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ELECTION 2012 | Updates on candidates and debates for November ballot [5]
VOL. 14, NO. 35
Mirror
F E D E R A L WAY
division of Sound Publishing
OPINION | Roegner: Who will control the ‘big three’ in Olympia? [4] Hobbs: Dr. Phil’s advice on elections and photo tickets [4]
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | Check out FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 2012 | 50¢ The Mirror’s Game of the Week [15]
Grammy winning producer spreads the love
CRIME BLOTTER | Mail thieves target the wrong house; man suffers egg attack [6] AROUND THE SOUND | Federal Way grad earns honors for engineer work [9] CALENDAR | Events include an art show at the bonsai garden, free recycling [11-14]
Career Start offers another pathway By GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@fedwaymirror.com
Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) and Highline Community College (HCC) have teamed up for an innovative program known as Career Start. The program, which is the first of
its kind in the state, takes the idea courses concurrently with their of Running Start and applies regular high school courses, it to more technical/vocaand receive an Associate tional aims for the students of Applied Science degree BACK TO who are interested in those either at the time of their fields. high school graduation, or Like Running Start, the shortly thereafter. tuition for students is free. “These programs are for The idea is that students take these students who have another path-
SCHOOL
way,” said Nancy Hawkins, Director of Career and Technical Education for FWPS. “They know what they want to do. They want a career in a field that perhaps only requires a two-year degree. That’s what this is designed to do.” [ more CAREERS, page 9 ]
LABOR DAY WEEKEND BULLETIN
By GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@fedwaymirror.com
Justin “Henny” Henderson, a Grammy award-winning music producer and 1998 Decatur High School grad, is looking to give back to Henderson his hometown of Federal Way. In June, Henderson was honored by the city council with a “Justin Henderson Day” on June 5. This time out, he was in town to speak to the Federal Way Public Schools board during its Aug. 28 meeting. Henderson shared his thoughts and hopes for future projects he can do in Federal Way and the Puget Sound area. “And so when I actually got the news, I was so astounded,” Henderson said, referring to the city bestowing those honors on him in June. “I was like, ‘Wait, we can’t just go back up there and receive an award, we have to do something.’ So us three, along with a couple of other friends of mine, decided to start what we [ more HENNY, p. 19 ] NEWSPAPER RACKS: To see a list of rack locations for the print edition of The Mirror, visit federalwaymirror.com/about_us.
Weather forecast Friday, high of 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Saturday, high of 72 degrees. Sunday, high of 72 degrees. Monday, high of 74 degrees. Accuweather.com says to expect times of clouds and sun all weekend, with sunshine on Labor Day.
Safety first Law enforcement will canvass bars in South King County, including Federal Way, and step up DUI patrols this weekend. This effort coincides with the Drive Hammered, Get Nailed program.
Elrik with his supplies in his bedroom. He practices on the wall behind him. Elrik is an alias used by a Federal Way resident who frequents one of two walls within the Seattle city limits that allows artists like him to practice their art from dawn until dusk. JOSH NELSON, For The Mirror
Street artist seeks legal graffiti wall By JOSH NELSON For The Mirror
Darkness covers his entire canvas. The air is cold and damp, and the cars rumbling over his head remind him that his time is limited. Working from his free-hand template, and using the light from his phone, he shakes his can, makes sure his cap is clear, leans in and starts his next line. Unbeknownst to most, Elrik is hard at work on his latest piece of street art. Elrik is an alias, used by a Federal
Way resident to avoid unwanted their art from dawn until dusk. The attention. Although he regards his most popular of these is in the South work as more than Downtown neighborjust vandalism, if hood, about 10 blocks WHAT DO YOU THINK? south of Safeco Field. caught, he faces a charge of malicious “Right now there Is this art or vandalism? mischief in the third are about six safe Send us your thoughts at degree, which could places I can work editor@federalwaymirror.com. include jail time and around Federal Way, a fine of up to $500. if you don’t include “It would be a different story,” my room,” he said. said Elrik, “if Federal Way had a free Elrik’s definition of safe refers to wall.” both the lack of police presence as Elrik is referring to one of two well as other hazards. walls within the Seattle city limits “I’m usually out late at night, so that allows artists like him to practice [ more GRAFFITI, page 20 ]
Travelers AAA predicts the highest Labor Day holiday weekend travel volume since 2008. AAA expects 33 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the holiday weekend. The total number of 2012 Labor Day holiday travelers is expected to reach a new post-recession high. The Labor Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, Aug. 30, to Monday, Sept. 3.
Stuff to do Check out community calendar and local events in today’s paper. See our online calendar at federalwaymirror.com.