Back of Photo: News The Rev. Don Magill from the Metropolitan Community Church at 1106 S. Yakima Ave. leads protestors outside Hosanna Christian Fellowship Church as Lon Mabonm here to speak against Tacoma's new gay rights ordinance. (Photo by Russ Carmack)
Back of Photo: Three-year-old Calvin Medina, Tacoma, checks out his competition and other tribal dress during the Puyallup tribe's Pow Wow. There was singing, dancing, eating, and competition for best dress and dance. Photo by David Brandt
Mary Brown, receptionist at Tacoma's Mary Bridge Hospital, seems immune to the bevy of jolly-faced jack-o-lanterns on her desk and frets away during a few moments this afternoon. The woman usually sports a smile popular with staff and visitor alike. (Photo by Geff Hinds)
Back of photo: McIlvaigh Middle School students march down Portland Ave. 3/10/89 after a noon rally urging the kids to say no to drugs and alcohol. NEWS BILL HUNTER PHOTO
Back of Photo: Peter Kim drinks his Sake while talking with James Jee (L) and his sister Joanne Jee (R). The three are from Vancouver B.C. and think the Torch Light is one of the best Korean nightclubs in the northwest. Story by Dorian Smith Photo by Bill Hunter
Back of Photo: Steam escaped from the broken pipes on the coal-fired engine of the African Queen after she broke down during a news media cruise of Seattle's Lake Union Monday morning. Damage to the 76-year-old African steamer of movie fame evidently came during a January visit to the mid-west during sub-zero cold spell. The tour continued via a tow. The boat will be on display at the Big Tacoma Boat Show this week. The steam pressure valve indicated zero pressure and the boat whistles remained silent because of the broken pipes. Bruce Kellman
Back of Photo: Dr. Harold Sandler and Elena Loshchenkova address students at Wilson High School in Tacoma, one of their Pacific Northwest stops. Photo by Russ Carmack
Back of Photo: Gilbert Brown of Tacoma, age 76, talks about his neighborhood's drug and crime problems during a forum on drugs and gang-related activity Wednesday night. The forum was held at Mt. Tahoma HS, the scene of recent increases in gang activity. Other citizens are lined up behind Brown to speak out. Photo by Joe Giron Nelson
Back of Photo: "Port of Tacoma - Gen. New Construction Site: Shown here is the current terminal for Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) which leases the 25-acre site from the Port of Tacoma. This area will be the new site of a two-berth container facility for Tacoma Terminals, Inc., a subsidiary of Sea-Land Services, Inc. The Port is relocating the TOTE operation to Blair Waterway, where it will build a modern, expanded, roll-on, roll-off facility.
Back of Photo: Central Lutheran Church volunteer Robert G. Freeman, right, played wit Matthew, 6 mo., while mother Kim (didn't want last name used) held Matthew and brother Dean, 21 mo. The family was visiting at the Central Lutheran Church "Visiting Place Program." Merryman Bruce Larson/Photo
Back of Photo: Peter Garcia enjoys a bowl of turkey noodle soup Friday during the lunch time meal at the Nativity House at 1517 Commerce in Tacoma. Two meals a day are served free of charge to the needy. City officials are concerned with possible drug activity in the neighborhood. Bruce Kellman with Mike Gilbert/story
Back of Photo: Pierce County Executive Joe Stortini and his election challenger Larry Faulk, left, made a joint appearance at the Parkland-Spanaway Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Paradise Village Bowl Restaurant. They briefly chatted before lunch. Staff photo by Bruce Kellman
Back of Photo: Bruce Stucker, founder of Save Our Sound, an organization dedicated to the preservation and beautification of Puget Sound, posed for photo by a part of the South Sound near his Olympia office. Staff photo by Bruce Kellman.