandez, Better Properties University Place/Fircrest (253) 431-2308
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12706 Pacific Hwy SW. Lakewood WA 98499 $120,000 This is a commercial raw land the seller will lease or sale the property can be fenced completely for someone to store equipment or ??. 6000 Sq/Ft, .14 Acres commercial property tucked away between commercial vacant land. Abutting the Sound Transit RR. Pacific Hwy has a high traffic count. Close to all services and freeway. Seller will look at leasing the land and possibly fencing the perimeter. Owner contract terms available.
Sergio Hernandez Better Properties University Place/Fircrest (253) 431-2308 Sergio@betterproperties.com
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COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS FOR SALE/LEASE NON-FRANCHISE, VERY SUCCESSFUL & VERY PROFITABLE COFFEE SHOP CAFE FOR SALE. $125,000 with $75,000 down, owner’s contract. OFFICE BUILDING WITH 6 SUITES, Close to Wright’s Park, ideal for Attorneys or Professional use. Asking Price $510,000, Terms. Suites are also available for Lease. price reduction
LONGTIME ESTABLISHED POPULAR RESTR./LOUNGE Business for sale. $149,000 & size, 4,100 sq. ft. Huge reduction
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PORT ORCHARD, DOWNTOWN Food & Beverage, annual gross sales, approx. $1,300,000, excellent net. Owner selling the business for $250,000. Estate Sale, Price Negotiable. price reduction SAME OWNER: BARTENDING ACADEMY OF TACOMA, Since 1959, Very profitable, Training provided. VERY PROFITABLE GROCERY STORE/DELI/BAKERY/MEAT MARKET. La Huerta International Market #2 at 5605A Pacific Ave.Business For Sale, $259,950, Annual Gross Sales $1,400,000, Seller Financing. price reduction
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