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FRIDAY February 3, 2017

Volume 10, No. 133

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LEADERSHIP?

With budget woes, troubles at city hall and seat shuffling at council, where is the leadership for the City of Fife? BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER stevedunkel@fifefreepress.com The City of Fife is spending more money than it is taking in from taxes and fees. The current two-year general fund of $37 million draws about $600,000 from the city’s cash reserves. That account will run out by 2019 if nothing else changes since expenses are growing at a rate of about 3 percent a year while revenues are growing at just about 1 percent. One reason for the looming budget troubles involves the ongoing dispute between the city and the Puyallup Tribe over

a shift in how a portion of tribal gaming revenues from the tribe’s two casino locations are distributed to non-tribal governments through a state compact to offset any impact expenses the gaming generates. A committee of tribal members and local government officials, including those from Fife, Tacoma and Pierce County, decides how 2 percent of the gaming revenues is allocated to agencies and governments

Police set to present changes following strategic plan

See FIFE / Page 9

PAT HULCEY has served on the Council since 2010. His term expires in 2019. WINSTON MARSH Mayor, has been a resident of Fife since 2007. He has served on the council since 2013 and was elected mayor in 2016. His term expires at the end of the year and reportedly has health issues.

BRYAN YAMBE Deputy Mayor, has served on the council since 2013. His term expires in 2019.

TIM CURTIS has served on the council since 2012, including a term as mayor in 2014-2015. His term expires in 2019.

Chief Pete Fisher

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SUBIR MUKERJEE City Manager, has served as the city’s chief administrator since 2015.

DEE-DEE GETHERS served on the council between 2011 and 2013 and then since 2015. Her term expires at the end of the year.

KIM ROSCOE served on the council from 2002 to 2009 and was then appointed from July 2011 to November of 2011 and then from March of 2013 to December of 2013. She was then elected to the council in 2015. Her term expires in 2019.

LEW WOLFROM has served on the council since 2011. His term expires this year. LOREN COMBS (right) City Attorney who has been the city’s contracted legal counsel since 1988.

HOOPIN’ 4 HEROES Basketball fundraiser pits Fife Schools against First Responders to benefit Special Olympics Washington BY MATT NAGLE matt@fifefreepress.com

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Fife High School Life Skills student and Special Olympics athlete Cameron made a sweet free-throw last year and the crowd went wild.

Things are looking shipshape for this year’s second annual Hoopin’ 4 Heroes basketball fundraising event, an evening of community unity and b-ball on the hardwood to raise money for Special Olympics Washington. Hoopin’ 4 Heroes will be held in the Fife High School gymnasium on Feb. 21. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the event starts at 5 p.m. Last year’s inaugural Hoopin’ 4 Heroes was one of the best events held in Fife in 2016, as the Fife High School gym was packed full with a modest estimate of 400 family and friends

See HOOPS / Page 6

‘Murder at Aunt Agatha’s’

Fife students prepare to stage hilarious murder mystery BY MATT NAGLE matt@fifefreepress.com

It’s no secret that it costs a small fortune to take the family out for a night at the movies, but in Fife there is a better alternative that’s much less expensive and offers memorable and highly entertaining fare fit for all ages. It all takes place at Columbia Junior High’s Performing Arts Center where young theater students are ready

to raise the curtain on a zany new production of “Murder at Aunt Agatha’s.” “This is one of our favorite shows written by Dave and Teresa Hockman,” said theater instructor Hayley Rathburn, referring to Fife Schools’ beloved theater duo who for years created and staged a wealth of plays for students to perform. A live theater experience in the spirit of great old Humphrey Bogart style detective movies, “Murder at Aunt Agatha’s” is a mystery/comedy featuring a wacky cast of characters who all gather at their departed great aunt Agatha’s house to hear the reading of her will. They find out that whoever stays at the house the longest

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The Fife Police Department has a new roadmap to curb crime in the city by being more proactive with business and community groups on ways to prevent crime rather than being reactive when it comes to a crime in progress. “Historically, police have been 911 call takers and responders,” Chief Pete Fisher told the council during a recent presentation. “We are reactionary and that does not get to the underlining problem.” The department underwent a strategic plan to shift the organization to be more proactive in ways that solve problems, not just solve crimes. “A strategic plan is one of the most important pieces to a successful organization. It clearly articulates the mission and values of an organization, as well as establishing a clear vision,” according to a staff report. “The strategic plan sets out goals and objectives by which the organization can measure its performance.” While the hiring of a strategic plan facilitator can cost departments up to $7,500, Fife received the work for free, thanks to Fisher’s ties to his old department. Bremerton Police Chief Steve Strachan volunteered to help the Fife department free of charge. The changes in the works at the 31-officer department will strive to use crime data to chart trends as a way to determine patrol methods, as well as seek more ways to help businesses and residents prevent crimes from occurring in the first place by promoting block watch programs and training sessions about how landscaping, design, alarms, fences and cameras can prevent crime, particularly in business and warehouse districts. One police challenge in the city is that Fife has a daytime population of some 30,000 people and a nighttime residency of just 9,400, making the bulk of the city’s crimes business related. “Our daytime population and our nighttime population are totally different,” Fisher said. The department is now crafting presentations about the strategic plan for the City Council, as well as business and neighborhood groups this spring and summer.

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The Fife Police Department conducted a strategic plan and is working on ways to be more proactive to prevent crimes rather than reactive with crime responses.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;These young actors are doing an absolutely amazing job and have taken on their roles with so much enerty and enthusiasm...We hope that all in the community will come out for a great night of high quality local entertainment.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hayley Rathburn

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As is the case with all Fife Schools plays, two casts of actors were assembled so that the maximum number of students could participate This production features a cast and crew of more than 40 talented Columbia Junior High and Fife High School students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These young actors are doing an absolutely amazing job and have taken on their roles with so much energy and enthusiasm,â&#x20AC;? Rathburn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge variety of roles like a man hungry hillbilly family, a nerd family called the Earls, a wannabe movie star and her crummy agent, a spoiled teenager and her snooty mother, a no good gangster fresh out of jail, a couple of suspicious French maids, a Humphrey Bogart style detective, and more.â&#x20AC;? The identity of the murderer is not revealed until the very end of this play in which the humor and pace are nonstop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope that all in the community will come out for a great night of high quality local entertainment,â&#x20AC;? Rathburn said. Performance dates for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Murder at Aunt Agathaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? are Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets are only $6 at the door. Concessions items will be available at intermission for only $1 each, and all proceeds go back into Fife Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most excellent theater programs.

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full of enthusiasm and cheer for their chosen team â&#x20AC;&#x201C; personnel from Fife Schools or area First Responders who faced off in an exciting game of skill and physical prowess. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fife Schools team consists of teachers from elementary to high school and coaches including Fife head basketball coach Mark Shelbert and football coach Kent Nevin. On the First Responders side will be sergeants, detectives and officers from Fife and Milton police departments, Assistant Police Chief David Woods from Fife PD, the Pierce County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office and Tacoma Fire Department along with representation from Crime Stoppers and Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Wanted. For just a $5 ticket for adults and $3 ticket for youth with an ASB card â&#x20AC;&#x201C; children under 10 get in free â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the public can come out and not only witness the basketball game, but enjoy a lot of additional things being planned. There will be a donut eating contest, performances by the Fife High cheerleaders and the Fife High Jazz Band, informational booths and presentations from attending guests, and at halftime Fife Life Skills students and Special Olympics athletes will take free-throw shots, a huge hit last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was like a rock concert,â&#x20AC;? said Fife Police officer and Fife High School Resource Officer Patrick Gilbert, who returned this year to help plan the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I go to Seahawks games a lot and it was almost as loud as that. It was awesome and the kids really enjoyed it.â&#x20AC;? Fife High teacher Christiann Thomas is working with Gilbert again this year to help organize Hoopinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4 Heroes 2017.

Any businesses or individuals that would like to donate raffle items are most welcome. Contact Christiann Thomas at Fife High School at cthomas@fifeschools.com or Officer Patrick Gilbert at pgilbert@cityoffife.org. Donations can also be dropped off at Fife High School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a connection to Special Olympics, you need to come down and see their faces light up when everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheering them on and they make the basket. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really special,â&#x20AC;? she said. The raffles are a big part of Hoopinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4 Heroes, with prizes collected from generous businesses throughout the Fife and Milton areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; snowboard and helmet from the Fife High Booster Club Alumni Association, remote control cars, bicycle and skateboard, a Seahawks themed crock pot with matching extras, Fife Schools gear, chocolates, Starbucks and Johnnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at Fife gift cards and much more. Gilbert donated two of his own club-level Seahawks tickets, a big prize anyone would love to score. The winner of these will be chosen through a â&#x20AC;&#x153;pluck-aduckâ&#x20AC;? raffle in which ticket buyers will be assigned a small, numbered rubber ducky out of a pool with about 300 others and if your duck is picked, you win. The pluck-a-duck raffle will be drawn at the Washington Special Olympics Polar Plunge that Officer Gilbert is participating in on Feb. 25 at Owen Beach (11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the plunge at 1 p.m. Details at http://specialolympicswashington.org/event/tacoma-polar-plunge). Gilbert said that this year he is upping the target number of people to come out for Hoopinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for Heroes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year my goal is to get 1,000 paid people in the door.â&#x20AC;? This is Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; intention as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It surprised me last year, the number of people that came

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Puget Sound Energy is in the final permitting stages of the proposed LNG plant even though at this point PSE lacks any customers for LNG. The proposal started after the private utility company landed a contract with Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) to provide ships with cleaner-burning LNG rather than diesel, but TOTE has since put those plans on hold, announcing in a news release that the company does not have an exact date for when it will retrofit its ships to use LNG. In other words, PSE wants to build a plant without a customer.

LNG PUTS AREA RESIDENTS IN JEOPARDY Also among its plans, PSE wants to form a for-profit subsidiary to handle the commercial sales of LNG to TOTE and other yet-to-be-determined customers while also storing the LNG for its utility customers to use during extreme weather conditions. Transporting LNG for local ratepayers presents the threat, and the inherent risks, of tanker trucks on our roadways and the potential for gas truck accidents in our neighborhoods or at the plant. Moreover, we would face potential risks to our health, the environment and our wallets for something PSE has yet to prove utility customers need. Thousands of oil train cars enter and leave the Port of Tacoma daily. A train derailment in the river would be catastrophic.

THE HISTORIC DANGERS OF LNG The construction of an LNG plant would require a large capacity natural gas pipeline to be constructed through the heart of the city of Fife, another booming city that lies right on the Interstate 5 corridor through Pierce County. This should deeply concern local residents considering historic on-site accidents that have occurred involving or related to LNG: r On Oct. 20, 1944 in Cleveland, 128 people died when an East Ohio Natural Gas Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LNG tank ruptured and exploded. LNG spilled into the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sewer system, vaporized and turned into a gas, which exploded and burned.

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r On Oct. 6, 1979 in Lusby, MD a pump seal failed at the Cove Point LNG facility, which released natural gas vapors that settled into an electrical conduit. The gas vapors ignited when a worker switched off a circuit breaker, causing an explosion that killed one worker and severely injured another. r On Jan. 19, 2004 an explosion at Sonatrach LNG facility in Skikda, Algeria killed 27 people and injured 56. Three LNG trains were also destroyed. The massive hydrocarbon gas explosion was ignited when a steam boiler that was part of an LNG liquefaction train exploded near a propane and ethane refrigeration storage site. A report from a U.S. government inspection team cited that a leak of hydrocarbons from the liquefaction process initiated the domino effect of explosions. r On April 7, 2014 a â&#x20AC;&#x153;processing vesselâ&#x20AC;? at a Williams Co. Inc. facility near the small town of Plymouth, Wash., exploded, spraying chunks of shrapnel as heavy as 250 pounds as far as 300 yards. The flying debris pierced the double walls of a 134-foot LNG tank on site, causing leaks. Five workers were injured, and local responders warned that vapors from the leaks could trigger a more devastating, second explosion. A county fire department spokesman said authorities were concerned a second blast could level a 0.75 mile â&#x20AC;&#x153;lethal zoneâ&#x20AC;? around the plant.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the playoffs for Trojans BY JUSTIN GIMSE jgimse@fifefreepress.com The postseason has arrived for Fife High School student athletes and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already looking like a busy time for the Trojans. Fife will be represented in district play by the boys and girls basketball teams, the boys swim and dive team, and the Trojans wrestling team. While the Fife girls basketball team (13-7) had a solid hold on the fourthplace spot in the 2A South Puget Sound Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mountain Division, the Trojan boys (11-9) had to fight tooth and nail until the very end. A fifthplace finish wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to advance the Trojans into the postseason, so the boys team had to run off three straight victories to seal the deal on a postseason berth. A 57-31 victory over Franklin Pierce started the run, followed by a 58-46 win over Evergreen. The Trojans put an excla-

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mation point on the regular seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end with a 70-47 victory over Foster. The evening after this issue goes to press, both basketball teams will do battle on the road for seeds into the 2A West Central District tournament. The Fife boys will face Clover

Park (13-8), while the Fife girls will face River Ridge (15-5). A win would push the boys into another rematch with White River on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Clover Park High School at 7 p.m. for a fifth or sixth seed to districts. A loss would push the boys

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Bystander CPR doubles the chance that a person will survive a cardiac arrest. This class will meet the needs of many people who have busy schedules and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a certification for work, but want to know how they can help save someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. In most cases the person needing CPR or help for a heart attack or stroke is a spouse, parent, friend or colleague. East Pierce Fire & Rescue is offering this course every other month at our headquarters station. Classes are from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Check out our schedule at www.eastpiercefire.org or call for a brochure. To register for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hands-onlyâ&#x20AC;? CPR class, or for one of our traditional CPR/First Aid certification classes, please call 253-863-1800 during business hours or register at www.eastpiercefire.org. Are you part of a homeowners association, church group, or business, or can you assemble 10 or more citizens in the district? We may be able to put on a special class for you. If you have a training room, clubhouse or other facility with space for our CPR manikins and audio-visual support, we may even be able to come to your location to provide this valuable training.

to open district play at either Foss or Wilson High School on Wednesday, Feb. 8, depending upon their final seeding. Should Fife score an opening-round victory, they would then play on Friday, Feb. 10 at Foss or Wilson. A loss would bump the Trojans to

Tuesday, Feb. 14 at either Curtis or Wilson. The Fife boys swim and dive team will be competing in the 2A SPSL meet on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Hazen High School. The meet begins at 3 p.m. and the Trojans, now in their second year ever in the pool, are looking to be well represented. Several swimmers have already qualified for districts, with the league meet serving as one final chance to qualify. The West Central District swim meet is set for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11 at the Hazen High School pool. Fifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrestlers will take to the mats for the 2A SPSL sub-regional on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. at Fife High School. The 2A SPSL regionals will take place the following Saturday at Fife High School at 10 a.m. The 2A state Mat Classic is set for Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Tacoma Dome.

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each year. The committee, including officials from Fife, opted unanimously to follow a system that requires actual impact reports for expenses. That process forwarded the recommendation that Fife receive nothing in 2016 because the city failed to meet the guidelines set forth in the 2 percent compact that require documentation of specific expenses linked to the tribeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gaming activities the way other governments have. Tacoma, for example, receives reimbursement of fire and medical calls made by Tacomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first responders. The tribe, as the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest employer, continues to voluntarily pay property and hotel motel taxes for its gaming and entertainment facilities on tribal trust land that benefit Fife, local schools and tourism-related activities. The casinos also have some that the casinos cause a net gain to the economy by drawing people to the area who then make purchases in local shops and eat in local restaurants. The gaming impact committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision, however, caused an $850,000 hit to Fifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget last year and created uncertainty in future years. Price of legal advice Reviewing the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget shows some areas the council could look at, based on comparisons to nearby cities. Fife, a city of 9,500 people, spends $700,000 a year for legal services, largely provided by its contract city attorney Loren Combs, a principal at VSI Law Group who has served the city for three decades. His retainer is $24,500 a month for city attorney services plus $210 per hour in legal fees if the city finds itself in legal disagreements. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-year battle with Greybeard Holdings over its marijuana moratorium alone cost Fife $167,000. The city has since settled the case, allowing Greybeard to open The Gallery later this year. The city still has the moratorium, although it is set for review in the coming months. Milton spends a fraction of that for its legal services. That city of 6,900 residents has a legal fund of just $44,990 for a staff attorney to â&#x20AC;&#x153;provide general legal counsel and related services as well as Municipal Court Prosecution. These services include advising the mayor, council, and all other departments; representing the City in litigation, and preparing legislation for consideration by the Council,â&#x20AC;? according to its budget summary. Edgewood spent $180,000 on legal services last year and recently approved a contract with Gig Harbor-based Carol Morris to shave $40,000 off that in 2017. That legal shift came as part of Edgewoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s government institutional process of reviewing all of its contracts at least every three years to serve its 9,300 residents as efficiently and effectively as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think cities need to ask themselves those questions periodically,â&#x20AC;? Edgewood Mayor Daryl Eidinger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every city is different and we are all trying to do what is best for our cities.â&#x20AC;? Fife City Manager Subir Mukerjee said the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legal fees are actually cheaper than if the city had an in-house legal counsel department, which would require office and file storage space that City Hall doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to spare as well as the cost of hiring not only a full-time attorney, but a paralegal, an assistant city attorney and additional human resource staffers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suddenly, the costs are higher,â&#x20AC;? he said, noting that the contract allows Fife to have legal advice when it needs it without those additional expenses, particularly with the high volume of commercial and public building projects in Fife. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With all of the stuff going on, that is the cost of doing business.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Flyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; now is monthly newsletter The City of Fife has started a newsletter that will be directly mailed to residents and businesses in Fife. The monthly newsletter replaces the bimonthly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fife Flyerâ&#x20AC;? pages that for years had been appearing in the Fife Free Press newspaper. The content of the double-sided, 8.5-by-11-inch, highgloss newsletter that will be produced by AlphaGraphics to 5,100 addresses at a cost of $1,883.29, according to price quotes to the city that do not include postage of about $1,300 if calculated at the postage rate of 27 cents a piece. That cost compares to $1,100 for two full â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fife Flyerâ&#x20AC;? pages in every issue of the bi-monthly Fife Free Press that is mailed at no added cost to the city to about 5,800 Fife addresses as well as delivered to 75 news boxes and businesses around the city. The Fife Free Press also had published the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual report at no charge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During the research portion of our rebranding process last year, the number one complaint residents had was that they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel informed on city issues and topics,â&#x20AC;? Fife Economic Development & Communications Program Manager Laurel McQuade stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are looking for new and more effective ways to reach them. The cool thing about this direct-mail newsletter is that it appears directly in a residentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mailbox as one flat sheet. A resident wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to open or unfold anything. They will literally be holding city news in their hand, in a scan-able, readable format.â&#x20AC;? The city is also preparing to enter a three-year publishing agreement with Seattle-based Philip Publishing to produce a

16-page magazine "Fife City Magazine," twice a year. City staff estimates the magazine will cost $20,000, although advertising revenue is projected to subsidize the effort. The council will decide whether to cover the remaining costs once the advertising subsidy is factored out of the publishing bill or end the contract. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Should advertising revenues be insufficient to publish any particular issue, the city will have the option not to publish the issue, though the expenses incurred in the preparation of the publication will be the responsibility of the city,â&#x20AC;? according to a draft of the contract under consideration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Should the city elect to publish an issue that does not have revenue sufficient to cover the costs, the difference between costs and revenue shall be paid by the city.â&#x20AC;?

The premier edition of the Fife city newsletter includes just two short stories, utility rates and a small handful of other information.

The city will generate all of the content within the publication, which will also be done with current city staff. Production costs, which taxpayers will pay even if the publication is never printed, are projected to be about $2,480 for layout and design, at $155 an hour, and $2,500 for â&#x20AC;&#x153;administrative management to Philipsâ&#x20AC;? each issue as well as $1,500 per year for media kits. Any advertising revenue left over after production and printing costs will be split equally between Phillips and the city. The first issue is expected in May. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In our contract with Philips Publishing it says that we have the option to review the cost vs. ads before we produce the magazine, and if the cost is too high, we can end the contract,â&#x20AC;? McQuade stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much like any other policy in the city, council directs the policy, but it is up to staff to implement projects. The policy direction here is to try new ways to reach our residents.â&#x20AC;? Philips has similar contracts with Lakewood, Auburn and a handful of other cities along Puget Sound. Edgewood published 6,000 copies of its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edgewood Magazineâ&#x20AC;? five times in 2016 at a cost of $19,055.18, according to invoices to the city. Edgewood Mayor Daryl Eidinger said the city was looking for a way to provide a low-cost advertising option

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Leadership shuffle? Fife City Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent shuffle of chairs and committee assignments wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t likely be the only leadership changes in the city. Fife City Manager Subir Mukerjee, for example, confirms that he is in informal talks with the City Council about developing a transition plan as he ponders retirement. He is 65 and has served as Fifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s city manager since January 2015, after former city manager David Zabell left to become the city manager of Pasco. Mukerjee was previously the former Milton city administrator and then deputy city manager of Fife. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to happen tomorrow,â&#x20AC;? Mukerjee said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen sometime. It has been something on my mind.â&#x20AC;? The uncertainty created by shifts of city leadership routinely creates ripples of other staff changes as management styles and priorities shift to new administrative teams. One possible sign of that already occurring is that Fifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former Finance Director David DeGroot retired at the end of last year after seven years at the city. He is consulting with the city through the spring, however, to smooth the transition to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new finance director Patty Luat. Luatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first day was Jan. 1, after working as the director of finance for Tacoma School District, where she started out as director of internal audit. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University. Her local â&#x20AC;&#x153;street credâ&#x20AC;? comes from the fact that she once worked at the Poodle Dog. Fife Mayor Winston Marsh might also be the â&#x20AC;&#x153;x factorâ&#x20AC;? in city politics since he is reportedly battling an illness during his final months of his two-year term as mayor and faces an election in November if he opts for another term. He did not respond to media requests regarding his plans or his condition. He has lived in Fife since 2007 and served on the council since 2013. The council selected Bryan Yambe to serve as deputy mayor at its first meeting of the year last month, so he serves as mayor while Marsh is absent through the month. Yambe, who has served on the council since 2013, replaced former deputy mayor Pat Hulcey, who has served on the council since 2010. The duties of deputy mayor are largely ceremonial and not as much of a time commitment as mayor or even some council committee assignments. The deputy mayor runs the City Council meetings if the mayor is not available and serves for a one-year term. The mayor, who is appointed by the council, serves a two-year term, so Yambe will be the deputy mayor until that vote next winter. This is the first part of a two-part series to be continued in the next edition of the Fife Free Press.

7 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE PUTTING YOUR FIFE HOME UP FOR SALE By Adam Peters Fife - A new report has just been released which reveals 7 costly mistakes that most homeowners make when selling their home, and a 9 Step System that can help you sell your home fast and for the most amount of money. This industry report shows clearly how the traditional ways of selling homes have become increasingly less and less effective in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market. The fact of the matter is that fully three quarters of home sellers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get what they want for their homes and become disillusioned and â&#x20AC;&#x201D; worse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; financially disadvantaged when they put their homes on the market. As this report uncovers, most home sellers make 7 deadly mistakes that cost them literally thousands of dollars. The good news is that each and every one of these mistakes is entirely preventable. In answer to this issue, industry insiders have prepared a free special report entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Top 9 Step System to Get Your Home Sold Fast and For Top Dollar.â&#x20AC;? To hear a brief recorded message about how to order your FREE copy of this report call toll-free 1-800-530-1015 and enter 1100. You can call any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Get your free special report NOW to find out how you can get the most money for your home. This report is courtesy of RE*USA NW. Not intended to solicit buyers or sellers currently under contract. ÂŠ2017.

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THE VISION The mission of Fife Public Schools is to provide an engaging and safe environment where learning is linked to life.

< Superintendentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Column As we get ready to kick off the second semester of the 2016-2017 year on January 31, I would like to share a recent call to action to which we have committed. Fife Public Schools has joined a nationwide â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superintendentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Call to Action: Missing School Matters.â&#x20AC;? By supporting this call to action, our district joins a growing national movement of school leaders looking beyond just unexcused absences and average daily attendance rates to identify and address the challenges that keep students from getting to school everyday. Although in Fife Public Schools we are nearly four points below the state average of 16%, we still have 12.22% of our students who are chronically absent DElNED AS MISSING OR DAYS OR MORE OF THE school year). Kevin Alfano Good attendance is central to student achievement and our broader efforts of academic excellence. Common sense tells us that all of our investments in curriculum and improving instruction wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t improve academic success if STUDENTS AREN T SHOWING UP TO BENElT FROM THEM ON A CONSISTENT BASIS -Y lRST STEP IS LETTING FAMILIES KNOW ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN GETTING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL ON TIME EVERY DAY ) KNOW lRSTHAND THAT PARENTS IN THIS DISTRICT WANT THE BEST for their children, including success in our schools and beyond. Chronic absenteeism is missing just two days a month during the school year. We plan on working closely with our families and not letting this go unnoticed. 2ECENTLY WE HAVE TAKEN A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR ATTENDANCE NUMBERS DEVELOPING hRED mAGv lists that identify the students in greatest need of support. We have taken the steps to improve our communication with families who have over two or more unexcused absences. Next, we sent letters to all families with students at risk of falling into the chronically absent category. Most importantly, we have been working hard to use research-based intervention strategies to identify these students and work closely with the families to help break down the barriers of getting to school. One of these interventions that is closely aligned with our district goal of parent, family, and community engagement is called a community truancy board. Starting in the fall of 2017, school districts across the state will be required to offer community truancy boards as an alternative to referring students directly to the Pierce County Juvenile court system like we were required to do in the past. In Fife, we have already been working for THREE YEARS WITH THE 0IERCE #OUNTY *UVENILE COURT TO lNE TUNE OUR TRUANCY BOARDS TO MEET our community needs. Fife is actually one of the leading districts in the Puget Sound area. Here is a link to an article that appeared in the Tacoma News Tribune last school year: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article56294240.html Community truancy boards typically include counselors, a building administrator, representatives from one of the local mental health agencies, community volunteers, and SOMEONE FROM THE JUVENILE COURT 4HE TEAM MEETS WITH THE STUDENT AND HIS HER FAMILY TO develop a plan to improve the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attendance. Typically, the plan is developed by the team and, if followed by the student and family, they will never have to appear before a judge; which recent evidence has shown can actually make the problem worse. Help offered by the community truancy boards can include: connecting children to tutoring and counseling services, resolving their familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problems with transportation, accommodating their medical needs, or assigning them tutoring options. This is a powerful way to work with families to ensure student success and one of the key components is the community. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to offer the opportunity to you to volunteer your time to one of these truancy boards. If this is something you would be interested in, please contact our district point person Mark Beddes, Assistant Principal at Columbia *UNIOR (IGH 3CHOOL AT MBEDDES lFESCHOOLS COM My goal for Fife Public Schools is to have the strongest attendance rates in the state. Please join us in our effort to make every day count for kids! Co-Authored by Kevin Alfano and Mark Beddes By Ben Ramirez Assistant Superintendent The Fife School District has enjoyed strong support in our schools from volunteers. During the past school year, 900 volunteers worked to help chaperone, TUTOR MENTOR STUDENTS AND WORK IN THE classrooms. It is exciting to see parents and community members in the schools. We are currently on pace to surpass last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number of volunteers. To ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS IS MORE EFlCIENT we are pleased to introduce a new on-line volunteer application. It can be accessed

through the district website under the â&#x20AC;&#x153;For Parentâ&#x20AC;? tab. Parents and community members wishing to volunteer can submit their application on-line. It is simple, quick and can be done from home. The process is complete after the application is submitted and background check is approved. The Fife School District is grateful for each parent and community member who invest their time and effort to the success of our students. We hope that the new system continues to help keep our parents and community involved in our schools.

By Jeff Nelson Executive Director of Teaching, Learning, and Innovation One of the major roles of our Teaching,EARNING )NNOVATION 4,) DEPARTMENT IS providing quality professional learning opportunities for a variety of our educators. Here are three recent examples. &IRST %LAINE 3MITH !SSISTANT $IRECTOR OF 4,) AT THE REQUEST OF THE EDUCATORS AT 3,-3 DEVELOPED AND SHARED LEARNING about differentiated instruction for students. This is an example of learning the educators wanted at their school. 3ECOND %LAINE AND ) HAVE DESIGNED a series of induction learning sessions FOR ALL OF OUR @.EW TO &IFE TEACHERS 7E have focused the learning and work on our districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adopted instructional frameWORK 7E USE THE #ENTER &OR %DUCATIONAL ,EADERSHIP S FRAMEWORK FROM THE University of Washington. Its acronym IS #%, )T FOCUSES ON DIMENSIONS OF teaching and learning: Purpose, Student %NGAGEMENT #URRICULUM 0EDAGOGY

!SSESSMENT FOR 3TUDENT ,EARNING AND #LASSROOM %NVIRONMENT #ULTURE /UR last session was on assessment for student LEARNING SPECIlCALLY FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Checking studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; understanding in the middle of the learning to ascertain where they are in relationship to what teachers need them to be learning, and making in the moment instructional adjustments. Third, we conducted a book study with all of our building administrators, using the book Innovatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mindset, by George Couros. We utilized a learning strategy CALLED @4HE 7ORLD #AFE 7ITH THIS STRATEGY WE CREATE @COURSES FOR THE LEARNERS %ACH course has a variety of discussion questions ON THE @MENU FROM WHICH OUR LEARNERS CAN choose. It was a spectacular success. The most important point of all this work is that our learning is ongoing. As educators, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shut down our learning the minute we graduate from college. We believe in the idea that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who dares to teach, must never cease to learn.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; John Cotton Dana

< Tech News: Fife Forward By Kevin Johnson Director of Technology Fife Forward is the implementation of our communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently approved technology levy. The funds from this levy will provide a digital device for every Fife Public School student. But this is more than just about devices. Our students are growing up in a time of unparalleled technological and digital advancement. Students with access to digital tools can literally learn anything they want to learn, any time they want to learn

it. Most of our students will have jobs that haven't been invented yet. We have a responsibility to prepare our students for their futures, with an emphasis on 21st century skill development (problem-solving, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, digital citizenship, creativity). As a district, with our teachers' leadership, we intend to move our students forward, armed with 21st century skills, to be college and career ready. To learn more, please visit the Fife &OWARD WEBSITE AT HTTPS GOO GL D(#0 H

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Discovery Primary School Julie Bartlett, Principal January is a time of celebration for us at Discovery, as it is this time of year when we see huge leaps in the growth of our young students. It seems that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;lights come onâ&#x20AC;? in January as students have had time to process and retain new skills. It is truly an exciting time. Highlights this month include: s -ARTIN ,UTHER +ING ,EARNING #ELEBRATION s 3TUDENTS WILL TAKE THE $)"%,3 READING ASSESSMENT s 2EPORT CARDS COME OUT AT THE END OF THE MONTH s &IRST GRADERS ARE TAKING A VIRTUAL TOUR AROUND THE WORLD 4HEY STAMP THEIR PASSPORTS AS they complete virtual travel to all seven continents. s 7E HELD OUR lFTH SCHOOL WIDE CELEBRATION DAY THIS YEAR FOR RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTFUL student behavior. s 7E HELD TWO ROCKET CAMPS WELCOMING NEW STUDENTS TO OUR SCHOOL 2OCKET CAMP IS designed to introduce school rules and support staff such as the nurse, counselor and OFlCE STAFF Endeavour Intermediate School Josh Goodman, Principal 4HE lRST MONTH OF IS BEHIND US AND %NDEAVOUR %XPLORERS HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF AND A LOT TO LOOK FORward to! We recently wrapped up a successful food drive and showcased what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned at the Science and Technology Showcase. With an eye to the future, we are looking forward to our Read-A-Thon in March, preparing FOR AND TAKING OUR STATE TESTS AND SENDING OUR lFTH GRADERS to camp. (Hedden will be hosting an information night for both schools on February 7th at 6:00 PM.) Please rememBER IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF %NDEAVOUR S FABULOUS EVENTS OR EVEN HELP PLAN some new things to look forward to, please join us at an upcoming PTO meeting. Our MEETINGS ARE HELD IN THE %NDEAVOUR ,IBRARY AT 0- ON THE SECOND 4UESDAY OF EACH month. We hope to see you soon! Alice V. Hedden Elementary School Don Sims, Principal Here at Hedden we are off and running in our second semester and have some current and upcoming events that we want to share with our community. We have a few clubs taking place this term including our Hedden Hams Drama Club, Drumming Club, and our Spanish Club. Thank you to the advisers for putting together great opportunities for our Hawks. In other news, we are using SnapRaise to help raise funds to build phase two of our playground. These stations are designed for both play activities and exercise and meet state guidelines for Health & Fitness. With your support we can continue to expand what we offer our students. Coming up in March, we will be having our student conferences. Be on the lookout for scheduling information coming out soon. Thank you all for making this a special place and enjoy your mid-winter break February 17th through 20th! Surprise Lake Middle School Jim Snider, Principal 3ECOND SEMESTER HAS OFlCIALLY STARTED AND STUDENTS are working hard in their classes! Teachers have been COLLABORATING AT HIGH LEVELS IN THEIR 0ROFESSIONAL ,EARNING Communities as we continue to look at differentiating instruction and departmental formative assessments. Our Science Department has been busy preparing engaging lessons in life science and geology. Social Studies will be continuing their units on ancient civilizations and 7ASHINGTON 3TATE (ISTORY 0HYSICAL %DUCATION WILL BE GIVING PHYSICAL lTNESS PRE TESTS AND OUR MATH DEPARTMENT will be analyzing mid-year data with students. Tech students are working on digital citIZENSHIP AND OUR %,! DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO WORK DILIGENTLY ON LITERACY AND WRITING ) WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR 0ARTNERS )N %DUCATION AND -USIC "OOSTERS AS THEY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR WORK AT 3,-3 4HEY PROVIDE US WITH SO MUCH AND WE ARE ALL VERY GRATEFUL to be a part of such a great partnership! Columbia Junior High School Mark Robinson, Principal Can you believe that we are already over half way through our school year? One of the things we are most proud of this year has been our studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wise use of #/2% &,%8 TIME /UR STUDENTS DID A GREAT JOB WITH lRST semester grades and have just started second semester. CJH just hosted the 8th Annual Science and Technology 3HOWCASE 4HANKS TO ALL WHO STOPPED BY /UR lRST PLAY OF THE YEAR @-URDER AT !UNT Agathaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is just around the corner with shows on February 10, 11, 12. Our third sport season is underway, with boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball and girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; soccer. Good luck to both proGRAMS #*( STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN &",! ARE ABOUT TO COMPETE AT 7INTER 2EGIONAL #ONFERENCE 4HIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE lND OURSELVES REmECTING ON OUR lRST semester successes, as well as working towards improvement in this current semester. Fife High School Ron Ness, Principal The Fife High School staff make a concerted effort to ensure that students attend school regularly. In fact, research shows that students who consistently attend SCHOOL BENElT MORE FROM THEIR EDUCATION THAN STUDENTS who are absent. When students miss school, whether the absence is excused or unexcused, they miss instruction, rich dialogue, and experiences that most likely cannot be reproduced. Attending school regularly also helps children feel better about schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and themselves. Additionally, research has demonstrated missing as little as 10% of the time, or two days a month, puts students at risk academically. Consistent attendance will help students do well in high school, college, and at work. As the high school continues to work on getting students to class on time, we look forward to your support. Together, we can partner to help our students be successful.

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Bay watchers call foul on process to restart gravel mining BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER stevedunkel@fifefreepress.com Citizens for a Healthy Bay (CHB), the non-profit environmental group tasked with monitoring the health of Commencement Bay, wants the city to conduct a full environmental review of a plan to restart surface mining at the former Coski Sand and Gravel Mine facility on the Hylebos Waterway, particularly since plans call for 600 gravel trucks a day streaming from the waterfront location. The mine had stopped operations about 20 years ago. News of the permit application came during the holiday season that originally announced comments are being accepted only until the end of January, something CHB director Melissa Malott said seemed far short of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;transparencyâ&#x20AC;? pledge by city officials, following the outcry regarding news of the now-dead methanol plant and the planned construction of a liquefied natural gas plant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are pretty frustrated,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We basically think this is ridiculous. I am, honestly, pretty appalled.â&#x20AC;? Following a recent public meeting regarding the project, the City of Tacomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Planning and Development Services Department announced that the public comment period will be extended to March 3. A group called Terra5 Company LLC has submitted plans to the former Coski Mine at 2500 Marine View Dr., which is located between the Hylebos Waterway and 450 feet from the residential area of Northeast Tacoma. Plans call for the removal of about 400,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel from the 17-acre site during the next decade, which would call for about 15 truckloads every hour of operation, or 600 truck trips a day. Mining would reportedly take place during the day, and loading could occur both day and night. The permit documents mention two shifts, from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mine is directly uphill from the Hylebos, a waterway with numerous environmental problems, and is only 450 feet from the closest Northeast Tacoma home.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Citizens for a Healthy Bay â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mine is directly uphill from the Hylebos, a waterway with numerous environmental problems, and is only 450 feet from the closest Northeast Tacoma home,â&#x20AC;? Citizens for a Healthy Bay stated in an alert about the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite this sensitive location, the City of Tacoma is expected to issue a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mitigated Determination of Non-significance,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; meaning that the project will not need to undergo a full environmental SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) review. Proceeding without a full SEPA review means two things. First, we will not have enough scientific information to know if the project is safe for the health of our environment and community. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to know exactly what hazards the mine might create without the review,

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Citizens for a Healthy Bay wants the city to conduct a full environmental review regarding plans to restart mining operations at the former Coski Sand and Gravel Mine along the Hylebos Waterway.

but potential air quality, noise and traffic impacts alone from mining and heavy truck usage are enough to warrant a full review. Illegal landfills have also been found on neighboring sites, making possible chemical contamination from an undocumented on-site dump another major concern. Second, the public will have far fewer opportunities to influence the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision. If the city grants the Conditional Use Permit, the company will be able to apply for a mining permit with the state.â&#x20AC;? The city is conducting a SEPA review and has conducted all of its checklist except for a noise analysis, project manager Shirley Schultz stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city has made a preliminary determination that an Environmental Impact Statement is not necessary; the project as presented can be mitigated through either conditions placed on the project (through SEPA or the conditional use permit) or through compliance with adopted regulations and policies. That is not the same as exempting something SEPA reviews; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different path to environmental analysis. However, the determination is preliminary, and public /agency comment can provide additional information about whether an EIS is warranted, and, if so, what the scope of that EIS would be.â&#x20AC;? A noise study has been requested from the project applicant. The city expects to receive the study by Feb. 16. If the noise study cannot be published by this date, the comment period will be extended again to allow at least two weeks for public review of noise impacts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Requiring a noise study was a top priority of my neighbors in Northeast Tacoma, and I look forward to learning the results and what mitigations can be taken to protect our residentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality of life,â&#x20AC;? said Deputy Tacoma Mayor Robert Thoms, who represents Northeast Tacoma. After staff has reviewed the information gathered, and made a preliminary determination of potential impacts to the community, the City may elect to place additional conditions or restrictions above and beyond existing regulation. Currently, the City is projected to make a decision on this project by the end of April. The city will accept public comments until March 3, after which planners will issue a final decision on the project. Information about the project is available at healthybay.org. Permit details are available at tacomapermits.org.

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Special Needs Fishing Derby The Lions in Zone 19 C-3 have a very special project that they are very proud of. That project is the 13th Annual Special Needs Fishing Derby. The founder of this OUTSTANDING PROJECT is PZC BOB DARRIGAN of the Federal Way Lions. Great idea, Lion Bob. This is actually a fishing experience for special needs kids whose ages are 5-14. Any special needs child is welcome from wherever they come from. Registration forms are sent to all the school districts in Zone 19 C-3. They are filled out and sent to Lion April Young of the Bonney Lake Lions. Then Lion Norm Wilcox and Lion April compile a list and have it ready on Derby Day. Derby Day is generally on the opening day of fishing season, which is the last day of April. The date is actually chosen by the City of Auburn based on a city schedule. The derby is held at the pond near Auburn Riverside High School. The Saturday before the Derby, many Lions from Zone 19 C-3 help clean the pond. Those clubs are Auburn, Auburn Club Branch, Bonney Lake, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Fife, Kent, Puyallup, Puyallup Valley and Sumner. In fact the week before the event takes place, the state of Washington comes and stocks the pond with at least 2,000 trout, maybe more. All 10 clubs in Zone 19 C-3 will come and take part. They will run the concession stand, hand out poles, clean fish, be security or do many other jobs for this event to take place. This is truly a zone project because usually all 10 clubs get involved in some way. Each participant is allowed to catch five fish. When that limit is

reached, the participant has the option of having the Enumclaw Lions clean their fish. One amusing story that took place one derby day was when a young girl at the derby for the first time wanted her fish cleaned, but when she saw the knife come out and saw what was going to happen she wailed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;NO!â&#x20AC;? She thought her fish were going to be washed with water. Besides being a lot of fun, the derby is also a big learning experience. Also each participant receives a certificate of participation. The first planning meeting is held in January and is held in a variety of places. This year the planning meetings are being held at the Kent Senior Citizen Center. Thanks goes to Lion Emerson Bishop and his wife, Lea, who is director at the Center. There are four meetings necessary to plan this event plus many other hours on the phone by the chairman. The chairman is usually Lion Bob Darrigan of the Federal Way Lions. Last year, there was a change and the chairman was Lion Julia Wood of the Auburn Lions. This year there are co-chairs: Lions Bob Darrigan and Holly West, both of Federal Way. A special thanks goes to the Auburn Lions for always arranging the pond. This project is one of the best projects we have in our district, 19 C. We are a district made up of six zones and around 1,400 Lions. This project has not only taught many children to fish; it has brought joy to those children and their families and has given many Lions a chance to serve and show their love for their communities. That is a real winner, for sure. WE SERVE. Why not join us on DERBY DAY?

Questions remain on death of seagulls on waterfront BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER stevedunkel@fifefreepress.com Walkers along Schuster Parkway first spotted dead seagulls on Jan. 21. Then there were dead birds spotted along Ruston Way, at Port of Tacoma shipping terminals, Point Defiance and North Tacomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waterfront neighborhood of Browns Point a day later, but also as far north as Des Moines, some 10 miles away from port operations as the workweek started. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is definitely abnormal,â&#x20AC;? Citizens for a Healthy Bay Director Melissa Malott said, noting that there are no reports of spills or accidents from container ships or other

industrial activities on the industrial tideflats that could have caused the mass poisoning of the birds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we would have heard something at this point, but there definitely has been something that has killed a lot of birds.â&#x20AC;? A total of about 60 seagulls have been found either dead or paralyzed. Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists have few answers as to why. Initial test results found no unusually high levels of chemicals or lead at this point, although other heavy metals, particularly mercury, have not been ruled out. State and contracted laboratories are continuing to test the birds, which otherwise show no signs of injury

or exposure to chemicals that could have killed or paralyzed them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bottom line is that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what is killing them yet,â&#x20AC;? Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Madonna Luers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no evidence of a toxic spill in the area.â&#x20AC;? More test results from the state laboratory and at the PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood, where paralyzed seagulls are being treated and monitored, are expected later this week. Adding to the mystery is that all of the dead birds are the same type of bird, the glaucous seagull. No other species of bird, such as a heron, crow, goose or duck have been affected.

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About 60 dead or paralyzed seagulls have been found on Commencement Bay shorelines in recent weeks. Biologists have few answers and hope that tests figure the cause.

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The FIFE MILTON Food Bank would like to thank the community for its support in 2016. Local businesses, schools, churches and Individuals contributed a large amount of food plus $35,000, which allowed us to provide 1,900 families (7,000 clients) with over 92,000 pounds of food. We have 40 volunteers who put in over 3,000 hours this year. The food bank is open M-W-F, is sponsored by St. Martin of Tours Church and is located behind the church. (2303 54th Ave. E., Fife)

NEW YEARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RESOLUTION: VOLUNTEER MORE, TWEET LESS CHI Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care has some great ways for you to serve the community and make meaningful connections. Those near the end of life need help with living. If you have 1-4 hours a week to read to someone, listen to their stories, run errands, make phone calls, or welcome people to our hospice facility, then we have several opportunities for you. Join us in the new year for trainings scheduled in January and March. Log onto www.chifranciscan. org and click â&#x20AC;&#x153;hospice and palliative careâ&#x20AC;? in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;our servicesâ&#x20AC;? tab to learn more. Or call James Bentley at 253538-4649 #PROJECTFEEDTACOMA There are about 2,000 homeless in Tacoma and about 1.000 beds. Many are families with children. Please help #PROJECTFEEDTACOMA to provide some basic necessities. All items donated will go directly to people on the street. PROJECT FEED TACOMA is 100% volunteer. This is a true grass roots organization and they really need your help. For more information and to find more go to www. projectfeedtacoma.org. Can you help with some urgent needs as winter approaches? Here are some suggestions and a huge THANK YOU! Needed: Warm Socks for Men, Women and Children; Warm Hats; Gloves; Peanut Butter and Jam/Jelly; Crackers, Chips and non-perishable snacks; Individually wrapped granola bars or protein bars; cookies; lotion; lip balm; tampons and sanitary napkins; wipes; soap, shampoo

and conditioner; gallon sized freezer bags. A BIG THANKS TO THE COPPER DOOR FOR ALLOWING PROJECT FEED TACOMA TO COLLECT DONATIONS THERE. Help hard-working families by volunteering with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)! Provide free income tax preparation to low and moderate income households. Locations throughout Pierce County. Day, evening and weekend hours available (February to April 2017). Volunteers can serve as tax preparers, quality reviewers, greeters, or interpreters (for non-English speaking or hearing-impaired tax payers). Free training provided. Learn more and apply online at www.VolunteerTaxHelp.org. Volunteer meals on Wheels Driver Seeking a volunteer Meals on Wheels Driver. Delivers frozen meals once a week in the Pierce County area, mileage reimbursement. Must have a clean background check, WA driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, car insurance and food handlers card. Call front desk for more info: 253-272-8433 AmeriCorps Opportunity: Employment Case Manager/Job Developer Tacoma Community House is seek an outgoing, enthusiastic, and motivated professional that is passionate about assisting low-income community members on their journey to self-sufficiency. This professional position is responsible for assisting people in need of employment. The case manager/job developer will provide career counseling, employment & training information, job search skills, workshop facilitation, job placement/follow-up,

VOLUNTEERS and referral to other community resources. The case manager/job develop will assist in facilitation of our Employer Advisory Board and will also develop and implement 3 financial fitness events. Contact Arrie Dunlap at (253) 3833951 or adunlap@tacomacommunityhouse.org for more information. AmeriCorps Opportunity: Read2Me Program Specialist Tacoma Community House seeks an AmeriCorps member to assist in the Read2Me Program in local elementary schools. Read2Me is a one-on-one adult/student reading program for struggling first, second, and third grade readers. Duties include recruiting volunteers, producing a monthly tutor newsletter, facilitating bimonthly tutor workshops, tracking attendance for both students and volunteer tutors, researching best practicing best practices for tutoring strategies and tutor training and tutoring a student in each of the four schools. You must be 18-25 years of age at the start date of service (Sep 1, 2016-Jul 15, 2017). Contact Karen Thomas at (253)-3833951 or kthomas@tacomacommunityhouse.org for more information. Great Volunteer Opportunity Make friends, have fun and help seniors with simple tasks. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make a big difference by helping people maintain their independence. This is volunteering, not caregiving. Volunteers must be 55 or older, low income, serve 15 hrs/ wk and live in Pierce or Kitsap Counties. Drivers are especially needed. Benefits include hourly tax-free stipend and mileage reimbursement. For information call Julie at Lutheran Community Services, Senior Companion Volunteer Program, (253)722-5686. Food Bank Eloiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Pot Food Bank on the Eastside of Tacoma, WA is powered strictly by volunteers. We provide much needed food and other basic household items to people in need on a weekly basis. Being a volunteer driven organization we are always looking for good people who are interested in donating a few hours of their lives helping make the lives of someone else a little better. Donate as much or as little of your time you want for a wide variety of tasks, there is always plenty to do. If you are looking for a way to be part of something bigger and give a little much needed help to the local community then contact us and

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weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get you started. Please join us in helping to spread a little holiday cheer. Contact 253-2122778. Help furnish hope to those in need! NW Furniture Bank Volunteers needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NWFB helps restore hope, dignity and stability in our community by recycling donated furniture to people in need.â&#x20AC;? Tuesday-Saturday Truck Volunteers Needed- 9:00 am-2:00 pm. Truck volunteers ride along in the truck, deliver furniture to clients and make residential and corporate pickups; they are an essential part of the NWFB Team. To volunteer contact us at info@nwfurniturebank.org or call 253302-3868. South Sound Outreach is offering free tax preparation for those who make $50,000 or less. To schedule an appointment call 253.593.2111 or visit our website at www.southsoundoutreach.org. Make a difference in the life of a child! The Northwest Youth Sports Alliance is looking for coaches for our developmental youth sports program. Sports vary by season. Coaches are provided general training and go through a national background check clearance process. For more information, visit www.metroparkstacoma.org/nysa or contact Roy Fletcher, Youth Sports Coordinator, royf@tacomaparks. com or 253.305.1025.

fore us who help us be who we are â&#x20AC;˘ honors the generations before us and show our appreciation by preserving their memories â&#x20AC;˘ All seniors are welcome to volunteer for filming their story! â&#x20AC;˘ At most two days of work during daytime â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Day 1: pre-production meeting, and Release Form signing Day 2: filming, ideally wrapped within half a day What weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like you to talk about in the film: Use 10 minutes or so to tell the most memorable story from your life, the lessons that were learned, and the wise words you want to pass along to your children/ grandchildren. Compensation: a DVD in which you are the leading character, and a free upload to our website http://memorycommunity.org/ Contact: send your emails to deyung@memorycommunity.org Or call Deyung at 360-850-9850 for scheduling a meeting. The filming is free, but donations are appreciated to help the project continue.

Brighten the day of a senior with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s! Volunteer an hour or two visiting with a resident at Hearthside Manor in University Place. Please contact 253-460-3330 or hearthside@acaringplace.net. COALITION: HUMANE, a spay and neuter clinic, seeks volunteers. For details visit: www.coalitionhumane.org or call 253.627-7729

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Loving Hearts is a charitable knitting and crocheting group comprised of community volunteers. We make hats for chemo patients and the backpack program for children, baby items, blankets, wheelchair/ walker bags and fingerless gloves for Veterans. We meet in Gig Harbor on the second Tuesday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and again on third Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Located at the WayPoint Church, 12719 134th Ave KPN, Gig Harbor, WA 98329. We also have a Fife meeting on the third Thursday of the month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Ardena

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Make international friendships and create memories to last a lifetime. Host a high school foreign exchange student with EF Foundation, a non-profit organization. Students are fully insured and bring their own spending money: host families (single, married, retired, etc.) provide room, board, and a caring environment. For more information call: toll-free: 1-800-4474273 EF FOUNDATION FOR FOREIGN STUDY www.effoundation.org

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Be a Big Brother! Becoming a Big is a fun and easy way to volunteer in your community and make a BIG difference in the life of a child. There are several program options to fit your schedule and interests, such as meeting your Little at school, going on an outing or attending an agency-planned activity. For more information, visit www.bbbsps.org or call 206.763.9060. INTERVIEWEES FOR A NON-PROFIT PROJECT â&#x20AC;&#x153;MEMORY COMMUNITYâ&#x20AC;? What It Is: We are Memory Community (a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation). The Memory Community Project is a creative service to seniors. Our Goals & Objectives: To create an accessible resource that: â&#x20AC;˘ helps our senior citizens tell their stories â&#x20AC;˘ connects the young and the old â&#x20AC;˘ increases our understanding of those be-

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Federal, regional, state and local leaders gathered with the Puyallup Tribal Council to officially cut the ribbon on the Tribeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new state-of-the-art Salish Cancer Center (SCC) in the spring of 2015. Joining in on the event were (back row from left): former Fife Mayor Tim Curtis; former Congressman Norm Dicks and Puyallup Tribal Council Vice-Chairman Larry LaPointe; (front row from left) Puyallup Tribal Council Members Marguerite Edwards and Sylvia Miller; Puyallup Vice-Chairwoman Roleen Hargrove; Senator Maria Cantwell; Puyallup Chairman Bill Sterud; Gov. Jay Inslee; Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen; Congressman Denny Heck; and Puyallup Tribal Council Members David Bean and Tim Reynon.Â

The most urban of Native American tribes, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians continues to be a critical component of the South Sound economy. As Pierce Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth largest employer, a donor to a broad range of charitable organizations, and a major funder of housing, roads, education and environmental projects, the Puyallup Tribe stands as a model for taking care of not only its

own membership, but sharing its wealth among the broader community as well. The Puyallup Tribe is one of the largest employers in Pierce County. With a payroll of more than 3,100 people that work in the Tribeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s businesses, government, economic development corporation, school, and health and housing authorities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; approximately 70 percent of whom are non-Native â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

employees enjoy competitive wages and benefits. In 2015 the Tribe spent over $491 million. This spending supports communities by providing good wages and generous benefits to individuals, and through purchases of goods and services from local suppliers, vendors, contractors, construction companies and more.

From sponsoring local charities, non-profit organizations, social welfare projects and events that may otherwise suffer or cease to exist, to protecting the environment, funding crime prevention, city improvement projects and healthcare, the Tribe maintains its commitment to honoring its destiny as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the generous people,â&#x20AC;? the meaning of the Tribeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very name â&#x20AC;&#x153;Puyallup.â&#x20AC;?

SALISH CANCER CENTER A place where healing begins On April 7, 2015, the ribbon was officially cut at the grand opening of the Salish Cancer Center (SCC). Housed in the Puyallup Tribal Integrative Medicine building in Fife, SCC is a non-profit venture of the Puyallup Tribe and is the first tribally-owned cancer center in Indian Country and the United States. This state-of-the art facility combines conventional cancer treatment (chemotherapy) and integrative oncology (naturopathic medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, Native healers and acupuncture) to create a truly modern oncology practice. As the indigenous keepers of the Puyallup Tribe Indian Reservation, the Puyallup Tribe has a strong ancestral bond with nature and creation, and this is reflected in the type of care SCC patients receive â&#x20AC;&#x201C; focusing on the mind, body, and spirit using lifestyle, nutrition and botanical medicine that blends quite well with modern oncology practices and produces a foundation for providing innovative cancer treatment. At the ribbon cutting, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee praised Tribal Council Chairman Bill Sterud and the entire Tribal Council for making their vision for SCC a reality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is such a delightful day, not just for the Puyallup Nation, but for the state of Washington, because this is a center that is going to embrace health for the entire state of Washington and the Puyallup Nation all at the same time,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me, it is a real achieve-

ment to know that the first tribally-owned and operated oncology center in the United States is right here in the Puyallup Nation. This is something for the whole state of Washington to be very proud of.â&#x20AC;? The SCC care team is delighted to have medical oncologist Dr. Eiko Klimant on board as medical director, as he joined the team just this year. This spring, Dr. Krisstina Gowin, medical oncologist from Mayo Clinic in Arizona, will also be joining the SCC care team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My goal is to create a meaningful experience for the patient and their caregivers, which includes creating conditions and finding therapies to help assure the best possible outcome for each individual patient,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Klimant said.

Puyallup Tribal Member David Duenas offered up a Sundance song of sacrifice and honor at the Salish Cancer Center ribbon cutting.

Dr. Klimant was most recently the Medical Director of Integrative Oncology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia. He is board certified in medical oncology and internal medicine, as well as hospice, palliative medicine and integrative medicine. He has extensive clinical experience in the management of pancreatic, breast, lung and brain cancers. Dr. Klimant is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American College of Physicians and the Society for Integrative Oncology. He is fluent in English, German and French. At SCC, Dr. Klimant works within a multidisciplinary team to provide patient-centered cancer care. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The integrative care model puts the patient at the center. Patientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs are addressed on multiple levels, including innovative scientific cancer treatment, spiritual and psychological support, naturopathic medicine and an individualized nutritional program,â&#x20AC;? he said. While a cancer diagnosis can be the most frightening thing a person has to face and is often all consuming for patients and their care providers, SCC stands as a mighty protector and healer for those who have been told there is nothing more that can be done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a battle against this disease, only now our warriors are our doctors, nurses, lab technicians and people who are in the health profession world,â&#x20AC;? said Puyallup Chairman Bill Sterud. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our warriors are going to be armed with the best medicine that can be, whether it exists now or down the road. This is not about making money â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this is a non-profit organization thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedicated to the saving of lives.â&#x20AC;? Learn more at www.SalishCancerCenter.com.

For more information about the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, visit www.puyallup-tribe.com.

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