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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013
Vol. CXXIV, No. 195
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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Local sports focus of Tacoma Historical Society fundraiser
Posted online Mon., Oct. 7 Image Courtesy Tacoma Historical Society Tables are filling quickly for the Tacoma Historical Society's 7th Annual Destiny Dinner and Auction, which will be held this month at Cheney Stadium. This year's event, entitled "Team Tacoma," honors Tacoma's rich history of sports. The program includes Lincoln High School graduate, former NFL football player, and current Lincoln High School coach and teacher Jon Kitna; a ceremony to honor the 70th anniversary of the Tacoma Athletic Commission; a special tribute to Stan Naccarato and Doug McArthur; a remembrance of Clay Huntington and Marv Harshman; and the presentation of Tacoma Historical Society's Star of Destiny Award. The event will be emceed by Mike Stortini and Joe Stortini. Auction items include a party for up to 16 people aboard the historic yacht "El Primero," recently restored and returned to Tacoma, where it was previously owned by Chester Thorne and Sam Perkins; a framed three-foot panoramic photo of the first pitch
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Tacoma's Hilltop Diversitree Project kicks off Oct. 11
Posted online Mon., Oct. 7 Image Courtesy City of Tacoma The City of Tacoma will mark the beginning of an ambitious project to expand the number of street trees in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood during a tree planting ceremony this week. The Hilltop Diversitree Project aims to plant more than 200 trees throughout a 12to 15-block area that runs north to south from South 9th to Earnest S. Brazill streets and east to west from South J Street to South Sheridan Avenue. In addition to planting trees such as Triumph elm, Katsura, willow oak, and evergreens, the City of Tacoma plans to build four medians on South 11th Street between South J Street and South Sheridan Avenue in an effort to provide additional locations to grow trees without reducing the amount of available parking, offering more rooting volume than traditional street tree pits, eliminating conflicts between street trees, buildings and signs, and providing traffic calming effects. Elsewhere, trees are proposed to be planted in turf planting strips, as well as existing asphalt planting strips meeting a minimum width of five feet. Dead, damaged or inappropriate trees in the wrong places will be removed and replaced. The project has been made possible by a donation of $100,000 from an anonymous donor to The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, and an additional $30,000 for three years of project maintenance from the Donald R. and Mary E. Williams Horticulture Fund of The Greater Tacoma Commu-
nity Foundation. Funding assistance is also provided by USDA Forest Service and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Programs. The Hilltop Diversitree Project helps move Tacoma toward a goal of 30 per cent tree canopy to maximize the environmental benefits that trees provide, such as absorbing storm water, improving air quality, sequestering carbon and shading homes and streets. The City of Tacoma encourages diverse tree plantings because it lessens the chance of large disease or insect-caused dieoffs robbing the community of these environmental benefits. An event to kick off the project will be held on Fri., Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. at People's Park, located at 900 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood. Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland, Tacoma City Councilmember Lauren Walker, and the Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark are scheduled attend the event, which includes a ceremonial tree planting. Additionally, City of Tacoma officials will mark Tacoma's 19th year as a Tree City USA community, 10th year as a Tree Line USA community, and sixth year that the City of Tacoma has received a Growth Award from the Arbor Day Foundation. For more information, visit cityoftacoma. org/diversitree.
at Safeco Field courtesy of Ron Karabaich of Old Town Photo; dinner at BITE and an overnight stay for two at Tacoma's Hotel Murano; tickets for four aboard the Destiny Harbor Tours of Tacoma or Gig Harbor; $200 wine-tasting party for up to 25 people at Vino Aquino on Sixth Avenue; food baskets from Trader Joe's and Harbor Greens; gift packages from local companies such as Tacoma Screw Products and Griot's Garage; a chance to win a weekend at a cabin near Lake Cushman, along with a $100 gift card from Fred Meyer; and a wide variety of sports memorabilia. This year's event will be held at Cheney Sta-
dium's Summit Club Room on Sun., Oct. 20. According to Tacoma Historical Society's Dale Wirsing, nearly 100 of the 120 available seats have already been reserved. Reservation forms are available online at tacomahistory.org/pageimages/pdf_ files/2013DestinyDInnerInvite.pdf. Event sponsors include Tacoma Rainiers, Shanaman Sports Museum of Tacoma and Pierce County, Tacoma Athletic Commission, Tacoma South Sound Sports, McMenamins, Point Ruston, and Columbia Bank. More information is available online at tacomahistory.org.