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BY RAECHEL DAWSON

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The South King Fire and Rescue board of � re commissioners

unanimously voted to place the Fire� ghter Safety and Emergency Response bond on the April 28 ballot at their last meeting.

If passed by voters, the $53 million bond would replace technical equip-ment, facilities and vehicles, as well as fund an additional � re station and a new � eet maintenance shop.

South King Fire Assis-tant Chief Ed Plumlee said the board’s reasons for the unanimous decision to put the bond on the ballot was consistent with the feedback they received from the com-munity during town hall meetings — the � re district is in great need of the bond.

Board Chair Bill Gates was unavailable for com-ment.

“Our citizens seemed to understand the need to purchase new emergency

response apparatus and car-diac equipment,” Plumlee wrote in an email. “… � e only consistent question raised by citizens was the timing of the ballot and getting the message out to voters.”

South King Fire � rst introduced the need for a bond in September 2014 for $45 million. � eir initial goal was to have the bond on the February special election ballot, but instead revisited the dollar amount changing the bond to $53 million.

A� er three town hall meetings to gauge com-munity input in February, the � re commissioners approved the bond for the April special election on Feb. 24.

� e proposed 20-year general obligation bond, as it currently stands, would cost taxpayers, who own a house costing $250,000, $6.50 a month or $78 a year.

But the bond measure

South King Fire approves $53 million bond on ballot

The Federal Way High School Eagles celebrate following their victory and hold up a trophy during the Class 4A state boys basketball championship at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday. Federal Way cruised past Davis 65-46 in a title game. For more sports coverage, see page 10. DENNIS BOX, For the Mirror

State champs

BY ANDREW FICKES

For the Mirror

For years, Illahee Mid-dle School in the Federal Way school district has maintained a successful

Christmas time program called Braves Helping Braves, which provides gently used clothing to more than 15 families annually.

Starting last summer, Maggie Pierce, a sixth grade science teacher at Illahee, along with a core group of teachers, students and parents,

decided to expand the program and make it year-round.

“It’s been commu-nity helping community,” Pierce said.

On May 31, Pierce and the school’s Builder’s Club repurposed a portable classroom on the sprawl-ing Illahee Middle School grounds into what is now

called the Illahee Brave Cave Clothing Closet.

The Brave Cave had a grand opening last November and since has been open on Wednesdays from 2:30-4 p.m. to fami-lies served by the school district in need of cloth-ing and toiletry items.

Victoria Furniss, 13, is

BY RAECHEL DAWSON

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Decatur High School graduate Quincy Henry remembers when he � rst saw an overpriced Casio-Rapman-like keyboard at the former PayLess, now Rite Aid, on 21st Avenue Southwest.

� e then-fourth-grader would play the keyboard while his mom picked up her prescriptions.

But one day he saw it was miss-priced for $5. He had to have it.

“� at got me into playing keys,” he said, noting he drew inspiration from his father, mother and brothers but ultimately taught himself how to play. “I overheard my dad play old James Brown [growing up].”

Now, at 30 years old, Henry, who goes by the stage name Q Dot, is making waves as he tours across the country promoting his new album “Black Gold.”

And he has reason to celebrate a� er learning his new EP (extended play), also named “Black Gold,” hit the iTunes Hip Hop chart at No. 17 on March 2.

“I’ve gotten more out of this re-lease than any other release,” Henry said, adding he’s created about 300 songs.

“Black Gold,” the song, is a lyrical-ly heavy piece with Henry rapping and playing piano. � e song rips into racism, injustice and African-American history but, in spite of it all, Henry a� rms, “You are black

Federal Way native Q Dot makes iTunes Hip Hop chart

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Victoria Furniss, 13, said she personally bene� ted from the Brave Cave this year when she was given new shoes. ANDREW FICKES, For the Mirror

Illahee’s Brave Cave welcomes families in need

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King County’s levy lid lift might impact � re district’s pro-rationing power

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will be on the same ballot as King County’s levy lid lift proposal. That proposal would allow the county to

tax citizens an additional $.07 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, if approved by voters. The funds would help the county replace the

Puget Sound’s emergency radio network.

“Voters evaluate ballot issues each time they vote so from that per-spective this is like any other election,” Plumlee wrote. “South King Fire and Rescue commission-ers voted unanimously to place the Firefighter Safety and Emergency Response bond measure on the April 28 ballot with full knowl-edge that King County’s lid lift might be on the same ballot.”

Although Plumlee said many in the fire district agree the emergency radio system needs to be upgraded, there’s concerns a levy lid lift might reduce

revenue for the fire district due to pro-rationing.

However, there’s cur-rently an interlocal agree-ment in place with the fire district that puts protec-tive measures in place of up to $1 million total for districts affected by pro-rationing.

“The bottom line is the fire district commission-ers weren’t included early enough to make any sort of persuasive input to change this to a differ-ent funding mechanism,” Plumlee said, noting the levy lid lift needs to only be approved by 50 percent.

South King Fire’s bond will need to pass by 60 percent.

The department has not run a general obligation bond issue in Federal Way to upgrade equipment, vehicles and stations since 1992, Plumlee said.

“Our needs are real, necessary and in some cases overdue,” he said. “Every penny will go di-rectly towards equipment, facilities and apparatus, ensuring we can respond to the emergent needs of our community for many years to come.”

The bond is designed to sustain the department’s needs for the next 20 years, but if voters don’t pass it, Plumlee said the board of fire commissioners would need to make some “very

difficult decisions.”“What those decisions

would look like is too early to tell,” he said.

The fire district serves Federal Way, Des Moines and parts of unincorpo-rated King County, all cities that are expected to increase in population and, therefore, service need in the near future.

In just four years, calls for service have increased by 14 percent with 15,500 emergency calls in 2010 to 17,695 in 2014, according to fire officials.

For more information on the bond, visit www.southkingfire.org.

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College students on front line of cyberattacksFROM STAFF REPORTS

College students from around the Pacific Northwest will have the chance to practice thwarting hackers during the 8th Annual Pacific Rim Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Scheduled for March 21–22 at Highline College, the event provides students with real-world challenges while maintaining a corporate network that can not be repli cated in a typ i cal classroom. This type of competitive practice gives students better training and

preparation for the workforce.“With the recent stories on data se-

curity breaches—which are growing in number—it is essential that our students are out here learning how to deal with network intrusions and cyberattacks,” said Dr. Amelia Phillips, Highline Computer Information Systems faculty member and the regional director of the event.

Teams from 14 colleges and universities, including Highline College, are scheduled to participate in the annual competition.

Each team consists of between six and eight students with a cap of two gradu-ate students on each team. Students from at least two high schools will be on hand

to participate in the National Initiative for Cyber Security Education Challenge Project and observe the competition with the hope that the students will be inspired to pursue cybersecurity as a profession.

“During the competition, students may be dealing with power outages, network installations or other challenges while being under attack by professional hack-ers—also known as penetration testers,” said Phillips. The hackers will be trained professionals from government agencies, National Guard, Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command and local industry.

Open to two- and four-year colleges

and universities in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the Pacific Rim Competition serves as the regional competition for the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The Pacific Rim region boasts national status with the University of Washington Seattle winning both the regional and national competitions in 2011 and 2012.

Western Washington University won the Pacific Rim Competition in 2014. This year’s national championship is scheduled for April 24–26, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas.

This is Highline’s sixth year hosting the regional event.

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a member of the Builder’s Club and remembers on May 31 bringing in the do-nations of clean clothes to the Brave Cave and install-ing the donated furniture.

“I enjoy that people who don’t have the value of clothes to wear can come here and get clothes,” Furniss said.

She appreciates the value of the Brave Cave on a personal level.

“I was one of those people this year,” she said. “I broke a shoe and I was able to come down here and I was provided shoes.”

Two brothers, Gavino Duenas, 13, and Hernan Duenas, 11, are members of the Builder’s Club. � e two boys moved in furni-

ture and helped paint the interior and exterior walls.

“I like to volunteer, be-cause I’m a caring person,” Gavino said.

Pierce said there are many businesses, organi-zations and individuals to thank for the quick mobili-zation of the Brave Cave.

Among them, she thanks local laundromat Lighthouse II for allowing her to wash 41 loads of donated clothing free of charge; Lowe’s for a mon-etary donation toward new paint on the interior of the room; the Todd Beamer High School Dance Team’s donation of clothing from their rummage sale; the support of the Noon Kiwanis’ Builder’s Club; JK Construction’s donation of stainless steel racks to

hang clothing; and the PT-SA’s supply of volunteers to man the Brave Cave.

Something unexpected from this new service op-portunity was an educa-tional component for Val Patterson’s Functional Core special education class.

� is school year Patter-son has 10 students in her class who learn important life skills. Pierce suggested that Patterson’s students could help in the folding, counting and organizing of donated clothing coming in.

Patterson jumped at the opportunity. Clothes that are donated at the front o� ce to the Brave Cave are brought by Patterson’s students to a portable adjacent to the Brave Cave for counting, organizing and folding. When some-thing is in short supply at the Brave Cave, Patterson’s students restock. � ese basic retail skills retained by Patterson’s students can be applied to future employment in the retail industry.

Pierce said donated clothes either to the of-� ce or at the Brave Cave between 2:30-4 p.m. on Wednesdays should come washed and gently used. Toiletries are also ac-cepted. Her goal is to allow families served by Federal

Way Public Schools to come to the Brave Cave up to four times a year. Each family member can select up to 15 items per trip, Pierce said.

Family members are not required to show identi� -cation to qualify.

IF YOU GOIllahee Middle School is

located at 36001 1st Ave. S. in Federal Way. For more information about the Brave Cave, call the school at 253-945-4600.

Victoria Furniss, left, Gavino Duenas and younger brother Hernan were part of the Builder’s Club that helped to paint and furnish the interior of the Brave Cave. ANDREW FICKES, For the Mirror

Homemade trade events coming to Federal Way FROM STAFF REPORTS

Residents will soon be able to gather and barter home-made goods with other local creators. � e city of Federal Way is hosting a new series of trade/barter events start-ing on Sunday, March 15, 1-3 p.m., at City Hall, 33325 Eighth Ave. S., Federal Way.

Common items to bring to events include baked goods, homegrown produce/herbs, plants/seeds, jams/jellies, jewelry, soap, honey, eggs, knitted items, artwork or anything homemade. Residents can bring as little or as much as they want, or just come to watch. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/Homemade-TradeFW or call 253-835-2771.

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When Mirror sta� attempted to interview the new Performing Arts and Confer-ence Center executive director last

week, we ran into a challenge. As we mentioned in last week’s story, Federal

Way city spokesman Chris Carrel initially at-tempted to facilitate a phone interview between

the Mirror and � eresa Yvonne. However, a� er he insisted to be part of the interview due to city policy, the Mirror declined based on the newspaper’s edito-rial standards.

To be clear, we did not decline the conversation with Yvonne; we declined Carrel’s presence during the interview.

Carrel explained to me it is the city’s policy to have a media a� airs person present when a reporter speaks with city sta� regarding city busi-ness. He said his presence in an interview allows him to have a “better appreciation” for the topic at hand and helps him to determine what follow-up information a reporter may need following the interview.

When the Mirror challenged this policy — as we have in the past — the issue was avoided on a seemingly political technicality.

Mayor Jim Ferrell ultimately decided that Yvonne was still a city of Lancaster employee and turned the matter back over to city o� cials there.

But the issue resurfaced this week.Our sta� requested to speak with the city’s

� nance director, and Carrel asked our sta� to send him questions that he would “handle at his level.” When we insisted on speaking with the � nance director himself, the city’s spokesman attempted to facilitate an interview but, again, said he or the chief of sta� would be present, in accordance with city policy.

What our sta� experienced is unfortunately becoming all too common between government agencies and media, on a local and national level.

� e Society of Professional Journalists released the results from two surveys in 2014 about jour-


$12 per hour is right thing to do

As a local business owner here in Federal Way I have a strong interest in the economic well-being of our community. � e state House just passed a measure to increase the minimum wage to $12 per hour phased in over four years. I believe this is the right thing to do and the proposed implementa-tion is a very reasonable and modest approach.

� e economic well-being of our community means

employees earning a livable-wage. We should strive to make sure our employees are able to live in the communi-ties they work in and enjoy a good quality of life. � anks to Rep. Carol Gregory for voting in support of the min-imum wage increase. I was surprised and disappointed to see Rep. Linda Kochmar’s vote against this measure.

Hopefully, we will get the chance to see Sen. Mark Miloscia’s position during this legislative session.Dan Olmstead, Federal Way

Story sensationalizes PACC director

What a lovely welcoming story for the Performing Arts and Conference Center’s � rst executive director!

Who knew the National

Enquirer had moved to Federal Way? Sensationalize � rst, to get readers inter-ested. Put many impor-tant facts at the end of the story. Interview only one uninvolved citizen, known publicly to be against the arts center project, for his opinion. Don’t interview any citizen who is involved, who might know any actual details.

� e fact the city of Lan-caster, where the executive director is from, has had the model to subsidize its performance hall for decades isn’t important. Don’t ask if by chance that model has helped low-income citizens there get reduced cost or free tickets, or if non-pro� ts are allowed to utilize the facility for lower fees. If bringing in special events and perfor-mances only happens when the city subsidizes them, but it results in more people vis-

iting the various restaurants and other nearby businesses, that shouldn’t be considered.

Just blame the current executive director for the model, and claim she is obviously responsible for the need to subsidize. Don’t check to see how many other performance halls owned by a city are also subsidized.

Be sure to save for the last part of the article that 55 new businesses have sprung up around the Lancaster Per-forming Arts Center since it was built. And emphasize that numbers are all that count. Anything that implies overall city bene� ts or spur-ring economic development isn’t worth mentioning.

Also apparently unim-portant is that out of 39 applicants for the executive director position in Federal Way, she was in the � nal six, and impressed the two interview panels the most

a� er they read her detailed application and listened to her responses in the inter-view sessions.

So welcome to Federal Way, � eresa Yvonne. � ose of us who actually met and interviewed you have con� -dence you will do a fantastic job. Many, many of us are here ready to support and assist you.Joann Piquette, Federal Way

In� ammatory, biased attack on PACC director

� e headline and article about the newly appointed Performing Arts and Conference Center director � eresa Yvonne is an in� am-matory and biased attack on her performance as director of the Performing Arts Cen-ter in Lancaster, California. Our community deserves a publication that promotes

Mr. Federal Way gets far more entertaining questions than I do, but here are some asked of me along with my answers. � e questions are not exactly as I received them, as I deleted the naughty words, because my church pastor sometimes reads the column.

Q. Did you agree with the mayor � ring the parks consultant?

A. Mayor Jim Ferrell did the only thing he could do. But the mayor shouldn’t have been put in that position in the � rst place since there were questions about the consultant’s presentation last year. Nothing should be put on a public agenda, like the re-treat, that has not been vetted for content and accuracy. It was obvious that the � nancial costs caught everyone in attendance by surprise. More care should have been taken by which-ever sta� person held the responsibility.

Q. Over the years, your column seems to have become more pointed when writing about city politics, is that true?

A. Yes, when I � rst started the column the city had a council-manager system. � e man-ager was a trained professional and the politics were at the council level. As a result, I focused the readers’ attention more on the council’s

dynamics and what was really going on behind the scenes.

I still do that, however the switch to the mayor-council form of govern-ment brought a more political focus to city government through the mayor. � e mayor is a politician and sits in the biggest chair of responsibility in town. As a result, I write more about account-ability.

� e mayor has a lot of sta� and money to tell readers what he wants them to know. So more of my job has become raising questions and urging citizens to think for themselves and ask questions of their government, not just accept what they are told at face value. Transparency and civil discourse are essential to a healthy

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political environment. As you may have noticed, not everyone at City Hall, or their supporters, like questions.

Q. What do you think the mayor and council should do about mari-juana?

A. I voted against it and was disappointed it passed. However, we have elections for a reason. It was passed by the voters of our state and it passed among constituents here locally.

The mayor should come out strongly in favor of implementing the vot-ers’ will and the council should pass the legislation to allow marijuana to be sold in town.

Q. Why were you critical of the mayor and council on supporting the day shelter — didn’t they say they were for it?

A. Yes, they did. However, their actions suggest some of them see

the issue as a low priority. It isn’t and shouldn’t be. Spending $8 million of local tax money to pur-chase the former Target building and then asking the state Legislature for money to fund the day shelter rather than step up with city money isn’t a subtle gesture. It’s a mes-sage.

Q. In your column, you frequently use unnamed sources. The city has been critical of you for that. Why do you do that?

A. Because all politi-cians, many staff and even some citizens, will be much more candid and open when they know they won’t be quoted in the newspaper. Of course City Hall, and a lot of other people, want to know who my sources are. Not tellin!

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn: [email protected].

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Missing Auburn teen used debit card in Federal WayFROM STAFF REPORTS

� e King County Sheri� ’s O� ce is searching for a missing 19-year-old, who was last seen at his home near Auburn last Friday morning and he may be headed to the Seattle or Bellevue areas.

Gregory Laurel has a medical condition requir-ing medication and was last seen wearing a red T-shirt and dark jeans.

His debit card was used in Federal Way on Friday and a friend reportedly gave him a ride from Fed-eral Way to the Kent Sta-

tion Transit Center. � ere were possible sightings of Laurel on Saturday and Sunday at the Crossroads Mall in Bellevue.

He frequents gaming stores, primarily Game-Stop locations. He

may be going to libraries for computer access, police said.

If you have contact with Laurel, contact Jan Gregory at 206-263-2068 or 911/Communications at 206-296-3311.

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nalists’ experience with ob-taining public information. � e surveys documented reporters’ perceptions about whether government press o� ces interfered with re-porting. � e vast majority of the 4,000 reporters who took

the survey said the amount of control is increasing and they see it as only getting worse. Journalists agreed that public information of-� cers’ current level of media control is an impediment to providing information to the public.

As a journalist who has worked in � ve cities throughout my career, I have encountered several agencies — including the cities of Kirkland, Bellevue and Bothell — who did not require a public informa-tion o� cer present during interviews.

But this issue goes beyond mere inconveniences for journalists.

More and more, agencies are attempting to control what information the public receives and how the media gathers that information.

� e Mirror’s paramount duty is to provide as much information as we can to our readers, so that you may make informed decisions. When an agency tries to manage the message, control what information we dis-seminate or how we receive that information, it threatens the very core of democracy.

People need as much

information as possible to be free and self-governing — whether it’s the city’s hiring decision of a new executive director or a basic expendi-ture.

With a media a� airs person present during an in-terview, government o� cials may be less inclined to speak freely with journalists. While the level of inhibition is im-possible to measure, report-ers learn early on through journalism training that the most e� ective interview is one between the reporter and the interviewee.

While Federal Way’s media policy is unwritten, it is an approach city o� cials have followed for years, ac-cording to previous Mirror sta� .

We need more direct — and unfettered — access to our government o� cials. We need to be able to pick up the phone, call city sta� directly when we have a

question, without any strings attached and without seeking permission to do so.

� e Seattle City Council has an Open Government Committee in which city leaders and others discuss how to improve communi-cation between the city and its constituents. � is may be a good model for Federal Way to follow.

As we move into Sun-shine Week that begins on March 15 — an annual nationwide celebration of access to public informa-tion — I urge Federal Way o� cials to reconsider their approach to the media in an e� ort to increase their transparency and gain the community’s trust.

Moreover, this isn’t a battle between the media and government. It’s about the information the public receives to self-govern.

� at information belongs to you.

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Q: Mr. Federal Way, I read in the most recent issue of

the Mirror (front page) that the city settled to pay $125,000 to a woman who fell at the city-owned Federal Way Community Center. Really? I don’t buy it that a slip could cause an injury worth that much. What do you think about the incident and the fact the city had to pay taxpayers’ money to this woman?

A: Mr. Federal Way was origi-nally taken aback by the $69,000 price tag for a broken hip. � en Mr. Federal Way looked at a bill from a recent simple check-up and was thankful for insurance and the fact that no bones have been broken recently. But then again, if they had been broken in the right location, maybe Mr. Federal Way could have taken a couple years away from work.

Mr. Federal Way believes that until the majority of the lawsuits such as this one go unrewarded, you will continue to see people suing cities and corporations for

absurd amounts of money. As it stands, it is hard for Mr. Federal Way to fault anyone for looking to a payday at the expense of taxpay-ers.

� e city should be commended for clearing the employee who may or may not have properly main-tained the pickleball court. � ere’s no reason why they shouldn’t have a “sticky spot” on their record for not cleaning a court of a sport cre-ated in this very state.

� e city also found a way to pay only 28 percent of the original amount they were being sued for. � ey have shown they like to spend money recently, so spend-ing less is a bit of a surprise to Mr. Federal Way. Perhaps they could � nd a way to do the same for a few other expensive projects they have around the city? It’s only a suggestion.

Lawsuits like this always make Mr. Federal Way wonder just what the price of emotional and eco-nomic distress really is? If Sabrina Martin could pay for her medical

bills and still have $56,000 le� over, how much could Mr. Federal Way get if a co� ee is too cold from Starbucks?

Now that Mr. Federal Way thinks about it, Mr. Federal Way’s paychecks seem to cause both types of distress. Maybe it is time to have a talk with the boss.

Q: Mr. Federal Way, I am shocked and disappointed that the Mirror printed a front cover story about the city’s new Performing Arts and Conference Center director. Why do you think the editor and publisher thought it was OK to publish such a biased report?

A: Mr. Federal Way attempted to interview Editor Carrie Rodriguez but Publisher Rudi Alcott wouldn’t allow an interview without his presence. Rodriguez seemed OK with this but, who knows, maybe deep down inside she was annoyed

that her boss was listening in on our conversation. Nevertheless, Mr. Federal Way asked the editor and publisher of this newspaper, “What gives?” Mr. Federal Way thought the report seemed fair

but why not ask the newspaper Gods themselves.

Turns out that Mirror sta� pulled numbers straight from city of Lan-caster documents. And Mirror sta� also spoke with Lan-caster’s city manager — the only city of

Lancaster employee, frankly, that would return any of their calls. Sta� also hit a roadblock when they tried to interview the new executive director. City of Federal Way sta� said, and Mr. Federal Way paraphrases this, you may interview her but only under our terms.

Mr. Federal Way has heard city o� cials throw around the word

“transparency.” Perhaps the city’s understanding of transparency is not as clear as the word’s de� ni-tion?

Mr. Federal Way thinks that several people missed the point of the article. � e objective was to show that people around town are whispering, talking and asking questions about the city’s hiring decision. � e Mirror was not con-juring up some ghost that doesn’t exist, although, that would be a fun act to see at the new Performing Arts and Conference Center.

� e point is, the new executive director managed a struggling fa-cility in Lancaster and its funding model is completely di� erent from Federal Way’s. It may be possible to successfully run the Performing Arts and Conference Center but Mr. Federal Way thinks it will be challenging.

Q: Mr. Federal Way, were you nominated for any categories in the Mirror’s Best of Federal Way?

A: None of your business.

Got a question for Mr. Federal Way? Email [email protected].

Q&A with Mr. FW: Pickleball fall and media control

ethical and responsible journalism. Betty Hu� , Federal Way

Mirror’s headline raises concerns

� e Mirror’s recent front page headline was: “New Federal Way PACC director’s history raises concerns.”

According to the Mirror, the California performing arts center managed by our new director is described as “wildly successful.”

And, according to the Mirror, their town, be-cause of it “redid the entire boulevard and it’s brought in 55 new businesses and 900-1,000 jobs.”

Sounds like the head-line should have been, “It’s brought in 55 new business-es and 900-1,000 jobs!”Margaret Nelson, Federal Way

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P.K. Thumbi announces run for Federal Way City CouncilBY RAECHEL DAWSON

[email protected]

P.K. (Paul Kirehu) � umbi recently announced he will run for Federal Way

City Council Position 7, the seat currently occupied by Council-woman Dini Duclos.

“[Duclos] is a very � ne Coun-cilwoman but we need some new leadership,” � umbi said in a phone interview. “She’s been here two terms and I think it’s time for some new leadership, for a new approach.”

� umbi, 35, serves on the city’s Arts Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission and applied to be appointed to the vacant Council seat, Position 1, in early 2014 but the seat was � lled by his good friend Lydia Assefa-Dawson.

“I’m a young committed Federal Way resident who is now seeking to provide community service in this level of our city government,” � umbi said in a news release. “It is a nonparti-san o� ce and I intend to run a nonpartisan race, based on my history as a person, as well as his-tory in community service in this great city of Federal Way.”

� umbi said his desire to

serve is based on the belief that “America remains the most pow-erful and exceptional nation ever devised in human history and that it is the only nation on earth that any person, irrespective of their origin or humble begin-nings, can rise and achieve the highest echelons of their dreams.”

An immigrant from Kenya, � umbi stated his agenda is based on the economic vitality for the city, public safety and community engagement with council govern-ment.

Some of the ways he would do this is by implementing more measures and policies to attract business to Federal Way, put more of an emphasis on commu-nity policing and he will seek to improve communication between the public and its government by establishing “cafes and town hall sessions with residents in their speci� cs, such as on age, gender and cultural di� erences, to encourage more discussions on city projects and programs with respect to residents’ needs and wishes.”

� umbi said he will continue to support parks maintenance if he becomes a councilman and pro-mote the continued development of Town Square Park but ensure

public money is spent wisely and on priority phases.

He also believes the city should join a partnership with other cities in the region to build the homeless day shelter.

“� is project brings out the caring nature of our people — for the vulnerable amongst us, and I will seek to pursue on the noble project as a City Council mem-ber,” he said.

And as a former skeptic of the Performing Arts and Confer-ence Center, � umbi said he will oversee funds for the project’s construction and beyond.

“My concerns with the project were solely on economic af-fordability of it in relation to its returns a� er completion,” he said. “Since its economic viability has been professionally resolved, I seek to provide oversight in its building and subsequent opera-tion, in ensuring [the] project doesn’t end up operating on our city residents’ backs — economi-cally, thus messing up our future generations.”

� umbi has volunteered in political campaigns for Rep. Linda Kochmar, R-Federal Way, in 2012, Diana Noble-Gulliford in 2013 and Kochmar and Sen. Mark Miloscia, R-Federal Way,

in 2014.He’s an active member of the

Federal Way Kiwanis group, the Federal Way Lions Club and has been involved with the Federal Way City Vi-sion initiative.

� umbi was born in Kenya to a low-income, small Christian family. He grew up in a family community and at-tended local schools but lived in hardship, he said.

“Living through these critical institutions taught me so much and most importantly, to believe and always live through the val-ues of faith, family, freedom and hard work,” he said.

A� er high school, � umbi learned about public policy, human rights and governance initiatives in college and was trained in journalism and public relations. He worked with the National Convention Executive Council, an organization in Ke-nya, and worked towards “public mobilization and education on constitutional reform issues” and process that had started in early 1990s. � e National Convention

Executive Council’s work led Ke-nya to attain new people to drive constitutional order in August

2010, he said.� umbi immigrated

to the United States in June 2012 and eventual-ly settled in Federal Way a� er joining and being honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in September 2012.

“My active involve-ment in community service made me learn so much about our beautiful and great

Federal Way community by meet-ing so many people — many now good friends — and [I’ve been involved] in so many community initiatives, through numerous and very active local groups and initiatives,” he said.

� umbi is active in his Christian faith and attends the Trinity Tree of Life Church. He is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in theology at the Tacoma branch campus of the United � eological Seminary and Bible College.

So far, Miloscia has supported his campaign, as well as a number of other community members, � umbi said.

P.K. Thumbi

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Mark Greene announced this week he is switching his bid for state representa-tive and will instead run for the Federal Way City Council, Position 1.

Greene will challenge incumbent Lydia Assefa-Dawson for her seat, as well as Anthony Murrietta.

Greene has a long-time

record of political involve-ment, including chal-lenging Sherril Hu� for director of Elec-tions in King County in 2011, garnering 22 percent of the vote, according to his press release.

Last year, he also challenged and lost to Congress-man Adam Smith for U.S.

Congress as a third party candidate. As chairman of the newly found Revived Citizens Party — which is an o� shoot of the original Citizens Party that was founded in 1979 by the late environmental-

ist Barry Commoner —

Greene said he is commit-ted to ensuring the political system has “full and cred-ible choices” outside of the Republican Party and Democratic Party two-party format. He said that format is “set up by custom, not the Constitution, which doesn’t refer to a two-party system but opens the sys-tem to many parties.”

Greene announces run for council, position 1

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~Edward Arthur Nitsche~Edward Arthur Nitsche was called home by his Lord and Savior Jesus

Christ on March 5, 2015 by a COPD related heart attack. Born June 29, 1927 in Seattle to Arthur and Lydia (Swanson) Nitsche, he retired from the US Post Office in 1982. Ed was a member of the Beautiful Savior Lutheran

Church in SeaTac, a longtime member of the Federal Employees Credit Union board, and a permanent resident of the south end since 1952. He and Dolores recently celebrated their 70th Wedding anniversary. Edward was

known for his reliable steadfastness, humor and humility. He enjoyed being with his family.

Survivors include wife, Dolores, daughters Brenda Isbell, Susan Slate Scharnikow (Mark), and son, Edward Jr.; grandchildren, Nikki Mulligan (Jim) and Tina Saastad (Peter);

great-grandchildren Angela Capron (Blake), Tyler, and Danny Dobbs, and Canyon Cardinal; great-great-granddaughter Mia Capron. Edward was preceded in death by granddaughter

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Lutheran Church in Renton.

...obituaries

Greene, who has lived in Federal Way for � ve non-consecutive years, is a legal assistant and chair-man of Democracy in Election Process, which is a civic-minded organization dedicated to helping citi-zens with civic a� airs, legal matters, election processes, including voter registration and maneuvering govern-mental bureaucracy.

� is organization and the general Revived Citi-zens Party apparatus has helped to register around 1,000 voters in Washington state in the last 10 years, Greene said.

Greene was the sponsor of last year’s Initiative 1338, which attempted to label genetically modi� ed foods.

Regarding local issues, Greene is an advocate for “making sure that our basic infrastructure needs, such

as storm water drain-age and sewer systems, water resources, roads and bridges are kept up to par, and that budgeting con-cerns prioritize basic city responsibilities, including

public safety, health, provi-sions for persons without homes, and infrastructure repairs and upgrades, as our most important city obligations,” he wrote in his press release.

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School district narrows superintendent search to 4 candidatesFROM STAFF REPORTS

� e search for the district’s next permanent superintendent is down to four candidates. On a March 7 meeting in ex-ecutive session, the Federal Way Public Schools Board of Directors reviewed 11 applications for the posi-tion, and reduced the pool to four semi� nalists based on criteria developed dur-ing the last three months.

Using input from tele-phone and online sur-veys, public meetings and advisory committee input, the board and search � rm worked together to estab-lish screening character-istics, interview questions and the selection process. � e characteristics and qualities identi� ed include instructional leadership, administrative capacities and communication skills, as well as speci� c issues relating to the strengths and challenges of the district.

� e search � rm, Ray and Associates, connected with 266 individuals from 41 states regarding the vacan-cy. Of these, 41 completed applications were received by Feb. 25, the deadline.

Ray and Associates rec-ommended 11 applicants from the pool of 41, based on the board’s criteria. � ose 11 applicants in-cluded six individuals from Washington state, and oth-ers from Michigan, Geor-gia, Minnesota, Texas and

Wisconsin. � e search � rm also conducted a thorough investigation of the top 11 applicants — contacting references, state o� cials, other school administra-tors, and individuals who know the applicant.

� e four semi� nal-ists have been invited to interview with the board on March 17, also in execu-tive session. Following that interview, the board will again reduce the pool to either two or three � nalists. � e � nalists will return to the district to interview on March 25 and 26, with two community forums sched-uled for the public.

For more information on the search process, and updated information on the community forum sched-ule, visit the superintendent search page at http://www.fwps.org/blog/super-four-candidates/.

Student raises awareness of bone marrow donor disparitiesFROM STAFF REPORTS

While attending to her studies as a high school senior at TAF Academy, Ericka Pegues balances an internship at Fred Hutchin-son Cancer Research Cen-ter, all the while inventing a new delivery mechanism for cancer medicine, and co-authoring scienti� c journal articles. Pegues now has another achievement to be excited about: engaging underserved communities in the U.S. Bone Marrow Donor Registry.

Pegues was interested in

this topic a� er she found that individuals of mixed-race or African-American descent have a far smaller chance of � nding a match in the registry compared to an individual of European descent. � eir likelihood of � nding a match is 70 percent, as opposed to an African-American person, who has only a 20 per-cent chance of � nding a donor match. Pegues’s own mixed ethnic background prompted the decision to get involved in this work. She plans to engage com-munity members in events that raise awareness about the donor shortage. Her goal is to register 100 new potential donors by this spring.

� e young scientist’s accomplishments have recently been recognized by Interim Superintendent Sally McLean at the annual State of the Schools event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce in January. Peg-ues also presented her work with the donor registry at a recent Board of Education meeting.

If you are interested in

learning more about the donor registry, or becoming a donor yourself, Pegues recommends visiting www.bethematch.org. Register-ing requires only a cheek swab.

South King Fire’s assistant chief Olson hired as new chief in ColoradoFROM STAFF REPORTS

� e city of � ornton hired South King Fire and Rescue’s Gordon “Gordie” Olson as its new � re chief on March 5.

� ornton City Manager Jack Ethredge made the appointment � nal to bring Olson from Federal Way to � ornton, according to a city of � ornton news release.

Olson has served the

South King Fire district for 29 years, where he will retire as the assistant chief of operations. He has been in � re� ghting since 1983, spending three years as a � re� ghter for the city of Buckley Fire Department before coming to Federal Way.

“I am excited for the opportunity to work for a well-positioned city and a young, ener-getic and talented department,” Olson wrote in the news release. “I was struck by the amount of pride they have in them-selves and the job they do. � ey are focused on building future leaders from within and I � nd that very appealing for this position.”

City o� cials expect Olson to come to � ornton soon to � nd a home in the area. His � rst day of work is April 30.

“My wife and I are truly looking forward to being part of the � ornton com-munity for years to come,” Olson added.

South King Fire and Rescue Chief Allen Church said the district will miss Olson as he moves on to new challenges.

“However, much like when Jerry � orson le� our department as a deputy chief to become the chief of East Pierce Fire and Rescue six years ago, I am very proud of every member of our administrative team

and their ability to prepare themselves to lead,” Church said. “Gordie is ready to accept the challenge to lead the � ornton Fire Depart-ment, much as Jerry was ready to lead East Pierce Fire. I applaud Gordie’s e� orts over the years to educate and develop him-self to get into the position of being named the formal leader at � ornton. I have

the utmost faith in his character and abilities, and know he will do a great job.”

Church added Ol-son’s retirement from South King Fire will provide new oppor-tunities for district sta� , “of which I have

no doubt they will rise to the challenges of leadership as well.”

Ethredge said the city did an extensive search to � nd the right person for the chief position and he is “con� dent Gordon brings the right mix of � re and emergency operations lead-ership to continue the tradi-tion of excellent service in � ornton,” according to the press release. “Gordon is coming to a depart-ment that has a great deal of talented and dedicated people and I am certain they will work together to move � ornton’s � re and emergency medical services in the right direction as our city continues to grow.”

For more information, visit www.cityo� hornton.net.

Ericka Pegues, TAF Academy senior and young scientist, at home in the lab. Courtesy of Chris B. Bennett of The Seattle Medium

Gordon Olson

BY DENNIS BOX

For The Mirror

� e Todd Beamer Titans took the bronze at the 4A state girls basketball championship Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

� e girls clinched third beating Moses Lake 45-42.

� e Titans started the tournament with a late evening game March 5 beating Walla Walla 55-48.

� e Titans went down early against the Blue Devils with the � rst frame ending with Walla Walla up 18-8.

In the second quarter Beamer began establish-ing its game and outscored Walla Walla 13-7.

� e di� erence in the

game was the Titans shot 28.6 percent in the � rst half and 50 percent in the second.

Junior Quinessa Caylao-Do lead all the scoring with 18 and four rebounds.

Nia Alexander, also a junior, hit for 17 with three boards.

In the semi� nal game the Titans

battled the two-time state champions Gonzaga Prep to the � nal ticks of the game clock, losing 41-39 on a three-point shot from the top of the key by Laura Stockton, daughter of NBA Utah Jazz star John Stockton.

Beamer lead the Bullpups for nearly the entire game.

� e Titans came out hot,

scoring 12 in the � rst to 5 for Prep.

Caylao-Do scored 11 in the � rst half.

� e game tightened in the second and with 1 minute, 22 seconds re-maining for a ticket to the title game, Beamer took the lead 39-37 on an Alex-ander two-point shot.

Gonzaga hit a foul shot to close within one.

On the next Gon-zaga possession the Titans forced Prep into a shot-clock violation.

Beamer turned the ball over on its next possession giving Prep one last look at the basket with under 8 seconds to play.

� e Titans 19-0 game win streak ended in the semi� nal game.


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SEASON-OPENING MATCH FEATURES 3 LOCAL

PLAYERSSunday’s season-opening

match between the Seattle Sounders and the New England

Revolution featured three players from Federal Way.

Lamar Neagle, a winger for Seattle, attended Thomas

Je� erson High School. New England starting mid� elder,

Kelyn Rowe, attended Federal Way High School. Sean Okoli,

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BY DENNIS BOX

For The Mirror

The Federal Way Eagles began a jour-ney in December

and finished by hoisting the Class 4A state boys basketball championship trophy at the Tacoma Dome Saturday.

Federal Way cruised past Davis 65-46 in a title game that ended a few minutes before midnight. Despite the late start — due to the 4A girls title game going into double overtime — the boys exe-cuted a near flawless game plan designed by coach Jerome Collins, beginning with defense.

“I thought the kids re-ally stepped forward and executed,” Collins said. “We changed up our pres-sures. We have eight or nine or 10 pressures and we kept changing them. I thought we confused them.”

Offensively, the Eagles kicked into high gear in the second half, shooting 52 percent after hitting 11-30 for 36.7 percent in the first half.

“I thought it took the second half to really settle down,” Collins said. “We came out and ran some good offensive sets. We got some easy quick baskets, some backdoors and misdirections and I thought that was the difference. We gained momentum of that.”

Senior Viont’e Daniels handled the ball well when working the point and scored eight points,

added five assists and pulled down six rebounds.

“My teammates stepped up big time,” Daniels said. “I am never going to for-get this the rest of my life. Good group of guys, good group of coaches.”

Junior guard D’Jimon Jones said, “We went out there and knocked down threes and when they stepped up on us we passed it in to the big men.”

Jones and Ferron Flavors each went 3-for-5 from 3-point range. Jones scored 12 points with three boards and two assists. Flavors hit for 11 with four boards and two assists.

Jalen McDaniels, the Eagles’ 6-foot 9-inch ju-nior center, dominated the paint and lead all scoring with 16 points, hitting 61 percent from the field. He grabbed eight rebounds, three on the offensive end, and added three assists.

Junior Christian Jones scored 12, hitting 80 per-cent of his field goals and went 4-5 at the line. He was the leading rebounder with 13, four on the of-fensive end.

Center Timoney Buck-ley, a junior, scored two with three boards and two assists.

Collins credited the team’s success to the work the boys put in both dur-ing and after the season.

“Shooters are not born, shooters are made,” Col-lins said. “The kids really bought into the program. We shoot a minimum of 700 (shots) a day. You do

it enough and it becomes second nature.”

Collins led the Eagles to a state title in 2009. He said this title was even more fulfilling than 2009 because of the challenges the team faced, including an injury to Malik Mon-toya, a leading scorer the previous two seasons, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, ending his season.

“Not to take anything away from what was ac-complished then, but with Malik going down the way he did, a week before the season, we had total buy in and they dedicated the season to Malik,” Collins said. “Complete journey, and that’s what it is was.”

The Eagles opened the

tournament March 5 with a 74-63 win over Moses Lake sending the team into the semifinals.

Federal Way faced Union March 6 at the Dome, which was the closest game.

Federal Way won 61-58. The Eagles jumped

out to a 14-4 lead in the first quarter, but Union made adjustments and in the second half the game became a dogfight.

Collins said because of foul trouble the boys had to back off on the defen-sive pressure and Union began double teaming Daniels, causing turn-overs.

Union tied the game in the fourth period and it became a battle to the

wire.Jones said Union

matched up well with the Eagles, making for a very competitive game.

In the end Jalen Mc-Daniels helped seal the win for the Eagles with three late game rebounds.

“I thought Jalen was really big on the glass,” Collins said. “He got into foul trouble and we had to make some adjustments. Timoney came in and did a good job. Then Fer-ron picked up his fourth and we had to sit him. D’Jimon Jones gave us good minutes…. It came down to who wanted it the most. I’m so happy and proud for what they have accomplished this year.”

Federal Way Eagles boys basketball state champs

Federal Way High School Eagles forward Christian Jones dribbles up court at the Washington Interscholastic Association state championships on March 7. DENNIS BOX, For the Mirror

Contact and sports submissions: Terrence Hill

[email protected] or 253-925-5565 ext. 5054

Todd Beamer girls basketball take home bronze at state

Gonzaga Prep player guards against Todd Beamer guard Nia Alexander at the girls 4A semi-� nals on March 6. DENNIS BOX, For the Mirror

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The following is a sample from the Federal Way police log:Man jumped by three others: At 1:53 a.m. on March 8 in the 1800 block of SW 347th Place, a 25-year-old man was assaulted by three unknown males while walk-ing to his friend’s house. The victim stated he lost consciousness during the attack and had a knife to his neck before the assailants � ed. Schizophrenic man commit-ted: At 5:40 a.m. on March 8 in the 2900 block of SW 323rd St., a man was involuntarily committed after police discovered he set o� his mother’s house alarm. The police report states he su� ers from schizophrenia and is on meth. Due to his “sporadic behavior” and his inability to answer simple ques-tions, police determined he was a danger to himself, nor could he care for himself. The man was later taken to St. Francis Hospital. Police hear gunshots: At 5:29 a.m. on March 8 in the 2400 block of S. Star Lake Road, police re-sponded to the sound of gunshots near an apartment complex. The police report states the shots were 15 seconds apart. Sounding like they came from the Riverstone Apartments, they conducted a search but were unable to locate any guns, shell casings or victims. One reporting party had also called 911 after hearing the shots.Intoxicated woman commit-ted: At 9:56 a.m. on March 8 in the 27900 block of Paci� c Highway S., a citizen discovered a female passed out, face down in her own vomit. She appeared under the in� uence of drugs or alcohol. The police report states she passed out multiple times and urinated on herself. She was later involuntarily committed. Mother � nds son’s body: At 10:19 a.m. on March 8 in the 30000 block of 24th Ave. SW, an 89-year-old mother found her 52-year-old son downstairs, deceased next to a partially un� nished suicide note near several empty prescription bottles. The note said some hurtful words and he thinks he’s a failure. The medical examiner was noti� ed and responded to the scene. Mail stolen from apartment complex: At 2 p.m. on March 8 in the 900 block of SW Campus Drive, a manager of Glen Park Apartments reported sometime over night the locks on four large multi-unit mailboxes in the com-plex were damaged and someone had gained access to tenants’ mail. A postal employee responded and attempted to secure the mail. Children witness deadly dog attack: At 12:45 p.m. on March 8 in the 2800 block of S. 288th St., two children witnessed a large dog attack a small dog at the bus stop near the entrance to Camelot Square. One of the children con-tacted an o� cer and brought him over to his sister who sat there, covered in blood, crying. The small dog was wrapped in a sweater on her lap as she told police it died. The girl said the dog who attacked the other dog was a large white dog with brown spots

and ran across 288th Street. The children said the big dog shook the little dog and then tossed it into the air. People in cars honked, yelled and stopped their vehicles. The girl said a man in his 20s came out of his residence, scolded the big dog and took it into his home. The children tried to take the small dog to Crestwood Vet but it was closed and the dog looked to already be deceased. The owner of the dog called to let police know they take full responsibility for the incident as it was out of character for the dog and her son was watch-ing it at the time. Son breaks into dad’s car: At 3:38 p.m. on March 8 in the 30100 block of Third Place SW, a woman called 911 to report her grandson had broken the window out of her son’s car and was sleeping in it. Her grandson was gone prior to police arrival and her son was unavailable for contact to complete the police report. Daughter � nds father’s body: At 3:52 p.m. on March 8 in the 32500 block of 41st Ave. SW, police arrived to the scene of a deceased person. A 19-year-old woman discovered her father unconscious and had vomited on himself. Police discovered a suicide note near an empty bottle of painkillers and half consumed bottle of alcohol. There was also “easy listening” music being played over his sound system at a “louder than average volume level,” and he was wearing a suit and tie, according to the police report. The note read he believed it was his time to go because he was “tired, sore and just done.” He said his greatest accomplishment was seeing his children to adulthood and asked his grandmother to take care of his dog. Woman slashes man’s tires: At 6:36 p.m. on March 8 in the 36000 block of 14th Ave. SW, a woman was arrested for slashing a male’s truck tires with a kitchen knife. The two were involved in an argument and the man left his home. He returned a half hour later to gather his belongings and noticed his vehicle was damaged. Man causes ruckus at transit center: At 1:05 a.m. on March 7 in the 31600 block of 23rd Ave. S., a man was arrested at the transit center because he was intoxicated and was causing a disturbance by urinating, � ipping over trash cans and knocking things out of random passersby’s hands. He was detained and put in SCORE jail for unlawful conduct and urinating in public. Suspect asks for drugs in parking lot: At 5:12 p.m. on March 7 in the 2200 block of S 320th St., police received a radio call of a suspicious person in a ve-hicle asking people for drugs in the mall parking lot. Police conducted a tra� c stop on the suspect and discovered he or she had a war-rant for driving with a suspended license. But the suspect � ed and couldn’t be located.Police � nd heroin on man: At 6:25 p.m. on March 7 in the 2100 block of S. Commons, a man was arrested for attempting to steal clothes at Kohl’s. He admitted to stealing socks from Zumiez and wearing unpaid Kohl’s clothes un-der his clothing. Police discovered he also had a felony Department of Corrections warrant for $7,600 and a $5,100 warrant for posses-

sion of drug paraphernalia. During a search, police found the man in possession of heroin.Man chokes girlfriend: At 4:12 a.m. on March 6 in the 32200 block of 11th Place S., police responded to reports that a 21-year-old woman was choked and hit by her 23-year-old boyfriend. The victims called police to report the assault and to tell police the boyfriend was

outside of his residence banging on the door and threatening to damage his vehicle. O� cers noted red marks on the victim’s neck. The woman told police she had been a victim of domestic violence throughout their � ve-year relation-ship but she declined to provide a written statement for this assault. Nitrous oxide stolen from hospital: At 6:59 a.m. on March 6

in the 34500 block of Ninth Ave. S., St. Francis Hospital sta� reported unknown suspects had stolen three nitrous oxide tanks from an outside gated and locked area at the hospital. Felon takes pictures of women in bathroom: At 9 p.m. on March 6 in the 1800 block of S. 320th St., police were called to the Old Country Bu� et on reports

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As plans come to-gether for a potential new day shelter in

Federal Way, some commu-nity partners have stepped up to house and staff the shelter.

The biggest initial chal-lenge will be finding a building.

Greg Sigrist, a clinical manager for housing servic-es at Valley Cities in Federal Way, said the organization’s lease at its current location will soon expire. Valley Cities CEO Ken Taylor “has been very serious” about finding a building in Federal Way to purchase and has committed to finding a space big enough to house both Valley Cities and the day shelter, Sigrist said.

“So that puts right there a lot of services [together] — mental health, substance abuse, we have a very strong veterans’ program,” Sigrist said. “So it’s going to be an outstanding partnership. This is going to be a very good thing for Federal Way. I was really pleased to hear

that Ken Taylor has made this commitment.”

In addition, Catholic Community Services, which runs the Reach Out organi-zation in Federal Way, has expressed interest in staffing the shelter, said Rev. Dr. James Kabal-Komoto, min-ister of Saltwater Church in Des Moines and a member of Sound Alliance.

Sound Alliance — a faith, labor, education and community nonprofit in King and Pierce counties — and other local organiza-tions, including Reach Out, have been speaking about a homeless day shelter in Federal Way for years.

But the organizations gathered momentum for a day shelter when they hosted an assembly last November, when approxi-mately 250 people convened at St. Vincent de Paul Parish to speak out about the need for a shelter. During the event, Mayor Jim Ferrell also announced his com-mitment to work with the group and help them find an appropriate site.

The day shelter will

provide a place for homeless and low-income people to bathe, wash their laundry and connect with other hu-man services providers.

Sound Alliance estimates the proposed day shelter would cost approximately $174,000 per year to oper-ate, not including lease expenses or start-up costs. Initial plans for the shelter call for two bathrooms for men, two for women, four showers, a kitchen, an open area with space for comput-ers, a laundry area with three washing machines and four dryers and offices where staff can provide case management.

Jackie Blair, a member of the Federal Way Com-munity Caregiving Network who coordinates meals at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Saturdays, frequently works with those in need.

“They need to have a place where they can take showers — there’s no place in our area where they can take showers and quite often I can smell the campfires on them, as well as other things,” Blair said. “There’s no place where they can wash their clothes for a decent rate because even if

you go to the laundromat, it costs a lot of money to use those machines.”

Blair said in the past year, the Caregiving Network has twice offered laundry services to homeless and low-income people. The organization paid for their laundry services at a Dash Point laundromat and pro-vided detergent and other cleaning supplies.

“There’s been a few homeless people that bring their sleeping bags in, but most of the people who come in come in with mountains of clothing that need to be washed that they haven’t been able to wash for the last six months because they can’t afford it,” Blair said. “The people that need something like this find it’s easier to go out and get used clean clothing some place than to wash what they have.”

Kabal-Komoto said it’s crucial that people have access to these types of services that will help them find and maintain a job, get help for underlying is-sues, such as mental health services and to feel a sense of dignity.

“There’s so much shame,” he noted. “There’s some

wonderful services out there but some individuals won’t take advantage of those because they feel ashamed about how they look or smell.”

BALANCING PROCESS AND URGENCY

Despite some progress, several homeless advocates believe the process of estab-lishing a day shelter in Fed-eral Way is still struggling in a mire of bureaucracy.

Ferrell said a day shelter can’t happen overnight.

“There’s a brick and mor-tar phase but I think we’re in a very preliminary process,” Ferrell said during a phone interview. “It’s important to be talking about operations but I think we’re putting the cart before the horse. We need informational pieces.”

Ferrell said the city is already pursuing state fund-ing for the project and will continue to seek “as many partners as it will take.”

But as far as city funding, “ultimately, this is a work in progress,” he said.

Any city funding for the day shelter “needs to get run through the Human Services Commission. We have dedicated volunteers to make sure we go through

this process. I don’t think it’s appropriate to bypass the Human Services Commis-sion — that is something I need them to weigh in on.”

He also said the shelter is not just a one-time expendi-ture and he wants to ensure the Human Services Com-mission weighs this need with other human services needs in the city.

“I’ve met with [Sound Al-liance] several times,” Fer-rell noted. “I asked did you apply for human services funding, they made the de-cision not to seek that fund-ing at that time. I remain concerned about bypassing that entire process.”

Ferrell added the city already does a “tremendous amount” for those in need in Federal Way.

Chief of Staff Brian Wilson presented the city’s data for human services per capita spending during the March 3 council meet-ing to highlight the city’s continued commitment to funding these services.

In 2014, the city spent nearly $765,000 on human services, including over $97,000 of community de-velopment block grants. The city’s expense per capita was $8.48 per citizen. This year,

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the city spent over $1 mil-lion on human services, including $221,000 to keep the Public Health Clinic open. That equals $11.14 per citizen.

During the meeting, council members ad-dressed their concerns re-garding the city’s process to help the group establish a day shelter.

Councilwoman Kelly Maloney asked Wilson whether the city has explored how homeless people access services and barriers from going from one area to another for services.

Wilson said the city has a lot of data available and that will be part of the analysis as the city moves forward. However, he said, “We want to make sure that we don’t have analysis paralysis, that we really want to get to some action stage.”

Wilson said the city seeks to enhance the human services that are available here “but also recognizes that we’re deal-ing with a regional issue and looking for solutions in that regard as well.”

Ferrell emphasized that while words are not enough, this discussion is also about process.

“When talking about a

public project, we need to ensure the process is in place,” he said during an interview.

Councilman Martin Moore asked whether the city has any plans to establish benchmarks for the shelter project.

“I do not have a time-line established,” Wilson said. “This is going to be an iterative process and the identification of partners and timing is going to be critical to how to meet those services. I would anticipate having some interim type servic-es that we work towards, that we have a permanent solution that we’re work-ing towards and assessing the partnerships …”

Sound Alliance mem-bers and some council members have also expressed concern about the city’s desire to address the homeless issue on a regional scale.

“I would also like a definition of the region,” said Councilwoman Susan Honda. “Are we talking Pierce County and King County because Federal Way is so close to Pierce — there’s a really great day shelter in Tacoma — but I do believe our homeless population might have an issue with traveling back and forth because it is pretty expensive to get on

a bus … So I’m not sure the homeless population can travel back and forth to different day shelters in the region but I would like to know what region we are looking at.”

Wilson said there has to be a coordination and an integration of services for the homeless population.

Oftentimes, the organi-zations that have a reach within the region have the best capability to provide efficient and effective ser-vices and achieve econo-mies of scale to be able to provide those services, Wilson said.

But some Sound Alli-ance members said while they are supportive of the city identifying regional means of funding, the day shelter should be located in Federal Way — period.

“If regional means working with other cities to encourage them to start their own shelters, we’re behind that and we will be active partners to that and supportive of that,” Kabal-Komoto said. “If regional means identifying addi-tional sources of funding through the county and state, then we will be strong supporters of that. But regional can’t mean not in my backyard.”

Homeless advocates also question the city’s sense of urgency to

establish a day shelter in Federal Way.

Lynn Ormsby, a Sound Alliance board member, said the city doesn’t need to do another study to as-

sess the homeless issue. Blair agreed.“We can’t wait for a

regional study on this — we’ve done a regional study. We know what’s

needed. We’ve got our budgets put together,” Blair said. “I’d like to have this done before I die.”


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“We’re all rare and valu-able — like black gold — but with the recent issues of police brutality, espe-cially against young men of color and the backlash and violence that accompanied it, with the gender bias in our workplaces, with the socioeconomic disparity that separates many of us from one another, I wanted to make a statement that even through all of these obstacles we all still shine and we all have something to contribute.”

Statements such as, “Shout out to Jimi Hendrix, Charles and Quincy Jones, and all the black gold that ever called Seattle home,” are coupled with “Shout out to the slaves who had to live through the crazy times and still made love and made babies” in his EP. But it’s Henry’s own stories of a Cau-casian girl who had never seen an African-American in person before him during college or his grandfa-ther’s stories of the KKK that show his passion behind the lyrics.

In fact, his whole album deviates from the norm of today’s topics — sex, drugs and violence — that o� en permeate throughout Hip Hop.

“… From where I sit, Hip Hop has lost its � re for speaking about certain top-ics,” he said.

But in his song, “� e Revolution,” also on his new album, Henry points to nationally known young African-Americans Mike Brown and Trayvon Martin who were unjustly killed because of what many people think were racist tendencies.

“� e revolution will not be televised but it will be screened on YouTube and Spotify,” the chorus sings.

Henry said it seems to him that most “guys and gals that are in the spotlight are only worried about making radio/club friendly records and not so much the kind of art that is being put on display.”

“We (Hip Hop) had a history of being the voice

for social issues and dis-enfranchised groups who were ignored by the rest of the country and that’s been missing,” he said. “So I wanted to make a record that had a little bit of that edge in it and would make some people a little uncom-fortable or at least make them think about things.”

Henry played basketball and base-ball at Decatur High School while par-ticipat-ing in DEC-CA as well.

Dur-ing that time, he said his broth-

ers were big athletes in Federal Way and went o� to pursue sports in college but he knew “college athletics wasn’t in the cards” for him.

A� er graduating in 2001, Henry attended Central Washington University and was o� ered a record deal from Interscope Records his freshman year. Howev-er, he never got to sign the deal because the man who o� ered it to him was � red soon a� er.

“But he taught me a lot about music at the time,” Henry said. “He told me several times that you don’t need a label.”

Henry never heard from him again but that’s when he began to write raps and practice the piano in his dorm room.

“� at’s when I said I needed to learn the busi-ness,” he said, adding that he would eventually get his bachelor’s degree in music business.

Between 2010-2011, Henry found himself nomi-nated for a Grammy. Al-though he attributes it to an “odd year for the Grammys” because of their submission deadlines, he said it was nice to be nominated in the “Best Urban Alternative” song category.

“I put my name in the hat for nine di� erent cat-egories,” he said, adding it didn’t win that category but it was “validation that [his] art was good enough.”

Currently a student at Full Sail University, Henry is in the process of working toward his master’s degree in Internet marketing. A� er that, a doctorate in organizational leadership, a program that he’s applied for. He hopes to eventually teach the music business to others and consult on the side.

Until then, the Tacoma resident is staying busy with touring and using social media to get his name out.

According to a music analytics website, next-bigsound.com, Henry has determined his music is seeing 32 times the amount of social media activity of someone with his audience size — 10,000 people on so-cial media — as he visits 20 cities around the country.

Henry will never forget the moment he decided to dedicate his life to his music and create his self-booked tour.

On Nov. 22, 2013, he quit his job at Comcast.

“I had a show o� er at the Jack Pot Music Hall in Lawrence, Kansas and my job would not let me o� of work to go,” he said. “So I said, ‘Ok, I need to make a decision.’”

He remembers one of his best friends asked him if he was going to “hang up the microphone” and piano to sell Internet for the rest of

his life. “Nobody had asked me

that before,” Henry recalled. “He said I needed to create my break.”

Next thing he knew, he was playing in Pennsyl-vania, New York, Idaho, Texas, Kentucky and Mon-tana before stopping at home in between some of his shows.

“If I’m going to do it, I’m gonna do it,” he said. “I’m going to take every oppor-tunity I can.”

During his current tour, he looked up Macklemore’s old tour itinerary and has reached out to many of the venues, taking whatever he could get.

Although he hates to sound cliche, Henry advises young aspiring artists to simply get out there and work hard.

“I remember being a younger musician and thinking there was some-thing else to it, but there’s no magic pill,” he said. “It’s getting out and working. You’ve got to get out and get in front of people.”

Having studied Taylor Swi� ’s former manager, one thing that stuck with him was in order to sell one mil-lion records, it would take meeting one million people.

“Believe what you’re do-ing and surround yourself with supportive people,” he said.

Henry hopes to perform a local show sometime in the future but is waiting for “Black Gold” to make the Billboard charts � rst.

Until then, Q Dot, a nickname that stuck with him from high school, is looking forward to his next big show on March 20 in Houston, Texas.

For more information or to listen to Henry’s music, visit www.iamqdot.bandcamp.com or www.Facebook.com/iamqdot.

Decatur High School graduate Quincy Henry plays the keyboard during a recent concert. The Hip Hop artist, known as Q Dot, made the iTunes Hip Hop chart recently. Contributed photo

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Jeri Carlson, executive director of business services for the school district, ex-

plained to the board during Tuesday’s meeting that the $4 million represents a sav-ings target of 6.5 percent. � is surpasses the 5 percent minimum savings target on the refunding of the 2007 and 2008 bond series.

“� is is a nice chunk of money,” Carlson said.

� e 2007 and 2008 bond series is part of the $149 million bond authorization approved by voters in 2007.

Also approved by the school board on Tuesday night was the sale of $10 million in new bonds. � is is the � � h and � nal issue of new bonds in the $149 mil-lion bond authorization.

“� is is new money,” Carlson said. “Proceeds will the support the rebuild-ing of Federal Way High School.”

Carlson explained the refunding of the 2007 and 2008 issue of bonds re� nances the old bonds by issuing new bonds.

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money,” she said. “It simply retires that old debt. � is reduces interest rates and passes savings on to taxpay-ers.”

� e resolution approved by the board declares the bonds to be sold competi-tively. Bonds will be sold to the bidder that o� ers the lowest interest rate, Carlson said. � e bonds are scheduled to go up for bid on April 9.

A second resolution the board approved on Tuesday authorized the school district to participate in

the state-run School Bond Guarantee Program.

“It provides credit enhancement for the school district by the state pledging its full faith and credit to cover those bond payments in the unlikely event that the district would default on those bonds,” Carlson said.

Carlson also reported good news in regards to the school district’s manage-ment of its total tax bill.

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will be retired,” Carlson said. “So, as we look to some of the future needs of our construction here in the district, that is some exciting news.”

Following board approv-al, interim Superintendent Sally McLean congratulated Carlson on her persever-ance throughout the bond selling process.

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Local sisters make Dean’s List at Lin� eldFROM STAFF REPORTS

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Kourtney Johnson, Kasey’s younger sister, is a 2014 graduate of Todd Beamer High School. She is a freshman at Lin� eld College, where she also made the Dean’s List for fall semester with a 4.0 GPA.

Sound Transit releases update on link extension FROM STAFF REPORTS

Sound Transit is planning to extend light rail from the future Angle Lake Station at South 200th Street in SeaTac to the Kent/

Des Moines area by 2023. � e project also develops a shovel-ready plan for extending light rail to the vicinity of the Federal Way Transit Center when additional funding is secured. Sound Transit has been meeting with a� ected property owners about the potential impacts of the alternatives and will continue outreach until the board identi� es a preferred alternative this summer.

March 14Nurturing the Parent-Child Rela-tionship with Home Organization: Stacy Erickson, professional organizer, early childhood specialist and owner of Home Key Organization will address the common prob-lems of family’s clutter at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at the Federal Way Library, located at 34200 First Way S. For more information, visit www.kcls.org or call 253-838-3668.

Italian Dinner & Silent Auction: Phi Beta Psi Sorority, Gamma Delta Chapter pres-ents a sit down dinner with live entertain-ment at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at Belmor Park Community Clubhouse, located at 2101 324th St. Tickets are $12 through March 13 and $15 at the door. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For more information contact Patty Law at 206-276-5787.

March 15Homemade Trade Event: A new barter and trade event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 15 at Federal Way City Hall, located at 22214 Eighth Ave. S.

Participants will bring homemade items to trade such as baked goods, homegrown produce/herbs, plants/seeds, jams/jellies, jewelry, soap, honey, eggs, knitted items, artwork and other items. Tables and instruc-tions will be provided. For more information, email recycle@cityo� ederalway.com or call 253-835-2771.

March 16Park Pals General Meeting and Board Election: All patrons of French Lake Park are invited to attend this meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 16 at the Federal Way Library, located at 34200 First Way S. For more information, email [email protected] or visit parkpals.org

Cerebral Cinema-Movies on the Mind:Join Lance Rhoades in a multimedia presen-tation and conversation about movies, intel-ligence and creativity at 7 p.m. on Monday,

March 16 at the Federal Way Library, located at 34200 First Way S. For more information, call 253-838-3668 or visit www.kcls.org/mindmatters.

Rainier Audubon Society: The Rainier Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 16, at Federal Way United Methodist Church, located at 29645 51st Ave. S. Presentation entitled “COASST - What Dead Birds Can Tell Us,” delivered by Charlie Wright.

March 18Women’s Club of Federal Way: Lunch meeting begins at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18 at Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club. Kent Station Chico’s wardrobe stylist, Lisa Fischer, will present the newest spring fashions. Newcomers welcome. Cost is $15; call 253-927-2766 to reserve a spot.

Home Buyer Class: Learn about the home-buying process, local real estate market, � nancing options, credit scores, and more from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18 at Total Wine, located at 32095 Paci� c Highway S. Presented by Tina Hilden, Keller Williams Realty PS and Sarah Riley, Caliber Home Loans. Complimentary light dinner provided. Please RSVP to Tina at 206-718-2453 or email [email protected]

Anime Club for Teens: Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18 at the Federal Way Library, located at 34200 First Way S. Some anime titles may be rated PG-13. For more information, call 253-838-3668.

March 19Game On: Middle school, junior high and high school students can play video games at the library beginning at 4 p.m. on Thursday,

March 19, at the Federal Way 320th Library, located at 848 S. 320th St. For more informa-tion visit www.kcls.org or call 253-839-0257.

FUSION Volunteer Recruiting Event: Learn about the many ways you can volun-teer for FUSION and help make a di� erence from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19 at Berkshire Hathaway HS NW Real Estate Conference Room, located at 622 S. 320th St. FUSION provides transitional housing and support services to homeless families and is an all-volunteer organization. New volunteers are needed to assist with the upcoming annual fundraiser, the FUSION Décor Boutique, and the housing units. For more information, contact Paula Freeman at 253-874-1257 or email [email protected].

March 20Twentieth Anniversary Celebration

of Learning at Meredith Hill Elemen-tary: This free family event will be hosted from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20 at Meredith Hill Elementary. For more information, contact T.J. Navilio at [email protected].

Federal Way High School Vaudville Night: Federal Way High School Choir will host an evening of entertaining perfor-mances and dinner by Costa Vida from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20 in the Decatur High School Cafeteria, located at 2800 SW 320th St. Tickets for dinner and show are available for presale only for $20. Tickets for the show only can be purchased for $13 presale or at the door. For more information, contact Merlyn Ahern at [email protected] or call 253-945-5459.

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Screenings are your best prevention tool. However, if you’re faced with a cancer diagnosis, CHI Franciscan Health offers the region’s most comprehensive diagnostic, treatment and cancer care.

Time for a gut check?Some people feel uncomfortable having a colorectal cancer screening. We’re uncomfortable with you not having one. Colon cancer often grows slowly, but the good news is that treatment can be successful if detected early. Doctors agree that both men and women need a colonoscopy upon turning 50 years of age. African-Americans should begin screening at the age of 45.

Talk to your health care provider about screening or schedule a screening today. Don’t be embarrassed—this may save your life.

Visit chifranciscan.org/cancer to learn more. To find a provider near you, call us at 1 (888) 825-3227.

Colon cancer prevention begins with screening.Frank Senecal, MD Medical Director Franciscan Cancer Center

Shalini Kanneganti, MD, FACS Medical Director Colon and Rectal Surgery

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March 21, 8:30pm

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April 11, 8:30pm

I-5 Showroom$35, $45, $60, $65

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March 20, 8:30pm

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March 28, 7pm

I-5 Showroom$25, $40, $100

Battle at the Boat 100

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