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The Federal Way City Council voted 5-2 to lend their support to Proposition 1, the April 22 ballot proposal aimed at maintaining cur-rent levels of Metro Transit service. The proposal would also attempt to tackle county-wide road issues.

In total, the proposal would

increase King County residents car tabs to $60 ($40 for “low-income” residents) and add “one penny (in sales tax) to every $10 spent” in the county. Proponents for and against the measure made their voices heard during the Council’s meeting on Tuesday, with oppenent Will Knedlik leading off the arguments.

“This Council must oppose Proposition 1, a $1.5 billion tax

increase through two highly regres-sive taxes on motorists and on the sales of goods and services,” said Knedlik. “Because terrible existing transit unfairness for Federal Way residents would be made worse by the 1,500 percent tax increase on drivers and boaters and the other owners of a wide variety of vehicles. (It also will impose a) very aggres-sive tax on goods and services to

take another $465 million from taxpayers over the same decade.”

Knedlik said that Federal Way should oppose the proposition because the current system as is essentially acts as a wealth-redistri-bution scheme from outlying parts of King County to Seattle.

“Metro Transit (is) being a ter-rible parent, who abuses South and

Man charged with 22 counts of theft, fraud

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BY GREG ALLMAIN

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An Auburn man who told detectives he was the recipient of a $2 million grant from President Obama after police say he defrauded numerous financial institutions is facing 22 counts of forg-ery, theft and fraud.

Steve E. Cho, 45, is accused of having forged three sale agreements for residences in Federal Way, falsifying financial documents to obtain two high-end luxury SUV vehicles, and numerous counts of check forgery in the last couple of years, according to charges filed in King County Superior Court on March 12.

Numerous financial institutions had been in-vestigating Cho for fraud, but Cho’s alleged “Catch Me If You Can” like act wasn’t uncovered until late February of last year, according to the charges. At that time, Federal Way Police Department of-ficers were called out to a house in the 33000 block of Seventh Court SW.

The Cho family was outside the residence when officers arrived and told police they were “pushed out” by the owner of the real estate company that listed the residence on behalf of the seller, the docu-ments continue. When detectives spoke with the seller’s daughter, she told them she stopped by her parents’ residence to

Students shine at Federal Way Public AcademyLottery system determines whether students will make it in to public school or notBY CARRIE RODRIGUEZ

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Fifth grader Ellie Wagner sits on the floor in the back of the room, waiting for her name to be called.

“I’m a little nervous,” says her father, Jeff Wag-ner, standing next to her.

At the front of the room, Paula Curtis reaches into a small paper bag, shuffling the pieces of paper around before she pulls the first slip out.

Reading the name aloud on the paper, she hands the slip to her assistant and pulls another name from the bag. And another.

Someone from the audience of more than 100 parents and students sighs in an otherwise quiet room during the public lottery on Monday night at the Educational Services Center.

Out of 143 students who applied for the Federal Way Public Academy (FWPA), only the first 60 incoming sixth graders that Curtis called made it into the school. The other 83 students were placed on a waiting list, again, via the lot-tery.

“Ellie Wagner, number 37,” Curtis said of the student’s placement on the waiting list. The number signified that Ellie probably won’t get into Federal Way Public Academy, at least for this year. For now, she will move on to either Sequoyah Middle School, or perhaps a Christian school, Wagner said.

He heard about the school from his daughter’s friends who attend the public school.

FWPA provides students a rigorous, challeng-ing academic program. The school’s mission is to provide a college preparatory curriculum for students in grades six through 10. About 300

Above, students in Mark Klumpsenhower’s English class laugh during a grammar lesson at the Federal Way Public Academy on a recent morning. Left, Marquis Waright, a 10th grader at Federal Way Public Academy, takes notes during a lesson at the school. Waright has attended the public school since the sixth grade, when he was chosen for admittance via a public lottery that the school district holds. PHOTOS BY CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, The Mirror

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check on it while they were away in Alaska. She said she discovered people inside the home and subsequently called the realtor to inquire if the house had been sold.

The documents also note that for at least one of the bank accounts Cho allegedly used to conduct these numerous activities, “there was never more than $5 in his accounts.” In his first interview with police, though, Cho said he was good for the money. “Steve Cho told (detectives) that he had been the recipient of a $2 million grant from President Obama and had $500,000 in his bank account,” the documents con-tinue. All told, Cho is alleged to have defrauded eight banks, and to have attempted to fraudulently purchase at least three properties in Federal Way, along with two high-end luxury SUVs.

East King County’s transit taxpayers, in order to transfer our taxes to Se-attle residents, as it always does as the favored child,” he said. “(It’s) an indisput-able fact that King County is divided into three un-equal classes of citizens … The preferred citizens of the first class live in Seattle and receive 63 percent of transit services and pay 35 percent of transit taxes and are getting nearly $2 of transit services for every dollar of taxes they pay.”

Knedlik continued the analogy, saying South King County and Federal Way would be the “sec-ond” class, with citizens paying 30 percent of taxes but only receiving 20 per-cent of the service.

Finally, Knedlik, who lives in Kirkland, said that East King County gets the shortest straw of all, with residents there paying 35 percent of the taxes but only receiving 17 percent of the services.

“What you’re being asked to do tonight is make this worse. Your support for Proposition 1 would condemn Federal Way for at least a decade to being second class citizens,” he said. “But it will get worse if you look at the documents that have been presented by King County, you will see that after six years, even with a $1.5 billion tax increase, they will run out of money and have to cut back services again. You’ll be right back to where you are now, where they take it out of Federal Way and

East King County and give it to Seattle.”

The official position in favor of the measure was provided by April Putney, campaign director for Move King County Now, saying the situation is fairly dire if Proposition 1 does not pass.

“Right now, King Coun-ty should be adding 15 per-cent bus service just to meet our current demand, most of that down here in South King County. Unfortunately, instead, we’re looking at 17 percent cuts to our bus service … We’ve worked for six years trying to get the state to take comprehensive action and pass a state-wide package to address both our local needs and also critical investments … Unfortunately, the state has failed to act. Partisan gridlock has not stopped the county from act-ing. The County Council voted unanimously to put Proposition 1 before our voters because they agree we need to act now and make sure we protect our quality of life.”

Putney noted that if Proposition 1 is not passed, King County will have to follow the leads of Pierce and Snohomish counties, where bus ser-vices have been reduced by 43 percent and 35 percent, respectively.

The initial motion the

Council considered was to oppose Proposition 1, introduced by Council-member Bob Celski and seconded by Dini Duclos. For both, the issue came down to Metro asking people who don’t use their services to essentially pay for them.

“I’d like to see Metro increase the fares on the buses. We’re support-ing people to ride the buses back and forth,” said Duclos, “but I’ve not seen any attempt to cut costs by Metro. Show me that you’ve

done some cost cutting. We did this as a city, we cut staff, made staff take double positions to get things done.”

“My main concern is it imposes an additional burden on many citizens who will never use the bus services,” Celski said. “The burden, for a family of two with two vehicles, will be about $130 (a year). This burden extends for 10 years, so that same family will pay $1,300 for the privilege of driving. My opinion is that Metro should go back and look at this again and impose a higher fee for the people who use the actual bus services.”

Celski and Duclos’s motion was voted down, 5-2. The remainder of the

Council cautioned that the failure of Proposition 1 likely means more harm to Federal Way residents who are already having a difficult time.

“My concern is … that the people who utilize it but can’t afford to even drive a car, are going to be the ones who are impacted because they can’t get to work, to child care, and students may not even be able to get to school,” said Councilmember Lydia Assefa-Dawson.

“One thing I want to mention is that jobs are being affected by this,” said Councilmember Martin Moore. “If we don’t support this … 500 drivers could lose their jobs potentially, and those are jobs that are really important. Not only that, but we have an estimate that 400,000 people use this countywide. Those are lives, those are families, those are kids being im-pacted by this.”

Councilmember Susan Honda said she was torn on this, but said she felt it was most important to try and keep the service levels that Federal Way residents already experience.

“I don’t want to see increased taxes, but I also don’t want to see people not have a way to get around,” she said. “I don’t know that there’s a good answer to this. We need bus service, good bus ser-vice, and I’m not even sure we have good bus service in this area, but what we have is too important to give up.”

To learn more, visit www.kingcounty.gov.

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Navy recruit completes basic trainingFROM STAFF REPORTS

Navy Seaman Recruit Caleb J. Villegas, son of Agustin M. Villegas and Vargas Loria M. Fatima of Federal Way, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. with honors.

During the eight-week program, Villegas complet-ed a variety of training that included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and ship-board and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.

The capstone event of boot camp is “battle sta-tions.” This exercise gives recruits the skills and con-fidence they need to suc-ceed in the fleet. Villegas is a 2013 graduate of Federal Way High School.

Airman completes basic trainingFROM STAFF REPORTS

Air Force Reserve Airman First Class Noe Flores-Montoya gradu-ated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air

Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Flores-Montoya is the son of Martin Flores and Nohemi Montoya, both of Federal Way. He is a 2013 graduate of Federal Way High School.

Air industry professionals needed for science projectFROM STAFF REPORTS

Calling all aerospace engineers, pilots, scientists, mathematicians, journal-ists, humanitarians, artists, astronauts and other pro-fessionals who work in the areas of flight and space.

This year, Saghalie Middle School began its journey of becoming a fully implemented STEM, project-based learning school, serving underrep-resented students of color. Part of project-based learn-ing is providing authentic experiences with authen-tic audiences to provide feedback.

Saghalie seventh graders are working on a “Deep Space 3000” project and organizers are seeking authentic audiences to help provide feedback to the students on their projects.

To volunteer, contact Deborah North at (253) 945-5016 or [email protected].

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“We need bus service, good bus service, and I’m not even sure we have good bus service in this area, but what we have is too important to give up.” Susan Honda

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Jeff Wagner and his daughter, Ellie (second from right) wait for her name to be called during a public lottery at the Educational Services Center on Monday. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, The Mirror

[ FWPA from page 1] students attend the small school each year and are placed through the Choice Enrollment program via a lottery. Though the school is open to all students, more than 60 percent of those who apply on average are turned away.

“We went to a parent information night … I feel like it’s the best choice for her,” he said, noting the school would provide Ellie with the academic chal-lenge that she needs. “She’s intelligent.”

Before the names were drawn, Ellie said she would be “sort of upset” if she didn’t make it into the school.

“I like the level of learn-ing and the curriculum,” she said of FWPA.

Wagner noted that Federal Way Public Schools should set a standard for students to get into FWPA, instead of a lottery system.

“I’d like to see something that was maybe a test to get in,” he said. “But fair is fair - we are all paying taxes.”

However, other parents, such as Alissa Frederick, said the lottery is “fair.”

“I like that it doesn’t matter what race you are, or what income level, you get a fair chance,” Frederick said, adding, “I don’t think it is possible to open the school up to all students, it works well because of the low class sizes and that students have to want to be there.”

Nevertheless, she was still anxious for her daughter to make it into FWPA, as this year was her second time trying to get into the school.

Last year, her daughter - then a 5th grader at Rainier View Elementary - made it onto the waiting list at number 30.

“I was crushed,” Fred-erick said, noting she was concerned with the com-munication issues between school administration and teachers, and “frequent principal changes” at her lo-cal middle school.

This year, Fredrick said she was even more anxious to get her daughter into FWPA as a 7th grader. She said her daughter “loves the idea that teachers talk to the students and they work on the curriculum together, rather than the one-way education system most schools need to use just because of time and class size constraints.”

Through the lottery this year, her daughter made it to the 11th spot on the waiting list. However, there are currently no openings for 7th graders, she said.

“I wish there were more

schools like it,” Fredrick said. “It is the main reason I voted yes to the charter school initiative. The cur-rent education system is broken, and it is schools like FWPA that are think-ing outside the box and making great advances.”

A HIDDEN GEM

“Dot, dot, dot does not mean sarcasm,” said FWPA English teacher Mark Klumpsenhower, as he taught a classroom of seventh graders about the use of an ellipsis on a recent afternoon. “It does not translate well into drama - if you want that, you can go online and find an emoti-con. It means you left words out intentionally or you got interrupted.”

Students laughed as they took turns reading phrases on the whiteboard, includ-ing, “I am so cool” and “No … I am.”

In the hallway, a group of students in a drama class recited lines from the play “No One Calls Me Mutt Anymore,” while history students in another classroom learn about the beginnings of capitalism during a Socratic seminar.

Green leafy plants and wooden benches in an outdoor-like setting align the hallway to the main office.

“People often learn about our school because they go online and see the scores,” said Kurt Lauer, who has been principal at FWPA for 10 years.

Last year, for example, FWPA scored a first in the district: 100 percent of FWPA’s 10th-grade students met standard in four of five subjects; in the fifth, biology, 93.8 percent of the school’s 10th graders met standard.

The Office of Superin-tendent of Public Instruc-tion and the State Board of Education also recognized FWPA in 2013 for overall excellence. This award goes to schools whose overall two-year test score average puts them in the top 5 per-cent of schools statewide.

Compared to districtwide scores across all subjects over the past four-plus years, FWPA students in grades six through 10 far outscored their peers.

But Lauer said he “rarely speaks about scores that much. I’m not a big banner waver on test scores. I want students to do well, but we want students to learn the curriculum at a deeper level.”

School district spokes-person Deb Stenberg also noted that compar-ing FWPA’s test scores to

other district schools is “like comparing apples to oranges.” She said a more appropriate comparison would be similar programs in the area, such as Lake Washington’s International Community School and Bellevue’s International School. Compared to those programs, FWPA’s scores start out a bit lower, but by the time students reach the 10th grade at FWPA, their scores are the same or higher than those of these elite schools.

Lauer added the biggest results of student success show in what students do after FWPA. About 50 per-cent of students go into the International Baccalaureate program at Thomas Jeffer-son and 30 percent go into Running Start. Some stu-dents go on to Ivy League schools, including Harvard and Yale universities.

One reason why FWPA students are so successful is because the school’s cur-riculum is focused, Lauer said, noting teachers and students “dive deeply” into subjects.

“At Federal Way Public Academy, they don’t just meet the standards - they understand the standards,” said Tina Williamson, whose children Ryan and Kelly McCandless attend FWPA.

Ryan, a 9th grader, struggles in math and did not pass the End of Course exam in algebra last year. But his teachers have met with him after school and during lunch to “dive deep” into algebra to ensure that he grasps the concepts.

“They just tried different approaches until he began to understand it,” William-son said. “This year, all of a sudden, you start seeing a light going on and he’s grasping it.”

Many students also succeed at FWPA because of the strong partnerships between home and school, teachers’ high expectations

and the small school envi-ronment, Lauer added.

“It’s a small school and it’s able to reach more people,” said Marquis Waright, a 10th grader at the school. “We’re not bound by any age or grade barrier.”

Delyla Vue, also a 10th grader, said some schools form cliques, wherein people stay “with their own kind.” But at FWPA, “we converse with each other very politely. I’ve been to many schools in my life-time, none of them have the feeling it does here of just being comfortable, with no peer pressure.”

Williamson noted the students who succeed at FWPA are those who want to be there.

“It’s not just for brai-niacs,” she said. “It’s the culture of this school that makes it what it is. It is a different social atmosphere, it’s a small community, it’s

a family. It takes a com-munity to raise a child and that’s the community that’s helping me to raise my children.”

She said FWPA is a “hid-den gem” in Federal Way, “but the unfortunate part is that not more people can participate in a small school environment like this.”

The school board voted to implement FWPA in 1998, after many parents showed demand for the school and said it was important to have a variety of educational models to choose from.

“Federal Way Public Academy is an excellent ex-ample of this district’s bold efforts to provide innova-tive programs to meet the needs of all students,” said Superintendent Rob Neu in an email. “FWPA con-firmed that there was and is a demand for academi-cally challenging programs. FWPS is committed to provide such programs for all students, in a variety of

ways and settings.”FWPA began in 1999

with 120 students in portable classrooms at Il-lahee Middle School, and eventually moved to its own campus.

The district considered options for expanding FWPA in 2005, however the cost of expanding versus the number of students it would benefit didn’t justify the investment, Stenberg said, noting the decision was made in an environ-ment of state funding cuts.

However, Neu said the district is always open to ideas.

He said FWPA and many other district programs, including TAF Academy, the Cambridge and STEM programs, “are all examples of the district’s openness to implementing promising programs for our students. We are open to ideas from all stakeholders to provide the best education possible for our students.”


School board should reject High Point

The High Point develop-ment in the planning stages for the old bus barn site on 320th Street is unwanted by the neighborhood it will abut and does not keep with the overall design that permeates most of Federal Way.

One of the best reasons to live in Federal Way is the melding of nature with manmade structures. Except in the city “core,” this is to be the site of urban decay,

acres of cracking pavement and weed-choked vacant lots and if High Point is al-lowed, our own little ghetto. At the meeting to inform area residents of how much worse it could be, Devco brought in pretty renderings of the proposed develop-ment. They had all these “consultants” provide infor-mation regarding building heights and the impact on the area. I have a problem with consultants that are a part of the company making the bid on the property. Isn’t

that like putting the wolves in charge of the sheep? Are they going to be honest and say how much impact there really will be on the neigh-borhood, on services, on the local schools, on the traffic problems caused by putting all those people in a small space and not providing adequate parking, or space for them? The “consultant” from Devco stated that, “legally we could make them much higher.” If he was a consultant, why use the word “we”? Sounds like one

of the investors to me.Matt Herrera said traffic

is not going to be a problem because there is mass transit available. There is mass tran-sit available in downtown Seattle and, frankly, the traf-fic is appalling. It just seems if 92 buses could not make it in and out of the bus barn twice a day before major traffic times that all the new residents of this proposed project are not going to have a good time of it. Neither are those people who have to use that route daily.

Currently, Devco states that children in the development will be able to walk to Mir-ror Lake Elementary and to Federal Way High School by walking through the neigh-borhood to the north. There are no sidewalks on 317th Street. And this intrusion into the neighborhood is over the residents’ objection. That says nothing about the overcrowding at Mir-ror Lake Elementary. The proposal that high school students walk behind the Pavilion Shopping Center is a bad idea.

Not only is it going to

The Federal Way school district’s unstated district goal for the last several weeks was to cooperate, get along and don’t do anything to distract from passing the school levy.

And they made it, but just barely.The school district passed the levy, though not

in a manner that suggests unified community support. But on election night, about the time the passage of the levy was assured, the harmony ceased. While likely unintend-ed, the board bungled the transfer of the board president position.

After more than a year of commu-nity turmoil on several board decisions, district insiders hoped that their political challenges could be put behind them and things would settle down as the school levy approached. The levy provides 20 percent of the district’s funding and as a replacement levy is badly needed.

A new school board was in place and commu-nity reaction played a role in the two new board members’, Carol Gregory and Geoffery McA-nalloy, successful election. Superintendent Rob Neu appointed a committee of citizens to try and work on engaging the community in resolving some of the issues.

Leading up to the vote, community critics of the board’s past decisions increased. Some held the attitude of “the only way to get the district’s attention is to vote down the levy.” Longtime residents remembered both the old days when levies were regularly defeated and the more recent past when public support had become more

consistent. However, cooler heads prevailed as levy

supporters changed tactics and urged voters to resolve their concerns by working with district leaders and not hold the funding of the commu-nity’s children’s schools as a hostage.

It worked and the levy passed. But on election night, the board brought a whole new issue into

play. Can the board actually get along and work together?

Just a few months ago, board member Tony Moore stepped down as board president to handle some legal issues. The board at the time elected Claire Wilson. Wilson was unseated in a coup when the new board members came into office and Danny Peterson was

elected president, and McAnalloy as vice presi-dent. Then on levy election night, Peterson said he needed to step down due to family and work demands. Peterson nominated Wilson in what appeared to be a move to smooth the political waters and feelings. But new member Gregory was also nominated and Peterson then voted for Gregory. Gregory was elected. Moore was absent. Peterson wanted to step down earlier but was persuaded to hold off until after the levy election. So everyone knew it was coming.

Gregory may be the most knowledgeable board member on education issues as it has been her lifelong profession. But, Wilson has also worked in the education field and is knowledgeable. Knowledge isn’t the issue.

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More than 100 Federal Way parents and students anxiously awaited the results of the lottery that would determine the fate of their children on Monday. The

lottery is to get into the Federal Way Public Academy (FWPA). FWPA’s mission is “to provide students with a rigorous and chal-lenging academic program and to provide a college preparatory curriculum in grades six through 10.”

When it comes to academic achievement, FWPA is the shining gem of Federal Way and perhaps all of South Puget Sound. In 2013, every 10th Grader at FWPA passed the reading and writing high school proficiency test compared, with 82.7 percent (reading) and 85.7 percent (writing) for the rest of the Federal Way school district. In algebra, 96 percent of FWPA students passed the end of course exam, compared with 57 percent for the school district.

From a student-to-teacher ratio perspective, it costs less to run FWPA than a comparable school in the district. In terms of lower costs and higher scores, FWPA is crushing it.

But, instead of making this the shining beacon of Federal Way to attract high caliber students and families, we turn away more than 60 percent of interested students every year. Why have we not eliminated the lottery and allowed every interested student and family to attend FWPA?

There is a common misconception that FWPA requires some kind of special qualification. This is not true. Anyone can enter the FWPA lottery. Motivation is all that is required. This is a school for students who are ready and willing to work especially hard at academics, in preparation for college.

Not everyone wants to attend FWPA. The academic rigor and the hours of daily homework are not for everyone. More-over, the absence of a sports program is a problem for some students. Furthermore, there are many wonderful educational programs within the district for children with differing interests and goals.

However, students who want to dedicate themselves to a rigorous college prep environment will find at FWPA what they are looking for.

Some worry that we should not be separating highly moti-vated students from the general student population. However, our district has many programs in place for advanced students: GATE, IB, Cambridge, TAFA, and Highly Capable programs. FWPA offers a small-school environment with an all-day focus on college preparation. Parents who believe this is what their children need, and are ready for, are frustrated to see this op-tion based on a lottery.

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There are also concerns that expanding FWPA would be too difficult or too expensive. FWPA began in 1999 with 120 students in three double-wide portable classrooms in the Illahee Middle School parking lot. It is not difficult. It is merely a matter of political will. If the school board votes to expand the program, we can find a way to make it work. The administrators can decide whether they should move the current FWPA to a bigger facility or keep a small school environment by stamping out FWPA 2, 3, and 4 across different campuses in the city. We are about to build a brand new $50 million building for Federal Way High School. There is money. There are options. And worst case, there are parking lots and double-wide portable classrooms.

But, should we as a city really care about the plight of these 80-plus students every year who are rejected from the FWPA lottery? Does this really affect our city in a meaningful way?

When you ask the residents of Somerset in Bellevue why they moved into that neighborhood, the answer is almost universal - the great schools. There are many families in the Puget Sound area who place a high priority on the quality of schools when choosing where they will live.

We need these families. Meanwhile, a significant number of these families appear to choose to live elsewhere because of perceived concerns about our school district.

Herein lies the irony. In FWPA, we have a truly fabulous school. Many fam-ilies are clamoring to get their children into this school. We have the means to lure them here with the quality of our schools. But, instead of expanding the capacity, we turn away two-thirds of those who apply for admission.

Unlike in the book “The Hunger Games,” we are not subjects of some authoritarian regime. We govern ourselves. This lottery is our own doing. We get to determine how we want to run our own schools by the board members that we elect. There is no reason that we should be turning away students who seek a rigorous college prep school in our city. Instead, we should be expanding it and making it the focal point of why Federal Way is a great place to live. It just takes a vote of the board.

We urge the citizens of Federal Way to rally around this shining beacon in our city. Let’s find a way to expand the FWPA program so that every student who seeks a strong college preparatory program can be included. An opportunity to achieve the highest level of academic excellence should not be left to chance. Let it be a call to the families in our region clamoring for a FWPA-style education, Federal Way has a place for you and your children. And it’s not a matter of luck.

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create a breeding ground for gang activities and vandal-ism, kids actually wanting to go to school will have to run a gauntlet to get there. Using 320th is dangerous. The sidewalks are overgrown with hedges and passing another person is difficult if you both want to stay on the sidewalk. On Eighth Avenue South, there is a two-and-a-half foot wide shoulder on each side of the street. There is no curbing.

The sale of the property is in the hands of the school board. And they will not talk to the people who do not want this to happen. They can vote to let the sale fall through and they are not going to. Why? I don’t have that answer, but I certainly would like to. Failing that, we need to recall public officials who seem to care more about everything but earn-ing the public’s trust.Marcia Silicani, Federal Way

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Federal Way’s J.R. Celski ended up with an overall silver medal at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Champion-ships last weekend in Montreal.

Celski snagged a gold medal in the 3,000-meter Superfinal during the World Championships after finishing the event in 4:59.528 to outdistance second-place Jingnan Shi. Russia’s Victor An finished third in the 3,000, but won the overall title with impressive performances in all four individual events in Montreal.

Celski also finished in second place in the 500-meter final, was sixth in the 1,000 and 12th overall in the 1,500 meters.

The solid performance at the World

Championships comes after a somewhat disappointing individual Olympics in Sochi. Celski’s only medal, a silver, in Russia came in the 5,000-meter relay for the American team.

This was after the Federal Way native dominated at the United States Olympic Trials in Utah. Celski qualified in all individual events.

It was Celski’s second Winter Olympic Games. He won a pair of bronze medals in Vancouver, B.C. in 2010 as a 20-year-old. During the 2010 trials, Celski had over 60 stitches put in his leg after his razor-sharp skate sliced a huge gash into his left leg during a crash. He bruised his femoral artery and came within inches of severing it, which had the potential of being fatal.

At the 2014 U.S. Olympic Trials, Celski lost just one race during the four-day event, finishing second by half a skate blade to Chris Creveling in the first 1,000 final. Celski came back to easily win the second 1,000 final of the day. He also won the 500 and 1,500.

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 champion-ships, Celski switched over to the ice as a 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 2012.

Federal Way’s J.R. Celski won a silver medal at the World Championships in Montreal last weekend. COURTESY PHOTO

Federal Way’s Celski finishes second at World Championships

BY CASEY OLSON

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Bogdan Bliznyuk, BeamerThe 6-foot-5 senior guard had

an ultra-impressive season for the Titans. Bliznyuk was named the South Puget Sound League South Division Player of the Year and was also The News Tribune’s All-Area most valuable player after averag-ing 19.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals a game.

Bliznyuk had a career-best 32 points during a win over Federal Way at the West Central/Southwest District Tournament. The vic-tory clinched Beamer an appear-ance at Regionals. Bliznyuk’s best all-around game might have come during a 79-64 win over Puyallup on Feb. 4 when he finished with 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Trey Burch-Manning, BeamerThe 6-foot-4 senior guard was a

first-team, All-SPSL South Division selection by the league’s coaches after an impressive season. Burch-Manning averaged 14.7 points, 2.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals a game for the Titans, who finished 15-1 in the SPSL South.

Burch-Manning failed to score in double figures just once this season and finished with 22 points three times. He also had 10 rebounds during a win over Curtis on Jan. 11.

Charles Frazier, BeamerThe 6-foot-5 junior forward aver-

aged 11.1 points and 4.6 rebounds a game for the West Central/Southwest District champions this season. During the middle of the season, Frazier tallied double figures in 15-straight games. Frazier scored a career-high 22 points twice during the season against Rogers and Spanaway Lake. He also finished with 14 rebounds during a loss to Federal Way on Feb. 6.

Malik Montoya, Federal WayThe senior guard had another

impressive season for the Eagles,

leading the team to a 14-3 record in the SPSL South and 18-5 overall. Montoya led the Eagles in scoring at 17.9 points a game and was a first-team, All-SPSL South selec-tion.

Montoya scored in double figures in all but one game this season and was over 20 points nine times. Montoya’s best scoring game came during a 74-73 victory over Tahoma at the SPSL Tournament when he poured in a career-high 34 points. Montoya also scored 26 points during a loss to Beamer.

Adrian Davis, Federal WayThe 6-foot senior guard was a

first-team, All-SPSL South selection after a stellar season for the Eagles. Davis averaged 14.4 points a game for the Eagles and scored in double

figures in all but three games he played in this season.

In his final seven games of the year, Davis averaged 20 points a game and had back-to-back 27-point games against Curtis and Bethel.

Deonte Smith, Decatur

Smith led the Gators in scoring at 10.0 a game

and was named a second-team, All-SPSL 3A selection. The sophomore started the season in impressive manner, scoring in double figures in 10 of the Gators’ first 11 games, including 23 in the Gators’ season-opening win over Highline.

But Smith finished in single-dig-its in seven games in a row before finishing with 10 against Lakes in Decatur’s final game of the year.

Xavier Scott, JeffersonThe 6-foot-3 junior led the Raid-

ers in scoring at 13.0 a game and was named an honorable mention, All-SPSL North selection by the league’s coaches.

The ultra-athletic Scott scored in double figures 13 times during the season.

His best scoring game came during a 10-point win over Mount Rainier on Jan. 21 when Scott poured in 20 points.

Viont’E Daniels, Federal WayThe senior finished second on

the Eagles’ in scoring at 15.9 points a game and was a second-team, All-SPSL South selection by the league’s coaches.

Daniels scored in double figures in 20 of Federal Way’s 22 games that he played in this season.

Daniels scored 27 points twice during the season, once in a 72-71 loss to Curtis on Dec. 13 and, again, during an 83-46 win over Puyal-lup on Jan. 3. Daniels scored 20 or more points five times.

Todd Beamer senior Trey Burch-Manning had an impressive all-around season for the Titans, who won the SPSL South and West Central/Southwest District titles. Burch-Manning averaged 14.7 points, 2.5 assists and 4.9 rebounds a game. CASEY OLSON, The Mirror

Beamer’s Bliznyuk leads All-City Basketball team

ALL-CITY BOYS BASKETBALL

Bogdan Bliznyuk, BeamerTrey Burch-Manning, BeamerCharles Frazier, BeamerMalik Montoya, Federal WayAdrian Davis, Federal WayDeonte Smith, DecaturXavier Scott, JeffersonViont’E Daniels, Federal Way

Jeff Zenisek will take over the Thomas Jefferson football

program in the fall after coaching four seasons at Class 1A Tenino.

Jefferson will be closer to his Bonney Lake home and is a

Class 4A school. Zenisek has led Tenino to a 23-18 overall mark

during his four seasons. Last fall, the Beavers won their first

league title since 1986 and made the 1A state playoffs. Zenisek’s coaching résumé also includes

college head-coaching stints at Western State in Colorado and Central Washington. His 1995

Central Washington team won the NAIA Division II national

championship with Lincoln High School graduate Jon Kitna at

quarterback. Zenisek replaces Dean Peck, who stepped down

after six seasons and led Jefferson to a 5-5 mark in 2013. The

Raiders lost to Skyline, 43-13, in the district crossover playoffs

after finishing fifth in the 4A South Puget Sound League North

Division.

ZENISEK HIRED AS HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT THOMAS JEFFERSON

Q: Mr. Federal Way, what’s your opinion

on your tax dollars being spent on an investigation brought on by the “Good Ol’ Boys Network,” better known as South King Fire and Rescue?

A: Mr. Federal Way remembers the summer months when Mr. Federal Way was a kid. Mr. Federal Way vividly remembers Mr. Federal Way’s mother watch-ing the daytime soap opera, “Days of Our Lives.”

Mr. Federal Way remem-bers how ridiculous those episodes were. It was like the writer’s of “Days of Our Lives” thought of the most unlikely situations and then wrote about them. Soap operas, like “Days of Our Lives,” focused heavily on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama.

South King Fire and Rescue’s top brass seem to be the “Days of Our Lives” of Federal Way, as evidenced by the latest soap opera, which cost the taxpayers well over $20,000 (the Mir-ror will report on the exact amount next week).

According to Mr. Federal Way’s research, South King Fire and Rescue Chief Al Church filed a complaint last October against Commis-sioner Mark Freitas, as a re-sult of “age discrimination.” Church also accused Freitas of stalking him, making personal snipes to Church, staring at him during meet-ings to intimidate him and

harassment, amongst more than a dozen allegations.

It feels like the vice princi-pal at a junior high is going to call Church and Freitas into his office because they

were scheduled to meet at the clock tower after school.

To further illustrate the junior-high feel of South King Fire and Rescue, all you have to do is look at a quote from Church in the complaint. It sounds exactly like something the detention principal would hear after two kids were arguing close to their lockers between third and fourth periods.

“He sits during com-missioner meetings, often staring at me, unchecked, red in the face and glaring,” Church wrote. “I make a

habit not to look at him un-less he is speaking to avoid the attempted intimidating stare.”

Criticism is just part of the job when you work with the public, no matter how big or how small that public persona is. That’s just part of the gig. All you have to do is take a look at Mr. Federal Way’s email inbox.

Obviously, Mr. Federal Way has a very limited pub-lic role in the city. But that fact doesn’t stop emailers from emailing that Mr. Fed-eral Way needs to retire or that Mr. Federal Way has no idea what he’s writing about week in and week out.

Does it get Mr. Federal Way’s blood pressure boil-ing just a little bit when somebody says that Mr. Federal Way is terrible at Mr. Federal Way’s job? Sure it does. But does it make Mr. Federal Way want to quit writing about problems or funny stories Mr. Federal Way thinks people want to hear? No.

The South King Fire and Rescue board of commis-sioners, along with Church, need to be able to take a little criticism, whether it’s from the public, which pays them, or fellow board members.

This isn’t junior high school or “Days of Our

Lives.” Let’s get back to pro-tecting the people within the South King Fire and Rescue coverage area and stop the soap opera.

Q: Mr. Federal Way, did you hear that there is a medical clinic that gives away free pizza to patients who got vasectomies dur-ing the NCAA basketball tournament to drum up business?

A: That’s a new one for Mr. Federal Way, but it’s not really surprising. However, taking the massive step to get a vasectomy just to get out of work and sit on the couch with a bag of ice on your groin really does qualify as “March Madness.”

Mr. Federal Way has heard several excuses to get out of working the opening two days of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which happens to be the two best days of the year if you are a sports fan, like Mr. Federal Way is. The most common affliction seems to always be a cough, which usually crops up around Tuesday and caps with call-ing into the office sick on both Thursday and Friday.

But, getting a vasectomy is a new one and seems like a very, very aggressive alternative to just calling in sick or just watching the

tournament games on your computer at work.

According to a new survey by Retail Me Not, approximately three in 10 people say they will watch the college basketball games from work and four in 10 people say they will stream games from their work computers.

Mr. Federal Way thinks keeping one eye on Mr. Federal Way’s computer and one eye on where Mr. Federal Way’s boss is, will

be the correct option during the NCAA Tournament.

Q: Mr. Federal Way, with the NCAA Tournament starting yesterday, who is your pick to win March Madness? You seem super knowledgeable about everything.

A: None of your business.

Got a question for Mr. Fed-eral Way? Email [email protected]


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At a crucial time in our district’s continued maturation, when public trust is essential, when the board needed to demonstrate cooperation and leadership, they came up short. Each board member brings a passion for our children’s future, but embarrassing a fellow board member is not the sign of a good working relationship.

And to do it twice in just a few short months demonstrates short-term thinking and poor leadership. Would it really have harmed the district’s progress if Wilson were to have contin-ued as chair for another 10 months? According to some board members, the answer is yes. And that is a cause for concern that requires this board to take a closer look at itself, its priori-ties and how it works together.

Unfortunately, who holds the gavel is not a new challenge for the board. There was a split vote when Moore was elected to a third term as president.

There is still a significant amount of community unrest and the board needs to demonstrate its commitment to putting children’s needs first. Peterson seems to have been distracted lately and was not thinking about the overall good of the board’s working relationship.

His actions are troubling, and one wonders why he agreed to take the job as president in the first place if he was going to step down in a few months. With Moore and Peterson distracted by outside issues, two new board members leading the district and Wilson having been embarrassed by the rest of the board, we may be in for some difficult times.

This board has potential, but in the future an agreed upon rotation schedule of the presidential gavel is long overdue and would ease the current tensions.

Bob Roegner, a former mayor of Auburn: [email protected].

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Q&A with Mr. FW: March Madness — vasectomies and local soap operas

Sound Transit to host neighborhood sessions FROM STAFF REPORTS

Sound Transit is hosting a series of neighborhood drop-in sessions to give the public a chance to hear about alter-natives for extending light rail service

from SeaTac to Federal Way.The agency has identified several

alignment, station and grade alterna-tives for extending light rail from the future Angle Lake Station at South 200th Street, which opens in 2016, to the Federal Way Transit Center near South 320th Street, a distance of about 7.6 miles. Sound Transit staff will be

available at the following events to share the agency’s plans for extending light rail further south:

• 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 26 at Highline Community College, 2400 South 240th Street, Des Moines.

• 12-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 at The Market Place Plaza, 2311 Pacific High-way South, Kent.


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Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) board of directors heard a report back about what appeared to be dismal results for the district when it comes to End of Course (EOC) exams.

A public commenter at a recent meeting pointed out that the first round of EOC scores for the district, which saw 34.7 percent of students passing the algebra EOC, didn’t seem to reflect well on FWPS, especially in terms of the district’s historic issues with graduation rates. However, Dave Davis, director of assessment for the district, and Sue McCrummen, a teacher on special assignment for secondary math, said that 34.7 percent statistic was provided without the proper context.

Part of the problem, Davis said, is that the 34.7 percent stat is essen-tially a snapshot in time of a group of students between grades six through 12 and doesn’t include other data that would reflect better on the district.

“2,785 students in grades six through 12 took this specific assess-ment,” he said, “(and) this percent-age does not include students who previously passed an EOC algebra assessment. ‘Previously passed’ is only included in the (Office of Superin-tendent of Public Instruction, OSPI) report at the 10th and 11th grades, and is 68.4 percent.”

Davis addressed the previous com-menter’s concerns about disparities in geometry scores/participation as well,

saying the subjects have an impact on those numbers.

“When you have grades six through 12 taking that test, you have a lot more middle schoolers taking (the algebra test) then you otherwise would. Of that specific test, for that timeframe, in algebra, 1,064 students took that test, compared to 371 (for geometry),” Davis pointed out.

According to the available data, 61.5 percent of students of the 1,650 total students who took the Geometry EOC in Spring 2013 passed. That figure did not include 958 students who previ-ously passed a geometry EOC.

And while the EOC is the newest and most visible form of assessment that’s a graduation requirement, Davis pointed out that students, once they’re into their senior year, have a num-ber of other options to demonstrate their mastery of the subject at hand. Among them are adequate scores on Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests, adequate scores on the SAT or the ACT tests, or get-ting a passing score on a “collection of evidence portfolio,” essentially a number of items of the student’s work that’s compiled and sent to OSPI for review. There’s also the “grade com-parison” method, Davis noted.

Currently, FWPS students appear to be well positioned regarding the EOC requirements, said McCrummen. She said 93.8 percent of seniors met their math requirement in 2013.

“This year, the 2014 seniors are cur-rently at 75.3 percent. That number doesn’t represent the EOC from this winter, we have not received those

scores yet, or the collection of evi-dence portfolio scores,” she said. “The (class of) 2015 are our current juniors, 64.9 precent are currently meet-ing their graduation requirement in mathematics. Our sophomores are at 53.4 percent, and finally our freshmen are at 39.5 percent. We anticipate all of those percentages will go up.”

Board vice president Geoffery McAnalloy pointed out that 39.5 per-cent of freshmen, not even through their first year in high school, have already completed a graduation requirement, which should be viewed as a positive for the district. Board member Tony Moore asked if the first round of data from these EOC results is being digested in order to help students continue to improve.

“We are working on looking at the current information and speak-ing with interventionists, instruction coaches, teachers, principals, and finding ways that we can modify courses and bring in standards … so we can improve scores and continue to grow without students having to repeat the course over and over,” Mc-Crummen said.

“It’s kind of neat in terms of stan-dards based. (Students) are getting another opportunity to demonstrate standard, by sitting for the assessment again … As they roll into their senior year, they can use those other meth-ods to demonstrate standard, like the SAT, like the collection of evidence, like the grade comparison … It’s not just about the EOC assessment, if they’re not successful on that, they have other options,” Davis said.

District reviews End of Course examsGracie is very gentle, sweet and

soft spoken. She loves attention and having

her silky coat

brushed. If Gracie’s dazzling emerald

green eyes and lovely

personality don’t win you over then her

heartfelt story certainly will. The last several months have

been very traumatic for this little angel as her owner passed away unexpectedly in her apartment.

The sliding glass door to the ground floor patio had been

left open and she went missing. Gracie spent the next 2 months

outside on her own trying to survive before she was finally

rescued. She lost so much weight and was so weak that it was uncertain if she would survive. She did though and

is doing amazing in her foster home. She would really be a

perfect companion to an adult working couple, a single person

or senior looking for someone to keep them company. She is

not needy for attention but very welcoming and appreciative of

your affection. For more info about Gracie and her story or to

meet her, please call Chris, her foster mom at 253-344-1586.

She is about 8-9 years old. Email [email protected] for

an adoption application.

Pet of the Week: Meet Gracie

Gracie

Totem Middle School student Rachel Ho (holding frame), poses with Totem Principal Christine Baker (left), the Menchie’s mascot, Totem teacher Brenda Jones and Federal Way Mirror Publisher Rudi Alcott Thursday. Ho won the Mirror’s Design an Ad Contest last month and her ad appeared in the Mirror’s Literacy section. Ho’s class was treated to a pizza and Menchie’s party Thursday. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, The Mirror

Totem student wins contest

Three students work as pages in Olympia

Corbin Alcott and John Bruga-to recently served as legislative pages in the Washington House of Representatives. They were both sponsored by 30th District Rep. Linda Kochmar, R-Federal Way.

Corbin is a student at Tahoma Junior High School and is the son of Angie and Rudi Alcott of Maple Valley.

John, a student at Todd Beamer High School who also goes by the name Jack, is the son of Karen and Mike Bru-gato of Federal Way.

During one week, students experience the Legislature firsthand as they navigate the Capitol campus and attend page school to learn about dif-ferent legislative functions and processes. As a page, Corbin was responsible for delivering messages and documents to legislators in their offices, during committee meetings and to the House chamber during floor ses-sions. He also participated in a mock committee hearing where he sponsored a bill concerning verbal harassment and bullying in schools.

Each year students apply to participate in the page program. To be eligible, students must have a legislative sponsor and be between the ages of 14 and 16. Additionally, pages are required to obtain written permission from their parents and school.

For more information about applying for the 2015 legislative session, visit: http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Pages/HouseP-ageProgram.aspx.

• Ayana Freeman, a stu-dent at Federal Way High School, served as a page recently in the Washington State House of Represen-tatives. Spon-sored by state Rep. Roger Freeman (D-Feder-al Way), Ayana is the daughter of Sonya Freeman and Rep. Freeman of Federal Way. Ayana took care of a wide variety of responsibilities in her work as a page.

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Corbin Alcott

The other day, I was talking with a friend about parenting.

We were connecting over the idea that we instilled in our children that they have choices, hoping to em-power them to make mostly responsible and life-giving ones.

Then, at some point, they inevita-bly make a choice we wouldn’t make — but it is their choice, and we have taught them to do that. We need then to decide how to help them live with that choice, to stand with them, but not in their way as they move forward.

And then, I drove down 348th Street in Federal Way. There, on the sidewalk outside where our local Planned Parenthood is located, were several folks with large posters with scripture on them. It’s Lent, and the “40 Days of Life” campaign has people on the sidewalk praying and opposing abortion, until Easter.

Even if you are aware of the “40 Days of Life” campaign, you may not know about the “40 Days of Prayer” alternative. Started by an organization called Faith Aloud (www.faitha-loud.org/faith/), “40 Days of Prayer” was developed to support people in their re-productive decision-making without shame.

These are not people who are pro-abortion. They are pro-choice. And this choice is legal in the United States, even if it’s one we would never make nor want our children to make. The fact is, one in three women in

our country will make this challeng-ing choice by the time they reach age 45. I don’t know all of their reasons, but I do know that some of them include sexual assault, incest, lack of access to contraception,

and ignorance about how pregnancy occurs.

Even so, the only time it’s my decision about what a woman does with her body - is when it’s my body.

Here is a sampling of the Faith Aloud belief state-ments (reprinted with permission):

“We Believe:• That all persons desiring

to be parents should have the right and opportunity to do so.

• That no one should be forced into pregnancy, parenthood or narrowly defined parenting roles.

• That abortion, adoption, and parenting can all be good moral decisions.

• That God’s love is avail-able in all life’s complex decisions.” (More can be viewed at www.faithaloud.org/faith/index.php).

I know there are those

of you who think this is blasphemy. But I also know there are those of you who might find a sense of peace or comfort to know this or-ganization exists. You might even want to pray along with these folks for each of the remaining 40 days of Lent with prayers like:

• Today we pray for wom-en, for whom pregnancy is not good news, that they know they have choices.

• Today we pray for com-passionate religious voices to speak out for the dignity and autonomy of women.

• Today we pray for our daughters and granddaugh-ters, that they will always know the power of making their own good decisions.

• Today we ask for bless-ings upon the women who pass through hostile pro-testers on their way into an abortion clinic. May they be shielded from physical and emotional harm from those who do not know them.

• Today we pray for women who were joy-fully expecting a child, but have learned that the pregnancy was not sustain-able. (Prayers courtesy of Faith Aloud. More at www.faithaloud.org).

I hope none of you are ever in a place where you have to make a choice about whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. But if you are, or if you have been, I hope this informa-tion will help you to know

there are people of faith who stand with you instead of in your way.

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Shirley Irene (Guenther) SadlerShirley Sadler, 87, peacefully passed away on January 25, 2014, lovingly

surrounded by all her children. Shirley’s journey through life was full of wonderful experiences, leaving a meaningful legacy.

Shirley was born on July 16, 1926 in Tacoma, WA to Hugo and Effie Guenther, joining older sister Margie. Shirley loved Tacoma and had many

fond memories about growing up there. The Guenther family later moved to Seattle, where she graduated from Roosevelt HS in 1944 and the UW in 1948.

During the summer of 1947 while working in Yellowstone Park, she met a young U.S. Bureau of Roads land surveyor, Bob Sadler. A few years later Bob would visit Shirley in Seattle. They later became engaged and married in Sitka, Alaska in 1951. They eventually moved to the Des Moines area where they raised their four children.

Shirley was a wonderful mother and homemaker, and also worked various jobs to support their family. Shirley was most proud of her career as an administrative assistant for Boeing for nearly 20 years. During her retirement years Shirley relished spending time with her children and grandchildren, volunteering for her church and community, knitting, compiling genealogy, gardening, reading, and maintaining treasured friendships. Shirley found a passion for teaching English to new immigrants and helping them adjust to their unfamiliar life in America. Bob and Shirley also enjoyed traveling together and developed lasting friendships in Montana, England, Germany, and Australia.

Shirley is preceded in death by her parents Hugo and Effie Guenther, her sister Margie Halgren, and her husband of 62 years, Robert. She is survived by her daughters Robin (Brett Bence), Sydney (Dave Olausen), sons Mark (Martha), Bruce (Ingelaurie Lisher), and grandchildren Katie Sadler von Bargen (Jeff), Emily Sadler, Eric and Scott Olausen, Jared and Teryn Bence, and Warren Sadler. Throughout her life, she prior-itized caring for and serving others. Shirley will be remembered for her faithfulness, patience, heartfelt pride and dedication to her family and church, her quiet enthusiasm for life, ability to find humor, and her humility.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 23rd at 2:00 p.m. atThe Church of the Good Shepherd in Federal Way, followed by a reception.

Memorial bequests can be made to The Church of the Good Shepherd Outreach Ministry.

9 Lucille Hankel Klein jLucille age 89 died in Palm Desert, California February 15, 2014. She was loving-

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Lucille was born in North Dakota, the youngest of thirteen children. She mar-ried a very handsome young man, Frank Klein, in September 1947 and they spent 63 years together with deep love and devotion for each other. She lost her dear husband in December 2010.

Lucille was baptized over sixty years ago as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She and Frank had a deep faith in the Bible and Jehovah’s promise to resurrect the dead to a paradise on earth by means of God’s heavenly kingdom. They shared their faith with their seven children whom they raised on a North Dakota farm and later their home of over fifty years in Kent, Washington.

She is survived by two sisters, Lorene and Eleanor; also three daughters Susan, Lori, Cheryl, and daughter-in-law Alicia, and three sons Klell, Jeff, and Dean. She and Frank mourned the loss of their son Greg in 2000.

Lucille was proud of being a mother, grandmother, great-, and great-great- grandmother. All those who loved Lucille will miss her beautiful smile.

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Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log:Woman assaulted in hotel parking lot: At 2:18 a.m. on March 16 in the 31000 block of Gateway Center Blvd. S., police re-sponded to a call of a woman with facial injuries at the Marriott Hotel. According to the report, when police made contact, the woman could only say she had been as-saulted by “someone.” The woman refused treatment and ended further interaction with the police after her brief initial statement. Teen girl arrested: At 7:32 a.m. on March 16 in the 31000 block of 49th Place SW, a teenage girl was arrested for assaulting her mother during an argument. License plate stolen: At 11:09 a.m. on March 16 in the 1900 block of S. Commons, a woman reported that unknown suspects stole her vehicle’s rear license plate. Chihuahua owner cited: At 1:31 p.m. on March 16 in the 3000 block of S. 288th St., a Chihua-hua owner was issued a written warning after his Chihuahua bit someone. The man was also issued citations for not having his dogs properly licensed. Armed robber: At 8:03 p.m. on March 16 in the 28000 block of Military Road S., a Safeway store reported an employee was robbed at gunpoint of $500. According to the report, the suspect entered the store, brandished the weapon and told the cashier he’d shoot every-one in the store if his demands for cash were not met. Thief foiled by garage door: At 10:23 p.m. on March 16 in the 37000 block of Pacific Highway S., a business owner reported that

unknown suspects attempted to steal several “metal” items from the business. According to the re-port, the unknown suspects gained entry through a garage door. The suspect(s) were trying to remove the metal objects from the location using a forklift, but the forklift got stuck in the partially opened garage door.Man, 42, arrested for molest-ing girl, 11: At 12:52 a.m. on March 15 in the 35000 block of 25th Ave. SW, a 42-year-old man was arrested for molesting an 11-year-old girl. According to the report, the man climbed into the girl’s bed and licked the girl’s face as he molested her. ‘White supremacist’ litera-ture: At 8:22 a.m. on March 15

in the 1000 block of SW 308th St., a homeowner reported finding a Ziploc bag with rocks and “white supremacist” literature. According to the report, this bag was the third such bag found and reported in recent weeks. The report notes that whatever the literature is, it “does not advocate or provoke violence.” Server assaulted for no rea-son: At 12:06 a.m. on March 14 in the 100 block of SW Campus Drive, a server at an IHOP restaurant reported being assaulted by an unknown suspect. According to the report, the server was in the act of seating the suspect when the suspect, unprovoked, hit the victim in the face and head. The victim was staggered by the attack and fell to the ground, at which time

the suspect kicked the victim in the back. The suspect did not attempt theft or robbery. The report also indicates the suspect had arrived in a “green Explorer-type” vehicle and that a woman had stayed in the ve-hicle while the assault took place.

Thief makes off with $3,000 from laundromat: At 8 a.m. on March 14 in the 27000 block of Pacific Highway S., an unknown suspect gained entry to a laun-dromat through a small vent and stole approximately $3,000 from

the business. In order to gain further access to the building, the suspect(s) damaged a wall as well. The report notes the suspect(s) disabled the businesses’ video surveillance system before stealing the $3,000.

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All four victims noted that their information, including Social Security numbers,

were compromised and attempted to be used to file fake tax returns.

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During the month of February, South King Fire and Rescue re-sponded to 1,356 calls, including 35 fires, 23 serious car accidents and nine CPR calls, with three successful resuscitations. Some of the district’s calls for help were for minor illnesses and 162 calls were for people who fell.The following is a roundup of

some of the calls that the district responded to:Ashes ignite: On Feb. 11, a homeowner in the 33200 block of 26 Ave. SW cleaned out her fire-place ashes, placed them in a plas-tic bag and set them on the back porch. She later moved them to a trash can on the side of the home. Sometime during the night, the residual heat in the ashes started the can on fire. Fortunately, a neighbor noticed the fire next to the house before it caught the house on fire.

South King Fire and Rescue notes that ashes such as these can hold their heat for days, and that they should always be stored in a metal can and doused with water.Waterfront home destroyed: A home in the 29600 block of 23 Ave. SW was consumed by a fire on Feb. 26. Neighbors reported smelling smoke and an engine was dispatched to investigate. They found a home at the end of a single lane private road that was fully engulfed in flame. No one was home at the time of the

fire. The home’s isolation and poor access all contributed to the total loss of this older waterfront home. The official cause of the fire is still under investigation but officials believe a space heater may have been a contributing factor. SKFR recommends all combus-tibles be kept away from heating sources and any source should be turned off when not in use. Man accidentally shoots himself: A man cleaning his pistol accidentally shot himself in the thigh. He then tried to drive himself to the fire station but pulled over and called 911 after going into shock. He was treated and transported to Harborview.

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My two daughters recently brought home their re-

port cards from Sherwood Forest Elementary. After my recent opposition to the school district levy, I was relieved to see that their report cards were free of profanity. Grow-ing up, most of us had report cards that basically said, “Jimmy gets an A.”

Today, Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) report cards provide feedback in more than 35 areas or “Power Stan-dards.”

Each area is rated on a scale of 1 to 4, which translates to “rare-ly, occasionally, frequently or consistently

demonstrates an under-standing of concepts, skills

and processes.” This grading system shows students, parents, teachers and administrators where progress is being made and where additional efforts are needed.

As I was reviewing my

daughters’ report cards, I started to wonder what it would take to institute a similar grading system for the school district itself, City Hall/police, South King Fire and Rescue and Lakehaven Utility District.

Just like my children’s academic progress, what if taxpayers could easily measure the performance of these various agencies?

As the old business cliché goes, you can only improve the things you are measuring.

In my perfect world, (which some may label as a delusion), every gov-ernment agency would identify 10-15 areas or Power Standards where performance is critical for success. In addition to some kind of cost/benefit ratio, these Power Stan-dards would also include things like number of arrests made for every 100 crimes reported, the num-ber of classrooms show-ing consistent student improvement, the cost per 911 dispatch and rush hour traffic congestion.

However, simply mea-suring performance is not enough. For measure-ments to be useful, they have to be monitored, regularly reported and must serve as a guide for policy decisions.

In our community, Lakehaven Utility District does the best job of moni-toring and reporting per-formance. In addition to a mind-numbing list of wa-ter quality measurements, Lakehaven regularly reports to the community how their rates compare to neighboring com-munities. However, their website contains none of this information. As such, Lakehaven receives a “B.”

Despite their shenani-gans, South King Fire and Rescue also does a really good job of measuring and reporting their perfor-mance to the community.

Their website contains a great deal of information on emergency response times, types of emergency calls received and full sets of budget documents. For a perfect score, the fire district would need to re-port measurements, such as cost per response and ratio of capital reserves. For today, they too receive a “B.”

Moving on to City Hall, if you are willing to comb through hundreds of pages of budget documents, you will discover that we have one of the most efficient cities in the state. Unfor-tunately, the city does a poor job of communicat-ing their success and few people understand just how good we have it.

Recently, our city was rated as one of the 20 least expensive cities for businesses in the entire country. The fact that this data point isn’t displayed

in bold letters on the city’s website, earns them a “D.”

This leaves us with FWPS. I hesitate to criticize the district’s PR strategy as they were able to pass their levy with a large margin, despite having more black eyes than I have room to list. However, from a numbers standpoint, the school dis-trict’s website and public communications are the worst in our community.

Nowhere on their web-site or community reports can you find any kind of useful financial infor-mation or performance reports.

While one could make a case that all of their data is available on the Washing-ton Office of Superinten-dent of Public Instruction website, the school board and district administra-tion regularly discredit this data. So, in my book, it doesn’t count.

The district’s problems go beyond just reporting the data as only one of the school board’s goals or “ends” is even measurable. Their first goal or “end” states, “Each student will graduate with the skills and academic knowledge to succeed as a responsi-ble, contributing member of a global society.”

Forget how you mea-sure it, what the hell does that even mean? Until the school board is willing to measure itself and the district administration against a set of power standards, they get an “F.”

I will be the first person to acknowledge that my expectations for transpar-ency and results are a bit extreme.

However, my expecta-tions for local government are no different than the expectations I have for my business and personal life. As the owner of the 10th largest independent finan-cial planning firm in the South Sound (as ranked by the Business Examiner), I live and die by perfor-mance reports and results. This relentless focus on results has allowed me to continually improve and grow my business.

A similar level of focus by our local government would quickly turn Federal Way into Freakin’ Awesome Way.

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RFB # 14-104SUBMITTAL OF SEALED BIDS:Notice is hereby given that the City of Federal Way will receive sealed bids in person or via USPS through Tuesday, April 15, 2014, until 10:00 a.m., at the Purchasing Office, City Hall, 33325 8th Ave. S, Federal Way, WA 98003. Proposals received after 10:00 a.m. on said date will not be considered.BID OPENING:All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud at 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at City Council Chambers, 33325 8th Ave. S., Federal Way, WA 98003, for this RFB.All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid deposit by a cashier’s or certified check, or Bid Bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into a contract and fur- nish satisfactory Performance Bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid deposit or bond shall be forfeited to the City of Federal Way.DESCRIPTION OF WORK:Improvements for Federal Way High and Saca- jawea Middle School Pedestrian Connection Safe Routes to School include of the following:5 ft. wide sidewalk, curb, gutter, bicycle/sharrow pavement markings, ADA improved driveway approaches and curb ramps, and planter strips, on 14th Avenue S between 312th Street and S 308th Street and continuing on S 308th Street from 14th Avenue S to Pacific Highway S.Installation of street lights on 308th Street from 14th Avenue S to Pacific Highway S.Installation of a mini - roundabout and pedestrian actuated Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons at the intersection of 14th Avenue S and S 308th Street.The Contractor shall complete all work within 60 working days. All work must occur from June 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014 while school is out for summer break. Work shall not occur within 150 feet in any direction from the intersection of S 308th Street and 14th Avenue S until after June 18, 2014 without written permission from the CityThe bidder is urged to check the plans and contract provisions carefully.PLEASE GO TO WWW.CITYOFFEDERALWAY.COM FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONPublished in the Federal Way Mirror March 21 and March 28, 2014FWM 2119

CITY OF FEDERAL WAYREQUEST FOR BIDS

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SUBMITTAL OF SEALED BIDS:Notice is hereby given that the City of Federal Way, WA will receive sealed bids in person or through the USPS through April 15, 2014, until 11:00 a.m.,

ORDINANCE SUMMARYAt their March 18, 2014 Regular Meeting, the Fed- eral Way City Council passed the following ordinances:

ORDINANCE NO. 14-761AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Wash- ington, relating to Pawnbroker and Secondhand Dealer Business Requirements; declaring an emergency and amending FWRC 12.15.230 (Amending Ordinance Nos. 11-689 and 90-57)

ORDINANCE NO. 14-762AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Wash- ington, amending the Business Registration Ap- peals Process; amending section 12.05.210 and repealing section 12.05.230 of the Federal Way Re- vised Code. Amending Ordinance Nos. 12-717, 09- 599, 95-231, and 91-86

ORDINANCE NO. 14-763AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, RELAT- ING TO BUDGETS AND FINANCE TO CARRY FOR- WARD FUNDS REVISING THE 2013-14 BIENNIAL BUDGET (Amending Ordinance No. 12-733, 13- 739, and 13-752)The full text of the ordinances is available by con- tacting the City Clerk’s office at 253-835-2540. Copies will be mailed upon request, in accordance with the City’s fee schedule.Dated: March 19, 2014Carol McNeilly, CMC, City ClerkPublished Federal Way Mirror: March 21, 2014FWM 2120

LEGAL NOTICESS., Federal Way, WA 98003. Proposals received after 11:00 a.m. on said date will not be considered.BID OPENING:All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud at 11:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at City Council Chambers, 33325 8th Ave. S., Federal Way, WA, for this RFB.All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid deposit by a cashier’s or certified check, or Bid Bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into a contract and fur- nish satisfactory Performance Bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid deposit or bond shall be forfeited to the City of Federal Way.DESCRIPTION OF WORK:This project shall consist of:The installation of a stormwater bypass, treatment system, and associated piping and structures along 20th Avenue South. The work includes the construction of curb, gutter, and sidewalks; ADA curb ramps; setting utility manholes and lids to grade; and the placement of hot mix asphalt. The work also includes the demolition, removal, and disposal of asbestos cement water piping, which will be replaced with ductile iron piping.The Contractor shall complete all work within 40 working days.The bidder is urged to check the plans and contract provisions carefully.PLEASE GO TO WWW.CITYOFFEDERALWAY.COM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONPublished in the Federal Way Mirror on March 21 and March 28, 2014FWM 2118

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March 22“Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey:” This unauthorized hilarious parody is based off of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” book phenom-enon. Grab your girlfriends and get ready to laugh at this sexy and hysterical romp. “Cuff Me” will have you dancing in the aisles as the cast of four belts out hilarious parodies of popular hit songs from Britney Spears’ ”Hit Me One More Time” and Madonna’s “Like A Vir-gin” to Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe,” while spoofing the book. The production is written by Brad-ford McMurran, Jeremiah Albers and Sean Michael Devereux of the improv group The Pushers. It was conceived by Tim Flaherty, who is also a contributing author along with Sonya Carter, who will direct. The Centerstage cast features Anna Clausen, Kate Alden, Casey Raiha and Brock Madden. Performances run through March 30 at the Knut-zen Family Theatre in Federal Way. Ticket prices range from $49 to $28. To purchase tickets or for more information about group rates, call the Centerstage Box Office at (253) 661-1444 or on the online at www.centerstagetheatre.com.Scouting for Food: Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will be in Federal Way neighborhoods “scouting for food” – collecting food donations for local food banks, traditionally low this time of year. They will be scouting for food from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22. If you don’t see them at your door, you can bring food donations to Jet Chevrolet at 35700 Enchanted Parkway S., Federal Way, which is also, the site of the Hylebos District Annual Pinewood Derby. After food donations are collected, the racing will get underway and the public is invited to come for the fun.Ron Simosky Celebration: A celebration for Ron Simosky is planned for March 22, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Fed-eral Way Senior Center, 4016 South 352nd St, Auburn, WA, 98001. We are asking those that attend if they could provide some pictures they may have as well as stories of Ron’s contributions to the community.This is a potluck event so bring something you enjoy making, enough to share with four people and think Polish as Ron really liked Polish dishes I am told.Ron was a lifelong Democrat, served as State Committeeman along with Beth Zubitis who was State Committeewoman. Ron contributed his time to many candidates and political issues that were important to him.

March 23 Jet Cities Chorus of Federal Way Show: The Jet Cities Chorus will be presenting a show on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 3:00 PM as a part of the Chancel Arts Spring Concert Series at the Kent Lutheran Church, 336 Second Ave. South, Kent. Tickets are $12.50 for all ages and available in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/586864 or at the door.For more information, contact Rhonda Gould at 262-758-0234

or [email protected] or view the chorus website at www.jetcities.org.

March 25School Board Meeting:The Federal Way School Board’s next regular meetingwill be at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, at the Federal Way City Hall Council Chambers, 33325 8th Ave. S., Federal Way, WA, 98003. Meeting agendas, video and other informa-tion are available at http://www.fwps.org/info/board/. Regular meetings are broadcast live on cable channel 21 within Federal Way’s city limits and can be viewed live online during the meeting at mms://media.cityoffederalway.com/Live.

March 27Annual Spring Fashion Show: St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary’s annual spring fashion show “Girls, Pearls and Studs” will take place on Thursday, March 27 at the Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club in Federal Way. The luncheon show runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the dinner show from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 each and proceeds benefit the music and healing program. For questions and reservations, email [email protected].

March 31Rollermania 2014: Reach Out’s Rollermania is a fun family-friendly event to raise funds for the Reach Out winter shelter program for homeless adults in Federal Way. The event will run from 6-9 p.m. Monday, March 31 at Pattison’s West, 34222 Pacific Highway S., Federal Way. Cost is $5 students, $10 adults and $25 for families of five or more. For information, visit www.reachout-federalway.org.

April 4Breeders Theater returns with Tolstory: Breeders Theater is back with a new show for spring, Tolstory, written by T.M. Sell with music by Nancy Warren. Tolstory is a little bit Tolstoy and a tiny bit Toy Story, as four Russian nesting dolls narrate the life of Katarina Karenin, your typical Russian infant/teen/young woman/older woman. Tolstory is directed by Teresa Wid-ner Hicks, and features the talents of Deena Chapman, Terri Fincham Conner, Laura Smith, and Erika Za-belle. The show runs April 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. and April 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. at the Des Moines Beach Park Auditorium, 22030 Cliff Ave. S. Des Moines. Tickets are $20 and are available at www.brownpap-ertickets.com, and through the city of Des Moines at the Des Moines Field House Recreation Office, 1000 S. 220th St. Credit card purchases may be made by phone by call-ing the city Parks and Recreation Department at (206) 870-6527, weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

April 6Federal Way Symphony’s “Season Finale” Concert: As always, we close our season with a fun program filled with moving symphonic favorites. You’re sure to love Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (“Pathetique”). The show is from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Saint Luke’s Church, 515 S. 312th St. Tickets are $32 for adults, $28 for seniors, $15 for students 19+, while youth 18 and under are free. For more information, visit www.federal-waysymphony.org.

April 9Sustainable Landscaping Workshop: The City of Federal Way is hosting a Sustainable Land-scaping Workshop from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9 at the Federal Way City Hall (33325 8th Ave S, Federal Way.) Workshop participants will learn about controlling pests without toxic pesticides or herbicides, building healthy soil, practicing smart watering and natural lawn care, and designing with plants. We’ll answer your tough questions and offer advice from one of the Puget Sound’s most notable experts,

Emily Bishton of Green Light Gar-dening. For more information visit http://cityoffederalway.com/index.aspx?NID=610.

April 17Head Start/ECEAP Free Pre-school Information Fair Fed-eral Way Public Schools:Parents of children who will be 3 and 4 years old by August 31, 2014 are invited to attend this informa-tion fair, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at 31457 28th Ave S., Federal Way. Parents and students are invited to “come play in a Head Start pre-school classroom” and to learn about the district’s free and tuition based preschool program. Help will also be available to parents to fill out a Head Start/ECEAP applica-tion. For more information, visit www.fwps.org/districtresources/headstart, call 253-945-5884 or email [email protected].

April 18-19Spring Plant Sale:The spring plant sale is set to run from 3:00 p.m. Friday until 6:00 p.m. Satur-day, at the Weyerhaeuser Corporate Campus, West Upper Level Parking Lot, off South 336th Street. Shop

at over 30 vendors with annuals & perennials, shrubs & trees, na-tive plants, berries and ferns. The discerning shopper will find the rare, unusual, plus the tried & true! Featuring 30 specialty nursery ven-dors, plus on Saturday Trader Joe’s will be handing out samples and Big Boys Filipino Food Truck will have breakfast and lunch available. In addition to their amazing tasty Filipino food, they will also offer an American style hamburger or hot dog. For more information, contact [email protected] Recycling Event: A free recycling event for Federal Way residents to drop off a wide range of materials not typically collected at the curb such as appliances, wood, mattresses, batteries, tires, Styrofoam, electronics and fluores-cent tubes will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 19 at the Wild Waves Parking Lot (36201 Enchanted Pkwy S, Federal Way). To learn more visit www.cityoffederalway.com/Document-Center/Home/View/38The Chancy and Narly Show: Nancy Stewart and Charlie Wil-liams will perform a “nutty” and “phonetic fun” show at 11 a.m., April 19. Ages 3 and older are wel-

come at the Federal Way Library, 34200 1st Way S.

April 21Move and Groove!: Move and Groove starts at 11 a.m. at the Federal way Library, 34200 1st Way S, and is aimed at exploring the world through books, songs, sign language, fingerplays and puppets, while enjoying lots of creative movement and music. Kids don’t have to sit still to participate in this story time! Especially geared to-ward toddlers and young children who have special needs and their families. Children must attend with an adult.

April 25-26RSBG 50th Anniversary Cel-ebration: The 50th Anniversary of the Rhododendron Species founda-tion will be celebrated with a spe-cial event beginning at 10:00 a.m. April 25 and ending at 10:00 p.m. on April 26 at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, 2525 S 336th St, Federal Way. Send Community Calendar items to [email protected]

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Federal Way Mirror, March 21, 2014

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