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BREAKING GROUND. (Left) A group of children dressed up as sharks and turtles got to break ground on the new Pacific Seas Aquarium at Point Defiance Zoo on July 11. (Right) A parade of sharks and turtles dances its way down to the site of the new Point Defiance Aquarium between the Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater and the Rocky Shores exhibit area. By Derek Shuck derek@tacomaweekly.com
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium took its next step in the opening of the brand new Pacific Seas Aquarium with a groundbreaking event on July 11. The groundbreaking saw a parade of children dressed as turtles and sharks
representing the aquatic creatures that will begin occupying the new aquarium in 2018, as well as a turnout out of over 100 Tacoma residents anxious to see construction get underway. “We are building an aquarium that will introduce generations of visitors to the wonders of the world’s oceans,” said Erik Hanberg, president of the Metro
Parks Tacoma Board of Commissioners. “The voters of Tacoma approved money for this project in a 2014 bond election, and we are confident that the finished project will not only meet - but very likely surpass - their expectations. There will definitely be a ‘wow’ factor in this long wished-for new aquarium.”
SUMMER STROLL BRINGS TRANSIT BOOSTERS TO MUSEUMS By Steve Dunkelberger
It was a fun day for a stroll through Tacoma’s Museum District with more than 200 close friends and neighbors during July’s installment of Downtown on the Go’s Walk Tacoma Series last week. The series is designed to not only boost appreciation of the sites and attractions the city has to offer, but grow the practice of people getting out of their cars and exploring the area using mass transit options, or by simply putting their feet on pavement. The sunny weather made the Museum Walk one of the most attended in the popular series. The 1.5-mile walk had strollers starting at the Children’s Museum of Tacoma before heading over to the Tacoma Art Museum and Washington State His-
tory Museum, stepping over the Bridge of Glass to the Museum of Glass, then down the esplanade to the Foss Waterway Seaport Museum for munchies and drinks. Walkers could then take a shuttle boat back to the start or simply stroll away for another month.
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“I really believe that the museums created the renaissance of downtown Tacoma,” Washington State History Museum Director Jennifer Kilmer said. Despite being a mid-size city, Tacoma has internationally recognized collec-
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Goodwill in Tacoma is enrolling students for late summer and fall sessions of their popular Computer & Office Skills job training, free to those who are unemployed. Starting dates are July 18, Aug. 22, Sept. 26 and Oct. 31. Currently about 30 seats remain as classes fill up fast for this Washington State certified program that also works to place graduates into initial jobs. At the Milgard Work Opportunity Center (714 S. 27th St.), students learn the computer skills most commonly used in the workplace and those valued by employers. Courses include keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Upon successful completion of the coursework, students can type professional business letters, create and modify charts and attach files to emails, among other necessary office skills.
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Once Racheal Balles decided to return to college to seek a Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, she spent much of the first quarter in tears. “It was hard. I was working, going to school, trying to be a good mom to my daughter,” Balles said. “I was a single mom, I was 32 and it had been a long time since I’d been in high school. I was taking tough classes. I’d come home and cry.” Balles was unconsciously typifying the kind of student that the Lea Armstrong Social and Community Organization was trying to award a scholarship to. Since 2003, the organization has awarded more than 160 scholarships – funded by Tacoma
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Skyefire enjoys the Fourth of July festivities at Freedom Fair on the Tacoma waterfront. The six-year-old had a wonderful time socializing with Tacoma and Fircrest police chiefs Don Ramsdell and John Cheesman, after fulfilling her appetite with a burger prepared just for her by TPD Lieutenant Bart Hayes.
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PLASTIC BAG BAN TO COME NEXT YEAR Tacoma City Council has voted in an 8-1 decision to enact a citywide ban on the sale of single-use plastic bags starting next summer. The ban also includes a per-bag charge of at least five cents for paper bags as a way to prompt shoppers to bring their own way of carrying out their purchases and cut down on the litter created by discharged bags that find their ways into bushes and waterways. Businesses will keep the fee to offset the cost difference between plastic and paper bags. Only Councilmember Joe Lonergan voted no after proposing an alternative that would allow the use of plastic bags and charge for both paper and plastic to raise money for
city programs to promote the reuse, reduction and recycling of items that would otherwise be discarded. He supported the overall concept of reducing litter on the streets and trash bound for landfills, but believed the ban as approved set a bad precedent because it established a fee that the city didn't ultimately collect since the per-bag charge would simply be kept by the retailer. Talk about adopting a plastic bag ban started in 2012 and has worked its way to the council ever since. More than a dozen other cities and counties in the state have similar bans. City staff will now start an educational outreach to shoppers and
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EAST 53RD AND G STREET Tacoma has a tremendous pothole problem, and the residents know it. During the past couple of years, the city has acknowledged this issue by spending millions of dollars in major arterial repairs with the council’s “pothole initiative.” In 2010, routine maintenance by Tacoma’s Grounds and Maintenance Division completed street repairs on 229,638 square feet of road. In 2011, the city repaired about 150,000 more square feet of roads riddled with holes, and continue those efforts. Two road packages passed by voters last year added money to the city’s street fund. With the help of our readers and our dedicated Pothole Pig, we will continue to showcase some of the city’s biggest and best potholes through our weekly homage to one of T-Town’s most unnerving attributes. Help the Pothole Pig by e-mailing your worst pothole suggestions to SaveOurStreets@tacomaweekly.com. Potholes in need of repair can be reported to the City of Tacoma by calling (253) 591-5495.
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OPIOID USE UP IN PIERCE COUNTY The opioid epidemic ravaging communities across the country has hit Pierce County. A new report TacomaPierce County Health Department commissioned shows the scope of the problem here. The Health Department’s Treatment Services program offers people in recovery a medically based approach to deal with their addiction. Use of opioids (heroin and prescription painkillers like oxycodone) can lead to negative consequences – such as overdoses, medical and mental health impacts, and crime – that put a social and financial burden on a community. “People from all walks of life experience a transformation while in our program,” said Christina Abby, manager of the Health Department’s Treatment Services program. “They learn to manage their addiction and become productive professionals, students, and parents,” Abby said. Researchers at the University of Washington’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI) produced the report. Highlights of findings for Pierce County show increases in:
• Death Rate – 704 people died from opioid overdoses between 2005-2014 (52 deaths in 2005, 68 in 2014).
• First-Time Admissions for Treatment – 3,424 people sought treatment for opioid addiction between 20022015 (129 in 2002, 438 in 2015).
• Police Evidence Testing Positive for Opioids– 1,042 cases between 2002-2015 (63 in 2002, 91 in 2015). Trends for Pierce County are similar to those in King County and across the state. “A majority of heroin users surveyed in Pierce County in 2015 said they were initially hooked on opioid medications, then turned to heroin, a cheaper, more readily available method to achieve a high similar to opioid medications,” said Caleb Banta-Green, senior research scientist at the University of Washington’s ADAI. “With this report, we want to give the public a clear picture of the epidemic in Pierce County so everyone can work together to save lives,” Banta-Green said. According to Banta-Green, medical research supports medically based treatment programs, such as the one at the Health Department that uses methadone to help support recovery. To view the preliminary report, go to: tpchd.org/OpioidTrends. Expect to see the full report later this summer. How to Keep Children Away from Opioid Medications? Parents who keep prescription opioid medications in their medicine cabinets offer children easy access to the dangerous and potentially deadly drugs. Banta-Green encourages adults with opioid medications:
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PARTNERSHIP CHANGE ADDRESSES INCREASING NEED AT FOOD BANKS Hungry neighbors in need throughout Pierce County will receive more than 50,000 pounds of food as a result from the Pierce County Hunger Walk. Emergency Food Network reports that 34 percent of households are low-income in Pierce County. In 2015, food banks and meal sites responded to 1.4 million visits from residents in need and more than 50 percent of people seeking assistance were working families with children as well as seniors. Each day, 10,000 citizens in the United Sates turn 65 and the number of people seeking food assistance in this age group will continue to grow. Through partnership with 70 food programs in Pierce County, Emergency Food Network provides a much needed safety net for these families and individuals in need. This year’s Pierce County Hunger Walk marks a transition year where Associated Ministries will “pass the torch” to Emergency Food Network as the new host of this annual walk and run. The two organizations have a long history of partnership starting with the inception of Emergency Food Network in 1982. Associated Ministries recognized a great need in the community to resource emergency food. Originally designed to meet a temporary need caused by the economic recession of the 1980’s, the Emergency Food Network program was created by Associated Ministries in partnership with other hunger relief efforts in the area. The need in the community continued to grow, so in response, Emergency Food Network became its own independent 501c3 non-profit organization. “Emergency Food Network has been involved with the Hunger Walk since the very beginning,” said Helen McGovern-Pilant, Executive Director of Emergency Food Network. “This annual event contributes to the more than
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16 million pounds of food we give out each year. We are excited to take the reins and strengthen our work through the continued success of the Pierce County Hunger Walk.” The annual 10K/5K run and walk draws nearly a thousand participants each year who come together to combat hunger in Pierce County by walking, running, and fundraising - all while having a great time. Associated Ministries and Emergency Food Network have teamed up to co-host this year’s event on Oct. 2 at Fort Steilacoom Park as the transition begins. “This is a timely and important transition,” says Mike Yoder, Executive Director of Associated Ministries. “It will allow Associated Ministries to remain focused on raising funds and awareness for homelessness and housing, and Emergency Food Network on food security. In a sense we are ‘right-sizing’ the Hunger Walk, enabling it to live where it makes the most sense.” In 2017, the transition will be complete with Emergency Food Network taking on the event in its entirety. “The goal is to bring together all 70 hunger relief programs served by Emergency Food Network for a united voice to help our neighbors in need,” said McGovern-Pilant. For more information about the Pierce County Hunger Walk, please visit www.associatedministries.org/hungerwalk.
COME AND CELEBRATE THE THEA FOSS WATERWAY The City of Tacoma is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of a historically significant cleanup effort on the Thea Foss Waterway. The cleanup and continuing work has been the topic of events being held throughout the year and is culminating with a Critical Mass Paddle & Row event starting at 11 a.m. on Sunday July 17, at Waterway Park (2104 E. D St.). This paddle parade will lead down the waterway and end at the Tacoma Maritime Fest (705 Dock St.) for a special City led presentation taking place on the main stage from noon-12:30 p.m. This main stage presentation will honor the past, present and future of the Thea Foss and includes remarks from former Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma, Deputy Mayor Ryan Mello and Executive Director of the Tacoma South Sound Sports Commission Dean Burke. “Our citizens have proven time and time again that protecting our natural resources is a high priority,” said Deputy Mayor Ryan Mello. “We are thrilled to celebrate this milestone of ten years since the Foss Waterway cleanup, and today Thea Foss has become a hot spot for residents to live, work, and play.” Commencement Bay, including the Thea Foss Waterway, was deemed one of the most polluted sites in the nation in 1983. The City, in collaboration with dedicated community partners, cleaned up contamination caused by more than a century of environmentally insensitive practices, and restored marine habitats around the Thea Foss and other areas of Commencement Bay. Thanks to this cleanup effort, today residents can live, work, paddle and play on this key community resource. Residents are encouraged to attend this celebration and rediscover this gem of the waterfront corridor. For additional information, visit cityoftacoma.org/FossWaterway or contact the Center for Urban Waters at (253) 591-5588. PUBLIC INVITED TO OPEN HOUSE FOR CONSERVATORY RESTORATION The planning to restore and expand the historic W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory benefited from a great deal of public input. Join Metro Parks staff at an open house from 6-7:30 p.m. July 21 at Metro Parks Tacoma Headquarters, 4702 S. 19th St., and see the latest version of plans. PUBLIC INVITED TO MEETING ON PRAIRIE LINE TRAIL PROJECT The City of Tacoma is holding a community meeting regarding the Prairie Line Trail Historic Interpretation Project on Thursday, July 21, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Washington State History Museum (1911 Pacific Ave.) during the Third Thursday Art Walk. The public is invited to come meet the project team, share what the Prairie Line Trail means to them, and participate in discussions about the project. Free refreshments will be available. Input on the project can also be provided by completing a brief survey. This project will draw on historic resources and community input to develop an interpretive strategy recognizing the significance and diverse history of the corridor. In addition, the effort will include early implementation of that strategy through the design and installation of five to seven interpretive features. The intent is to make the corridor’s history accessible and engaging to a broad audience through innovative interpretive approaches including public art, electronic media and onsite signage or markers. “The Prairie Line Trail is an incredible opportunity to embrace and share the historic and community significance of this unique public space,” said Associate Planner Elliott Barnett. DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR SOUTH SOUND ARTISTS The Third Annual Lakewood ArtsFest, held in conjunction with Lakewood Asian Film Fest, will take place SEE MORE BULLETIN BOARD ITEMS ON PAGE A3
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MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR APRIL STABBING
SEX OFFENDER USING INTERNET TO TARGET VICTIMS By David Rose Washington’s Most Wanted - Q13 Fox
Pierce County deputies say “Washington's Most Wanted” fugitive David Ford is a serious cyber-creep. The convicted sex offender is wanted for failing to register after using the DAVID ROSE Internet to target his victims. "What he'll do is he'll get a hold of 14, 15, 16 year old girls online, trade them concert tickets, trade them money, trade them other things to try and get them to expose themselves to him," said Det. Ed Troyer with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, who adds that Ford doesn't stop there. "He saves the photos and videos and then he'll use it to blackmail them. He threatens to post them online and ruin their reputation if they don't perform sexual acts for him." Ford was convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor. Deputies worry that he is online looking for more victims now. Ford is 28 years old, 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 185 lbs. He has a
band tattooed around his upper right arm. If you know where he is hiding, Crime Stoppers of Tacoma-Pierce County will pay you a cash reward of up to $1,000. Call the hot line anonymously at 1 (800) 222-TIPS. This is one of the fugitives featured this weekend on “Washington's Most Wanted,” Friday night at 11 p.m. on Q13 FOX.
Bulletin Board CONTINUED FROM PAGE A2 July 30, 31 and Aug. 1 at the Lakewood Elks Club, 6313 75th St. W. in Lakewood. Two and three-dimensional artists from the South Sound area are invited to enter the art show. Photography is included in the ArtsFest. Deadline for entry has been extended until July 21. For further details and to receive a prospectus, please email Shirley Petersen at speteren2011@comcast.net or peteandshirleyp@msn.com or call (253) 582-8883 to receive all necessary info and answer any questions that you may have.
POKER RUN TO HELP FEED THE HUNGRY Local bikers will help feed the hungry by participating in a Poker Run to benefit Emergency Food Network on July 17. The South Sound Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts (VME) is hosting the event which is open to all motorcyclists whether they are VME members or not. The entry fee is $10, all of which will be donated to Emergency Food Network. Community events like this play an
Today Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged Jose Jonael Ayala Reyes, 24, on July 11 with murder in the first degree for the stabbing of Samuel Cruces Vasquez in April of this year. Bail was set at $2,000,000 at the arraignment. “Our gang unit has successfully reduced gang violence, and we are continuing to vigorously prosecute gang crimes,” said Lindquist. “Gang violence in Pierce County leads nowhere but prison.” According to reports, on April 28 at about 11:19 p.m., Tacoma Police Department patrol officers were dispatched to 7850 S. Trafton St. and found Samuel Cruces Vasquez lying in the road. Vasquez’s car was up against another car nearby with the engine still running. Officers found a large amount of blood in the vehicle and a large amount of blood on the cement leading from Vasquez’s vehicle to where he was lying in the road. Officers also found a butterfly type knife on the ground next to Vasquez’s vehicle. Vasquez was taken to Tacoma General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Pierce County Medical Examiner found numerous stab wounds on his body. She determined the cause of death to be multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma. It appeared that Vasquez may have been run over while he was in the road.
important role in helping meet the needs of hungry Pierce County neighbors. Every dollar makes a difference. Emergency Food Network is able to distribute $12 worth of food for every $1 raised. Last year, they provided more than 16 million pounds of food to 70 food banks throughout Pierce County accommodating 1.4 million visits from Pierce County residents in need. The Poker Run starts at the Emergency Food Network Distribution Center (3318 92nd St. S., Lakewood 98499) with riders leaving between 10-11:30 a.m. The run ends at Emergency Food Network’s Mother Earth Farm (15208 102nd St. E., Puyallup 98374). Riders will stop at multiple locations along the way to collect cards to add to their poker hand. The person with the best poker hand at the end of the run wins. Prizes and awards will be presented at 4 p.m. at the farm. For more information or to register contact Rolf Gabbe at (253) 770-3749.
CANCER SURVIVORSHIP CONFERENCE COMING IN AUGUST The annual Pierce County Cancer Survivorship Conference will be held at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma on
Police reviewed surveillance footage taken from a nearby business. The surveillance footage shows Vasquez’s car stop in the street and one person approach the driver’s side of the vehicle from the rear, opening the rear driver’s side door. It shows another person lean over the front passenger seat and strike the driver of the vehicle before the vehicle drives forward out of the camera view. Officers also reviewed Vasquez’s telephone records. They determined that a telephone number used by Ayala Reyes had been in constant contact Vasquez prior to the stabbing. Officers located a black shoe wedged between the front passenger door and the door frame of Vasquez’s car, as well as a blue glove turned inside out with blood on it. When police interviewed Ayala Reyes after the stabbing, he identified the shoe and the knife located at the scene as his. He stated that he stabbed Vasquez in the leg, but denied stabbing him anywhere else. Ayala Reyes stated he had done it to enter into the MS-13 gang. Ayala Reyes verified El Salvador as his country of origin, and the consul will be notified. Charges are only allegations and a person is presumed innocent unless he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Wednesday, Aug. 10. The conference is free and open to all people affected by cancer as patients, family members and caregivers. The event is designed to allow survivors and caregivers to connect and learn more about all aspects of the cancer journey. Fifteen-year-old Dylan Walsh, a 13-year Burkett Lymphoma survivor, will provide the keynote presentation. Other topics at the conference focus on the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of the cancer journey. CHI Franciscan Health is a major sponsor of the conference. Other sponsors include – the American Cancer Society, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, MultiCare Health System and the University of Puget Sound. Dozens of other community organizations and cancer advocates provide assistance to keep the conference free to the public. The Pierce County Cancer Survivorship Conference is the largest educational and inspirational gathering of cancer survivors in the community. The conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event is free, but registration is required. To register, visit www.pccancersurvivorship.org or call (253) 207-5151.
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HEY, TACOMA, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL Summers around Tacoma bring out the best of the City of Destiny. Sure, the sun is out, as everywhere in North America this time of year, but few places do the season the way Tacoma does. First off, every weekend brings a festival somewhere in the city, whether it’s a waterfront party like this week’s Maritime Fest (that also makes the 10th anniversary of the completion of the major cleanup effort of the Foss Waterway), or Music and Art in Wright Park on Aug. 13, or neighborhood festivals like the Hilltop Street Fair on Aug. 27. And, of course, as a mid-sized city in the shadow of a larger and more popular sibling, Tacoma is scrappy. Tacomans will saddle up to strangers in line in a coffee shop just to joke and talk about the weather until their double-shot, sugar-free, fat-free, free-range mocha concoction is ready. But we also get less polite, for good reason, when those same strangers trash talk our fair city. Sure, we can do that among ourselves. That’s all in good fun as we continue to strive to be better than we were the day before. But we don’t take kindly to outsiders poking fun without even the courtesy of knowing how to properly pronounce Cheney Stadium, or Pantages, let alone know that the residents of the City of Destiny are called TacoMANS not TacomIANS. Visitors should know that pronouncing local words correctly might just land them a pint of Tacoma Brewing Co.’s Broken Window IPA, while a mean-spirited linguistic slight could end with an open tab at closing time. Then there is the fact that many – albeit not all – local developers have found creative and attractive ways to give new life to the city’s stock of remaining historic buildings, and often even include historical accents to modern facilities to best fit Tacoma’s belief that history and heritage matter, even if that heritage and history isn’t personally connected to us. Tacomans aren’t a pretentious people. We enjoy a good brunch every now and then, but that meal could just as well involve bowls of cereal on the back porch listening to Sea Weed on vinyl disks, as it could lobster tails and shrimp cocktail as violin strings vibrate in some restaurant corner. Tacomans like what they like and make no excuses or boasts either way. As the political season heats up and the bubbling battle about the tradeoffs between economic development and environmental stewardship continue to drag on, we should not forget that we all love this city in which we all have roles in its crafting. Tacoma, and Tacomans, remember that you are beautiful.
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MAINTAINING LOW COST ELECTRICITY VITAL FOR WASHINGTON’S CLEAN TECH INDUSTRIES By Don C. Brunell Since the construction of Grand Coulee and Bonneville dams, Washington has enjoyed an abundance of low cost, reliable hydropower. It has been one-key competitive advantage for energy intensive industries and now it is vital to our state’s burgeoning “clean tech industries.” Hydropower, along with nuclear, solar and wind, produce no greenhouse gases; however, solar and wind only generate electricity intermittently. Their production must be augmented by reliable sources that include those using natural gas. Washington’s Dept. of Commerce estimates that 90,000 workers in our state are tied to companies that make high tech components for computers, solar panels and carbon fibers. Many of these clean tech plants require large loads of a consistent current of electricity. Even the slightest fluctuation or interruption in power is harmful to production. It is that sensitive. Over the years, electric utilities realized as our state and region grew that there would be an increased need for new power plants that provided a steady transmission of electricity Forty years ago, many of our state’s public utilities banded together and formed the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) to build five nuclear power plants. Meanwhile, many investor-owned utilities invested in coal-fired plants at Centralia and in Colstrip, Mont. Of the five WPPSS projects, four
were abandoned and only the Columbia Generating Station near Richland was completed. Today, Columbia produces 1,190 megawatts of electricity, which is about 10 percent of the state’s electricity generation. Other PUDs without a hydropower base started looking for other generating sources. For example, Clark Public Utilities, which serves residential, commercial and industrial customers in Vancouver, installed a new efficient natural gasfired plant that went into operation in 1997. It generates 40 percent of the utility’s energy needs. The River Road Generating Plant is important to help shape and stabilize the new supply of renewable power because under Initiative 937 – the statewide renewable energy law passed by voters in 2006 – Clark PUD has incorporated wind energy into its power mix. Unfortunately, while Clark PUD is attempting to provide affordable, reliable electricity to its customers and comply with I-937 requirements, Gov. lnslee’s new clean air rules under consideration by the Dept. of Ecology impede the utility’s ability to provide a reliable and affordable power supply to its customers. The rule, as first proposed, would have applied to 23 entities producing 100,000 metric tons or more of greenhouse gases per year, including power plants, natural-gas distributors and oil refineries. That draft rule was withdrawn, rewritten and released for comment in May.
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Inslee made some accommodations to industries struggling to compete internationally, such as pulp and paper, but held firm on power plants including the River Road Generating Plant. The added costs associated with including natural-gas fired generators in the new rule impact households as well as industrial ratepayers in southwest Washington, an area hit hard by the last recession. It is home to the state’s largest concentration of semiconductor employers employing over 4,000 people. Washington state has recognized the semiconductor industry as one of the state's existing key industry clusters, but semiconductor manufacturers are facing increasing pressure to expand or relocate elsewhere. The Southwest Washington High Tech Council wrote the Inslee Administration requesting an exemption from the new rule or some accommodation. They fear that if its members lose this competitive edge in electricity rates, expansion of the local semiconductor industry and recruiting of other semiconductor companies here will be difficult at best, impossible most likely. That is important for the governor and DOE to remember as they push their new rules. Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at theBrunells@msn.com.
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PREPARING FOR THE UNPREDICTABLE AMERICAN PREPAREDNESS CAN HELP YOU CHEAT DISASTERS
Natural disasters are known to strike at the most inconvenient times. But what do you do once it does, and how prepared are you to handle an emergency? Burien-based American Preparedness is trying to get people to set themselves for success with their emergency preparedness kits.
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BE PREPARED. Jeff Guite, American Preparedness president, is a disabled vet-
eran and his company employs service-disabled veterans as well to help get emergency preparedness kits to all those who need them. By Carolin Jones Special to Tacoma Weekly
Imagine you are on your way to work, and the earth starts shaking. Bridges collapse, I-5 turns into a massive sinkhole, and if you make it out alive, you are now stuck in your car in the middle of chaos, injuries and no option of receiving help anytime soon. Are you prepared to be stuck in your car without help for days? Living on air and sunshine won't be an option as the human body can go without water for about four days. Now, what? The Center for Disease Control estimates that half of adults in the U.S. are unprepared for emergencies, but the solution is closer than you think. American Preparedness, a Burien-based company, has made it its goal to keep people safe, and started packing emergency preparedness kits that have all things you need once disaster strikes. “We offer the insurance we hope you never have to use,” says Jeff Guite, American Preparedness president, who founded the company in 1981. Guite, who is a disabled veteran and whose company employs service-disabled veterans, wanted to keep serving his country after he left the Army in 1969. Guite's military background inspired him to start emergency kits. “Military people are ready to go before anything happens. I thought: How about a survival package for
people before a disaster occurs?” Guite says. American Preparedness' ready-to-go kits come in a variety of sizes. A oneperson kit at $54.95 includes a first aid pack, hygiene pack, emergency drinking water pouches, food packets, a thermal blanket, flashlight and batteries, whistle, poncho, lightsticks, and hand warmers. Items essential when waiting for help during a three-day period – or riding along in the backseat for five years until it's time for a replacement. Guite, who is also Native American and a member of the Huron Tribe, has partnered with various tribes throughout the Pacific Northwest to outfit members for disasters. The company was able to partner with the Puyallup Tribe and supply backpacks for seniors on the reservation. About 9,000 injuries are expected just along the Washington coastal regions and I-5 during an earthquake according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Guite urges residents to take personal responsibility when it comes to preparing for disaster. “There isn't any cavalry to the rescue. If you don't have the supplies in place before the disaster happens, you're in deep trouble,” Guite says. American Preparedness has taken the plan-ahead mindset a step further and donated emergency kits to groups especially vul-
JAMES ALVIN FOHRMAN December 11, 1922 – June 23, 2016
James “Jim” Alvin Fohrman was laid to rest at 10:00 o’clock on the morning of Thursday, July 7th, 2016, at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton, WA. He is survived by his children Barbara Kurkowski of Bothell, James Hans Fohrman (Tamaya Tereshkova) of University Place, Kathy McRae (Scott McRae) of Federal Way, step-daughter Jeanette Rikansrud (Mike Rikansrud) of Bonney Lake, grandsons John Kurkowski (Yoshie Kurkowski) of Los Angeles, Jacob McRae currently of Germany, Christian and Robby McRae of Federal Way, and Soren James Fohrman-Tereshkova of University Place. Jim was born to James Vernon Fohrman and Rosie Wells Fohrman, in a log cabin on the small family farm in Wheeler, Arkansas on December 11th, 1922. He was one of 11 children in the family. Sometime around 1936, the family moved to a larger farm in Benton County, Arkansas. In order to save the family farm upon the death of his father in 1939, on which was still owed $300.00, he joined President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps (the CCC). Jim helped build the Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas, working long days for room, board, and $1.00 a day. In 1942 he joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in the Pacific during World War II, seeing there both McArthur and Marcos. Later re-enlisting in 1946, he was a part of the Allied Occupation of Germany, stationed in Augsberg, where he served with the author Louis L’Amour. One of his duties there was as a courtroom guard during some of the War Criminal Trials of Nuremburg. There he also met and married his first wife Irmgard Doess. After returning from Germany with his war bride, he went to school on the G.I. Bill, graduating from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (“Ole A. & M.”) in 1950. From 1951, Jim worked professionally as a Plumber with the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, UA Local 32. He was always a “Union Man,“ of which he was very proud, having witnessed the extremely difficult tribulations and workplace dangers of the nonunionized American worker, and the union martyrs whose sacrifices gave Americans every benefit, from daily breaks for lunch and bathroom, to having “weekends.” Jim later moved his family to Washington State, where he worked at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in 1954 and later for Union Bay Plumbing Co. in western Washington. Jim and Irmgard had his first daughter, Barbara Irene, and his son Roy James. Roy tragically died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and Jim carried a picture of Roy in his wallet for the rest of his life. Their marriage never recovering from this tragedy, they divorced, and in 1965 he married Christine Ann Jensen, who had a daughter, Jeanette, from a previous marriage. Together, Jim & Chris had a son, James Hans, and a daughter, Kathleen Kristine. Jim “Sr.” loved to spend his free time flying, earning his pilot’s license to fly single engine airplanes in Renton, WA. After he and Christine divorced, Jim began to focus on earnestly searching for a relationship with God and with his Savior Jesus Christ, and was often seen reading his Bible or in contemplative thought. He retired at the age of 62. He enjoyed his retirement, spending time with his children and grandsons, attending church and giving service to the care of the church grounds, and going for walks, especially walking along the Cedar River with his long-time friend George Howell. His whole life, he was in love with reading, and read daily, sometimes a couple books at the same time. Science fiction, especially the “Hard SF” (more science-based, the classical science fiction) was his favorite, but he also enjoyed reading fantasy and mystery stories, and periodicals (National Geographic, Popular Science, Flying, Discover, etc.). Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars were his favorites for film, though he would watch almost any sci-fi movie. He loved flirting with the waitresses at the local Shari’s restaurant in Renton, and later at the Pine Cone Cafe in University Place, where he moved in 2011 with his son’s family. His favorite thing about living in University Place was having a church he could walk to, the nearby Sunset Bible Church. He prayed daily for the relief of the Walking Wounded, soldiers with PTSD, seeing in them a reflection of what he and his comrades in arms had struggled through. His most recent happiness was being able to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens with all of his children, and having a “sleep over in Papa’s room” just a few days before his death, with his grandson Soren, and a variety of stuffed animals. To him, family was everything. We will miss him every single day. In lieu of flowers, he left directions asking that donations might be made to his favorite charity, the Tacoma Rescue Mission, 425 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98402
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LNG PLANT’S BUSINESS PLAN RAISES CONCERN WITH STATE UTILITY WATCHERS By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com
Puget Sound Energy wants its proposed liquefied natural gas plant to be run by a wholly owned shell company as a way to sell the gas on the unregulated market, while also storing it under regulated utility terms. Critics fear the proposal puts customers at risk of subsidizing the facility through higher utility rates. The UTC and two utility consumer organizations, Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities and Northwest Industrial Gas Users, voiced their opposition for that very reason. More opinions are likely as the plan plays out. It’s a seemingly complex financial structure that is raising questions with the state’s Utilities and Transportation Commission, which is tasked with making sense of it while overseeing the emerging industry rather than just critics. The scheme adds to the roster of legal and safety questions surrounding the planned facility. Permits are in the works for an 8 million gallon facility on the Hylebos Waterway that would manufacture liquefied natural gas that the privately owned utility company would then sell to container ships and other commercial transportation customers seeking lower-emission fuels. Only Totem Ocean Trailer Express has signed on so far. The facility would also store gas that the utility could tap into during unusual weather conditions. Plans for the facility have raised concerns in local environmental circles with worries about the proximity the plant would have to downtown and residential areas if an accident occurred. Information about the plant’s safety and disaster plans are part of a Freedom of Information Act request that PSE is fighting. A judge ruled that the records should be disclosed, but the utility has appealed the decision. PSE filings state that any mishap would be contained within the 500-foot fence around the facility, and poses no threat to surrounding businesses or residents. A hearing on the disclosure is set for January. The Puyallup Tribe is also challenging the environmental review of the proposal, citing concerns about the potential release of contaminated soil into the salmon-bearing waters during its construction. That issue is also working its way through the legal process. And now PSE will be facing a hearing later this month regarding the request to form a shell company. And it’s this issue
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Environmental groups and utility watchers fear the plant would provide another potential environmental hazard so close to residential areas and an increasingly busy rail line for oil and gas trains.
that makes an already complicated plan downright convoluted. Here’s how it would work: PSE is owned by an Australian investment conglomerate called the Macquarie Group, which bought the utility in 2008. As part of the regulatory approval for the purchase, the state’s utility commission required the company to create what are known in financial jargon as “ring fencings” that would protect PSE’s utility customers from financial risk borne from business activities under the new ownership. PSE now wants the utility commission to waive two of these “ring-fencing” provisions so that it could create a shell company called Puget LNG to run the proposed facility. PSE, a regulated utility provider with about 2 million customers, would build the $275 million facility under the idea that it is needed for the few days a year when weather spikes cause jumps in demand. Those spikes would roughly make up about 7 percent of the facility’s use. The sale of the remaining 93 percent of the site’s capacity would then be sold to other customers. TOTE is expected to purchase about 46 percent, with the remaining 47 percent projected to be trucked to other customers or otherwise delivered to yet-determined container ships on the tideflats. Operations could start in
2019 and have an annual production capacity of 87 million gallons, according to records. The 7-percent “peak shaving” side of the facility would be state regulated, while the remaining 93 percent of the LNG production could be sold through private contracts at higher prices. “They don’t want any of that to be regulated by the UTC,” said Senior Research Associate Tarika Powell at Sightline Institute, an environmental think tank that specializes in utility and regulatory issues. “The problem is that utility customers could be on the hook financially if the unregulated business fails. That is pretty dangerous. The UTC has a duty to protect customers.” PSE’s utility customers would first be at financial risk if the shell company struggles to find other customers for the liquefied natural gas, but then not benefit from lower utility rates when there are profits from those private sales. Those would go to investors, not ratepayers. “In both proposals, utility customers would not benefit at all,” Powell said. So far the UTC has denied the waivers, citing that PSE is requesting to do something it specifically pledged in 2007 to never do when it sought approval of the ownership change. “Puget Energy seeks to operate and own a
business other than PSE,” UTC filings stated that were obtained through a public-disclosure request by Sightline. “The company’s second request is an attempt at risk mitigation and recognition that the project as currently conceived provides services to rate payers that would likely be more costly if the company were to build a facility that solely served the need of the regulated activities. Staff wants to make clear that while it cannot issue its support at this time for the company’s plan, it is not per se opposed to an LNG facility at the Port of Tacoma. There may very well be broad merit to the plans offered by the company; however, the company’s proposals invoke novel and complex questions of law and policy.” UTC staffers want a fuller and broader discussion of the financial framework PSE has in mind. But those efforts have so far not gained approval during the two months of negotiations. The issue is set for a status hearing on July 29. At the end of the day, however, PSE might get the waivers approved since state laws regarding regulatory authority are largely silent on the relatively new, and booming, LNG industry when it comes to natural gas as a fuel for trucks and container ships. “PSE’s proposal to the UTC was a very complex proposal that presented unique regulatory questions because LNG as transportation fuel is quite new to the U.S.,” Powell stated. “Washington administrative law does not yet address LNG bunkering and most federal laws don’t either. This shell company concept is an attempt to circumvent those regulatory issues by setting up a legal entity not subject to UTC’s regulatory authority. … If PSE must charge regulated rates on all the LNG they sell, they’ll have trouble making up the money they’ve invested in the facility and utility customers would be at risk of having to pay for those losses. In this proposal, utility customers would receive no benefits from the non-regulated sales.” Granted, the question of a private company’s financial plans is more than a bit esoteric, but the discussions of the plan could have wide reaching ramifications. Little of the current financial structure of the planned facility was mentioned in the environmental review process, for example. Neither were the details about its incident response scenarios that are part of the legal challenge set for a decision in early 2017, or the concerns by the Puyallup Tribe regarding runoff from the former u See LNG / page A8
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OPEN SPACE RANKS HIGH WITH PARK USERS EYEING CHAMBERS BAY OPTIONS
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Pierce County has fast tracked the review of the Chambers Bay Master Plan, which will have another round of open houses and community outreach efforts in late summer and early fall. By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com
Residents and park users of the Chambers Creek Regional Park trails and open spaces have several opportunities to vote their thoughts about the future of the 930-acre Pierce County park along the western edge of University Place. An online survey is now available and survey takers will be out in force during the Kite Festival on Aug. 28. Open house updates are in the works for later this summer or early fall. The Pierce County Parks and Recreation Department and the Pierce County Public Works and Utilities Department will use those comments to shape the 2017 update to the park’s Master Site Plan, with much of the update discussion set to focus on the 54 acres on the southern edge of the former gravel mine and the milelong trail system along Chambers Creek. University Place, Lakewood and Pierce County are spending $75,000, for example, to develop a design for a trail system that would link the existing trail from Chambers Bay to the five-acre Kobayashi Park along the ravine. Other ideas being tossed around for the South Area include a concert stage to open space, to an offleash dog park being championed by former UP Mayor Debbie Klosowski and a group of dog lovers known as the SunDogs. The park’s Central Meadow already has an off-leash area, but dog lovers would like a more defined recognized area on the southern peninsula. “They have been advocating for a dog park down there for some time,” said UP’s Development Services Director David Swindale, noting that several other groups also have
eyes on the peninsula. “There are a lot of people who have designs for that area.” Options being tossed around also include a paintball area and picnic facilities. Development of the waterfront area along Chambers Bay could get complicated with accessing the site, since it has water on three sides, permitting for any construction along a shoreline, managing safety issues regarding the active railroad tracks nearby and coordinating with the Puyallup and Nisqually tribes, which have fishing grounds at the bay. While the county owns the property itself, it works with Lakewood and University Place to coordinate its master plan. Since the park lines University Place, all permits flow through that city’s Building Department. The 930-acre regional park already offers two miles of saltwater shoreline, two and a half miles of urban creek canyon, walking trails, soccer fields, open lawns, and views of the Olympic Mountain Range and Puget Sound. Most of the space is used for the county’s wastewater treatment facility and Chambers Bay golf course, which hosted the U.S. Open last summer. The park’s first master plan was developed in 1997 and updated in 2007, when the course first opened. The tri-government agreement calls for a review of the plan at least every 10 years to reflect possible tweaks and changes in public expectations. A survey taken at an open house suggested that most of the park users want future park changes to add trails, nature walks, open space and water access. If you would like more information about the Chambers Creek Master Site Plan Update, contact Joseph Coppo at (253) 798-4261 or email at jcoppo@pierce.wa.us or visit chamberscreekupdate.com.
ACTIVITIES AT THE PARK 5K and 1-Mile Fun runs are set for 8:30 a.m. on July 16. This set of fun runs are designed to be for all ages and abilities and will take participants along the Soundview Trail, which boasts some of the most amazing views in the Pacific Northwest. Pierce County Parks and the Pierce County Kitefliers Association will hold the annual Kite Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 28 at the Central Meadow. The event will have kite demonstrations, family kite flying, face painting, and a host of activities. The first 250 children will have an opportunity to make their own kites.
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businesswoman Lea Armstrong – to single parents with children at home, pursuing higher education in Pierce County. At $1,500 per scholarship, the money won’t pay for everything. Nor was it designed to. “There aren’t many scholarships for single parents, and most scholarships require a high grade point average,” Armstrong said. “Single parents can have trouble meeting those requirements, because most of them are working while going to school. “Our scholarships aren’t just for buying books. The money is for whatever that single parent needs. It might be a down payment on a car, it might be taking their child out to McDonald’s after a tough week. We just want them to know they weren’t forgotten.” Upon returning to school at the Uni-
versity of Washington-Tacoma, Balles had sought out every grant, scholarship and student aid program she could find. There wasn’t much help. “Most scholarships were aimed a graduating high school students,” Balles said. “There just wasn’t much out there for me.” She heard about a website – Washboard.org – that listed available scholarships, including the LASCO offering. Balles applied online and was one of the 12 students given $1,500 in 2012. “Not only that, but I was eligible to reapply the next year,” Balles said. “And they even contacted me to remind me to do it. I got scholarships in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and graduated in 2015.” The LASCO board of trustees, with Armstrong as chairperson, has one major frustration in awarding scholarships. “The challenge has been to get word out and let applicants find us,” board member Diane Lachel said. “Last year, not all scholarships were awarded – we simply didn’t have enough applicants.”
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nerable to the aftermath of a disaster. Seniors, low-income families, and school children are often the ones least prepared for an emergency. Guite and his team started the “Kits for Kids” program in 1991 and have since distributed several thousand kits to ensure safety in schools. In July 2015, American Preparedness partnered with King County Senior Services and Swedish Hospital to donate 1,500 emergency kits to seniors receiving Meals on Wheels services. “If you're ready for a big earthquake, or volcanic eruption – you're ready for anything,” says Sarah Foster, Public Infor-
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Superfund cleanup site. All of these open questions are fueling calls for the city to begin another round of environmental reviews to address questions left unanswered or update information concerning potential impacts as details about the proposed plant change in the dynamic market for liquefied natural gas that has arose in recent years due to transportation companies facing tougher emission standards, shifting the industry away from diesel engines. PSE has stated that they LNG would be trucked from the site to its customers, something critics fear would further congest the already log-jammed trucking corridors on the tideflats and lead to the use of rail cars. “The rail line is right there,” said John Carlton, a member of the grassroots
This year, the deadline to apply for a LASCO scholarship is July 29 – and there still aren’t enough single parents applying to fill all the award slots. The simplest way to get information about the scholarship is to call the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, which has partnered with LASCO, at (253) 272-8099. Students have been awarded scholarships and, since 2003, attended a diverse group of schools – Bates Technical College, Clover Park Technical College, Pacific Lutheran University, Pierce College, Tacoma Community College, Evergreen State College/Tacoma, University of Puget Sound and University of Washington-Tacoma. Before graduating in 2015, Balles had attended Bates and UW-T, and the $4,500 in scholarships she got from LASCO meant a great deal to her. “It made a huge difference in my life,” said Balles, 35. “I used part of it to get a car when I needed one, and it lessened my debt. It took me five years to finish school, and of the $100,000 that cost, I only owe
mation Officer at Pierce County Department of Emergency Management. She says residents should consider what essentials they need to survive for a few days as every situation is unique, and special medications or pets should be considered when putting a kit together. “What does your routine look like? What supplies do you need if you were cut off and the roads are closed? How would you make sure that you, your family and your pets are safe?” Foster says. She recommends to assemble kits for at least five to seven days and place them at home, work and inside the car. Adding a written list of important phone numbers to the kit, as cell phone batteries won't last forever and contact information might become unavailable, is essential when coordinating with families and friends. The Pierce County Department of Emergency Management offers courses for residents that want to learn more
environmental watch group Redline. “But really trucks are the big concern.” The environmental review states that moving LNG by rail is currently not allowed but also mentions the maintenance of a rail spur on the 30-acre property. The location has a pier, but PSE has stated barging is currently not being considered because of cleanup and regulatory requirements. That leaves trucks as a yes and rail as a future option. “I think it's definitely in play if a buyer wants it shipped that way,” Powell said. “It would add another monster to the oil train nightmare we already have. The lack of details on whether rail shipments are on the table is one of the problems I have with the facility's plans. There's nothing to prevent that from happening and yet the public has not had an opportunity to give input because it's not clear in the plans that LNG by rail is indeed on the table. It is.” PSE did not respond to attempts for interview by press time.
about their individual neighborhoods and what potential hazards they can encounter during an emergency. The free training aims to prepare residents to help their community during a disaster and act as an effective first responder. Emergencies can come in many forms, ranging from natural disasters, man-made catastrophes, and terrorist attacks. Guite says he used his emergency kit's light sticks to highlight his damaged vehicle and ensure safety for himself and other drivers. He also heard about his light sticks finding their way to rock concerts, heat packs going to sporting events and flashlights randomly disappearing. But no matter where the kit ends up, it is essential to be prepared. “Education and training never produce fear. Take personal responsibility for your family's safety,” Guite says. American Preparedness is always looking for volunteers to help with the emergency kit assembly.
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$30,000 because of grants, scholarships and no-interest loans. That’s a very fair deal.” When she graduated, Balles had a fulltime job waiting at Specialty Products in Lakewood. As a quality control technician, Balles earns a salary that has allowed her to begin repaying a loan and, as of three months ago, put a down payment on a home. It’s the first house she and 11-year-old daughter Eriaunna have lived in. “I’d like to go back for a Masters degree, but not yet,” Balles said. “I was working and going to school so long that I was exhausted when I graduated. My daughter gave up a lot of time with me so I could do this. Now, I want to spend time being a mom again. “I’ve told friends about the single-parent scholarship. It’s easy to apply for, and you can use the money for anything that helps you stay in school. In my situation, every little bit added up – and it helped me get through school, which changed my life.”
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The state-of-the-art aquarium is due to open in summer 2018, replacing the Zoo's aging North Pacific Aquarium. Hammerhead sharks, green sea turtles and spotted eagle rays are planned to be among the aquarium's new species. “The Pacific Seas Aquarium will not only replace the outdated North Pacific Aquarium, it will build a new legacy of ocean conservation among visitors to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium,” Deputy Director John Houck said. “We expect our visitors to enjoy the very colorful exhibits showcasing animals from Puget Sound to Baja Calif., and we believe they will leave with a new commitment to helping the world’s oceans, which are facing threats from overfishing, pollution and climate change.” The “sharks” and “sea turtles” got to break out their shovels and make the first official dig for the new aquarium, something they will be able to enjoy and learn from growing up. The rest of the day was spent celebrating aquatic life, including events like Peering at Plankton and a Stingray Feed. NEW EXHIBITS WILL INCLUDE:
• Baja Bay: A 250,000-gallon warm-
water exhibit, which will be home to scalloped hammerhead sharks, green sea turtles and spotted eagle rays.
• Northwest Waters: A 75,000-gallon
exhibit highlighting Pacific Northwest marine life.
• Coastal Kelp Forest: A tank featuring
giant strands of kelp similar to the kelp forests found off the coast of Southern California.
• Tidal Touch Zone: An engaging
space offering hands-on and up-close experiences for people of all ages.
Of course, the new aquarium will carry over many exhibits from the North Pacific Aquarium that serve to highlight the diverse marine life of Puget Sound. This project, along with other Zoo capital projects, is made possible by voters’ approval in 2014 of a $198 million Metro Parks Tacoma bond issue, with more than $65 million earmarked for capital improvements at the Zoo. The aquarium is one of the bigger parts of “Destination: Point Defiance,” a concentrated effort to enhance the experience of Point Defiance Park. Other projects slated for this summer include improvements near the Pearl Street entrance and a Tacoma Public Schoolsfunded Environmental Learning Center to be built on zoo grounds.
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PHOTOS BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER
More than 200 people walked Tacoma's museum district and waterfront as part of Downtown on the Go's summer series.
FUTURE WALKS: AUG. 10 SCAVENGER HUNT Time: Check-in at Tollefson Plaza be-
tween 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. to walk and/ or take public transit through downtown to find answers to clues. Work as a team or individual. Bring a digital camera. Awards following the event.
SEPT. 7 STEP INTO HILLTOP WALK Time: Check-in at South 11th and Martin
Luther King Jr. Way at 5:15 p.m. to stroll through the neighborhood with City Councilmember Keith Blocker.
OCT. 5 UWT/PRAIRIE LINE TRAIL WALK Time: Check-in at noon at the University of Washington Tacoma stairs at South 19th and Pacific Avenue to walk with Artifacts Consulting owner and local historian Michael Sullivan. Visit downtownonthego.com for more information.
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tions of art and artifacts that draw people from around the world to the city. These attractions put heads in beds and wallets in shops that have fueled much of downtown’s economic development that, in turn, has spun into a host of tourist and entertainment projects in various stages of construction, most notably the redevelopment of the former Elks Lodge by Portland-based McMenamins. Walk Tacoma 2016 is sponsored by Puyallup Watershed Initiative Active Transportation and spans seven themed walks between April and October that are specifically organized for downtown workers and residents to promote urban living and low-impact travel. The walks are scheduled for the lunch hour or just after work to encourage downtown employees to walk during their workday, whether it is
Port of Tacoma Communications Director Rod Koon provided some musical entertainment along the way.
to and from work or at a lunch break. The seven-year-old series received recognition from the Feet First’s 2016 Walkable Washington Symposium for its innovation and program themes that have drawn some 6,000 people to walks around all sections of downtown. “This is a huge honor, and a honor that the people of Tacoma should be proud of,” said Board President Mike Hutchinson about the award in June. “The number of people that Downtown On the Go’s Walk
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Tacoma program brings to the streets every year is incredible. This program is doing so much for the vibrancy of downtown Tacoma.” Walk Tacoma has also been honored by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, with the award for Urban Revitalization at the 2016 Historic Preservation Awards, as well as Mayor Marilyn Strickland proclaiming June 15 Walk Tacoma Day for the last three years in an effort to continue to promote non-automotive transportation options.
The Lakewood Arts Commission Proudly Presents the 4th Annual
“Lakewood Asian Film Fest”
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July 30, 31, August 1 at Lakewood Elks Free Admission and Prizes! Three Exciting Days, Five Absolutely Amazing Films!
“Our classes are equivalent to Word and Excel 101 at the community college level,” says Aaron Tran, Computer & Office Skills Program Coordinator. Those with a sensory disability or mobility impairment can be accommodated. Both voice recognition software and screen magnification are available and the Computer Lab houses adaptive workstations. Besides learning basic computer skills, students also spend time honing their office etiquette. They practice good customer service, phone manners, learn how to set appointments, how to manage their time and how to control emotions in the workplace. Upon successful completion of Computer & Office Skills, students spend three weeks in an internship. Two of Goodwill’s partners that offer these internships are Bates Technical College and Comprehensive Life Resources, both in Tacoma. Even before students participate in their internship, instructors send them
Film Schedule Saturday, July 30: 2 p.m. “The Rocket”, Australia-Laos, Subtitles, PG-17, Young, cursed Montagnard boy enters contest to a build rocket using leftover American bombs (sleeping tigers). An international sensation and “Rotten Tomato” favorite! Saturday, July 30: 7 p.m. “Wolf Totem”, China, Subtitles, PG 13, Breathtaking story of Mongolian herdsmen, marauding wolves, advancing civilization. “Majestic”, J. Ross.
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MOVING UP. Rosalee Ronco receives instruction from Computer & Office Skills Program Coordinator Aaron Tran at the Milgard Work Opportunity Center.
job leads. A staff person also helps them create a resume and another leads them in mock interviews so they know how to respond in an actual interview. The only requirements for signing up for Computer & Office Skills are that students be 18 years of age or older, have a high school diploma or a GED and read at an 8th grade level. In some cases, Tran may approve attendance for students who are simultaneously working on getting their GED. There’s no
charge for the classes or the textbooks. All classes are held for three hours, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Goodwill’s Milgard Work Opportunity Center (second floor), 714 S. 27th in Tacoma. For more information or to sign up, please contact: Aaron Tran at (253) 573-6564 or via email at aaront@ goodwillwa.org. Ongoing course information is also available under the “job training” tab on Goodwill’s website – www.goodwillwa.org.
Tacoma Housing Authority will stop receiving applications for the PUBLIC HOUSING WAIT LIST On Sunday, July 31, 2016 Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) will close its Public Housing wait list on Sunday, July 31st, 2016. Public Housing is housing owned by THA for people with low incomes. The change will not affect anyone currently on THA’s Public Housing wait lists. The change will not affect anyone who applies for housing before July 31st. Public Housing wait lists will be replaced with project-based voucher wait lists. THA will notify the public when waiting lists reopen.
Sunday, July 31: 2 p.m. “English - Vinglish”, India, PG-13, Sridevi triumphs as a non-English speaking woman visiting New York. Superb, “if you only see two films this year, see English-Vinglish twice!” SJ. Sunday, July 31: 7 p.m. “Anna and the King”, U.S.-Thai, PG 13, Spectacular true-life story of Siam King Mongkut and English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens. A masterpiece filled with high adventure and intrigue. RR. Stars Chow Yun Fat and Jodie Foster. Monday, August 1: 7 p.m. “The Lover”, French-Vietnamese, PG18, Teenage French girl begins an affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1928 Saigon. Smoldering film of M. Duras’s bestselling novel. Stars Jane Marsh and Chinese sensation Tony Leung. Five Absolutely Amazing Films Special “Saigon 67” Photographic Exhibit Plus ArtsFest and Philippine Scouts Displays Lakewood Elks, 6313 75th St. W., Lakewood (off Bridgeport). Concession stand open, air conditioned, free parking. Info: 253-861-1366. Some subtitles, seating first come basis. Sponsors: Casa Mia, Clover Park Rotary, The RAM, Tacoma-Pierce Crime Stoppers.
Tacoma public charter school students are making exceptional learning gains.
COME AND SEE HOW AT A SCHOOL TOUR
Want to learn more about Tacoma Public Charter Schools? Join us for an Open House on July 28. Take a tour of each school, have your questions answered and learn how to enroll your child at a school that will prepare them for success in school and life. Enrollment is open for fall 2016 at Tacoma’s public charter schools. All schools are tuitionfree and open to all students. Space is limited. ENROLL TODAY! “SOAR Academy has transformed the learning process for my son! He knows he can achieve his highest goals because at SOAR they not only teach the mind, but also the body, heart and soul. Dance was new and exciting for my son and he couldn’t be prouder of his work!”
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If you would like to apply for housing before the wait list closes on July 31st, go to THA’s website www.tacomahousing.net. For a list of locations to apply for housing, call THA’s main office at (253) 207-4400.
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Do not be fooled by phony websites. Only THA’s website will allow a person to apply. We also won’t charge you to apply. After July 31, 2016, the wait list will be closed and any future applicants will need to wait for the wait list for a property to be reopened.
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—Danielle Davies, founding SOAR Parent “The teachers and faculty at Summit Olympus care a lot about me and want me to succeed. You also get to work at your own pace to learn the material.”
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“Hands down, this has been my son’s best year ever. He finally got the support he needed. Destiny Middle School has made the absolute difference in my son’s life. He finally saw success and it has built his confidence.” —Jenni Denison, Destiny parent
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CATCHING UP WITH TEAM PRESIDENT AARON ARTMAN
PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS
BIG GAME. top) Brooklyn, NY native Keith
Francisco battles for the ball. Francisco has made a quick impact for the Sounders U23. (middle) Troy Peterson winds up for a goal. Peterson was a two-time allstate selection out of Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way. Peterson also had an outstanding year with the Tacoma Stars this past season. (bottom) When he's not launching skyward for a header, Gonzaga's Jalen Crisler is making it happen with the Sounders U23.
DIVISION TITLE ON THE LINE FOR SOUNDERS U23
By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com
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hile the first-place Tacoma Rainiers (49-40) took a well-deserved rest during the Triple-A All-Star break, the Tacoma Weekly caught up with Rainiers’ president Aaron Artman. Tacoma’s young executive has been at the helm during an impressive renaissance period over at Cheney Stadium and we thought it was high time that we pick his brain a little bit. TW: Aaron, first off, how about introducing yourself to our readers and let us know a bit about where you grew up and went to school. AA: I grew up in Gresham, Oregon, and then attended the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism and political science. TW: Obviously you're a sports guy. Tell us what sports you were into growing up and what kind of impact they had on you on and off the field. AA: Basketball was my first love, and my main sport growing up. It gave me a great outlet for my competiveness, and taught me about having your teammates’ backs, and them having yours. And how good it felt to win, and how bad it felt to lose, and I don’t think that has ever left. It also helped me realize that I better figure out how to do something else, as the NBA wasn’t in my cards, despite how many Game 7 winners I shot in my driveway as a kid. TW: If you told your 16 year old self that you would be president of the Tacoma Rainiers someday, what would the response probably be? AA: Not a chance. I thought I’d have your job. I was always going to be a writer. TW: When did you begin with the Rainiers? What were you doing beforehand that perhaps gave you a leg up getting into this position? AA: I started in June of 2007. Prior to that, I was with Microsoft for almost two years, but was in sports every year since 1999 except for the quick foray into technology. I learned from some of the best hard driving, high standard, sports operators. I took pieces of everything I
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By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com
PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS
WINNING. (top) Right fielder Stephen Romero's bat explodes. Romero is having another exceptional year for the Rainiers, batting .335 with 10 home runs, 19 doubles, 54 runs batted in and 43 runs scored. Romero was selected to the 2016 Triple-A All-Star Game. (middle) Starting pitcher James Paxton started the year in Tacoma and then got the call-up by the Seattle Mariners. (bottom) Norichika Aoki has made the most of his move down from the Mariners. The speedy left fielder is batting .333 with an on-base percentage of .431 with the Rainiers.
There’s nothing better for soccer fans than a regular season ending game with nearly everything on the line. That’s what will be going down when the Sounders U23 host Calgary Foothills FC on Friday, July 15 at Sunset Stadium in Sumner. The two clubs enter the match deadlocked at the top of the Premier Developmental League (PDL) Northwest Division standings. The winner takes the division crown and will host a firstround playoff match next week. The loser will have to travel a long ways and play in front of a hostile crowd to advance to the PDL Western Conference tournament. The Sounders U23 headed north on Sunday, July 10 to square off against Calgary with an opportunity to put the division championship firmly within their grasp. Following an exceptionally physical match against the Foothills, the Sounders U23 fell 1-0, with Calgary scoring the game winner during stoppage time just before halftime. At the 30-minute mark, the Sounders’ David Olsen was issued a red card following a second scrum with a Calgary player. While the Sounders U23 would play the remainder of the game with just 10 players, Calgary stood with 11 as the referee only issued their player involved a yellow card. It would prove to be too much for the Sounders U23, although they narrowly missed out on several scoring chances throughout the second half. With the win, Calgary pulled into a tie in the Northwest Division standings with 24 points for each team. The victory also means the Foothills will advance as the division champion with either a tie or a win against the Sounders
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SPORTSWATCH
MARSHAWN LYNCH BRINGS BEAST MODE CHALLENGE TO TACOMA
CBS Seattle and Fam First Family Foundation welcome the third annual Subway Beast Mode Challenge, a family festival to celebrate Marshawn Lynch and his foundation on Saturday, July 20 at Swan Creek Park in Tacoma. The festival site will include interactive games and activities for the entire family, featuring and adventure course with 12 football-themed obstacles to challenge participants’ inner Beast Mode, regardless of skill level and athleticism. Obstacles will include “Find the Crease” - just like Marshawn did to defensive lines his entire playing career; “Training Camp” – run the 40, hit the tackling dummies, run the tires; “Coach’s Playbook X’s and O’s” – over the X’s and through the O’s; “Beast Quakes 2.0” – inspired by Marshawn’s legendary runs against the Saints in 2011 and 2014’s run against the Cardinals, and of course, the return of the “Skittles Ball Pit.” Marshawn Lynch hung up his football cleats in February, but he continues to support the community through his charity, Fam First Family Foundation, as well as recent trips to Haiti with Free the Children to help rebuild an elementary school, and to Egypt with American Football Without Borders. The third annual Subway Beast Mode Challenge will again raise much needed funds to support the foundation’s mission of empowerment and education, aiming to build selfesteem and academic learning skills in underprivileged youth. Online registration for Subway Beast Mode Challenge is open at www.beastmodechallengetacoma.com. For more information interact on Facebook.com/beastmodechallenge and follow on Twitter @beastmodesea.
the City of Angels will clash on Saturday, July 23 when the Super Fight League (SFL) America Team Challenge returns to the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma with Team Seattle squaring off against Team Los Angeles. Seattle edged Portland in the inaugural Team Challenge on May 7, defeating their I-5 rivals, 17-13, in an event that came down to the final bout. “It was as exciting a show as we have ever had here at the Emerald Queen Casino, which is saying a lot,” promoter Brian Halquist. “The crowd really got behind the team aspect of the event. The main event ended up deciding which team won. We could not have drawn it up any better. The team concept really added another level of excitement to the show and we want to keep raising the bar with every Team Challenge from here on out.” The unique concept merges professional MMA with the traditional team scoring system of collegiate wrestling to create a dynamic event which pits two teams against each other. The eight-bout card will feature two preliminary and six Seattle vs. Los Angeles bouts. While technically the visitors, Team LA will have a local flare to it as former UFC Heavyweight champion and Seattle native Josh “Warmaster” Barnett will be cornering some fighters part of Team Los Angeles. The main event of the team bouts pits Seattle’s Brent “Mankill” Knopp against LA’s Adam Dehart. Each team is comprised of 6 fighters, including one woman fighter. The team with the most points at the end of the night will be crowned as the winner. Fighters will earn 9 points for a KO, 7 points for a submission victory, 5 points for a TKO, 3 points for a decision and 2 points for a draw with the winning team collecting the most combined points. Highlighting the team challenge will be a bout between undefeated Dylan Potter of Seattle against Tony Lopez of Los Angeles. Potter brings a 4-0 record into the fight, while Lopez, a veteran of 66 professional bouts, has tallied a remarkable 43 career wins. Additional team bouts include Seattle’s Bobby McIntyre facing LA’s Shohei Yamamoto and a female bout between Jenny Liou (Seattle) and Sarah D’Alelio (Los Angeles). Tickets are available through the EQC box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Preliminary bouts start at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. SFL America Team Challenge: Seattle vs. Los Angles and all future SFL America events will feature the all new VIP experience. All fans seated in in the VIP section (rows 1-3) will have an exclusive access point and a dedicated server to further enhance a true VIP experience.
TACOMA’S HOT TICKETS JULY 14 - 31 THURSDAY, JULY 14 – BASEBALL Colorado Springs vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 15 – BASEBALL Colorado Springs vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 15 – SOCCER Calgary vs. Sounders U23 Sunset Stadium, Sumner – 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 16 – FOOTBALL Cowlitz vs. Puget Sound Outlaws Orting HS – 6 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 16 – FOOTBALL Wenatchee vs. Pierce County Bengals Sunset Stadium, Sumner – 6 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 16 – FOOTBALL Snohomish vs. Puyallup Nation Kings Chief Leschi Stadium – 6 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 16 – BASEBALL Colorado Springs vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. SUNDAY, JULY 17 – BASEBALL Colorado Springs vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 1:35 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 18 – BASEBALL Oklahoma City vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 19 – BASEBALL Oklahoma City vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 – BASEBALL Oklahoma City vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.
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SOUNDERS WOMEN REMAIN UNDEFEATED WITH WIN OVER OSA
The Sounders Women continued their unblemished 2016 season with another win over local side, OSA. The game pitted two of the top three teams in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Northwest Division but the game was academic only as the Sounders Women have wrapped up the WPSL Northwest Division crown and will head to Northern California in two weeks for the regional competition. The game started with energy and both teams challenged the goal mouths with Cassie Miller maintaining her stellar summer with saves to keep OSA off the scoreboard. Megan Lindsey broke the ice with a goal set up by Kaycie Tillman midway through the first half. The game was controlled by the Sounders Women but as the two sides approached half time, OSA found pay dirt with a goal of their own. At halftime, it was 1-1 at French Field in Kent. The second half would see the Sounders Women creating chances but not finding the back of the net until Tillman hammered home the second goal on an assist from Megan Connolly. A small flurry from OSA made the game interesting but the Sounders Women held on to secure the three points and maintain an undefeated record on the campaign. The Sounders Women (9-0) face NSGSC (3-5-1) in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday July 16 to finish the regular season. Next up will be the regional competition for the Sounders Women with details still to be ironed out for the post season competition. Tickets and information can be found at www.sounderswomen.com for all remaining games in the WPSL season.
LUTES CONTINUE SUCCESS WITH SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
The Pacific Lutheran men’s and women’s swimming teams and five individuals earned Scholar All-American recognition for the 2015-16 season by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The Scholar All-America Team Award goes to teams with a combined cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. PLU’s 3.6 GPA for the women’s team ranked 18th in the nation and best in the Northwest Conference. In addition to winning the PLU team GPA this year, the women’s program earned the CSCAA honor for the fifth straight year. The PLU men earned the honor for the third year in a row, continuing to improve with a combined GPA of 3.21 to rank third among NWC programs that received the award. “It is so exciting and rewarding to see our studentathletes succeed at such a high level in both the classroom and in the pool,” said Matt Sellman, PLU head coach. “We believe that excellence is contagious and success fuels success. This is a perfect example of that.” In addition, five Lutes were garnered individual Scholar All-American honorable mention. To earn the honor, a student-athlete much compile a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while achieving ‘B’ standard national qualifying times in the pool. Three Lute women and two men earned the honor: Erica Muller, Kylie Webb, Alex Weeks, Hunter Cosgrove and Matt Wehr. Pacific Lutheran won its third consecutive NWC women’s title in 2016, while the men’s and women’s programs combined to claim 93 All-NWC honors. Sellman was named NWC Women’s Coach of the Year for a record-setting fourth year in a row.
TACOMA AND PIERCE COUNTY VOLLEYBALL OFFICIALS NEEDED
PHOTO BY ERNIE SHAPIRO
SUPER FIGHT LEAGUE AMERICA TO MATCH TEAM SEATTLE AGAINST TEAM LOS ANGELES
Mixed martial arts fighters from the Emerald City and
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. Line Judges are also needed for local high school matches. A comprehensive training program scheduled for August 18, 23, 25 and 31 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 10th so please contact us immediately. For additional information on becoming a volleyball official, please visit our website at www.tpcvob.com and contact Marc Blau at 253-677-2872 or mhblau@ comcast.net.
THURSDAY, JULY 21 – BASEBALL Oklahoma City vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 23 – RUGBY Tacoma Aroma 7’s Tournament Portland Ave. Playfield – 9 a.m. SUNDAY, JULY 24 – SOCCER Men – Bellingham vs. South Sound FC Harry Lang Stadium – 4 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 26 – BASEBALL El Paso vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 – BASEBALL El Paso vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 28 – BASEBALL El Paso vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 29 – BASEBALL El Paso vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 30 – ENDURANCE Beast Mode Challenge Swan Creek Park – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 30 – BASEBALL Albany vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. SUNDAY, JULY 31 – BASEBALL Albany vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.
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PLAYOFFS LOOM LARGE FOR PUYALLUP NATION KINGS
PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS
SMACKDOWN. (top-left) Running back Anthony France finds a huge hole created by the Kings' mammoth offensive line. (top-right) Donte Brown (5) celebrates
a touchdown by Dashun Salgado. (bottom-left) Receiver Mike Waller Jr. heads for daylight. (bottom-right) Just like the 92-0 outcome, it was a runaway when 6-4 receiver Ktron Barquet found an opening and headed for the end-zone. By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com
It’s been another stellar season for the Puyallup Nation Kings football team. The defending Western Washington Football Alliance (WWFA) champions seem to have hit their stride at the right time this season and are looking primed for strong playoff run. With one game left on the regular season schedule, the Kings can finish the year a perfect 8-0 if they can take care of business against the Snohomish Vikings on Saturday, July 16 at Chief Leschi Stadium at 6 p.m. With a host of new faces to begin the season, the Kings worked through a couple of preseason games to get a better idea of where their new talent needed to be. After beginning the regular season with a 36-14 win over their fierce rival, the Pierce County Bengals (4-3) the Kings headed north to face the Bellingham Bulldogs, one of the new additions to the now-expanded WWFA. It was a hardfought game, but in the end, the host Bulldogs couldn’t match the physical play of the Kings and Puyallup headed back home with a 38-23 victory. Since that road victory, the Kings have given up just 10 points over the next five contests. Throughout their
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seven-game run, Puyallup has outscored their opponents by a margin of 335 to 47. Puyallup’s toughest game of the season came on the road against the Wenatchee Rams, as the Kings eked out a hard-nosed 18-10 win. To date, it is the only blemish on the Rams (5-1) schedule. After their defeat of the Rams, the Kings have been untouchable, and brutal. Puyallup hung a 62-0 pounding on the road against the Arlington Grizzlies (2-5) on June 18. One week later, it would be a rematch of the 2015 WWFA championship game against the Puget Sound Outlaws at home. Unlike last season’s close matchup, the Kings faced an Outlaws (1-6) team that has struggled all season. The result was a 31-0 Kings win. Following a week off for the Fourth of July, Puyallup returned to the field to host the Washington Cavaliers (1-6) on Saturday, July 9. It would prove to be the most lopsided victory in the four-year history of the Puyallup Nation Kings. The Cavaliers have been a “Jekyll and Hyde” team all season. One week they have been able to put a solid team to the test, only to be blown away the following week. If there was going to be any bouncing back from their previous week’s 73-16 loss against the Bulldogs, they picked the wrong opponent on the road against Puyallup. Powered by a lockdown defense and a record-breaking day by
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their quarterback Adam Kruse, the Kings would crush the Cavaliers 92-0, with a running clock throughout the second half. Kruse would pass for 625 yards, completing 17 out of 22 pass attempts for 10 touchdowns. The Cavaliers were unable to intercept a single pass from Kruse. When the regular season ends, the top four teams from each division advance to play a cross-division game. If the season were to end today, the first-place Kings would host the Cowlitz Cobras (3-4), the opposite division’s fourth place team. The Pierce County Bengals sit in second place in the first division and are assured of a postseason berth. The Bengals wrap up their regular season at home against the Wenatchee Rams on Saturday, July 16. Kickoff at Sunset Stadium in Sumner is at 6 p.m. A victory would assure a first-round home game for the Bengals. The Kings will host a playoff game on Saturday, July 23 at 6 p.m. The WWFA semifinals will take place the following weekend, with the finals shaping up for Saturday, August 6. When the WWFA season ended last year, the eightteam league dropped one team and added another seven to expand to 14 teams, divided between two seven-team divisions. Puyallup is currently at the top of Division II, while the Renton Ravens (5-1) sit atop the other.
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U23 on July 15. The Sounders U23 are the defending 2015 Western Conference champions and boast a lineup of some of the top collegiate players in the country. Another interesting fact about the hometown boys is that there has been as many as five Tacoma Stars suited up for head coach Darren Sawatzky’s team this season. Derek Johnson, Troy Peterson, Chase Hanson, Joseph Cairel and Vincent McCluskey have all seen time for the
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Sounders U23, and may see even more time as some college players begin to head back to their school teams. The Sounders U23 will host Calgary on Friday, July 15 at Sunset Stadium in Sumner. First kick is set for 7:30 p.m. Ticket for the match are $10 at the stadium box office. Should the Sounders U23 win, they will host the first-round playoff match against Calgary on Tuesday, July 19 at Sunset Stadium. The winner advances to California for the Western Conference semifinals. Tucson FC can clinch one of the championship match spots if they can earn two ties or a single win over their final two matches.
off to hit the Big Leagues. I’m pumped for them whenever they make it. The toughest emotion I feel is when they get sent back down. While it may be good for us, it’s tough on them and their families. TW: Attendance this season has been impressive. It looks like there's a decent chance of the club making a run at the all-time Cheney record. There's got to be several factors contributing to this increase of support from the fans. What are you seeing? AA: It’s one of those things that is still a work in progress, but people love the R, and they love the ballpark. I think there’s a generation of fans – largely in their 20s and 30s, who never experienced the old Cheney Stadium in its glory days. So they completely got out of the habit of coming to Cheney. Now they are back, in droves, with their kids. I think our entertainment has improved. The food is better. This place is more local than it’s ever been, from food to beer to staff to ownership. And our ownership is incredible. It’s a group that cares deeply about the experience, the service and the ‘feel’ of coming to a Rainiers game. Beyond what we do, this place should be a catalyst for Tacoma. It should be a source of pride, and should elevate our city. As attendance grows, and I don’t think we’re at the peak, whether we break the all-time record or not, it feels good for us – sure. But I think it feels good for the city, like we are all a part of something. But we also keep growing the number of sales people we have, and they do an amazing job of selling tickets. These guys make 100 phone calls a day, and 20 face to face appointments a week. It’s old school. Get a territory, pick up the phone, and go meet people, and as that team grows, and gets better, attendance grows as well. TW: One of my favorite things about a game at Cheney is the fun atmosphere. With the addition of the playground, the whiffle ball diamond, it really seems as though the club has decided to double down on the "family friendly" environment. How has the response been, and have you got any other similar tidbits planned in the future? AA: The playground is our happy place. People love it. It was Brad Cheney’s idea, and he was right on. And another local company, Korsmo Construction, built a great product, on time and on budget. Within the park, we’d love to build another deck, perhaps in right field, although the lack of land out there is a challenge. We are also discuss-
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learned from them and put them into place here in Tacoma. TW: Was there a point during your early days with the Rainiers where you were asking yourself "what have I gotten myself into?" AA: In the first couple of years, I had a few of those days. I don’t think people, nowadays, realize how close this city was to losing Triple-A baseball, and how hard everybody worked to keep it here. I took this job having never set foot in Cheney Stadium. I did that on purpose, because I had heard how run down it was, and it may have swayed me in another direction. But we made the best of it, tried to create some good products that fans would love, and kept fighting to create the best ballpark atmosphere in the NW, and I think we all have that same mindset right now. We haven’t arrived yet, but it’s better than it’s ever been. TW: Obviously the remodel of Cheney Stadium has to rank very high on the list, but clue us in on some of the other steps forward by the organization that have made you proud. AA: Growing from a staff of seven or eight to 34 full time employees. These are good jobs, and when our people leave, they typically don’t leave for a lateral position. You have to be doing well enough to justify it, business wise, and I don’t think I’m the easiest person to work for. But it’s a great feeling to have a proving ground for young people, often fresh out of college, and watch them go for it. TW: If you were to talk to someone in high school or college about what it is that they can do to prepare them for a job like yours, what would be some of the big points? AA: That’s a tough one, because I didn’t follow the traditional sports path. I was more of a creative type, who then became a business person somewhere along the way. I think the thing that was instilled in me, by my mom mainly, was to always figure out a way to do something you wanted to do as a career, regardless of how young you were. She was great at saying, “Why not?”. So I worked as a writer in high school and college. Those were my summer jobs and college jobs, because I wanted to be a writer. Then I was a Creative Director, because I wanted to run ad campaigns for teams. It just kind of evolved, but I never thought “I’m too young to do this.” The best advice I’d give young people is to have really high standards for yourself, and then go after it. Be relentless about Needed in your Needed in your community today it. People want to mentor community today young people. That’s part of our culture now, at the Rainiers. We put people in We offer 24/7 support leadership positions, before Dedicated adults from trained professionals to walk they think they are ready, on through each day with you. purpose. TW: It's clear that you’re Monthly reimbursement of $1,500 not just an employee of the Rainiers, but also a fan of your team. It's got to be Minimum requirements include: painful sometimes to see a Must be 25 or older, pass a player move up to the Seattle Mariners, or be traded background check, and have away, knowing that there's a a spare bedroom. pretty good chance that you won't be seeing them play at Cheney again. Got a few of For more information contact those players? 253.348.0684 or email AA: I honestly don’t. amyso@ccsww.org These guys work their tails
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ing creating a new fan area, with unique food, on the Terrace Level of the Party Deck, that any fan can go enjoy, regardless of ticket type. TW: The 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game is coming to Tacoma next July. Some fans are unaware that this could pretty much be a once in a lifetime sort of decision for the folks at Cheney Stadium, with 31 other Triple-A stadiums in the mix. It's obviously going to have some sort of positive impact on Tacoma, don't you think? AA: I think so. Tacoma deserves this game. Our fans have earned it. It should be great for restaurants and hotels, and it’s a celebration for our region. We get to show this city off to the entire country, on national TV, and to all of our brethren in baseball. TW: The Rainiers have been on top of the division since Opening Day. It's got to add a bit of a spring to your step, coming into the office while running a first-place team. There's still a ton of baseball to be played, but can you picture what Cheney would look like in the playoffs? AA: In years past, the playoffs didn’t draw well. And that’s kind of the norm in Triple-A baseball. I think we’d draw well this year, and in future years, because there’s a much deeper connection between the team, stadium and organization than there has ever been. TW: One thing we've noticed about the organization is the number of young men and women you have running the operation. Was there a real push for a "youth movement" within the club, or is it just how it played out? AA: Part of it is the nature of sports, and part of it is our culture. We have better luck getting somebody fresh out of college, and teaching them how we want to do things, than hiring from other sports teams. It didn’t start that way, but it’s the way it worked out. We also hire, or grow, people into roles that they’ve never done before. Our senior staff has done a really good job of finding people who would be very good at whatever they decided to do in life, and then we are blessed enough that they chose to do it for us.
TW: Let's get back to Tacoma for a minute. If you're going out for a nice dinner, where's it going to be? If you're picking up something tasty and quick, what's your call? AA: With four kids, and a fifth on the way, there isn’t a ton of time for nice dinners, and you should see the bill with this hungry crew. Pacific Grill. Asado. Primo Grill. El Gaucho. For something tasty and quick, we default to Sammy’s Pizza, and we walk down to the Spar, or hit the Hub. I think the Harvester has our family breakfast menu memorized. Most of our meals this time of year are grilled at home, or at Cheney. Red Hot and Hank’s are probably my most common spots, but that’s usually with friends, customers or co-workers. TW: Aside from having one of the coolest jobs in town, what are some of your favorite things about Tacoma? AA: It’s a neighborhood city. You can walk, or take a quick drive, and be someplace that most of this country would think only exists in a vacation. The water. The parks. The mountains. Tacoma has a growing group of people, who deeply believe in how great it is, and how great it can become. There’s a real alignment, across all classes, in doing what’s good for Tacoma. Plus, it’s beautiful and it’s livable. How many West Coast cities can you walk into a bar or restaurant, and have a completely different cross section of people, and nobody cares. It’s not homogenous. Longshoremen are sitting next to doctors. Tattoo artists break bread with financial planners. I’ve never had a more diverse group of people I consider friends, in any city, and I’ve lived in a lot of major cities all over the country. There’s something really cool about that. It’s a scene-less city. Nobody cares what you do for a living, what your tax bracket is, what you wear or what you look like. If you dig Tacoma, and treat people well, that’s all that matters. That’s rare for a city, of any size, anywhere and it’s so cool. I haven’t lived any place like that before. There’s always some hierarchy or ‘scene’. This place doesn’t have that.
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PUYALLUP TRIBAL IMPACT Supporting the Economic Growth of Our Community
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Federal, regional, state and local leaders gathered with the Puyallup Tribal Council last spring to officially cut the ribbon on the Tribe’s new state-of-the-art Salish Cancer Center (SCC). Joining in on the event were (back row from left): Fife Mayor Tim Curtis; former Congressman Norm Dicks and Puyallup Tribal Council Vice-Chairman Larry LaPointe; (front row from left) Puyallup Tribal Council Members Marguerite Edwards and Sylvia Miller; Puyallup Vice-Chairwoman Roleen Hargrove; Senator Maria Cantwell; Puyallup Chairman Bill Sterud; Gov. Jay Inslee; Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen; Congressman Denny Heck; and Puyallup Tribal Council Members David Bean and Tim Reynon. Learn more about the cancer center on pg. 3.
The most urban of Native American tribes, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians continues to be a critical component of the South Sound economy. As Pierce County’s sixth largest employer, a donor to a broad range of charitable organizations, and a major funder of housing, roads, education and environmental projects, the Puyallup Tribe stands as a model for taking care of not only its own membership, but sharing its wealth
among the broader community as well. The Puyallup Tribe is one of the largest employers in Pierce County. With a payroll of more than 3,100 people that work in the Tribe’s businesses, government, economic development corporation, school, and health and housing authorities – approximately 70 percent of whom are non-Native – employees enjoy competitive wages and benefits.
In 2015 the Tribe spent over $491 million. This spending supports communities by providing good wages and generous benefits to individuals, and through purchases of goods and services from local suppliers, vendors, contractors, construction companies and more. From sponsoring local charities, non-profit organizations, social welfare projects and events that may otherwise
suffer or cease to exist, to protecting the environment, funding crime prevention, city improvement projects and healthcare, the Tribe maintains its commitment to honoring its destiny as “the generous people,” the meaning of the Tribe’s very name “Puyallup.” In the following pages, you’ll read more about what a valuable community partner the Puyallup Tribe of Indians is to the region and the state.
SUPPORT FOR OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY
When Gov. Jay Inslee visited the Tribe’s Elders Center on Nov. 30, Puyallup Chairman Bill Sterud (right) and elder Len Ferro (left) wrapped him in a Puyallup Tribe Pendleton blanket as a token of thanks and respect.
To the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, the word “community” means more than its own membership circle. With more than 4,900 Puyallup tribal members locally and across the country, and an Indian population of over 24,000 in the tri-county area, the Puyallup Tribe takes great pride in continuing its ancestral ways by caring for Native American people across the board. HEALTHCARE Puyallup Tribal Health Authority (PTHA) has seen many accomplishments this past year. Below are just a few of the top news stories of 2015. Residency Program. PTHA’s residency program saw the first residents graduating in June. Graduates Brian Nelson and Aaron Rhyner began their residency three years prior and helped build PTHA’s residency program from the ground up. Since the graduation, Dr. Rhyner has been hired on as a full time physician. Accreditations. PTHA continues to prove commitment to quality and excellence in health care by receiving full three-year Accreditation from AAAHC and received additional recognition as an Accredited Medical Home. In addition to AAAHC, PTHA was reviewed by both the AOA (American Osteopathic Association) and COLA (Clinical Laboratory Accreditation) this year, and both received full accreditation with zero deficiencies. Zero Suicide Program. Puyallup Tribal Health Authority is committed to transforming health care and changing public perception of suicide to help reduce the number of suicide deaths. A team of people from several Puyallup Tribal entities implemented the Zero Suicide model in the Puyallup Tribe community. The Zero Suicide program sets a basis for prevention of all suicide deaths through improved care and a commitment to patient safety. Taking a continued quality improvement approach and providing long-term follow up are some of the ways this team continues to work
As PTHA resident doctors Brian Nelson and Aaron Rhyner prepared for the formal graduating ceremony the Tribe gave them, they were dressed in the traditional way.
toward moving the community to Zero Suicide deaths in the future. Smoke-free Campus. PTHA became a smoke-free campus, which has had many benefits not only in promoting wellness in the community, but also decreasing drug activity by removing smoking enclosures, modeling healthy behavior to our youth, improving campus appearance and encouraging patients to quit smoking. Puyallup Tribal Member Events. Puyallup tribal members enjoyed days dedicated specifically for them during “School Days, Healthy Ways” and the four “Honoring Our Elders” days throughout the year. ELDERS Elder care is a top priority for the Tribe, with nearly $4.4 million spent in 2015 on elder care services. The Tribe’s beautiful House of Respect Elders Center – a $13 million facility opened in 2009 – stands as testament to the Puyallups’ deeply held reverence for their elder membership. The center, located on a historically significant site above the Puyallup River, offers a variety of health and recreational options for Puyallup elders over 45 years old, and holds a monthly luncheon at which one elder is chosen for special honoring. YOUTH The Tribe works to proactively instill positive values in its young members as early as possible through several important means: s Puyallup Tribal Community Center. This 34,000square-foot facility includes a 15,000-square-foot gymnasium and other areas for youth activities. The facility also accommodates gatherings for meetings, weddings, funerals and cultural activities. The Tribe partners with Junior Achievement to offer financial education to the youth, which is now held at the Tribal Community Center for two weeks during the summer.
s Chief Leschi Schools. Providing a Native-focused academic environment for children in pre-kindergarten through high school, Chief Leschi Schools serves Native American students from more than 60 different tribes with current enrollment of approximately 950 pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade students. As one of the largest Bureau of Indian Education (BIA) schools constructed in the nation, the 200,000square-foot school is intended to be a model for Native American programs around the country. s Grandview Early Learning Center. During 2015, Grandview Early Learning Center served 142 families and 247 children, providing quality and culturally appropriate early childhood care for Native children in the community. s Education Opportunities. For youth and adults wishing to seek higher education after high school, or earn their general equivalency degree (GED), the Puyallup Tribe ensures that funding is available for tuition assistance, books, tutoring and more. HOUSING The Puyallup Tribe and the Puyallup Nation Housing Authority (PNHA) strive to provide safe, sanitary, and comfortable homes for Puyallup Tribal members living in the Puyallup Nation’s service area. During 2015 PNHA provided housing assistance to more than 150 households. The families served represent 337 individuals. All units are kept fully occupied and few vacancies occurred during 2015. The PNHA owns and operates 135 housing units, which are a mix of single-family homes, apartments, and duplexes. In addition to the units owned by the Tribe, PNHA maintained 30 Rental Assistance Vouchers, formerly known as Section-8, where units are rented on behalf of eligible tribal members and the rental payments are made to the property owners.
For more information about the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, visit www.puyallup-tribe.com.
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‘LITTLE’ BILL ENGELHART TIES TOGETHER BIG BLUES HAPPENINGS
PHOTO BY ERNEST A. JASMIN
BLUES ICON. “Little” Bill Engelhart will perform at the Old Town Blues Festival on
Saturday and a 60th anniversary show for his band, the Bluenotes (shown in smaller photo, circa 1958) on Sunday at Immanuel Presbyterian Church. By Ernest A. Jasmin ejasmin@tacomaweekly.com
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ocal blues fans have two major events to choose from this weekend, and unifying them is Tacoma legend “Little” Bill Engelhart, who will perform at Old Town Park during the Old Town Blues Festival at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 16, followed by the 60th anniversary celebration of Little Bill & The Bluenotes, the band he started with in the 1950s, at 5 p.m. Sunday at Immanuel Presbyterian Church. “He’s been one of my old rock n’ roll, rhythm & blues heroes ever since I was a kid,” said promoter Mike Mitchell, who has booked Engelhart for most of the Old Town Blues Festival’s 25-year run. “I was too young to see these guys when they were really freight-training, and then eventually I got old enough to go to teen dances and stuff like that, and they would come through the circuit. Then, of course – advancing rapidly forward to 25 years ago – he was probably the first guy we signed to play the blues festival.” Memories vary on exactly when the Bluenotes formed. Englehart says the band started in 1957 in his autobiographical book, “So Anyway.” But he also recalls the band’s original lineup – also John “Buck” Ormsby, Frank Dutra and Lasse Aines – being inspired to jam after a screening of “Blackboard Jungle” at the Sunset Theater, a defunct movie house
that was once located on Sixth Avenue. The film, most notable for popularizing Bill Haley & His Comets’ smash hit, “Rock Around the Clock,” was all the rage in 1956. “When we started in Tacoma, we were the only kid band playing rock n’ roll,” Engelhart told Tacoma Weekly in 2012. “We were very influenced by black musicians. My very first job playing music was when I was probably 15, and it was at the George Washington Carver Legion Hall on Tacoma Avenue, the black American Legion Hall. That band was called the Bluenotes. So when that broke up and I went on to start my own band, I called it the Bluenotes.” Englehart’s Bluenotes organized their own teen dances, laying the foundation for a scene that would spawn classic garage-rock bands the Fabulous Wailers, the Sonics and the Ventures. The Bluenotes themselves scored a national hit with Englehart’s ballad, “I Love an Angel,” which charted nationally in 1959. “I think Bill bears witness to a type of music that goes beyond any one generation,” said Rev. Dave Brown, who books the bands for Immanuel Presbyterian’s monthly Blues Vespers series. “He’s timeless in a way that people like Ray Charles are timeless. And I think Bill’s work as a musician and also a band leader has inspired new generations of band leaders and musicians. People like Randy Oxford and Billy Stoops and others learned how to be band leaders from watching Bill.” The Bluenotes roster has included dozens
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of members over the decades. This weekend, Engelhart will be accompanied by Billy Stapleton on guitar, Billy Barner on drums and Dick Poweel on keyboards and harmonica. In addition to Old Town Park, the Old Town Blues Festival will again occupy The Slavonian Hall, 2306 N. 30th St., and The Spar Tavern, 2121 N. 30th St. Headlining this year will be blues man Kal David, who started his 50-plus year career with the Exceptions, a band that also included Chicago vocalist Pete Cetera. In additon to his solo work, David has also performed with the likes of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Etta James and Johnny Rivers. His Tacoma appearance will feature wife Lauri Bono and his backing band, the Real Deal, beginning at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Slavonian Hall. The Old Town Blues Festival will feature a more eclectic lineup than previous years with performances by the Linda Meyers Band, Billy Mac & The Patty Wacks, the Twang Junkies, Mark Hurwitz & Gin Creek, the Junior Hill Band, King Kom Beaux, Red House, Terry Lauber & Friends, Mike Wall and Kim Archer, who will open festivities by singing the National Anthem a little before noon. Performances at Old Town Park and The Spar are free, but tickets for David’s headlining set are $30. Tickets are available in advance at the Spar and T-Town Apparel, 1934 Market St. Proceeds from Old Town Blues Festival
will benefit Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation, a non-profit group that provides support for veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder. It’s a cause that’s close to Mitchell’s heart. “I’ve lived with PTSD for 47 years now since the Vietnam War,” he said. “I know what these kids have and the challenges they face.” Admission to the Little Bill & The Bluenotes anniversary show is free, though Immanual Presbyterian collects an offering for bands that perform there. The church is located at 901 N J St.; www.ipctacoma.org for further details.
Several cannon firings will punctuate an evening of 19th century fun with the Fort’s re-enactors. Families are invited to bring a picnic dinner and join in scavenger hunts, games, contests and dancing of the mid1800s. Lemonade and ice cream will also be available while supplies last. For more information, call (253) 591-5339 or visit www.fortnisqually.org.
Brothers Band (country, rock, July 29). The series is co-sponsored by the Pierce County Arts Commission and Sonic Drive-In. Learn more at www.piercecountywa.org.
OLD TOWN BLUES FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OLD TOWN PARK Kim Archer (National Anthem, 11:55 a.m.) Linda Myers Band (noon) Little Bill & The Bluenotes (1 p.m.) Billy Mac & The Patty Wacks (2 p.m.) Twang Junkies featuring Bob Hill (3 p.m.) Mark Hurwitz & Gin Creek (4 p.m.) The Junior Hill Band (5 p.m.) King Kom Beaux (6 p.m.) THE SPAR TAVERN Red House (8:30 p.m.) SLAVONIAN HALL Terry Lauber & Friends (8:30 p.m.) Kal David featuring Lauri Bono & The Real Deal (9:30 p.m.) Learn more at www.tacomaoldtownrhythmandbluesfest.com.
THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE BIG HAT BRUNCH Ta c o m a ' s Pride celebration will wrap up with its annual Big Hat Brunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at the Oasis Youth Center, 2215 Pacific Ave. Put on your biggest, floppiest hat and get ready to chow down. The cost is $65 with proceeds benefiting Oasis, Pierce County's only drop-in resource and support center dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth. Learn more by calling (253) 6712838 or visiting www.oasisyouthcenter.org.
TWO ATOMIC COMICON Celebrate comics and geek culture at a twoday comic book convention, called Atomic Comicon, takes over multiple floors of Tacoma Public Library’s downtown branch. There will be something for everyone at this
epic event to enjoy: c o s p l a y, a photo booth, gaming, artist appearances, a Lego display and build Zone, workshops, speakers and other interactive fun. The fun goes from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16. Call Sara Holloway at (253) 292-2001 or email sholloway@tacomalibrary.org to register and receive email updates on speakers, panels and other details.
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THREE PARTY LIKE IT’S 1899 Children will be racing for saltwater taffy fired from the candy cannon during Family Fun Night from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 15, at Point Defiance’s Fort Nisqually Living History Museum.
Check out the latest installment of the Sounds at Sunset concert series when The Coats play Meridian Habitat Park, 14422 Meridian Ave. E., in Puyallup. This free series will feature a variety of local bands on Friday evenings. Also coming up are The Not Its (kid rock, July 22) and The Olson
FIVE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT Caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support groups, such at the one that will meet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Tacoma - 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. Participation is free. For further details, call (253) 584-3267.
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TMP’S ‘MARY POPPINS’ IS
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS By Dave R. Davison dave@tacomaweekly.com
Tacoma Musical Playhouse (TMP) is bringing the 22nd season of its main stage shows to a close with a well-crafted production of “Mary Poppins,� the musical story of the magical English nanny. “We’ve saved the best for last,� asserted John Douglas Rake, TMP’s managing artistic director who also directed and choreographed this production. In the starring role of Mary Poppins, Caelan Creaser is practically perfect in every way. The iconic nanny, blown in by the East wind with her parrot umbrella and magic carpetbag, is fully manifested through the magic of Creaser’s ability as an actress and through a flawless vocal performance of the many well-known songs that originated in the 1964 Disney musical. It is largely through Creaser’s performance that the audience is taken into the magical realm that Mary Poppins brings into being by her mere presence. It is uncanny to behold a fictional character made flesh and blood in so convincing a way. Creaser is Mary Poppins. Harry Turpin is right there with Creaser with a pitch perfect performance as Bert, the chimney sweep/ jack-of-all-trades who is something of a magical ally of Mary Poppins herself. With a rich voice that is matched by his skills as an actor and dancer (at one point we find him tap dancing upside down on the ceiling), Turpin adds to the overall success of the show. Summer Mays, who had a starring role in “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang� earlier in the season, plays Jane Banks, the eldest child of the Banks family with whom Mary Poppins is employed. Mays has a knack for lighting up the stage and holds her own alongside the likes of Creaser and Turpin. (The role of Jane is shared with Amelia Stiles in alternating performances of the show.) Stalwart performances are dialed in by Ian Bartlett (as little brother Michael Banks – obsessed with flying kites), Jonathan Bill (as George, the stern patriarch of the Banks family) and Carrie SleeperBowers (as Winnifred Banks, the mother of the family). Much comic relief is provided by the antics of Stacie Hart, as the cynical house maid and Jake Atwood as the household servant. Diane Lee Bozzo performs a poignant and lyrical version of the Bird Woman. The ensemble cast, through song and dance numbers, brings
PHOTOS BY KAT DOLLARHIDE
HIT PERFORMANCE. Dressed in white, Mary Poppins (Caelan Creaser) and Bert (Harry Turpin) dance and cavort in a magical park scene in which statues come to life. Creaser and Turpin are so abundantly talented that their characters are vividly brought to life, to the delight of the TMP audience.
the audience to emotional crescendos at various points in the story line. “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,� which builds up to a fever pitch, was a special hit with the audience. “Step in Time,� a tap
dancing extravaganza performed by the ensemble dressed as chimney sweeps, even got a mini standing ovation (as opposed to the fullblown standing-O that took place at the end of the show).
The songs for the musical version of Mary Poppins were mostly penned by Richard and Robert Sherman for the 1964 Disney film starring Julie Andrews (Oscar winner for best actress that year) and Dick
Van Dyke. In 2004, the original songs were augmented with more material and a stage version of the show was brought into being by Cameron Mackintosh. This version of Mary Poppins ran on Broadway from 2006 through 2013. The character of Mary Poppins, who first appeared in the 1934 book by P.L. Travers, is enigmatic. She is somewhat vain and stern, yet good-natured and caring. It is not quite clear whether she is a supernatural being or simply a human being that is so self-assured that magic comes as a consequence. She says things like “Anything can happen if you let it,� and “Anything is possible if we just get out of our own way.� She is invoked by a mere wish on the part of the children when they make a list of their ideal nanny. When the gruff father tosses the wish list into the fireplace, he unwittingly sends it up the chimney into Mary Poppins’ realm. (The chimney as a portal to the upper world is a big theme in the story – a feature shared with the mythology of Santa Claus, another legendary friend of children.) Mary Poppins arrives as the little family is reaching an emotional crossroads from which they’ll either emerge as a happy, close-knit human family or as a cold, dysfunctional and lost group of individuals. (News of the emotional weather of the family is shared between the Admiral – played by Erik Furuheim – and Bert.) Mary Poppins arrives as the fulfillment of a wish by the children and helps restore balance to the family. Mary Poppins’ secret to authentic living is mostly a matter of one’s perspective. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Any job can be made into a game if you find what is fun about it. Viewing family life upside down, in which the children sometimes have to help the parents, has its advantages. Mary Poppins is about finding the balance between the head and the heart. The image of Mary Poppins in her long coat, clutching her carpetbag and floating through the sky with her umbrella, is one of the most familiar motifs in the popular culture of the last century. TMP creates that iconic scene so well that it’ll give you goose bumps and send chills down your spine. TMP has indeed saved the best for last. The 22nd season closes with a success. “Mary Poppins� runs through July 31. Performances are Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. For information visit tmp.org or call (253) 565-6867.
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Waterfront Sketching Workshop with Darsie Beck July 16, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. In a workshop inspired by Edvard Munch’s love of the sea, join artist Darsie Beck and learn how to create your own travel journal sketch book. Enhance your travel experience and learn the centering qualities of keeping a sketch journal. Darsie’s creative impetus is derived from maritime environments worldwide. His travel sketch journals reflect his passion for waterways, harbors and maritime traffic. Prior to the workshop, each registrant will need to purchase supplies found on this workshop materials list. Pricing and Tickets; $25 ($20 TAM Members)
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THE WOODS. Gerry Collins’s “Road to my Studio,� oil on canvas, captures the feel of the Canadian woodland where the artist lives and works. By Dave R. Davison dave@tacomaweekly.com
It is sad to report that Tacoma’s B2 Fine Art Gallery is departing from the City of Destiny in favor of finding greener pastures in the Emerald City to the north. Since 2010, B2 (“bee squared�) has exhibited work by a wide range or artists from emerging artists all the way up to nationally known artists like Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson. Perhaps B2’s greatest contribution to the cultural life of Tacoma has been those shows that featured work by the Northwest Mystics – that group of artists of the first half of the 20th century that put the Pacific Northwest on the artistic map: artists like Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves and Guy Anderson. B2’s last Tacoma show, on view through July 30, is “The Naturalist,� which is billed as an exploration of “landscape abstraction.� It features landscape-derived work by four painters and a sculptor. Northwest emerging artist Jeffree Stewart works mostly in oil paint. His paintings often involve the land and water of our local environment (Stewart is a shoreline ecologist). He paints islands, rivers, rocky shorelines and forests in a way reminiscent of Vincent Van Gogh. Land, water and sky are depicted through multitudes of colorful brush strokes that make the depicted landscape seem to be filled with living energy. Often there are gestural figures in boats making their way through a world of forces that swirl
around them. At times, Stewart works on gnarled, knotty wooden boards that add to the overall texture of the art. Canadian painter Gerry Collins does his landscape work using larger blocks of color: broad brush strokes that are punctuated with busy lines that suggest spindly tree trunks, limbs and twigs. He captures the poetic essence of place with an economy of means. The trick is something of a blend of Western artistic traditions with an Eastern knack for capturing an essence of place with a minimum of effort. Nina Mikhailenko works in a similar vein, but her colors are more blended and lush, closer to the palette of a traditional landscape painter. Becky Knold, on the other hand, is almost totally abstract. She uses rollers and drip painting in addition to the brush as a way to create surfaces that are suggestive of certain natural features, like the surface of a pond or the face of a glacier. Sculptor Alan Newberg is included in the show for his use of natural materials, mostly wood. His partially rustic, partially refined constructions are striking configurations of shape and texture. The gallery is hosting an artists’ closing reception July 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. It will likely be Tacoma’s last chance to bid farewell to the Boones, who have made a valiant effort to bring some important art to our city. Their departure will leave another hollow spot in Tacoma’s diminishing artistic landscape. Nevertheless, I wish good luck to B2 in its Seattle incarnation.
Workshop Schedule: On the day of the workshop, people will meet in the Murray Family Event Space on the first floor of Tacoma Art Museum at 11 a.m., walk over to the waterfront as a group following a 30-minute introduction, then return to the museum for a postsketching discussion and review until 1:30 p.m. Please check the weather before attending the workshop and dress accordingly. About the Instructor: Darsie Beck is a self-taught watercolor painter, stone carver and sketch artist. He has taught travel journal sketch workshops for Rick Steves travel groups, the Seattle Public Library, Centrum and the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Most recently Beck's work was exhibited at Washington State University Pullman and the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend.
Edvard Munch and the Sea – Final Day July 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Today is the final day to see the exhibition Edvard Munch and the Sea.
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KEEPING JOURNAL BRINGS CLARITY TO PERSONAL FITNESS By Matt Kite mattkite@tacomaweekly.com
Stuffed inside a file cabinet in my home office is a collection of running journals dating back to the spring of 1986. That’s right: I’ve been jotting down the details of my daily running habit for three decades. When I first started keeping track of every mile and every workout, Ronald Reagan was POTUS, Chernobyl was melting down and Mike Tyson had just become the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. I’ve never totaled the mileage (I’ll leave that for the day when I can no longer run), but I’ve always kept a journal of my workouts. You should, too. Whether you swim every morning, cyclo-cross competitively or simply visit the gym three times a week, you stand to gain from keeping track of all that sweating you do. Sure, there are those free spirits and artistic types who can’t be confined by a daily schedule, much less a record of what they’ve actually accomplished. But the rest of us benefit from recording our fitness activity. The main benefit? Clarity. Maybe you’re curious about how often you went for a ride this time last year. Maybe you’re worried about overtraining and can’t recall exactly how many workouts you’ve logged over the last few weeks. Maybe you want to know if you’re improving or losing a step. The answer is in your workout journal. If you’ve been overdoing it, your workout journal will read more like a sick journal. Pulled hamstring. Sinus infection. Mental health day. Your log will be littered with quick explanations—or exhaustively detailed descriptions if you’re the gabby type—of exactly why you haven’t been working out.
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But if you’ve managed to push it without going over the edge, you’ll have at your fingertips a meticulously kept history of everything you’re doing right—and wrong. Indeed, if you have to skip a week of training every time you do such-andsuch workout or total so many hours at the gym, you know where your maximum training threshold lies. So long as you’re capable of learning from your mistakes, you can avoid making them a second time by simply reviewing your own cautionary tale, a well-documented foray into the consequences of excess. The opposite is also true. If you’re
suddenly deadlifting more than you ever have or hiking farther with less effort, grab your training journal and study it. The secrets to your success are hidden in those pages. So what, exactly, does a guy or gal record in said journal? Start with the facts. The day and date of the workout (time of day might be important, too, if you perform differently depending on when you exercise). The nature of the workout. Maybe you just worked on cardio. Or maybe you focused on anaerobic activity. Number or reps, amount of weight, the time it took you for each rep or the work-
out as a whole—everything is fair game. Be sure to leave room for more subjective info. Maybe you felt awful. Or great. Maybe you had a lot on your mind and couldn’t focus (or maybe you were so mad about something you had the greatest workout of your life). Listen to your body, and take note. Did you feel a twinge in your calf? Do you feel a cold coming on? Are you feeling burned out? Anything that nags at you is worth reporting. On the other hand, if it was just another day at spin class, you don’t need to wax poetic on your workout’s uneventfulness. Back in college, when I was running cross country and track and field at Western Washington University, I kept my watch on my nightstand. When I woke up in the morning, the first thing I did was log my resting heart rate. If it was in the low 40s, I knew I was entering a peak period of performance (ideally just in time for the district meet). If it was 50 or over, I knew I was likely tired, overtraining or coming down with something. If you’re a wrestler or bodybuilder, you’ll probably want to keep track of your weight. Regardless of how you stay in shape or what you’re training for, there’s likely a small detail like your weight or resting heart rate that can tell you as much about your fitness level as the rest of the info in your training log. The important thing is to write it down. The information will be there for you when you need it. And you can add it all up when you’re in the nursing home. Matt Kite is an avid hiker and master runner in Tacoma. Check out “3 Minute Hikes,” his hiking channel on YouTube, and find his column here on the third Friday of each month.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: JOHN CLEESE
From the Ministry of Silly Walks to shrugging off “flesh wounds” as the Black Knight, Monty Python’s John Cleese has starred in some of the most absurdly funny scenes in TV and cinematic history; and now the iconic comedian – also known for “Faulty Towers” and the Academy Award-nominated “A Fish Called Wanda” – is headed to Tacoma. He’ll headline Broadway Center’s Pantages Theater for two performances next St. Patrick’s Day. Cleese’s appearances are being billed as “an evening of well-honed anecdotes, psychoanalytical tidbits and unprovoked attacks on former colleagues, especially (fellow Monty Python cast member) Michael Palin.” Performances are scheduled for 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., and tickets will go on sale on Monday, July 18, with prices ranging from $39 to $110. Learn more at www.broadwaycenter.org, and find ticket info for these other upcoming shows at www.ticketmaster.com except for where otherwise indicated. • Sinbad: 8:30 p.m. July 30, Emerald Queen Casino, $25 to $65. • Modest Mouse with Brand New: 7:30 p.m. July 30, KeyArena, Seattle, $31.99 to $51.99. • Fête Music Festival featuring Nas, Metro Boomin’ and more: noon July 30, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, $43 to $133.
• Motopony: 9 p.m. Aug. 20, Jazzbones, $10 to $15; www.jazzbones.com. • Lynyrd Skynyrd: 8 p.m. Aug. 24, Emerald Queen Casino, $60 to $135. • “I Love the ‘90s” featuring Salt N’ Pepa, Color Me Badd and more: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26, Tacoma Dome, $25.50 to $99.50. • Tim McGraw: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $85 to $350. • Juan Gabriel: 8 p.m. Sept. 9, Tacoma Dome, $63.50 to $203.50. • Prophets of Rage: 7 p.m. Sept. 10, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, $23 to $85.20. • Tom Green: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 to 17, 10:30 p.m. Sept. 16 and 17, Tacoma Comedy Club, $17 to $26; www.tacomacomedyclub. • Drake with Future: 7 p.m. Sept. 16, Tacoma Dome, $49.50 to $129.50.
• Dolly Parton: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21, Showare Center, Kent, $39.50 to $125; www.showarecenter.com. • Art Garfunkel: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, Pantages Theater, $29 to $85; www.broadwaycenter.org.
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• Monkeywrench: 9 p.m. Sept. 24, Jazzbones, $12 to $15; www.ticketfly.com.
• Josh Turner: 8:30 p.m. Aug. 19, Emerald Queen Casino, $35 to $80.
• Def Leppard with REO Speedwagon and Tesla: 7 p.m. Oct. 1, Tacoma Dome, $29.50 to $125.
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TW PICK OF THE WEEK: A TRIBUTE CONCERT WILL BE HELD
FOR TACOMA MUSICIAN JON WILLIAMS AT 7 P.M. ON SUNDAY, JULY 17, AT THE ACME GRUB CAGE TAVERN. HE WAS 34 WHEN HE DIED LAST MONTH. THERE WILL BE A SILENT AUCTION ON SUNDAY ALONG WITH PERFORMANCES BY JOHN WALKER, THE FUN POLICE AND TEN MILES OF BAD ROAD. FIND UPDATES ON FACEBOOK UNDER THE EVENT “BENEFIT SHOW FOR JON WILLIAMS (AKA BLACK JON.)
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METAL HEADS. Sin Circus is a local group featured in a soon-to-bereleased DVD that recaps past Cloneapalooza concerts. By Ernest A. Jasmin ejasmin@tacomaweekly.com
On Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17, the 420 Smoker Tour will take over O’Malley’s Irish Pub, 2403 Sixth Ave. The event is a preview of the fourth annual Cloneapalooza, an herb-friendly rock festival that will next take place from Sept. 15 to 17 at Silver Ridge Ranch in Easton, and a release party for a related DVD. Tickets for Cloneapalooza 4 will go on sale this weekend and be available online at www.cloneapaloozaIV. brownpapertickets.com. Recently, the Tacoma Weekly caught up with founder Chris Aldrige to find out what to expect this weekend. Tacoma Weekly: What exactly is Cloneapalooza? Aldridge: Cloneapalooza is a greenfriendly camping and music festival that we hold annually in Eastern Washington, usually in late August or early September. We are now in our fourth year. We’ve had anywhere from about 20 to 30 bands come out each year. TW: What inspired you to start this event in the first place? Aldridge: Basically, I’d been friends with several local artists – bands and musicians. I enjoyed going to their shows that they put on, but the music scene just didn’t have much going for it the last three or four years. Bands are struggling to find a gig to play, and fighting with managers and promoters who are trying to do “pay to plays,� for example. I’ve never done a pay-to-play, and I never will. What my movement is more about is recognition of the bands and artists. My motto is “united rock and rap under one green flag.� I’ve been involved in the medical
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DAWSON’S: Linda Myers Band (R&B, blues, jazz) 8 p.m., NC HARMON TAPROOM: Open mic with Steve Stefanowicz, 7 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: “Hempstalk & Evergreen Fest: Talent Search� (rock) 8 p.m., $5 NEW FRONTIER: Open mic, 8 p.m., NC NORTHERN PACIFIC: Open mic, 7:30 p.m., NC, AA OLD TOWN PARK: Rafael Tranquilino & Leah Tussing (rock, blues) 6:30 p.m., NC, AA STONEGATE: Dave Nichols’ Hump Day Jam, 8:30 p.m., NC TOWER BAR & GRILL: Michelle Beaudry (jazz guitar) 4:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JULY 21 GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Anthem (Rush tribute) 7 p.m., NC, AA
SUNDAY, JULY 17 TACOMA COMEDY: Jubal Flagg CD recording with Jose Bolanos (comedy) 7:30 p.m., $20-$26, 18+ DAWSON’S: Tim Hall Band (open jam) 8 p.m., NC G. DONNALSON’S: Blues, gospel and more, 7 p.m., NC, AA NEW FRONTIER: Bluegrass Sunday, 3 p.m., NC THE SPAR: Jim King and the Southsiders (blues) 7 p.m., NC THE VALLEY: Jazz night, 8 p.m., NC
ANTHEM COFFEE: Live Roots (open mic) 5 p.m., NC, AA CULTURA: Ladies Night Out (hip-hop DJ) 10 p.m. DAWSON’S: The Billy Shew Band (open jam) 8 p.m., NC KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC LOUIE G’S: Local Music Appreciation Night (open mic) 6 p.m., NC, AA THE SWISS: Echo Shot, Fivestar (ska, reggae, indie-pop) 9 p.m., NC TACOMA ELKS: Michael Crain (rock) 7:30 p.m., $6-$10
GUIDE: NC = No cover, AA = All ages, 18+ = 18 and older
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COMING EVENTS
TW PICK: LIVING HISTORY CEMETERY TOUR
July 15, 16 Tours start every 20 minutes, from 6-7:40 p.m. on Friday, July 15 and from 5:40-7:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 16 at Tacoma Cemetery, 4801 South Tacoma Way Have you ever stood in an old cemetery and thought, “How I wish these stones could talk?” The Fort Nisqually Time Travelers, a select group of living history re-enactors, had that same thought. Together with Tacoma Cemeteries and the Tacoma Historical Society, they invite you to experience Tacoma’s history as it comes to life in a unique, fascinating way at the Eighth Annual Living History Cemetery Tour. Eight reenactors will portray people who “gave back” to the people of Tacoma in some way, be it big or small. Listen to them share their life stories from their gravesites, and hear how they had an impact on our history. Pictured here is Karen Haas from last year’s tour. This year she will be portraying Carolyn Rice Shaw – teacher, poet, principal and member of the Washington State School Board. As the cemetery ground is often uneven, comfortable walking shoes are encouraged. Price: $10 – advance tickets required and can be purchased the Cemetery, or contact (253) 472-3369 or chris@newtacoma.com. Please note: The tours have a tradition of selling out, so contact the Cemetery a.s.a.p. FORT NISQUALLY ‘FAMILY FUN NIGHT’ Fri., July 15, 6-9 p.m. Point Defiance Park, 5400 N. Pearl St. Families are invited to bring their own picnic dinner to the Fort, located in Point Defiance Park, and join in games, dancing and relay races with the Fort’s re-enactors during Family Fun Night. Price: $5-$8, children 4 and younger admitted free. Info: (253) 591-5339 MICHAEL ALBERT ART SHOW Fri., July 15, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S. Michael Albert is a New York
artist who for over a decade has been creating his singular form of pop art known as “cerealism.” Utilizing recycled packaging from food items, candy and other mass consumables. Albert fashions them into text-based works. Price: Free. Info: (253) 292-2001 OPEN MIC NIGHT AT FORREY’S FORZA Fri., July 15, 7-9 p.m. Forza Coffee Company, 2209 N. Pearl St. Open Mic Night is perfect for those looking to share their talent and passion for music. Ages: All ages. Price: Free. Info: (253) 301-3925
ATOMIC COMICON Sat., July 16, 1-5 p.m. Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S. The Atomic Comicon is a free celebration of reading, comics and geek culture sponsored by Atomic Comics and Tacoma Public Library. Ages: All ages. Price: Free. Info: (253) 292-2001
COLORADO SPRINGS AT TACOMA RAINIERS Sun., July 17, 7:05 p.m. Cheney Stadium, 2502 S. Tyler The Rainiers face Colorado Springs in this four-game Pacific Coast League series. Price: $7.50-$11.50, not including Ticketmaster fees. Info: (253) 752-7707
JUNK IN THE TRUNK COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE Sat., July 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 C St. S. This is a twist on the old garage sale. Load up your trunk and sell your “stuff” from the back of your vehicle. You bring the “junk,” we bring the people. Ages: All ages. Price: $20$30. Info: (253) 798-4141
YOGA ON THE BEACH Mon., July 18, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Browns Point Lighthouse Park, 201 Tulalip St. N.E. Come and awaken your inner spirit, while gazing out at the clear blue waters of John D. MacArthur Beach State Park. Join a yoga instructor as she guides you through an hour-long session on the beach. Price: $16. Info: (253) 815-9642
FAMILY NATURE WALK - WAPATO PARK Sat., July 16, 10-11 a.m. Wapato Park, 6500 S. Sheridan Ave. Explore Tacoma Parks during these seasonal naturalist-led 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. Pre-registration requested. Ages: Ages 3 and up. Price: Free. Info: (253) 591-6439 MIDSUMMER CONCERT AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL Sun., July 17, 7 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 12115 Park Ave. S. A recital of musical delights for early summer featuring: Madeline Bersamina (soprano), Erin Calata (mezzo-soprano), John Stuntebeck (piano), Brian Fairbanks (flute). Price: Donations accepted. Info: (253) 537-0201
Promote your community event, class, meeting, concert, art exhibit or theater production by e-mailing calendar@tacomaweekly.com or calling (253) 922-5317.
STEILACOOM FARMERS MARKET Wed., July 20, 3-7 p.m. Steilacoom Farmers Market, LaFayette & Wilkes St Fresh produce, meat, cheese, flowers, and a variety of specialty foods and crafts will be offered as well as prepared foods, perfect for picking up on the way to the concerts in the park. Price: Free. Info: (253) 581-1912 MARC YAFFEE Wed., July 20, 8:30 p.m. Jazzbones, 2803 Sixth Ave. Identifying himself as a “Mexijo” (Mexican Irish & Navajo), Yaffee is the creator and co-star of the Pow Wow Comedy Jam (jokesignals.com). Ages: 21 and over. Price: $5 not including ticketing fees. Info: (253) 396-9169 CURRAN APPLE ORCHARD PARK CONCERTS IN THE PARK Thurs., July 21, 6:30-8 p.m. Curran Apple Orchard, 3920 Grandview Dr. W., University Place Additional concert dates: Aug. 4, 18. In case of inclement weather, events will be held at the Curtis High School Cafeteria, 8425 40th St. W., University Place. Price: free. Info: (253) 566-5656
CREATIVE COLLOQUY’S MONTHLY READING & OPEN MIC Mon., July 18, 7 p.m. B Sharp Coffee House, 706 Court C Join local scribes of all levels at Creative Colloquy’s monthly literary event, featuring selected readers and an open-mic session. Ages: All ages. Price: Free. Info: (915) 471-5028 BANNED BOOK CLUB Tues., July 19, 7 p.m. Doyle’s Public House, 208 St. Helens Ave. The Banned Book Club, which is run through Kings Books, meets the third Tuesday of every month in the meeting room at Doyle’s Public House. The group exclusively reads books that have been banned or challenged, usually at schools or school libraries. Price: Free. Info: (253) 272-7468
SECOND CITY CHAMBER SERIES AT LAKEWOLD Thurs., July 21, 6:30 p.m. 12317 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood Northwest’s finest musicians once again come together to perform entertaining chamber music in The Wagner House. Guaranteed to enrich and delight. Come early for an evening stroll through the gardens and then relax to the moving sounds of the Second City Chamber Series. Price: Free. Info: (253) 584-4106
For more details on these events and many more, visit www.TacomaWeekly.com and click on the “Calendar” link. ARIES (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19) Although your loyalties may be challenged at the start of the week, you may find that you do best when you stay true to yourself. Where you’re most likely to have the most fun is when you’re romancing or creating. Any activities that allow you to express yourself are going to bring you a lot of happiness. And if there’s some competition involved, you’ll be even more in your element. Be aware that you may be more determined than you realize.
LIBRA (Sep. 23 – Oct. 22) Monday’s Quarter Moon in Libra could see you considering whether to toe the line or do your own thing. However, this time around you might want to avoid being so diplomatic and go with what feels good. Once Venus, your personal planet, moves into your social sector, followed midweek by Mercury, you’ll be ready for some good times. The coming few weeks look set to be very enjoyable, with you being a major player in the social scene.
TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20) If you hear any gossip early in the week, it might be best to adopt an impartial viewpoint rather than believe what you hear or take sides. That way you can steer clear of any trouble. The focus shifts when your domestic sector comes into view, which could encourage you to enjoy being at home and perhaps take time out to recharge. A conversation over the weekend could prove very productive and may be part of the reason you feel so upbeat.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Although you’re still in search of adventure, a part if you wishes for peace and quiet. Monday’s Quarter Moon could spotlight a situation in which taking some time out might help you reflect on your priorities and perhaps make some key decisions. With Venus and Mercury shifting to the topmost sector of your chart, this is also when you could be in the spotlight. Showcase your creative abilities, as doing so could net you some special opportunities.
GEMINI (May 21 – Jun. 20) Should you or shouldn’t you splurge? This could be your dilemma early on when you feel like indulging in a few experiences or small luxuries to boost your mood. You will be in your element once Venus and Mercury move into Leo and your communication sector. This is an opportunity to share your plans with those who may be able to help you accomplish them. It’s also an opportunity to come up with some creative solutions to any ongoing problems.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) The Sun continues its journey through a more sensitive sector of your chart, so even small decisions could have an impact on key areas of your life. This is an opportunity to let go of resentment, fear, and other similar emotions that are keeping you from being the best you can be. Once Venus and Mercury hike into your sector of travel and adventure, you’ll want to expand your horizons, too. Travel plans may be in the cards by the weekend.
CANCER (Jun. 21 – Jul. 22) The Quarter Moon on Monday could leave you wondering whether to discuss an issue or keep quiet about it. However, by the time Wednesday comes around, your focus may be on other things like financial matters and shopping. The coming weeks could encourage you to look into ways to boost your income and market a skill or talent that you may have neglected until now. It’s also a good time to make a budget and save for a rainy day.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Although relationships continue to be important, you may be looking for something a little deeper as the week progresses. Once Venus edges into a sensitive, intense sector of your chart, passion may be one emotion of note, as well as an awareness of how you might make the most of shared resources. It’s these edgy issues that could require a little thought and planning. Dates could be very special, particularly on the weekend, so don’t miss out.
LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22) With a focus on your spiritual sector, there may have been a lot going on recently behind the scenes. Venus dances into your sign on Monday, followed by Mercury midweek. This can be an opportunity to talk about what’s important to you and get personal plans up and running after a period of creative inspiration. The weekend could bring a surprise your way and it looks like one that you’ll thoroughly enjoy. Watch out for a dream that could have special meaning.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) You may be wondering whether to stick to your health routine or go wild and indulge. Monday could see you on the horns of a dilemma, but it might be better if you can find a compromise. It’s time for some teamwork as Venus and Mercury dance into your relationship sector. Whether you’re working with your sweetheart or a group, you can achieve much more together than you can alone. Expect the unexpected over the weekend.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22) Should you accept an invitation or not? This could be the dilemma you face at the start of the week, but it’s one that your friends will hopefully be able to help you with. Nevertheless, the focus will shift when Venus and then Mercury move into Leo and a more secluded sector of your chart. As a result, you may feel more inclined to take time out to reflect on your life and priorities. Take the time to refuel as well!
PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20) This may be a If you’ve indulged one too many times lately, a shift in focus to your health and wellness sector could see you making a few key decisions. Use this chance to think about your health goals and what you want to achieve. If your exercise routine has lapsed, you may feel motivated to get back on track, particularly if a romance is budding and you’re eager to impress someone. If you’re already involved, you could work together to stay in tiptop shape.
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NOTICES NO. PUY-CS-CS-2016-0039 Summons in a civil action and notice of hearing IN THE PUYALLUP TRIBAL COURT PUYALLUP INDIAN RESERVATION TACOMA, WASHINGTON
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Daniel Shane Hurd Petitioner, v. Shavon Evette Horn Respondent, The petitioner filed a child support (civil) action against you in the above named court. In order to defend yourself, you must file an answer by stating your defense in writing and filing it with the court and serving a copy on the petitioner within twenty (20) days after the day you received notice of this hearing. If you fail to respond, a DEFAULT JUDGMENT may be entered against you without further notice to you. A default judgment is a judgment granted the Petitioner for what has been asked in the Petition. This Summons in issued pursuant to Section 7.24.090(4.08.100) of the Puyallup Parental Responsibility Act.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF PIERCE In re the Estate of: GEORGE HERBERT BUSH and URSULA MARGETE BUSH, Deceased. NO. 16-4-00954-1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Personal Representative/Administrator named below has been appointed as Personal Representative/ Administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the matter as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving or mailing to the Personal Representative/Administrator or the Personal Representative’s/Administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative/Administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: Personal Representative/Administrator: Dan Charles K. Maka’ena Attorney of Estate: RICHMOND & RICHMOND LTD. Address for mailing or service: 1521 Piperberry Way SE, Suite 135, Port Orchard WA 98366 TO: Steven Bovee and Tamra Baker In the Welfare of: B, A. DOB: 03/15/2014 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2016-0020 In the Welfare of: B-B, K. DOB: 10/29/2012 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2016-0019 In the Welfare of: B, D. DOB: 06/03/2015 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2016-0022 In the Welfare of: S, K. DOB: 07/06/2011 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2016-0021 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 1451 EAST 31ST STREET TACOMA, WA 98404. You are summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing on the 12th day of September, 2016 at 9:30 am. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585. NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s). Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.
NOTICE OF HEARING: A hearing on the petition is set for August 10th, 2016 at 10:00 am at the Puyallup Tribal Court. Dated June 22nd, 2016 Kasandra Gutierrez Clerk of the Court, Puyallup Tribal Court 1451 East 31st Street, Tacoma, Washington 98404 (253) 680-5585 NO. PUY-CS-CS-2016-0030 Summons in a civil action And notice of hearing IN THE PUYALLUP TRIBAL COURT PUYALLUP INDIAN RESERVATION TACOMA, WASHINGTON Daniel Shane Hurd Petitioner, v. Shavon Evette Horn Respondent, The petitioner filed a child support (civil) action against you in the above named court. In order to defend yourself, you must file an answer by stating your defense in writing and filing it with the court and serving a copy on the petitioner within twenty (20) days after the day you received notice of this hearing. If you fail to respond, a DEFAULT JUDGMENT may be entered against you without further notice to you. A default judgment is a judgment granted the Petitioner for what has been asked in the Petition. This Summons in issued pursuant to Section 7.24.090(4.08.100) of the Puyallup Parental Responsibility Act. NOTICE OF HEARING: A hearing on the petition is set for August 10th, 2016 at 10:00 am at the Puyallup Tribal Court. Dated June 22nd, 2016 Kasandra Gutierrez Clerk of the Court Puyallup Tribal Court 1451 East 31st Street Tacoma, Washington 98404 (253) 680-5585 TO: Leticia Silva In the Welfare of: S, I. DOB: 04/19/2007 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2016-0009 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 1451 EAST 31ST STREET TACOMA, WA 98404. You are summoned to appear for aN Initial Hearing on the 15th day of August, 2016 at 10:00 AM. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585. NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s). Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.
VOLUNTEERS Make Time , Make Connections: Hospice Volunteers Needed CHI Franciscan Hospice and Palliative care is looking for compassionate people interested in honoring those near the end of their life. We are committed in our program to celebrate and support people’s lives all the way until they die. Volunteers can help by taking time to listen to life stories, make phone calls, support a tired caregiver, play someone’s favorite music, run errands, welcome people to our hospice facility, or just hold someone’s hand. Our next training starts Saturday, September 10th at Hospice House. Training includes flexible webbased material along with class room instruction. To learn more and to get started call us toll free at 1-855-534-7050 or email us at jamesbentley@chifranciscan.org Volunteer meals on Wheels Driver Seeking a volunteer Meals on Wheels Driver. Delivers frozen meals once a week in the Pierce County area, mileage reimbursement. Must have a clean background check, WA driver’s license, car insurance and food handlers card. Call front desk for more info: 253-272-8433 Clowns and Singers Wanted 2 Seniors, (male or female) who have talent as a Clown or Sing Harmony. If you have either of these talents and want to have fun and are interested in Volunteering to perform with me at my shows that I do at Senior Retirement & Community homes then Please call me for more details, Don at 816-313-7831 during daylight hours. AmeriCorps Opportunity: Employment Case Manager/Job Developer Tacoma Community House is seek an outgoing, enthusiastic, and motivated professional that is passionate about assisting low-income community members on their journey to self-sufficiency. This professional position is responsible for assisting people in need of employment. The case manager/ job developer will provide career counseling, employment & training information, job search skills, workshop facilitation, job placement/follow-up, and referral to other community resources. The case manager/job develop will assist in facilitation of our Employer Advisory Board and will also develop and implement 3 financial fitness events. Contact Arrie Dunlap at (253) 3833951 or adunlap@tacomacommunityhouse.org for more information. AmeriCorps Opportunity: Read2Me Program Specialist Tacoma Community House seeks an AmeriCorps member to assist in the Read2Me Program in local elementary schools. Read2Me is a one-on-one adult/student reading program for struggling first, second, and third grade readers. Duties include recruiting volunteers, producing a monthly tutor newsletter, facilitating bimonthly tutor workshops, tracking attendance for both students and volun-
teer tutors, researching best practicing best practices for tutoring strategies and tutor training and tutoring a student in each of the four schools. You must be 18-25 years of age at the start date of service (Sep 1, 2016-Jul 15, 2017). Contact Karen Thomas at (253)-3833951 or kthomas@tacomacommunityhouse.org for more information.
Great Volunteer Opportunity Make friends, have fun and help seniors with simple tasks. You’ll make a big difference by helping people maintain their independence. This is volunteering, not caregiving. Volunteers must be 55 or older, low income, serve 15 hrs/wk and live in Pierce or Kitsap Counties. Drivers are especially needed. Benefits include hourly tax-free stipend and mileage reimbursement. For information call Julie at Lutheran Community Services, Senior Companion Volunteer Program, (253)722-5686. Food Bank Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank on the Eastside of Tacoma, WA is powered strictly by volunteers. We provide much needed food and other basic household items to people in need on a weekly basis. Being a volunteer driven organization we are always looking for good people who are interested in donating a few hours of their lives helping make the lives of someone else a little better. Donate as much or as little of your time you want for a wide variety of tasks, there is always plenty to do. If you are looking for a way to be part of something bigger and give a little much needed help to the local community then contact us and we’ll get you started. Please join us in helping to spread a little holiday cheer. Contact 253-212-2778.
Help furnish hope to those in need! NW Furniture Bank Volunteers needed. “NWFB helps restore hope, dignity and stability in our community by recycling donated furniture to people in need.” Tuesday-Saturday Truck Volunteers Needed9:00 am-2:00 pm. Truck volunteers ride along in the truck, deliver furniture to clients and make residential and corporate pickups; they are an essential part of the NWFB Team. To volunteer contact us at info@ nwfurniturebank.org or call 253-302-3868.
VOLUNTEERS Join us in changing lives! Changing Rein Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies, a nonprofit, offers equine assisted services to differently-abled individuals. Currently the program offers several volunteer opportunities. Our primary need at present is for program volunteers who work with our horses and support our riders in therapeutic
and adaptive lessons. Other volunteer opportunities include: grounds maintenance and administrative/clerical work. Must be at least 14 years old to participate. Horse experience helpful, but not necessary. Training provided. For more information contact: Volunteer Coordinator at 253370-1429 or volunteer@ changingrein.org.
YARD SALES 690 Home Community Garage Sale Radiance HOA Saturday and Sunday, July 15th – 16th 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Located in the Radiance community. Entrances located at the cross streets of 70th Ave. E. and Radiance Blvd. as well as 54th Ave. E. and Radiance Blvd.
WANTED WANTED: Old Post Cards, Photo Albums, Menus, Shipping, Railroad, Airplane Automobile Items, Old Pens, Watches, Costume Jewelry, Quilts, Toys, Musical Instruments, Native American and Any Small Antiques.
(253) 752-8105
PETS Pet of the Week
South Sound Outreach is offering free tax preparation for those who make $50,000 or less. To schedule an appointment call 253.593.2111 or visit our website at www. southsoundoutreach.org.
Make a difference in the life of a child! The Northwest Youth Sports Alliance is looking for coaches for our developmental youth sports program. Sports vary by season. Coaches are provided general training and go through a national background check clearance process. For more information, visit www.metroparkstacoma.org/nysa or contact Roy Fletcher, Youth Sports Coordinator, royf@tacomaparks. com or 253.305.1025.
GRACIE Featured Pet Gracie comes with a powdered sugar muzzle and a whole lotta love to give. The Labrador Retriever mix gets along swimmingly with other canine companions, and is very mellow in temperament. #A508630 Meet possibly her and some other adoptable pups at next Saturday’s Dog-A-Thon event. From 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on July 23, Fort Steilacoom Park will be teeming with dogs and their people in a celebration of pet ownership that also benefits the Humane Society. Learn more at http://www. thehumanesociety.org/get-involved/dog-a-thon-2016/.
Visit us at 2608 Center Street in Tacoma www.thehumanesociety.org
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JUST LISTED TWO HOUSES ON ONE PARCEL PRICE IS $239,000 2338 2336 S Cushman,Tacoma, WA 98405 Investors looking to cash flow, here is your chance! Two single family homes on once lg. parcel, sellers rent for 2,300 per month & cash flow 1,000 a month. One is an updated craftsman with 2 bedrooms, large living room, kitchen and dining, laundry, new windows, flooring & appliances w/front & alley access the other is a 1 single story 1 bed room w/ walk-in closet, nice, eat-in kitchen, living, laundry & mud room. Huge yard which could be split with fence, long driveway & off-street parking. (MLS# 964873)
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SERGIO HERNANDEZ Serving the Community Since 1991 Better Properties University Place/Fircrest (253) 431-2308 Sergio@betterproperties.com
FOR SALE 1525 Panoramic Lane, Tokeland 98590 $950,000 Come experience this one of a kind custom build luxurious & sophisticated but yet, warm & inviting home. Incredible panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean from almost every room. This meticulously maintained home has exquisite detail & abundant natural light. 1st floor includes mega master suite, formal dinning, living, family, laundry room plus gourmet eat in kitchen w/top quality appliances. Upstairs you will find 3 sleeping areas full bath, private office/library w/.5 bath & theater room.
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1451 CHERRY AVE.
8403 LOCUST AVE E #B1
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4 BED 2.5 BATH 2100 SF. AMAZING HOME HAS HARDWOODS, HUGE ROOMS, FAMILY ROOM, EXTRA STORAGE AND TWO BALCONIES.
1 BED 1 BATH 900 SF. BEAUTIFUL CONDO HAS EAT IN KITCHEN, WASHER/DRYER, RESERVED PARKING & COVERED PATIO W/STORAGE.
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2 BED 1 BATH 850 SF. LOVELY DUPLEX INCLUDES NEW CARPET, FRESH PAINT, UPGRADED WINDOWS AND GARAGE SPACE.
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1be/1bath. $650 rent. Full Kitchen, living room, W/D beside, parking lot... At Tacoma 8324 S. Park Ave. Contact 206-214-8538 REAL ESTATE
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3008 S. 12th St., Tacoma 3 Beds, 1 Bath, 1250 SF. Wonderful Victorian home that has easy commute to UPS & is close to Franklin elementary!!! Large covered front porch. Main floor bedroom. Both a living room & family room Large bedrooms. Breakfast bar & loads of storage in kitchen. Newer roof, storm windows, newer hot water tank & furnace. Great Value Fully fenced backyard and paved driveway. Fresh paint inside and out, new flooring, updated plumbing & electrical, and fully insulated! Plenty of room for your own touches! Super close to 6th Ave! MLS# 832899 $150,000
Carmen Neal Blue Emerald Real Estate
253-632-2920
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Just Listed! This charming 3 bedroom home sits on a large private lot located in the highly desirable University Place district. This updated home has beautiful vaulted ceilings, all new windows, new roof, updated bathroom, fresh paint inside & out and a new fully fenced and landscaped back yard! There is also a covered carport with plenty of storage and U shaped driveway for easy access. Home is move in ready!
11299 Borgen Loop NW Gig Harbor, WA 98332
MEXICAN FAST FOOD Successful Franchise in Pierce County, 15 yrs. same location. $350k annual gross sales, excellent net. Asking $129,000, terms avail., Owner retiring. OFFICE BUILDING WITH 6 SUITES, Close to Wright’s Park, ideal for Attorneys or Professional use. Asking Price $599,000, Terms. Suites are also available for Lease. LONGTIME ESTABLISHED POPULAR RESTR./ Huge reduction LOUNGE Business for sale. $149,000 & size, 4,100 sq. ft. SAME OWNER: BARTENDING ACADEMY OF TACOMA, Since 1959, Very profitable, Training provided.
Lisa Taylor 253-232-5626
Michelle Anguiano 253-232-5626
www.Homes4SaleByMichelle.com
RICHARD PICTON 253-581-6463 or ED PUNCHAK 253-224-7109
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