Federal Way Mirror, October 26, 2011

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IN OTHER NEWS | Energy efficiency saves money at City Hall and businesses [3]

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OPINION | Roegner: Some campaigns are ‘bloodier’ than others [4] Johnson: Let your children ask questions about sex [4] CRIME BLOTTER | Victim gets gaming device stolen after saying no to pot [3] PUBLISHER’S NOTE | Kudos to the city for helping with sand sculpting event [6]

SPORTS | Football: Thomas Jefferson WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011 finally enters the postseason [10]

CALENDAR | Don’t miss the Howl-O-Ween Dog Party at French Lake Park [7]

Marine finds therapy in writing County fights for Boeing 737 Elwin Hart will be keynote speaker at Veterans Day event

and recovery. A driving force behind the alliance’s creation is the With the Next Gencompetition the Renton 737 eration 737 flightline as his production plant will face backdrop, King County to build the newest member Executive Dow Constantine of Boeing’s 737 family, the brought together leaders 737 MAX. of all stripes who will Boeing is expected work to keep proto make its decision duction of the 737 next year about REGIONAL in King County. where to produce Building airthe modified 737, planes “is in our which will have a DNA,” Constantine highly fuel-efficient told a news conference new engine. Boeing has overlooking the Renton been clear about keeping its Municipal Airport on Oct. options open. 20. Renton Mayor Denis Law The 16 leaders from busi- said the city believes there ness, labor, education and is plenty of room at the local government are now Renton production plant to part of the King County build the 737 MAX. Aerospace Alliance, a “We must work together regional effort to strengthen to support Boeing, its supan already strong aerospace pliers and the aerospace industry that’s a key to the industry as a whole, and region’s economic vitality [ more BOEING, page 14 ] BY DEAN RADFORD

BY ANDY HOBBS

editor@rentonreporter.com

editor@federalwaymirror.com

Elwin Hart, a resident of Village Green Retirement Campus in Federal Way, recently published his memoir on life in the military. “That’s the best book I’ve ever written,” said Hart, 87. “In fact, it’s the only one.” All kidding aside, writing the book has set him free. The title — “Did I Do Enough?” — refers to the last years Hart spent with his wife of 63-plus years, Gladys, who died in 2008. They first met on Bainbridge Island, when he was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Marines and she served in the WAVES (a women’s division in the U.S. Navy) in World War II. The couple eventually adopted three children. Hart’s marriage and family are a thread throughout the 289-page book, which is packed with photos. The book covers his 33-year military career, along with service in state and county government, including a stint as Pierce County sheriff in 1979. Hart’s career in the U.S. Marine Corps began in May 1941, just five days before his 17th birthday. The Louisiana native primarily worked in communications starting in World War II, where he saw military action in the Pacific. That experience took him from Guadalcanal to Tarawa to New Zealand to Samoa. Tawara was the site of a bloody 1943 battle against the Japanese. For three days in Tarawa, he manned his battalion’s only radio communication off [ more HART, page 2 ]

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Emergency alert test scheduled for Nov. 9 BY GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@fedwaymirror.com

Above: Elwin Hart held a book signing Oct. 21 at Village Green Retirement Campus for his recently published memoir, “Did I Do Enough?” Below: Elwin and Gladys Mary Hart as seen after their wedding in 1945 (courtesy photo). ANDY HOBBS, The Mirror

VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE Local veteran Elwin Hart will be a keynote speaker at the second annual Honoring Our Own, a program that pays tribute to military veterans in the Federal Way area. The event will run 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Todd Beamer High School, 35999 16th Ave. S. Hart, who served 33 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, saw combat in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. To learn more, contact Diana Noble-Gulliford at the Historical Society of Federal Way: diana@gulliford. com or (206) 412-5545.

“This is a test. This is only a test.” Those words will be heard on all TV and radio stations across the United States on Nov. 9, as the federal government runs its first test of the national Emergency Alert System (EAS). The test will interrupt all TV and radio programming for approximately three minutes, beginning at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 (2 p.m. EST). According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the test is being conducted by a number of federal agencies, including the the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the FCC itself,

and the National Weather Service. These agencies have “EAS management responsibilities,” according to the FCC. The FCC indicates that during the test, viewers will hear a message that says “This is a test.” The national test will resemble the monthly tests done at the local level that most people are familiar with, but there may be some differences in what viewers will see and hear, according to the FCC. The audio message will be the same for all listening, according to the FCC, but the visual image displayed on TVs may differ from location to location. This is because there are some limitations in the EAS, meaning that the video [ more TEST, page 2 ]


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