Back of Photo: The Nativity House, a warm refuge for area homeless, is facing a possible shortage of private donations because of the weak economy. As a means of raising more money to fund the Nativity House, Director Bob Sieber, left, hopes to organize a Beggars banquet fundraiser for February. Next to Sieber, is Henry Prill, a Jesuit Brother from Poland who is spending six months working with Sieber as part of his Jesuit training. Sieber and Prill were passing out warm meals to over 100 homeless recently. Dean J. Koepfler/Photo
Back of Photo: Soundlife 90 year old Russell and his son Ron Johnson of the Johnson Candy Company at 924 South K. Street in Tacoma, WA. They are standing in their front display room of their store. The father retired 5 years ago but still comes in on Saturday mornings to make Peanut Clusters when the demand is there, otherwise you can find him on the golf course. Photo by Russ Carmack
Back of Photo: Kathy Farnett is restoring the $275,000. mansion of North E Street in Tacoma which will be open for tours by the Historical Society when she's done. Farnett finds that the paint is so old on the house that it sweeps right off. Stallwood/Szymanski Feb. 15, 1991
Front of Photo: DEAD AT 66--Yakima Indian fishing rights activist David Sohappy Senior stands on the bank of the Columbia River in front of an old fishing platform at Cooks Landing, Washington, in this November 1990 file photo. Sohappy died Monday at Hood River Care Center in Oregon. Sohappy had been in ill health since suffering a stroke in 1988. Associated Press File Photo, 1990
Front of Photo: WHITE SWAN, WASHINGTON -- SOHAPPY BURIED -- Mourners circle the grave of David Sohappy Sr. during his funeral service Thursday on the Yakima Indian Reservation. Sohappy, a well-known fishing rights activist, died on Monday. Associated Press Photo
Back of Photo: --Learning to Wok-- Merinda Chiu, 7 months, watches her mother, Nancy Chiu, prepare a meal at her restaurant, C&C Chinese Garden, in Spokane on Monday. Chiu says her daughter loves to watch her cook.
Back of Photo: At its peak, population at the Hanford Site swelled to 51,00, making it one of the largest construction camps in the world. Between 1943 - 45, 130 barracks, 900 temporary buildings and 4,300 trailers were built. Eighty tons of food were served each day in the eight mess halls. Westinghouse Hanford Company photo
Back of Photo: Artist rendering of Puyallup Tribal Bingo Hall
A year after the Puyallup Tribe reached a $162 million settlement which guaranteed hundreds of new jobs, social services, and economic rebirth programs began to receive funding. “Among the tribe’s projects for economic improvement is a $2.1 million state-of-the-art bingo hall, seating up to 1,500 people, to be built in east Tacoma.” The bingo hall was estimated to generate between 90 to 150 jobs.
Back of photo: School district and Safe Streets officials stood by while the Washington National Guard used two bulldozers to clear a parcel of land in front of McIlvaigh Middle School on the East Side of Tacoma Sunday morning. The 118th Transportation Company of the 144th Battalion cleared the school district property that Shanta Wright of Safe Streets said had been an area of drug activity. (Bruce Kellman 1/6/91 with story by Doreen)
Back of Photo: Senior citizens from all over the county danced to the tunes of Pep Perry's Combo, a quartet playing music from the 40's and 50's, at Green River Community College. The college's Special Events Program sponsored the Valentine's dance which was free. Seniors enjoyed refreshments and each got a complimentary photo taken with their sweetheart. (The program has been going for about 4 years) Photo by Karen Stallwood
Back of Photo: Tony Daigle makes the stop from his position at short stop during a morning - practice of the "King County Sounders", a coed softball team for seniors. They practice in Des Moines Park, and their first game will be at a jamboree on May 31. More participants are welcome-- especially women. Haley
Back of Photo: Monique Johnson, 3 yrs, can't contain her glee as she gets a horseback ride with Rich Gayles, a rodeo bull rider who rides by the name of "Daddy Rich", after the ethnic fair parade on the Hilltop. News/Szymanski Bill Hunter Photo
Back of Photo: Volunteer Edward Fynn sweeps away litter and broken glass from the sidewalk at 23rd and L Streets on Hilltop this morning as volunteers from the Hilltop Action Coalition, St. Joseph Hospital and citizens of the Hilltop community joined several on-duty officers from Tacoma PD in a sweep into the neighborhood to deliver some TLC as part of the "Area 5" neighborhood clean-up project. The group swept, cleaned and painted over graffiti the area from South 23rd to South 25th and from South K street to South Sheridan. News/Godchaux Geff Hinds Photo
Back of Photo: News/ Puyallup Women Protest Spouse Fishing Ruling Angry Puyallup Tribe women gathered at the Tribal administration building to protest a new rule disallowing spouses fishing rights. From left, Laura Rivera, Ramona Bennet, Deanna Val Peterson, and Betsy Terrones (holding kids Joaquin 1, and Richard, 2 months). After meeting with the group of women the rule was dropped and the spouse fishing right was restored. Photo by Dean J. Koepfler
Back of Photo: At the Tacoma Urban League, trainee Marlo Osborn (foreground) fine-hones her computer skills whilst instructor (center, older woman) Anita Schaffer and trainee M. Rose Ehret go over a few study questions. Geff Hinds/photo Gillie
Back of Photo: Eighty-seven-year-old Rudy Anderson has earned the privelege of sacking out for a snooze in the middle of the Old Fashioned Senior Picnic held at Five Mile Lake County Park Thursday. He had just finished a lunch of barbecued hamburger and the Navy Band of Seattle had begun to play. Hundreds of seniors from around the area attended and activities included games and drawings as well. Haley
Back of Photo: Photographs in the University of Washington Special Section are stored on computer disc which protects them from damage through handling. Stallwood - Soundlife
Back of Photo: David Comstock, of Comstock's Bindery and Bookshop on E. Main in Auburn, adjusts a window display. He moved his store here from downtown Seattle (years ago). Rushton story Haley
Back of Photo: Barbara Comte, Exec. Director of Tacoma/Pierce Co. Big Brothers/Sisters, stands at one of the several doors of the organizations Bingo Hall at 84th and Sprague Streets which will have to be brought up to county guidelines (including "panic" bars). Geff Hinds/photo
