Back of Photo: Margaret Stickler is a volunteer with The Visiting Place, where volunteers supervise visits between CPS parents and their children who are in foster care.
Back of Photo: Warden Kurt Peterson stands in the shadow of tower #5, an unmanned guard tower at the Northwest corner of the Reception Center Recreation Yard where last week three inmates escaped by crawling over the 12 foot high security fence pictured to his right. (left in photo) News/Mike Gilbert Photo by Russ Carmack
Back of Photo: John Stevens is a partner in the Talking Rain Beverage Company, which is producing a new brand of flavored seltzer -- with water from Tumwater. Staff photo by Bruce Kellman Business story by Gillie
Back of Photo: MariJo Donais, 32, of Vancouver, Wash., claims to be channelling Zanzoona, a warrior who lived 3,500 years ago in the Mycenaean civilization. Here, supposedly is Zanzoona in the body of Donais. The voice and body posture are more like that of a large, mature man than Donais. Staff photo by Peter Haley
Front of Photo: SEATTLE, Dec. 30--SETTLING IN SEATTLE--Newlyweds Elena Akhmilovskaya, former Russian chess player, and John Donaldson, the captain of the American chess team, are now living in Seattle following their secret wedding ceremony at the 28th Chess Olympiad in Greece last month. The couple are trying to get Soviet authorities to allow Akhmilovskaya's 7-year-old daughter, Dana, to come to the United States. AP Photo by Gary Stewart
Back of Photo: Steve Kirby (background right) and Louis Neietzel (background left) keep score as Ken Raske (foreground) and Art Seeley (pointing finger at numbers), from the Auditors office opened up more than 150 mechanical voting machines in the storage warehouse as totals were checked against the paper precinct reports prepared on election night. Louis Neietzel is the 29th District Chairperson.
Back of Photo: Gov. Booth Gardner looks on as Jule Sugarman gives a farewell at a press conference held in Olympia Wednesday. News/Callaghan Staff photo by Russ Carmack
Back of Photo: News/Nelson Story Tacoma Mayor Doug Sutherland shares a laugh with city volunteer Dorothy Lantz as the two walk off stage after he presented her with a bouquet of roses, in appreciation for her service to the city. In the last 10 years, Lantz has donated 5,225 hours of her life to the city in her job -- keeping track of all the city's volunteers. The presentation ceremony was part of the "Cheers for Volunteers" brunch at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, honoring the 6,600 people who donate their time, energy and expertise to the County and City Governments.
Back of Photo: As he drove away, a robbery suspect was shot by a store owner at the corner of 32nd and Portland Ave. The robber's truck crossed Portland Ave and crashed into Squirt's Tavern. Gilbert - Story Haley - Photo
Back of Photo: Anacortes Barge A worker atop the oil barge in Puget Sound signals to others on the crane platform as the barge is being lifted to the surface Monday afternoon. Carrie Robertson/photo Weathersby
Back of Photo: Anacortes Barge Two oil spill control workers in a boat prepare to lay out sorbent squares on the deck of the oil barge moments after it was righted Monday afternoon after several delays. The barge sunk Jan. 31. Carrie Robertson/photo Weathersby
Back of Photo: The Tacoma Urban League will honor these three people and others at a Thursday banquet that marks the 20th anniversary of the organization. From left: Rod Hagenbuch, Shauna Rae Weatherby, and the Rev. Oscar S. Tillman. Bruce Kellman/News
Back of Photo: Nez Perce tribe member Jo Ann Kauffman, Executive Director of the Seattle Indian Health Board, poured a can of Treaty Beer into a garbage can. She appeared at a press conference condemning the new product and said the can contained "Hate and prejudice." Conference was at Indian center near Fort Lawton. Bruce Kellman/News
Back of Photo: Tacoma Stars President John Best answers questions during an interview with the "Morning News Tribune." The interview was conducted in the conference room of the Stars' offices.
Back of Photo: Serving food in this photo: On left are patrons of the free lunch. On right is Anna Maria Garcia. Next to her is Arturo Garcia, holding another plate of food. Men at the table are not identified. A Mexican style lunch was served at the Nativity House in downtown Tacoma Wednesday. The rice, beans and meat for large burritos were supplied by Arturo Garcia, owner of Moctezuma restaurant. The meal was the idea of Anna Maria Garcia, a social worker with the Health Department's AIDs Outreach program. She asked Mr. Garcia, (who is no relation) to provide the food. Father Gary Smith, S. J., is director of the Nativity House. His establishment provided the setting. Anna Maria Garcia said that a table with literature used in the fight against AIDS was placed where the guests would have access to the information. She said many of the people she meets in her work are Latinos. The idea was to give them a Latino meal during Christmas week. Note: McDonald's on 6th Avenue provided the orange drinks. Bruce Kellman/Photo
Back of Photo: International Woodworkers of America local 3-38 formed an informational picket line at the Simpson owned Commencement Bay Mill Company at 11th and Portland Avenue in Tacoma on Tuesday morning. They claim that so many workers honored the picket that the mill did not operate Tuesday. Local 3-38 workers are on strike against Simpson in Shelton. Three of the people in photo are IWA 3-38 members from Shelton; the person who is second from the left is a union carpenter who stopped by to give moral support. His name is Roger Dudley... From left: Patsy Glaser, Roger Dudley, Bill Gibson, and Doug Norton. Bruce Kellman
Back of Photo: Neighbors Rev. H. 'Shorty' Brown, pastor of Servants of Christ Reformed Church in Federal Way, calls friends and associates, asking for donations to the American Cancer Society. He and several other 'celebrities' were kidnapped and brought to SeaTac Mall in police cars, put behind bars, dressed in striped suits and forced to raise enough money in donations to cover their 'bail' on Tuesday during the Jail and Bail fundraiser. Carrie Robertson/photo
Back of photo: Travis Tyson (R) looks at the blood stains in his car from a drive-by shooting early Saturday a.m. at South M st. and S. 36th. From left: Gino Bertucci, Zan Tyson, and Willie Warner (squatting). rushton story haley 7/21/91
Back of photo: Loony (L), Jay Time (C) and Little Loony talk about motivations and experiences of crippin, belonging to the 23rd Street Hill Top Crips Gang. NEWS/GILBERT BILL HUNTER PHOTO
Back of photo: NEWS 9/29/88 (Photo by Russ Carmack) Trash, broken bottles, litter, etc. is everywhere in McKinley Park, and abandoned city park across from the Tacoma Dome and I-5. It's littered and overgrown, a haven for drug dealers and winos.