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TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2014
Vol. CXXIII, No. 106
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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Tacoma Children's Bell sculpture restored on Ruston Way waterfront Article and Photos By Todd Matthews, Editor A project to restore the City-owned bronze Children's Bell sculpture, which is located along Ruston Way near the shores of Commencement Bay, has been completed. The public art piece, which was created by artist Larry Anderson 14 years ago, was removed and placed in Metro Parks Tacoma's Parks Maintenance Building to address needed repairs, such as remounting the piece on a shaft foundation, painting existing support pipes, rebuilding gong strikers, and restoring the surrounding landscape to its original condition. In February, a $9,900 budget was established and the City of Tacoma began to accept bids on the project. In March, the City announced four companies submitted bids, with Tacoma, Wash.-based Lewis Concrete submitting an $8,000 bid and receiving the contract. In April, area visitors noticed safety barricades were in place around the sculpture (below right) while the contractor spent several weeks completing the restoration work. City of Tacoma Public Works Project Engineer Dan Cederlund recently told the Tacoma Daily Index the contractor had wrapped up work on the project. The Children's Bell sculpture, which is located at 3800 Ruston Way, was a gift to Tacoma from "Washington Partnerships for Action, Voices for Empowerment (PAVE)" and other private donors in order to celebrate the life, spirit, and accomplishments of Washington PAVE Founder and Director Marty Gentili, who was born on May 28, 1942, and passed away on Feb. 28, 1993. The four-foot-tall bronze bell is decorated with children around the border and is meant to be rung and accessible by people with disabilities, according to Metro Parks Tacoma. More photographs of the restored Children's Bell sculpture are online at tacomadailyindex.com. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and
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comprehensive coverage of the Children's Bell sculpture restoration project, visit our Web site for the following articles: —Metro Parks Tacoma: Children's Bell sculpture restoration project under way (Tacoma Daily Index, April 10, 2014) —4 contractors bid on Children's Bell sculpture restoration project (Tacoma Daily Index, March 14, 2014) —City Hall News: Tacoma Smelter Plume cleanup, public art restoration project and Presidents Day (Tacoma Daily Index, February 14, 2014) —City seeks bids for Children's Bell sculpture restoration project (Tacoma Daily Index, February 5, 2014)
Posted online Thurs., May 29 Image Courtesy Pierce Transit Pierce Transit passengers who want to travel between downtown Puyallup and South Hill will soon have a new bus route at their service. The Puyallup Connector Route 425 will begin on Sun., June 8, at 10 a.m., and offer stops at the South Hill Mall Transit Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, 4th Street NW and River Road, and the Puyallup Sounder Station. The route will provide 30-minute service to key destinations such as the Puyallup Public Library, Puyallup City Hall, Wildwood Park, Senior Housing Assistance Group Center, Group Health Medical Center, and Mel Korum YMCA. Fares are two dollars for adults, 75 cents for youth 18 and under, and 75 cents for discounted card holders. Between June 8 through Sept. 27, the Puyallup Connector will run with 30-minute frequency from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. to serve guests of Concerts in the Park. On Saturdays, service will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. to accommodate the Downtown Puyallup Farmer’s Market. Between Sept. 28 through June 6, 2015, the Puyallup Connector service will operate Monday through Sunday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The new service will be tested and evaluated as a one-year demonstration project through June 6, 2015. Toward the end of the demonstration period, the Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners will determine if the Puyallup Connector will be added to regular service. Pierce County residents are invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sat., June 7, at 10 a.m., at the Puyallup Farmer’s Market, located at 330 S. Meridian, in Puyallup. More information is available online at piercetransit.org/puyallup.