Federal Way Mirror, April 27, 2012

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SALMON EDUCATION | City and schools join forces for custom science program [2]

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OPINION | Roegner: The impact of Jim Ferrell’s political metamorphosis [4] Amy Johnson: Great conversations about sex [4]

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CALENDAR | Events include Day of Prayer, The Who’s “Tommy” and more [7] TOP SHOT | Update on Federal Way cop’s progress on The History Channel show [13]

SPORTS | Prep baseball and softball: FRIDAY, April 27, 2012 Playoff berths are up for grabs [14]

Entrepreneur wants to build local gun range

Win $100 in The Mirror’s coupon challenge The Mirror is sponsoring a contest in April to find the most couponsavvy shopper in Federal Way. Whoever saves the most money using coupons found anywhere in the Federal Way Mirror in April will win a $100 giftcard to the local store of your choice. Save your receipts for proof, and we’ll tally them up. Deadline for entries is May 15. Please mail your receipts (or deliver in person) to our office at 31919 1st Ave. S., Federal Way, WA 98003. Please include your name, address, email and telephone number with your receipts. The winner will be announced in late May. Check our print edition every Friday for the best coupons for local restaurants, groceries, retail, auto services and more. To learn more, contact publisher Rudi Alcott at ralcott@ federalwaymirror.com or (253) 925-5565.

CRIME BLOTTER | Thieves flee Victoria’s Secret, then assault elderly woman [5]

By GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@federalwaymirror.com

Federal Way preacher, 109, chosen for African revival Federal Way resident Otis Clark, age 109, is the world’s oldest traveling evangelist. This week, a Pentecostal Christian church leader from Nigeria visited Clark to discuss a revival in Africa slated for January. The event is expected to draw one million people, according to the Rev. Mosy U. Madugba, who said Clark’s presence “will kickstart a wave of revival across the continent of Africa.” Clark was born Feb. 13, 1903, and is considered a key Pentecostal figure. Read more on page 11 in today’s Mirror. ANDY HOBBS, The Mirror

With gun sales around the country at an all-time high — and with Federal Way Police Department Cmdr. Kyle Sumpter one of the final five contestants on The History Channel’s shooting competition show “Top Shot” — it seems as though the time is ripe for a firearm range to be built in Federal Way. Local entrepreneur Robert Piel, who’s lived in Federal Way since 1996, is cautiously optimistic that he’ll be able to provide the range for local shooters. “I hope it works out, but I can’t promise anything,” Piel said. “I’m ready to go. We just need a building.” Piel said he envisions a facility that would be approximately 20,000 square feet. He hopes to include three classrooms for instruction, two “shop” areas for buying and selling firearms, and an area for a

metalsmith to make parts. He’s hoping to have 16 lanes for firearms, which would make it one of the largest shooting ranges in the state. Piel also hopes to welcome non-firearm weapons to the facility. “We’re trying to offer some different aspects to a range that hasn’t been done in the past. We’re hoping to have five archery ranges for people who want to practice with their arrows. They’ll have retrievable targets,” he said. The name of the proposed range has already been determined: Eco Family Range, LLC. Piel said he’s gathered a mountain of permits already, including seven federal firearm licenses and 10 others from local, state and federal agencies. The lack of a range in Federal Way has led local shooters far afield to practice their craft. For Piel, a retired police officer who [ more GUNS, page 12 ]

Federal Way TV commercial begins airing on cable By ANDY HOBBS editor@federalwaymirror.com

Federal Way has produced a TV commercial aimed at bringing more businesses to the city. The 30-second advertisement features the slogan “Think smart. Move fast. Think Federal Way.” It begins airing today on ESPN, Fox News and CNBC. Recruited as pitchmen for the

city were Wild Waves Theme commercial real estate. Nearly Park CEO Jeff Stock and former 750,000 square feet of office space Seattle Sounders soccer pro (30 percent) sits empty. Lamar Neagle, who at“We’re scoring big in Fedtended Thomas Jefferson eral Way,” Stock says in the NEWS High School. Stock is a commercial, which praises former Seattle Sounders the city for lower business player, and Neagle has since costs and positive business been traded to the Montreal environment. In the ad, Stock Impact. and Neagle exchange friendly The commercial’s main goal is to banter about their age differences help fill the Federal Way’s vacant — and their career success.

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“The genesis of all of this is related to bringing businesses to town,” said Patrick Doherty, the city’s director of economic development, in a December 2011 report. The commercial was filmed in December 2011 at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila where the Sounders train. The project cost about $10,000. Watch the video and learn more online at thinkfederalway.com.

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