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Local news columnist Peter Callaghan offered this:
Alan Liddle, a modernist architect who was a champion of historic
preservation, died Sunday at age 87.
Liddle was one of the city's most-accomplished and well-known architects. He
designed more than 100 homes and 50 commercial buildings and was frequently
featured in national magazines. He was a founder of the Tacoma Art Museum
and one of the first chairmen of the city Landmarks Commission.
One of the Tacoma Historical Society's annual awards is named for him.
Recently Liddle was thrilled to donate his books, papers and drawings to the
University of Washington Tacoma. He wrote friends that perhaps one day the
campus would award architecture degrees.
Much of his remaining estate, including an award-winning house on Gravelly
Lake Drive, will be left to TAM.
Read more about Liddle's life and work in Peter Callaghan's column in
Tuesday's News Tribune and on thenewstribune.com.
It's official: Ava Lystad of Lakebay is übercute.
Hallmark says so.
Ava's mom and dad, Hailey and Caleb, turned the blow dryer on Ava's thick red hair after her bath, and cracked up when it stuck out straight. Hailey grabbed the camera, and the flash took Ava, who was four months old, by surprise.
Voila! Instant Hallmark card.
Conveniently, Hallmark has started holding contests, and rolled the yourParenthood contest out for Mother's Day. It was their fifth, and more are planned.
Hailey submitted the photo with the greeting: "Being a mom is hard work. It can make your hair stand on end. Happy Mother's Day."
The card made the cut, and voting went national on the 16 finalists. Each finalist won $250, and another $250 for a favorite charity. Through a church mission, Ava's $250 helped build a house in Morocco.
Ava's card went on sale with those of the other 15 finalists. Sales and votes determined the winner.
Hallmark's Sarah Kolell announced Ava's big win, and $2,500 prize, today.
