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INDIGENOUS BEAUTY. “IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Art Market & Festival” blends Native American history and culture with contemporary art. With work on display from more than two-dozen Northwest Native artisans, “IN THE SPIRIT” celebrates the region’s distinct tribal groups.

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n July 16, as part of Free Third Thursday, join the Washington State History Museum for the debut of the 10th annual “IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts Exhibit.” The show and corresponding “IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts Market & Festival,” which will be held on Saturday, Aug. 8, blends Native American history and culture with contemporary art. With work on display from more than two-dozen Northwest Native artisans, “IN THE SPIRIT” celebrates the region’s distinct tribal groups.

“Now in its 10th year, ‘IN THE SPIRIT’ has become a treasured tradition at the History Museum,” said Jennifer Kilmer, director of

“This year’s artists capture the juxtaposition of traditional and modern native culture beautifully, some with significant social and political messages.”

Everyone who remembers the $500 million roads repair plans Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland roughed out in her state of the city address in February should largely forget that plan. Those ideas didn’t fly with stakeholders, so she has spent the last few months retooling options to fix the city’s crumbling roadways. The revised plan calls for two ballot measures in November to raise sales, property and utility taxes to generate $175 million in road repair dollars during the next 10 years. The money would be matched by an estimated $120 million in state and federal grants and $3 million a year from the city’s general fund for a roads package totaling $325 million.

Both measures would cost about $7.50 a month, half of the mayor’s initial $500 million plan. The next step in the election process comes in August with the appointment of “for” and “against” committees to manage the campaign efforts. u See ROADS / page A6

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GROUP EFFORT. There’s no better team building excercise than a 15-seat bicycle ride.

By Derek Shuck derek@tacomaweekly.com

Tacomans who bike know the struggle.

Riding along and feeling great until you hit one of the City of Destiny’s infamous hills, sapping the wind out of your sails. In general, the peaks and valleys of the city would be a lot easier if you had 14 other people rolling a long with you, preferably to some music. This is the idea behind Big Rig Peddler, a Tacoma based company that ferries customers around the 6th Avenue area on a 15-seat giant bike.

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Big Rig Peddler specializes in bar tours, whether for pub crawls or just a look around.

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POTHOLE OF THE WEEK

East 48th & I Street Tacoma has a tremendous pothole problem, and the residents 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.” In 2010, routine maintenance by Tacoma’s Grounds and Maintenance Division completed street repairs on 229,638 square feet of road.

In 2011, the city repaired about 150,000 more square feet of roads riddled with holes, and continue those efforts.

While that may sound like a lot of ground, new holes pop up – or return – each and every day, which means a pothole-free road might never exist in Tacoma.

With the help of our readers and our dedicated Pothole Pig, we will continue to showcase some of the city’s biggest and best potholes through our weekly homage to one of T-Town’s most unnerving attributes.

Help the Pothole Pig by e-mailing your worst pothole suggestions to SaveOurStreets@tacomaweekly.com.

Potholes in need of repair can be reported to the City of Tacoma by calling (253) 591-5495.

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Bulletin Board A FREE DOWNTOWN EVENT FOR ALL AGES Come downtown to experience the Museum District on Wednesday, July 15, at noon for the Walk Tacoma Museum/ Family Walk. These two concurrent walks have something for every age. The 1.8-mile Museum Walk, led by Council Member Robert Thoms, will showcase our downtown museums with stops at the Children’s Museum of Tacoma, Tacoma Art Museum, WA State History Museum, Museum of Glass, and LeMay America’s Car Museum.

The one mile Family Walk, geared toward children elementary school age and younger, will include fun activities for kids, a visit by Rhubarb, goodie bags, and a ride on the Tacoma Link. It will be led by Dianna Kielian, Sr. Vice President for Mission with Walk Tacoma series sponsor CHI Franciscan Health. The Museum/Family Walk, sponsored by the Tacoma Rainiers, will start outside the Children’s Museum at South 15th and Pacific Avenue. There is no need to preregister for the event, simply join Downtown On the Go at the meeting spot.

Downtown On the Go will be collaborating with the United Way of Pierce County and the Children’s Museum of Tacoma to offer the Family Walk. “The museum is so excited to be a partner in the Museum/Family Walk again this year.

We love to see young families exploring downtown Tacoma and enjoying all of the great parks, museums, and sites that our city has to offer,” said Brenda Morrison, Tacoma Children’s Museum Deputy Director.

Walk Tacoma 2015, sponsored by CHI Franciscan Health, is a nine-event walking series held on first and third Wednesdays, from April through August. The fun, themed walks, now in their sixth year, encourage people to enjoy downtown on foot by introducing new walking routes and sharing information about the community and its history through the guided tours. The walks are scheduled at the lunch hour and just after work to encourage downtown employees to walk during their workday, whether it is to and from work or at a lunch break.

Log your walks on the Trip Calendar at PierceTrips.com to earn prizes and be a part of the 24,859-mile community challenge to Walk Around the World.

For more information on the full Walk Tacoma Series or the Walk Around the World campaign, visit www.downtownonthego.org or find us on Facebook or Twitter.

LET THE ART WALK BEGIN The announcement has been made: The launch of Tacoma Art Walk 3rd Thursdays starts this month – July 18 to be exact. Read all about it at www.tacomaartwalk.org. Don’t miss the chance to be a part of tradition in the community.

If you would like to show your art in the beautiful, historic studios of the Post Office building amd Post Hall (space is limited) or are a business that would like to be featured on the digital map contact Marianne and Athena at tacomaartwalk@ gmail.com.

Look for Tacoma Art Walk limited edition screen prints done by the talents of Year Round Co. These beautiful limited edition posters are one-of-a-kind and each month you can find a unique creation meant to be taken down, so snag one for yourself and a friend. Post your photos on Instagram @tacomaartwalk #tacomaartwalk and show where you took yours from (hint: Spanish Steps) JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING Please join us in our fight against human trafficking.

Statistics show that sex trafficking is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. Children are the usual targets, with a median age of 10-14. The underground world of sex trafficking is on a steady increase, and the next piece of “merchandise” could be a child you know and love.

Pierce County is not immune to the threat of trafficking. Due to the important nature of sex trafficking, the staff at Déjà Vu has teamed up with Special Agent Jerry Schwab from the Department of Homeland Security to provide an informational seminar to educate you, as a community leader, on how to help lead the way to eliminating this heinous crime through public awareness, learning warning signs, and accessing information available to you. The informational seminar will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 1 p.m. at the Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center, 17620 International Blvd., Seattle, WA, 98188.

Community leaders have a special role to play in the fight against sex trafficking. A strong, unified front against these thieves of innocence is the message we need to send. Education is the first step to stop traffickers. Children are not the only victims – every year, millions of men, women, and children are the targets and victims of trafficking.

When you choose to attend an event like this one, you are choosing to help those in your community that need it most.

You are educating yourself on the needs of those without voices, and how to identify the warning signs of those you may not have noticed. Everyone can make a difference so come and be part of the solution.

COUNCIL SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR BOARD OF BUILDING APPEALS The Tacoma City Council is looking to fill two positions on its Board of Building Appeals.

Applicants should have knowledge and/or experience in design and/or construction related to building, fire, mechanical, plumbing and/or energy code. Applicants with experience in sustainable building construction are also encouraged to apply.

The Board of Building Appeals is a quasi-judicial board consisting of seven members who are recommended by the Infrastructure, Planning, and Sustainability Committee and appointed by the City Council.

Duties of the Board of Building Appeals include: Review and provide recommendation for approval to Council for new editions, amendments, and proposed changes to the City’s Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire, Dangerous Building, Minimum Housing, and Energy Codes.

Holding hearings and make decisions on appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Building Official or Fire Chief relative to the application and interpretation of the Building Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, Fire Code and Energy Code.

Hear appeals of orders or decisions made by the Hearing Officer for the Dangerous Building Code or Minimum Housing Code.

To find out additional information on the Board of Building Appeals please visit their website or contact Sue Coffman, Planning and Development Services, at (253) 594-7905.

Applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office

by Monday, July 17. To apply, please visit cityoftacoma.org/ cbcapplication or contact Amanda Punsalan at (253) 5915178, City Clerk’s Office, Room 11, Municipal Building North, 733 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402.

THE GRAND CINEMA PRESENTS PRIDE FILM SERIES As a proud producing partner of the Tacoma Pride Festi-

val, The Grand Cinema is once again the exclusive host of the city’s annual Pride Film Series screening on July 14 and 15.

Now in its fifth consecutive year, this year’s Pride Film Series offers screenings of two unique films featuring distinct historic and modern narratives of the LBGTQ community. Each screening will be paired with a brief, in-theater discussion hosted by the Pierce County AIDS Foundation, and ambassadors from the Tacoma Pride Festival will also be present at each film event.

Running as many years as the festival itself, the Pride Film Series adds a unique component of film art to the city’s celebration of diversity, pride, and inclusion of the LGBTQ community. The Grand is pleased to supplement the festival schedule with entertaining and thought-provoking movies for festival-goers to enjoy and engage with. This year’s films series will include “Tangerine,” a breakout-hit comedy from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and “The Circle,” a biopic based on the true story of two young men involved in a secret organization that created a censored and controversial gay publication (“Der Kreis”) in Switzerland following World War II. A film unlike anything in The Grand’s archives, “Tangerine” has made a recent appearance on the cover of Movie Maker magazine and has the film world buzzing for several reasons. Shot mainly on an iPhone 5S, this film has earned much attention for its style, outrageous humor, and colorfully raw depiction of life on the streets of Los Angeles for two transgender women. Produced by Magnolia Pictures, “Tangerine” has been playfully deemed something that main studios wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot selfie stick.” Playing only on Wednesday, July 15 at 1:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. (rated R).

A film fitting with The Grand’s Tuesday Film Series, “The Circle” portrays a look back in time at the increasing repression against same-sex romantic partners in Zurich through the lenses of a cabaret singer and a young, shy bourgeois school teacher who fall in love and fight to change the tide of oppression on the gay community during the mid-1950s. Plays only on Tuesday, July 14 at 1:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. (film not rated).

Ticket prices are $8 for matinees and $10 for general admission (discounts for seniors, students and military), and the theater offers an air-conditioned break from this summer’s heat wave.

HILLTOP STREET FAIR NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Every community has within it the resources, skills and materials to create positive change. So many individuals sit in their homes, wishing things were different and thinking to themselves: “I could never do that.” But together, WE CAN! This year, we can make the 2nd Annual Hilltop Street Fair a shining beacon for Tacoma! It all happens Aug. 2 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. We have expanded the event following Martin Luther King, Jr. Way from South 9th Street to South 13th Street. More music, dancing, art exhibitions, children and family activities, car show, and a film competition. We need your help.

Who would be a great volunteer? Neighbors, family and friends, parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, teachers, principals, school facilities staff, new residents, job seekers, retirees, elected officials: mayor, city council (or those with aspirations).

Are you part of any organizations with membership networks? Service clubs (Rotary, Junior League, high school clubs, etc.) and fraternal organizations (Elks, Knights, etc.), churches, temples, mosques, youth ministries, Boy Scouts/ Girl Scouts, neighborhood organizations and business associations, PTO/PTA groups, issue advocacy groups and childserving agencies, labor unions, cultural/tribal organizations.

Do you work for employers who give incentives to employees who volunteer? Regional/national corporations, utility companies (water, gas, etc.) and construction contractors, banks and law offices, colleges/universities, engineering firms and technology companies, real-estate companies, hotels, TV/radio stations, hospitals, car dealerships, major/ minor league sports teams, casinos… In short, anyone who wants to have fun and promote Tacoma. What will you get? A T-shirt, hydration and food, plus the added benefit of meeting new people and making new friends.

Come see Tacoma’s Hilltop District with fresh eyes. For more information check us out on Facebook: Hilltop Street Fair Tacoma 2015. If you wish to schedule a group (five or more people) to volunteer, please email volunteers@ hilltopstreetfair.com and someone will contact you directly Questions? Contact the volunteer coordinator at hilltopfairvolunteers@gmail.com.

PLAYGROUND BY THE SOUND REOPENS Pierce County’s Parks and Recreation department has announced the Playground by the Sound at Chambers Creek Regional Park reopened to the public on July 3. The popular playground had been closed since May 26,in preparation for the U.S. Open that took place during the week of June 15-21.

“The U.S. Open was such a fantastic event for the people of Pierce County, but now that it’s over our focus is on returning the park to its users as quickly as possible,” said Tony Tipton, Pierce County’s Parks and Recreation Director. “We have to manage the needs of the community with the need to rehabilitate the park after a quarter-million people descended on it in June, but the good news is that we’ve already opened a number of areas and should see more openings next month.”

The park’s Grandview Trail, East Slope Trail and North Meadow restroom all reopened very shortly after the championship golf event, as did the Chambers Bay Golf Course, Chambers Bay Grill and Pierce County’s Environmental Services Building.

The Environmental Services Building’s recreational fields, the North Meadow parking lot and the Central Meadow parking lot and restrooms will all remain closed until August, as will the Soundview Trail and Bridge to the Beach. The grass areas in North and Central Meadows will remain closed until the grass fully recovers.

For the latest reopening schedule and information, please visit the Chambers Creek Regional Park website.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCES PERSONNEL SHAKEUP Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy has named Ron Klein as the interim director of the Department of Communications while a search is made for a permanent hire.

Klein succeeds Hunter George, who has served as director since 2009 and resigned to take a senior communications post with Metro Parks Tacoma. George’s last day with the county is July 24.

Klein, who retired as Sound Transit’s executive director of Communications and External Affairs last year, will start July 27 and serve on a temporary basis while the county conducts a search, which will be managed by Karras Consulting of Olympia.

It’s a return engagement for Klein, who served as Pierce County’s first communications director from 2001 to early 2009 before moving to Sound Transit. During his tenure with the county, Klein created the identity and marketing campaign for the new Chambers Bay Golf Course, among other notable accomplishments.

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WARNING: TAX SCAMS HARDER TO IDENTIFY The Internal Revenue Service has issued a consumer alert to help taxpayers protect themselves from scam artists pretending to be from the IRS. “If you get an unexpected phone call or e-mail from someone claiming to be from the IRS and making aggressive threats if you don’t pay immediately, you should assume it’s a scam,” said IRS spokesman David Tucker. “The IRS will mail a written notification of any tax problem, not initiate contact by phone or email.”

The IRS says while phone scams continue, criminals have also started mailing or faxing falsified forms, notices and letters to taxpayers.

“Taxpayers need to know scam artists have started sending fake documents to trick taxpayers into sending money or ‘verifying’ their personal information that is then used to commit refund fraud,” said Tucker.

The IRS says to scrutinize any written correspondence you receive and just because the IRS website is provided or a form is listed on the IRS website does not mean what you received is legitimate.

“The bottom line is if you receive an unexpected call, fax or letter claiming to be from the IRS, contact the IRS directly,” said Tucker. “Call our toll-free number, (800) 829-1040, to see if the IRS is really

trying to contact you.”

What if you get an e-mail from the IRS that tells you to open an attachment or visit a web site?

“The IRS does not use email, text messages or any social media to discuss your personal tax issue,” said Tucker. “We receive thousands of reports every year from taxpayers who receive emails claiming to be from the IRS. Don’t reply, open any attachments or click on any links. You should forward the email to phishing@irs. gov and then delete it.”

For more information on reporting tax scams, go to IRS.gov and type “scam” in the search box.

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Some criminals spend their whole lives figuring out ways to get out of jail while others, like a man hanging outside Pierce County Jail on July 5, apparently fantasize about ways to get in. Police approached the man when he refused to leave the entrance ramp to the lobby and kept demanding to enter the facility to be thrown in jail. When asked why, the very intoxicated man claimed he was wanted for robbing banks and indecent exposure, a pretty heavy rap sheet. However, when police checked the man’s warrants, they found him to be completely clean, and they in fact couldn’t arrest him. Not one to give up, the man immediately dropped his pants and gave police a full view of a full moon. Wagging back and forth, the man asked if that was good enough to get him into jail, and claimed that he wouldn’t stop until he was arrested. The man’s stunt did the trick and he was booked for indecent exposure into Pierce County Jail, getting exactly what he wanted and begging the question of whether or not he is a stupid criminal of the week, or the smartest.

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DON’T GROW IMMUNE TO THE VALUE OF VACCINES "Y &RANKIE , 4RULL The fight against rubella, the deadly German measles, has finally paid off.

Global health authorities say the terrible disease has been eliminated in the Americas. It’s a rare dose of good news in the fight against the debilitating disease, which can cause birth defects or even fetal death if contracted by a pregnant woman.

The eradication was possible by one of modern medicine’s most indispensable tools – routine vaccination.

Immunization’s value has never been more apparent. Yet Americans have grown skeptical of vaccines – and the science behind them. That has to change. Few medical innovations have saved more lives than vaccines, which may play an even larger role in the years to come.

It wasn’t long ago that rubella posed a fearsome threat to unborn children. A U.S. outbreak in 196465 led to 11,000 miscarriages, abortions, and deaths in the womb. Another 20,000 children suffered birth defects.

The first vaccines for rubella arrived in 1969.

Of course, the victory over rubella is only the latest success story for vaccines. As recently as the 1950s, polio posed a serious threat to American children. A 1952 outbreak of the disease infected almost 60,000 children and killed more than 3,000. The disease paralyzed thousands more.

Vaccines’ past and future beneficiaries may not realize that an important component of vaccine development is animal research. Animal research is responsible for some of the most beneficial vaccines in modern history – including those for rubella, measles, and polio. And it’s our best hope for eradicating other destructive illnesses in the years to come.

Primate studies, for instance, provide unique insight into the immune system. Testing experimental medications and vaccines on animals is also a dependable – and FDA required – way to determine whether a new vaccine is safe for humans.

The rubella virus used in current measles-mumpsrubella vaccines was initially developed using animal cell cultures and chicken embryos. Later, tests on a variety of species, including primates, mice and rabbits, proved the vaccine safe.

Animals have benefited from this research as well, as vaccines have been developed for animal diseases like rabies, cowpox, West Nile virus, and anthrax.

Today’s vaccine research also depends on primate experiments. Scientists are researching advanced vaccines for preventing HIV/AIDS, protecting humans against bioterrorism, and treating devastating diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s.

In recent years, however, vaccines have been victims of their own success. With diseases like measles, polio, and now rubella mostly wiped out, some folks have forgotten how deadly those diseases used to be. Without a clear memory of the potential consequences of foregoing immunity, many people think of vaccination as less pressing.

Today, around 40 percent of parents choose to delay or refuse vaccinations for their children, with little understanding of the public health risks involved in such a decision. Many justify their choice with appeals to so-called “herd immunity� – the idea that if enough people are vaccinated, a disease won’t spread as easily. They free-ride on the fact that most other people have received their shots.

But herd immunity only applies if a sufficient number of herd members get vaccinated. Eliminated diseases can quickly re-emerge when vaccination rates decline.

Less than 50 years ago, expectant parents lived in fear that rubella could harm – or kill – their unborn children. Animal research gave us the tools, in the form of vaccines, to eradicate rubella, measles, and other deadly diseases. We must remember to use them.

Frankie L. Trull is president of the Foundation for Biomedical Research.

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TRIBE HAS RIGHT IDEA FOR FIREWORKS SAFETY Despite the constant call for local citizens to take heed of the tinder-dry conditions outside, and the fact that fireworks are illegal in Tacoma and elsewhere in the South Sound, fireworks were heard going off all over the area on Independence Day (and before and after).

Dozens of brushfires and more than a few structure fires kept firefighters swamped with calls and homeowners nervous about whether they’d be calling in the fire department too if their lawn, trees or roof ignited from sparks falling from the sky.

Tacoma has banned fireworks within the city limits for a generation, but the risk of facing $257 fines or potential criminal charges didn’t seem to stop “sunshine patriots� from lighting off booms and bangs to celebrate Independence Day at the very real risk of also burning down houses, businesses and the like in the process.

Sure, lighting off fireworks can be exciting and a family tradition many want to pass down to their children.

But maybe a tradition of breaking the law and risking brush fires is one that should go the way of history. That is not to say that lighting off fireworks should be banned outright. They are a tradition. What should change is the application, or lack of application, of the law. Even though fireworks are outlawed in Tacoma, far too many people don’t honor that law and scatter like bees when a police cruiser is spotted over the horizon.

The Puyallup Tribe offers places to light off fireworks legally, but the launch pads go underused because Tacomans would rather illegally launch wiz bangs in their front yards or back alleys than drive five minutes to a spot to burn through their booms and blasts legally or watch the displays lighted by others.

Maybe a solution is to follow the tribal example and have the city establish a handful of “amnesty� firework launch pads at parking lots around Tacoma where fireworks could be legal during Independence Day. Fire crews could be on hand to showcase ladder trucks and safety equipment rather than having those firefighters racing around the city to put out the fires caused by scofflaws.

All lighting of fireworks outside of these designated safety zones could then be treated as the crimes they are rather than an annoyance to neighbors and first responders alike.

The lighting of all things boom and bang to celebrate Independence Day is going to happen if it is illegal or not.

Certainly there has to be a middle ground where otherwise law-abiding residents can celebrate their patriotism without the high risk of fires stealing everything they and their neighbors have worked for.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, After talking with a number of 15 Now advocates over the past few months, I’ve come to sympathize with their quest.

They are sincere in their effort just to make a livable wage.

But they fail to accept the idea that they can start a job at low wages and by receiving more training and education they can then advance in position and pay. They either cannot accept this concept or they feel this process is unattainable today.

They fail to fully understand the precept that for every action there is a reaction. The money has to come from somewhere. If the minimum wage increases to $12 or $15 per hour, employers will cut back benefits and try to do the work with less people, something employers are doing and have been doing for some time now.

Employers will be obligated to give their present experienced and trained workers pay increases as well. Can’t have a new employee making the same as an experienced one, sort of a domino effect.

Products and services will cost us more. Businesses will go to a part time workforce as is the policy of Home Depot, an international company, and almost all the assisted living operations in Tacoma. Businesses in Tacoma will attempt to relocate or will close their doors.

Maybe Costco can somehow do it but I certainly can’t see the Waltons and other CEOs, presidents and administrators voluntarily cutting their or their shareholders’ profits and incomes to accommodate their low wage employees. Business owners already concerned with margins and profits will be pressed into a hard place.

If the 15 Now movement succeeds, naturally any taxpayer paid assistance (food stamps, low income assistance, medical assistance, etc.) would have to cease. That is until the $12 or $15 minimum wage acquires the same value as the $9.47 minimum wage now. And that should happen within a couple years.

'EORGE -ARTINSON s 4ACOMA 7!

Dear Editor, Thanks for the timely editorial on the founding fathers and the Declaration of Independence (“Is This the Government the Founding Fathers Envisioned?� TW, July 3). I agree that we are still working toward the ideals embodied in this timeless document. To continue the work our founding fathers left us, we need to be active citizens, using our voices and our votes to create this vision for all.

Some of our immediate work is making sure all people in America have food and shelter. This means ending hunger and homelessness. There are successful programs working that do this right now, for example the program to end homelessness in Utah. The food stamp program could be a temporary fix if it were fully funded. These programs can be replicated. Living wage jobs will make this sustainable. Education and health care are important as well and can be improved to reach all with opportunity. Good education begins with preschool, continues in college and leads to good jobs.

Protecting us from disease is now a global matter, as shown most recently by the Ebola epidemic. America has taken big steps in this area by funding the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. In both cases America’s pledge inspired other donors to fund these important organizations that not only save lives but strengthen the health care systems in the developing world. The goal is for local health care systems to be able to stop these epidemics where they originate.

Congress will soon be considering legislation to continue this work by putting into law reforms to USAID (the organization that is responsible for our developmental assistance) resulting in more efficiency. The bill will help save the 17,000 children that die each day of mostly preventable causes. It will also work to end the deaths of nearly 300,000 mothers each year due to pregnancy-related causes. Of course, all of this is more likely to happen if we speak up and let our representatives and senators know how important this work is. A few minutes for a call or email them is continuing the work of the founding fathers.

So why not take a few moments to stand up and be counted?

Not sure what to do? Ask a friend or check out RESULTS at results.org, working for the past 35 years to end the worst aspects of hunger and poverty at home and across the globe. Let’s continue the important work our founding fathers started!

7ILLIE $ICKERSON s 3NOHOMISH 7!

Dear Editor, In the Friday, July 3, 2015 edition of the Tacoma Weekly, Section A, was an editorial viewpoint entitled, “Is this the form of government that the Founding Fathers envisioned?� After taking several political science classes in college, and one especially that was an in-depth study of the Constitution, I think that I can answer the question in an academically competent manner.

The system of governance that we experience in America today is radically different than the one envisioned by Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison and other Continental delegates. The draft of the Declaration of Independence echoes with the unforgettable, awe-inspiring, and unimpeachable words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal‌â€? There is a lot in that one line so let me try to unpack it. Did “ALL MENâ€? include indigenous First Nations men or those men brought from Africa to the distant shores of America with iron chains shackled around their necks, wrists, and ankles?

In reading the Constitution it seems that African slaves, or those subjected to servitude, were of special concern to these great men, and for proof look at the following: Article 1, Section 2b (“Three-fifths Clause�); Article 1, Section 9a (“1808 Clause�) along with Article 5b; and Article 4, Section 2b (“Fugitive Slave Clause�).

The Thirteenth Amendment, which freed the slaves, was perhaps the most insidious, twisted, perverse and tricky piece of legislation ever passed into law. Most readers do not pay attention to the part that says, â€œâ€Śexcept for [any] crime where the party shall have been duly convicted.â€? I have no doubt that ex-slaveholders and other white citizens found creative ways to exploit the legal weakness of this clause, and re-enslaved those who have formerly been heretofore freed. It must also be noted that many, if not most, of the signees of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were slaveholders.

The last part of the op-ed pens exactly the words from the Declaration of Independence (as the entire article contains), but I want to focus on the words: “A new nation that would be of the People, by the People, and for the People‌â€? Just who are these people under consideration that the framers had in mind, because it wasn’t “Allâ€? people? These gentlemen did not even include [white] women in their deliberations, and in fact they were only granted the right to vote [“women’s suffrageâ€?] in 1920; ironically 50 years after slaves were given the right to vote after passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870. So, to reiterate, the Founding Fathers DID NOT conceive of an America where Barack Obama would be elected President of the United States.

2OBERT 2ANDLE s 4ACOMA 7!

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Wage task Force Finalizes recommendations as vote nears

By Steve Dunkelberger

specific economic climate.

“They were really trying to come up with solutions that fit, or were tailored to the unique profile of this community,” task force facilitator Jim Reid told the council at a recent study session on the issue.

Those “uniquenesses” of Tacoma include having a large stock of small businesses that are ill equipped to handle large jumps in payroll, but also having a workforce that makes $10,000 a year less than the state’s median income.

Task force members are: Reggie Frederick, owner of Chalet Bowl; Brenda Wiest, legal affairs coordinator for Teamsters 117; Dennis Farrow, owner of Advanced Technology Construction; Kelly Chambers, owner of Visiting Angels; Sarah Cherin, political and public policy director for United Food and Commercial Union 21; Eric Hahn, vice president for General Plastics and a member of the Workforce Central board; David Strong, executive director for AIDS Housing Association of Tacoma and a pastor at Greater Christ Community Church; Gregory Christopher, pastor at Shiloh Baptist Church and head of the Tacoma chapter of the NAACP; Ali Modarres, director of Urban Studies at University of Washington Tacoma; Liz Dunbar, executive director for Tacoma Community House; Michelle Douglas, executive director for the Rainbow Center; Odette D’Aniello, owner of Celebrity Cake Studio; Abranna Romero Rocha, a student at Lincoln High School; Jason Kinlow, owner of A Taste of Philly; and Elizabeth Lewis, a minimum wage worker at Staff Pro.

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Tacoma’s City Council-appointed Minimum Wage Task Force only agreed on a few recommendations to the City Council, but one point was certain – the initiative to boost the city’s minimum hourly wage from $9.47 to $15 overnight would be bad for the city’s economic backbone.

“The members of the Tacoma Minimum Wage Task Force agree that raising the minimum hourly wage in Tacoma from the $9.47 to $15 on Jan. 1, 2016 would be unprecedented and very difficult for smallbusinesses and small non-profit organizations to implement,” the report stated. “They also agree that raising the minimum wage should be done incrementally – in phases or steps over time.”

The $15 Now initiative set for the November ballot would set the city’s minimum hourly wage to $15 on Jan. 1, for every workplace that has gross revenue of $300,000 or more. It includes no credit for wage earners who receive tips, teenage workers or tax credit to help business cover the wage jump, prompting businesses and workforce watchers to call the plan too extreme for Tacoma. Those criticisms prompted the City Council to form the task force to study “Tacoma size” recommendations. The task force split into two camps on alternatives to the initiative and submitted two proposals for the City Council to ponder.

Proposal A, which was supported by nine members of the 15-member task force, called for a phased-in approach that

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WAGE WAR. The campaign to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour

steps up its efforts as the city’s wage task force issues recommendations that include a phased-in approach.

would achieve a minimum hourly wage of at least $15 for everyone working in Tacoma by 2024, however large companies with more than 150 workers would have to pay that minimum hourly rate by 2020.

Proposal B was endorsed by six members of the task force to achieve a minimum hourly wage of at least $12 by 2019 through annual increases.

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“We can’t expect to significantly repair Tacoma streets if we are not willing to raise revenue to make it happen,” Strickland said, noting that street repairs have ranked high on citizen surveys countless times in recent years.

The first ballot measure seeks to increase the tax on gross earnings of utilities by 1.5 percent. That could add about $3.50 a month to power, water and gas bills to raise about $90 million in the next 10 years if approved.

The second proposal would boost Tacoma’s

The state’s minimum wage is already the highest in the nation and is set to increase to about $9.77 in January as part of the state’s annual adjustment that is based on Washington’s Consumer Price Index. Both of the task force’s proposals tie future wage increases to the CPI once their target wages have been reached. Both also called for wage changes to be based on research and assessments of Tacoma’s sales tax by 0.1 percent and increase property taxes by 20 cents per $1,000 of property value. Those combined increases would cost property owners about $3 per month and raise $85 million in the next decade.

Both plans would sunset after 10 years.

These two plans were part of Strickland’s initial $500 million plan, which also included an increase in annual vehicle tabs that faced criticism during the formulation of the final proposal and was subsequently dropped.

The city fronted a failed plan in 2013 that would have raise utility earnings taxes by 2 percent, but the measure failed by a wide margin. That measure would have raised about $11 million a year. Critics fell into two camps. Some opponents complained the

package wouldn’t make much of a difference and called for a larger package, while others complained that the package would mean utility rate increases for people living outside of the city since about half of Tacoma Power’s service area lies outside of Tacoma city limits. Only Tacoma residents voted on the package.

Tacoma’s troubles with crumbling roads were created through decades of underfunding road repairs dating back to the 1980s.

Rough projections put the pricetag for needed repairs at between $800 million and $1 billion.

The city has made steps toward chipping away at that backlog of needed repairs in recent years by forming a city-wide Transportation Improvement District to charge a $20 car tab to

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The two tax measures will appear next to each other on the November ballot, with both or either of them likely to reappear on future ballots if one or both fail to sway voters. The November election is likely to draw strong voter turnout since the ballot will also include an initiative to change the form of government to a “strong mayor” system, a possible jump to a $15 per hour minimum wage, City Council races, a vote on the Pierce County General Services building and Pierce County Charter Review Committee races.

“The fact is that we have stretched every dollar and looked under every cushion and went out to look under other people’s cushions and looked everywhere we could,” City Councilmember Mary Campbell said in support of the plan. “The fact is that our roads need help. It’s been deferred for a long time.”

While overall supportive of the plan as well, Councilmember David Boe has questions about where $3 million a year from the city’s $200 million General Fund will come from without cutting essential services when more than 60 percent of that fund covers public safety expenses.

“I look forward to seeing how that all works out,” he said.

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Point DefiAnce PArk’S WAterfront PhASe 1 conStruction iS unDerWAy CITY OF TACOMA PROJECT WILL HELP PROTECT PUGET SOUND; ANTICIPATE TRAFFIC AND PARKING DISRUPTIONS Construction has started on Waterfront Phase 1, an array of projects at Point Defiance Park designed to create a more accessible, active and thriving waterfront. The work will lead to a larger vehicle/trailer parking area, a stormwater facility to protect Puget Sound, an elevated walkway linking Ruston Way to Point Defiance, a new 11-acre park on the peninsula, and more.

The work is part of Destination Point Defiance, an even broader long-term initiative that also will lead to a new aquarium, an environmental learning center at the zoo, viewpoint upgrades and more improvements for the park.

The 2014 capital bond measure is the catalyst for these improvements, which are also funded by Washington State taxpayers, the Asarco settlement, the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Fund.

StormWAter fAcility

As part of Waterfront Phase 1, Metro Parks Tacoma has joined forces with the City of Tacoma to host an innovative water treatment system designed to improve Puget Sound water quality.

The 5,500-square-foot project features a series of six cascading pools that will channel runoff from streets and properties as far south as North 30th Street.

Currently, polluted stormwater from the 754-acre watershed flows untreated before it spills into the Sound near Point Defiance

further public input. Maps and other information about ideas for the site to date can be found at DestinationPointDefiance.org.

PArking, trAffic Will be AffecteD

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imProvementS. As seen in this rendering, the work will lead to a larger vehicle/trailer parking area, a

stormwater facility to protect Puget Sound, an elevated walkway linking Ruston Way to Point Defiance, a new 11-acre park on the peninsula, and more.

Marina. That will change this winter, when the new facility is finished.

Construction of the Point Defiance Regional Treatment Facility is scheduled to begin the week of July 5 at the park entrance, on a sliver of land between state Route 163 and North 54th Street. The proposed system will use tested treatment technology. “You should see water moving through the system every time it rains,�

Jessica Knickerbocker, the City of Tacoma engineer in charge of the project, said last month.

About four years ago, in anticipation of changes along the waterfront, Metro Parks managers asked City officials whether they would be interested in building a treatment facility on park land. Knick-

erbocker researched several options, and the City received grant funding from the state Department of Ecology. “As far as we know, it’s never been done at this scale,� said Roger Stanton, a Metro Parks capital projects manager who is overseeing Waterfront Phase 1.

Soil moving

Park visitors also may encounter occasional traffic disruptions caused by dirt-hauling trucks. The equivalent of about 150 dirt-hauling trucks per day will be working in the area this summer and fall.

They’ll be moving 100,000 cubic yards of dirt. Visitors may see construction workers flagging traffic to help get trucks in and out of the site.

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Metro Parks Tacoma and Tacoma Public Schools agreed on a plan to temporarily relocate the SAMI portables from the Triangle to the former Camp 6 site.

The move is temporary.

Once a new environmental learning center at the zoo opens in the 2016-2017 school year, phase-out of the portables from Camp 6 can begin.

Metro Parks Tacoma is driving a process to determine the future of Camp 6 within the context of an

updated master plan for Point Defiance Park. Metro Parks managers already have discussed ideas for the site through this year’s master plan update process.

Camp 6 and several other areas were identified for

The project will reduce some of the parking area near the Pearl Street entrance to the east of the ferry road. Most of the space is used for boat trailer parking in the summer. Directional signs will be used when possible to help people trying to use the lots. As the stormwater facility and several related projects advance, parking arrangements will be revised. Metro Parks has contacted boating and fishing groups, will provide fliers with parking suggestions and will reach out to park visitors in other ways.

Information about Waterfront Phase 1 and other projects in Point Defiance Park can be found at DestinationPointDefiance. org.

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PLAYOFFS BECKON THE SURGING SOUNDERS U-23

TOP PHOTO BY ROCKY ROSS / BOTTOM PHOTO BY JEFF HALSTEAD

SONS OF GRIT (top) Tacoma Star living

legend and current Bellarmine Prep soccer coach Joey Waters knows a thing or two about winning. Waters’ boys team went 12-2-2 and won the 4A Narrows league this spring. (bottom) Pacific Lutheran went 7-2 last fall and just missed out on the post-season. Look for head coach Scott Westering’s Lutes to make another strong run this year.

TACOMA GREATS TO TEE-UP FOR TAC CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC

By Tacoma Athletic Commission Special to the Tacoma Weekly

By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

T

he Puget Sound is currently a hotbed of soccer powerhouses, and the South Sound lays claim to some of the best right now.

While the Evergreen Premier League is topped by Tacoma’s own South Sound FC, and the W League is currently led by the Sounders Women, one of the hottest teams in our area is the Sounders U-23.

The Seattle Sounders, Sounders Two and Seattle Reign get the lion’s share of media exposure, but their younger brothers to the south are deserving of a few spins through the hype machine.

The organization formerly known as the Tacoma Tide pulled off a come-frombehind 3-2 victory on Thursday, July 2 over the visiting Washington Crossfire to lockdown at least third place in the Northwest Division of the national Premier Development League, and more importantly secure a playoff berth after watching from the sidelines after an upand-down 2014 campaign.

With two games left on the regular season schedule, Sounders U-23 is poised to leap-frog the second-place Portland Timbers U-23’s who only have one game left on the schedule, while leading the Sounders U-23 by just two points in the standings. Both teams trail the first-place Kitsap Pumas, who won the national title in 2011 and advanced to the championship match in 2014.

To many, the Pumas are considered to be the cream of the crop in the Northwest Division, but the Sounders U-23 are not very far behind, if at all. The two teams played to a near-standstill on June 12 at Sunset Stadium in Sumner.

The Pumas came away with the tight 1-0 victory, but it was apparent that the gap between the first and third-place team

PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS

RAVE ON! (top) Rider University’s Guillermo Delgado gets a little too

much hang time. (left) Kissima Bojang scored the equalizer against the Crossfire. The University of Dayton product has made an immediate impact with the team. (right) University of North Carolina’s Jonathan Campbell is the enforcer for a stout defense. (bottom) Franklin Pierce and Pacific Lutheran University alum Derek Johnson tallied an assist and scored the game winner against the Crossfire.

was pretty much miniscule.

If the Timbers U-23 falls in their final match of the season against the Pumas, the Sounders U-23 can claim second place and will be rewarded with a home field, first-round date in the PDL playoffs. Mathematically, the Sounders U-23 could catch the Pumas for the top spot with closeout wins over the Puget Sound Gunners and the Pumas on the road, coupled with three Puma losses to close the season, which seems rather unlikely. The best the Sounders U-23 (6-3-1, 19 points) could do would be ending the season in a tie with the Pumas (8-0-1, 25 points), who have a five goaldifferential lead between the two.

However, a playoff appearance may

be all the Sounders U-23’s need, because they’re playing solid soccer to close the season, and their best performances may be yet to come. One of the players who believes the Sounders U-23 has chance to make some noise in the post-season is former Wilson High School standout and Tacoma Star Joey Gjertsen.

“We do, but we have yet to reach our potential on either side of the ball,” said Gjertsen, also a former MLS player for the San Jose Earthquakes. “I think the two games left before playoffs will help us sharpen up and get ready for a run.”

It was a bit of Gjertsen and another son of Tacoma who sealed the win for the Sounders U-23 over the Crossfire u See SOUNDERS / page A10

Seattle has a host of sports celebrities in nearly every sport but, Tacoma isn’t far behind and nine of the locals will be featured at the Third Annual Tacoma Athletic Commission Celebrity Classic golf tournament July 13 at the Highlands Golf Course. The event will be accompanied by a dinner raffle and auction with all proceeds earmarked for the TAC’s youth sports fund.

Three of the Tacoma celebrities have been coaches at UPS, PLU and Bellarmine Prep.

They are Don Zech, Scott Westering and Joey Waters. Now retired in Arizona, Zech won a state high school championship as coach at Seattle’s Blanchet and a national NCAA championship in 1976 at UPS. He is the winningest coach in Logger history with 405 wins and 196 losses. During his 21 years at Puget Sound, when the Loggers played many games against NCAA Division 1 opponents, he coached 10 players who were drafted in the NBA, was four-time West Coast Coach of the Year and was named the National College Coach of the Year in 1976.

Westering was an All-America football star at PLU and replaced his legendary father Frosty as coach of the Lutes in 2004. In 10 seasons he has compiled a 55-37 record after serving as offensive coordinator since 1981.

In that stretch Scott has coached 11 first team All-Americans and the Lutes have won three Division II titles and a Division-III NCAA championship along with four runner-up finishes. In 1998 he was inducted into the PLU Hall of Fame.

Waters was a fan-favorite for eight years in the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Tacoma Stars and led his team to the 1987 finals for the first time in history before retiring to coach after a 23-year professional career. In 1992 he began coaching at Bellarmine, first with the boys team and then in 2003 with the girls as well. In 2004 he won both state championships for the Lions and his boys team was rated first in the nation. He also coached for a time at Gig Harbor high and Pacific Lutheran University. The legendary Waters also was chosen to coach the revived Tacoma Stars in the two-year Professional Arena Soccer League in 2012.

George Grant, a Stadium high graduate, headed for Seattle for his collegiate athletic career and was captain of the Washington Huskies in both basketball and baseball. A three-year letterman in both sports, he was MVP in baseball, hitting .389. To this day he continues playing sports, a 76-year-old slow pitch shortstop, after a spectacular amateur record in both baseball and basketball. He was a two-time national champ in baseball, in 1956 at shortstop with the Stanley’s Shoemen of Tacoma and in 1960 with the Cheney Studs.

In 1971 he led Tacoma Plywood to the national AAU basketball title where he was named the tournament MVP. A pair of PLU all-time hoopsters, Roger Iverson and Jim Van Beek, are other celebrities to be recognized. Van Beek prepped at nearby Franklin Pierce and then starred for four years

u See GOLF / page A10

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EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ANNA MAE ARCHER IS A TWIRLING CHAMPION

Congratulations 2015 Washington State USTA twirling champion Anna Mae Archer! Eight-year-old Anna Mae resides in Shelton and is the daughter of Misty Kalama-Archer and Kendall Archer. She is a member of the Puyallup Tribe, and descendent of Skokomish and Nisqually Tribes. Anna Mae is the 2015 Washington State USTA primary champion in solo, strut, and dance twirl (USTA: United States Twirling Association).

The Washington State USTA competition and open competition was held on May 9 at Washington High School. Anna Mae won first place medals in the open competition as well.

Anna Mae loves the challenging sport of twirling because it is fun and combines dynamic baton compulsories with graceful movement, ballet, dance and acrobatics. Through twirling sportsmanship, she enjoys cultivating friendships and developing self-confidence. Her coach, whom she admires, is Judy Welsheimer of Fantasia Baton Twirling & Show Corps in Olympia. This summer, Anna Mae will be competing in the 2015 National USTA competition in Texas (July 12-18). Good luck Anna Mae! Also, Anna Mae is conducting her Girl Scout Brownie community service project that involves collecting clothing and canned food for people in need. If you are interested in donating items for Anna Mae’s community service project, contact Kendall Archer (kendallarcher@me.com).

LUTE SWIMMERS NAB ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONORS

The Pacific Lutheran men’s and women’s swimming teams continued the program’s push to dominance in the pool in 2014-15, but the Lutes’ excellence also extended to the classroom as six individuals and both teams earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America recognition.

The Scholar All-America Team Award goes to teams with a combined cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

PLU’s 3.51 GPA for the women’s team ranked 36th in the nation and edged Whitworth for the best in the Northwest Conference as the women claimed the honor for the fourth straight year. The PLU men earned the honor for the second year in a row, moving up from a 3.02 GPA in 2013-14 to a 3.14 combined mark with a 3.02 combined GPA to rank third among five NWC programs that received the award.

“This is a big day for our team,” PLU head coach Matt Sellman said. “Earning such success in the classroom and in the pool shows that we are succeeding in what we aim to succeed at, that ‘Excellence is Contagious’ and we are helping our studentathletes here at PLU reach their potential athletically, in the classroom and ultimately in life through what we do as a team in athletics. I am very proud of these Lutes.”

Six PLU student-athletes garnered individual Scholar AllAmerica honorable mention after compiling a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while achieving ‘B’ standard national qualifying times in the pool. Four Lute women earned the honor: senior Michelle Hogan, juniors Hanna Armstrong and Melissa Dean and sophomore Erica Muller. The rest of the NWC women’s programs combined for three total honorable mentions.

On the men’s side PLU picked up a pair of honorees as sophomores Hunter Cosgrove and Cody Hartman were recognized. A total of eight Northwest Conference men’s swimmers were named to the Scholar All-America squad.

Pacific Lutheran won its second consecutive NWC women’s title in 2015, while the men’s and women’s programs combined to set 21 school records and claim a conference-best 90 AllNWC honors. Sellman was named NWC Women’s Coach of the Year for a record-setting third year in a row, and the men’s and women’s squads combined to score the most points at the NWC Championships.

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VOLLEYBALL OFFICIALS NEEDED IN TACOMA AND PIERCE COUNTY

The Tacoma-Pierce County Volleyball Officials Board is in need of individuals who are interested in officiating middle school, junior high, senior high, college, and recreation department volleyball matches throughout Pierce County. A comprehensive training program, starting August 20, is offered for all new officials and the opportunities to advance in the organization are extensive.

For students, retirees, or former athletes looking to re-connect with a sport, officiating high school and middle school sports is also an excellent way to earn some extra income and provide a great service to the teams. Registration is due no later than August 10 so please contact us immediately.

The Olympic Force and the Olympic Sports Center are happy to announce that the 2015 Northwest Division PASL Champions will be joining the Western Indoor Soccer League, a statewide men’s elite amateur indoor soccer league, for the 2015-16 season.

“We are excited to be rejoining a few of our local rivalries here in the Northwest and are looking forward to contributing to the success that the WISL has accomplished in just their first season,” stated Force owner Bill Wright. “We want what is best for our players, our team, the facility, and our fans. We also want to have a voice and be part of the success of the league we play in. Playing in a regionally focused league such as the WISL – seeing how the league was run and the experience and quality of its management – makes those things possible.

We are looking forward to providing our players with the best competition, our fans with the best experience possible, and providing the league another high-quality facility to add to the family of facilities already existing throughout the league.”

After a successful first season where the Force won the division title and went on to the national tournament in Dallas, the team has decided to move to the WISL. The Western Indoor Soccer League recently concluded a successful first season with an initial five clubs that saw thrilling action and large crowds. The league is in competition from November through February, allowing players and supporters to go inside for their soccer during the winter. The WISL follows a traditional indoor format of six players per side on a field with hockey boards and turf. The Force are looking forward to both new and renewed rivalries, a variety of opponents, and healthy competition.

John Crouch of the WISL/Tacoma Stars is excited about the addition as well. “As we move into the WISL 2015-16 season we expect to have more and better competition in the league, the addition of the Olympic Force will be a key component to this as they have an excellent fan base in their area and a history of successful indoor soccer out of the Olympic Sports Center. Team owner Bill Wright and GM Micah McMonagle have proven passion for the sport and it’s growth in their region and this team will contribute wildly to making the WISL a great league in its second year.”

The Olympic Force saw their rebirth for the 2014-15 indoor season and have successfully followed this up with fielding teams outdoor in both the Evergreen Premier League (“EPLWA”) for the men and in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (“WPSL”) for the women – filling a void in adult amateur soccer in Kitsap County and the Olympic Peninsula.

General Manager Micah McMonagle had this to say about the decision to switch leagues, “I think the move will be good for us. As we move into our second season we will be able to renew our rivalry with South Sound FC as the Tacoma Stars Reserves and we are looking forward to the strong level of competition the league has to offer. Ultimately the WISL gives us the ability to provide more for our players, fans and our facility and through this helps benefit the league as well. We had a great team with amazing chemistry and an awesome experience last year and we only look to improve on those things year in and year both indoor and outdoor. We are honored to be accepted into the WISL and look forward to being a part of a fantastic league as it grows.”

The WISL debuted in 2014 with five clubs in Washington State: Arlington Aviators, Bellingham United, Oly Town Artesians, Tacoma Stars and Wenatchee Fire. The Tacoma Stars claimed the first-ever WISL title with a 6-2 win over Bellingham United in February. In March 2015, the Vancouver Victory announced their move to the WISL for the upcoming season, now making the WISL a seven-team league.

COLORADO PRIDE TRIPS SOUNDERS WOMEN TO TIGHTEN RACE

The Colorado Pride made a resounding statement with a 5-1 victory against the Seattle Sounders Women on Friday, July 3 at Sand Creek Stadium in Colorado Spring.

At the time, that put the Pride on top of the Western Conference standings (8-2-0, 24 points). But Seattle rebounded with a 5-0 win against the Colorado Storm on Sunday to improve to 8-1-1 (25 points) and move back on top of the West table.

Friday’s match started out as a good old fashioned western shootout with three goals in the first 13 minutes. The Pride took just seven minutes to get on the board when W-League scoring leader Tara Andrews netted the first of what would be a hat trick on the afternoon. That was followed just four minutes later when Andrews extended the lead to 2-0.

Before the roar in the stands could subside, the Sounders quieted the crowd by cutting the lead in half to 2-1 when midfielder Brianna Hooks ripped a shot from 20 yards.

The game settled in with both squads earning chances while each back line played angles well to maintain a one-goal margin until late in the half. The Pride put high pressure on the Seattle goal with a shot that yielded a rebound and after the scramble in front, Sounders defender Rachel Pitman stayed down. While Pitman was able to return to the pitch, the time to treat her became critical; in the second minute of the first-half stoppage time, the Pride earned a corner kick that was executed perfectly as Boise State alum Katy Oehring, stationed at the back post, headed the kick from captain Laura Kane into the net for the 3-1 lead. The first-half whistle blew shortly after the ensuing kickoff and the momentum had clearly swung to the favor of the Pride.

Just 11 minutes into the second half, Andrews completed the hat trick by putting the ball into an empty net after the Pride swiftly counter attacked and defender Holly King found Andrews alone. The afternoon’s final score came in the 76th minute when Andrews completed a seven-point afternoon as she lofted the ball to Washington State junior Kaitlyn Johnson, who shielded out her defender and went far side-netting for the goal.

With the win, the Pride and Sounders split the season series; Seattle took the match in Washington by a goal.

This sets up a dramatic finish to the regular season with three squads fighting for the two playoff spots awarded out of the conference.

DESMOND TRUFANT BRINGS FREE FOOTBALL CAMP TO HOMETOWN TACOMA

Former Wilson Ram and University of Washington all-star Desmond Trufant will be kicking off his inaugural football competition camp on July 18 at Wilson High School. The current Atlanta Falcon cornerback will be joined by former Gig Harbor standout Austin Seferian-Jenkins of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Other NFL attendees include Brandon Gibson of the Patriots, Kevin Smith of the Seahawks, Marcus Peters of the Chiefs, Robert Alford of the Falcons and Xavier Cooper of the Browns.

The camp will include individual drills, one-on-one competition and seven-on-sevens. Free enrollment is available for all football players in ninth through twelfth grade. The camp runs from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and registration can be found online at dtcompetitioncamp.com.

TACOMA’S HOT TICKETS FOR JULY THURSDAY, JULY 9 – BASEBALL Metro Parks Championships Cheney Stadium – 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 11 – FITNESS Lakewood Summerfest Triathlon American Lake – 9 a.m.

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SATURDAY, JULY 11 – SOCCER Bellingham United vs. South Sound FC Harry Lang Stadium, Lakewood – 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 11 – FOOTBALL Thurston County vs. Puget Sound Outlaws Harry Lang Stadium, Lakewood – 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 11 – FOOTBALL Cowlitz County vs. Puyallup Nation Kings Chief Leschi Stadium – 6 p.m.

THURSDAY, JULY 16 – BASEBALL Sacramento vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 17 – BASEBALL Sacramento vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 18 – FOOTBALL Pierce County Bengals vs. Puy. Nation Kings Chief Leschi Stadium – 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 18 – BASEBALL Sacramento vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 19 – BASEBALL Sacramento vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 1:35 p.m.

MONDAY, JULY 20 – BASEBALL Salt Lake City vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.

TUESDAY, JULY 21 – BASEBALL Salt Lake City vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 – BASEBALL Salt Lake City vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.

THURSDAY, JULY 23 – BASEBALL Salt Lake City vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 24 – BASEBALL Fresno vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 25 – FOOTBALL Snoh. Thunder vs. Puy. Nation Kings Chief Leschi Stadium – 6 p.m.

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SATURDAY, JULY 25 – FOOTBALL Snoh. Mayhem vs. Pierce Cty. Bengals Sunset Stadium, Sumner – 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 25 – BASEBALL Fresno vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 26 – BASEBALL Fresno vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 1:35 p.m.

MONDAY, JULY 27 – BASEBALL Fresno vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.

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at PLU. He was a three-time All-Evergreen Conference selection and a 1959 All-NAIA Tournament first team All-Star. He led the Lutes and had 24 points against Tennessee State in the national championship game. As a member of PLU’s legendary “Big Three� he experienced 37 straight wins in the Evergreen Conference and four straight national tournament trips.

Later he starred for the Cheney Studs in Northwest AAU ranks, leading the team with 21.9 points per game.

Roger Iverson, a Lincoln high grad, was another of PLU’s “Big Three� but he was a mere 5-9. He scored 1,820 points (second best in PLU history) but his many “three point range� shots counted for only two in that era. His range was never questioned and he averaged 18.6 points per game in his senior year, 1959, when he won the coveted “Mr. Hustle� award at the national tournament. In 1971 he was named to the All-Time NAIA AllTournament Team, the only player under six-feet to be so honored. In 2012 he was recognized among 60 players nationally to be named on the 75th anniversary NAIA All-Tournament Team.

Three Puget Sound alumni, Gordy Pfeifer, Mark Wells and Clint Scott, round out the team of nine celebrities to be honored.

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and punched their ticket into the playoffs.

After subbing in shortly after the start of the second half, former Franklin Pierce and Pacific Lutheran star Derek Johnson, along with Gjertsen, immediately swung into attack mode.

Sixteen minutes into the second half, Johnson skipped a pass to teammate Kissima Bojang who found the back of the net and evened the score at 2-2. Later, with just 12 minutes remaining in regulation time, the Tacoma duo combined for a little magic.

The veteran Gjertsen received a corner kick from Florian Valot at the top of the penalty box and fired a cannon shot toward the left side of the goal. As the ball looked to be sailing just wide, Johnson fought off a Crossfire defender to get a toe on the ball, redirecting the ball off the inside of the left post and into the back of the net. “It felt great to be a part of those goals at the end of the game,� said Johnson, recently the top goal-scorer for the Western Indoor Soccer League as a Tacoma Star. “My goal was a lot like an indoor goal. As soon as Joey struck the ball, I just wanted to get a touch on it. I crashed the back post and was

Pfeifer was a three-sport athlete at UPS who turned away from baseball (he was offered a contract with the Seattle Pilots in 1969) and became an international handball champion. He won 200 regional events and 16 world, national and professional titles, including back-to-back U.S. Singles Championships in 1971-72. He also was named to the All-World Slow Pitch Softball team in 1968.

Scott had his football jersey retired and was named to the Logger Hall of Fame after he set 18 school records as a placekicker and was the all-time National career scoring leader among all NCAA kickers in the late 1960’s. He was named the 1968 UPS Athlete of the Year and was signed by the Los Angeles Rams. He also was Pierce County’s three-time Decathlete Champion.

Wells set an all-time basketball free throw shooting percentage mark at UPS with a career best of 84.7 percent. He also was credited with an outstanding performance in the national championship game when the Loggers won the 1976 NCAA Division II title. He was a three-sport star at both Curtis High School and Puget Sound, and led the Curtis Vikings to state championships and undefeated seasons in both football and basketball. And by the way, he twice was Pierce County’s Decathlete of the Year.

Who said Tacoma doesn’t have many sports celebrities? That nine would be hard to top anywhere. fortunate to redirect it in.�

As the Sounders U-23 is stacked with some of the best college players around the country, it was the hometown boys that came through for the club when it really counted. “Derek and I get a lot of reps together in training and have always played well together,� said Gjertsen. “But that goal was just the result of Derek seeing that play develop and smart movement by him at an important time.�

Johnson also has a good feeling about the upcoming playoff run with the team. “I think the depth and talent level of our team is our strength entering the playoffs,� said Johnson. “There are so many guys that have the ability to contribute and be difference makers. Our defending has been fantastic and goals have come in bunches this season. “It’s also important to peak in the playoffs and I think we’re reaching that point at the right time. If we continue to defend well and take our opportunities, we have the talent to go a long way.�

The Sounders U-23 close-up the regular season with a huge rematch against the Pumas on July 15 at Bremerton’s Gordon Field. First-kick is set for 7 p.m. and for more information, visit SoundersU23.com.

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As of July 3, the Tacoma Rainiers have 29 home games remaining on the 2015 schedule and many of them look like gems. This includes, five Fridays with a fireworks show following the game, five Thirsty Thursdays, five Sunday matinees and five Northwest Brew Wednesdays.

Be sure to mark your calendars for Monday, July 27 and Wednesday, Aug. 12 as the Rainiers host special 11:35 a.m. weekday matinees against Fresno and Sacramento. It’s just another great reason to play hooky from work.

Our own Raimundo Jurado was on hand at Cheney Stadium for the July 3 extravaganza and captured some amazing shots for the Tacoma Weekly. We thought we would share a few.

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pieces of artwork in a variety of mediums, including paintings, prints, sculptures, photography and mixed media pieces. There will be a mix of returning artists and award winners, as well as first-time exhibitors, who present a different perspective and aesthetic.

Each year during the exhibit, the Historical Society purchases one of the pieces to add to its collection. In honor of the 10th anniversary of “IN THE SPIRIT,” a special commemorative exhibit showcasing those Purchase Prize winners from the past nine years will be on display as well.

During the Third Thursday opening on July 16, museum visitors are invited to get the first look at the exhibit and mingle with the contributing artists and fellow guests; as a part of Third Thursday, admission will be free from 2-8 p.m. The judging panel, comprised of artists and Native American art experts, will present this year’s winners in four categories: “Best of Show,” “Celebrating the Northwest,” “Celebrating Tradition” and “Celebrating Innovation.” The coveted “People’s Choice” First Place and Second Place awards will be presented during the August festival, based on votes collected throughout the exhibit.

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celebrAte culture. “IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Art Market &

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“We can come down to the Stadium District and all the way up 6th to the West End Tavern, and anywhere in between,” Strago said.

The peddler can also be used as a semi-tour of Tacoma, as Strago and other drivers are familiar with the area and can give advice on the best places to hit.

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Aside from the obvious metaphor of peddling a bike with co-workers for a team-building event, the mass transport is also perfect for birthdays and bachelor parties. Customers are free to bring their own songs for the bike to blast and their own food to snack on in between stops.

Though all drinks brought on board have to be nonalcoholic, it’s important to remember where this bike is taking you. Not everyone has to pedal, as the Big Rig features a comfy bench to let three to four people chill out and let their friends have all the fun peddling.

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The Tacoma Freedom Fair’s 4th of July is a tradition!

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MAWP FINALIZES LINEUP

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ans may be surprised at who’s onstage and who is conspicuously absent at Tacoma’s Music and Art in Wright Park festival, the all-ages rock fest that will kick off at noon on Aug. 8 at Wright Park.

On Monday, organizers released the full event lineup, which includes reunited Tacoma hard rock act Dead Letter Office, this year’s headliner. DLO was popular in the late ‘90s, and its current lineup includes Dan Stone on vocals and guitar, Scott Talbott on guitar, Brandon Boote on drums, Karl Frantz on bass and Jeff Weeg on keyboards.

The band contributed a previously unreleased track, called “Code Word,” to last year’s MAWP fundraiser CD, “Tacoma MAWP Comp – Volume 1: Organic Arsenic,” which is available through Bandcamp.com.

DLO was considered for last year’s festival but couldn’t play because of logistical reasons, according to festival booking agent Jayme Fisher.

“They were one of Tacoma’s favorites years ago,” she said. “This year, we were able to make it happen.”

Also performing at MAWP this year are Hilltop Rats, Planet of Giants, Stereo Creeps, Full Moon Radio, Wow Laura, Ex-Gods, Weird Tigers, Perfect Bombs, The Cottonwood Cutups, Milk, Chrono Bats, Coma Figura and Oh! Dear. The featured visual artists for 2015 are Joe Gallagher and Celsea O’Sullivan Ketchum.

“This year, I’ve been trying to focus on some newer talent that’s going on as well as some local favorites,” Fisher said. “So it’s kind of all over the place, but it’s got a little bit more of the indie vibe. There’s still some really good heavy stuff; and kind of in the middle we have a bluegrass folk-band (Cottonwood Cutups) and a blues band

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And now the bad news: Tacoma garage-punk veterans Girl Trouble have declined an invite to play this year. The quartet played the inaugural festival in 1993 and is the only band that gets invited every year. But Girl Trouble is hunkering down this summer to put the finishing touches on the long-awaited follow up to their last album, 2003’s “The Illusion of Excitement.”

“It’s been so long since our last record, and we have made three separate attempts to record the follow-up, once in Seattle and twice in Tacoma,” front man K.P. Kendall recalled. “We are going to be spending what free time we can rassle up in late July and August recording and getting it done, finally. We’ll have a full album out plus some extras on other things.”

Stay tuned for that one, and the deluxe edition of last year’s Isaac Olsen-directed documentary, “Strictly Sacred: A Film About Girl Trouble.”

Meanwhile, there are still a couple more fundraisers for the non-profit MAWP Festival. Next up is the punk rock garage sale, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 25 at 3717 E. K St., in Tacoma. Expect to find lots of cool records, show posters, vintage-T-shirts, furniture and more.

Also available is the 2015-2016 edition of MAWP’s “Real Men of Tacoma Calendar,” geared toward the demographic that thinks tattoos, beards and beer guts are sexier than all those emaciated, “metrosexual” chumps they put on the cover of Details magazine. This year’s photographers (some images dislayed here) include Gary Lappier, Drew Shapiro, Dave Knottnerus, Jack Saffle, Triva Sayler and Alana Tamminga and more. Copies are available for $20 at Top of Tacoma, Bleach, The Valley Pub, American Ritual Tattoo and Buzzerd’s Barber Shop.

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THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE DISABILITY ADVOCATES The City of Tacoma’s Commission on Disabilities is accepting nominations for the 2015 Disability Advocate of the Year Awards now through Aug. 14. Two individuals and one business will be recognized for effectively initiating, establishing, supporting, and implementing services or programs for people with disabilities in Tacoma. Eligibility requirements and nomination forms are available online at cityoftacoma.org/government/disability_advocacy_award or in person from the TacomaFIRST 311 Customer Support Center, 747 Market St., 2nd Floor Lobby.

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FOUR THREE MUSCLE CARS America’s Car Museum (ACM) will pop the hood on its newest exhibit, “American Muscle – Rivals to the End,” on July 11, featuring a number of coveted cars from this beloved era, including a 1969 427 Yenko Camaro, 1970 Dodge Super Bee and a 1970 Buick GSX. The exhibit will include 20 cars on display and highlight a handful of red light bandits such as the

TREK TURNS 40 Join the fun at Northwest Trek the weekend of July 17-18 and help celebrate 40 years of learning, conservation and fun, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free with admission. Info: www.NWTrek.org.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JR. Come and see Tacoma’s finest young actors perform, as Summer Camp at Tacoma Little Theater presents their p er fo rm a n c e of “Beauty and The Beast, Jr.” Join Belle, Gaston, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, Cogsworth and, of course, the Beast as they bring your favorite Disney musical to life. You’ll be wanting to sing and dance along with all your favorite songs including “Belle, Beauty and the Beast,” “Be Our Guest” and more. All performances are held at Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N. I St. Runs July 17-19, Friday and Saturday showings at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Recommended for all ages. Tickets $7 at www.tacomalittletheatre.com the Box Office at (253) 272-2281.

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WEEKLY REWIND

PHOTOS BY BILL BUNGARD

Big local happenings from the week that was Van Halen’s latest (and probably last) tour kicked off without a hitch on Sunday, July 5 at Auburn’s White River Amphitheatre. There were no signs that David Lee Roth (above left) might strangle guitar hero Eddie Van Halen (above right), but there are quite a few dates left. Alex Van Halen (lower left) banged up a storm on drums. Blues-rock guitar prodigy Kenny Wayne Shepherd (bottom right) warmed up the crowd.

Find more pics and a set list online at www.tacomaweekly. com. (Photos by Bill Bungard) Ernest A. Jasmin, Tacoma Weekly

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KINOSHITA TO CURATE ‘CURIOUS’ ART EXHIBIT

Show opens as part of Maritime Fest

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Museum of the Week: Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum 407 S. G St. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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GOT SPINE? “Bone Lamp� by Rob Zinkevich is part of the

“Wunderkammer� art show that opens at Foss Waterway Seaport July 16.

Mark your calendar for a special exhibition at the Foss Waterway Seaport – “WUNDERKAMMER: Artifacts, False Memories and Projections,� opening July 16 during the Third Thursday Art Walk, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Renaissance voyagers sought out and collected every order of natural, cultural, scientific and religious artifact to fill the “wunderkammers,� or cabinets of curiosity, at the pleasure of European royalty. These collections, distant precursors to today’s museums, were compendiums of fascinating objects both real and invented. Whether genuine or hoaxes, the objects served to stimulate the spirit of inquiry and adventure in the human imagination. Inspired by the “wunderkammer,� this exhibition embeds some contemporary artworks with objects in the Seaport’s permanent collections, while presenting others in a gallery setting. Some of the Northwest’s foremost artists in glass, video, ceramics, and mixed media present work to delight and confound viewers, and suggest a collection of curiosities for the digital age.

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Enjoy a weekend of fun at Maritime Fest, July 18-19, at 705 Dock St. in Tacoma. The show runs through Aug. 30.

Participating artists include: Alice di Certo, Kyle Dillehay, Marc Dombrosky, Shannon Eakins, Justin Gibbens, Chuck Iffland, Steve Jensen, Alexander Keyes, Lisa Kinoshita, Sabrina Knowles, Jenny Pohlman, Nicholas Nyland, Holly Senn, James Sinding, Jessica Spring, Brent Watanabe, Mishele Dupree Winter and Rob Zinkevich. Tacoma’s Lisa Kinoshita – installation artist, jewelry designer, horticulturalist and proprietor of Moss+Mineral art and design boutique – functioned as curator for this show. Alex Tapia and Nate Dybevik are the musical guests at the opening reception.

For further information, visit mossandmineral.com/special-projects-2015-art-mostcurious/ or www.maritimefest.org.

This exhibit features a selection of Dickens’ manuscripts, contracts, illustrations and even some original printing plates for illustrations of his stories.

One of the best known of the illustrators of Dickens’ characters is Joseph Clayton Clarke otherwise known as Kyd. From the 1920s, Clarke earned his living from watercolor sketches, mainly of Dickens’ characters, which he sold through the London book trade.

As a character, “Kyd� emulated those of Dickens and his own illustrations – slightly larger than life. In his style and dress he was mildly flamboyant for the period.

He seldom varied his attire from a grey suit, spats, homburg hat, gloves and was never without a carnation or substitute flower in “THE ARTFUL DODGER� his button hole.

In 1910, the British Museum acquired a collection of 598 drawings and paintings of Clarkes’s Dickens illustrations, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, Charles Dickens Museum, The Karpeles Manuscript Library and the University of Texas at Austin each also have significant collections of Clarke’s Dickens illustrations.

Six of his illustrations were issued as stamps by the Royal Mail in 2012 to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.

This exhibit includes some of the most important Kyd illustrations: Oliver, the Artful Dodger and Fagin from “Oliver Twist;� “David Copperfield;� “A Tale of Two Cities;� and Scrooge, Marley’s Ghost and Bob Cratchett from “A Christmas Carol.�

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MOTOPONY’S DANIEL BLUE TALKS ABOUT NEW CD

By Ernest A. Jasmin

TW: You’re an ‘80s baby, if I remember correctly. But you’ve got the song “1971” on the new album, and it sounds like you’re steeped in that time period as far as what speaks to you musically.

Blue: That’s Nate’s baby, so you’re asking one poet to define another poet’s poem.

But that year is significant in that Jim Morrison died and the Beatles broke up that year.

We were still fighting in Vietnam, and I think music was changing from kind of the Summer of Love to more of a protest. … Plus, that’s more of a singable date. (He laughs.)

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Five years ago, Daniel Blue was among the more prolific artists in Tacoma: a fashion designer, poet, blogger, creator of the ubiquitous 253 Heart logo and front man for Motopony, among Grit City’s biggest buzz bands at the time.

But he abruptly relocated to Seattle in 2011. His growing alienation from the scene he was leaving behind was expressed in an intimate performance video for “Tacoma,” a song he performs with former Goldfinch singer Grace Sullivan. “I ain’t tryin’ to leave you, in fact I’m tryin’ to stay,” he sings. “But everything that you do feels like you’re pushin’ me away.”

This week finds Blue gearing up to take Motopony’s excellent new sophomore album, “Welcome You,” on the road. His next regional date is next month at Olga’s Doe Bay Festival (www.doebayfest.com), and we wondered if this summer might mark the end of his Grit City hiatus.

Tacoma Weekly: So what’s it gonna take for you to come back to Tacoma and do a show?

Blue: (He laughs.) At this point, man, booking is this thing that’s three stages away from my decision-making process.

I can sort of approve or disapprove the final routing. But there’s six people in this band now, and they all have day jobs and families. So figuring out when everyone’s gonna be available, and when they’ll have a month to gear up for a tour (is difficult).

Ultimately, we wouldn’t say no if Tacoma was a sweet spot on the map.

TW: I guess Nate (guitarist Daley) is from down here, too. What about sneaking down for a two-man acoustic show or something?

Blue: I wouldn’t be opposed to it, you know. Having no full knowledge of how it works down there these days, it would be a matter of if somebody wants me to come play.

PHOTO BY CASEY SJOGREN

NEW RELEASE. Motopony’s new album, ‘Welcome You,’ is available through iTunes, Amazon.com and other outlets.

TW: Tell me about your personnel now and what’s clicking with this unit.

Blue: Well, Forrest (Mauvais) has been in the band the longest. He replaced our drummer when it was time to go tour on the first record. Then we brought Mike Notter on lead guitar and rhythm guitar about halfway into that tour cycle because I sort of needed to free myself up.

Josiah (keyboard player Ross) and Brantley (guitarist Cady) bounced and we got Andrew (Butler) and (bassist) Micah (Simlar). Then Micah (was replaced by) Terry Mattson. Terry plays bass.

TW: Motopony is known as your band. Do you write the songs and bring them to the group, or is there more of a democratic, collaborative process in the band?

Blue: It’s mine in that I started it and have been in here longer than anybody.

But creatively, the vision that I have is one of collaboration. So we are absolute equals on the writing floor. Anybody can bring an idea, and everybody gets to talk about what they like and don’t like.

TW: I read the recent City Arts story that alluded to creative tension in the band. How do you get through the tough patches where you are butting heads?

Blue: Sure, there is tension when you put five grown men into a van (and) make them suffer for three weeks at a time to do what they love. There are a lot of decisions to be made. … But it depends. This time around it’s been pretty sweet. Everyone’s kind of taking it in stride. I think going to India kind of changed how we see ourselves in the world.

TW: Tell me about that Blue: Yeah, we went to India last year.

We were invited over; a song off of the first record, “Euphoria,” kind of caught fire over there, and we were invited to play a festival.

The first show we played was like to 10,000 people, and half of ‘em were singing the song back to us. It was bizarre.

We stopped off in London on the way and played shows for a couple of weeks in London. We ended up at Abbey Road, cut four tracks in the same room where “Dark Side of the Moon” was recorded. We developed some relationships in the UK, and will probably return later this year.

TW: The record is out, so you’ve got a full summer you’re gearin’ up for. You’re playing Bumbershoot this summer. That must be a big deal.

Blue: We played the fountain lawn in 2012. It was like noon. I hadn’t been up that early in a couple weeks. There were easily a thousand people on that lawn, and that was kind of the biggest show we’d played to date.

It’s nice to be invited back for sure, and I think they gave us a really sweet spot this year.

TW: What else is coming up for you this summer? You mentioned you might be going back to England.

Blue: In December, I’m going to England to record a solo record with (producer) Rob Cass at Abbey Road.

TW: What will you do on the solo record versus what you do as Motopony?

Blue: I’ve collabed with different instrumentalists and even some songwriters, and I write a lot. So over the past couple of years, there’s been a stack of stuff that doesn’t necessarily fit (Motopony). It’s softer and maybe a little bit more like the first record, which was less of a band effort and more of a singer-songwriter thing, I guess.

I just have the material, and I made friends with this producer. We enjoy each other’s company, and we have long talks on the phone, which costs a lot of money. But eventually we came to this conclusion that we needed to make it happen.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: DAVE MATTHEWS BAND favorites – “Ants Marching,” “Crash into Me,” “Crush” – and maybe a couple of recently unveiled cuts, “Black and Blue Bird” and “Be Yourself.” Adding support this time around are Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and Gregory Alan Isakov.

Tickets are $48.50 to $85 each night and they’re available through Ticketmaster.com. Ditto for these upcoming shows, except where otherwise indicated.

• Mötley Crüe with Alice Cooper: 7 p.m., July 24, Tacoma Dome, $35 to $125.

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TYLER SHOCKEY,A.K.A. CLOUD MOVER,WILL BRING AMBIENT, ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPES TO TACOMA’S METRONOME COFFEE FOR A SHOW THAT STARTS AT 8 P.M. ON FRIDAY, JULY 10. THE SHOW IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES; WWW.METRONOMECOFFEE.COM.

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ROCK STAR. Nolan Garrett will headline the Heineken White Stage at this year’s Art on the Ave festival.

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Emerald Queen Gold Stage (in front of Jazzbones): Halcion Halo (noon), Paul Sawtelle and the Brotherhood of Soul (1 p.m.), Strangely Alright (2 p.m.), Rocky Sandoval (3 p.m.), Van Eps (4 p.m.), The Approach (5 p.m.), The Fame Riot (6 p.m.)

Heineken White Stage (in front of O’Malley’s) Baby and the Nobodies (noon), Billy Stoops and the Dirt Angels (1 p.m.), Wheelies (2 p.m.), A King Also x The Royal Court (3 p.m.), Stay Grounded (4 p.m.), Mechanism (5 p.m.), Nolan Garrett (6 p.m.)

Sixth Ave Business District Red Stage (in front of Subway) Trees and Timber (noon), The Cottonwood Cutups (1 p.m.), King Leez (Formerly Leezy Soprano, 2 p.m.), Fun Police (3 p.m.), The Hooky’s (4 p.m.), Afton Prater (5 p.m.), SweetKiss Momma (6 p.m.)

Featured visual artists: Joseph Brooks, Morgan Elizabeth, Kolbey Stewart, Andy Art, Ann Gibson, Devon Urquharts Art, Billy Carson, Melinda Curtin, Fame Not Game

LOUIE G’S: Grand Arson, Sprism, Isthunusia (rock, alternative) 7:30 p.m., $7, AA

B SHARP COFFEE: Rod Cook and Dean Reichert (blues) 8 p.m., $5, AA DAWSON’S: Fingertips (Motown, R&B, blues) 9 p.m., NC HALF PINT: Civilized Man (hip-hop, rock) 10 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Iya Terra, Valley Green (reggae, rock) 8 p.m., $10 KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC MALARKEY’S: AB Pure presents AWOL Brigade: Uncensored (drag show) 9 p.m., $10 METRONOME: Cloud Mover (ambient, electronic pop) 8 p.m., NC, AA STONEGATE: Four Skins (rock) 9 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Andrew Norelli (comedy) 8, 10:30 p.m., $16-$20, 18+ early show UNCLE SAM’S: Hell’s Belles, Alive She Cried (AC/DC, Doors tribute) 8 p.m., $15-$20

SATURDAY, JULY 11 JAZZBONES: Brian Redman scholarship fund with Pig Snout, Rafael Tranquilino, Champagne Sunday and more (eclectic) 3:30 p.m., NC, AA B SHARP COFFEE: Patti Allen (soul, R&B) 8 p.m., $5, AA BOB’S JAVA JIVE: Jeremy C. Long, Cathartech, Uneasy Chairs (ambient, drone, experimental) 8 p.m., $5 DAWSON’S: Fingertips (Motown, R&B, blues) 9 p.m., NC JOHNNY’S DOCK: The Rockin’ Aces (country, classic rock, blues) 5 p.m., NC KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC LOUIE G’S: Jesters Secret (rock) 8 p.m., AA THE MIX: Price Block Party with Aphelia Bottom, DJ Skiddle, Tony Burns and more (DJ dance, karaoke, drag show) 5 p.m., $10 PIERCE TRANSIT PARK: Out in the Park with Kim Archer, Nena Kapone, the Blue Mouseketeers and more (eclectic) noon, NC, AA THE SWISS: Kry (rock covers) 9 p.m., $5-$10 TACOMA COMEDY: Andrew Norelli (comedy) 5, 8, 10:30 p.m., $6-$20, AA 5 p.m. show UNCLE SAM’S: Straight Classic (classic rock) 8 p.m.

JOHNNY’S DOCK: Felix (rock) 5 p.m., NC NEW FRONTIER: 40 Grit (bluegrass jam) 3 p.m., NC NORTHERN PACIFIC: Geriatric Jazz (jazz) 11 a.m., NC, AA O’MALLEY’S: Comedy open mic, 8:30 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: John Kiester (comedy) 5 p.m., $14-$18, 16+; Battle of the Sexes (comedy) 8 p.m., $10-$14, 18+

MONDAY, JULY 13

JAZZBONES: Rockaroke (live band karaoke) 11 p.m., NC

TUESDAY, JULY 14 DAVE’S OF MILTON: Jerry Miller (blues, rock) 7 p.m., NC

ANTIQUE SANDWICH CO.: Open mic, 6:30 p.m., $3, AA B SHARP COFFEE: Peeled Bananas (comedy) 7:30 p.m., NC, AA JAZZBONES: Ha Ha Tuesday with Alex Elkin (comedy) 8:30 p.m., $5 NORTHERN PACIFIC: Stingy Brim Slim (blues) 7 p.m., NC, AA

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 OLD TOWN PARK: Leanne Trevalyan (singer-songwriter) 6 p.m., NC, AA

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

THURSDAY, JULY 16 TACOMA COMEDY: Andrew Schulz (comedy) 8 p.m., $13-$17, 18+

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TW PICK: MARITIME FEST ARTISTS’ RECEPTION AND PREVIEW Thurs., July 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Foss Waterway Seaport, 705 Dock St. Maritime inspired art is coming to the Tacoma Maritime Fest this year in a big way, and the artists’ work will be celebrated at this special reception and preview event. The reception will double as the grand opening for two different art shows; one of which is the “Wunderkammer” exhibit, curated by Lisa Kinoshita. A terrific lineup of Northwest artists are featured in “Wunderkammer,” varying in styles and mediums including Chuck Iffland’s work pictured here, but all inspired by the early explorers’ cabinets of curiosity, or “wunderkammer.” Also opening at the reception will be an exhibit of youth-created art, contributed by students at the Seabury Middle School summer program in Tacoma. Be one of the first people to get a look at these exhibits before Maritime Fest opens on July 18. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

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King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave. This monthly meeting features a reading with a local writer followed by an open mic for all poets. Sign up at 6:45. Price: Free. Info: (253) 272-8801 OH MY GOSH – NOW WHAT? Fri., July 10, 12-1 p.m.

Pierce County Annex, 2401 S. 35th St. This is a six-session series, covering different topics on alzheimer’s and dementia, including warning signs, behaviors, disease progression, how

to pay for care, legal issues and where to go for help. Price: Free. Info: (253) 798-4600 SUMMER STORIES AND CRAFTS Fri., July 10, 10:30 a.m.

Parkland/Spanaway Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S. Join the library for stories, songs, rhymes and crafts.

Event is suitable for ages 3-6 with an adult. Price: Free.

Info: (253) 548-3304 FAMILY NATURE WALK AT SWAN CREEK PARK Sat., July 11, 10-11 a.m.

Swan Creek Park, 2820 Pioneer Way E Explore Tacoma Parks during

these seasonal naturalist-led family walks. Discover the amazing plants and animals that live in these parks and how they adapt in the different seasons. Not recommended for wheelchairs, strollers or children under 3. Price: Free.

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Through shared experience and mutual support, we help each other to recover from the disease of food addiction.

Our program of recovery is based on the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Price: Free.

Info: (206) 979-0866 LIVE COMEDY IMPROV WITH HAT TRICK PONY Sun., July 12, 7 p.m.

Tacoma Youth Theatre, 924 Broadway From the makers of the classic cult film series “The Gamers” and “JourneyQuest” comes their latest comedic styling: Live comedy improv where you control the story. Price: $10; $5 students. Info: (253) 677-0531 ARGENTINE TANGO ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS CLASS Sun., July 12, 12 p.m.

Backstreet Tango, 3505 S. 14th St. Join this group for an Absolute

Promote your community event, class, meeting, concert, art exhibit or theater production by e-mailing calendar@tacomaweekly.com or calling (253) 922-5317.

Beginner Level Class. The studio was built with the sole purpose of teaching only authentic social Argentine Tango. You will learn the basic elements for this wonderful dance by a master Tango instructor. Dancers can start on any Sunday no need to wait for the start of another series.

Stop by for a complementary class. Price: 40 dollars for eight classes and two practices. Info: (253) 304-8296

Beekeeper Greg Farley discusses the plight of bees and the world of honey. Learn what is needed to prepare for acquiring bees and the skills to successfully manage your own bee colony sustainably at home. Price: Free. Info: (253) 548-3304 WORD FOR BEGINNERS Tues., July 14, 6-7:30 p.m.

Summit Library, 5107 112th St. E. Get started in Word and learn how to open, save, edit, format and print documents. Price: Free. Info: Register at a Pierce County Library or online at www.piercecountylibrary.org/ calendar; (253) 548-3321

ALZHEIMER’S ASSN CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP Mon., July 13, 7 p.m.

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S. 12th St. Caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support?

Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support groups provide a consistent and caring place for people to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with memory loss. Price: Free. Info: (253) 564-4402

MAIA SANTELL AND HOUSE BLEND Wed., July 15, 6-9 p.m.

C.I. Shenanigans, 3017 Ruston Way Free live music on the deck at C.I. Shenanigans. Music lovers are encouraged to come on down to the waterfront and enjoy cool tunes from local artists while kicking back and taking in the Commencement Bay View and watching the sunset. Price: Dinner and a view. Info: (253) 752-8811

RECESS MONKEY Mon., July 13, 1 p.m.

Parkland/Spanaway Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S. Recess Monkey, a trio of elementary school teachers from Seattle (Drew Holloway, Korum Bischoff and Jack Forman), plays kid’s music featuring high-energy dance songs. Price: Free.

Info: (253) 548-3304

PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER CATAPULT CHALLENGE Wed., July 15, 6 p.m.

Tacoma Public Library – Mary Rose Kobetich Branch, 212 Browns Point Blvd. N.E. Leap tall buildings in a single bound, learn about the fundamental physics of catapults and then test your very own design in a designated testing zone to see just how far your ping pong ball can go. Price: Free. Info: (253) 248-7265

BEEKEEPING Tues., July 14, 7-8:30 p.m.

Parkland/Spanaway Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S. Interested in keeping one or two beehives as a hobby?

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

WITCHY WOMAN HOROSCOPES Christina Wheeler has been studying astrology for the past 22 years and currently offers personalized natal charts, forecasts and relationship compatibility charts. She also co-owns The Nearsighted Narwhal on 6th Ave in Tacoma with her soul mate and equally talented partner, Ossain.

Contact her at gypsygrimoire@gmail.com for rates or just to chew the fat about the stars.

ARIES (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19) If you’ve been caught up in the busyness of life and haven’t stayed in contact with your family – especially your father figure – look to this week to bring those people back into your daily life. Looking upon your familial background and home life with love and compassion are highlighted. Reconnect with your family and find comfort in being active in your original tribe.

LIBRA (Sep. 23 – Oct. 22) Look to this week to fully delve into stayat-home work and be excruciatingly happy about it.

Anything that could be deemed homesteading will give you the most emotional satisfaction – cooking, baking, gardening, crafting are all good ideas. Just remember at the end of the day to kick back and look around you at the comfort you’ve created for yourself in your home.

TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20) Look to this week to hone your heartfelt communications. Where before you may have been impatient and stubborn with people, you will now be able to draw upon a wellspring of compassion and understanding to meet people with. If you’re a big fan of the action of crowds, this week might shine a light on the polar opposite: one on one communication.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) This week you may be taking a trip. Even if it’s a short one, count on it being rife with emotions.

Whether they will be good or bad is up to you. You may experience a tender, spiritual moment with someone that can open up your eyes and expand your mind into areas you didn’t think possible. Consider all your options and appreciate the moment for what it is.

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun. 20) An intrinsic need to stay at home and take care of your homestead could be happening right now.

Usually busy and restless, this week you will calm down and fold yourself into quality time with a partner, working together to give attention to the details of your dwelling. All things domestic satisfy a very primal urge for you. End your week with a wink and smile.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Heart healing and self-care are on the agenda for you. Taking time to fully nurture yourself and delve into a good chunk of solitude is what’s best for you right now. If you’ve been neglecting your physical home or your spiritual one, put yourself back into the present moment to reconnect to both. You have the power to regenerate easily right now. Take advantage.

CANCER (Jun. 21 – Jul. 22) This is going to be an amazing week for you. You will be fully in your Cancerian element; meeting others with unprecedented amount of compassion and care-taking, folding in on yourself in your alone time and fully reveling in your solitary side, taking care of your home, and feeding people with your home-cooked goodness. It’s a good week to be a Cancer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) You may be feeling uncharacteristically clingy. I say “clingy” because never wanting to leave someone’s side isn’t exactly normal for you. There’s always a reason for it, though. You may have recently reached a level of connection and understanding with said person and want to revel in it. Do it! All your energies are going toward your relationships right now.

That’s okay.

LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22) Tap into that wonderful Leo loyalty and harness the power of your care-giving side this week.

Either for you or for someone you love, this week taking care is highlighted tremendously. Be wary of hospitalizations and accidents. Pay attention to your surroundings. Let your intuitions guide you rather than your head this week.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Count on being somewhat of a shut-in this week in efforts to fully organize your life and home. It’s also important for you to reconnect with a healthier lifestyle. Take a fair dose of self-love and serve it to yourself daily. Also, spending time taking care of someone you love might be in order. Play catch up on all the things you’ve put off.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22) Heed the calling from your heart to be around your friends that you call family. Round up your closest peer group this week and take the time from your busy schedule to have a get together. Show them you care by your service to them; feed them, water them, and connect through heartfelt communications.

Your friends will return the favor in spades.

PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20) Plan on staying in and letting your creative urges run free this week. You’ll be getting a super boost of intuition as well, so count on it to show you the way through any troubles you may have been experiencing.

Overall, the week is great for time with kids, honing creative output, and letting the domesticated side of you come to life.

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NOTICES HOLDEN HERDT you are here by summoned to appear at District Court930 Tacoma Avenue South, Court Room 127 on July 6th 2015 at 1:15 pm. For the Hearing to respond to Petition # 5Z620773A Antiharassment Protection Order Petitioned bt Tanya Theresa Williams and Alden Marshal Herdt. If you fail to respond an Order of Protection will be issued against you.

SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) Notice to Respondent: MELODY SCHEIDWEILER Petitioner’s Name is: MITCHELL TIMS CASE NUMBER : PL 1500468 You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online self-help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www. lawhelpca.org). or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE- RERSTRAINGIN ORDERS These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the Court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE Waiver: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

The name and Address of the Court: MARIN SUPERIOR COURT 3501 Civic Center Drive PO Box 4988 San Rafael, CA 94913 The Name of petitioner without an attorney: MITCHELL TIMES 450 Entrada Drive, #54 Novato, CA 94949 (650) 270-3272

NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION OF COMPLAINT IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA Case No: 13-cv-05979-BHS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, v.

DELIGHT WILSON, FARMSTEAD COMPANY TRUST, and LEWIS COUNTY, Defendants.

The United States of America to Farmstead Company Trust: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 3rd day of July 2015, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the Complaint of the plaintiff, the United States of America, and serve a copy of the answer upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff, the United States of America, at her office below stated; and in the case of your failure to so do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court.

The object of this action is to (1) reduce to judgment the outstanding federal tax, penalty, and interest assessments against Delight Wilson, (2) to foreclose federal tax liens against that property owned by Delight Wilson, and (3) and determine that Farmstead Company Trust has no interest in that real property.

THE REAL PROPERTY The subject property consists of two adjacent parcels: parcel number 032023-003-000, and 032036010-000, located at 514 Carr Road East, Randle in Lewis County, Washington, 98377.

The United States District Court has ordered that you be served by publication of this Summons. If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Plaintiff Attorney: YAEL BORTNICK Trial Attorney, Tax Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 683 Washington, D.C. 20044

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TO: JESSICA ANN CAYOU In the Welfare of: B Jr., P. DOB: 04/19/2015 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0043 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

You are summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing on the 6th Day of August, 2015 at 11:00 AM. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585.

NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s).

Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.

TO: PATRICK OWEN BARLET In the Welfare of: B Jr., P. DOB: 04/19/2015 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0043 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Continued Initial Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

You are summoned to appear for a Continued Initial Hearing on the 6th Day of August, 2015 at 11:30 AM. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585.

NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s).

Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.

TO: Maria A. Carrillo and Juan Martinez In the Welfare of: J.D.M DOB: 08/24/2000 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2015-0027 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

You are summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing on the 24th day of August, 2015 at 9:00 AM If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585.

NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s).

Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.

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of helping a local startup biz! Raffle drawing held on 8/1/15. Chance to win a quart of our high-quality colloidal silver; a $65 value, w/a $20+ donation.Each $20 entry gets a chance to win; the more donated the more chances you can win!

Local, familyowned star t-up needs funds, please donate via Paypal, email address susangogrl@yahoo. com After donating please email us your contact info; for keeping track of winners.

VOLUNTEERS Tacoma Maritime Fest needs volunteers!

Tacoma’s only free community festival that celebrates everything fun about the waterfront will take place on July 18 and 19. We need you! Positions include set up and tear down, vendor assistance and food court clean up, shuttle bus monitors, activity booth volunteers and information booth volunteers. To sign up, please visit www.maritimefest.org/ volunteers and fill out our brief application.

Smile Looking for volunteers who want to share the passion of reading with a struggling reader! All-Star Readers is held Monday and Wednesdays 3:45-5:00 at Arlington Elementary School now through mid-June. Contact Lori Ann Reeder, Program Manager at lreeder@tacoma.k12.wa.us or 253-571-1139 for specifics and to get started.

Build Success Many middle school students need your help with math homework and preparing for tests and quizzes in our after school program on Tuesdays at Baker Middle School.

Be a part of their successful transition to high school by helping them with math now. Please contact Jenna Aynes at jaynes@tacoma. k12.wa.us or 253-571-5053 or Lori Ann Reeder lreeder@ tacoma.k12.wa.us or 253571-1139 for specifics.

Math or Reading Help Wanted!

Communities In Schools is looking for dedicated volunteers with an interest in tutoring 2nd grade readers at Sherman Elementary School on Wednesdays from 3:454:45 PM. Tutors are also needed at Mt. Tahoma High School with Algebra in the Math Boot Camp on Monday or Thursdays afterschool. This program is designed to help students improve their math skills/grades before the semester ends on 1/23. Please contact Trisha Tracy @ 571-3843 or ttracy@tacoma.k12. wa.us for specific information.

Build a Brighter Future. Help a Student Read Dedication and tireless efforts are making a difference in our community. Communities In Schools is looking for dedicated volunteers with an interest in tutoring 2nd grade readers or to assist in the Homework Club at Fern Hill Elementary School on Wednesdays from 4-5 PM. Please contact Judy Merritt @ 571-3873 or jmerrit@tacoma.k12.wa.us for specific information.

VOLUNTEERS ing skills and compassion in a meaningful role as a Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care volunteer.

Comprehensive training and on-going support are provided. Join our caring and professional team to change lives-especially your own. Training starts soon. Call 1—855—534— 7050 to learn more or log onto www.chifranciscan. org and click on Hospice and Palliative Care under “Our Services”

Food Bank We are a local food bank on the east side of Tacoma, WA and are powered strictly by volunteers. We provide much needed food and other basic household items to people in need on a weekly basis. Being a volunteer driven organization we are always looking for good people who are interested in donating a few hours of their lives helping make the lives of someone else a little better. Donate as much or as little of your time you want for a wide variety of tasks, there is always plenty to do. If you

are looking for a way to be part of something bigger and give a little much needed help to the local community then contact us and we’ll get you started.

Please join us in helping to spread a little holiday cheer. Contact Enzi 253212-2778.

Hospice Volunteers Needed To Provide a Special Kind of Caring Franciscan Hospice needs volunteers with helping hands and open hearts to support terminally ill patients in homes and nursing homes in our community. As part of the Franciscan Hospice care team, you will provide companionship and support to patients and their families in a variety of ways. Volunteers receive comprehensive training and support for this life-affirming work.

There is a volunteer training starting soon. For more information, call us at (253) 534-7050.

PETS Tiny Bird Rescue Sandy 253-770-8552

Need safe farms or barns for indoor/outdoor semi-feral cats.

They are fixed, vaccinated and de-wormed. Ages 9 mo. & up. Leave message at (253) 203-4608

Metro Animal Services Pets of the Week 1200 39th Ave SE, Puyallup, WA 98374 253-299-PETS www.metroanimalservices.org

Help Students Graduate.

The process of grooming kids for success can act as a powerful deterrent to dropping out of high school.

Communities In Schools is looking for dedicated volunteers with an interest in tutoring 912 grade at Oakland High School. Students need assistance in Algebra, Basic Math and English Monday - Friday. Volunteers must be consistent, reliable and willing to share their knowledge in one of the above areas weekly.

Please contact Leigh Butler @ 571-5136 or lbutler@tacoma.k12.wa.us for more information.

A Student Needs You. The process of grooming kids for success can act as a powerful deterrent to dropping out of high school.

Communities In Schools is looking for dedicated volunteers with an interest in tutoring 9-12 grade at Foss High School.

Students need assistance in Algebra, English, Geometry and Trigonometry on Monday and/or Wednesdays.

Volunteers must be consistent, reliable and willing to share their knowledge in one of the above areas weekly. Please contact Tiffynee Terry-Thomas @ 571-7380 or xx for details.

Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care Needs Volunteers Looking to have a positive impact on your community this year? Invest a few hours per week to support our patients and families.

Read a book, listen to life stories, give caregivers a few hours to rest and renew. Apply your listen-

It may be kitten season, but young adult cats need snuggly homes too!

Amongst the adult cats, it may be easier to find your perfect match.

Come by the shelter and see if your match is here!

Pet of the Week

Jesse and Patsy Meet birds of a feather, Jesse and Patsy. These sweet seniors each have a powdered sugar muzzle a piece, and are always dolling out kisses. Both 13-year-old lab mixes have lived their lives as outdoor dogs, so a yard is a requirement for the pair. They are also reported to be good with other dogs, cats, and kids, though respectful and older children would be best due to Jesse and Patsy’s age.

As is often the case with our wizened set, their new home should have few stairs — the dogs have quite a bit of arthritis. Dental cleanings will additionally need to take place in the near future. But we promise, the care and effort put in will be repaid tenfold with eternal love and devotion.

Jesse and Patsy are a bonded pair, and must go together.

Their ID numbers are #A498775 and #A498774, respectively.

Visit us at 2608 Center Street in Tacoma www.thehumanesociety.org

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Classifieds Stephanie Lynch

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6027 S. Lawrence 3 Beds, 1¾ Bath, 1855 SqFt. Beautiful turn of the century Dutch Colonial home completely updated with character galore.

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HOMES

6019 50th St. Ct. W. University Place

Full Kitchen, living room; laundry & parking. $680/m At Tacoma 8324 S. Park Ave. Contact 206-214-8538

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NEW LISTING 936 S. Sheridan Tacoma Tri-Plex

Light, bright with a great floor plan and wonderful, private outdoor areas- you will love this 4 bedroom, 2.25 bath home. Super well maintained, with newer windows, recently serviced heat pump/AC unit (that will come in handy during our HOT summer,) new quartz counter tops in kitchen, master bedroom, 2 fireplaces, HUGE trex style decking, a quiet neighborhood, this is the home you have been waiting for. Add in a 2 car garage and media room/ den/family room- don’t blink- this one won’t last long.

MLS# 800843 $299,950

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4820 N Shirley St. Tacoma $439,000

Experience this glorious neighborhood for yourself! Call CHERYL RUSSELL 253-227-7131 or LUKE DANIEL 253-273-8807 for your personal showing of GOLD CREEK and/or other fine condominiums.

HOMES

HOMES

2054 East 34th St., Tacoma WA 98404 $236,000

Panoramic View! Easy Access to I-5.

1 WEEK OPEN HOUSE July 10 – 17 ~ 4pm - 7pm Charming, Custom Built Home.

Contact: Dick and Sharon Vasel 253-327-1808 FOR SALE BY OWNER Check us out on www.zillow.com/homes

10519/10521 Mt. Tacoma DR SW, Lakewood Incredible opportunity to own a well maintained duplex plus an 1800+ sf shop/office! Just a few blocks from Pierce College and near shopping. 3 bedroom, 2 bath units with over 1200 sf each. Ideal for an owner/user, hobbyist, mechanic or a great place to store your cars, boats, equipment or? in the detached shop.

Plenty of room to park your RV also. GSI does not include the full shop potential income, only the office portion. Only a short distance from historical Steilacoom and the waterfront! $439,000

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Mark Hulen 253.761.8888 Better Properties North Proctor mark@betterproperties.com www.betterpropertiesnorthproctor.com

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PROPERTY

33024 30th Ave SW, Federal Way

Light, bright & lovely w/ a super charming yard and a nestled, private feel- hard to believe one is mere minutes from walking trails, shopping, dining, schools, parks, & award winning Norpoint Community Center w/ free water park just in time for summer. This 4 bedroom, 2 bath home has a large master bedroom w/ continental bathroom & soaking tub. Huge family room downstairs, formal dining, wired for generator, fully fenced backyard and an efficient kitchen w/ new appliances... Welcome home.

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Step inside this completely remodeled rambler on a secluded street near Bellermine Prep. Everything is new and unique. Hardwood floors, trendy ceramic tile, gorgeous kitchen with granite & stainless steel appliances opens to dining which walks out to beautiful, very large, fully fenced backyard with mature landscaping, lots of privacy and a fire pit, great for entertaining! New windows bring lots of light. Large driveway offers parking for your boat, cars, RV. $179,950

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The Fitness Center with saunas, clubhouse, pool & hottub will be enjoyed all year long.

Currently used as non conforming triplex.

Over 1/2 acre! This classic home has views of the Sound & Olympic Mountains.

Many upgrades yet original woodwork and charm. Main level has large kitchen with vaulted ceiling, skylights, 2 bedrooms & full bath. Upstairs & downstairs have been converted to separate units and could be easily converted back to a fabulous 4 bedroom home. OR subdivide (3 lots? -buyer to verify) Fully fenced yard with fruit trees, RV parking, detached garage/shop.

2102 S Adams St

Cash flow now with this beautiful Victorian triplex with tons of character in good location!

Walk to hospitals, downtown, parks. Main floor has one lg bedroom plus attached small bonus room, dining, lkitchen with nook, new carpet, bay windows. Upstairs has 2 bedrooms, bath, lg living room, kitchen & balcony. Lower level has 2 studio apts & bath, could be turned into a 2 bedroom. Sep. utilities for main and upper units. Great investment with lots of character.

Live in 1, rent the others!

Unparalled beauty above the shores of the Tacoma Narrows, GOLD CREEK is the perfect example of “Northwest Condominium” living! One visit and you’ll never forget the expanse of nature at it’s finest...spectacular water, mountain and territorial views that stretch as far as the eye can see!!

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HOMES

HOMES

6711 36th St Ct NW, Gig Harbor

14624 51st Av Ct NW, Gig Harbor

3 Bed, 1 3/4 Bath.

1,356 sq ft. Open floor plan & vaulted ceilings highlight this handsome rambler on a park-like corner lot in Artondale. Kitchen features an island, new smooth-top stove & convection oven, tile countertops & bay windows. Family room with fireplace is perfect for entertaining as is the large deck & fenced backyard. The master suite, one of three newly carpeted bedrooms, has French doors to the deck and a remodeled ¾ bathroom. 30-yr roof installed in 2005.

10 mins to schools, shopping, recreation & SR-16 MLS# 573155 $257,500

1,648 SF W/ side by side units- 2 bed, 1 bath each, both w/ separate decks, laundry facilities, & individual garages this is the rental for you. HUGE lot- 3.81 acres with a pond, a creek and possible marketable timberenjoy the private, secluded feel while being super close to civilization. Rent rates are lower than market value, so financial info is low.

Rents could/should be closer to $900, currently rented for $675 per side, seller has lowered the rents as a perk for his tenants staying so long.

MLS# 780554 $239,950

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1116 N. Jackson $150,000 2 parcels : Build your dream home with a gorgeous view of Narrows Bridge and Puget Sound.

The property is being sold as one to maximize the building envelope and open space but see what works best for you. Build on one lot, sell the other or build on the whole lot, there is so much opportunity here! (MLS # 612161)

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2100 SQ. FT. Completely remodeled w/over 200k in high end upgrades. 10 offices, private exits, shared executive conference room, kitchen w/dining area, lots of storage, and 15 parking stalls. One office could be used as apartment for out of state clients. ADA Accessible. Mall & 38th Street Exit.

12706 Pacific Hwy SW. Lakewood WA 98499 $120,000 This is a commercial raw land the seller will lease or sale the property can be fenced completely for someone to store equipment or ??. 6000 Sq/Ft, .14 Acres commercial property tucked away between commercial vacant land. Abutting the Sound Transit RR. Pacific Hwy has a high traffic count. Close to all services and freeway. Seller will look at leasing the land and possibly fencing the perimeter. Owner contract terms available.

Sergio Hernandez (253) 431-2308

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BUSINESSES OPPORTUNITIES

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS FOR SALE/LEASE “LANDMARK BBQ INN,” Free-Standing, 3,900 SF Bldg., 12,700 SF Commercial Lot in Lakewood. Asking Price $450,000.

OFFICE BUILDING WITH 6 SUITES, Close to Wright’s Park, ideal for Attorneys or Professional use. Asking Price $510,000, Terms.

Suites are also price available for Lease. reduction LONGTIME ESTABLISHED POPULAR RESTR./LOUNGE Business for sale. $189,000 & size, 4,100 sq. ft.

GIG HARBOR CHINESE RESTR., same owner 26 yrs., $40,000 Huge reduction

PORT ORCHARD, DOWNTOWN Food & Beverage, annual gross sales, approx. $1,300,000, excellent net. Owner selling the business for $250,000. Estate Sale, Price Negotiable. price reduction SAME OWNER: BARTENDING ACADEMY OF TACOMA, Since 1959, Very profitable, Training provided.

VERY PROFITABLE GROCERY STORE/DELI/BAKERY/MEAT MARKET. La Huerta International Market #2 at 5605A Pacific Ave.Business For Sale, $259,950, Annual Gross Sales $1,400,000, Seller Financing. price reduction

RICHARD PICTON or ED PUNCHAK

253-581-6463 253-224-7109

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