OUR NEXT PROGRAM
June 6, 2012 — DINNER: Assessor/Treasurer Candidate Forum
This Candidate Forum for Pierce County Assessor/Treasurer will answer questions from The News Tribune's Editorial Board as part of the Tribune's endorsement process.
Not only will attendees get to hear from the candidates themselves, but they will get an inside look at how the editorial board interviews candidates for public office and the kinds of questions they ask.
This unique program is sure to fascinate and inform.
Dinner Details: Wednesday, June 6. 6:00 Doors open; 6:45 dinner; 7:00 program starts; program ends by 8:15 University of Puget Sound, Wheelock Rotunda.
Members can RSVP by emailing office@cityclubtacoma.org Monday, June 4 at 5:00 pm. Cost for members is $25; non-members, $30.
New option! Members may attend for the "program only" rate of $8 and skip the meal. The $8 rate includes wine, coffee, and dessert. This is only open to current City Club members.
This program coordinated by Ronnie Bush, Liz Collins, and Lisa Dreyer.
About The News Tribune Editorial Board
Editorial page editor Patrick O'Callahan oversees the online and printed opinion sections of The News Tribune.
He has been with The News Tribune since 1987. A "nearly native" Washingtonian, he attended public schools in Marysville and is a graduate of the University of Washington. In 1979, he joined McClatchy Newspapers as a reporter for the Tri-City Herald in Eastern Washington.
After covering the Hanford Nuclear Reservation for several years, he served as the Tri-City Herald's editorial page editor before returning to the Puget Sound region to join The News Tribune's editorial board.
O'Callahan has received McClatchy Newspapers' President's Award and other recognitions for his writing. In addition to his bachelor's degree in journalism, he holds a master of fine arts from the Rainier Writing Workshop (Pacific Lutheran University). He teaches journalism at the UW Tacoma.
O'Callahan's interests include hiking, literature and history and his three grandchildren. He and his wife, Patricia Lee O'Callahan, live in University Place; they have two adult children, Elizabeth and Patrick.
Editorial writer Cheryl Tucker, in addition to writing commentary, manages the daily production of the editorial pages and edits letters to the editor. She has been with The News Tribune since 1978 in various capacities, including reporter, magazine coordinator and features editor.
She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida (Go Gators!) and previously worked as a reporter and features editor at the now-defunct Times-Herald in Newport News, Va. Growing up in an Air Force family, she lived all over the United States and in Northern Italy. Since moving to Washington, she has lived in Tacoma, University Place and, for the past 21 years, in Lakewood. She enjoys reading mysteries, walking the South Sound's many trails and herding her two cats.
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June 20, 2012 — LUNCH: Slade Gorton: A Half Century in Politics
Former Washington State Senator Slade Gorton will speak at City Club about his life, and a political career that spanned a half-century. Taking questions from three journalists and from the audience, Gorton will reflect on his life, Washington state, politics, and the many causes he was a part of during his long career.
Lunch details: June 20, 11:30 am doors open. 12:00 lunch, program starts at 12:10 and goes until 1:15. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave.
Members can RSVP by emailing office@cityclubtacoma.org Tuesday, June 19 at 5:00 pm. Cost for members is $16; non-members, $22.
New option! Members may attend for the "program only" rate of $8 and skip the meal. The $8 rate includes free parking in the TAM lot, and coffee and dessert. This is only open to current City Club members.
Slade Gorton's half century in politics began in 1956. Together with Dan Evans and Joel Pritchard, he was a key player in generating a new wave of Republican politics in Washington State. He helped elect the youngest governor in state history; argued 14 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court as attorney general; upset a legend to win a seat in the U.S. Senate; championed the plight of timber towns caught in the crossfire over the spotted owl; suffered a bitter defeat and made a comeback, only to lose one of the closest Senate races in American history. Gorton went on to investigate British Petroleum's safety practices, forged consensus on the 9/11 Commission and served on the 2011 Redistricting Commission. --adapted from his short biography on Amazon.com
This program coordinated by Ronnie Bush and Creigh Agnew.
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August 22, 2012 — GALA: Fundraiser on the Thea Foss Waterway
Join us for fun and friendship at our 3rd annual gala! Among our guests will be Congressman Norm Dicks to help us celebrate civic engagement in Tacoma!
Enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, a choice of wines, and live music while taking a look at the fascinating exhibits. A small silent auction will feature exceptional items and experiences.
Suggested attire: Party casual.
All tickets $50 and are not refundable. Members may email office@cityclubtacoma.org to have their card billed.
GALA Information
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
6:00 to 8:30 pm
Foss Waterway Seaport
705 Dock Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
Thanks to our presenting sponsor, Connelly Law Offices.
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September 5, 2012 — DINNER: Redesigning Juvenile Justice in Pierce County
12 years ago, Pierce County had an average of 160 youths in juvenile detention on any given day, with a disproportionate number of those youths from minority populations.
With the support of the judges, Pierce County Juvenile Court staff sought to find new ways to reduce that number, and redesign juvenile justice in our county. As of last year, the average number of youths in detention had dropped from 160 per day to 35 per day. Something's working. Learn about the sea change that has happened in approaching juvenile justice issues in Pierce County.
Speakers are TJ Bohl, Assistant Administrator for Pierce County Juvenile Court, and Kevin Williams, Probation Supervisor for Pierce County Juvenile Court and Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative Coordinator.
Dinner Details: Wednesday, September 5. 6:00 Doors open; 6:45 dinner; 7:00 program starts; program ends by 8:15 University of Puget Sound, Wheelock Rotunda.
Members can RSVP by emailing office@cityclubtacoma.org before Tuesday, September 4 at 12:00 pm. Cost for members is $25; non-members, $30.
Members may attend for the "program only" rate of $8 and skip the meal. The $8 rate includes wine, coffee, and dessert. This is only open to current City Club members.
Bohl has been with the Juvenile Court since 2000. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Program Manager for a group home for sexually aggressive youth, Program Supervisor in the state institution, and a Juvenile Parole Officer.
Williams has been with the Juvenile Court since 2000. Prior to that, he was a Case Manager for a Youth Advocacy Program and Group Leader at a group home for dependent and adjudicated youth.
This program coordinated by Ronnie Bush and Kitty-Ann van Doorninck.
picture from the Youth Against Violence Art Wall
