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DONATE. (Left) Bella Baker donated the school supplies to Charlie's Dinosaur on Monday, Aug. 22. (Right) Bella Baker was crowned Jr. Miss Washington last Saturday, winning a pile of school supplies to donate to a charity of her choice By Derek Shuck derek@tacomaweekly.com

hen 6-year-old Bella Baker was crowned Junior Miss Washington over 47 other competitors on Aug. 13, she had a decision to make. Every competitor had to bring school supplies to enter the competition and the winner would get to donate them all to a charity of their choice. Luckily for Bella, she knew just the one: Tacoma mainstay Charlie’s Dinosaur.

“The community recognizes there’s always a need. [Charlie's Dinosaur] is totally community driven which is what’s beautiful about it.” – Organizer Lynelle Anderson

Charlie’s Dinosaur is a non-profit organization established in 2012 after the tragic

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death of Charlie and Braden Powell at their father’s hand, started by five Pierce County

The 2012 Masters degree Ben Warner earned at the University of Washington-Tacoma was in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. “They didn't have a program called ‘skateboarding,’” Warner deadpanned. Now 32, Warner has always lived in Tacoma, and skateboarded as long as he can remember. The city raised him, from school mentors to the Boys and Girls Club he hung out in as a kid. He's spent his adult life trying to repay the city, burrowing into the sys-

supporters not admitted into the Community Conversation on Aug. 18 gathered outside to follow a live tweeting of the meeting.

tem that runs it. Working with city council members, Warner was instrumental in removing a skateboarding ban in the downtown Tollefson Plaza. Warner has opened new doors with Metro Parks, asking skateboarders to take responsibility for skate parks – including repainting and cleanup projects. Always, the battle starts in the same place: Convincing someone that skateboarders are citizens, not thugs. “Kids just want to skate. It helps them interact socially,” Warner said. “But you might find urban geniuses in

On Aug. 26, 2011, after a huge membership drive and great support from the community, Tacoma Food Co-op opened its doors at the corner of 6th Avenue and Junett. Four years later, the co-op merged with Central Co-op in Seattle as an opportunity to grow and expand the possibilities of the Tacoma Co-op for the south-end community. Less than a year after the merger, the doors of the Tacoma Co-op were closed and all employees were given notice of termination on July 18. That same day, via email and Central Coop’s website, members of Tacoma Co-op were notified of the closure by Central Co-op's Board

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North Shore Golf Course, a celebrated public golf course in northeast Tacoma, announces its acquisition by the Puyallup Tribe and Marine View Ventures (MVV), the economic development arm of the Puyallup Tribe, one of the largest Indian Tribes in the Pacific Northwest. Michael Moore, CEO of Ryan Moore Golf (RMG), partnered with Chad Wright, CEO of MVV, to lead and complete the purchase, effective Sept. 9, 2016. Columbia Hospitality will manage day-today operations on behalf of the Puyallup Tribe and MVV. “The acquisition of North Shore was a long-term, strategic decision by the Puyallup Tribe,” said Wright. “It is the goal of MVV to work closely with RMG and Columbia Hospitality to elevate all areas of the North Shore guest experience. We are excited to bring new energy, along with

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Detectives (including Ed Troyer, Baker’s grandfather) to gather materials to help children moving out of abuse and into foster care. The children rarely have clean clothes, toiletries or anything to pass the time in the several days when they are in meetings, hearings and temporary care. Charlie’s Dinosaur is dedicated to helping kids out during this transitional period by providing these much needed items that can provide a sense of comfort. Baker delivered the car-load of goods to the organization on Monday, Aug. 22,

Communities and local businesses have come together to ensure that all students in the greater Tacoma area have the necessary supplies for learning. PAGE A6

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Bulletin Board SOUTHBOUND I-5 REDUCED TO TWO LANES IN TACOMA Drivers who use southbound Interstate 5 in Tacoma are encouraged to prepare for potential big weekend backups and slowdowns. Starting at 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will reduce southbound I-5 to two lanes between Portland Avenue and M Street. The lane reduction will remain in place until 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29. The weekend-long restriction will allow the contractor to replace nearly 1,200 feet of aging concrete along a portion of southbound I-5. The new concrete must cure before the lanes can reopen to traffic. During the curing process, drivers may see the lanes closed, but no active work in progress. Nearly 100,000 drivers travel along this stretch of southbound I-5 each day. WSDOT traffic engineers estimate that even if 50 percent of drivers avoid southbound I-5 this weekend, there will still be long southbound backups. “We recognize this around-the-clock restriction will be a big inconvenience for area drivers and we strongly encourage people to avoid the area altogether,” said WSDOT Project Engineer Brenden Clarke. “We are working in a very tight location that gives us no choice but to squeeze traffic down to two lanes to complete this work.” Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead for construction and create a travel strategy: • Allow plenty of extra time to travel through the workzone or on alternate routes. • Travel early in the morning or later in the evening. • Ride transit or carpool. • Consider postponing or eliminating discretionary trips. • Check traffic on the WSDOT Tacoma traffic website or WSDOT’s mobile app. STUFF THE BUS CAMPAIGN TAKES PLACE AUG. 25 On Thursday, Aug. 25 there will be a big yellow school bus driving around town to pick up school supplies from many area businesses and organizations that are helping us fill the bus to help kids in need. Then on Friday, Aug. 26 community volunteers will help sort and stuff backpacks with school supplies. This Aug. 30 and Sept. 7, many area public schools will welcome back a majority of students who are living in poverty. Rising levels of poverty continue to widen inequality and our nation’s education achievement gap. Many students will lack the basic school supplies needed on the first day of school. Communities in Schools of Tacoma and United Way of Pierce County have come together to coordinate the 2016 Stuff the Bus Campaign in our area. We want to ensure that all students in the greater Tacoma area have the necessary supplies for learning. Many Tacoma students who are homeless, receiving free and reduced meals and living in poverty, purchasing school supplies is not easy for these families. “We want to ensure that every child is excited to begin the first day of school with their peers, so they can be successful in their life” said Teresa Maxwell, Executive Director of CIS of Tacoma. Education has always been this nation’s best tool for breaking the cycle of poverty and making the American dream available to all children. School is supposed to be the place where kids find a sense of hope and possibility, in addition to the knowledge and skills they need for a better future. By bringing the community together we can do more. Join us in an act of kindness this week and donate supplies to provide children and teens with the tools they need to succeed in their life. You can drop off monetary donation at any Columbia Bank branch location or make an online donation at www. tacoma.ciswa.org WORK IN LINCOLN DISTRICT BEGINS WEEK OF SEPT. 5 Starting the week of Sept. 5, Tacoma Power will begin replacing the existing power poles along South 38th Street – between Fawcett Avenue and South J Street – with new, taller poles. Traffic will be impacted while trucks and materials are in the area over the next several months, but South 38th Street will remain open in both directions. Streetscape work will begin in March 2017, along South 38th Street, from South J Street to Fawcett Avenue, and South G Street and South Yakima Avenue, between South 38th and South 39th streets. This work is expected to impact traffic from March - December 2017. Tacoma artist Chandler O’Leary has been selected to help visually communicate updates to the public throughout the Lincoln District using streetlight banners, posters, signage and other graphically designed materials. More information about the project, including the latest project updates, is available at cityoftacoma.org/ LincolnProject or at the Lincoln District Revitalization Project Office (750 S. 38th St. in Tacoma), between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Interested parties can also email LincolnProject@cityoftacoma.org, call 311 within Tacoma city limits, or call (253) 591-5174 from anywhere else. WORLD CLASS CHOIR DIRECTOR STARTS COMMUNITY CHOIR Now you have an opportunity to learn to sing from acclaimed producer, composer, pianist and vocal coach, Dan Hegelund whose resume includes studio recordings, Radio- and TV broadcasts, and concerts in venues such as

the Presidential Palace of Ukraine, the Latvian Government, the nationally televised talent show, “Clash Of The Choirs,” and Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan. Dan Hegelund has performed in 30-plus countries on four continents, and his music is available on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, etc. Some of Dan Hegelund’s past students have been finalists in televised talent shows and now enjoy professional music careers, including Sofia Olsson, (”True Talent” finalist, Sweden), Feridah Rose (“Denmark’s Got Talent” semi-finalist), and Rasma Freimane (“Top Overall Vocalist,” Tech Music School, London). Dan Hegelund moved to Seattle from Sweden. His Swedish choir had 100 plus singers. Now he is starting up choirs here in the US. He already has an award-winning choir in Issaquah. On Sept. 1, Dan Hegelund will start two community choirs in Tacoma: one for kids ages 8-14 and one for adults. Tacoma Gospel Choir, as the community choirs will be called, will sing contemporary gospel music by artists like Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond and Richard Smallwood, and beloved Christmas-carols like “Silent Night” and “Joy to The World.” Concerts have already been scheduled. For example, Tacoma Gospel Choir will go on a choir trip to Leavenworth on Dec. 17 to perform in the 50th Anniversary of the Christmas Lighting Festival. We will also perform on Virginia V (Lake Union), Crossroads Bellevue, and, of course, in Tacoma. Beginners are welcome to join the choir. There is no audition; all you need to do is show up with a song in your heart and a smile on your face. Rehearsals will take place every Thursday from 6-6.45 p.m. (kids) and 7-8.15 p.m. (adults) at 5223 South Tacoma Way. Starts Sept. 1. Tuition is $79/ semester or $20/month. To enroll in the choir contact Dan Hegelund at dhegelund@gmail.com or (425) 444-2081.

JUNIOR LEAGUE TO PUT A CORK IN YOUTH HOMELESSNESS The Junior League of Tacoma (JLT) will host its Second Annual Wine & Stein fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 2-6 p.m. at Freight House Square (2501 E. D St.). Proceeds from the event will support the League’s mission, trainings and community partners. JLT is currently focused on alleviating youth experiencing homelessness in Pierce County and bringing community awareness to this important issue. The fundraiser will feature several tasting opportunities including Abiqua Wind Vineyard, Stina’s Cellars, Gig Harbor Brewing Co., Silver City Brewery, Heritage Distilling Co., and kkAda Caramel Liqueur, games and live music provided by the Musig-Christensen- Kendrick Trio. For a non-alcoholic option, attendees can try Brew Dr. Kombucha. An event store will be open for attendees to purchase some their favorite beverages featured at the event, and a glassybaby road show will be onsite. Tickets are $35 in advance and increase to $45 in August, and can be purchased on JLT’s website (www. jltacoma.org/events/wine-stein/). Admission includes five tastings, a commemorative glass, and light appetizers provided by Casa Mia of Lakewood and the Vault Catering Co. Bring a new pair of socks to receive an extra tasting. Donations benefit the Community Youth Services’ Young Adult Shelter. THE GRAND CINEMA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL ADMISSION DEALS As the summer winds to an end, downtown Tacoma’s nonprofit, independent cinema is proud to once again announce its annual Back to School Admission Special: during the entire month of September students, educators and administrators of K-12 and higher education institutions receive $5.50 admission to any regular film screening at The Grand Cinema (regular tickets are $10 General Admission and $8 Students). The Grand regularly collaborates with teachers, professors and area universities to present community discussions, film clubs, etc. For the past several years, The Grand has celebrated September as a time to reward and support educators and pupils, offering an opportunity for affordably priced thoughtful and unique entertainment at the end of summer. This special discount is a way for us to say thank you, we’re behind you and best of luck as students and teachers head back to school. A valid school ID must be presented and tickets must be purchased at the box office to receive this discount. Exclusions: online discounts are not available at this price. Holidays and special events with higher ticket prices are excluded from this discount. Throughout the 2015-16 school year The Grand partnered on independent film screenings with roughly two dozen different local schools including University of Washington-Tacoma, Tacoma Community College, School of the Arts, Lincoln High School, Charles Wright Academy and Annie Wright Schools. For the first time ever, The Grand will also be offering a special membership rate for those ages 25 and younger. Anyone with proof of birthdate can sign up for an individual membership at a discounted rate of $25 per year (normally priced at $45). This new rate increases access to the benefits of membership (free popcorn, free parking, discounted tickets, member Mondays and more) to a new generation of movie lovers. The Grand’s September film schedule offers many unique films like the Morris From America and a special screening of “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week,” John Ford’s western classic “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” and a free screening of the 1973 classic animated “Charlotte’s Web.” To learn more about The Grand Cinema and the new films expected to screen throughout the month of September visit www.GrandCinema.com. SEE MORE BULLETIN BOARD ITEMS AT TACOMAWEEKLY.COM

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PIERCE COUNTY DEPUTIES SEARCH FOR CONVICTED CHILD RAPIST By David Rose Washington’s Most Wanted - Q13 Fox

The Pierce County Sex and Kidnap Offender Registration Unit is searching for convicted child rapist Santana Cartwright. The 30-year-old level 2 sex offender was convicted of two counts of rape of a child in the first degree when DAVID ROSE he was in his early teens. “His victims were between 7 and 9 years old so if this guy is living around other small girls, it could obviously be an issue. We want to find him and make sure he registers and find out what county and city he’s living in,” said Pierce County Det. Ed Troyer. When Cartwright was between 14 and 15 years old, he sexually assaulted two

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young boys. Cartwright completed the Department of Corrections Sex Offender Treatment Program but now is wanted for failure to register as a sex offender. A warrant for his arrested was issued by Pierce County Superior Court on Aug. 4. “The law requires that they register and each jurisdiction is required to keep tabs on them. If they don’t register and they move and they don’t tell us or they’re trying to hide and they’re playing the transient game, then we’re not able to track and monitor them like the law requires us to,” said Troyer. Crime Stoppers of Tacoma-Pierce County is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to his arrest. If you know where deputies can find him, call the hot line anonymously at 1 (800) 222TIPS. Cartwright’s case will be featured on “Washington’s Most Wanted,” Friday night at 11 p.m. on Q13 FOX.

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COLD CASE SUSPECT EXTRADITED FROM MEXICO On Aug. 19 the Pierce County Prosecutor’s office planned to arraign Gabriel Indelicio Nevarez, 28, on one count of first degree murder for the 2007 drive-by shooting of Kyle Grinnell, 46. Instead, the judge in the case ordered Nevarez undergo an evaluation at Western State Hospital to determine if he is competent to stand trial. “Pulling this defendant into court took more than nine years and a lot of hard work,” said Prosecutor Mark Lindquist. “It doesn’t matter how long it takes or how far we have to go, we will find violent criminals and prosecute them and keep our community safe.” During the afternoon of Feb. 21, 2007, according to statements from co-defendant, Wendy Michelle Ware, Nevarez drove to Grinnell’s home on South Tyler Street looking to settle an old score with Juan Carlos Ruiz, 19, according to Ware, Nevarez arrived at the home and found Ruiz outside at the top of some stairs. Grinnell was below him about 20 feet away and in the line of fire between Nevarez’s car and Ruiz.

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When the shooting started, witnesses reported hearing gunfire coming from Nevarez’s car and seeing him hanging outside the driver’s side window with both hands on a silver .38 caliber revolver, firing toward the victim. Grinnell died at the scene. Ruiz, the apparent target, was not injured. Nevarez, a U.S. citizen, was taken into custody without incident in February 2016, in Michoacan, Mexico, by the Policía Federal Ministerial, in close coordination with the FBI Legal Attaché office at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. Mexican authorities then transferred Nevarez to FBI custody in Mexico City. FBI agents then transported Nevarez to Washington State and booked him into the Pierce

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just in time for Charlie’s Dinosaur’s big donation drive. Donations are currently being accepted at any TAPCO Credit Union branch (full list at the end of this article) or the Tacoma Weekly offices at 2588 Pacific Highway. “The community recognizes there’s always a need; it's totally community driven, and a lot of support comes from former foster kids, which is something I don’t think a lot of people recognize. I think that speaks to the importance of Charlie’s Dinosaur,” organizer Lynelle Anderson said. This isn’t the only competition Bella has won; she was crowned the IJM Miss Washington Jr Princess last April and will head to California over Thanksgiving to represent Washington in National competition. “When Bella was crowned NAM Washington Princess last Saturday, she became a dual title holder for two prestigious and well known pageants nationally and internationally. She is so excited to continue her work on behalf of foster children in her community,” Bella’s mother Nichole Baker said. Another boost came from the 49’s Faithful Football kickoff barbeque, in which fans had to submit a box of school supplies to enter. Die-hard Seahawks fan Troyer braved the environment to collect the massive amount of donations. And if he can do that, does anyone really have an excuse not to give to the cause? The fall is always a busy time for Charlie’s Dinosaur, as back to school supplies are always in demand. Backpacks and binders are the order of the day, and Bella has given the organization a huge boost in their goals. Other items needed include rolling luggage, pajamas, hair dryers, jeans and tops, zip-front hoodies, coats, toiletries, combs, brushes, art supplies and books.

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CLICK. Community interest in a plan that would have leased out the municipal fiber optic network to private companies drew crowds during public hearings on the topic last fall. Those meetings gave rise to a committee to explore options of how to best operate the infrastructure. By Steve Dunkelberger

DONATIONS CAN BE MADE AT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TAPCO LOCATIONS: Canyon Branch / South Hill 5303 112th Street E Tacoma 98446 Tacoma Avenue Branch 922 Tacoma Avenue Tacoma 98402 Main Branch 6312 19th Street West Fircrest 98466 6th Avenue Branch 2802 6th Avenue Tacoma 98406

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A group tasked with developing a business plan for the municipally owned Click Network emerged at a joint study session of the Tacoma Public Utilities Board and the Tacoma City Council to present its conclusion. The committee met behind closed doors for the last five months and presented its work earlier this month. The seven-member committee included two TPU board members, two City Council members, a member of the Tacoma School Board, a retired Click worker and a technology company CEO. It was named the Citizen Engagement Committee, although its meetings were neither open to citizens nor allowed engagement through comments as it developed ways to pay for the system upgrade and cover the projected losses until the system becomes profitable as a telephone, cable and internet provider alongside private companies who also would be providing “all in” packages. The committee’s three recommendations about

going “all in” projected the cost of upgrading the system would be about $35 million over five years. All of the options call for $1.5 million in labor concessions. Two options would continue a $3 monthly surcharge on all Tacoma Power customers. The main difference between these two options is who would pay the rest. One option calls for $1.7 million a year from the city’s general fund. The other option would cover that cost increasing the monthly surcharge to $3.83 per account. The third option would have the city pay for the startup and upgrade costs and removed the month surcharge on customer bills over time. “Our job was not to save Click,” Mayor Marilyn Strickland said, noting that the committee’s goal was to develop ways to best leverage a municipal asset. The all-in bundle of phone, Internet and cable in the options would compete in the fiercely tough marketplace with current cable and Internet providers as well as upgrade to faster connections and offer low-income programs through a federal subsidy that

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ROCKIN’. The Tacoma community is invited to attend the Rock the Rim basketball tournament and back to school giveaway on Sept. 4. The event looks to not just provide entertainment, but present a positive influence into the community. By Derek Shuck derek@tacomaweekly.com

The annual Rock the Rim basketball tournament and back to school giveaway will be returning to the city on Sept. 4 at Mt. Tahoma High School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by a variety of barbershops across the city, including Goodfellas, Legends, Razor Sharp, Lakewood Barbershop, Shea’s, Sam and Terry’s, Fadeaways, Changes, DJ Taber’s and New Beginnings. Every shop sponsors their own team and this year, for the first time, every team will have unique uniforms with the barbershop name printed on them. “It’s getting bigger and better each year, with more

people participating and this year teams in uniform, something I’ve been working on since year one. Every barbershop has its own,” organizer Ray Jensen said. Returning this year is a collaboration with Marcus Trufant’s Football Jamboree, which brings 32 junior football teams to the area to participate in the festivities. “It’s cool. It results in thousands of people, and he comes with special guests, cheerleaders and mascots,” Jensen said. Rock the Rim has become synonymous with Hilltop, a positive event for the community to come out and have a good time. “The best thing about it is it doesn’t have a star power – it’s grass roots. We promote it out of the barbershops, and everything is done through local barbershops at ground level,” Jensen said. Jensen works on the event with co-founders Hasani Frederick, Pedro-Colon-Lopez and volunteers Rebecca Green, Andrea Kennedy, Cinnamon

Rosa, Tanya Colon-Lopez, Stephanie Lillie and Timmie Foster. All of them hope to have a positive impact on the community. “I’m on the Hilltop area, and I mix and mingle with the kids that benefit from this. It’s more than a backpack – they come to have fun and they see us in a positive setting. It’s more to it than all the bad things they see on the news,” Jensen said. “I think it’s important for kids to see that we’re stronger than the negative, than the bad. We can be a positive force in the community doing what we’re doing, Come in a stranger, and I’m hoping it outleave as family! weighs the negative stuff M-Sat 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. they see and know.” Sun 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. www.djtaber.com

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BEAUTY OF LEARNING. (Left photo): Instructor Traci Andreassen (right) teaches her students. (Right photo): Northwest Beauty Academy Director Kathy Kim-Yi receives a manicure from student Melissa Robberson. By Carolin Jones carolin@tacomaweekly.com

While the Northwest Beauty Academy in Lakewood just opened its doors four months ago, the experts behind it have decades of experience in the beauty industry. Sylvia Butler, owner of a beauty supply business and is a licensed cosmetologist, had the vision to expand her passion for beauty and partnered with Kathy Kim-Yi, now director of the Northwest Beauty School, to bring quality programs to individuals interested in establishing themselves in the beauty industry. “If you have ever thought about a career in the beauty industry, come check us out, the rest is going to be history,” said Kim-Yi. The programs cater to individuals with an interest in the beauty industry, regardless of being a newcomer, a professional looking to expand skills or anybody that enjoys the art of cosmetology and wants to turn their passion into a career. While that can be challenging working full-time – caring for a family, or being an out-of-state esthetician looking to become

licensed in Washington State – the programs are all about accessibility and aim to tailor the learning experience to each person's individual needs, schedules and personal goals. “The program makes it easy to balance other aspects of life. There is no stress but a lot of fun,” said cosmetology student Veronica Haynes, who works full-time and is a parent. While Cosmetology and Esthetics are both programs that can be accessed online to reduce time spent in the traditional classroom, the quality education remains on the same high standard level. Courses are taught by instructors with a long history in the beauty industry, and some even worked as proctors for the National Testing Network and can prepare students for success. “I make it fun, but very structured. If a student can learn, digest and advance quickly, I will push that side, but if not and someone needs a bit of extra time, I can help them succeed,” said Traci Andreassen, instructor, salon manager, beautician with full endorsements on all licenses, and 25 years of industry experience. Certifications range from cosmetology,

esthetics, barber, nails and specialized instructor training and can be completed in 500 to 1,600 hours depending on the chosen program. Students will leave with the relevant skills and knowledge to enable them to obtain licensing through the Washington State Department of Licensing. The cosmetology program takes roughly a year to complete and it's not all makeup and nails. Learning how to run a business is also part of the curriculum, as the ultimate goal is preparing the next generation of beauticians and helping them establish themselves in the beauty industry. Melissa Robberson, a licensed esthetician and owner of The Faceology Studio in Graham, enrolled in the Northwest Beauty Academy to advance her skills and is excited to obtain her nail technician certificate. “They're willing to work with you. I can't be here full-time, but the courses are really flexible,” Robberson said. “Everybody is happy; everybody is positive when they come in. That creates a great learning environment.” Robberson is so thrilled about the program that she is already planning to take the instructor training course.

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Anybody 17 years or older who is interested in a career in the beauty industry is encouraged to drop by for a complimentary consultation and discuss what program fits best. While financial aid is not available yet, Kim-Yi is excited to help prospective students work out the funding details. High school students that are considering breaking into the beauty industry are encouraged to reach out and learn about available internships. The Northwest Beauty Institute is also looking for qualified instructors. While students get time in the classroom, they also get hands-on training and partner with instructors to beautify the public at discounted rates. Tuesdays are reserved for free haircuts and anyone interested in receiving a basic haircut, or getting pampered, is asked to make an appointment at (253) 213 -3902. Learn more about the Northwest Beauty Academy at www.facebook.com/nwbeautyacademy. Although the Northwest Beauty Academy just opened its doors, a future goal is to become accredited to be eligible to offer student visas for international students interested in the beauty industry and the American way of life.

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DO YOUR PART TO EDUCATE OUR KIDS Summer is ending and back-to-school bells are primed to ring. Some of those students returning to classrooms wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have all the materials they need without your help. Far too many students will lack the basic school supplies needed on the first day of school. Communities In Schools of Tacoma, United Way of Pierce County, Rotary #8, MultiCare Health System, KBTC television and local businesses large and small have come together to ensure that all students in the greater Tacoma area have the necessary supplies for learning. The volunteer effort is gathering and sorting donations this week that will then be stuffed into backpacks and donated to local students in need. You should help, since education has proven to be the best tool for raising people out of poverty so they can attain their full potential. Learning at any age is hard enough without the added challenges of not having the pencils, pens and paper to take notes or even do homework. Imagine the barriers in learning a student faces if he or she lacks a winter coat or proper shoes and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enjoy recess or participate in gym class. This annual event strives to jump-start student by getting them ready for school and will help in the effort to level the playing field for even our most impoverished children and their families. The cost for even basic school supplies, especially when households have multiple children, can strain already tight family budgets. So even small donations can mean the difference between a student striving educationally or falling behind or even failing. Just a $25 donation can sponsor a child by providing a backpack filled with supplies. Donations of school supplies can be dropped off at the Communities In Schools of Tacoma office, located at 2141 S. J St. Monetary donations can be made at any Columbia Bank branch or online at tacoma.ciswa.org. But besides donations of school supplies and dollars, the effort also needs volunteers to help sort supplies and fill the backpacks. The big push on that front will happen from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 26 at Mount Tahoma High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s auditorium. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to provide 3,000 local students in need with the tools required to start the school year. Give what you can, volunteer if you are able. Just do something.

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IRS STRIKES OLYMPIC GOLD By Don C. Brunell Guess who was among the first to welcome our Olympic athletes back home from Rio? None other than the IRS. For U.S. athletes, winning an Olympic medal comes with pride, glory â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and a hefty federal tax bill. According to TIME, Michael Phelps owes over $55,000 in federal income taxes for his five gold and one silver medals earned at the recently concluded summer games. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whopping amount even for someone whose net worth is $55 million. The U.S. is one of few countries that does not provide government funding for their Olympians. Most Olympic athletes are not as fortunate as Phelps because they lack endorsement deals and rely on small stipends from the USOC and income from day jobs. Some even maintain their amateur status and are college students who rely family support and scholarships. So how did the IRS get into taxing Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Olympic medal winners? It started in 1992 when the U.S. Olympic Committee allowed professional athletes to compete for Team USA in the Barcelona games. USOC also established cash prizes, which paid $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze medals. With that in mind, Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Olympic officials decided that our country was already competing against profes-

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sionals from other nations, so why not find a way to let our best, amateur or professional, represent us. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like any prize winner, from a jackpot hitter to a Nobel Prize recipient, the athletes are taxed because Olympic medals and cash bonuses are considered income,â&#x20AC;? said Steven Gill, associate professor of accounting at San Diego State University. The tipping point came in the 1988 Seoul games when the Russian (Soviet) professional basketball players beat our amateurs for gold. So â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dream Teamâ&#x20AC;? led by professional basketball players â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Michael Jordan, John Stockton and Magic Johnson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; went to Barcelona in 1992 and Team USA again stood atop the awards podium. At the time, some Americans balked at using professionals. They pointed to our 1960 and 1980 teams that defeated the heavily favored Russian hockey teams on their way to gold medals. The USOC decision 24 years ago paid off. The 2016 Rio Games will go down as the best ever for Americans who won 120 medals. That beats the old record of 110 medals at the Beijing Olympics eight years ago. In 2008, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Victory Taxâ&#x20AC;? take was $5.3 million. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total revenue to the IRS should be higher. The maximum possible "victory tax" on the bonus for each gold medal, using the top tax rate of 39.6 percent

for the nation's highest earners, is $9,900, according to Americans for Tax Reform. For silver, it's $5,940, and for bronze it's $3,960. Olympians in lower tax brackets would owe less. Athletes can offset their potential tax hit with the hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve likely racked up for training and traveling, if they treat their sport as a profession. Hopefully, they keep good records and have a sharp tax accountant. For example, in the last Olympics, the New York Times reported that Missy Franklinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents spent $100,000 a year on her swimming expenses. Even the medals themselves are taxed, but the taxable base is low. According to MONEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estimates, the scrap value of a gold medal is about $501. Silver medals have even less value, about $300, and bronze medals have the lowest value. The bottom line, though, is that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Victory Taxâ&#x20AC;? should be repealed. The IRS might have a case for keeping it if our government was funding our Olympians, but it should not. Having the IRS in the mix is a big enough headache. Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at theBrunells@msn.com.

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The revelation from a New York Times investigation that Donald Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief campaign adviser, Paul Manafort, was on the take with the former pro-Russian Ukraine president should come as no surprise. Even before the Times report, we knew that Manafort was a well-paid economic adviser to President Viktor Yanukovych on election strategy and foreign investments. What we now know is that he was among a substantial number of individuals who may have received millions of dollars in illegal, under-the-table payments or gifts from a Ukraine administration that was up to its neck in corrupt practices. Whether or not Manafort actually received the $12.7 million designated for him by Yanukovychâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party, the fact is he profited from a close association with a pro-Russian government â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an association that surely helps account for the pro-Russian views of Trump himself. But the real story here is the insight it provides into how a Trump administration would conduct foreign policy. In a nutshell, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;the art of the deal.â&#x20AC;? Regardless of who might be on the other side of the table â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Angela Merkel, or Enrique PeĂąa Nieto, the president of Mexico â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guideline would be that business interests are central to the national interest. Anyone unfriendly to the U.S. dollar would be an enemy, subject to sanctions. After all, the art of the deal is to win, and for Trump â&#x20AC;&#x153;win-

ning is everything. I can only say: my whole life has been about winning.â&#x20AC;? Neither U.S. strategic priorities nor â&#x20AC;&#x153;idealistâ&#x20AC;? concerns such as human rights and civil society would be allowed to interfere with cutting a deal. As another of Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foreign policy advisers, Carter Page, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;ironically, Washington and other Western capitals have impeded potential progress [with Moscow] through their often hypocritical focus on ideas such as democratization, inequality, corruption and regime change.â&#x20AC;? Thus, if Mexico balked at paying for the Trump Wall, Trump would have no qualms about punishing Mexico economically. If China pushed back at the U.S. navy in the South China Sea, Trump might erect barriers to Chinese imports. As for Russia, where Trump, Page, Manafort, and other advisers already have business ties, investments are perceived as the key to moderating U.S.-Russia relations and thus â&#x20AC;&#x153;solvingâ&#x20AC;? disputes over Crimea and Ukraine. In Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world, everyone has a price. He has often told the story of how his view of China is mainly shaped by the sale of a Trump Tower apartment to a Chinese banker. Despite that profitable venture, Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s larger picture of China is that the Chinese are fleecing the U.S., they are â&#x20AC;&#x153;our enemies,â&#x20AC;? and only by threatening to disrupt trade with them can the U.S. earn Beijingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s respect. If the U.S. wants to reverse Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy on exchange rates, the trade deficit, and even the South China Sea, all Washington has to do is hurt their economy. Trump has no doubt â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

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he is immune to doubt â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that China will cave under such pressure. Donald Trump and his inner circle have no interest in seeing the world through the eyes of others. The world is reduced to markets and diplomacy to The Deal. The other forces that motivate nations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; nationalism, insecurity, underdevelopment, historical grievances â&#x20AC;&#x201C; donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be worth understanding or acknowledging. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a major reason Trump and Manafort are most comfortable dealing with â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and admiring â&#x20AC;&#x201C; dictators. Dictators run a tight ship; their word is law; no one else need be consulted or persuaded. Cutting a deal with them is so much easier than contending with democratic leaders, messy legislative processes, and outside influences such as unions and NGOs. Fortunately, such a dangerously narrow view of world affairs is not going to win in November. But it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away, if for no other reason than that as U.S. influence in the world declines, as U.S. ability to end terrorism, climate disruptions, and other large-scale threats become ever more problematic, and as social and economic inequality persists at home, politicians preaching simplistic solutions and promising to put â&#x20AC;&#x153;America firstâ&#x20AC;? will reemerge. Trump may go on vacation after the election, as he has promised; but Trumpism will survive. Mel Gurtov, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University and blogs at In the Human Interest.

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LOCAL, STATEWIDE TEST RESULTS SHOW MOSTLY JUMPS IN LEARNING

PHOTOS BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER

Students at University Place School District's Curtis High School and other schools fared well above the state average on standardized tests. But district officials use the scores to improve further. By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

University Place’s Curtis High School posted strong scores in all test areas during statewide tests last year. The results were recently released and are used by principals to improve student learning. “I think we are quite proud of our results,” University Place School District Superintendent Jeff Chamberlin said. “I think it validates the work we have been doing.” The district’s Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, Jeff Loupas, will be presenting a breakdown of the test scores and what they all mean at a school board meeting in October, as well as by request for parent groups. Information will also be included in the school district’s newsletter this fall. But no matter how strong the numbers suggest, the district always studies them for ways to improve. The district’s school board set high expectations that include that UP schools will outperform the state and nation on all achievement measures, show progress year after year for each grade, make progress toward closing achievement gaps for specific minority or demographic of student and that those students will also outperform their peers on the same measures. “These are ambitious goals,” Chamberlin said. “However, they have been a part of our work for a very long time, and the board has been steadfast in focusing us on these key improvement measures.

These standards, and our collective commitment to meet them, have resulted in an organizational culture that always seeks improvement – even when achievement is strong. While this is very challenging, it serves our students well.” Tacoma students also showed strong improvements district wide, again outpacing state averages. “Overall, the scores are good,” Tacoma Public School Director of Assessment Fengyi Hung. The results of standardized test scores can get confusing to understand, so the district is preparing letters for parents to better explain how their children are faring on their learning compared to other students in the state. Those 30,000 letters are being rolled out now and should be delivered by early next month. For principals, the scores provide not only encouragement that their focus on higher-learning preparation is working, but also provides evidence for where and how and when to connect students with early-intervention resources if they are struggling. The district, for example, offers college-bound testing for middle and high school students as a way for students to not only familiarize themselves with the testing format, but also review their results to find areas on where to improve. “That is almost unheard of,” Hung said. The local district results are mirroring state trends, with the average student scores for tests taken last spring across the state showing a rise of three percentage points compared to 2015 numbers. The

results – which include the Smarter Balanced tests in English Language Arts and math, as well as the science Measurements of Student Progress tests – were released by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction last week. “We see the growth from last year’s baseline scores across the board in both ELA and math,” state Superintendent Randy Dorn said. “That’s a testament to the great work done by all school employees and by our students.” Scores for grade 3 to 8 increased in every grade across both ELA and math, from 3.3 percentage points in eighth grade ELA to 1.5 percentage points in fifth grade math. Measurements of Student Progress tests in science were taken by fifth and eighth graders. The percentage of proficient eighth graders increased by 7.2 percentage points to 67.5 percent in 2016, compared to 60.3 percent in 2015. For fifth graders, the increase was 2.2 percentage points, 65.3 percent compared to 63.1 percent in 2015. High school students are required to take the Smarter Balanced and math tests in 11th grade, but can take them in 10th grade. A student who earns a Level 3 or 4 is considered “college and career ready” in that area. That means the student will not have to take remedial classes in college. Remedial classes cost money, but don’t earn credits toward a degree. For the 2017 senior class, three out of four students are college and career ready, compared to one out of four stu-

dents last year. The threshold scores for graduation are lower than those for career and college readiness and were established by the State Board of Education in 2015. About eight out of every nine 12th graders have fulfilled their assessment requirements. The Washington Education Association, however, says the state’s use of standardized test results as a graduation requirement creates a high-stakes stress on students that should be more hollistic. “We should stop using these scores to determine who can or can’t graduate, and start using them as they were intended – to identify which schools need more support and resources to help all kids succeed,” said WEA President Kim Mead. “Specific needs include smaller class sizes for all grades, more counselors, librarians, nurses and family services staff.” Washington is one of only 14 states that require students to pass math and language arts tests to graduate, and many states have eliminated similar graduation requirements. Standardized testing has a place in public education, Mead stated in a release, yet testing takes too much time and expense away teaching and learning. “Students spend hours taking the tests – and even more time prepping, practicing and learning the specialized test technology,” according to the statement. “This ends up limiting access to computers and library resources for regular studies, and testing often interrupts class schedules, even for students who aren’t being tested.”

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Chair Dean DeCrease and Central Co-op President and CEO Dan Arnett. In a statement to the South Sound owners and community, DeCrease and Arnett stated, “Effective July 18, 2016 the Central Co-op 6th Avenue site in Tacoma is closed for business and a search for a new location in the Tacoma area has been initiated. Our Board of Trustees made this decision after months of lease negotiations failed to produce a mutually agreeable set of terms between the landlord and the Cooperative.” Lease agreement issues with property owner Ewald “John” Loesch became the officially stated cause of the sudden closing of the Tacoma Co-op in July. Since then tensions over the abrupt closure have grown across the Tacoma membership as the absence of the community’s co-op is felt, and communication issues have risen between Central and the Tacoma membership on the future of their co-op. Many members were left upset by the suddenness of the closure and the lack of personal communication in Central Coop’s notification. Now two months after the

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closure, the Tacoma community has grown increasingly frustrated with limited correspondence from Central Co-op and no clear timeline of the reopening. On Aug. 18 at STAR Center, Central Co-op’s board of directors took forward movement to directly communicate with the local community on the future of the relocation of the Tacoma Co-Op. The environment was tense at the STAR Center on that Thursday evening, as the Community Conversation meeting was an invitationonly event for one voting member of the co-op to be admitted. Many Tacoma Co-op supporters and members showed up, but were turned away from entering because of the limitations of the meeting space with a maximum capacity of 70 occupants. This resulted in co-op members and former employees like Monique Smith to be turned away from entering, along with many others. Smith, former Tacoma Co-op front-end manager, commented on the environment of the Tacoma Co-op before closure. “I noticed that during the months of July through October, there were no events scheduled for the Tacoma location, but there were many for the Seattle Coops. This was strange to me, but there was no notice or talk, even from management

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the skateboarding community - and our city, our schools and the park department are all missing out on them. “Eventually, there will be a skateboarder on the city council, in the planning department, working in city government.” Warner isn't opposed to being the first skateboarding council member. “Maybe in three to five years,” he said. “There's so much to do.” A few years ago, Warner founded Alchemy Skateboarding, which became a non-profit agency in 2014. Its goals are lofty, which is how executive director Warner wants them. “We teach skateboarding, and we teach communication, which allows kids to present the ideas they already have,” he said. “Sometimes it's simply a matter of helping them find the right words. Everyone deserves a place at the table.” Nothing if not ambitious, Warner has approached the Tacoma School District about offering skateboarding classes as physical education courses. The biggest stumbling block is liability insurance. “Skateboarding is not as dangerous as football,” Warner insists. Alchemy Skateboarding now teaches two or three skateboarding PE classes a semester at the Science and Math Institute and School of the Arts. In what was once an empty downtown building at 311 S. Seventh St., there's now a growing skateboard business – Grit City Grindhouse. Sharing that building, Alchemy Skateboard has an indoor skateboard park. “We opened it Aug. 1, 2015,” Warner said. “It's open Monday and Friday, 4-8 p.m. And on Sunday from noon until 8 p.m. We're averaging about 400 kids a month.” There are classes in skateboarding and discussions on

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could cost about $5 a month for qualified customers as a way to promote residential Internet connectivity. One out of every four Tacomans currently doesn’t have Internet access at home. “To me, this is not a business plan,” TPU Commissioner Monique Trudnowski said. “It’s a cash flow summary.” She noted that the committee failed to address what would happen if goals aren’t met or expenses continue to outpace revenues. She also questioned the legality of spending utility dollars on anything that isn’t associated with water or power generation. That question was also raised by Janine Terrano, CEO of Topia Technology, who served on the committee. She also blasted the committee process for not being open to the public and being little more than a group tasked with finding ways to use taxpayer and ratepayer dollars to financially prop up a risky plan. “It is a bail out with no guarantee of success,” she wrote in a letter Strickland read into the record. The effort to broaden Internet access isn’t new. A similar idea died in 2012 and was first pondered when

or higher-ups, until the week of about the closure of the co-op.” At the meeting Thursday, many of the co-op members who had been turned away from admittance into the meeting gathered on the lawn of the STAR Center with a projector as Hannah Miner, a Tacoma Co-op member, live tweeted the meeting. The discussion covered a variety of concerns and topics ranging from the financial losses of the Tacoma Co-op in the months leading to the closing to the limitations of the 6th Avenue location for fully encompassing the “co-op experience.” DeCrease sent out correspondence to the South Sound membership following Thursday’s meeting stating, “We are still processing the extensive feedback we received, but a few themes are resonating: Communication, Trust, and Involvement. We clearly did not sufficiently inform and involve the Tacoma membership of the developments surrounding the closure of the 6th Avenue store. I take personal responsibility for my failure in this regard and I will make sure this problem is overcome. We are now a 15,000-member co-op working in two Puget Sound communities. This will require us to learn new ways of organizing, communicating

communication. A few weeks ago, Alchemy Skateboard held classes for children living in the Tacoma Rescue Mission. Alchemy's annual budget is built almost entirely upon grants and donations. Kids that have the money are asked to pay when they skate. Those without? “We work something out, they come in,” Warner said. Seven years ago, to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club – and awareness for skateboarding – Warner and two friends skateboarded from San Diego to Savannah, a journey of about 3,000 miles. Along the way, Warner spoke at Boys and Girls Clubs, talked to officials in every city he could. “One thing I found in every city was a place to play football, a place for baseball – and a 'no skateboarding' zone,” Warner said. “All that does is deter kids who have so much to offer. “There are people in skateboarding doing things that people wouldn’t think could be done. They might crash 100 times to get one trick done right, but they're tenacious.” That's a quality Warner pitches to anyone who will listen. “A city will spend a million dollars studying how to get better traffic flow in cities, and skateboarders just naturally do it,” Warner said. “Skateboarders and bicyclists together can tell you the safest routes in any city.” This month, the University of Washington-Tacoma gave Warner its 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award. “I've tried to use everything I learned there, from the strategies of Martin Luther King and Gandhi, in the programming we're doing with Alchemy,” Warner said. “I'm finding that 90 percent of anything you do is just showing up. “Metro Parks has said there are 8,000 skateboarders in Tacoma, and it's an under-served community. It wants to be part of the city, wants to contribute. We're active and patient.”

Click formed in 1997. At a cost of $200 million, the web of fiber optic lines was created, allowing TPU to install “smart meters” on homes to monitor energy usage. The excess capacity on that high-speed data system allowed the birth of Click Network. The municipally owned cable television provider also sells that capacity to private companies that then connect customers to the Internet. Costs of running the network were split with Click covering 75 percent of the bill and TPU assuming the rest. TPU then backed away from smart meters, however, and shifted 94 percent of the costs of running the network onto Click’s balance sheet. TPU officials then set out to explore ways Click could cover that gap of about $7 million a year. That review process bubbled up an offer last year from Wave Broadband to lease the network for $2 million a year for 40 years. News of that lease proposal prompted Tacoma-based Rainier Connect to match that offer and also promise to provide low-income Internet access plans. Wave then matched that. Often heated commission and city council meetings regarding the proposed leasing of a municipal asset last fall then led to the creation of the committee to further review options for Click’s future, with a

focus on the projected costs and benefits of upgrading the system to provide cable, phone and Internet access. The TPU board will now evaluate the all-in financial models and make recommendation to City Council by late September, with two public hearing being planned before then. Those meetings will most certainly heat up with questions of accounting methods, the role government should play in promoting Internet connectivity and the role private companies would have if plans move forward. Among those people preparing to attend those meetings is Net Ventures CEO Mitchell Shook. “It is a misconception that Click has huge capital expenses and is wildly expensive to maintain,” he said. “In fact, Click is a very profitable business… With the profits substantially offsetting the costs of constructing a telecommunications plant that Tacoma Power required anyway. If we stay the course, Click will continue to prosper far into the future. Now is not the time to make drastic changes.” Click Cable currently has 7,200 television customers, while the third-party companies also using the system provide Internet services to about 23,000 customers.

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and working together despite the 35 mile range of our activities.” Arnett comments on the developments made from Thursday’s meeting: “Our strategy is to find the right site and location as opposed to the quickest deal. Our focus now is to reopen as quickly as is reasonable for our community and our business needs. The new Tacoma Co-op will focus on the communities’ concern for great jobs, accessibility, sustainable features and improved services, such as a deli.” A second meeting on how Central Co-op structures the work of the Tacoma linkage committee and how members can support the growth of the co-op will take place on Aug. 30. Invitations to attend this upcoming discussion will be sent to members by Central Co-op to follow. Reopening has been explicitly stated to be the mutual mission of both the Tacoma membership and Central Co-op; now only time will tell the expediency in which the relocation will take place and whether this move will be the best for the Tacoma Food Co-Op. In the meantime, Tacoma members wait anxiously for more solidified answers on when and where locals can hope to see their co-op to return to the City of Destiny.

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capital improvements, new amenities and an overall revitalization to North Shore Golf Course. This course has been serving golfers and their families for 54 years, and we’re thrilled to honor and expand upon the legacy created by the founders and previous ownership.” “The opportunity to reacquire a parcel of land of this magnitude on the Puyallup Reservation doesn’t present itself often, so we are thrilled to add the North Shore Golf Course to our real estate holdings,” said Puyallup Tribal Chairman Bill Sterud. North Shore Golf Course was sold by North Shore Golf Associates (NSGA). NSGA developed North Shore Golf Course in 1961 and has been its sole operator, and remains a vital contributor to the greater Tacoma community. NSGA is largely comprised of the Bourne and Proctor families of Tacoma. These families built the golf course, and continued to enhance the property with improved amenities over the years. Their motto, “It’s a Great Day at North Shore,” has been and continues to be recognized by thousands of Northwest golfers.

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UPPERCUT. The Al Davies Boys and Girls Club has been the home of the Tacoma Boxing Club for 36 years. Without a new home, events like the Tacoma Golden Gloves could very well be in deep trouble.

PROGRESS KNOCKS OUT TACOMA BOXING CLUB By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

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h, what a season it has been for the Tacoma Rainiers. With just 13 games remaining on the regular season schedule, the boys of Cheney Stadium are on the cusp of pulling off a rarity in any sport, and at any level. Back on April 7 when the season was brand spanking new, the Rainiers defeated Albuquerque by a score of 6-5. Following the game, Tacoma found itself on top of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) Pacific Northern standings. It has now been 130 games since opening night, and Tacoma has never left its perch atop the division standings. Tacoma currently holds the secondbest record in the entire PCL at 75-55 and leads the second-place Reno Aces (69-62) by 6.5 games, with the Fresno Grizzlies (67-63) close behind, trailing by eight games. Normally, such a lead with just 13 games remaining would seem nearly insurmountable for the clubs trailing the Rainiers. The only problem with this outlook is that Tacoma will face Reno nine times and Fresno four times before it is all said and done. A slip by the Rainiers and a small streak by Reno could dash this amazing season in a span of just two weeks. There really is nothing like a true pennant race to end a regular season, and Tacoma is neck deep in it right now. The Rainiers are in the middle of a season-ending run of 25 games in a

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CLOSE OUT. (top) Guillermo Heredia snags another stolen base. A day later, he was callled back up to the Seattle Mariners. (mid-left) Zach Shank turns a successful double play. (mid-right) A fan favorite with the Mariners, Dae-Ho Lee was an immediate hit with Rainiers' fans. (bottom) Starting pitcher Joe Weiland won his team-leading 12th game of the season.

row without a day off. Over the first 12 contests, Tacoma has gone 6-6 against some very talented ball clubs. On the road, Tacoma split with the Memphis Redbirds (61-69), and the Nashville Sounds, who own the best record in the PCL at 76-55. Tacoma then returned home for a four-game split against the Las Vegas 51s (6170), a club that has had the Rainiers number all season. One of the highlights of the Las Vegas series was the arrival of DaeHo Lee, fresh from the Seattle Mari-

ners. An early-season crowd favorite for Seattle, Lee’s performance began to slip with the Mariners during the second half of the season. A trip down to Tacoma has already been seen to do wonders for catcher Mike Zunino, so the organization shipped Lee down the 32 miles to Grit City for a muchneeded recharge. Lee’s arrival at Cheney Stadium for the four-game weekend tilt against Las Vegas was a thing of beauty. Buoyed by a crowd that was excited to see the u See RAINIERS / page A13

Sometimes one person’s bit of progress is seen as a slap in the face of another. This seems to have been the case over the past week concerning the longstanding relationship between the Al Davies Boys and Girls Club and the legendary Tacoma Boxing Club. The social media buzz over the soon-to-be evicted boxing club has become a bit of a firestorm in the Hilltop community and throughout the Tacoma area and beyond. After recently being awarded an unsolicited grant from the national Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, who run all of the Tacoma area’s clubs, decided that the money would be best put to use at the Al Davies Boys and Girls Club in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood. A much-needed injection of capital funds into improvements at Al Davies was met quickly with shock, disbelief and anger when it was announced that the Tacoma Boxing Club would have to find a new home after calling their current Hilltop digs home for the past 36 years. After 36 years on the premises, coach Tom Mustin and his boxing organization would have to not only find a new home, but would need to move an entire gym’s worth of equipment, in just a month and a half. While the timing decision was based upon the national grant’s “use it, or lose it” in 2016 stipulation, the untimely news triggered a social media backlash of outrage, as well as a wellspring of support, for Mustin’s club. Apparently, the Al Davies Boys and Girls Club does very well with retaining and returning younger kids to their location. On the flip side, the problem, according to Mark Starnes, president of the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound is that teenagers don’t have their own place at the club. This put a bullseye on the sizeable space that the Tacoma Boxing Club occupies. With the funds suddenly available, Starnes felt that the timing was perfect to make a decision based upon the hope of reaching more teenagers in the Hilltop area. The current space looks like it will be remodeled to create a basketball and volleyball gym, according to Starnes. Some have questioned adding another basketball court in a town that is basketball crazy and already stocked with available gymnasiums. Up until two years ago, the Tacoma Boxing

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TACOMA WOMEN’S RUGBY CLUB FOUNDER PASSES By Justin Gimse

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When I first met Meg deGravelles last year, it began with a big smile and a firm handshake. Her rugby team, the Tacoma Sirens, had just wrapped up a match and Meg was thrilled to see some media out at their home turf at the Portland Ave. Playfields. The Tacoma Weekly followed with a well-received story about the Sirens, and the men’s Tacoma Nomads club in the April 10, 2015 issue. While we were no more than a friendly acquaintance, Meg and I became friends on Facebook, and from time to time touched base with a hello or two. As a horse veterinarian, Meg would occasionally share photos of her work on Facebook, and sometimes they were fairly brutal and gruesome. However, I always found myself having to check them all out, because much like television shows about knee surgeries and such, what she was doing to make these animals better was truly fascinating. I couldn’t help but look. When I heard about her passing, it truly saddened me. She may not have been a close friend, but she was certainly an important and much-loved person in this community and is now missed by a very large group of people. Sometimes it takes these tough times to remind us that our friends and family are truly precious, and that it is important to let them know, as often as you can, just how much you care about them and what they mean to you. Life is very fleeting, and when it’s over, it happens like a snap of the fingers. Meg’s family asked us to run a short piece that they put together, but there was also a very informative obituary out there. I took the liberty of combining them both, and I hope it does her some justice in the following: The Tacoma women’s rugby club, known as the Tacoma Sirens, has announced the passing of their founding member, former player and coach. Dr. Margaret “Meg” deGravelles, DVM. a local equine veterinarian, age 37. DeGravelles died at her home on August 10 in Tacoma. DeGravelles played rugby for Louisiana State University and later formed Tacoma’s first women’s rugby team in the summer of 2010, going throughout the region recruiting from junior colleges, colleges, and the military bases. She coached and played with the team throughout its history. Rugby was perhaps her greatest passion, a sport she influenced in Tacoma and throughout the Northwest. Her teammates dubbed her “Alpha Meg.” The team has announced that deGravelles’ had donated her brain to the University of Washington Medical School for a new traumatic brain injury research project. The Sirens’ coach has said that the team will honor its founder by dedicating all games of the 2016-2017 season to her memory. Meg practiced equine veterinary medicine as owner of Equine Relief Services, where she did ongoing work for more than ten horse vets in the region, and also worked at Emerald Downs. She was an equestrian, horse owner, and rescue dog advocate. She graduated from LSU summa cum laude and went directly to the

SPORTSWATCH PT. DEFIANCE UNVEILS NEW FIELD GUIDE AND INTERACTIVE GAME

A fun, prize-filled adventure awaits individuals and families alike at Point Defiance Park. Metro Parks Tacoma has a cool new way to discover the Park through its “That’s the Point” interactive game. To join in the fun, pick up a free park Field Guide, explore the key attractions of Tacoma’s 760-acre park, and collect codes along the way to earn prizes. The 20-page Field Guide is filled with fun facts, multiple maps and a bit of history. You’ll also find a sampling of the plants and animals you may discover on your park adventure. There’s room to record your experience and an invitation to play That’s the Point (TTP). “We want visitors to get out and explore the park, especially areas they haven’t yet visited,” said Phedra Redifer, who supervises the park’s Visitors Center. “The field guide is a fun tool to help them do just that. It’s full of interesting information and includes a game where you can win great prizes as you explore.” Mary Krauszer, Point Defiance Park’s ranger, said she recently met a family at Dalco Passage Viewpoint on Five Mile Drive who were working through their Field Guides. Usually Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is their sole destination, they said.”’We came all the way from Issaquah to do this, and it’s already taken us places we’d never been before in the park,’” Krauszer recalled one of them saying. The game’s experience is the main point, but the odds of winning are also high. Players can earn multiple prizes, such as free or discounted admission to Point Defiance Park attractions and events. Specific prizes include free entry into the Black Cat Fun Run, a TTP water bottle, a thyme seedling kit, and more. The monthly grand prize winner will receive an All Access Pass to many of Metro Parks Tacoma’s most popular events and facilities, valued at $450. To play the game, pick up a guide and venture into the park to look for specially marked TTP signs in each color-coded zone. Each sign features a personal story from a Point Defiance visitor sharing his or her special park memory. They include Michael Morency, who first

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 1 – BASEBALL Fresno vs. Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m. university’s College of Veterinary Medicine, graduating in 2007. Meg then headed to the Pacific Northwest for a life in the mountains. As a teenager, she topped Mt. Rainier. During summers between college semesters she ranged the Tetons, Rockies and Cascades, sometimes with friends, sometimes alone, fly fishing and wilderness hiking. She practiced equine medicine in Alaska, Wyoming and Washington states. Meg loved creatures. As a very young girl, she organized the other kids for her neighborhood’s first pet parade. Later she biked up and down the streets, delivering flyers for her dog-walking/washing service (a very successful business, as it turned out). Meg was always surrounded by animals (somehow her parents could never say no). She had horses, dogs, cats, birds, even a ferret. Her faithful friends were her rescued terrier, Rugger, a sixteen-year companion, her basset Moonpie, and her thoroughbred horse, Aomid. She was sassy, funny, tough, generous and soft and an unsurpassable daughter and sister. She had dear friends around the world. She is survived by her parents the Rev. Charles and Angela deGravelles; brother, Eliot and wife Ricki, and their children Benjamin and Elizabeth; brother, William; grandmother, Virginia Wheadon deGravelles; aunts, uncles, wonderful cousins, including her “sister” Kate deGravelles Ilahi; and many in Ireland as well. A memorial will be held in her honor on Sunday, August 28th at Freighthouse Square beginning at 1 p.m. Donations in her memory may be made to Friends of the Animals, 8476 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 or to LSU Foundation, 3838 W. Lakeshore Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70808, dedicated for the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Equine Program. More information about the upcoming season can be found at tacomarugby.com or on Facebook at the Tacoma Sirens Women’s Football Club.

visited Point Defiance after moving to Tacoma in 2015. “Traversing through the densely packed canopy of lush green trees, we couldn’t believe we were still in the city,” he wrote. Sarah Bennett’s words appear on another sign: “This park connects us to a time and place when beauty, strength and nature were intertwined. Whenever I walk here, I am reminded that they still are,” she said. Each TTP sign includes a special code associated with one of five TTP zones. To play, go to the TTP web page and enter zone codes. You will receive your prize via email. Contestants who submit all five codes will be eligible for a monthly drawing to win the grand prize allaccess pass. Free Point Defiance Park Field Guides are available at the Point Defiance Park Visitors Center and at the Point Defiance Marina shop. The Visitors Center is open through Monday, Sept. 5, Thursdays through Sundays, plus Labor Day, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The marina shop is open daily from 5 a.m. until 5 p.m.

PARKLAND, SPANAWAY AND PUYALLUP GIRLS VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE OFFERED

Registration for the RAGE Girls Volleyball League in the Puyallup and Spanaway-Parkland communities will be held on Sept. 10 at Franklin Pierce High School from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and again on Sept. 17 at Puyallup High School from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. League play is offered for girls in grades three thru nine in both the elementary and junior high divisions. Cost is $60 and includes a t-shirt, an instructional clinic, and seven matches. An instructional clinic will be held on Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Franklin Pierce High School for students in grades three thru five and from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. for students in grades six thru nine. Another similar clinic will be held on Sept. 17 at Puyallup High School at the same times. All matches are played on Saturdays from Oct. 1 thru Oct. 29. Volunteer coaches are also being sought and training materials are available to assist. Over 240 girls participated in the league last year. For further information go to www.recre8.org and click on Rage Volleyball League or contact Justin Luckman at (253) 298-3026 or at jluckman@fpschools.org

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PUYALLUP NATION KINGS BRING HOME NATIONAL HARDWARE

PHOTOS BY KEVIN PETERSEN

DOMINATION. (top-left) Quarterback Adam Kruse hands off to running back Christopher McCutchin, who ran all over the Cougars. (top-middle) Ben Imo came up big for the Kings' defense all day. (top-right) Receiver Brandon Stout goes up for the reception. (bottom-left) Another team photo with another championship trophy for the Kings. (bottom-right) Defensive tackle Shawn Lovelace gets into the backfield. By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

The sport of semi-pro football, at its best, is just as exciting and well played as other levels of the sport. On the flip side, there is really no national organizational structure that oversees all of the leagues from coast to coast, so when the seasons wrap up, there seems to be a handful of “National Championship” games that take place around the United States, pitting the best of the league champions against each other.

When we last saw the Puyallup Nation Kings, they had finished dismantling the Wenatchee Valley Rams in the Western Washington Football Alliance (WWFA) championship game by a score of 46-13. The blowout victory secured the Kings’ second straight WWFA crown and capped a perfect 11-0 season for the Kings. While many teams would look at the trophy as more than “good enough,” the Kings had their sights set on the Rocky Mountains’ best football team. After being informed that if the Kings

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run the table for the championship, they would be invited to Denver to play the champion of the nine-team American Developmental Football League (ADFL), team co-owner Ty Satiacum brought the news to the team and their reaction and feedback told him that he would indeed have pretty much a full squad to travel to the Colorado. Following their knockout of the Rams, the Kings would have to wait a week to find out who they would play as the Colorado Cougars would face the Rocky Mountain Silverbacks in the ADFL championship game on Aug. 13. The Cougars knocked off the Silverbacks 22-12 and the game billed as both the “National Championship” and the “Rocky Mountain Championship” was now set for Saturday, Aug. 20 in Lakewood, Co. With hundreds of Kings fans back in the Puget Sound ready to watch the game via a live stream from the stadium, the Kings took the field and the script began to play out like it had for the majority of the season for Puyallup. They immediately began steamrolling the Cougars and entered halftime

with a commanding 21-0 lead. Meanwhile, the ill-planned livestream began to spend more time locked-up, than actually streaming any action, and the Puget Sound fans were denied observing the Colorado beat down by the Kings. The Kings (12-0) would roll to a signature 41-6 victory over the Cougars (9-2) and more championship hardware would be heading back to the Pacific Northwest. There were hopes of yet another game on the horizon. Ty Satiacum had put together a date at Chief Leschi Stadium to host the Pacific Football League champion Portland Raiders for Sept. 10. According to Satiacum, the date wasn’t going to work for the team. Satiacum then secured the stadium for Sept. 24 and after some initial interest, Portland backed away from what could have been a great grudge match. The Raiders lost to Wenatchee in a nonleague contest this season, while the Kings defeated the Rams twice. There are rumblings of something else coming together in December for the Kings, but nothing to announce as of yet.

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South Korean slugger, Lee put on a bit of a show for fans. Through the four-game series, Lee batted .500, with two home runs, a double and four runs batted in. Welcome to Tacoma, Mr. Lee; it would be great if you could stick around long enough for the Rainiers to sew up that division crown and a berth into the postseason, but we’ll take what we can get. Speaking of crowds, the fans have been flocking to Cheney Stadium at a nearrecord pace this season. The four-game average of 5,990 over the last home stand pushed the season total to 331,927 through the gates. The all-time attendance record at Cheney Stadium, dating back to 1960, is 378,518. If the Rainiers can pull an average of 5,824 over the final eight games against Fresno and Reno, the all-time record will be broken. Over 131 games this season, the Rainiers have went through a staggering 177 player transactions involving the Mariners, the Double-A Jackson Generals, trips to the injured list, as well as outright player releases. With the number of different faces that have passed through Tacoma in such a short amount of time, it makes Tacoma’s first-place run since opening day all the more impressive. Fans should also expect that 177 num-

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PAINFUL. D.J. Petersen digs out a hot grounder and gives it a flip. One of the Seattle Mariners' top prospects, Peterson went down Monday, Aug. 22 against the Las Vegas 51s with hand injury and will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2016 baseball season.

ber to climb dramatically when the Mariners make their late-season call-ups. Major League Baseball rosters will expand from 25 to 40 players on Sept. 1 and the Tacoma roster will have a different look to it to close out the regular season’s final five games. Luckily, with some solid play, the Rainiers could very well already have the division

title under wraps before then. Then again, we may be witnessing a straight up dogfight between Tacoma and Reno to end the season. This could also be pretty awesome for fans, especially those that are okay with short bouts of high blood pressure. Tacoma will return to Cheney Stadium on Monday Aug. 29 to begin a four-game

series with Fresno. The Rainiers will begin the final four-game series with Reno on Friday, Aug. 2. This is also a fireworks night, so remember to get to the park early, because it is going to be packed to the rafters. For tickets and more information, visit tacomarainiers.com or visit the Cheney Stadium box office.

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Club was associated with the Boys and Girls Clubs. The connection ended after a drop in interest in boxing by the Al Davies Club members. Still, the Tacoma Boxing Club hangs joint banners in the gym that were originally hung when Mustin got the 2000 United States Olympic Boxing Team to pay a visit to do some training at Al Davies. That visit by the Olympians also brought thousands of dollars in improvements to the gym at the time. The folks over at the Tacoma Boxing Club are still holding out hope for a last minute reprieve and change of mind. However, they also see the writing on the wall and have moved forward with a search for a new location for the club. The search is also being assisted by Starnes and his organization. To help assist with the move, the Tacoma Boxing Club has set up a Go Fund Me web page to raise funds. Since the club has been operating rent-free at the Al Davies Club, it’s going to be a difficult transition for the club and it’s going to take some serious support

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CHAMPS. In July, coaches Tom Mustin

and Emmett Linton Sr. brought 11 boxers to Texas for the National Junior Golden Gloves. The Tacoma Boxing Club brought home four golds, three silvers and a second place team finish for the state of Washington.

from the Tacoma and boxing community to make sure that the Tacoma Boxing Club continues operating as one of the finest, and successful, boxing organizations in the United States. If you can make a donation, please visit www.gofundme.com/v7myvj9g and do what you can. Tacoma’s boxing community may be hanging by a thread right now.

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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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TAKE THE ‘I LOVE THE ‘90s’ TRIVIA CHALLENGE

he “I Love the ‘90s” tour will take over the Tacoma Dome on Friday, Aug. 26. A lot of you will be there, but we’re wondering how much you really love and remember ‘90s pop music. Take our quiz, and check your answers online at www.ticketmaster.com. (Also, check page B4 in this issue of the Tacoma Weekly for our interview with one of this weekend’s performers.)

FINISH THE ALL-4-ONE LYRICS: “I SWEAR BY ________________ IN THE SKY”

SALT-N-PEPA AND DJ SPINDERELLA ARE THE STAGE NAMES OF … FINISH THE ROB BASE & DJ EZ ROCK LYRIC: “IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE A THING GO RIGHT / IT TAKES TWO ________________.”

5 A) Pamela Grier, Jackée Harry and Wendy Williams B) Phylicia Rashad, Lisa Bonet and Keishia Knight Pulliam C) Esther Rolle, Diane Carroll and Lena Horne D) Cheryl James, Sandra Denton and Deidra Roper

COLOR ME BADD’S SMASH HIT “I WANNA SEX YOU UP” IS FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN THIS 1991 THRILLER. A) “The Silence of the Lambs” B) “Ricochet” C) “New Jack City” D) “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”

A) His gluttony nearly leads to a wardrobe malfunction. --B) A guy named Pointdexter steps to the girl he wants to dance with first. C) Tight shoes irritated his bunions. D) He got sick from eating soggy macaroni, mushed peas and chicken that tasted like wood.

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COOLIO’S HIT “GANGSTA’S PARADISE” CONTAINS ELEMENTS OF … A) Guns N’ Roses’ “Paradise City” B) Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise” C) Sade’s “Paradise” D) NWA’s “Gangsta Gangsta”

WHAT INITIALLY KEEPS THE DUDE FROM VERSE ONE OF YOUNG MC’S “BUST A MOVE” FROM – YOU KNOW – BUSTIN’ A MOVE?

THIS “I LOVE THE ‘90S” ACT TOOK THE GRAMMY FOR BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL IN 1995. THIS “I LOVE THE ‘90S” PERFORMER PROVIDED THE THEME SONG AND THE VOICE OF A TEDDY BEAR FOR THE ANIMATED KIDS’ SERIES “C BEAR AND JAMAAL.”

A) “Eruption” B) “Jump” C) “Hot for Teacher” D) “Jamie’s Cryin’”

A) “I Want it That Way” B) “I Wanna Sex You Up” C) “I Adore Mi Amor” D) “All 4 Love”

THIS “I LOVE THE ‘90S” ACT CO-WROTE TONE LÕC’S HITS “FUNKY COLD MEDINA” AND “WILD THING.” A) Young MC B) Salt-N-Pepa C) All-4-One D) Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock

THIS “I LOVE THE ‘90S” PERFORM DIDN’T INITIALLY APPRECIATE WEIRD AL YANKOVIC’S PARODY OF ONE OF HIS HITS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT A HIT FROM COLOR ME BADD’S DEBUT ALBUM?

TONE LÕC’S HIT “WILD THING” IS BUILT AROUND A SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE INTRO OF WHICH VAN HALEN SONG?

SALT-N-PEPA TEAMED UP WITH FELLOW ‘90S HIT MAKERS ______________ FOR “WHATTA MAN.” A) TLC B) En Vogue C) SWV D) Destiny’s Child

THIS “I LOVE THE ‘90S” ACT SCORED A BIG HIT BY PUTTING A HIP-HOP SPIN ON MAZE AND FRANKIE BEVERLY’S “JOY AND PAIN.”

THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE FILM FEST The third annual Destiny City Film Festival will take over the Blue Mouse Theatre, 2611 N. Proctor St., on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 27. Among the films being shown this year are “It Had to Be You,” “Brides to Be,” “The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere” and “Buddymoon” (shown). Tickets to single screenings are $5 to $8. Punch cards – which allow access to four films – are $20, and all-access VIP passes are $45. Find the full schedule online at www.destinycityfilmfestival.com.

TWO GO GREEN 2016 Examining aquatic life from a marsh, challenging yourself in the Salmon Olympics, and learning to care for our environment

with awesome activities and games, it’s all apart of the environmental fun at the second annual Go Green Games which will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Mel Korum Family YMCA, 302 43rd Ave. SE, Puyallup. There will be vendors, games, bouncy houses, the Salmon Olympics, Mascot Mania with Rodney Raccoon and more. Admission is free. To learn more, call (253) 627-1899.

THREE SHAKESPEARE REBOOT Club TLT will present “Like You Like It” – a fun, modern twist on the Shakespeare classic – at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 27. It’s 1985 and the brand new Arden Mall is

hosting a high school dance. Bookworm babe Rosalind wants to go with varsity wrestler Orlando, but she’s never had the guts to talk to him. Rosalind disguises herself as a frat dude named Corey and learns Orlando’s true feelings for her. But things get tricky when “Corey” complicates the lives of three other couples at Arden. Rosalind will do anything to get Orlando, even if it means showing up at the dance as both herself and Corey. Tickets are $7, and can be purchased by calling the TLT box office at (253) 272-2281 or by visiting www.tacomalittletheatre.com.

FOUR THE PINK MUSTACHE RETURNS Earlier this week, Tacomans got another peer-topeer ride-sharing option to add to Uber. Lyft – known for the pink mustaches drivers attach to their cars - has returned to the market after pulling out in 2014. Lyft was founded in June 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer and the app is now usable in more than 200 cities. The

company was valued at $5.5 billion earlier this year, according to Fortune magazine, following its partnership with General Motors.

FIVE ECO ART Enjoy an eco-art show in a oneof-a-kind setting, Tacoma’s Swan Creek Food Forest, located at E. 42nd Street and Roosevelt Avenuye. The “Tacoma Food Forest: Art, Edibles and Sustainable Culture” – which is curated by Lisa Kinoshita – will present the work of 15 regional artists and teams from Saturday, Aug. 27, though Oct. 31. Free opening day events run from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and they include a talk on permaculture, a drum cirle and Phil Harty speaking on “Stalking the Mighty Mushroom.” Learn more at www. metroparkstacoma.org.

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The South Sound has been abuzz with rock this month. Music and Art in Wright Park brought (clockwise from upper left) Big Wheel Stunt Show, the debut of Old Foals and Stoned Evergreen Travelers and more to its namesake park on Aug. 13; and gruesome surgery videos and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bigger Than Satanâ&#x20AC;? tees were all the rage on Aug. 11 when Marilyn Manson (below) and Slipknot (remaining photos) took over Auburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s White River Amphitheatre. No, this was not your momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rock show (unless your mom is that creepy ghost from â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ringâ&#x20AC;?). DAVE KNOTTNERUS

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Art Gallery of the Week: Retro Colby, a Bill Colby Retrospective and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under Constructionâ&#x20AC;? Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound Opens Aug. 29 and runs through Sept. 24 Opening Reception and Gallery Talk Aug. 31, 5-7 p.m.

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%80%2)-!.4!, Detail of Elise Richmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spectralâ&#x20AC;? exhibit that runs at Matter through Oct. 1.

changing moods of the weather as the seasons shift gradually from one into the next. Potter Melissa Balch, known for her organic forms, rounds out the show (literally) with her fascinating vessels and sculptures. Forms of sea creatures blended with erotic elements are not unusual in Balchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ceramic work. Matter is located downtown at 821 Pacific Ave. The exhibit runs through Oct. 1. Matter is open Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. or by appointment. For further information visit www.mattertacoma.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food Forestâ&#x20AC;? opens Aug. 27 at Swan Creek Park, a 373-acre wilderness on Tacomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eastside. Organic themed works of art are presented in the park. There are works by Jennifer Lawrence Bennett, Gabriel Brown, Kate Cendejas, Beth Gahan, Acataphasia Grey, Anthony Kosnjek, Tim and April Norris, Nicholas Nyland, Deanna Pindell, Miranda Pollitz, Terri Placentia with the School of the Arts, Carlos Taylor-Swanson and Kinoshita. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food Forestâ&#x20AC;? opening runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature guest speakers Ulysses Martin, a permaculture expert, and Daniel Heath, a local mycologist and â&#x20AC;&#x153;mushroom stalker.â&#x20AC;? The event will also include an open-session drum circle so bring your favorite rhythmic instrument in addition to your hiking boots. For further information on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food Forestâ&#x20AC;? visit www.metroparkstacoma.org/ calendar?id=5511.

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Tacoma artist, designer, jewelry maker, gallery proprietor, writer and art curator Lisa Kinoshita has had a busy summer. She recently opened a show of new art at Matter, her new downtown venture (a design and gallery space shared with fellow designers/furniture makers birdloft and rePly). Kinoshita is also involved in an open-air exhibit of enviro art called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tacoma Food Forest: Art, Edibles and Sustainable Culture.â&#x20AC;? The show at Matter, which opened last weekend, features the work of three artists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a painter, a sumi artist and a potter. The painter is the dynamic Elise Richman, a teacher at University of Puget Sound who approaches her art-making in the manner of a Renaissance scientist. Richman finds some aspect of art that she wants to explore and then undertakes a series of experiments, creating new techniques and discovering new effects as she examines the problem at hand. Richmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matter exhibit, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spectral,â&#x20AC;? is an examination of how light and color work to create the shimmer effect on the wings of moths and butterflies. Alongside Richman is sumi artist Selinda Sheridan, a scholar of Chinese who got absorbed in sumi like ink getting absorbed by porous paper. Sheridan is inspired by images from poetry and dreams as well as by the subtle, ever-

On one side of the gallery, Bill Colby shows the dedication and beauty of a lifelong passion for printmaking and building the study of studio art at Puget Sound. Retro Colby shows evolution, change and quality over 61 years (1955â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2016) of Colbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life as a printmaker. Retro Colby is a retrospective of an artist whose work bubbles with vitality, as his talk at the opening reception will show. On the other side of the newly renovated Kittredge Hall, four summer resident artists hang the first bodies of work theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve completed since graduating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under Constructionâ&#x20AC;? shows the work that will propel them in the next step of their careersâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; maybe to grad school, maybe to creative professions, maybe to creating artwork full time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under Construction represents a summer of vision, labor and grit. The four inaugural studio art graduate residents, Grace Best-Devereux, Carly Brock, Rachel Kalman, and Gaby Yoque, maintained steady, rich studio practices in a construction site,â&#x20AC;? said Elise Richman, chair of the Department of Art and Art History, and the residencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faculty advisor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thin plastic sheeting stood between their studio space and jackhammers, electric saws and other tools used by the hardworking construction crew installing a much-anticipated elevator in Kittredge Hall. There are striking parallels between this literally groundbreaking construction, which improves accessibility for all members of our campus community and the figuratively ground-breaking summer residency, initiated to enhance the residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; access to opportunities in the field of art.â&#x20AC;? The university celebrates Kittredge Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 75th anniversary with a series of events this year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and this is a fitting pair of shows to start the celebration. Bill Colby has been an influence in teaching studio art for decades, and the graduate residents showing their work have benefitted from his legacy. Kittredge Gallery serves as a teaching tool for the Department of Art and Art History, and as a cultural resource for both the university and the community at large, exhibiting work by noted regional and national artists. Exhibits and talks are free and open to the public. Info: www.pugetsound.edu/about/campus-the-northwest/ places-spaces/kittredge-gallery.

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told us. So we inspired him in a sense to do what he is doing today. That feels good, because I love him as an artist; great performer, great songwriter and everything else. So you get people like that ... and we were able to inspire them just like New Edition inspired us, and the Jackson 5. It just continues on and on, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sync and Backstreet Boys inspired One Direction and the Jonas Brothers. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just kind of a little pattern going on there. What was the saying? If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teenage girls, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always gonna be boy bands.

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Sometime between the tail end of New Kids on the Blockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial run and the rise of the mega-boy bands in the late â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s, Color Me Badd were among the reigning harmonizers in pop. The trio â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mark Calderon, Bryan Abrams and Kevin Thornton, and early member Sam Watters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will be back onstage delivering their biggest hits Friday night at the Tacoma Dome. A little â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Wanna Sex You Upâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Adore Mi Amor,â&#x20AC;? anyone? But before we reflected on the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heyday with Calderon, there was the matter of where Color Me Badd hails from. TACOMA WEEKLY: I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize until I was reading up on you guys that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re from Oklahoma City. So Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start by offering you the opportunity to apologize on behalf of your city for stealing our Sonics. MARK CALDERON: (He cracks up.) Awwww, man. I know that one hurt. Yeah, I want to apologize for that one, man. I loved the Supersonics. I did. I loved Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton. I always rooted for them against the Bulls. But I believe there will be another team. So donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna be okay. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the thing: With (Kevin) Durant gone, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a big heartache there in Oklahoma City. (Calderon currently lives in Cincinnati.) But hopefully, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna be okay with Russell (Westbrook) playing and these new guys that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got. But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see what happens, man. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tough.

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BADD. Color Me Badd plays â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Love the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90sâ&#x20AC;? at Tacoma Dome Aug. 26. TW: Well, to switch gears and talk about what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually coming here for, what is the biggest difference touring now versus in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s when you were first blowing up? CALDERON: Back then, we had so many people telling us what to do, where to go, what to sing, what to look like. Now, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty much running our own show. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of freedom. The great thing is still getting to do what we love to do, and people still accepting those songs, those classics. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just been a blessing overall. â&#x20AC;Ś Now that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m older, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great. We feel the accomplishment. Back then, we were gettinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the chicks and gettinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to just live that life of what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to be a star. (He laughs.) TW: Do you still have fans throwing their bras at you onstage?

CALDERON: Nahhh, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like it used to be, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still having a great time. The great thing is that our fans that are coming out, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually bringing their teenagers, their daughters or their sons that appreciate the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s music. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s is the in thing now. Everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip, and everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool with singing the songs from 25 years ago. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the cool thing about it. TW: Between you guys and New Kids on the Block, you kind of paved the way for acts like Backstreet Boys, Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sync and, more recently, One Direction. What comes to mind when you see those guys on TV? CALDERON: The young guys like Justin Timberlake, for instance; we were one of his first concerts he went to. He remembers everything about our show, he

TW: Do you sometimes pause and think how weird it is youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing this 25 years later? CALDERON: It feels so good because â&#x20AC;Ś there was probably a 15-year period where we stopped singinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Bryan (band mate Abrams) called me up in 2010, out of the blue. I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spoken to him in a while. He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey, Mark. You wanna go do this show in Hawaii?â&#x20AC;? I said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, I guess.â&#x20AC;? So we get there to Hawaii, and we find out that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re performing in this big stadium, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s packed. TW: Did you think it was just a club date? CALDERON: I thought I was doinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; a club date or somethinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Woah! Are we doinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; these kind of numbers?â&#x20AC;? And we were headlining, so that made use feel really good. There were a lot of little hints that made me want to do it again. I was watching TMZ one night. (There) was a Yankee ball player, and they were interviewing them. He had his headphones

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: FREAK NIGHT Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s USC Events will bring its popular, Halloween-themed EDM fest Freak Night back to the Tacoma Dome on Oct. 28 and 29. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup includes Martin Garrix, Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk, Zedd, Jamie Jones, 3 Lau, Galantis, Getter, Flux Pavilion and Tchami with more to be announced. Two-day passes are on sale now for $304. Visit www.ticketmaster.com for more details on that and these other shows, except for where otherwise noted. â&#x20AC;˘ J. Cole with Bas: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $70 to $115; www.thefair.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Kid Rock with Uncle Kracker: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $95 to $120; www.thefair.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Tim McGraw: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $85 to $350. â&#x20AC;˘ Creedence Clearwater Revisited: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $30; www.thefair.com â&#x20AC;˘ Smash Mouth: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $30; www.thefair.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Juan Gabriel: 8 p.m. Sept. 9, Tacoma Dome, $63.50 to $203.50. â&#x20AC;˘ DNCE with Lunchmoney Lewis: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $28 to $55; www.thefair.com. â&#x20AC;˘ X Ambassadors with Rachel Platten: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15, Washington State Fair Event Center, Puyallup, $40 to $65; thefair.com.

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t BADD From page B4 on listening to something. They ask him, â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, what music are you listening to?â&#x20AC;? And the ball player said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m listening to Color Me Badd.â&#x20AC;? It was like â&#x20AC;&#x153;clickâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; maybe we should get back doing this again. There was a lot of little, different things that opened our minds and our hearts thinking we should get back doing this. We appreciate every little bit of it, man.

TW: You mention there was a gap where you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it. What made you stop? #!,$%2/. We were burnt out, and we were just kind of growing apart. We got married, and we were having kids. Life just kind of took its course, really. We were growing up, and we wanted to experience life in a different

games. The event was a labor of love for Rainiers President Aaron Artman, who envisioned the festival growing into a Tacoma tradition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try it and take some risks, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never gonna happen,â&#x20AC;? he said earlier this month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re breaking all kinds of records internally for things weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing. We have the ability now to take a little risk and hire some bands and put a really cool stage in and all those things that a promoter would usually do for us.â&#x20AC;? Despite this setback, Andresen said organizers are still in the process of planning a concert series for next summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just going to circle the wagons, do some more planning and make an announcement about what that looks like next year,â&#x20AC;?

she said. Two concerts remain on Cheneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule for this year. The final installment of the Rainiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new R House Concert Series will feature local acts Positive Rising, Stay Grounded and Power Laces starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26. That show is free and open to all ages. Then, on Sept. 25, Cheney Stadium will host a new music and craft beer festival, called Hops on the Sound. Performing that day will be Tonic, Vicci Martinez, the Fame Riot, Colonies, Trees and Timber, Sloucher and Etchings. Tickets start at $29, which allows admission only. Packages that include beer-tasting tokens range from $45 to $175. For further details, visit www.hopsonthesound.com.

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DAWSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Heather Jones and the Groove Masters (R&B, soul, funk) 8 p.m., NC G. DONNALSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showcase with Brian Feist (blues) 7:30 p.m., NC, AA JAZZBONES: Rockaroke (live band karaoke) 7 p.m., NC THE SWISS: Chuck Gay (open mic) 7 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Graduation Showâ&#x20AC;? (comedy) 8 p.m., $10

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31 OLD TOWN PARK: Sweet Kiss Momma (southern rock) 6:30 p.m., NC, AA DAWSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Linda Myers Band (R&B, blues, jazz) 8 p.m., NC G. DONNALSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: James Haye (blues) 7:30 p.m., NC, AA HARMON TAPROOM: Open mic with Steve Stefanowicz, 7 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Love Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;? with 3 Little Birds, Joe Fish & The Worm (acoustic reggae) 8 p.m., $7 NEW FRONTIER: Open mic, 8 p.m., NC NORTHERN PACIFIC: Open mic, 7:30 p.m., NC, AA STONEGATE: Dave Nicholsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hump Day Jam, 8:30 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Comedy open mic, 8 p.m., NC, 18+ TOWER BAR & GRILL: Michelle Beaudry (jazz guitar) 4:30 p.m.

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TW PICK: ANNUAL KITE FESTIVAL Sun., Aug. 28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central Meadow, located at Chambers Creek Regional Park, 6320 Grandview Dr., University Place A spectacularly colorful day of all things kites will take place at Pierce County Parks & Recreationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Kite Festival. Kites of all shapes, colors and sizes will be zipping through the air, providing an incredible spectacle for the whole family to enjoy, including kite demonstrations, family kite flying, face painting, bounce houses, and more. There will be a kite-making workshop for the first 250 children, compliments of the Pierce County Kitefliers Association. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own kites, blankets and cameras to prepare for a full day of fun. Youth Kite Festival T-shirts will be sold for $10 while supplies last the day of event. The site will also feature a variety of food vendors, including P&J Waffleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Delight, Tornado Potato and On the Grind Espresso. Info: www.piercecountywa.org/kitefest â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;LIKE YOU LIKE ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fri., Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N. I St. Join the students of ClubTLT for a fun twist on the Shakespeare classic. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1985 and the brand new Arden Mall is hosting a high school dance. Bookworm babe Rosalind wants to go with varsity wrestler Orlando, but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never had the guts to talk to him. Rosalind disguises herself as a frat dude named Corey and learns Orlandoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true feelings for her. But things get tricky when â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coreyâ&#x20AC;? complicates the lives of three other couples at Arden. Rosalind will do anything to get Orlando, even if it means showing up at the dance as both herself and Corey. Filled with memorable tunes, a hip sense of humor, pure joy and a huge heart, it all works out â&#x20AC;&#x153;like you like itâ&#x20AC;? if you take the biggest

risk of all: being yourself. Info: www.tacomalittletheatre.com or (253) 272-2281 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fri., Aug. 26, 8 p.m. Sat., Aug. 27, 8 p.m. Sun., Aug. 28, 2 p.m. Dukesbay Theater, 508 6th Ave., Tacoma How far would you go to tell your story? For a family of six, abandoned by their creator, the answer is found in Luigi Pirandelloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meta-theatrical treatise on reality, fiction and the process of storytelling. In the middle of rehearsal, the director and cast of a new play are dragged into the lives of six characters that arrive with a mysterious demand â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they need someone to finish their story. As the unfinished story begins to take shape, the cast and crew are left to wonder what is fiction, what is truth, and

where the line between the two really lies. New Muses Theater Company is pleased to present an exciting, immersive production of this theatrical landmark. Blurring the lines between performance and rehearsal, audience and performer, actor and character, this play is unlike anything youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen from us before. Plays through Aug. 28. Price: $10. Info: www.newmuses.com; (253) 254-5530 OPEN MIC NIGHT AT FORREYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FORZA Fri., Aug. 26, 7-9:30 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 URBAN SKETCHERS Fri., Aug. 26, 12-6 p.m. Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S. This show of drawings by members of the Urban Sketchers club contains scenes of neighborhoods and sites around Tacoma. It is on view in the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handforth Gallery through Sept. 6. Price: Free. Info: (253) 292-2001 BILINGUAL BLOCK PLAY Sat., Aug. 27, 10 a.m. Parkland/Spanaway Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S. Build with blocks and enjoy stories in English and Spanish. Price: Free. Info: (253) 548-3304 SUMMERPLAY 2016: A FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS Sat., Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. Sun., Aug. 28, 2 p.m. Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 6th Ave. Summerplay 2016: A Festival of New Works will be co-directed by The Changing Sceneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic director Pavlina Morris and Changing Scene

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board member Karen Hauser. In just a two-week window this year, 117 submissions were sent in from 73 different playwrights from all over the U.S. and Canada. After careful consideration, 10 scripts have been selected. Price: All tickets $18 general seating. Info: (253) 565-6867 or www.tmp.org

tions to American culture. Price: Free. Info: (253) 761-8015 YOGA ON THE BEACH Mon., Aug. 29, 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. For more information and reservations, please call the Nature Center at (561) 624-6952. Free with park admission. Price: $16. Info: (253) 815-9642

MOBILE FOOD FEST Sat., Aug. 27, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 C Street S Join us for our 2nd Annual Mobile Food Fest. 20+ food truck vendors will be onsite with a mixture of tastes from all over the Puget Sound for you to enjoy. Price: Free. Info: (253) 798-4141

FRESNO GRIZZLIES AT TACOMA RAINIERS Mon., Aug. 29, 7:05 p.m. Cheney Stadium, 2502 S. Tyler The Rainiers take on the Fresno Grizzlies in this four-game TripleA series. Price: $13.50-$25.50, not including Ticketmaster fees. Info: (253) 752-7707

WINE & STEIN Sat., Aug. 27, 2-6 p.m. Freighthouse Square, 430 E. 25th St. Come sip and support the Junior League of Tacoma at our 2nd annual â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wine & Steinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fundraiser. There will be wine, beer and spirits available for tastings, along with live music and a raffle. Ages: 21 and over. Price: $35-$45. Info: www. freighthousesquare.com

LAKEWOOD FARMERS MARKET Tues., Aug. 30, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lakewood City Hall, 6000 Main St., Lakewood Join us for the fifth season of the Lakewood Farmers Market presented by St. Clare Hospital. Featuring fresh food, organic produce, arts, gluten free items, sweet treats, crafts, live entertainment, chef demonstrations and a Master Gardener Speaker Series. Price: Free. Info: (253) 983-7887

FINDING FAMILY Sun., Aug. 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of Tacoma, 1501 Pacific Ave. This photographic exhibition by a senior at the Tacoma School of the Arts explores the different adoption experience of six families. Price: Donations accepted. Info: (253) 627-6031

UNITEDHEALTHCAREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SMALL STEPS PROGRAM Tues., Aug. 30, 3-7 p.m. 6th Avenue Farmers Market, 6th and North Pine St. UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (UHCCP) is helping people make positive changes in their eating habits with the Small Steps Program. Price: Free. Info: (206) 926-0227

BLUES, GOSPEL & MORE Sun., Aug. 28, 7-10 p.m. G. Donnalsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3814 N. 26th St. A regular Sunday evening show of music based on the incomparable African-American contribu-

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe that metaphysics are tools that can help enrich our everyday lives.â&#x20AC;? ARIES (MAR. 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; APR. 19) You may come up against blockages of the most annoying kind. Remember you are accountable for your own stuff. Before you attempt to move forward it is important that you are clear about everything involved or it could cause you much trouble later on. TAURUS (APR. 20 - MAY 20) Be careful not to get involved in somebody elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know all the facts. Better to concentrate on your own life. There will be plenty opportunity to make improvements. Be grateful for the little things in your life that give you much pleasure. GEMINI (MAY 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JUN. 20) This week brings lessons in dealing with other people. Make sure you are understood. Most people do not see things the way you do. Stick to normal routines for now. Do not be overly generous, as it might lead to trouble. CANCER (JUN. 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JUL. 22) You will have many opportunities to express your opinions and ideas this week. Be sure there is a balance between work and play. Keep your eye on long-term goals, they are falling into place, even if you cannot see them clearly yet. LEO (JUL. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; AUG. 22) You may feel blocked or confined this week, when all you want is to go with the flow. Do not base future plans on the word of others, they may not be what they seem. The need to spend more money than you planned could arise so make wise, educated decisions. VIRGO (AUG. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SEP. 22) Pleasant surprises can sidetrack already made plans. Do what is best for you. Inform any people involved with the earlier plans, so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come off as unreliable and flaky. Remember that others are not always as good as their word.

LIBRA (SEP. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OCT. 22) Take this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holding pattern as what it is, a time to regroup. The best use of your time is to focus on the things that have been unclear. Contemplate everything, a lot. Avoid getting into heated discussions. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; NOV. 21) Avoid temptation to spend money on things you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need. You will need to have that money later in the week. Instead, hang out with friends or coworkers. You may just learn something new. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look surprised, you can teach can old soul new tricks. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; DEC. 21) There are things going on this week that will be playing out for a long time to come. Be careful of the things you sew. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave anything to chance, think of all the possibilities. This is not a time to take a casual approach.

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CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JAN. 19) Seems everyone is feeling held back this week. The universe is just giving you time to get your ducks in a row. Be patient. Things are starting to unfold and fall into place. Use this week wisely and reorganize your bedroom or garage. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; FEB. 18) Pay close attention to finances this week. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sing anything unless have read every little word of need be donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to ask for help. Ask for educated advice, and be honest about everything involved. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get good solid answers with only half the information.

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TO: MARIA CARRILLO

In the Welfare of: B.,A DOB: 07/19/2015 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2016-0016

In the Welfare of: M Jr. J DOB: 08/26/1999 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0157

YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing in the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 a Initial Hearing on the 17th day of October, 2016 at 1:30 PM If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585. NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to Â§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 Â§ 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint. TO: ANTHONY SAKELLIS In the Welfare of: D-S., D DOB: 01/17/2015 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0007

YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an PreAdjudication Hearing in the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 a Pre-Adjudication Hearing on the 6th day of OCTOBER, 2016 at 10:00am. 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 Â§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 Â§ 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 RE: DAVID MATEO MIGUEL v. CARMEN ANN MORENO IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HAMBLEN COUNTY, TENNESSEE FILE NO. 16CV022 TO: CARMEN ANN MORENO

YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing in the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1451 EAST 31ST ST., TACOMA, WA 98404 A Child/Family Protection Petition has been filed regarding the above-named child. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to personally appear before the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians for a FORMAL ADJUDICATORY HEARING and date, time and location below: DATE: October 6th, 2016 TIME: 11:00am LOCATION: 1451 EAST 31ST ST., TACOMA, WA 98404 At the formal adjudicatory hearing the petitioner must prove that the allegations raised in the child/ family protection petition are more likely true than not and that the best interests of the child will be served by continued Court intervention. The Court will either find the allegations of the child/family protection petition to be true or dismiss the child/family protection petition, unless continued to allow the presentation of further evidence. If you do not respond to the petition within 20 days or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find you in default and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps you must follow to correct the underlying problem(s). You may call Puyallup Tribe Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Services for more information about your child. The caseworkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name is Donna Torres and the telephone number is 253-680-5532. 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 Â§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 Â§ 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.

A complaint for absolute divorce has been filed against you by David Mateo Miguel . It appears that ordinary process of law cannot be served upon you because your whereabouts are unknown. It is, therefore, ordered that you respond to this notice by filing an answer to the complaint for divorce in this cause with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Hamblen County, Tennessee, and with Attorney Maria Dajcar at the address shown below before the date listed below. A copy of the complaint for divorce may be obtained from the Clerk of Circuit Court. If you do not answer or otherwise respond by the date shown below, a Default Judgement may be entered against you on the thirtieth (30th) day after the fourth (4th) publication. This notice will be published in the Tacoma Weekly for four (4) Consecutive weeks. POSTED : AUGUST 19TH 2016 TO SEPTEMBER 16TH 2016 Answer on or before: Oct. 17, 2016 Maria Dajcar BPR 032055 Attorney for Plaintiff3701 N Broadway, Suite C Knoxville, Tennessee 37917 (865) 583-6500

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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 peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite music, run errands, welcome people to our hospice facility, or just hold someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand. Our next training starts Saturday, September 10th at Hospice House. Training includes flexible web-based material along with class room instruction. To learn more and to get started call us toll free at 1-855534-7050 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 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, car insurance and food handlers card. Call front desk for more info: 253-2728433 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 volunteer 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. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Eloiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NWFB helps restore hope, dignity and stability in our community by recycling donated furniture to people in need.â&#x20AC;? Tuesday-Saturday Truck Volunteers Needed- 9:00 am2:00 pm. Truck volunteers ride along in the truck, deliver furniture to clients and make residential and corporate pickups; they are an essential part of the NWFB Team. To volunteer contact us at info@nwfurniturebank.org or call 253302-3868.

VOLUNTEERS South Sound Outreach is offering free tax preparation for those who make $50,000 or less. To schedule an appointment call 253.593.2111 or visit our website at www.southsoundoutreach.org.

Make a difference in the life of a child! The Northwest Youth Sports Alliance is looking for coaches for our developmental youth sports program. Sports vary by season. Coaches are provided general training and go through a national background check clearance process. For more information, visit www. metroparkstacoma.org/nysa or contact Roy Fletcher, Youth Sports Coordinator, royf@tacomaparks.com or 253.305.1025.

Join us in changing lives! Changing Rein Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies, a nonprofit, offers equine assisted services to differently-abled individuals. Currently the program offers several volunteer opportunities. Our primary need at present is for program volunteers who work with our horses and support our riders in therapeutic and adaptive lessons. Other volunteer opportunities include: grounds maintenance and administrative/clerical work. Must be at least 14 years old to participate. Horse experience helpful, but not necessary. Training provided. For more information contact: Volunteer Coordinator at 253-370-1429 or volunteer@changingrein.org.

The Tacoma Maritime Institute meets every 4th Monday at the Midland Community Center 1614 99th Street East Tacoma WA Potluck at 6:00, all are welcome. Meeting Starts at 7:00. Call 253-536-4494 Be a Big Brother! Becoming a Big is a fun and easy way to volunteer in your community and make a BIG difference in the life of a child. There are several program options to fit your schedule and interests, such as meeting your Little at school, going on an outing or attending an agency-planned activity. For more information, visit www.bbbsps.org or call 206.763.9060. INTERVIEWEES FOR A NON-PROFIT PROJECT â&#x20AC;&#x153;MEMORY COMMUNITYâ&#x20AC;? What It Is: We are Memory Community (a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation). The Memory Community Project is a creative service to seniors. Our Goals & Objectives: To create an accessible resource that: â&#x20AC;˘ helps our senior citizens tell their stories â&#x20AC;˘ connects the young and the old â&#x20AC;˘ increases our understanding of those before us who help us be who we are â&#x20AC;˘ honors the generations before us and show our appreciation by preserving their memories â&#x20AC;˘ All seniors are welcome to volunteer for filming their story! â&#x20AC;˘ At most two days of work during daytime â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Day 1: pre-production meeting, and Release Form sign-

ing Day 2: filming, ideally wrapped within half a day What weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like you to talk about in the film: Use 10 minutes or so to tell the most memorable story from your life, the lessons that were learned, and the wise words you want to pass along to your children/grandchildren. Compensation: a DVD in which you are the leading character, and a free upload to our website http://memorycommunity.org/ Contact: send your emails to deyung@memorycommunity.org Or call Deyung at 253-858-2445 for scheduling a meeting. The filming is free, but donations are appreciated to help the project continue. Knitters and Crocheters Loving Hearts is a charitable knitting and crocheting group comprised of community volunteers. We make hats for chemo patients and the backpack program for children, baby items, blankets, wheelchair/ walker bags and fingerless gloves for Veterans. We meet in Gig Harbor on the second Tuesday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and again on third Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Located at the WayPoint Church, 12719 134th Ave KPN, Gig Harbor, WA 98329. We also have a Fife meeting on the third Thursday of the month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Ardena Gale Mobile Park, 4821 70th Ave East, Fife. For more information please email Cynthia at lovingheartsonkp@aol. com or call Virginia at 253-884-9619. Brighten the day of a senior with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s! Volunteer an hour or two visiting with a resident at Hearthside Manor in University Place. Please contact 253-460-3330 or hearthside@acaringplace.net. Coalition: HUMANE, a spay and neuter clinic, seeks volunteers. For details visit: www. coalitionhumane.org or call 253.627-7729 HOST AN EXCHANGE STUDENT/HOST FAMILIES NEEDED Make international friendships and create memories to last a lifetime. Host a high school foreign exchange student with EF Foundation, a non-profit organization. Students are fully insured and bring their own spending money: host families (single, married, retired, etc.) provide room, board, and a caring environment. For more information call: toll-free: 1-800-447-4273 EF FOUNDATION FOR FOREIGN STUDY www.effoundation.org

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11299 Borgen Loop NW Gig Harbor, WA 98332

13019 8TH AVE S, BURIEN

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MLS#: 955294 Area: Burien/Normandy Beds: 4 Baths: 1.75 Heat/Cool: Forced Air Water Heater: Electric Appliances: Dishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Range/Oven, Refrigerator, Washer Interior Features: Ceiling Fans, Double Pane/Storm Window, Dining Room, French Doors, Walk-in Closet

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