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By TRACEY COMPTONt c o m p t o n @ t u k w i l a r e p o r t e r . c o m

Tukwila residents participated in Na-tional Night Out on Aug. 7, a celebration to promote neighborhood bonding and crime prevention.

Among the 35 families of the Rainbow Trailer Haven community, it was a chance for residents to meet city officials and po-lice officers.

The predominately Latino community has seen changes as a result of the city’s involvement, said Francisco Calderon.

Calderon spoke with the help of En-rique Gonzalez of El Centro de la Raza, who translated for him.

“We’re pretty close to another apart-ment complex and there seems to be a little bit of a nest for some crime,” said Gonzalez for Calderon. “So, we’re a little bit concerned about that; we’ve been con-cerned over the years.”

However, Calderon said, the commu-nity had seen changes to that situation as a result of working with the city.

“More than anything we just want to extend our appreciation to the City of

Tukwila,” Calderon said. “We feel hon-ored that they (city officials) would come and spend time with us here. We’re always glad to have them.”

The Rainbow Trailer Haven commu-nity’s Night Out celebration included lots of food, brightly colored streamers hung between homes, a singer perform-ing rancheras, many families with small children and city officials dropping by to say hello.

It was one of 26 community parties that took place on Tuesday as part of National Night Out.

In another part of the city, Vern and Joan Meryhew have lived in their Tukwila home for 27 years and hosted 18 consec-utive Block Watch parties for National Night Out. They invite the neighborhood children and residents to come play in their pool and treat them to snacks and beverages.

In the mid-1990s they would get a turnout of 30 to 35 people at their annu-al party. Lately it has dwindled down to about 20 people, said Vern Meryhew, as the neighborhood has changed a lot.

“It’s an influx of new people,” he said.

“When we moved in everybody had lived here for many years. And now, we’ve got a bunch of new people who have moved in and it’s much more diversified than it was before.”

Meryhew said that diversity isn’t bad, but times have changed and a younger community isn’t as eager to participate as the older residents.

Of the 30 households who participated in the Block Watch with the Meryhews over the years, only four of those original families remain.

Better communication with Tukwila residents is something Meryhew hoped to express to city officials at his commu-nity party. That was the one area he felt the City of Tukwila could do a better job.

That is exactly the type of feedback the city is hoping to get residents to weigh in on with their strategic plan.

City representatives were passing out information about the plan and how to access a current city-wide survey.

“What I want to do is establish a com-fort level among all the people who live and shop and visit in Tukwila,” said May-or Jim Haggerton.

Earlier in the day, the city opened up their new Neighborhood Resource Cen-ter on Tukwila International Boulevard.

It is a project designed to reduce crime along that corridor.

To participate in the City of Tukwila’s community survey, visit http://www.tuk-wilawa.gov/strategicplan.html.

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Tukwila residents at the Rainbown Trailer Haven celebrate with city officials and commu-nity members as part of the national night out festivities. Tracey Compton/Tukwila Reporter

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5 tukwilahistoryTukwila Historical Society provides information on Joel Shomaker, who founded Tukwila and was the town’s first mayor

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By DEAN A. RADFORDe d i t o r @ t u K W i l A r e p o r t e r .

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They come mostly from the steep farmlands of Bhutan in the Himalayas tucked between India and China.

They know the soil – it nurtures their bodies and their culture.

These Bhutanese, along with a smaller number of refugees from Burma, have come to Tukwila, with the help of the International Rescue Committee of Seattle, to start a new life of peace and free-dom.

On land belonging to the St. Thomas Parish behind Foster High School they've found the place to reconnect with their homeland and build a new community in Tukwila.

"This garden is a small piece of home for them," said Dal Diyali, a caseworker for the International Rescue Committee. "We see a piece of home in our plot; they say it like that."

That land is a community gar-den, now in its second season, with 66 plots that measure 10 feet by 12 feet each. Last summer was a learning experience for all, includ-ing what the refugees should plant.

Planting began a month or so later than desired in 2011, because the IRC and its partner in the proj-ect, the Cascade Land Conservan-cy, still had work to do to prepare the soil, build a fence and bring water to the garden.

And the cold wet spring didn't help either.

All that has changed this year.The garden is filled with mus-

tard, pumpkins, peas, beans, lettuce and tomatoes, all carefully chosen by the gardeners themselves. They learned what didn't grow well last year, like the corn that didn't have

enough time to mature. It's no-where to be found.

Chandra Tamang knows the soil of Bhutan, with her long back-ground in farming.

With Dayali interpreting, she expressed the happiness she feels

now that she has her own garden again, even if it is small, to grow what she grew back home.

"She is very happy to have this plot and she can produce what she feels like growing here," said Diyali, who for many years lived in a refu-

gee camp in Bhutan.Tamang is growing beans,

pumpkins, tomatoes and lettuce. The tomatoes are for salads and the lettuce and pumpkins are cooked as a curry, Diyali said. Rice is the staple for the meal.

The garden is a source of veg-etables they can't easily find at a grocery store, Diyali said.

First, they had to find the seed.Last year, the gardeners planted

seeds the garden organizers pro-vided. This year, they bought their own. But that allowed them grow what they wanted, he said.

"They found that specific kind of seeds, especially the mustard seeds, green beans, pumpkins and pea," said Diyali.

This year, the garden expanded from 54 plots to 66 plots. Fifty five of those plots belong to families served by the International Res-

cue Committee. Ninety percent of those families are Bhutanese, while the rest are Burmese.

Since he was young, Bhawani Kadariya has grown his own food crops.

"He has a close relationship with the soil," Diyali said in interpret-ing the conversation. "He got the chance to work with soil again; that is why he is very happy."

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ABOVE: Mansari Rai tosses soil in her garden plot. BELOW: dal diyali, right, a caseworker for the international rescue commission, talks with, from left, Satya Subedi and Bhawani Kadariya. Dean A. Radford, Tukwila Reporter

Mon Diyali tends her plot at the community garden behind Foster High School. Dean A. Radford, Tukwila Reporter

tukwila’s soil nurtures their bodies, culture

garden grant daVita, inc., which provides kidney-care services, has given a $2,215 grant to the international rescue committee (irc) of Seattle for the tukwila community garden.

the grant is from the Ktc Foundation, which is funded by daVita chairman and ceo Kent thiry and his wife, denise o’leary, to help fund the community garden for refugees in the process of resettlement in the tukwila community.

“this garden is a perfect metaphor for immigrants who are looking to plant their roots in the tukwila community,” said Ginny clunan, program coordinator for Ktc.

Work partythere will be a work party for volunteers to accomplish a number of projects at the garden on Sept. 21. details will be available later.

Cover photochandra tamang tends to her garden. Dean A. Radford, Tukwila Reporter


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Editor’s note: The Tuk-wila Historical Society each month will share an artifact from its collection, as part of its exploration of Tukwila’s history, its story. The column is written by Louise Jones-Brown, the acting director of the Tukwila Heritage and Cultural Center.

Founder and first mayor of Tukwila, Joel Shomaker was a dreamer, vision-ary, and promoter. Born at Butler, Ky., Oct. 2, 1862, Shomaker was raised with a good education and a cul-tured home life. He was the great nephew of President Zachary Taylor. As a vi-sionary, he was the reason Tukwila acquired its name.

Shomaker came to the Pacific Northwest in 1898 and originally settled in Ta-coma where he published the Washington Farmer and Dairyman. He then came to Seattle and was the farm editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He ar-rived in the area of Garden Station in 1906 and bought a tract from C.D. Hillman. He then built a house for his wife and children. Sho-maker commuted daily on the Interurban Railway into Seattle.

Shomaker began pro-moting the concept of incorporating the com-munity. He soon saw the potential in the Duwamish

Valley for industrial devel-opment and felt it would be advantageous for the com-munity to establish itself as a municipality. He ral-lied neighbors and locals to generate community inter-est in incorporating.

A community vote was one thing but what about naming the new town? Sho-maker had a knack for pro-motion and came up with a clever scheme. He held a “Name the New Town” contest to gather possible names. The winner of the contest was Katherine Sheperd for her suggestion of Tuck-Wil-La. The name was actually an old indig-enous name used by the Duwamish natives mean-ing “Land where hazelnuts grow”.

Today Tukwila is a very

different place from the time it was incorporated in 1908. Since that time there have been many who have helped shape Tukwila’s future as the city passed through a pioneer time, an agricultural time, and sev-eral years of development and transition. But the true tale of the incorporation of Tukwila occurred because Joel Shomaker was a vi-sionary.

To obtain more infor-mation about history or to contribute historical photos, please contact the Tukwila Historical Society at (206) 244-4478 or email [email protected].

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The all-class reunion for Foster High School drew dozens of graduates to Maple Valley in July, including these members of the Class of 1969. The reunion, held annually, drew graduates from the 40s, teachers and coaches, including Duane Magee, who keeps in touch with many of his former students. Dean A. Radford, Tukwila Reporter

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By STEvE HUnTERs h u n t e r @ t u k w i l a r e p o r t e r . c o m

Tukwila City Council member Kate Kruller plans to fight a finding by Mayor Jim Haggerton and an inde-pendent investigator that she violated the city’s code of ethics in connection with renting a room at the Tukwila Community Center.

Kruller, in her first year on the City Council after vot-ers elected her in November, will appeal the finding at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at City Hall before the City of Tukwila hearing examiner.

Kruller is under fire after city staff at the Tukwila Community Center filed an ethics complaint against her for using her position as a council member to get special privileges while renting a room in February at the center for a private function on April 22.

“Based on the investigative findings, I determine the complaint to be sustained,” Haggerton wrote in a July 2 letter to Kruller.

Haggerton penalized Kruller as follows:• “Be aware of how your position as a City Council

member can be perceived when interacting with city staff for private matters. Refrain from using your posi-tion as a council member to secure special privileges or creating the perception of engaging in such activity.

• “Pay restitution to the city in the amount of $1,000. This sum represents the difference between the full amount of the rental fee that should have been charged for the event that you booked at the Community Center and the amount that you paid. This amount includes a forfeiture of the $500 deposit that you should have been charged due to the violation of the alcohol policies and procedures.

• “This determination does not prevent the council from taking any action it may deem necessary as a result of these findings,” Haggerton concluded.

The council has not yet taken any further action be-sides accepting the report from Haggerton.

In response to the finding, Kruller said during a phone interview that she will discuss specifics of the case at the Aug. 22 hearing.

“At this point it’s still in the process,” Kruller said. “They put forth the complaint and I filed for a hearing. I just want to reserve comment and go through the pro-

cess. Only one side of the story has been told.”Tukwila contracts with the City of Seattle hearing ex-

aminer to handle any cases that come up. The Seattle hearing examiner is Sue Tanner and the deputy hearing examiner is Anne Watanabe.

The hearing is open to the public, although only peo-ple connected to the case can testify. The hearing exam-iner will take testimony from city staff and Kruller and issue a decision on whether to uphold the finding within 15 business days after the hearing.

As mayor and under the city code of ethics, Hagger-ton handled the initial complaint. The code directs the mayor to hire an independent investigator or consultant to look into the case.

Edward Lindstrom, an attorney with Kussmann and Lindstrom of University Place, handled the investiga-tion, which began June 1. He reviewed documents and interviewed the people involved. Lindstrom sent a June 26 letter to Haggerton with his findings.

The conclusions by Lindstrom included:• “Kruller knew, or should have known, that her insis-

tence on Feb. 18 to rent/reserve a room at the Commu-nity Center, contrary to procedure, could be viewed as using her position to secure a benefit, special privileges or exceptions for herself or for other persons.”

According to Lindstrom’s report, Kruller insisted that an on-duty staff person on Feb. 18 reserve the room for her even though the staff member told her that he could

not reserve the space and that she needed to contract the appropriate representatives during normal working hours Monday through Friday. Kruller would not take no for an answer and persisted to reserve the room, in-cluding a comment of “Do I need to get Rick?” That is a reference to Rick Still, the community center director. The employee eventually accepted a check from Kruller.

Other conclusions by Lindstrom determined that Kruller filled out an agreement that no alcohol would be served at the event. City staff later determined the event included alcohol after finding beer and wine bottles in the trash.

Kruller told the investigator that she didn’t understand why someone from the city would just call her or bill her for the $200 nonrefundable alcohol fee rather than filing an ethics complaint.

Kruller also said she did not request any personal ben-efits or waivers as far as damage deposits or minimum hours rate.

“She did not feel that she exercised any influence, nor conducted herself in a way which would have caused the staff to feel they needed to give her any favors,” Lind-strom wrote in his report.

The councilwoman paid $600 for the room to cover a five-hour banquet room and kitchen rental, according Haggerton’s letter. The event instead ran more than 10 hours, so the mayor concluded that Kruller owes an ad-ditional $500 for the extended hours. She also must pay another $500 for a nonrefundable damage deposit (only refundable if all rules of the rental are met).

Kruller reserved the room for a kickoff campaign for State Rep. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle, in his bid for the 11th District Senate seat. The district covers parts of South Seattle, Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila and the southern part of Renton.

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“Providing this information in one place helps parents learn more about pesticide use and recognizes the work of maintenance staff who are reducing the use of chemicals in parks,” said Dave Galvin, Hazardous Waste Program Manager.

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Kids are most at risk from expo-sure toxic chemicals like pesticides as they crawl, role and play on lawns – and chemical exposures can have life-long impacts.

Parks staff from across King County are working to keep em-ployees and visitors safe, while pro-tecting streams, Puget Sound and the animals that call these places home.

The “pesticide-free” designation means that no EPA-registered pesti-cides are used in the maintenance of the park or recreation area and that

integrated pest management tech-niques are used to tackle noxious weeds. “Pesticide-reduced” places identified on the map are those places that don’t have pesticides on lawns or in children’s play areas.

King County Parks manages more than 26,000 acres of parks and natural lands; of the 189 total sites, 102 are pesticide free and 87 are pesticide reduced.

Cities that manage their parks pesticide-free or with limited pesti-cide use are Auburn, Kenmore, Me-dina, Newcastle, Redmond, SeaTac and Snoqualmie.

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Tukwila is a generous and caring community. In an improving but still challeng-ing local economy, the City of Tukwila, on behalf of its residents, continues to fund human service organiza-tions that serve individuals and families in challenging circumstances. Human Ser-vices Department, staffed by director Evie Boykan and Stacy Hansen, facilitates the process. Few services are provided directly by the City of Tukwila. A call to Human Services Department will likely result in a caring and informed referral to one or more of the organizations.

T h e v o l u n -teer ad-v i s o r y b o a r d advises t h e m a y o r and City C o u n -cil on

the status of human ser-vice needs and programs. The board provides recom-mendations for prioritiz-ing human service needs and recommends policies and programs for funding. About $370,000 is granted annually to the organiza-tions providing these pro-grams. This year the advi-sory board reviewed over 40 grant requests.

Current members are: #1 (Health Community) Terra Straight #2 (School District) Nina Williams #3 (Citizen) Jennafer Price Cargill #4 (Citizen) Chuck Parrish

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The residents of Tukwila partially fund organiza-tions that address needs in the following areas: afford-able childcare and childcare training, telephone sup-port for adults and teens in emotional crisis, parenting and family development skills, sexual assault victims, domestic violence victims including children, individ-uals with physical disabili-ties, mental health services, substance abuse assessment

and referral, elder and adult daycare service, legal ser-vices, resources for home-less adults and youth, food assistance, rent and utility assistance in emergency sit-uations, emergency shelters and transitional housing, children with special needs, dental care, medical care, pregnancy aid, homeless shelters, food bank and food pantry, senior transporta-tion and nutrition.

In addition, immigrants and refugees are served by organizations that help peo-ple to adjust and to integrate into the American fam-

ily while training to become self sufficient. Organizations address needs in the follow-ing areas: access to social services and meeting basic needs, housing, driver train-ing, business and job seek-ing skills, income tax help, English language learning and literacy and citizenship training.

Reduced revenues at the federal, state and county lev-els have resulted in reduced funding to human service and safety net organiza-tions. Increasingly, these or-ganizations seek revenues from cities to make up the

difference. It is an economic consequence of tax cutting policies.

The support of these pro-grams is not only kind and compassionate, it is practi-cal. The services are limited to those who cannot afford them. The absence of such efforts inevitably leads to the disintegration of fami-lies and lives and conse-quently the disintegration of the community. Let’s keep up the effort.Tukwila Reporter colum-nist Chuck Parrish can be reached at [email protected]

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As Valley Medical Center has reached the one-year anniversary of our Strategic Alliance with UW Medicine, I am pleased to report that we have already increased the availability of quality healthcare in our community.

In the July 2011 to July 2012 pe-riod, we have increased the clinical expertise and services available to our residents by expanding cover-age at Valley in neurological sur-gery and thoracic surgery, expand-ing education and training through the UW emergency medicine residency, standardizing report-ing for patient safety and quality, implementing a rapid process im-provement program to reduce the costs of care and creating additional

access to primary care, secondary care and highly specialized care when needed.

The coming year should bring expansion to oncology ser-vices, cardiol-ogy, urology, ophthalmolo-gy and several other clinical areas. Being a part of the UW Medicine system allows our physicians

to have priority access to special-ized care at UW Medicine when a patient needs urgent specialty services such as open heart surgery

or organ transplant surgery.In addition to the expansion of

clinical services, we are working to reduce the overall cost of health-care and to transform healthcare delivery. The recent Supreme Court decision on healthcare reform validates the concept of integrated delivery systems; a key component is readily available primary care. The combination of VMC’s clinics and UW Medicine’s Neighborhood Clinics has increased access to care in your neighborhoods and access to world class specialists when needed.

Valley Medical Center is com-mitted to continuing the progress we have achieved in the first year of the Strategic Alliance. The shared

mission to improve the health of the public has allowed VMC and the rest of UW Medicine to focus on expansion of services and align-ment of best practices as we prepare for healthcare reform and the grow-ing needs of our population.

The focus of the Board of Trust-ees, with eleven trustees living in the service area, is to provide over-sight to the delivery of healthcare in our community. We will continue to provide progress reports to let you know when new services are added. Thank you for relying on Valley Medical Center for your healthcare.

Lisa Jensen is chair of the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees.

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tukwilacommentaryTukwila is meeting its human-services needs

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RepoRTeR sTAffThe city of Tukwila

opened a new Police Neighborhood Resource Center at 14862 Tukwila International Blvd.

Part of the city’s crime-reduction initiative is fo-cused on reducing crime along the Tukwila Interna-tional Boulevard corridor. The center is a new base of operations for the police to address crime and quality of life issues for residents, business owners and visi-tors who frequent this neighborhood, according to a Tukwila Police media release.

Police officials say the new base of operations will allow a faster response to crime, support the depart-ment’s proactive policing in the area and serves as a reminder of the partner-ships between residents and the Tukwila Police Department.

The front desk will be staffed by volunteers but will not keep regular hours. Officers are expect-ed to maximize their time on the streets; therefore, residents should call 911 to contact the police for

emergencies or to make reports.

City officials had an opening ceremony at the center on Aug. 7. It is housed in the former Southtowne Auto Rebuild office.

The city closed a previ-ous Neighborhood Re-source Center in early 2011 in the 14600 block of Tukwila International Boulevard because of bud-get cutbacks. That center opened in the mid 1990s.

Police Chief Mike Villa wrote in a memo to Mayor Jim Haggerton that many residents and business owners complained about increased prostitution and drug activity after the center closed, according to city documents. Police officers had similar con-cerns.

The estimated $74,000 startup costs for the cen-ter were paid for out of the police department’s drug asset forfeiture seizure funds. The city signed a three-year lease.

The cost in 2012 of the lease, utilities and prop-erty taxes will be covered out of the police depart-ment’s 2012 budget, Villa

said. That cost for the rest of the year is expected to be about $13,000.

Funding for 2013 and 2014 is expected to come from the general budget and cost about $28,000 per year.

City officials hope to

open a new Neighborhood Resource Center at its proposed Tukwila Village complex, but construction has yet to start and that project isn’t expected to be completed for another three years.

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Participating in the ribbon cutting of the new police Neighborhood Resource Center are, from left, Assistant Chief Bruce Linton, Sgt. Bill Devlin, City Council member Joe Duffie, City Council member Kathy Hougardy, City Council member Dennis Robertson, Mayor Jim Haggerton, City Council member Allan ekberg, City Council member Kate Kruller and police Chief Mike Villa. City of Tukwila

The King County Library System will host a public meeting Thursday, Aug. 23 to discuss the proposed new and expanded Tukwila Library.

The Library System plans to build a new library at the corner of Tukwila International Boulevard and South 144th Street as part of the city's Tukwila Village develop-ment.

The meeting will run from 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Foster Library, 4060 S. 144th St.

At the meeting, the Library System’s architect will pres-ent the design of the new library for public review and in-put.

For more information, contact KCLS at 425-369-3487 or [email protected].

The King County Library System plans to replace the Foster Library with a new, larger library just up the block along South 144th Street. Steve Hunter, Tukwila Reporter

tukwilabriefsfirst day of school in Tukwila is sept. 5

Summer is almost over for the students in the Tukwila School District - and their parents.

The first day of school is Sept.5.Before then, there is new-student registration and new-

student orientation.For all the information you need to know about the start

of school, please see pages 15,16, 17 and 18 with informa-tion provided by the Tukwila School District.

KCLs to host library meeting

Garage sale is Aug. 18, 19The 19th Tukwila Community Garage Sale is Aug. 18

and 19 to turn unwanted household goods into cash and provide someone else with a new treasure.

Tukwila residents sign up to hold a yard/garage sale at their homes on the same days as neighbors all across Tuk-wila.

The city will publish sale locations in local newspapers, put a map with sale sites on City of Tukwila website, and distribute printed copies. The city will mail participants a a free yard-sale kit with a small sign, tips for a successful sale, and list of reuse agencies that take donations.

Counting nearly done in primaryThe King County Elections Division is finishing count-

ing the last votes in the Aug. 7 primary election.The final results will be posted on Tuesday, Aug. 21.The field was set for key legislative races that affect Tuk-

wila, including in the 11th District. For more information on the results go to the King

County Elections Division at kingcounty.gov.

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It’s time to shop!Tukwila Community Garage Sale—August 18 and 19, 2012

It’s time for our 19th annual Garage Sale! Join your neighbors for a weekend of clean-up, recycling and shopping for bargains. You may discover a treasure and keep items from finding their way into the trash.

Here’s how you can find the sales and go shopping on August 18 and 19:

• ThelistofsalesitesisavailableinthisTukwilaReporteredition.

• AmapandlistofsalelocationscanbefoundontheCityofTukwila’sweb-site at www.TukwilaWA.gov.

• Youcanpickupamapandlistofsalelocationsduringregularoperatinghours at Tukwila CityHall, Tukwila CommunityCenter, Tukwila Pool, theFoster Golf Course Clubhouse, and Foster Library.

• OnAugust18and19,drivearoundTukwila looking for thebrightyellowsigns that mark sale sites!

Volunteers lend a hand Employees of New Beginnings Landscaping taking a break from their volunteer service, trimming weeds at

the City’s Tukwila Village site on Saturday, July 28.

I’ve been driving and walking around Tukwila taking photo-graphsofthe“Best”andthe“Worst”ofTukwila.DidyouknowthatthisispartofourStrategicPlanningeffort?Emailyourpic-turesofTukwilaatitsbestandworsttoBest@TukwilaWA.gov or [email protected] and include a brief note about why you chose your picture.

Tukwila’sCodeEnforcementofficersprovidesomehelpfulinfor-mation for keeping our community beautiful by being a good neighbor:

Overhanging Trees/Shrubs

Treesandshrubswhichoverhangthepropertylinearefrequent-ly the target of complaints between neighbors. WashingtonState law provides that the overhanging growth can legally be trimmed back to the property line by the neighbor, as long as the trimmingdoesn’tkillthetree.CodeEnforcementtreatsthisasa civil matter and encourages the two property owners to work together to address the concerns.

Shrubs or trees which overhang sidewalks and rights-of-way are theresponsibilityofthepropertyowner.Oftenthisovergrowthblocks sight distance and access for vehicles and pedestrians. Be aware of your shrubs/trees growth and keep it out of the way.

Weeds/Overgrowth

Evenwithitsapparentlatestart,summerbringsthe“greening”ofTukwila. Unfortunately,plantgrowthdoesnotdiscriminatebetween “desirable” and “undesirable” species; rampant growth ofnuisanceplantsandweedsisevidenteverywhere.CodeEn-forcement receives many calls this time of year about overgrown yards and blackberries running into neighboring property. In Tukwila,weedsover24”tallareconsideredanuisanceandmustbe trimmed back. Be considerate and keep your plant over-growth trimmed and away from the property lines!

Trash and Debris

It is unlawful to accumulate trash, debris or garbage on private property. All garbage must be stored in covered containers until properly disposed of. It is unlawful to illegally dump debris on private or public property. It is unlawful to utilize someone else’s dumpster or garbage can without permission. If it’s necessary for you to accumulate debris prior to disposal, be sure to keep it contained and out of sight. Storing garbage or debris in an openpick-up truckorutility trailer isNOTapproved. Tukwilaoffers curbside disposal and recycling in all areas. Subscribers are eligible to dispose of bulky items through an annual event. Contact Code Enforcement (206-431-3682) or Frank Iriarte(206-431-2445)forfurtherinformation.

Lastly, just a reminder – if you haven’t done so already, please take a moment to fill out our Community Survey. Go online to

www.TukwilaWA.gov/StrategicPlan.html

Let’s keep Tukwila beautiful

Tent City coming to TukwilaTentCitywillbereturningtoTukwilaonAugust 18 and be here until November 17. Therewill beabout100homelessmenandwomenlivingontheRivertonParkUnitedMethodistChurchproperty(vacantlotnorthofMilitaryRoadS.andS. 140thSt.) Youmay recall that TentCity was in our City about five years ago, and several groups in our community provided meals and other services to these visitors.

For more information on how you can help,pleaseget intouchwithRev.JanBolerjack at 206-246-2436, or [email protected].

Residential fire sprinkler saves the dayTukwilarecordeditsfirstresidentialfiresprinkleractivationforaconfirmedfireonJuly4th.Thefirewasstartedwhenimproperlydiscardedsmokingmaterialignitedcombus-tiblematerialnexttoacouch.Thefirequicklygrewinsize.Theloneoccupantnoticedthefireandattemptedtoextinguishit,butwasunsuccessful.Theoccupantwasforcedto exit the residence due to the increasing smoke conditions inside.

Whiletheoccupantwascalling911,theresidentialfiresprinklersystemactivated,ex-tinguished the bulk of the fire and kept the smoldering fire within the couch contained until fire crewsarrived. The fire sprinkler systemusedanestimated150gallonsofwater to extinguish/control the fire, which is about 10% of what firefighters would normally use on a room and contents during a residential fire.

Fires that extend to household furnishings normally will have the entire room fully involvedinflameswithin6to8minutesafterthefurnishingsignite.Thedollarlossforafireofthisnaturewillexceed$40,000to$60,000dollars.Thepreliminarydamageestimate for this fire is under $10,000 dollars.

Installed14yearsago,thisresidentialfiresprinklersystemhasbeenonduty24/7andperformedasdesigned.Theinstallationwasrequiredasmitigationbecausethenewresidence was more than 150’ from a fire hydrant.

Inlate2010theCityofTukwilaadoptedamandatoryresidentialfiresprinklerrequire-ment that all newly constructed single–family homes shall be equippedwith a firesprinklersystem.Sincethisadoption,theaveragecosthasbeen$1.61persquarefootfor installation of a sprinkler system.

School supply drive will benefit local school childrenTukwila’sPoliceDepartmentissponsoringaSchoolSupplyDrivefortheupcomingschoolyear.Dona-tions will be divided between the three elementary schools in the City. Please support the childrenwho are unable to purchase everything they will need for a happy and successful school year.

Bins to collect the donated items will be located in theTukwilaPoliceDepartment’smainlobby,andattheTukwilaOfficeDepotwhostronglysupportsthisevent.DonationswillbecollectedfromAugust15through September 2.

So, as you are shopping for your office or school supplies, please consider putting several extra things into your cart and donating to a good cause. Thinking about Whole

Community PreparednessIn July, Tukwila Emergency Manage-ment’sMaryHobdayattendedacourseoffered through FEMA’s EmergencyManagementInstitute. Agreatdealoftime was spent discussing the “National Preparedness Goal,” which describeswhat needs to be done to create resil-ient communities. A key concept in-volves incorporating a “whole commu-nity” approach towards preparedness. Whole community means everyone– individuals, businesses, non-profit groups, social organizations, schools, City government – doing their part to prepare for emergencies.

If you haven’t thought about your own preparedness, September is a great time to get started because it’s National PreparednessMonth!Don’tknowwhatto do? Check out the national pre-paredness website at www.READY.gov, which offers checklists and other helpful information.

Ifyouhavequestionsorareinterestedin having a group presentation on basic preparedness, contact Tukwila Emer-gencyManagementat206-971-8742,oremail [email protected]. Tukwila Fire Department expands training horizons

AsofJuly1,2012,Tukwila’sFireDepartmentisofficiallyamemberoftheKentRegionalFireAuthorityTrainingConsortium.TwotrainingcaptainshavejoinedforceswiththetrainingofficersoftheKentRegionalFireAuthority,MapleValleyFireandLifeSafety,andtheCityofSeaTacFireDepartment.

Thiscombinedeffortcreatesopportunitiestosharecriticalaspectsoffireservicetrain-ing. Administration, coordination and resource sharing are some of the most notable benefits.Thesharedresourcesincludesubjectmatterexpertsfromvariousparticipat-ing departments coordinating and providing training for all of the participating depart-ments.Earlyfeedbackindicatesthisrelationshipshouldbebeneficialandfruitfulformany years to come.

Tukwila opens new Police Neighborhood Resource CenterOn August 7, a ribbon cutting ceremony introduced the community to its new NRC, located at 14862 Tukwila International Blvd.

Citizen volunteers monitor cameras along the highway using high-tech equipment. Feel free to stop by and visit our newest Police facility.

On Tuesday evening, August 7, Tukwila citizens

came together, getting to know their neighbors as a way to encourage

crime prevention in the community.

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Looking for an easy dinner time meal that takes about 20 minutes to get on the table?

Connie Jones, office manager at the Tukwila Pantry, has just the recipe. Her parmesan chicken is a reliable standby, the kind of fam-ily recipe everyone should have in their back pocket.

“I think it’s good because the chicken comes out very moist and tender,” said Jones. “I like it basically because it’s so easy to prepare and quick to get on the table.”

The parmesan chicken recipe has been passed around Jones’ family and prepared for the Tuk-wila Pantry’s dinner program. That program, up until recently, served an average of 152 people every Tuesday night.

The non-profit food bank has held its Tuesday Table since 2004.

Now Jones and Executive Di-rector Joe Tice, have had to tem-porarily suspend the dinners due to lack of volunteer staff.

The Tukwila Pantry is in need of community support to fill its chef position, board member seats and re-stock the shelves with food.

Started by Tice in 2000, the food bank is based at Riverton Park United Methodist Church. The pantry serves about 2,500 households a month.

“We’re getting really low on food,” said Jones. “We could re-ally use canned items.”

Tukwila Pantry volunteers pick up food daily from area gro-cery stores and food outlets. Tice and Jones make up the only paid staff, while 40 to 50 volunteers

help with overall operations.Their funding comes from the

cities of Tukwila, Seatac and Bur-ien. Tukwila Pantry also receives grants from the United Way

and Kent. Staff has also put on fundraisers in the past and food drives.

“We’re really low on funds; we hold our breath at the end of

every month to hope we have enough to get through the next month,” said Jones. “Especially now with our vehicle in repair.”

Recently someone stole of the pantry’s vehicle, damaged it and left it in Auburn.

They are repairing that, while also trying to create a board for the pantry in the near future.

If interested in donating, food, funds or becoming a board mem-ber, contact the Tukwila Pantry at 206-431-8293 or email [email protected]

chicken parm: something everyone should know

parmesan chicken

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup Mayonnaise1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/4 lbs.)4 tsp. Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs

DIRECTIONS1. Preheat oven to 425 de-grees. Combine mayonnaise with cheese in medium bowl. Arrange chicken on baking sheet. Evenly top with may-onnaise mixture.2. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.3. Bake 20 minutes or un-til chicken is thoroughly cooked.This is the best way to cook chicken. It comes out super moist and tender and it is a quick way to get a meal on the table.

Connie Jones, office manager at the tukwila pantry, shares her solution for easy dinner fixings: parmesan chicken. Tracey Compton, Tukwila Reporter

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Tukwila extends moratorium on medical marijuana

The Tukwila City Council extended a moratorium in the city on medical marijuana collective gardens and dispen-saries.

The council approved renewal of a 12-month morato-rium at its Monday, Aug. 6 meeting.

City staff recommended that the council renew the mor-atorium because of the conflict between federal and state law. Federal law considers marijuana an illegal drug while state law allows use for medical marijuana. State law also could change in November because of Initiative 502 to le-galize the use and sale of marijuana.

The council adopted a one-year ban last year on medical marijuana collective gardens and dispensaries that expires on Aug. 14.

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A resource for the hun-gry will now be centered in South King County.

The Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle, King County is now operating its main warehouse out of the former Greenfresh Market building in Renton.

The non-profit provides 2,000 bags of food a month to the hungry countywide. The program is leasing the space for two years from St. Vincent de Paul, which purchased the building last October to expand their services in fall 2014.

The Emergency Feeding Program has been open a couple of weeks and con-tinues to facilitate groups of volunteers to pack their bags of food.

Recently, youth from a City of Mercer Island vol-unteer program were do-nating their time to pack bags and organize.

They are just one of the many groups who routine-ly help the program with their efforts.

There is no direct client distribution from the ware-house. It is an assembly, storage and distribution site to other agencies that provide food to clients.

Last year in Renton, 1,650 emergency food bags were delivered to partners at Aging and Disability Services, the Renton De-partment of Social and

Health Services, St. Mat-thew’s Church, Harambee Church and Daystar Bap-tist Church. The program provided 513 bags of food to households in Auburn, and 1,408 to those in Kent through distribution part-ners in those cities.

“The need out there in the community is pretty great and it doesn’t really go down ever,” said Brian Anderson, operations di-rector. “It’s pretty much a constant need for folks to make sure there’s enough food on the table for their families.”

About 20 percent of the households in the state are struggling in this situation, said Anderson about the last estimate he recalls.

The program experi-enced a 56 percent increase in the number of people requesting food between 2007 and 2010, he said.

“Over the last couple of years, I got to tell you, it has been a struggle to keep up with those requests,” said Anderson.

The Emergency Feeding Program is different from a traditional food bank. The clients that are served through other agencies by the program, typically have other assistance.

These clients could be on food stamps or going to a food bank on a regular ba-sis. The Emergency Feed-ing Program satisfies an immediate need for food in a crisis situation.

And, the program is

customized to meet the di-etary and cultural needs of the clients.

There are 15 different versions of the bags they distribute.There are small, medium and large bags for different household sizes. There are diabetic, vegan/lactose-intolerant and all liquid diet bags. There are three different types of bags for people who don’t have access to a kitchen. There are two kinds of in-fant bags. And finally, there is a Latino, Asian and East African bag to fit the cul-tural needs of those new to this country.

“The idea is that it’s real-ly not good enough to just give somebody something to eat,” said Anderson. “You want to be thoughtful about it. You want to give them something that suits their nutritional needs and takes into account their medical conditions and frankly their cultural pref-erences.”

The program was start-ed in 1977 and based on a study by a University of Washington nutritionist.

The study found that the quality of food at food banks varied based on the affluence of the communi-

ty where food banks were located. It also recognized the difficulty of a family to get nutritionally balanced food at a food bank in a single trip.

The Emergency Feeding Program started with just three different bag types and later moved to address different dietary and cul-tural needs.

They purchase roughly 70 percent of their food and get about 30 percent from donations.

They also get funds from the cities of Seattle, Renton, Kenmore, Bellevue, Federal Way and Tukwila. Money from the state’s Emergency Food Assistance Program, private donations, grants and support from faith communities rounds out the funding.

The program has one large truck, a van, a paid staff of four and two alter-

natively funded staff to car-ry out their mission. Vol-unteers help a great deal. Last year volunteers logged more than 2,300 hours in their warehouse.

Although they would like to have a permanent space or long-term lease agreement, their primary concern is feeding people right now, said Anderson.

Coming up in Septem-ber the community can help the program and oth-ers like it to feed the hun-gry. The Mayor’s Day of Concern for the Hungry is Sept. 22.

It is a grocery store based food drive for area food banks, pantries and organi-zations like the Emergency Feeding Program.

Last year the day brought in 26 and a half tons of food for the Emergency Feeding Program alone.

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Brian Anderson, operations director for the emergency Feeding program, instructs mercer island Voice/SVp volunteer on how to prepare bags for the hungry. Tracey Compton/Tukwila Reporter

A man and a woman were treated at Harborview Medi-cal Center in Seattle Aug. 8 for wounds they suffered in a stab-bing at a hotel in the 14400 block of Tukwila International Blvd., according to the Tukwila Police Department.

A female victim was found at about 1:20 p.m. in the parking lot where she was being assisted

by citizens, according to Mike Murphy, a spokesman for the Tukwila Police Department. A male left the area and was found two blocks south of the scene by officers.

Both of the victims’ injuries were serious.

Meanwhile, officers went to the room where the incident took place and used force to enter to

make sure no more victims were inside, according to Murphy.

A female attempted to bar-ricade herself in the bathroom but was taken into custody after a brief struggle. She was armed with a knife and had what ap-peared to be self-inflicted knife wounds, according to Murphy.

According to Murphy, initial information indicated that this

female stabbed the other two victims but more information is being developed that another female suspect may be involved. All of the involved parties are known to police, he said, and drugs apparently were involved.

“I don’t think there is much more to this case,” said Murphy on Friday. He described the situ-ation as “an argument among

people who had impaired judg-ment that obviously turned very dangerous.” It’s like assault charges will be filed, he said.

All three injured parties were transported to Harborview for treatment. Narcotics and Major Crimes detectives investigated the case to determine the cause of the attack, he said.

Drugs likely involved in stabbing at hotel

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It’s nearly 5,000 miles from Renton to London, but it’s not too difficult to get a taste of Olympic action close to home.

Local trainer Anya Tronson has worked with volleyball player Misty May-Treanor since 2005. May-Treanor is a three-time gold medalist who broke re-cords by winning her third straight gold at the London games last week. Tronson works for Competitive Athlete Training Zone, or CATZ, which has a location nearby at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.

The two had a chance meeting. Tronson was working with the U.S. na-tional men’s indoor volley-ball team for CATZ at the American Sports Center in California, when May-Tre-anor happened to be there with her husband to see their niece play basketball. Tronson introduced herself and asked May-Treanor to go through a session and give some feedback.

“She came back later and tried the program,” Tronson said. “We really had just great communication . . . We have a lot of things in common, so that’s really allowed us to have a good working relationship.”

After going through the first hour-long session with Tronson, May-Treanor “al-most puked and died,” ac-cording to an excerpt from her book “Misty.” From then

on Tronson said everything was about working toward the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

May-Treanor was im-pressed with the variety of the workouts with Tronson, and the fact that Tronson was in there, working out with her.

“Anya worked out right beside me, which made our sessions much more intense because she never stopped pushing,” May-Treanor said in her book. “She’s a five-foot-four dynamo, whose nickname is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. She packs a big wallop, moving from on exercise to the next, mixing card, sprints, core, agility, and strength.”

It’s high praise coming from an athlete like May-Treanor, who holds the women’s record for most career tournament victories, at 110. May-Treanor and her partner Kerri Walsh are also the only beach vol-leyball team to ever repeat as Olympic gold medalists (2004, 2008, 2012).

Tronson was fortunate enough to be able to go to Beijing with May-Treanor for the Olympics in 2008, but she won’t be able to travel to London this year. She traveled to Los Angeles to train with May-Treanor for a week before the Olympics and sent along workouts. When May-Treanor competes, Tronson

watched on TV, a nervous experience.

“Getting through the qualifying rounds if the most nerve-wracking because you just don’t want a mistake,” she said. “You don’t want an injury or anything.”

Aside from May-Treanor, Tronson has also worked with the U.S. men’s indoor volleyball team that won gold in Beijing in 2008, for-mer Seattle Sounders player Tyrone Marshall (now playing for the Colorado Rapids), Chivas USA player Danny Califf, London Olympics 800 meter com-petitor Amy Atkinson, plus London Olypmics beach volleyball team April Ross

and Jenn Kessy.“I’m really really excited

to see them compete in London,” Tronson said. “It’s fun to see your athletes fulfilling their dreams. The Olympics mean a little bit more for me when I can cheer them on.”

She also sometimes helps out with Sounders workouts when the team’s athletic development coach Dave Tenney asks.

CATZ offers small classes and individual workouts for all ages and all ability levels. Everyone from elite, Olympic athletes, to those just hoping to get into better shape gets instruction from the same trainers.

“Any athlete from pretty much any sport can be trained here,” Tronson said. “We do the whole spectrum from sprinters to endurance sports and everything in between. College athletes, to 6-year-olds just having fun.”

CATZ is part of MVP Physical Therapy, so it’s a good option for athletes coming off of injuries. They can start with MVP for physical therapy, then slowly transition to CATZ programs to get them ready to compete again.

“I can take them to that next step and the physi-cal therapist is still here to watch them,” Tronson said. “The last PT session and the first fitness session with me will usually be the same thing.”

Go to catzsports.com for more information on what CATZ has to offer, prices, and contact information.

tukwilasports

a touch of gold in tukwila

cATZ trainer Anya Tronson, right, with olympic beach volleyball player misty-may treanor. Submitted Photo

Director of Racing Bret Anderson re-leased a star-studded list of 26 nominations for the 77th running of the $200,000 Longa-cres Mile (Grade III) on Sunday, Aug. 19 at Emerald Downs in Auburn.

It’s from this list that the final 12 or so horses were to be selected this week in a drawing to see which horses would race.

Eight graded winners are nominated to the Northwest’s premier event topped by West Point Thoroughbreds’ Awesome Gem, the hard-hitting veteran who defeated Noo-sa Beach in the 2011 Longacres Mile, and at age 9 attempts to become the oldest horse to win the race. Awesome Gem, with over $2.8 million in earnings, is the richest horse in training in North America and would be the richest horse ever to run in the state.

As usual, many of the West Coast’s sharp-est middle-distance runners are nominated, including this year’s best handicap horses in Western Canada, Northern California and

Emerald Downs.Southern California also is well repre-

sented as Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert nominated Hoorayforhollywood, John W. Sadler nominated the speedy Gladding and Carla Gaines nominated both John Scott and Shrug.

Eldaafer, 2010 Breeders’ Cup Marathon winner, was nominated along with a slew of runners from Emerald Downs and Hastings Racecourse including multiple 2012 stakes winners Winning Machine and Taylor Said.

Hudson Landing, a Grade 3 winner on turf at Golden Gate Fields, and Bailoutthem-inister, a stakes-winning sprinter at Pleas-anton, compose a strong one-two punch from Northern California. Hudson Landing already has proven his mettle locally, defeat-ing St Liams Halo and Winning Machine in a hotly contested Mt. Rainier Handicap on July 22.

Jim Penney, trainer of a record five Mile

winners, nominated 2011 Emerald Downs’ Top 3-Year-Old Jebrica and trainer Chris Stenslie nominated the exceptionally fast Hollywood Harbor, owner of fastest times this season at five and six furlongs.

Awesome Gem owns the best record at one-mile on dirt (3-1-0 in four starts) in-cluding a 1:34.80 clocking in his victory over Noosa Beach last year.

If more than 12 horses are entered, the 12 highest weighted horses would be preferred.

NOMINATIONSAssessment (8-year-old gelding, Ky.), Tice Ranch

Stables LLC, Howard BelvoirAwesome Gem (9g-KY), West Point Thoroughbreds,

Craig DollaseBailouttheminister (4g-CA), Theresa & Edward De-

Nike, Keith NationsCommander (4g-KY), North American Tbred Rac-

ing Co., Michael PuhichEldaafer (7g, KY), Jim Atwell & Kevin Jacobsen, Di-

ane AlvaradoFirst Strike (4g-KY), Charles Garvey & TG Racing

LLC Robertino DiodoroGallant Son (6h-KY), Randall & Rossi LLC, Frank

LucarelliGladding (5g-FLA) CRK Stable, John W. Sadler

Hayjax (4g-CA), Luigi DiPietro & Diana DiPietro, Tim McCanna

Herbie D (4g-BC), George Robbins, Robert GilkerHollywood Harbor (5g-WA), One Horse Will Do &

Chris Stenslie, Chris StenslieHoorayforhollywood (4c-KY), George Krikorian,

Bob BaffertHudson Landing (5g-KY), Chappell Alpine Farms

LLC, Blaine WrightJebrica (4g-WA), R & R Warren LLC, Jim PenneyJersey Town (6h-KY), Charles E. Fipke, Tim McCa-

nnaJohn Scott (5g-CA), Harris Farms Inc., Carla GainesJump Up and Kissme (4g-BC), Buzzell, Ravenswood,

Cowboys & Ind, Kerri RavenPosse Power (5g-KY), William Boone & David P.

Taylor Jr., Frank LucarelliRocky’s Quest (4g-KY), John & Janene Maryanski,

Blaine WrightSaratoga Boot (5g-ARK), Gary Hughes, Tim Mc-

CannaShrug (4c-KY), Swift Thoroughbreds Inc., Carla

GainesSlim Pickins (4c-KY), Ken Miles, Chris StenslieSt Liams Halo (5g-FLA), North American Tbred

Racing Co., Michael PuhichTaylor Said (4g-BC), North American Tbred Racing

Co., Michael PuhichTribaltique (4g-CA), R.E.V. Racing LLC, Frank Lu-

carelliWinning Machine (6g-KY), Fleur De Lis Stables,

Frank Lucarelli

twenty-six nominated for longacres mile aug .19


school connectionAugust 2012Tukwila School District #406

Tukwila School District would like to introduce our new Interim

Superintendent, Dr. Mellody Matthes.For the past two years Dr.

Matthes has been serving as the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning. She was appointed acting Superintendent in March of this year when Superintendent Ethelda Burke was placed on Administrative leave. When Ms. Burke resigned in July, Dr. Matthes was appointed Interim Superintendent for the 2012-13 school year.Dr. Matthes is a life-long

Washington resident. She graduated from Sumner High School and received her Bachelor and Doctorate Degrees from Washington State University. Dr. Matthes is a career educator, starting her teaching career as a language arts teacher and drama advisor in 1981 at Kentwood High School. In her 13 years as a teacher, she also taught in Colombia, South America, and in the Central Kitsap School District in Silverdale, Washington. After receiving her master’s degree in school administration from Western Washington University, she transitioned her career to

building administration and served as high school assistant principal and then principal in Shelton School District. Prior to coming to Tukwila she was the Executive Director of Human Resources for the Oak Harbor School District for six years. In her leisure time, she enjoys bicycle touring and has taken time from work to complete two solo world bicycle trips. Over the years, she has traveled over 60,000 miles by bicycle. She is also a private airplane pilot. Dr. Matthes extends her sincere

appreciation to the Tukwila community, the Tukwila School District sta� and especially the Tukwila School Board for

providing such a supportive experience during the transition from Assistant Superintendent to Interim Superintendent. “In my two years working in the Tukwila School District it is clearly evident that Tukwila is truly a special place to be.” Our collaborative e� orts and family and community partnerships will ensure that all children are successful and can reach their full potential. Let’s join together to make the 2012-2013 school year the best ever.”Please visit the Tukwila

School District website to read the message of Interim Superintendent, Dr. Mellody Matthes for the coming school year.

Tukwila School District introduces new Interim Superintendent

Dr. Mellody Matthes

school connection is presented by the Tukwila School District

Board of Directors:Mark Wahlstrom, President, 206.243.9855Steve Mullet, Vice-President, 206.244.7553

Mary Fertakis, 206.767.6053Dave Larson, 206.244.2313

Alicia Waterton, 206.248.4302 Interim Superintendent:

Dr. Mellody Matthes, 206.901.8006

Tukwila School District #406www.tukwila.wednet.edu 206.901.8000

4640 South 144th StreetTukwila, Washington 98168


Tukwila School District #406 August 2012

When Tukwila students in Showalter Middle School, Cascade View, Thorn-

dyke, and Tukwila Elementary re-turn to school in September, they will be greeted by computer labs with sparkling new computers. These computers replace ones that have served the district well for 5-8 years, but were out of date. It was time for them to retire!

The speed, power and � exibility of the new computers will make student projects easier to accom-plish. Modern web browsers (Inter-net Explorer, Chrome and Firefox) will help students learn and access information using the Internet. The updated Windows 7 operating sys-tem and Microsoft O� ce 2010 will also assure that students are able to complete their assignments with the newest and best tools.

One of the challenges in all of the school district computer labs has always been space. Older comput-ers with their bulky “towers” and separate monitors took up most of the available workspace on comput-er room desks. With this in mind, the computers chosen for labs this time are “all-in-one” comput-ers manufactured by Lenovo. The innovative design of these systems combines the computer and all of its components with the monitor for one sleek unit that takes up ap-proximately the same desk space as the old monitors alone. This will � nally allow students to bring other materials with them to the com-puters and make their work much more e� cient.

All of these new computers were purchased using proceeds from the Tukwila School District Technology Levy approved by voters in 2010. This upgrade follows a similar up-

grade to computer labs in Foster High school and the purchase of mobile carts of laptop com-puters in all buildings during the summer of 2011. The com-bined computer purchases of the last two summers has now provided a ratio of one new computer for approximately ev-ery 4 Tukwila Students! Thanks to the support of the Tukwila community, students will be able to increase their school performance using the latest computer technology.

THANK YOU

Voters!

Tukwila Students to Start the Year with New Computer Labs



The Tukwila School District complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin (including language), religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation (including gender expression or identity), veteran or military status, non-program-related physical, sensory or mental disabilities, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular school activities, or in the recruitment and employ-ment of personnel.

The Tukwila School District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

The Tukwila School District will also take steps to ensure that na-tional origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all education programs, services and activities. For information regarding translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact the Student Services Department at 206-901-8025.

Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district’s Title IX/RCW 28A.640 officer and/or Section 504/ADA coordinator located at 4640 South 144th Street, Tukwila, WA 98168: Nina Melencio, Title IX/RCW 28A.640 Officer (206.901.8005) and Gwen Estes-Zuehlke, Section 504/ADA Coordina-tor (206.901.8035). Rev. 5/8/12

El Distrito Escolar Tukwila cumple con todas las reglas y reglamentaciones federales, y no ejerce discriminación por motivos de raza, credo, color, origen nacional (incluyendo idioma), religión, sexo, estado civil, orientación sexual (incluyendo expresión o identidad de sexo), condición de veterano o militar, discapacidades físicas, sensoriales o mentales no relacionadas con el programa, o el uso de un perro guía entrenado o un animal de servicio por una persona con una discapacidad. Esto se aplica a todos los estudiantes que tengan interés en programas educativos y/o actividades escolares ex-tracurriculares, o en el reclutamiento y contratación de personal.

El Distrito Escolar de Tukwila da un acceso igual a los Boy Scouts y ostros grupos de jouenes designados.

El Distrito Escolar Tukwila tomará asimismo medidas para asegurar que las personas de origen nacional que carezcan de aptitudes del idioma inglés puedan participar en todos los programas educativos, servicios y activi-dades. Para obtener información acerca de servicios de traducción o progra-mas educativos bilingües de transición, comuníquese con el Departamento de Servicios para Estudiantes llamando al 206-901-8025.

Las preguntas acerca del cumplimiento de estas disposiciones y/o los procedimientos de quejas y reclamos pueden dirigirse a la Funcionaria del Encabezado IX/RCW 28A.640 o a la coordinadora de la Sección 504/ADA del distrito escolar, ubicados en 4640 South 144th Street, Tukwila, WA 98168: Nina Melencio, Funcionaria del Encabezado IX/RCW 28A.640 (206.901.8005) y Gwen Estes-Zuehlke, Coordinadora de la Sección 504/ADA (206.901.8035). Rev. 5/8/12

This year marks the first year of a new state initia-tive, WA Kids. WA Kids is the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills, a fully funded state program that brings families, teachers and early learn-ing providers together to support each child’s learning and transition into public schools. This new initia-tive includes a parent, teacher and student confer-ence at the beginning of the school year. All Tukwila School District Kindergartners will have early release days on the first three days of school, September 5, 6 and 7th. Kindergartners only will be dismissed from school at 12:45 to enable teachers to hold conferences with each family. All Tukwila School District elemen-tary schools will host a Kindergarten Orientation on August 30, 2012 from 5:00-7:00PM, conferences will be scheduled at this time with your child’s teacher. If you are unable to attend the Kindergarten Orientation please contact your child’s teacher to schedule your conference.

Important information to remember:

Kindergarten Orientation at Cascade View,Thorndyke and Tukwila Elementary

August 30, 2012- 5:00-7:00PM

Kindergarten Early Release Days forparent, teacher and student conferences

September 5, 6 and 7, 2012,students dismissed at 12:45PM

If you would like additional information on the states WA Kids initiative please visit the WA Kids website,

http://www.k12.wa.us/WaKIDS/default.aspx.

WA Kids: A New Start for Kindergartners

Tukwila School

District Important

Dates

New Student Registration, 8/21 & 8/22/12, 9:00AM-5:00PM, Showalter Middle SchoolFirst Day of School, 9/5/2012All Kindergarten Early Release, 9/5-7/12, Released at 12:45PMKindergarten Family Conferences, 9/5-7/12

Cascade View Elementary SchoolKindergarten Orientation, 8/30/12, 5:00-7:00PMOpen House- K-5, 8/30/12, 5:00-7:00PM

Thorndyke Elementary SchoolKindergarten Orientation, 8/30/12, 5:00-7:00PMIce Cream Social, 8/30/12, 5:00-7:00PM

Tukwila Elementary SchoolKindergarten Orientation, 8/30/12, 5:00-7:00PMBack to School Meet & Greet, 8/30/12, 5:00-7:00PM

Showalter Middle School7th & 8th Grade Orientation, 8/27/126th Grade Orientation/Viking Crew Day, 8/31/12, 9:00AM-12:00PM

Foster High School

11 & 12 Grade Orientation, 8/27/12, 8:00AM-3:30PM9 & 10 Grade Orientation, 8/28/12, 8:00AM-3:30PM



Secondary SchoolSregular routeS

BuS 11 aM PM1. 65th/153rd 7:21 2:472. Inter/143rd (west side) 7:24 2:493. Inter/149th (west side) 7:25 2:504.*Inter/147th (east side) 7:30 2:545.*Inter/56th (east side) 7:35 2:58Showalter M.S. 7:40 2:40Foster H.S. 7:45 2:30

*Stops 4, 5, for students who live on the east side of Interurban

BuS 3 aM PM1. 160th/43rd 7:29 2:442. 42nd/158th 7:33 2:48Showalter M.S. 7:37 2:40Foster H.S. 7:42 2:30

BuS 16 aM PM1. 42nd/117th Duwamish Park 7:25 2:452. 42nd/122nd 7:27 2:43Showalter 7:37 2:38Foster 7:40 2:30

actIVIty BuS Schedules PMShowalter 4:40Showalter 4:40

BuS 14 aM PM1. 128th/37th 7:17 2:492. Military/El Matador (14822 Military) 7:21 2:533. 34th/145th 7:23 2:554. Military/134th 7:29 3:005. Military/124th 7:31 3:02Showalter M.S. 7:35 2:40Foster H.S. 7:37 2:30

BuS 12 aM PM1. Inter/40th 7:19 2:502. Inter/116th 7:20 2:523. 40th/115th (Poverty Hill) - 2:524. 42nd/122nd (p.m only) - 2:565. 124th/46th (a.m. only) 7:25 -6. 122nd/48th (a.m. only) 7:27 -7. 42nd/125th (p.m. only) - 2:58Showalter M.S. 7:37 2:40Foster H.S. 7:42 2:30

oSc BuS Schedules aM PM#8 Foster to PSSC 7:25 -#5 PSSC to Foster 10:25 -#5 Foster to PSSC 11:00 -#5 PSSC to Foster - 1:45

Transportation begins Wednesday, September 5, 2012 *Students should arrive at the bus stop five (5) minutes early.*If you have questions or need information, please call the Transportation Office: (206) 901-8050 or 8051

eleMentary School regular routeS

tuKWIla eleMentaryBuS 10 aM PM1. Macadam/43rd (Tuk only) 8:15 3:482. Macadam/137th (Tuk only) 8:16 3:473. 53rd/142nd 8:20 3:304. 53rd/139th 8:21 3:355. Inter/149th (west side) 8:24 3:396. Inter/147th (east side) 8:25 3:417. Inter/58th (east side) PM only - 3:438. Inter/56th (east side) PM only 3:45 TUKWILA (no transfer) 8:35 3:10

BuS 11 aM PM1. Thorndyke (CV/Tukwila) 8:03 3:342. 154th/ E. of 42nd (CV & Thorn) 8:06 3:363. Macadam/152nd 8:13 3:394. Macadam/150th 8:17 3:40

5. Tukwila PM only - 3:446. Showalter (transfer) 8:20 3:207. Transfer: #14-CV or #16-Thorn 3:22 TUKWILA 8:35 3:10

BuS 12 aM PM1. Interurban/40th 8:11 3:312. Interurban/116th 8:12 3:323. 115th/40th 8:13 3:344. 42nd/117th (Duwamish Park) 8:14 3:405. 122nd/48th 8:17 3:206. 122nd/44th 8:20 3:28TUKWILA (no transfer) 8:35 3:10

tuKWIla coMMunIty center BuS(PM only) #11 Tukwila Elementary 3:10Showalter Transfer 3:20#16 Tukwila Community Ctr 3:30

actIVIty BuS PMCASCADE VIEW 4:15THORNDYKE 4:15TUKWILA 4:15

thorndyKe eleMentary

BuS 3 aM PM1. 51st/149th 8:11 3:392. 51st/152nd 8:13 3:343. 53rd/Klickitat AM only 8:144. 46th/160th 8:16 3:315. 43rd/160th 8:17 3:306. 4421/ 158th (chain link fence) 8:19 3:267. 44th PL/156th 8:21 3:278. 158th/Chalet Apts 8:22 3:219. 54th/40th (south side) 8:27 3:23THORNDYKE (no transfer) 8:35 3:10

BuS 16 aM PM1. 42nd/137th 7:56 3:352. 40th/131st 7:58 3:373. E. Marginal/128th (east side) 8:00 3:394. Riverton Park 8:03 3:425. Tukwila Comm. Ctr. 8:06 3:436. Macadam/43rd (CV & Thorn) 8:11 3:457. Macadam/137th (CV & Thorn) 8:13 3:25Showalter (transfer) 8:20 3:20Transfer: #14-CV or #11-Tuk - -THORNDYKE 8:35 3:10

caScade VIeW eleMentaryBuS 8 aM PM1. 4030 S 140th St (41st/140th) 8:05 3:232. 37/130th 8:10 3:273. 128th/37th 8:12 3:294. 40th/132nd (new houses) 8:14 3:325. 35th/144th (La Rouchelle) K-2 8:22 3:206. 35th/144th (La Rouchelle) 3-5 8:35 3:20Tukwila Comm. Ctr. PM only 3:36CASCADE VIEW (no transfer) 8:30 -2nd Drop AM 8:40 3:10

BuS 14 elementary aM PM1. Cascade View (32nd/ 136th) 8:05 3:432. 146th/35th (Ridge Spring) 8:08 3:503. 14888 Military Rd (El Matador) 8:10 3:414. 34th/ 14434 (7/11 Store) 8:15 3:33Showalter (transfer) 8:20 3:20Transfer: #16-Thorn or #11-TukCascade View 8:35 3:10

Transportation begins Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Students should arrive at bus stops five (5) minutes early.*If you have questions or need information, please call the Transportation Office: (206) 901-8050 or 8051

SMart WedneSdaySecondary SchoolS- regular routeS

BuS 11 aM PM1. 65th/153rd 8:51 2:472. Inter/143rd (west side) 8:54 2:493. Inter/149th (west side) 8:55 2:504.* Inter/147th (east side) 9:00 2:545.* Inter/56th (east side) 9:05 2:58Showalter M.S. 9:20 2:40Foster H.S. 9:15 2:30*Stops 4, 5, for students who live on the east side of Interurban

BuS 3 aM PM1. 160th/43rd 8:59 2:442. 42nd/158th 9:03 2:48Showalter M.S. 9:10 2:40Foster H.S. 9:15 2:30

BuS 16 aM PM1. 42nd/117th Duwamish Park 8:55 2:452. 42nd/122nd 8:57 2:43Showalter 9:10 2:38Foster 9:15 2:30

actIVIty BuS Schedules PMShowalter 4:40Showalter 4:40

BuS 14 aM PM1. 128th/37th 8:47 2:492. Military/El Matador (14822 Military) 8:51 2:533. 34th/145th 8:53 2:554. Military/134th 8:59 3:005. Military/124th 9:01 3:02Showalter M.S. 9:05 2:40Foster H.S. 9:10 2:30

BuS 12 aM PM1. Inter/40th 8:49 2:502. Inter/116th 8:50 2:523. 40th/115th (Poverty Hill) - 2:524. 42nd/122nd (p.m only) - 2:565. 124th/46th (a.m. only) 8:55 -6. 122nd/48th (a.m. only) 8:57 -7. 42nd/125th (p.m. only) - 2:58Showalter M.S. 9:07 2:40Foster H.S. 9:12 2:30

oSc BuS Schedules aM PMFoster to PSSC 7:25 -PSSC to Foster 10:25 -Foster to PSSC 11:00 -PSSC to Foster - 1:45Transportation begins Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Students should arrive at bus stops five (5) minutes early.*If you have questions or need information, please call the Transportation Office: (206) 901-8050 or 8051

SMart WedneSdayeleMentary School regular routeS

tuKWIla eleMentaryBuS 10 aM PM 1. Macadam/43rd (Tuk Only) 9:45 3:482. Macadam/137th (Tuk Only) 9:46 3:473. 53rd/142nd 9:50 3:304. 53rd/139th 9:51 3:355. Inter/149th (west side) 9:53 3:396. Inter/147th (east side) 9:55 3:417. Inter/58th (east side)PM only - 3:438. Inter/56th (east side) PM only - 3:45TUKWILA (no transfer) 10:05 3:10

BuS 11 aM PM1. Thorndyke (CV/Tukwila) 9:33 3:342. 154th/ E. of 42nd (CV& Thorn) 9:36 3:363. Macadam/152nd 9:43 3:394. Macadam/150th 9:47 3:405. Tukwila( PM) - 3:446. Showalter (transfer) 9:50 3:207. Transfer: #14-CV or #16-Thorn TUKWILA 10:05 3:10

BuS 12 aM PM1. Interurban/40th 9:41 3:312. Interurban/116th 9:42 3:323. 115th/40th 9:43 3:344. 42nd/117th (Duwamish Park) 9:44 3:405. 122nd/48th 9:47 3:206. 122nd/44th 9:50 3:28TUKWILA (no transfer) 10:05 3:10

tuKWIla coMMunIty center BuS (PM only) Tukwila Elementary 3:10Showalter 3:20Tukwila Community Center 3:30

actIVIty BuS PMCASCADE VIEW 4:15THORNDYKE 4:15TUKWILA 4:15

thorndyKe eleMentaryBuS 3 aM PM1. 51st/149th 9:41 3:392. 51st/152nd 9:43 3:343. 53rd/Klickitat AM Only 9:44 -4. 46th/160th 9:46 3:315. 43rd/160th 9:47 3:306. 4421/ 158th (chain link fence) 9:49 3:267. 44th PL/156th 9:51 3:278. 158th/Chalet Apts 9:52 3:219. 154th/40th (south side) 5:57 3:23THORNDYKE (no transfer) 10:05 3:17

BuS 16 aM PM1. 42nd/137th 9:26 3:352. 40th/131st 9:28 3:373. E. Marginal/128th (east side) 9:30 3:394. Riverton Park 9:33 3:425. Tukwila Comm. Ctr. 9:366. Macadam/43rd (CV & Thorn) 9:41 3:437. Macadam/137th (CV & Thorn) 9:43 3:45Showalter (transfer) 9:50 3:20Transfer: #14-CV or #11-Tuk THORNDYKE 10:05 3:54

caScade VIeW eleMentaryBuS 8 aM PM1. 4030 S 140th St (41st/140th) 9:35 3:232. 37/130th 9:40 3:273. 128th/37th 9:42 3:294. 40th/132nd (new houses) 9:44 3:325. 35th/144th (La Rouchelle) K-2 9:52 3:206. 35th/144th (La Rouchelle) 3-5 10:05 3:207. Tukwila Comm. Ctr. PM only 3:36CASCADE VIEW (no transfer) 10:002nd Drop AM 10:10 3:10

BuS 14 aM PM1. Cascade View (32nd/ 136th) 9:35 3:432. 146th/35th (Villa Nells/ Ridge Spring) 9:38 3:503. 14888 Military Rd (El Matador) 9:40 3:414. 34th/ 14434 (7/11 Store) 9:45 3:33Showalter (transfer) 9:50 3:20Transfer: #16-Thorn or #11-TukCascade View 10:05 3:10

Transportation begins Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Students should arrive at bus stops five (5) minutes early.*If you have questions or need information, please call the Transportation Office: (206) 901-8050 or 8051

Bus Schedule for tukwila School district 2012 - 2013


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With $2.5 million from the state, the City of Renton is de-veloping the Renton Aerospace Training Center at its airport where Renton Technical College will train much-needed aerospace workers.

An architect has been hired to determine whether it makes sense to remodel the former Renton Chamber of Commerce headquarters on Rainier Ave-nue for the training center or to build new after tearing down the roughly 50-year-old building.

RTC would train 120 students per quarter, with a staff of four faculty members – two full-time and two part-time, according to RTC President Steve Hanson. RTC would offer Aerospace Man-ufacturing Assembly Mechanic certificate training, The college established the program in 2011 to train assembly mechanics.

The college may offer short-term training in areas such as tooling and quality assurance, he said. The Precision Machining Technologies Program will re-main on the main campus.

RTC will use a portion of a $2.1 million Air Washington grant from the Department of Labor to support the expansion of the new center. Increasing the capacity to train workers is a key priority of the grant, he said.

Renton led the lobbying efforts

to obtain the $2.5 million from the state’s capital budget, in part-nership with RTC and The Boe-ing Co., to develop the center, said Suzanne Dale Estey, Renton’s economic development director.

“We want to make sure this is a legacy project for the aerospace industry and the community,” said Dale Estey, who added the city’s sense is that the aerospace industry is in Renton and the re-gion for decades to come.

Boeing is already producing its 737 at the Renton plant at record levels and that rate will continue

to increase, to 42 planes, if not higher. At the same time Boeing is anticipating an increase in re-tirees, so it will need to replace them with new trained workers.

The goal is to complete the de-sign in six months, then begin construction early next year, with the building ready to accept its first students in 2014, Dale Estey said.

The training center is part of a strategic plan that Dale Estey drafted in June 2011 to help de-velop and support the existing aerospace industry, including

suppliers, in Renton and to attract new companies.

“It’s a very holistic approach to try to make sure this isn’t just a cyclical phase but a long-term opportunity for this community,” she said.

The city is also capitalizing on the momentum generated in the state to keep production of the new 737 MAX in Renton; other airplane manufacturing centers tried to lure the 737 MAX.

Alex Pietsch, the director of the Governor’s Office of Aerospace, said access

to a trained workforce is key to the expansion of the state’s aero-space industry.

“Given the huge demand for new airplanes over the next 20 years and with the large percent-age of Boeing’s existing employees at or approaching retirement age, we need to be training as many workers as possible to fill the jobs that are available now and those that we know will be there in the future,” he said, pointing out that Boeing estimates there is a de-mand for 34,000 new airplanes during the next 20 years.

“That’s why the Legislature felt it was so important to establish additional training centers around the state. Given Renton’s promi-nence in the industry, home to the 737 final assmbly line, it was a natural location,” he said.

Before taking the job in Olym-pia, Pietsch was the administrator of the City of Renton Community and Economic Development De-partment.

The property overlooking the Renton Municipal Airport is in-tended to have an aviation use, under the city’s plan for the air-port, which totals 167 acres.

The building is currently about 3,200 square feet in size, but it’s anticipated the training center will need about 4,000 square feet. The building would remain on the existing footprint because RTC wants to preserve parking for stu-dents and staff at the center, Dale Estey said.

New aerospace training center in area

The City of Renton is developing the new renton aerospace training center where the former headquarters for the renton chamber of commerce once overlooked the renton municipal airport. Dean A. Radford/ Renton Reporter

Between Aug. 17 and Sept. 3 extra officers, including in Tukwila, will be looking for DUI drivers during the annual Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign.

August is a deadly month on Wash-ington’s roadways; from 2006 - 2010, on average, more impaired-driving deaths occurred in August than any other month, according to the Wash-ington Traffic Safety Commission.

The combination of one or more of these behaviors may alert you that you are near a drunk driver, so what do you do?

Last year in King County, dur-ing the same time period, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 452 people for DUI. For all of 2011, in King County, 10,331 people were charged with DUI.

The Auburn, Bellevue, Black Dia-mond, Burien, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Duvall, Enumclaw, Feder-al Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Maple Valley, Mercer Island, Newcastle, North Bend, Pacific, Port of Seattle, Red-mond, Renton, Sammamish, SeaTac,

Seattle, Snoqualmie and Tukwila Police Departments, and the Washington State Patrol will participate in this Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign.

The King County Target Zero Task

Force organizes and supports this enforcement effort.

For additional information about the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, visit www.wtsc.wa.gov.

drive Hammered, Get Nailed back

how to spot signs of troubleaccording to the washington traffic Safety commission, here are some behaviors drunken drivers can exhibit, depending upon impairment level.

For example, those who know they are impaired:

• Travel slower than the posted speed limit

• Appear to be drunk (face close to the windshield)

• Slow responses to traffic signals, sudden stops, tapping of brake lights

• Travel side to side within and outside of their lane

those who don’t think they are impaired generally drive a little more aggressively and:

• Speed

• Follow too closely

• Change lanes abruptly (weaving in and out of traffic)

• Travel side to side within and outside of their lane

Someone who sees a driver exhibiting such behavior should dial 911.


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