Back of Photo: Mayor Doug Sutherland suits up for a spin in a race car from Rabanco Racing. In the promotional stunt, police stopped traffic from the Tacoma Dome to Old City Hall as driver Roy Smith occasionally left motorcycle police in the dust. This is in advance of the Tacoma Grand Prix. Staff photo by Peter Haley
Back of photo: The Rev. Bob Penton is in charge of the Ministry in the Central. The church is devoted to helping the down and out find jobs, get them employment training if necessary and helping others. The program meets at the First Baptist Church downtown. Staff photo by John Giron. 1/22/87
Back of Photo: International Chess Master John Donaldson gives a lecture to the Tacoma Chess Club. Donaldson is the son of former City Manager Bill Donaldson, and also graduated from Stadium High School. Donaldson has achieved the highest ranking of any Tacoma chess player and was captain of the U.S. Olympic Chess Team. Neighbors 6/5/87 Photo by Scott Eklund
Back of Photo: Pierce County Executive Joe Stortini spoke at an informational meeting held at Lakewood Community Center Monday night to discuss the proposed Law Enforcement Levy. In foreground of photo is Sheriff Ray Fjetland, who also spoke to the group. Staff photo by Bruce Kellman
Back of Photo: Jule Sugarman, Secretary of the Department of Social & Health Services, testified this week before the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee. Metro Staff photo by Bruce Kellman
Back of Photo: Rick Spillman directs the Center for the Study of Artificial Intelligence at PLU (Pacific Lutheran University). Staff photo by Peter Haley
Back of Photo: Rick Spillman directs the Center for the Study of Artificial Intelligence at PLU (Pacific Lutheran University). In this illustration, he is in the Artificial Intelligence Lab. The lines of programming superimposed above him are from an AI test. Staff photo / illustration by Peter Haley
Back of Photo: BUSINESS -- Reporter: Cole Chuck Stillman and his long term investments: Chuck among his 45-year-old Douglas Fir trees on his 52-acre tree farm near Johnson Point, Olympia, WA. Stumpage prices have been a boom to the little guy, non-corporate tree farmers is the story line.
Al Gore, Sr., former US Senator from Tennessee, talked with Port of Tacoma Executive Director Larry Killeen (left) during a visit to the Port headquarters Friday morning. Gore was stumping for the Presidential campaign of his son Al Gore, Jr., the current Senator from Tennessee.
Back of Photo: Former Tacoman John Donaldson is a sparring partner for Yasser Seirawan (right). Seirawan is in the top ten in chess internationally. They're playing on the porch of the apartment of Seirawan's mother at Rainier Beach in Seattle. Photo by Peter Haley
Back of Photo: Urban League President Thomas Dixon in front of the construction project which is adding space to the League's main building on Yakima Avenue. Staff photo by Bruce Kellman
Back of Photo: "Earth First" Folks, left to right, Harry Levine-Olympia, Greg Wingard-Sea., Grace Cox-Olympia. Wenatchee National Forest. Photo by Bruce Larson
Back of Photo: Principal of Foss High School. Ethelda Burke. stands awash in a sea of students between classes in one of the school's hallways. Photo by Geff Hinds.
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Back of Photo: Ethelda Burke, the new principal at Foss High School, worked at her desk. She has been working on schedules for the new term, the first with four classes at Foss. Photo by Bruce Kellman
Back of Photo: NEWS 6/10/87 (Photo by Russ Carmack) A maintenance man from the Tacoma School District shop paints over spray painting on the side of a classroom building at Gault Jr. High, located at 1115 E. Division Lane. (The maintenance man refused to give his name)
Back of Photo: P.S. The kids are watching the dedication ceremonies, which included a brief view of the varied contents of the capsule. FACING THE FUTURE Schoolchildren huddle around the engraved marble stone that will mark the placement of the time capsule dedicated today at Roosevelt Elementary School. The kids are: (left to right) Dennis Oya (in sweater), Lytang Taing (oriental poking thru), Veasma Son (center in coat), Quiana Bushnell (black girl in braids) and Sara Sybertson (far right). (geff hinds pic- 6/5/87-LOCAL)
Back of photo: Point Defiance Park-Gardens Lee Fellenberg, maintenance leader at Pt. Defiance Park, prunes the roses on arbow # 3. (Bruce Kellman pix 2-13-87 for SPARETIMER)