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Hilltop Regional Health Center to bring jobs, boost local economy

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Tacoma (left) and Josh Toles of Puyallup, Ironworkers Local 86 journeymen, move another piece of steel into place as the new medical center on Tacoma’s Hilltop is under construction. By Chuck Bolland Special to Tacoma Weekly

EYESORE TO ICON TACOMA CELEBRATES RE-OPENING OF MURRAY MORGAN BRIDGE

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or more than 90 years, Murray Morgan Bridge connected downtown Tacoma with the Tideflats. Then the state closed the structure several years ago for safety. A concerted effort to raise money to pay for a $57 million renovation was celebrated during a ceremony on Feb. 15. The drumline from Lincoln High School provided music and a cheerleader from the school sang the national anthem. Kurtis Kingsolver, a city engineer and the interim director of the Public Works Department, served as master of ceremonies. “This has been a long X See BRIDGE / page A10

PHOTOS BY HARALD HOHENDORF

BIG DAY. Tacoma celebrated the re-opening of Murray Morgan Bridge on Feb. 15 with

speeches by government leaders, cars from the LeMay collection, an old Tacoma Transit bus and music from the Lincoln High School drumline. The bridge opened 100 years ago this month.

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Signs of a rebounding local economy can be measured one story at a time. In this instance it is the construction of a multi-story building currently going up in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and E.S. Brazill Street. When completed, the new facility for the Hilltop Regional Health Center will expand much needed health care services for local residents and provide a boost to Tacoma’s economy. These are both very good news to the community. At this stage of construction, highly skilled ironworkers, employed by Coastal Steel, a Pierce County company, can be seen bolting and welding together the metal framework of this $16 million building. “This is not a big job for us, but nevertheless, it is keeping six to eight ironworkers on site every day earning good paychecks,” Coastal Steel CEO Steve Price. “By completion of this project my part of the contract will have resulted in some $200,000 paid in wages to local workers. Those wages then are spent at the dentist’s office, the grocery store, restaurants and for home mortgages, as well as local taxes that support community services like schools and public safety.” The numbers get even bigger when you look at the entire project, which is managed by J.R. Abbott Construction of Seattle, the general contractor. According to Abbott spokesman Steve Jarvis, “A majority of the money for a project like this goes to wages. In this case about $10 million will go home with mostly local workers.” And Jarvis further points out, “Many of the other sub-contractors are also local companies, including site

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8th and ‘G’ Street Tacoma has a tremendous pothole problem, and the city knows 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,� and 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 road riddled with holiness, and continued those efforts in 2012. And 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.

The year 1942 was pivotal in the auto-making business because America was at war on two fronts and much of its manufacturing might was shifted to making military vehicles instead of convertibles and coupes. The 1942 models of Chevrolet’s lines, the Master Deluxe, the Special Deluxe and the Fleetline, were a fraction of what they had been the year before. Only 258,795 of all Chevrolet models were built because of the shift to war production and scarce parts. One of those models was the Blackout model, named thus because it lacked the chrome and polished stainless steel trim that had marked the models in the pre-war years. The grille, medallions and hubcaps, as well as all window and body trim, were painted metal instead of chrome. Blackouts of any make are rare since they were only made during January 1942, when the Office of Production Management froze dealer inventories and halted all new car and truck sales pending a rationing program to be implemented in March. All passenger car production had ended by February. That left a single month to make cars before the ban took effect. Only 2,350 were built. The 1942 Chevrolets had a

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price starting at $799. There were two designs on the basic model, the Master Deluxe and the Special Deluxe. The Special Deluxe added the Fleetline sub-series: a fourdoor notchback Sportmaster sedan, plus the two-door fastback Aerosedan. All 1942 Chevrolets had the same 216 cubic-inch, 90 horsepower engine and a three-speed column-shifted manual. Some of Chevrolet’s color choices reflected the mood of the time: Volunteer Green, Ensign Blue, Torpedo Gray and Martial Maroon. During the war, Chevrolet and

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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.

GMC made military trucks and ambulances, armored artillery, shells, airplane engines and amphibious landing craft. The war ended in 1945. Civilian auto production resumed. Local ration boards authorized each new car be sold at government-controlled prices. Used car prices nearly doubled. New tires were not available; recaps were rationed. Gas was rationed. The national speed limit was reduced to 35 miles per hour as a way to control gas usage to use the fuel for war reconstruction.

Clint was the definition of a real man: hardworking, loyal, creative, strong, spiritual, hospitable, frugal, loving, and with a great sense of humor. He was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1962. He served faithfully with his wife, Selma, also known as “honey,� until he fell asleep in death at age 86. Clint enjoyed a full and successful life, filled with love, family, laughter, and spiritual peace. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, six children, 20 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and numerous friends and relatives. Clint will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him, but his faith in Jehovah’s promise for a resurrection on an earthly paradise continues to comfort and keep us strong. Memorial services will be held this Saturday, Feb. 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the STAR Center, 3873 S. 66th St., Tacoma, WA, 98409.

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Judy Chichinski may have found the secret to closing Tacoma Public Schools’ achievement gap: The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Oh, and Blue Dog, The Seals on the Bus, Old Bear, The Three Little Tamales, One Monkey Too Many and the rest of the characters in 75 books young children love. Chichinski is the mastermind behind READY! Set, Read!, the Tacoma Public Schools program that’s helping preschoolers with the skills they need to succeed in the high-stakes world of kindergarten. Her technical title is “Facilitator, Instructional Technology, Technology Services,” but, really, she’s a school librarian. “Three years ago I was a librarian at Skyline Elementary, and I would see the pre-schoolers come in with their families to register the older students,” she said. While their parents dealt with school business, the little guys would just hang around.

“We decided to get the library involved and have a story time,” she said. “It developed into a weekly thing, so my boss said, ‘Let’s get a grant and get books for preschoolers.’” If you give a mouse a cookie, you know what happens: Big stuff. Chichinski and her colleagues researched the ideal preschool library and came up with 75 books. “There’s a smattering of science and math, and multicultural books, and three from the kindergarten curriculum,” she said. Once they had the books, the librarians wanted to get them into the hands, and laps, of people who would read to those little kids. But they found uncertainty in some families. Some parents, because of language, or history, or education, don’t read and didn’t know how to read well to others. Some of the children in those families don’t know how to hold a book, or that you turn pages one at a time, starting at the front. So the librarians added users’ manuals to the front and back of the books. “In the front are reading

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tips,” Chichinski said. The reader and child can take a picture tour of the book before they get down to the story, for example. “There are activities at the end, developed by a team of teachers,” Chichinski said. “They extend the learning.” They extended it more than anyone expected. The simple act of regular reading gave the children a jumpstart into kindergarten, which is a tougher gig than it was even a decade ago. Kindergarteners today should know the alphabet, all the letter sounds, how to read and write their names, how to hold a book and follow the story, said retired principal Wes Burmark. He and Chichinski persuaded administrators to take READY! Set, Read! district-wide. The sets of 75 books, which cost $1,400, are in every elementary school, plus middle schools and high schools with programs that bring little kids into the buildings. Parents, siblings and older students check off each book they’ve read with their preschooler, and, at the end, the new reader gets a poster of himself or herself holding a favorite book. It’s delivered in person by the Book Fairy at a special ceremony. Pretty cool. But does it work? Yes, it does, and better than anyone expected. Their first set of graduates has gone through kindergarten. “The students were kids of poverty, 16 percent above the district level, yet they topped the district average on their reading test scores by 18 percent in letter recognition and eight percent in letter sounds,” said Tess Griswold, the AmeriCorps worker on the project. “We know we can make a difference.” Kids who start behind

in kindergarten tend to stay behind through school, Chichinski said. That’s the achievement gap illustrated at its simplest. “Let’s ELIMINATE the achievement gap,” Chichinski said, in capital letters, with all the enthusiasm of

the Book Fairy. “Let’s not try to catch them up. Let’s get them there at the beginning.” They’re going after fresh preschoolers, which is why they’re inviting them to a party with the Radio Disney Rock ‘n’ Road Crew

Fri., Feb. 22, from 2-3 p.m. at Peace Community Center, 2106 S. Cushman Ave. “We are half way to our goal of 700 students,” said Griswold. There’s plenty of room, she said, a caterpillar to meet, and a world to read.

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A transient started a tirade on a Pierce Transit bus on Feb. 9. The man began a disturbance and refused to get off the bus until it stopped at the Fred Meyer store at the intersection of South 19th and Stevens streets. He tried to purchase beer in the store but was refused because he appeared intoxicated. He began yelling and throwing beer cans on the floor. Store security guards escorted him outside. Police arrived and took him into custody. According to charging papers, he yelled at and threatened an officer. The suspect was taken to jail. He is charged with felony harassment and unlawful transit conduct. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held in lieu of $25,000 bail. Pierce Transit banned him from its buses for a year. Fred Meyer banned him from its stores until 2099.

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Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist has charged five teens with robbery and attempted robbery for their involvement in a gang-related crime at Lincoln Park on Feb. 9. Four friends were walking through the park when they noticed six teens walking toward them. They asked the six teens if they needed anything. A 15-year-old boy responded, “Yes, everything you have in your pockets.� The victims said they did not have anything. A suspect pulled a gun, pointed it at the victims and said this is not a game. One victim handed over his wallet and the six teens fled. Police arrived and arrested five of the teens. They obtained a description of the sixth. The victims identified the youths. Four suspects admitted to gang affiliations. Three 15-yearold youths were charged in juvenile court with first-degree robbery and first-degree attempted robbery. Noel Sao was charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree attempted robbery. Prosecutors asked his bail to be set at $250,000, but the judge set it at $50,000. Stephon Green, 17, is charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree attempted robbery. He is charged as an adult because of his age and the seriousness of the crime. He pleaded not guilty. “Our gang unit is committed to vigorous prosecution of juvenile gang members who commit violent crimes in our community,� Lindquist said. “Gang violence has been reduced by more than 50 percent in Pierce County, but there is still work to be done.�

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A suspect in a series of sexual misconduct incidents on Antique Row was arrested at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way on Feb. 8. An officer saw a male who resembled the suspect. After a short foot pursuit, he captured the suspect. He was booked on two charges of fourth-degree assault. About four weeks ago, police and the Business Improvement Area’s security guards issued an alert about a young male who was entering stores and masturbating. Two such incidents were reported.

Tacoma’s West End is poised to have a new ban on fortified wine and malt liquor, but at its Feb. 20 meeting Tacoma City Council postponed voting on the ordinance to make the area an Alcohol Impact Area (AIA), the largest area in Tacoma. If passed, and all signs indicate that it will, the city hopes the declaration will control chronic public drunkenness and illegal activity associated with alcohol sales or consumption by banning specific booze products that have been seen as problematic, namely inexpensive malt liquors and fortified wines like Mickey’s Ice, Steel Reserve, Olde English, Mad Dog and Thunderbird. The ban will first be “voluntary� but the city might get the Liquor Control Board into the act if convenience stores and grocery outlets don’t play along. The West End area is the fourth AIA in the city, following downtown, Lincoln and Eastside. The ordinance creating the AIA requires Tacoma Police to report back on the booze ban’s effectiveness after six months of “voluntary efforts to reduce chronic public inebriation.� If those efforts are unsuccessful, then the city may request that the Liquor Control Board restrict retailers from selling certain types of alcohol products or alcohol product containers, or restrict the hours that these retailers can sell alcohol to go. Statistics from the Fire and Police Departments suggest problems associated with public inebriation have been increasing in the West End of Tacoma in recent years, and they are down in areas covered by their own AIA.

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Black History Month is an ideal time to study and honor past civil rights triumphs while addressing what remains to be accomplished. Pastor Kevin Rogers invites the community to join him at the Mt. Tahoma Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. The church will be hosting “Moving Forward,� a celebration focused on improving education for young African Americans. “Right now we are facing an education crisis among our young people,� Rogers said. He wants this event to bring attention to education gaps and to inform parents of educational opportunities for their children. He has enlisted the support of Willie Stewart and Dr. Cedric Howard, who will be the event’s keynote speakers. Stewart is the Tacoma School District’s first black administrator. He worked in the district for 30 years. Howard works in the University of Washington’s student affairs department. In addition to the addresses, the program will feature a town hall panel discussion, live music, recognition of African American educational contributors and a celebratory meal. African American history will play an important role in the festivities. Rogers believes that it has been neglected in schools and wants to bring a greater understanding to the community. “Black history is American history,� Rogers said. “Black History Month is a great opportunity to

learn from the perspectives of the past as a country; to understand how challenges and obstacles have been overcome. It’s required sacrifice.� Rogers hopes this event will shed light on education gaps and encourage others to help close them. The “Moving Forward� celebration will inform and inspire citizens to address education issues together. “Collaboration is the strength of our country,� Rogers said. Attend the program and anticipate a new social and educational breakthrough. Mt. Tahoma Seventh-Day Adventist Church is located at 615 N. Sprague St. For more information contact Donna Manier at (253) 344-7205 or the church at (253) 572-6470.

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What do you give a car museum that seemingly has everything? How about two super rare cars you won’t find anywhere else? That’s exactly what happened Feb. 14 as LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM), announced it added two new donations – a 1964 Buick Wildcat prototype and the Ridler Award-winning hot rod Ferrambo – to its collection of more than 300 cars, trucks and motorcycles. The custom-made Ferrari Red Ferrambo, donated by Mike Warn of Pacific Northwestbased Warn Industries, is part 1960 Rambler and part Ferrari (hence the name Ferrambo). Warn said he wanted to create a car that combined American engineering and strength with European style and performance. In 2008, Warn’s brainchild, which took him more than two years to construct, captured the prestigious Ridler Award at Detroit’s Autorama, driving the car’s estimated value to $750,000. The keys to the 1964 Buick Wildcat prototype were handed to ACM President and CEO David Madeira by museum member Paul Ianuario. General Motors designed the Wildcat to complement the Corvette, but the fiberglass-bodied performance car never went into production – making Ianuario’s prototype extremely rare. With a 401 Nailhead V8 hot rod motor and only 3,893 miles, the Wildcat is also valued at three quarters of a million dollars. “The Ferrambo and the Wildcat are perfectly suited for display in America’s Car Museum,� said Madeira. “High-level car donations of this sort have been – and will continue to be – a vital component of our growth in national prominence. We’re ecstatic to add these two vehicles to our ever-expanding collection and I thank Paul and Mike for their generosity.� Madeira added that ACM has received more than $2 million worth of vehicle donations in the past year and that visitors can check them out seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Our collection is never static,� said Madeira. “It’s constantly changing and evolving, which gives families and car enthusiasts a reason to come back.�

the Tacoma World Trade Center, the Port of Tacoma and other interested organizations to hear about and discuss current world events and their impact upon the city and citizens of Tacoma. The topic this first year will be “Tacoma’s Trade with the World� and will focus on real-world examples of international trade, exchange and cultural influence from Tacoma’s 12 Sister Cities. The conference will take place this year at the Asian Pacific Cultural Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided. High school Sister City clubs or other international, professional, honors or service clubs will select student delegates. These delegates will prepare for participation by reading provided articles and doing other research on topics of their own interest. Speakers will serve on a panel, discussing in a manner suitable for motivated high school students, the topic of the day as seen from their particular vantage point. Following the speakers’ presentations, student delegates will form numerous panels to discuss how these issues affect Tacoma citizens and how these citizens might respond to or participate in these issues. Each panel will report on its discussions at the end of the day. Delegates will report to their colleagues in appropriate courses, thereby spreading the experience and the reputation of this program and advertising it for each following, annual event. Successive conference topics might include environmental issues, gender or ethnic issues, popular music and film as cultural trade, education, etc. For more information, contact MinhAnh Hodge, director, Second Language Acquisition and Early Learning, at (253) 571-1415 or e-mail her at mhodge@tacoma.k12.wa.us.

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Washington is missing out on tourist dollars By Don Brunell When we moved from Montana to Olympia 35 years ago, we saw enticing television and magazine ads for our neighboring states, but none for Washington. Fast forward to 2013 and nothing has changed. It was puzzling then, but even more perplexing today, considering the money and jobs at stake. Tourism in our state is no small potatoes; it is big business. Visitors spent $16.4 billion in 2011 and accounted for 150,000 direct jobs, which is nearly twice Boeing’s workforce in our state. But our state invests no money – nothing, zippo, nada – in statewide tourism promotion. Now, consider what Florida is doing. Last year, Florida’s Legislature increased state funding for Visit Florida, the state’s tourism marketing organization, by 55 percent to $54 million a year. It makes financial sense because tourism is Florida’s largest industry, employing more than a million people and accounting for 23 percent of its sales tax collections. In 2011, Florida welcomed 86.5 million visitors, generating $67.2 billion in direct economic impact. Republican Governor Rick Scott, who pushed the enhanced tourism budget through the Legislature, said. “This investment is good for Florida taxpayers because for every dollar spent on tourism marketing, Visit

Florida generates $177 in tourism spending and $11 in new sales tax collections.� Other states recognize what tourism adds to their economies, and some have learned the hard way what happens when you do not sell your state to the traveling public. For example, when Colorado lost its statewide tourism program in 1993, tourism dropped 38 percent in seven short years. In contrast, Michigan invested $30 million, which resulted in 10,000 new jobs and $43.5 million in new tax revenues. Over the years, state funding for tourism in Washington has been a hitand-miss proposition. In good times, legislators toss a few million to the travel industry, but when things get tight, tourism funding is one of the first things on the chopping block. In 2006, the Legislature allocated a paltry $500,000 and got “SayWA.� It misfired. In short, we got what we paid for and even today, we live with that unfortunate stigma. In 2011, the Legislature defunded our state’s tourism office. Stacked against the tourism budgets in neighboring Montana ($18 million), Oregon ($12 million), British Columbia ($55 million) and Idaho ($9 million), you can see why slogans like “SayWA� do not resonate like “Beautiful B.C.� or “Big Sky Country.� Over the years, Washington governors and legislators have treated

tourism as a marginal program, whereas most of the other states and provinces view it as essential to their economy. We whack it when budgets are tight. They do not. In 2011, when the state jettisoned the tourism office, Washington Tourism Alliance formed to market Washington. WTA wants the tourism industry, rather than the government, to fund those high-quality ads you see on the Internet, in magazines and on television. To jumpstart the effort, WTA is asking the Legislature for $1.9 million in seed money. According to Kevin Clark, owner of Argosy Cruises in Seattle and WTA chair, “State involvement is necessary as both the short-term funding and implementation of the long-term, selfassessment funding model will need to be approved by the Legislature.� WTA is modeled after a program in California, where private industry partners fund 98 percent of that state’s tourism promotion. WTA notes that Washington families pay $400 less in taxes because of revenue generated from out-of-state visitors. As long as funding a tourism effort generates more revenue than it costs, the decision for legislators is clear: Washington cannot afford not to invest in tourism. Don Brunell is president of the Association of Washington Business.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, The 70-percent yes vote for Proposition 1 blew me away on election night. No previous school bond issue in the history of Tacoma had received more than 62 percent. Thank you, Tacoma. I spent much of my first few months as superintendent out in the community, and I clearly heard: you are deeply committed to making sure Tacoma provides educational excellence for every child, regardless of background or economic circumstance or which neighborhood they live in. And this community is eager and ready to collaborate – to partner and find new ways to join forces and leverage the talents and resources in Tacoma around a shared vision of excellence in education for all students. Your unprecedented support of Proposition 1 validated those truths. Thank you to our three co-chairs. Willie Stewart, a former Tacoma School Board member who is a positive, go-to person with many community connections, worked countless hours on our behalf. Dan Barkley, a former Tacoma Public Schools administrator, supported us in every way. Lastly, Kathleen Merryman was “all in� throughout the campaign and really laid out the facts and motivated the community. Thank you to the 40 organizations and business partners who put their names behind Proposition 1, and to the hundreds of parents, teachers, principals, students and neighbors who volunteered for so many different tasks. We in Tacoma Public Schools will reward your support with a commitment to transparency. We will build on our track record of innovation to try new things together – replicate what is working and admit when things are not achieving the kind of results we want so we can improve. In our schools, where our dedicated staffs have aligned around the academic achievement of students. By serving as trustworthy stewards of your investment, engaging you in neighborhood conversations around each of our major school replacement projects. During the weeks leading up to the vote, I heard Merryman say she wanted this election to be like the community wrapping its arms around all of our kids and giving them a big hug. That is exactly what the outcome feels like. Thank you, Tacoma. Carla Santorno Superintendent, Tacoma Public Schools Dear Editor, The most pressing challenges our country faces are creating jobs and charting a responsible path towards fiscal security. This starts with Congress eliminating sequestration, but it also includes passing long-term federal budgets that lift the crippling uncertainty destined to devastate our economy.

In his State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama laid out the right steps to move towards economic certainty by taking a balanced approach of increasing revenues and reducing spending, making it clear that we cannot simply cut our way to prosperity. As the president highlighted, it is critical that we make investments in education and clean energy, as well as comprehensive reforms to our immigration system that ensures that bright minds and driven workers are coming to our country to expand job opportunities and strengthen the economy. The time is now for Congress to make difficult choices and find long-term solutions that provide economic stability and reduce our national deficits. We must agree to solutions that eliminate the threat of sequestration, and provides the federal government, and the economy, with the certainty they need to move forward. I will work with the president and my colleagues in Congress to provide new job opportunities and immediate economic growth while finding long-term solutions to our fiscal situation. U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D) Bellevue Dear Editor, Take a stand for junior high schools (grades seven, eight and nine) in our city. Tacoma Public Schools has a 60 percent drop out rate. I bet you did not see that on the $500 million ballot. I believe the middle school system contributes to the drop out rate. Also, 14 and 15-year-old children are too young for high school. I have seen too many disconnected kids come through the juvenile justice system who could have been helped at the junior high level if there had been sports and other extra curricular activities. Darrell Hamlin Tacoma Dear Editor, With fees and increased taxes, from soup to nuts. When is enough, enough? My husband and I are blessed that our home is paid off. Can we afford to keep it? We hope so. When will this constant whining for more and more money slow down? It always comes down to, well, it is only a 52-cent increase per $1,000 of assessed value, or it is only 75 cents per $1,000. On and on it never stops. Add it up. My husband and l would like to leave something for our grandsons. We watch our expenses, we budget and we pray. The bottom line is we just cannot afford any more increases for anything for any reason. So, with that said let us ponder the passage of the $500 million Tacoma Public Schools bond and the president’s State of the Union address. Donna Walters Tacoma

Forums and open houses have worked their way through the process to find the next route to expand the Tacoma Link light rail system. The list had grown to 24 routes but has since been whittled down to six track corridors. One would run along 6th Avenue with stretches along Union Avenue, Stadium Way and Division Street. Another would run along Stadium Way and Division to South 19th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. East 25th Street could see a route to South 48th Street and Portland Avenue, while another extension would run along Pacific Highway to Fife. A Portland Avenue route would run to Tacoma Mall, while a downtown option would run along Jefferson Street. The costs for each of the routes range from $119 million to $292 million, while the earmark from Sound Transit is set at about $150 million. Each of the routes has potential benefits for moving people around the city without using their cars or other modes of mass transit. However, only one route would seemingly solve a long-standing issue Tacoma has battled. The Fife route is the only route that would not only boost economic development by running through large patches of undeveloped or under-used land, serve minority and low-income neighborhoods and serve as a connection between Tacoma’s downtown attractions and the rest of Pierce County. A $163 million route along Pacific Highway could promote Fife’s role as Pierce County’s industrial heart as well as provide links to hotel operations in the suburban community. Suddenly the trouble of Tacoma landing large conventions in Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center or Tacoma Dome could disappear because visitors could simply stay in the hotels in Fife and shuttle into town on the free link route. Tourists from around Puget Sound could even simply take the Sounder bus to Federal Way from the airport, stay in Fife and shuttle to Tacoma as they please without the need to rent a car or figure out the bus routes. But it is over the planned budget, so is not likely to get much traction. It seems that all the other routes would be either costly engineering nightmares or move people who are already served by buses throughout the city. The Pacific Highway route would also, finally, take a step toward Tacoma acknowledging that it should grow its ties to areas outside its city limits rather than boosting services for riders or potential riders. What is troubling in this discussion now, an issue that was highlighted by Councilmembers David Boe, Ryan Mello and Marty Campbell, is the fact that seemingly basic questions about transportation goals remain unanswered because the city lacks a comprehensive transportation master plan. If downtown was the agreed-upon center of Tacoma’s universe, then the options are limited. If the city strives to move residents to 6th Avenue shops or services or even downtown, the Link extension would also seem clear. If Tacoma recognizes that it is part of a larger region that, therefore, needs to play an active role in regional transportation issues at every level, then the choice is clear. Tacoma has none of that. So the decision is going to be made in a vacuum. No discussions of the upcoming third Sound Transit package are part of the current debate since there is no strategic plan anyway. What is left is a discussion about what route can be constructed sooner rather than later and at the estimated cost of $150 million. Rather than dreaming big or strategically planning, Tacoma might be left with an “I guess this will do� route

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n a night where their offense was not up to its usual dominance, Lincoln relied on its defense in the end to preserve a win. Clinging to a 52-51 lead with two seconds left, the Abes’ Tre’Shaun Fletcher blocked Brandell Evans’ shot and corralled the ball in the air, handing Lincoln the 3A district title on Feb. 18 at the ShoWare Center in Kent. “It was a tough shooting night for us, but we had to battle on defense,” said Lincoln head coach Aubrey Shelton. “The third or fourth quarter, especially toward the end down the stretch, we got the stops when we needed to. I’m very proud of our guys, that we were able to gut out a win when our offense was off.” Fletcher was the primary target of the packed-in Timberline defense all game, but still managed to lead the way with 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Abes. But Timberline got off to a quick start in the first quarter, taking an 8-2 lead five minutes into the first quarter on a jumper by Donaven Dorsey – who led the Blazers with 25 points. The Abes, meanwhile, started the game 0-for-10 from the field. “We didn’t expect them to come out like that, and we came out kind of slow,” Fletcher said. “We just did what we had to do to get the win.” Lincoln trailed 12-10 after the first quarter, and Fletcher helped keep them close by scoring nine points in the second quarter, including a three-pointer with 40 seconds left to cut it to 26-25 at the break. Tied 34-34 midway through the third, the Abes turned up the defensive pressure, as Ahmaad Rorie’s steal led to a dunk by Fletcher, and Latravion Satterwhite followed that with a steal and dish to Ar’Mond Davis for an easy layup to give the Abes a 40-37 lead. But Timberline stormed back behind Dorsey, who scored 15 points in the second half and gave the Blazers a 49-48 lead with a layup with 2:43 left in the game. Rorie – who had been relatively quiet to that point – answered with a three-pointer a minute later to regain the lead at 51-49. And Fletcher, who had struggled from the free-throw line in the contest, hit a key free throw with 18 seconds left to give Lincoln a 52-51 lead after battling for a rebound inside. “We need him inside against that zone (defense),” said Shelton of Fletcher. “He was getting the ball (against) two or three guys at a time, and he was getting rebounds in there. He had to battle. I’m really proud of his leadership.” Rorie finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals for Lincoln,

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CELEBRATION. (Top) Lincoln players celebrate on the court

moments after Tre’Shaun Fletcher’s game-saving block that preserved a 52-51 win. (Middle) The Abes’ Ar’Mond Davis slams home a dunk. (Bottom) Bellarmine Prep guard Isaiah Flynn (3) tries to get up a shot over Curtis forward Jaurence Chisolm.

After falling to Prairie in the district finals last year, the Wilson Lady Rams were out to prove a point this time around. With a late run in the first half and a dominant final quarter, they overwhelmed the Falcons and claimed the 3A district title with a 68-42 win on Feb. 18 at the ShoWare Center in Kent. “We’ve had our eyes set on this district championship ever since last year,” said senior forward Tia Briggs, who finished with 16 points and nine rebounds. “We were super hungry to get in the game. For the past couple of years we’ve felt very underestimated by people that believed that we couldn’t get to this point. This kind of just fueled our fire. We basically just came out hard, came out to win and we did.” Prairie freshman Aislinn Konig had six points in the first quarter to help the Falcons start quickly, but Briggs responded with three put-backs to help tie it 13-13 at the end of the period. Konig’s three-point play midway through the second quarter again tied it 21-21, but that’s when the Rams launched the first of their impressive runs. Bethany Montgomery and Justina Laney hit back-to-back three pointers to regain the lead for the Rams and start a 15-5 run to close the half. Briggs added two baskets inside in the final minute, and Kaysha Fox banked in a buzzer-beating three-pointer to make it 36-26 at the break. “What you saw is the girls compete for four quarters and deliver knockout punch after knockout punch,” said Wilson head coach Michelle Birge. “When (Prairie) started to get back up, we would deliver another punch, and the punch was the post play.” Montgomery led a balanced scoring attack for Wilson, tallying a team-high 18 points while Laney added 12 points and sophomore Violet Morrow had 14 points and 10 rebounds. “Share the love,” said Fox of the offensive philosophy. “When you do that, it’s hard to stop. Everybody’s a threat out there…it was really a team effort today.” After Wilson led by as many as 13 points in the third quarter, Prairie clawed back to within 46-38 on Konig’s jumper early in the fourth. But Wilson then delivered the final punch, going on a 15-0 run over the next four minutes – capped by Briggs’ rebound and put-back with 3:13 left – to make it 61-38. “We just basically wanted to seal the deal and make sure there was no way they were going to get back in the game,” Briggs said. “We made sure.” The win gives the Rams the number one seed to the state regionals, where they will take on Bonney Lake at Mount Tahoma High School on Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. with a chance to go to the Tacoma Dome for the state tournament. “This is just step one for us,” said Fox, noting the bitter end to the season last year. “All of the seniors especially, we want this. We don’t want that feeling again. We want to go to the Dome.”

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points all over the place. For us, we couldn’t have expected to do any better.� The Tigers started fast, as Rysemus and Lackman teamed with senior Nicholas Riggio and freshman Josh Maclurg to win the 200-yard medley relay in one minute and 36.71 seconds – a time that broke the school record and was the fourth fastest in 4A state history. Rysemus followed two events later by notching an All-American Automatic time of one minute and 50.51 seconds in winning the 200-yard individual medley, breaking his own school record in the process. Not to be outdone, Lackman then broke the school record in the 50-yard freestyle by finishing in 21.20 seconds, bested only by Edward Kim of Eastlake – who swam

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After losing several key seniors off last year’s state champion swim team, it was hard for anyone – themselves especially – to think that a repeat was possible for Stadium this season. And while the Tigers could not quite make it to the top again, seniors Logan Rysemus and Drew Lackman and a cast of promising underclassmen led Stadium to a second-place finish at the 4A state meet on Feb. 16 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. “Everybody was swimming out of their skulls, everybody swam their best times overall,� said Stadium head coach Dave Baughman. “Guys contributed

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Wherever you looked at the Mat Classic it seemed to be a different story, whether it be battletested wrestlers taking their final bow on the big stage, veterans getting their first look at the state tournament or rookies already showing their immense potential. Whatever the case was, a plethora of storylines accompanied the local showing of wrestlers at the Tacoma Dome on Feb. 15-16. One of the more anticipated stories was that of Wilson senior defending state runner-up Jake Ferris, who at 195 pounds was making his third straight appearance. Ferris started strong against Ferndale’s Hunter Grundhurd on Feb. 15, getting seven takedowns in going up 14-4 before getting a pin with 14 seconds left in the match. “At first you have to feel them out, and when it comes to the second round you have to just go,

go, go,” said Ferris, who noted that even with his experience, there still are some jitters. “There are always nerves when it comes to wrestling. If you don’t have nerves then that means you don’t care for the sport. I really love the sport, so I always have a little nerves going on.” Ferris topped Meadowdale’s Ciaran Ball 11-6 in the quarterfinals, but narrowly lost in the semifinals and would eventually settle for fifth place. Rams upand-coming freshman teammate Tanner Colburn also got a taste of the state tournament, but the 220pounder was pinned in his first two bouts to be eliminated. Bellarmine Prep senior Taylor Ladenburg – making his second straight appearance – also got off to a strong start in the 4A 182-pound bracket by pinning Issaquah’s Dallas Starren just over a minute into the bout. “Me and my coaches, we’ve been working my moves over and over again, drilling as hard as we

can,” Ladenburg said. “We just did what I’m good at and repeated it. (I used the) same moves we’ve been practicing all week.” Ladenburg topped Tahoma’s Austin Perry 9-0 in the quarterfinals, but lost in his next three bouts to take sixth place. Sophomore teammate Elliott Villars was making his first appearance at the Mat Classic, but like Colburn was pinned in the first two matches. The Lincoln Abes sported the greatest number of wrestlers of any local boys squad with three, as freshman Avery Meyer led the way by taking eighth place at 120 pounds. Meyer was impressive in topping Rogers’ Charles Smith 12-5 in the opening round, rattling off seven points in the final minute of the bout. “He made a mistake on me, and I was able to flip him over and catch him on his back,” Meyer said. “This year is my baseline. If I do (well) here I’ll do (well) for the rest of my high school career.

Right now I’m just trying not to get pinned.” Senior teammate Juan Vicente rallied to take seventh place at 126 pounds after getting two wins in the consolation bracket, while Abes 170-pounder Keidrick O’Bannon lost his first two matches to be eliminated. Foss 285-pounder Patiole Pesefea earned sixth place after getting a 2-1 win over North Central’s Heber Martinez in his opener and adding two more victories later in the consolation bracket. Mount Tahoma’s Joey Gillies topped Hanford’s Dallon Grinder 4-1 in the consolation bracket after losing his first match, but was eliminated with a loss in his next match. Tacoma Baptist junior Matt Carroll took fourth place at 113 pounds in the 2B meet, as the junior got a late takedown of Kittitas’ Logan Weber to go up 11-8 and moments later secure the pin. “It was a great match, a hard

fight,” said Carroll, making his second straight appearance at state. “One thing that helped me is all year long we’ve been training (to have) endurance…I still had energy in the tank, where I think he was gassed at the end.” Crusaders teammate David Stone was topped in his first two matches at 126 pounds to be eliminated. Lincoln’s D.J. White led the local group of girls wrestlers, winning 7-3 over Lake Stevens’ Kehla Grow in her opener and topping Warden’s Aneissa Gonzales in the quarterfinals to eventually take fourth place. Mount Tahoma freshman 100-pounder Akayaisia Summandig and senior 190-pounder Monica Leoso dropped their first two matches to be eliminated. Foss’ Laura Dittell won her first match 24-19 over Napavine’s Cassie Edwards at 112 pounds, but she was eventually eliminated along with 106pound teammate Tianna Hall and 118-pounder Jenny Dittell.

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AIRBORN. Clover Park’s Phillip Winston puts up a

shot in the Warriors’ 60-45 win over Sequim that claimed the 2A district title.

while Davis added 10 points. “Three weeks ago, we would have probably just laid down and let them get the win, but it’s good to see that we wanted to fight through the adversity and get the win,� Fletcher said. “We knew it was not going to be easy tonight.� The win sets the Abes up with a regional showdown against Columbia River at Mount Tahoma High School on Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. By Jeremy Helling

CURTIS ROLLS OVER BELLARMINE FOR TITLE

Curtis coach Tim Kelly

has seen it all before. Big regular season games, district games, and state games – he’s been there and done that. And as it turned out, Feb. 18 at the ShoWare Center in Kent was no different as Kelly’s Vikings rolled to a third consecutive 4A West Central District title with a convincing 53-29 win over an outmanned Bellarmine squad. The Lions had no answer to anything the Vikings threw at them, especially point guard Dom Robinson – who led all scorers with 19 points on the night. “This most definitely was one of our best games of the year,� Kelly said.

“And with the quality of a good Bellarmine squad that just beat both Federal Way and Todd Beamer, it makes the win even more special.� The Lions would get off to a 6-2 lead in the game with consecutive threepointers by Jacob Salazar and Carson Hollyoak, but Curtis responded quickly by going on a 17-0 run to quickly put the game nearly out of reach for Bellarmine. “This was definitely our best defensive effort of the year,� Kelly added. “Dom (Robinson) was absolutely fantastic at both ends. He completely controlled the tempo of the game and kept Bellarmine off balance at the same time.� Even more effective than the job that Robinson did was the defense performed on Bellarmine star forward Lucas Meikle, who was held to just eight points. “We wanted to limit the touches by both (guard Isaiah) Flynn and Meikle, and our defenders were great in that respect,� Kelly said. Meikle, who was recently named by the statewide coaches association as its player of the year, could find absolutely no room at all after getting touches on the ball. As the game entered the fourth quarter, the Lions’ legs became heavier, resulting in very few looks as the Curtis defenders gave no indication of letting up their intensity. The Lions would finish with six points and no field goals in the final period. With the win, the Vikings will face Thomas Jefferson on Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. at Puyallup High School with a trip to the Tacoma Dome

and the 4A state tournament on the line. “It would be hard for my coaching staff and myself to ask for a better defensive performance against a very good opponent, but we’ll have to put this game to bed and think about Jefferson on Saturday,� Kelly said. The Lions will have to regroup quickly as they will prepare to face the Arlington Eagles in the state regionals on Saturday at Puyallup at 4 p.m. By Steve Mullen

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It’s been quite a year so far for Clover Park head coach Mel Ninnis. Last summer he lost key players Isom Brown to Curtis and Ahmaad Rorie to Lincoln, both of whom were at the ShoWare Center on Feb. 18 with their respective squads along with the Warriors. But Ninnis and his team added a positive ending to the season, as Clover Park – behind the 26 points of David Crisp – defeated the Sequim Wolves by a score of 60-45 to win the West Central District 2A title. “It’s been a pretty challenging year, to say the least,� Ninnis said regarding not only losing two star quality players but the challenging road that his players took him on during the district playoffs. The game itself was anticlimactic, as the Warriors would sprint out to a 17-9 first quarter lead and would never look back as Sequim would have no answer for the Warriors’ quickness and size inside. “This is a great, rewarding win not just for me but for David (Crisp), after he had to miss most of last season while on crutches

as we failed to even make it to district last year,� Ninnis said. The Wolves came out for the second half with a new attitude, picking up the intensity on the defensive end and cutting a one-time 14-point Warrior lead to eight when Jason Brockelsby scored on a layup in the last minute of the third quarter to cut the deficit to 38-30. But Clover Park responded right back when Crisp hit a three-pointer to take a 41-30 lead into the fourth quarter, and the Warriors were never seriously threatened again. “It’s hard to put into words what Crispy has meant to us,� Ninnis said. “He’s definitely one of the great go-to guys in the area.�

“This West Central District trophy means a whole lot to me, it’s real hard to put it into words,� added Crisp. “It is so great to get to regionals, not just because of what happened to me and my team last year, but because of the loss of both Ahmaad and Isom.� With the win, the Warriors will now take on the Olympic Trojans on Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. at Kent Meridian High School for a trip to the 2A state tournament at the Sun Dome in Yakima. “These kids have been resilient all year, and I hope we can take care of business against Olympic on Saturday and make plans for the Sun Dome,� Ninnis said. By Steve Mullen

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time coming for a lot of people,” he observed. Gov. Jay Inslee noted that completion of the project is another in a series of positive things happening in the City of Destiny. “This is a continuation of great things going on in this city. It marries the past with Tacoma’s future.” Paula Hammond, outgoing secretary of Washington State Department of Transportation, recalled attending a Tacoma City Council meeting around the time the bridge was closed by her agency for safety reasons. She remembers bringing pieces of concrete that fell from

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Here is the thing about Troyer. He is a Pierce County Sheriff’s Department detective, and the public information officer who guided us through the massacres of four Lakewood police officers and Susan Powell’s two little boys. He is on the board of CrimeStoppers. He organizes Toys for Tots. He scrounges decommissioned emergency vehicles and drives them in caravans to Mexican towns that have never before had a fire truck. He helps run and fund Charlie’s Dinosaur, which gives pajamas and toi-

the old structure. Noted civic leader Dawn Lucien invited Hammond to her apartment, where they discussed ideas to renovate the bridge. Hammond said the project is a testament to the efforts of leaders at the city, state and federal levels. Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez mentioned President Barack Obama’s ideas to improve the economy by creating jobs in repairing roads and bridges. “You got ahead of the federal government on this one. Thank you for doing that.” Bill Baarsma served as mayor when the bridge was closed. He discussed some local history, noting the governor was in Tacoma in 1913 for the opening of the bridge. He gave some credit to the project to the late Bob Evans, an architect who served on the council prior to Baarsma

letries to kids going into foster care. Now he is pushing Polar Plunge to benefit Pierce County’s Special Olympics, and he asked me to jump. How high, Ed? The year-round Special Olympics program has been part of the great change in the way people with developmental disabilities participate in American society. My late sister-in-law, Kathy, and I were born in the late 1940s. When I was growing up, I never met a kid with Down syndrome. She was born with it, and her story explains my experience. Her family’s doctor, who referred to her as Mongoloid, recommended send-

becoming mayor. Evans was among those who advocated for a renovation of the bridge over tearing it down and possibly building a new one. “Today, history is made again thanks to many citizens who cared about preserving our history in the City of Destiny.” “Thank you to all who participated in making this happen,” said State Representative Jake Fey. Mayor Marilyn Strickland noted the city has invested money in renovating the waterfront. “We take pride in the fact that we are an international waterfront city.” Originally called 11th Street Bridge, the name was changed in 1997 to recognize the late historian and author Murray Morgan. His daughter Lane Morgan was on hand for the ceremony.

ing her to The Rainier School and hoping for better luck with the next kid. That is what people did back then. Not my in-laws. They cherished Kathy, and they joined the movement, mostly of moms, who fought for spots in public schools for kids with special needs. When the kids grew older, these parents founded group homes and lobbied for job opportunities at sheltered workshops. Founded in 1968, Special Olympics was part of that revolution. Its motto, “Changing lives through sport,” gets to the serious work it does yearround. Parents tell of children who, when they learn to swim,

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or ski or skate, find freedom and confidence. They talk about the joys of being an ordinary soccer mom to an extraordinary child. Kathy was more of a bowler, a social monarch butterfly. Through Special Olympics she broadened her circle of friends. Kathy was one fun-finding woman, and Special Olympics was a big part of that fun, especially in late spring at Fort Lewis at the statewide games. Washington’s annual Special Olympics extravaganza brings 2,000-plus athletes and twice as many families and volunteers to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. This year, the dates are May 31-June 1. An annual distillation of sweat, humor, determination and joy, it celebrates victory and participation and does not really recognize, much less agonize over, defeat. Participants compete in swimming, track, cycling and team sports. They enjoy an athletes’ village, barbecues, a big dance, and they catch up with old friends.

W Hilltop work by Active Construction of Tacoma, masonry by Cascade Construction, water proofing by Tacoma Plumbing and electrical wiring by REP Electrical. Even a project of this size translates into family-wage jobs for a lot of people.” “Often people tend to look at the construction industry as only temporary jobs. However, one job leads to another,” Price added.” As soon as our part of the project is completed we

will move on to work that is scheduled to start on the campus of Tacoma Community College and at Joint Base Lewis McChord. The work sites may be temporary, but the jobs keep coming.” Jarvis adds that the outlook for construction is starting to look better. “We have not come out of the economic slump by a long shot, but we are now starting to schedule jobs to begin in late 2014, and that’s much better than even just a year ago,” he said. The Health Center building is scheduled to be completed in September of this year.

It was one of the highest of the high points in Kathy’s year. So I am honored to pitch in – even jump in – to help pay for this summer’s games, and all the other Special Olympics activities yearround. But Troyer wants more. He suggested that I get friends to run into Puget Sound with me, each with at least $50 in sponsorships. He suggested a Tacoma Weekly team. He suggested that we use the Weekly to recruit readers to join the Disaster Divas, WasteConnections, VC Hypothermiacs and Charlie’s Dinosaur. Naturally, we jumped. Here at the Mighty Weekly, we are 17 strong. About half will plunge, and half will cheer and give money. That leaves plenty of shoreline for you, Gentle Reader. Consider this your invitation to join the Tacoma Weekly Strong Polar Plunge Freezin’ for a Reason team. Click onto Polar Plunge’s website at tacoma2013.kintera.org, follow the directions

and enlist. There is a Chicken Coop alternative, for nonjumpers. Everyone, wet and dry, who signs up and rustles $50 in sponsorships gets an event T-shirt, so start bugging friends. Polar Plunge will take place on Feb. 23, at Owen Beach in Point Defiance Park. Check-in runs from 9-11 a.m. A costume contest is at 11:30 a.m., with people jumping into the water at noon. But wait! There’s more! Tacoma Weekly Strong members will receive firstedition Pothole Pig T-shirts, printed expressly for this occasion. Be the first on your block! Not available in any stores! They will also launch Tacoma Weekly’s Next Big Drive. It will be cuddlesome, yet clean. It will be artful, yet compassionate. It will have dinosaurs. Tune in next week, to find out more about how you can be what’s right with Tacoma, not to mention Fife, Milton and unincorporated Pierce County.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013

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HOLLYWOOD MEETS TACOMA AT THEATRE ON THE SQUARE

Grand Cinema hosts Academy Awards fundraiser for digital upgrade By Ernest A. Jasmin ejasmin@tacomaweekly.com

It is “Lincolnâ€? versus “Argo,â€? 9-yearold “Beasts of the Southern Wildâ€? actress QuvenzhanĂŠ Wallis versus 85-year-old “Amourâ€? star Emmanuelle Riva. There should be plenty of suspense once the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences starts doling out Oscars on Feb. 24. ABC-TV will broadcast all the festivities beginning at 5:30 p.m. And, assuming you do not have a ticket to Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, the hottest place to catch all the action in Tacoma should be Theatre on the Square. That is where the Grand Cinema will host its annual Academy Awards party and fundraiser, an event that will – along with the broadcast – feature costume contests, trivia, a silent auction and more. The event will also serve as a fundraiser for the nonprofit theater’s Digital Cinema Challenge Fundraising Campaign. The Grand Cinema, located at 606 Fawcett Ave., in Tacoma, is tasked with upgrading all four of its 35 mm projectors to keep pace with changes in the film industry. “The big picture is every movie theater has to convert to digital because every distributor in the country is converting to digital projectors and delivering films, basically, on hard drives,â€? the Grand’s Marketing Director Zach Powers explained. “Your chain theaters are getting a lot of financial help and have big financial partnerships with the big movie studios themselves,â€? he said. “So really, the challenge falls on the local theaters, the non-profit theaters like ours, to come up with this money ourselves.â€? The cost to upgrade is about $75,000 per

screen. The Grand’s goal, at the beginning of the campaign, was to raise $344,000 by the end of the year, of which about $117,000 had been raised as of Feb. 18, according to Rachel Marecle, the theater’s director of community development. “We’re right on schedule,� Marecle said. “So if we can add $10,000 to that from this event we’ll be super excited.� Organizers say the Oscar event is also a showcase of what the Grand offers Tacoma. For example, “Lincoln,� “Zero Dark Thirty,� “Beasts of the Southern Wild,� “Amour� and “The Master� – five of the nine nominees for best picture – all showed at the theater. “Most of these films aren’t like ‘Lincoln,’ which showed in other theaters,� Powers said. “A lot of these films – your foreign films, some of your smaller films, your short films, your documentaries – ... if not for the Grand, would not have screened in Pierce County.� Theatre on the Square is located in Tacoma at 915 Broadway. Doors for the Grand’s Academy Awards party will open at 4 p.m. with festivities beginning at 5 p.m. There will be a red carpet and “paparazzi� on hand to give patrons a taste of Hollywood glamour as they arrive. Tickets are $30 to $35 general admission. “Family Guy� and “Ted� creator Seth MacFarlane has been tapped to host the Oscars, which will air from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The ceremony will include performances by Barbara Streisand, singing at the event for the first time in 36 years; Norah Jones, singing “Everybody Needs a Best Friend,� her Oscar-nominated cut from “Ted�; and chart-topping singer-songwriter Adele, performing her Oscar-nominated theme to “Skyfall,� the newest James Bond flick.

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THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE ‘SHADES OF BLUE’

“Blue Moon,â€? “St. Louis Bluesâ€?‌ These bluesinspired songs, and more, will be on the playbill for Tacoma Concert Band’s “Shades of Blueâ€? concert, March 2, 7:30 p.m. at the Pantages Theater. Featuring vocalist Melanie Vail and bassoonist Alex Carlson, the winner of the TCB’s 2013 Student Soloist Competition, you’ll be anything but blue when you experience the lively and luscious sounds of the Tacoma Concert Band, in brilliant “shades of blue.â€? Tickets start at $16, with discounts for students, seniors and military personnel. Everyone 18 and under gets in free. Contact the Broadway Center box office at (253) 591-5894, or 1 (800) 291-7593 or online at broadwaycenter.org.

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They’ve had the Seattle record release party. Now Tacoma sludge-metal band Argonaut will play fresh, new cuts off their new EP “What’s Your Perfect Day?� closer to home on Feb. 22 at the New Frontier Lounge, 301 E. 25th St. The band will have support from Giza and Power Skeleton, and music will start after 9 p.m. Cover is $6; (253) 5724020 or check www.thenewfrontierlounge. com for latest details.

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THREE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ABRIDGED Tacoma Little Theatre continues its 94th season with “The Complete Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged),� playing Feb. 22 through March 3, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. This much-produced, fast-paced, gag-a-second delight deconstructs all 37 of the Bard’s plays - plus the sonnets

Tacoma City Ballet’s “SoirĂŠe Seriesâ€? continues Feb. 23 in the Jan Collum Ballroom with Mid-Winter Masquerade Ball SoirĂŠe. Doors open at 7 p.m. and dancing/music performances, film screenings and readings beginning at 7:30. Tickets $10, available at www.tacomacityballet.com (click on TCB

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Over the years, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians has transformed itself and its role in the community. The Tribe’s determined protection of its natural resources, its pivotal role in development of Tacoma’s port area, the Tribe’s major donations to other governments and to charitable organizations, the new-concept Tahoma Market gas station and convenience store, and the development and expansion of the Tribe’s Emerald Queen Casinos are examples of the Puyallup Tribe’s economic progress. Through its two Emerald Queen Casino locations, Administration, Health Authority, Housing Authority, economic development corporation, and school, the Puyallup Tribe is one of the largest employers in Pierce County with a payroll of more than 3,500 people – 74 percent of whom are non-Native – and total spending in 2011 of nearly $430 million. This spending supports the community by paying good wages and generous benefits to individuals, and by purchasing goods and services from local suppliers, vendors, contractors and construction companies. Assistance provided to the broader Native American community and the Puyallup Tribal membership also has a far-reaching impact in the community as most of these dollars are in turn spent in the local economy. The Puyallup Tribe is continuously living up to its name, which means, “generous and welcoming behavior to all people.� As such, the Tribe is a key sponsor of countless local charities, non-profit organizations, social welfare projects and events that may otherwise suffer in today’s tight economy. Despite economic uncertainties across the country, the South Sound is doing well, and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians plays a key role in keeping that a reality. From funding education, jobs, healthcare, city improvement projects, crime prevention and environmental efforts, the Tribe’s tradition as the “generous people� is as strong today as it ever was. This pamphlet gives several examples of the Tribe’s participation in the community.

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growing in the Pacific Northwest, but the Puyallup Tribe is staying ahead of the curve by working closely with fabricators to improve the design and maximize the success of the system. The Puyallup Tribe is leading the way through its hard work, resources, and innovation to improve the system with the hopes it can be utilized by Tribal and non-Tribal fish hatcheries to improve hatchery operations and fish production. In addition to the Tribe’s innovative hatchery operations, a $250,000 2012 project to build an acclimation pond on private land in Clearwater to provide for spring Chinook runs is now complete, and should see its first fish next spring. “This project fills a production hole we’ve had since the road washed away in 2009,� Ladley said. The Tribe’s hatchery is key in providing spring Chinook runs for Tribal and non-Tribal fisherman on the Puyallup River.

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Joshua Swainston, a local tugboat sailor turned author, has self published “The Tacoma Pill Junkies� in an effort to bring the grit of the 253 to the pages of his writing. He mostly succeeds. The 245-page book serves as a diary of sorts for a gaggle of Gen Xers as they waddle through life as part-time pill pushers and full-time addicts at a time when a serial killer is offing the less-than-pillar members of the community. The story plays out like a gritty pulp novel from the 1950s, with a lot of splash and scene setting, but not a lot of story outside the seemingly stream-of-consciousness references to local sites. Tied into the mess is 23-year-old Courtney Taylor, a clothing store manager at Tacoma Mall. She is mugged in the parking lot as she reports to work only to get her wallet back from a custodian who found the loot on his bus. This is a typical scene from the book: Ben and Mike, the central pill poppers, are waiting for a score at Magoo’s Annex. Mike is bald and pierced, which apparently makes him look older than his 19 years, so he never gets carded ordering drinks. Suspend disbelief on that for a minute and soak in the story. “Ben nodded a few times in approval, then turned his attention back to his beer. Not more than 12 seconds later he looked back at his cell phone. The brief relief of Mike’s anecdote wore off. “Maybe I should call?� But Ben refrained. The silence sandwiched the two like a vise. The moment, with awkward unsolicited tension, habitually occurred between addicts while on the down side of the high. Another round of beer was ordered and paid for. Then, as if she materialized, a slender woman in olive green slacks and a black hoodie stood placing an order with the bartender. She looked over at Ben and gave a gesture of recognition with a twitch of her head and neck.� Pages and pages of thusly viscous text play out to

create the standard “word picture� of the action at hand, and the paragraphs get downright sluggish with machine-gunned sentence after sentence of styled knockoff prose made famous by Hunter S. Thompson, Mickey Spillane and James Ellroy. But Swainston is not Dr. Thompson, so the paragraphs just bog down and often get in the way of the story as they try to set the scene while saying little. Swainston notes that he writes Tacoma-centric fiction and nonfiction for Wrist and other outlets and lists his inspirations as Spalding Gray, Kurt Vonnegut, Wes Anderson and Steve Martin. He is not them, but not a bad writer all in all. Here the pill poppers are selling a stash to some yuppie punks while trying to hold in their disdain for all things materialistic. “Popped Collar approached the car. In a fake cool, he tried to cover

up the fact that he had called Ben over 50 times in the last four hours. Popped Collar positioned himself so he looked into the unopened window. He failed miserably at appearing not to care. “Abercrombie� appeared to be far less relaxed as he positioned himself against the Buick’s rear passenger door and drummed his fingertips against the vehicle’s roof. Ben rolled the window down with an automatic switch from the driver’s side. Popped Collar leaned forward to make eye contact with the inhabitants of the car.� Ben offers two pills, but he had expected more. The story drags on with some twists and false leads and outright non-sequitur asides, but all is crafted by a writer who seemingly loves words and crafts a memorable read. “The Tacoma Pill Junkies� is available through www.Tacomapilljunkies. com and online booksellers. North American Martyrs Parish South Sound

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Now in its 19th year, the annual RAGS Wearable Art fundraiser promises to feature more eye-catching pieces than ever before, with all proceeds benefiting the YWCA of Pierce County. The event takes place March 7-10 at the Larson’s Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma in Fife, located at 1701 Alexander Ave. E. The wearable art sale and gallery competition features creative clothing, fashion accessories and unique jewelry made by 75 local, regional and national artists. One-

third of each sale will benefit the YWCA’s domestic violence prevention efforts and programs throughout the region. The gallery portion of the event features high-end, one-of-a-kind garments, accessories and jewelry pieces that will be judged by well-known names in the arts community. The winners in several categories earn cash rewards. This year, organizers hope to raise at least $110,000 throughout the three-day event to help fill significant gaps in the YWCA’s operating budget. “Our funds have really beefed up their support services, and that’s what it’s all about,� said longtime organizer Kathy Dorr. “The RAGS event provides people with a guilt-free excuse to shop while knowing that you’re supporting a really important cause.� The YWCA provides a variety of programs geared to victims of domestic violence and their children, providing transitional housing, counseling, intervention and emergency services and more. In the last year alone, the organization served nearly 5,000 people in person, and fielded more than 5,700 calls from clients seeking advice and additional resources. “The funding we receive from RAGS is critically important right now, as we move through the recession,� said YWCA Deputy Director Karin White. “There have been a lot of politics going on regarding what programs should and shouldn’t be funded, and our government funds have consistently been shrinking.� The contributions made from RAGS help fill gaps wherever the organization needs it most. “If we didn’t have the strong private support base in the community that we have, we wouldn’t be able to operate the level of programming that we do,� White said. “This is a fantastic group of ladies who raise an inordinate amount of money for us.� Organizers have worked for months planning the event, collaborating with the local business community to chip in wherever possible. Many artists have been longtime participants in the event, as well. “The real heroes of the event are the artists,� said organizer Kristy Gledhill. “They give us a third of their sales, which is so important.� The RAGS Wearable Art Sale and Gallery event takes place March 8-9 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and March 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A gala preview event will take place March 7 from 6-9 p.m. Tickets to the gala: $70, available by calling (253) 272-4181. Admission to the shopping festivities taking place throughout the rest of the weekend is free. For more information, visit www.ragswearableart.org.

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Road tripping with the Sonics

PHOTOS BY ERNEST JASMIN

STILL ROCKIN’. Tacoma rock legends, the Sonics, played to an ecstatic crowd last week in Portland.

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The Sonics are Tacoma’s enigmatic garage-rock heroes. They infamously disappeared for four decades, influencing big shots like the Hives and the Black Keys in their absence, not to mention an army of lesser known garage bands that emulate their raw sound in beersoaked taverns around the globe. Our local legends roared back to life at New York’s Cavestomp Festival in 2007; and during subsequent tour stops around these parts – in Tacoma, Seattle and Olympia – they have shown they are still a force to be reckoned with. Tacoma Weekly was not about to miss the Feb. 15 show in Portland, where a rowdy crowd soaked up “The Witch,� “Cinderella� and other face-melting jams they kicked out at the Hawthorne Theatre. It could be another two years before they are back onstage in the South Sound. And here is some of what we saw and learned down in the PDX. HOW THE SONICS JOINED THE BRITISH INVASION (KIND OF) The Sonics honed their chops locally at Tacoma Armory and Red Carpet Inn, a defunct rock hot spot that used to be on South Tacoma Way. But singer/keyboard player Jerry Roslie recalled their first big

show being in Portland, an opening slot for the Beach Boys at Memorial Coliseum. But, thanks to Roslie, no one who attended that show likely remembers them as being from just up the road. “We pulled a trick on them,� he said. “They kept yelling, ‘Where are you from?’ I got a bug up my keyster and I said� – in a prim British accent – “‘On behalf of the band and myself I’d like to thank you for coming out tonight.’ And they go, ‘Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh!! They’re from England!’ They just went nuts.� THE NEW KID Northwest rock vet Ricky Lynn Johnson is out on drums. Los Angeles-based drummer Dusty Watson – a guy who has played with Dick Dale, Lita Ford and the Queers, among others – made his Sonics debut earlier this month at Seattle’s Showbox at the Market. Watson said he first met the Sonics in Italy two years ago when he was out with surf-rock band, Slacktone. They kept in touch, and he was asked to join the band late last year. Backstage in Portland, Watson expressed admiration for Bob Bennett, the band’s iconic drummer from the 1960s. Bennett lives in Hawaii and has only appeared at one of the post-comeback shows, at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre on Halloween 2008. “I always just loved the way Bob

attacked a snare drum,� Watson said. “What an honor to be asked to hook up with these guys and play with them. It’s crazy. I’m really excited about it. I’m really having a good time.� A DOCUMENTARY IN THE WORKS Local filmmakers Randy Sparks and Justin Peterson have had video crews shooting all of the Sonics’ Northwest performances since 2008. Little of that footage has surfaced so far. But a lot of it could wind up in a documentary that Band Manager Buck Ormsby said has started production in Los Angeles. “They’re gonna use some of the footage we already shot, and they’re interviewing a bunch of people that are fans of the Sonics – other musicians,� he said. “It’s about time. They should be known all over – their history, where they came from and who they are.� Little of the locally shot footage has surfaced. But some has appeared in Sparks’ short documentary “Tacoma’s Rock N’ Roll Legends,� which he said may be aired by Click! Network later this year. Sparks is also looking for rare 1960s footage of the Sonics, the Ventures, the Wailers and other Northwest garage bands for a longer version of the film. Anyone with leads can contact him by e-mail at randysparks@mindspring.com.

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There seems to be some buzz going among local country music fans over Aaron Tippin’s show March 2 at the Emerald Queen Casino – no doubt driven in part by the promise of seeing this big name in the intimate environs of the EQC’s I-5 Showroom. The excitement is well-founded no matter its cause. Besides the fact that Tippin is considered by many to be a major dreamboat, the 55-year-old father of two boys loves to write songs about America and makes no bones about his love for his country. This combination of looks and talent attracted him millions of fans instantly. His music has earned gold and platinum status among his nine studio albums and two compilations, and he’s charted more than 30 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, with hits “There Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong with the Radio� (1992), “That’s as Close as I’ll Get to Loving You� (1995) and “Kiss This� (2000) reaching the #1 spot. Tippin’s music is that of a man whose beliefs and lifestyle continue a tradition that is at once staunchly Southern and firmly rooted in the promise of America. This rings true for a lot of blue-collar people, as evidenced by huge attendance at Tippin’s arena concerts. He expresses himself beautifully in both his lyrics and deep, moving voice with its sweet country drawl. Tippin is proud to be an American, and his concerts provide the perfect opportunity for fans to indulge in an evening of pure love and pride in living in the good ol’ U.S. of A. Tippin’s most recent album is “In Overdrive,� his 2008 tribute to America’s truckers. He said the concept came from his concern that country music had turned its back on its highway heroes. He QUARTET (98 MIN, PG-13) Fri 2/22: 1:45, 4:05, 6:25, 8:45 Sat 2/23-Sun 2/24: 11:30am, 1:45, 4:05, 6:25, 8:45 Mon 2/25-Thu 2/28: 1:45, 4:05, 6:25, 8:45 AMOUR (127 MIN, PG-13) Fri 2/22: 2:45, 5:30, 8:15 Sat 2/23-Sun 2/24: 12:00, 2:45, 5:30, 8:15 Mon 2/25-Thu 2/28: 2:45, 5:30, 8:15 SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (122 MIN, R) Fri 2/22: 3:20, 6:10 Sat 2/23: 12:40, 3:20, 6:10 Sun 2/24: 12:40, 3:20, 6:10, 8:55 Mon 2/25-Thu 2/28: 3:20, 6:10, 8:55

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addresses this on his website (www.aarontippin/ musiccitynetworks.com). “Seems like somewhere along the line trucking music got shoved off the country music plate,� he said. “I don’t understand exactly why. The trucks are still out there. And they’re busier than ever keeping America rolling. I know the folks who work and live in the trucking world still love this music – and so do most fans of real country music. This album launches my crusade to bring the music back.� “In Overdrive� includes Tippin’s covers of those great road songs – like “East Bound and Down� (from the 1977 Burt Reynolds/Sally Field hit film “Smokey and The Bandit�) and Eddie Rabbit’s 1980 radio hit “Drivin’ My Life Away� – along with plenty of Tippin originals. Tippin is also a pilot, farmer, winemaker, outdoorsman, avid bodybuilder and dedicated family man who spends a lot of his time at his 500acre farm in Tennessee.

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MONDAY, FEB. 25 C.I. SHENANIGAN’S: Collaborative Works Jazz, 8 p.m. DAWSON’S: Northwest Chill, 9 p.m., NC EMERALD QUEEN: Chapter 5 (Top 40) 9 p.m., NC GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Nite Crew (Top 40) 9 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Stacy Jones Band (Blues) 8 p.m., $5 LOUIE G’S: Mural Project, Joy Olsen Band, Saving Sunsets, Giggle, 7 p.m., $5, AA MAXWELL’S: Lance Buller Trio (Jazz) 7 p.m., NC NEW FRONTIER: Argonaut, Giza, Power Skeleton (Rock) 9 p.m. PARADISE BOWL: Just Dirt (Rock covers) 9 p.m. STONEGATE: Groove House (Funk) 9 p.m. SWISS: Social Network (Top 40) 9 p.m. UNCLE SAM’S: Velcrow Mindset, Amish Warfare, Far From Genuine (Rock) 8 p.m. UNCLE THURM’S: Gary Cook (Jazz guitarist) 5:30 p.m., NC, AA VARSITY GRILL: Rock-Bot live band karaoke, 8 p.m., NC

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C.I. SHENANIGAN’S: Collaborative Works Jazz, 8 p.m. DAVE’S IN MILTON: Fun Addicts DAWSON’S: Northwest Chill, 9 p.m., NC GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Nite Crew (Top 40) 9 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Hell’s Belles (AC/DC tribute) 5 p.m., $10, AA JAZZBONES: Graceland Five, Hell’s Belles (AC/DC tribute) 9 p.m., $12 LOUIE G’S: Riot In Rhythm, Saints Of Damnation, Degree Of Disorder (Metal) 8 p.m., $5, AA NEW FRONTIER: Santee, 8 p.m. SPAR: Bog Hoppers (Gaelic rock) 7 p.m. STONEGATE: Subvinyl Jukebox (Rock covers) 9 p.m. SWISS: Kry (Rock covers) 9 p.m. UNCLE SAM’S: Michael Palhamus Band, 8 p.m. VARSITY GRILL: Rock-Bot live band karaoke, 8 p.m., NC WESTGATE: Danny Mille, Steve Stefanowicz, 9 p.m., $5

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THURSDAY, FEB. 28 UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (Blues) 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEB. 24 DAWSONS: Tim Hall Band (Blues jam) 8 p.m., NC

DAVE’S OF MILTON: Powercell (Jam session) 8 p.m. DAWSON’S: Billy Shew Band (Jam session) 8 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Kry (Rock covers) 11 p.m., $7 PARADISE BOWL: Just Dirt (Rock jam) 9 p.m. STONEGATE: Billy Stoops, 8 p.m. SWISS: Barley Wine Revue, 9 p.m.

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THUR., FEB. 21 AUTHOR MARISSA MEYER ETC – Marissa Meyer, author of “Cinder,” will be at King’s Books at 6 p.m. She will celebrate the release of her new book, “Scarlet.” Books are available for purchase at King’s Books. Info: www. kingsbookstore.com.

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SAT., MARCH 2 INTUITIVE AND HEALING ARTS FAIR ETC – In addition to the intuitive readers, psychics, and healing arts practitioners regularly scheduled at Crystal Voyage, new guest readers, practitioners and vendors will make an appearance on the third floor of the Crystal Voyage building. Have an angel card, aura, palm, face, tarot, tea leaf, numerology or past life reading, or have your astrological birth chart done and discover how the sun, moon and planetary forces are affecting your life. Energetically connect and communicate with your pet. Balance your chakras. Find out how to improve your life with a mini feng shui consultation. Experience hands on healing with reiki or theta healing, or enjoy a relaxing massage. Try something new. Come and meet one of the many talented intuitive readers, psychics and healing practitioners. Come in curious and leave feeling renewed and excited about your life. If you have been wondering what the universe has in store for you, stop in and find out. Intuitive reader charges vary. Admission is free.

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sense of calm that enhances the intimate connections of history and geography. This is the first United States retrospective of this internationally acclaimed photographer’s work in nearly 20 years. The exhibition explores Kenna’s ongoing investigations of everything from the natural beauty of an island among eastern countries to the haunting shadows of abandoned buildings in the Midwest of the United States. Kenna is known to frequently return to certain locales in order to record them over the course of several years to capture the brilliance of time passing and memory. His wonder at the alchemy of printmaking translates into a wonderland of visual poetry. Info: www. tacomaartmuseum.org. NORTHWEST ART ART – “Best of the Northwest: Selected Paintings from the Collection” is on display at Tacoma Art Museum. The works on view are some of the best from its collection of paintings by Northwest artists. It runs until March.

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PROCTOR ART GALLERY RECEPTION ART – Proctor Art Gallery is hosting a special reception in honor of featured artists. Watercolorists Bonnie Cargol and Andrea Newell Greenfield will be in attendance. Enjoy refreshments, speak with the artists about their work and enjoy good conversation. Info: www.proctorartgallery.com.

The fifth annual Give a Heart a Home Gala will be an amazing night at the beautiful Chambers Bay. Enjoy a full dinner, open bar and dancing while raising funds to support lowincome homeowners stay safe in their homes. Admission is $125, with all proceeds benefiting Rebuilding Together South Sound. The gala’s auction items include Seattle Mariners tickets, admission to the University of Washington football home opener and tickets to each ZooTunes concert held at the Seattle Woodland Park Zoo. For more information or to purchase tickets, e-mail rsvp@ rebuildingtogetherss.org.

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THURS., MARCH 7 TACOMA GREEN DRINKS ETC – Tacoma Green Drinks provides a social and networking opportunity for TacomaPierce County residents interested in sustainability, conservation and environmental issues. The group meets on the first Thursday of each month at a location selected by that month’s sponsor. This March, grab a beer with the Community Gardens of the Pierce Conservation District at Top of Tacoma (3529 McKinley Ave. E.). The Pierce County region has embraced community gardening whole-heartedly over the past several years. More than 54 community gardens currently exist in Pierce County, up from 26 two years ago, with an additional six in development. Community gardens are a unique form of ‘community-managed open space’ that can have a wide range of positive benefits. It is far more than simply growing food in urban areas; community gardening is an activity that has far-reaching consequences for the health and safety of our communities. Info: www.piercecd.org/communitygardens.

BULLETIN BOARD ‘LA TRAVIATA’ One of the greatest operas of all time is coming to Tacoma March 15 and 17. Based on a semiautobiographical novella by Alexandre Dumas, the opera tells the story of Violetta Valery, a beautiful and charming young courtesan who falls in love with an ardent young gentleman from a reputable family, only to be haunted by her socially questionable past. Verdi’s masterwork will move the audience to tears and touch many hearts. Purchase tickets soon for “La Traviata,” which takes place at the Pantages March 15 at 8 p.m. and March 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets: www.tacomaopera.com. HAPPENINGS –

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sale and gallery competition will take place March 7-10 at the Larson’s Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma in Fife. In the last 18 years RAGS has raised $1,085,000 for the YWCA Pierce County’s domestic violence prevention programs. In the face of mounting state and federal budget cuts, the YWCA’s need for increased private funding sources has reached a new level that RAGS hopes to help meet with this annual event. Info: www.ragswearableart.org. PRINCESSES IN PUYALLUP ETC – Princesses of the Daffodil Festival will participate in South Hill Mall Days on Feb. 23-24. Special sales at the mall will be available for those who purchase a $5 wristband to support the royalty. There will be activities and story reading for children and the unveiling of posters of the girls. Activities run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shopping center is located at 3500 S. Meridian Ave. in Puyallup. VALUE VILLAGE DONATION DRIVE Visit the University Place Value Village (6802 19th St. W.) and proceeds from all donations of quality, reusable clothing will benefit The Arc of Washington. The organization helps to empower individuals with disabilities. There will be a drawing for a $50 gift certificate, as well. Info: www. valuevillage.com. HAPPENINGS –

‘THE WOMAN IN BLACK’ THEATER – The Lakewood Playhouse presents the fourth of its 74th season of plays. Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s terrifying ghost story “The Woman in Black” is the second-longest running show in London’s West End behind Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap.” The play will be performed on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Performances will be Feb. 22 to March 17, with special showings at 8 p.m. on Feb. 28 (Pay What You Can Night) and 8 p.m. on March 7 (Pay What You Can Actors Ben-

efit). General admission tickets are $24, $21 (senior/military) and $18 (students/educators). This is a ghost story that will have you checking the shadows when you return home and a chilling tale that will have you telling yourself over and over: It is only a play…it is only a play. Info: www.lakewoodplayhouse.org. SPIRITUAL CLIMATE CHANGE ETC – Associated Ministries’ second annual conference, Spiritual Climate Change: Toward a Future for Faith, takes place Feb. 22-23 at Pacific Lutheran University. The keynote speaker is Diana Butler Bass, the author of eight books. The conference invites dialog and conversation among people who are interested in exploring how spirituality is being revealed and expressed. Visit www. associatedministries.org to register. BILL COLBY EXHIBIT ART – New work, and a few favorites, by Tacoma artist Bill Colby is on exhibit in the Handforth Gallery in the main branch of Tacoma Public Library. He works in the medium of woodcut prints. The art will be on display through Feb. 28. Info: www. tacomapubliclibrary.org. TEDDIE BEAR MUSIC MUSIC – Teddie Bear Music is a child and parent musical adventure. Join instructor Janice Berntsen as she shows students how to share the gift of music and movement with their children, ages 1-4. Sessions are held Thursdays at 8:45 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. at Ted Brown Music, located at 6228 Tacoma Mall Boulevard. For more info, visit www.tbmoutreach.org. ‘MEMORIES AND MEDITATIONS’ ART – “Memories and Meditations: A Retrospective on Michael Kenna’s Photography” is on view at Tacoma Art Museum through March 24. Kenna has been capturing the ethereal essence of locations across the globe for more than 30 years. His unique point of view evokes a

HOT HULA FITNESS ETC – Every Monday through Wednesday, Asia Pacific Cultural Center hosts hot hula fitness classes from 7-8 p.m. Inspired by the dances of the Pacific islands, hot hula fitness incorporates easy to perform dance moves set to the sounds of traditional Polynesian drum beats fused with funky reggae music, resulting in a modern, hip fitness workout. Hot hula fitness is a fun, new and exciting dance workout that isolates your larger muscle groups, quads and arms, providing a total body workout in 60 minutes. All ages and fitness levels will enjoy hot hula fitness. Admission: $6 (discount with APCC membership). APCC is located at 4851 South Tacoma Way. DRUM CIRCLE Ted Brown Music Tacoma hosts a free, all-ages drum circle every Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. You do not need to have a drum to participate. For more info contact Ted Brown Music at (253) 272-3211 or visit www.tedbrownmusic.com. MUSIC –

CHARITY BOOT CAMP ETC – Jeff Jowers, owner and founder of Tacoma’s Ultimate Fitness Boot Camps, is hosting charity fitness boot camps every Saturday morning at 8:15 a.m., benefiting Campfire USA. These drop-in classes are $10 apiece, with all proceeds going to charity. Info: www. tacomabootcamps.com. FREE FIRST WEEKENDS ETC – Bank of America bankcard holders and employees receive free admission to the Tacoma Art Museum the first weekend of every month as part of Bank of America’s national Museums on Us program. Info: museums.bankofamerica.com. THE VALLEY CHORALE ETC – The Valley Chorale, a soprano-alto-tenor-bass singing group, meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of Christ the King, located at 1710 E. 85th St. in Tacoma. If you like singing, contact Joy Heidal at (253) 848-1134 or Dixie Byrne at (253) 677-5291 for more information and a personal invitation to join the group. UKULELE CIRCLE MUSIC – Ted Brown Music Tacoma hosts a free, all-ages ukulele circle every Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. For more info contact Ted Brown Music at (253) 272-3211 or visit www.tedbrownmusic. com.

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VOLUNTEERS South Sound Outreach is offering free tax preparation for those who make $50,000 or less. To schedule an appointment call 253.593.2111 or visit our website at www.southsoundoutreach.org. Project Homeless Connect is an annual event where homeless individuals can receive free services. The next event will be held at Spanaway Elementary on Friday, January 26th. For more information visit www.pchomelessconnect. com or call 253.593.2111. Get involved with Metro Parks Tacoma’s Citizen Advisory Councils! The Business & Responsive Agency Council helps district leadership with business planning, ÀQDQFLDO VXVWDLQDELOLW\ decisions, revenue development and quality assurance. Monthly meetings focus on issues that affect the future of our park system. Visit www.metroparkstacoma.org/business-volunteer to learn more or call Brett Freshwaters, Chief Financial 2IÀFHU DW Brettf@tacomaparks.com. Metro Parks Tacoma Special events bring the community together and provide families with affordable fun. Metro Parks Tacoma needs volunteers to help produce memorable events. Visit www.metroparkstacoma. org/volunteer and signXS WR EH QRWLÀHG RI VSHcial event service opportunities. To learn more, contact Roxanne Miles, Volunteer Manager, at 5R[DQnem@tacomaparks.com.

Make a difference in the life of a child! The Northwest Youth Sports Alliance is looking for coaches for our developmental youth sports program. Sports vary by season. Coaches are provided general training and go through a national background check clearance process. For more information, visit www.metroparkstacoma.org/nysa or contact Roy Fletcher, Youth Sports Coordinator, royf@tacomaparks.com or 253.305.1025. Help a Child Improve Reading One-on-one support makes a huge difference in an elementary student’s ability to overcome reading challenges. The Tacoma School District and the Tacoma Community House are partners in this endeavor, and we are on the lookout for committed tutors for grades 1-3. As a Read2Me Tutor, you can be that person who makes a difference. Currently we have sessions at Roosevelt and McCarver Elementary Schools and will soon start sessions at Mann and Manitou Park. &DOO 0DUN 5XG DW 3951 for more information. Literacy Tutor Tacoma Community House is

looking for volunteers to help adults improve their reading, writing, and basic math skills. Training is provided. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer tutor, please contact Karen Thomas at (253) RU DW NWKRPDV#WDcomacommunityhouse.org.

Join us in changing lives! Changing Rein Equine Assisted Activities and TherDSLHV D QRQSURĂ€W RIIHUV equine assisted services to differently-abled individuals. Currently the program offers several volunteer opportunities. Our primary need at present is for program volunteers who work with our horses and support our riders in therapeutic and adaptive lessons. Other volunteer opportunities include: grounds maintenance and administrative/clerical work. Must be at least 14 years old to participate. Horse experience helpful, but not necessary. Training provided. For more information contact: Volunteer Coordinator at 253-370-1429 or volunteer@changingrein.org. The Tacoma Maritime Institute meets every 4th Monday at the Midland Community Center 1614 99th Street East Tacoma WA Potluck at 6:00, all are welcome. Meeting Starts at 7:00 CONVERSATION PARTNERS NEEDED Help adults learn to speak English! Mornings, no experience or foreign language skills needed. South Tacoma. Contact Lee Sledd, Madison Family Literacy, 253-571 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED If you enjoy helping toddlers learn, you can help us! Seeking retired or experienced volunteers to assist in expanding our capacity and provide quality learning for busy little people. (No diaper changing!) Background check required. Contact Lee Sledd, Madison Family LiterDF\ Meals on Wheels at Federal Way Senior Center seeks morning volunteers: One Co-coordinator, Friday and Monday; two Callers, Monday; three Packers, Wednesday; two Drivers, Thursday. To learn more, call 206-727-6250. Be a Big Brother! Becoming a Big is a fun and easy way to volunteer in your community and make a BIG difference in the life of a child. There are several program RSWLRQV WR Ă€W \RXU VFKHGXOH and interests, such as meeting your Little at school, going on an outing or attending an agency-planned activity. For more information, visit www.bbbsps.org or call 253.396.9630. INTERVIEWEES FOR A NON-PROFIT PROJECT “MEMORY COMMUNITYâ€? What It Is: We are Memory Community (a nonSURĂ€W FRUSRUDWLRQ 7KH Memory Community Project is a creative service to seniors. Our Goals & Ob-

VOLUNTEERS jectives: To create an accessible resource that: • helps our senior citizens tell their stories • connects the young and the old • increases our understanding of those before us who help us be who we are • honors the generations before us and show our appreciation by preserving their memories • All seniors are welcome WR YROXQWHHU IRU ÀOPLQJ their story! • At most two days of work during daytime – Day 1: pre-production meeting, and Release )RUP VLJQLQJ 'D\ ÀOPing, ideally wrapped within half a day What we’d like you to talk about in the ÀOP 8VH PLQXWHV RU VR to tell the most memorable story from your life, the lessons that were learned, and the wise words you want to pass along to your children/grandchildren. Compensation: a DVD in which you are the leading character, and a free upload to our website http://memorycommunity. org/ Contact: send your emails to deyung@memorycommunity.org Or call 'H\XQJ DW for scheduling a meetLQJ 7KH ÀOPLQJ LV IUHH but donations are appreciated to help the project continue.

Donate time and receive free groceries. Volunteers needed with skills in management, organization, clerical, food handling, warehousing, maintenance etc. and receive free grocerLHV IURP D 1RQ 3URĂ€W )RRG Distribution Program. Older teens are welcomed to volunteer and gain valuable work experience. Contact Ms. Lee at (253) 677-7740 for further information. Knitters and Crocheters &RPH -RLQ 8V /RYLQJ Hearts is a group of volunteers who crochet or knit: hats for chemo, baby items, and blankets for difIHUHQW QRQ SURĂ€W RUJDQL]Dtions with in the community. We meet twice a month. Once on the second Tuesday, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm and again on the fourth Thursday, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Please join us at the WayPoint Church, 12719 134th Ave KP N, Gig Harbor. We are also in need of donations of yarn. For more information please email: lovingheartsonkp@aol.com or FDOO 9LUJLQLD DW Âł 9619 Loving Hearts also meets 1pm to 3pm 3rd Thur. at Clubhouse Mobile 3DUN $UGHQD *DOH WK $YH ( )LIH Donate Your Car, RV or Boat. Tax Reduction. All Proceeds Go to Locale Food %DQN )UHH 3LFN 8S &DOO Ted (253) 475-5774 The Backpack Program of the St. Leo Food Connection is looking for a volunteer to pick up backpacks full of food for the weekend for students at McKinley Elementary and Sheridan Elementary from the Food Connection

and deliver them to both schools the 2nd and 4th Thursday or Friday of each month for the duration of the school year. Volunteers must have their own vehicle and be able to commit to volunteering for the rest of the school year. This is a low time commitment way to make a big difference to kids! If interested, please contact Britani Hollis: jv@foodconnection.org

Hospice is seeking compassionate, caring individuals to volunteer up to 4 hrs. per week with terminally ill patients. Comprehensive training and education provided. We support your service goals and your spirit to give. Training Jan. 2010 call today! 253.301.6464 Franciscan Hospice and Palliative CareLife giving and Life changing If you have a few hours per week to sew, hold hands, listen to life stories, make phone calls, play cards or work puzzles, we have a need for your compassionate presence. Support patients/families in the home, nursing home, or Hospice House. Daytime volunteers especially needed.Comprehensive training and on-going support are provided. Call 253-5347050 or log onto www. fhshealth.org to learn more Brighten the day of a senior with Alzheimer’s! Volunteer an hour or two visiting with a resident at HearthVLGH 0DQRU LQ 8QLYHUVLW\ Place. Please contact Tashia Cress at 253-460-3330. EDGEWOOD COMMUNITY FOOD BANK Seeking volunteers to staff Thursdays from 3:30pm 6:30pm and/or Saturdays from 11am-2pm . Those interested contact Community Coordinator, Kate Wright at $GGUHVV 122nd Ave E Edgewood Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce needs volunteers to help with special mailings. Call Janice Hutchins at 6272175.

VOLUNTEERS The Greater Federal Way Orchid Society invites you anyone who is interested in learning about growing orchids - to attend their monthly meeting on the 3rd Thursday of each month except July, August & December. We gather at 6:30pm, meeting starts at 7:00pm and ends before 9:00pm. Held at Kloshe Illahee Lodge at 2500 S. 370th. This is East of Enchanted Parkway in Federal :D\ 6RXWK RI WK For more information call 253-946-2300. Tacoma Bible College Requests anyone interested in making friends with international students to call S. Robinson at (253)-396-0467 Literacy Tutor Tacoma Community House is looking for volunteers to help adults improve their reading, writing and basic math skills. Training is provided. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer tutor, please contact Karen Thomas at The Tacoma Food Co-op is growing and looking to bolster its outreach committee. There is need for people to be present at community events and meetings, as well as farmer’s markets. Please contact John Toler if you are interested in joining the committee jtoler@ waldenmortgage.net Coalition: HUMANE, a spay and neuter clinic, seeks volunteers. For details visit: www.coalitionhumane.org or call 253.627.SPAY Big Brothers/Big Sisters: Make a difference in the life of a child. Offer one hour a week to be a mentor with an elementary school aged student during the school day at various schools in Tacoma and local area. Training provided. Call 253-3969630. Mentor a prisoner’s child )XQ à H[LEOH OLIH FKDQJLQJ volunteer opportunity. 6hr/mo IRU RQH \HDU PXVW EH \U pass a background check,

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HOST AN EXCHANGE STUDENT/HOST FAMILIES NEEDED Make international friendships and create memories to last a lifetime. Host a high school foreign exchange student with EF Foundation, a QRQ SURÀW RUJDQL]DWLRQ 6WXdents are fully insured and bring their own spending money: host families (single, married, retired, etc.) provide room, board, and a caring environment. For more information call: PAT HALCEY 253-335-0446 or toll-free: 1 6+$5( () )281'$7,21 )25 )25(,*1 678'< www.effoundation.org Meal site volunteers: Assist in the kitchen, be a host or hostess, set tables, be a server or help us clean up. Opportunities available in Fife, Puyallup, Parkland and Tillicum lunch sites. Times DQG GD\V DUH à H[LEOH 0HDO sites operate 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Fife meal site: VolXQWHHUV QHHGHG WR ÀOO WKH IROlowing positions: Kitchen prep and cleanup: Mon. and Fri., 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; front desk: Mon.-Fri. Puyallup meal site: Volunteers needed for kitchen prep, Monday, Thurs-Fri., 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; table setter, Mon., Thurs. and Fri., 9-10 a.m.; cleanup, Tues., 12:301:30 p.m. Parkland meal site: volunteers needed for front desk, Tues., Thurs. and Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; kitchen assistant, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost of food handlers card is reimbursable. Call 474-1200.

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Puget Creek Restoration Society requests volunteers to help plant native plants, eradicate invasive plants, do trail work, monitor streams DQG KHOS LQ RXU RIĂ€FH RU HPDLO SXJHWcreek@yahoo.com Would you be interested in being a docent at the Fife History Museum? We would like to hear from you! Come to the museum on Saturday between noon and 5 or on Sunday between 1 and 4. Visit with the docent on duty to learn more. The PXVHXP LV ORFDWHG DW WK $YHQXH (DVWÂłDFURVV the street from Columbia Junior High School

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Always wanted a water view? Now’s your chance for the perfect unobstructed, panoramic view of Puget Sound and Mt Rainier! Located above the new community of Point Ruston, this 4 BR, 1.5 BA home has the potential to be your dream home. Definitely in need of your love and attention, but you can’t beat the fantastic neighborhood just minutes from Point Defiance or Ruston Way Waterfront. Open Saturday, February 23rd from 12-3:00 pm!

$475,000

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WATERFRONT North Salmon Beach Community on Tacoma Narrows, 35-feet overwater frontage leasehold property. Deck, w & parking lot rights. $40,000 Contact Salmon Beach North: Marilyn Jorgenson 253-219-0883

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