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City Briefs 4TH OF JULY WITH ‘FISHES’
Music artists with Tacoma’s Maurice the Fish Records will be packing up their gear and heading to SeaTac on July 4 for free concert at Angle Lake, 19408 International Blvd. The live music event runs from 1-10 p.m., then the fireworks begin. Performers include Rebekah Curtis, Champagne Sunday, The Lush Tones, Tin Man, Hook Me Up, Raymond Hayden & The Monsters In The Dark, The Rikk Beatty Band, AMADON, Mr. Von and Late September Dogs.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR A GREENER TACOMA
Got a passion for great recycling? The City of Tacoma needs volunteers willing to share how to go green by helping attendees properly sort recyclables at this year’s Fourth of July Freedom Fair. Last year, Freedom Fair-goers generated 60,000 gallons of trash that was sent to the landfill. This year, City staff want to reduce that number. Volunteer teams will staff two recycling stations near food vendors to educate and remind fair-goers about how to properly recycle their cans and bottles. As a thank you, the City will provide volunteers who work a two-hour shift with a food voucher redeemable at several food booths. Volunteers must be 16 years of age. Volunteers may visit http://www.cityoftacoma.org/ cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=31267 to reserve a space. Other efforts to reduce trash at this year’s Freedom Fair include setting up temporary drinking fountains to reduce bottled water waste and composting pre-consumer vendor food scraps.
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Acting on a tip, police went to an East Pierce County home early June 16 and arrested a couple for allowing their residence to be used for an after-graduation underage drinking party for their daughter. Upon obtaining a search warrant to search the property, officers found a keg in the garage that was strewn with beer cans, wine and hard liquor bottles. Police also discovered an unconscious 18-year-old male inside a tent next to a beer cooler in the back yard and immediately summoned Central Pierce Fire and Rescue. Once on site, first responders also evaluated the homeowner’s daughter for alcohol poisoning when officers found her on her bed unresponsive amid pools of vomit. Thirty-two underage drinkers, primarily from Puyallup and Emerald Ridge high schools, were arrested for minor in possession along with an additional four youths in a vehicle parked outside the party. The driver of the car had a large amount of marijuana in his vehicle, which partygoers told police had been sold to some of the students earlier in the evening. Officers working the emphasis also arrested a motorcyclist who tested three times over the legal limit to drive. After years of Party Intervention Patrols in
Pierce County, “you’d think parents would rethink their ‘don’t ask, don’t tell policy’ when it comes to alcohol use, especially during prom and graduation season,� said Bob Thompson, sergeant with the Puyallup Police Department and law enforcement coordinator for the multiagency Party Intervention Patrol last weekend. Parent volunteers who met with the parents of the arrested youth when they came to pick up their children emphasized that parents can keep their kids safe by keeping close tabs on their nighttime activities and asking for the details of their alcohol-free plans, especially when the plans involve events on family property. The parents arrested told police their daughter said the party would be alcohol-free. Parents also have the option of reporting to police the addresses of houses where suspected juvenile parties take place throughout the year, with or without adults present. “Silence is never good when parents don’t report the parties in their own neighborhoods. Our goal is to get kids home safe and to give them another day to make a better decision,� said Liz Yotty, a parent volunteer with Party Intervention Patrol.
TACOMA GOODWILL COMMITS TO WOMEN VETS
On June 21, Goodwill Industries International in Washington, D.C. committed on behalf of 165 agencies across the U.S. and Canada to help 3,000 women veterans find employment over the next year. Tacoma Goodwill and its 15-county area of operations stand on the front lines of this issue in Washington State. Operation: GoodJobs, Goodwill’s partnership with the Walmart Foundation to serve veterans and their families with the tools they need to succeed in the workplace, will be Tacoma Goodwill’s primary program to address these emerging needs. Tacoma Goodwill was one of three Goodwill agencies in the country selected in May 2012 to participate in a pilot program to empower military veterans with the tools they need to find employment, succeed in the workplace and permanently support their families. The other two Goodwill agencies are Houston and Austin, Texas. Funded by a $1 million grant from the Walmart Foundation, and administered by Goodwill Industries International, Operation: GoodJobs assists veterans with job training and placement, but also plans for each participant’s continued success by designing individualized, holistic plans that encompass the needs of their entire families, helping ensure their long-term financial stability. Tacoma Goodwill hired Mike Tassin as Veteran’s Career Navigator to head up the Operation: GoodJobs efforts here in the area. “I was a sergeant in the U.S. Army where I served for eight years with tours of duty in Korea, Iraq and numerous state side locations,� says Tassin. “I have been fortunate as a disabled veteran to experience a successful transition from military to civilian life. I am passionate to serve veterans and their families in achieving their post military goals.� Each participant in the Operation: GoodJobs program receives a complete career assessment and an individualized development plan that will
encompass a range of family needs, from basic needs like nutrition, shelter and child care, to specific job training identified in the assessment process. Veterans will be encouraged to include their spouses and other family members in the process so Goodwill can holistically support their personal and financial goals. To date the program has helped more than 300 transitioning veterans, of which 50 are women.
SOUTH TACOMA CELEBRATES JON KITNA DAY SATURDAY
Jon Kitna and the South Tacoma Grocery Outlet crew are teaming up Saturday to raise money for the Lincoln Abes Booster Club – and to spread the fun. A former Seattle Seahawk, Kitna spent 16 years in the NFL. Instead of retiring, he returned to his alma mater, Lincoln High School, to teach math and coach football. That choice, and his family’s support of the booster club have earned him local hero status. “I got the opportunity to play on a world stage in the NFL. Now I want to be able to pass the torch on to these kids and see them have the same opportunity,� he said. “There is so much power in a dream and having someone telling you to believe in yourself.� The message resonates with David and Jessalynn Greenblatt, the Grocery Outlet owners with a mission of community service. In addition to running food drives, sock drives and supporting community projects, they’re signing on as sponsors of the Lincoln Abes Booster Club. “We are so honored to be working with the Kitna family for such an event for Tacoma and the kids in this community,� Jessalyn Greenblatt said after working with Jeni Kitna to plan Saturday’s celebration and fund-raiser. The fun will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 29 in the Grocery Outlet parking lot at South 56th Street and South Tacoma Way. Chris Caillier, the store’s Chief Fun Officer, promises live music, food, community vendors and appearances by local celebrities. In a neighborhood fueled by civic activism, the roster is likely to include city officials ready to listen. Jon Kitna will be there from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., signing autographs, and having fan photos taken for a small donation. All those donations will benefit Lincoln Abes Booster Club.
HOUSING AUTHORITY GROUNDBREAKING FOR NEW HILLSIDE TERRACE
Demolition munchers are making short work of Tacoma Housing Authority’s old Hillside Terrace apartments. Good riddance. The buildings were badly designed and built, and the housing authority has been working for years to raise the money to replace them. THA has funding for the first phase of the redevelopment, which will add units, a community center and more open space to the site at 2520 South G Street. Tuesday, it will celebrate the end of demolition and the beginning of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony from noon to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, and learn more about Phase One of the two-phase project. MORE CITY BRIEFS AT TACOMAWEEKLY.COM
Police Blotter MAN ROBS BANK
Police seek the public’s help to identify a man who robbed a bank on June 24. The suspect entered the U.S. Bank branch in the 800 block of South 38th Street at about 10:45 a.m. He handed a note to a teller demanding money and said he had a gun. He was given cash and ran out of the bank. He is described as a black male in his 20s, between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8 inches tall, with a thin build and short, black hair. He wore dark blue jeans, a black North Face jacket, a black Chicago Bulls cap and black gloves. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Tacoma/Pierce County Crime Stoppers at (253) 591-5959. A reward of up to $1,000 is available for information leading to an arrest and charges filed.
CAR HITS MOTORCYCLE
State troopers are looking for the driver of a car that hit a motorcycle on June 23. The incident occurred on northbound Interstate 5 near South 72nd Street. A car, believed to be silver and similar to a Honda Accord, hit one motorcycle, causing it to hit a second motorcycle. The car continued driving. The two men on the motorcycles were injured and transported to a hospital for treatment.
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Local Restaurants Poodle Dog celebrates 80 years in business By John Larson jlarson@tacomaweekly.com The Poodle Dog celebrated its 80th birthday on June 24 in grand style by rolling back prices on selected items as they were sold when the Fife dining institution opened in 1933. Lorissa Williamson, general manager of the restaurant, came up with the idea to offer guests 1933 prices, something last done when the Poodle Dog marked 50 years of operations in 1983. “I thought it would be an awesome way to give something back to the community,â€? PHOTOS BY JOHN LARSON she remarked. The special prices were offered from Stella Hare, left, and her brother Connor Hare are among the new generation of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A hamburger and fries Poodle Dog customers. basket went for 30 cents. Steak and eggs More staff was scheduled than would Williamson believes the was only 45 cents. For those with a sweet tooth, a piece of cake was 10 cents, establishment set a record for the be on a typical Monday to handle the a slice of pie 20 cents and milkshakes number of customers on a Monday. The big crowd. “Everybody who was able to were 15 cents. A cup of coffee was only sales were about the same as a typical worked,â€? Williamson said. $ PDQ PDGH DQLPDO Ă€JXUHV ZLWK 0RQGD\ EXW ZLWK Ă€YH WR VL[ WLPHV DV a dime. balloons, which were handed out to Information on the promotion had much food being served. children. Among them were Stella Hare “The customers thought it was been on the reader board out front for months. Employees had been telling absolutely great,â€? she continued. Some and her brother Connor Hare of Browns FXVWRPHUV DQG WKHUH ZHUH Ă \HUV RQ WKH of the regulars are in their 90s and have Point, who had lunch with their mother. Stella had a peanut butter and jelly wall with information. The promotional been eating at the Poodle Dog since efforts worked. The Poodle Dog was the 1930s. Williamson heard from sandwich and a cup of chicken noodle packed on a Monday for breakfast and people talking about their parents and soup. Connor had a hamburger and fries. grandparents being customers in the Price of a meal for three came to about $2. lunch. early days.
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