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2nd and ‘I’ Street Tacoma has a tremendous pothole problem, and the city knows it. During the past couple of years, the city has acknowledged this issue by spending millions of dollars in major arterial repairs with the council’s “pothole initiative.” And 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 road riddled with holiness, and continued those efforts in 2012. And while that may sound like a lot of ground, new holes pop up – or return – each and every day, which means a pothole-free road might never exist in Tacoma. With the help of our readers and our dedicated Pothole Pig, we will continue to showcase some of the city’s biggest and best potholes through our weekly homage to one of T-Town’s most unnerving attributes. Help the Pothole Pig by e-mailing your worst pothole suggestions to SaveOurStreets@tacomaweekly.com. Potholes in need of repair can be reported to the City of Tacoma by calling (253) 591-5495.
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The 1947 Packard Clipper Deluxe Eight sedan at LeMay-America’s Car Museum Collection was donated by Club Auto member Christopher Bayley of Seattle. “To me, the Dutch Darrin-designed Clipper is the most beautiful ‘modern’ Packard,” Bayley said. “Some of us even think the Silver Cloud I Rolls Royce and comparable Bentley mimicked the look of these cars.” The design team led by Dutch Darrin was a driving force behind the styling of the Clipper between 1941 and 1947. Packard’s Clipper had at least as many pioneering features in an even more integrated package. One of those features was the introduction of the use of a single piece of seamless steel to form the roofline from windshield header to deck lid. Another feature is that the floor pan was comprised of only two separate
PHOTO COURTESY OF LEMAY COLLECTION
pieces welded longitudinally. Instead of the traditional three-side-window format, Clipper was innovative for its time because it used pivoting ventipanes built into the rear doors. Concealed door hinges, rotary door latches, a low-slung double-drop frame, broad areas of glass and the banishment of the running boards were also landmarks Clipper features.
Some 23,855 Deluxe Clipper Eights were produced in 1947. The car is powered by an in-line L head, eight-cylinder engine that produced 165 horsepower. The car is finished in two-tone grey, which was one of the few options available in 1947. 1947 Packard Clipper sells for around $12,000 to $18,000 in collectors’ markets.
SCHOOL IS STARTING SO 3,;»: /(=, ( 7(9(+, By Kathleen Merryman
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First Creek Middle School will greet the new school year with prizes, presents, performers, physicals and, of course, a parade. The East Side Families Back To School Parade and Festival will mark the last Friday of summer vacation with the promise of an exciting school year of hard study, good play, exploration and dental health. The parade of faculty, students, mascots, LeMay classic cars, the Lincoln High School Drum Line, the Electronettes Drill team and East Side local hero JD Davis as Rodney Raccoon, will take off from First Creek at 11 a.m. Aug. 30 and make its way through the neighborhood, leaving a trail of school supply prizes. It will arrive back at the school at 1801 E. 56th St. at 12:30, to kick off a festival that runs until 5 p.m. “Last year we did it on our own,” said First Creek Principal Brad Brown. “We wanted to try it out, and we thought ‘What a great way to start the year.’” This year, they enlisted partners including the
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a parade and festival, plus stuffed backpacks. Staff working on the fun are, from left to right, Jason Ihde, dean of students; Kim Hildebrandt, assistant principal; Fahren Johnson, Eagle Center director; Jackie Balatbat, counselor; Brad Brown, principal, and Russell Phillips, counselor.
YMCA, MultiCare, Molina Health Care, Community Health Care’s Milgard Dental Clinic, Tacoma Housing Authority, MDC, Tacoma Community College, PROYECTO Mole and Greater Tacoma Community Foundation. All those partners will make for a more resourcefull, and free, carnival. There will, of course, be game booths, entertainment, a free barbecue and the Taste of First Creek Garden. Students will be able to get free sports physi-
cals and dental and vision screenings, and their families will find information on how to access health care resources. Because Tacomans love to buy school supplies and stuff backpacks for kids they don’t know, every students will get a backpack, and a readable treat from the book give-away. The five hours of main stage entertainment will begin with DJ Rocka Romie and include dancers, poets, music, a raffle and introductions to school resources, includ-
ing the Eagle Center. For the lineup, check www. facebook.com/FriendsoftheEastside. All of this is a clever plan aimed at getting families involved in their children’s school life, and connecting to the services they need to build a happy, healthy home, which builds happy, healthy communities. Fahren Johnson, YWCA director of First Creek’s Eagle Center explained. “We’re trying to create a community schools model,” she said. “Our superintendant, Carla Santorno, has put a mandate to be innovative in our engagement of parents and communities. Our school board has made partnerships and engagement with our families our priority this year.” Each year, the school picks a theme, she said, and this year’s will be “Families.” The school will invite families in to special events, it will welcome them as volunteers and engage them in programs from stopping bullying to budgeting, cooking healthy meals, learning English and earning a GED. The more they participate, Johnson said, the easier it will be for their children to soar as students. It all starts Friday, with a parade.