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GARBAGE STATION | King County may build garbage station in Federal Way [2]
VOL. 14, NO. 39
Mirror
F E D E R A L WAY
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OPINION | Roegner: What is the city center’s future, and who’s leading? [4] Letters: Topics include coyotes and candidates [4] CRIME BLOTTER | Woman assaults man with a toothbrush holder [6] CALENDAR | Police battle firefighters in annual charity chili cook-off Saturday [7]
SPORTS | Football fever in Federal Way. SCHOOLS | Upcoming capital levy attracts FRIDAY, Sept. 28, 2012 | 50¢ Plus: Swim, cross country previews [13] passionate parents, some opposition [11]
Firms compete for arts center
Indoor shooting range opens for business
adjacent downtown site on 20th Avenue South. The gallmain@federalwaymirror.com ARCADD proposal would Two companies presentfocus heavily on creating ed competing visions for a true “cultural” center for a possible performing arts the city. and conference center in P.J. Santos of Lorax Partdowntown Federal Way. ners offered a different ARCADD Inc. of approach, saying his Newton, Mass., and firm would look at NEWS Lorax Partners of the downtown as Seattle responded to a blank slate to be the city’s Request for filled by the council Qualifications. and the residents of They shared their viFederal Way, and offered sions for downtown Federal examples of his firm’s sucWay with the city council in cess with downtown revitala special meeting Sept. 18. ization in the region. Dr. Hisham Ashkouri Ashkouri, who flew of ARCADD shared yet in from the Boston area another bold vision, one to give his presentation, that would compliment outlined his vision for the the proposed Crystal performing arts and conferWay project his firm has ence center (PACC). potentially planned at an [ more ARTS CENTER, p. 8 ] By GREG ALLMAIN
Police officers will train at facility
UPDATE
By ANDY HOBBS editor@fedwaymirror.com
Federal Way’s first indoor shooting range has generated a buzz among gun enthusiasts and law enforcement. Federal Way Discount Guns opened the longawaited shooting range on Monday at 1401 S. 324th Street. The indoor range features top-notch ventilation and soundproofing, with more than a dozen lanes for target practice. Federal Way gun owners who travel to shooting ranges in Puyallup, Tacoma and Ravensdale now have one in their own backyard. For members of the Armed Defense Training Association, the shooting range marks a milestone. The non-profit ADTA promotes responsible firearms events and education at the region’s ranges. [ more RANGE, p. 12 ] NEWSPAPER RACKS: To see a list of rack locations for the print edition of The Mirror, visit federalwaymirror.com/about_us.
Max Barrett, 3, holds up a large mouth bass he caught caught last Saturday at Steel Lake in Federal Way. PHOTO COURTESY OF Michael Barrett
Boy catches whopper at Steel Lake By ANDY HOBBS editor@federalwaymirror.com
Michael Barrett, a lifelong Federal Way resident, sent this photo of his son’s whopper of a catch. Max Barrett, age 3 and a half, caught this large mouth bass on Saturday at Steel Lake in Federal Way. “He’s a fishing addict. He always wants to go fishing,” Michael said of his son, who comes from a long line of fishing addicts in the family. “Nobody in my family has ever caught a bass that size. To be honest, I didn’t know there were fish that big in that lake.” Usually, the Barretts catch trout at
Steel Lake. Michael thought his son had hooked a bird, based on the way Max’s fishing pole was bending and pulling him along the dock. Fellow fishermen offered a net to assist with Max’s big catch. Michael Barrett estimated the fish weighed about 10 pounds. He had the photo of Max and the fish printed on a Tshirt, and planned to give the shirt to his son tonight. There’s also a vacuum-sealed large mouth bass in the freezer, and Max has been able to sample his bounty. “There was no talking him out of throwing the fish back,” Michael said. “Every time he gets home, he wants to eat his fish.”
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Candidate revises details about his military service Lacey. Stoddert said he looked into Flygare’s credentials after meeting Roger Flygare, a Demohim at a banquet in August. crat running for When confronted District 30 state on the discrepancy representative, of his claims, Flyacknowledged that gare’s website was he made inaccurate revised to correct statements about the statement on his military service. serving “two tours In public stateof duty in Vietnam.” Flygare ments including a Stoddert posted questionnaire for his findings at the King County Demowww.theveteransvoice.com. crats as well as his own Flygare told The Mirror campaign website, Flygare that he misspoke. Flygare claimed he served two tours clarified that he served two in the Vietnam War. tours of duty in the military, The issue was raised by but only one in Vietnam. Thom Stoddert, a retired That tour lasted about a U.S. Army veteran from [ more ELECTION, p. 19 ] By ANDY HOBBS
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