NEW and Renewing Members --
Thank You!
Corporate Level
Law Offices of Stephen Hansen -- NEW
Sustainer Level
Integrity Payment Systems -- NEW
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Next TWA Meeting
Wed., Oct. 8
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Peter Raffa
Topic
Tacoma Art Museum: New Western Art Museum
Tacoma Youth Marine Center
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Don't Forget To Order Lunch
Boxed lunches ($12) are available for TWA meetings.
Lunches are provided by The Neighborhood Bistro, a Goodwill company and order forms are included in the monthly meeting reminder.
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Thank You to ALL of our Corporate and Higher Level Members!
Enterprising Level
Executive Level
Corporate Level
Bannon, Carlson & Kessel, Inc.
Broadway Center for the Performing Arts
Brown & Brown Insurance
Business Interiors Northwest
Courtyard Marriot Tacoma Downtown
Evergreen Home Loans
Foss Harbor Marina
Foss Waterway Development Authority
Global Marine Insurance
Globe Machine Manufacturing
Hotel Murano
Johnson, Stone & Pagano
Law Offices of Stephen Hansen
Marine Floats
Narrows Marina
National Pipe & Piling
NW Yachtnet
Point Defiance Marina
Rock the Dock
Selden's Home Furnishings
Tacoma Art Museum
Tacoma Design Collaborative
Tacoma Pierce County Sports Commission
Tacoma Yacht Club
University of Washington Tacoma/Urban Waters
Washington State Historical Society
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President
Gregg Reynolds
Vice President
John Trueman
Treasurer
Mike Jameson
Secretary
Roger Williams
Past President
Roger Williams
Dean Burke
Joseph Govednik
Scott Knox
Don Meyer
Tom Rogers
Stan Selden
Ian Wilkinson
Advisory Council
Darrel Bowman
Logan Brown
Loren Cohen
Su Dowie
Tom Drohan
Shari Hart
Mandy Lane
Dawn Lucien
Scott Mason
Craig Perry
Dick Ramsey
Marv Sandberg
Pete Sponek
Mike Wark
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Buy Your Tickets Now!
YachtoberFest ... Our Annual Fundraiser
Saturday, Oct. 4
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Saturday, Oct. 4
Gate opens at 11:30 a.m.
Discount Tickets if Purchased
before Noon Friday, Oct. 3
$12 in advance
$20 at the door
(must be at least 21 to attend)
See you in the fest tent
Prost!
photo courtesy Michael Jordan photography
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Sea Scouts' 90th Anniversary
The year was 1924.
Calvin Coolidge was re-elected president of the United States; the first Winter Olympics was held; St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad; George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" premiered in New York; IBM was founded; Greece became a republic; four planes left Seattle on the first around-the-world flight; Congress granted U.S. citizenship to Native Americans; the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade was held, Little Orphan Annie debuted ... and Ship 110 was formed in Tacoma with the name Fly Cloud.
Ship 110 is currently known as the Charles N. Curtis, and is the oldest, continuous operating unit in Tacoma Sea Scout history.
In the 1920 and 1930s, the Sea Scouts used small, private boats to provide service to the community. They competed in regional competitions and had a drum-and-bugle team. In 1931, Lawrence Berlund joined as a youth and later became an adult leader until his death in 2011.
The Charles N. Curtis came to the Sea Scouts in 1946 when it was purchased for $10 from WWII surplus.
In the early years, the Sea Scouts were an all-male organization although it worked closely with the Girl Scout Mariner Program. It wasn't until 1986 that girls were allowed to join.
Today, the Sea Scouts used both marine-related programs and community service projects to provide opportunities for youth to grow and mature as adults. The Sea Scouts participate in about 50-60 service projects each year in addition to classroom training activities.
Join us for our 90th anniversary celebration Oct. 4 at the Tacoma Youth Marine Center. For more information, please contact Malcolm Russell at (253) 572.2666 or
mrussell@youthmarinefoundation.org.
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submitted by Tom Rogers
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"The Hands That Built Tacoma" Mural
"The Hands that Built Tacoma" mural, located below the Murray Morgan Bridge at the corner of Dock and 11th streets, was dedicated in a public ceremony Sept. 20 during Maritime Fest.
The mural, created by Gig Harbor artist Nick Goettling, is a celebration of Tacoma's working waterfront and pays tribute to Tacoma's rich history.
The mural was commissioned by the City of Tacoma as part of the Murray Morgan Bridge rehabilitation. The bridge was built in 1913 but was closed in 2007 because of safety concerns. It was restored and reopened in 2013.
submitted by Lorraine Ralston
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Congratulations
Tom Rogers!
For Your 50 Years of
Volunteer Leadership
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Bringing the El Primero Home
El Primero, a 120-foot luxury yacht, has been a fixture on Tacoma's waterfront for more than half a century.
A local group led by Richard Hildahl and Stan Selden is trying to find a permanent location to moor the 121-year-old vessel and turn it into a working and floating museum. The group is trying to complete the project in time for the 2015 U.S. Open.
El Primero's story begins in 1893 in San Francisco. She was one of the first steam-powered yachts built at the time, and was commissioned for Edward W. Hopkins, an avid boater and heir to the Hopkins fortune.
Hopkins sold the boat to Chester Thorne of Tacoma in 1906, and thus began the yacht's association with Puget Sound.
Local lore has the El Primero changing owners again in 1911 in a game of poker. The game was played on the stern deck and legend says it was a hand of aces and eights (known as the "dead man's hand") that had Sam Perkins, a Tacoma businessman and publisher of the Tacoma Daily Ledger and News, winning the yacht.
Read more about the El Primero project here. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to the Tacoma Historical Society.
submitted by Richard Hildahl
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Our Voices, Our Waterfront
TWA members and others are talking to writer
Sharon Babcock about enduring inspirations,
life lessons, and perspectives from their
experiences on the working waterfront.
This month is the 16th installment in the
series: Dr. Hannah Ayoyagi, Programs
Operations Planner for Toxic Cleanup for
the Washington Department of Ecology.
Dr. Hannah Ayoyagi is part of Tacoma's emerging generation of environmental experts who have cut their professional teeth on the shores of Commencement Bay. She recently spoke at a TWA meeting in her former role as a Tacoma Smelter Plume Project Planner.
Following undergraduate studies at the University of Puget Sound and a doctoral program in Environmental Health Science and Policy at the University of California Irvine, Ayoyagi decided to return to Tacoma and its waters to live and work.
Read entire article
submitted by Sharon Babcock
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Comanche To Visit Foss Waterway
The Comache, a U.S. Navy rescue tug from World  War II, will be in the Foss Waterway Oct. 11 for a few hours and will be open to the public.
The Comanche is the only Coast Guard-recognized historic medium endurance cutter on the West Coast. It is based at the Bremerton Marina and is returning to Tyee Marina for the winter.
For more information, call (253) 227.9678.
submitted by Lorraine Ralston
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Happenings On the Waterfront
October 2014
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Oct. 4
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Foss Waterway near MOG
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Oct. 4
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Youth Marine Center
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Oct. 4
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Point Defiance Marina
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Oct. 4
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Foss Waterway Seaport
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Oct. 8
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Youth Marine Center
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Oct. 11
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parks along the waterfront
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Oct. 16
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Point Defiance Pagoda
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Oct. 18
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PNW-ORCA Ruston Way Solo/Relay
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Oct. 18
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Point Defiance Marina
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Oct. 21
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Guest Speaker Rep. Derek Kilmer
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Tacoma Propeller Club
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Oct. 24
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Fabulich Center
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Free Bus Tours of the Port
Get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the 43,000 local jobs
related to the Port of  Tacoma on a free guided bus tour.
Oct. 24 at 1 p.m.
Nov. 21 at 1 p.m.
Each tour lasts 75 minutes and leaves from the Fabulich Center in Tacoma. Space is limited and reservations are required. Reserve your seat by calling (253) 383.9463 or email bustours@portoftacoma.com.
submitted by Carola Filmer
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