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Community celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

BY RAECHEL DAWSON

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ictor Sanchez recalled how ashamed he was of being Mexican in middle school.

“I would go around school hearing people talk so negative about being Mexican that… being Mexican was shameful,” the Latino Student Union Chief of Staff told the community in the gymnasium of Thomas Jefferson High School on Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. “People would ask me, ‘what’s your ethnicity?’ and I would say any other race but that. I went around school pretending to be anyone but myself.”

Attending Thomas Jefferson High School was different though, he said.

The school is a place where diversity is praised and accepted.

After finding the Latino Student Union club, he was able to celebrate his culture, no longer ashamed.

“I was proud to state that I was Latino,” he said. “Without Martin Luther King, Jr., I wouldn’t have been able to live as I do today.”

Organized by students at Thomas Jefferson High School and the city of Federal Way’s Diversity Commission,

the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day community festival concluded a weekend-long food drive that raised approximately $4,000.

But guest speaker Erin Jones urged Federal Wayans to look beyond King’s one day of remembrance.

“Martin stood up for poverty; Martin stood up for homelessness; he stood up for racial equity,” Jones said to the crowd. “Are you willing to be Martin? Because we can do Martin Luther King Day but if we don’t take Martin Luther King’s spirit with us tomorrow and the day after and the day after that, then we’re just checking a box.”

Jones said everyone has the power to do something, to be a “Martin Luther King” wherever they are “not just today, but every day.”

A former Federal Way Public Schools’ Director of Equity and Achievement, Jones moved on to be the Director of AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) in the Tacoma School District in 2014.

She is currently running for state superintendent. Monday’s Martin Luther King, Jr. event was the third she’s spoken at in Federal Way.

Above, Thomas Jefferson High School students organized the fifth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration with the city of Federal Way’s Diversity Commission.

Students presented guest speakers, read poetry and showed the video “I have a dream...” Left, elected officials and guest speakers pose for a photo. Photos courtesy of Bruce Honda

[ more DAY page 28 ]

Community conversation highlights goals at Federal Way school district forum

BY GRACE SWANSON UW News Lab

Some of the goals for students proposed to 60 parents, teachers, staff and members of the community was feeling accomplished, independent and ready for life.

The community forum at Sacajawea Middle School on Jan. 14 represented one of a four-part process in the Federal Way School

District’s Strategic Planning Initiative involving a core planning team, community forums, an instructional focus team, and student voice.

There was no strategic plan in place when Superintendent Tammy Campbell was hired last March.

This was the first time she had worked in a school district without a common goal and strategy. Campbell has been working with the Federal Way school district community to make improvements.

“I cannot lead without

Police department launches Positive Ticket program Police chief plans to build trust with the community

Nautilus K-8 Principal Stacy Lucas, right, and Assistant Principal Joe Kosty, center, participate in a discussion with a community member.

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having a plan,” she said.

Initially, the conversation about how the district should better serve students began with a core planning team in Novem-

ber. This group comprised over 100 people, including principals, assistant principals, teachers, union [ more FORUM page 20 ]

Way Police Department to meet an officer in their new community.

Not only was Harlee able to talk with Officer Thaddeus Hodge for several minutes; he made her the first

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Medical Teams International’s Pinneo meets Syrian refugees

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gees are going through in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley and the Greek islands of Chios and Samos. The Medical Teams International president and

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Based in Portland with its Western Washington headquarters in Redmond, Medical Teams is a global relief and development organization serving people affected by disaster, conflict and poverty around the world.

Medical Teams predominantly raises money for medicine and health products with longestablished partners to distribute to refugees.

At the end of November, the organization mailed 10,000 care kits — many of which were assembled in a Redmond warehouse — to Lebanon, Greece and other countries.

Lebanon For the last four years — since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war and the first wave of refugees that fled their homeland — Medical Teams has focused its work in Lebanon, which now has 1.2 million Syrian refugees.

“The level of vulnerability there we deemed much higher and so we focused our efforts there,” said Pinneo, who was accompanied on his trip by a videographer.

The organization now

has an 11-person staff, which includes a doctor, a dentist and other community health professionals who have been there for about a year and half or two years. Health workers — including a dentist who is a Syrian refugee — try to make twice-monthly visits to the 40 different refugee settlements that Medical Teams focuses on in Zahle.

Pinneo described the Medical Teams focused settlements as a loosely planned series of structures that are tied into a power grid with open power boxes to create some electricity. In harsh weather, the refugees are exposed to bacterial waterborne diseases and must deal with other health issues.

“Nothing’s guaranteed at all. They’re so resourceful in terms of gathering, garnering support on just basic food and water,” said Pinneo, who noted that in at least one camp, children were attending school. “So they’re able to keep some semblance of normalcy going for some of the kids.”

Pinneo said that his conversations with some of the refugee families were often tear-filled.

One 23-year-old woman was just entering her fourth year of university in computer engineering on the day her sevenmember family had to flee from Syria. The neighbors two houses down had been kidnapped and a school was bombed: They had to pack what they could carry and get out post haste.

“The future that she was that close to reaching, was taken from her. And to talk to her about that was really humbling for me, ‘cause I had this presumption that her giving up her future would be like the biggest grief. But her tears came when she talked about her brother in Sweden, worried about him and just worried about his future and their future together,” said Pinneo, adding that the brother made his way to Sweden with family money — partly from the sale of their 300 head of sheep in Syria — to find a place to live, finish his education, find a job and save enough money to bring the rest of his family there.

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www.federalwaymirror.com really wonderful.” [ MEDICAL from page 2 ] “They’re charging on she hasn’t lost hope, and “she offered that in a way of encouragement to other 20-somethings around the world.”

Greece In Greece, Medical Teams has a long partnership with two agencies — International Orthodox Christian Charities and Apostoli — and has sent containers with medicines and health products to them to distribute there.

“With the emergence of this (refugee crisis), they went right into action,” Pinneo said.

With Greece being the first port of entry to the European union and months and months of red tape to cut through to enter legally, thousands of people are contacting black marketeers to arrange illegal crossings from Turkey on the Aegean Sea. After a four-nautical-mile trip to the eastern Greek islands, they hit the shore and begin the process of registering with the United Nations and applying to move deeper into Europe.

“It’s a very risky crossing, depending on weather and circumstance and all that, but mostly it’s one that is facilitated by human traffickers, profiteers,” Pinneo said.

average about $1,200 to One mother, son, aunt $1,500 a person. And and sister had a difficult they’re doing it by supcrossing and were looking plying rubber rafts with forward to being reunited outboard motors and lifewith the father, who was jackets, piling everybody already ahead in Gerin and then appointing many. somebody, just say, ‘You Pinneo said that from steer it over there and take his observations, there it over across the island.’ was adequate security for So hundreds of drownings the refugees in Lebanon have occurred since the and Greece. little boy that washed up If an uprising broke on the shores in Greece out in Lebanon, armed that brought the world’s forces or intelligence attention.” support would be called Pinneo shakes his head on site. Medical Teams in disbelief checks in many “As difficult as when he told times a day everything had of seeing the with the two beaches littered been to that point, organizations as with life jackets as traumatized as they go about and popped their work. In they were, there rafts, and famiGreece, the UN lies drying their was a hopefulness in conjunction clothes by drap- now that they were with Greek auing them across there, so that was thorities are on boats. The really wonderful.” hand if tensions living condiflare up.

Jeff Pinneo tions in camps Pinneo felt are rough while safe on his they’re waiting to move journey and said they along on their journey. make a sophisticated as“The interviews with sessment of the situation the people were the most and adhere to security poignant. For them, this protocols and are attentive was their first landfall on to allowed routings.

(European) soil,” Pin“I came back inspired to neo said. “As difficult as form a trip of concerned everything had been to and connected donors that point, as traumatized who, on fairly short as they were, there was a notice, could carve out a hopefulness now that they week to do what I just did. were there, so that was To go back with me, and

Jeff Pinneo, president and CEO of Medical Teams International, plays with Syrian refugee youngsters in Zahle, Lebanon.

The organization has a Western Washington headquarters in Redmond. Courtesy photo to come back more deeply informed, go to their Bellevue rotaries and be able to talk to others about it, to generate more support for the effort,” Pinneo said.

“This is a work where you don’t have to manufacture any motivation for need,” he added. “So many people (are) counting on us to get it right every day, and I’m just so proud of the way our team is all motivated by that. Our faith inspires us to show up and they show up very, very well.”

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Campbell earns extra credit

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uperintendent Tammy Campbell has passed her initial 100-day benchmarks with flying colors.

She initiated her pre-entry plan before she even began her position on July 1, 2015, developing five goals and key activities to support each of those goals, which included: • To continue to develop and strengthen the board-superintendent relationship; • To gain a deeper understanding of the organizational capacity and efforts in ensuring students are academically, emotionally and socially successful and ready for post-secondary pursuits; • To strengthen family and community engagement and enhance communication; • To promote and ensure a positive, collaborative and constructive climate focused on student outcomes; • And to identify and analyze the critical issues in Federal Way Public Schools that represent both barriers and opportunities for accelerating the performance of all students.

At a glance, all of these goals sound good. Some may say these goals are even seemingly technical district-speak.

But Campbell didn’t just say she’s going to do these things — she did them.

She rode a bus route and had members of her leadership team do the same to understand who their students are and what neighborhoods they live in.

Campbell visited 39 schools, met with high school students in danger of dropping out of school, connected with former superintendents to gain a deeper understanding of the district and met with every principal and central officer leader one-on-one to assess the school’s strengths and areas that need improvement.

She met with over 450 parents and families, spent seven days attending retreats with the school board to enhance their skills and much more. [ more EDITOR page 8 ]

The race for Washington governor 2020 The first week of the state legislature was great theater if you are following the battle for power between the two parties and the race for governor between incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican Bill Bryant. You know the pot is big when both sides use big chips early. But the undercard was equally in play as the maneuvering for position in the race for governor 2020 was also visible.

Politicians rarely look a gift horse in the mouth, and the Republicans didn’t as they got a huge gift when it was discovered that a computer glitch had led to several hundred inmates being released from prison too early. To take advantage of the situation they scheduled a hearing to highlight the problem during the session’s first week. Even though many of the prisoners have since been rounded up, Republicans believe Inslee is vulnerable on the issue as some have committed new crimes

during the time frame they should have still been locked up.

The computer problem may go back as far as 2002 but some key staff decisions occurred on Inslee’s watch. Several big name Republicans such as senators Andy Hill, Steve Litzow and Congressman Dave Reichert had passed on the governor’s race as they thought Inslee really had not done anything wrong and the democratic turn out would probably carry him through. However, there were several big name Democrats such as King County Executive Dow Constantine and Attorney General Bob Ferguson who were encouraged to consider a run as some Democrats thought Inslee had not moved on a progressive agenda fast enough.

But Inslee rallied the troops and began pushing a more progressive agenda and the talk Bob Roegner

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Support Kaiser PermanenteGroup Health agreement I am writing to share some perspective on the recent news of Kaiser Permanente’s agreement to acquire Group Health. As a Group Health physician who has provided community care in the South Puget Sound area for several years, I wholeheartedly support this acquisition.

Providing care in our community’s clinics I have

gained great respect and admiration for community health. Community health is often on the front lines of health care delivery, confronting challenging underlying issues including poverty, drug addiction, and behavioral health.

Through the acquisition agreement Kaiser Permanente has committed $1.8 billion toward a Group Health Community Foundation for all Washington residents. It will continue the Group Health mission and legacy of affordable, accessible care by providing grants and improving community health throughout the state.

As a nonprofit, Kaiser Permanente is also dedicated to improving community health. They have pledged to invest another $1.8 billion over the next

decade with $1 billion going to improve clinics and health care delivery, and the other $800 million going to community benefit, including offering Medicaid plans in Washington.

Kaiser Permanente’s financial commitment to our community health is truly substantive and will make a real difference in lives across our state.

I urge all eligible Group Health voting members to choose “yes” for our future community health.

Andrew DerksenSchrock, MD, Federal Way

End result of diversity section?

The surge of articles in the Jan. 8 issue of the Mirror pertaining to diversity

is further evidence the subject will be with us for the foreseeable future. So be it but the actual definition of it and the endgame remains elusive for many of us. Greg Baruso has promised to reveal his definition at a later time so we will have to wait patiently for him to enlighten us. Americans have no problem supporting people with challenges as we want to do what is right. It’s part of who we are but we want to know what obligations we are incurring up front, who will order them and to what extent.

In her article, Raechel Dawson, cites the Mirror in identifying those individuals who are diverse and thus, eligible for recognition and by implication, protection and accommodation. The non-

diverse community has reason to be circumspect as it appears that another open-ended program, with the potential for quota’s and economic and legal ramifications is waiting for us in the wings. What is the mission of the diversity advocates? Is it to have meetings, conferences, lobby, or provide moral support for individuals in the diverse category?

If so, will the program be competing with other programs in Federal Way for resources?

Further, the non-diverse population is uncertain how we are expected to view the diverse population. Up to now, most of us have adopted a policy of live and let live. Is this no longer correct, politically?

Will we now be expected to see victims where heretofore, we saw none; just people not much different [ more LETTERS page 5 ]

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Q&A with Mr. FW: Fed up citizen and women in football Q

: Mr. Federal Way, can you please explain how the City of Federal Way Mayor is continuing going over his established budget, but yet keeps on spending more money, especially on remodeling the Town Square Park for the third time? I am also curious about all of the employee turnover in the departments, especially the front office staff in the Mayor’s Office, Finance, HR, Clerk’s Office and Community Development Department. Why is it so hard to keep qualified staff in those departments? Is it a management issue?

Why does a man in power (director) continually get away with verbally harassing his employees by yelling at them and belittling them? Why is an intern handling cash and…

A: Can you believe it goes on folks? Well it does and Mr. Federal Way has a

question for the “truly fed up Federal Way Citizen.”

Just when did you expect Mr. Federal Way to be able to answer these questions?

Sure, Mr. Federal Way has touched on how annoying the Town Square Park fiasco is, but do you really expect Mr. Federal Way to find the answers to why there is turnover in five departments?

Mr. Federal Way does not get paid enough to track down Jim from accounting who moved to Arizona to live on oceanfront property (he never found it), to swim with sea animals and get away from corporate life, just to see why he left.

With the amount of coffee fueled nights Mr. Federal Way would have to suffer through to fight through all of the bureau-

cratic red tape, I could darn well own the Mirror with how much they would have to pay Mr. Federal Way. But with all of that said, Mr. Federal Way may still have the answer to all of your questions.

If you really would like to know all of this, just run for mayor.

Defeat Mayor Jim Ferrell in the election, oppose the PAEC, build the PAEC, tear up Town Square Park and build a monument to yourself, build apartments, bulldoze them, try to block out the sun, aid a supervillain in taking over the East Coast and coincidentally end up owning the Denver Broncos. Do whatever it takes.

In the middle of all of

that, take time to stop by HR and ask, ‘why does everyone keep leaving here?’ and you will have your answer.

Or, if you don’t fancy that, you should get busy with the public records requests.

In the meantime, Mr. Federal Way will begin working on the time machine that will allow questions like these to be answered in a timely manner. Until then, Mr. Federal Way will continue to have the time management skills of Andy Reid in crunch time.

Q: Did you see that the Buffalo Bills hired the first full-time female coach in the NFL on Wednesday? Do you see that as a problem? Do you think the Seahawks would ever do the same?

A: Yes, Mr. Federal Way did see the news, but Mr. Federal Way isn’t sure why

you feel the need to ask if it is a problem.

Sure, the internet will likely be up in arms with armchair QBs yelling about someone needing to play football to coach it, but the last time Mr. Federal Way checked, John Harbaugh was never a player and he’s won a Super Bowl.

Kathryn Smith is the lady’s name and her resume speaks for itself. She worked 12 years with the New York Jets, working mostly with scouting. You can assume she can break down film much better than most fans you see in the stands on game day.

She was also an assistant to the head coach last year.

He probably knows exactly what she can provide for the team. This isn’t a PR move. This is a woman who earned a promotion through hard work when the man in front of her couldn’t get it done.

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Schools of Federal Way Board of Directors would like to voice its support of the Federal Way Public Schools’ Replacement Technology Levy which will be presented on the Feb. 9 special election ballot.

Our unique model for dropout prevention places CIS staff inside schools working with kids who need support to stay engaged so they’ll stay in school and finish their basic education. We see that basic education requires access to technology at all levels within the school system, whether it’s in the form of individual computers for students to use for learning, tools for teachers to deliver relevant and personalized learning experiences for every student, providing college and career counselors up-to-date knowledge about tech career opportunities, or simply having enhanced administrative

tools to manage students’ participation at school.

Without current technology in its many forms within the schools, our kids begin to fall behind those school districts with better technology support. It is our duty to prepare our students for the technological demands their future colleges and employers will have.

This levy does not increase taxes. The levy only continues the current level of collections supporting technology in our schools.

As we all know, computers and software become obsolete over time and must be replaced regularly just to stay level with our peers. The Replacement Technology Levy allows our school administration, our teachers, and our students to stay current with the world around them without changing our existing individual tax obligations.

Communities In

Schools of Federal Way urges everyone to support our students and vote “YES” on the Replacement Technology Levy.

by now, the Federal Way School District has a technology levy scheduled for an election on Feb. 9.

This is not a new levy … it is simply a levy to replace the one we now have and more importantly, there is no tax increase.

The purpose of the levy is the same… to provide the necessary hardware, software and training so our students can continue to receive a first-class education which they truly deserve.

As Superintendent Dr. Tammy Campbell pointed out, technology is not only a vital part of our lives and professions today but our students’ education as well. As an individual who works as a paraeducator, I have seen the importance of technology firsthand in elementary, middle and high school classrooms.

Some use desktops, some use laptops, some use Chrome Books… for learning, working on in-

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from ourselves.

Bureaucracies, once established, are virtually impossible to scale down. Will the advocates of diversity let the rest of us know when the goals of diversity have been substantially met or will new categories of eligibles be added to the stack, and we continue the quest?

PC fatigue is setting in for some of us.

Someone once said, perhaps with tongue in cheek, inquiring minds have a right to know!

Maybe not in every case but many of us would like to know where diversity’s end-game in Federal Way is headed and who will tell us when we have arrived.

Don Payne, Federal Way

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Pete Gonzales, Past President, CISFW Board of Directors

Love Mr. Federal Way Just a note of appreciation for Mr. Federal Way. That dude has skills and might get snatched up by the Times or something.

Makes me look forward to the Mirror just so I can get some insights on local happenings, all written pretty darn cleverly. Go Mr. FW and it is my business.

Torger Helgeland, South King County

Tech levy necessary As you should know

As for Seattle ever following suit, well, it’s only a matter of time. We’re seeing more and more women in the front office, along the sidelines and refereeing men’s professional sports.

There’s no reason that trend will stop and there’s no reason it should stop.

If you have a problem with it, Mr. Federal Way suggests you just do us all a favor and quit watching sports. If you don’t feel like doing that, feel free to bury any of your sexist comments in your backyard alongside all tapes of the Seahawks first half against Carolina.

Q: Mr. Federal Way, was it you who chased off former editor Carrie Rodriguez?

A: None of your business.

Got a question for Mr. Federal Way? Email mrfederalway@federalwaymirror.com class assignments, doing homework assignments or assessment testing.

Why is this important?

As Dr. Campbell pointed out, our students must have these skills because our state ranks 8th in the nation in technology careers for the 21st century. We must educate our students so that they are engaged today and ready for tomorrow.

Do your part and vote yes for this levy. Finally, this levy has been endorsed by former school superintendents Tom Vander Ark and Tom Murphy, the Federal Way Education Association (our teachers), Federal Way Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Jim Ferrell, Deputy Mayor Jeanne Burbidge as well as three other council members, Matthew Jarvis and representatives Teri Hickel and Linda Kochmar.

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THOMAS JEFFERSON WINS LEAGUE BOWLING TITLE

The Thomas Jefferson girls bowling team won yesterday’s South Puget Sound League tournament to become league co-champions with Curtis High School. They finished the regular season in a four-way tie for first place, but officially finished third after tiebreakers. By winning the league tournament, they matched the Vikings who finished first in regular season play but placed third in the tournament.

It is the first bowling title for any Federal Way school.

“I cannot express to you in words how excited and happy I am for these young ladies,” said Jefferson head coach Joseph Townsend in an email.

The Raiders bowling team moves on to the West Central District Tournament on Jan. 30, looking to clinch a spot in the state tournament. Jefferson is represented by the following players during the postseason: Ku’ualohaokalani Esquerra, Abbie Harris, Kaitlyn Larimore, Cassie Lee, Whitney Lee, Tiffany Mendenhall, and Haylee Pallord.

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my Griffin is used to center stage after a decorated career playing soccer in college and for the US Women’s National Soccer Team. The spotlight is now brighter than ever because of her efforts to make a difference in other people’s lives.

Griffin started a list of soccer players diagnosed with cancer once she was a coach after she repeatedly heard of players, particularly goalkeepers, getting the disease. Her list keeping brought the potential dangers of crumb rubber in turf to the forefront of what is now a major national discussion, though a direct correlation has yet to be proven. More recently, she has started her role as the head coach of the U.S. National Deaf Women’s Soccer Team.

Griffin went to Decatur High School. At the time they didn’t have a high school girls soccer team. Instead she played club soccer for a team in Edgewood.

“Amy was great,” said Greg Flynn her former softball coach and teacher at Decatur High School. “She

was always very enthusiastic, a good leader and very competitive.”

After playing collegiately at Central Florida and earning the 1987 Goalkeeper of the Year, Griffin continued playing soccer for the U.S. Women’s National Team from 1987-1991. As a member of the 1991 US Women’s National Team she won a World Cup. Griffin began her career at the University of Washington as an assistant coach in 1996 and has been there ever since. She became the women’s associate head coach at Washington in 2005.

“I love what I’m doing here and I could spend 24 hours thinking of great things to do here and still be able to come up with more,” Griffin said.

Even with her illustrious career, her impact on soccer goes beyond playing or coaching.

There were two goalkeepers whom Griffin knew while coaching that went on to play soccer at a high level and were part of Olympic Development Programs at a young age. One went to the University of California, Berkeley, and the other went

Coaches and players for the US National Deaf Women’s Soccer Team.

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Amy Griffin, left, looks on as her team practiced at their first camp in Chula Vista, California which took place from Dec. 30 to Jan. 2. Contributed photo to the University of Miami.

Griffin stayed in touch and both goalkeepers were diagnosed with lymphoma at the same time. One of those goalkeepers speculated that it could be the black dots that are used on turf fields because they smelled of burning rubber.

Later on, as Griffin made visits with her University of Washington teams to the Seattle Children’s Hospital to visit young soccer players who were sick, three out of the four soccer players who were sick with cancer were goalkeepers.

At this point, Griffin became alarmed at the high percentage of goalkeepers becoming sick and began keeping a list of athletes who had gotten cancer.

Originally her list was of athletes she had known or met. Then, people began to hear about the list and would contact her.

Her list now sits at 202 athletes. Of those, 158 played soccer and 101 of

those soccer players had been goalkeepers.

Griffin has made an impact. KOMO 4 wrote a story about this as well as NBC. “There are a lot of people who think Amy is saving lives. She has been exceptional and noble about getting answers,” said Gaard Swanson, who reported the story for KOMO 4. “She has stuck her neck out there.”

Griffin doesn’t know if crumb rubber is the cause, and science hasn’t proven that’s the case, but Congress is investigating.

Currently, Griffin is the head coach of the U.S. National Deaf Women’s Soccer Team. They held their first practices together a few weeks ago in Chula Vista, California.

“There were 19 players at camp. All 19 have very different kinds of communication,” she said.

To make things more difficult, players are not allowed to wear hearing aids during games.

“The best thing is how much they love being out there,” she said.

Griffin said team members—who come from all over the country—pay their own way to play on the team. That includes airfare and hotel, as well as the salaries of the coaches. The team fundraises as much as they can.

“There is not one cent given to them by any federation, deaf association or anything” she said.

“I’m super thankful for the opportunity. I think it is going to make me a better coach,” Griffin said.

“I really think I’ll get more out of it than the players I’m coaching. It is a really fun challenge with a group of people that are very appreciative that they all get to be together.”

Follow the team @USDeaf_WNT. Ross Armstrong is a University of Washington student in the News Lab program.

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t was a tough outing for the Todd Beamer girls basketball team as they fell, 62-38, to the defending 3A champions, the Lynnwood Royals, at the ShoWare Center during Monday’s Martin Luther King Day Showcase.

Fans in attendance were treated to a plethora of talent as five players committed to Division I schools were on the court.

Lynnwood’s Mikayla Pivec, an Oregon State commit, stole the show as she proved too much to handle for the Titans in the first half. She had 19 of her 21 points in the first half as the Royals raced to a 21-point lead in the first half.

The first quarter had no indications a rout was going to happen. Beamer’s Nia Alexander opened the game with a 3-pointer, but the next 10 points went to the Royals.

The Titans closed the

gap back to one point as the quarter was winding down, but Pivec would make a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give Lynnwood an 18-14 lead.

The second quarter was one the Titans would like to forget. The Royals opened the quarter with a 12-0 run, hassling the Titans into three turnovers in that span.

Japhera McEachin ended the scoring drought for Beamer with a 3-pointer, but Pivec responded back with her own.

Mikayla Pivec drives to the basket while being defended by Todd Beamer’s Lexus Holden during Lynnwood’s 62-38 victory at the ShoWare Center’s King Showcase on Jan. 18. TERRENCE HILL, the Mirror

Federal Way natives sign with MLB teams FROM STAFF REPORTS

Former Federal Way High School baseball star Travis Ishikawa and former Thomas Jefferson baseball star Tony Barnette will both be continuing their baseball careers in the AL West.

Barnette signed a two-year contract with the Texas Rangers in December. Since 2010, he has pitched for the Yakult Swallows in Japan. Last season he posted a 1.29

ERA and 41 saves in 59 appearances.

Barnette was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2006. He spent four years in the minors before going to Japan.

Multiple reports stated that the Seattle Mariners have signed Ishikawa to a minor-league deal.

It was reported that he will likely have an invitation to Mariners spring training. The deal was not yet completed when reported on Jan. 16.

Ishikawa has spent eight seasons in the major league, most with the San Francisco Giants.

Free income tax preparation available at Highline College FROM STAFF REPORTS

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Second-chance points, turnovers and poor shooting by Beamer powered Lynnwood’s second quarter as they outscored the Titans 22-5.

“We didn’t attack the hoop like we normally do,” Todd Beamer head coach Corey Alexander said. “It’s almost like Lynnwood beat us at our own game.”

Beamer regained their composure defensively in the second half, holding Lynnwood to 22 points, but were unable to get a run started offensively as they matched their firsthalf total of 19 points.

The Titans were led by Nia Alexander’s 10 points.

Makenna Woodfolk had nine points, 12 rebounds and a block. McEachin and Makenzie Bond both finished with eight points.

Lynnwood was led by Pivec’s 21 points and nine rebounds. Jordyn Edwards, a Colorado State commit, was the second leading scorer for the Royals with 11 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Kelsey Rogers was third with nine points and nine rebounds.

“We weren’t in sync,” Alexander said. “Lynnwood came out as a very strong team that’s very

Makenzie Bond prepares for a layup while being guarded by Lynnwood’s Kelsey Rogers during the King Showcase on Jan. 18. TERRENCE HILL, the Mirror

well-coached. We were missing the little things.

We talk to our kids about the small details and that’s what Lynnwood beat us on. We have to play the whole game.

I think we have probably the three strongest bigs in [the South Puget Sound League], we just have to play that way.

Once we get down the small things, I think we’re going to be the team to beat.”

The loss was Beamer’s second of the season as they fell to 13-2. Both of their losses have come against 3A schools.

Bellevue, led by Anna

Wilson, a Stanford commit and Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s sister, and former Beamer standout Quinessa Caylao-Do defeated them 92-58 in the season-opener on Dec. 3.

The Titans bounced back from their loss to Lynnwood by beating a tough Kentlake team 4944 on Tuesday. Kentlake (12-4) currently leads the SPSL Northeast.

Beamer (14-2, 5-0) will take the court again tonight as the away team against Decatur at 6:30 p.m at Todd Beamer High School. The boys game will follow at 8 p.m.

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College students receive honors FROM STAFF REPORTS

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Sarah Katterhagen of Federal Way also received honors at Montana State University.

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Kochmar bill connects expecting parents of children with Down syndrome to helpful resources FROM STAFF REPORTS

The House Health Care and Wellness Committee heard a bill Jan. 19 that would require more information distribution as it relates to the positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.

Rep. Linda Kochmar, RFederal Way, is the prime sponsor of the bill.

House Bill 2403 requires healthcare providers who provide a parent with a prenatal or postnatal Down syndrome diagnosis to provide information prepared by the Department of Health about Down syndrome.

“Unfortunately, there are many negative stereotypes that exist about persons with Down syndrome. It’s important we continue to push for the dissemination of more evidenced-based information to quash the misinformation being spread by some scientists and doctors,” said Kochmar.

“A 90 percent abortion rate for babies with Down syndrome is heartbreaking and unacceptable.”

The information handed out by healthcare providers would include evidence-based informa-

www.federalwaymirror.com was drafted with the tion about Down synKasem Cares Foundadrome and persons born tion, establishes that with Down syndrome, adults have the right to and contact information visit with, and receive for organizations who mail, telephone, and provide support services electronic communicafor parents of children tion from, “whomever he with Down syndrome. or she so chooses.” The Diana Stadden, a memlegislation would allow ber of the Arc of Washany person to file a petiington State and a parent tion to compel visitation of three, testified in supwith a loved one in situport of the bill along with ations when access has other advocates for perbeen impeded. sons with Down The adjoining syndrome. bill, House Bill “…We just 2402, would need to get require guardians evidence-based to provide loved research [and] ones with notice information in the event of a out there before hospitalization or families jump Linda Kochmar death of a ward. into a decision “These bills that they might are important to regret,” Stadden said. vulnerable adults and Kochmar said, “While their families, and we this bill may seem simple, must ensure fair proI believe providing incesses for petitioning for formation to couples is visitation of loved ones absolutely critical as they where visitation has been enter a new chapter as denied,” said Kochmar. “I parents.” began working on these issues with the Kasem family to prevent other families from having to go through what the Kasem’s experienced before their father’s death.

This balanced approach would give other families just that.”

The legislation results from legal disputes regarding Casey Kasem.

FROM STAFF REPORTS In 2014, Kasem’s wife pulled him out of an Rep. Linda Kochmar, R- Federal Way, partnered assisted living facility in California against mediwith the family of former cal advice and transtop-40 radio personality Casey Kasem to introduce ported him to a home in Silverdale, Wash. A legal legislation aimed at batbattle ensued during tling isolation of elders. which Kasem’s daughter, House Bill 2401, which

Kochmar teams up with Casey Kasem’s family to push legislation preventing elder isolation

Kerri Kasem, was appointed as his conservator with the power to control his medical care. Casey Kasem died in Gig Harbor as a result of a class three bed sore and infections on June 15, 2014.

“Since my father passed away, I have dedicated my life to making sure that other families do not have to suffer the same pain as my family,” Kerri Kasem said, president of the Kasem Cares Foundation. “Because my father passed away in Washington, having this bill passed here would mean the world to me.”

Troy Martin, Kerri Kasem’s attorney and Kasem Coalition board member, said, “With the growing elderly population in the United States, isolation and elder abuse is rapidly becoming a defining issue for our nation. By helping children gain the right to visit with their ailing parents, this bill will help to decrease the isolation that can lead to physical and financial abuse.”

House Bills 2401 and 2402 were heard before the House Judiciary Committee at 8 a.m. Jan. 20.

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quieted down.

Then everything changed with the early prisoner release announcement. It may be too late for other big name candidates to get in the race. But the issue does give the Republicans fodder and they wanted to use it. Particularly after it was learned that an assistant to Ferguson had down played the issue in consultations with the governor’s staff. The Republicans knew they had a chance to embarrass Gov. Inslee, and also get two hits on Ferguson. He is up for reelection this year as attorney general and if they knock him off now it might also take him out of the 2020 governor’s race if Bryant were to upset Inslee this fall.

However, Inslee outmaneuvered his opposition by announcing, on the same day the hearing on corrections was scheduled, that he was closing down big Bertha’s boring for the new Seattle tunnel. It has been controversial and expensive and another political distraction. Inslee’s move took the nightly news and the front page of most newspapers. The Republican hearing on the prisoner release didn’t get much play.

The issue isn’t over and is a serious political problem for Inslee. But he won the first round.

Inslee has appointed two former federal officials to investigate and report back their findings. That gives Inslee a big card to play whenever he wants, as he can announce results, firings, transfers and new ideas to make sure it won’t happen again. The Republicans will reschedule the hearing and likely announce their own investigation. You will hear more about the issue.

In addition to candidates Inslee, Bryant, and Ferguson, keep watching the politics, they will be entertaining.

And on a closing note, some of our local politicians have complained about Mr. Federal Way poking fun at them. But last week Mr. Federal Way was questioning the length of my insightful and intellectually stimulating columns. So would one of you council members stir up some trouble with the Mayor so he can get back on Mr. Federal Way’s radar?

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn: bjroegner@comcast.net

[ EDITORIAL from page 4 ] to the district as a strong Campbell walked the talk; we applaud her for her compassion and commitment to this school district.

Let us be clear, however, that this praise is not about Campbell’s comparison to the former superintendent. The district had gone through some steady instability before Campbell’s hiring, however, she came

leader and she has exemplified this in many ways.

We thank her for all her hard work so far and we look forward to seeing her conversations with parents and families turn into more action.

Campbell doesn’t just deserve an “A” — she has earned extra credit.

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WATCH YOUR MAILBOX FOR SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOTS

King County Elections mailed ballots Wednesday to about 625,000 registered voters for the Feb. 9 special election.

“Every vote is a part of the decision making process that impacts all of us,” Julie Wise said, director of King County Elections. “It’s important to vote in every election and return your ballot as early as possible.”

King County Elections has forecast a turnout of 31 percent for this election.

This special election includes a proposition from the Federal Way School District Proposition, No. 210 Voters should read and follow directions on their ballots, sign the return envelope and get ballots back before the Feb. 9 election day deadline.

Mailed ballots need a first-class stamp. Voters also have several locations to return ballots without a stamp by 8 p.m. on Feb. 9, including drop-box locations, scheduled ballot drop-off vans and the Bellevue, Renton and Seattle Accessible Voting Centers.

Citizens not yet registered to vote have until 4:30 p.m., Feb. 1 to register in person at King County Elections offices to vote in the Feb. 9 special election.

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Speakers discuss human trafficking at youth forum FROM STAFF REPORTS

To a full council chamber, speakers at the fifth annual all city forum Cultural Grooming of Our Youth, told heartbreaking stories of how the Internet culture has accelerated the spread of human trafficking.

From the mind-numbing availability of ever increasing violent porn, to the international dodging of backpage.com relocating to Holland, human traffickers make millions from selling children.

Doug Baxter introduced the evening’s speakers.

Baxter, Violence Prevention Coordinator at Franciscan Health, is helping to provide Human Trafficking training to emergency room staff at St. Francis.

“It’s important that staff recognize and know what action to take in cases of human trafficking,” Baxter said.

The average age entering the sex trade is 12 years old, according to Erik Bauer, who has won the only successful Supreme Court case against backpage.com in

Washington state.

Federal Way Detective Ray Unsworth cited cases of how local unsuspecting kids are being preyed on by usually someone they know.

“The grooming process can take time but the ‘bad guys’ are very skilled and know how to target, gain trust, provide for a need, isolate and then the abuse begins,” Unsworth said.

Carolyn West, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington noted the porn culture is changing what the general populace sees as normal sexuality.

West said the U.S. got an F when it comes to sex education and that gap is being filled by porn.

Federal Way Public Schools Executive Director of ITS Ron Mayberry said the challenge of filtering Internet access for the school district is huge.

End users have different needs and different filters of what can be accessed on the WiFi. “Of course, we can’t filter the cellular connection of

Guest speakers at the fifth annual all city forum Cultural Grooming of Our Youth spoke about the porn industry and how it has affected human trafficking, a million dollar industry. The average age of sex trafficking victims is 12 years old and the U.S. gets an F rating when it comes to sex education, a contributing factor to teens flocking to pornography websites.

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smart phones,” Mayberry said.

Brenda Oliver, founder of the Federal Way Coalition Against Trafficking, invited

everyone to join the fourth Annual 5K walk/run to “Break the Chains” of human trafficking in Federal Way.

The 5k will start at the Federal Way Farmers Market on May 14. Registration opens online Jan. 20 at www.fwcat.org.

tion about the group, visit hsasupport.org/federalway-chapter. For more information about National School Choice Week, visit schoolchoiceweek.com.

The Federal Way Homeschoolers’ Support Association has scheduled a special event at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28 to celebrate National School Choice week.

This event is called Homeschooling 101, which will feature a presentation on the basics of getting started with home-schooling, and a chance to have home-schooling questions answered.

The Federal Way Homeschoolers’ Support Association is a branch of Homeschoolers’ Support Association which is a nonprofit organization in south King County whose purposes are to assist parents who are considering home-schooling to make an informed choice, facilitate an informed community awareness of

home-schooling, and offer support and information to all home-schooling families regardless of philosophies, methodologies, or beliefs.

The association is one of more than 12,000 educational groups participating in National School Choice week (Jan. 24–30). The goal of the week is to shine a positive spotlight on all types of education options for children — from traditional public schools to public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, online learning and home-schooling. The event will be held at Federal Way Regional Library.

“We are thrilled to have [the association] participate in National School Choice week by holding this special event,” said Andrew Campanella, National School Choice week president.

“The week provides an opportunity for families in communities across America to discover more about the education options available to children.”

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Last month the US Apple Association and supporting brands donated $20,000 to 12 school programs as part of the first-ever Apples for Education – buy an apple, help a classroom fundraising campaign.

The program featured 20,000 photo uploads of fans snacking on apples and partner products to vote for and support school nominees.

Launched in September near the beginning of the school year and peak apple season, Buy an Apple, Help a Student, featured US apple growers and program partners Marzetti, Roth Cheese, Johnsonville Sausage and KIND Snacks pledge finan-

cial support to 12 student causes each time people uploaded apple or partner brand snacking images to Instagram or Apples4Ed. com.

Sherwood Forest Elementary, a Federal Way school, took fourth place in the campaign and will receive $500 to use toward implementing a healthy snack program and providing daily apples for students and their families.

“It’s incredible that, with our Apple buddies Marzetti, KIND Snacks, Johnsonville Sausage and Roth Cheese, we have been able to raise $20,000 in our inaugural year for participating schools,” Wendy Brannen said, director, consumer health and public relations for USApple. “To know we can brighten these kids’ days with a piece of playground equipment, enhance their chances of a sustainable education through iPads or robotics programs and feed their bellies something nutritious from a new family garden is really moving.”

Nominated classroom projects included school gardens, playground makeovers and robotics education initiatives in small towns and large cities from Washington to Georgia.

Communities and schools surrounding selected causes rallied area teachers, students, parents and residents to snap and share photos of their snacks, with some even hosting apple-themed birthday parties, photos booths and festivals to collect images.

Over eight weeks, members of these communities along with supportive individuals nationwide uploaded 20,000 images as votes for their favorite cause.

Voting closed Nov. 15 and winning causes were notified this month.

With this year’s success, USApple plans to continue this perennial campaign to further unite the apple industry with the education community to spread the word about apples’ benefits and encourage healthy eating at all ages.

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Police Blotter The following is a sample from the Federal Way police log: Man finds sparkler bomb: At 3:21 p.m. on Jan. 18 in the 33100 block of First Place SW, a 51-year-old man found a tube wrapped in electrical tape with a wire stick hanging out of the top in the bushes near a building. Police inspected the item and discovered it was a sparkler bomb, which was placed in a device for transport in a containment vessel.

Police find handguns: At 3:59 p.m. on Jan. 18 in the 29000 block of Military Road S., police found two handguns and two magazines in the vehicle of four suspects who were involved in a fight. One suspect was a minor and another was a convicted felon. The guns were preserved for prints/DNA processing. The suspects were fingerprinted and photographed.

No criminal citations were issued at that time.

Ex-boyfriend threatens prostitution: At 5:08 p.m. on Jan. 18 in the 700 block of 323rd St., a woman called 911 to report her ex-boyfriend was harassing her through the KIK app. She told police he threatened to post pictures of her and her personal information on backpage.com, a website known for advertising prostitution.

She said he has also sent her text messages stating he hopes she suffers pain and will kill herself.

Woman involuntarily committed: At 3:47 a.m. on Jan. 17 in the 31200 block of 20th Ave. S., a 41-year-old woman was involuntarily committed after police conducted a welfare check on her.

When police arrived, the woman told them all the doors needed to be open and all the water needed to be turned on. She told them she stopped taking her medication and that she lives alone and has no family or friends. At one point, she stopped speaking English but would still respond when spoken to. Instead she rambled and sang.

The woman is diabetic, however, seemed confused when handling her meter and it took her several tries to check her blood sugar. Once taken, the meter showed a reading of 250 and a mobile crisis unit was contacted. The woman had also urinated in her pants. Police said her condition had deteriorated severely from when she was checked on earlier.

Suspected arson damages Cadillac: At 5 a.m. on Jan. 17 in the 35600 block of 14th Ave. SW, 45-year-old man and 29-year-old woman’s black 2000 Cadillac was destroyed in a fire. The carport roof was also damaged. The South King Fire and Rescue fire chief notified police that the fire may have been arson but the case is still under investigation.

Mother slaps, strangles daughter: At 3:48 p.m. on Jan. 17 in the 28600 block of 25th Place S.,

a 13-year-old girl called 911 from her grandmother’s house and said her mother had just slapped and tried to strangle her. Upon arrival, police found the girl at her grandmother’s house next door. The victim told them, as she was getting ready to go to a friend’s house, she told her mom the washing machine and shower were broken.

But her mother, all of a sudden, became enraged and started yelling at her and screaming for her to leave the house. As she was trying to grab stuff to bring with her, her mother attacked her and threw her to the ground. She slapped her in the face and put both of her hands around her neck, trying to strangle her. The girl, with a tablet in-hand, recorded her mother on video, which clearly showed her mother on top of her, pinning her down. At one point, officers heard the victim say “Get off me” but it was too dark to see exactly what happened or whether she was strangled. After the fire department checked her for injuries, the girl was transported to Child Protective Services, who informed police the girl’s mother has several founded allegations of child abuse against her and taking the girl from the house is the safest option.

Boyfriend assaults girlfriend: At 5:39 p.m. on Jan. 17 in the 1400 block of SW 312th St., a woman reported that her sister told her she is tired of being physically assaulted by her boyfriend. Police checked on the victim and her boyfriend and noticed visible injuries on the victim. Her boyfriend was arrested and transported to SCORE jail.

Man arrested at bowling alley: At 8:16 p.m. on Jan. 17 in the 34500 block of Pacific Highway S., police seized two handguns, ammunition and a wrench during the arrest of a man at Secoma Lanes.

The man had displayed a knife and challenged a victim to fight. The suspect and two other males were found nearby next to two firearms.

The suspect was fingerprinted and released for a misdemeanor weapon offense.

Man alleges sexual abuse against son: At 7:24 p.m. on Jan. 17 in the 49500 block of SW 319th St., police are investigating allegations from a 7-year-old boy’s father, who doesn’t have custody of him, that the boy was possibly sexually fondled by a family member of his mother’s boyfriend. The boy did not disclose anything to the responding officer.

Car-honker suspects assault is racist: At 2:09 a.m. on Jan. 16 in the 1800 block of S. 281st Place, a woman was assaulted after she honked her car horn at a suspect in the parking lot. She told police she believes it was racially motivated.

The suspect was driving a red 2003 Honda.

Craigslist girls rob man at gunpoint: At 8:57 a.m. on Jan. 16 in the 1300 block of SW Campus Drive, police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Arcadia Townhomes. Officers spoke with the victim, a 42-year-old man, who said he responded to an ad on Craigslist for a woman looking to have drinks at Happy Hour. They arranged to meet at Red Robin in

Federal Way. The victim found the girl at the restaurant with a friend and the three of them talked for about an hour. The woman asked the victim to drive her home, which he agreed. He backed into a parking stall between some buildings and immediately felt a cold metal object against the back of his head. He turned around and saw the girl’s friend holding a black handgun against his head.

She demanded his cell phone and money, threatening to shoot him and break his car windows if he didn’t. Out of fear, he gave her everything and the fled the scene.

While officers were able to obtain one of the girl’s first names, the case is still under investigation.

Woman involuntarily committed: At 1:20 p.m. on Jan. 16 in the 4100 block of S. 325th Place, police involuntarily committed a woman during a domestic violence check. During the investigation, she began speaking in a different language, dug her hands into the pockets of a large coat and was backing herself into a corner. She was detained for safety and began to scream and kick police.

Couple panhandles with child: At 2:40 p.m. in the 1600 block of S. 348th St., an officer received a radio call that there were multiple people panhandling with a young child in the rain. Police arrested a 24-year-old man, who had a warrant, and the 3-year-old boy was taken out of the rain by the other panhandler, a 22-yearold woman.

8 people report gunshots: At 9:04 p.m. on Jan. 16 in the 35400 block of 25th Ave. SW, officers responded to eight reports of gunshots fired in the parking lot of the Crystal Pointe Apartments.

Witnesses said that a vehicle was

fleeing at a high rate of speed. The officer contacted one male witness, who said he saw three men in the area of the suspect’s getaway car.

He observed them calmly walking around the area, as if they were picking up the casings from the bullets they shot. But they had left by the time police arrived at the scene. The case is still under investigation.

Man robbed, assaulted with pistol: At 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 15 in the 2000 block of S. 320th St., a man was assaulted by three unknown males while he was in his vehicle near Cafe Arizona. The suspects took his wallet and cell phone and struck him with the butt of a pistol before fleeing the scene.

Man snatches purse: At 4:56 a.m. on Jan. 14 in the 27900 block of Pacific Highway S., a woman was standing outside her building holding her purse when a man snatched in from her and knocked her down. He fled around the building to an unknown location.

The woman described the man as being 6-feet tall, thin with a dark hooded jacked and sweats. He had his hood pulled tightly around his head and face.

Man shot at during attempted robbery: At 11:04 p.m. on Jan. 13 in the 32700 block of Pacific Highway S., a 24-year-old man was robbed in the Arthur Murray Dance Studio parking lot. He told police two males tried to take his bicycle and, during the attempt, they fired a gun at him but he was not shot. The two males, thought to be in their mid-to-late teens, fled the scene and the victim recovered his bicycle. It is not clear why the males fled the scene without the bicycle.

Pierce County prosecutors charge serial restaurant robber The Pierce County prosecutor’s office recently charged a man who allegedly robbed more than 15 restaurants at gunpoint, including two in Federal Way. Jason Michael Woods, 41, faces four counts of firstdegree robbery, one count of first-degree attempted robbery, possession of a firearm and two counts of drug possession. Investigators believe there is a “long string of similar type robberies” and are working to charge

him with those as well.

Tacoma police arrested Woods on Jan. 18 after detectives ran a DNA analysis on a jacket and knit cap they found near a robbery scene.

The clothing matched what the suspect was wearing in the video surveillance of the robbery at a Tacoma Denny’s restaurant in November and two witnesses identified him in a photo montage.

The suspect had a specific modus operandi: He would order food to go during his heists and then display a handgun.

Although he hasn’t been

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charged for the Federal Way robberies, he is a suspect in the Denny’s robbery on South 320th Street on Dec. 2. According to police reports, at approximately 6:45 a.m. the suspect entered the restaurant and asked about using the restroom. When he came out of the restroom, an employee went to the cash register area where he was at, provided him a menu and went back to count her till.

The suspect asked the employee for a hot chocolate and she went to get it, taking her till with her. When she moved back to set the till down and get his hot chocolate, the suspect was

suddenly next to her behind the counter in the employeeonly area.

He had a handgun and demanded she give him the money. The suspect took the cash and some change and walked out of the restaurant.

She described the suspect as a white male with scruffy facial hair, wearing a gray and white hat, gray hoodie and jeans. A witness saw the suspect walk around the building towards the parking lot and get into the passenger side of an older red Ford F350 pickup with a canopy on it.

Police believe the same man robbed the IHOP on Campus Drive on Nov. 17.

When police arrested Woods, they found a Ruger handgun, methamphetamine and heroin. He

denied robbing any restaurants. Woods has one prior conviction of robbery in the first degree.

Still photos from surveillance video shows the suspect during a robbery at a Subway restaurant, when the robber ordered a footlong sandwich and then demanded money from an employee at gunpoint.

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Thanks to a tremendous team effort, in 2015 Boeing produced a record 762 commercial airplanes. In 2014 the company delivered 723 airplanes – the previous year, 648. Climbing this hill was not easy, and the entire company takes pride in this achievement, which leads the industry.

Other accomplishments in 2015 include building the first 737 MAX, achieving firm configuration of the new 777X airplane design and celebrating the first flight of the KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker. Boeing also set a record for parts and services orders, expanded the 737 Seattle Delivery Center at Boeing Field and hosted China President Xi Jinping.

It’s a different dynamic when it comes to new orders for airplanes. In 2015, Boeing booked 768 orders – a substantial number, but a 50-percent drop from 1,432 in the previous year. And Airbus recently reported they booked more than 1,000 orders – besting Boeing by nearly 25 percent.

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“This is the first time in our history where we are competing in every single market segment,” Conner said.

“It’s head-to-head competition with Airbus, and we’re also preparing for future competition from China, Brazil, Canada and other countries.”

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oeing and the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), representing more than 20,000 employees, recently announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract extension, following several weeks of discussions.

“This tentative agreement recognizes the significant contributions of our engineering and technical workforce and reinforces Boeing’s commitment to the Puget Sound region,” said Boeing Vice Chairman and Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner.

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Linking up for the long game: Boeing, Callaway fulfill need for speed Golf company calls on aerospace engineers to help design faster club

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hen engineers from Boeing and the Callaway Golf Co. got together for a cross-industry collaboration last year, the knowledge and experience applied to airplanes on the runway resulted in a golf club that can drive a ball farther down a fairway.

An innovation by Boeing engineers to modify air flow around the club contributed to what they have validated through testing as a faster driver — Callaway’s XR 16.

The project began last year when Callaway sought the expertise of the world’s leading aerospace company.

“We’ve made a lot of strides over the years to improve aerodynamic efficiency in our products, but we decided it might be a good idea to call on the experts at Boeing and ask, ‘could your expertise help us design a faster club?’” said Alan Hocknell, senior vice president of research and development at Callaway.

That simple question led to a special assignment for a small team of engineers led by Wayne Tygert, chief project engineer of 787 Airplane Development, and Jeffrey Crouch, Boeing Senior Technical Fellow, Aero Flow Physics, who saw it as an opportunity to learn from experts in other industries.

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sign and something we take a lot of pride in doing extremely well,” Crouch said.

“I was very curious to see how we could translate our experience to golf club design.”

Newer team members like Adam Clark, an aerodynamics engineer in Flight Sciences, and Harrison Chau, a configuration design engineer in Airplane Configuration and Integration, gained valuable experience on shortflow product development and innovation cycles.

Despite the collective knowledge of the Boeing and Callaway group, the project presented some unique challenges, the engineers said. For example, unlike airplanes, drivers move through space with rapid changes in orientation.

Crouch, with Clark and Chau, determined that the best method to increase the speed of the driver was to use a local air-flow modifier, called the Speed Step, on top of the club head. The Speed Step essentially alters the flow of air around the driver head enough to improve its speed from the top of the swing through impact with a golf ball.

The increased speed upon impact can lead to greater distance for the driven golf ball — something every golfer of any talent level seeks.

“I love my job as an aerodynamicist at Boeing, but it’s always great to learn from engineers in other industries,” Clark said. “This was a great opportunity to push myself and grow my skills and experience.”

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eattle Seahawks linebacker KJ Wright (#50) can be forgiven if years from now he doesn’t remember everything he saw during a tour in late December of Boeing’s facility in Everett, Wash. That’s because his VIP tour of the Everett Flightline and factory ended with him on bended knee before his longtime girlfriend, Nathalie.

As two Boeing employees, wearing bow ties with their coveralls, unfurled a banner saying, “Nathalie – will you marry me?” down the side of a 787, Wright popped the question before his shocked girlfriend and her family who were visiting for the holidays. Needless to say, the answer was yes!

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A group of teachers from the Puget Sound area attended Airplane 101, hosted by Boeing as part of the company’s STEM outreach efforts.

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ecoming students for the day, a group of Puget Sound area teachers participated in interactive exercises illustrating basic aerodynamic principles such as lift, thrust, drag and weight that they could take back to their classrooms during a recent day-long Airplane 101 class in Everett, Wash.

The program, hosted by Flight Services Marketing and the Museum of Flight, is one way Boeing aims to build students’ interest and skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). By bringing teachers in to experience airplanes up close and talk with experts, Boeing gives them a unique perspective on the principles of flight, which they can then share with their students.

Larry Seto, product marketing manager of flight training for Flight Services, led the teachers through the interactive exercises. Later, the lessons came to life when the group toured the Commercial Airplanes factory and the 787 Dreamliner static test bed, where they saw how Boeing simulates stresses on the airframe.

“I now can offer my students realworld examples of careers in aviation,” one teacher wrote in an anonymous evaluation of the class.

Another wrote, “I plan to use these teaching techniques and examples in my class.”

The teachers indicated that touring the production line — and taking aerospace knowledge beyond books — was particularly important to them. “I like having personal experience to refer to when teaching,” one teacher wrote.

As Boeing prepares to celebrate its centennial in 2016, preparing and inspiring future innovators is a key focus, and programs like this can help influence the education environment, according to Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Flight Services.

“Teachers play an incredible role in shaping our future workforce,” Carbary said “This was a great opportunity to give teachers the tools they need to incorporate basic aviation principles into their curriculum.”

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Boeing employees are making a significant difference in communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing Puget Sound, employees contribute funding for training for veterans, food for seniors, early learning for low-income children – and much more. Last year, more than $9 million in grants were awarded to community nonprofits throughout the Puget Sound region. Here are some recent grant recipients:

Boeing employees get in the spirit of the holidays The results are in and Boeing employees’ tremendous generosity helped give joy, happiness and warmth to many people in need this holiday season.

■ $103,370 in donations were provided with $60,756 company match that purchased 3,000 gifts to 5,600 foster children through the Treehouse Holiday Magic program ■ 748 families made up of 1,272 adults and 1,902 children along with 1,047 seniors and 305 individuals with special needs were supported ■ 14,106 toys were collected for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program

Navos’ new Behavioral Healthcare Center for Children,Youth & Families expands services for vulnerable children, youth and their families by bringing together programs provided by Navos and our partners, Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center and Seattle Children’s Home, in a compelling natural setting on Lake Burien.

$250,100 grant for new Behavioral Healthcare Center Campus

SEATTLE — Navos was funded a significant grant of $250,000 toward the build-out, equipment and furnishings for the new pediatric primary care clinic located at their Behavioral Healthcare Center Campus in Burien. Each year, Navos helps more than 25,000 low-income children, youth and adults with serious emotional and mental health issues to recover their individual potential and improve their lives.

$37,000 grant for new van for mobility program SEATTLE — The Lighthouse for the Blind was funded $37,500 for a new Toyota Sienna van to support the Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Program. The new van will benefit the more than 175 blind and/or deaf individuals and replaces the failing 15-year old van that the agency currently uses.

$40,000 grant for IT support WESTERN WASHINGTON — $40,000 was funded to Compass Health for computers and equipment that will provide IT support to meet the significant demand for their mental healthcare services. Compass Health provides innovative mental health services to over 20,000 at-risk, high-need children and adults each year.

$22,200 for medical facility STANWOOD — $22,200 was funded to Safe Harbor Free Clinic for medical equipment at their facility located in Stanwood. Safe Harbor provides free quality medical care and referral services for residents in Snohomish, Island, and Skagit Counties. The equipment funded by ECF will help the clinic expand services and provide high quality, low cost healthcare to uninsured and underinsured families and individuals.

$18,960 for senior center ARLINGTON — Stillaguamish Senior Center was granted $18,960 for a communication system upgrade. Their current phone system was over 20 years old, and did not connect the senior center with their four low-income senior housing apartment buildings, or the community at large. Stillaguamish Senior Center offers a wide range of health, education, recreation, social services, housing and volunteer opportunities for their participants.

$40,000 to youth transportation SEATTLE — Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission was funded $40,000 for a new 10-passenger van to transport at-risk, lowincome students. The van will be used to transport youth from school to the After-School site and then home after programming, as well as field trips, camps, and community events.

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Goals were developed and an implementation plan was constructed.

The purpose of Thursday’s forum was to gain community input about the goals put forward by the team. In the next phases of the initiative, central office leaders will develop instructional and student learning goals, and 100 students will reflect on their experience and give input about improvements. Four more community forums and two additional core planning meetings are scheduled in the next two months at schools throughout the district.

“It really takes a village to take care of our children,” Campbell said, as she opened the forum with background about the initiative.

She introduced Mutiu Fagbayi, CEO and president at Performance Fact, an education-management company that has worked with more than 80 school systems. The company will facilitate development of

the district through the process. Ultimately, the community will make the decisions. He also expressed the value of participant contribution.

“I want to encourage you to trust what you know and bring yourself fully into the conversation,” Fagbayi told the community members.

Fagbayi said the Federal Way School District has a diverse student body, and that the goals formed during the initiative are intended to help students of all backgrounds and abilities reach their highest potential.

Fagbayi then involved forum participants in a series of questions like, “What experience and outcomes do we want for all students?” and “What four pillars do you recommend?” Participants discussed the answers among themselves at their tables and then shared their answers with the whole group.

When asked to express what goals they had for all students, community members included to be really well rounded, the ability to take care of themselves, to be critical thinkers and to

have a sense of accomplishment.

Of the goals proposed by the team, readiness for college, career and life resonated with the most participants.

Fagbayi also asked community members to choose what they believed the pillars of the district’s plan should be. Most of their answers aligned with the four pillars put forward by the team, which are: • Standards-aligned, culturally responsive teaching and learning, • Effective, caring, culturally competent teachers, leaders and staff for every scholar, • Strong relationships with families and community • Data driven continuous improvement.

Theresa Garcia is part of the core planning team and has two children in the schools. She is delighted that the district is listening to the community’s voices and believes the initiative will allow teachers to reach a greater number of students.

“They will be able to explain the class in different ways so that each student

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Left to right, Community Member Graham Evans, Parent Teresa Garcia, and district staff person and Russian translator Eugenia Ivanova. Grace Swanson, UW News Lab gets the most out of the class,” Garcia said.

Linda Hultman is the family liaison at Sherwood Forest Elementary and has a fifth-grade son in the district. She hopes the initiative will result in better communication to families about the opportunities available for their children’s future, whether it be a university education, a community college degree or training for a trade. She was encouraged by the emphasis the initiative has on

student accomplishment.

“It is going to be about the students and I think that is what is most important,” Hultman said.

Campbell said the large turnout of community members was impressive and the participants contributed ideas that hadn’t been raised by the Core Planning Committee. She stressed the importance of a common vision. The feedback from these community forums, as well as input from the team,

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Many RAGS artists come from the Puget Sound area, and artists from around the country also display and sell their work at RAGS. Months before the show, the all-volunteer guild solicits regional individuals and businesses for monetary and in-kind donations to defray show expenses and supplement RAGS’s contribution to the YWCA. As a result, nearly 100 percent of RAGS proceeds go directly to the YWCA. The blend of art, fashion, shopping and fundraising is what makes RAGS significant to its many loyal supporters, according to Susan Boynton, RAGS chair. “RAGS draws on passions that run deep among shoppers, artists and volunteers,” Boynton said. “Domestic violence is an all too familiar issue in our community. Whether directly or indirectly, we likely know someone affected by abuse. Those who participate in the annual RAGS event believe that it is important to fund programs offering hope to families affected by domestic violence. And when that opportunity is combined with shopping for unique wearable fashions, people find that it’s a fun way to support an organization that is saving lives in our community.”

“The RAGS show offers variety in every price range,” Boynton said.

“From artistic, affordable beaded bracelets and whimsical accessories, to luxurious hand-woven garments and unique gold, silver or precious stone jewelry.”

Besides its boutiquestyle marketplace sale, RAGS also features a gallery style competition of one-of-a-kind garments, accessories and jewelry. Judged by well known names in the arts community, the winners in several categories earn cash awards. Some of these special works are for sale, giving shoppers the opportunity to own an award-winning piece of wearable art.

The RAGS show is open to the public at no charge at Larson Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma, 1701 Alexander Ave. E., Fife, just off I-5.

Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 11-12 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 13.

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Victoria Adams of Federal Way has been selected by a panel of jurors to participate in the RAGS Wearable Art Show and Sale.

The 22nd annual RAGS Wearable Art sale and gallery competition will take place March 10-13 at Larson Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma in Fife.

In the last 21 years RAGS has raised $1,402,000 for the YWCA Pierce County’s life-saving domestic violence services and plans to bring the 22 year total to over $1.5 million with the 2016 event.

The RAGS Guild continues to build this event because the need for services for victims of abuse continues to grow.

Creative clothing, fashion accessories and unusual jewelry from more than 70 artists of local, regional and national acclaim will be for sale at the boutique-style show. A third of each RAGS artist’s sales benefit the YWCA’s domestic violence prevention and intervention

students and instructional team, will help align all schools in the district, she said “I feel when the community feels more involved, they are more likely to engage and partner with us,” she said.

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Obesity study participants in Federal Way and Seattle FROM STAFF REPORTS

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $2 million to Seattle Children’s Research Institute to study a method targeting obesity using long-term interventions.

The method provides children and parents with focused guidance and education to help them reach and sustain weight loss goals.

The study, known as the SHIFT study, Success in Health: Impacting Families Together, takes place over a five-month period in which children ages 7-11 and their parents meet weekly for intensive sessions at regional clinics.

“This study is a great opportunity for one-on-one attention and group support for families who are starting this New Year thinking about weight loss and healthy habits,” said Dr. Brian Saelens, principal investigator and director of the study. “Past results using this intensive method showed promise, and we are excited to expand this research with [National Institutes of Health] support.”

For more than 40 years, researchers have studied medical interventions to target obesity but have not made enough progress to stop obesity rates in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. Pediatric obesity increases a child’s risk of harmful health effects such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and respiratory problems.

The funds from the National Institutes of Health will expand Saelens’ previous obesity research to include more participants in clinics located in Seattle, Federal Way, Everett and Bellevue. The first phase of the study examined how long-term obesity intervention delivered by a professional compared with long-term intervention delivered by peers, who are parents that received the treatment themselves.

In this phase of the study, a family will meet individually with an interventionist in weekly sessions to discuss goals, and then parents and children go to separate group sessions. The sessions are focused on subjects including healthy eating, how to support children in behavior changes, how to improve the home environment for physical activity and healthy eating and how to build confidence and incorporate more physical activity into family life. The goal is to have 300 families participate in the SHIFT study.

The treatment sessions occur over five months and families can initiate participation over the next four years.

“Our preliminary results show that intense intervention and education is an effective weight loss treatment, but that level of sustained attention from a medical provider comes at a high cost that is rarely covered by insurance and can be prohibitively expensive for families,” Saelens said. “One of the exciting findings in our earlier study was that peer-topeer interventions between families are as effective as professional interventions, perhaps even more effective, and they can be delivered at much lower costs. Also, parents who are peers may get additional benefits from delivering the intervention.”

Previous studies of peer-to-peer interventions have shown them to be effective for treating health issues including tobacco use and HIV prevention. Saelens and his group will assess the long-term effectiveness of the intervention by looking at impacts up to one year after the end of treatment.

Saelens’ study begins as the National Institutes of Health budget gets a $2 billion boost thanks to a federal spending bill signed by President Barack Obama in December. This would be the first major budget increase for the organization in 12 years.

“The president’s commitment to increasing [National Institutes of Health] funds is hopeful news for pediatric researchers,” said Dr. Jim Hendricks, president of Seattle Children’s Research Institute. “History demonstrates that when Americans invest in research, we discover cures that save lives. About 20 percent of the American population is kids, but only five percent of the [National Institutes of Health] budget goes to childhood research. This new wave of funding will accelerate our research to find cures and better treatments for pediatric diseases and conditions.”

The funds for the study came from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

For more information on the study or to participate, visit shiftstudy.org.

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More than a year ago strong winds and high tide wreaked havoc on the Redondo Beach boardwalk, causing damage to the boardwalk itself, parts of the seawall and some beachfront businesses and properties. In response, Sen. Mark Miloscia and Rep. Linda Kochmar secured $1.5 million in the state capital budget passed June 2015 for repairs.

“While this isn’t the first time the boardwalk has sustained severe damage by storms, anytime a community and businesses are impacted by such things, we’re called to find a solution,” said Kochmar, R-Federal Way. “I’m glad that our hard work paid off, and we were able to secure funding so Des Moines can restore this important recreational area enjoyed by families throughout the

community.”

Miloscia said, “This is the focal point of both family and recreational activities in our community. I missed walking the boardwalk with my wife last summer and I’m relieved to get this funding so we can rebuild this community landmark and make it a great place for families to enjoy again.”

The task to repair and rebuild parts of the boardwalk began in the fall of 2015 and will resume mid March.

“I am pleased to see this beautiful gem of our region restored and restructured,” said Rep. Teri Hickel, R-Federal Way. “The boardwalk not only sets a stage for capturing the natural environment of the Pacific Northwest, but also provides exercise, pleasure, and a wonderful backdrop for all its residents and guests to enjoy.”

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Creating Future ready StudentS: engaged today, ready For tomorrow Our community has supported technology funding for schools since 2004. Renewing the existing levy won't change tax collections.

This is a renewal of the current tech levy expiring this year and continues to integrate technology in the classroom by providing: • Equitable access to technology, tools and devices that enhance student learning • Support and training for teachers in using current technology to provide relevant and personalized learning experiences for each student

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LEGAL NOTICES Notice is hereby given to the owners, lienholders, and other interested parties that the following described abandoned vehicles will be sold at auction for cash to the highest bidder at 9:30 am, January 27, 2016 at 19711 77th Ave Kent, WA. 98064 : 1998 Chevrolet Lumina 2G1WL52M8W9135989.

Seller reserves the right to reject any bid and the right to bid.

Published in the Federal Way Mirror January 8, 15, and 22, 2016.

FWM 2304

PUBLIC NOTICE – 2016 SOLID WASTE RATE INCREASES In accordance with RCW 35.21.157, the City of Federal Way provides this notice of upcoming solid waste rate increases for Waste Management of Washington customers serviced in Federal Way. The City of Federal Way regulates a contract with Waste Management of Washington that establishes solid waste and recycling collection services and pricing. This contract permits annual rate adjustments tied to Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, and to periodic adjustments of King County’s disposal fees.

Individual refuse collection fees generally consist of two components: ‘Disposal’ + ‘Service’ = Current Rate.

‘Disposal’ is based on average container weights, factoring in disposal fees set by King County, which for 2016 continues to be $120.17 per ton, plus applicable taxes and surcharges. There will be no change related to this rate component for 2016.

Disposal fees only apply to the ‘Disposal’ component of rates, which covers the cost of transferring solid waste delivered to King County facilities to the County’s Cedar Hills Landfill for disposal. For more information, please call King County Solid Waste Division at (206) 477-4466, or visit http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/index.asp.

The ‘Ser vice’ rate component is Waste Management’s compensation, and adjusts by a CPI factor every March 1st. This annual CPI adjustment is set by Bureau of Labor Statistics data. This CPI factor increases the ‘Service’ component of residential and commercial rates by approximately 1.24%, effective March 1, 2016. For example, the monthly rate for a 35-gallon garbage cart will increase a total of $0.17, from $19.18 to $19.35.

Customers may reduce the impact of rate increases through waste reduction and recycling options.

For example, Residential customers can: Increase recycling cart size (at no added cost) and recycle more, and/or Start or increase yard debris/food scrap recycling (at lower volume costs than garbage), and then Reduce garbage container size to reduce combined fees.

Upon request, City Public Works staff will assist customers with options that can offset these 2016 rate increases. Commercial customers are encouraged to request limited no-cost recycling service (up to two 96-gallon carts per individual business).

Multi-family customer rates include unlimited nocost recycling services. Increasing recycling and downsizing garbage service can reduce costs. To make changes to service levels, contact Waste Management of Washington at (253) 833-3333, or (800) 592-9995.

Over 200 individual rates are adjusted through this annual process. A complete set of 2016 rates is available for inspection at the City of Federal Way, Dept. of Public Works, 33325 - 8th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003. For more information, please call the Public Works Department at (253) 835-2770 or (253) 835-2771.

Published in the Federal Way Mirror 1/15/2016 and 1/22/2016 FWM 2306

CITY OF FEDERAL WAY REQUEST FOR QUOTE 2016 and 2017 Neighborhood Traffic Safety (“NTS”) Program I. PURPOSE OF REQUEST

The City of Federal Way (“City”) is requesting quotes for the purpose of the 2016 and 2017 Neighborhood Traffic Safety (“NTS”) Program. The City’s needs are outlined in the following Request for Quotes (“RFQ”).

II. TIME SCHEDULE The City will follow the following timetable, which should result in a selection of a contractor by March 16, 2016.

Issue RFQ January 22, 2016 Deadline for Submittal of Quotes February 12, 2016 Notify Contractor (Subject to City Council Approval) February 15, 2016 Land Use & Transportation Committee Meeting (5:30 pm) March 7, 2016 Council Meeting (7:00 p.m.) March 15, 2016 Notify Contractor of City Council Approval March 16, 2016 III. INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS A. All quotes shall be sent to: Erik Preston, P.E. Senior Traffic Engineer City of Federal Way 33325 8th Ave S Federal Way, WA 98003-6325 (253) 835-2744 B. All quotes must be in a sealed envelope and clearly marked in the lower left-hand corner: RFQ 2016 and 2017 Neighborhood Traffic Safety (“NTS”) Program. All quotes must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2016 at which time they will be opened. Three (3) copies of the RFQ must be presented. No faxed or telephone quotes will be accepted.

C. Quotes should be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward, concise description of provider capabilities to satisfy the requirements of the request. Special bindings, colored displays, promotional materials, etc., are not desired. Emphasis should be on completeness and clarity of content. Use of recycled paper for requests and any printed or photocopied material created pursuant to a contract with the City is desirable whenever practicable. Use of both sides of paper sheets for any submittals to the City is desirable whenever practicable. -2- Rev. 1/15 D. The City Traffic Engineer or representative will notify the contractor selected by February 15, 2015.

E. All quotes must include the following information: 1. A proposed outline of tasks, products and project schedule, including the number of hours required to complete each task or product.

2. A proposed budget based on the above outline of tasks, products and schedules.

3. References.

F. The City has prepared an Excel spreadsheet table and strongly encourages bidders to use the spreadsheet and submit it via email or on a cd along with the hard copies in the sealed envelope.

The spreadsheet is intended to simplify the calculations and reduce any errors. The spreadsheet may be emailed to the contractor.

Fill out your company’s name and the unit prices, save the file on a cd, and include it in the envelope or email to erik.preston@cityoffederalway.com.

The hard copies are still required as indicated above. The hard copy unit price quote will supersede the electronic copy.

G. Public Works Development Standard Details can be downloaded from the following website: h t t p : / / d o c s . c i t y o f f e d e r a l w a y. c o m / W E BLINK/Browse.aspx?dbid=0 H. Any technical questions regarding the RFQ may be addressed to: Erik Preston, PE Senior Traffic Engineer (253) 835- 2744 erik.preston@cityoffederalway or Rick Perez, PE City Traffic Engineer (253) 835- 2740 .com rick.perez@cityoffederalway.com IV. SELECTION CRITERIA. Factor Weight Given Lowest responsive, responsible quote 100% Each quote will be independently evaluated.

V. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. A. The City reserves the right to reject any and all quotes, and to waive minor irregularities in any quote. -3- Rev. 1/15 B. The City reserves the right to request clarifica-

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tion of information submitted, and to request additional information from the contractor.

C. The City reserves the right to award the contract to the next most qualified contractor, if the successful contractor does not execute a contract within thirty (30) days after the award of the quote.

D. Any quote may be withdrawn up until the date and time set above for opening of the quotes. Any quote not so timely withdrawn shall constitute an irrevocable offer, for a period of ninety (90) days to sell to the City the services described in the attached specifications, or until one or more of the quotes have been approved by the City administration, whichever occurs first.

E. The contract resulting from acceptance of a quote by the City shall be in a form supplied or approved by the City, and shall reflect the specifications in this RFQ. A copy of the contract is available for review, and shall include requirements to comply with ADA, Civil Rights Act, and EEO requirements. The City reserves the right to reject any proposed agreement or contract that does not conform to the specifications contained in this RFQ, and which is not approved by the City Attorney’s office.

F. The City shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by the contractor in preparing, submitting or presenting its response to the RFQ. G. The Recipient, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

VI. SCOPE OF SERVICES 1. Perform discretionary work for services listed in Exhibit A, Schedule A of installing traffic calming devices such as speed humps, a raised crosswalk, and a traffic circle island at locations and in quantities to be provided by staff at a future date. The quantities provided in Exhibit A, Schedule A are preliminary estimates to provide an example of a “typical” project. Each year’s work order(s) shall be physically completed within 30 calendar days of receipt of the work order, but in no case later than October 31 of each year.

2. Perform discretionary work listed in Exhibit A, Schedule B, which may consist of installation and/or removal of pre-cast, block, or extruded traffic curb, installation of CSTC and HMA, installation and/or removal of speed humps, speed tables, and -4- Rev. 1/15 raised crosswalks, installation and/or removal of pedestrian refuge islands, curb ramps, concrete sidewalk, or concrete curb and gutter, and installation of traffic circle islands. Work orders showing locations and quantity estimates to be provided by staff at future dates. For each work order, work shall be completed within 30 calendar days of receipt of the order. Quantity ranges for typical work orders are provided in Exhibit A, Schedule B. Prorated averages of these quantities will be used to determine the lowest quote.

3. Work-orders will be issued for individual work sites within the City of Federal Way. All basic and discretionary work items within each work-order will be located on contiguous street(s) within a sixblock radius of each other. Months may pass during the contract term without a work-order and it is rare that more than one work order would be issued in any given month. Typical months of work will be March to October as weather allows.

4. A preconstruction meeting and a notice to proceed are anticipated to be issued in April of 2016.

5. All work shall be performed in conformance with the latest edition of WSDOT Standard Plans and Standard Specifications as amended by the City of Federal Way Special Provisions and Standard Details.

6. The contract termination date resulting from this RFQ will be December 31, 2017.

VII. COMPENSATION A. Please present detailed information on the contractor’s proposed quote for the specifications proposed and for any variation for non-routine services, inclusive of Washington state sales tax and

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B. Payment by the City for the services will only be made after the services have been performed, an itemized billing statement is submitted in the form specified by the City and approved by the appropriate City representative, which shall specifically set forth the services performed, the name of the person performing such services, and the hourly labor charge rate for such person. Payment shall be made on a monthly basis, thirty (30) days after receipt of such billing statement.

VIII. PUBLICATION. Name of Publication: Dates: Federal Way Mirror January 22 & 29, 2016 Daily Journal of Commerce January 23 & 30, 2016 Published in the Federal Way Mirror January 22 & 26, 2016 FWM 2308 PUBLIC NOTICE TVC Construction Services, LLC, Stephen Bock, 5757 W. Maple Rd West Bloomfield, MI 48322, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

The proposed project, CVS Pharmacy, is located at 33520 21st Ave SW in Federal Way in King County.

This project involves 1.321 acres of soil disturbance for Commercial construction activities. The receiving waterbodies are Federal Way Stream No. 682, Federal Way Lake No. 46.

Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.

Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 DATE OF FIRST NOTICE: January 22, 2016 DATE OF SECOND NOTICE: January 29, 2016 Published in the Federal Way Mirror on January 22, and January 29, 2016.

FWM 2307

ORDINANCE SUMMARY At their January 19, 2016 Regular Meeting the Federal Way City Council passed the following ordinances: ORDINANCE NO. 16-811 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to the City Center Planned Action established pursuant to RCW 43.21C.440 and amending FWRC 14.15.130 (Amending Ordinance Nos. 14-779, 10-659, 07-552, and 07-547) ORDINANCE NO. 16-812 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to variances; amending FWRC 19.45.010 and 19.45.020; and adding a new section to Chapter 19.45 FWRC. (Amending Ordinance Nos. 90-43 and 97- 291) ORDINANCE NO. 16-813 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, adding a new section to chapter 4.25 FWRC relating to permits for encroachments into the public right-of-way.

The full text of the ordinance) is available by contacting the City Clerk’s office at 253-835-2540.

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

Dated: January 20, 2016 Stephanie Courtney, CMC, City Clerk Published Federal Way Mirror: January 22, 2016 FWM 2309

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1998 ACURA INTEGRA

1978 CONCORD MOTORHOME

2003 FORD TAURUS

1997 MERCEDES E320

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2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

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[28] January 22, 2016 [ DAY from page 1] Jones challenged young people to invest time in helping the world around them now instead of waiting until they’re older.

Quoting Martin Luther King, Jr., she said, “You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are afraid…. You refuse to do it because you want to live longer…. You’re afraid that you will lose your job; or you are afraid that you will be criticized or that you will lose your popularity; or you’re afraid somebody will stab you; or shoot at you or bomb your house; so you refuse to take the stand.

“Well, you may go on and live until you are 90, but you’re just as dead at 38 as you would be at 90. And the cessation of breathing in your life is but the belated announcement of an earlier death of the spirit.”

Although Jones described herself as a shy kid, “not a public speaker at all,” she distinctly remembers giving her first Martin Luther King, Jr. speech at the age of 14.

In 1986, she was the only African-American student at her school in the Netherlands where she was reared.

“It’s kind of how I heard about

www.federalwaymirror.com Martin Luther King, I didn’t even know who he was,” she said, adding the school system doesn’t formally teach the civil rights movement in middle school. “I had to learn a bunch of things about him to give a speech.”

She was blown away.

Although Martin Luther King, Jr. was no doubt a huge inspiration to Jones, she said she knew she wanted her life to matter at the age of 9 when a former Egyptian president’s wife did a peace tour at her school.

Jones returned to the United States in 1989 with a picture in her mind that racism was gone because of the civil rights movement – a “really naive” thought, she said.

“I realized my college town was rich and white and where I played basketball was poor and black,” she said. “And almost, I think we’ve gone backwards a bit. When I think of the rhetoric of political campaigns…. I’ve heard some ugliness.”

“Voter registration, affirmative action, police brutality,” Jones lists.

She wonders if it’s backwards or if people just feel more free to say what they’ve been thinking all along.

Her goals going forward as she runs for Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction are not only for zip codes, race and language to not be the greatest predictor of

The Raider Association of Indian Students performed during the fifth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of celebration. Courtesy of Bruce Honda how students are going to do in school, but to leverage her status as the first black woman running for that executive office position “to help kids and adults see that you can do anything. Your skin color doesn’t have to stop you from doing anything.”

After her speech at Thomas Jefferson High School, Jones said the first person to thank her for speaking was a little white boy.

“He said, ‘I just told my dad that I think you need to be the next president,’” she said. “It’s not just about little brown children, I want all children to see that anyone can be anything.”

Superintendent Tammy Campbell spoke of the progress that’s been made in the last 50 years in

Martin Luther King’s vision and goals, but acknowledged there’s still much more work to do.

“This work will require each of us to lead with compassion, courage and conviction,” she said.

“Conviction that each one of us has the right to experience the whole measure of success and opportunity.”

Campbell said that no matter the school or child, students should be challenged and supported to achieve their highest potential.

“This means when you look at our achievement data, you don’t see achievement gaps across racial, language and economic lines,” she said. “… So when I walk into Panther Lake, no matter the

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between police and the youth in the community by rewarding good behavior.

Officers will be presented with more opportunities to be able to talk with kids face-to-face through the program, something that Hodge has already put into practice.

Police Chief Andy Hwang decided to look into starting the program after hearing about it at a seminar. Originally, the program was started by retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superintendent Ward Clapham in British Columbia.

“What the concept is, is police officers catching kids doing something good and then rewarding them with a positive ticket,” Deputy Chief Steve Neal said during the presentation to council members at Tuesday’s meeting. “What we want to do is take existing paradigms between police officers and our youth and replace those that might not be all positive with positive ones.”

Some of the examples given for good behavior that could be rewarded were riding a bicycle with a helmet on, wearing a seat belt during a traffic stop or enjoying a good game of

student, I act like that could be the next President Obama, the next President Reagan, the next President Clinton. I engage with that student as if they could be the next mayor of Federal Way, they could be the next superintendent, the next doctor, dentist, judge and so on.”

Campbell said no matter the student’s background, which includes gender, economic status, race, sexual orientation or ethnicity, “we must convey the highest expectations” so they’re able to achieve their dreams.

“We have to get race right but there are other dimensions and isms that we have to pay attention to live up to the full measure of what Dr. King’s describing,” Campbell said. “To achieve this outcome, the school district, city government and the larger community must collaborate and partner in a manner that we have not seen before.”

Thomas Jefferson High School Principal Adrienne Chacon, Diversity Commission Chair Gregory Baruso, poem readers Julia Walker, Jerrod Obiya and Darisu Presley, and Mayor Jim Ferrell also spoke at the fifth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration with performances from the Raider Association of Indian Students, a student video titled, “I have a dream…” and student Cathy Tran winning the art contest.

basketball.

Citizens will also be able to nominate kids they find exhibiting the good behavior that fits the police department’s criteria.

The tickets officers will hand out have been provided through Wild Waves, The Commons Mall, Century Theaters, the Federal Way Community Center and Pattison’s West Skating Center.

“What we’re looking for is stakeholders who really want to invest in social profit and not necessarily financial gain,” said Neal.

“We really believe that the youth in our society are the greatest profit we can get.”

Tickets will provide those who receive them with a free pass to activities like going to a movie, a skating session or a day at Wild Waves.

According to the city of Federal Way press release, the police department is hoping to bring in more local businesses to the program. Food and physical activity opportunities are primarily what they are looking for.

Neal said that as the program grows, there may be opportunities for community members to become a part of the committee handling the program. For now, members of the police

department will head the program.

Multiple council members expressed their support of the new program at the meeting.

“I love it, it’s a very positive move in the right directing and I’m sure it will be much appreciated in the community,” said Councilwoman Kelly Maloney.

Councilwoman Lydia Assefa-Dawson also praised the program and inquired about whether or not it would be possible for the program to expand to adults. Neal said currently the program will just be tailored to youth, but as the program grows, that could change.

“I really love this program,” Councilman Mark Koppang said. “I think it represents some innovative forward thinking on the part of the police department to really improve the relations within the community, especially between the police and the youth.”

The Federal Way Police Department already has approximately 1,000 tickets ready for the launch of the program.

For more information on the program, emails can be sent to PositiveTickets@ cityoffederalway.com.-

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Brookdale Foundation House Art Show: Brookdale Foundation House will honor the talents of the residents, family members and staff with an artists’reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22 at Brookdale Foundation House, located at 32290 First Ave S. Art show will continue through the weekend. For more information, contact Tina Callanan at mcallanan@brookdale.com or call 253-838-8823.

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Digestion 411: The Common Sense Nutritional Therapy duo will discuss which foods offer digestive healing and support accelerated recovery from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 23 at Marlene’s Market & Deli, located at 2565 S. Gateway Center Pl. Participants will sample several recipes that assist the body in working well. Cost is $10. For more information, contact Steve and Sherry Fry at 253-839-0933.

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Federal Way Little League Signups: Boys and girls ages 5-15 can sign up for T-ball, baseball and softball from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23 at the Federal Way Library, located at 34200 First Way S. Participants may also register online at fwnll. org. For more information, contact Deah Gabe at info@fwnll.org.

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Swing Band - Sinatra SightLine: Federal Way Symphony Swing Band will play Sinatra and favorite big band tunes from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, located at 515 S. 312th St. Tickets are $28-35; Students $15; 17 and under are free. For more information, contact Karissa Chambers at 253-529-9857 or visit www.federalwaysymphony.org.

So Good For The Soul Christmas Concert: The So Good for the Soul musical group will perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24 at Marine View Presbyterian Church, located at 8469 Eastside Dr. NE, Dash Point. Admission is $14-20. For more information, contact Christopher Redner at 253974-8400 or visit SoGoodForTheSoul. com.

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Single Seniors Dine Out: Join other single seniors, 55 years and older from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Black Bear Diner, located at 32065 Pacific Hwy S. For more information contact Barbara at 253-3324126 or bbdineout@gmail.com.

Jan. 28

Homeschooling 101: The Federal Way Homeschooler’s Support Association (FWHSA) will offer a Homeschooling 101 seminar from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28 at at the Federal Way Library, located at 34200 First Way S. This event will feature a presentation on the basics of getting started with homeschooling, and a chance to have homeschooling questions answered. For more information, contact Laura Belvin at 253-874-0308, email discimusfw@gmail.com or visit http:// hsasupport.org/federal-way-chapter.

Feb. 12-14

Singing Valentines: Singing valentines will be delivered by the Federal Way Harmony Kings from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, Saturday, Feb. 13, and Sunday, Feb. 14. Recipients will be serenaded by a quartet of tuxedoed vocalists and given a red rose and card. For more information or to schedule a singing valentine, contact Jim at 206-954-3255 or email singingvalentines@harmonykings. org. Now serving Seattle/South King County and Tacoma.

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TEDDY BEAR TOSS! SEATTLE

VS

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PM

SATURDAY, JAN 23 // 7:05

Throw teddy bears on the ice after the T-birds first goal. The teddies are collected and given to Warm 106.9 who give the bears to local charities.

For Tickets Call 253.239.7825 seattlethunderbirds.com

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Here, it really is all about you.

Enjoy comprehensive women’s health services in one convenient location.

The care you need, where you need it.

We get it. You’re busy, and you need to look and feel your best every day. That’s why, at CHI Franciscan Health, you’ll find three women’s clinics co-located on the St. Francis Hospital campus. It’s comprehensive, convenient health care for your best self—from preventive women’s care, to breast and pelvic health, to non-surgical skin care and laser services.

Lara Kim, ARNP Gynecology

Elaine Chang, MD Gynecology Gynecologic Surgery

Lucie McKee, ARNP Gynecology

Scott Poehlmann, MD, FACOG, FPMRS Urogynecology

Meet Lara Kim, ARNP, and Lucie McKee, ARNP, of Franciscan Women’s Health Associates. They offer complete women’s care with a patient-focused, holistic approach.

Here, you’ll also find state-of-the-art gynecologic surgery for hysterectomy, leaky bladder and pelvic prolapse by our expert gynecologic and urogynecologic surgeons, Elaine Chang, MD, and Scott Poehlmann, MD, FACOG, FPMRS. After your annual women’s health visit or a mammogram at Franciscan Breast Center at St. Francis, one of the only comprehensive diagnostic breast centers in the area, head over to our Skin Care & Laser Services for the most technologically advanced skin care therapies for renewal and rejuvenation. Their non-surgical services, from dermabrasion and injectables to laser hair removal and body sculpting, require little or no downtime, including the next big thing—microneedling.

Imagine that! In one morning, in one place, you can get the New Year off to your best, most beautiful start!

If you’re over 40, schedule your screening mammogram today!

Franciscan Breast Center offers 3D digital mammography and is accredited by the American College of Radiology. Call (253) 944-4243. Walk-ins available afternoons and alternating Saturdays. No referral needed.

St. Francis Medical Pavilion 34503 Ninth Ave. S. Federal Way – Franciscan Women’s Health Associates at St. Francis, Suite 330 (253) 835-8850 – Franciscan Breast Center at St. Francis, Suite 320 (253) 944-4243 – Skin Care & Laser Services, Suite 340 (253) 835-8850

For more information call 1 (888) 825-3227 or visit chifranciscan.org/womens.

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