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OPINION | Four reasons to vote “yes” for levy [8] Roegner: Children’s education is not a bargaining chip [8] CRIME BLOTTER | Bad parking job leads to drug, stolen vehicle arrest [11] SCHOOLS | District reviews readiness for Common Core State Standards [16]

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Man keeping Seahawks in top shape for Super Bowl

By CASEY OLSON sports@fedwaymirror.com

Jim Kurtz is the envy of every rabid Seattle Seahawks fan.

Kurtz will literally have the best seat in the house Sunday afternoon when the Seahawks take on the Denver Broncos at Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Kurtz has been working as the Seattle team’s chiropractor for the last three seasons and will be standing on the sidelines Super Bowl Sunday.

Kurtz is the clinic director at NW Sports Rehab in Federal Way. The Super Bowl kicks off at 3:30 p.m. Kurtz and the Seahawks earned the trip with an exciting 23-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship in front of a raucous crowd at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Jan. 19.

“It was unbelievable,” Kurtz said of the win [ more SHAPE, page 3 ]

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Residents voice concerns over ‘High Point’ project

by Greg Allmain gallmain@fedwaymirror.com

The property of the proposed “High Point” project. file photo

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early 60 community members discussed their concerns about the proposed “High Point” mixed-use project slated for

the former bus barn site at South 320th and 11th Place South, during a meeting Tuesday night at Mirror Lake Elementary.

DevCo, the Bellevue-based developer hoping to bring the project to life, has plans for 15 buildings

containing 308 dwelling units, 19,196 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and 10,807 square feet of ground-floor common space. The buildings would range between 3-6 stories high. [ more BUS BARN, page 7 ]

Mirror’s January Citizen of the Month: Lou Olmstead

By Carrie Rodriguez editor@fedwaymirror.com

Many people have put their trust in Lou Olmstead over the years, so much so that they even voted her to serve on the Federal Way City Council before it existed.

Olmstead won the council election in 1985, but voters turned down incorporation, so the council was not formed.

Nevertheless, the lifelong volunteer has served the Federal Way community for many years.

“Her volunteerism is like changing a tire on a car that is always moving – she never stands still,” said Maureen Hathaway, who nominated Olmstead for The Mirror’s Citizen of the Month. “Lou is never trying to get recognition for her efforts. She is an unsung hero who has made a difference in our community as not only a volunteer but as a community activist for many years. It is easy to nominate Lou, since she has been a consistent and consummate volunteer with a servant’s heart.”

A Tacoma native, Olmstead graduated from Lincoln High School. She earned her registered nursing degree and worked at Tacoma General Hospital, before marrying the man she had first met in third grade. They moved to Federal Way in 1968 after her former husband got a job with the Boeing Co. She began volunteering for various organizations when her four children were in school.

“I felt like I needed to do my share and I felt like I needed to keep going,” Olmstead said. “I enjoy it and I have time, although sometimes it gets hectic all at the

Lou Olmstead has volunteered in the Federal Way community for decades. She was selected as The Mirror’s January Citizen of the Month. bruce honda, Contributed photo same time, but I do enjoy it.”

What does Olmstead think of her nomination for Citizen of the Month?

“I’m not sure I deserve all that,” she laughed.

But Hathaway said that Olmstead furnishes rides to doctors appointments for people, donates food to the Reach Out program for the homeless and helped to get a hospital in Federal Way. Olmstead has worked on several

campaigns, including for state Rep. Linda Kochmar, former Councilmember Diana Noble-Gulliford and former Mayor Skip Priest.

She has been involved in many organizations, including the Historical Society of Federal Way and the Federal Way Symphony board.

She currently serves as the deacon at Steel Lake Presbyterian and volunteers in the church office every Monday.

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recently held a big celebration for her 80th birthday at a local country club.

“I had 66 good friends sign in my guest book,” she noted. “I guess I’ve made a lot of friends over the years in everything I’ve done.”

To nominate a Federal Way resident for Citizen of the Month, email editor@fedwaymirror.com.

Nominations are due by the 20th of each month.

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Following the win over the 49ers, Kurtz spotted his wife and son in the south end zone of CenturyLink Field and started waving at them.

“The other people in the end zone thought that I was waving at them,” Kurtz said. “They called me over and started hugging and giving me high fives. I felt like a rock star. I probably gave high fives to 200 to 300 people and I thought to myself that I can’t run around this whole stadium.”

Kurtz said the atmosphere around this year’s Seahawks team is one of competition, which is something that is preached by head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider.

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Corrections In a Nov. 30 story discussing the Rotary Club’s Student of the Month, the student’s last name was incorrectly spelled. The correct spelling of her name is Jessica Llamas.

In a letter saluting long-time Federal Way police Chief Brian Wilson, Mayor Jim Ferrell’s last name was incorrectly spelled.

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Jan. 22 indicating “the flu has reached its peak,” with 19 lab-confirmed deaths reported across the state since December. The DOH notes From staff reports that only the lab-confirmed deaths are recorded, and Air Force Airman 1st that the actual toll of the flu Class Acacia A. Ono gradu- is likely higher. ated from basic military “The flu can be a serious training at Joint Base San disease,” said Dr. Kathy Antonio-Lackland, San Lofy, interim state health Antonio, Texas. officer. “People of all ages The airman completed an can get very sick. Getintensive, eight-week proting vaccinated is the best gram that included training protection and can help in military discipline and people avoid severe illness, studies, Air Force core hospitalization and even values, physical fitness, and death.” basic warfare principles and The DOH notes that the skills. virus is widespread Airmen who in the state this complete basic year, and that most training earn four cases in Washingcredits toward an ton and across the associate in applied country are related science degree to the 2009 H1N1 through the Comstrain of the flu. munity College of This year’s vaccines Acacia A. Ono the Air Force. protect against that Ono is the particular strain, daughter of Debra Ono of and the DOH recommends Federal Way. that anyone over the age of She is a 2013 graduate of six months old get the shot.

Todd Beamer High School The DOH also recomin Federal Way. mends that those who are considered high risk get the vaccine, including young children, pregnant women, people 65 and over and From staff reports people with certain medical conditions, such as asthma, The Washington State heart disease, diabetes and Department of Health neurological conditions.

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Flu season peaking

Gracie’s owner passed away unexpectedly and the cat is available for adoption from Simply Paws in Federal Way. contributed photo estimates from November showed that less than 40 percent of the population had been vaccinated against the flu. From a public health standpoint, 80 percent or more must be vaccinated for a community to be fully protected.

Those needing to get the vaccine can find it at a variety of locations, including health care provider offices, pharmacies and some local health agencies.

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Meet Gracie. This little beauty will capture your heart. If Gracie’s dazzling emerald green eyes and personality don’t win you over, her heartfelt story certainly will.

The last several months have been very traumatic

for this little angel as her owner passed away unexpectedly. The door was left open and Gracie went missing. She spent the next two months outside in the Twin Lakes area behind Safeway, on her own trying to survive before she was finally rescued. She lost so much weight and was so weak that it was uncertain if she would survive.

But she did and is doing amazing. Gracie is very sweet and soft spoken. She is about 9 years old. She loves attention and having her silky coat brushed. She can be a little shy at first, but only until she knows you.

For more information about Gracie or to meet her, call Chris, her foster mom at (253) 344-1586. You may also email rescuinganimals@gmail.com.

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Jet Chevrolet co-owners Jim and Dan Johnson (right) gave out $35,000 checks to 12 lucky Seahawks fans on Jan. 24, following a shutout giveaway. Not all of the fans were present to collect their prizes. Jet Chevrolet ran a promotion before the Seahawks beat the Giants in December that if the Seattle team shut out the New York team, 12 people would split $420,000 equally. The Seahawks blew away the Giants 23-0 at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey. photos by kay miller, Federal Way Mirror

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Vital for voters to pass school levy

Jack Bermingham

effective collaborations with Highline Community College, including Gateway to College, Running Start, Career Start, Achieve and College Ready.

These programs may not be familiar in every household, but their impact on the community remains significant.

They work because the school district strives to support innovation and addresses barriers to success, while increasing standards and accountability.

As a college, Highline benefits from strong collaboration with the school district to make movement between the schools and the college for our students as seamless as possible.

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ederal Way Public Schools has worked tirelessly at forming partnerships and developing pathways that encourage students to be prepared to take collegelevel classes when they arrive at Highline Community College.

Highline and the Federal Way school district have worked closely together to provide new and innovative strategies for students to continue on to higher education.

It is vital for Federal Way to pass the Educational Programs and Operation (EP&O) levy in order to ensure that schools have the capacity to support students.

I am particularly concerned that a “no” vote will send the wrong message from Federal Way citizens to Olympia. We are living in a time when the Legislature is under pressure to fully fund K-12, and the Federal Way community’s message should be loud and clear that yes we do support education.

The school district’s leadership, teachers and staff have earned the voters support by improving student success, developing innovative partnerships and gaining regional and national recognitions.

The district has several

Students are advantaged by opportunities that are created when the schools and the college function well together.

Although the EP&O levy does not go directly toward funding our partnership, it supports the day-to-day work of the school district that makes innovation and student success possible in Federal Way’s schools.

Collaboration with the college and other important programs in the school district are at risk without the levy’s passage.

Don’t miss this opportunity to invest in the future of Federal Way and its children.

Dr. Jack Bermingham is president of Highline Community College.

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Federal Way police officer Josh McConnel (left); Le Ann Taylor, Multi-Service Center community relations manager (center); and Jay Bennett, the community services manager for the city, prepare to hit the streets for the annual One Night Count of the homeless on Jan. 24. courtesy of multi-service center

Volunteers find 113 homeless people during annual count of homeless in the area, but homelessness has no hile many were boundaries. These are only warm and cozy the homeless that were obin their beds served that night — those early last Friday morning, who found temporary shelsome dedicated volunteers ter or temporarily moved were out walking the streets to another area aren’t of Federal Way as part of counted.” the One Night Count of This year was MSC comhomeless individuals in munity relations manager King County.

Le Ann Taylor’s first time The volunteers gathered volunteering for the One at 2 a.m. at Multi-Service Night Count.

Center (MSC), the annual “We went around this count’s Federal Way headcorner and found three quarters, for instructions men in a small inset of a and maps of the areas they doorway. Two men were were to cover. standing, and one was in Once armed with inforhis wheelchair. We talked mation, flashlights, and to them for a while and warm coffee, the volunteers each shared his story of set out in several small how they ended up groups accompasharing that doorway nied by Federal ” ONE NIGHT together.

Way police ofLater, Taylor and ficers to count the her team started talkhomeless persons ing with a man they in our city. found crouched behind Federal Way voluna dumpster. He expressed teers observed 113 indiconcern about a fellow viduals without shelter — a homeless man he had seen small decrease from last earlier. When moving year’s count of 118 homesome cardboard to use for less people in Federal Way. shelter, he found the homeCounty-wide, this year’s less man motionless behind count found a total of at it. The young man feared least 3,117 people without the worst and sent the shelter on the night the team to check on the other count took place — an man. The young man, like increase of 14 percent in several others, preferred to King County over the 2013 stay awake all night, rather total. than risk falling asleep in Manuela Ginnett, MSC’s an unsafe location. director of housing, cauWhile familiar with the tions that these numbers needs of the homeless in may not be truly representhe Federal Way commutative of all the homeless nity, the One Night Count individuals in either Fedwas an experience that has eral Way or King County. changed Taylor’s perspec“The count gives us a tive. good idea of the number “I’ve lived in Federal

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Way for a long time, and I’m aware there are folks who don’t have a place to stay at night. After doing the count, I look at my city a little differently. Now when I’m driving by an area we counted in, I’m thinking who might have to sleep there tonight. It inspires me to work harder to end homelessness in our community.”

One Night Count is an annual event led by the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness (SKCCH).

SKCCH’s mission is to work collaboratively to ensure safety and survival for people while they are homeless, and to end the crisis of homelessness in the region.

Its organizational members include agencies and community groups that provide emergency shelter and services, transitional housing, and permanent, supported housing to the roughly 27,000 men, women, and children who are homeless in King County during one year.

Local government departments, public housing authorities, professional associations, religious congregations, social action committees and advocacy groups are also members of the Coalition, as are people who were or are homeless.

Learn more about SKCCH at homelessinfo. org. You can learn more about MSC and its community programs at mschelps.org.

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Many neighbors in the adjacent single-family residential areas are concerned about this large project, and they ensured their voices were heard on Tuesday night.

“I live directly behind the project. My house has the most foliage around it,” said David Collins. “I like that privacy. I don’t want people viewing my backyard because I like to sit in the backyard and have a cigarette in my underwear. I want my privacy back.”

Collins said his residence would be directly behind the two largest 6-story structures planned for the project. The early schematic designs on the project show plans for landscaping to help obstruct those views, but Collins scoffed at the idea, saying whatever trees or shrubs planned would take years to grow in and become an effective privacy screen.

Patrick Doherty, the city’s director of economic and community development, attempted to allay Collins’s concerns, saying that the design diagrams at the meeting made it difficult to judge proper distances. Doherty noted that the distance between the building and Collins’s property would be 160 feet or so, and asked audience members to picture Pacific Highway South, saying that 160 feet would be Pacific Highway South from edge to edge with a couple of extra lanes added on each side.

Leah Boehm-Brady asked why this development is being placed at the specific location in Federal Way. “Paul (Green, of Azure Green Consultants, the consultant firm working with DevCo on the project), I was reading about another one of your developments in Issaquah. It’s on 10 acres and has 200-something units. Why are you trying to jam such a development in at this location … when you’re willing in Issaquah, a more high-scale place, to give more space?”

Green said that Azure Green and DevCo are just “working within the zoning and the rules here.”

“In fact, we could do 70 foot tall buildings on the whole site and put twice as many units on the site because of the zoning,” Green said. “We’re way under the allowed (maximum) we could do on the site.”

DevCo owner Jack Hunden also explained what his company is doing in Federal Way, and why. “Federal Way is a unique community for us, in that it hasn’t had a significant amount of apartment development for 20 years,” he said. “And we think there are unmet needs here in the city of Federal Way …We’re in the business of providing housing for people.

We ... take pride in the projects we build, and the projects we’ve constructed and the needs we’ve fulfilled.”

“These are going to be high quality projects, which, in the long run, we hope will contribute to the overall success of the city and it’s ability to attract a more diverse mix of incomes for the city,” he added.

Perhaps the residents’ most pressing question was what, if anything, could be done to stop this project in its tracks. As it sits right now, the project is still in the earliest stages of the permitting process, and had somewhat stalled because of a request the city made in November, said Matt Herrera, associate planner for the city. The city is still awaiting a response from DevCo and its partners.

But the city’s hands are tied for the most part, said Mayor Jim Ferrell.

“At the heart of this … It’s zoned this way. Once the policy decision of what goes on the property … once the property is zoned and an application is made, the city has a very limited role in what we can do,” he said. “We can’t go back and say, ‘We don’t need you’ (to a developer/applicant). What we can do right now is make sure the developer complies with the letter of the law. If this (project) happens, we’re here to make sure that it doesn’t have the kind of impact that will detract from your quality of life, that there are protections and mitigations.

If they comply with the letter of the law, the only thing we can do is make sure the impacts to the community are addressed.”

A number of those in attendance raised the question of changing the zoning, with Doherty, Ferrell and others saying that would require a change of the city’s Comprehensive Plan.

The city is currently undergoing a major update to the Comprehensive Plan, however there is not much the city can do to turn back DevCo’s plans for the site.

Some attendees remained frustrated, even after a number of presentations and the ability for audience members to pepper both the developers and city staff with questions.

Kari Jones, one of the nearby residents, said she hopes that the energy felt on Tuesday night will continue going forward.

“I hope you remember this is a community … Think of our home and our hometown,” she said, addressing Hunden and other members of the development team. “I’m excited to feel the energy and the desire to see this city turn around. I want my daughter to feel proud of being from Federal way. I hope that this energy continues for the future ... ”

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would like to celebrate the hard work of Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) parents, students, staff, school administrators and board members to recognize the urgency of grading system issues this past fall and identify common concerns and viable solutions.

The collaborative effort led to a significant change in the secondary grading system in December to remove the Power Law and Priority Standard Matrix and their “unintended consequences.” While no grading system is perfect, this change is a decisive example of how stakeholders across the school district worked together to resolve an urgent topic impacting all students.

The next pressing issue that affects all students in FWPS is the upcoming vote to renew the Educational Programs and Operation (EP&O) levy on Feb. 11. I sincerely hope that stakeholders across the district will once again rally to ensure this important funding source is available for our students.

Throughout the fall, several controversial issues surrounding school district spending and policy implementation were raised, and two new school board members were elected with a strong call for change.

However, several district parents and community members are calling for a stronger message and declare voting against the EP&O levy will clearly convey dissatisfaction with the school district’s use of their tax dollars. They demand more transparency and community input with regard to budget allocations, as well as clear accountability to the public for district administrators to achieve published objectives.

While I agree with the call for more transparency and accountability, failure of the levy in February would be devastating. As mentioned previously in The Mirror, the EP&O levy provides for 20 percent of the district’s operating budget. Voting “yes” for the levy does not increase current taxes and preserves current local funding for teachers, support staff, important instructional programs, school enrichment, community and partnership outreach and athletic programs.

What are the immediate consequences of a levy failure? District resources at all levels will be redirected from student learning to budget cutting. To avoid layoffs and salary cuts, experienced professionals from a wide range of school occupations will seek out more stable and equitable compensation, for example, in districts supported by local tax dollars. And FWPS will most likely take the fiscally responsible decision to mitigate potential budget impacts by spending upwards of $200,000 required for any district to rerun a levy this spring.

Thinking longer-term, my top four reasons for [ more levy page 9 ]

School district wastes tax dollars Over the past few months, I’ve read several letters to the editor wherein the writers are concerned, annoyed, and even mad as hell about the Federal Way school district. I recall that one writer vowed to spearhead a “vote no” campaign for school levies.

It seems that the common thread here is the perceived waste of school district tax dollars. As a former school district administrator, I attended several administra-

Education not a bargaining chip Are you mad at the Federal Way school district over the school board’s travel, the superintendent’s salary, or the grading system? If so, how mad are you?

Are you mad enough to vote no on the upcoming levy, just to teach the school board and the superintendent a lesson?

Are you mad enough to take it out on the children we are trying to educate and prepare to be responsible adults? Are you mad enough to eliminate resources, some teachers and other staff that help our children learn? Are you mad enough to shoot yourself in the foot?

And do you really think that reducing school district funding by 20 percent is the answer?

Some members of our community are suggesting just that approach. But it is the wrong approach at the wrong time. If the controversy surrounding those issues troubles you and you want your school board to be accountable, that is a reasonable expectation. But those points were made last fall in the manner they should be made.

With board members up for election and community focus on education, voters said they wanted some changes. They elected two new board members, Carol Gregory and Geoffery McAnalloy, who campaigned on a platform of more parent, teacher and student involvement.

They heard the message. They stated that their views on travel, salary, graduation rates and the grading system were different and they were

open to change. They have only been in office a couple of months, give them time to establish working relationships with the other board members and the superintendent and put their views into practice.

Superintendent Rob Neu certainly read the tea leaves and heard the community. He announced new higher graduation rate targets and started to move in another direction on the grading system even before the two new members joined the board.

He revamped parts of the system and is starting a citizens committee to provide additional input. There has been some criticism that he will control the process by appointing the committee. But board members have stated they will be involved and provide oversight. Any changes or recommendations will still be held out to public view.

Some have said they will vote no because of rumors of behind-the-scenes intrigue in the community regarding the former principal at Federal Way High School who was placed on leave for unknown reasons. There is a perception that the district is keeping things quiet until after the levy election.

While the citizen committee and the principal of Federal Way High School may be legitimate areas of concern to students, parents and teachers, they are also the responsibility of the board and the superintendent. Are the rumors true?

We don’t know, but if the issue of the Federal [ more ROEGNER, page 9 ] Bob Roegner

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To submit an item or photo for publication: email editor@federalwaymirror.com. Letters may be edited for style, clarity and length. tor meetings over the years and during one of the meetings the superintendent at the time told the staff “there are no wrong perceptions.”

Perhaps the current board and administration should take that thought to heart.

Perhaps they should review the district’s history, paying particular attention to the years 1974-1981, when the community perception was quite similar. During that time, the superintendent was forced to step down, a local resident spearheaded

a group called “Save Your Home Committee,” and aggressively campaigned a “vote no” for school levies.

Three elementary schools closed due to the success of that campaign. Eventually, bus transportation was cut back and provided only for students K-12 living beyond two miles from their school of attendance.

The idea of increasing the superintendent’s annual salary by $42,000, an amount greater than the annual salary of many patrons of

this district, or establishing a travel budget in excess of $80,000, is good reason the perception is what it is. The board called the $42,000 increase a performance raise. Shouldn’t the superintendent already be expected to perform the duties of a superintendent in order to receive the initial $198,000, without adding another $42,000? Did all district employees receive a raise of more than 20 percent to perform their duties?

To add to the perceived

waste of school district tax dollars, there have been several instances during this administration where employees, such as bus drivers, are placed on paid administrative leave for weeks, even months at a time while the infraction for which they are placed on leave is investigated. During this entire time they are paid their hourly rate ($19 to $20 per hour) to stay home. Keep in mind the district desires qualified bus drivers and because they are short-staffed, the shop supervisor and mechanics are taken away from their [ more LETTERS, page 23 ]

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www.federalwaymirror.com [ roegner from page 8] Way High School principal is an important issue to you, then keep the pressure on the board and superintendent. But don’t use our children’s education as a bargaining chip. If you don’t like how they do their job, there will be another school board election.

More importantly, those issues distract public attention from the greater need of our children’s education. The levy is a fouryear replacement levy to keep resources as they are. It is not an additional tax.

Now is the time district residents should lobby Olympia for more money as the courts required in the McCleary verdict.

What message do you send to our legislators if you defeat the levy? It is probably not the one you intend. That message would suggest that state money should go else-

[ Levy from page 8] asking the Federal Way community to vote “yes” to renew the EP&O levy follow: 1. Our students deserve smaller classroom sizes and quality interaction with the adults with whom they spend the majority of each school day. Reduction of the operating budget by 20 percent could result in laying off 75 classroom teachers and expanding already-brimming class sizes by two or more students. Research has proven that K-3 students in smaller classes achieve higher levels of academic excellence than cohorts in larger classes. That does not mean, however, that all cuts can be made at the secondary level without dire consequences. Consequences include overcrowding classrooms designed for 35 or less, fewer course choices to facilitate timely graduation and academic rigor, and safety and security issues inherent to reducing the student-to-adult ratio in our schools.

2. Competitive pay and benefits are required to retain our best teachers and education professionals and attract new and highly motivated graduates. Our students rely on a multitude of professionals compensated partially through EP&O dollars.

Teachers, para-educators, secretaries, AmeriCorps volunteers, security officers and custodians play key roles in upholding a safe and positive learning environment. If your employer began actions to reduce salaries and the number of employees, wouldn’t you seek employment elsewhere to ensure your family’s financial security?

3. Student instructional programs such as AVID, ROTC, International Baccalaureate, Cambridge and Advanced Placement are supported by levy dollars. In addition, EP&O funds cover the cost of PSAT and SAT tests to ensure that every FWPS student has an opportunity to practice and succeed on these high-stakes exams.

I agree with other community members

where. Legislators from other parts of the state could use your “no” as a way to avoid the court’s direction or, worse yet, include more education money in the budget but send it to another district. Public debate is the sign of a healthy community. But cutting your children’s educational resources by 20 percent is an overreaction to some of the district’s decisions. The Mirror and the Federal Way Chamber of Commerce studied the issues and are endorsing the levy. Voters should do so as well. Focus on what counts, providing the best possible school district we can, with as many resources as possible.

Not just 80 percent.

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner, a former mayor of Auburn: bjroegner@ comcast.net. that much work needs to be done to better prepare a larger percentage of FWPS students to complete college and technical vocational degrees. At the same time, many successful students take full advantage of these levy-funded programs.

4. Music and athletics are also funded in part by EP&O dollars. You will find strong music and athletic programs at every level in district schools. These programs challenge students outside of core academics and enhance reading, math, communication, time management and social skills students apply to success in and out of the classroom.

Strong schools are the cornerstone of a thriving community, and our students have benefitted from operational levies for more than two decades. Failure of voters to support local funding for schools will resound less with the school district and more with the students, residents, homeowners and business owners who experience the “unintended consequences.” For this reason, I appeal to Federal Way citizens to vote “yes” for the EP&O levy. Preserve local funding and seek alternate avenues to communicate and influence change with regard to controversial spending and policy implementation.

If you are still concerned about how FWPS is spending your tax dollars, please join parents across the district in sharing concerns and solutions. Two parents launched a website with forums in a searchable blog format to facilitate exchange of information and constructive public debate at www.fwschools.org.

Let’s work together towards positive change in fiscal responsibility, policy implementation and accountability for the school district to produce results, while ensuring local funds are available to offer our students the best public education possible. Vote “yes” for schools.

Angela Worcester is a FWPS parent.

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Federal Way detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a 13-month-old boy.

Police and medics were called out to a report of a CPR in progress at approximately 9:56 a.m. on Jan. 26 in the 35000 block of Eighth Ave. SW. However, medics were unable to revive the toddler.

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home due to suspicious circumstances and the boy’s age, according to the police report.

Prior to police arriving at the residence, the boy’s father left home. Police believe he left due to a no-contact order with his current girlfriend who was at the residence, said Cathy Schrock, spokesperson for the Federal Way Police Department.

The father was later arrested

for violating the domestic violence protection order.

An autopsy later found that there was no evidence of abuse or physical trauma, Schrock said.

However, the boy’s cause of death is still pending further toxicology reports from the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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Rent money stolen: At 4:45 p.m. on Jan. 26 in the 2200 block of SW 334th Place, a man reported that his rent money was stolen. According to the report, the man believed the likely suspect was his sister’s brief ex-boyfriend, and that both he and his sister only knew him by his first name. The report notes the victim had left his rent money on a counter for his sister while the suspect was still there, left the residence, and then came back later in the day to find the money gone.

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Detectives from the Washington State Patrol (WSP) Missing and Exploited Children’s Task Force (MECTF) arrested a Federal Way man Tuesday for dealing in large amounts of sexually explicit material involving minors.

Joel Adrian KelleyScholz, 29, was taken into custody without incident.

The investigation originated after detectives discovered files containing known child pornography were being traded across the internet.

Upon further investigation, a search warrant was issued and directed detectives to a residence in Federal Way. Detectives executed a search warrant on the Federal Way home on Tuesday morning and arrested two occupants; one for the investigation of dealing in sexually explicit conduct involving a minor and another man on an unrelated outstanding felony warrant.

During the search warrant, detectives seized digital media devices from the residence. A forensic preview of some of the devices confirmed the presence of illegal images.

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King County Executive Dow Constantine Monday ordered an inquest into the fatal shooting of D’Angelo Davis by Tukwila police on Dec. 7.

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Police surrounded the Cash and Carry wholesale food store on Andover Park East after receiving a report of an armed robbery in progress. Police say gunfire was exchanged when an armed man emerged, and Davis was killed, according to a county press release.

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Open partisanship tends to create animosity, which often leads to nothing getting done. Framing everything as Democrats versus Republicans makes for a good story; it is mostly inside baseball and tends to obscure the challenges of serving the public on a local level.

Some in this community have turned the PACC into a political boogeyman. Yes, it is an expensive project and there is a fear that its costs may affect taxes. Just understand the PACC is a dual-purpose facility that will bring conference business to the community and enable cultural opportunities in this city to grow.

The shortcomings of the business pro forma that was initially presented can be resolved.

The school district needs to be properly funded. Suggesting the district needs to be punished because some may not like the board’s grading system choices is an oxymoron. School district success starts with a positive attitude and requires nurturing and active participation from the community. Students, parents and the district, when equally engaged, can meet achievement expectations.

The perception that more police are needed is an easy emotional sell. But before we add more onto the payroll, it should be justified from a factual basis of need. If the city’s crime statistics are trending down or maintaining at reduced levels, we should look at bolstering other department’s resources to assure quality and capacity in all areas.

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t seems to me that Federal Way is a city with competing personalities. When I read commentary in the Federal Way Mirror or talk to people directly, we seem to be locked in philosophical battles. The undercurrent that seems to be the loudest is just say no.

There are several recurring themes. We have Republican versus Democrat, pro-Performing Arts and Conference Center (PACC) versus anti-PACC, fund the schools, don’t fund the schools and the city needs more public safety at the expense of other city departments.

Lots of passion, raw emotion, insecurity and everyone looking for the food fight tent to flex their muscles. Some would say welcome to democracy in action.

It’s difficult for elected officials to find a clear path forward. Politicians are dealing with their personal politics of survival, versus what may be in the best long-term interest for the community.

I am looking for the adults to show up and close the sideshows down.

The reality is Federal Way has multiple challenges and needs to find a way to improve on all fronts at once while articulating priorities clearly. As residents, we need to understand the city and school district don’t have sufficient revenues to solve all problems. But all problems need attention, so priorities must be chosen wisely.

The city and school district need to find incremental balance for each issue and show consistent progress toward stated goals.

Share the benchmarks and metrics of progress or lack of success. Expectations are high and should be.

The public seems to be skewed toward negativity or apathy on most issues, rather than working to improve outcomes. Community trust for public officials seems to be missing. Righteous arrogance has become the winner of this soap opera rather than listening and dialoguing to understand.

On the “us” versus “them” issues, here are some considerations to manage the dialogue. Keep

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District reviews readiness for Common Core State Standards

by Greg Allmain gallmain@fedwaymirror.com

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ith the new federally mandated Common Core State Standards (CCSS) set to take effect beginning with the next school year, the Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) board of directors heard a review of the steps the district has been taking to ready itself for the new standards in the last two years.

Marie Verhaar, assistant superintendent of Teaching for Learning, said FWPS staff and administrators

have been readying for CCSS since the summer of 2012.

“We developed … a transition plan,” Verhaar said at the board’s meeting on Tuesday. “In spring of 2012, we convened a team of teachers, administrators, who came together to talk about the transition to Common Core in Federal Way. We also met with a parent advisory group, who helped to add their insight and input as we made this transition.”

Verhaar noted the district created a webpage for

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There have also been parent “I have to commend forums regarding CCSS, the Teaching for LearnVerhaar said, and profesing Department, as well as sional development has the courageous, incredible been occurring since 2012. teachers of this district who “In terms of profeshave taken this on, sional developgrabbed the bull by ment, our first Federal Way the horns, and put year, 2012-13, we it into classrooms had development and into effect,” she around the shifts, said. helping teachers to Board member understand, what are those Claire Wilson, whose edumajor differences between cational expertise revolves the former standards and around early learning the new standards, to help (pre-K), asked Verhaar teachers gain awareness whether or not those learnand have time to dig in. ing communities have been In 2013-14, we provided included in the conversasome additional profestion as this changeover sional development (for continues. teachers), giving teachers “Preschool has always some additional resources been at the table with us to help unpack the material. throughout this process,” We’ve also had professional Verhaar replied. development for principals, “I recall that work on coaches, teachers and, as I Standards Based Educamentioned, for parents.” tion (SBE) and Standards Verhaar then touched on Based Grading (SBG) has how CCSS will integrate put us in a position to be with the district’s current in a more ready stage than initiatives, such as advanced other districts, would that placement classes and the be a correct take still?”

Global Learning Initiative.

Wilson followed up.

She said all areas have been “You are absolutely right,

schools

director Wilson,” Verhaar replied. “We set the table for the implementation of common core (by adopting SBE and SBG).”

Director Tony Moore noted that board members have seen an uptick recently in parents expressing concerns about Common Core, and wanted it made clear that the current priority standards the district uses are aligned with Common Core. Verhaar said yes because the standards the district are using now were pulled directly from the upcoming CCSS. Moore also wondered how much flexibility CCSS leaves the district in instructional options.

“The standards are the ‘what,’” Verhaar said.

“They’re what our state has determined our students need to learn. The ‘how’ is the flexible part. That’s the part where our professionals, our teachers, that’s where the power is, within our incredible teaching force in this district.

The standards are merely guides, or road maps, to help get us there. But the power is in our classrooms.” “(CCSS) is really high quality learning for our

students, and it’d be hard to argue why you wouldn’t want any student to be prepared with those kind of skills,” Verhaar added.

CCSS, according to the website www.corestandards.org, are intended to “provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them.” The website notes that CCSS “are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.”

The push for CCSS arose because, up until their adoption, educational achievement standards varied from state to state, making it difficult to accurately gauge if what was being taught in Federal Way was lesser than, equal to, or greater than what was being taught in a community of comparable size somewhere else in the nation.

To get the district’s take and the resources it’s been working on for implementation of CCSS, visit www.fwps.org/teaching/ common-core.

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Levy funding critical as high school graduation rate increases From Federal Way Public Schools

After several years of stagnant high school graduation rates, Federal Way Public Schools administrators believe they are turning the tide. What’s driving this change is a shift in how individual students are supported.

In 2013, the district experienced a nearly three point increase in the number of high school students graduating. Looking at the four comprehensive high schools only, the average is a five point increase to 77 percent, which matches the state average, and is the highest rate for the district since 2005.

“This is a very positive uptick, and, combined with three years of positive first semester grade trends, suggests we are on the right track,” said Superintendent Rob Neu. “Among the many challenges high school dropouts face is the struggle to find a living-wage job. This doesn’t impact just them and their families. It’s estimated that U.S. citizens pay up to $350 billion annually to support dropouts.”

A significant part of the trend is that every ethnic group saw their graduation rates increase. The greatest increase occurred among

African American students, whose graduation rate increased by nearly 10 points between 2012 and 2013.

Asian students’ graduation rates increased by 7.7 points, and Hispanic students’ graduation rates increased by 2.5 points. Pacific Islander and white students also saw their graduation rates modestly increase.

What’s the district’s secret sauce? A new approach is underway that treats students as individuals with unique needs and then offers multiple options to help them be successful. For high school students at risk of not graduating, this means there is more than one path to graduation. The trick is finding the one that works for them.

A key reason that students drop out is that, once they fall behind, they don’t see a way to catch up. For many, this slippery slope begins early on when they enter ninth grade. Joni Hall, Todd Beamer High School’s principal, notes that educators have learned students need intervention early, ideally in the ninth grade, if they are falling behind in credits.

“Students will often remain in school, but without prompting, may not take action to make up credits

for courses they have failed,” Hall says. “They continue to fall further behind until 12th grade comes around and they realize they are hopelessly behind.” Students who drop out at younger ages usually have other factors coming into play, she notes.

The traditional approach has been to wait until students were failing before intervening. The district’s new model kicks in early with at-risk kids to keep them on track, and requires providing multiple options for success, including after-school instruction and homework groups and a variety of ways to make up credits.

“We have learned there is no silver bullet that works for all kids,” said Liz Drake, principal of Thomas Jefferson High School. “Students are individual learners and have different needs. We need to put more options in play.”

Recognizing this, Thomas Jefferson High School developed a range of programs that give kids ways to earn credits, take classes outside of the regular school day, and make up lost ground.

The goal is to enable them to keep making progress toward graduation.

And it’s working. Thomas Jefferson’s graduation rate

jumped nearly eight points in the past year.

“Collection of Evidence” classes focus on students who struggle with math and typical exams. Using practical examples, students are able to show competence in math and earn credits they would not have been able to make up through traditional classes and exams.

The school’s innovative Math English Science History (MESH) program is also making a difference.

MESH uses technology to enable seniors to retrieve missing credits online while working with a classroom teacher. Similar to an online study program, students can earn multiple credits when out of school while continuing to attend traditional classes, helping them make up for missing credits.

In another program, Raider Way, teachers are working with students after school to provide additional instruction and support. The goal is to keep struggling students from failing. Every day, nearly 60 students take advantage of Raider Way to augment their classroom instruction.

“This past year we had 100 seniors working to earn missing credits to make graduation, and nearly 300

Thomas Jefferson High School students participate during a credit retrieval-focused class. courtesy of FWPS across all grade levels,” Drake said. “We want to keep them motivated and believing that graduation is worthwhile.”

College Preparation Day, another innovative program developed by Federal Way schools, had an unintended side benefit last year. The district pays for all seniors to take the SAT at school as part of the day’s activities.

Dave Davis, the district’s director of assessment, notes that 94 students in the district met the state’s graduation requirement in at least one subject area by earning the state-required score on the SAT. The district’s work to improve high school graduation rates, particularly in the face of high mobility, rising poverty, and a growing nonEnglish speaking population, is challenging and takes

time. One lesson learned leads to another, these principals agree. Indications are these efforts are paying off and that steady progress is being made.

Innovative efforts such as these also take money.

Sufficient funding and staffing are necessary to offer programs that go over and above the traditional core classes.

Levy funding is a key component to providing programs that get results.

While the district’s official graduation goal of 92 percent by the 2019-2020 school year is consistent with neighboring districts’ goals, Neu has publicly said his personal goal is a 100 percent graduation rate. “It is our moral imperative,” he said. “How could we aim for anything less?”

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Q&A with Mr. FW: Super Bowl appetizers and Seahawks anomalies

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: Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has had quite a week with the media leading up to Sunday’s Super Bowl. Beast Mode doesn’t like doing interviews, so why is the NFL making him do them?

A: The NFL is making Lynch do interviews because it’s the Super Bowl, the biggest event to happen in the United States every year. The public wants to hear what the players, especially the star players, have to say about the spectacle.

Lynch’s act of “barely” talking to the media during the week has actually become a bigger story than if he would have just bucked up and answered reporters’ questions. By acting this way, Lynch has drawn more attention to himself than by anything he could have said during a media session.

The strangest Lynch moment came during the mandatory Super Bowl Media Day when Beast Mode participated in a super-awkward interview by the NFL Network’s Deion Sanders.

After standing in a corner during Media Day looking more like the Unabomber than a running back in dark sunglasses and a hoodie,

Lynch started things out by throwing out an “S-bomb” and ended the interview by referring to himself as “Beast Mode.”

“You kind of shy?” Sanders asked.

“Nah,” Lynch said.

“You just don’t want to talk, really?” Sanders said.

“I’m just about that action, boss,” Beast Mode answered.

Mr. Federal Way would compare the exchange between Sanders and Lynch to Mr. Federal Way’s 4-yearold daughter attempting to interview her Barbie doll.

Mr. Federal Way can’t take his eyes off either one. But, when the exchanges are both over, Mr. Federal Way can only shake Mr. Federal Way’s head in amazement at what just transpired.

Q: Mr. Federal Way, obviously this weekend is going to be all about the Super Bowl and watching the Seahawks beat up the Denver Broncos. What is your favorite thing to eat during the big game?

A: Mr. Federal Way usually likes to spend Super

Bowl Sunday “drinking” his meals. But Super Bowl Sunday is more of a marathon, than a sprint, and putting a little food in your belly throughout the day is very important. It might be even more important this year, because the beloved Seattle Seahawks are playing in the Super Bowl.

Mr. Federal Way doesn’t want to spend the second half sleeping in Mr. Federal Way’s recliner.

Mr. Federal Way wants to be able to celebrate the Seahawks’ first-ever Super Bowl victory with friends and family.

So, Mr. Federal Way is going to give the readers a couple recipes that not only taste great, but also can soak up some of those adult beverages that will be flowing Sunday.

Mr. Federal Way’s first recipe is a doozy — baconwrapped little smokies. Yes, that’s right, pig wrapped with more pig. This is actually pretty basic. Get a package of bacon and a package of cocktail wieners,

put a toothpick through each one and sprinkle some brown sugar on the top of them. Can’t get much easier than that, right? Cook them in a 325-degree oven for 40 minutes or so until the sugar starts bubbling.

These can also be made in a crockpot, but the bacon doesn’t get as crispy.

Another staple in Mr. Federal Way’s Super Bowl routine is spicy chicken wings.

Like matching a fine red wine with a filet mignon, you can’t get any more perfect than a super-cheap domestic, mass-produced beer in a can paired with deep-fried spicy chicken wings.

For the sauce, place two cups of Frank’s Hot Sauce, 1/2-cup of margarine and one tablespoon each of dry parsley, dried onions, granulated garlic and ground sage in a pan over medium heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add five pounds of chicken wings to a 350-degree deep-fat fryer and cook for 10 minutes. Lastly, put all the wings into the sauce, dip in Ranch dressing and feel guilty after eating.

Q: Mr. Federal Way, is

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A: No. It’s awful. When

Mr. Federal Way reads about these types of bets, chills run up and down Mr. Federal Way’s spine.

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In a call Monday, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said in the unlikely event of a Broncos win, he would send Denver Mayor Michael Hancock

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It’s much like watching a nationally-televised Seahawks’ game and inevitably seeing one of the broadcasters at the Pike Place Market tossing a king salmon to one of the workers, who then puts the fish right in front of the camera and moves its mouth up and down like the salmon is talking.

Wow, never seen that act before. Way to think out-of-the-box.

Q: Everybody in th city is on pins and needles wanting to know what Mr. Federal Way thinks about the Super Bowl. Everywhere I go, people are asking what Mr. Federal Way’s prediction for the final score will be?

A: 27-20 Seahawks and Percy Harvin will be named Most Valuable Player.

Q: Mr. Federal Way, just getting it out there, you seem like a supercool guy to hang out with and I’m not a stalker. Where are you going to be watching Sunday’s Super Bowl?

A: None of your business.

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Jet Cities to sing 12th man song during rally Friday From staff reports

With Super Bowl XLVIII just a few days away, Seahawks fever is ramping up around Federal Way. The city will hold a “Blue Friday” rally at 3 p.m. on Friday at City Hall, and will be joined by The Jet Cities Chorus, a local singing group made up of members from Thurston, Pierce, King and Kitsap counties. Jet Cities will be flying high on Friday because the group is set to make an appearance on NBC’s “The Today Show” Friday morning.

Member Melissa Martin penned her song

“I’m a True 12th Man” during the Seahawks run to the Super Bowl, and it quickly became a favorite of local media and fans. The Today Show gave the call after members of Jet Cities performed on KJR’s “12th Man Mania” show and met Seahawks “super fan” Big Lo. Lo, according to a story posted at ThurstonTalk.com, fell in love with Martin’s song, saying she had written the “true” 12th Man song. Lo’s enthusiasm for the song was such that he actually contacted “The Today Show” to inform them of Martin’s tribute to her favorite team.

Friday’s rally at City Hall is also slated to have bands from all four high schools in Federal Way, along with a 15x25 banner over City Hall.

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Federal Way and I have been astonished at the amount paid duties to drive buses, of property taxes that all while the qualified driver people pay here compared stays home at full pay. If the to the quality of education infraction is serious, whatever happened to suspension provided to our children. I have kids and education is without pay and/or termination, if necessary? And, if not so important that my wife and I are considering leaving too serious, perhaps a letter of reprimand and/or a short- Federal Way so that our children can attend a better term unpaid suspension, school system. and then back to work. To The idea that agenpay employees to stay cies can propose levy home and not perafter levy without any form their jobs for SOUND tangible improvement weeks and months to the current system at a time is not a is laughable. Unfortuperceived waste, it’s nately, when lawmakers a genuine waste. propose a levy for education Perhaps a part of the or first-responders, they tend superintendent’s $42,000 to present them on the platperformance raise should be form of fear and the general used to perform an assesspublic rushes to approve ment of his staff and assure this levy with little thought these wasteful practices toward improvement or acare curtailed and tax dolcountability. “Your children lars used more wisely. The will be in crowded classdistrict cannot afford an rooms.” “It will take one hour organized campaign against for police to arrive at your school levies and the concall.” stituents cannot afford the One of the only ways that continued waste. the public can force change Jim Mast, Federal Way is through elections. These elections can be for positions or for funding (through a levy). If you want to force the school system to change, you I wanted to thank Matneed to cut their funding thew Jarvis for his article, and make them address the “Why I am voting no on fundamental problems. So, levy.” It was candid and chalif you are unhappy with the lenged the idea of businesscurrent school system, force as-usual. change. Vote no.

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Thomas Sager, Federal Way

Vote yes for levy If my car isn’t running well, shall I use a cheaper grade of gas until it improves its performance? If it is beginning to rust, shall I drive it through salt water then park it outside? Well, I’m not going to provide it with any support until it shapes up.

The score of a football game says it all, right? What happened on the field during those four quarters is irrelevant, correct? Or is the real game in the playing, in the efforts and interactions?

Is the score just a numerical summary?

My doctor asks how I’m feeling. Then she tells me my test results. Is either information the sole basis for diagnosis and treatment? Taken together they will contribute to a good decision.

Growth during a school year cannot entirely be described by a test score, any more than the value of a marriage can be confined to a letter grade. Have we become a culture of punishment rather than support?

Do we lose our individual sense of responsibility by joining the mob shouting negative statements?

There is a better way to respond to test scores, the grading system, school board behavior and a superintendent’s raise, than by withdrawing support from

students. It is not just graduation rates alone that matter – it is also the day after day experiences the students have once they enter the classrooms. It is the opportunities to learn and grow that are provided by a system able to honor the whole child. A vote for the levy is support for teaching and learning. It would be unreasonable to do otherwise.

Dana Turcott, Federal Way

Now is not the time to bail on our students Leadership in the Federal Way school district has had a hard time with some decisions in the past year.

The voters expressed their will at the polls. The result is new control on the school board. Parents, teachers and students have been able to voice their concerns and contribute their insight.

I have seen firsthand the innovations and new programs for students that have made recent student achievements possible. We must not allow 20 percent of the budget to be voted out and expect our students to continue to achieve at the pace they are – they won’t be able to. Please continue to fund our schools and if you are unhappy with the state of learning in Federal Way,

there are ways all of us can help and actually make a difference. Vote yes.

Jack Stanford, Federal Way

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Children were using the main crosswalk at the school for years without any light.

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Here in Federal Way, one organization that helps those in crisis is the St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVDPS) at St. Theresa’s Church.

Two members of SVDPS, Joe and Virginia Roni, were on hand during the Federal

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“Since 2009, the city of Federal Way has invested a total of $117,000 into the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s emergency human services program,” said Jay Bennett, Federal Way community services manager. “Those dollars are matched by St. Vincent de Paul, and have helped more than 3,200 Federal Way residents who (were) in the middle of a crisis situation during those four years.

The assistance takes the form of emergency shelter for a few nights, food vouchers to a local grocery store, utility bill payment that’s kept a family’s heat, electricity or water on for another month. We should all be pleased that this partnership continues in 2014.”

Bennett said the Ronis were two of the people he first met as he settled into his position with the city in 2012.

“These two quickly became heroes of mine, as I listened to their stories,” Bennett added.

Virginia Roni said one aspect of SVDPS that sets

it apart from other chariThe woman was required ties is what she called the to put in 200 hours of un“home visit.” paid work to complete her “The key difference certification for medical between our charitable coding, Roni said. It was at organization … and others, that point that her current is that a pair of us comes to employer balked, leaving visit you, wherever you live, the woman without a job and tries and with two to help you “The next evening, teenage sons to through the my husband and clothe, feed and crisis,” she shelter.

I came to her said. “You This left the don’t need home and she woman in a a babysitter, explained what had bind, because she or need to was able to pay happened. She said, her rent using take time off from ‘I spent most of the her last paycheck work, to get the previday crying because from our help. ous job, but was We call this I didn’t know what unable to pay her approach to I was going to do.” power bill. rendering “The next Virginia Roni said of a St. evening, my huscrisis assistance the Vincent de Paul client band and I came ‘home visit.’ to her home and It protects she explained (client’s) privacy, increases what had happened,” Roni (client’s) feelings of self said. “She said, ‘I spent worth, and shows (clients) most of the day crying that someone cares enough because I didn’t know what to come and visit (them).”

I was going to do.’”

Roni told the story of a The Ronis worked out single mother who recently an agreement with Puget reached out to SVDPS. This Sound Energy to make woman had been worka payment towards the ing a full-time minimum woman’s utility bill, giving wage job and had begun her some much needed her training/education to relief from her financial become a medical coder, stress.

Roni said.

“I said, ‘You can sleep

well tonight,’ Roni recalled.

“She looked at both Joe and I, and a smile came to her face, and she said, ‘Thank you. Now I know that somebody cares about me.’”

Joe Roni also shared a few thoughts on SVDPS and what the organization continues to see in and around Federal Way since the economic downturn of 2008.

“What we’re seeing is that it doesn’t seem to be improving,” he said.

“The middle class may be improving, but the people on the bottom are still in great need and … the need is more intense. Instead of needing $200 or $150 to finish the rent payment, they need $300, $400, sometimes the whole nine yards like $900.”

Joe Roni noted that one of the largest constituencies that SVDPS helps are single mothers, a group he said makes up about 50 percent of their cases. He also said that in the last quarter of 2013, about a third of the people they served were homeless.

“So that’s what we see out there. But I have to say, the funds that you give us for the poor out there go a long way to trying to alleviate some of these crises,” he said.

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Local Olympic hopeful, Tran, headed to Sochi 17-year-old Todd Beamer student will experience the Olympics with hopes of qualifying for 2018 Games

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Like any other short track speedskater from the United States, Aaron Tran’s goal is to wear the red, white and blue and compete at the Winter Olympic Games.

The Todd Beamer High School student will get the chance to experience what it’s like to attend the Olympics next week.

But Tran’s journey to Russia won’t culminate with an actual appearance skating against the best in the world on the ice. Tran will be “I’m not really sure at the 2014 Winter how they chose me. Olympic Games in But I’m glad they Sochi, Russia, with did. They have a an eye to the future. bunch of things set He will get the full up for us. It’s going experience about to be pretty cool.” what it’s like to be Aaron Tran an Olympic athlete by shadowing fellow Federal Way resident, J.R. Celski, during the Games.

Tran was selected by TD Ameritrade to represent the company’s core values at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, with the hopes that he will represent the United States at the next Winter Olympics in 2018.

“I’m not really sure how they chose me,” Tran said with a laugh. “But I’m glad they did.”

Ameritrade interviewed many former Olympians, who said that their first trips to the Games were very stressful. The investment company wanted to invest in Olympic hopefuls, so when they go to future Games, they are more comfortable

Todd Beamer High School student Aaron Tran will attend the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, to shadow fellow Federal Way native J.R. Celski as a short track speedskater. The Games start on Feb. 6. courtesy photo and could perform at their best.

Tran will be joined in Sochi by six other Winter Olympic hopefuls, including snowboarder Gabe Ferguson (14), skeleton rider Gracie Clapp-Taylor (21), biathlete Jakob Ellingson (19), paralympic alpine skier Katrina Schaber (16), paralympic sled hockey player Chris Douglas (23) and freestyle skier Nik Seemann (16).

Tran is slated to leave for Russia on Wednesday and will not only attend short track speed skating, but will also take in a hockey game and skiing events.

“They have a bunch of things set up for us,” Tran said. “It’s going to be pretty cool.”

But, even before making the long flight to Sochi, Tran is set to compete at the United States Junior National Short Track Speedskat-

ing Championships in Milwaukee this weekend. The event for skaters 18 and under will be held Saturday and Sunday. Tran hopes to do well in the event and qualify for the Junior World Championships, which will be held in Erzurum, Turkey March 7-9.

The Junior Nationals will be Tran’s second huge speed skating meet in the last month.

Like Celski, Tran competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials last month. As a 17-year-old, Tran ended up 12th in the overall standings and competing in every event distance in Utah.

“It was really awesome,” Tran said. “I wasn’t really sure if I was going to make it to the Olympic Trials. All of those other skaters focus just on skating and I was at home just finishing up school. I was really happy when [ more tran page 33 ]

UFC: Henderson wins decision Saturday Decatur to honor

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Decatur graduate takes a controversial split decision over Thomson at UFC on FOX 10 in Chicago

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Benson Henderson got right back in the championship mix in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

The 2001 Decatur High School graduate won a somewhat-controversial split decision Saturday night over Josh Thomson in the main event at the UFC on FOX 10 event at Chicago’s United Center. Henderson, the former UFC 155-pound champ and current No. 1 contender, moved to 20-3 overall in his mixed-martial arts career and 8-1 in the UFC. “It was another close win, but I’ll take them any way I can get ‘em,” Hen-

Decatur High School graduate Benson Henderson beat Josh Thomson in a five-round split decision in the main event at UFC on FOX 10 Saturday in Chicago. file photo derson said following the fight. “I actually thought it was a little bit clearer than a (split decision). I thought I controlled things.”

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It’s been nearly three years since Decatur graduate Garet Rasmussen collapsed and died in his Wenatchee home. The 1992 graduate was just 38 years old.

Rasmussen, who was a command duty officer for Chelan County Fire District One and Douglas County Fire District Two, died suddenly after he had responded to an emergency call about a car crash in June 2011.

Garet Rasmussen The Chelan County coroner concluded that Rasmussen died from hypertension and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

During his high school days, Rasmussen was known as a basketball player at Decatur. He ranks as the 20th [ more rasmussen page 33 ]

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LEGAL NOTICES City of Federal Way Housing Repair Program Contractors Needed 2014/2015 The City of Federal Way is accepting applications for housing repair contractors that perform repair or replacement of heating systems; plumbing systems; hazardous electrical systems; severely deteriorated roofs, walls, floors and doors; ramps for handicapped-accessibility; exterior painting and kitchen and bathroom modifications for handicapped-accessibility.

To obtain a Contractor Questionnaire, please visit t h e C i t y ’s w e b s i t e a t w w w. c i t y o f f e d r a l way.com/EHR or call Jeri-Lynn Clark, Program Administrator at 253-835-2401.

The City of Federal Way reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposal process and to award the contract(s) in the best interest of the City. Section 3, minority-owned, women-owned and emerging small businesses are encouraged to apply.

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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR CONTRACTORS MEETING HUD SECTION 3, MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS City of Federal Way is creating its directory of Section 3 and Minority and Women Businesses. The directory is provided to recipients, contractor, and subcontractors of its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME programs, and other federal funding administered by the City of Federal Way Department of Community and Economic Development Department.

SECTION 3 The recipients of HUD Community Development assistance are required to provide employment opportunity to low- and very low-income local residents, businesses that are either owned by them, or that employ these persons in projects supported with HUD funding. As a recipient of annual CDBG and other federal grant awards in excess of $200,000, Section 3 applies to all projects funded with said resources, as well as contractors and subcontractors implementing the projects. Examples of covered projects include housing construction, demolition, rehabilitation, or other public construction (e.g., roads, sewers, community centers). A person or a business can be eligible under Section 3, under one of the following criteria: Section 3 Residents Section 3 residents are those that live in public housing and/or individuals that earn less than 80 percent of median family income as published by HUD annually for the Seattle region. Please contact the Community Services Department for information on the maximum income (by family size) that can be earned to be eligible as a Section 3 resident.

Section 3 Businesses A business can qualify as a Section 3 business if: 51 percent of the business is owned by one or more Section 3 residents; or A minimum of 30 percent of its full-time employees are current (or qualified within three years of first employment with the business) as Section 3 residents; or It subcontracts in excess of 25 percent of all of its contracts to Section 3 businesses.

Section 3 residents and businesses must provide evidence to the funding recipient, contractor, subcontractor, attesting to the qualifications defined above. Such evidence may include proof of residency in public housing, proof of federal subsidies for housing, food stamps, unemployment benefits, payroll data, or other relevant business information.

MINORITY/WOMEN OWNED ENTERPRISES (MBEs/WBEs) An MBE/WBE business meets one of the following: a sole proprietorship, owned and controlled by a minority and/or woman; or a partnership or joint venture controlled by a minority or woman in which 51 percent of the beneficial ownership interest is held by minorities or women; or a Corporation or other entity controlled by minorities or women in which at least 51% of the voting interest and 51 percent of the beneficial ownership interest are held by minorities or women.

CONTACT INFORMATION Those wishing to be included in the City’s directory of Section 3 and/or MBE/WBE businesses should contact Jay Bennett by phone (253-835-2650), email (jay.bennett@cityoffederalway.com), or mail at City of Federal Way, Community and Economic Development, 33325 8th Ave. S, Federal Way, WA 98003.

The City of Federal Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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PROPOSED 2014 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT City of Federal Way Notice of Public Hearing ANNUAL ACTION PLAN NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Federal Way Human Services Commission will conduct a public hearing on Monday, February 24, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hylebos Conference Room on the second floor at City Hall (33325 8th Avenue S, Federal Way, Washington 98003) on the proposed Program Year (PY) 2014 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan.

The City of Federal Way expects to receive $606,711 in CDBG funds for the program year 2014 (January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014) and to reallocate approximately $676,367 in prior year funds for the purposes of undertaking a variety of projects meeting one of the three national objectives – 1) benefit low and moderate income persons, 2) aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight, or 3) meet other community development needs having a particular urgency.

Detailed information about the proposed PY 2014 CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN and the proposed projects will be available for review beginning February 3, 2014, during regular business hours at Federal Way City Hall (33325 8th Avenue S, Federal Way, WA 98003) and online at http://www.cityoffederalway.com/humanservices. For additional information, please contact Jay Bennett, Community Services Manager, at 253-835-2650, during normal business hours.

Written comments on Federal Way’s proposed PY 2014 CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN and proposed projects will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014, and may be forwarded to: City of Federal Way, Attn: Jay D. Bennett, 33325 8th Avenue S, Federal Way, WA 98003. Any person may present written comments to the Human Services Commission during the hearing, and/or may appear at the public hearing to give public testimony.

Reasonable accommodations at the public hearing such as sign language interpretation or alternate formats for printed materials are available for individuals with disabilities with advance notice. City Hall complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please call Denise Catalano at (253) 835-2651 at least two business days in advance to request accommodation. For TDD relay service call 1-800-833-6388/TDD or 1-800-8336384/voice. This notice will be translated into alternate formats for individuals with disabilities and/or alternate languages upon request.

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earn an automatic berth to the state tournament, which will be played in May. Last season, Martin teamed with his younger brother, Cameron, to finish in fourth place at the State Tennis Tournament.

Martin is a three-year letter winner for Jefferson and has helped the Raiders win three-straight SPSL Central Division championships. Jefferson has won 55-straight SPSL matches.

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Martin and Jefferson also added another title last year when they won the Class 4A State Academic championship with a gradepoint average of over 3.8.

In the classroom, Martin was also nominated in the top-five for boys in his class and has also been awarded the Student of the Month in

history and science.

Martin is the son of Melissa Brock and plans to study business administration at Grand View.

• The fifth-ranked Beamer (14-2 overall, 13-0 SPSL South) boys basketball team remained atop the SPSL South Division with a blowout victory over Bethel Tuesday night, 87-48. The Titans had five players score in double figures, led by 17 from Rayvonne Free-

man. Trey Burch-Manning finished with 16, Charles Frazier had 12, Ferron Flavors ended up with 11 and Bogdon Bliznyuk had 10 points for Beamer.

The Titans also took total control of the SPSL South Friday with an overtime win over the defending Class 4A state-champion Curtis Vikings.

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Thomas Jefferson senior Zachary Martin will continue his tennis career at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, in the fall.

Martin inked his National Letter of Intent Monday, according to Grand View head coach Bob Peterson.

“We are very excited to have Zachary come to Grand View University,” Peterson said. “He has shown that he is a tireless worker

on the tennis court and in the classroom. He will be a great addition next year.”

This season, Martin was an All-South Puget Sound League Central Division first-team selection. He finished 14-3 overall during his senior season and set a school record for the highest winning percentage during his career at 89 percent.

In the postseason, Martin teamed with Vivek Ramanujan to finish in fifth place at the West Central District Tournament to

Jefferson senior Zachary Martin will play tennis next fall at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. file photo

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59-45 lead during the third quarter, but they couldn’t put the ball in the basket during the fourth quarter and turned the ball over numerous times. Curtis outscored the Titans, 28-14, during the final eight minutes of the fourth quarter to

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Federal Way — The Eagles (14-3 overall, 12-3 SPSL South) dominated Graham-Kapowsin Tuesday night, 74-39.

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Decatur — The Gators were upended Tuesday in SPSL 3A action by Peninsula, 57-39. Decatur (5-12 overall, 3-4 SPSL 3A) didn’t have a player score more than seven points during the game. Palofino Jatta and Carsten Olufson both finished with seven points each.

Jefferson — The Raiders won their second SPSL North Division game in a row Tuesday with a 61-51 win over Mount Rainier.

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Beamer — The thirdranked Titans beat up Bethel Tuesday to remain unbeaten, 69-32.

Beamer outscored the Braves, 19-4, in the first quarter. Quinessa Caylaodo finished with 17 and Megan Huff had 13.

The Titans also beat up Curtis, 64-37, Friday. The Titans (18-0 overall, 13-0 SPSL South) outscored the Vikings, 23-5, in the first quarter and cruised the rest of the game.

Beamer was led by 17 points from Megan Huff, 14 from Caylao-do and 12 from Nia Alexander.

Federal Way — The Eagles (9-8 overall, 7-7 SPSL South) downed Graham-Kapowsin Tuesday, 43-25. Federal Way was led by 13 points from Kayla Smith and 10 from Zaedrea Robinson.

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Decatur — The Gators remained winless with a 5411 loss to Auburn Mountainview Tuesday. Marissa Johnson and Makayla Lambert led the way for Decatur with three points each.

• On March 8 and 9, the Sounders’ Under-23 team will host open tryouts for the Seattle Sounders FC. All players looking to join the Sounders FC can test their skills in front of the team’s coaches and staff.

Registration is now active on SoundersU23.com.

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I was able to qualify to race in the competition.”

But, since the Trials, Tran has dedicated himself full-time to becoming a better short-track speed skater. He is taking some time off from his senior year at Todd Beamer and living and training at the U.S. Olympic Oval in Utah.

“I will head back to school after Sochi and catch up,” Tran said.

“It was really hard to get all of my schooling done while training. So I’m just focusing on training and will just have to catch up.”

Tran will be in Sochi studying under Celski, who is a favorite to win multiple medals on the track.

The two both started inline skating at Pattison’s West as boys before switching over to the ice.

Last month, Celski dominated the competition at the U.S. Olympic Short Track Speedskating Trials, winning the overall title and qualifying for his second Olympics. Celski, who will skate in four events in Sochi, also attended Beamer before transferring out to become a full-time skater.

“I’m pumped that Aaron is part of the TD Ameritrade program,” Celski said. “He represents the future generation of short track and I am happy that he will get a chance to see, in person, the pinnacle of our sport at the Olympics in Sochi. It’s important that kids like him get a glimpse of competition like the Olympics, so they can be motivated for their future and see the action and excitement first hand. Aaron is very talented at what he does and I’m glad to play

a role in helping him along his journey.”

Celski is the current world record holder in the 500 meters. He is the first person to skate a sub-40 in the distance, setting the world record with a time of 39.937 in the first World Cup of last season on Oct. 21, 2012.

“I honestly had no idea that he went to Beamer like me,” Tran said. “But after I got to the school, people told me that J.R. Celski also went to Beamer. I was like, ‘Wow, he is a really outstanding skater.’

Now I can look up to him for technical and racing advice.”

Tran started inline skating at Pattison’s West after watching the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, as a 10-year-old.

“Out of all the winter sports, speed skating was so much fun to watch,” he said. “I knew that there was a speed skating team at Pattison’s West and I decided to do it.”

But, much like Celski and another Pattison’s West competitor, Apolo Ohno, Tran made the switch to the ice.

“I knew there was no Olympics for inline, so I switched a little quicker than I expected,” he said.

Tran started training at the Puget Sound Hockey Center in Tacoma and the rest is history.

“They are actually pretty different sports,” Tran said. “In inline, you kind of push back to go forward. On the ice, you go faster by pushing forward. There are a whole bunch of technical things that make you go faster, but it all comes down to 10ths of a second on the ice.”

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all-time scorer for the basketball-rich Gators after averaging 10 points as a junior and 11.2 during his senior season. Rasmussen played a huge role in earning Decatur the school’s first-ever berth into the state basketball tournament in 1992.

Several of Rasmussen’s classmates from Decatur, including current Gator assistant basketball coach, Collin Sawyer, have organized the third annual Garet Rasmussen Night.

The celebration will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 inside the Decatur High School performance arts/cafeteria. Refreshments will be provided, as well as the opportunity to share stories about Garet and the Decatur community. The celebration will continue inside the school’s gym when the current Gators take on Bonney Lake in a key South Puget Sound League 3A game. To learn more, visit “3rd Annual Garet Rasmussen Night” on Facebook.

Rasmussen was born Jan. 5, 1973, and raised in Federal Way, where he went to elementary school and junior high before graduating from Decatur.

Rasmussen attended Skagit Valley Community College on a basketball scholarship before getting the firefighter itch.

His firefighting career began as a resident with the Chelan County Fire District No. 1 and started on May 1, 1996. Rasmussen was hired full time six months later and worked his way up to captain for Chelan County and was the acting Battalion Chief at the time of his death.

Rasmussen married Allyson Annette Oden on Jan. 30, 2005, and the couple lived in the Wenatchee area and had two children, Jostin and Jalyn.

Rasmussen also enjoyed the outdoors, camping, taking the kids hiking to have picnics, hunting and fishing, according to his obituary. He loved playing basketball and watching Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fights on television.

According to a story in the Wenatchee World newspaper, an estimated 2,000 people came to honor Rasmussen during his funeral at the Town Toyota Center in June 2011.

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streak and his 18-month grasp on the lightweight championship.

Pettis caught Henderson with an arm bar late in the first round and made the former UFC champ submit. It was the second time during their careers that Pettis has beaten Henderson. The two fought in the final event of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) in December 2010, with Pettis winning by unanimous decision to take the WEC belt from Henderson.

Saturday’s split decision over Thomson (20-6) wasn’t very popular with the fans at the United Center. The verdict was booed loudly by those in the arena. Scores from the three ringside judges were 49-46 and 48-47 for Henderson and 48-47 for Thomson, who may have fought from the second round with a broken hand.

“I think I made three or four mistakes, but I didn’t feel like he did any damage or anything,” Henderson said.

Henderson came out aggressively, but that aggression worked against him, as Thomson grabbed hold of him and slammed him to the mat during the first round. The second round, third and fourth rounds were pretty uneventful. Henderson opened the third round with a Superman punch and followed it with a takedown. He also connected on a thumping takedown in the fourth round.

Henderson scored with a good body punch and a solid knee to the midsection in the opening 60 seconds of the fifth and final round. But the fight ended with neither fighter able to land anything.

It’s still up in the air if and when Henderson will get a rematch with Pettis. For now, Henderson is going to take some time off and go on a honeymoon with his new wife, Maria Magana. The two were married earlier this month.

“Now, it’s time for me to get nice and fat on a beach somewhere and enjoy my honeymoon,” Henderson said.

Henderson, 30, began his wrestling career during his time at Lakota Middle School and continued wrestling at Decatur, where he graduated in 2001.

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Murder Mystery Dinner Show: Bring your spouse/partner out for a fun-filled night with a buffet dinner and interactive entertainment. The show, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Federal Way, runs from 6-9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Masonic Hall, 1700 S. 340th St. Tickets are $35. Relive the murder, jealousy and mayhem of the Gold Rush days in Alaska. A no-host bar, silent auction items and games will be available before the Murder Mystery Dinner Show.

Those interested can call (253) 878-5676.

Dr. Seuss Pancake Breakfast: The first Dr. Seuss Pancake Breakfast will be held from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on March 1 at Sherwood Forest Elementary School, 34600 12th Ave. SW, Federal Way. Breakfast will be served and will include pancakes, green eggs and ham, fruit, applesauce, hot chocolate, juice and tea or coffee. The event will also include reading, play, and a student performance of “The Lorax.” Break-

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Decatur’s planning night begins at 6 p.m. on Feb. 10, while Todd Beamer’s planning night begins at 6 p.m. on Feb. 12.

Blood drive: A blood drive will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 at Federal Way High School, 30611 16th Ave. S., Federal Way. A blood mobile with Cascade Regional Blood Services will accept blood donations.

AAUW meeting: The American Association of University Women Federal Way branch meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at Christ Lutheran Church, 2501 SW 320th St, Federal Way. Everyone is welcome. Sharlene Nelson will speak about the many books that she has written and discuss how to publish your writing.

Federal Way Symphony’s ‘Classically Modern’ Concert: Federal Way Symphony’s everpopular “mostly modern” program includes moving and tuneful selections by modern composers (from Baroque to Modern). This season, you’ll enjoy pieces by Vivaldi, Satie, and one of Shostakovich’s most powerful pieces ever written. The concert runs from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at Saint Luke’s Church, 515 S 312th St., Federal Way. Tickets cost $32 for adults, $28 for seniors, $15 for students 19-plus, and youth 18 and under are free. For information, visit federalwaysymphony.org.

The Women’s Club of Federal Way meeting: The club’s monthly meeting/luncheon will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb.19 at the Twin Lakes Golf and Country Golf. The program will be the popular Northwest entertainers Naki’i Hawaiian Music. There will also be a used book sale with

proceeds going to several local charities. Cost is $15 for lunch.

Newcomers are always welcome.

Reservations required. Call (253) 927-2766 by Feb. 16.

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden: The blooming world-class garden is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at 2525 S. 336th St. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for seniors/students, free for ages 12 and under.

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Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group: Meetings are 6:30 to 8 p.m. first Wednesday of the month at Steel Lake Presbyterian Church, 1829 S. 308th St. Call Janet Ross at (253) 838-4658.

Clothing donations: The MultiService Center Clothing Bank in Federal Way is in need of clothing donations for all members of the family. Contact (253) 838-6810.

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For more information, contact Karen Wylie at (206) 200-8277 or Middle School Showat willywylies@msn.com. case Night: Students about to enter middle school in Federal Way Firearms Rights and Responsibilities: Notable firearms rights have a larger-than-ever array of specialized academic programs advocate and accomplished author available. A showcase of these Dave Workman will present to the programs will be held from 6 p.m.

Armed Defense Training Associato 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at tion from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, Sacajawea Middle School (1101 Feb.13 at Brooklake Community S. Dash Point Road, Federal Way).

Church, 629 S. 356th St., Federal Fifth-grade students and their Way. Workman is the author of parents are invited to learn about “Washington State Gun Rights and those options at the Middle School Responsibilities,” communications director for the Second Amendment Showcase Night. For additional Foundation, managing editor of the information about Middle School Showcase Night or the Choice Citizens Committee for the Right Enrollment Program, contact Paula to Keep and Bear Arms’ publication Curtis at (253) 945-2013 or pcur“Point Blank,” senior editor of the tis@fwps.org.

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