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pit stop. (Left) Cobo Center The #DriveHome crew arrived at Detriot’s Cobo Center just in time for the North American International Auto Show. (Right) The Drive Home cars became the centerpieces of impromptu car shows along the route as car lovers pulled their classics out of the garage, in the winter, to be part of the epic road trip, like this stop for a “caffeine and gas” gathering.

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A group of car lovers traveled from LeMay: America’s Car Museum to the Mecca of all things gearhead last month.

The trip from Tacoma to Detroit spanned two weeks and crisscrossed 3,300 miles to celebrate all things car and promote the

museum to the world’s car culture.

ACM picked three vintage vehicles, one from each of the “big three” car makers – a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad, a 1961 Chrysler 300G and a 1966 Ford Mustang – for the trip that ended by cruising down Detriot’s Woodward Avenue just in time for the North American International Auto Show. The Mustang and Nomad were shipped home and arrived safe and sound Feb. 4. The Chrysler remains in

Detroit since it will be showcased at Midwest events this spring and summer.

“We really put Tacoma on the map, a lot of maps for a whole lot of people,” said ACM CEO David Madeira, who drove the Mustang during the trip. “It was far beyond what we had dreamed. We are thrilled.”

“As long as it was out there, we thought we would put it to use,” Madeira said.

The “Drive Home” road trip celebrated an era when the “Motor City” was the

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daffodil season. The 2016 Daffodil Princesses gathered at Thea Foss waterway for a group shot on a fine sunny day.

‘FUN IN THE SUN’

BRIGHT AND CHEERY DAFFODIL PRINCESSES MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE AT PROMENADE

By Savannah Fry Correspondent

Even a little rain outside couldn’t dampen the spirits of the crowd gathered within the Puyallup Park Pavilion Friday night, Feb. 5, celebrating the 51st Annual Daffodil Festival Princess Promenade.

Princess Promenade is an annual Festival event, recognizing the 23 members of the Royal Court who have been selected by their respective high schools as Daf-

fodil Princesses for this year.

Promenade marks the first full appearance of the Festival’s Royal Court for the year, serving as both the grand reveal of those iconic yellow dresses, and the first time each Princess is outfitted with her sash, tiara, and golden daffodil pin.

Princess Shayla Chandler, from Fife High School, proclaimed Promenade to be one of the most special nights of her life.

“It’s not often that one gets celebrated like that,” she said. “It felt surreal to know that

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As the new year begins to roll along, concerned citizens are asking if the city of Tacoma can be greener in 2016. With word buzzing across the city about a potential methanol plant being built in Tacoma, another eco-threat is being addressed as a way to take a stance against environmentally damaging practices.

The Sustainable Tacoma Commission (STC) first proposed the issue of banning single-use plastic bags in 2012. Since then, the topic has been circulating the city as to whether we are ready to adopt the reduction of plastic use models that other cities have implemented across the Pacific Northwest. The STC is recommending that the City of Tacoma adopt the Bellingham model of a reusable bag ordinance, meaning that plastic bags would be eliminated, and a five-cent fee would be placed on paper bags. No fees would apply to anyone

automotive center of the world. The ACM cars took on snow and ice during the 13-day pilgrimage back to the cars’ place of origin, making pit stops for auto-themed events and rallies along the way. Stops included Portland and Bend, Ore.; Boise, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah; Grand Junction and Lakewood, Colorado; Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri; Bloomington and Chicago, Illinois.

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CREWS PREP TO START ROAD WORK AS STREETS REPAIR FUNDS GATHERS DOLLARS

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roads. Tacoma road crews will be out in

force in the coming months as tax dollars from the voter-approved road packages begin collection.

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The dedicated account for the two voter-approved street packages has been created and work plans are underway. The end of potholes will take time, but relief is on the way.

Tacoma voters approved two tax and fee increase packages last November that are projected to generate $325 million for road repairs and rebuilds during the next 10 years.

Decisions on which road or sidewalk or trail gets fixed first will be based on cost and need but will largely follow the city’s Six-Year Infrastructure

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POTHOLE OF THE WEEK

E 'F' and E 15th on the Tideflats Tacoma has a tremendous pothole problem, and the residents know 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.” 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 roads riddled with holes, and continue those efforts.

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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OnE auThOr, FivE bOOks: PiErcE cOunTy rEaDs shErman alExiE Outspoken poet, novelist and screenwriter explores modern-day Native American issues What book will all of Pierce County be reading this year? Er, five books? In a break from tradition, Pierce County Library System chose five notable works from a single author for its 9th annual Pierce County READS program. Outspoken poet, novelist and screenwriter Sherman Alexie gets the nod as the 2016 featured author.

With razor-sharp wit and unsettling candor, Alexie writes about what it means to be Native American in an isolating and modern world. His writing explores powerful themes such as identity, prejudice, poverty and staggering self-doubt. His books also touch on the beautiful moments of everyday life that leave us changed forever.

It doesn’t matter where you start. Settle in for a story that will make you laugh, cry and think.

Pierce County READS encourages everyone to read the same book at the same time and then come together to talk about it. Pierce County READS selections are best-selling works by a living author that appeal to wide audiences, present relevant themes and provoke meaningful discussions.

Culminating in a speaking event with the author, Pierce County READS is typically an eight-week program. Since there are five books this year, the library system is giving everyone an extra month to read and discuss the selections. Alexie will speak and sign books at a free event on April 29 at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood.

In addition, a full slate of programs highlighting themes in Alexie’s books includes major events at notable locations throughout Pierce County, as well as book and film discussions at Pierce County Libraries. The schedule will be announced on March 6 at www.piercecountyreads.org.

The five Pierce County READS books are: • “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” (1993) • “Reservation Blues” (1995) • “Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” (2007)

Bulletin Board TACOMA AREA HOSTS PLENTY OF VALENTINE’S EVENTS Show your love for your family this Valentine’s Day with activities around Tacoma and Pierce County. Following are a few themed ideas to get you started.

Keep Your Heart Racing: Jump start Heart Day at the racing car simulators in the Speed Zone at LeMay-America’s Car Museum. Speed Zone is open during regular museum hours. Save a few dollars if you visit on Feb. 11, when Speed Zone entry is free with museum admission.

If you have older children, head up to Mount Rainier for ranger-guided snowshoeing trips, available every Saturday, Sunday and holidays with start times from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The 1.8-mile route takes about two hours. Or lace up your boots and enjoy the scenic snow on easy hikes to Kautz Creek or the Volunteer Longmire Campground.

Stage a Night of Music or Dracula: February in Tacoma offers a number of theatrical and musical performances wrapped in the theme of love. In a matinee at the Pantages Theater, L.A. Theatre Works presents “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” as a live radio play. Prefer a lighter mood? The musical comedy “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” is on stage at Tacoma Musical Playhouse through Feb. 28.

Get All Glassy-Eyed: Enjoy a pint of local brew as you count the glass artwork items displayed around the bar at The Swiss, 1904 Jefferson Ave. Then bundle up and take in the city lights with a stroll across the Bridge of Glass, just down the hill by Union Station. End the night with a room at the Hotel Murano, where glass art is at the heart of the décor. Spend the next day admiring the glass art displays at the Museum of Glass or Tacoma Art Museum, all in the same downtown area.

Don’t Forget the Chocolate: Do Mom and Dad need time alone? Stroll through downtown Sumner tasting wine and chocolates in the annual Sweetheart Wine Walk on Feb. 13 from 4-7 p.m. You get to sample six wines – and they let you keep the souvenir glass. Reserve the overnight package with the Holiday Inn Express and go back downtown for breakfast at the Berryland Cafe.

For the sweets lovers in your life, pick up some worldfamous Almond Roca, made here in Tacoma. The Brown & Haley stores in Tacoma and Fife are open until 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (and Saturday, at the Tacoma store). You also can bite into the words of wisdom found in the chocolate-covered fortune cookies from Emily’s Chocolates outlet store in Fife.

METRO PARKS INVITES PUBLIC TO HELP SET PRIORITIES Every six years, Metro Parks Tacoma establishes program priorities for future improvements of services provided to the community by creating a Mission Led Comprehensive Plan.

Community input is the cornerstone of the entire process, so the park district is inviting citizens to take part in one of four community forums Feb. 24 and 25 around the park district to help it interpret results of recent data collection and determine next steps.

“It’s a very powerful exercise,” said Roxanne Miles, business and performance manager for Metro Parks.

“This is how we decide if we are offering the right types of programs at the right places in the district. We set up budgets and make program changes based on the information – so we need the community to weigh in.”

Many have already done so by taking part in a statistically valid survey conducted at the end of 2015 to shed light on what services are important to people in the park district.

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Print books and e-books can be checked out at all Pierce County Libraries and may be purchased at Garfield Books, Kings Books and Mostly Books at a 15 percent discount, as well as through Amazon Smile (proceeds benefit the Pierce County Library Foundation).

About Sherman Alexie Born on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now living in Seattle, Alexie’s story is intense.

He suffered hydrocephalus as a baby and beat a drinking problem in his 20s. He attended Gonzaga University and graduated from Washington State University.

A few years later, he received WSU’s highest alumni award.

Alexie is one of the most frequently banned authors in America, but he is also one of the most celebrated. The New Yorker named Alexie one of the top 20 writers for the 21st century. His novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” received a National Book Award and was named the best young adult book of all time by Time magazine. His novels have won Booklist’s Editor’s Choice Award, the PEN/Malamud Award and Publishers Weekly’s Book of the Year. His anthology, “Blasphemy,” was included on lists of 2012’s best books by Kirkus Reviews, The New York Times and NPR. He wrote the screenplay for the film, “Smoke Signals,” which won two awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

The survey’s questions were broad and deep and explored a range of topics: cooking classes, health and wellness programs, sports leagues, aquatics programs, youth afterschool programs, hiking opportunities, community centers and volunteer opportunities to name only a few.

The information is meant to gauge community needs across three mission led program areas – and to see whether the community’s needs are being met by Metro Parks or other organizations. The three mission led program areas are Active Living and Community Wellness, Nature and Environment, and Culture and Heritage.

A less formal survey distributed on the Metro Parks website and through its community centers, brought in another 379 responses, and Metro Parks’ consultant, PROS Consulting, has also conducted staff interviews and workshops, and collected data – go to www.metroparkstacoma.org/mission-led-comprehensive-plan for a demographics and trends report – about the park district’s community profile, to gain a complete picture of who lives in Tacoma and what programs they need from their park district. Metro Parks and PROS will present findings in the community forums and ask citizens who attend to discuss next steps. The final Mission Led Comprehensive Plan will be finished in the spring to guide district planning for 2017-2022.

“We have put what we offer up on a map, and we now have a list of what the community has said they want most,” Miles said. “The question before us is what to do about it and what the priorities are for giving residents what they most want from their Park District.”

Citizens may attend whichever meeting is most convenient: 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at STAR Center, 3873 S. 66th St. and Center at Norpoint, 4818 Nassau Ave. NE 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25 at Portland Avenue Community Center, 3513 E. Portland Ave. and Tacoma Nature Center, 1919 S. Tyler St.

TACOMA TEACHER RECEIVES MARINE EDUCTION FELLOWSHIP Riley Meinershagen, a teacher at Tacoma’s Charles Wright Academy, has been selected by the non-profit organization Ecology Project International (EPI) to participate in an 8-day Research & Education Fellowship in Baja Mexico. EPI is a field science and conservation organization that partners scientists with students and educators in ecologically critical environments in Costa Rica, the Galapagos, Belize, Baja Mexico, and Yellowstone.

Since 2005, EPI has worked with more than 10,000 students in their Baja Mexico program, the majority of them local to the project site. During the Fellowship, a small group of selected teachers will experience the field course for themselves. “I have so many more tools: I feel so empowered to inspire my students now to make more of a difference,” said Vicky Tong, one of 2015’s Fellows.

“I learned ways in which we can take action.”

On this year’s 4th annual Fellowship, Meinershagen will participate in a modified version of EPI’s Island Ecology Program. He will be immersed in the diverse ecology of the area, home to 39% of the world’s marine mammal species.

Days spent on Espiritu Santo Island, a UNESCO-protected biosphere reserve, will involve underwater data collection and lessons in incorporating field studies into the classroom.

The group will also meet with Mexican teachers and students and explore the cultural heritage of the city of La Paz. The EPI Research & Education Fellowship will occur March 12-19.

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Level III sex offender Keith Hatton is wanted in Pierce County for failure to register. He was convicted in a 1997 Tacoma rape. Police say he dragged a woman under the I-705 DAVID ROSE viaduct in at knifepoint and assaulted her. The victim told officers he said that if she “kept screaming he would stick me." After the assault, she escaped

by running along the freeway where police found her crying and "shaking violently."

If you know where deputies can find Keith Hatton who has been convicted once before of Failure to Register as a sex offender, Crime Stoppers of TacomaPierce County will pay you a cash reward of up to $1,000. Call the hot line anonymously at 1 (800) 222-TIPS. This is one of the cases featured on “Washington's Most Wanted” Friday night at 11 p.m. on Q13 FOX and Saturday night at 9:30 p.m. on JOEtv and 10:30 p.m. on Q13 FOX.

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PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Could new neural technologies that are being developed to study and treat the brain affect someone’s identity and ability to direct their own lives? Should we, as ethical beings, give a higher value to community relationships or to individual autonomy?

These are two questions that philosophers Sara Goering, from University of Washington, and David Wong, from Duke University, will explore in their keynote addresses for the Fourth Puget Sound Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, Feb. 12–13.

On Friday, Feb. 12, at 5:30 p.m., Sara Goering will speak about “Stimulating the Self: Neural Technologies and Agency.”

On Saturday, Feb. 13, at 5:30 p.m., David Wong will address the topic “Relativism and Ambivalence Between Relationship and Autonomy.”

Everyone is welcome to the two free talks in the Tahoma Room of Commencement Hall on campus. The two-day conference, including 12 other talks in Murray Board Room, Wheelock Student Center, also is free and open to the public. More information and a campus map are available below.

“The Puget Sound Undergraduate Philosophy Conference provides for two intense and fun days of philosophy on the Puget Sound campus,” said Ariela Tubert, conference co-organizer and chair of the Department of Philosophy.

“A lot of student effort goes into preparing for the conference, and I have seen some of the students’ best work on display in past conferences. We have two impressive keynote speakers, who will discuss some central and timely issues in philosophy. It is a great honor to have them be part of our conference.”

The 12 student presentations, covering a wide breadth of philosophy, were selected by the student organizers from a large number of national and international submissions. Topics range from political philosophy, to philosophy of science, to philosophy of language; from the history of philosophy, to philosophy of religion, to aesthetics. Each presentation will be followed by commentary from a Puget Sound student and a Q&A session.

Sara Goering will explain how philosophers can contribute to ethical debates about the use of neural technologies: that is, technologies that interact with the brain, or influence our understanding of the brain. Neural technologies—such as deep brain stimulation—hold great promise for treating diseases that have proven resistant to drug interventions, Goering points out. But they also raise concerns about their potential effect on our per-

sonal identity and sense of personal agency. Philosophers, Goering argues, can help by exploring concepts of self and relational autonomy, and by connecting these concepts with reports from people actually using deep brain stimulation devices. In discussing new and emerging technologies, Goering told Live Science: “We want to be really clear about what direction they go in, what concerns they bring, and how we might address those concerns.

It will be too late to address them if the technologies are out and on the market by the time we start thinking about it. It’s important to talk about it now.”

Goering received her doctoral degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and specializes in bioethics and philosophy for children.

She is the author of numerous articles and three edited volumes.

David Wong will address the enduring question as to whether there is a single true morality, and examine the implications of a Confucian ethic that appears to conflict with accepted Western ethics. Wong claims that mainstream moral philosophers in the United States focus “on the prevalent moral values of contemporary democracies in the West: individual rights, autonomy, and social utility.” These, he says, are often spelled out in terms of society’s overall welfare or happiness. He goes on, “Those of us doing comparative work in Western and Chinese philosophical traditions, by contrast, find moralities that give a central place to values of relationship, community, and attunement to the natural order.” Wong also is a well-known defender of a type of moral relativism. In his view morality arises from the attempt to structure human cooperation, but “because cooperation can take different forms and fulfill different ideals (for example, some ideals emphasize relationship and community; others emphasize the protection of individual interests against collective interests), there is no single true morality.”

Wong received his doctoral degree from Princeton University.

He specializes in ethics and Chinese philosophy. He is the author of many articles and the editor of two collections of essays. He is also the author of two books: “Moral Relativity” (1984, University of California Press) and “Natural Moralities” (2006, Oxford University Press).

At the Saturday afternoon session of the conference, the final two talks will be presented by Puget Sound seniors Brittney High (class of ’16) and Martine Kivatinetz (class of ’16). Puget Sound alumni Si-Won Song (class of ’15) and Maia Bernick (class of ’15) will present commentary on the papers.

The conference is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, the Catharine Gould Chism Fund for the Humanities and the Arts, and Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound.

To learn more and get updates on the conference visit: www. pugetsound.edu/philosophyconference.

Wearing all black is a style choice, but it doesn’t make you invisible in a well-lit crosswalk– unless, of course, a drunk driver is cruising through town. On Jan. 29, a man was driving on Pearl Street when he barely avoided hitting a pedestrian in a crosswalk. An officer happened to be observing the scene and pulled the man over.

When asked why he only narrowly avoided hitting the pedestrian, the man claimed the walker was wearing all black and it was difficult to see him. The officer reminded the man that the crosswalk was extremely well lighted, and noticed that he had bloodshot eyes. When asked if he had been drinking, the man responded that that he had a couple of beers, and made it clear he didn’t want to go to jail. After voluntary field sobriety tests, it became pretty clear the man wasn’t fit to drive, and he was transported to the Fircrest Police department where he blew a .172 on the breathalyzer.

He was then transferred to Pierce County Jail for driving under the influence.

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The road ahead mighT be smooTher Money is starting to flow into the account city road crews will use to fix all those potholes and gravel streets and crumbling sidewalks. But smooth-as-glass roads will take some time to span the cityscape.

The roads and walkways decayed over decades of underfunding of repair and replacement work, so repairing the streets that have been backlogged for years will take time as well.

But at least the mounting decay has ended and the street healing has begun.

Tacoma voters approved two packages last November. The sibling efforts and the estimated grants the city will likely get through having matching funds on hand are expected to bring in $325 million for road repairs and rebuilds during the next 10 years. The money can only go toward transportation projects and the city has set up an account to make that all very clear to residents and tax hawks.

Of the new funding sources, Proposition 3 increased the gross earnings tax on utility companies by 1.5 percent and increased property taxes by 20 cents per $1,000 in property value to bring in $9.89 million a year. Proposition A, which passed by just 22 votes out of 35,540 cast, increased sales taxes by 0.1 percent, from 9.5 to 9.6 percent, to generate about $4.5 million a year.

These propositions are projected to generate $175 million of new revenue until they expire in 10 years. Proposition 3 will generate $130 million, while Proposition A would generate $45 million. That, combined with an estimated $120 million in grants and another $30 million from the city, tallies to $325 million solely for Tacoma’s streets and transportation plans during the 10-year span.

The dedicated account for these measures allows people to quickly see what money is coming in and what money is going out through work on streets. There is a new air of transparency in Tacoma and that transparency is bringing the city better streets. Few things could be better.

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By Arvin Paranjpe

In the United States, St. Valentine's Day is celebrated widely with candy, flowers, and private expressions of affection. I proposed to my wife on Valentine's Day and my kindergartner daughter, who was born on its eve, observes it with heartfelt cards to friends and family. I never suspected that St. Valentine's Day, so sweet and whimsical, actually stands tribute for the ancient struggle against war and oppression.

Valentinus lived in the Roman Empire during the 3rd century and is recognized officially as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. At the time, Roman Emperor Claudias II was facing an intractable problem. His soldiers, whom he preferred to consider faceless fighting drones, would marry, start families, and begin to find greater meaning and purpose to life. Their rehumanization made them worse fighters, less likely to kill and be killed. Claudias would not have this. He passed an edict that prohibited soldiers from marrying. All engagements were unceremoniously severed and chaplain wedding services for soldiers came to a grinding halt.

Except one brave soul chose to

continue. Valentinus, a modest priest, secretly married soldiers apparently in and around Rome. When Claudias received word, he imprisoned Valentine and ordered his execution. Valentine died around A.D. 270.

Though the Roman Empire has come and gone, don't think their methods have come to an end. In the U.S., we subscribe to the falsehood that adults under 21 are too young to be trusted with alcohol but may kill, threaten to kill, and be thrown in perilous, hostile situations that can permanently damage them emotionally and physically. Further, going AWOL (absent without leave) after signing up for military service is a criminal offense - punishable under martial law (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) to the tune of confinement for up to one year and forfeiture of all pay and allowances. This point takes some reflection.

Thankfully the ways of slavery and indentured servitude have lost all support in our civil rights laws, property laws, and contract law. Furthermore, modern courts abhor specific performance, the concept that the breaching defendant be forced to perform his or her contractual obligations against his or her will. But martial law goes much

further in that it attempts to make the military service obligation irrevocable by threatening punishment through a criminal justice system, which is by its nature much harsher than the civil law system.

If you were an active duty member of the military service, what would be better? Losing your right to marry or facing a military trial and likely imprisonment if you refuse to participate in a military conflict?

The struggle against war and oppression continues to smolder. Not just in war-torn countries, but right here at home, in the customs and laws that we live under. Many great men and women have lost their lives in this struggle. But we can carry them in our heart when we withdraw our support for the accepted governmental practices that unjustly impede free will and dehumanize us, and choose to support and promote constructive programs that do just the opposite. So on Valentine's Day, let us bring new meaning to the countless paper and candy hearts by sharing with others heartfelt rehumanization as inspired

by St. Valentinus.

Arvin Paranjpe, MS, JD, is a biotech specialist and writes for PeaceVoice.

todAy’S rAilroAdS emPhASize innovAtion And SAfety

By Don C. Brunell In January, the American Association of Railroads or AAR published its first-ever state of the railroads annual report focusing on the industry’s economic value, innovations and emphasis on safety.

The nation’s railroads have been around for about 180 years and maintain 180,000 miles of track. Trains move over 51 million tons of freight each day which is about 40 percent of the nation’s freight.

Rail has been a vital transportation link in Pacific Northwest since 1883.

That year President Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in western Montana thus completing the northern transcontinental railroad.

Today, we would be hard pressed to live without trains. Even Boeing, the world’s premiere aerospace company, transports 737 fuselages from Wichita to Renton by rail.

In 2014, the Washington Council on International Trade estimated railroads contributed an estimated $28.5 billion to our state’s economy, which is nearly 10 percent of our GDP. The council adds that rail transportation produces 243,000 jobs and $13.4 billion in household income.

Washington state exports totaled more than $90.5 billion, making us the nation’s largest exporter per capita. Trains transport those products to and from seaports and carry nearly a fifth of our state’s freight tonnage.

Even our garbage is railed to eastern Washington landfills.

AAR reports railroad workers are

well paid. Annual wages and benefits now total $116,830. In total our country’s railroads have spent over $600 billion since 1980. That is a reversal from 50 years ago when railroads where bleeding money from excessive regulations, high labor costs, dilapidated track and equipment, and competition from truckers.

Finally, in 1970, railroads reached the tipping point. The Penn Central filed for bankruptcy, which was then the nation’s largest. It was losing $1 million a day and trains slowed to 10 mph to keep railcars and engines from sliding off the poorly maintained track. Eventually, the federal government restructured Penn Central forming Conrail, which cost taxpayers $2.8 billion.

Since 1980 railways have been rebuilding. AAR reports key indicators of progress are train accident rates, rail worker injuries and railroad cross collisions – all of which dropped by 80 percent.

Railroads have become highly innovative. For example, they have installed sophisticated ultrasound inspection systems to locate weak rails and trackside detection systems to identify malfunctioning wheels and axles as trains pass by. Workers make repairs to avoid costly mishaps.

In the near future, railroads plan to start up revolutionary technology to analyze a host of real-time conditions, including train speed and track composition, and automatically stops a train before certain types of accidents occur.

BNSF leads the industry replacing older locomotives with less pollut-

ing, more energy efficient models.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, of all the greenhouse emissions from transportation, freight rail accounts for only 2.3 percent.

Railroads are buying better rail cars. For example, new oil tankers have thicker steel shells, better thermal protection, stronger hatches and reinforced valves. That technology can apply to other cars shipping flammable, explosive and corrosive cargo.

Finally, railroads are not only investing heavily in training their workers and first responders especially those dealing with hazardous cargo. They established a Crude By Rail and Emergency Response center in Pueblo, CO, and cover the training costs.

No system is fail safe and tragically we learn from deadly derailments such as occurred in Lac-MĂŠgantic, Quebec, in 2013 where 47 people perished.

Just as we modified our space shuttles and procedures after the Challenger and Columbia disasters, we have to continually improve train, trucks, ships, barges and airplanes to make them safer and more environmentally friendly.

America’s hallmark has been its innovation by creative people. In the case of railroads, it is nice to see it coming from the private sector.

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at theBrunells@msn.com.

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IT’S JUST BUSINESS:

TO HIRE OR NOT TO HIRE? The epidemic of the struggle to find good people

MICHAEL’S MARKETING MINUTE

By Michael Harris Perspective. Have you ever been up in an airplane and looked down to see the tiny towns and fields and mountain ranges below?

When you're 30,000 feet high you can see the big picture.

Many times in our work, it's easy to get lost in the details MICHAEL HARRIS like we're a mouse in one of those mazes in a laboratory... that's what I feel like sometimes anyway! Just able to see up to the next turn and then often just making our best guess which way to go when we get there. The other great thing about flying is you're forced to disconnect from the world a little bit so you have time to think.

So whether you have a flight soon or not, I think it's good to make a conscious effort to schedule a time when you will just sit still and think about the big picture of your business and your life and really ask and be honest with yourself if you're on the track you want/need to be on. Speaking of great marketing, Southwest Airlines is actually providing the inspiration for this weeks marketing minute as I look out the window somewhere over Oklahoma... shameless plug. You're welcome, Southwest!

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s I have been hiring lately for my expanding company, it has provided me the opportunity to focus on the hiring process and reflect on the challenges of finding good people. And it is a hefty challenge indeed, as probably every business owner knows if you are other than a oneperson operation.

I’ve discussed this topic with other business owners, managers and CEOs and they agree that good employees are very hard to come by, but there doesn’t seem to be one clear reason for this. One CEO told me that people looking for a job don’t have a job, so all the good people already have a job. That was his perspective – that if someone is happy at their job, and their employer is happy with them, they’re not looking for a new job, so that omits this pool of conscientious workers. While those who are out looking for work provide a wealth of possibilities for hiring, the trick is to discover those individuals who possess positive work ethics like being self-motivated, trustworthy and who want to work. Finding these people is not a simple task, but not an impossible one either.

What my managers and I have seen during this time of growing and expanding is that about 50 percent of the applicants we contacted were not showing up for their scheduled interviews. This became a big issue, and a puzzling one. In an attempt to fix it, I went from relying solely on e-mail to converse with applicants to having my managers call all the people on the list to confirm that they were coming in for their interview and – you guessed it – 50 percent still didn’t show up even though they said they’d be there. There was also the issue of prospective hires being rude at first on the phone when our managers called them, so we started taking note of this.

Why someone looking for a job would be rude to a job call-back baffles me but we still gave them the benefit of the doubt and had them come in – if they showed up.

During this time, I also realized that Craigslist is no longer a premier source for job providers to find job seekers. It’s dead because people use it for things like sending out their resume as an unemployment requirement, for example, with no real interest in landing the job. We were getting resumes from people who work in the medical field and I seriously doubt that they’d want to work at a smokeshop. I wouldn’t recommend Facebook either because it’s so public that ex-employees, and those just looking to say something snarky, will post comments that are entirely inappropriate and cast a negative light on your business or on you, the owner, personally. My advice

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is don’t discount print media for posting help wanted ads.

Sometimes the “old fashioned way� still stands up today in this era of instantaneous online replies to job queries, where applicants can just send in their resume left and right with just a few clicks of the mouse.

To avoid the glut of resumes received from online job postings we started having people to go our website (smokinwillys.com/careers) and fill out a basic application, and if they didn’t follow these instructions, they were not considered for an interview. If they did earn a call-back, our managers would tell them on the phone very specifically to come in for an interview at our shop in Northeast Tacoma and that a resume is required and to be on time (and still, half didn’t show up). We don’t interview people who show up late because this is their chance to make that first impression. It’s all about how much you want something.

From there, we did a second round of interviews where I sent the potential hire to our 72nd Street store so the employees there can meet them. This gave us further insight into the person – to see if they showed up on time and also if they got out of their own car, which answered the question of whether they truly had reliable transportation.

I did the third round of interviewing myself so I could get to know applicants more before formally hiring them.

I conducted the interview as a conversation rather than the standard “let me ask you five questions� because conversation allows you to get depth in an interview – and find out some things that are better learned sooner than later. Case in point: An applicant once said to me in an interview that he doesn’t like customers. Another interviewee said she completely despises gay people – not hiring her obviously. Another one said she so hates tobacco that she breaks up her mom’s cigarettes. Yet another, when asked for her resume, handed me a resume template with only her name at the top. She was quickly shown the door. However, out of that last round of interviews we found five new hires, although two of them ended up not making the cut. It was a lot of work to secure the three we hired, but we welcomed three great people into our work family, so it was all worth it.

The bottom line, I’d say, is twofold: trust your gut feeling about people you’re interviewing and try this three-tier process for hiring that I’ve described above – have managers do the first interview, bring your other employees in to get their feedback, then you, the business owner, do the final interview yourself in a casual, conversational manner. I’ll admit that this system isn’t fool proof, but it provides for ample opportunity to get to know people on a deeper level, which can save many headaches down the road.

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Born in Seattle and growing up in Pullman, Shelby graduated from Puyallup High School and never left her home state. “I think it’s beautiful here. I love this area – even the rain and clouds,� she says. In her off-duty hours Shelby likes to spend time with her eight-year-old husky Indie, a rescue dog she adopted almost three years ago.

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Public gives inPut to new Fort nisqually Plan

By Derek Shuck derek@tacomaweekly.com

Tacoma Metro Parks projects are a collaborative effort. Not only does it involve the city working with contractors and designers to work out a plan, but also a conversation with the public to adjust plans to their wants and needs. The latest public conversation has revolved around the Fort Nisqually Living History Museum at Point Defiance Park.

“Fort Nisqually is ending its last master plan and we’re looking toward the 200th anniversary of Fort Nisqually, which will be 2033. It’s kind of an opportunity for us to develop a plan to see where we’ll be in the next 20 years, and to build on the successes and growth that’s happened over the last 25 years,” Historic and Cultural Resource Manager Melissa McGinnis said.

The plan for Ft. Nisqually involves a new visitors center, refurbished structures, better restroom access, improved parking, innovative interpretation techniques and more capital improvement possibilities. The city is looking to express Fort Nisqually’s agricultural roots.

The city held a public meeting on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. in the Metro Parks Board Room, 4702 S. 19th St. to present options to the public.

“We’ll look at plans and we’ll marry those plans together and develop a third and final option that combines everything we’ve heard at the public meeting and info we’ve gathered over the last couple months,” Project Manager Doug Fraser said.

The meeting was the second of three meetings to discuss the longterm future of Fort Nisqually.

“Now’s a great time to get involved in developing a detailed vision of the Fort’s future. You’ll see maps, diagrams and photos.

We’d like you to tell us what you think,” Fraser said.

Metro Parks believes projects like this should be a communal effort, and the public’s input is vital to a successful plan.

“We really wanted to talk about how we are going to expand the Fort, how we can do that in a way that is going to

DESIGN ARRANGEMENT COURTESY OF MICHAEL THOMAS

PlAn. One of the interior design arrangements presented at the Feb. 11 meeting. Options like this are not concrete, and will be subject to much re-arranging after input from the public.

make sense. We have a whole new generation of people looking at it, a whole new set of eyes looking at it,” McGinnis said.

The city hopes the changes will not only encourage citizens to visit the fort, but also help express its rich history.

“The other piece of our story is improving the Native American interpretation. We are named after the Nisqually tribe; it’s the whole concept,” McGinnis said.

Metro Parks has hired Weatherhead Experience Design Group to lead the conversation.

The group previously assisted Seattle’s EMP Museum and Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), as well as the Chicago History Museum.

The $198 million capital improvement bond passed by voters in 2014 included about $100,000 for Fort Nisqually planning.

“The big part of it is how do

you enhance the experience of the visitor to the fort,” Fraser said.

Located in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a restoration of the Hudson’s Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound.

Visitors travel back in time and experience life in Washington Territory. Nine buildings are open to the public, including the Granary and the Factors House, both National Historic Landmarks, and

a Visitor Center with Museum Store. Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma. If you would like to view potential changes to Fort Nisqually and give your feedback, visit www.fortnisqually.org.

“It is a long range plan,” McGinnis said. “Ultimately this vision that we put together with the community, 20 years from now we can all come out and cut the ribbon and go ‘woo hoo.’”

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Draft scope of environmental stuDy releaseD for planneD methanol plant

By Steve Dunkelberger stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

City of Tacoma planners released a 17-page draft of what environmental, safety and economic issues the environmental study for a planned methanol plant has to address to allow the project to move forward. This draft “scoping� document comes as opponents to the facility began gathering signatures to call for a vote of the people on projects that require large amounts of water, like the proposed methanol plant.

Northwest Innovation Works, an investment group fronted by the Chinese government and British Petroleum, wants to build what would be the world’s largest natural-gas-to-methanol plant on 125 acres of land at 3400 Taylor Way on Tacoma’s tideflats. The site was home to the former Kaiser Aluminum facility and is being leased from the Port of Tacoma. The methanol from the plant would then be shipped to Dalian, China to make olefins, a key petrochemical component of plastic that is then used for everything from plastic bottles to cell phone components.

Two other methanol-conversion plants in the Pacific Northwest are planned by NWIW, with projects slated for Kalama. just outside of Longview, and along the Columbia River in Clatskanie, Ore. If all are built, the three facilities would make 14.4 million metric tons of methanol each year, more than double the combined 6.5 million tons currently produced at all of the other facilities around the nation.

The $3.4 billion Tacoma plant would be the largest of the three NWIW projects and the largest facility of its kind in the world with a planned production capacity of 20,000 metric tons a day, or 7.3 million tons each year. The natural gas used at the facility would flow into the Tacoma plant through a 10-mile pipeline that would run from the regional pipeline in unincorporated Pierce County, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Reservation, and the cities of Sumner, Puyallup, Fife, Tacoma and potentially others since the specific route has not been formalized.

The proposal is in the environmental review process, with the City of Tacoma taking the lead. The first step in what will eventually be a permitting process is to develop of list of issues that review should address. A draft of that laundry list was released last Friday. The list of concerns run from local traffic and

safety concerns, to local and regional environmental impacts on people and wildlife living in the surrounding area and the high water and power use the plant would require. The roster also includes the full lifetime of the plant and the overall issues surrounding other facilities in the area and the combined impacts of other plants in the works in the region.

The Tacoma plant, for example, would use 10.4 million gallons of water each day, which is enough water to supply 26,000 homes. It would also use 450 megawatts of electricity, enough to power light 320,000 households.

It would be located in the industrially zoned tideflats, which is already home to other petrochemical facilities, a planned liquified natural gas plant, railroad tracks, shipping terminals and residential neighborhoods in Browns Point and Fife. The tideflats is also in the lahar zone and on an earthquake fault line as well. “Public comments have identified significant issues which need to be evaluated to provide those required disclosures,� the draft concluded. “Many comments center on the need to protect Tacoma's environmental health both now and into the future. Concerns raised include public safety, air emissions (including greenhouse gases), water usage, and waste management, among many others.

The (Environmental Impact Statement) will address these issues, identify areas in which mitigation is feasible, and evaluate more environmentally benign alternatives to the proposal. And, as scoping proceeds, EIS scope will be refined and elaborated on.�

As the environmental review process chugs along, opposition to the plant is mounting. The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is among the plant’s opponents. “It is the Puyallup Tribal Council’s highest priority to protect the environment and well-being of its membership within the borders of the reservation,� said Puyallup Chairman Bill Sterud. “Our Tribal Council is mandated to assure its membership that they have a safe place to live and work. This methanol plant is in the center of our reservation and could adversely affect the air we breathe and the water that we fish in.

Fishing has been a way of life for us for thousands of years. It’s our culture and it is our right to fish and live in safe and clean environment. Our Tribal Council

opposes the construction of this plant that will ultimately be a detriment for the entire region.�

A signature drive is underway to force a vote on the issue. A group called Save Our Water has filed an initiative that would require a vote of the people on all water permits for projects that would use more than a million gallons per day in Tacoma.

The group intends to collect the necessary 3,190 signatures from registered voters in Tacoma by mid-June to place this ballot proposal before the voters on the ballot Nov. 8. Members of the group had been circulating a petition that called for an advisory vote against the project, but that effort died because it didn’t specifically address an ordinance or city code. This shift fixes that issue. “Not only are we concerned about the excessive use of water for the methanol refinery, we are also very concerned about the dangers posed by such a facility as well as the negative impact on our environment,� the group announced.

Supporters of the plant say the methanol-conversion process is safe and a plant on the Tacoma tideflats would generate well-paying jobs, citing the construction phase would employ 1,000 workers and the plant would have a payroll of about 260 when at full operation.

NEXT STEPS The environmental review will take about a year.

A public comment meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Meeker Middle School, 4402 Nassau Ave. NE. The Center for Urban Waters will be hosting a discussion series about the methanol plant in the coming months.

Speakers will lead the series that is intended to provide a common understanding of the technical and scientific aspects of this complex project. Those meetings are set for 6 p.m. on Feb. 25, March 3 and March 10 at University of Washington Tacoma’s Joy Building.

These events will be recorded so the video from each of the meetings will be available after each session. Information about the series can be found at: tacoma.uw.edu/methanol. Reservations are free but required.

Written comments about the scope of the environmental study will be accepted through March 4. Written comments can be emailed to tacoma. methanol.sepa@cityoftacoma.org.

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Maintenance Plan, the Six-Year Comprehensive Transportation Plan and Tacoma’s Transportation Master Plan.

Proposition 3 increased the gross earnings tax on utility companies by 1.5 percent and increased property taxes by 20 cents per $1,000 in property value. That tax is projected to raise $9.89 million a year. Proposition A increased sales taxes by 0.1 percent, from 9.5 to 9.6 percent, to generate about $2.4 million this year since the collection period only covers half of 2016, as outlined in the campaign. A full year of the added sales tax will generate about $4.5 million. “We are staying true to our promise,� Mayor Marilyn Strickland said.

The Transportation Benefit District is a separate taxing district for funding specific transportation projects within the City of Tacoma. In the last two years, projects included 39 blocks of residential chip seal, 30 lane miles of arterial chip sealing, the improvement of 56 curb ramps, and permanent repair of 1,978 potholes. Proposition A more than doubles the funding for these types of projects in the city from $2.5 million to $7 million a year. Proposition 3 increases street funding from $118 million to $248 million, an increase of 110 percent of dedicated funding for street maintenance and improvements.

These propositions are projected to generate $175 million of new revenue until they expire in 10 years. Proposition 3 will generate $130 million, while Proposition A would generate $45 million in the next decade. That money will be combined with an estimated $120 million in grants and another $30 million from the city to tally $325 million for only Tacoma’s streets and transportation plans during the 10-year span.

The City Council set up a dedicated account for its Proposition 3 tax revenue, while the city’s Transportation Improvement Board, which is comprised of the City Council, approved a plan to add the Proposition A money to the new established "2015 Voted Streets Initiative Fund." The creation of the new account allows for transparency of the money flowing in from taxes and the money going toward road and sidewalk improvements that will be recapped at least each year at City Council meetings. The city could simply added the new tax dollars to existing road-funding accounts but comingling those dollars would have created a less transparent way to show residents where money is coming from and on what projects the voterapproved packages actually funded. “It shows all the money is going directly to roads,� City Councilmember Robert Thoms said.

Alongside the creation of the roads-dedicated fund was an amendment to the city’s plan for roads repairs to acknowledge the new dollars flowing into those projects.

The city’s Street Operations Division has 66 full-time employees are responsible for maintaining 857 lane miles of main arterial streets and 8,610 residential blocks as well as more than 75,000 street signs.

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purchasing items using a food assistance program such as SNAP, WIC or EBT. For the past three months, the City has surveyed the community, including business owners, to glean communal opinions on the restrictions proposed on the future of single-use plastic bags in Tacoma. “The survey was sent out to over 1,800 Tacoma businesses, but only had a 4.6 percent response rate,” Christine Cooley, Plastic Ain’t Tacoma’s Bag campaign organizer said. “That alone shows there are very few strong opinions in the business sector.

Still, 28 percent of businesses said that they would want to place restrictions on single-use plastic bags.” While response rates from the community were not overwhelmingly high on the topic, movement at City Council on this issue continues to proceed.

With a proposed $3.5 billion dollar methanol plant

potentially breaking ground in Tacoma as early as 2017, Tacomans face a pivotal chance to make a citywide statement against environmentally damaging practices within the city limits. The STC proposes that support of the Reusable Bag Ordinance in the City of Tacoma is a way for citizens to show opposition to environmentally and communally dangerous practices within the city. It is estimated that two billion disposable plastic shopping bags are used in Washington State each year and most end up in a landfill or as litter, according to a study by the Environment Washington Research & Policy Center. There have been parallels drawn that if Tacoma residents really want to oppose the methanol plant, a serious look at our use of the products that plant would create needs to be examined by each and every citizen.

If the plastic bag ban ordinance passes, implementation will come in phases through the community starting where free bags continue to be passed out, and education on the ordinance has time to take foot thoroughly. The City will be looking for feedback from citizens to determine the most effective timeline for the bill’s implementation.

Tacoma events, like the recent “Most Reusable Bags Made from T-shirts in 48 Hours (across multiple locations)” world record set at the end of January, have helped awareness throughout the community on sustainability and more eco-friendly practices. The result of the event was a community outpouring of 541 pledges to use reusable bags, which would result in a total of 270,500 bags being kept from the landfill in Tacoma in 2016.

The world record attempt spread across nearly 40 sites in Tacoma, making it able to reach thousands of residents across the city. Sites included Earthwise, the Guadalupe House, the Tacoma Food Coop and 2nd Cycle, among others. STC hopes that connecting the community under one common goal of reducing our waste will produce change for more environmentally friendly years to come here in Tacoma. Interested in supporting the campaign? Attend a Tuesday meeting at City Council Chambers, Tacoma Municipal Building, First Floor, 747 Market St. Additional involvement and support can be given at the Infrastructure, Planning and Sustainability meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 4:30 p.m., 747 Market St., North Room.

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“I couldn’t help it. I was alone in a car. It was just unparalleled.”

The whole trip was chronicled on the From page A1 museum’s blog and local media along RESTAURANT the route as well as through social media Easy, Free Parking & MARINA “The only way to really see America feeds, all which generated impromptu car is to drive yourself in a car along the shows at every stop. Sometimes just a few backroads,” said Madeira. He, for exam- dozen people showed up with their classic ple, found himself singing “God Bless cars to chat over coffee, while some towns America” while alone in a car as the sun made their stop a full car festival.

Across from The Museum of Glass “These kind of things happened all the dawned on a meadow of color and frost 1900 EAST D ST., TACOMA (253) 627-3186 with nothing in front of him but open road. time,” Madeira said. “One guy (in a 1960 Chrysler 300) followed us for 300 miles.”

The trip’s final stop came in Detroit, Michigan for the big auto show, where the dirty and road-worn cars were put on display to honor America’s love of cars and the companies that built them, but also showcase the evolution of car design alongside $200 million worth of other showcase automobiles.

The Drive Home was made possible due to participation from a number of sponsors, including NAIAS, Opportunity Detroit, State Farm, Coker Tire, Hagerty, Michelin, Plycar and Shell.

Plans are in the works to make a cross-country trip Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. an annual event.

—from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The trip was covered by international and national press from Germany and Australia to local weekly and daily newspapers and television stations, all promoting Tacoma’s own ACM, which draws about 150,000 visitors a year and have come from all 50 states and 42 countries.

About 72 percent of the museum’s visitors come from outside of Pierce County. Of those, about 22 percent come from outside of Washington.

“That’s a pretty big draw,” said ACM President and COO Paul Miller, noting that people around 4402 Nassau Ave NE the world know about the museum but many local Tacoma WA 98422 residents haven’t visited.

“It’s sort of easy to put off doing something in your own backyard.”

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MT. TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL PRINCESS LINDSEY MCCLELLAN

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL PRINCESS CHELSEA LOPEZ

FIFE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCESS SHAYLA CHANDLER

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Nguyen, from Henry Foss High School, this kind of an audience made Promenade feel “like graduation.”

“I felt as though Promenade was showing how well our families and our Daffodil Family have taken care of us, and gotten us to this point.”

For Stadium High School Daffodil Princess Lillie Williams – whose older sister, Sophie, was a Princess in 2011 – seeing the alumnae in the audience was just another hallmark of its legacy. “I felt supported and truly cared for when I saw the alumnae,” she said. “There must be something about the Festival that keeps this many people in it… a bond is created that keeps everyone together.”

However, at the end of the day, Promenade is all about the Princesses. Not only did the event serve as the first public appearance of the fully assembled Royal Court, but the first occasion for a formal Princess appearance – complete with yellow dresses – occurred the following day, as they began their popular “READ with a Princess program,” partnered with Pierce County Libraries.

Princess Chelsea Lopez, from Lincoln High School, had only the best things to say about the women with whom she shares a title. “I know that the women I stand beside are all very intelligent, caring, and dedicated to serving our community.”

When it comes to the legacy accompanying that title, Princess Chelsea promises it is an honor she does not take lightly. “I know people look up to us Princesses, and hold high expectations of what we will do. I know I have to honor and respect that.”

These high school seniors will have a busy spring, making appearances and serving throughout the community in conjunction with local organizations from Pierce County Libraries, to Boys and Girls Clubs, to United Way and many more.

When it comes to what Princess Lillie is most looking forward to in her reign with the Festival, confidence is key.

“Confidence has always been a struggle for me, but when I put on that yellow dress, my anxieties were swept away.”

“Making new connections and helping to make a difference, I think, will build my confidence throughout this whole year, and that is all thanks to this Festival.”

The Daffodil Festival Queen’s Coronation will be taking place on April 3 at the Pantages Theater in downtown

these dresses and crowns are more than just an outfit.

They are our special way to get connected to our community.”

For Princess Tiauna Bill, from Chief Leschi High School, Promenade was “like a dream come true.”

“It was such a wonderful and surreal night for all of us.

It was our first night in our big yellow dresses, it was our first time doing our routine, and our tiaras, sashes, golden daffodils, and gloves made it feel so real.”

Each Princess was also tapped in a ceremony conducted by this year’s Festival President Debbie Wood, and all of them promised to hold forth the ideals of their community and the Festival.

Wood has been with the Festival since her own daughter, Michelle, was selected as 2007 Sumner High School Daffodil Princess and then crowned Queen. Debbie went on to serve as a chaperone, board member, treasurer of the Festival and now as Festival president for this year.

The theme Wood chose for the 83rd year – “Fun in the Sun” – may have clashed with the weather outside, but was perfect for the golden yellow and sunny outlook the Daffodil Festival is known for throughout Pierce County and beyond. The Daffodil Festival Princesses were once again proclaimed this year by the Pierce County Council as Official Ambassadors of Pierce County.

This is the fourth year this honor has been bestowed on the Royal Court to recognize the outreach the Daffodil Princesses perform in both the extensive community service they participate in, as well as their efforts in traveling to parades outside of Pierce County and other Pacific Northwest festivals, throughout the summer.

When it comes to what the official titles of Princess and Ambassador mean to her, Princess Tiauna recognizes the history behind the Festival. “To me, it’s living up to our commitments. It’s following in the footsteps of the Princesses that came before us, and always doing our best to improve as individuals to better serve Pierce County.”

There to read the official proclamation was Pierce County Councilmember Rick Talbert. Other prominent local figures in attendance included Puyallup Mayor John Hopkins and Councilmember Julie Door. Tacoma Yacht Club shipmates were also present, as well as members of the Washington State Fair Foundation and Daffodil Festival Scholarship Foundation.

Representatives from Festival partner Lexus of Tacoma at Fife helped recognize the Daffodil Festival Educators of the Year.

Chosen by the Princesses for their impact in their academic lives, these specially selected teachers and advisors from across Pierce County schools will ride in Mustangs in the Grand Floral Parade, for the 12th year of the program.

Princess Lindsey McClellan, from Mt. Tahoma High School, chose her Educator of the Year, Mr. Ronnie Gordon, because of his commitment to his students. “Although he is an English teacher and ASB Introducing Franciscan Prompt Care at St. Joseph, Advisor,” she says, “the lessons he teaches go far where we treat minor illnesses and injuries, no beyond literature and leadership. He is always lendappointment necessary. With digital X-ray and lab ing a helping hand.” services onsite, you can see us for everything from For Princess Shayla, the choice was an obvicold and flu symptoms to bladder infections to ous one, as well. “I chose allergic reactions to sprains or strains. Need a flu my educator because he is just that,” she says, “A true shot? A sports physical? We’re here for that, too. educator… Mr. Meyer goes above and beyond teachWalk in anytime. ing, and is there for every single one of his students.”

“No matter what is going on in his or our life, he welcomes us into his classroom and goes the extra mile if need be.”

Also present in support of the Festival was a sea of yellow jackets signifying the presence of the Daffodilians, while a crowd of Princess alumnae was also seated together on the right side of the pavilion.

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Tacoma. This annual event recognizes the commitment of the entire Court to their community, and crowns one of the Princesses as Queen for the remainder of the Festival year.

The 83rd Annual Grand Floral Parade will take place the following weekend, on April 9, in its annual procession down the streets of Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner, and Orting, filled with bands, floats, music and more.

Looking to get involved in the big day, but don’t have a float to spare? Don’t despair! The Daffodil Festival 5K Challenge is looking for both runners and volunteers. The Challenge is to complete all four races, in all four parade cities, in just one day. You can compete in the races individually, or go for the full challenge, and registration is already open.

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with pLayoffs on the Line, taComa drops a dozen on st. Louis

PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS

now time. (top) Chief Leschi head coach

Scott Halasz has witnessed his gritty team rattle off nine straight victories as they head into quarterfinal play in the 2B districts against second-ranked MortonWhite Pass. (middle) This week, junior guard Yaholah Gower was named to the 2B Pacific league's first team. (bottom) Senior forward Theo Bigelow often seems to be the gas pedal of the Warriors. When he is running and flying, Chief Leschi is usually rolling. Bigelow was also named as a 2B Pacific league first team selection.

By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

T

he fans seem to be having a grand time at Tacoma Stars games recently.

It’s been a festive environment for the hometown faithful and the boys from Tacoma have been giving the fan base plenty to cheer. Playing in their first full season in the Major Arena Soccer League, the Stars are not only in the playoff hunt, but are a team that continues to turn heads around the nation as a team that could cause some trouble in the post season.

Now they just have to make sure they get there.

Tacoma (11-5) exploded for a 12-5 thrashing over visiting St. Louis Ambush on Friday, Feb. 5 at the ShoWare Center in Kent and it was enough to make those in attendance dizzy and bewildered. After starting the season with a losing record at home, the Stars have now pushed their home mark to 5-3 with two huge home matches coming up in the next two weeks. It was also the team’s fourth win in a row.

The Stars sit all alone in second place in the MASL’s Pacific Division, with the top three teams advancing to the MASL playoffs in a few weeks.

Tacoma has the slightest of leads over the third place San Diego Sockers (10-6), who they will face down south on Thursday, Feb. 11 and back home on Saturday, Feb. 20. Factor in a road match against the first place Soles de Sonora (14-2) on Sunday, Feb. 13 and Tacoma’s final game of the regular season (Friday, Feb. 26) against the Ontario Fury (9-7) looks like it may very well be the biggest game of the year.

The Pacific Division is so tight, that the fifthplace Dallas Sidekicks (7-8) are still a factor in the playoff race and could spoil the outcome for Ontario, San Diego or even Tacoma.

This is the sort of playoff pandemonium that electrifies fans, and has more than a few reaching for their heart medication. It’s a good thing that such a huge chunk of the Tacoma fan base is made up of healthy youngsters.

St. Louis came to town in the midst of a very rough season. While they’ve been in several close games, the Ambush has only been able to muster two

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Chief LesChi Looks Confident this postseason

By Justin Gimse jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

PHOTOS BY KAYLA KLIPHARDT

shining! (top) Tacoma's Mike Ramos fights for some

daylight. The Spokane native had a relatively slow start to the season, but has since become a force for the Stars. Ramos is now sixth on the team in scoring with 12 points on the season. (second down) Elliot "the Mohican Warrior" Fauske battles for control of the ball. The veteran defender has become a factor on the field and a favorite in the stands. (third down) Adam West kicks it into gear. The Bellarmine Prep alum has taken over as the team's top scorer with 20 points in 16 games. (bottom) With 12 goals on the night, there was a whole lot of celebrating going on at the ShoWare Center.

On paper, the first-round 2B district matchup between Chief Leschi and visiting Toutle Lake looked like a winner for any basketball fan.

When it was all said and done, the game between the fourth-seed from the 2B Pacific league and the fifth-seed from the 2B Central league would prove to be the most exciting contest of all the games played in the district’s first round on Monday, Feb. 8. Some clutch shooting and timely defensive stops helped pull the fourth-seed Warriors out of a late-game stalemate with the Ducks as Chief Leschi won 63-55, scoring the final eight points of the game.

The victory advances Chief Leschi (15-5) into the district winner’s bracket and pairs the Warriors up against the two-time defending state champion Morton-White Pass Timberwolves on Saturday, Dec. 13 at Rochester High School at 2:30 p.m. Last season, the Warriors met up with the undefeated Timberwolves in the first round of district play as the eighth and final seed into the tournament. The eventual state champions were as dominant against Chief Leschi in their 78-31 win as they were over nearly every other team they faced in their 28-0 undefeated season.

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\NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT DAY ARRIVES FOR SEVERAL LOCAL FOOTBALL STARS Wednesday, Feb. 3 was a huge day for a select handful of football players from the Tacoma area. It was National Letter of Intent Day and some of the best gridiron athletes celebrated signing their names and committing to their chosen college or university surrounded by their families, classmates, coaches and staff. Here is a rundown of the local signees and where they are headed next fall.

Erik Glueck, Bellarmine Prep, LB/TE, Washington State. Blake Wilcoxen, Bellarmine Prep, WR/DB, Montana State. A.J. Ruffin, Woodrow Wilson, TE/DL, Portland State. Montre Lofton-Brown, Woodrow Wilson, WR/DB, Portland State. Tony Archie, Lincoln, WR, Central Washington. Darien Williams, Lincoln, DB, Central Washington. Kameron Smith, Lincoln, OL, New Mexico. Sidaris Fletcher, Henry Foss, RB/LB, Montana State – Northern. Adrian Allen, Mt. Tahoma, WR/LB, Montana State – Northern. Keenan Wade-Herrera, Mt. Tahoma, RB/LB, Montana State – Northern. Cameron Nelson, Chief Leschi, ATH, Bacone College. Donnell Diego, Curtis, RB/DB, Army (West Point), Elijah Piper, Curtis, OL/DL, Fresno State. Tristan Beard, Curtis, WR/ DB, Idaho State. Chris Hunter, Lakes, WR/LB, Idaho.

Maxwell Nauer, Lakes, DL, Central Washington. Josh Kinchen, Washington, WR/DB, Montana State – Northern. Kitrell Willingham, Washington, WR/LB, Montana State – Northern. Ieremia Pelupelu, Washington, OL/DL, Central Washington.

PLU SWIMMERS LOOK TO CAP MAGICAL SEASON WITH NWC MEET SUCCESS Pacific Lutheran looks to cap one of the most successful seasons in program history this weekend at the 2016 Northwest Conference Swimming Championships, hosted

by PLU Friday, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Feb. 14 at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The Pacific Lutheran men’s and women’s teams have combined for a 12-2 dual record and combined points victories at three larger meets during the 2015-16 season.

Now the Lutes head into the championship meet poised to continue raising the bar of success for the program.

“We’re very excited,” PLU head coach Matt Sellman said. “This is the weekend that we really prepare for and look forward to all season long. This season has gone really smoothly in terms of our training and the attitude and the culture that we’ve had all season, and I’m really excited to see what we’re capable of and what we can do this weekend.”

The PLU women go into the meet as two-time defending champions and boasting the top-seeded performers in 15 of the meet’s 18 events. That includes top times to this point in all five relays after the Lute women swept the five relay events at last year’s championship meet. One year after leading the NWC with a total of 90 all-conference performances, the Lutes are planning a worthy follow-up performance.

“We have high expectations,” Sellman said. “We expect to have a lot of kids on the podium, a lot of kids to be all-conference and have some strong national cuts.

The women have a legitimately strong chance to win the conference championship, and the men I think will be competing very strongly hopefully for a spot in the top three. And hopefully we’ll get some times that put us in contention to qualify for NCAAs in March.”

Kylie Webb makes her NWC Championships debut seeded first in all three of her individual events, as the Lute freshman owns the NWC’s best times this season in the 200 individual medley (2:13.31), the 400 IM (4:37.6) and the 200 breaststroke (2:27.7). Fellow freshmen Taylor Bingea and Alex Weeks are seeded first in two events: the 200 butterfly (2:15.13) and the 1650 freestyle (18:13.94) for Bingea and the 50 freestyle (24.4) and the 100 freestyle (53.75) for Weeks. The two freestyle sprint events have the potential to garner large point totals for PLU, as the Lutes boast the top three seeds in the 50 freestyle – Weeks, Shanell Sullenberger (24.53) and Kiana Sullenberger (24.93) – and the top four seeds in the 100 freestyle – Weeks, Shanell (54.27), Melissa Dean (54.46) and Hanna Armstrong (54.77).

Armstrong and Dean each top events as well. Armstrong enters the weekend ranked first in the 200 freestyle (1:57.69) – with Dean one spot behind (1:57.8) – while Dean tops the 100 butterfly (59.42). Sarah Ameny ranks second in the 100 butterfly (59.91), as PLU boasts at least the top two seeds in five of the 15 individual events.

Another of those events is the 100 breaststroke, where Kiana Sullenberger owns the top seed time (1:07.23) and Shanell Sullenberger ranks second (1:08.05).

Aside from the five freestyle titles last season, three Lute swimmers will have a chance to defend their 2015 individual titles. Erica Muller won the 500 freestyle and is currently seeded second in the event. Shanell Sullenberger won the 100 breaststroke and is currently seeded second behind her sister and teammate Kiana. On the men’s side, Joseph Bowley tied for the individual crown in the 200 breaststroke with Whitworth’s Trevor Case, and going into this year’s meet Bowley is seeded first (2:10.82) and Case is second (2:11.54).

Bowley owns a trio of top-three seeds to lead the Lute men, as he ranks third in both the 100 breaststroke (59.13) and the 200 IM (1:58.76). Seth Villeda is seeded third in the 100 butterfly (51.89), a mere third-of-a-second behind the top seed in his first NWC Championship.

“Overall, this is such a fun weekend for the team,” Sellman said. “It’s just a culmination of so much hard work and effort, and we really look forward to it and the intensity and focus in practice has been exceptional.”

This year marks the first time in eight years that PLU is hosting the championship meet, while it marks a return

to the King County Aquatic Center where the Lute women claimed the 2014 conference title by a mere two points.

That race went down to the final relay event as PLU won its first NWC crown since 1994 before following it up with a dominant win at last season’s meet in Corvallis, Oregon. With PLU hosting the meet in Federal Way, a greater number of local fans and families will have a chance to see the Lutes this weekend.

“It is fun to host the championship meet and get our university to have a little more involvement in what we’re doing,” Sellman said. “Ultimately, I think everyone that sees the team in action this weekend is going to be excited and enjoy seeing what we’re capable of.”

UPS WOMEN CONTINUE HOT STREAK WITH WIN OVER WILLAMETTE The Puget Sound women’s basketball team continued to roll as the Loggers topped Willamette, 64-59, on Saturday, Feb. 6. The Loggers have now won six of their last seven games, and the one loss during that stretch was a close contest against second-ranked George Fox. Emily Sheldon and Samone Jackson both scored 14 points in the win. Sheldon added six rebounds and five assists, while Jackson shot 5-for-10 from the floor. Alexis Noren contributed 10 points and six rebounds for the Loggers (14-7, 9-3 NWC), while Allie Wyszynski chipped in eight points and eight boards.

The Bearcats (12-9, 4-8 NWC) held a 15-11 lead late in the first quarter, but Noren’s jumper followed by a 3-pointer from Jackson gave the Loggers a one-point edge through the first 10 minutes. The Loggers maintained a slight edge going into halftime, 30-27.

Willamette kept pace in the third and made it a twopoint game, 45-43, entering the fourth quarter. A 3-pointer by the Bearcats’ Kylie Towry made it a one-point game, 56-55, with just over one minute to play. The Loggers kept their poise in the ensuing possession, however, as Jackson’s and-one layup helped seal the victory.

TACOMA’S HOT TICKETS FEB. 11 - 20

THURSDAY, FEB. 11 – BASKETBALL Girls – Kennedy vs. Lincoln Lincoln HS – 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEB. 11 – BASKETBALL Girls – Sumner vs. Wilson Wilson HS – 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEB. 11 – BASKETBALL Girls – Tahoma vs. Bellarmine Bellarmine Prep – 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEB. 11 – BASKETBALL Girls – Bethel vs. Curtis Curtis HS – 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 12 – SWIMMING NWC Championship Meet King County Aquatic Center – 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 13 – SWIMMING NWC Championship Meet King County Aquatic Center – 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 13 – BASKETBALL Girls – Play-in Winner vs. Charles Wright Charles Wright HS – 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEB. 14 – SWIMMING NWC Championship Meet King County Aquatic Center – 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 – WRESTLING WIAA Mat Classic Tacoma Dome – 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 – SWIMMING WIAA State Swim Meet King County Aquatic Center – 2 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 – BASKETBALL Women – Whitworth vs. UPS Puget Sound Fieldhouse – 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 – BASKETBALL PHOTO COURTESY OF METRO PARKS

METRO PARKS TACOMA TO HOST WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT If you’ve never had the opportunity to see top-notch wheelchair basketball players crash the boards or go coast to coast, you’re invited see what that’s like during the President’s Cup Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14 at the Boys and Girls Club’s Topping Center in South Tacoma.

The game is a fast-paced, sweat-inducing and fiercely competitive sport that most able-bodied people don’t appreciate, said player Zack Keefe. “How can you play basketball sitting down?” friends have asked him. They’re awestruck when they see it: “Holy cow, it’s pretty sweet to watch.”

An estimated 100 athletes, representing 10 teams from throughout the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, are expected to participate in what is Metro Parks’ second annual President’s Cup. The tournament will be the fifth such regional wheelchair basketball event held in Tacoma.

Keefe plays for the Tacoma Titans, a coed team of about a dozen adult players, who practice twice a week.

They travel together to seven tournaments annually. And each summer, the team goes to Spokane Hoopfest, the world’s largest 3-on-3 street basketball tournament.

Keefe, 29, who was born with spina bifida, has been playing wheelchair basketball since grade school. “I can’t get it out of my system,” he says. “I can’t play enough.” He’s so enthusiastic about the sport that he had an iconic image of a wheelchair basketball player tattooed on his upper arm.

He’s not the only player who is eager to showcase the sport at the upcoming tournament. “I hope a lot of people come. I want them to see what it’s all about,” said player Faith Wahl, 27, who’s in her third season with the Metro Parks’ Tacoma Titans.

Wahl, whose mobility has been restricted since college by a spontaneous spinal cord injury, said she enjoys both the competition and the comradery. “I love tournament weekends. It’s cool to see the whole wheelchair basketball community at once and to be surrounded by people who get our situation and automatically identify with us.”

Russ Norris, 36, a military veteran limited by battlerelated paralysis, echoes the sentiments of his teammates.

He also said the tournament offers an opportunity for the newly injured and others unfamiliar with wheelchair sports to take a turn in a custom-built chair. Some people just need a chance to try it out. “The first game I played, I knew I was hooked,” said Norris, who was a four-sport athlete in high school.

The California-based Challenged Athletes Foundation provides grants to cover the cost of the pricey, specially designed basketball wheelchairs.

In Tacoma, Metro Parks has sponsored wheelchair basketball for about five years. It recently started a youth program, with Saturday morning practice sessions.

Metro Parks Adaptive Recreation Coordinator Parker Ayers oversees the Adaptive Recreation program, which engages people with physical challenges. He’s been playing with and coaching the Titans since the Metro Parks team was organized. He says the social bonds built on the court are as vital as the games played. Some athletes have had disabilities since birth and have a lifetime’s worth of coping skills. Others – scarred by war, disease, accident or violent crime – are still learning how to navigate their world despite unexpected limitations. Just by playing together, an informal mutual support system evolves.

“I love these guys,” Wahl said. In competition, if someone’s chair tips over, members of the opposing team will help out. “We laugh and joke on the court… and nobody freaks out if somebody is having a muscle spasm.”

The President’s cup runs from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13 and from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14. The Boys and Girls Club’s Topping Center is located at 3875 So. 66th St. in Tacoma. Admission is free.

Women – Whitman vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 – BASKETBALL Men – Whitworth vs. UPS Puget Sound Fieldhouse – 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 – BASKETBALL Men – Whitman vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – WRESTLING WIAA Mat Classic Tacoma Dome – 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – BASKETBALL 3A Boys District Championship Puyallup HS – 12 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – BASKETBALL 3A Girls District Championship Puyallup HS – 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – BASKETBALL Women – Pierce vs. TCC Tacoma Community College – 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – SWIMMING WIAA Swim Meet King County Aquatic Center – 2:15 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – BASKETBALL Men – Pierce vs. TCC Tacoma Community College – 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – BASKETBALL 4A Boys District Championship Puyallup HS – 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – BASKETBALL Women – Whitman vs. UPS Puget Sound Fieldhouse – 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – BASKETBALL Women – Whitworth vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – BASKETBALL 4A Girls District Championship Puyallup HS – 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – BASKETBALL Men – Whitman vs. UPS Puget Sound Fieldhouse – 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – BASKETBALL Men – Whitworth vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – ROLLER DERBY Dockyard Derby Dames Pierce College Gymnasium – 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – INDOOR SOCCER San Diego Sockers vs. Tacoma Stars ShoWare Center, Kent – 6:05 p.m.

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Curtis goes 12 rounds with top-ranked Federal way

By Justin Gimse

jgimse@tacomaweekly.com

PHOTOS BY ROCKY ROSS

teSted. (top) While most basketball fans in the

South Sound know all about the skills of Viking guard Aushanti Potts-Woods, the senior star stepped up his game and was nearly unstoppable against Federal Way, had his court time not been trimmed due to foul troubles. (bottom) Junior guard Sindou Diallo rises for a beautiful jumper in front of the Eagle bench.

For the majority of the high school basketball season, the question of whether or not the top-ranked Federal Way Eagles would win the boys 4A state championship has rarely come up. Instead, the question has been more along the lines of â&#x20AC;&#x153;how much will they win it all by?â&#x20AC;?

With three NCAA D-1 recruits on a stacked roster, the Eagles have made short work of their competition this season and seemed like an even bigger lock for the title than Garfield or Rainier Beach in the 3A ranks.

Apparently the second-ranked Curtis Vikings didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t receive this memo.

While the Vikings would ultimately fall short in the South Puget Sound League championship game at the ShoWare Center on Thursday, Feb. 4, the electric flow of the game and the 63-61 final score put the Eagles, as well as the rest of the state on notice that Curtis is competing for a state championship this season and not going to take a back seat in the race.

The Vikings (20-2) had two opportunities to tie or possibly even take the lead in the final seconds of the game, but the Eagles (21-0) came up with a key defensive play both times to seal the win in front of nearly 2,000 breathless fans in Kent.

Shortly after the first tip, the game began to swing the Vikingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; way, as the high-flying Eagles had difficulty matching the intensity and confidence that seemed to exude from the Curtis squad from the get-go. A quick glance at the 3:30 mark of the first quarter showed Curtis ahead by a score of 14-4 and there was a slight feeling of disbelief rolling around the arena. Two minutes later, senior all-star Aushanti Potts-Woods swished a fadeaway jumper from 16 feet out and the Curtis lead was now 20-6. Federal Way was able to scratch back with the final five points of the quarter, but the tone had been set as Curtis took a 20-11 lead after the first eight minutes.

The second quarter saw the Eagles get their balance back as they scored the first 10 points, while Curtis suddenly found their rhythm stalled for the first four minutes. Federal Way would grow their lead to five points at 29-24 and it looked as though they were ready to start pouring it on the Vikings. However, a couple of free throws and a three-pointer by Potts-Woods would erase the Eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead and momentum.

With 35.3 seconds left in the first half, senior guard Glenn Jordan would convert two free throws to knot the game at 31-31. Seconds later, junior guard Sindou Diallo would gather up a loose ball and drove through some tall traffic in the key for a layup and a 33-31 Cur-

tis lead. As the final moments ticked off the scoreboard, Jordan found himself with the ball ahead of the pack and rose up behind the three point line at the top of the key. Just as Jordan was about to release his shot, the halftime buzzer sounded while his fingertips were still touching the basketball. The crowd went crazy when the ball passed through the hoop, but it was waived off by the referee.

Could those three points have factored in at the end of the game? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never know.

The third quarter was a thriller as the teams would trade the lead six times in the first five minutes. With 1:30 left in the period, Federal Way had built a seven point lead at 50-43, but a three pointer by junior guard Nathan Ward, followed by another trifecta by senior forward Gage Ferguson closed the gap and the third stanza ended with Federal Way clinging to a 52-49 lead.

Federal Way came out swinging in the fourth quarter and built its first double-digit lead of the game at 61-50 with just 4:25 remaining in the game. Over the next two and a half minutes, Curtis would score 10 straight points, capped by a drive down the right side of the lane by junior forward John Moore, and the Vikings trailed by one point at 61-60. At 63-61, Potts-Woods was bowled over on the sideline by an out-of-control Eagle and was tagged with his fifth foul of the night, sending him to the bench with just 14.7 seconds left in the game.

Curtis got a foul on Federal Wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Jimon Jones with 13.6 seconds left, sending him to the free throw line for a one and one situation. Jones missed his first attempt and Moore pulled down the rebound, immediately heading up the court with the ball. Moore would make a move at the Curtis free throw line, but was stripped of the ball by Federal Wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marcus Stephens, who was quickly fouled. Stephens would then miss the front end of another one and one opportunity and this time it was Jordan with the ball, flying down the court. Just before the buzzer would sound, Jordan split through a pair of defenders and attempted an underhanded scoop shot that was immediately snuffed by Jones as the clock struck zero.

Despite playing through foul troubles, Potts-Woods led all scorers with 26 points, with Jordan and Moore adding nine apiece.

The Vikings will most likely play Puyallup on Friday, Feb. 12 at Mt. Tahoma High School in the second round of the district tournament. Tip-off is at 7:45 p.m.

If the Curtis girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team gets past a first-round district matchup with Bethel, the Vikings will play either Rogers or Gig Harbor on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Auburn Mountainview at 7:45 p.m.

Local Restaurants RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT: THE ANNEX

By Derek Shuck derek@tacomaweekly.com

Tacoma is a treasure trove of specialty restaurants, and one of the more unique of these dining experiences is Little Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s located at 8233 S. Park Ave., a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seinfeldâ&#x20AC;? themed restaurant that brings a little piece of New York to our corner of the Northwest.

With the small size of the original Little Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, the Annex, a coffee shop next to the restaurant located at 8237 S. Park Ave., was used for overflow dining while doubling as a coffee stand.

Now, Little Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annex is expanding even further with pizza and pasta, a true Italian date night location. The Annex has been redesigned from the ground up to stand on its own and provide dinner while Little Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next door handles breakfast and lunch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Annex we were using as a coffee shop for overflow dining, we wanted to optimize it a little

bit more. I have some significant time running Italian restaurants; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we knew and what we wanted to do. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice in there and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cozy; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really nice, real simple classic menu items like lasagna and eggplant Parmesan. I consider it a small date place, but not pretentious where you feel you have to dress up. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nice, welcoming place,â&#x20AC;? Manager Anthony Valadez said.

The Annex is now its own restaurant with its own unique atmosphere and menu, absent the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seinfeldâ&#x20AC;? theme but still maintaining the high quality of food fans have come to expect from the restaurant. The quiet, personal atmosphere and classic Italian fare are perfect for a date night that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t break the bank. Be sure to stick around for great desserts like Bananas Foster and Cherries Jubilee.

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wins out of 14 matches before meeting up with the Stars. Many thought it could wind up being a real test for the Stars, while in the end it was a bigger test for the statisticians keeping track of the goal scoring.

Tacoma got on the scoreboard just over four minutes into the game when forward Vince McCluskey skipped a pass over to striker Derek Johnson, who put a right foot on the ball and blasted it just inside the left post. A minute and a half later, midfielder Mike Ramos sent a pass from the right side of the box angling toward the left post.

Veteran forward Dan Antoniuk went to the ground sliding, and with his left foot, caught up with the ball and put it into the back of the net. Tacoma led 2-0 with 9:15 left in the first quarter. St. Louis would hold the Stars scoreless for the remainder of the period.

It wasn’t until midway into the second quarter when Tacoma would find their scoring ways again. Ramos centered the ball to Mark Lee who was just inside the goal circle. The striker sent a shot toward the left of the goal that looked like it might have a chance of going inside the post. However, Johnson was already there waiting and stuck a left foot out, directing the ball into the back of the net. Tacoma led 3-0 with 7:20 left in the first half.

Nearly six minutes later, Ramos would get his own chance to score. Midfielder Joseph Cairel sent a pass to the right side to Ramos, who had a defender in his face.

Ramos touched the ball out to his right, getting just enough breathing room between him and the defender and crushed a right footer into the left corner of the goal. Tacoma now led 4-0 with less than two minutes left in the first half and they weren’t done.

With less than a minute to go in the second quarter, Tacoma’s Joey Gjertsen set up for a free kick from the top of the goal box. The Wilson High School Hall of Famer ran over the ball and heeled it backward to a waiting Adam West, who

t Leschi While Morton-White Pass (20-1) may only be ranked second in the state this go-round, having dropped an early-season game to top-ranked and undefeated Brewster (20-0), the Warriors know they are in for what should be the battle of the season for them. Make no mistake about it; this Chief Leschi squad feels several degrees more confident this time around.

“I promise you this, we’re going to give them a game and all they can handle,” said head coach Scott Halasz. “We’re coming for four quarters. If you beat us, you beat us, but there’s no way we won’t be giving it our best shot. Last year we were the eight seed and they were the one, the best of the best and smacked us at their place in the first round of districts. This year, we’re different. We’re grown up and they’ve lost a couple of guys.

“We’re hosting our own district game because we’re not the eight anymore. We don’t play eighth-seed basketball. Five of our six losses have been against top10 teams in the state and three or four of those we were leading in the fourth quarter. We might have got looked over, but we’re no joke. We’re a bigger, better and more veteran team this year and we know what we’ve got coming up. It’s not like oh they’re the number one team in the state and we’re scared.”

To move into the winner’s bracket and set up this huge matchup, Chief Leschi was going to have to take care of business on their home court, and they ran into a Toutle Lake (12-9) squad that did everything they could to leave town with an upset win.

It looked like Chief Leschi might walk away with the game in the first quarter as they maintained the lead throughout. Junior guard Yahola Gower pulled up for a long three point shot from the top of the key and caught nothing but net with .9 seconds remaining in the period as the Warriors would take a 17-11 lead to the first break.

The second quarter was a dog fight as the Warriors tried to open up some space

cranked a low burner off of his left foot that somehow evaded several defenders inside the St. Louis box. Tacoma would take a 5-0 lead into the locker room.

It wouldn’t take long in the second half for Tacoma to ramp up the scoring machine.

Gjertsen skipped a pass from near the wall on the left side to find an open Raphael Cox on the other side of the field. The former Stadium Tiger and Washington Husky pounded a left foot blast just inside the right post and the Tacoma lead was now 6-0 just 35 seconds into the third quarter.

St. Louis’ Andre Hayne would get the Ambush on the scoreboard seven minutes later with a solo shot that snuck by Tacoma goalkeeper Danny Waltman. The score would hold at 6-1 for over five minutes until Tacoma’s Troy Peterson found himself pushing the ball up the field with no defender shadowing him. The midfielder would wind up and crush a right footed shot that ran from the middle of the box and then bent outward, snuggling just inside the right upper corner of the goal.

Tacoma now led 7-1 with two and a half minutes left in the third quarter.

The Ambush would score a goal 30 seconds later on a shot from Richard Schmermund, and then scored again 49 seconds into the fourth quarter on a goal from Elvir Kafedzic. Tacoma’s lead was now 7-3 and St. Louis looked as though they were trying to build a little momentum.

That momentum wouldn’t last long as Tacoma’s Jamael Cox took a heel pass from Cairel and slapped a right foot low burner past a diving Piotr Sliwa into the back right of the goal. Tacoma now led 8-3 with nearly 14 minutes left in regulation.

As the fourth quarter approached the midpoint, St. Louis put another goal on the scoreboard off the foot of Freddy Moojen and the score was 8-4 Tacoma, with the floodgates about to open on the Ambush.

Tacoma’s Chase Hanson took a free kick from the corner and sent the ball toward a charging Antoniuk, who feinted, stepping over the ball, as it continued out further

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on the scoreboard, but the Ducks continued to answer back. With 15 seconds left in the first half, Toutle Lake’s Cam Swanson gave his team their first lead at 27-25 with a three pointer from the baselilne. A free throw by Chief Leschi’s Theo Bigelow would cut the lead to 27-26 before the teams went into the locker rooms.

Midway into the third quarter, Toutle Lake still held the hot hand and had built a seven point 37-30 advantage. By the time Chief Leschi’s Jon Staples converted a jump move in the paint just before time expired, the Warriors had not only clawed their way back into the game, but had retaken the lead at 43-42.

The teams would trade the lead four times in the fourth quarter before Chief Leschi built a small 53-49 cushion with 3:50 remaining. A minute and a half later, the game was tied at

55-55, as the Ducks fought tooth and nail to not only stay in the ballgame, but steal the road win from the Warriors. However, it would be the end of the line for Toutle Lake, as Chief Leschi rattled off the final eight points of the game, while their full court pressure took the Ducks out of contention.

Chief Leschi now stands two wins away from advancing to the regional round of the 2B state tournament. The winner of their matchup with Morton-White Pass will face either fifth-ranked Ocosta or Mossyrock on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at Tumwater High School at 8 p.m. The loser will play return to Rochester High School on Monday, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m.

“We’re ready and we can’t wait,” said Halasz. “I told the guys that no matter what, somebody has to beat us twice. We rewarded ourselves with this first-round win and now get four days to prepare for this game.”

For the first time in two

SOUTH TACOMA MASONIC CENTER We will be hosting the Steilacoom Masonic Lodge #2’s monthly meeting.

Youth Night & Spaghetti Dinner Youth Presentations 6:30pm Open to the Public!

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Shooting. Tacoma midfielder Joseph Cairel was invited to tryout for the

Stars this offseason after showing some exceptional skills when his outdoor club, the Burlingame Dragons, faced the Sounders U-23's in the national tournament. U-23 and Tacoma head coach Darren Sawatzky was impressed enough to give Cairel a shot at the indoor game and the rookie's play seems to be improving at an exponential rate this season.

toward Ramos, who pounded a left foot on the ball from well outside of the box and found nothing but the back of the net. The Stars now led 9-4 with 7:35 left in the game.

Just over a minute later, West would find Jamael Cox uncovered on a free kick just outside of the goal on the left side. The former Stadium Tiger gathered in the pass and scored what would probably be the easiest Stars’ goal of the season and Tacoma now led 10-4. Two minutes later, Cairel took a pass from West near the mid-circle and turned up the field with the ball. The speedster found some clearance and planted a right foot shot from the yellow line into the back of the net and followed the goal with a standing backflip. Tacoma now led 11-4 with 3:35 remaining in the game.

decades, the Chief Leschi girls’ basketball team has qualified for the district tournament. The Warriors finished the regular season with a 9-11 record, but lost their opening round game against Napavine, who is currently ranked second in the Associated Press 2B state poll. The Warriors are still alive and will face Tacoma Baptist in a consolation round game on Friday, Feb. 12 at Rochester High School at 8 p.m.

St. Louis would ramp up their attack at the end and would slip one more shot past Waltman with just under two minutes left to play. One minute later, Cairel would take a pass from Lee on the right side of the box and had just enough time to choose his spot, landing a high shot under the right side of the crossbar for the final goal of the night in the Stars’ 12-5 win.

For their efforts, Adam West and Danny Waltman were both named to the MASL Team of the Week, while Joseph Cairel garnered an honorable mention.

Tacoma returns home on Saturday, Feb. 20 to host the San Diego Sockers at the ShoWare Center in Kent. First kick is set for 6:05 p.m.

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PUYALLUP TRIBAL IMPACT Supporting the Economic Growth of Our Community

State, local and Puyallup tribal officials held a groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 18, 2015 for the next Interstate 5 project in Tacoma that will create a new bridge over the Puyallup River and reconstruct the I-5/State Route-167 interchange, commuter lanes and increase access to tribal properties. Pictured here are (left to right): Puyallup tribal member David Duenas; State Representative Hans Zeiger (R-25); Tacoma Deputy Mayor David Boe; Puyallup Tribal Chairman Bill Sterud; State Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson; Hamilton Construction President Scott Williams; WSDOT Olympic Region Administrator Kevin Dayton; and Kierra Phifer with U.S. Senator Patty Murray’s office.

Considered among the most urban of Native American tribes, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians has grown to be a critical component of the South Sound economy. As Pierce County’s sixth largest employer, a donor to a broad range of charitable organizations, and a major funder of housing, roads, education and environmental projects, the Puyallup Tribe stands as a model for taking care

of not only its own membership but sharing its wealth among the broader community as well.

The Puyallup Tribe is one of the largest employers in Pierce County. With a payroll of more than 3,200 people that work in the Tribe’s businesses, government, economic development corporation, school, and health and housing authorities — approximately 70 percent

of whom are non-Native — employees enjoy competitive wages and benefits.

In 2015 the Tribe spent over $491 million. This spending supports communities by providing good wages and generous benefits to individuals, and through purchases of goods and services from local suppliers, vendors, contractors, construction companies and more.

From sponsoring countless local

charities, non-profit organizations, social welfare projects and events that may otherwise suffer or cease to exist, to protecting the environment, funding crime prevention, city improvement projects and healthcare, the Tribe maintains its commitment to honoring its welldeserved reputation as “the generous people,” a reflection of the meaning of the Tribe’s very name “Puyallup.”

PUYALLUP TRIBE BRINGS GOOD THINGS TO LIFE Helping the local economy thrive through renovations and new construction, jobs, opportunities for recreation and attracting business leaders to the South Sound Ever since the Puyallup Tribe established its Emerald Queen Casinos in Fife and Tacoma, the Tribe has generously shared the resulting financial success of these two stable, long-term businesses. Working to improve the quality of life for the people who live and work in the cities that exist within the Tribe’s reservation boundaries, in this 21st century the Tribe remains steadfast in its commitment to sharing the income generated from the EQC and related restaurant, retail and hotel facilities which, in turn, means good things for the people who live and do business in the South Sound. In 2014, the Tribe announced new ventures that will benefit not just tribal members but people from all walks of life, as the Tribe strives to build the local economy and help maintain a good standard of living for communities.

EQC BALLROOM AND CONFERENCE CENTER In 2014, the Emerald Queen Hotel and Casino in Fife opened the doors to a brand new Ballroom and Conference Center available for rental to

Renovated into an attractive and spacious multi-functional facility, the Center is perfect for all kinds of occasions.

the public. Located just across the casino parking lot, the former EQC business building was given a makeover inside and out that must be seen to be fully appreciated.

Renovated into an attractive and spacious multi-functional facility, the Center is perfect for all kinds of occasions, from wedding receptions, Seahawks viewing parties and family reunions, to confer- Considerable thought went into the design of the Center in order to make it as user-friendly as possible for a ences and conven- wealth of customer needs. tions, retirement parties, office parties and much more.

Considerable thought went into the design of the center in order to make it as user-friendly as possible for a wealth of customer needs. The full Ballroom and Conference Center works great for larger functions, and moveable walls divide these areas into three different floor plans available individually or together. The center also offers a portable stage and dance floor and features a state-ofthe-art audio/video system, with 15-foot roll-down video screens that can televise everything from sports games to PowerPoint presentations.

Everything needed for a memorable event is included in the rental price – from water and soda, coffee and tea, to the linens, china, glassware and silverware. All food is prepared in the EQC’s award winning kitchens, so clients can rest assured that there will be delicious, fresh choices to please everyone on the guest list.

CHANGES TO EQC-TACOMA Since 2004, the majority of operations at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma have been housed in a tent structure. The tent has functioned well over the years, but from the beginning it was intended to be temporary. Now the time has come for the tent to be removed and the casino renovated into a nicer, permanent facility which will not only attract new patrons and tourist dollars to the South Sound; it will ensure that this popular casino continues to offer plenty of fullbenefit jobs to Natives and non-Natives alike.

The newly renovated EQC will offer more room for gaming and attract new patrons and tourist dollars to the South Sound.

Construction is now underway and will include a new parking garage, plenty of surface parking and beautification amenities, like a fountain water feature to create excitement and activity as patrons enter the property. New roads will also be built to allow for easy access to the casino and the Tribe is working closely with the Washington State Department of Transportation in getting the exits off the freeway correctly into the property to allow for smooth entry and exit.

For more information about the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, visit www.puyallup-tribe.com.

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CANNACON LIGHTS UP IN SEATTLE FEB. 18-20

PHOTOS COURTESY OF BOB SMART

CONVENTIONAL. (Top left) One of the big draws of CannaCon is exploration of new technology that makes the manufacturing of Cannabis cheaper and eas-

ier. (Top Right) CannaCon is a cornucopia of unique, marijuana related technology, including the Magic Butter machine. (Bottom Left) The Green Bros is one of the many exhibitors at the show. (Bottom Right) CannaCon is the perfect location for growers to find out how to cut costs via technology like LED grow lights.

By Derek Shuck Derek@tacomaweekly.com

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ith the passing of I-502 in 2013, Bob Smart saw opportunity – an opportunity to connect growers, producers and manufacturers of cannabis. This idea eventually bloomed into CannaCon, a cannabis convention designed to assist those in the marijuana business navigate the complicated laws practices that govern the industry.

While CannaCon has run in Seattle for the past couple of years, it has its roots in Tacoma. In August 2014, 6,000 attendees showed up for the first ever CannaCon held at the Tacoma Dome. Despite the show taking place the same time as the ever-popular Hempfest in Seattle, the turnout encouraged Smart to try again, this time bigger.

“The event went really well – [188 exhibitors] sold product, and a lot wanted to come back,” Smart said.

Since then, CannaCon has moved to Seattle with the next event taking on Feb. 18-20 at Pier 91, 2001 W. Garfield St. Smart has made sure CannaCon is not a place where people just gather to smoke, instead establishing a reputation as the go-to place to find information about the complicated marijuana market.

“We try to set this up for the growers – they need light-

ing, they need all new types of equipment. Cost per gram is a huge deal for these dealers, and that trickles right through to consumers,” Smart said. “These new products are allowing cost per gram for sellers to go down. There are not too many places you can go and see that many products and services at one place, one single place where they can come and shop, come and learn, see all the new cool new stuff. They all need product and services, and there’s really no better place for that. We’re not the investor show; we’re there for growers, producers and retailers, the guys doing the work and making it all happen.”

In addition to learning about the latest technology from exhibitors, speakers at the event will give important information via Q&As. “One thing that really sets us apart with our seminars is it’s not just people getting up there talking about what they’ve done. It’s people educating others on things they need to know,” Smart said. “We’re pretty good at picking speakers. As we’ve gotten bigger, it’s allowed us to get more well known speakers, and by getting bigger we have people that now come to us, which is nice. Our seminars have gotten way better and our organization has gotten way better.”

The changes in organization are what Smart thinks will take CannaCon to the next level. CannaCon has consistently been a bigger success than Smart and his team have anticipated.

Last year, nearly 11,000 people attended the Con, and the one bus to transport people from parking to the con just wasn’t cutting it. This year, three Starliner buses will be handling the transportation, making it a smooth and comfortable experience. Last year, three food trucks were present at the con and ran out of supplies by lunchtime, so this year CannaCon is working with 12 food trucks and two coffee trucks to ensure that every attendee can get food in a timely manner, with a variety of options.

“People will be taken care of this year,” Smart said.

Another big change is the development of an app that will allow attendees to keep their schedule in check and find out what’s going on at the con.

“We’ve brought the show more into the digital age,” Smart said.

And there will be a lot to see, with 356 booths being exhibited. CannaCon is the place to go to find all kinds of unique glassware and other appliances. Rather than going to a store to purchase equipment, you can buy the products directly from the manufacturer.

“More of that product is for the retail source. But by allowing consumers in, this is their chance to come out and buy directly from the manufacturer before it hits store shelves,” Smart said.

Tickets to CannaCon and more information can be found at www.cannacon.org.

THE THINGS WE LIKE ONE EMPRESS WU ZETAIN Wu Zetian (624705AD) was the first and only empress in Chinese history. She ruled Tang Dynasty to its prosperity, which included expanding territory, placing Buddhism over Taoism as the state religion and developing agriculture.

Although Wu was a competent monarch in terms of her achievements, she was extremely cruel and merciless, murdering her relatives who had intention to take over her position or fatally eliminating those who opposed her.

This stage play is a new production featuring famous actress Liu Xiaoqin and Tianjin People’s Art Theater and is touring the U.S. for overseas premiers in 2016. Saturday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m. at the Pantages Theater. Info: www.broadwaycenter.org.

Library Atrium, 3609 Market Place (36th and Bridgeport).

Swing to New Orleans jazz with Jenny McMurry and her band performing songs

by Louis Armstrong, Allen Toussaint, Ella Fitzgerald and much more. Also featuring driftwood artist Barry Crust. Enjoy a pre-concert dinner or dessert at Grassi’s Ristorante with a portion of proceeds going to UP for Arts. Price: $15 adults, $5 students, free for UP for Art members. Info: (253)565-8466 or www.upforarts.org

THREE RHYTHMIC CIRCUS

TWO JENNY’S JIVE SQUAD UP for Arts 2016 Spring Arts and Concerts Series welcomes Jenny’s Jive Squad on Feb. 19, 7-8:30 p.m. at the University Place Civic/

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You’ve never seen tap like this!

Rhythmic Circus hits the road with a trunk full of tap shoes, funky costumes, and a

big brass band, ready to burst onto the stage with “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!” “Heatbox,” the human beatbox, joins the swingin’ seven-piece funk band to accompany each tap, shuffle, and stomp with a clang, riff, and refrain. In this joyous parade of genre-hopping music and hard-hitting percussive dance, you’ll be jumping out of your seat and dancing to the beat! Friday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. at Pantages Theater.

Info: www.broadwaycenter.org.

FOUR MURDER MYSTERY DINNER Join some of Tacoma’s finest actors for “Murder on the Movie Set,” an evening of dinner catered

by Grassi’s Ris torante & Catering, mystery and murderous fun on the set of a movie. Sunday, Feb. 21, 2-5 p.m. Presented

by Tacoma Little Theatre at the Tacoma

Lawn Tennis Club, 502 N. Borough Rd. Tickets $50 for dinner and show. Info: (253) 272-2281 or www.tacomalittletheatre.com.

FIVE WINE & CHOCOLATE Stroll through the romantically lit W.W. S e y m o u r Botanical Conservatory, sip on wine or champagne, nibble on decadent truffles, savory treats and chocolate covered s t ra w b erri e s .

Enjoy live music and beautiful floral displays. Ages 21 and older only. Tickets $30 each ($25 for Foundation members).

Purchase tickets at the Conservatory (316 S. G St.) and the Metro Parks Main Office (4702 S. 19th St.) Visit www.metroparkstacoma.org/conservatory.

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BLACK SABBATH BIDS FAREWELL TO TACOMA FANS

PHOTOS BY ROSS HALFIN

HAPPY TRAILS. Ozzy Osbourne had a blast during Black Sabbath's final Tacoma stop. Fans were showered with confetti during the final song, "Paranoid."

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ence was the absence of anything from the newest album, “13.” The band had been playing the “God Is Dead?” single, but that and “Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes” got the ax, based on recent shows, likely to preserve Ozzy’s voice for the last few dates.

Sadly, favorites like “Sweet Leaf ” and “The Wizard” also didn’t make the cut, but what the band did deliver was more than enough to satisfy a near capacity crowd. The evening built to a big, cathartic finale with “Paranoid,” the arena showered with purple and black confetti, each piece emblazoned with the wavy typeface of the band’s logo. If this was truly the band’s last show in Washington, the quartet had left its fans with a night they’ll never forget.

Set list: “Black Sabbath,” “Fairies Wear Boots,” “After Forever,” “Into the Void,” “Snowblind,” “War Pigs,” “Behind the Wall of Sleep,” “N.I.B.,” “Hand of Doom,” “Rat Salad (drum solo),” “Iron Man,” “Dirty Women,” “Children of the Grave” Encore: “Paranoid” Opening act: Rival Sons

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“It very definitely is the end. We won’t be doing it again,” the influential guitarist told Rolling Stone magazine last fall.

Local Sabbath fans wondered if they’d even get a crack at witnessing the band’s final tour – dubbed, simply “The End” - as several dates were postponed leading up to last Saturday night’s appearance at the Tacoma Dome as front man Ozzy Osbourne battled sinusitis. But the metal gods smiled on Puget Sound, Ozzy’s head cleared up, and the iconic rockers - also bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Tommy Clufetos, again filling in for the estranged Bill

Ward – were able to bid farewell in style.

A demon set an urban landscape ablaze on a giant video screen that was the centerpiece of a fairly minimal stage setup, heralding the band’s entrance. The quartet appeared, and the arena started to rumble with the creeping, tectonic riffs of “Black Sabbath,” a series of flash pots simmering in the background like witches’ cauldrons. Fans howled with delight as Ozzy delivered the song’s sinister opening salvo.

“What is this that staaaaands befoooooore me?”

If the singer still felt under the weather he didn’t show it. His vocals were sharp, and he shuffled and stomped gleefully around the stage, a devilish grin pasted across his face. Iommi was a master in action, his prosthetically enhanced digits visible on the big screen as he strummed some of the most imitated riffs in rock history. Even Clufetos got his turn to shine, delivering an epic solo at the tail end of “Rat Salad.”

The set list was similar to what the band played during its previous local stop, in 2013 at the Gorge Amphitheatre, with many of the expected classics and a few deeper album cuts thrown in for good measure. The main differ-

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The Moss + Mineral Gallery is hosting a show by ceramics artist Melissa Balch. Called “Last Dance,” the show features Balch’s fantastical and unique ceramic works that were done during the course of a career in clay that lasted only five or so years before the artist set the potters’ tools aside and immerse herself in new pursuits.

Balch’s explorations in clay resulted in sculptural forms that exhibit a curious mix of the erotic and the weird architecture of primitive sea life.

There is, for example, a piece that consists of a cluster of white, porcelain breasts the size of duck eggs. There are large vessels full of holes like Swiss cheese and capped with flowers. There is a bony, wall-mounted thing that has different types of hair stuck to its cleft parts.

Balch worked in a variety of clay bodies and glazes. She managed to achieve a wide range of surface effects and textures in her

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The title, “Last Dance,” may be, in part, a reference to the show being a last evocation or reprise of her brief ceramics career. The title may also be a reference to a pair of silver covered, elevated sandals of the type that geishas once wore.

Balch has added pink lotus blossoms to these shoes.

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Balch’s work is nestled in among the midcentury furnishings, exotic plantsand jewelry cases that are always present in this unique boutique.

An artist’s reception will take place Feb. 20 from 2-6 p.m. For further information visit mossandmineral.com.

CELEBRATE THE RHINO AT MAD HAT TEA COMPANY

By Dave R. Davison dave@tacomaweekly.com

On Feb. 13, The Mad Hat Tea Company, Tacoma’s urban teahouse, opens an art exhibit called “The Black Rhino Show.”

This is Mad Hat’s first art show in more than a year.

In the past there have been memorable shows like the “Crow Show” and the delightful “Dodo Show.”

The Black Rhino show features work by Tacoma artists ranging from age 12 on up.

Great painters, like Jeremy Gregory and Ryan Loiselle, are contributing. A dynamic diversity of work will also be presented by Alexis St. John, Linda DeSantis, Photographer Rochelle Wells, Sally Ulianich, Gabriel Brown, Seth Nutter, Ezekiel Nutter, Asa Nutter (its getting nutty already), Cheri Rae, Noah Struthers, Jonathan Clinton, Sarah Casto, Kayla Bunch, Kimberly Westenhiser, Bridget Boly, Kendall Mahoney, Brendan Dickerson, Kerry Stolberg, Peri Beeles, SOTA student Evan Main and maybe some surprise last minute additions.

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Kathy Price, proprietor of Good Karma Center For Joy will contribute a rhino painting as well as prints, mugs and totes.

The proceeds from these will go to organizations that are working to protect the rhinoceros in its native habitat.

Maureen McHugh, coproprietor of Mad Hat, will be showing some of her ink paintings. These are done with a sense of humor and spontaneity.

Since the show opens so close to Valentine’s Day,

there will be rhinocerosshaped chocolates. There will be all manner of rhinoceros themed curios and trinkets. The Feb. 13 opening is set to be an extravaganza with live music, video and spoken word. If you can’t make the opening, the artwork will be on display into March.

The show kicks off at 7 p.m. on Feb. 13 at The Mad Hat Tea Company, 1130 Commerce St. in downtown Tacoma.

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This exhibit brings together many different voices to document AIDS. The AIDS Memorial Quilt, created by a small group of strangers in 1987 to remember those who died of AIDS and help people understand the devastating impacts of the disease is just one of many responses to the epidemic. The section on display here includes the square devoted to Scott McDowell, a talented artist whose life was cut short due to AIDS. His pottery, featured in the exhibition, reveals the intimate effects that AIDS can have on the infected. Scott was the brother of Kim McDowell, retired Director of Career and Employment Services here at Puget Sound.

This exhibition presents the stories of all those affected by AIDS – the infected, their families, supporters, descendants, and friends. Listen to their voices, contemplate their art, and consider the magnitude and impact of AIDS on our society and culture.

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Tagliapietra’s Visiting Artist Residency will kick off with a “Tips and Tricks” special presentation in the Hot Shop on Feb. 10 starting at 9 a.m. Artist John Kiley will provide in-depth commentary about glassmaking techniques while Tagliapietra works.

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L.A. PRODUCTION BRINGS DRACULA TO THE THEATER OF THE MIND

By Ernest A. Jasmin ejasmin@tacomaweekly.com

Given the timing of L.A. Theatre Works production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bram Stokerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Draculaâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it will be presented at 3 p.m. on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day at Tacomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantages Theater â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no wonder cast members are playing up romantic aspects of the story. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfect,â&#x20AC;? jokes Renton native Skip Pipo who will play Draculaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creepy sidekick, Renfield. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a gothic romance with elements of horror, obviously. Draculaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of in search of love. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an immortal being. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never

gonna die, and he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to spend that time alone any more. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the romance that makes the story enduring.â&#x20AC;?

First stop on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, check. But what will likely stand out more about L.A. Theatre Works interpretation of Stokerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic, 1897 novel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; adapted by Charles Morey - is the way it pays homage to a lost art form.

The troupe specializes in â&#x20AC;&#x153;audio plays,â&#x20AC;? stage productions presented in the style of radio dramas that were widely enjoyed in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, before their popularity dwindled during the Golden Age of Television. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People used to sit in their

living rooms and gather around the radio and listen rather than passively watching TV,â&#x20AC;? Pipo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You had to involve your imagination. ... In fact, we encourage audiences to look away or even close their eyes at certain parts of the show and just listen.â&#x20AC;?

Not that theatergoers will want to keep their eyes closed the entire time this weekend. The actors will all be dressed in costume, and there will be special effects. A little blood, anyone? But mostly, the presentation is dedicated to invoking the spirit of the theater of the mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have live sound effects being done on tables on either

side of the stage,â&#x20AC;? Pipo explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have doors opening and closing and necks cracking and shirts being ripped off. Dracula slices himself so that his blood can be drank. All of those sound effects are done with celery, lettuce, bananas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; various things that we carry with us. So yeah, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the tradition of old radio dramas and how they were presented to live audiences.â&#x20AC;?

Tickets are still available, with prices ranging from $19 to $69.

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Info on these other upcoming shows is available through the ticket broker, except where otherwise indicated. â&#x20AC;˘ Marvel Universe Live: 7 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 27, 1 and 5 p.m. Feb. 28, Tacoma Dome, $28 to $80. â&#x20AC;˘ Blue Oyster Cult: 8 p.m. Feb. 27, Emerald Queen Casino, $25 to $55. â&#x20AC;˘ Jennifer Nettles: 8 p.m. March 3, Emerald Queen Casino, $40 to $110. â&#x20AC;˘ Boz Scaggs: 8 p.m. March 12, Emerald Queen Casino, $40 to $95. â&#x20AC;˘ Anuhea with Through the Roots, Thrive and Positive Rising: 8 p.m. March 20, Jazzbones, $20 to $30; www.ticketfly.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Lyle Lovett with Robert Earl Keen: 7:30 p.m.

March 22, Pantages Theater, $39 to $110; www. broadwaycenter.org.

â&#x20AC;˘ Iron Maiden with The Raven Age: 7:50 p.m. April 11, Tacoma Dome, $36.95 to $86.95. â&#x20AC;˘ Aimee Mann with Billy Collins: 7:30 p.m. April 22, Pantages Theater, $29 to $79; www.broadwaycenter. org. â&#x20AC;˘ Rihanna with Travis Scott: 7:30 p.m. April 24, KeyArena, Seattle, $26.50 to $160. â&#x20AC;˘ Buddy Guy: 7:30 p.m.

May 25, Pantages Theater, $34 to $110; www. broadwaycenter.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Ladies Night Out, vol. 7 featuring Tevin Campbell, El Debarge, Silk and more: 7:30 p.m. May 28, Showare Center, Kent, $32; tickets.showarecenter.com.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Peter Frampton: 7 p.m. March 26, Pantages Theater, $55 to $129; www.broadwaycenter.org.

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BANDLEADER AND MAVERICK VIOLINIST GEOFFREY CASTLE WILL HEADLINE A SPECIAL VALENTINE’S DAY SHOW AT MARINE VIEW CHURCH AT 5 P.M. ON SUNDAY, FEB. 14. THE SHOW IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES; WWW.MARINEVIEWPC.ORG.

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LOL AT LOVE. (from left) Steve Barnett, Alena Menefee, Brynne Geiszler and Derek Hall are flawless in TMP's "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." In background are violinist August Giles and pianist Terry O'Hara.

By Dave R. Davison dave@tacomaweekly.com

Tacoma Musical Playhouse has unveiled its latest mainstage show. “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” is timed to coincide with Valentine’s Day. It is a delightful romp through all the twists, turns, triumphs and travails involved in the perpetual romantic entanglements between the sexes. Written by Joe DiPietro with music by Jimmy Roberts, the TMP production is directed and choreographed by Jon Douglas Rake, TMPs founder and managing artistic director.

The show is a comical, musical series of vignettes that displays the contemporary American mating rituals of dating, marriage and child rearing. There are also scenes of married couples coping (or not) with their various lots in life.

The cast consists of four solid actors, all with well-honed vocal chords and ample experience in musical theater. Steve Barnett, who is TMP’s director of education and teaches musical theater to students of all ages, brings a wide range to his multiple roles. His rendition of “Shouldn’t I Be Less In Love With You?” is one of the more serious and moving songs in the show. Here, a man married for 30 years looks up from the morning newspaper and realizes that he is still deeply in love with his wife.

Brynne Geiszler also brings a range, from the sultry to the folksy, to the roles that she performs in the show. Her hilarious version of “Always a Bridesmaid,” in which she sings of the hideous dresses that she’s had to wear, is the only number in the production in which a character professes to be happily single.

Derek Hall, a choir teacher at Baker Middle School, has performed in popular musicals, plays and operas and is stalwart in the TMP production.

Leggy and statuesque, Alena Menefee

is delightful in all her roles, from the gawky, geeky girl in “A Stud and a Babe” to her portrayal as an angry and anguished divorcee in “The Very First Dating Video of Rose Ritz.”

“I Love You” is a solid show. The audience continually broke into laughter throughout the performance. The quick succession of scenes, announced by titles in old-time fonts projected onto overhead screens, keeps things moving at a brisk pace. First performed in the mid 1990s, the show is the second longest running Off Broadway musical in history. It ran at the Westside Theatre from 1996 through 2008.

It has been translated into 17 different languages. The TMP version is somewhat updated and localized to include things like cell phones and Seattle Seahawks jerseys and local places like Nordstrom’s and Joeseppi’s restaurant.

A pair of amazing musicians provides musical accompaniment for the entire show: violinist August Giles and pianist Terry O’Hara. This pair, visible on their own platform with a railing of valentine hearts, gets to do a little musicians’ duel at the beginning of the second act.

The lighting by Andrew Jackson is superb. Bruce Haasl’s set designs are mechanically marvelous. Big cylinders can be spun around with scenes inside them: tables, beds and couches. A drawback to the show is the yellow and pink design of hearts and circles that covers the backs of these cylinders. The color combination and style feels like something out of the 1960s – retro, but not necessarily in a good way.

The show ends with an epilogue, a faux Biblical speech that describes “man and woman endlessly bumping together like two vengeful bumper cars.” It is a perfect show for the Valentine season.

Theatergoers can enjoy valentine themed cocktails. “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” runs through Feb. 28. For further information visit tmp.org.

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DAWSON’S: Tim Hall Band (open jam) 8 p.m., NC GREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Cambodian night, 8:30 p.m., NC NEW FRONTIER: Bluegrass Sunday, 3 p.m., NC NORTHERN PACIFIC: Geriatric Jazz (jazz) 11 a.m., NC, AA O’MALLEY’S: Comedy open mic, 8:30 p.m., NC REAL ART TACOMA: The Astral Bodies (hip-hop) 6 p.m., $5$10, AA TACOMA COMEDY: Tex Alexandro (comedy) 6, 10:30 p.m, $20-$25, 18+ early show

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COMING EVENTS

TW PICK: BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA Sun., Feb. 14, 3 p.m.

Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway Treat your Valentine to a live radio play where “love sucks!” In Charles Morey’s acclaimed adaptation, Count Dracula slips quietly into Victorian London with a cargo of his native Transylvanian soil, necessary for rest between his victims.

The city seems helpless against his frightful power, and only one man, the smart and resourceful Dr. Van Helsing, can stop the carnage. But to do this, he must uncover the vampire’s lair and pierce Dracula’s heart with a wooden stake- setting up an epic confrontation of good vs evil. Over the years, the story of Dracula has been used as commentary in modern studies of psychology, women’s issues, and colonialism, while never losing its place as one of the greatest horror stories ever told. Presented by L.A. Theatre Works.

Price: $19-$69. Info: www.broadwaycenter.org or (253) 591-5894 ‘I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE’ Fri., Feb. 12, 8 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 13, 8 p.m.

Sun., Feb. 14, 2 p.m.

Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 Sixth Ave. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance and to those who have dared to ask, “Say, what are you doing Saturday night?” Price: $22$31. Info: (253) 565-6867 OUT OF THE COLD, INTO THE ART Fri., Feb. 12, 8 a.m.

Catholic Community Services, 1323 S. Yakima Ave. Rainier League of Arts Show, Out of the Cold, Into the Art will be shown at Catholic Community Services Tahoma

classic rock party band Los Orchids – and a chocolate fountain with fruit and angel food cake to satisfy that sweet tooth. Take photos with your honey in the photo booth too. Price: $15. Info: www. losorchidsband.com

BRAD PAISLEY Sat., Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St. West Virginian Brad Paisley is an award-winning artist who combines traditional country and pop sensibilities.

He has scored numerous No. 1 singles, including “Letter to Me,” and won Album of the Year by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. Price: $29.75-$65. Parking: $6$10 Tacoma Dome parking lots. Info: (253) 272-3663

REFLECTIONS ON ICE LOVE IS IN THE AIR Fri., Feb. 12, 4-7:30 p.m.

Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 C. Street S. The Lakewood Winter Club, in partnership with Pierce County Parks & Recreation, is proud to present their annual Figure Skating Ice Show, Reflections on Ice (ROI). This year’s theme is Love is In the Air,” and is appropriately held over the Valentine’s Day weekend. Price: $12-$18.

Info: (253) 798-4000

FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS Sat., Feb. 13, 8-9:30 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 12115 Park Ave. S. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have experienced difficulties in life as a result of the way we used to eat.

Through shared experience and mutual support, we help each other to recover from the disease of food addiction.

Our program of recovery is based on the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Price: Free.

Info: (253) 979-0866

LOS ORCHIDS Sat., Feb. 13 Allenmore Golf and Event Center, 2013 S. Cedar St. Celebrate Valentine’s Day as the Tacoma Elks welcome

TODDLER TIME Sun., Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m.

Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S. Toddlers with caregivers can enjoy movement, music,

Center Gallery. Price: Free.

Info: (253) 926-0329

Promote your community event, class, meeting, concert, art exhibit or theater production by e-mailing calendar@tacomaweekly.com or calling (253) 922-5317.

stories and activities. Price: Free. Info: (253) 292-2001

for this wonderful dance by a Master Tango Instructor.

Ages: teenagers 16 and above.

Price: $40 for eight classes and two practicas. Info: (253) 304-8296

LOVE AT THE ZOO Sun., Feb. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St. Feel the love as Zoo animals enjoy heart-shaped treats and enrichments. Price: $17; $16 seniors; $13 children 5-12; $8.75 children 3-4; free for children 2 and under. Info: (253) 591-5337

GEEKS WHO DRINK PUB QUIZ Tues., Feb. 16, 8 p.m.

The Swiss Pub, 1904 S. Jefferson Ave. We are proud to have Geeks who Drink Tacoma in the house. It’s free to play with awesome prizes and give-aways. The 1st and 2nd place teams score gift cards for The Swiss. Price: Free. Info: (253) 572-2821

MEDITATION & MODERN BUDDHISM: WEEKLY CLASS Mon., Feb. 15, 7-8 p.m.

Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1501 Pacific Ave. S. Meditation is becoming more popular, but many people have many questions. How do we get a qualified practice started? How do we make use of our practice? What can meditation do for me? Price: $10. Info: (360) 754-7787

FORT LEWIS IN WWI AND WWII Wed., Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Garfield Book Company, 208 Garfield St. S. A presentation on the remarkable story of how this region was transformed by the establishment of Camp Lewis and the installation’s role in training America’s sons and daughters for service in two World Wars. Price: $15 - walk-ins welcomed. Info: (253) 535-7665

OPEN MIC Mon., Feb. 15, 7 p.m.

The Swiss Pub, 1904 S. Jefferson Ave. Come show off your skills.

Open mic is free and open to all ages (until 8:30 p.m.)

We have mics and a PA bring your instruments, songs and talent. Price: Free. Info: (253) 572-2821

COMMON THREADS: OVERVIEW OF SCANDINAVIAN TEXTILES Wed., Feb. 17, 8 a.m.

Pacific Lutheran University, 12180 Park Ave. S. Outstanding examples of textile art are featured in this exhibition, which is drawn from the collection of the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU. The exhibit’s Opening Reception is on February 10 at 5 p.m. Price: Free. Info: (253) 535-7580

ARGENTINE TANGO BEGINNERS CLASS Tues., Feb. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Backstreet Tango, 3505 S. 14th St. Join this group for an absolute beginner level class. The studio was built with the sole purpose of teaching only authentic social Argentine Tango. You will learn the basic elements

For more details on these events and many more, visit www.TacomaWeekly.com and click on the “Calendar” link.

Christina Wheeler has been studying astrology for 22 years. She was born and raised in Tacoma. If you’d like to chew the fat about astrology or purchase a customized horoscope or natal chart, please contact her at tinathehyena@gmail.com.

ARIES (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19) Passions ignite deep within you at this time and there’s no time like the present to act on these feelings. You may feel that the reward for longing can’t come soon enough, but a little patience may be required if you truly can’t live without what you want. Try to think before you speak and act.

LIBRA (Sep. 23 – Oct. 22) Bringing the relationship focus back on you is important. You tend to bend over backwards to meet the needs of others, long neglecting your own. Prioritize what it is that makes you happy and make sure partners do, as well.

Having needs met on both sides rewards with a new unbridled passion.

TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20) Taking a step back from intense emotions may be what’s best for the present. There are feelings and passions bubbling right beneath your surface and – whether good or bad – these are things that need to be meditated on before brought to the light. Deal with anger directly and by yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Work has set you on fire, as you realize that there are myriad tasks that need to be accomplished and it is solely up to you to complete them. Whether it’s in service to others or your nine-to-five, your passion in life right now is getting the job done. Hone your focus and don’t waste your time.

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun. 20) Being the social creature that you are causes an almost magnetic attraction of peers to your inner circle. You’ve never been hard up for friends. This week you may find yourself in an impassioned activity with your social circle, be it political or not. The great good is being served and you are leading the charge.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Great creative strides can be made right now if you realize that you are capable of embarking on that path by yourself. Passions are ignited anew and old creative habits take on a new light. See your projects with fresh eyes and adjust the details accordingly. It’s going to work.

CANCER (Jun. 21 – Jul. 22) Frustrations with work may become apparent and the main cause could be that you insist on things being a certain way or doing them yourself without the aid of others.

Realize that your co-workers may be more than willing to help and-if not-make sure your needs are heard loud and clear.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Your homelife and family are taking on a whole different light as you realize that you, too, are included in that picture. Serving both of these areas also serves you. This realization can renew your spirits if you’ve been feeling neglected. Everyone enjoys harmony and a clean house, including you.

LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22) You are delving into learning a new skill with a fiery passion. Struggles and minor setbacks are of no consequence, as you won’t let anything stand in your way. Voracious appetites to learn and make use of that knowledge are prevalent. Soak it up and then turn it loose.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Fiery debates and angry exchanges of words can happen if you’re not careful to curb your temper and truly listen to what’s being communicated. Whether through attacks or just differences of opinion, what’s important right now is that you mindfully listen and work towards solutions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22) You may find your libido kicked into overdrive as your passion for relationships and sexual escapades seem to never be satiated.

Take care that what you do is in your best interest only and not solely in the interests of others.

This may be the beginning of a new trend in your life.

PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20) Impulsive buys and a little selfishness go a long way right now. While you may be engaging in retail therapy, take care that you’re not destroying your credit or your bank account by buying unnecessary things to heighten your mood. Create a wishlist and think carefully before purchasing anything.

FORT NISQUALLY How many words can you make out of this phrase?

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TO: Florencio Jesus Taraya III

TO: KENNETH E. WRIGHT Jr.

Case Style: Fishing/Hunting

In the Welfare of: W., K. DOB: 07/27/2013 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2015-0094

Case Number: PUY-FH-SHELL-2015-0071 Nature of Case: Shellfish

ABANDONED VEHICLE SALE Fife Towing, Fife Recovery Service & NW Towing, at 1313 34th Ave E, Fife on 2/15/2016. In compliance with the RCW46.55.130 at 11:00 a.m. Viewing of cars from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Registered Tow Numbers 5009, 5421, 5588.

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YOU ARE HEREBY summoned to appear and respond to the Civil Complaint/Petition filed by the above named Petitioner in the Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, located at 1451 E 31st Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

Northwest Towing, at 2025 S 341st Pl, Federal Way on 2/15/2016. In compliance with the RCW46.55.130. at 2:00 p.m. Viewing of cars from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Registered Tow Number 5695.

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TO: JOHNA BIRDWELL In the Welfare of: N Jr., K. DOB: 02/22/2007 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2016-0004 In the Welfare of: S, J. DOB: 11/09/2000 Case Number: PUY-CW-CW-2016-0005 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

You are summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing on the 18th day of March, 2016 at 9:30 AM. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585.

NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s).

Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.

You are summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing on the 18th day of April, 2016 at 10:30 AM.

A(n) Initial Hearing is scheduled at the above-named Court on March 22, 2016, at 9:30 a.m.

If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585.

You must respond in writing to the civil complaint/ petition within twenty (20) days after the date of the first publication of this summons. You must serve a copy of your written answer on the Petitioner and file with this Court an affidavit of service.

Failure to file a written response may result in a default judgment entered against you.

The parties have the right to legal representation at their own expense and effort. This Court has a list of attorneys and spokespersons who are admitted to practice in this Court.

Copies of the Civil Complaint/Petition and this Summons are available at the Court Clerk’s Office located at 1451 E. 31st St., Tacoma, WA 98404.

Case Number: PUY-CV-CUST-2016-0016

NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s).

Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.

Nature of Case: Parenting Plan

TO: Selina Ramirez

YOU ARE HEREBY summoned to appear and respond to the Civil Complaint/Petition filed by the above named Petitioner in the Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, located at 1451 E 31st Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

In the Welfare of: N., M DOB: 03/10/2008 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2015-0055

If you have any questions, please contact the Court Clerk’s Office at (253) 680-5585.

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YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Adjudication Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

TO: Anthony Montes Jr. Case Style: Custody

A(n) Initial Hearing is scheduled at the abovenamed Court on March 31, 2016, at 3:00 p.m.

You must respond in writing to the civil complaint/ petition within twenty (20) days after the date of the first publication of this summons. You must serve a copy of your written answer on the Petitioner and file with this Court an affidavit of service.

Failure to file a written response may result in a default judgment entered against you.

The parties have the right to legal representation at their own expense and effort. This Court has a list of attorneys and spokespersons who are admitted to practice in this Court.

Copies of the Civil Complaint/Petition and this Summons are available at the Court Clerk’s Office located at 1451 E. 31st St., Tacoma, WA 98404.

If you have any questions, please contact the Court Clerk’s Office at (253) 680-5585.

TO: AMANDA R. DAVIS PIKULA

& DUGAN HENSON-

In the Welfare of: P., K. DOB: 03/18/2007 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2015-0018 In the Welfare of: P., L. DOB: 03/18/2007 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2015-0019 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an INITIAL Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

You are summoned to appear for an INITIAL Hearing on the 7TH day of MARCH, 2016 at 11:00 AM. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585.

NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s).

Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.

Gordon Schuler Trustee, 15813 23rd Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98166, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

The proposed project “Heritage Park at South Hill” is located at 9101 128TH ST. E., PUYALLUP, WA in Pierce County. The site is on the north side of 128th St E between 90th Ave E and 94th Ave E. The project involves approximately 5 acres of soil disturbance for logging, clearing, and ultimate construction of a 32 unit single-family housing development with access improvements, and utility extensions. Stormwater will be collected, conveyed, treated and stored using temporary erosion control BMPs and permanent drainage improvements in accordance with Pierce County Surface Water Management Manual requirements.

The receiving system is to onsite soils for infiltration. In the event of overflow, drainage will enter the public storm drain conveyance system in 128th St E where it will drain to a Pierce County infiltration basin facility west of the project site (approximately one half mile).

Any person’s desiring to present their views to the Department of Ecology regarding this application may do so in writing within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Comments shall be submitted to the Department of Ecology. Any person interested in the department’s action on this application may notify the department of their interest within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause measurable change in receiving water quality, and if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.

Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater PO Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696

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You are summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing on the 18th day of April, 2016 at 2:00 PM. If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585.

IN FAMILY COURT 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s).

Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.

Tracy Lee Northington, Plaintiff VS. David Nestor Hill, Defendant

TO: ROCHELLE DILLON & MARTIN EDWARDS In the Welfare of: D-E, L DOB: 03/20/2009 Case Number: PUY-G-JV-2015-0041 YOU are hereby summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing in the Children’s Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, which is located at 1638 East 29th Street Tacoma, Washington 98404.

You are summoned to appear for an Initial Hearing on the 7th day of March, 2016 at 2:30 PM If you have any questions, please contact the court clerks at (253) 680-5585.

NOTICE, PURSUANT TO TRIBAL CODE SECTION 7.04.750, THE COURT MAY FIND THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IN DEFAULT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND OR APPEAR AT A COURT HEARING. THIS MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD(REN) BEING PLACED IN ANOTHER HOME AND THE PARENT ORDERED TO CORRECT CERTAIN PROBLEMS. Notice, pursuant to §7.04.740, If the parent(s), guardian or custodian fails to respond or appear for the formal adjudicatory hearing, the Court may find the parent(s), guardian or custodian in default, and enter a default order of child/family protection and order necessary intervention and appropriate steps the parent(s), guardian or custodian must follow to correct the underlying problem(s).

Notice, pursuant to § 4.08.250, when a party against whom a judgment is sought fails to appear, plead, or otherwise defend within the time allowed, and that is shown to the Court by a motion and affidavit or testimony, the Court may enter an order of default and, without further notice to the party in default, enter a judgment granting the relief sought in the complaint.

IN THE COURT OF THE PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS

2016-DR-40SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANT NAMED ABOVE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action of which a copy is hereby served upon you. Serve a copy of your Answer To this action, on the subscriber at his office at 6708 Lake Arcadia Lane, Columbia, South Carolina 29206 within thirty (30) days after date of service, exclusive of the day of such service.

If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time prescribed, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for a judgment by default, and for the relief requested in the Complaint.

RESECIFULLY SUBMITTED, Eric Mohn, Esq. 6708 Lake Arcadia Lane Columbia, SC 29206 803-920-0220

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NO. PUY-CV-PO-2016-0017 DV SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Susan Dillon, Petitioner, vs.

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AKA: Anthony Montes Jr. The COURT OF THE PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS to: Anthony Mantes JR. (Respondent) AKA: Anthony Montes Jr. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear on TUESDAY MARCH 08, 2016 AT 1:30PM., At the Court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, 1451 East 31st, Tacoma, WA 98404 and respond to the petition filed against you pursuant to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Protection and AntiHarassment Civil Code (PTC ch. 7.16). If you fail to respond, an order of protection will be issued against you for one (1) year from the date you are required to appear. A temporary order of protection has been issued against you, restraining you from the following: (contact the court for a complete copy of the Temporary Order) (1) You are restrained from causing petitioner or any of the minor children residing with petitioner any physical harm, bodily injury, assault including sexual assault, and from molesting, harassing, threatening, or stalking the same.

(2) You are restrained from coming near or having any contact whatsoever with the parties, in person or through others, direct or indirectly.

(3) You are further restrained from entering the petitioner’s residence, school or place of employment.

A copy of the petition, notice of hearing, and ex parte order for protection has been filed with the clerk of this court.

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