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TACOMA AND GEORGE ARE EAGER TO KICK OFF THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF BUILDING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

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Africa Sister City Chair Debbie Bruce is seen here teaching entrepreneurship and life skills to young adults in the George community. She also invited Melannie By Carolin Jones carolin@tacomaweekly.com

hen Tacoma was looking for a Sister City 20 years ago, South Africa's Eastern Cape Province Port Elizabeth seemed like the ideal fit. As a major port like Tacoma, a perfect Sister City was found – until the city declined. About 200 miles down the road, a city called George was having the same struggle of finding a new “sister” after being rejected by Santa Barbara. It wasn't until a national Sister City meeting in 1997 that the two cities connected. “We're the City of Destiny, and so maybe that's why we are together,” says Melannie Denise Cunningham, Chair of the Tacoma-George South Africa Sister

“I see sister relationships as partnerships. I don't see them as a dependency. I believe we have something to give, just like Tacoma. We have something to teach Tacoma, and Tacoma has something to teach George.” – Debbie Bruce, Chairperson of the Twin Sister City Committee in George, South Africa

City Committee. Tacoma and George, two rejected cities looking for connections, are now eager to celebrate 20 years of building relationships, seeking opportunities and breaking down barriers. “That's my sister. And I wouldn't have been able to say that before, but thanks to City Sisters I have a sister,” says Cunning-

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cent tax on households earning more than $200,000 could face voters. The revenue from the tax would establish a fund that residents there could use for public college expenses through a grant program. The City of Olympia had sought to block the measure from reaching the ballot and sued. The case landed in Pierce County Judge Jack Nevin’s court. He sided with Olympia, stating the ballot mea-

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recent Court of Appeals decision will provide steam to their efforts to have the petition signatures the group already submitted at least get verified by elections officials. By Steve Dunkelberger

A Court of Appeals commissioner’s decision on a seemingly unrelated issue could re-spark local efforts to get a vote in front of voters on large-waterconsuming projects. Court Commissioner Aurora Bearse ruled earlier this month that a ballot measure in Olympia seeking a 1.5 per-

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CLICK PLANS TO FACE TPU VOTE NEXT WEEK The Tacoma Public Utilities Board will vote on Sept. 28 on which of the three “all in” proposals to recommend to the Tacoma City Council that could ultimately expand the municipally owned Click Network into a phone, Internet and cable provider. The difference between the proposals involves how to finance the upgrades to the fiber optic network. The plans come after TPU announced last year to lease the network to a private company, which prompted an outpouring of cries to “Save Click” as a city asset. The leasing plans were put on hold to allow time for a series of closed-door meetings of a committee of appointed officials and technology experts to research ways to make Click profitable based on co-mingled accounting practices regarding shared costs between Click and Tacoma Power by expanding its system and increase customers. The seven-member committee included two TPU

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ham about Debbie Bruce, Chairperson of the George-based Twin Sister City Committee. While Sister Cities are an ideal platform for building personal relationships, they also are an opportunity to connect two distant towns and help build cultural and commercial ties to give both cities the opportunities to learn from each other. “We take the conversation to the interna-

tional level. We take it to business, trade and tourism. People come to the table equally,” says Cunningham. As one of Tacoma's 14 Sister Cities, George isn't too different from Tacoma. With a population of about 150,000 and the local counterpart to Mt. Rainier, George Peak, the mountains, rivers and forests look like an extension of Washington State. The town, situated near the Indian Ocean, is also one of the fastest developing cities in South Africa, with 2.5 percent annual growth, according to Statistics South Africa (2011). “I see sister relationships as partnerships. I don't see them as a dependency. I believe we have something to give, just like Tacoma. We have something to teach Tacoma, and Tacoma has something to

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It’s no coincidence that a CNN documentary series on the decades of the American 20th century drew its highest ratings when dealing with the 1960s and 1970s. Michael Honey remembers them – they shaped his life. “It was an amazing time in this country – you had the fight for civil rights, black power, feminism, Vietnam,” Honey said. “I was arrested in a Louisville, Ky. at a civil rights protest. That’s when they started my FBI file.” Honey was a 22-year-old Michigan student, the son of a Navy Air Force veteran, when he filed with the draft as

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Tacoma has a tremendous pothole problem, and the residents know it. During the past couple of years, the city has acknowledged this issue by spending millions of dollars in major arterial repairs with the council’s “pothole initiative.” In 2010, routine maintenance by Tacoma’s Grounds and Maintenance Division completed street repairs on 229,638 square feet of road. In 2011, the city repaired about 150,000 more square feet of roads riddled with holes, and continue those efforts. Two road packages passed by voters last year added money to the city’s street fund. With the help of our readers and our dedicated Pothole Pig, we will continue to showcase some of the city’s biggest and best potholes through our weekly homage to one of T-Town’s most unnerving attributes. Help the Pothole Pig by e-mailing your worst pothole suggestions to SaveOurStreets@tacomaweekly.com. Potholes in need of repair can be reported to the City of Tacoma by calling (253) 591-5495.

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Bulletin Board TECHNOLOGY SURVEY SEEKS TO BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE To better understand how Tacoma residents use technology to retrieve and communicate information – as well as any related areas of need that may exist – the City of Tacoma is in the process of conducting its first Community Technology Survey. Piloted this past summer to 250 randomly selected households representing a diverse cross-section of the community, the full survey begins this week, and a condensed version of the survey is now available over the next six weeks to all Tacoma residents at tacomatechsurvey.com. “Preliminary data has indicated that there may be certain areas of need across Tacoma relating to the way residents access the internet and use technology to retrieve and communicate information ,” said City of Tacoma Information Technology Department Director Jack Kelanic. “What we glean from this survey will inform our work as we strive to analyze, understand and help bridge any gaps, while also determining what role the City should play to promote a digitally engaged and productive community.” The Community Technology Survey is part of the City’s overarching efforts to find solutions to issues involving inequity in Tacoma, and to consider how equitable access to the internet and technology can impact employment, economic development, education, health, safety and community engagement. “We are studying whether our community members have what they need technology-wise to achieve their goals,” Kelanic said. “It is very important that we hear from everyone throughout this survey process.” Available in English, Korean, Khmer, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese, the Community Technology Survey at tacomatechsurvey.com allows for completely anonymous responses. Findings will be summarized in a report to the City Manager and the City Council, and published on TacomaData. Questions regarding the Community Technology Survey process can be directed to the City’s Information Technology Department by dialing 311 within Tacoma city limits, or (253) 591-5000 from anywhere else. PIERCE COLLEGE HOLDS FIRST EVER HOMECOMING In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Pierce College invites the community to its first-ever Homecoming celebration, taking place Oct. 7-8 at the Fort Steilacoom campus. The festivities will kick off with the much-anticipated Pierce College Volleyball game against cross-town rivals Tacoma Community College. The game takes place Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Health Education Center. The following day will provide fun for the whole family, with a chance for the community to experience Pierce College and learn more about the innovative programs and services available to students. There will be plenty of entertainment happening throughout the day, with music, games and activities, along with a variety of food trucks stationed around campus. The Pierce College Science Dome, as the South Sound’s only full-dome digital planetarium, will provide free presentations, as well. The festivities will also include alumni reunions throughout campus, along with a special welcome in the Health Education Center at 1 p.m. “The community has been a part of Pierce College for the past 50 years, and we have so much to celebrate,” said Director of Marketing and Communications Brian Benedetti. “We would love for people to visit campus during Homecoming, whether it’s for the first time ever, or the first time in a long time, to help celebrate with us.” STEP BY STEP FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER GETS BIG GIFT The Step By Step Family Support Center [Step By Step] received a $50,000 donation, as the beneficiary organization for the 18th Annual Absher Kids’ Cup Charity Golf Tournament. The Apple Physical Therapy Foundation and Absher Construction Company, both longtime members of the Puyallup community, came together to host the event. The funds raised were the last $50,000 that the organization needed to complete Phase 1 of their “Legacy In Motion” project to open a social enterprise site that will offer workforce training and vocational opportunities for disadvantaged women with young children. Earlier this year, the organization purchased the buildings and some of the acreage from the former Van Lierop Bulb Farm site in Puyallup. They are now working on the final master site plan and hope to begin needed site improvements and renovations in the spring of 2017. The site will include a reception hall for event hosting, a café and catering kitchen, and educational center. Step By Step currently serves low income and at-risk pregnant women with the goals of helping them to deliver a healthy baby, embrace positive parenting, and establish a safe home. Services include professional in-home counseling and education, transitional housing and homelessness prevention, community connections and mentorship, and many other resources to encourage and help moms to succeed. The future center will help struggling moms to receive training and work experience to help increase their employability and equip them to better financially provide for their families. Krista Linden, the Founder and Executive Director of Step By Step, says she is excited to preserve a site that has been a beloved part of the area and looks forward to creating a vibrant place that not only serves the community but also makes a lifelong positive investment in the families that will define our next generation. ANNIE WRIGHT BUSINESS PROGRAM GETS NATIONAL ATTENTION Annie Wright Schools announced on Sept. 16 that the Girls’ Business and Entrepreneurship Program (GBEP), a signature program within the Upper School for girls in grades 10-12, has been featured by the National Association of Independent Schools’ Inspiration Lab. The National Association of Independent Schools is a

membership organization of more than 1,500 non-profit independent schools across the country. It created Inspiration Lab to highlight stories about exceptional and innovative programs. The article highlights sophomore Minyi Jiang, who dreams of working on Wall Street. Jiang is enrolled in Annie Wright’s GBEP, one of the school’s new signature programs, which engages students’ unique interests, while teaching the fundamentals of starting and building a business, International Baccalaureate business courses and business technology, while also providing work experience and travel opportunities. Annie Wright’s signature programs were developed in response to girls’ desires to engage more deeply in certain subjects, specifically in areas where women are – and historically have been – underrepresented. Signature programs complement the Annie Wright Upper School curriculum, including IB classes and exams, college prep, and an all-girls environment. “Through the Girls’ Business and Entrepreneurship Program, girls can take business courses – offered to all Upper School students – complemented by a concentrated three-year program that includes mentorship, goal setting, securing an externship and developing a personal portfolio,” said former Russell associate Sandra Forero Bush, program director at Annie Wright. “Students have the opportunity to interact with executives at the forefront of innovative thinking.” Founded in Tacoma in 1884, Annie Wright Schools are two schools on one campus. Annie Wright Day School serves boys and girls in preschool through grade 8, while Annie Wright Upper School offers all-girls day and boarding programs for grades 9 through 12. Annie Wright is proud to be an International Baccalaureate World School. Learn more at www.aw.org.

GRANTS AVAILABLE TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY WALKABILITY Want to get your community moving? Now through 3 p.m. on Sept. 30, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is accepting grant applications from organizations that aim to increase physical activity through community walkability. Priority consideration will go to organizations that work with underserved populations in communities such as Hilltop and the Eastside in Tacoma, Parkland North and South, Springbrook and Spanaway. “No matter where people live in Pierce County, the same opportunities to access safe and healthy recreational activities, like walking, should be available,” said Shelley Wallace, health promotion coordinator at Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Agencies and organizations across the county that focus on adults can apply. These include local government agencies, faith-based and community-based organizations, and community and senior centers. Examples of possible projects include a walking audit to identify barriers to active living, signage that promotes walking, biking, or other physical activity, or community artwork that encourages people to walk or interact with their environment. Go to www.tpchd.org/news. php?nid=941 for a list of last year’s grantees. Grants are from the Health Department and the State Department of Health and range in amount from $5,000 to $10,000, depending on the activities organizations have planned. Go to www.tpchd.org/walkability or contact Wallace at swallace@tpchd.org to get an application. NON-PEAK SEASON FERRY FARES BEGIN OCT. 1 The Pierce County Ferry provides service between Steilacoom, Anderson Island and Ketron Island. Passengers driving vehicles 21 feet in length or less will see their rates for the ferry, decrease from the peak season rate of $23.85 to the non-peak season rate of $18.35, while passengers driving motorcycles will see a decrease from $12.95 to $9.95. Passengers driving vehicles 21 feet or less with a Senior ID or Disability Permit will see their fares decrease from $19.80 to $15.25. The five-trip value pass for vehicles 21 feet or less remains at $73.40, while the five-trip value pass for motorcycles remains at $39.70. Walk-on passenger rates are the same yearround, and bicycles can be walked on at no extra cost. Non-peak season runs from Oct. 1 through April 30. Visit www.piercecountywa.org/ferry for a full list of fares. Riders can request refunds through Oct. 10 at www.piercecountywa.org/ferryfeedback. More information about the ferry system is available at www.piercecountywa.org/ferry. SPRINKER HOSTS CLASSIC CAR AND TRUCK SHOW Sprinker Recreation Center’s parking lot will be lined up with more than 500 classic cars and trucks of all colors, shapes and sizes at the 14th annual CARSTAR Hi-Tech Collision Classic Car & Truck Show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24. This family-friendly event is free for spectators and features multiple car-related vendors, on-site pin striping, more than $7,000 in prize giveaways, and much more. “This year we’re excited to welcome back our title sponsor, CARSTAR Hi-Tech Collision,” said Becca Boyle, event coordinator at Sprinker Recreation Center. “We will also feature an outer space theme and we’re inviting staff, spectators and participants to join in the festivities with their Martian inspired attire! Lady Luck Steakhouse Saloon is back with us this year serving their themed luncheon. It’s sure to be a great afternoon in the park with family, friends, and classic car enthusiasts. Everyone is invited, so join us, rain or shine.” To enter your classic vehicle (pre-1985 models), fill out the entry form. Pre-register by Sept. 19 for $15, or $20 for day-of-show registration. Souvenir T-shirts may be pre-ordered by Sept. 19 with your entry for just $10. Call Sprinker Recreation Center at (253) 798-4000 for registration assistance. Day-of-event registration for participants begins at 7 a.m., followed by judging at 11 a.m. and award presentation at 2 p.m. Dash plaques and goodie bags are included for the first 300 entries. Sprinker Recreation Center is located at 14824 C St. S. in Tacoma. SEE MORE BULLETIN BOARD ITEMS ON PAGE A7

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CITY COUNCILMAN FIGHTS TO IMPROVE PROPERTY CRIME INVESTIGATIONS By David Rose

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Nothing in this world is more precious to LeShaun Alexander than his two little girls. The single dad works as a carpenter so when thieves stole his tools, which he left at a work site overnight in East Tacoma, he was devastated. “My girls, they look up to me because I get up and I go to work every day,” says DAVID ROSE Alexander. The tools are worth at least $2,000. He says officers came and dusted for prints and while Tacoma Police confirm they took a burglary report, City Councilman Robert Thoms says more needs to be done. “I’d like to see, first and foremost, the number of property crimes be reduced in the city of Tacoma,” he said. Thoms says he had a task force review Tacoma’s residential property crime, including burglaries and car prowls. “Last year and into this year, the state of Washington was ranked number one for property crimes and the city of Tacoma was number one in the state,” he said. Among the findings in the report, presented in March, Thoms discovered that only eight to 11 percent of property crimes in Tacoma are actually investigated.

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“That means some 90 percent are more than likely not investigated and that just simply won’t stand for me.” Thoms is not only looking to add more officers to the force, but also potentially change the way property crimes are investigated. "For most Tacomans, such crimes will be the only

crime that happens to them, and it is a tremendous violation of their sense of safety. Tacomans deserve to feel safe and I will look to increase investigators and cops in this budget to let criminals know Tacoma will catch you if you steal from our citizens.” In a response to the criticism, the Tacoma Police Department says: “Unfortunately, property crimes have a low solvability rate. The Tacoma Police Department chooses which crimes to investigate based on the probability of solving the crime. Each report is read and, based on the ability to investigate any further, a case may not be investigated.” For example, if a car is broken into and property stolen and there are no witnesses and no evidence for forensics to process, the chances of catching anyone are very low. "The same crime with a fingerprint or a witness to identify someone would be investigated. The police department is working with minimum staffing presently, so detectives are assigned based on the probability of catching someone. Even beyond identifying who the suspect is, the department also has to work with the prosecutor's office to attempt a conviction. So, property crimes are not investigated the same way that a person's crime is, where a victim can testify to what happened.” Meanwhile, LeShaun is just trying to make ends meet. He’s borrowing tools from friends to get the jobs done to support his family.

PAIR ARRAIGNED FOR THEFTS SUSPECT CHARGED IN MURDER OF HOMELESS MAN FROM SENIOR COMMUNITY The Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office charged Douglas Reid Murray, 42, on Sept. 19 with second-degree murder for the death of Thomas James Fite in Parkland. “Increasingly, we are seeing serious crimes among the growing homeless population,” said Lindquist. “There needs to be both accountability and services to address this issue.” On Sept. 15 at 9:42 a.m., Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to 10656 Pacific Ave. S. regarding reports of a dead body. Deputies found the victim lying on the ground near a green power box without any shoes or socks. The victim’s face was covered in what appeared to be dried dirt and blood. There was also blood on his feet, arms, and clothing. There was blood spatter

on the power box near the body and blood on the ground near the victim’s body. Debris was strewn about the area, and it appeared that a significant altercation had occurred. Deputies spoke with two witnesses who reported seeing the victim, who was transient, with another transient man the night before. Detectives later confirmed with witnesses that Murray was the same man witnesses had seen drinking beer with the victim the night before. Witnesses reported seeing Murray wandering the area earlier in the morning, walking toward the Jack in the Box. Deputies went into the Jack in the Box and contacted Murray. The deputies saw blood on his face, shirt, shoes, hat, and sweatshirt. Murray was holding a deck of cards, which he

dropped as he resisted attempts by a sheriff’s deputy to gain compliance. When the cards were picked up, a sheriff’s deputy found a Washington ID card in the name of the victim. Murray gave the deputies a false name, but was identified by one of the deputies who had previous contact with him. Murray’s identity was verified via Pierce County Jail booking photos. According to detectives, the victim died from blunt force trauma and strangulation. He suffered a broken arm, a broken finger, a fractured sternum, and broken ribs. Bail was set in the amount of $1,000,000. Charges are only allegations and a person is presumed innocent unless he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The Pierce County Prosecutor’s office arraigned Russell Glen Grover, 33, and Adrienne L. Van Arsdale, 33, on Sept. 15 on charges related to multiple thefts from The Lakes senior community. “Cases like this are why we started our Elder Abuse Unit,” said Prosecutor Mark Lindquist. “We are committed to protecting our elders, and we seek long sentences for those who prey upon them.” Grover is charged with residential burglary and four counts of trafficking stolen property in the first degree. Van Arsdale is charged with one count of trafficking stolen property in the first degree. Grover was formerly employed as a maintenance worker at The Lakes. During that time, he and Van Arsdale were in a relationship. Beginning in April, law enforcement were called to The Lakes on multiple occasions by multiple different homeowners in the community, all reporting that items were missing from their homes. Investigations online found that Gro-

ver had sold a Dewalt impact hammer owned by The Lakes and given to residents for their use, as well as two TVs matching those owned by The Lakes and given to their residents to use. Investigators searched pawn shops and located jewelry that had been pawned that residents of The Lakes were able to identify as their property. That jewelry included a wedding ring that had recently been purchased by one of the residents for his wife. In total, over the course of 13 months, Grover sold approximately $33,000 worth of jewelry. Grover and Van Arsdale were charged on Aug. 3 and bench warrants were issued for their arrest. They turned themselves in on Sept. 14. Bail for Grover was set in the amount of $75,000. Electronic home monitoring under the supervision of Pretrial Services was ordered for Van Arsdale. Charges are only allegations and a person is presumed innocent unless he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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The challenge includes a three-day a week class with about a dozen other ladies that focuses on abdomen and core workouts with a little bit of cross-fit thrown in. The program is not simply one-hour sessions three days a week, as proper exercise and nutrition is a 24/7 activity. Innovative Fitness understands this and, through their Facebook page, provides supports for its clients at all hours. “[The program has] a lot of squats, planking and they set you up with a meal plan. It’s pretty intense. You follow a meal plan on your workout day, a different meal plan when you’re not working out, and they give you a cheat day and a fasting period of 16

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Working out becomes much easier when you have a goal to achieve, and this is the basis for Innovative Fitness, located at 1105 Regents Blvd., Ste. C, in Fircrest. Innovative Fitness provides personal training that strives to motivate, educate and inspire people to reach their optimal health and fitness goals. Tacoma Weekly sales reps Rose Thiele and Andrea Jay are participating in the Innovative Fitness six-week fitness challenge as a team. Their goal is to lose collectively 40 pounds or 12 percent of their body fat.

hours after your cheat day,” Jay said. “Every day they’ll post something on Facebook where you either answer a question or post a photo of your meal. They keep in touch and keep you in check a lot. They’re very good.” “If you have any questions, they have a Facebook page where we can email back and forth and talk and ask them questions about anything,” Thiele said. Thiele has a goal of losing 10 pounds, while Jay hopes to improve her core. With Innovative Fitness, they can customize their goals with the program. “We’re the only challenge-based fitness program there is,” Innovative Fitness owner Jesse Uwell said. “You create what

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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, GOODWILL AND YOUTHBUILD TEAM UP TO CONSTRUCT NEW HOUSE IN MIDLAND By Derek Shuck

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A collaboration among Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill and its construction training program YouthBuild will result in three houses built in the Pierce County area over the next two years, starting with a three-bedroom home near Midland, which had a ceremonial wall raising on Sept. 14. The raising included not only leaders from Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity, but about a dozen YouthBuild students who had already spent hours constructing the frame of the house. The youth, aged between 16 and 24, are undergoing a six-month program that will teach them valuable construction skills and assist them in getting their GEDs and college credit. “The partnership among Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity and YouthBuild will not only add affordable housing at this site, but provide the next generation of builders with the skills they need to construct affordable housing well into the 21st century,” Senator Maria Cantwell said in a letter to the students. The work YouthBuild does provides assistance for youth who like to learn in a kinetic way to produce quality, affordable housing options for families in Pierce County. “I was always struck by the participants in the program, the students, their work ethic, their focus on the mission at hand and the quality of the product that they built. It’s important that we provide affordable housing and a high quality, sustainable, long-term and affordable housing option for families in need in Pierce County,” Director of Operations for Habitat for Humanity Jason Gauthier said. Not every student learns in the same way, and YouthBuild provides a path for students whose primary way to learn rests outside the classroom in hands-on experience, to look at a finished product and understand their part in it. “I needed the freedom to learn in a way I felt was best for me, and at my own pace. The thing that captivated me was how hands-on we are in the fact that we use our hands to build something so big and we’re able to see our work when we’re done, to see what we’ve accomplished,” YouthBuild student Amani Sharpley said. In 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration awarded $1.1 million to fund Tacoma Goodwill’s YouthBuild construction career program for three more years. The support will allow 64 low-income people ages 16-24 in Pierce County to build their lives and three houses, thanks to training partnerships with Habitat for Humanity and other resources. “Every time I get more and more excited about this activity and the type of community building it brings together,” Pierce County Councilman Rick Talbert said. The Department of Labor funds 80 percent of the YouthBuild program, while the other $275,000 is provided through Goodwill retail sales, with additional support from Habitat for Humanity, Bates Technical College and the youth REACH Center in Tacoma. Goodwill is accepting up to 16 new students to begin a new class in October. Interested students can apply during September by contacting Ronisha Hamilton, YouthBuild Case Manager at Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region, at (253) 573-6819. Eligible candidates must be between 16-24 years of age and other eligibility requirements apply. “I want to say thank you to the young people, and our funders and partners for really making this possible, for changing your lives and the lives of the family who get to move into your house,” Goodwill CEO Terry Hayes said.

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UPLIFTING. YouthBuild members and VIPs got together on Sept.14 for a ceremonial wall-raising of the first house the program has constructed in 2016.

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TPU SHOULD FUND CLICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ALL INâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; PROPOSAL The Tacoma Public Utilities Board will vote on Sept. 28 on which path to follow regarding the future of its Click Network to forward to the Tacoma City Council for consideration. The different options basically center on which entity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; TPU or the city â&#x20AC;&#x201C; should foot the bill to expand the municipally owned utility providerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiber optic network so that it could provide phone, internet and cable television to its regional customers. Click formed in the mid 1990s, when the utility made the case that it needed the $200 million fiber optic network to more efficiently monitor power use and troubleshoot outages. The network had more capacity than the utility needed, so it floated the idea that it could become a municipal cable and Internet provider. It was a forward-thinking move at the time. High-speed Internet access was seen as a luxury back then since many people were still on dial-up connections. They would connect their phones to their computers, fire up the screeches and squawks of a dial-up modem and only occasionally checked for email messages. Life has changed. Reliable and fast Internet access is part of daily life for anyone looking to participate in modern communication. Students need quick access to databases to do their homework. Businesses need the Internet to balance their books, deliver products and services and market their operations. Civic-minded residents need it to learn about public meetings, watch forums and study sessions and voice their thoughts on the issues of the day. Very little of modern life goes without some link to computers connected to the greater world, from deciding what clothes to wear after watching the weather report, to whipping out a debit card to buy a cup of coffee, to learning about what decisions elected officials will make based on what they believe is best. Internet access is no longer a luxury that residents looking to participate in modern society can go without. It is as vital as water and power and it will become more so in the years to come. And government has a vital interest in making sure its citizens are connected. For TPU to fund Clickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;all inâ&#x20AC;? option would do that. But there is a matter of cost. The difference between the proposals being batted around at this point go to the heart of the matter. Two plans have the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general fund â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one that is used to put cops on streets and books on library shelves â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pay millions of dollars over the next decade. A third would have TPU continuing to operate the system and pay the $14 million that is needed to upgrade the network to go head to head with private companies by providing phone, cable and Internet services directly to customers. This option would not only avoid the further cuts to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general fund, which already has a $6.7 million shortfall to address, but it also provides a cleaner accounting scheme since it would be expensive to a system TPU has managed since it was created. Voice your thoughts at: myTPU.org/ClickResolution; that is, if you have an Internet connection.

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Good news from Washington: the President pledged to continue Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s robust pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria that inspires other donors and will help save millions of lives. It is the Global Fund that provides 151 countries with money for projects that battle these three pandemics while strengthening the local health care systems that carry them out. Also the House passed the Education for All Act that will help countries focus on providing sustainable programs to educate all children. With education come higher earnings, lower birth rates, and less conflict in our world. Of course it still needs to pass the Senate, which is where our calls and letters can help. We can make a difference in keeping the good news coming from Washington. Willie Dickerson Snohomish, WA

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TIME TO WORRY ABOUT A SHUTDOWN AGAIN By Don C. Brunell

Unfortunately, discussion of our skyrocketing national debt is only a footnote in the testy presidential campaign this year. Hopefully, the upcoming debates will change that. The new president and congress face a day of reckoning next March when the limit on the amount of money we can borrow reaches the $20.1 trillion. Either both parties reach an agreement on funding our government or the president orders a shut down. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why voters should know where the candidates stand on handling our massive federal debt before they cast their ballots this November. The United States Constitution and the accompanying Antideficiency Act mandate action when federal agencies and programs lack appropriated funding. If the funding gap lasts long enough, federal law requires the president to furlough non-essential personnel and curtail agency activities and services. Since 1981, there have been five government shutdowns, the longest of which lasted 21 days (from Dec. 16, 1995, to Jan. 6, 1996) under President Bill Clinton. During Barack Obama's presidency, there was a shutdown lasting from Oct. 1-16, 2013, when opponents of Obamacare attempted to leverage defunding it against preventing the shutdown. While the last cessation drew attention to our mounting deficit, other

issues such as national security, climate change, excessive regulations and an underperforming economy have overshadowed it. Last May, the Wall Street Journal warned â&#x20AC;&#x153;the trajectory of the debt is worrisome for one inescapable reason: When you owe a lot of money and interest rates rise, your interest tab mounts.â&#x20AC;? President Obama will leave the White House known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. $20 Trillion,â&#x20AC;? the Association Press reported a year ago. On his watch, our debt nearly doubled. It was $10.6 trillion when he entered the Oval Office. The Cato Institute reported by 2024 that interest payments will rise to more than $876 billion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not long afterward, we will be paying a trillion dollars every year just for interest on the debt. By 2035, in fact, interest on the debt will be tied with Medicare as the second largest line item in the federal budget, trailing only Social Security.â&#x20AC;? Catoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Michael Tanner reported in 2014: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under this scenario, debt held by the public alone would reach an astounding 205 percent of GDP (our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total economic output) by 2045. Shortly after that, the CBO says it is unable to make further projections because no one might be willing to buy U.S. government debt.â&#x20AC;? Today, we owe $19.5 trillion. That is enough money that if you stack the equivalent number of $1 bills, it would circle the Earth 75,558 times. Next month, Treasury

will sell another $1.5 trillion. Telling voters that every American man, woman and child owes $60,000 and every U.S. taxpayerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of the debt is $163,000 because of our borrowing habits doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resonate. To get the point across, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation is spending millions running ads across the nation attempting to interject the national debt into the 2016 election campaign discussion. Peterson is urging voters to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ask for a Plan!â&#x20AC;? The core message: â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the debt grows, money for other programs like education will shrink. In just eight years, interest on the debt will be our third largest federal program. Bad news for our bridges and roads.â&#x20AC;? Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is even blunter. He told Congress recently: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s young Americans learn the extent of the debt burden we have left them, they will legitimately question the premises of self-government.â&#x20AC;? Hopefully, voters will stop and think about what ramping up government borrowing does to our next generations of Americans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the ones who will have to pay the bills. 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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SHUN THE MIDDLE OF OUR SUPERMARKETS AND EAT FROM THE EDGES By Al Graeve, MD Over a decade ago, a nun on the outskirts of Las Vegas wished to place a wager. She bet that the kids at Saint Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were fat because of processed foods and excess carbohydrates. She petitioned the federal government for a change in their school lunch program. Granted that, and with a little morning exercise besides, she could boast that for the first time in school history no child was diagnosed with type II diabetes (CBS News, May 1, 2016). What Sister Martha intuited years ago has become a full-blown food revolution. Every other month a new bestseller argues that all protein and some fats are better for us than most carbohydrates. In essence, the food pyramid, with its base of bread, pasta, potatoes, rice and cereal, has been turned upside down. These are now the foods that we have come to realize should be eaten in moderation. This conclusion is supported by a 35-year period in which Americans ate far less fat yet have became fatter. Fat consumption dropped from 40 percent to 32 percent while carbohydrate consumption rose from 32 percent to 40 percent. One of three adolescents now finds himself or herself over weight or obese, three times the rate in the year 1980, the apparent inflection point of the present obesity crisis. During this time, the increased consumption of carbohydrates came not in the form of fruits or raw vegetables. Rather, it came from boxes, jars, wrappers and cans. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scientific Report of 2015 Dietary Guidelines Committeeâ&#x20AC;? of the USDA states that American

children between 4 and 8 years old are presently receiving but 5 percent of the recommended quantity of vegetables per day. Instead they consume massive amounts of fruit drinks, pizza, snacks and soda. Small wonder that Coca Cola or Coke products are served 1.9 billion times daily worldwide (Warren Buffett, annual shareholder meeting, Berkshire Hathaway, 2016). Early on, the sugar industry became aware of research linking sugar consumption to heart disease. Harvard scientists were recruited to skew their nutritional research in order to exonerate sugar (pure carbohydrate) and incriminate fat. The conflict of interest was not disclosed. The price of the researchersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; integrity was $49,000 in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dollars. One of the paid scientists became the head of the nutrition department at Harvard. Another later headed the USDA. The debate was thus quelled and high carbohydrate, low fat diets became favored for decades (JAMA Internal Medicine, Sept. 12, 2016). The processed food industry promulgated the deception. With billions of dollars at stake were Americans to change their eating habits, a secret meeting was held outside of Minneapolis in 1999. Executives of food giants including Pillsbury, Kraft, Nabisco, General Mills, Coca Cola and Mars attended. Some executives admitted culpability and warned that if they did not police themselves, processed food would become the new tobacco, subject to regulation and eventually outlawed. Their food scientists, they said, were just too good at what they did. They gave Americans cheap, irresistible, imperishable, totable delights

laden with sugar, saturated fat and salt. At most these processed foods were designed to be eaten as treats, but we learned to consume them as staples. With our longevity admittedly stagnant and the quality of life style affected, obesity now also threatens the solvency of or our health care system. According to the aforementioned USDA report, half of all adult Americans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 117 million individuals â&#x20AC;&#x201C; now suffer from one or more preventable chronic diseases related to poor quality dietary patterns and physical inactivity. What should we do? We should shun the middle of our supermarkets and eat from the edges. Raw vegetables and fruit should be our carbohydrates of choice and take up half of out plate. The rest should be protein and unsaturated fats. Bread, pizza, pasta, potatoes, rice and cereal should be consumed in moderation. The Mediterranean diet, the South Beach diet and even the Atkins diet are based at least in part upon these principles. While Warren Buffett may drink 700 calories of Coke a day and appear healthy at 83, our children cannot. Neither can most adults. He is the exception that proves the rule. In eating and investing, he is just one of a kind. On the other hand, we might find solace in abstaining from non-nutritive soft drinks while eating lean meat, eggs, nuts, avocadoes and olive oil. They are all back on the table. Al Graeve, MD is a board member with the PULSE Heart Institute and a cardiothoracic surgeon at Tacoma General Hospital/ Multicare Health System.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF MELANNIE DENISE CUNNINGHAM

WELCOME! (left) Sister City Committee members in George welcomed the Tacoma delegation to town this past summer with a wonderful dinner on June 25. (right) This photo from 1997 shows Debbie Bruce and Dr. Deloris Silas, then City Councilmember for Tacoma who traveled to George to initiate the Sister City relationship.

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teach George,” says Bruce. Establishing opportunities for economic development through relationships is one of the key factors in mutual success. Both cities hope to intensify their business connections and are working on the import of aloe products, raw honey, and rooibos tea – all products produced in George. After visiting the farms and meeting the producers, both Bruce and Cunningham are hoping that the goods could be the next Girl Scout Cookies. Considering that a Google search wasn't as easy 20 years ago, Bruce wondered why Tacoma was regarded as a good fit for George. Upon her first visit, she was most impressed by Tacoma's education system as education in South Africa was segregated by race, and inferior for black South Africans. Over the last 20 years, she could see the progress and the new opportunities

like long-distance education become available in her community as well. South Africa's history of Apartheid, which was the enforcement of racial segregation by an all-white government in 1948, and the tensions between African-Americans and white Americans in the United States offer another unfortunate similarity. “We are aware of this caste system and acknowledge that it still exists, but we refuse to acknowledge that we will operate in it,” says Cunningham. “Because we are black, we have both experienced struggle at the hands of our government. Our minds are conscious of the struggle because we've lived in it, we operate as a unit.” As South Africa ended Apartheid in 1994 with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, a document securing a firm guarantee of equality, Tacoma and the rest of the United States can turn to a nation that may be 9,000 miles away, but that addressed racial inequality with a straightforward set of laws aiming to resolve the issues of segregation and racism. “We are the visible indicators of progress

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FORUM CONNETS BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT Businesses looking to win government contracts have that opportunity at the Greater Pierce County Purchasing Forum. This free event takes place Thursday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m. to noon at the McGavick Conference Center located on the campus of Clover Park Technical College, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW, in Lakewood. Participants can learn first-hand how to register and compete for contracts with federal, state, and local government agencies, meet one-on-one with purchasing agents, network with other Pierce County business owners and managers, and participate in breakout sessions. George Northcroft, regional administrator of General Services Administration’s Northwest/Arctic Region, will share his insights as guest speaker. Northcroft oversees all of GSA’s operations in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, including management of federal real estate and information technology. Other participating agencies include Pierce County, City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Department of Enterprise Services, Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), Native PTAC, NAVSUP Fleet Logics

as we work together,” says Cunningham. As delegates from both cities have traveled to meet their counterpart, the most recent visit to George from Tacoma's delegation was all about opportunities for education, health as well as bringing people together around similar business interests. The George Business Chamber hosted a reception and many ideas for furthering business connections between the two cities were made. “The purpose of these sister city relationships are people. We want to see more people-driven initiatives with government-driven support,” says Cunningham. Reflecting on accomplishments from the past, even the first project by Tacoma and George called Phambili – a refuge for battered women and children that has served the George community since 1999 – is still going today. Phambili was also an opportunity for Cunningham's granddaughter, Jalean, to start a campaign to raise $2,200 for bicycles, toys, games and office supplies, and travel to George to see the impact she's made. “Get your mind out of Tacoma and into

Center-Puget Sound, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Tacoma Public Schools, Pierce Transit, King County Director Association (KCDA) School Purchasing Consortium, Kitsap County Public Works and Purchasing, City of Lakewood, and Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises. Register online or contact Hans Kueck at 253-798-2335 or hkueck@co.pierce.wa.us.

LIFE CHRISTIAN HOSTS FREE COLLEGE FAIR Life Christian Academy invites all South Puget Sound high school students to attend a free National Christian College Fair, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 1717 S. Union Ave. The free-to-the-public community event will feature representatives from more than 40 Christian colleges and universities from throughout the United States and Canada, as well as a financial aid workshop for parents. Students planning to attend should pre-register at www. myblueprintstory.com, and bring their printed bar code with them to the event. Bar codes eliminate the need to fill out contact cards for each college, giving students more time to talk with representatives, ask questions, and gather information. This is Life Christian Academy’s tenth year of hosting the event, in partnership with Northwest University (Kirkland, WA) and North American Coalition of Christian Admissions Professionals (NACCAP).

the world,” says Cunningham. By promoting cultural awareness, and educating others about Africa and its 54 countries, Bruce and Cunningham hope that people will consider a trip, and take advantage of the connection between George and Tacoma. “Coming to South Africa, coming to George doesn't mean cheap. The quality standard is high,” says Bruce. Having welcomed many delegations over the last 20 years, the George Sister City Committee is looking forward to more international visitors. As the celebration planning is underway, Cunningham and Bruce invite everyone to join as expectations for a party are on the rise. “Melannie is here to energize Tacoma, I am there to energize George, and we are going to have an explosion for the anniversary,” says Bruce. The next Sister City meeting is on Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. at the Tacoma Municipal Building, Room 138. For more information contact Debbie Bingham, International Program Development Specialist for the City of Tacoma, at (253) 591-5117.

For a list of participating colleges and universities, visit www.myblueprintstory.com. For more information about the event, contact Jami Buselmeier at (253) 756.-190 or jbuselmeier@life-christian.org.

APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR ETHIC COMMISSION VACANCY The Pierce County Executive’s Office is accepting applications to fill one Ethics Commission position. The citizen commission is responsible for promoting and upholding ethical conduct in Pierce County government. Applicants must be registered to vote in the State of Washington, reside in Pierce County, and employed in or retired from the private sector. Ethics Commissioners also may not hold or campaign for elective office, be an officer of any political party or political committee, be a lobbyist, assist a lobbyist or employ a lobbyist. (Pierce County Code 3.12.070 B, C, and E) Members of the Ethics Commission are volunteers who meet the second Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. at the Wheelock Library, 3722 N. 26th St. in Tacoma. The Commission determines the merit of reported violations of the Code of Ethics for Pierce County employees. Applications are available here. You may also request an application by emailing pcexecutive@co.pierce.wa.us or calling (253) 798-7477. The deadline for submitting completed applications is Friday, Oct. 14.

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PUYALLUP TRIBAL IMPACT Supporting the Economic Growth of Our Community

PHOTO BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER

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.

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.

PARTNERING TO ENHANCE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION Partnering with local jurisdictions to improve local transportation, in the past seven years the Tribe has spent more than $40 million on transportation projects and traffic safety services in neighboring areas. These are largely done in collaboration with state and local governments to benefit the region’s growing traffic infrastructure, which helps everyone. Projects range from lighting and safety improvements, to bridges and reconstruction projects, providing hundreds of jobs to local engineers, tradesmen, environmental and cultural resource consultants, construction contractors, and the like. Examples of the Tribe’s expenditures over the past seven years to completed and ongoing projects include: 30TH STREET SAFETY PROJECT, TACOMA Paving, lighting, ADA access, replacement of sidewalks on both sides of 30th Avenue from Portland Avenue to R

Street, and one side of 31st Avenue, including relocation of public utilities. Permitted through the City of Tacoma. The project was completed spring of 2013. 31ST STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT, TACOMA 31st Street is a failed road that has received repavement, curb and stormwater facilities, street trees, and relocation of public utilities. Permitted through the City of Tacoma. The project was completed in summer 2015. EAST ROOSEVELT/EAST WRIGHT STREET IMPROVEMENTS & MAINTENANCE WORK The Tribe committed $15,000 to replace a failing section of Roosevelt that was important for access to the Tribal Health Clinic. A new asphalt overlay was applied, alongside curb improvements and alleyway paving. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING & COLLABORATION

WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS I-5 HOV Project, Tacoma and Fife: Tribal staff has worked with WSDOT regarding HOV improvements on I-5. East Side Community Projects: Tribal staff is working with the City of Tacoma with respect to long-range transportation planning involving several city streets. Additional Transportation Planning and Administration: Tribal staff works in collaboration with a number of federal, state and local government agencies to plan and administer transportation projects in the region. Inspection Services: The Puyallup Tribe pays for City of Tacoma inspectors for road project oversight; fees to exceed $100,000. Port of Tacoma Emergency Response ITS Study: The Puyallup Tribe has committed $75,000 to partner with the City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, and local port businesses to study emergency vehicle response in the Port of Tacoma tide flats area to address safety concerns and increase local police & fire response.

TRIBE, WSDOT PARTNER TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY In keeping with their mutual agreement reached in 2014, the Puyallup Tribe and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) continue to partner on WSDOT’s 3-4 year HOV construction project on Interstate 5 on the Puyallup Indian Reservation. The agreement provides that work will be conducted in a manner respectful of the Tribe’s lands and treaty rights. For example, in late 2015 WSDOT crews focused on several excavation activities with the Tribe’s archaeological monitors present during the work. The agreement further conveys several parcels of land to the Tribe to offset the lost use of lands on which the Tribe has given WSDOT easements for the project. A right of first refusal gives the Tribe an opportunity to purchase additional lands. The agreement deals particularly with replacement of Interstate 5 bridges across the Puyallup River, as the bridges are more than 50 years old and would not withstand the impact of a serious earthquake. The new bridges will provide a much greater degree of safety in such an event, and the HOV lanes will improve transportation significantly in the area. In addition to providing room for one HOV lane on this portion of I-5, as part of this project WSDOT will also rebuild the northbound I-5 Puyallup River Bridge to make it straighter and wider than the existing bridge; improve the I-5/Portland Avenue interchange; and repave all the lanes of northbound I-5 within the project limits. Construction of the first bridge shafts for the new northbound I-5 bridge over the river has started near State Route 167, and work on the new ramp bridge from northbound I-5 to SR 167 is also progressing. Part of the agreement is to protect the fishery habitat and resource and to preserve Tribal members’ opportu-

nity to fish, a right guaranteed by the Treaty of Medicine Creek. To accomplish those goals, WSDOT has focused its work in the Puyallup River at times other than fishing season and fish migration periods. The work will use construction methods that minimize impact on the resource. With the project to rebuild the bridge will come in-water work in the Puyallup River that WSDOT is keeing tribal fishermen informed of. This work includes monitoring equipment for water quality to be placed in the water to meet water quality standards for the river established by the Tribe and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The placement of floating booms will outline an 80-foot channel for boats and behind the booms temporary work platforms will be constructed on both sides of the river. Isolation casings for the in-water bridge piers will also be installed. STATE ROUTE 167 In 2015 Gov. Jay Inslee formally signed a transportation package that will flow $16.2 billion toward roads and transportation routes around the state for the next 16 years. On the roster of projects slated for those dollars is the final leg of State Route 167 that would provide a roadway between the distribution and warehouse hubs of Kent and Auburn to Port of Tacoma waters. The Tribe is working with the state and other partners to ensure that the project remains a top priority and again remains respectful of the Tribe’s lands and treaty rights. The funding package includes $1.85 billion to continue the SR 167 roadway, which currently ends just short of the waterway. The roadway had been first pondered back in the 1970s. Construction started in the 1980s only to stall ever since. It was called a “top priority” for lawmakers for the last generation only to go unfunded year after year for

A computer-enhanced image of what I-5 will look like after the new northbound bridge is complete. Note that both northbound and southbound I-5 traffic will temporarily be shifted onto the new northbound bridge while crews demolish and rebuild the southbound bridge.

the last 25 years. The Tribe, Port officials, business groups and transportation boosters have lobbied for the roadway as a way for the state to be competitive for international shipping traffic, which could avoid transportation delays found through the Puget Sound by routing cargo through Canadian ports and eventually route larger ships through the Panama Canal. Washington is the most trade-dependent state in the nation, with 40 percent of jobs related to international trade. Pierce County is the most trade-dependent county in the state, so any threat to that industry raises alarms for businesses and lawmakers alike. The project will receive $2.5 million between now and 2017 and then ramp up to a peak of $395 million between 2021 and 2023 during the main construction period with a final $200 million between 2029 and 2031 to finalize the work. Washington State Department of Transportation estimates a completed SR 167 could fuel job growth to the tune of $10.1 billion.

For more information about the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, visit www.puyallup-tribe.com.

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members, two City Council members, a member of the Tacoma School Board, a retired Click worker and a technology company CEO. It failed to reach a consensus and proposed dueling plans centered on which entity would foot most of the bill. Those recommendations have since been translated into TPU board proposals. One plan would have the city’s general fund subsidize Click’s expansion and operation starting with $2.8 million next year and building up to about $7.5 million by 2025. This option would shrink TPU’s expenses regarding the network

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from the current $6 million a year to about $2.4 million by 2025. A second plan inverts that proposal, with TPU stepping up its funding of Click to $7.5 million, while the city would spend between $1.7 million and $2 million a year. Then a third proposal bubbled up at last week’s utility board meeting, with TPU board member Bryan Flint fronting the idea that TPU would simply borrow up to $14 million from the city to cover the expenses of upgrading the system to provide gigabit Internet speeds and cover operational costs until the network turns a profit. If the all-in option moves forward, Click is expected to offer a $14.95 Internet access for qualified low income

customers, of which $9.25 of the monthly charge is expected to be covered by the new Federal Lifeline program, leaving a customer's out-of-pocket cost at $5.70 per month. Costs for regular Internet package would be competitive with other Internet Service Providers. The TPU recommendation from the Sept. 28 meeting will then move to the City Council, which will have its own public hearing process before it votes. A vote is expected later this fall. The TPU board’s study session on the Click proposals will be held at 4:15 p.m. with the regular meeting set for 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 at the TPU auditorium, 3628 S. 35th St. Learn more about the proposals and voice your thoughts at www.myTPU.org/ClickResolution.

studies major. It was a great adventure, starting a new campus.” Since then, he’s not only taught history – including black history and American labor history – he has written four books and edited a fifth. “When I was younger, I didn’t just want to challenge things. I wanted to understand them,” Honey said. “I got hooked on research and started writing books. “I wrote about labor practices in the deep South, but my research took me to oral histories. Almost nothing was written about the subject, so I got names. People would say, ‘You’ve got to talk to this fellow,’ and I’d track them down and we’d talk. Some interviews would last a couple of hours. Some would last a couple of days.” Honey’s works include oral histories from an era that might have been forgotten without them. His latest, on civil rightsunion activist John Handcox, was a labor of love for several reasons. First, it dealt

with a man and topic Honey identified with – one man trying to help black and white farmers improve their lives. Second, there was the music. Handcox was a troubadour, and his songs carried his message to union meetings and church services, anywhere he might spread the word. As he had been doing for decades, Honey collected that music – and sang it. “Music has always been part of the history of labor and civil rights, and I brought that music to my classes when I thought it helped,” Honey said. “In 1996, I sang with Pete Seeger in Seattle. I sing in class, I’ve sung at programs for each of my books. I sang before I taught, so it was natural to bring it in.” When Honey travels for lectures, he takes his guitar. The songs he sings help bring the topics he talks about to life. He sings on campus and at home, to wife Pat – who teaches in the music program at the University of Puget Sound.

Truth be told, Pat Krueger was a major influence in getting Honey to stay in Tacoma. “In 1988, I got a one-year contract to teach history at UPS, and in that year I met Pat,” Honey said. A year later, he was teaching in California – but in 1990, when UWT opened, both he and the university were delighted to get together. It has worked out well for both. Honey’s books have collected a library’s worth of awards, and he’s brought a half-dozen research grants home to UWT. “I’ve had offers to work at other universities for more money, but the opportunity here has always been unique. I love the diversity here,” Honey said. “I was given the chance to create an African-American history program here. I was able to teach courses that were my strongest. ”One of the things our students started at UWT was a Tacoma oral history project. People can access the collections online, by year, by topics.”

ment 5, which would have required another From page A1 vote of the people to overturn if the amendment passed. It was set for a ballot next year. sure went beyond the scope of the initiaBoth measures, however, were blocked tive process because the measure “involves from appearing on future ballots by Nevin’s powers that are granted to the city’s govern- ruling. A hearing date for an appeal has not ing body and not to the city as a whole.” been scheduled. The measure would also essentially enact an Landing either of the measures on a income tax, which would violate state law. future ballot wouldn’t end the legal quesOpportunity for Olympia, the effort tions surrounding them, however, Bockbacking the measure, appealed and won a winkel concedes. Arguments involving reversal following a hearing with Bearse. them would come later. Right now, the Proposition 1 is now set for the November effort wants a court to at least allow the ballot. It would more than likely face legal Pierce County Auditor’s office to validate challenges if voters there approved it. the some 10,000 signatures the campaign Save Tacoma Water, the Tacoma group filed with the city to see if the charterthat wants voters to decide on development changing measure reached the threshold of projects that would use more than a million 5,559 valid signatures of registered voters gallons of water a day, hopes the reversal within the city to qualify for the ballot. in the Olympia case will boost their legal “They are just names on a sheet of arguments aimed at landing their water paper now. Our validation rate is dropping measures on future ballots locally. every day they aren’t counted,” BockwinNevin, after all, was also the judge kel said. “We might not even be on the who sided with the Economic Development ballot because people are moving.” Board of Tacoma-Pierce County, TacomaThe campaign submitted signatures more Pierce County Chamber and the Port of than two months ago. The validation process Tacoma in their effort to block the initiatives would involve the matching of signatures from moving forward. Nevin’s decisions in against registration records on file at the the Olympia and local water initiatives cited time the check occurred. It would not count some similar legal arguments about the lim- signatures of people who were registered ited power of local initiatives. The Olympia voters within the city at the time they signed decision has since been overruled. Save but have since died or moved out of Tacoma. Tacoma Water is now hoping an Appeals “There is no way for us to retrospectiveCourt commissioner will do likewise, mean- ly create the voter-registration file,” Pierce ing its water-watching initiatives could find County Auditor Julie Anderson said, nottheir way on future ballots after all. ing that her office has handled the primary “Now the clock is ticking on that,” election since the signatures were submitSave Tacoma Water organizer Sherry ted. It is also in the final stretch of registraBockwinkel said. tion updates for the presidential election STW had submitted signatures for two on Nov. 8, which could further affect the ballot measures this summer. Initiative 6 validation rate of petition signatures since would require a public vote on high water voters often update their voter registration use projects as part of the city’s permitting address during election seasons. process. It was primed for the November “I can understand why they would want ballot after enough signatures were validated to do that,” she said regarding the campaign’s to qualify, but it could have been eventually efforts of getting the signatures through the overturned by a vote of the City Council. The validation process sooner rather than later. group, however, also floated Charter AmendSignature validation would allow Save

Tacoma Water to mount an active campaign to raise awareness regarding water-use issues and the role citizens can take in government. “Everything changes in politics,” Bockwinkel said. “We have got to get those signatures validated. If we have those signatures certified, then we have something to talk about.” In the back drop of all of this is the Attorney General’s complaint in August that the Port, Chamber and EDB violated campaign finance rules by not fully reporting their combined $65,000 in legal bills as campaign-related “independent expenditures” and that the port used public dollars to stop

the measures. The AG’s complaint came after an investigation by Public Disclosure Commission officials raised legal questions that the commission then voted against forwarding to the Attorney General Bob Ferguson. He filed the complaint anyway. A hearing in Pierce County Superior Court on the complaint is set for next June. The port, EDB and Chamber have yet to file formal responses in the case. Those are due at the end of the month. The violations could cost up to $10,000 each, although Ferguson hasn’t asked for a specific damage amount at this point, according to the Attorney General’s spokesman Peter Lavallee.

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a conscientious objector in 1969. He was assigned alternative public service, and went to Louisville to work for civil rights. He has been an anti-war activist since, and worked seven years in the South for civil rights. Along the way, he became a writer, then a scholar and an educator. Since 1990, the year the University of Washington-Tacoma opened, Honey has been a professor there. And not just any professor. As the new campus came together, programs and courses were designed on the fly. A history teacher, Honey stayed with his strengths. “Our first semester, I think we had 150 students,” Honey said. “Today, it’s 5,000. I was given the opportunity to help shape the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program and its Ethnic, Gender and Labor

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CROSSTOWN. (top) Curtis sophomore Ellie Reardon battles with Bellarmine junior Christina Caruso for control of the ball. (middle) Bellarmine junior Haley Lepkowskie winds up to blast the soccer ball. (bottom) Two Lions and a Viking take to the air in an attempt to get a head on the ball.

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BELLARMINE EDGES CURTIS IN NEW SPSL RIVALRY By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

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he skies were cloudy above historic Lincoln Bowl and the air had the feel that there just might be a storm in the offing as the Lincoln Abes hosted the Bethel Braves on Friday, Sept. 16. While the rain failed to make its appearance before the final whistle, it was a storm down on the beautiful, new turf at Lincoln. The Braves found themselves facing an Abe ground game of hurricane-like proportions. By the time the final Lincoln tsunami rolled through the Bethel defense, the Abes had rolled up an incredible 582 rushing yards on their way to a commanding 56-13 victory. Suddenly, the high-flying Abes have the look of a smash mouth offensive attack, and if their running backs get through the first defensive wave, they’ve shown the ability to kick it into another gear and outrun opponents to the end-zone. After the first quarter of play, one would be hardpressed to foresee such a dominating performance. Lincoln was holding onto just a 6-0 lead over the Braves by the end of the quarter. Bethel was actually on the verge of scoring the first points of the game, but turned the ball over on downs after driving all the way to the Abe two-yard line. With their backs to the end-zone, Lincoln then went to work. After pushing the ball out to their own 28-yard line, senior quarterback Joey Sinclair handed the ball off to junior running back Austin Moeung and he was off to the races. Moeung burst through the defensive line and found himself looking at nothing but green and black turf in front of him. The 72-yard touchdown electrified the home crowd and set the tone for the rest of the game. Bethel answered the bell and drove down to the Lincoln 23-yard line, only to cough up the ball on a muffed hand-off. Lincoln sophomore Jayden Simon fell on the ball and the Abes were momentarily back u See FOOTBALL / page A13

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GRIDIRON. (top) Foss Falcon junior quarterback Aaron Swazer

looks for some running room through the Fife Trojan defensive front. (top-left) Foss junior wide receiver Demetrius Crosby is always dangerous with the football in his hands. (top-right) Foss freshman wide receiver T.J. Walker tries to break away. (bottom-left) Foss junior defensive back Orlando Stumvoll makes a play for the ball. (bottom-right) Lincoln senior Camron Deloney goes to work against Auburn Mountainview. (bottom) Lincoln senior Zavier Huebner is making an impact on both sides of the ball.

In past seasons, when the Bellarmine Lions and Curtis Vikings met on the soccer field, it was either a non-league event or the postseason. The high school landscape around Tacoma has changed quite a bit since the last school year, and now Bellarmine and Curtis find themselves jockeying with each other in the new look 4A South Puget Sound League (SPSL). To put it plain and simple, the 4A SPSL just might be the best league in the state in several sports. After the WIAA reclassification went down following the 2015-2016 school year, the SPSL saw a dramatic realignment as some schools found themselves in a new classification and new league entirely. The new 4A SPSL includes five holdovers from the old SPSL South including Graham Kapowsin, Puyallup, Rogers, Emerald Ridge and Curtis. The additions of Bellarmine, Sumner, Olympia and South Kitsap have created somewhat of a “super league” that should be sending battle-tested teams to the state tournaments for years to come. When the Curtis girls’ soccer team visited the Bellarmine Lions on Thursday, Sept. 15, it was clear that a new rivalry was in the offing. Despite a distance of just 4.7 miles between the schools, the Vikings and Lions have spent their time apart for years. While the schools were more than acquainted with each other at the playoff-level, the grind, intensity and excitement of a league race has not been part of the picture. Times have now changed, and it looks like it’s going to be quite a bit of fun. Bellarmine and Curtis were both state tournament squads a year ago and fielded several of the best players in the South Puget Sound, including Curtis’ Morgan Weaver, everyone’s player of the year. One year removed, the two teams have quite a different look, but plenty of talent. From the opening whistle it was clear that Bellarmine was going to be in attack mode. The Lions’ offense peppered the Viking goal the entire first half, but came away empty with several near misses to show for it, including shots off the posts. Curtis had possibly their best chance of the game with seven minutes remaining in

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SPORTSWATCH

The engineering major was the top finishing Division III runner at the Sundodger Invite, touring the 8,000meter course at Seattle’s Lincoln Park in 24 minutes, 49.7 seconds. Hodkinson owned a five second lead on the next fastest D3 runner and a 40 second gap on the next swiftest NWC runner, placing 14th overall amongst a field of 291 runners. Hodkinson’s efforts helped the Lutes finish 18th overall at the meet, scoring 481 points and owning a 56-point edge over NWC rival George Fox University. PLU returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 1, traveling to Salem, Oregon for the Charles Bowles Invitational.

PLU MEN’S GOLF CAPTURES LUTE INVITATIONAL

LADY LUTES RISE SIX SPOTS IN NATIONAL SOCCER POLL

The Pacific Lutheran University women’s soccer team continues to ascend in the NCAA Division III Top 25 Poll, climbing to 16th in the second regular season installment of the rankings, released on Tuesday, Sept. 20 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The Lutes (5-0-1, 2-0 Northwest Conference) rise six spots in the poll after opening Northwest Conference (NWC) play with a pair of shutout victories, blanking Whitworth University 1-0 on Saturday, Sept. 17 and downing Whitman College 2-0 on Sunday, Sept. 18. The top of the poll remained unchanged with Williams College (5-0) maintaining its perch as the nation’s top squad while William Smith College (6-0) continues to occupy the second position. Texas based Trinity University (4-0) climbs one spot to third with the University of Chicago (6-0) and Thomas More College (5-0-1) rounding out the top five. Within the West Region rankings, PLU climbed to No. 2 with Trinity continuing to hold the top spot. PomonaPitzer Colleges (4-0) sits third in the regional poll while NWC rivals University of Puget Sound (5-1) and Pacific University (3-0-1) rank sixth and eighth, respectively. Pacific Lutheran gears up for its first NWC road trip of the season this week, traveling south to Oregon to face Linfield College on Saturday, Sept. 24 and Lewis & Clark College on Sunday, Sept. 25. Kickoff for both contests is slated for 12 p.m. The Pacific Lutheran University football team was tied with Trinity University with 4:29 remaining in the game, but a late drive by the Tigers proved to be the deciding factor as the hosts slipped away with the 9-3 win on Saturday, Sept. 18. Evan McDowell led Trinity (2-1) in its late game drive, helping the Tigers march 92 yards on 12 plays and chewing up 4:13 for the go ahead score. McDowell carried the ball seven times, for 65 yards, punching it across the goal line on a two yard dive for the only touchdown of the game. McDowell had 25 carries for 189 yards on the evening. Trinity opened the scoring with a 20-yard field goal with 11:27 left in the first half and maintained the slim edge before Dallan Rodriguez tied the game with a 38-yard boot with 12:46 remaining. The PLU (1-1) defense played stiff throughout the game. The Lutes held Trinity to 250 total yards of offense, with only 53 passing yards. Travis McMillion led the Lutes with 11 total tackles including 2.5 tackles for loss and an interception. Carson Ketter finished with 10 total tackles while Isaiah Watkins had seven tackles, including two for a loss of 18 yards. The Lutes got after the quarterback, as Watkins, Parker Smith, Doug James and Matt Anthony all had a sack while Tanner Perry, Maurice Rodriguez, and Christian Riddall all had a quarterback hurry. PLU outgained Trinity, collecting 302 yards of total offense to the Tigers’ 250 with 221 yards coming through the air. The Lutes used a trio of quarterbacks in Texas with Jon Schaub, Cole Chandler, and Walker LaVoy all seeing action. Chandler saw the most time, and was efficient, going 12-for-15 for 139 yards. Marc Gallant, Cole Chandler and Darin Hardgrove headed up the Lutes rushing attack. Gallant had 12 carries for 33 yards. Chandler had nine carries for 30 yards. PLU ran for a total of 81 yards. Kellen Westering had a good night receiving, finishing with six catches for 81 yards. Ben Welch complimented Westering with five catches for 69 yards while Beau Lockmer had four receptions for 46 yards. Anthony Louthan had a busy day, booming five punts for 190 yards, averaging 38 yards per punt while gaining 12 yards on the ground on a fake midway through the first quarter. The Lutes finish non-conference play 1-1. The team has a bye week before opening up Northwest Conference play against Pacific University on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. – by Christian Bond, PLU Sports

PLU VOLLEYBALL DIGS UP AWARD FOR SHIRAMIZU

The Northwest Conference office announced its weekly award winners on Monday, Sept. 19 with Pacific Lutheran University’s Caylie Shiramizu earning volleyball defensive player of the week accolades. Shiramizu led the Lutes (4-6, 2-0 NWC) in digs over the weekend, helping PLU open up the NWC season undefeated. The sophomore defensive specialist had a season-high 39 digs in Friday’s 3-2 victory over Willamette University before collecting 10 digs in Saturday’s three-set sweep of Lewis & Clark College. The Honolulu, Hawaii native leads the Lutes and ranks second in the NWC in digs on the season, averaging 5.87 per set. Pacific Lutheran returns to the court on Wednesday, Sept. 21 to face crosstown rival University of Puget Sound. The Lutes will not return home again until a weekend slate of games starting with Linfield on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. and Pacific on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m.

PLU’S HODKINSON TAPPED AS NWC RUNNER OF THE WEEK

Pacific Lutheran University men’s cross country student-athlete Brad Hodkinson is the Northwest Conference’s Runner of the Week, claiming the award after a strong performance on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Sundodger Invitational.

The Pacific Lutheran University men’s golf team overwhelmed the field on Monday, Sept. 19 at the Lute Invitational, winning the event by an 11-stroke margin at the Home Course to begin the 2016-2017 season. “I was more than impressed with our performance. We have a smaller squad this year and two freshmen in the top five and they really showed that they wanted to compete,” said Kris Swanson. Four Lutes finished in the top six, including Mitchell Baldridge who secured medalist honors, guiding the Lutes to the team title at the event featuring seven other Northwest Conference institutions. PLU owned a tenuous one stroke lead after the opening round, carding a 303 on Sunday before outclassing the field on Monday with a 294, finishing the event with a team score of 597. Whitworth University was runner-up, finishing 11 strokes back with a 608 (305-303) while George Fox University was third, carding a 609 (304-305). “When you can finish out the second round better than the first round, that always leads to success, and to come back like that is really good especially with the harder conditions today. I’m extremely proud of them and Mitchell winning it with a one-under round over a few teammates was nice to see. When you’re fighting against your teammates to win individual medalist that also says a lot about our program. Overall it was an awesome tournament.” Baldridge had a huge round on Monday, shooting a one-under 71 to claim medalist honors by one stroke. The junior shot a 148 for the invite, sitting 12th after day one with a round of 77. Two Lutes were hot on his heels with both Kyle Drugge (75-74) and Thomas Huddleston (72-77) finishing in a four-way tie for second place with a two-day tally of 149. Ryan Sturdivan shaved eight strokes off his game from Sunday to Monday, finishing tied for sixth with a 150 (79-71) while Alex Nelson netted a 152 (79-73), good for 11th overall in his collegiate debut. Fellow first year Mitchell Dover was 30th, shooting a 160 (84-76). “Our two freshmen bounced back from tough first collegiate rounds yesterday and stepped up and played great and it’s one of the reasons we were able to pull off the victory today.” The Lutes take the rest of the month off, returning to action on Sunday, Oct. 2 for day one of the Whitman Invitational in Walla Walla. Puget Sound’s Jacquelyn Anderson has been named the Northwest Conference Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week, the NWC announced on Monday, Sept. 19. Anderson, a Renton native, scored two goals, and assisted on a third, last weekend. The junior scored the game winner in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Whitman, burying her shot off an Annie Prickett cross early in the match. Later in the game, Anderson crossed a ball in from the right flank where Grayson Williams-Krebs gave the Loggers an insurance goal. Anderson also scored on a penalty kick in a 5-2 win for Puget Sound over Whitworth on Sunday. Anderson now has three goals in the young season, good for second on the squad. She also has a team, and NWC, leading two assists, and is tied for the team, and conference, lead with eight points. The Loggers are 2-0 in conference play. Their next match will be at George Fox on Saturday, September 24. The game is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m.

TACOMA’S HOT TICKETS SEPT. 23 - 30

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 – FOOTBALL Winlock vs. Chief Leschi Chief Leschi Stadium – 4 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 – VOLLEYBALL Lincoln vs. Life Christian Life Christian HS – 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 – FOOTBALL Lakes vs. Lincoln Lincoln Bowl – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 – FOOTBALL Mt. Tahoma vs. Stadium Stadium Bowl – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 – FOOTBALL Olympia vs. Curtis Curtis Viking Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 – FOOTBALL Evergreen vs. Foss Mt. Tahoma Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 – FOOTBALL Foster vs. Washington Franklin Pierce Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 – FOOTBALL Coupeville vs. Charles Wright Charles Wright Field – 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 – FOOTBALL Oakville vs. Tacoma Baptist Curtis Viking Stadium – 7 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 26 – VOLLEYBALL Wilson vs. Stadium Stadium HS – 7:15 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 – SOCCER Girls – Lincoln vs. Mt. Tahoma Mt. Tahoma Stadium – 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 – SOCCER Girls - Stadium vs. Wilson Stadium Bowl – 7:15 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 – VOLLEYBALL Curtis vs. Bellarmine Bellarmine HS – 7:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 – VOLLEYBALL Wilson vs. Mt. Tahoma Mt. Tahoma HS – 7:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 – VOLLEYBALL Bonney Lake vs. Stadium Stadium HS – 7:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 – SOCCER Girls – Wilson vs. Lincoln Lincoln Bowl – 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 – SOCCER Girls – Bethel vs. Stadium Stadium Bowl – 7:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 – VOLLEYBALL Rogers vs. Curtis Curtis HS – 7:15 p.m. UPS MEN REBOUND FOR BIG WIN OVER GEORGE FOX

Four Loggers scored as the Puget Sound men’s soccer team defeated George Fox, 4-1, on Sunday, Sept. 18. A day after dropping a heartbreaker in overtime, the Loggers (4-2, 1-1 NWC) bounced back to earn their first conference win of the season. The team came out looking to take control of the game early, and they did just that. In the tenth minute, Josh Sonico headed in a corner from Benjamin Whitham to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. Puget Sound was not content with a one-goal lead, and continued to push on offense. The Loggers doubled their lead in the 28th minute, when Brandon Gonzalez crossed a ball in from the flank. Ezra Kraus got his head to the cross, and tallied his team-leading fifth goal of the season. In the 34th minute, George Fox (0-6-1, 0-2 NWC) got on the board, when Austin Ziegler headed in a corner kick. The Loggers added goals in the 63rd (Benjamin Whitham) and 70th (Ian Hamel) minutes. The back line did their job the remainder of the game, and the 4-1 score proved to be the final. Puget Sound outshot George Fox (18-10), while also taking more corner kicks than the Bruins (11-8). Sonico led the squad with six shots, while Luke Murdock tallied his team-leading fifth assist of the season. Goalkeeper Wren Norwood (4-2) earned the win, playing the first 65 minutes, and allowing one goal. Jacob Palmer played the final 25 minutes, making four saves. The Loggers return home next weekend, when they host Whitworth and Whitman on Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25. Both games are scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 – FOOTBALL Curtis vs. Bellarmine Bellarmine HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 – FOOTBALL Lakes vs. Mt. Tahoma Mt. Tahoma Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 – FOOTBALL Lincoln vs. Wilson Stadium Bowl – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 – FOOTBALL Franklin Pierce vs. Fife Fife Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 – FOOTBALL White River vs. Washington Franklin Pierce Stadium – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 – FOOTBALL Bellevue Christian vs. Charles Wright Charles Wright Field – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 – FOOTBALL Morton vs. Chief Leschi Chief Leschi Stadium – 7 p.m.

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LANCERS, TIGERS AND CRUSADERS SHINE IN WEEK 3

By Randy Rutledge Tacoma Weekly Correspondent

The Wilson Rams brought their early season undefeated record into Harry E. Lang Stadium on Friday, Sept. 16 looking to keep things rolling against the Lakes Lancers in their first conference game as part of the newly formed 3A Pierce County League. One big problem the Rams would run into was a Lakes team still stinging from two losses to open the season. That’s not a normal situation for the state powerhouse Lancers, and they took it out on the Rams to the tune of 41-14. Wilson got off to a promising start defensively, forcing a quick punt by the home field Lancers, but gave the ball back inside their own 40 yard line after a fumble by senior quarterback Alex Motonaga. Five methodical plays later, Lakes’ senior running back Melvin Miller was powering into the end zone on a nine-yard touchdown run. Later in the quarter, Motonaga attempted to pitch to senior receiver Elijah Jones on an option play, but a gang of Lancer defenders in the backfield were able to knock the ball away, resulting in a turnover and good field position for the Lancers, who were able to capitalize, pushing the score to 13-0 when senior tight end Cale Lindsay reached out with his left hand to make a one handed touchdown grab on a pass from senior quarterback Dylan Craker. Wilson’s offensive struggles continued into the second quarter, when a blocked punt gave the Lancers back the ball inside the Wilson 10-yard line, setting up a 10-yard touchdown run by junior running back Mick Johnson that expanded the deficit to 19-0 after Lakes’ failed two-point attempt. With less than three minutes remaining in the half, Lakes extended their lead to 27-0 with a 13-yard touchdown run from Melvin Miller. The Rams’ offense was finally able to gain some traction in the second half, driving 55 yards to the Lancer 15, but that drive too was eventually shut down when Motonaga’s fourth down carry was stopped short. Wilson was finally able to get on the board with six minutes to go in the third quarter, with a nice drive high-

lighted by Motonaga’s 23-yard scramble and topped off by his seven yard touchdown run that cut the margin to 27-6 after a failed two point conversion attempt. Lakes would quickly shut down any momentum Wilson had gained, however, with Miller’s 34-yard run setting up his own one yard touchdown run (his third of the game). Wilson answered with a touchdown of their own on a 12-yard pass from Alex Motonaga to senior receiver Tevin Hill, but it was too little too late for the Rams, with the two point conversion only cutting the Lancer lead to 34-14. Lakes extended their lead one final time on a 44-yard touchdown rumble by senior running back Aamaree Harrington that set the final score at 41-14. Although Wilson started off their season strong with two blowout wins against Foss and Bremerton, receiverthey had no answer for the Lancer rushing attack, which racked up 356 yards and five touchdowns. They’ll look to right the ship against Spanaway Lake this Friday. Elsewhere, the Mt. Tahoma T-Birds (0-1, 2-1) nearly snared their first 3A PCL win, but fell to Bonney Lake (1-0, 2-1) in the waning moments of a hardnose football game 19-18. When Mt. Tahoma visits the Stadium Tigers on Friday, Sept. 23 it will be an excellent measuring stick as to how far each program has grown in recent years. Stadium (1-0, 2-1) is fresh off a 54-20 whipping of Spanaway Lake (0-1, 0-3). In the game, senior Tigers’ running back Jamon Chambers rolled up 223 yards rushing to go along with his four touchdowns on the night. On the small school front, the Tacoma Baptist Crusaders have found new life in B-8 football. The Crusaders went on the road to knock off Naselle 50-26 and look to run their mark to 4-0 when they host the Oakville Acorns on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Curtis Viking Stadium at 7 p.m. Meanwhile, Life Christian is going through some growing pains in the Pacific 2B league. The Eagles fell to 1-2 on the season following a hard-fought 16-6 loss to Onalaska. It won’t get any easier on the Eagles, as they next host state powerhouse Napavine (3-0) on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Curtis Viking Stadium at 7 p.m. The rebuild down at Chief Leschi continues as the Warriors lost to undefeated Rainier 63-0. Of course, it doesn’t help matters when the Warriors play in one of the toughest leagues in the state.

TOP LEFT PHOTO BY JON ALLEN / TOP RIGHT AND BOTTOM PHOTOS BY KEVIN PETERSEN

SCORES! LAKES 41, WILSON 13; LINCOLN 56, BETHEL 0; BONNEY LAKE 19, MT. TAHOMA 18; STADIUM 54, SPANAWAY LAKE 20; SUMNER 42, CURTIS 0; OLYMPIA 49, BELLARMINE 42; FIFE 47, HENRY FOSS 12; WASHINGTON 41, EVERGREEN 0; FRANKLIN PIERCE 50, LINDBERGH 14; CHARLES WRIGHT 21, ROCHESTER 0; TACOMA BAPTIST 50, NASELLE 26; ONALASKA 16, LIFE CHRISTIAN 6; RAINIER 63, CHIEF LESCHI 0.

IT’S BEEN SIXTY YEARS SINCE THE SHOEMEN WON IT ALL Tacoma Athletic Commission Special to the Tacoma Weekly

Tacoma’s 1956 champions of the Amateur Baseball World Series celebrated their 60th anniversary at the monthly meeting of the Tacoma Athletic Commission on Thursday, Sept. 15 and the Stanley’s Shoemen were hailed as one of the most successful local sports teams in the history of the City of Destiny. The Shoemen won 50 games on their way to state, regional and national championships, finishing their season with 13 straight tournament victories after losing an early state tournament game 3-1 to the Seattle Cheney Studs. Faced with a loserout situation, the Tacomans swept them all, including back-to-back hammerings of the Studs by scores of 9-4 and 17-3 in the Washington state finals. At the regionals in Watertown, SD, the Shoemen were unbeaten and toppled Portland 5-2 in the deciding contest. It was their second win over Portland in regional play, having defeated the Oregonians 4-3 in extra-innings earlier in the tournament. On to the “World Series” as it was billed in Battle Creek, MI, the “Shoes” won three in a row for a series sweep. It was 4-1 over the host team from Michigan in the opener, 7-6 over the defending national champions

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Stanley's Shoemen - the 1956 National Amateur Baseball Champions.

from Houston in round two, and a 10-0 victory in the championship game with East Chicago. Shoemen pitcher Dale Bloom was the winning hurler in state, regional and national championship contests. A Lincoln High School graduate with professional baseball experience, Bloom had been rein-

stated to amateur status before the regular season by the governing American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC). The Shoemen were made up of Tacoma area players, including graduates of Lincoln, Stadium, Bellarmine, Clover Park and Puyallup High Schools. Most of the players competed collegiately at the Uni-

versity of Puget Sound or Pacific Lutheran University. Upon winning the state championship, the Shoemen were able to add players from one other team in the tournament and they chose players from the Studs. Pitcher Monte Geiger, a former Bremerton High School and University of Washington star, was added to the pitching staff and Jim Harney and George Grand replaced Russ Wilkerson and Gordy Hersey, the Shoemen’s double-play duo, whose teaching contracts would not allow them to be away for further tournament action. Harney was a baseball and basketball star at Seattle University. Grant starred in both sports for the Washington Huskies. Harney was a Seattle Prep High School graduate, while Grant was a homegrown Stadium Tiger. Surviving members of the Shoemen team in attendance at the celebration were outfielder Earl Hyder, a three-sport star at Lincoln, third baseman Jim Gallwas, a Bellarmine and Seattle University star, pitcher Manly Mitchell, a Lincoln standout, and Doug McArthur, an former UPS third baseman who formed the team and coached them upon returning from the service where he played in Panama. Stan Naccarato and Morley Brotman were the sponsors for Stanley’s Shoemen.

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the first half. Caiti Yazzolino found herself on a breakaway up the center of the field. Bellarmine goalkeeper Isabelle Davis decided to come off of her line to make a challenge for the ball. Yazzolino put a toe under the ball, lofting a shot over the head of Davis and into the back of the net. Meanwhile, the sideline referee had raised the offside flag and Curtis’ best shot was wiped away. The game held at 0-0 until 18 minutes into the second half when Bellarmine’s Haley Lepkowski sent a beauti-

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in business, but their own drive sputtered and the ball went back to Bethel. Following a strong drive down to the Lincoln 30-yard line, lightning hit the Braves again. Bethel’s Joehnis Joyce caught a short pass near the sideline and weaved his way up the field, looking like he just might find the end-zone. A collision at the two-yard line knocked the ball free and Lincoln senior Zavier Huebner came away with the football. Instead of a 99-yard touchdown drive, the Abes would only need 98 yards to find paydirt this time around. Sinclair drove the Abes down to the Bethel 19-yard line and then took control of the action with a quarterback scramble that saw him zig and zag through a host of Braves. As he

ful pass into the center of the box that found teammate Sam McKiernan for a perfectly-timed header into the net. The 1-0 Bellarmine lead would hold until eight minutes remained in the match when Curtis was whistled for a handball in the box and the Lions were awarded a penalty kick. Bellarmine’s Taylor Crawford slipped the penalty shot just inside the left goalpost and the Lions took a 2-0 lead that held to the final whistle. Despite the loss, don’t be surprised to see Curtis (1-41) in the running for a postseason berth by season’s end. They’ve certainly got plenty of talent. At the moment, Bellarmine looks like it has quite a bit more firepower,

approached the end-zone, a host of Abes helped to push him over the goal line and another Lincoln score. Bethel would answer this time with a 72-yard drive ending in a four-yard touchdown run by Machiah Lee. The score was 12-7 with 3:55 remaining in the second quarter. Lincoln began the ensuing drive with good field position at their own 34-yard line. A six-yard run by junior running back Tristian Kwon was the jab and on the next touch, Kwon delivered the knockout with a 60-yard touchdown run. The Abes were now up 18-7 with 3:15 left in the first half. The Abe defense then forced Bethel to punt the ball after a four-and-out and Lincoln was at it again. Kwon would take a handoff, roll through a hole on the left side of the line and bolted to daylight for a 62-yard touchdown run. Lincoln now led 26-7 with 1:49 left in the first half. Instead of running the ball and eating

but the Lions (2-3-0) haven’t exactly flown out of the starting gates either. The teams meet again on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Curtis Viking Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Bellarmine's next home match is on Thursday, Sept. 29 against the league-leading Puyallup Vikings (5-0-1) at 4 p.m. The Lions will then host the second-place Olympia Bears (5-1-0) on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. Three big home games loom for Curtis. The Vikings will host South Kitsap on Thursday, Sept. 29, Sumner on Saturday, Oct. 1 and Puyallup on Tuesday Oct. 4. All games are at 7:30 p.m.

up some time off the clock, Bethel chose to air it out and hope for some more points. On the very first play, Lincoln junior Alex Gillies got his hand under an overthrown and tipped pass, and Lincoln had the ball once more. It would take just four plays before Sinclair hit junior receiver Nick Goss over the middle for a 30-yard touchdown pass. The Abes would enter the locker room with a commanding 32-7 lead. The Abes would rack up 415 yards of rushing in the first half alone. Kwon had carried the ball just 14 times, but the stat book said he had racked up a whopping 295 yards. Kwon would open the third quarter with a 16-yard touchdown run that put Lincoln up 39-7 and it was becoming clear that Bethel came out of the halftime locker rooms understandably deflated. By the time Kwon returned a kickoff 80 yards for his third score of the game, Lincoln was up 49-13 with 10:39 remaining in the game.

When the night was over, Kwon finished with 330 yards on just 18 carries, with three touchdowns rushing and another on his blazing kickoff return. Through three games, Kwon now has 671 yards rushing on the season with seven touchdowns. Austin finished with 148 yards rushing on 11 carries and a touchdown. Next up for Lincoln is a huge showdown with the Lakes Lancers (see story on A12) at Lincoln Bowl on Friday, Sept. 23. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Abes will then visit Stadium Bowl for a big matchup with the Wilson Rams a week later. In other Tacoma area action, the Foss Falcons (0-2, 0-3) have found themselves in the midst of another rough start following a 47-12 road loss to the Fife Trojans. Things may be looking up for the Falcons soon, as Foss will return home to host Evergreen (0-3) on Friday, Sept. 23 at Mt. Tahoma Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

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Monkeywrench to make rare Tacoma appearance By Ernest A. Jasmin

concerned, and they thought that maybe this would draw him out of the woodwork if he was around. It didn’t, actually. They started a band together after that called the Lord Hi Fixers, and then the Total Sound Direct Group Action Committee, and Jack O’ Fire – all different bands with Tim and Mike. The second time Monkeywrench got together it was when Matt (Lukin) left Mudhoney and we just didn’t quite know how to move forward. So Steve and I just busied ourselves with that for a while until Dan decided he was bored and wanted to play again.

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ark Arm may be best known as the frenetic front man for seminal Seattle alt-rock outfit Mudhoney; but this fall he’s in Monkeywrench mode, a state of affairs that comes about roughly once every seven or eight years. Monkeywrench is the garagerock super-group Arm formed in the early ‘90s with Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner (shifting over to bass), guitarist Tim Kerr (of Big Boys and Poison 13 fame), guitarist Tom Price (Gas Huffer) and drummer Martin Bland (Bloodloss.) The quintet will headline Tacoma’s Jazzbones Saturday night with support from local favorites Radio On, Red Hex and the F-ing Eagles. In the days leading up to this rare occasion, we caught up with Arm to talk about what brought Monkeywrench off of hiatus, and music he’s working on for Mudhoney. But first, we had to ask about a big deal he was involved with last year. TACOMA WEEKLY: The last time I saw you was onstage with the Sonics last year (on April 2 at Seattle’s Moore Threatre). I’ve interviewed you in the past about what an influence they were to you. So what was that experience like? ARM: It was super fun, amazing, and frightening. (He laughs.) I got really nervous. TW: From the first Sonics comeback show in Seattle eight years ago, there was talk about getting some of you guys involved. What finally came together so you and Krist (Novoselic from Nirvana) could do it? ARM: The first time (at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre in 2008) it was the first time I would ever get a chance to see the Sonics. So I felt like I didn’t want to get in the way, and that people that had been wanting to see them for a very, very long time (didn’t) want to see Mark Arm sing for the Sonics when they have Jerry Roslie right there. I guess at that point I didn’t even understand that Freddie (Dennis) sang a bunch of the songs. I remember thinking, “Oh man, how come Jerry didn’t sing ‘Cinderella?’” I could see probably why not. It’s kind of a difficult song. It takes a lot of lung power. TW: And the man has had a heart transplant. ARM: Yeah, and Freddie does a rippin’ job with it. TW: But you’re coming up

TW: So this is the third coming now. ARM: Yeah, though we probably played a show around “Gabriel’s Horn.” We at least did some stuff in the studio. TW: I know you’ve been down here with Mudhoney, but have you played Tacoma with this band? ARM: No. TW: So that makes it more special being the first time ever. ARM: The first time ever and probably the last. PHOTO BY CHARLES PETERSON

MONKEYWRENCH. The garage-punk super-group includes Tom Price, Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Tim Kerr and Martin Bland. The quintet will make its first Tacoma appearance on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Jazzbones.

here for Monkeywrench this time, which – from what I’ve read – was originally meant to be a one-off project. Yet, here we are 25 years later. What is it that makes you keep coming back to this band? ARM: I think everyone thought this band had been put to bed; but Drive Like Jehu was hosting All Tomorrows Parties, and it was supposed to be in Wales last spring. Rick (singer-guitarist Froberg) sent me a text asking me if I would be up for having Monkeywrench play. He also talked to Tim when they played in Austin, so that kind of got the wheels rolling. All we were planning on doing was playing a show in Seattle as sort of a warmup and playing two shows in the UK – one at that festival and then one in London – and that was gonna be it. But the festival kind of collapsed, so we ended up playing the show in Seattle and then twirling our thumbs and going, “Well, we got this going. Now what do we do?” Tim brought up the fact that he’d never been to Australia. … Then Martin - who’s from Australia originally but has lived in Seattle since the early ‘90s - basically said, “I’d like to play in Australia at least one more time before I die.” (Arm cracks up.) So it was kind of impossible for the rest of us to say no to that.

TW: If you put it that way. ARM: To tell you the truth, we booked the shows in Portland and Tacoma to basically help us raise money to pay for the flights to Australia. TW: Ahhh, the original Go Fund Me – to actually do a show. Well, that’s exciting. ARM: Yeah, we’re also playing Sound on Sound Festival in Austin in early November. It used to be called Fun Fun Fun Fest. So I think our fundraising is happening. TW: Your last album “Gabriel’s Horn” came out in 2008, and your pattern seems to be doing an album roughly every eight years. Should we be looking out for the next one? ARM: (Chuckling) No, I don’t think there’s gonna be another record. TW: So no plans – until maybe you get excited by doing this tour. ARM: (Apprehensively) Yeeeeeaaahhh, we’ll see. We’re kind of overdue on the Mudhoney front. Monkeywrench has sort of gotten in the way of that. TW: Speaking of Mudhoney, how would you compare and contrast this group versus your main group. ARM: They’re different people,

except for Steve who is in both, but he plays bass in Monkeywrench. I feel very lucky that I’ve been able to play with two of my favorite drummers of all time, in two different bands; and that’s Dan Peters in Mudhoney and Martin Bland in Monkeywrench. I also played with Martin in a band called Bloodloss for many years, in the ‘90s. Tim and Tom have a very different style than Steve on guitar, and they have very different styles from each other, but they’re complementary. So that’s really awesome. I like everyone in both bands a lot. But it’s just harder for Monkeywrench to do stuff mainly because Tim lives in Austin. TW: Gotta get him to move up here. ARM: Yeah, that’s not gonna happen. He’s pretty entrenched. He’s lived there for a long time. TW: So getting the band back together this time was because of Drive Like Jehu. But typically, when do you get the itch to go into Monkeywrench mode? ARM: The first time, it was after meeting Tim on tour in Austin and talking about Poison 13. He mentioned that he had some leftover songs and some ideas for songs and stuff like that. Then Mike Carroll, the singer, had kind of gone missing at the time. They were kind of

TW: Oh yeah? ARM: That’s my guess. TW: Why do you say that? ARM: It’s just difficult to get the band together. TW: You mentioned that you’re contemplating the next Mudhoney record. Do you have songs written for that? ARM: We do. We have four songs that are done, and we’ve got a bunch of riffs that I need to come up with good lyrics for. Then we just need to spend the time and put everything together. TW: Do you have names for the new songs? ARM: Yeah, but I don’t remember what they are off the top of my head. (He laughs.) We haven’t practiced them for a long time. We got kind of sidetracked. We’re either in one mode or the other. Like we’re either touring and just making sure that we’re able to play the songs that we’re playing, or we’re in writing mode. It seems like the two, for some reasons, never cross or happen at the same time.

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THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE AMOCAT AWARDS Recipients for this year’s AMOCAT Arts Awards include Metro Parks Tacoma (for Arts Patron), Tacoma Youth Symphony Association (Community Outreach by an O r g a ni z a t io n , shown), and Christopher Paul Jordan (Community Outreach by an Individual). Tacoma Arts Commission presents the awards to “the people and organizations that positively impact the community with their passion, innovation, and commitment to the arts,” and this year’s honorees will be recognized at the Tacoma Arts Month opening party, which will take place from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Asia Pacific Cultural Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way. Find a list of related events online at www.tacomaartsmonth.com.

TWO OPEN SWIM Tacomans are invited to celebrate the opening of the city’s newest pool – located at People’s Community Center, 1602 Martin Luther King Jr. Way – at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Admission is free whether you want to take a dip in the soothing, 85-degree water or simply tour the renovated facilities. The pool will be open daily, and key elements include a spray pad for toddlers; current channel and vortex, designed for both fun and therapy; floating pads for walk-on-water play; two, poolside basketball hoops; and two party rooms. Learn more by visiting www.metroparkstacoma. org/peoples-pool.

THREE ZODIAC CAR SHOW Car enthusiasts will want to turn out for the Open Show & Shine Sunday, Sept. 25, at Zodiac Supper Club, 745 St. Helens Ave. Organizers invite all cars, vans, trucks,

bikes and scooters of classic or customized variety which will be on display on St. Helens, between Opera Alley and Ninth Street, starting at 4 p.m. Spaces are first come, first serve, and get there by 6 p.m. for a chance at winning prizes. Best “whip” will be announced at 8 p.m. www.zodiacsupperclub.com.

FOUR ART HOUSE FUN Ta c o m a ’ s Grand Cinema will celebrate National Art House Theater Day with special film screenings, $1 concessions deals and more than $300 in prize giveaways on Saturday, Sept. 24. Among the goodies patrons can win are a one-year membership to the Grand, tickets to the Tacoma Film Festival opening night screening party on Oct. 6 and VIP passes for the entire festival, which continues through Oct. 13. There will also be

special screenings of the animated comedy, “A Town Called Panic,” Palestinian women’s racing documentary, “Speed Sisters,” and the remastered ‘70s horror classic, “Phantasm” (shown.) The fun lasts from 1:30-9 p.m. Find further details at www. grandcinema.com.

FIVE PIERCE LECTURE Tickets are on sale now to see Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. deliver the fall Pierce Lecture at 8 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the University of Puget Sound’s Schneebeck Concert Hall. Pitts comments on race, politics and culture in one of the most popular syndicated newspaper columns in the country, and has written five books including his latest novel, “Grant Park.” Admission to his talk in Tacoma is $20 for the general public, but the lecture is free to UPS faculty, staff and students. Learn more online at tickets. pugetsound.edu.

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The Gallery at Tacoma Community College just opened its 14th Annual Juried Local Art Exhibition. This year, the work is mostly two dimensional â&#x20AC;&#x201C; paintings, prints, collage and photographs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with a few examples of ceramics, sculpture and assemblage work. Hats off to the gallery staff for putting the show of diverse work together in such a way that it flows seamlessly. Works by more than 40 artists are grouped either by color or thematically into one coherent exhibition. Four artists received a Jurorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Award and four were given Honorable Mention. Jurorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice was given to Alain Clerc for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flights,â&#x20AC;? an oil painting of stylized birds and Bill Colby for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flight,â&#x20AC;? one of that prolific artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characteristic wood cut prints of a crow. Bobbie Ritterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Relationship,â&#x20AC;? a large, earthy diptych, also got a Jurorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice, as did Mike Topolski for his woodfired covered jars made of ceramic.

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Honorable Mention awards went to sumi ink artist Andrea L. Erickson and digital photographer Connie Hardy. Matilda Kim received Honorable Mention for her nearly photorealistic watercolor of an exotic flower: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Flower of Courage.â&#x20AC;? Finally, an Honorable Mention was given to Loraine Wade-Butler for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Body of Three,â&#x20AC;? an ephemeral, abstract, fluid affair with a hint of gold leaf. In addition to the award winners that struck the fancy of the juror, there are quite a few gems in this prolific show. Right off the bat, one encounters Jeffree Stewartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energetic gestural paintings that are somewhat reminiscent of the style of Vincent Van Gogh. Other charmers are Jimmy McDonoughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s woodfired, ceramic pig â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spot,â&#x20AC;? which has a folk art vibe, and Jason Sobottkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kingfisher Pixilation,â&#x20AC;? a colorfully brash depiction of kingfishers that seem to explode into candy sprinkles. Both Sobottka and McDonough are slated to be featured in exhibitions later this sea-

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son. Always good to see are the abstract, painterly works of C.J. Swanson and David Noah Giles. Likewise, Tacoma painter William Turnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jazzy visual poetry is good to encounter. Michael Huffmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pedestrian Muerto,â&#x20AC;? a big thing done with felt tip pen, pastel and paint on drywall, is a perfect blend of the random style of a doodle and a punk art composition. Here, a giant skull dominates the scene. This is accompanied by whimsical elephant heads. The titular pedestrian is shown wearing blue shoes and â&#x20AC;&#x153;flipping the birdâ&#x20AC;? with his pudgy fingers. The artist made use of florescent orange paint and stencil to depict the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Walkâ&#x20AC;? sign that the pedestrian has ignored. Wet paint on car tires and on shoes was used to mark the composition with tire tracks and footprints. Quirky, strange and colorful, the piece catches the eye. The TCC juries local art show runs through Oct. 28. For further information visit www.tacomacc. edu/thegallery.

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Start Tacoma Arts Month off on the right note with a kaleidoscope of entertainment including: â&#x20AC;˘ Life-sized kaleidoscope installation by Tinkertopia â&#x20AC;˘ Contemporary dance by the Barefoot Collective â&#x20AC;˘ Cultural dance performances by Asia Pacific Cultural Center â&#x20AC;˘ Exhibit of Wayzgoose steamroller prints â&#x20AC;˘ Multi-media art exhibit by Kristin Giordano â&#x20AC;˘ Poetry by Tacoma Poet Laureate Cathy Nguyen â&#x20AC;˘ Film screening by Spaceworks Tacoma â&#x20AC;˘ Hands-on art making with Tacoma Art Museum â&#x20AC;˘ Interactive photo booth with Metro Parks Tacoma â&#x20AC;˘ Juggling by Saylor Purtle â&#x20AC;˘ Cirque and aerial performances by Vuelta la Luna â&#x20AC;˘ And more! Enjoy appetizers and no-host bar while we honor the 2016 funding recipients and AMOCAT Arts Award winners - Christopher Paul Jordan, Tacoma Youth Symphony Association, and Metro Parks Tacoma. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all free and open to the public â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pack up the family, invite your friends and come help us celebrate. Presented by the Tacoma Arts Commission and Spaceworks Tacoma; hosted by Asia Pacific Cultural Center. Event sponsors: Northwest Stage, Artist & Craftsman Supply and The Grand Cinema. Additional free parking available across the street at Habitat for Humanity Store, 4824 South Tacoma Way.

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DYNAMIC DUO. Rappers Drake (left) and Future (far right) teamed up to headline the Tacoma Dome on Sept. 16. Drakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Viewsâ&#x20AC;? and the duoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a Time to Be Aliveâ&#x20AC;? were at No. 2 and No. 69 on the Billboard 200 earlier this week. "Y %RNEST ! *ASMIN ejasmin@tacomaweekly.com

Rappers Drake and Future crammed more than 40 songs into their set on Friday, Sept. 16 at the Tacoma Dome. This bears repeating: 40-plus songs! And the number likely topped 50 if we count the â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Got All the Hitsâ&#x20AC;? medley Drake delivered a quarter of the way in. Granted, this was a hip-hop show, meaning many hits were edited down to a verse or two. Future took the most minimalist approach, trimming several cuts down to their hooks during his solo part of the show, which still got a near capacity T-Dome crowd fired up. But the duo deserves kudos for leaving few hits unturned; and the sheer volume of lyrics Drake has to remember on a nightly basis is impressive (he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cheat with a vocal track, like many top 40 rappers). Now

factor in the number of times he altered lines to refer to Tacoma and Seattle without it turning into one of those Southwest Airlines commercials. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wanna get away?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This right here is one of the most fun shows Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever done in my 29 years of life,â&#x20AC;? the rapper â&#x20AC;&#x201C; born Audrey Drake Graham â&#x20AC;&#x201C; declared toward the end of the show. Yeah, sure, Drake, you probably said the same thing the following night in Vancouver, BC; but the guy is fairly charming, and his pandering was effective, with a few Seahawks references sprinkled in for good measure. (None came from Future, for the record, which is no surprise to anyone familiar with the whole Russell Wilson/Ciara dynamic.) While the headlining set was jam packed with material, fans had to wait a long, long time to witness it. Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 musical export took the stage three and a half hours after the concertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

announced start, something he blamed on being stuck in I-5 traffic. (Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an idea: Stay in Tacoma.) Still, the headliner had fans eating out of the palm of his hand from opening salvo, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer Sixteen,â&#x20AC;? the tourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s namesake. He hit his stride three songs in with his rags-to-riches anthem, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Started from the Bottom,â&#x20AC;? and he only seemed to let up during a section he dedicated to the ladies, featuring slower jams like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faithful.â&#x20AC;? The staging seemed surprisingly sparse at first. Drake is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet at the moment with not one, not two, but five albums lingering in the Billboard 200 as of show time, including his latest, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Views,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a Time to Be Alive,â&#x20AC;? his split disc with Future. But there was a big reveal timed to Dreezyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hotline Bling,â&#x20AC;? among the most ubiquitous hits of 2015. A grid of white globes had been hang-

ing conspicuously in the rafters, and as the rapper was doing that goofy, armswinging dance everyone has seen parodied so many times on social media, those globes dropped into position and started floating around the room, creating the trippy illusion that the arena was filled with glowing, pink bubbles. There were plenty of eye-popping visuals from that point on. Those orbs turned from pink to cyan to white, snaking overhead in hypnotic patterns. There were jarring explosions and brilliant tracers. A towering inferno backed Drake and Future during their swaggering performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Rings.â&#x20AC;? (Those flames felt hot 30 rows up, so imagine how hot the performers had to be.) One of the nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coolest sights was Drake flying over the crowd in a hot-air-balloon-style basket, pointing out individual fans as he took a closer look at them.

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are headed back to Seattle. The legendary funk-rock band will play songs from their new album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Getaway,â&#x20AC;? at KeyArena on St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will warm the crowd up first, though, at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, with prices ranging from $49 to $99. Visit www. ticketmaster.com to learn more about that and these other shows, except for where otherwise noted. â&#x20AC;˘ Tim Allen: 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15, Emerald Queen Casino, $40 to $100. â&#x20AC;˘ Rita Moreno: 3 p.m. Oct. 16, Pantages Theater, $19 to $69; www.broadwaycenter.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Alice Cooper: 8 p.m. Oct. 20, Emerald Queen Casino, $40 to $95. â&#x20AC;˘ Christopher Titus: 8 p.m. Oct. 26, Rialto Theatre, $25 to $45; www.broadwaycenter.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Craig Ferguson: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Pantages Theater, $19 to $69; www.broadwaycenter.org.

â&#x20AC;˘ Freak Night featuring Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk and more: 6 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29, Tacoma Dome, $304 two-day pass. â&#x20AC;˘ Sir Mix-A-Lot: 8 p.m. Oct. 29, Temple Theatre, $20;

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â&#x20AC;˘ Aries Spears: 8 p.m. Nov. 4 to 6, 10:30 p.m. Nov. 4 and 5, 5 p.m. Nov. 5, Tacoma Comedy Club, $16 to $32; www.tacomacomedyclub.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Jerry Seinfeld: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Nov. 4, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, $46.25 to $146.25/ www. stgpresents.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Five Finger Death Punch with Shinedown, Sixx:A.M., and As Lions: 6 p.m. Nov. 5, Tacoma Dome, $36.75 to $56.75.

â&#x20AC;˘ Flosstradamus with Snails, Towkio and Gent & Jawns: 6 p.m. Nov. 12, Tacoma Dome, $45. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Benefit for Teddy Haggartyâ&#x20AC;? with Pig Snout, Old Foals and more: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14, Jazzbones, $5 to $7; www.jazzbones.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, Rialto Theater, $29 to $49; www.broadwaycenter. org. â&#x20AC;˘ Temple of the Dog: 8 p.m. Nov. 20, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, $94.25; www.stgpresents.org.

â&#x20AC;˘ South Sound Craft Beer Festival: Noon Nov. 5, Tacoma Dome, $20.

â&#x20AC;˘ Jason Michael Carroll: 8 p.m. Dec. 1, Steel Creek American Whiskey, $15 to $60; www.ticketfly.com.

â&#x20AC;˘ Jake â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Snakeâ&#x20AC;? Roberts: 8 p.m. Nov. 8, Tacoma Comedy Club, $22 to $28; www.tacomaweekly. com.

â&#x20AC;˘ Tommy Castro and the Painkillers: 8:30 p.m. Feb. 25, Temple Theatre, $22.50.

â&#x20AC;˘ Neko Case: 8 p.m. Nov. 9, Pantages Theater, $34.50; www.broadwaycenter.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Kris Kristofferson: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, Pantages Theater, $39 to $110; www.broadwaycenter.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Florida Georgia Line with Granger Smith and Chris Lane: 7 p.m. Nov. 11, Tacoma Dome, $37.75 to $57.75.

â&#x20AC;˘ Chris Botti: 8 p.m. March 17, Tacoma Dome, $26.50 to $196. â&#x20AC;˘ Eric Church: 8 p.m. March 18, Tacoma Dome, $55 to $86. â&#x20AC;˘ Ariana Grande: 7:30 p.m. March 23, KeyArena, Seattle, $25.95 to $194.95. â&#x20AC;˘ Shawn Mendes: 7:30 p.m. July 9, KeyArena, Seattle, $53.50 to $63.50.

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After many months of being out the road playing gigs night after night across the USA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 70 in all, including some major music festivals â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Prophets of Addiction are ready to come back home to Tacoma and play the final show of their â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reunite the Sinnersâ&#x20AC;? tour. The band, with special guests Baby and the Nobodies and The F-Holes, will take the stage at The Valley (1206 Puyallup Ave.) on Sept. 24. The music starts at 8 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking forward to getting back at this point,â&#x20AC;? said Prophets founder, bassist, songwriter and singer Lesli Sanders. The band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sanders, G.G. and Rex Damage on guitar and the amazing Jimmy Mess on drums â&#x20AC;&#x201C; had a few adventures while traveling around the country, including their customized 1986 Ford van biting the dust. Sanders said it really sucked because the van was built with a rare combination of an old Ford straightsix engine with a manual four-speed and overdrive, giving it great gas mileage. However, the costs just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t add up to tow the van home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we were at home I could have fixed it myself, but when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2,700 miles away and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on tour trying to make it to the next show, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really have a choice,â&#x20AC;? he said. Friends stepped up and helped the band out, transporting them and their gear, but The Prophets had to cancel a show or two because their ride died, and canceling shows is something Sanders just does not do unless itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bonafide emergency and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be helped. Sand-

ers is one of the hardest working musicians youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ever meet and he takes his music seriously. This reputation, and the fact that The Prophets simply kick ass onstage, is what has allowed them to book gigs at clubs coast to coast and why theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been invited back to numerous rock festivals over the years. Their upcoming Tacoma show will be their last for 2016. Due to demand from followers of The Prophets, the band added this show late in their tour line-up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You asked for it and we had to do it,â&#x20AC;? the band posted on their Facebook page. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We received so many messages to do one more show after the tour so we are gonna do it.â&#x20AC;? The band started in the Tacoma area and although Sanders still lives here, other members now hail from Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always appreciate the tremendous support we receive from the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hometown,â&#x20AC;? Sanders said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks so much.â&#x20AC;? The band will be performing songs from their critically acclaimed debut CD, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Babylon Boulevard,â&#x20AC;? and from their latest release, 2016â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reunite the Sinners,â&#x20AC;? which features guitar from legendary Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille. Sanders said he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure when The Prophets will play again after their Tacoma show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see what happens after the New Year, what kind of offers we get. Maybe a tour in Europe, but we have to get the final offers in and make sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all good.â&#x20AC;? But take heart, Prophets fans: Sanders is looking forward to getting back in the studio to record his second solo project.

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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 REAL ART TACOMA: Jenn Champion, Sun Riah, Lobsana (alternative, indie-pop, electronic) 8 p.m., $9, AA

TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 TACOMA COMEDY: Christina Pazsitsky (comedy) 8 p.m., $20-$26, 18+

ANTIQUE SANDWICH CO.: Open mic, 6:30 p.m., $3, AA B SHARP COFFEE: Peeled Bananas (comedy) 8 p.m., $5, AA DAVEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OF MILTON: Jerry Miller (blues, rock) 7 p.m., NC DAWSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Doug Skoog and Brian Feist (blues) 8 p.m., NC G. DONNALSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showcase with Brian Feist (blues) 7:30 p.m., NC, AA NORTHERN PACIFIC: Stingy Brim Slim (blues) 7 p.m., NC, AA STONEGATE: Leanne Trevalyan (open mic) 8 p.m., NC THE VALLEY: Ben Von Wildenhaus, Entresol, Dalembert (rock) 9 p.m., NC

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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 NEW FRONTIER: Open mic, 8 p.m., NC NORTHERN PACIFIC: Open mic, 7:30 p.m., NC, AA REAL ART TACOMA: Bes, Sap Laughter, Loser Dog, Videlicet (indie-rock) 8 p.m., $5-$8, 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.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 JAZZBONES: The Ghost Wolves, Bastard Child, Klondike Kate (garagerock, blues-rock, alternative) 7:45 p.m., $5-$7

SUNDAY, SEPT. 25 WASHINGTON STATE FAIR: Train (rock, pop) 7:30 p.m., $50-$75, AA

B SHARP COFFEE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songs of Hopeâ&#x20AC;? with Billy Stoops, Alice Stuart and Emily Aldridge (singer-songwriter) 3 p.m., AA DAWSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Tim Hall Band (open jam) 8 p.m., NC G. DONNALSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soulful Sundaysâ&#x20AC;? (blues, gospel) 8 p.m., NC, AA NEW FRONTIER: Bluegrass Sunday, 3 p.m., NC THE SPAR: Ted Dorch Band with Buck England (blues) 7 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Duane Goad (comedy) 8 p.m., $10-$16, 18+

ANTHEM COFFEE: Live Roots (open mic) 5 p.m., NC, AA CULTURA: Ladies Night Out (hip-hop DJ) 10 p.m. DAWSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: The Billy Shew Band (open jam) 8 p.m., NC G. DONNALSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Jared Hall Trio (jazz) 8 p.m., NC, AA KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Joe DeRosa (comedy) 8 p.m., $16-$22, 18+ TACOMA ELKS: Casanova (dance) 6:30 p.m., $6-$10

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TW PICK: PEOPLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COMMUNITY CENTER POOL GRAND OPENING Sat., Sept. 24, 12:30-2 p.m. Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Center, 1602 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Come and dip your toes into the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brand new pool. The grand opening event will include an open house, ribbon cutting ceremony, swim sessions and mural dedication. Admission is free for all, whether you want to swim, attend the ceremony or tour the center. Free art classes, fitness demos, games and food will be available from 12:30-3 p.m. (In case of rain, activities will move indoors.) Pool capacity is limited. The first public swim will begin around 2:30 p.m. Swimmers waiting in line will be issued colorcodedÂ tickets that correspond toÂ designated swim session times. Swim sessions will last for about an hour and will be held throughout the afternoon until everyone has had a turn in the pool. Be sure to get your charter membership and take advantage of spectacular prices on pool admission, fitness classes and more. Free event parking is available at the Franciscan Parking Garage. Info: www.metroparkstacoma.org/peoples-pool â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fri., Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24, 8 p.m. Sun., Sept. 25, 2 p.m. Lakewood Playhouse, 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd., Lakewood This three-person comedic version of the Sherlock Holmes classic will drop you right into the middle of this fast paced comedy of impossibly quick changes, comedic chaos and mysterious mystery. Special pay-what-youcan actorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; benefit showing at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22. Price: $25 general admission, $22 military, $21 seniors and $19 students/ educators. Info: (253) 5880042 or www.lakewoodplayhouse.org â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE UNDERPANTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fri., Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. Sun., Sept. 25, 2 p.m. Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 North â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; St. The renowned comic actor and author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Picasso at the Lapine Agileâ&#x20AC;? Steve Martin provides a wild satire adapted from the classic German play about Louise and Theo Maske, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when Louiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bloomers fall down in public. Ages: All ages. Price: $24; $22 students, seniors & military; $20 12 and under. Info: (253) 2722281; www.tacomalittletheatre.com â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MOBY DICK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; THE TALE RETOLDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thurs., Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. Tacoma Youth Theater, 924 Broadway, Tacoma SPOILER ALERT: The whale wins! Are you one of the thousands of people who claim to have read this great American novel, but what you really meant was that you: 1.) Read the Cliffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Notes; 2.) Breezed through the comic book version; 3.) Picked it up at the bookstore (or library), read the back cover, looked at the illustrations and considered it read. Join the crowd. You missed a lot: Crazy prophets. Mutiny. Thrilling whale hunts. Obsession. Death and destruction. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all in the book, and in Assemblage Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moby Dick: The Tale Retold.â&#x20AC;? Price: $15 adults (under 65), $10 students, active military, adults 65+. Tickets at the door or through www.brownpapertickets.com. Info: www. assemblagetheater.com

UNIVERSITY PLACE FALL ART & CONCERT SERIES Fri., Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Civic Building, 36th & Bridgeport, U. P. Featuring performing artists are Hale Bill and the Bopps, Swedish fiddle and fold music. Price: $15/person. Info: (253) 5665656; www.UPforArts.org â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ADDAMS FAMILYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fri., Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 Sixth Ave. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met. Ages: All Ages. Price: $31; $29 seniors, students & military; $22 12 and under. Info: Reservations required: (253) 565-6867; www.tmp.org/ JIMMY THACKERY & THE DRIVERS Fri., Sept. 23, 8:30-11:45 p.m. The Landmark Catering & Convention Center, 47 Saint Helens Ave. Temple of Blues with three big acts, one night only with John Nemeth, Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers Stacy Jones Band. Ages: 21+ Price: $25$55. Info: (253) 985-5322; www.tacomaslandmark.com â&#x20AC;&#x153;MUSEUM DAY LIVE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SMITHSONIANâ&#x20AC;? Sat., Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 9601 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood Fort Steilacoom will come alive as re-enactors live and work as soldiers, officers, their wives, children and friends. Price: Free. Info: (253) 582-5838; www.historicfortsteilacoom.org

ARGENTINE TANGO Sun., Sept. 25, 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Backstreet Tango, 3505 S. 14th St. Come learn at the only studio in town build specifically for the purpose of providing authentic social Argentine Tango instruction. Instruction is provided by only professional certified instructors. Ages: 16 and over. Price: $10 per class or packages of 8 classes and two dances for $40. Info: (253) 304-8296; backstreettango.com LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING WITH DAVID GEORGE GORDAN Mon., Sept. 26, 5:30 p.m. Tacoma Public Library-Moore Branch, 215 S. 56th Ave. Lecture and book signing with David George Gordon, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adventures in Entomophagy - Waiter, Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NO Fly in My Soup!â&#x20AC;? Price: Free. Info: (253) 341-4848; www. tacomalibrary.org

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HIDDEN LIVES OF OWLS Tues., Sept. 27, 7 p.m. Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave. Naturalist Leigh Calvez will talk about her new book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hidden Lives of Owls,â&#x20AC;? as she takes the reader on adventures into the world of owls: owl-watching, avian science, and the deep forest â&#x20AC;&#x201C; often in the dead of night. Ages: All ages. Price: Free. Info: (253) 272-8801; www.kingsbookstore.com

CLAW OPEN SWIM Wed., Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave. Join the Cartoonistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s League of Absurd Washingtonians for their monthly Open Swim. Participants will draw a word from the fez and incorporate that into their drawing. CLAW meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Books. Price: Free. Info: (253) 272-8801; www. kingsbookstore.com

LINE DANCING Tues., Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m. Asia Pacific Cultural Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way Beginners and intermediates can get on the dance floor for fun and exercise in this sevenweek program. Beginners meet on Tuesdays, Intermediates on Thursdays. Price: $45 for 7 weeks. Info: (253) 752-0205; www.asiapacificculturalcenter. org

FUCHSIA DISPLAY GARDEN BY TAHOMA FUCHSIA SOCIETY Mon., Sept. 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Point Defiance Park, 5400 N. Pearl St. The Pacific Northwest has one of the finest climates for growing a large variety of fuchsias. Display gardens help to convey the beautiful varieties of fuchsias that can grow in your yard.

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THE JARED HALL TRIO Thurs., Sept. 29, 7:30-10 p.m. G. Donnalsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3814 N. 26th St. Jared brings his trumpet virtuoso chops backed by first class accompanists. He will be playing every Thursday. Price: Free. Info: (253) 7618015; www.gdonnalsons.com SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION CLASS Thurs., Sept. 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Spiritual Sanctuary, 7209 S. Puget Sound Ave. Come and explore what it means to be spiritual-butnot-religious and what the future of faith without religion looks like. Ages: 16 and older. Price: Free. Info: (253) 383-3878; www.spiritualsanctuary.net/spiritualexploration.html

PIERCE COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Wed., Sept. 28, 7 p.m. Fort Steilacoom Campus/ Health Education Center Gym, 9401 Farwest Dr. SW, Lakewood Join us for the first game when the students are back to start the fall semester. The league game is against

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SPRINKER CLASSIC CAR & TRUCK SHOW Sat., Sept. 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 S. C St. Featuring more than 500 classic cars and trucks are anticipated to be on display. Price: Free. Info: (253) 7984056; www.piercecountywa. org/index.aspx?nid=1272 ART GARFUNKEL Sat., Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway Blessed with what The New York Times described as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;beautiful countertenor,â&#x20AC;? singer Art Garfunkel has made an indelible mark on the music world as both a solo artist and half of the unrivaled, Grammy Award-winning Simon & Garfunkel. Price: $29-$85. Info: (253) 591-5894; www.broadwaycenter.org/

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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 jamesbent-

ley@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: 253-272-8433 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

VOLUNTEERS 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-onone 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)-383-3951 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. Volun-

teers 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@nwfurni-

VOLUNTEERS turebank.org or call 253-302-3868. 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 253-5364494 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 signing 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

VOLUNTEERS 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:

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HOST AN EXCHANGE STUDENT/ HOST FAMILIES NEEDED Make international friendships and create memories to last a lifetime. Host a high school foreign exchange student with EF Foundation, a 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 Puget Creek Restoration Society Puget Creek Restoration Society requests volunteers to help plant native plants, eradicate invasive plants, do trail work, monitor streams and help in our office. (253) 779-8890 or pcrs@ pugetcreek.org.. More Info: www. pugetcreek.org Would you be interested in being a docent at the Fife History Museum? We would like to hear from you! Come to the museum on Saturday between noon and 5 or on Sunday between 1 and 4. Visit with the docent on duty to learn more. The museum is located at 2820 54th Avenue Eastâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; across the street from Columbia Junior High School. (253) 896.4710 Your St Vincent de Paul thrift stores in the Puyallup and Tacoma area need volunteer help. Please call the volunteer coordinator at 253-4740519 ext. 1117 or dsmith@svdptacoma.org to find out how you can help us in our mission of helping others.

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17 SALMON BEACH, TACOMA

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NOW LEASING 4008 S. Pine, Tacoma

MLS#: 1005622 Area: Point Defiance Beds: 3 Baths: 1.75 Incredible, no bank water front gem nestled amongst the intriguing & eclectic community of Salmon Beach. Whale watch from your deck, breathe in sea air year round, & leave your cares behind as you become one w/ nature in this amazing home.

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Completely remodeled w/over 200k in high end upgrades. 5 offices, private exits, shared executive conference room, kitchen w/dining area, lots of storage, and 15 parking stalls. One office could be used as apartment for out of state clients. ADA Accessible. Mall & 38th Street Exit.

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4608 60TH AVE W, UNIVERSITY PLACE FOR SALE 8424 15th Ave SE, Olympia

$279,000

Charming 2 story with covered porch on corner lot. Living room with soaring ceilings, gas fireplace and open spindled staircase. Kitchen with SS appl. , walk in pantry and breakfast bar, open to Family room and Dining area. Slider to patio and fenced back yard. Master with walk in closet and 5 pc bath with jetted tub. additional 2 bedrooms that share a jack and jill bath. Close to schools, shopping and JBLM. 1 year old appliances stay! New roof.

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760 COMMERCE ST #503

8403 LOCUST AVE E #K3

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This charming 3 bedroom home sits on a large private lot located in the highly desirable University Place district. This updated home has beautiful vaulted ceilings, all new windows, new roof, updated bathroom, fresh paint inside & out and a new fully fenced and landscaped back yard! There is also a covered carport with plenty of storage and U shaped driveway for easy access. Home is move in ready!

Interior Features: Bath Off Master, Double Pane/Storm Window, Dining Room, Vaulted Ceilings

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NORTH LAKEWOOD COMM. BUILDING FOR LEASE. $650 MONTH, $600 DEPOSIT AND SCREENING. 253-381-8344

KRESS 932 Broadway Office suites available 600-2,500 SF Conveniently located across from Commerce St Transit Hub Contact Tom Brown or Eric Cederstrand 253-779-8400

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$369,900

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Appliances: Dishwasher, Range/Oven, Refrigerator

Carmen Neal, Blue Emerald Real Estate

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Beds: 3 Baths: 2.5

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30 Foot Max. Not Older than 2008. $345 month, $150 Deposit. Screening. No pets. 253-381-8344

CONDOS & HOMES TACOMA 5321 N PEARL ST #307

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11299 Borgen Loop NW Gig Harbor, WA 98332

MEXICAN FAST FOOD Successful Franchise in Pierce County, 15 yrs. same location. $350k annual gross sales, excellent net. Asking $129,000, terms avail., Owner retiring. OFFICE BUILDING WITH 6 SUITES, Close to Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park, ideal for Attorneys or Professional use. Asking Price $599,000, Terms. Suites are also available for Lease. LONGTIME ESTABLISHED POPULAR RESTR./LOUNGE ON 6TH AVE. Business for sale. $110,000 OR LEASE the space, 3,300 SQ. FT. $149,000 for $4,000 Month. another price reduction

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