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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
Vol. CXXIV, No. 69
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
Published Since 1890
4 locals receive Tacoma Historical Society awards
Posted online Tues., April 9 The Tacoma Historical Society has announced the recipients of this year's Murray Morgan Award and Alan Liddle Award. Dr. Jim Hoard, Dawn Lucien, and Dennis Flannigan received the society's Alan Liddle Award for their efforts to save FLANNIGAN Tacoma's Murray Morgan Bridge. Dr. Hoard and Lucien were principals in the Save Our Bridge organization, which demonstrated the feasibility of saving the bridge. The historic span reopened after renovation and marked its centennial this year. Flannigan, a former state representative, was cited for his efforts in securing funding for the bridge. The Alan Liddle Award recognizes historic preservation achievement. Maritime historian Chuck Fowler received the society's Murray Morgan Award for historical writing. Fowler authored or co-authored Tall ships on Puget Sound, Tugboats on Puget Sound, and Patrol Boats and Rescue Boats on Puget Sound. An Olympia resident, he is former president of the Maritime Historical Society of Puget Sound. The Murray Morgan Award recognizes achievement for historical research and writing. The awards were presented Monday during the organization's 23rd annual meeting at the University of Puget Sound. Past recipients of the Murray Morgan Award include Murray Morgan (1992); Winnifred L. Olsen (1993); Caroline Kellogg (1994); Ottilie Markholt (1995); Dr. Ronald E. Magden (1996); Gary Fuller Reese (1997); Cecelia Svinth Carpenter (1998); Robert Tschida (1999); Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society (2000); Brian G. Kamens (2001); Caroline Denyer Gallacci and Ron Karabaich (2002); Charlotte Medlock (2003); Jim Fredrickson (2004); Dorothy “Dode� Trip (2005); Marie Hayden (2006); Ralph Decker (2007); Karla Wakefield Stover (2008); Roger Cushman Edwards (2009); Paul R. Michaels (2010); Deb Freedman (2011); Thomas R. Stenger (2012). Past recipients of the Alan Liddle Award include Alan Liddle and Patricia Sias (2008); Robert W. Evans (2009); Linda Bowman and Kathryn VanWagenen (2010); L.T. Murray Jr. (2011); and August Gene Grulich (2012). More information is available online at tacomahistory.org.
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Opus Bank will open downtown Tacoma branch
Posted online Mon., April 8 File Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor Opus Bank officials have announced they will open a new branch in downtown Tacoma later this year. "As the fastest growing, and one of the best capitalized banks in the Western region, we are continuing to strategically expand our network of banking offices in major metropolitan markets," said Debbie McLeod, Executive Vice President of Retail Banking for Opus Bank. In addition to Tacoma, the bank plans to open a branch in downtown Seattle. "Complementing our existing 22 locations in the Puget Sound region, these new offices will be Opus Bank's first offices located in the core business districts of Seattle and Tacoma." The new Tacoma banking office will be located at 950 Pacific Ave., Suite 150, in the Tacoma-
Pierce County Chamber of Commerce building at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and 11th Street (pictured). It is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2013. The new Seattle banking office will be located at 1401 Fourth Street, in the former Tully's Coffee store at the intersection of Fourth Street and Union Street. It is also scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2013.
Closure of southbound I-5 exit to Tacoma Mall starts April 20 Posted online Tues., April 9 Image Courtesy WSDOT Drivers on southbound Interstate 5 heading to Tacoma Mall and surrounding businesses in Tacoma will find the South 38th Street exit (#132A) closed starting at 12:01 a.m. on Sat., April 20. The exit will remain closed through July. During the extended closure, crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will demolish the existing ramp and connect a new ramp that will accommodate the eastbound State Route 16 viaduct currently under construction. Preparatory work for the lengthy closure requires full closures of eastbound SR 16 and some area ramps. The closures are scheduled as follows: 11 p.m. Mon., April 15, to 4 a.m. Tues., April 16 -- Closing all eastbound SR 16 lanes at Union Avenue. -- Closing Union Avenue on-ramp to eastbound SR 16. 11 p.m. Tues., April 16, to 4 a.m. Weds., April 17 -- Closing all eastbound SR 16 lanes at Union Avenue. -- Closing Union Avenue on-ramp to eastbound SR 16. 10 p.m. Fri., April 19, to 7:30 a.m. Sat., April 20 -- Closing one southbound lane of I-5 between I-705 and SR 16. The southbound I-5 exit to westbound SR 16 will remain open. 12:01 a.m. Sat., April 20 -- Closing southbound I-5 exit to South 38th
Street (Exit #132A). The closure will remain in effect through July. 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Sat., April 20 -- Also closing southbound I-5 exit to westbound SR 16 (Exit #132B). Motorists will be detoured via the South 56th Street interchange. 10 p.m. Sat., April 20, to 9 a.m. Sun., April 21 -- Closing all eastbound SR 16 lanes at Union Avenue. -- Closing Union Avenue on-ramp to eastbound SR 16. WSDOT will provide a signed detour directing motorists to exit I-5 at South 56th Street, re-enter northbound I-5, and to access South 38th Street from northbound I-5. With the exception of six hours early Saturday morning, April 20, the southbound I-5 exit to westbound SR 16 (#132B) will remain open. "We know this long ramp closure is an inconvenience," said Kevin Dayton, WSDOT Olympic region administrator. "We've done all the work we can do while keeping the exit open to traffic. We appreciate everybody's patience while we work as fast as possible to complete and reopen the new ramp." Drivers can expect congestion on I-5 in the vicinity of SR 16 during the closure, especially between 3 and 6 p.m. on weekdays. To keep traffic moving, WSDOT encourages motorists to alter their routes and travel times if possible. Up to 9,000 drivers use the South 38th Street exit each day. The work is part of the $115 million SR 16 Eastbound Nalley Valley project that is scheduled for completion in mid- 2014.