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OPINION | Meet new Mirror reporter Raechel Dawson [4] Roegner: Things to know about Federal Way [4] MR. FEDERAL WAY | School district should strive for transparency [7] COMMUNITY | New Town Square Park draws concerns over cost [8]
SPORTS | Runners kick off Federal Way FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 | 75¢ Cup series; teams head to state [10-11]
CITIZEN OF MONTH | Jerry Korum named Mirror’s May Citizen of the Month [9]
School board narrows candidates to five Applicants will be publicly interviewed June 3, with final decision expected June 24 BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@fedwaymirror.com
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fter three days of receiving applications for the Federal Way Public Schools board of directors vacant position, the board narrowed the 12 eligibles down to five. The District 5 board position became vacant after former board director Tony Moore resigned because he was convicted of felony theft last month. Debra Stenberg, district spokeswoman, said legally the board can discuss qualifications of candidates for appointment to elective office in an executive session, however, no decisions or votes can be cast. “Our legal counsel indicated that the best approach for narrowing the field is to discuss in executive session, then have a motion in open session to invite five for interviews,” Stenberg wrote in an email. The five include Jeremy Cucco, Hiroshi Eto, Shelley Ko, Tanaya Lanning and Richard Champion. After the executive session on May 22 at a regular meeting, board director Danny Peterson made a motion to move the five
‘You can’t handle the Tru’ Above, Former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant bites in to a burger he created to benefit the Trufant Family Foundation on Thursday at Stacks in Federal Way. Trufant unveiled his own custom burger, dubbed “You can’t handle the Tru” during the event, which drew a standing-room-only crowd. Trufant also signed autographs during the event (right). Trufant’s new double cheese burger includes pepper jack cheese, tomato, golden onion ring, jalapeños and a spicy sauce on a toasted wheat bun. A percentage of sales from the event will benefit the Trufant Family Foundation. Trufant said he started the foundation in 2003 when he was drafted to play football with the Seahawks. His vision was to “give back to a community where I was born and raised directly giving financial support to my foundation and my time to foundation events.” Stacks Burgers, Shakes and Fries is located at 1706 S. 320th St., Suite A, in Federal Way. LISA MONET PHOTOGRAPHY, Contributed
candidates, which was seconded by board vice president Geoffery McAnalloy. Stenberg said the meeting’s notice was posted within 24 hours, the minimum requirement per state law, on the district’s website. The five applicants will be publicly interviewed on June 3, with a final decision expected on June 24 - to be announced at a public meeting.
RICHARD CHAMPION
Background: Champion first moved to Federal Way in 2009. Prior to that, he lived in Seattle’s U-district neighborhood and grew up in Kelso, Wash. He received his doctorate in chemical engineering and nanotechnology from the University of Washington two years ago. Champion has worked in various capacities as a teaching and research assistant throughout his collegiate career. He currently holds one patent for the “Reduction of the Adsorption of Quaternary Ammonium Salts onto Cellulosic Fibers” and has published several articles in scientific journals. Experience: Champion has a long resume of scientific knowl[ more SCHOOL, page 2 ]
Federal Way shooting suspect charged with murder; bail set at $2 million BY GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@fedwaymirror.com
Bernard Bellerouche, the man accused of two fatal shootings in Federal Way earlier this month, was
charged with first-degree ments in Federal Way. murder and unlawThe state set his ful possession of bail at $2 million a firearm in King due to Bellerouche’s County Superior long criminal histoCourt on Thursday. ry, which includes The charges are assault, robbery, related to the May harassment, and 7 shooting death of theft, among others, Bernard Bellerouche according to court Demario Washington at the Silver documents. Shadow ApartThe charge for
unlawful possession of a firearm is related to his past convictions, because felons are not allowed to own or have a firearm in their possession. The documents state that Bellerouche is considered a flight risk, citing his escape to Kennewick, Wash. in the days after the shootings he is alleged to have
committed. Police arrested Bellerouche on Saturday, after U.S. Marshals found him in Kennewick. Bellerouche is also believed to be connected to the shooting death of 22-year-old George J. Gabriel on May 13 at the Mariposa Apartments in Federal Way. Detectives have also indicated he is
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“… I’ve lobbied members [ SCHOOL from page 1 ] edge, which he says relates to of education and education issues, education bills.” the school district’s mission Champion is a board of providing more adequate member of the Puget Sound STEM education (science, Advocates for Retiretechnology, engiment Action and neering and math) has served in other to students. forms of leadership in As a tutor, politics. Champion is in the School district process of helping improvements: As a Sudanese ima regular attendee of migrant, about 40 years old, earn his Richard Champion school board meetings, Champion said General Educahe’s interested in seetion Development ing the district improve the or GED, which is just an graduation rates, particularly example of his dedication to for those with special needs. the value of learning. “We’re hitting about 55 “I’ve devoted a lot of my percent of the target metric life to education, making for special needs,” he said. sure I’m educated and other people are educated,” he said. “We’re way, way behind.”
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In Champion’s application, he explains that his parents are special education teachers and someone within his family has special needs as well. He said the board and the district recently had a lot of bad headlines with issues surrounding the poor grading system and the global learning initiative, part of which he believes is because communication between the district and the community has fallen short. “You want news coverage for the right reasons,” he said, adding that he believes the district should take more measured steps toward enacting reform. Champion believes the district needs a board member who will ask the hard questions and he’s used to being in that position as a scientist. “Have you tested this in a classroom, what have you done?” he said. “… I really care about this area, and while I didn’t grow up in Federal Way specifically, I grew up in Washington and I want to see this school district and community move forward. If there were five people doing an outstanding job and the district was doing an outstanding job, I wouldn’t be needed.”
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possessed.” That training but she sees this as an came through internships opportunity to act, versus Background:Lanning and courses at the Seattle simply writing letters, as moved to Federal Way in Antioch University and well as provide a voice to 2000 after living in DemGallup Leadership Institute the families she’d ing, New Mexico. in Nebraska. Additionbe representing, if Lanning grew ally, Eto has attended the chosen. up in eastern Army’s Organizational “We are hard Washington and Leadership for Executives working parents, Oregon and after training in Pusan, Korea. many of us live in graduating high “I oversaw the regional high density housschool, she started civil and military coning, such as apartin the workforce. Tanaya Lanning struction programs that ments and condos, She attended many of us are single totaled $2 billion in value Bellevue College with the district offices in heads of household, and Highline Community Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, many of us are transplants College and is working toPittsburgh, Nashville, Louto Federal Way from all ward her bachelor’s degree isville and Huntington,” in business administration. over the world, all of us Eto wrote in his applicawanting the best for your Lanning currently works tion regarding his final children,” she wrote in her as a marine maintenance assignment as the director application. “We are the dispatcher for the Port of programs for the Great people who flock to Old of Seattle, while her two Lakes and Ohio River DiviCountry Buffet on Thursdaughters attend Valhalla sion in Ohio. day’s family night because Elementary School in FedSchool district imour kids can eat for 99 eral Way. cents and our whole family provements: Eto said the Experience: As an acboard’s main focus is to can enjoy a sit-down meal tive community member, at a restaurant and still pay ensure kids in the district Lanning spends her spare are college-ready upon our rent and electric bills.” time volunteering as the graduation. He recalls top PTA president of Valhalla, graduates of the Federal HIROSHI ETO she’s the girls age group Way school system stating Background: Although coordinator with Federal they felt unprepared in Eto has owned a Way Mod Soccer college compared to their house in Federal Association, a trail Way since 1988, Eto peers. worker with the “It’s all about getting and his wife moved Washington Trails good outcomes for the kids back in 2012 after Association, a … We did live here for 10 being out of state Community Emeryears and I think it gave since 1997. Eto is gency Response our kids a great start,” Eto now retired after Team (CERT) Hiroshi Eto said, adding that both his serving 34 years of member and a Girl son and daughter have atcivil service with Scout troop leader. tended universities. the U.S. Army Lanning was also a former New Mexico volun- Corps of Engineers. In JEREMY CUCCO 1979, Eto graduated from teer firefighter and active Background: Cucco and the University of California member of Red Cross’s his family are newcomwith a bachelor’s degree disaster team. ers to Federal Way after in engineering and later “I think my greatest they moved here from the earned his master’s degree experience comes from “other” Washington (D.C.) in civil engineering from being a parent of children California State University. this past December. who are currently enrolled “I had lived in WashingEto’s two adult children in the district,” she said. ton as a child in the 80s “… I have children going to both attended Federal and we loved it and after Way’s Mark Twain, Sherschool there and my heart spending about 15 years wood Forest and Green is with this district. I really Gables elementary schools. in Washington D.C., [we believe in the Federal Way needed] to get a little closer Experience: While Eto school district and what fully understands the value to nature and sane people,” they’re doing with our Cucco said, adding of education and youth.” that he spent four diversity — he’s School district immonths looking helped coach wresprovements: But as much into the suburbs of tling and baseball as Lanning loves the Seattle for the perat his children’s district, she also identified fect match. Cucco Department of ways it could be improved. originally sought a Defense Schools “We do a really great job bachelor’s degree in at Camp Zama, but we still have room to Jeremy Cucco music performance Japan — he believes improve in parent engagefor four years at the his skills in budget ment,” she said. “It’s apparUniversity of Mary Washplanning and setting goals ent in talking, [hearing] ington in Virginia but took in policy and operations comments of the commusome time off college to recan be extended to the nity frustration over the board’s expenditure review. adjust. He soon returned to stewardship of funds and obtain a bachelor’s degree “As a civil engineer, we maybe a little better ability in network security and don’t create problems, we to communicate what the later acquired an execusolve them,” he said, notboard is doing and how tive certificate in business ing that he’s never worked that ties into the initiatives strategy in innovation from in the school district or they are doing.” Massachusetts Institute taught but that his knowlShe said she’s a conof Technology at its Sloan edge could be transferred nector of people and that School of Management. over to the position. others have called her a Cucco’s 9-year-old son Eto received leader“student-centered advocurrently attends Silver ship training as a civilian cate.” Lake Elementary and has member of the U.S. Army, Lanning acknowledges been involved in track and the district is in a season of which helped form his ability to work with diverse the science fair program. change with the departure Experience: Cucco has teams and “maximize reof the superintendent and sults from the talents they the resignation of Moore, [ more SCHOOL, page 12 ]
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Police draw guns on shoplifter The following is a sample from the Federal Way police log: Woman throws diapers and formula at man’s car: At 1:11 a.m. on May 26 in the 30000 block of Second Ave. S., a man reported that the mother of his child harassed him and his new wife. According to the report, the most recent incident began when the mother showed up at his residence and threw diapers and baby formula on his car. The man wasn’t home during the incident but his wife was. The man also contacted his child’s mother to express his desire to be left alone, at which time the woman became even more aggravated with him. Apartment burglarized while residents sleep: At 9:14 a.m. on May 26 in the 950 block of SW Campus Drive, a man and a woman’s apartment was burglarized while they slept. The unknown suspects stole approximately $2,500 in personal electronics and other items from the residence while the couple slept in the upstairs area of the apartment. Neighbor threatens children: At 6:23 p.m. on May 26 in the 4900 block of SW 319th Lane, a woman reported that a neighbor threatened her children. The neighbor accused the children of climbing to her balcony and stealing a marijuana plant she kept there. Police draw guns on shoplifter: At 4:15 p.m. on May 25 in the 27000 block of Pacific Highway S., police responded to a shoplifting call at Arco Gas. An employee told police he saw a suspect via surveillance cameras conceal two cold cut deli sandwiches valued at $7.96 in the front pocket of his hoodie. He said an unknown customer told him that the suspect had a gun and he was last seen getting onto Metro bus 6002. Police then ob-
served the suspect who matched the description getting off the bus and noticed he had a large object in his hoodie pocket. Officers drew their handguns and ordered the suspect to the ground. After he was handcuffed, two sandwiches fell out of his pockets, but no gun was found. The 36-year-old Seattle man, who is a repeat offender, was arrested and booked in SCORE jail for third-degree theft. Garbage rummager at ER: At 4:10 a.m. on May 25 in the 34000 block of Ninth Ave. S., emergency room staff reported that they believed the suspect tore off a disposal bin containing syringes and needles. They believed the suspect was doing this in an attempt to find needles/syringes that may have had small amounts of narcotic substances left inside of them. Internet interaction gone wrong: At 4:37 a.m. on May 25 in the 33000 block of 33rd Place SW, a man was blackmailed out of $100. The man met a woman and interacted with her online through a site called Roulette Chat. As part of the online interaction, the woman persuaded the man to masturbate on video chat program Skype. Unbeknownst to the man, the woman recorded this chat session. The suspect showed the recording of the video to the victim, and then showed the victim her Facebook page. The suspect then demanded $3,000 from the victim, while the suspect told the victim she had “done this many times before.” The victim was able to negotiate the amount down to $500, and was eventually able bring the amount down to $100. The victim sent the $100 to an individual in the Philippines, although it was unclear if the individual named in the Western Union transfer was the same individual who blackmailed the victim.
Airman graduates from basic training FROM STAFF REPORTS
Air Force Airman Michael V. Lind graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical Michael V. Lind fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Lind is the son of Frank Lind of Federal Way, and brother of Christina Ford of Sun City, Ariz. He is a 2010 graduate of Federal Way High School.
Local man dies rafting on Skykomish River FROM STAFF REPORTS
A Federal Way rafter died after falling into the Skykomish River east of Gold Bar
Man attempts to rape caregiver: At 1 p.m. on May 25 in the 31000 block of 10th Ave. S., a man was arrested for the attempted rape of his caregiver. The man, who lives in a group home for known sex offenders, threatened the caregiver with a knife while telling her to take her clothes off. The suspect followed the caregiver into a restricted room of the home and cornered her in the room. The suspect repeatedly told the caregiver to take off her clothes or that he would kill her. At one point, the suspect went to put the knife he grabbed back in its drawer, at which time the caregiver was able to exit the room and house and grab her cellphone to dial 911. Appliances stolen from vacant house: At 5:04 p.m. on May 24 in the 2600 block of S. 309th St., someone reported that a vacant house, currently for sale, was broken into. The unknown suspects stole a brand new stove valued at $1,500 and a new dishwasher valued at $500 from the home. Fake TV seller: At 8:50 a.m. on May 24 in the 28000 block of Military Rd. S., a woman reported that a man sold fake flatscreen televisions out of the trunk of his car. Police interviewed the man at the police department and then released him. Illegal mushrooms delivered to wrong address: At 9:55 p.m. on May 24 in the 950 block of SW Campus Drive, a woman reported receiving a package that appeared to be full of hallucinogenic mushrooms. A check of sender and receiver names on the package came back negative. The mushrooms were turned over to police for disposal. Elaborate purse thieves: At 6:36 p.m. on May 22 in the 1800 block of S. 316th St., two women reported that two suspects stole
on Sunday afternoon. James C. Bryant, 33, was rafting the river in a group with a company based out of Peshastin. The Snohomish County Sheriff ’s Office responded at about 3:45 p.m. to a report of the rafter being given CPR after going into the water near Boulder Drop. He was reportedly wearing appropriate gear, such as a life jacket and helmet. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Bryant died of cardiac arrest related to cold water exposure.
Decatur alum receives scholarship FROM STAFF REPORTS
Lauren Smith, from Federal Way, has been awarded a Trustee’s Scholarship of $3,000 for the 2014-15 academic year at Eastern Washington University. The Trustee’s Scholarship is awarded to a continuing student with a 3.8-plus GPA. At Eastern, Smith is a junior majoring in psychology. She is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi, and loves to participate in community service. While at Decatur High, she was band president and played varsity tennis. She was also a member of the national honor society. She is the daughter of Nick and Christina Smith of Des Moines, Wash.
their purses from their workplace. The duo worked in tandem, with one entering the business and talking to the women and holding their attention while the second snuck into the back of the business through an unsecured door. The second suspect then took the purses from a back room of the business while his accomplice kept the two women occupied. The report notes video footage was available of the incident.
Police arrest a shoplifting suspect on Sunday. Police drew handguns on the suspect, who they believed had a gun. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, the Mirror
...obituaries Bradley Wayne Wolf Bradley Wayne Wolf, 58, of Des Moines, WA passed away May 23, 2014 in Toppenish, WA. Brad was born June 1, 1955 in Park Falls, WI to Vernon and Florence Wolf. Brad’s family moved to Washington State in 1963. Brad was a graduate of Federal Way High School Class of 1973. In 1976, Brad and his best buddies “The Terrible Six” took a “Beer Centennial Trip” in a van around The United States for 3 months. Upon returning, Brad went to The Boeing Trade School. He thought he’d only be working for Boeing for a few months in order to save money for more adventures, but ended up working there for 33 years until his retirement in 2010. Brad had many passions in life. He loved traveling with his family, but especially the trips on his Harley, whether alone, being followed by his family or riding with friends. Brad was an extraordinary man. Not only was he a son, brother, cousin, friend, dad and husband, he was “Coach Wolf”. Brad was involved in coaching Boys and Girls Club Basketball and Elementary Track for over 14 years. Brad is survived by his wife Kathleen, who he spent 29 years with, son Grayson, daughter Avery, mother Florence Wolf, sister Barbara (Bob) Maritvold, brother Barry Wolf, Uncle Robert (Barbara) Rein, brothers–in-law Jim (Sheral) and Patrick McAteer, a niece and nephew, numerous cousins, and many friends. A Rosary Vigil will be held at 7:00 PM on Monday June 2, 2014 at Yahn & Son Funeral Home in Auburn, WA. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday June 3, 2014 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Federal Way, WA followed by a Reception. After the Reception, will be an escorted procession to the Committal Service at Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn, WA. ~Please visit www.yahnandson.com to sign the family’s online register.~
o Emerson, Evelyn June (Stokke) y Evelyn passed away peacefully on October 8th, 2013 in Federal Way WA. Evelyn, a longtime resident of the Des Moines area, had moved to Auburn in 2004. Evelyn was preceded in death by husband Charles Emerson; sister Luella Campbell; and parents Alberta and Allen Stokke. Evelyn was born in Potlatch Idaho on January 8, 1932 where she spent her school years; graduating from Potlatch HS in 1950. Evelyn loved the Palouse area and enjoyed many trips back home. Evelyn married Richard Gregory in 1952 and together they had two children, Stuart and Jan. They moved to Twin Falls Idaho in 1957. She later married Charles Emerson of Twin Falls in 1965. Charlie brought his three children Richard, Paul and Judy into the new family. Evelyn and Charlie moved their family to Des Moines WA in 1967. They enjoyed holidays and BBQ’s with family and friends. They loved their family and the times shared at the family table laughing, joking, remembering the past or planning the future. Evelyn is survived by her sisters, Edie (Bob) Grim of Pomery WA and Geneva Hubner of Moscow ID. She loved her family of five children, Richard (Linda) Emerson of Mullan ID, Paul (Lois) Emerson of Clarkson WA, Judy Walker of So. Cle Elum WA, Stuart (Jolene) Gregory of Walla Walla WA and Jan Anderson (Dave Conklin) of Auburn WA. She leaves behind 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Evelyn had an engaging smile and enjoyed people; especially children. Evelyn stayed active through her careers in Avon as Team Leader, and 20 years of service to the staff and students of Woodmont Elementary; receiving a Golden Acorn Award in 1993. Evelyn was known by her patrol and playground students as “grandma”. Evelyn is fondly remembered for her gardens, her humor, her dogs and a good Woodmont story! A celebration of her life and reception immediately following will be held June 21st at 2:00 pm at the home of her daughter Jan Anderson of Auburn - 36814 32nd Ave S. Suggested donations are to your local Humane Society or The American Heart and Lung Association.
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ike many in western Washington, I was introduced to Federal Way as a child. I was extremely eager to ride the ferris wheel at Wild Waves’ Enchanted Village (now known as Kiddie Land) and equally terrified of the Ring of Fire. For those unfamiliar, it’s the roller coaster that goes back and forth in a circle but strategically stops at the highest point leaving you to dangle upside down. It was a bittersweet relationship with Wild Waves every summer. And in reflecting on my move from the Kirkland Reporter to the Federal Way Mirror this May, my feelings were quite similar: Eager, enthused, excited, but also somewhat fearful of the unknown. Hanging upside down in a contraption that was seemingly safe, yet pretty foreign altogether, could only be conquered by holding my breath, buckling up and putting faith in that tarnished cage (meant to keep people from slipping out). Analogies aside, my perception of Federal Way was that it was very different from the “safe” Kirkland I was used to. Kirkland is where I first started my professional journalism career and it didn’t help that sources jokingly advised I prepare for my next chapter in life by purchasing Kevlar bulletproof vests. Little did I know, my first full week here would be fraught with police searching for a Federal Way murder suspect, who has since thankfully been caught. But now I’ve been here about two weeks and I’ve started to understand the ins and outs of the confusing, yet highly controversial, Performing Arts Conference Center - thanks to very helpful Federal Way city officials. Day by day, step by step, Federal Way is starting to feel like a city I can fit into. Ironically, it helps that my past has strong ties to my present. Mirror editor Carrie Rodriguez hired me in Kirkland, as she was the former editor for that newspaper as well. Carrie took a chance on me as I stood before her barely two months out of college at 22-years-old but I know she isn’t taking a chance with me now. And Federal Wayans, you shouldn’t feel that way either. It is Carrie who taught me how to find a criminal’s charging documents, how to request public records of a shady city councilman or woman, and how anecdotal leads stir emotions. In my two years in journalism, I’ve managed to earn one regional award from the Society of Professional Journalists and five Washington Newspaper Publisher’s Association awards. I know there’s more to come because I hold myself to a high standard. It [ more DAWSON, page 5 ]
Federal Way is on the move It is so exciting to see all the excitement and energy around town. I just wanted to brag about our great city. I recently attended the ribbon cutting for our new police substation near the Sound Transit garage. What a great asset this space is going to be for our community. This new tool that the police has at their disposal will increase the safety not only in the immediate area, but across the city. Our officers will be able to use this space instead of traveling back to
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he Federal Way Greater Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Becca Martin as its new CEO. She replaces Patti Mullen, who moved back to Oklahoma to help take care of her mother. Patti lived in the Northwest for 30 years and understood our culture, while Becca is from Pennsylvania where she was head of a Chamber north of Pittsburgh. She also spent some time in Texas. Since Becca is new, she may have some questions about the unique people of Federal Way and the sunny Northwest that the travel brochures didn’t cover. Yes, Federal Way is named after a road. We could probably get a majority to vote to have a new name, but we couldn’t get a consensus on what the new name should be. Besides, Auburn was originally called Slaughter. So we’re OK with Federal Way. We take our sports seriously and we always support the Mariners, no matter how silly that seems at times. Our Seahawks are the World Champions of professional football. It should be our second Super Bowl win, but some referee’s “stole” our first win against the Steelers. Be sure and buy some green and blue, and dump any black and gold. But we are flexible on some things. You can be either a Husky or a Cougar, depending on who you want as friends. Or you can be Switzerland and remain neutral. Politically, we are a “blue state.” Most of the Democrats live on the west side of the mountains, mainly in Seattle where only 12 Republicans are
allowed within the city limits at any one time. Republicans live pretty much everywhere else and would prefer it if Democrats would stay in Seattle, or at least in King County. In Federal Way, we are a swing area that leans Democratic, but the independents decide most elections. We love our coffee and mostly drink Starbucks. However, in Federal Way we drink Cafe D’arte or Poverty Bay coffee because they are local products and their owners give a lot to the community. We also have our own language. “The mountain is out “ means you can see Mount Rainier. Even though Iowa also has a Des Moines, we pronounce the “s.” “Sun breaks” are those brief moments between rain showers when you can see the sun. It really is up there, it just takes some effort to try and find it. When you see it, call someone and share the news. Speaking of our language, you will need to work on the correct pronunciation of Puyallup and Tukwila, or people will know you are a foreigner. Most locals don’t actually own an umbrella. It’s wimpy. We love the rain and when you see the flowers in bloom you will understand why. We take environmental issues seriously and we recycle almost everything. Our ferry boat system is the largest in the world and we love them. But it is hard to explain to people in Wenatchee why they should help pay for them even though we pay for their roads. We 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. the main station, thus increasing response times. The visibility that this location offers is incredible. Kudos to Mayor Jim Ferrell and police Chief Andy Hwang on a job well done in getting this up and running. I would also like to thank Ferrell and the City Council for approving the bid for our new Town Square Park. Town Square Park will be located on the former AMC Theater site. This park is going to be a jewel in the center of our town. It will become
a hub of activity. This area will become the core of our downtown redevelopment. The park is going to have many features and also will become a future home to our Farmers Market. I spoke at a recent City Council meeting about how we are always paving paradise and putting in parking lots, a line from a song. It is so great to see our mayor’s vision and unanimous support from our Council to move forward on unpaving a parking lot and creating a little paradise
in our city. As our city core grows, we may not have this opportunity come before us again. Thank you, Mayor Ferrell and Council for your 100 percent support on delivering us our first true downtown park. Many other exciting activities are happening in our city and it is good to see that we are seeing our economy and property values on the rise. Again, thank you to the mayor, deputy mayor, Council and city staff for all the hard work that has been put
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John Fairbanks, Federal Way
What I wish everyone would learn at Todd Beamer I deeply appreciate the risks that Federal Way Public Schools has been taking over the years. The many thoughtful attempts to employ innovative strategies in the learning environment [ more LETTERS page 5 ]
don’t know what Aplets and Cotlets are but we still buy them for our tourist friends. We do have a whimsical side and have a college whose nickname is the “Fightin’ Geoducks.” Some of our neighbors have slugs for pets. They don’t do many tricks, but then they don’t take up a lot of your time walking them either. Federal Way as an area is very old, but we are still in the infant stages of learning to be a city. Like every suburban community, we have about 200 people who are active in everything and many were born and raised here. Without them, we wouldn’t have come this far. But we are changing. We have over 100 different languages spoken here and most of our residents were born somewhere else. Our school district has gone through some difficult times recently and while those may not be fully in the past yet, we have some really good teachers, staff and parents to help us. We are more working class than rich but we have hopes and dreams. We want to be a regional player and changing our comfort zone from looking inward to looking outward may not be easy. But with our geography between two ports, that is where our economic future is. We want a real city center that fits the needs of a city with 90,000 residents, a place that draws the community together for parades and celebrations. City Hall, the police station and the courts would be a nice addition to downtown. So will a large park or green space. We will have a Performing Arts and Conference Center soon, although many of our residents think there might be higher priorities. Some worry that the fragile nature of the financing plan will be a problem in the future but we hope it isn’t. Sometimes, the city and the business community will agree, sometimes they won’t, and that check and balance is healthy for civil discourse. Our July 4 celebration is a good family activity. FUSION is one of many charitable events that help the less fortunate. We have some beautiful assets in PowellsWoods Garden, Dumas Bay, Celebration Park and the Community Center. We have stunning views of Puget Sound and there is no better place in the world to be in the summer than here. Our summer is the last week in August. Be sure and plan ahead. We just elected Jim Ferrell as our second full-time mayor. He shows a lot of promise. It wasn’t a fun election and we have a ways to go in how we handle difference of opinion. Some healing is still needed. We have a local newspaper. It’s called the Mirror, because for better or worse it reflects our community with all its shining success and glaring imperfections. You will like it here. Like most of us, you chose to live here and that gives us all a community of purpose that will bind us even in our disagreements. Welcome Becca, glad you joined us!
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is a standard I hope this city holds me to as well. I can assure the Federal Way community that I will strive to make your voices heard on issues that will affect you and your families. I will investigate; I will ask the hard questions. While I may not live here - I’m currently hanging out in the city of the Seahawks Training Facility, or Renton — I do have a beautiful soon-to-be-10-year-old sister and energetic 4-yearold brother who do live in Federal Way. Because of this, I already care deeply about a city I’m just getting to know. So, send me your story ideas, introduce yourselves so that I can begin to scratch the surface of the 92,000 people who live here. Everyone has a story.
spectful. There are, indeed, alternatives to a full-time education at Todd Beamer. Both of my sisters enrolled in the Running Start program at Highline Community College; my oldest sister has graduated and is currently attending Washington State University, while my twin sister will graduate from Highline within the year. Enrollment at the Puget Sound Skills Center is also an option for students who would like to take different avenues of education. I have a respectable understanding of what these programs offer and I acknowledge the outstanding benefits of each, but the time spent away from Todd Beamer may skew the perception of what it really is. Upon reading “What I didn’t learn at Todd Beamer High School,” I was disappointed in the approach taken as what I assume was
shows me that the district wants to find the best ways to teach its students, but the unfortunate results of the implemented programs seem to outweigh the honorable intentions in the eyes of many individuals of the Federal Way community. Yes, I know that Todd Beamer High School and the school district are quite far from perfect. There are definitely things that need to be changed, but while people with the urge to make those changes are simply complaining about them, it is evident that too few people are taking the necessary actions. Complaining about what a person did not learn in high school when he or she has been away from the school for the past two years, unwilling to see the progress that the school has made with the great dedication of a revived student body and
an attempt to create change, but I believe, while it only serves as a tool to inform others, it lacks essential factors of making a real impact unless action is taken. Being a “grammar enthusiast,” I also took pride in pointing out the few errors in the submission. It displeases me that generalizations are made about our district when the perspective is amplified from a short sample of experiences at Todd Beamer. Let me tell you, every single teacher in this district has a passion for teaching. Every administrator is dedicated to the safety and well-being of our schools. The school board, collectively, strives to further the education of our community with the best intentions. Regardless of their efficiency or the corresponding test results, they are here because they love students and want
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Way never condoned smoking — only that government agencies are far too involved in the personal lives of Americans. Vices, whether it be tanning in cancer beds, imbibing, gossiping, smoking — whatever the Pope has deemed a sin — are all bad for a reason. Mr. Federal Way thinks there’s a lesson about moderation buried under this somewhere. But does it really make a
difference if it’s an 18-yearold or a 21-year-old being allowed to partake in such activities as smoking tobacco? Scientists say yes, the 21-year-old brain is more mature and more developed in decision making. So, should that not mean that soldiers, as Mr. Federal Way referred to in the aforementioned column, not be allowed to enlist until they are 21 as well? Depending
on which rank and position, choosing to hand over your life to “the man” in times of war, is probably a glamorous and noble idea for young men and women, fresh out of high school with no ideas for the future. But is it the absolute best decision to be made at age 18? For many, absolutely yes. For some, definitely not. Mr. Federal Way reflects back to one of his favor-
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ite movies, the 1999 film “The Insider,” wherein Al Pacino and Russell Crowe play a real-life “60 Minutes” journalist and chemist whistleblower, exposing the big, bad tobacco industry in one grand “60 Minutes” airing. The United States has come a long way since that truth was exposed (in real life) and continues to do so, but Mr. Federal Way asks at what expense? Cigarettes are more expensive than ever, people are still dying, but not as many. And the world goes on. Teenagers and “tweeners” will still get ahold of cigarettes like they do alcohol, but now 18-to20-year-olds will have more fines to pay, more hours of community service, or be required to participate in a smoking cessation program if they’re caught. Sounds like more tax dollars for a law that will have little impact overall. Q: Mr.Federal Way, Federal Way Public Schools narrowed down the candidates for the District 5 board of director position awfully quick. Is this a super efficient school board or what? A: Mr. Federal Way was quite shocked when the Federal Way school district announced that the board narrowed the 12 eligible candidates to five in less than three days. The application deadline was 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19. The applications were made public via the board’s website on Tuesday at some point during the mid-day and the board met on Thursday during a work study to chop the “unsuitables” from the interview process, which was posted in the depths of their website as 24-hourminimum notice. Without getting into the nitty gritty details, it appears they followed protocol, but a crappy protocol, nevertheless. Mr. Federal Way thinks that for a district and board that’s undergone so much recent controversy, transparency, transparency, transparency should be the goal. If it’s not obvious on the front page of the district’s website, district officials should assume busy parents don’t have the time to sift through links and tabs to get to basic information. With that said, Mr. Federal Way wonders why this decision was made in such
a quick manner. The board of directors just so happened to vote unanimously on the same five candidates after discussing it in that executive session. But they could not vote or make a decision on the five, which would have been against state law, 42.30.110(1) (h), for reference, in that session. Next up, a public interview process on June 3 for the chosen ones. Q: Mr. Federal Way, I heard President Barack Obama recently announced plans to pull thousands of our troops from Afghanistan next year. What are your thoughts on this? A: Mr. Federal Way thinks it’s about damn time. But Mr. Federal Way also thinks an award is in order for former U.S. president George W. Bush for starting the longest American war. Or, Mr. Federal Way guesses that award could go to Obama for keeping the longest war going throughout his presidency? Whatever. The point is Mr. Federal Way is stoked Osama Bin Laden can no longer strike fear into the hearts of women and children everywhere but wars on terror are about as effective as wars on drugs, of which cigarettes are a part of. Let’s send our 18-yearolds to fight terrorists, some of whom will probably use drugs and alcohol to self-medicate after they’ve been honorably discharged from an IED (improvised explosive device) explosion, while the government uses more taxes to fight this war on drugs. In all seriousness, with Memorial Day on Monday, many commemorated the 6,600 American deaths from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Mr. Federal Way also honored these soldiers and their families. May they find peace in knowing their sons’ and daughters’ fellow soldiers will finally be able to come home. Mr. Federal Way thinks a “Thanks, Obama” is also in order. Q: Mr. Federal Way, I heard the Federal Way Mirror closed their office for lunch to celebrate publisher Rudi Alcott’s birthday. What did you get him? A: None of your business.
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budget to the one that was approved at the May 20 meeting. he Federal Way City “I think generally, there’s Council unanimous- three major areas here,” ly approved a Town Miller said. “The slurry seal Square Park at its May of the parking lot, the grass 20 meeting, marking the area with the irrigation, the city’s first noticeable action pea patch and the picnic in Federal Way’s decayed benches, and then the downtown core. labyrinths and those areas. The project — which I think when we estimated, will take up four acres of we were just a little low and the former AMC Theater I think also costs are startsite and is hoped will act ing to come up from when as a catalyst to spur private we first started looking development in that part at it. This is not an overly of the city — was approved complicated project, but it for approximately $267,000, has several different areas. with a 10 percent continIt isn’t just one contract, gency with Henderson you’ve got several differPartners of Gig Harbor. ent contracts … It’s almost The approved cost is the like a third, a third, a third. third price tag the city has They’ll have several subconplaced on the project since tractors.” April, nearly doubling the Chris Carrel, the city’s cost of the project. communication and govEarlier discussions of ernment affairs coordinator, the project noted an initial said the $267,000 for the budget of approximately permanent park is $140,000. The “... I think also costs coming from the Council then are starting to come city’s City Center approved moving Redevelopment up from when we forward on the Fund, which the first started looking project during the at it. This is not an Council created April 1 meetoverly complicated in 2005 solely for ing, setting the downtown develtotal cost for the project, but it has opment. The fund several different project at a level is sourced from areas.” “not to exceed Real Estate Excise Ken Miller $200,000.” Taxes. Currently, Councilwoman there is $2.4 milKelly Maloney lion in that fund, asked during the May 20 Carrel noted. meeting why it seemed the He said that since the costs had shot up so quickly site was originally planned in such a short time. Ken for a park and mixed-use Miller, interim parks direcdevelopment, the city tor, said a number of factors could modify two acres of contributed to the near the park in the future if a doubling of the original private developer invests in BY GREG ALLMAIN
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the increase.] We added some odds and ends and other things as we went along,” he said. “What [the Council] wanted was something people could be proud of. They didn’t want to do a cheap park, they wanted a decent park.” Miller added that the regional market for construction/development has been on an uptick of late too, which likely added to the increased costs. The
downturn, Jerry was right serves many residents from there asking their president all over the south end, has to come to work for him.” allowed him to channel Korum and his family profits toward something have lived in Federal Way worthwhile — the Korum since 1971. Before for Kids Foundathat, the Washingtion. ton native lived in Korum and his Great Falls, Mont. wife founded the working at a flour nonprofit in 1994 mill. But he soon and give a substanreturned to start tial amount of funds selling cars in 1963 through endowJerry Korum with his father, ments and scholarwho was a Dodge ships to families dealer in Puyallup. each year from the Five years later, Korum company’s proceeds as well found himself 25 years as their Northwest real old and the youngest Ford estate holdings. dealer in the United States. “It all started because of “I had the opportunity my daughter Sonja, she had to buy in at 10 percent for learning disabilities,” he a five-year buyout,” Korum said. “She had dyslexia and said. “… I’ve been a Ford spatial difficulties growdealer now for 46 years ing up so she had a very and, as far as a career, that’s difficult time learning in just been the love of my school.” life.” Korum and his wife Korum said the sucGermaine have also used cess of his business, which their foundation to give is based in Puyallup but scholarships through the
Washington State Fair Foundation. While on the board for 10 years, Korum has been president but currently acts as the chairman of the land and acquisition and the sponsorship committees. “It’s one of the finest organizations that Washington offers as far as bringing our youth through,” Korum said. “We have a traveling farm [that we] bring to kids all through the state of Washington. It shows them how radishes and beets and corn come out of the garden and explains what a garden is and so forth. “Most of these kids, you ask them where corn come from or potatoes and they say ‘Safeway,” he said. Korum’s philanthropy isn’t just limited to Washington. Godfrey said Korum honors veterans by building a special custom Ford Mustang that tours the
This year’s graduates are: Emmett Butler, Emily Huynh, Alyssa Leon-Guerrero, Tyler Lum, Mary Lou Paule, Nadia Shibly from Decatur High School; James Black, Jack Bull, Aminata Dolo, Jenesis Garcia, Mohit Sharma, Carolynn Tiweyang from Federal Way High School; Lizette Carpenter, Nahom Yonas from Federal Way Public Academy; Emily Storvick from Fife High School; Cassie Neu from Internet Academy; Justin Kim,
Allen Lunde, Lorres Kwan, Autumn Miller, Blake Null, Joseph Park from Thomas Jefferson High School; Carlos Castro, Lily Do, Daisja Flavors, Christina Marshall, Maddie Rogers, Laura Taitano from Todd Beamer High School; Dinh Chung, Kevin Villalobos-Gomez from Career Academy at Truman. Advancing Leadership Youth, which began in 2004, has been successful in introducing local high school
students from highly diverse backgrounds to the components of a healthy community. Participants meet and learn from over 100 local leaders as they develop their own leadership skills over the course of a school year. Students then put their knowledge into practice by planning and implementing a community service project. This year’s class used their service project to inspire over 75 seventh and eighth grade students to take
interim parks director also noted the city and Council are feeling the need to show something coming from the numerous discussions about the downtown core in recent years. “I think when things haven’t happened in six or seven years, they wanted their vision of the site as a gathering place, where the Farmers Market could go, the community could go, [to become a reality],” he said. The Council shared the
same sentiment during the May 20 meeting. Councilman Bob Celski said the park project could be a “priming of the pump” for the downtown area, while Councilwoman Dini Duclos said this park was “the first step of trying do something for our downtown,” and that she was “very excited about that.” Mayor Jim Ferrell said
the new park marks a historic moment for Federal Way. “For the first time in our city’s history, we will have a park in our downtown, a place to drive to, not just drive through,” he wrote in an email. “It will be a place where we can gather as a community, a place for families to play, and a park we can all be proud of.”
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of a focus for Federal Way, plus we like to think we are the Ford dealer for Federal Way,” he said. “We want to be good to Federal Way in country, acknowledging a really substantial way in vets for their service to the future.” America. So far, the Korums “I think any time there’s have funded a Christmas a good business, it’s exprogram for the needy pected that good things through Grace Church and will come out have committed of that business “I think any time again this year, besides good there’s good they’ve sponsored profits for people business, it’s the Advancing to go spend on expected that good Leadership Youth whatever, the things will come program with airplanes or the out of that business the Federal Way boats,” Korum besides good profits Greater Chamber said. “People ask for people to go of Commerce, me all the time, spend on whatever, they’ve donated why not go down the airlplanes or the toward high to Scottsdale? boat.” school programs Well, I want to Jerry Korum that promote be involved over health and here.” safety, and toward Although his FUSION, a Federal Way business primarily serves organization that helps the communities in Puyalthe homeless with housing lup and Tacoma, Korum assistance. is looking to make some For more information significant contributions to on the Korum for Kids the city of Federal Way. Foundation, visit www.ko“Because of our 43 years rumhyundai.com/Korum_ of living here, we’re trying for_Kids_Foundation. to make that much more
advantage of their upcoming high school years to stretch themselves, discover their passions and achieve their dreams. As hosts of One Day Your Way, the class visited
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Federal Way, Beamer boys track head to state BY GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@fedwaymirror.com
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he Federal Way High School and Todd Beamer High School boys track and field teams had strong showings at last week’s district meet, as Federal Way took first place with 117, while the Titan boys finished second at the district meet with 55 points. Both teams and their coaches are primed for the state meet this weekend at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. “At this level, everyone is so good, it takes a really special performance to win,” said Federal Way head coach Curtis Williams. “Our kids stepped up in a huge way this weekend and can hopefully carry those performances over to the state meet.” Josh Dawson and Jason Palmer made it to state for the 400 meter dash, recording times of 49.91 and 49.42, respectively. Mitch Stewart, a tennis prodigy who focused on track this
spring for his senior year, will represent the Eagles in two distance events, the 800 meter run and 1,600 meter run. His time of 1:54.95 in the 800 was good enough for the district title, while his 1,600 meter time of 4:13.19 was one of the strongest among those who qualified for state and also broke a school record in the process. Keenan Curran will have a go at the 300 meter hurdles, his time of 40.27 putting him on solid footing with the rest of the field. Curran also qualified in the long jump with a distance of 22-05.00. The Eagles racked up a number of district championships in the field events, with Chico McClatcher, Jared Pulu and Tyler Penn all finding their way to the top of the podium. McClatcher took first in long jump with a distance of 23-05.75, the longest qualifying distance of any competitor that will be in Tacoma this weekend and also a new school record.
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Pulu brought home a district title in the shot put with a throw of 54-05.50, the second-longest distance of any state qualifier, while teammate Eric Ah Fua also qualified for state with a throw of 50-02.00. Sophomore Tyson Penn brought home two gold wins in the high jump and triple jump. His high jump of 6-08.00 and his triple jump of 48-08.50 means he’s the top seed in both events
heading into this weekend. His teammates Curran and Mason Salle will also be among the state field for the triple jump, with distances of 47-06.50 and 44-07.00, respectively. Finally, the Eagles rounded out their district championships with the 4x400 team of Jason Palmer, Marcus Tate, Curran, Stewart, Devan Williams and Dawson. The team’s time of 3:22.35 was the third fastest
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our boys group, they’ve been strong on the track all season long. They’ve worked really hard this season, and they’ve been a great group of kids this year. We hope they can podium,” he said. Terill Parnell qualified for state in the high jump with a height of 6-02.00, joining Federal Way’s Penn in Tacoma this weekend. Adrian Shocks recorded the second-longest distance among all long jump qualifiers with his effort of 23-02.50, behind only McClatcher. Senior Kerson Lubin is the lone representative from any Federal Way 4A school in the 100 meter dash, with his time of 11.21 good enough to get him to Tacoma. Lubin will be joined by teammate Ammon Auna in the 200 meter dash, with the two recording times of 22.81 and 23.02, respectively. Auna also secured a spot at state in the 400 meter dash with a time of 49.87 at the district meet. Sophomore Reeve Normandia will represent the Titans in the 300 meter hurdles, recording one of the strongest times of any state qualifier with his 40.24 in the event at the district meet. Cardwell said the two relay teams are hopeful they can earn some hardware this weekend as well. The 4x100 relay team of Lubin, Terry McCray, Auna, Normandia, Shocks and Terrence Jones recorded the second-fastest qualifying time of any team heading into state with their time of 42.78. The 4x400 team of Auna, Jones, McCray, Lubin, Blake Hansen and Ed Priymak positioned themselves comfortably in the middle of the pack with 3:25.12. The state meet begins Thursday afternoon and runs through Saturday at Mount Tahoma High School (4634 S. 74th St., Tacoma). For more information, visit www.wiaa.com.
Eagles girls win track meet, head to state BY GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@fedwaymirror.com
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he Federal Way High School girls track and field team took first place at last weekend’s district meet, netting 100 points and easily distancing themselves from second-place Camas. The Eagles girls will have eight individuals and one team representing the school at the state meet this weekend at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. Hannah Cunliffe and Gabriela Pelogi will represent the team in the 100 meter dash, with Cunliffe recording a time of 11.78 and Pelogi recording a time of 12.41. Cunliffe’s time is the top among all state qualifiers. Cunliffe followed up her showing in the 100 with a school record time of 24.29 in the 200 meters, which also netted her a district championship. That 24.29 was the fastest among all state qualifiers.
Karis Cameron will join her teammate in the 200 meters, her time of 25.43 strong enough to make it to Tacoma this weekend. Mariyah Vonsaveng qualified in both the 100 meter and 300 meter hurdles, with times of 14.94 and 45.35, respectively. Cunliffe, Pelogi, Vonsaveng and Cameron were also part of the Eagles two district-champion relay teams. The four were joined by Ta’Mara Richey and Ariya Kendrick on the 4x100 team, combining for a time of 47.26, the fastest time of any team heading into state this weekend. The 4x200 team set a school record with their time of 1:42.31, with the only difference between the two squads being freshman Kemi Akinlosotu. Richey had a strong showing in field events, qualifying in both the long jump and triple jump. In both events, she has the third best distance heading into this
weekend’s action, with the senior recording a distance of 18-11.50 in the long jump and a distance of 36-11.25 in the triple jump. Sophomore Audrey Shin qualified in two field events, the high jump and javelin throw. In the high jump, she hit a height of 5-00.00, while her throw of 119-09 in the javelin set a new school record. Junior Jonarra Swanson also qualified in the high jump with a height of 5-00.00, while Tia Thomas qualified in the pole vault with a height of 9-06.00. Todd Beamer High School’s lone representative on the girls side is junior Chante Spotser, who qualified for the 400 meter dash. Her time of 57.76 puts here squarely in the upper quarter of the 16 state qualifiers. The state meet runs through Saturday at Mount Tahoma High School. For more information, visit www.wiaa.com.
Soccer teams fall short in district tournament BY GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@fedwaymirror.com
Last years 2013 state champions of boys soccer, the Thomas Jefferson Raiders, fell short of a repeat, with a 1-0 shoot-out loss to Curtis on May 15 in the district tournament. Todd Beamer and Federal Way both got to play two games in the district tourna-
ment, with Beamer defeating Kentridge 4-0 on May 13 before falling to Camas 3-0 on May 15. Federal Way won 5-4 in a shootout over Bellarmine Prep on May 15. In that game, the Eagles saw Garret Brewer record a hat-trick and Hanson Pelogi also find the back of the net. Federal Way then ran into Camas on May 17, and fell to
the Papermakers 2-0. Thomas Jefferson head coach Dave Hanson said the May 15 loss to Curtis is one of those games that anyone who plays for, or cheers on, a soccer team, experiences from time to time. “That was one of those games where you do everything right but can’t get it in the back of the net,” he said. Hanson reflected that this
year’s short run in the playoffs was the culmination of an “underachieving season.” “You have high expectations coming off of a title season and you expect more, it just did not come out the way I thought it would,” he said. “If you look at the teams that are still in it, I know we could have competed again with just a touch of luck, but it did not happen that way.”
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[12] May 30, 2014 [ SCHOOL from page 2 ] held different management positions throughout the years, with the most recent being with the U.S. Marine Corps. “I learned the value of trusting your coworkers, the value of being able to accept what knowledge you don’t have and trusting people to help you,” he said, adding that the collective knowledge of individuals helped drive decisions that led to a multi-billion dollar savings on the U.S. Marine Corps’s Networking on the Move project. But he’s also led community organizations as the president of the board of directors of the Fredericks-
www.federalwaymirror.com burg Community Concert school … the East Coast is Band, where he oversaw very dependent on techfiscal and personnel growth. nology and the reason the Cucco has also served as program was cancelled was the executive director of because they decided to the Rappahannock POPS outfit every single classroom Orchestra and supported the with smart boards.” 2012 mayoral campaign But Cucco said the for a Fredericksburg, Federal Way district’s Virg. candidate. communication VACANT BOARD with parents could School district improvements: be better organized, Cucco is very noting that he and impressed with the his wife will each get district in coming from a text message, and if the East Coast. the phone rings after 5 p.m. “On the East Coast, I “nine times out of 10, it’s the got a letter from the school school system.” system saying they’re going Cucco would also like to to discontinue the advanced see more nutritional lunches reader program because for the children, as opposed they had no funding,” he to “today’s pizza” because said. “There’s a library and a healthy children tend to
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that since starting, there’s now 10 forms of media focused on Korean news. As Ko stayed busy with the news station, she was able to sneak in time to volunteer at her son’s Federal Way elementary school — Panther Lake — as he grew up. Experience: Ko has SHELLEY KO Background: Ko has lived worked with the Korean Cultural Service, she’s taught in Federal Way since 1983 as a principal at the Seattle with her family. Ko grew up in Seoul, Korea and attended Full Gospel church in Kent and at Hansarang Church Sung Kyun Kwan Univerin Kent. The city of sity before moving Federal Way also to the U.S. She recognized her in worked at various 2010 with a certificate jobs and in 1978 of appreciation. Durshe opened her ing her time working own “Mingon” at as a broadcaster, the home and taught 24/7 news station has children’s art as covered stories on Shelley Ko well as the Korean Martha Choe when alphabet. But one she became a Seattle of the greatest impacts Ko and her husband City Councilwoman, when Paul Shin became a state are known for is starting senator, Cindy Ryu a state the first Korean American representative and Michael TV channel or KO-AM TV, channel 257 on AT&T cable. Park when he was mayor of Federal Way. “My husband found out School district improvethere’s not media, only one ments: Ko applied for the newspaper, a weekly Korea position because she and a Times … “ she said, adding perform better in school. “I did have an opportunity to have my son enrolled in a different school and we took advantage of [the lunch],” he said, noting the lunch menu consisted of roasted turkey with tarragon and fresh roasted potatoes.
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dates lining up for that job. For some reason, the fire district seems to only attract people who are more interested in drama than results. Firing the chief and the commissioners would likely result in a new group of people with a similar set of problems. This is where we get back to shutting down the district. By shutting it down, we can hopefully purge most of this drama from our community. Naturally, we can’t be without fire and rescue, nor does anyone want to put our fine emergency responders out of a job. As such, at the same time we shut down the district, we would form Federal Way Fire and Rescue as a department inside of City Hall. Just like our Police Department, Federal Way Fire and Rescue would be run by the mayor and City Council. While this group is far from perfect, our mayor and Council look like saints compared to the leadership at South King Fire and Rescue. In addition to hopefully reducing drama, scandal and fraud, this merger would result in significant cost savings.
friend believe there’s a disconnect between the school district and many Korean students’ families. “I already know that there are many Koreans in Federal Way and when people come here from Korea, they are having a difficult time to start a business or get the job and they want their children to get good education but they don’t have enough time and people are getting some difficulties to help their children because of the language,” Ko said. If selected, she said she would try her best to improve the confusion that can come with language barriers during her already-busy work schedule as a broadcaster. “I want to help the majority and minority, parents and children. I want to work as liaison,” she said. “I’m a busy woman who does business in Federal Way as a foreigner but now I’m a citizen here. I raise my child and I can understand other parents who are raising their children — same worries and same hopes.”
Despite a host of benefits, the merger of South King Fire and City Hall has even lower odds than the Mariners winning the World Series. As such, I will use my last few lines of this column to plead with Commissioners Gates, Fossos, Thompson and Rickert to please demonstrate that you are in fact representing taxpayers and not your good old boys’ club. Follow the mayor’s example and form an independent Blue Ribbon Panel to investigate Frietas’s claims against the chief (which are far more serious in nature than “he’s looking at me”). As for Church and Frietas, please go to couples therapy. You are both great men who are incredibly dedicated to our community. Short of angering the voters enough to shut you down, the fate of the fire district is in your hands. I ask that you please swallow your pride, forgive offenses and begin working together to make our community a better place. And yes, I will be staring at you during our next meeting.
Contact Federal Way resident Matthew Jarvis at Matthew@jarvisfinancial.com.
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You and your family are invited to the 83rd annual Strawberry Festival in Marysville, WA June 14th through June 21st! Please come join us as we “Celebrate Marysville” for a week long schedule of fun, food, events for kids and adults. Great shopping at our Market Place, fabulous carnival, beer garden and MORE! Cap off the week with our Grand Parade and spectacular fireworks show! For more information, visit www.maryfest.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarysvilleStrawberryFestival 1052883
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Friendship Theatre to perform ‘Little Mermaid’ FROM STAFF REPORTS
Federal Way’s Friendship Theatre is set to perform “The Little Mermaid� starting at 2 p.m. from June 19-22 and one performance at 2 p.m. on June 22 at Knutzen Family Theatre at the Dumas Bay Centre. Tickets for the show are $7 for general admission and are available now by calling the Federal way Community Center at 253-835-6900 or 253-835-6935. According to the city, the Friendship Theatre is sponsored by the city’s Park and Recreation Department and “provides musical theater training and performing experiences for developmentally challenged individuals.�
The group practices from September to June, when they unveil their production for the season. More than 40 actors are part of the Friendship Theatre, and the city notes that recent years productions have sold out, so those interested should likely buy their tickets early. Those interested in knowing more are urged to contact Friendship Theatre director Sharon Boyle at 253-835-6935.
Tulane University graduates local student FROM STAFF REPORTS
Nathan Sinsheimer, of Federal Way, graduated from Tulane University’s School of Science and Engineering on May 17 with a Bachelor of Science degree.
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Sister’s Summer School Catechism: Cenerstage Theatre presents the opening performance of this show at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 30 at Knutzen Family Theatre, 3200 SW Dash Point Road. For dates, times and online booking visit www.centerstagetheatre. com or call 253-661-1444.
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Eat Wings Raise Funds: From 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at Federal Way Buffalo Wild Wings, 10 percent of all food and beverage sales will be donated to Federal Way Relay For Life. Mention this fundraiser upon arrival.
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2014 Relay For Life of Federal Way: An overnight event on June 6 and 7 at Saghalie Middle School will celebrate survivorship and raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Entertainment, games, activities for adults and kids, movies, and much more. www.federalwayrelay.org Yard Sale: The annual Domestic Violence Task Force community
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yard sale and fundraiser will be held on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7 at Grace Community Church located at 1320 Auburn Way S. in Auburn. For more information contact Shelly David at sdavid@auburnwa.gov or call 253-931-3072.
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Hooked on Fishing: Annual fishing derby from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 7 at Steel Lake Park, 2410 S 312th St. Cost is $4; kids are guaranteed to catch a fish. Contact Cody Geddes Cody. Geddes@cityoffederalway.com, 253-835-6926. Visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/fwcommunitycenter/events. Understanding Common Core: Understanding Common Core from the Parent’s Perspective will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 7 at the Federal Way 320th Library, 848 S. 320th St. Call 253-
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Kiwanis Club: The Kiwanis Club of Greater Federal Way meets for breakfast from 7:30-8:30 a.m. every Tuesday at Denny’s Restaurant on 320th. For more information or to inquire about membership dues contact Marie Sciacqua at sciacqua05@gmail.com or 253941-7060. www.greaterfederalwaykiwanis.org 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. Federal Way Farmers Market: Pet friendly outdoor farmers market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday until Oct. 4 in the Sears parking lot at The Commons Mall.
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Religious freedom meets same-sex marriage H
The General Synod of the United Church of Christ recently filed a lawsuit in North Carolina, arguing that North Carolina’s marriage laws restrict United Church of Christ ministers from performing their religious duties, and are therefore unconstitutional. Current laws in North Carolina prohibit issuing marriage licenses to same-gender couples, and make it a criminal offense to perform a religious marriage ceremony for anyone without a marriage license. Therefore, pastors in North Carolina can do jail time for agreeing to marry same-sex couples in the church. The United Church of Christ contends this criminalizes pastors who act in
accordance with their faith when performing same-sex marriages. You might be wondering what this has to do with Federal Way. So, I asked local United Church of Christ pastor, Rev. Dennis HollingerLant, who has served Wayside United Church of Christ right here in Federal Way, since 1995. “Couples could receive a marriage certificate from the church, even before our state legalized domestic partnership,” Hollinger-Lant said. He has presided over many such ceremonies in his years at Wayside. Even though prior to Referendum 74 passing, couples were not legally married in the eyes of the state and didn’t receive the all benefits of that status, clergy in Washington were not criminally penalized for performing a religious marriage ceremony. For people who wanted to be married in the eyes of the church and God, they could do so. Not so in North Carolina. This lawsuit is one event in a long history of the United Church of Christ supporting equality in marriage. “I still have my voting ticket for the General Synod in Atlanta, Ga., where on July 4, 2005, the United Church of Christ voted to support marriage equality. That was a proud moment,” he said. I asked what effect the North Carolina lawsuit has on him. “To me, it just reaffirms the commitment of the United Church of Amy Johnson
SEX IN THE SUBURBS
ere’s the story of a lovely state (North Carolina) Whose legislature was bringing up some church and state issues. Some of them had righteous overtones, And prompted scripture skirmishes. Here’s the story, of a church named United Church of Christ, That was busy with issues of their own. They were diverse and progressive in their beliefs, living all together, Their motto “that they may all be one.” Till the one day when the state met this church — See, the state had restricted religious freedoms on a hunch. But this church would somehow form a lawsuit; That’s just one way church and sex issues get tangled in a bunch.
Christ to be an inclusive denomination,” he said. “And in the United Church of Christ, many churches have as part of their religious beliefs that same-sex couples can be married in the church.” And why does it matter to those of us in Federal Way? Well, Washington is one of the states that has legally approved marriage equality, and sometimes, we can take that and our religious freedom for granted. “This lawsuit is saying that evangelical denominations don’t get to define what freedom of religion is,” said Hollinger-Lant. “If there will be freedom of religion in our country, then it can’t be freedom of religion for some; it needs to be freedom of religion for all.” Amen.
Amy Johnson, MSW, is a trainer, educator and coach in the Pacific Northwest. She is co-author of the books “Parenting by Strengths: A Parent’s Guide for Challenging Situations” and “Homegrown Faith and Justice.” Amy facilitates classes and workshops in the Puget Sound area and online. She specializes in working with parents and in sexuality education. Amy can be reached at comments@diligentjoy. com.
STEM Scholars
The Federal Way branch of American Association of University Women honored high school junior girls and teachers at its recent STEM Scholars Recognition meeting. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Sierra Paris, Imelda Mead, Nadya Chernichenko, Elleyce Pahang and Elizabeth Copeland. Back row, left to right: Maranda McGeough, Julian Henderson, MJ Lee Real, Jasmine Leung and Christina Huber. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Lakehaven Utility District completes improvements FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Lakehaven Utility District recently completed upgrades at its Lakota Wastewater Treatment Plant in Federal Way with improvements generating more than $850,000 in energy and operational savings. The project, which included $250,000 in annual operational revenue along with a one-time revenue grant of $602,000, delivered a positive cash flow return to the district in less than one year. The Trane Energy Services group provided performance contracting and project management for the upgrade project and joined the utility district and the Depart-
ment of Energy Services in a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for the upgraded plant. The utility, located in the south Sound region of Washington serves Federal Way, Des Moines, and adjacent service areas.
The improvements at Lakota Wastewater Treatment Plant were funded with a performance contract that allowed the district to use future energy and operational savings to finance infrastructure improvements up front.
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Relay for Life heads for ‘Destination Cure’ BY GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@fedwaymirror.com
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ederal Way’s Relay for Life starts at 6 p.m. on June 6 at Saghalie Middle School, and this year’s organizers are enthusiastic as always about the event. “This year is going to be really fun. Our theme is ‘Destination Cure.’ We’ve asked all the teams to take that theme and run with it,” said event co-chair Tarah Taggart. “The mayor will be there [for the opening ceremonies]. We’ll actually have some of the choir kids from Rainier View Elementary, they’ll be singing the National Anthem. A local oncologist is also coming to speak at the opening ceremony.” The first lap of Federal Way’s event is always dedicated to survivors of cancer, and is always a powerful
Local selected for state program FROM STAFF REPORTS
Federal Way resident Kelsey Hallahan of University of Washington was selected for the U.S. Department of State Criti-
testament to the event and the effects cancer has on so many people every year. Taggart noted that people are welcome to still form a team, or that if they are a cancer survivor or know a cancer survivor, they’re welcome to attend the opening ceremonies and go from there. Another fun aspect of this year’s relay is the Health and Wellness Fair. According to Taggart, there will be 28 vendors at the event this year. The fair runs from 5-8 p.m. on June 6. “There will be different local businesses, chiropractors, medical places,” she added. According to federalwayrelay.org, there are currently 35 teams with 242 participants who have raised $37,325.07. More information on the event can also be found at their Facebook page: facebook.com/federalwayrelay cal Language Scholarship Program to study Azerbaijani in Azerbaijan during the summer of 2014. Hallahan is among the approximately 550 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students selected for the program in 2014 to study various languages. For more information, visit www.clscholarship.org.
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Federal Way schools honor Eide for education efforts FROM STAFF REPORTS
Sen. Tracey Eide, D-Federal Way, received the Washington School Administrators Community Leadership Award for her efforts on behalf of the Federal Way school district. The award recognizes outstanding contributions by community members
or groups on the basis of their benefit to students, leadership, motivation, success, cooperation/coordination with local district, recognition by others and history of service. “It’s always nice to be recognized for your efforts, but what makes this especially gratifying is that it’s in the area of education,” Eide said upon receiving the award. “My whole impetus for running for office in the first place was as a PTA mom, to improve support of our schools. I felt there was no better investment we could make, and I still
believe that.” Among Eide’s greatest legislative accomplishments was the passage of legislation to require a simple majority of votes to pass school levies instead of the supermajority requirement that regularly blocked efforts by school districts to raise revenues even when a majority of voters were in favor. “Sen. Eide has been a consistent and vocal supporter of education during her years in the Legislature,” said Mark Davidson, the school district’s assistant superintendent.
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