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Maciek Jozefowicz, a Federal Way artist, has created the world’s toughest sudoku puzzles, two 16x16 grids that replace the familiar sudoku num-

A Federal Way man was charged with vehicular homicide in a crash that killed a Tacoma man on Dec. 30. Jeffrey Waterfall, 56, who police say was driving drunk, drove his Ford Mustang into a power pole at approximately 11:16 p.m. in the 28900 block of Redondo Way South, according to the Federal Way police report. The crash killed 52-year-old Kurtis D. Nevin of Tacoma, who was a passenger in Waterfall’s vehicle, the police report continues. He died at the scene. Waterfall was transported to Valley Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Blood testing showed he had a bloodalcohol content of .232, according to charging documents filed in King County District Court. Waterfall was booked into SCORE jail. He has a prior DUI conviction in 1979. The crash knocked a power pole off its base.

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ber sequence with graphic symbols instead. Jozefowicz, who sells his unique puzzles through his website konokopia.com, said he had an insight into the nature of sudoku, which allowed him to create the two new puzzles that

are aptly named Hercules Sudoku 1 and 2. “I realized that sudoku really isn’t a numerical puzzle, it’s essentially a graphical puzzle,” said Jozefowicz, who has a master of architecture [ more SUDOKU, page 2 ]

Patrons step up to help sick server Benefit dinner set for longtime server with terminal lung cancer By Carrie Rodriguez editor@fedwaymirror.com

f you’ve sat in Ginger Kelpszas’s section at Billy McHale’s before, chances are she’s already served you before you even got inside the restaurant. “Half the time I see my customers in the parking lot and I get their drinks ready,” Kelpszas said. “When you wait on someone for 26 years, you know what they want.” The longtime server said her main mission is to treat guests like she did her beloved late father. “I’d kiss the top of their heads,” she recalled, laughing. “Every once in a while you’d get a crabby one and I’d say, ‘There’s a shrink out in the lobby there.’ I never let anyone leave upset. You can always replace bad food but not bad service.” But after 26 years of serving customers during what she considers the best job of her life, Kelpszas recently stopped working at Billy McHale’s as she battles stage four lung cancer. Now her customers and coworkers are rallying behind her. Billy McHale’s will host a benefit spaghetti dinner on Jan. 6 to help Kelpszas with her medical bills and other financial needs. “I’m in awe,” said Kelpszas, who is 59. “I feel like, how do I deserve this? Why is it me that’s getting such a huge thing done for me?

Ginger Kelpszas, (right) a longtime server at Billy McHale’s, has supported her customer Donna App (left) as App battles multiple myeloma. Kelpszas was recently diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and App and other regulars are now supporting her. contributed The only thing I can think of is they love me as much as I love them.” She says she plans to attend the dinner to thank her customers, but it won’t be easy. “That night is going to be very hard on me because I don’t get to see them now, it’s like losing my family,” she said, crying. “I’ve cried so many times, I’m so in love with

them. You love these people and not seeing them now is so hard for me. I’m grieving losing my job and I’m grieving that. One thousand times I want to thank them for being in my life for so many years.” One of those customers she is thankful for is Donna App, who Kelpszas met more than 20 years ago. “I met her at Billy McHale’s just

from going in to eat and she was often our food server and then we’d begin to request her, then they just seated us in her section,” said App, noting the two are now good friends. “Ginger is a super sweet gal. When it comes to work, she was the best food server I have ever seen. Whether you are a first time customer or somebody she had [ more SERVER, page 3 ]

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degree from the University of Washington. “You have to put together the visual symbols in a way that follows the rules. So instead of using numbers, you can really use any graphic symbols. So I decided to

www.federalwaymirror.com translate the numbers, which is kind of the traditional sudoku, into graphic symbols, and by having graphic symbols, I could do a sudoku of a different size.” Jozefowicz noted that with the traditional nu-

merical sudoku, symbols plans to launch a Kickare limted to one through starter project on Jan. 15 nine, which constrains for his next unique project. the board to 9x9, as well. “It’s maze puzzles in With his graphic symbol the form of a scroll,” he approach, he could move said. “The maze puzzle is beyond that and scale it up 6 inches by 48 inches on to the 16x16 creations cura scroll, and there will be rently online at konokonine or 12 different pia.com. scrolls,” he said. As part of his efHe added that SUDOKU fort to show off his he recently closed new style of sudoku out a successful puzzle, Jozefowicz Kickstarter camhas an open contest paign, one in which running until Jan. 31 for 300 people or so funded the two puzzles. Six correct him to create a 28-page solutions will be chosen maze book called Labryinand will earn a free book thos. Like all of his works, from his catalog. He will this one was also unique also sign the winners in that the maze started on books as part of the conpage 1 and ended on page test. The winners will be 28 of the book. announced Feb. 2 on the To participate in the website. Hercules Sudoku chalJozefowicz noted that lenge, or to view more of along with these new his work, visit konokopia. puzzles and the contest, he com.

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“I really got acquainted with her after my husband passed away,” said Mayner, who plans to attend the benefit dinner. “I was going to Billy McHale’s and getting lunch. We just kind of clicked and became good friends.” Mayner said when Kelpszas meets someone for the first time, “She gives that big happy smile of hers and her eyes just dance when she does it. I think that’s how she hooks people.” However, when Kelpszas says no, “You’d better listen because she’s not going to say it a second time,” laughed Mayner. “We’re a lot alike that way.” Sometimes, Kelpszas told her friend she “needs a mom today,” Mayner said. Other times, she addressed Mayner as “Betty Boop and I’ll say, ‘Oh, you need something?’ My husband called me that and after he passed away I missed being called that.” Mayner said she’s also had illnesses off and on and Kelpszas called her if she

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didn’t show up for lunch to find out what was wrong and what she could do to help. When she found out Kelpszas has cancer, she said they both cried. And while she says it isn’t the same at Billy McHale’s without her friend, she still enjoys seeing Kelpszas’s granddaughter, Olivia, who is a hostess. Olivia is the third generation of Kelpszas’s family to work at the restaurant. “Her granddaughter says,

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‘Oh, hi moms,’ and I say, ‘Oh, another one calling me that.’ Her granddaughter is just like her,” Mayner noted. Jim Ross, who co-owns Billy McHale’s, has worked with Kelpszas for nearly 20 years. “I’m not underestimating if I told you that 50 or 60 a people a week come in to see her and sit in her section,” said Ross. “A lot of the older folks who come in, she takes the time to listen and understand what it is that they have to say about their family and friends.” Every year, she also made her regular customers and co-workers handmade Christmas presents, including ornaments, stockings, snowmen and angels, he noted. Ross and some of his employees came up with the idea for a spaghetti dinner to help Kelpszas and repay her for her kindness. “Ginger is a wonderful employee who has really taken care of everybody a lot,” said Ross, whose father died of cancer. “She’s been

here so long she’s seen two generations of customers grow up and I just want to do something to give back to her in her time of need.” Kelpszas said one of her fondest memories of working at Billy McHale’s was joking around with Ross. “Jim would come around the corner and say Ginger and I’d slide through the ceiling,” Kelpszas laughed. “He would scare me just to laugh at me. For 20 years I’ve tried to get him and I could never scare him.” She also said the two have “fought, we’ve clawed but we’ve always laughed at each other. What drives him nuts is that I’m always chitchatting and he wants me to get the food out.” But Kelpszas, who considers Ross one of her dearest friends, said her biggest concern is that she hopes her customers will continue

to support the restaurant. “Sometimes if my customers don’t see my car there, they will leave and I don’t want that,” she said. “That’s my main goal – please keep supporting Jim.” Kelpszas looks forward to spending as much time as she can with her three children and four grandchildren. Although her cancer has spread to her brain and kidney, she said doctors discovered a mutation gene that may help to prolong her life some. “So [doctors] are not worried about me yet. It gives me a lot of hope,” Kelpszas added. She is also hopeful that her days serving customers are not over. “I pray that there’s a heaven,” she said. “And I want to be a waitress when I get there.”

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Low-income apartments must be stopped The proposed lowincome apartments at the Federal Way Public Schools’ former “bus barn” at South 320th and 11th Place South property must be stopped. As we learned a few months ago in the Federal Way Mirror, an application for a permit to put an apartment complex with commercial on the ground floor at the old school bus barn is underway. The proposal is for a low-income development with 308 apartments

Mayor launches slowly from change platform Wow, no more eggnog for me. Before Christmas, Jim Ferrell was elected mayor of Federal Way as the candidate of change. He defeated Skip Priest in a hard fought race, promising “We can do better.” He wanted change in policy and change in direction. No more stuck in neutral. He wanted change, change, change! But when I awoke from my after-Christmas eggnog-induced nap, Ferrell had morphed into … Skip Priest. He wanted everything the same. Same staff in the same places, doing pretty much the same thing. No major policy announcements. No new initiatives to demonstrate our new direction as a city. He simply repeated his campaign comments but with no detail. He did make one change, sort of. The Police Guild was very unhappy with Mayor Priest and Police Chief Brian Wilson. They wanted both gone. Priest is gone but Wilson wasn’t ousted as many had wanted. He was promoted to a new position of chief of staff, which is almost the same as city administrator. The new job will have Wilson “assisting” in running the daily city operations. And he will still be supervising Andy Hwang, who will be acting chief like he was before. The new title avoids any council involvement but is probably unnecessary as the council is already close to Wilson. Maybe too close. That Ferrell would appoint an administrator wasn’t a surprise; he mentioned it in the campaign, but who he selected was a surprise. The guild may

be happy now but that may change once they think it through. Wilson was city manager before the conversion to strong mayor, so he knows the breadth of the city. But neither he nor Hwang have any executive experience in a strong mayor form of government, something Ferrell needs. Ferrell also chose to keep the rest of the management team together for the sake of “continuity.” However, he did say, “at least for now.” But the lack of movement stands in stark contrast to Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s high profile staff and policy changes. Suburban cities don’t usually change as much as Seattle after an election, but some change was expected. Next door in Auburn, which also has a new mayor, several changes are being discussed. One local well-known political observer said this amounts to “moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic.” Another felt if we are going to maintain the status quo, we could have stayed with Priest. Ferrell was the leader of the group to replace the council-manager form of government with a strong mayor form. He ran for mayor against Priest three years ago promising change, and after the election he was somewhat critical of Priest for keeping everything the same. Although Priest did change two positions in the mayor’s office, the same policy staff stayed in place. Nor did Priest hire anyone who actually [ more ROEGNER, page 19 ] Bob Roegner

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recently joined more than 540 people who came from most of our 50 states and a handful of other countries in New Jersey to learn and share about sexuality education at the National Sex Ed Conference. Educators from Federal Way, Wash. to Austin, Texas to Allendale, N.J. agree. Today’s youth need context and conversation to navigate complex messages about sexuality in a world of media, mixed messages and mayhem. Many of the issues that we struggle with here in Federal Way are consistent with challenges across the country, but there is at least one area where we buck the trend: teen pregnancy. The Office of Adolescent Health reports a steady downward trend in teen pregnancy in the U.S. since 1990. This is great news, right? It shows what we are doing to prevent teen pregnancy is working. But wait ... A recent study of school districts in South King County, including Federal Way, found that the rate of teen births here is more than four times higher than the national average (www.seattlefoundation. org). This shows that what we are doing locally is not working. This data suggests that we need to do a whole lot more. Teen pregnancy is a significant contributor to adolescents dropping out of high school and living in poverty. Children born to teen parents are at higher risk for low birth weight, health issues and educational challenges. These issues affect us all. The message at the national level is the same, whether from Debra Haffner of the Religious Institute, or Heather Corinna of Scarleteen.com: we shouldn’t rely on only one source (i.e., part of one high school health class) to provide relationship and sexuality information to our teens. We need to work together and broaden our efforts — from schools to community agencies to churches to the Internet. In the end, it really comes down to this: we can continue to make excuses for why we have more pregnant teens and why pregnant and parenting teens don’t succeed in school, or we can all work together to provide better education and support. We can talk about why they aren’t graduating, or we can find better ways to help them graduate and [ more JOHNSON page 7 ]

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To submit an item or photo for publication: email editor@federalwaymirror.com. Letters may be edited for style, clarity and length. on less than 10 acres. Developer, DevCo Inc. gets grants to build these apartment complexes by calling them low-income. In addition to building them, DevCo remains the landlord as well. DevCo has three different applications for low-income apartments in Federal Way and one has already been permitted to be built by Costco. Yet, another is being worked on with the location on 336th, according to Matt Herrera.

The proposed development at the bus barn is far bigger than anything else in Federal Way. And why put it at the highest point where it will tower over everything, dwarfing all nearby buildings and peering down into one of Federal Way’s oldest and most unique neighborhoods? The design of these buildings is ugly too. They look like Monopoly apartments, featureless and unremarkable. They will dominate our skyline, twice as high as the Extend-

ed Stay motel next door. This is the wrong place for such giant buildings. The school district bus property was paid for with public dollars, yet the public has not been involved in the development plans. I feel this fight is really for the heart and soul of our city. If the public is not involved in the development plans on public property, and if the input they give to the city is not included in the plan, then who controls our neighborhoods and

lives? More than 30 people wrote letters to the city with specific ideas and complaints, and almost none of them made it into the city’s requests to the developer. Just about every tree on the land will be removed as well. Stopping this kind of development is why this city was founded. I hope folks will realize what an ugly development this will be and join me in letting the city, the school board and superintendent know how you feel. It is not too late, the decision can be appealed, and I hope we can [ more LETTERS, page 9 ]

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For the past two months, students at Thomas Jefferson High School have actively gathered items in their advisory classes to provide gifts for low-income families to make sure that they were able to enjoy the holiday season. Each advisory was assigned a family to support and was given a “wish and need list” that the family provided. Items on the wish list included winter necessities, such as gloves and warm jackets, as well as

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Members of Thomas Jefferson High School’s Latino Student Union (LSU), Key Club and Jazz Choir volunteered at All Saint’s Lutheran Church on Dec. 14 for their Community Children’s Christmas Festival. This was the third year the church has partnered with the four nearby elementary schools (Valhalla, Star Lake, Mark Twain and Sunnycrest). The LSU students were assigned families to guide through all the activities, such as cookie decorating, gift wrapping, face paint and story time.

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give them practical skills to succeed. So here’s a call to you, Federal Way — whether you are biological parents, godparents, grandparents, foster parents, adoptive parents, step-parents, or fulfilling a parental role. Whether you are aunts or uncles, community leaders or church leaders, run social service agencies or after school programs — we’re all in this together. Let’s teach more than a few facts. Let’s increase the number of programs that include values, decision-making, refusal skills, negotiation skills, bullying and violence prevention. Let’s make it our mission to give great information and great values-based messages about healthy, holistic sexuality to our youth. Are you already providing a program that works to prevent teen pregnancy or supports teen parents in Federal Way? I’d love to hear about it. Do you have ideas for new programs that could help prevent teen pregnancy in Federal Way? I’d love to hear about those, too. Let’s make 2014 the year Federal Way promotes community-wide comprehensive, values-based education for our teens, before they become pregnant. And let’s create more holistic support for those who find themselves pregnant. That’s the kind of community I want to be a part of. Are you up for it, Federal Way?

Amy Johnson, MSW, is a trainer, educator and coach in the Pacific Northwest. She is co-author of the books “Parenting by Strengths: A Parent’s Guide for Challenging Situations” and “Homegrown Faith and Justice.” Amy facilitates classes and workshops in the Puget Sound area and online. She specializes in working with parents and in sexuality education. Amy can be reached at comments@diligentjoy.com.

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28 in the 34000 block of Second Lane S., a woman reported that unknown suspects had smashed out the rear window of her vehicle by throwing a bowling ball through the window. According to the report, the bowling ball had a note attached that read “You Can Thank Tina!” The report notes the victim doesn’t know anyone named Tina. Attempted alcohol theft: At 4:27 p.m. on Dec. 28 in the 2200 block of S. Commons, a woman was caught attempting to steal approximately $67 worth of alcohol. According to the report, the woman attempted to give a false name to police and loss prevention officers. Suicidal person: At 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 28 in the 1300 block of SW 353rd St., a woman known to the reporting party showed up at his front door. According to the report, the woman was suicidal and had a gun in her possession. At some point, the woman fired a shot from the gun, but did not injure herself. The report notes the woman fled the scene before police arrival. The police did an area check and found that no one had been harmed by the shot. Car attacked for honking: At 4:12 a.m. on Dec. 27 in the 28000 block of Pacific Highway S., two suspects, unknown to the victim, hit, keyed and kicked the victim’s car. According to the report, the suspects did this after the victim honked at them for standing in the roadway. The report notes the two suspects were extremely intoxicated. Panhandler raises concerns among motorists: At 5:46 p.m. on Dec. 27 at the South 320th/I-5 off-ramp, it was reported that a panhandler had an infant with him while standing on the side of the road. According to the report, the man left the area when police initially approached him, but was able to be located shortly thereafter in a nearby area. The report notes the child appeared to be in good health and was properly dressed and the man was not charged with any crime. Telegraph Club will install temporary telegraph stations along the stretch of Military Road that runs through Federal Way, Kent, SeaTac and Tukwila so people can witness the transmission of Civil Warera telegrams on authentic equipment, and send messages of their own up and down the line. The other project to receive funding is a proposal by Des Moines filmmaker Steve Edmiston to develop the first phase of a historical/cultural film series titled “Tales of Adventure From Old Military Road.” Four local historical societies from Tukwila, Highline, Kent and Federal Way will assist in the execution of these projects.

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Q&A with Mr. FW: No Seahawks on Sunday? Time for honey-do list Q: Mr. Federal Way, what am I going to do this weekend without the Seahawks playing? Super boring. A: That’s a great question and one that was actually brought up when Mr. Federal Way was watching Sunday’s first-round-byeclinching win over the St. Louis Rams as Mr. Federal Way was putting back a few adult beverages. After celebrating the victory, it truly hit Mr. Federal Way that the first weekend of the NFL playoffs is going to be wide open without a Seahawks game to watch. Although Mr. Federal Way was ecstatic that Seattle won the NFC West, secured a first-round bye and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs, it does mean Mr. Federal Way has to wait until Jan. 11 to watch the beloved Seahawks play again. Boring. But after putting a little thought into the situation, Mr. Federal Way has come up with the perfect answer to the Seahawks’ hangover this weekend. Mr. Federal Way and the rest of the males around town can put some money in the bank this weekend, so to speak. All those things around the house that have slipped between the cracks during the Seahawks’ magical 16game run during the NFL regular season are fair game Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Federal Way is going to be a working machine this weekend. On Mr. Federal Way’s list are things like replacing lightbulbs, chopping some firewood and patching up some holes in the drywall that occurred during the Seahawks’ loss to Arizona. This is Mr. Federal Way’s chance to get back on the good side of Mrs. Federal Way, who has put up with Mr. Federal Way’s obsession with the Seahawks all year. Mr. Federal Way might

even take the extreme step of offering Mrs. Federal Way a “girls night out” away from the kids. But that’s still up in the air. Q: Mr. Federal Way, have you ever done a New Year’s “polar bear plunge?” A: Hell no. To Mr. Federal Way, that sounds about as much fun as running a marathon. There are plenty of stupid things Mr. Federal Way has done in Mr. Federal Way’s past. A few of them are immortalized on the pages of the Federal Way Mirror for everybody to see. But there is absolutely nothing that sounds appealing about completing a polar bear plunge for fun. The only plunge Mr. Federal Way would think about completing would be jumping off a SCUBA diving boat into 80-degree water off the coast of Cancun. Mr. Federal Way would imagine it feels like thousands of tiny needles all over your body when you jump into the near-freezing water. No thanks. And for those of you who say that the polar bear plunge “cleanses your body and gets you ready for an exciting new year,” Mr. Federal Way can accomplish the same thing by turning Mr. Federal Way’s morning shower to cold for a couple seconds. Q: Mr. Federal Way, what is your opinion on the Duck Dynasty controversy? A: Mr. Federal Way is currently in shock that Mr. Federal Way is actually going to be writing about Duck Dynasty, but here we go. Look, Mr. Federal Way obviously agrees that as an American, everyone is entitled to their opinion. But, Mr. Federal Way also agrees that everyone doesn’t have

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to agree with everyone else’s opinion. That’s what’s great about living in this country. For those of you who have been living under a rock, Duck Dynasty is a reality show on the A&E Network that follows a family of self-described “rednecks” who have become millionaires because of their duck call business. The Robertson family patriarch, Phil, was recently suspended from the show “over anti-gay remarks” in a GQ Magazine interview. The suspension has become a platform for debates on homosexuality. Mr. Federal Way will never figure out why there are still people out there who actually get upset about homosexuality. Why do you care so much? How is it affecting you? There’s no defending what Robertson said. Mr. Federal Way has heard arguments that Robertson just wasn’t very articulate in expressing the Christian view that homosexuality is a sin. But Robertson’s opinions go deeper than that. His views on gays are legitimately hateful.

In the article, Robertson quoted the Bible, saying homosexuality is a sin and comparing it to bestiality. He also said Southern black people in the pre-civilrights era with whom he hoed cotton “were happy.” Obviously, the suspension of Robertson ended quick because the other

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Community CALENDAR Federal Way City Council Members Swearing in Ceremony: The city of Federal Way invites the public to its Jan. 7 meeting, to be part of the swearing in of Mayor Jim Ferrell and council members Kelly Maloney and Martin Moore. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will be held in Council Chambers at City Hall (33325 Eighth Ave. S.). The city clerk officially swore in the trio on Monday before their terms officially began on Jan. 1. But the city is having this small ceremony to “provide the public an opportunity to participate,” according to the city. Ferrell was elected to a four-year term that runs until Dec. 31, 2017. The Council will appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of his term for his vacant position, which runs until Dec. 31, 2015.

www.federalwaymirror.com Legislative Agenda Breakfast: The Federal Way City Council will hold a special meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 8 at the Federal Way Community Center (876 S. 333rd St.) to discus the city’s legislative agenda with 30th District legislators. Sen. Tracey Eide and Reps. Roger Freeman and Linda Kochmar are anticipated to be on hand to discuss the city’s goals in Olympia for the new year. The meeting will be held at the Forest Lounge in the Community Center and the public is invited to attend. Anyone interested in learning more is urged to contact Communications and Government Affairs coordinator Chris Carrel at (253) 835-2411 or chris. carrel@cityoffederalway.com. Federal Way Coalition Against Trafficking All-City Forum: Federal Way Coalition Against Trafficking presents “Our Lost Youth: Identifying and Aiding the True Victims of Sexual Violence,” an allcity forum. The event will run from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 9 in the Federal Way City Hall Chambers, 33325 Eighth Ave. S. This educational event is

free and open to all. Speakers will include Valiant Richey, the senior deputy prosecuting attorney for King County; Amanda Hightower and two survivors of human trafficking. There will be time for questions and answers after the presentations. Register online at www.fwcat.org. Adult Computer Class Open House: The Federal Way Senior Center will hold an open house for adults interested in computer classes from 1-3 p.m. Jan. 9, at the senior center, located at 4016 S. 352nd St. (west of Military Road). RSVP to Larry Malcom at (253) 839-5418. For more information, visit federalwayseniorcenter.org. Armed Defense Seminar: Federal Way Police Department interim Chief Andy Hwang will visit with the Armed Defense Training Association from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 at Brooklake Community Church, 629 S. 356th St. Hwang will share his own perspectives, practical experience, advice and tips for self-defense, applicable to everyone. Don’t miss

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this special opportunity to gain insights from his valuable experience and expertise. To learn more, visit www.armeddefense.org. AAUW Federal Way: The AAUW (American Association of University Women) Federal Way branch meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Christ Lutheran Church, 2501 SW 320th St., Federal Way. Everyone is welcome. Lisa Gunning will give a speech titled “A Fashion Designer’s Eye.” She is celebrating 30 years of fashion design in the Seattle area this year and will discuss her background in design. Women’s Club of Federal Way: The Women’s Club of Federal Way monthly meeting/luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club, 3583 SW 320th St. The program will be the popular barbershop quartet called Pieces of Eight. Newcomers are always welcome. Reservations required. Cost is $15 for lunch. Call (253) 927-2766 by Jan. 12. Free Film Screening: “The Believers,” a film about a transgender gospel choir, will be viewed from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Wayside United Christ of Church, 2000 SW Dash Point Road. The viewing will be followed by a discussion with Aidan Key, gender specialist and founder of the Gender Odyssey conference. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted to benefit gender education and support services. Chess Club Meeting: This is an opportunity for all chess players (or future chess players) to get together and spend a morning playing a few games. It’s a community activity and completely free. The meeting will include a short lesson on chess fundamentals for those interested, and chess ladder games will be offered. Bring your own chess board. The club will meet from 8-9:15 a.m. on Saturday, Jan.

Federal Way City Council Mayor Jim Ferrell takes the official oath of office during a private ceremony on Monday. The city will hold a public ceremony during the Jan. 7 Council meeting. Chris carrel, City of Federal Way 11 at the LDS Church Building, Room 13, 841 S. 308th St., Federal Way. In the future, the club will meet on the second, third and fourth Saturdays of each month at the same time. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Those interested in learning more can visit www.facebook.com/ FWChessClub. Funny & Inspiring Environmental Movie Night: The public is invited to a free screening of the comedic and multiple awardwinning environmental documentary “The Clean Bin Project” from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Federal Way City Hall Council Chambers, 33325 Eighth Ave. S. It is a fun and inspiring film about a couple who ask the question “What can an individual do?” To learn more, email recycle@cityofederalway.com or call (253) 835-2700. The Federal Way Library, 34200 First Way S., will offer the following programs this month. To learn more, call (253) 838-3668 or visit kcls.org:

Pajamarama Family Story Times: 7 p.m. on Jan. 7, 14, 21 and 28. This is a family program, and all ages are welcome with adult. Toddler Story Times: 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 8, 15, 22, and 29. Ages 2 to 3 with an adult are invited. Preschool Story Time: 11 a.m. on Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29. Ages 3 to 6 with an adult are welcome. Move and Groove Family Story Time: This event will be held at11 a.m. on Jan. 13 and is geared toward toddlers and young children who have special needs and their families. Children must attend with an adult. Anime Club: 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 15. Watch Anime with other fans while eating free snacks. SAT/ACT & College Admissions Overview: This event will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16. This overview is provided by Sylvan Learning and is for teens and parents, who can find out what the SAT and ACT tests cover and learn tips on how to score well.

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Federal Way’s McClatcher, Curran named 4A all-state By CASEY OLSON sports@fedwaymirror.com

the past several years, local resident Neal Nilsen, here pictured with the Seattle Seahawk Santa For Seahawks’ mascot, Blitz, has sported a long white beard and worked as a professional Santa, at CenturyLink Field, throwing out candy canes and posing for photos. This year, ready for playoffs including Nilsen, who is also known as Seahawk Santa, adopted a pair of Federal Way families, appearing at their apartments bearing gifts for the children. In total, Nilsen helped out six children this holiday season. courtesy photo

Federal way national and steel lake LL hosting registration Steel Lake and Federal Way National Little Leagues will be registering both baseball and softball players from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Federal Way Regional Library, 34200 1st Ave. S., on Saturday, Jan. 18. Representatives from your local Little League will be present to assist in registering kids. Be sure to bring child’s birth certificate and registration fees. Checks are accepted. For information, visit www. slll.net or http://www.eteamz. com/fwnll/

Sports contact: Casey Olson colson@federalwaymirror.com or (253) 925-5565

Wrap up: Fourth-ranked Beamer finally topples No. 2 Mount Rainier Titans lost to Rams three times a season ago; Decatur wrestling wins the Winter Cup By CASEY OLSON sports@fedwaymirror.com

Revenge was pretty sweet for the Todd Beamer High School girls basketball team. The fourthranked Titans snuck by the Mount Rainier Rams Friday night in a matchup of the two heavyweights in the South Puget Sound League, 64-59.

The Rams, who entered the Alexander sank a pair of gamegame as the second-ranked team clinching free throws with six in the state, had a strangle-hold on seconds left to seal the five-point SPSL supremacy and the Titans’ victory. last season, beating BeamBeamer jumped out to er a grand total of three an early 10-point lead durtimes, including wins in ing the first quarter, 14-4, the SPSL and West Central and seemed to be ready District championships. to cruise to a victory. But But this time around, Mount Rainier battled the unbeaten Titans (6-0) back cut the Beamer lead were able to close out the to just four points at halfNia Alexander talented Rams, despite a time, 30-26. The Titans game effort from Mount then extended the lead to Rainier. 61-51 with just over two minutes The Rams (6-2) twice overcame left to play in the game on a layup 10-point deficits, but didn’t have by Alexander. enough in the end to complete the But the battle-tested Rams went comeback. Titans sophomore Nia [ more wrap up page 18 ]

A pair of Federal Way High School football players capped their seasons by being named to the Associated Press’ 2013 Washington All-State first-team earlier this week. Junior Chico McClatcher was voted as a first-team running back, as well as all-purpose/ returner and senior Keenan Curran was a first-team defensive back. The two players led Chico McClatcher the Eagles to the state semifinals for the first time since 1976, before losing in the final four to eventual-champ Chiawana. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound McKeenan Curran Clatcher is already one of the top recruits on the West Coast and, when it’s all said and done, will have full-ride scholarship offers from every major school in the Pac-12, along with other national power programs. McClatcher already has offers from college programs like Washington, Washington State, Utah, UCLA, Boise State and Arizona State. As a running back, McClatcher ran for 1,622 yards, had 700 yards receiving and scored a grand total of 32 touchdowns. He was the SPSL South Player of the Year. He was the most dangerous return man in the state, despite a limited amount of attempts as teams always kicked away from him. McClatcher returned two kickoffs for touchdowns during the season. Curran led the entire SPSL in [ more all-state page 13 ]

Celski’s Olympic quest starts Friday Short track speedskating U.S. Olympic Trials will be on NBC networks By CASEY OLSON sports@fedwaymirror.com

Federal Way native J.R. Celski will attempt to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russia this weekend at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Utah. courtesy photo

Federal Way native J.R. Celski’s quest to become a two-time Olympian will get going Friday at the 2014 U.S. Olympic Trials — Short Track Speedskating. Four years ago, Celski brought home two bronze medals from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, as

a 20-year-old. The U.S. Olympic Trials will take place in Kearns, Utah, through Sunday. The top-three finishers in each race will automatically qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team. The 2014 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7-23. The Trials will include 5.5 hours of coverage on NBC and the NBC Sports Network on both the men’s and women’s side from the Utah Olympic Oval. NBC Sports Network kicks off short track coverage on Friday at 5 p.m. with the men’s and women’s 1500-meter events. Coverage

continues on Saturday at 1 p.m. on NBC Sports Network with the men’s and women’s 500 meters, and concludes on NBC on Sunday at 1 p.m. with the men’s and women’s 1000 meters. In total, NBC Olympics will present an unprecedented 34.5 hours of live coverage of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Trials across NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra leading up to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi next month. Aside from short track speedskating, coverage also includes hockey, ski jumping, [ more celski page 13 ]

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Just in time for the playoffs, Seattle Seahawk fans are getting a new place to hang the 12th Man flag every day — the license plate of their cars, trucks, trailers and motorcycles. Specially-designed plates featuring the professional football team’s logo and the fan base’s emblematic flag can now be ordered throughout the state. Also, fans of the Seattle Sounders FC can order license plates bearing the logo of the soccer franchise. A law signed in May paved the way for both specialty plates. Money generated from Sounder plates sales will go to the Washington State Mentors and the Association of Washington Generals, which promotes volunteerism and public service. Proceeds from the Seahawks future plate sales will go to InvestED, a Seattle-based nonprofit that provides students in need with things like athletic fees, choir robes, eyeglasses, or graduation expenses. In 2012, InvestED helped 18,213 students in 661 schools. Both special license plates can be ordered through the mail from the state Department of Licensing by sending in an application, along with a check or money order. They also can be ordered in person at a county auditor’s office or vehicle licensing office. You cannot buy them online. In most cases, a set of plates will cost $67.75 for passenger vehicles, $49.75 for motorcycles and small trailers, and $55.75 for a large trailer. This does not include any sub-agent or renewal fees that may be required. The amount includes a $40 special license plate fee, of which $28 goes to the

[ celski from page 12 ] Nordic combined and curling. Celski’s short track career started as a 4-year-old inline skater at Federal Way’s Pattison’s West with his father, Bob, and two brothers, Chris and David. After numerous inline national championships, Celski switched over to the ice as a

sponsoring organization. Renewals will cost $30 with almost all of it going to the nonprofits. No proceeds go to the Seahawks or Sounders organizations. Under the law, nonprofit groups benefiting from the sales are allowed to distribute the first 25 plates in the manner they wish. InvestED reserved 00001 for the Seahawks and auctioned off the next 24 plates. The weeklong auction in November raised $109,483. Not surprisingly, the single largest bid of $42,299 went for the ultimate 12th Man plate — 00012. “It couldn’t have come at a better time,” InvestED Executive Director Deborah Cushing said of the approaching playoffs. • Do you dream about playing Major League Soccer for the hometown Seattle Sounders FC? Here’s your chance. On March 8 and 9, the Sounders’ Under-23 team will host open tryouts for the Seattle Sounders FC. All players looking to join the Sounders FC can test their skills in front of the team’s coaches and staff. Registration is now active on SoundersU23.com. Tryouts will be held at Sunset Chevrolet Stadium in Sumner. All pre-registered players will participate in tryouts on Saturday, March 8. The top players from Saturday’s [ more briefs page 18 ]

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

overall title at the U.S. Senior Short Track Speedskating National Championships in December. He also ended the recent World Cup season in impressive fashion by winning a pair of gold medals in November in Kolomna, Russia. Celski won the 1,500 and anchored the American 5,000-meter relay team.

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Bringing city from ‘Felony Way’ to ‘Freakin Awesome Way’ of 100 percent graduation. While these types of goals typically receive thunderous applause, how about a realistic goal of graduating just 71 percent of kids on time (2012 on-time graduation was 70.2 percent)? How about we tie the superintendent’s $40,000 raise to this number? Heck, if he can get on-time graduation rates to 80 percent, I’ll campaign for a $100,000 raise (rigging the grading system doesn’t count). 3. Stop hiring outside “experts” and start utilizing our local experts – On multiple occasions, former Superintendent Tom Murphy personally invited local community members to give feedback on school policy. I don’t know if Tom ever implemented our recommendations, but either way, he created an enormous amount of community support. Matthew Jarvis

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On the opposite end of this spectrum, the city is ignoring experienced local businessmen like Jeff Stock and Byron Hiller in favor of outside “experts,” while a group of 100 parents were able to get multiple TV interviews before they could get a meeting with school district administration. 4. Actively promote Federal Way – Our town has a lot to offer. Unfortunately, the policy of City Hall has largely been one of waiting for the phone to ring. This includes several city staffers who are adamantly opposed to prospecting for new business. As such, we have spent the last 15 years watching our local economy decline. Regardless of the outcome, Councilmember Kelly Maloney’s efforts to attract a university satellite campus is a great example of what our mayor and economic development director should be doing every day. 5. Leverage the media – While bad news may sell best, we have so much

more going for us than just shootings, “F-rated” schools, malfunctioning speeding cameras, nepotism at SKFR and allegations of police brutality. We need to be constantly feeding the media stories that focus not only on our good side, but our many sides that are better than any other city. When Seattle announces that they have turned parking spots into mini parks, we should talk about our community gardens and the Hylebos Wetlands. When they talk about trying to fix potholes, we should dare them to find a pothole in Federal Way. Done correctly, these five steps will all but guarantee a transition from “Felony Way” to “Freakin’ Awesome Way.” Without them, we will be doomed to witness yet another decade of economic decline.

Contact Federal Way resident Matthew Jarvis at matthew@jarvisfinancial. com.

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’m tired of living in “Felony Way.” I’m tired of getting up each morning wondering if the windows have been broken out of my car, or if my office will have been tagged with spray paint, or which one of my friends will have had their home broken into by an organized crime ring. I’m tired of trying to figure out what in the hell the Federal Way school board was thinking when they traveled to Europe, gave the superintendent a raise without demanding results, or implemented a new grading system without thinking through the consequences. I’m tired of wondering if my kids will be among the 30 percent of students who don’t graduate Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) or if they will be lucky enough to win the lottery (literally a lottery) to get into FWPS preferred schools. I’m tired of wondering if there will be any parking spots left at the transit center, or if there will be room on the bus to Seattle, or if I’ll witness someone being shot in the process. I’m tired of a City Hall that thinks economic development means waiting for the phone to ring, or who marginalizes anyone who questions their policies. I’m tired of the shenanigans of the South King Fire & Rescue (SKFR) commissioners. Most of all, I’m tired of hearing our fair city referred to as “Felony Way.” Here are five steps our community can take today that can take us from “Felony Way” to “Freakin’ Awesome Way.” 1. Measure everything and demand accountability – From City Hall, to FWPS to SKFR, every government organization in town needs to identify three to five measurements that define their success. Every school board, city council and commissioner meeting should start with looking at where we are with these measurements and who or what is responsible for our success or failure. 2. Set realistic goals and demand accountability – The superintendent recently announced a goal

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understood how a strong mayor form of government worked. Now some wonder if Ferrell will follow the same course. In government, the old saying is “personnel is policy.” It means the executive is only as strong or creative as his\her staff. This staff is used to the non-political approach of a city manager form of government, which Priest maintained. When Priest was in the middle of a difficult campaign, his staff didn’t know how to legally and politically help him. Most didn’t even understand it became part of their job once he chose to retain them when he became mayor three years ago. The attempts they did make backfired. But staff ’s involvement isn’t about waving signs on street corners. It is more subtle, nuanced and sophisticated in the manner in which the administration assists in strategy, or in response to an issue raised by the opposition. The mayor shows his loyalty by appointing or retaining staff in highly paid jobs. Staff shows their loyalty by supporting his initiatives and his reelection. There were several times during the campaign when a department head could have helped and possibly saved Priest’s job but didn’t. Will Ferrell make the same mistake? Or is he comfortable with a defacto council-manager form of government? If so, he wasted a lot of his energy and our time changing the form of government. There is a team at City Hall, it just isn’t Ferrell’s team yet. In fairness, it is only Ferrell’s first week on the job and he may look at things differently after he feels more comfortable. And he may have wanted to be reassuring to the council, most of whom likely didn’t vote for him. Or he may have wanted to extend an olive branch to opponents who thought he would come in and fire everyone indiscriminately. It has been two months since the election and we are still hearing election sound bites. Where’s the urgency? He promised us a better Federal Way if only we would elect him. The first week’s storyline should have been about new directions, instead it’s about keeping everything the same. Ferrell may yet deliver on his promise “we can do better.” But right now it’s more of a question “can we do better?” We don’t know, but we are off to a pretty slow start.

Contact Federal Way resident and former Auburn mayor Bob Roegner at bjroegner@comcast.net.

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