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OPINION | Roegner: The city’s potential political misfire [4] Johnson: Imagine a world where every pregnancy is wanted [4] LETTERS | Please, Federal Way, show me where to find the wailing wall [4, 5, 13] CALENDAR | Events include farmers market chili cook-off, Jet Cities Chorus [9, 10]

SPORTS | The latest updates on football, SYMPHONY | The Federal Way Symphony hires a new executive director [14] FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2012 | 50¢ soccer and prep highlights [15]

City responds to traffic camera critics

Teens die in hiking accident

Photo ticket debate sizzles

By ANDY HOBBS

Mirror staff reports

editor@federalwaymirror.com

Two Federal Way teenagers were killed Sept. 16 after falling during a hike near Otter Falls, located in the Snoqualmie National Forest outside of North Bend.

The teens have been identified as Andrew Lusink, 16, and Ben Skagen, 18. Both boys attended Christian Faith School, with Skagen recently graduating. The school honored the students with a prayer assembly Monday. A memorial will be 10 a.m. Sept. 24 at Christian Faith Center.

According to the King County Sheriff ’s Office, a group of four teen boys was hiking the area, when two of the four climbed a rock near the falls. The two boys fell from the rock and were seriously injured.

The two other teens tried to help the injured boys. One was a brother of one of the injured teens and ran down the trail for help. He found two hikers on the trail who went up to assist the injured boys.

The teen continued 5 miles down the trail until he was able to find a Forest Service employee, who called 911.

SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA: This sign is posted on 1st Avenue South near Winco, warning drivers of photo enforcement up ahead. ANDY HOBBS, The Mirror

Police chief says the goal is to increase safety for kids

By GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@federalwaymirror.com

Federal Way Police Chief Brian Wilson gave a report to the city council on Sept. 18 regarding photo enforcement systems at three local school zones.

A recent letter to the editor pub-

lished in The Mirror, along with subsequent broadcast reports from Seattle news stations, has many wondering if the school zone cameras are truly accomplishing their stated purpose, or if they’re an easy way for the city to fill its coffers by issuing expensive tickets to unsuspecting drivers.

Wilson said there is no sinister purpose for using the cameras, beyond increasing safety in school zones.

“Several of our public schools in the City of Federal Way face a significant

issue with speeding vehicles in and around school zones. We have 23 public and private school zones in the city, and given the nature of three of these school zones, we placed cameras at those three locations,” Wilson said.

“The primary reasons are speed in those areas, the fact that it’s a multilane, either four- or five-lane roadway.

Our goal is to increase the safety of our children in these high-volume, high-violation school zone areas.” [ more CAMERAS, p. 8 ]

The debate continues over Federal Way’s traffic enforcement cameras — and how many drivers were wrongly ticketed.

The speed zone near Panther Lake Elementary School on 1st Avenue South has frustrated several drivers who say they received unfair citations.

Last Friday, Carmen DeChabert appeared in Federal Way Municipal Court over a photo ticket near Panther Lake.

She said she was driving 34 mph in the 35 mph zone.

When the lights are flashing, the speed limit is 20 mph in the school zone.

“I didn’t see the lights and the lights were not on.

I would swear on the Bible they were not flashing,” she said, adding that the location of the lights offered insufficient warning of the active school zone.

DeChabert said the judge reduced her ticket from $250 to $125. She said her mistake was checking the box on the ticket for mitigation, instead of selecting the option to contest the ticket. [ more TICKETS, p. 8 ]

Robbery suspects still at large

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By ANDY HOBBS editor@federalwaymirror.com

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Two gas stations in Federal Way were robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning in an apparent spree across South King County.

The incidents were caught on surveillance video. Federal Way police believe the robberies involve the same suspects, who

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The old transfer station in Algona is being shut down, and the county is eyeing

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www.federalwaymirror.com new locations, including one that would be located just east of I-5 on South 320th Street in Federal Way. The city invites residents to attend the Sept. 27 meeting so their input can be heard about the possibility of a garbage transfer station located in such a central part of the city. According to city spokesperson Chris Carrel, the city is concerned about the potential location for a number of reasons: • Increased traffic congestion and safety issues • Proximity to Federal Way’s downtown entryway • Land use compatibility with adjacent properties • Sensitive areas (wetlands) that are on or near the proposed site • The site’s close proximity to the newly expanded Bow Lake Transfer station.

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Church dedicates community garden

The Light of Christ Community Garden had its dedication Sept. 16 in Federal Way. The community garden, located at 21st Avenue SW and SW 344th Street, broke ground last September and is already helping families and seniors in need, even though it is not yet fully completed. Boy Scout Troop 336 has partnered with the garden and so far, three of Troop 336’s boys have completed their Eagle projects in the garden. To help at the garden by volunteering, or to donate in-kind services or money, contact Jim Cox at jim.e.cox@comcast.net or (253) 952-8339.

Sponsorships of garden elements/beds and purchasing engraved bricks are available. Pictured from left to right are Paul Jaquish, Joe Preiser (Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 336), Federal Way City Councilwoman Linda Kochmar, Max Warnke, Jason Parks, Joshua Preiser, and Federal Way City Councilwoman Susan Honda. Read more about the garden at federalwaymirror.com. COURTESY PHOTO

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Police Blotter Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log: • Care home residents fight: At 4:54 p.m. Sept. 17 in the 32000 block of 1st Avenue South, two wheelchair-bound residents at a care home were involved in a physical altercation. According to the report, the aggressor in the altercation was warned about assaulting other residents. No arrests were made, but the report notes the care facility is required to contact police when any incident like this occurs.

• No honey, you can’t have drugs and alcohol tonight: At 1:37 p.m. Sept. 17 in the 31000 block of 8th Avenue South, the reporting party was involved in an argument with her husband.

According to the report, the argument stemmed from the fact that she was refusing to buy her husband alcohol and/or drugs.

The woman indicated her husband pushed her after she refused.

• Hey man, nice shot: At 2:03 p.m. Sept. 17 in the 800 block of South 320th Street, a resident notified police of a coyote roaming the area. According to the report, the responding officer dispatched the animal with a single shot.

• Double trouble: At 5:01 p.m.

Sept. 17 in the 34000 block of 16th Avenue South, two sisters were arrested for attempting to steal hundreds of dollars worth of diapers. According to the report, both sisters had active warrants from other jurisdictions, and were handed over to those jurisdictions.

• Medical marijuana card can’t save man’s pot: At 12:36 a.m. Sept. 16 in the 2100 block of SW 326th Street, police pulled over a vehicle. According to the report,

the responding officer noticed a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The driver admitted there was approximately three grams of marijuana in his girlfriend’s purse, and that he had a medical marijuana patient card.

The report notes the driver did not have his medical marijuana card with him. The responding officer took possession of the man’s marijuana without incident.

• Peeing in the street: At 1:04 a.m. Sept. 16 in the 6200 block of Southcenter Boulevard, Seattle police arrested a man for urinating in public. According to the report, the man had an active warrant out of Federal Way, and was transferred over to Federal Way police after his arrest for the public urination.

• Facebook complicates relationship: At 1:06 p.m. Sept. 16 in the 2100 block of SW 352nd Street, a man and a woman, who are in a relationship, got into a verbal argument. According to the report, the argument stemmed from the man’s displeasure at the woman for recently communicating with an old guy friend on Facebook.

• Stroller heist fails: At 1:40 p.m. Sept. 16 in the 2200 block of South Commons, a woman attempted to steal a stroller from Target but was interrupted by loss prevention officers. The woman fled the area in a vehicle, and the stroller was recovered by the loss prevention officers.

• Never hand over your iPhone: At 3:19 p.m. Sept. 16 in the 2100 block of SW 338th St., a man handed over his iPhone to an acquaintance of a few weeks, at the acquaintance’s request. After getting the iPhone from the victim, the acquaintance fled the area.

• Burglary nets large haul in silver coins: At 7:03 p.m. Sept. 16 in the 34000 block of 30th Avenue SW, the victim’s home was burglarized and approximately $5,900 in silver coins were stolen by the unknown suspects.

State to clean up contaminated park

By GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@federalwaymirror.com

The Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) will clean the soil at seven parks in Pierce and King County, including Federal Way’s Lake Grove Park.

The soil cleanup is needed due to decades of contamination from the Asarco smelter located in Tacoma.

For the DOE and cleanup coordinator John Zinza, the next few weeks present a brief window for the work to take place.

“We have a very tight timeline,” Zinsa said. “Grass must be seeded by mid-October in order to survive the winter, and rain can make soil work more difficult.”

According to the DOE, contamination in the parks like Lake Grove doesn’t pose an immediate risk to

residents, but the potential for longterm issues exists, especially with children who may be exposed to the contaminated soil.

Residents who live near these parks can expect to encounter construction, including noise and large trucks in the area. Lake Grove Park is located at 833 SW 308th St. “Every single park cleanup project protects more children in South King and Pierce County from toxic chemicals,” said State Rep. Dave Upthegrove of Des Moines, who was the main sponsor of the 2005 legislation that created the soil cleanup program. “This program is an investment in the health and safety of future generations.”

Some of the work will focus on the cleaning up the soil around play areas in the seven local parks set to undergo the work.

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Please, Federal Way, show me where to find the wailing wall Oh community of Federal Way, where is the “Wailing Wall?”

I need to go there and spend hours lifting cries to the heavens for those who are missing their sons lost in the past few months in hiking accidents.

When walking toward the Brooklake Church entrance the morning of July 7, a tall, slender man, looking to be about in his 70s, came up, looked me in the eye and voiced with haunting intensity, “My son, John, is missing.” This father’s deep grief, as if he already knew,

Amy Johnson

City’s potential political misfire A seemingly innocuous item may have longterm political repercussions for Federal Way. The city council recently approved Mayor Skip Priest’s request to hire a lobbyist to lead Federal Way’s legislative efforts.

The approval has raised questions among some local and regional leaders, and may have opened an old wound.

The motion to hire MJ Durkan Inc. was passed 5-0 with council members Kochmar and Freeman abstaining.

They are running for the Legislature, and Durkan sometimes teams with Ehren Flygare in his lobbying efforts. Flygare is the son of Roger Flygare, who is also running for the Legislature.

After the meeting, some council members started to have second thoughts. It had less to do with Durkan, who has a good reputation, than it was the wording in the staff report.

The report has raised questions about the city’s priorities, staff relationships and political credit for $24 million designated by Sound Transit to help Federal Way with regional transit.

In addition to lobbying on state issues, federal lobbying was added to Durkan’s contract, as was economic development. The overall cost of the two-year contract was $124,000 plus $6,000 in expenses. This raised some eyebrows in tight budget times. More questions seemed to surface about whether the city needed to restore a lobbying effort in Washington, D.C., which had been cut from the budget in 2010.

However, of more concern was adding

economic development to Durkan’s portfolio.

Some council members asked, “isn’t that Patrick Doherty’s job?” Doherty has held both the economic director and planning director jobs since Priest first reorganized departments after his election as mayor.

Some council members said they felt in the dark as to who was in charge of economic development, and how Durkan and Doherty’s responsibilities would relate to one another. They felt attempts to obtain clarity prior to the council meeting were unsuccessful.

But the staff report, approved by the mayor’s office, also appeared to move political credit for Sound Transit’s $24 million addition to the south link to Federal Way to Durkan and City Hall, and away from King County Council member Pete von Reichbauer and State Sen. Tracey Eide, who were not mentioned.

As readers may recall, Sound Transit announced almost two years ago that due to the economic downturn, the south link from SeaTac Airport to S. 272nd Street would be delayed for several years until the economy improved in the south sub-area, which includes Federal Way and Auburn among others.

Mayor Priest and the city council hired lobbyists, including Durkan, to pursue what one person described at the time as a “scorched earth” policy toward Sound Transit through various political avenues, including the state Legislature.

At the time, many regional and state leaders [ more ROEGNER, page 13 ] Bob Roegner

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The Mirror’s editorial board: Rudi Alcott, publisher; Andy Hobbs, editor; Joann Piquette, retired and community advocate; Matthew Jarvis, business owner; Nandell Palmer, author; Bob Dockstader, retired attorney; Amye Bronson-Doherty, former school board member.

Contact the board: editorialboard@ federalwaymirror.com

World Contraception Day is an event organized by the European Society for Contraception and Reproductive Health.

Each year on Sept. 26, the organization focuses on educating young people about contraception, in an effort to support a vision of a world where every pregnancy is wanted.

In reality, 85 percent of teen pregnancies worldwide are unplanned, and millions are infected with sexually transmissible infections because they don’t know how to protect themselves.

This year, in our country, women’s rights have been in the forefront of political campaigns, and access to contraception coverage has become a controversial topic.

Whatever your religious and political views are, I think we can all agree that a world where every pregnancy is wanted is a good thing.

How to meet that goal is where we tend to disagree. Earlier this month, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro stated in a speech: “The American Dream is not a sprint, or a marathon, but a relay.”

Being the mom of two swimmers, I know that relays are different from individual events. There are four people in a relay, and much calculation goes into which order the swimmers (or runners) will go. People cheer for the team, and for each individual swimmer.

Cheering for the slowest swimmer is just as important as cheering for the fastest one because they are all working together toward one goal.

Oh, for a world that treated sexuality education like this. Or even just contraception. One relay leg could be access to information about all the different kinds of contraception; another relay leg could be family values about contraception; still another leg could be education about how to decide and know if and when you are ready for contraception.

Finally, one relay leg could be access to contraceptive methods at no or low cost and in all areas of our state and country.

Abstinence is a method, and should be discussed, but given that 2,400 teen girls in our country get pregnant every day, and 10,000 teens in America catch a sexually transmissible infection every day, abstinence-only-until-marriage education does not deserve an exclusive on this topic.

Sister Simone Campbell, a Roman Catholic nun and executive director of the Catholic Social Justice Organization NETWORK, recently stated: “We care for the 100 percent.”

Last time I checked, that meant everybody.

So, I ask you, are we caring for the 100 percent in Federal Way? Are we all doing everything we can to provide comprehensive sexuality education, [ more JOHNSON, page 5 ]

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reached down into the core of my soul. On July 9, his precious son’s body was found at the bottom of a ravine. A wailing place was born inside my heart where alone I go and weep for the loss that John’s father and mother face.

On Monday morning, Sept. 17, my daughter received a call. Two friends she knew from Christian Faith School, Andrew and Ben, died after falling during a hike Sunday afternoon. As my daughter and the other students reach out to comfort their hearts in the knowledge that Andrew and Ben

are in the very presence of Jesus Christ, a wail rises from the deepest part of my soul. Yes, Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and I believe Andrew and Ben are in heaven.

But the wail inside me comes from seeing through the eyes of a parent, the years of “missing Andrew” and “missing Ben” that lies ahead for the father and the mother of these two precious boys.

Romans 12:15 says that real “love in action” is to “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” At the memorial service for Andrew and Ben on Sept. 24,

the lives of these two young men will be celebrated. I pray that the stories of the impact they had on others and the humorous moments remembered will be a comfort to their families and to the community. But I don’t want to turn away from mourning just because it is too painful to take a close look at the loss to the families.

When I look at my own front door, I am reminded that there are parents in our community who long for their child just to walk through the door of their home, but who because of events in recent days, know it will not happen on this Earth ever again.

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when I realize these parents will be reminded throughout their lives of the deep loss, the part that has been blasted away. They will face going to the grocery stores, to the banks, and doing all the normal tasks; looking like a whole person while in reality feeling like part of their very body has been cut off.

The parents will face a world of people they bump into during their daily tasks who cannot see the handicap of deep sorrow hidden in their souls.

To John Wright’s father and mother, I mourn with you. To Andrew Lusink and Ben Skagen’s families, I have woken up every morning since hearing the terrible news with tears flowing down my face. I mourn with you. Oh please, Federal Way community, tell me where the wailing wall is. I need to go there.

Coco Tomlinson, Federal Way

Smart cameras seem so stupid I agree with Mr. Jarvis about the errant operation of speed zone traffic cameras (“City ignores malfunctions in photo enforcement,” letters).

On Presidents Day, the southbound camera at Panther Lake on 1st Avenue South was flashing away and the yellow lights were not. While I didn’t witness an accident, it would have been a small miracle if there were none. Drivers were reacting to the surprise camera flashes with abrupt maneuvers.

Problems notwithstanding, I’m still all for camera traffic enforcement of both speed and traffic signal compliance.

But, in addition to the yellow flashing light problem in school zones, there is another problem we need to address.

While I strongly support the red light cameras, I also understand the frustration drivers experience with traffic signals.

Here’s an example from earlier this year. I was at the front of a group of about 12 vehicles southbound on 1st Avenue from the light at 320th Street. As the group came to 325th Street, an eastbound vehicle approached and the “smart” traffic signal brought all 12 of us to a halt to let the crossing vehicle go immediately.

The sensors aren’t far enough back from the signal to understand that vehicles are approaching (at the

speed limit, I might add).

Instant gratification for the driver on 325th Street and mind-numbing for those of us on the arterial.

That process repeated itself for vehicles at 330th Street, 333rd Street, 336th Street, the Winco driveway and for a pedestrian at the BPA trail.

In each case, the traffic signals had no idea of the approach of the large group of southbound vehicles and changed — bringing the entire group to an abrupt stop.

By the time the remaining vehicles reached the already red signal at 348th Street, it had taken more than double the normal travel time.

There’s no excuse for allowing busy schedules to affect our compliance with traffic laws, but the frustration is understandable.

Synchronizing the traf-

alternative, but that too has issues. I’m tempted to pen a letter something like: De’r Mist’r Traffik Engn’r, Why is that your “smart” traffic signals seem so stuuuupid?

Sincerely, Worn Out Brakes.

If you talk to a traffic engineer about synchronizing signal lights, the normal response is that it’s prohibitively expensive. Witness the request for bids on fiber optic cable for traffic control that appeared in legal notices earlier this year.

I will admit to being a little long of tooth, but it wasn’t this way in the days of “dumb” traffic lights. For example, there was a 2-mile stretch of arterial (Atlantic Avenue, Freeport, N.Y.) with about 10 synchronized dumb traffic lights. Most drivers knew that if you drove the speed limit plus or minus about 2 mph, you [ more LETTERS, page 13 ]

including information about abstinence and information about contraception to our youth?

Are we helping them learn about healthy relationships, discerning their values, refusal skills, and media literacy in relation to sexuality?

Do we have enough access to contraception in our city for those whose incomes are low and who have no health insurance?

With our free and reduced lunch rate over 50 percent in Federal Way Public Schools, it is likely many families do not have health insurance, and cannot afford out-of-pocket contraceptive costs.

Budget cuts in our state have affected services like family planning subsidies, maternal health care, and routine screening for cancer. Providing no-cost contraception is much cheaper than providing maternal health and infant care for unintended pregnancies in our state.

This year, as you contemplate World Contraception Day, think globally and act locally. Support and encourage programs that provide important and appropriate contraceptive information and services for all our Federal Way residents.

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...obituaries In Loving Memory Of Our Son David Roger Hallin David lost his battle with cancer on September 14, 2012. He was born on January 1, 1963 at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Millington, Tennessee to Danny and June Hallin. He is survived by his parents and his two brothers, Don and Danny Jr. David loved to fish anywhere he could find some water.

He got to catch his biggest trout while fishing with his younger brother, Danny the month before his demise. He also loved the mobile catering business he owned and operated in the two years preceding his illness.

In accordance with his wishes, there will be no public service. However, the family encourages donations in his name to the American Cancer Society and Franciscan Hospice Care of Tacoma.

L. Maurice Huggins L. Maurice Huggins passed away September 18, 2012, after a courageous 4 year battle with kidney cancer.

He went peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his family.

Some of his many accomplishments included earning his B.S. and M.S. at Western Washington University and his Ph.D. in education at the University of Idaho. While attending the Univ. of Idaho, he was involved in paleobotanical research that led to the discovery of a new genus of plant—the first genus to be discovered in 200 years. In addition, he published articles in four prestigious scientific journals and was listed in the Who’s Who in American Botany.

Because education was so important to him, he became a teacher.

He taught in the Duvall, Lake Washington, and Federal Way School Districts. In Federal Way he was principal at Lakeland, Valhalla, and Adelaide elementary schools. He also was an Associate Professor of Education at Whitworth College in Spokane.

He is survived by his wife, Sandy, his daughter, Leslie Sanford, and her husband, Andrew of New Mexico, his sister, Wava Masterson, brothers-in-law, Joe Masterson and Tom McGilchrist, nieces, Michelle Masterson and Morgan Moore, and nephew, Mike Masterson.

He will be dearly missed by family and friends alike.

Services will be at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Federal Way on September 27. Rosary will be said at 10:00 A.M. and the service will begin at 11:00 A.M. A luncheon reception will follow in the church parish hall.

Memorials may be given to kidney cancer research.

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Whooping cough is highly contagious and causes intense, sometimes violent coughing. This bacterial disease is characterized by the “whoop” sound made by the child taking a breath after coughing.

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) advises teachers and school staff, along with anyone whose profession means prolonged contact with children, to receive the whooping cough booster shot.

The shot is also known as the tDap shot. For young children, the appropriate booster shot is known as the DTaP shot.

As has been reported previously, the effectiveness of the whooping cough vaccine wears off over time.

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Along with the vaccination, the DOH advises residents to increase their healthy habit routines, including hand washing, covering coughs, and staying home when sick.

Throughout the summer, the DOH made a number of efforts to increase the supply of booster shots throughout the state, and made access easier for people without health coverage.

Children up to the age of 18 can receive the immunization for free, through the Childhood Vaccination Program.

The DOH has worked with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to help stop the continued spread of the whooping cough epidemic.

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www.federalwaymirror.com creased safety that they would imply, [ CAMERAS from page 1] The three school zones in question are Panther Lake, Twin Lakes and Saghalie. According to data compiled

by Federal Way police: • Since the installation of the photo enforcement systems in 2009, the Panther Lake School zone on 1st Avenue South continues to be the biggest trouble spot, with 5,995 citations issued between January and June 2012.

• The Twin Lakes Elementary School zone on SW 320th Street saw approximately 2,000 citations issued since the beginning of 2012.

• The Saghalie Middle School zone on 21st Avenue South has seen approximately 1,800 citations issued for the same timespan.

• Panther Lake also outstrips the other two school zones for total violations dating back to 2009. In the three years the photo enforcement system has been in place at Panther Lake, almost 10,000 speeding violations have occurred at that location.

Issues with the cameras Numbers aside, and the need for in-

[ TICKETS from page 1] Drivers blame the flashing yellow school zone lights for the disputed citations. Drivers say the lights failed to flash and warn them about the school zone. When the lights flash, the speed limit is 20 mph.

The Federal Way court has dismissed several photo tickets. The citations failed to depict the flashing yellow lights in the photo and prove they were flashing at the time of the alleged violation.

Federal Way police say the problem was fixed this summer, and that cameras now show the flashing lights in the citations.

Last week, The Mirror

Wilson conceded that there have been issues with some of the school zone systems in the past couple of years.

“Two of the school zones, at Saghalie and Twin Lakes, were on a system that was a time clock system. We had very high accuracy with it, but there were some problems, sometimes, where the timing wouldn’t be exact,” Wilson said, noting that when issues arose, the city would take steps to dismiss those tickets or not have them processed.

“Panther Lake was unique in that… the cameras and the lights are hardwired together, so that one will not operate without the other,” he said.

One of the biggest complaints against the photo enforcement systems at the school zones is that often times, it seems that drivers receive citations when the flashing lights are not on. Or, drivers will argue their case that if the photo doesn’t catch the flashing lights, then the proof of a speeding violation seems nonexistent.

Wilson said that improvements have been made to all three systems to

published a letter from resident Matthew Jarvis titled “City ignores malfunctions in photo enforcement.”

“Through a series of public record requests,” Jarvis wrote in his letter, calling on the city to fix the system.

“I have learned that the city does not keep records regarding the maintenance or operation of the flashing yellow lights. Despite the claims being made on each citation, the city was unable to provide documentation showing that the yellow lights must be flashing before tickets can be issued.”

Each ticket is reviewed by Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions (ATS) and Federal Way police before being sent to the registered

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Federal Way pays $4,750 per month per intersection to ATS to cover processing. The total cost to the city, per month, is about $53,000.

In 2011, the cameras generated $945,606 in net revenue. So far in 2012, the city reports a net revenue of nearly $1.2 million through June — about $552,000 more than the same yearto-date total from the previous year. One factor for the increase in citations is the school zone cameras.

The photo ticket revenue goes into the city’s traffic safety fund.

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Readers have responded on The Mirror’s Facebook page regarding the letter written by Jarvis.

“Please correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t these cameras operated and maintained by a private company?” posted Tim Drab. “If so, and these flashing lights aren’t working, maybe the city ought to recoup the money for time wasted on all these dismissals.”

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ensure that proof of the flashing lights is included in any photo for a citation.

Because Panther Lake continues to be a trouble spot, the city installed more lights to inform drivers that they are approaching a school zone.

“We added six lights to the Panther Lake site to advise drivers that they’re coming into an area where a school zone is coming up,” Wilson explained.

“We’ve made adjustments to all of the cameras over this time period, to where you can see the lights in the image from the camera…Overall, we’re very confident in the system, how it’s operating, and we continue to take steps to enhance and improve upon the system.”

Wilson said that Federal Way police and the city both recognize that this is an ongoing process of improvement, but that once again, all of it is being done to increase safety as much as possible.

“The primary issue is safety. For example, with Panther Lake, from the time it was initiated back in 2009, we’ve had 9,853 speed violations.

That’s a concern. That’s way too high,” he concluded.

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Olympics Washington, the South nival for dogs and their humans will run noon to 3 p.m. Sept.

Discover Girl Scouts: All King Firefighters Foundation and the farmers market. The market 22 at Steel Lake Park. girls in grades K-12 and runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays Activities and contests COMMUNITY their parents are invited through October at The Commons include a silly dog show, to learn more about Girl Mall’s southwest corner parking bone hunt, “bob for Scouts in Federal Way. lot. Email federalwayfarmersmarballs” contest and an ice Event runs 7 to 8:15 p.m. cream eating contest (for Sept. 27, Oct. 5 and Oct. 9 at ket@yahoo.com or call Karla at (253) 261-8157. dogs and humans). AdmisFederal Way United Methodist sion is $7 for the first dog and $5 Church, 29645 51st Ave. S. Contact Stroke and osteoporosis: for each additional dog. Admission lglepper@gmail.com.

Dumas Bay Centre at 3200 SW and parking is free for humans.

Dash Point Road in Federal Way Chili cook-off: The Federal Way All dogs must be leashed. Contact will host screenings on Sept. 28.

Farmers Market’s annual Charity (253) 835-6926 or cody.geddes@ Packages start at $149. RegistraChili Cook-off runs 11 a.m. to 2 cityoffederalway.com. tion required. Call (877) 237-1287 p.m. Sept. 29. Federal Way police or visit www.lifelinescreening.com.

Jet Cities Chorus: Jet Cities, a battle South King Fire and Rescue member of the Sweet Adelines firefighters for chili supremacy.

PTSD novel: Federal Way author International, celebrates its 50th Tickets are $10 and includes chili, Shaunna Gonzales released “Dark anniversary with a special program cornbread, salad, drink and desDays of Promise,” a romantic called “Fall Into Harmony.” They present two shows at the Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St., at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sept. f r a n c i S c a n H e a Lt H S y S t e m 22. Ticket prices range from $20 to $25. Visit www.jetcities.org.

Property rights: Glen Morgan of the Freedom Foundation will speak on “Property Rights at Risk, The Growth Management Act, and Agenda 21” from 4 to 6 p.m.

Sept. 23 in room one at the Federal Way Regional Library, 34200 1st Way S. Morgan is with Stop Taking Our Property (S.T.O.P.) in Thurston County. Call (253) 632-0961.

Pay It Forward Breakfast: This fundraising event benefits Reach Out Federal Way’s homeless shelters for men and women. The event runs 6:45 to 8:45 a.m. Sept. 25 at the Christian Faith Center. Visit www.ReachOutFederalWay.org.

Shop for a doctor: Women and their partners can tour the St. Francis Hospital Birth Center and “shop for a doctor” by participating in conversations with obstetricians.

Free event runs 3 to 6:30 p.m. Sept.

25 at 34515 9th Ave. S. Contact galerobinette@fhshealth.org or (253) 382-3858.

Federal Way Coalition Against Trafficking: A free presentation

by King County sheriff deputies Joel Banks and Brian Taylor, who work to combat human trafficking in South King County, will begin at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at the EX3 Ron Sandwith Teen Center, 31453 28th Ave. S. Visit www.fwcat.org.

Roger Freeman: The state representative candidate will host a fundraiser 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at Mariachi Alegre Restaurant, 29100 Pacific Highway S. Cost is

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EarthCorps volunteer events: Help restore urban forests in Federal Way with volunteer events on Sept. 29, Oct. 6 and Nov. 10. Visit www.earthcorps.org.

Jazzercise: Free fitness classes available every Monday throughout September. Jazzercise in Federal Way is located at 650 SW Campus Drive, KCAC Banquet Hall Building. Call (253) 333-8886.

Job market: “Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Writing an Effective Resume” runs 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 9-30, at Federal Way United Methodist Church. Register at (253) 839-9220.

Advancing Leadership: The Evening with the Stars spaghetti dinner and auction runs 5 to 7 p.m.

Oct. 6 at the Federal Way Community Center. Tickets are $20, ages 10 and under are free. Table and event sponsorships available. Visit www. advancingleadership.org or contact amyeb@federalwaychamber.com.

Coffee, Tea and Good Grief: Free support sessions help people deal with the loss of a spouse, parent, child, relative, or close friend.

Sessions run 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 6, Oct. 27 and Nov. 10 at Federal Way United Methodist Church.

Register at (253) 839-9220.

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Brahms Symphony No. 4: Federal Way Symphony presents this concert at 2 p.m. Oct. 7, featuring Christina Siemens on piano.

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Messiah: Federal Way Symphony Choral Society invites singers, church choirs, school choruses, and community choruses to sing Handel’s “Messiah” on stage with the society and the Federal Way Symphony. Rehearsals will be every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. starting Oct. 9 at Todd Beamer High School.

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Reach Out fundraiser Sept. 25

Come join KOMO 4 News’ Steve Pool for the 2nd Annual Reach Out breakfast buffet fundraiser on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Breakfast and registration start at 6:30 a.m. at the Christian Faith Center, 33645 20th Ave. S., Federal Way. The breakfast is sponsored by more than 24 churches in South King County. Visit www.reachoutfederalway.org. Pictured: Reach Out co-sponsor and King County Councilman Pete von Reichbauer, Reach Out Program Coordinator Nancy Jaenicke, KOMO 4 News Chief Weathercaster Steve Pool, and Reach Out Information Coordinator Laurie Fiorito.

Jet Cities Chorus marks 50th anniversary

Jet Cities Chorus, a member of the Sweet Adelines International, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special program called Fall Into Harmony. They will present two shows at the Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St., at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sept. 22. The allfemale chorus – with more than 50 members ranging in age from 20 to 70 – sings a capella music in the barbershop style. Teresa McCafferty has directed the chorus since 2005. Special guests are Da Capo Quartet from the Washington, D.C. area. These men are the 2011 Harmony Sweepstakes winners and 2012 15th-place Barbershop Harmony Society Quartet. Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com. Ticket prices range from $20- $25. For more information, visit www.jetcities.org. COURTESY PHOTO

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Multi Cultural Book Group: Next meeting is 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Federal Way Regional Library for “Peony in Love” by Lisa See. This novel takes place in 17th century China, and chronicles a young woman’s journey of love and destiny. Call (253) 859-8349.

Sikh traditions: Learn about the culture and history of the Sikhs in King County at a free public forum from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Federal Way Regional Library, 34200 1st Way S. Contact jacavinta@kcls.org or (425) 369-3454.

Pumpkin patch fundraiser: Light of Christ

Community Garden, 34249 21st Ave. SW, is holding a pumpkin patch fundraiser with proceeds going to the community garden. There will be lots of pumpkins, art projects, games, story times and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (noon to 5 p.m. Sundays) from Oct. 17-31.

Contact: LOCGarden@comcast.net.

City Vision hosts school forum: A free community education forum on the Federal Way Public Schools capital levy (for the November election), as well as the Road Map Project, will run 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Todd Beamer High School. To register, contact (206) 462-6644 or visit www.fwcityvision.org.

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Souper Supper: The Federal Way Community Caregiving Network will host the 13th Annual Souper Supper from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at Steel Lake Presbyterian Church, 1829 S. 308th St. The event benefits the Emergency Services and Meals Programs that help the needy. Many varieties of restaurant and caterer’s signature soups are served, and 50 raffle prizes add to the evening’s festivities. Cost is $25 per person.

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At 1:24 a.m., police responded to an armed robbery at the Chevron gas station, 1712 S. 356th St., near Enchanted Parkway.

Two black male suspects robbed the store at gunpoint. No injuries were reported. Police say a K-9 search was negative, and it is unknown whether the suspects fled on foot or in a vehicle.

About 20 minutes later, police were called to the scene of another robbery at the 7-Eleven, 28719 Military Road S., near South 288th Street. Police say the same two suspects robbed the store at gunpoint.

The clerk struggled with one or both of the suspects, resulting in a non-lifethreatening injury to the head and face, according to police. The suspects did not leave with any money, police report.

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Distinguished Service, the depart“He goes to the door, knocks, ment’s second highest honor for there’s no answer. There’s some officers and personnel. preliminary checking, he identiHensing was the responding fies himself as a police officer. They officer to a Secret Service request come back to the door, and as that for assistance in August, regarding door opens, Hensing and the Secret the threats made by Federal Way Service agent are confronted by resident Anton Caluori against an individual who has a bandolier President Barack Obama.

Hensing across his chest with shotgun shells, Police Chief Brian Wilson shared a pistol grip shotgun in his right some details of that day, and the hand, and he raises that up to the officer as actions of Hensing that resulted in the safe the door opens,” Wilson said. “Andy Hensapprehension of Caluori. ing, without hesitation, grabbed that shot“He was on duty for the day shift, when gun and got this guy down on the ground he gets a request for assistance from the with the Secret Service agent.”

Secret Service to check on a threat against “I’m convinced that (Hensing) saved this President Obama,” Wilson said during the suspect’s life, as well as his own, and that of city council’s Sept. 18 meeting. “Andy made the Secret Service agent,” Wilson added. contact with the Secret Service agent, and On Aug. 21, Caluori sent an email to the got the name of the individual, and the FBI, in which he threatened the president’s circumstances in terms of the email comlife, and also indicated he’d go on a violent munication.” rampage if not stopped by law enforcement.

Wilson said Hensing took a few extra Outside of the aforementioned shotgun, steps to gather as much intelligence on Caluori also had another firearm in his Caluori as possible before proceeding to possession at the time of the arrest. ChargCaluori’s residence at the Panther Ridge ing documents say Caluori also informed apartment complex in Federal Way. the responding agents that his apartment “Andy…went through our records was full of things “that go boom”. That system to do a full check to see if there was statement led to an intensive search of any history on this person, any criminal Caluori’s apartment by FWPD’s bomb history. And there was nothing,” Wilson squad, but no explosives were discovered. said. “They go to the apartment complex, Caluori is still being held at the Federal and (Hensing) knows the manager of the Detention Center in Sea-Tac. He faces up apartment complex so he goes and talks to to five years in prison for his threat against the manager. (Hensing) got a description, the president, and up to 20 years for asgot information that (Caluori) lives with his saulting a federal agent.

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Jay Inslee, the Democratic candidate for Washington governor, discussed his health care proposals at a campaign stop Sept. 20 at the office of Dr. Ted Bridges, 32124 1st Ave. S. In a media-only event, Inslee announced his plans for reforming health care in Washington state, if he is elected in November over Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna.

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Mayor likes Rob Earlier this month, Federal Way Mayor Skip Priest endorsed Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna for governor.

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Eide and von Reichbauer teamed up to work with Sound Transit board members and staff to fashion a package that would provide $24 million — and help the project become shovel ready when the revenue stream improved.

But the political price tag for support from other key regional players, outside Federal Way, was that city political leaders were excluded from all the behind the scenes discussion as von Reichbauer and Eide put

the package together.

Further, the city was not informed of the press conference, which announced the deal as a pointed message that future cooperation might be a wiser approach.

The package was passed by the Sound Transit board.

However, one person said that Durkan, and the city, deserved the credit because they created such a big political problem that Sound Transit wanted to get the issue out of the public arena, and that the pressure helped create an opening for a solution.

Another said that line of thinking was “revisionist thinking,” as the city’s attacks actually made finding a solution much harder for von Reichbauer and Eide.

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would miss at most one traffic signal.

As I drove through early one morning, there was a worker at one of the lights holding a clipboard with the control box open.

Being a curious pup, I stopped to investigate. He was adjusting the traffic signal timing for each light from a known matrix. I was surprised to learn that the synchronization was for three crossing north/south arterials as well at the east/ west road I was traveling.

He said it took him just over an hour to re-time all the signals and that it was a monthly process.

In today’s dollars, that would be about $120 (labor and overhead) a month or $1,440 a year. You could probably synchronize a lot of signals for the price of one fiber cable supporting one intersection.

My experience on 1st Avenue South may have been unusual in that all the signals stopped the arterial, but it’s rare that you don’t encounter several.

Perhaps the city would care to respond?

Roger Flygare is our best choice for Washington state this November. I am impressed by the extent of his business experience and knowledge.

Mr. Flygare knows what it’s like to meet a payroll, he knows how to hire and develop employees, he knows how to build a business, how to ensure that outgo does not exceed income, and how to plan for future development.

This is the kind of experience and knowledge we need right now as we face budget gaps between revenues and expenditures.

I don’t see sufficient experience in Flygare’s opponent to justify voting for that person.

Richard Wetjen, Federal Way

I like Kochmar I will be voting for Linda Kochmar because as our state representative, she will work to ensure that our Legislature fully funds education.

As a parent with three children in school, I am concerned with ongoing budget shortfalls affecting our students’ ability to have the best educational experience possible. I am confident that Linda will work to make certain that our students get the world-class educations they deserve and need.

Carrie BeSerra, Federal Way

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I like Freeman I have lived in Federal Way for approximately 35 years and I am supporting Roger Freeman for state representative, position 2.

Although I haven’t known him for a long time, I know him well enough to be impressed with his dignity, his sincere concern for the youth of our community, his dedication to making right the wrongs of education, and his work for fiscal responsibility.

Once in a while, life affords us an opportunity to create significant change for the betterment of our fellow man. Roger Freeman offers his strength, enthusiasm, and power to proceed as your advocate in Olympia.

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Many Sound Transit Board members were reluctant to reward Federal Way for their actions. One council member was “stunned” the paragraph crediting Durkan, and by extension City Hall, was included because intended or not, it came across as a “shot” at von Reichbauer and Eide. That paragraph gave the appearance of trying to take credit that should have gone to them. The speaker went on to say “we are going to need Pete and Tracey” and this doesn’t help. Another echoed that comment.

When asked about the issue, the city spokesperson did not back away from the controversial language. The spokesperson did say the city appreciated von Reichbauer and Eide’s leadership and provided a copy of the city press release from February regarding the Sound Transit press conference to announce the $24 million.

However, that press release was also controversial at the time. While it thanks von Reichbauer and Eide, it also nudges credit toward the city, while including additional critical comments

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As one regional insider said about the city press release at the time: “Your County Council member, State Senator and Sound Transit just bailed you out, and you try and take credit while also attacking the agency that gave $24 million to your project?”

It should be noted that, not surprisingly, no one wanted to speak for attribution due to the sensitive nature of all the political relationships, and von Reichbauer, Eide and Durkan

declined comment.

While the city may have reopened a wound in regional relationships, it seems unlikely to have long-term repercussions.

The city is not likely to pursue such an anti-Sound Transit strategy during the next legislative session, as the chances for success are relatively small. Further deterioration of political relationships are not in Federal Way’s best interests.

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The Federal Way Symphony hired David Orace Kelly as its next executive director.

Kelly comes from the Balagan Theatre in Seattle, where he served as the development director. He has an MFA in arts leadership from Seattle University.

According to a Symphony board member, Kelly has experience in working with

government grants, private foundation support, individual giving, special events, and corporate sponsorship.

He has also implemented and designed programs for youth.

“The Federal Way Symphony is one of the best cultural treasures in the Puget Sound area,” Kelly said in a prepared statement. “It provides the finest symphonic music to audiences of all ages through both performances and educa-

tion. I am proud to be a part of the Federal Way Symphony as it enters a new era of arts innovation.”

Kelly replaces Mary Gates, who stepped down this summer after seven years as the Federal Way Symphony’s executive director.

“Not every city has a symphony, so there is an upgrade in terms of attitude toward cities that do have symphonies,” said Gates, who looks forward

to serving Federal Way in other capacities. “As we try to get more businesses here, as we try to upgrade our image, the symphony is part of that for the city.”

Founded in Burien in 1960 as the Highline Symphony, the orchestra moved to Federal Way in 1985. The orchestra performed as the Federal Way Philharmonic for 14 years until 1999, when it adopted the present name.

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Prep wrap up: Golf, soccer, volleyball Football: Eagles run past G-K; TJ gets win

By CASEY OLSON sports@fedwaymirror.com

boys and girls club enrolling for fall season coed soccer The Federal Way Boys and Girls Club is currently enrolling youth for the 2012 Fall Season Soccer League. The deadline for early registration is Sept. 23. Late registration will be accepted on a space-available basis and will cost an additional $5.

Fall Season Soccer is a program for boys and girls in kindergarten through sixth grade. Grades K-6 will be co-ed and formed from local elementary and middle schools, area and grade. The season runs from Sept. 27-Nov. 17 and games are played on Saturdays around Federal Way. The Kindergarten Clinic will run on Saturdays only from 10 to 11 a.m. The clinic runs Oct. 13-Nov. 10.

The program costs $60 for firstthrough sixth-graders and $55 for the Kindergarten Clinic (plus a $36 annual club membership fee).

Decatur sophomore Maggie Victor (19) controls the soccer ball during a 4-1 loss to Kennedy Catholic Monday night at Federal Way Memorial Stadium. The loss moved the Gators to 0-3 on the season. casey olson, The Mirror Jefferson’s AJ Seo followed with a 39.

By CASEY OLSON sports@fedwaymirror.com

The defending South Puget Sound League 3A Division champion Decatur Gators lost a showdown with the Enumclaw Hornets Tuesday, 154-121. The match between the two top contenders in the league took place at the Enumclaw Golf Course. Sophomore Celia Beyke led the Gators with a 42 and Miranda Lehman and Taylor Trembly both fired 49s.

On the boys’ side, Decatur downed Enumclaw, 77-68, at Twin Lakes in a tight SPSL 3A match.

Carsten Olufson led the way with a 1-over par, 37. Teammates Tyler Finneseth and Spencer Clapp followed with matching 38s.

The TJ boys outlasted Federal Way Tuesday, 75-64, at Riverbend thanks to a 38 from Travis Shflik.

Tennis

Jefferson remained unbeaten and on top of the SPSL Central with a 5-0 sweep of Beamer Tuesday. The win moved the Raiders to 5-0 in league play and dropped the Titans to 1-4.

Jefferson’s wins came from Alex Chan at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-1, Alex Lee at No. 2, 6-0, 6-0, Zach Martin and Cameron Martin at No. 1 doubles, 6-1, 6-0, Abishek Murali and Tyler Hamashima at No. 2, 6-3, 6-1, and Richard Ban and Vivek Ramaunjan at No. 3, 6-1, 6-2.

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Federal Way and Beamer both played to a pair of 2-2 draws Tuesday night in SPSL South action.

The Eagles (2-0-2) tied Emerald Ridge thanks to goals from Sydney

Slagg and Bianca Arizpe. Beamer’s (1-2-1) goals came from Emily Gunderson and Maddy Colson.

The Decatur Gators remained winless with a 4-1 loss to Kennedy Catholic Monday night in Federal Way. The Gators (0-3-0) got their only goal from Kelly McCluskey on a penalty kick.

Volleyball

The Federal Way Eagles improved to 2-2 in non-league play with a win over Jefferson Monday night, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16, 25-14.

The Eagles were led by Luaipou Lologo, who had 14 kills, 12 assists and 17 digs. Autisia Westerlund finished with 13 kills, 18 digs and three aces. Jefferson (1-3) got six kills, 13 assists and 17 digs from Leone Tanielu.

For complete results of high school contests, see fedwaymirror.com

There’s no denying that the Federal Way High School football team is fun to watch.

The third-ranked Eagles used their unbelievable speed and bigplay ability Sept. 13 to outscore Graham-Kapowsin, 62-28, in a mega-entertaining game at Federal Way Memorial Stadium in a key early-season South Puget Sound League South Division battle.

The win moves Federal Way to 3-0 in the SPSL South and sets up another huge division battle Friday night against the Bethel Braves at Art Crate Stadium in Graham. The game will be broadcast on playonsports.com/channels/washington at 7 p.m. Friday.

Against Graham-Kapowsin, who came into the game unbeaten, Federal Way put up video game numbers. The Eagles scored six touchdowns of 30 or more yards, including a 73-yard punt return and 56-yard pass reception from super sophomore Chico McClatcher. Both touchdowns came in a back-and-forth first half that saw big play after big play by both teams.

McClatcher’s punt return came just two minutes into the game to give the Eagles a quick 7-0 lead.

But Graham-Kapowsin, who were the preseason second-place selection by the league’s coaches behind Federal Way, didn’t lay down under the pressure of the Eagles.

The two teams exchanged the lead four times during the first half and scored on seven con[ more football page 19 ]

Beamer’s Miller named to national team Oregon State midfielder has scored a goal three matches in a row for No. 21 Beavers

By CASEY OLSON sports@fedwaymirror.com

Beamer graduate Megan Miller has scored in threestraight matches for Oregon State. courtesy photo

Megan Miller is having quite an earlyseason for the Oregon State University women’s soccer team.

The Todd Beamer High School graduate’s play for the Beavers was recognized Sunday when she was named on Top Drawer Soccer’s National Team of the Week. Miller joined 10 other Division-I players from around the United States

after another impressive week.

Miller earned player of the week honors for her two-goal performance over the weekend in the OSU Nike Invitational. Along with the OSU senior at the midfielder position is Kristen Mewis from Boston College and Daphne Corboz out of Georgetown. An additional three forwards, four defenders and one goal keeper make up the team.

“She is absolutely deserving of that honor,” said OSU head coach Linus Rhode. “Megan played a key role in both games and for her to be on the national team of the week is obviously a great achievement.”

Miller currently leads the Beavers in all three significant statistical offensive

categories with 10 total points, including three goals and four assists. She has scored a goal in three-straight matches.

The biggest of Miller’s goals this season came in the 109th minute against Seattle University on Sunday. The goal gave Oregon State a 1-0 double-overtime win in the finale of the OSU Nike Invitational at Lorenz Field.

Miller’s goal at the 108:48 mark broke the 0-0 tie and sent Beaver fans into a frenzy as Oregon State notched their fourth consecutive victory and improved to 8-1-0 on the year. With the loss, Seattle dropped to an even 4-4.

“I was so tired but I think I celebrated like a 6-year old to be honest,” Miller [ more miller page 19 ]

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ORDINANCE SUMMARY At their September 18, 2012 Regular Meeting, the Federal Way City Council passed the following ordinance(s): ORDINANCE NO. 12-727 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to open space standards for multiunit housing in the City Center-Core and City Center-Frame zoning districts; amending FWRC 19.05.150, 19.100.070, 19.115, 19.225.070 and 19.230.060 (Amending Ordinance Nos. 10-658, 09-610, 09-593, 08-585, 08-583, 07-554, 06-542, 06-515, 02-424, 97-291, 96-270, 93-170, 90-43) ORDINANCE NO. 12-728 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, GRANTING CITY OF TACOMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, WATER DIVISION, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND PUBLIC UTILITY SELLING AND DISTRIBUTING WATER WITHIN KING COUNTY, A NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO OCCUPY THE RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, THROUGH THE FRANCHISE AREA FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING, REPAIRING, RENEWING AND OPERATING A WATER DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND ACCESSORIES WITHIN AND THROUGH THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY AND ADDRESSING HYDRANT COSTS WITHIN CITY BOUNDARIES. The full text of the ordinances are available by contacting the City Clerk’s office at 253-835-2540.

Copies will be mailed upon request, in accordance with the City’s fee schedule.

Dated: September 19, 2012 Carol McNeilly, CMC, City Clerk FWM1936 Date Published: September 21, 2012

CITY OF FEDERAL WAY REQUEST FOR BIDS 2013 STREET SWEEPING SERVICES RFB #12-105 SUBMITTAL OF SEALED BIDS: Notice is hereby given that the City of Federal Way, Washington, will receive sealed bids through October 9, 2012 until 10:00 a.m., at the City Hall Purchasing Office or by US Mail at City of Federal Way, Purchasing Office, 33325 8th Avenue South, Federal Way, Washington 98003. Proposals received after 10:00 a.m. on said date will not be considered.

BID OPENING: All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud at 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at City Council Chambers, 33325 8th Avenue South, Federal Way, Washington, for this RFB. All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid deposit by a cashier’s or certified check, or Bid Bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of

the amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into a contract and furnish satisfactory Performance Bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid deposit or bond shall be forfeited to the City of Federal Way. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The City of Federal Way, Washington is seeking qualified firms to submit bids to provide street sweeping services to the City of Federal Way on an annual basis. These services include provisions of all labor and equipment necessary for the sweeping of Federal Way streets including, but not limited to the following approximate centerline miles: 1. Major Arterials: 17.94 miles; 2. Minor Arterials: 15.22 miles; 3. Collector Arterials: 13.75 miles; 4. State Routes: 14.76 miles; 5. Residential Streets: 185.66 miles; and 6. Emergency Call Out: Approximately 200 hours The bidder is urged to check the plans and contract provisions carefully.

All bid proposals shall be in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and all other contract documents now on file in the Purchasing Office of the City of Federal Way. Bid documents may be obtained from the Purchasing Department at (253) 835-2526. Any questions concerning the description of the work contained in the contract documents must be directed to Pat Foster, Street M a i n t e n a n c e S u p e r v i s o r, b y f a c s i m i l e a t (253) 835-2709, or by letter addressed to Pat Foster, Street Maintenance Supervisor, prior to bid opening date.

PURCHASE OF BID DOCUMENTS: Bidders may purchase copies of the Bidding Documents (half-size plans) in person, or by mailing a Twenty-Five and no/100 Dollars ($25.00) (non-refundable) check or cashiers’ check payable to the City of Federal Way, 33325 8th Avenue South, Fede r a l Wa y, WA 98003-6325, phone (253) 835-2526. If purchasing by mail, please indicate your request for Bidding Documents for RFB #12-105, 2013 Street Sweeping Services. Informational copies of maps, plans, and specifications are available for review at the Public Works Department, Federal Way City Hall, 33325 8th Avenue South, Federal Way, Washington.

Bidding Documents are also available for review at the following Plan Centers: Daily Journal of Commerce, Attn: Plancenter.com, 83 Columbia St, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98104 Daily Journal of Commerce Project Center, 921 SW Washington St, Suite 210, Portland, OR 97205 McGraw Hill, 200 SW Michigan St, Suite 100A, Seattle, WA 98106 Valley Plan Center, 10002 Aurora Avenue North, #36, PMB 334, Seattle, WA 98133 Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Suite 500, Norcross, GA 30092 Builders Exchange of Washington, 2607 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 Contractor Plan Center, 14625 SE 82nd Drive, Clackamas, OR 97015 Contractor’s Resource Center, 2301 So Jackson Street, Suite 101B, Seattle, WA 98144 Isqft Planroom, 2606 2nd Ave #244, Seattle, WA 98121 oregon-washington@isqft.com The City, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d

to 2000d-4 and Title 49 C.F.R., Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. The City encourages minority and women-owned firms to submit bids consistent with the City’s policy to insure that such firms are afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to compete for and obtain public contracts.

The Contractor will be required to comply with all local, State, and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to equal employment opportunities.

The City anticipates awarding this project to the successful bidder and intends to give Notice to Proceed as soon as the Contract and all required associated documents are executed in full. However, work will begin no sooner than January 2, 2013.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS: The City of Federal Way reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive any informalities or minor irregularities in the bidding, and determine which bid or bidder meets the criteria set forth in the bid documents. No bidder may withdraw his bid after the hour set for the opening thereof unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding thirty (30) days.

Dated the 20th day of September, 2012.

Dates of Publication: NAME OF PAPER AND DATES Daily Journal of Commerce: September 22, 2012 September 29, 2012 Federal Way Mirror: September 21, 2012 September 28, 2012 FWM 1933

NOTICE OF LAND USE APPLICATION AND NOTICE OF OPTIONAL DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Project Name: T-Mobile - SE04693 Mirror Lake Project Description: Proposal to upgrade an existing Personal Wireless Service Facility (PWSF) colocated on a 150-foot monopole by replacing six (6) existing antennas and adding three (3) new antennas for a total of nine (9) antennas. Associated upgrades to the equipment cabinet within a fenced equipment shelter area are also included.

Applicant: Allison Zike, RealCom Associates, 14432 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 260, Bellevue, WA 98007 Project Location: 31617 1st Avenue South, Federal Way Date Application Received: August 29, 2012 Date Determined Complete: August 29, 2012 D a t e o f N o t i c e o f Application: September 21, 2012 Comment Due Date: October 8, 2012 Environmental Review: Based upon review of a completed environmental checklist and other infor-

mation on file with the City, it is likely that the City of Federal Way will determine that the project will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment and expects to issue a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) for this project. The optional DNS process in WAC 197-11-355 is being used. This may be your only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposed project. The proposal may include mitigation measures under applicable codes, and the review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an environmental impact statement (EIS) is prepared. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination for the specific proposal may be obtained upon request.

Agencies, tribes, and the public are encouraged to review and comment on the proposed project and its probable environmental impacts. Comments must be submitted by the date noted above.

Permits Required by This Application: Master Land Use Process III (File #12-104014-UP) and State Environmental Policy Act Threshold Determination (File #12-104015-SE) Other Permits Known at this Time and Not Included in This Application: Electrical Permit Existing Environmental Documents: None Relevant Environmental Documents Are Available at the Address Below: Yes Development Regulations to Be Used for Project Review Known at this Time: Federal Way Revised Code Title 14, ‘Environmental Policy’ and Title 19 ‘Zoning and Development Code.’ Public Comment & Appeals: Any person may submit written comments on the land use application or the environmental impacts of the proposal to the Director of Community and Economic Development by 5:00 p.m. on October 8, 2012. Only persons who submit written comments to the Director (address below) or specifically request a copy of the decision, may appeal the decision. However, any interested party may appeal the environmental threshold determination. Details of appeal procedures for the requested land use decision will be included with the written decision.

Issuance of Final Environmental Determination: The final Determination of Nonsignificance may be issued without a second comment period, unless timely comments identify probable significant adverse impacts that were not considered by the Notice of Optional Determination of Nonsignificance.

A copy of the Determination of Nonsignificance may be obtained upon request.

Availability of File: The official project file is available for public review at the Department of Community and Economic Development, 33325 8th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003-6325.

Staff Contact: Becky Chapin, Assistant Planner, 253-835-2641 FWM1935 Date Published; September 21, 2102

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secutive drives. During the back-and-forth first half, Graham-Kapowsin had touchdown plays of 44, 66, 2 and 19 yards to counteract the Eagles’ big plays.

Federal Way, however, took control of the game late in the second quarter by scoring three unanswered touchdowns to overcome a 21-20 GrahamKapowsin lead. Senior running back Zeek McNeal tallied a pair of touchdown runs of 30 and 16 yards to give the Eagles a 34-21 lead.

Senior middle linebacker Albert Havili capped the first-half outburst by intercepting a Graham-Kapowsin pass and returning it 30 yards to give Federal Way a commanding 41-21 lead.

After a Graham-Kapowsin score, the Eagles tallied

21 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarters to turn the game into a blowout. Senior fullback Rod Jones scored from 1-yard out, McNeal collected his third touchdown of the night on an 8-yard run and senior Marcell Morris hauled in a 30-yard pass from senior D’Londo Tucker in the fourth quarter to finalize the score. Tucker also caught a 41-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter from quarterback Evan Elliot, who finished 7 for 8 for 152 yards.

Jones’ 1-yard plunge was set up by another mindblowing run by McClathcher. The sophomore broke loose from the GrahamKapowsin defense and rumbled 67 yards before being pulled down at the 1-yard line.

Defensively, Federal Way finished with five interceptions, including a pair by Keenan Curran.

• The Thomas Jefferson Raiders picked up their first win of the season Friday night over the KentMeridian Royals, 27-24, at Federal Way Memorial Stadium.

The Raiders (1-2) tallied 21 points in the fourth quarter to overcome a 17-6 lead by Kent-Meridian, who beat the defending SPSL North champion Kentlake Falcons last week.

Jefferson got on the scoreboard first with a 7-yard touchdown run by Shane Seumae. But KentMeridian answered back by scoring the next 17 points.

The Raiders then got a pair of 28-yard touchdown

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The first was to McKay Owsley and the second was to Phillip Cuadros.

Jefferson’s Lucas Geoff then recovered a KentMeridian fumble in the endzone to give the Raiders a 27-17 lead. The Royals got a 90-yard touchdown pass to finalize the score.

The Raiders take on Beamer at 4 p.m. tonight (Sept. 21) in a non-league contest at Federal Way Memorial Stadium.

The game’s kickoff was moved up because of electrical problems at the stadium.

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September 21, 2012 [19] [ miller from page 15 ] said about the late goal.

“Just jumping up and down while being bombarded by my teammates, it was a really great feeling to be that person today.”

Miller also scored during a 2-0 win over Gonzaga on Saturday in the tournament opener.

Both the matches against Gonzaga and Seattle U were televised nationally on the Pac-12 Network.

The Beavers entered the weekend ranked 21st in the nation.

Miller has played in and started all nine matches for Oregon State this season, logging 656 total minutes. She has fired off

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Miller is joined on the Oregon State roster by fellow Beamer graduate Jessica Niewoehner. The junior defender has played in five matches for the Beavers and has started four. The Oregon State defense has allowed just four goals in nine matches.

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