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JUNETEENTH

This time last year, an important event happened

to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S. On June

17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth

National Independence Day Act, thereby creating a

federal Juneteenth holiday. It was the first holiday

approved since President Ronald Reagan signed Public

Law 98-144 on Nov. 2, 1983, designating the third Monday in January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Here in our state, Juneteenth was established as a

state holiday thanks to the leadership of Rep. Melanie

Morgan (D-Tacoma), with the support of Rep. John

Lovick (D-Mill Cr?eek) and Sen. T¡¯wina Nobles (D-Tacoma). Morgan sponsored bill HB 1016 that passed the

legislature last year and was signed into law by Gov.

Inslee on May 13, 2021.

Juneteenth, short for ¡°June Nineteenth,¡± is known

by several names including Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence

Day. It marks the day when federal troops arrived in

Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state

and ensure that all enslaved people were freed. The

arrival of these troops came a full two and a half

years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

¡°This bill is more than just about a holiday. It is

about true recognition and acknowledgment that chattel slavery did happen in this country,¡± Rep. Morgan

said in her remarks during the debate over passage of

her bill. ¡°Without this, how can we truly advocate for

racial equity? Today, we can take a step toward racial

reconciliation and healing by acknowledging Black

pain and Black trauma. African Americans deserve to

have their history remembered.¡±

EVENTS TO CELEBRATE

There are numerous events happening locally in

honor of Juneteenth. Statewide, the Washington State

Parks and Recreation Commission invites visitors to

enjoy a state park on Sunday, June 19. There will be no

requirement that day to display at Discover Pass for

day-use visits at parks or lands managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources or Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The City of Tacoma marks Juneteenth on Wednesday, June 15, for our city¡¯s Black leaders and communities to share the importance of Juneteenth together.

Asia Pacific Cultural Center, renowned for events like its annual

luau, will develop a South Tacoma Heritage Festival.

Rep. Melanie Morgan led efforts for a state Juneteenth holiday.

Sponsored by the city¡¯s Office of Equity and Human

Rights, it takes place at Tollefson Plaza (1548 Commerce

St.), noon to 1 p.m.

The next day, Blacks United in Leadership and

Diversity (BUILD) will host its first Juneteenth celebration event in Olympia with the theme ¡°Illuminating

Consciousness, A New Beginning.¡± It takes place on

Thursday, June 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tivoli Fountain, 103 Capitol Way South, Olympia. Admission is

free. Speakers will include Gov. Jay Inslee, Rep. Melanie

Morgan, Rev. Dr. Leslie Braxton, and Melannie ¡°Peace

Queen¡± Cunningham. Entertainment will include

musical guests featuring African drums by Adefu and

jazz guitarist Michael Powers. Bring your appetite and

enjoy food vendors offering delicious African cuisine

and Soul Food. Register for this event at 9yhk3j2z. For those who can¡¯t make it, the event will be

livestreamed on the Facebook page for WA State Blacks

United in Leadership and Diversity.

Saturday, June 18, brings festivities home to Wright

Park in Tacoma hosted by Juneteenth253. Bring the

whole family for the parade starting at 11 a.m. on the

corner of 11th and Yakima Avenue, then head to the park

at noon for live entertainment, vendors, family activities, DJ battle, pony rides and more. There is no charge

to attend.

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A WIN FOR 2022

GOLDEN GLOVES

Boxing has officially returned to Tacoma, and it was

on full display June 3 and June 4 for the 73rd annual

Golden Gloves. Preliminaries were held Friday at the

Edison Annex then the next evening, the University of

Puget Sound Fieldhouse was full of boxing fans and

friends and family of the athletes to cheer on their favorite competitors in all nine matches for the finals.

¡°It definitely met our expectations,¡± said Golden

Gloves chairman Greg Plancich. ¡°It was good to see

people getting back out again. We didn¡¯t know what to

expect coming off COVID restrictions and the pandemic, but I¡¯m pleased with the way the event went.¡±

Announcer Mark Aucutt opened the event by recognizing Tacoma Boxing Club coach Tom Mustin, who

has been training young men at the club since 1974;

Plancich, who has been Golden Gloves chairman for

33 years, longer than anyone before him; and Olympic

Gold Medalist Leo Randolph, a Golden Gloves champion for three years running.

Aucutt also announced 2022 Tacoma Golden Gloves

Legends, the Armstrong brothers. In 1975, all four of

the brothers ¨C Davey, Dennis, Al and Frank ¨C won Gold-

Tony Anderson and Franco ¡°The Tailor¡± Marchio congratulate two

boxers.

en Gloves championships. Davey represented the U.S.

in the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Montreal

Olympics. He passed away on Feb. 8, 2021. His daughter

Trisha Armstrong was called to the ring during intermission.

A tradition was carried forth to sound the boxing

bell for a 10-count in honor of Golden Gloves legends

who, like Davey Armstrong, are no longer with us: Tom

McDonough, Tom Veon, The ¡°Bumble Bee¡± Ray Briscoe

and ¡°Bump City¡± Johnny Bumpus.

Two matches were highlights of the evening. The

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TACOMA WEEKLY NEWS

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New cultural festivals are headed to east and south

Tacoma and it¡¯s all thanks to votes from the people who

live, work or go to school there.

Through a participatory budgeting process led by

the Public Health Centers for Excellence at TacomaPierce County Health Department in partnership with

Tacoma Creates, 5,166 community members of all ages

across the Eastside and South Tacoma have selected

the cultural projects they most want to see in their communities ¨C a Multicultural Festival Series in the Eastside

and a South Tacoma Heritage Festival. The Eastside

and South Tacoma are among Tacoma-Pierce County

Health Department¡¯s Communities of Focus. Each

of the two selected projects will be supported with

$100,000 in Tacoma Creates funding and implemented

in late 2022 or in 2023.

¡°I am proud of the great work done by Eastside and

South Tacoma community members in selecting these

projects,¡± said Deputy Mayor Catherine Ushka. ¡°The

participatory budgeting process supports strong community engagement, and I¡¯m thrilled that the Eastside

and South Tacoma have chosen to support local cultural celebrations. That is exactly what Tacoma Creates is

all about.¡±

¡°I am excited to see the Heritage Festival project

support the diversity of South Tacoma and celebrate

the cultural diversity and vibrancy of our area,¡± said

District 5 Council Member Joe Bushnell. ¡°I applaud the

work of the many non-profit institutions that have put

together these amazing proposals and look forward

to more cultural programming supported by Tacoma

Creates in the future.¡±

As part of this participatory budgeting process,

which helps government better serve the community

by leveraging community wisdom to help implement

solutions to community problems, local advisory

boards had developed three initial project proposals in

the Eastside and three initial project proposals in South

Tacoma. These initial project proposals emerged from

thousands of ideas submitted by community members

who then had a month and a half to vote.

¡°One big partner was the school district,¡± Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Health Equity

Manager Victor Rodriquez. ¡°We went out to schools,

and principals and teachers would allow us time to talk

to students about the project and what ideas they had.

We did the same about voting ¨C going back to schools

to try and get as many of the places we hit the first time

around.¡±

EASTSIDE

In the Eastside, the Multicultural Festival Series

netted 65 percent of the vote and will include three cultural celebrations: Lunar New Year, Juneteenth, and Dia

de los Muertos. Each family-friendly festival will be one

to two days long, and offer a wide array of performances, storytelling, food, art, and activities. The project

will be developed and implemented by the Tacoma

Refugee Choir, working in partnership with local cultural groups.

¡°After the events of recent years, the need for cultural celebrations that bring us together as a community

are more important than ever,¡± said Tacoma Refugee

Choir Executive and Artistic Director Erin Guinup. ¡°We

are looking forward to collaboratively building bridges

and sharing laughter, songs, ideas, and stories as we

celebrate our shared human experiences together ¨C

which ultimately leads to a stronger and more resilient

community.¡±

The remaining 35 percent of votes in the Eastside

were split between two other project proposals: Light

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ZOO, NW TREK CELEBRATE PRIDE

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Northwest

Trek Wildlife Park are celebrating the LGBTQ+ community with Pride weekend events June 25-26, in partnership with the Rainbow Center and Oasis Youth Center.

¡°We¡¯re committed to being welcoming and inclusive places of connection for everyone in our community,¡± said Alan Varsik, director of Point Defiance Zoo

and Northwest Trek. ¡°We¡¯re delighted to celebrate and

honor our LGBTQ+ community with a weekend full of

rainbow-themed fun.¡±

Animals at Point Defiance Zoo will enjoy rainbow-themed enrichment like food treats, rainbow

popsicles, and heart-shaped bamboo. And don¡¯t miss

the goats in rainbow bandanas.

All guests are invited to march in the zoo¡¯s second

annual Animal Pride Parade. Led by animals from Wild

Wonders Outdoor Theater and Kids¡¯ Zone (accompanied by their keepers), the Pride Parade will leave from

the Wild Wonders stage at 1:30 p.m. on both Saturday

and Sunday, winding through the pathways up to Pacific Rim Plaza. Guests can create their own Pride flags in

the Pacific Rim Plaza to carry in the parade.

At Northwest Trek, animal enrichments will include

rainbow paper chains and rainbow ice treats. Animal

exhibits will each be themed to different Pride flags

representing different sectors of the LGBTQ+ community (traditional rainbow flag, transgender flag, bisexual flag, etc.). Guests can color their own Pride flags to

take home.

Varsik said both zoos will fly Pride flags at their front

entrances throughout June and July in recognition of

National Pride Month and Tacoma Pride Month.

In addition to the Pride events, both zoos are listed

as ¡°Points of Pride¡± through the Rainbow Center as

part of Tacoma Pride Festival on July 9.

¡°We are excited for a second year of partnership

with Point Defiance Zoo and Northwest Trek,¡± said

Rainbow Center Director Troy Christensen. ¡°Last year

was a great way to start, while much of the Tacoma

Pride celebration was virtual. This year, we are back

in person, and anticipate an even greater partnership.

We thank these important organizations for the work

they do year-round and the work they are doing for this

year¡¯s Pride celebrations.¡±

¡°Thank you to Point Defiance Zoo and Northwest

Trek for making meaningful and strong connections

in the community,¡± wrote a spokesperson for the Oasis

Street Superhero

S. 54th St. & Pacific Ave.

The city¡¯s Street Operations Division¡¯s 82 full time and 13

seasonal employees are responsible for maintaining 857 lane

miles of main arterial streets and 8,000 residential blocks.

Warmer months ahead means they¡¯re going to be busy.

Animals at the Zoo will enjoy rainbow-themed treats.

Youth Center. ¡°It is vital that LGBTQ+ youth are not only

welcomed to a space but celebrated.¡±

Tickets to the two zoos¡¯ Pride celebration events are

on sale now and advance online purchases are strongly encouraged. Both events are free with admission or

memberships.

For more information, visit and .

TACOMA CREATES FUNDS 58 ORGANIZATIONS

Greentrike children¡¯s learning center is among the recipients.

The Tacoma Creates Advisory Board (TCAB) has

approved Tacoma Creates funding contracts for the

2022-2023 funding cycle totaling approximately $4.5

million, which will go to 58 non-profit organizations

whose primary purpose is to advance or preserve arts,

culture, heritage, and science. These organizations¡¯

work includes a range of public programming for all

ages, youth education programs, and a commitment to

equitable and inclusive access for people throughout

Tacoma.

Tacoma Creates is a voter-approved initiative to

increase access to arts, culture, heritage, and science

experiences throughout Tacoma by reducing barriers

to access and expanding offerings, particularly for underserved youth. Tacoma Creates is embedded within

the City of Tacoma¡¯s Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality.

¡°We are so pleased to see our local cultural organizations able to once again present thoughtful, engaging, and relevant in-person cultural events and classes,

which is especially important right now for rebuilding

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social connections and cohesion,¡± said Tacoma Creates

Program Manager Lisa Jaret. ¡°The diversity of work that

will be produced by these 58 different organizations is

so impressive, and we¡¯re excited about the year ahead

with more community festivals, more cultural presentations at Tacoma Public Library branches, and continued

partnership programs with Tacoma Public Schools.¡±

The 58 organizations that will receive 2022-23

Tacoma Creates funding are: Alchemy Skateboarding,

Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Barefoot Collective, Buffalo

Soldiers Museum, Chinese Reconciliation Project

Foundation, Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma, Communities for a Healthy Bay, Cousin Collective,

Destiny City Music Collective, Entertainment Resource

Alliance, Fab-5, Fablab Education, Foss Waterway

Seaport, Gallucci Learning Garden, Greentrike, Hilltop Artists, Hilltop Business Association, iMPACT

LENS, Job Carr Cabin Museum, Latinx Unidos of the

South Sound, LeMay ¨C America¡¯s Car Museum, Mi

Centro, Museum of Glass, Music and Heart in Wright

Park, Northwest Sinfonietta, Orchestral Recital Series of

Tacoma, Permaculture Lifestyle Institute, Puget Sound

Revels, Rainbow Center, Spaceworks Tacoma, Symphony Tacoma, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma Arts

Live, Tacoma Boat Builders, Tacoma City Association of

Colored Women¡¯s Clubs, Tacoma City Ballet, Tacoma

Concert Band, Tacoma Historical Society, Tacoma Light

Trail, Tacoma Little Theatre and Drama League, Tacoma Musical Playhouse, Tacoma Ocean Fest, Tacoma

Opera, Tacoma Refugee Choir, Tacoma Sister Cities, Tacoma Tree Foundation, Tacoma Urban Performing Arts

Center, Tacoma Youth Symphony Association, Tahoma

Indian Center, Ted Brown Music Outreach, The Grand

Cinema, The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra, The

Night Media Foundation, The Playground KiKi, Truth

Movement Innertainment, WayOut Kids, World Affairs

Council of Tacoma, and Write253.

The Tacoma Creates 2022-2023 funding cycle covers

programming that occurs between July 1, 2022, and June

30, 2023.

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Puyallup Ave. & E. G St.

The day is coming when your car will tell you when you¡¯re

approaching a pothole. reports that Purdue

engineer Luna Lu has developed smart road technology that

uses artificial intelligence to provide road condition data to

the DOT including alerting crews when potholes start forming.

Eventually, Lu will enable the sensors to advise smart cars as

Morton St. & E. K St.

City street crews repair potholes by filling and compacting

them with asphalt for a temporary fix for up to a year. The city¡¯s

website says reported repairs are generally taken care of within

two to 10 business days, but some residents would disagree.

Damage to your vehicle by potholes?

You can file claims against the city at:

Claims for damages against the City must be filed with the

City Clerk within the applicable statute of limitations and

requires three repair estimates. File your claim online at

under the City Clerk¡¯s web-page. A claim

form can also be obtained by contacting the City Clerk¡¯s

Office at (253) 591-5505, or in person at 747 Market Street,

Room 220, Tacoma, WA 98402.

Report potholes to the

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THE SOUND TO

NARROWS

¡®EVERYTIMERS¡¯

The Everytimers gathered for a group shot in 2012.

SOUND TO NARROWS CELEBRATES 50TH YEAR

In 1973, the vistas in Tacoma looked starkly different

from today. The ¡°smelter stack¡± was a bayside landmark, there was only one Narrows Bridge, and the Tacoma Dome was years away from being built. 1973 saw

the start of a Tacoma tradition when the first Sound to

Narrows (S2N) road race was run on June 9, the second

Saturday of the month. This year, the Sound to Narrows

returns after two years of ¡°virtual runs¡± just in time for

its 50th anniversary on Saturday, June 11.

The concept of a city-wide road race that anybody

could enter was not new, but Tacoma didn¡¯t have a

regularly scheduled run. Dick Kunkle, a local sports

reporter, thought it was about time Tacoma had its own

athletic contest, offered free to everyone. He wanted

to model it after the Bay to Breakers (B2B) Race in San

Francisco, which was 7.8 miles or 12.5 kilometers, from

one point to another through the city.

During the planning stages, a few proposed paths

had to be scrubbed because they were not approved

by the powers-that-be. Point Defiance Park to the

Narrows Bridge was rejected by the Department of

Transportation because of possible ¡°overcrowding¡±

near the bridge. A race from the 11th Street Bridge, now

the Murray Morgan Bridge, to the Narrows Bridge was

nixed due to the City¡¯s reluctance to close streets along

the way, a common occurrence in road races nowadays.

This narrowed the choices to the Boathouse at Point

Defiance as the starting point and Vassault Park the

finish line for the very first race. Kunkle threw in a run

around Vassault Park to make it a 12K, closer to the San

Francisco B2B distance. His dream had come true and

about 300 people ran the first S2N. The routes changed

a few times in the early years until it became a loop

instead of a point A to point B run, starting and finishing at Vassault.

Year One¡¯s race was won by local competitive runner

and coach Sam Ring. He ran year after year and is one

of eight people known as the ¡°Everytimers,¡± those who

have competed in every single race with their 50th on

the horizon.

In 2020 and 2021 S2N turned into a ¡°virtual run¡± due

to COVID-19 concerns. Participants were supposed to

run or walk a 5K or 12K on their own, then report their

times. It was all done on the honor system. According to

Mary Fabrizio, Assistant Vice President for Health Equity and Wellness at Multicare, ¡°We are very excited to be

back in person for the 50th anniversary,¡± she said.

Fabrizio, a Tacoma native, participated in the S2N

five times in the past. Now, she helps plan the festivities

and says she has found it to be very rewarding.

¡°To see the community come together for health and

wellness is really inspiring,¡± Fabrizio said.

Her role gives her special access to 50 years of S2N

lore and true tales. For instance, in 2000, it¡¯s said that

one couple who competed crossed the finish line and

then got married with friends, family and a minister

waiting for them. In 2001 one healthy gent completed

the 5K just 4 days before his 100th birthday.

Fast forward to 2022, and the S2N includes the

original 12K run, a 12K walk, a 12K military run, a 5K

run and walk, a 2K sprint for kids, and the Mary Bridge

Children¡¯s PT Challenge. Fans can cheer-on their friends

and family along the route then join them at the finish

line for celebratory fun for this 50-year tradition.

Multicare has planned and hosted the run since

2003. This year, the proceeds benefit the MultiCare

Academy for Students in Healthcare Camp (MASH)

which sponsors a free camp for high school students

interested in healthcare careers.

Story by Maribeth Messina: maribeth@

COVER STORY:JUNETEENTH

Three separate events will

be held in Tacoma on Sunday,

June 19. The Tacoma Black

Business Market Juneteenth

Celebration is an opportunity

for the greater Tacoma area to

celebrate and experience Black

culture through the city¡¯s finest

Black art, music, food, and

fashion. The Tacoma Black

Business Market is a community market featuring a diverse

and impressive group of Black

owned businesses. Come and

discover it from noon to 8 p.m.

at the Waterfront Market at

Ruston, 5101 Yacht Club Rd.,

Ruston. Learn more at . The Juneteenth flag features a symbol for Texas, the ¡°Lone Star State.¡±

Also on June 19, Laugh Therapy and Push will

present a ¡°2022 Juneteenth Comedy Explosion¡± at the

3thf7az8. If you purchase a Royalty Seating

Washington State History Museum (1911 Pacific Ave.),

ticket, it will consist of a live performance, 3-course

6-8 p.m. Come and laugh with some of Tacoma¡¯s funmeal, and beverages. This will be an opportunity to

niest people like Robert ¡°Cash¡± Moore, Fredrick White, network with business owners, politicians, community

Ash¡¯Ley Rushin, Pete McCorvey and host Boe Blast.

leaders and other individuals in the community.

Tickets are $20 at 394ttux6.

Please note that all attendees must show one of the

If you feel like getting dressed up for a night on the

following COVID-19 safety precautions upon entry: a

town, LegallyBLACK has got you covered with their

complete vaccination card or negative COVID test withJuneteenth Royal Masquerade Gala, 6:19-10 p.m. at

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¡°Everytimer¡± Mike Thomsen runs the 1978 Sound to Narrows.

As competitors train and prepare themselves for the

50th Sound to Narrows on June 11, they will be joined

by two people who have never missed a race since

1973. To date, seven dedicated runners have participated and kept in touch to continue the tradition ¨C they are

The Everytimers.

In 1973 before that first race, Sam Ring had been

running competitively for a while. He was a cross-country coach at Mason Middle School (formerly known

as Mason Junior High) where a young Mike Thomsen

attended. They will both proudly run the 50th S2N with

many memories intact.

Ring, who is 74 years old, was glad to hear that Dick

Kunkle, a local sports reporter, was planning a road

race for anybody who wanted to enter. Back then, there

were yearly races in Seattle and Spokane, but nothing

in Tacoma. ¡°To have one in your backyard was great,¡±

Ring recalls. He knew Kunkle was hoping the race

would be a 12K, or approximately 7.5 miles because

that was the model for community runs.

Thomsen, only 13 in 1973, entered the race with his

whole family. His dad had taken up running and encouraged the family to compete with him. The Thomsen¡¯s ran the S2N for the first five years. Thomsen was

happy just to finish the race and was proud to find out

his coach Mr. Ring won that first race! ¡°I was no Sam

Ring for sure,¡± said Thomsen.

Both Ring and Thomsen ran the race every year

and when the 10th S2N occurred, these Everytimers

decided to gather and get to know one another. ¡°After

10 years, there was a reunion of the people who had

run it every year. We decided it was a fun thing to get

together and that was the start of the Everytimer group,¡±

said Ring.

Thomsen thinks that after running 5 years, then

10, then 20, it was too hard not to take part every year.

¡°When it was 20 years we had to go for 25. Then you

set your sites on 50 ¨C this race has been 25 years in

the making. Next thing you know you have too much

invested and it¡¯s part of your lives.¡±

The Everytimers are down to eight this year and all

plan to participate this 50th time. Thomsen, known as

¡°The Kid¡± in the group, moved from Tacoma years ago,

but he still makes it back every year. ¡°I have a ritual. I

come over on Thursday or Friday and make it to the

Everytimers reunion.¡±

For Ring, the race is an important part of Tacoma

life. He still lives in the area and wrote ¡°How It All

Began ¨C History of Sound to Narrows¡± which can be

found on the group¡¯s website at

s2n-history.

The Everytimers are: A

? rvid Anderson, Justin Carr,

George Conner, Sam Ring, Mike Thomsen, Clay Wilson,

Marty Lobdell and Michael Thompson.

Story by Maribeth Messina: maribeth@

COVER STORY: FESTIVALS

Up the City, a series of pop-up light shows and interactive workshops, which would have been developed and

implemented by Permaculture Lifestyle Institute, and

the Tacoma Eastside Freewall, a dedicated location for

mural painters with workshops for youth and young

adults, which would have been developed and implemented by Fab-5.

SOUTH TACOMA

In South Tacoma, the South Tacoma Heritage

Festival netted 56 percent of the vote, and will celebrate community diversity while promoting cross-cultural solidarity with a two-day event featuring dance,

music, cultural presentations, kids¡¯ activities, and

more. There will also be science and engineering

themed learning opportunities that focus on concepts

and techniques as well as career possibilities. The Asia

Pacific Cultural Center will develop and implement

this project, in coordination and engagement with

local grassroots organizations.

¡°We are so excited to be able to bring this Heritage

Festival to our ?South Tacoma community,¡± said Asia

Pacific Cultural Center Executive Director Faaluaina

Pritchard. ¡°It¡¯s a great opportunity to celebrate and

uplift the many, many cultures we have here in South

Tacoma.¡±

The remaining 44 percent of votes in South Tacoma

were split between two other project proposals: Rock

the Block, a series of friendly competitions to showcase

local talent, which would have been developed and

implemented by Real Art Tacoma, and a Cross-Cultural Community Mural, a mural-creation process focused

on the diverse cultures of South Tacoma, which would

have been developed and implemented by Fab-5.

¡°Arts, culture, heritage, and science create spaces

for cultural reflection, social connections, and collective healing,¡± said Tacoma-Pierce County Health

Department Health Equity Manager Victor Rodriguez.

¡°With COVID-19 continuing to affect our lives, this is

more important than ever.¡±

¡°The contributions of our vibrant and diverse community of creatives have been foundational to the way

Tacoma has evolved and will continue to evolve into

the future, and I am proud that our broader community has supported Tacoma Creates to fund cultural celebrations like these,¡± said Mayor Victoria Woodards.

Tacoma Creates is a voter-approved initiative

Asia Pacific Cultural Center will lead the South Tacoma festival. Fundraising continues for its new building as well at bsvda7yf.

to increase access to arts, culture, heritage, and

science experiences throughout Tacoma by

reducing barriers to access and expanding offerings,

particularly for underserved youth. Tacoma Creates is

embedded within the City of Tacoma¡¯s Office of Arts

& Cultural Vitality.

¡°Arts, culture, heritage, and science create spaces for

cultural reflection, social connections, and collective

healing,¡± said Rodriguez. ¡°With COVID-19 continuing to

affect our lives, this is more important than ever.¡±

The Tacoma City Council is currently looking to fill

positions on the Tacoma Creates Advisory Board: two

district positions open to any person living in District

1 and 5 (see map at 2p8wcvc6) and two

professional positions open to any person residing in

Tacoma with professional expertise in either community engagement or programming related to culture.

These volunteer positions are three-year terms for

Tacoma residents who have an interest in and familiar-

ity with public programming in arts, culture, heritage,

and/or science, as well as an interest in Tacoma Creates

goals regarding equity, access, and programs that benefit Tacoma residents.

The Advisory Board will hold its public meetings on

the first Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m. Regular

attendance at these monthly meetings is required and

meetings generally last two hours. Currently, meetings

are held via Zoom. When in-person meetings resume,

meetings will be held at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street. Beyond monthly meetings,

Advisory Board members will occasionally participate

in application review panels and serve as outreach

ambassadors to arts, culture, heritage, and science

organizations, as well as the general public.

More information is available at

or contact Lisa Jaret at ljaret@ or (253)

591-5161.

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COVER STORY: GOLDEN GLOVES

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TAC Volunteers:

Karyn Siegrist

Adam Parks

Ed Minotti

Jim Whitacre

KaCe Whitacre

Bernie Plancich

Lisa Lawrence

Announcers:

Mark Accutt

Leo Randolph

Golden Gloves

Committee:

Greg Plancich

Tony Anderson

Jeff Macaluso

Emmett Linton

Tom Mustin

John Weymer

Bryce Plancich

Brett Plancich

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Tom Miceli Team Trophy ¨C

Tom Miceli Family Pat McMurtry Inspirational Trophy ¨C

Tony Anderson & David Grisaffi

Golden Boy Trophy (Mr. Mac) - Morris McCollum

CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL SPONSORS

Dwyer Pemberton & Coulson ¨C Jason Kors

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Honorable Frank Dacca

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Honorable Frank Dacca

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Golden Gloves has an illustrious history in Tacoma

and is the second oldest in the country behind New

York City. Its roots reach back to the 1940s when the

Tacoma Athletic Commission began staging Golden Gloves championships in the Tacoma Armory. At

Golden Gloves tournaments nationwide, some of the

biggest names in boxing history won at the amateur

level before moving on to becoming world champions:

Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas

¡°The Hitman¡± Hearns and ¡°The Golden Boy¡± Oscar De

La Hoya. Tacoma has its own share of champions. Ray

Seales, Leo Randolph, Mylon Watkins, Les Fabri, Tom

Sullivan, Davey Armstrong, Johnny Bumpus, Frank

Vassar, and David Jackson all went on to claim National Golden Gloves championships after winning a title

in Tacoma, while local champions Pete Rademacher

(1956), Seales (1972), and Randolph (1976) also won

Olympic Gold Medals during their amateur careers.

This is why the Golden Gloves return this year is so

important in continuing its purpose that the people of

Tacoma can take pride in ¨C building confidence, discipline, and a strong sense of self in young local athletes.

The Tacoma Athletic Commission, Tacoma Boxing Club

and Golden Gloves together change lives by offering

something unique that has a profound impact on youth

in the most positive ways.

It¡¯s important to note as well that Golden Gloves is

produced by an all-volunteer team of men and women

who know the power of athletics on shaping developing

adults of tomorrow.

¡°Every penny we make on this event goes to those

kids,¡± Anderson said. ¡°We do this to give these kids an

opportunity through boxing to have better lives when

they become full-fledged adults. Even if they don¡¯t go

on to win an Olympic medal or a world championship,

teaching them the things that the sport provides will

help them throughout their life.¡±

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Dedrick Crocklem was named 2022 Golden Boy.

first was between Tacoma Boxing Club¡¯s Dedrick

Crocklem and Soroumi Nishihara representing West

Eugene Boxing Academy. Crocklem is the reigning

national champion and part of the USA National Team

traveling internationally. Just back from training at the

Olympic camp in Colorado Springs, Crocklem¡¯s skills

were on full display in his match against Nishihara and

the crowd had all eyes on the ring. Crocklem won the

bout and was named 2022 Golden Gloves Golden Boy

later that evening. Nishihara was rewarded for his great

showing as well by receiving the Golden Gloves Inspiration Award for being the most inspirational fighter at

this year¡¯s event.

¡°Dedrick has been able through boxing to achieve a

dream,¡± said Tony Anderson, three-time Tacoma Athletic Commission president and on the Golden Gloves

committee since 1993. ¡°The hope is if that continues,

Dedrick may have the opportunity to go to the Olympics. How he performed last night, he was on top of his

game.¡±

The second big bout was between heavyweights

Ramel Casablanca of Tacoma Boxing Club and Travis Johnson from Alpha Pack. Casablanca is a multiple-time Golden Gloves champion, and he was also

part of the USA National team. He came out of retirement to box again and won his match at this year¡¯s

Golden Gloves. At the awards ceremony, he accepted

the Tacoma Boxing Club team trophy with Coach Jason

Hamilton.

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