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T U K W I L A R E P O R T E R . C O M

A life-long passion for cars past and pres-ent has led Mike

West along a very interest-ing road over the past fi ve decades.

Restoring the past is a special talent West has de-veloped over his life, and the results are remarkable.

During a 50-year career of fi xing banged-up cars in his Tukwila body shop, South-towne Auto Re-build, West has also displayed his love of cars from the past by restoring many classics.

One of the beauties at his home, safe in a garage, is a 1933 Rockne, Model 10, four-door sedan. It is pic-tured on the left front of the Tukwila Reporter cover.

Completely restored, it is considered a special-inter-est car from the past in the collectable car world.

Th e Rockne was made by Studebaker for two years, 1932 to 1933. It was named aft er Knute Rockne, the fa-mous Notre Dame football coach and athlete. He died in 1931 in a plane crash at the age of 43.

Rockne had been work-ing as vice president of sales

for Studebaker.West found his fi rst

Rockne, Model 10, at the age of 13 in 1959 in Idaho where he was raised.

His neighbor asked him to help clean out his ga-rage.

“He opened up the ga-rage and here was this 1933 Rockne,” West said. “He asked me if I knew any-one who would give him 25 bucks for it. I said, ‘You want to get rid of this?”

Th e neighbor asked West if he wanted it and the answer was easy.

“I told him, ‘I sure do,’” he said with the idea of putting a big V-8 engine in the Rockne. “My dad put it in the garage

until I got more mature.”West restored the Rockne

in 1980 and by 1981 he won the Best of Show at the For-est Grove Concours in Or-egon.

Studebaker, based in South Bend, Ind., started as a wagon company and jumped into the automobile manufacturing business in 1902. By 1933 the company was having fi nancial prob-lems due to the Great De-pression.

West said the Rockne came with a six-cylinder engine and the car cost $585.

“Ford came out with a V-8 in 1932 that cost 485 bucks,” West said. “Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie and Clyde) sent a letter to Ford stating, ‘I really like that car.’”

Th e price diff erence and speed of the Ford caused some of the fi nancial prob-lems Studebaker faced in 1932. Th e company was reorganized and became profi table again in 1933 and continued producing auto-mobiles until 1966.

Th e second Studebaker project West bought was a 1933 Rockne sedan deliv-ery. He has owned it since 1985. Th ere are only two left in the world, and West has one.

He also owns a 1934 Pierce Arrow rumble-seat coupe. Th e Pierce Arrow is considered a classic and the sedan delivery a special interest.

One of the stories behind the Rockne sedan delivery is it was used in the movie industry. One fi lm in par-ticular was “Th e Glenn Miller Story” shot in 1954 starring Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson.

Stewart and Allyson can be seen in the car dur-ing several sequences in the fi lm. Th e car was also

fi lmed in the television se-ries, “Hogan’s Heroes.”

West has retired from the daily auto-body repair business, but still owns his shop on Tukwila Interna-tional Boulevard where he is currently restoring the Rockne sedan delivery and will soon begin work on the Pierce Arrow.

Other collectable cars he has restored over the years include a 1933 Duesenberg, J-272, convertible Victoria that was originally owned by bandleader Paul White-head.

West said the Duesen-

berg had 180 lubricating points on the chassis, “It automatically lubricates ev-ery 80 miles.”

Th e wheels alone cost $1,500 each to restore.

West said it took eight years to complete the res-toration and cost about $300,000. Th e owner pur-chased it for $175,000 and aft er West completed re-storing the Duesenberg it sold for $1.475 million.

Other restoration work he has completed included a 1949 Cadillac. Aft er the Duesenberg, he restored a Rolls-Royce.

West said the secret to restoration is to, “Makesure everything functionscorrectly before taking it apart. Th e biggest mistakeis to take it apart before fi nding out if everything works and fi ts.”

Th e work on the Rockneshows West is an artistwho rediscovers the pastthrough his love of cars.

He is a classic.Reach Dennis Box at [email protected] or 253-872-6600 ext. 5050.To comment on this storygo to www.tukwilareporter.com.

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Mike West’s 1933 Rockne sedan delivery Studebaker was used in the 1954 film “The Glenn Miller Story,” starring Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson. Charles Cortes, Tukwila Reporter

The 1933 Rockne Model 10 four-door sedan was restored by Mike West in 1980. He found the car when he was 13 in a neighbor’s garage. Charles Cortes, Tukwila Reporter

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7 coffeewithNew Tukwila City Council member Kate Kruller has Tukwila’s future on her mind

10 fosterstarFoster High School’s Ammar Husanovic isn’t your typical high school basketball player

11 schoollevyVoters in the Tukwila School District will vote Feb. 14 on renewing key school levy

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The political career of Margarita Pren-tice – including 20 years as a state senator, will come to an end early next January.

Prentice no longer lives in the 11th Leg-islative District, now that statewide redis-tricting has moved her home on Langston Road on unincorporated West Hill near Renton into the neighboring 37th Legisla-tive District.

It was a move of just a block or so, but it took her out of what she herself called the “Prentice bulge” into the 11th District. She has lived in Skyway since 1958 and her daughter and son are nearby.

Already, Prentice had expressed doubts

about running again for a sixth term, a reti-cence she also felt a bit four years ago. But she did run; this time, the decision was taken out of her hands.“I will not be active in poli-tics anymore,” she said. Still, she said she could

get elected anywhere.Prentice had spoken with Tim Ceis, the

Democratic member of the state redistrict-ing commission, about her doubts, but she said she didn’t expect to lose her district. But, she says she’s not disturbed.

Prentice will remain in office as the 11th District senator until Dec. 31, when her

fifth term in the Senate ends. She turns 81 in February.

Prentice’s district in-cludes Tukwila.

“I have served long and well,” said Pren-tice. In her last elec-tion, she won in every precinct in the district. “I guess that my con-

stituents agree that I did a good job,” she said.

Prentice’s retirement is one of two major changes coming to the 11th District’s legis-lative representation.

Jack Hudgins of Tukwila, who has served five terms in the state House of Represen-tatives, announced last November that he would run for secretary of state, rather than seek another term in the House.

“I believe I bring the management ex-perience and commitment to democracy needed to ensure the office of Secretary of State meets the highest standards,” Hud-gins said in making his announcement.

Hudgins serves as chair of the GeneralGovernment Appropriations and Over-sight committee which has jurisdiction over 71 state agencies, including oversee-ing the budget of the Secretary of State’s Office.

Two candidates have already announced they intend to run to replace Prentice and Hudgins.

Dr. Bobby Virk, 40, of Renton will runfor Prentice’s seat. Prentice endorsed Virk.

Virk practices orthodontics and consultsin the field of dentistry in the Puget Sound region. He and his wife, Dr. Helena Skoun-trianos, have two sons, Aris and Karan.

Jim Flynn of Renton, a retired unionelectrician, will run for Hudgins’ seat in the House.

Flynn has lived in South King County since his honorable discharge from the U.S. Coast Guard in 1969. Flynn and his wife Lynette, a pharmacy technician, live inthe Benson Hill area of Renton where heserves as a Democratic Precinct Commit-tee officer. He is active with the 11th Legis-lative Democratic Organization.

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AT LEFT: Mayor Jim Haggerton, left, is sworn in to his second term at the Jan. 4 Tukwila City Council meeting by Tukwila Municipal Court Judge Kimberly Walden.BELOW: Signing their oaths of office, are, from left, council members Kate Kruller,Kathy Hougardy and Dennis Robertsonand Mayor Haggerton. Charles Cortes,Tukwila Reporter

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Hernandez filed for the open seat after the appointed council member resignedand won the election against three oppo-nents. She never lost an election.

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Vote yes for schoolsSoon you will receive your ballot for the Feb.

14 special election. Th e current maintenance and operations levy for the Tukwila School District ex-pires at the end of 2012. Th e school district is ask-ing for voter approval of a replacement levy. More than 27 percent of the money received by the dis-trict to provide educational services to students comes from the local levy. You can fi nd a list of programs that are funded by local levy money and could be eliminated if the levy is not reauthorized at www.supporttukwilaschools.com.

Th ere are many essential programs on the list

but two stand out for me. Th ey are maintain-ing lower class size and instructional assistants to support classrooms. As a retired teacher here in Tukwila, I know how important these two factors are to student success. We have a large number of students who no longer qualify for English Lan-guage Learner services but still need support in the classroom because of language-related issues. Instructional assistants work with small groups of students to help them understand material and concepts when they need additional explanation or practice. A smaller student load allows teachers

to give more time to all students. Th is additionalattention can help determine whether a studentmakes good progress or falls behind.

State support to schools has been cut the last few years and will probably be cut again during the current legislative session. Th at makes it evenmore important that the local levy be renewed. Formore information or to help with this eff ort, visit the website.

When you receive your ballot, please vote yes!

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viewpoint

Looking back and looking forwardWhen asked to provide this

editorial piece, my ap-proach was to recap the important activities of the past four years, give a realistic review of how the city is positioned in this current economy, and fi nish up with a glance into the coming four years.

In January 2008 we held the “kick-off ” of our Centennial Celebration the morning aft er I took my oath of offi ce for my fi rst term as your may-or. What a celebration it was and it lasted approximately 18 months, with various events throughout the city. In July 2008 we held the grand opening ceremony for the major expansion of the south side of the Westfi eld Southcenter Mall with Gov. Gregoire and many dignitaries in attendance.

We held the recovery of the Tukwila time capsule ceremony at City Hall and had fun reminiscing over items that had been tucked away since 1978. Later in September 2009 we re-buried the time capsule with many items that should be of interest when that capsule is

recovered in 2033.Tukwila had the opportunity to host the

starting line for the Seattle Rock ‘n Roll Mara-thon and ½ Marathon in June 2009. An agree-ment with the competitor group lasted three years and I am so proud of how all city depart-ments performed in hosting the start line of

this event. It brought approximately 28,000 participants each year, re-sulting in a very positive economic impact to Tukwila.

Unfortunately, the last quarter of 2008 signaled the beginning of the economic downturn that we have been dealing with ever since. Adding additional concern to the city was the condition of the How-ard Hanson Dam. Th is presented a potential problem for all the Green River Valley cities and we respond-ed by placing Super Sacks and Hes-

co containers along our portion of the Green River. Th is was very expensive and completely unbudgeted, but we had no choice – we had to respond when the U.S. Army Corps of En-gineers detailed the potential danger to valley cities.

In July 2009 it was my privilege to join Sound Transit and the City of Seattle in dedicating the opening of Link Light Rail and the Tukwila Sta-tion.

In 2010 we were able to move forward many

construction projects that had been in the plan-ning stages for several years. We dedicated the completion of Tukwila International Boulevard Phase 2 and 3, awarded a contract to construct a new fi ve-lane road extending Southcenter Parkway from South 180th to South 200th Street, dedicated Phase 1 of the Riverbend Hill Reserve Project, rolled out the fi rst black and white police vehicles and converted the old City Hall into the Tukwila Historical and Cul-tural facility.

On March 28, 2011, we closed the Klickitat entrance into the Tukwila Urban Center, con-structed a completely new interchange and had it re-opened to the public on Oct. 15.

Looking forward, we are working with a de-veloper for the Tukwila Village Project; Sound Transit is now planning the new commuter rail station for Sounder and Amtrak replacing the temporary wood platforms, and if all goes well this rainy season we plan to remove the sand-bags along the river trail system pending noti-fi cation from the Corps of Engineers.

As we move forward in an improved econ-omy, we are committed to improving our resi-dential streets and sidewalks and place a high priority on public safety throughout the city.

It has been my pleasure to serve as your may-or and I am enthusiastic about Tukwila’s future.

Mayor Jim Haggerton can be reached at [email protected].

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Economically, things are looking up for Tuk-wila. In the fi rst nine months of 2011, sales tax revenues increased more than 7 per-cent. When one time construction- related sales-tax events are removed from the totals, we are at just under 5 percent. Th is is an excellent num-ber because it is higher than expected considering that the Klickitat project greatly restricted access to the mall/urban center area during the second and third quarters.

Th e Department of Community Development outlook for 2012 does not anticipate many new construction projects. Th e new facility for Aviation High School is being built adjacent to Boeing Field on the Museum of Flight campus. Check-out the new Starbucks on East Marginal Way South near the Museum of Flight and Randy’s Restaurant. Built with four shipping contain-ers and measuring 448 square feet, this drive through Starbucks is a novel approach to build-ing green.

Tenant improvements (TI) are looking robust. Th is is when the owner of a building upgrades or improves a building for an existing or new tenant. Examples include the Toys R Us move farther south and across the street on Southcen-ter Parkway and the Value Village store moving into the old Toys R Us building.

While things are improving slowly, we are still way behind where we were just three or four years ago in terms of sales-tax collection. Th e voters of Tukwila made an intelligent fi nan-cial decision (60 percent in favor) in this last election to retain card rooms. Th is means that we are able to retain more than $2 million in gambling tax revenues. It is expect-ed that those revenues will increase as time goes by.

With the retirement of Council-woman Joan Hernandez, we gained a new council member, Kate Krul-

ler. Kruller brings a rigorous intellect, political experience and project management experience to the dais. Th ese qualities are sorely needed as our city grows and participates in the inter-city and regional web of governing jurisdictions.

While things are getting better, we have major fi nancial challenges. Th e structural imbalance between revenues and expenditures still exists.

Cost of goods and services including health care,salaries and benefi ts are going up at a rate higherthan the rate of increase of revenues to our city.Th is is largely due to tax limitations required bystate law and voter approved initiatives. Overtime, residents can expect to see less and less interms of services. Until a more sustainable eco-nomic paradigm evolves, we are stuck with thesame situation as everyone else. We have to pro-mote and support economic activity to increaserevenues. As the Planning Commission worksto help develop the Tukwila urban center planbefore it forwards its recommendation to theCity Council, this economic reality needs to be kept in mind. Hopefully the City Council willmake smart decisions that will leverage our tax dollars in the most effi cacious fashion.

Th e replacement levy for the Tukwila school district is coming up for a vote in February. While we would all like to see the state Legis-lature meet its obligation to fund education, wevoters have made it impossible for them because we have not supported measures that would al-low the state to collect suffi cient revenues. Th is drives the need to help fund education to the lo-cal level. Th e upcoming levy deserves our sup-port. It funds approximately 27 percent of ourTukwila school district budget which has been hit hard by cuts at the state level. For more onthis, visit supporttukwilaschools.com.

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Kate Kruller, right, is sworn in as a Tukwila City Council member by Mayor Jim Haggerton. Charles Cortes, Tukwila Reporter

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Kate Kruller took a year off from work to travel around the world by plane, only to fi nd Tukwila was the place she wanted to be.

“Tukwila is just such a cool community,” said Kruller, 52. “I came back home and re-alized our city is full of all diff erent kinds of great people and I felt happy to be part of a community as diverse and culturally signifi cant as ours.”

Th e love of her community is one of the many reasons Kruller decided to run for

the Posi-tion No. 6 spot on the Tuk-wila City C ou n c i l in the No-v e m b e r election. K r u l l e r won and

was sworn in, replacing long-time member Joan Hernandez, who retired aft er 24 years of service.

“It’s such an overwhelming emotion to think about the fact that I won this elec-tion,” Kruller said. “It’s big and it’s exciting to realize all these people who stood be-hind my campaign and trusted me to rep-resent them. I have a strong sense of duty to perform well for them.”

Kruller works as an information technol-ogy project manager in SeaTac and Olym-pia for the state Administrative Offi ce of the Courts. She has lived in Tukwila since 1992 and previously ran a small business in town.

“I really want to refl ect the voice of the people,” Kruller said. “Aft er spending 20 years here, I have the ‘Pay it Forward’ men-tality that propels me to work for the com-

munity to ensure it’s the best it can be.”She brings with her a 30-year career,

featuring broad experience in project management and information technology. Kruller’s professional track record includes positions in government public aff airs and business management, international busi-ness and trade, corporate communications and project management, commercial me-dia production and television broadcast-ing.

“I have many goals I want to see through during my time on the council,” Kruller said. “I’m the new guy, so I realize I need to get caught up on many things that are un-derway. But, fi rst and foremost, I want to focus on city plans and services for things like our transportation, safety, jobs and schools.”

Kruller believes the city needs to exam-ine their fi nances and make some budget changes.

“We need to keep a close eye on the city’s purse strings, taking a hard look at the budget and trim it where we can,” she said.

Kruller wants to create a plan for a future Tukwila.

“It would be a good idea for us to sit down and create some long-range plans that transcend and preserve what we have now that is good,” she said. “Part of what will make Tukwila a great city is to attract businesses that fi t our model for what we want in our area.”

Kruller has already talked to council members about utilizing social media to improve the city’s transparency and com-munication.

“Sometimes people can’t facilitate an op-portunity to come to a meeting,” Kruller said. “It would be create to fi nd a cost-ef-fective way to set up a system where people could watch our meetings on television. Th e more public input we get from people, the better we will be.”

Tukwila’s future on mind of Kate Kruller

“I really want to reflect the voice of the people.”

Kate Kruller,newly elected Tukwila City

Council member

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TUKWILA CITY PAGESMAYOR: Jim Haggerton COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Verna Seal

Meeting agendas, City programs, recreation activities, publications and more… get the most current information at TukwilaWA.gov!

Board and Commission vacancies: there’s room for you!The City of Tukwila currently has several volunteer opportunities for citizens interested in serving on a Board or Commission. Your time and expertise in a particular area can be valuable assets in providing recom-mendations to the City. The application form can be downloaded from the City’s website at www.TukwilaWA.gov/mayor/boards.pdf.

ARTS COMMISSION

The Tukwila Arts Commission represents the City’s interest in art mat-ters. It renders advice in the area of art/aesthetics/beautification, and makes recommendations for City expenditures on works of public art. It encourages citizen participation in the arts, promotes art projects for cultural enrichment of the community, and explores ways to obtain pri-vate, local, State or federal funds to promote art projects in Tukwila.

Additionally, Tukwila’s Arts Commission supports live performance art, including Rainier Symphony concerts and the sum-mertime performances of the Community Actors’ Summer Theater in Tukwila (C.A.S.T.T.).

The Arts Commission meets the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm, at the Tukwila Community Center, 12424 - 42nd Avenue South.

HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD

Tukwila’s Human Services Advisory Board advises City officials on the status of human service needs and programs in the City. It assists in monitoring and assessing resources and services funded by Tukwila, providing recommendations and prioritization of programs to fund. It also reviews the Human Service applications. The seven-member Board represents a wide range of experience with human service issues although experience is not required – just an eagerness to contribute.

The Human Services Advisory Board meets every other month on the second Friday at 10:00am in the Hu-man Services offices, 6300 South-center Boulevard, Suite #115.

LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD

Tukwila’s Library Advisory Board provides advice to City officials regard-ing library services in Tukwila. It meets with a variety of public groups and recommends programs to promote library services for Tukwila citi-zens, and to make the public aware of these facilities. It sets standards for and promotes library gift giving.

The Board conducts an annual review of the agreement between the City and the King County Library District, recommending programs for incorporation into such agreement. It reports annually to the Mayor and City Council on the status of library services and needs in the City.

The Library Advisory Board meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm, at Foster Library, 4060 South 144th Street.

If you’d like more detailed information about any of these openings:

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Human Services Advisory Board Evie Boykan 206-433-7180

Arts Commission Library Advisory Board

Rick Still 206-767-2342

Winter Weather: Are You Prepared?The month of January has been host to some of the most severe winter storms, knocking out power and bringing cold, frigid temperatures along with it. Although the region hasn’t experi-enced any major winter storms so far, Tukwila’s Emergency Management Office would like to take the time to remind the community that the threat of winter storms is still present. There are steps you can take – before a storm hits, during and after – to keep you and your family safe.

Plan ahead

❄ It’s not too late to winterize your car; this includes making sure your car and tires are in good condition and maintain a full tank of gas. Also be sure to store supplies such as blan-kets, shovels, a bag of sand and a window scraper in the trunk.

❄ Make a Family Communications Plan. Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so it is important to know how you will contact one another, how you will get back together and what you will do in case of an emergency.

❄ Listen to local radio and news channels for the latest information on school closures and schedule changes. Familiarize yourself with school, daycare and employer snow policies.

When the storm strikes

❄ Stay indoors if possible. If you must go outside, walk carefully on snowy, icy walkways.

❄ Watch for signs of hypothermia. These include uncontrollable shivering, memory loss, dis-orientation, incoherence, slurred speech, drowsiness, and apparent exhaustion. If symp-toms of hypothermia are detected, get the victim to a warm location, remove wet clothing, warm the center of the body first and give warm, non-alcoholic beverages if the victim is conscious. Get medical help as soon as possible.

❄ Bring pets/companion animals inside during winter weather. Move other animals or live-stock to sheltered areas and provide non-frozen drinking water.

❄ If the power goes out, call your energy power company to report it. Tukwila has two power company providers, so be sure to contact the appropriate company. Puget Sound Energy Customer Service is 1-888-225-5773 (select menu option #1). Seattle City Light Customer Service line is 206 684-CITY (2489). To report an outage, call 206-684-3000, or if you want to contact the “Outage Hotline”, call 206 684-7400.

❄ Drive only if it is absolutely necessary. If you must drive, travel during daylight, don’t travel alone, and keep others informed of your schedule. Take your time and stay on the main roads. Listen to local radio stations for the latest road conditions and traffic reports.

In the aftermath

❄ Depending upon the severity of the storm, it may take time – several hours to days – to return to normal. Following the storm, be patient and travel only if it’s absolutely necessary.

❄ Continue to rely on public transit whenever possible; dress warmly and be prepared for delays in bus schedules.

❄ If you must drive, stick to your winter travel routes. Remember, snow removal crews will clear major arterials, highways and bus routes first.

❄ Snow and ice storms affect everyone, including service providers. In spite of improving weather conditions, you may continue to experience disruptions in service such as power and garbage/recycling collection after the storm has passed.

❄ Listen to the radio for updates on key services.

For more information about winter readiness – or anything related to emergency prepared-ness – please contact Tukwila’s Office of Emergency Management at 206-971-8742, or visit the website at www.tukwilawa.gov/disaster/disasterprepare.html.

Tukwila’s getting greener (and brighter) with the addition of new LED street lightsIn the fall of 2000, the City of Tukwila was one of the first agencies in the region to adopt the use of LED traffic signal displays at all of its signalized intersections. At that time we didn’t know that this would only be the first step in realizing the benefits that are associated with completing lighting upgrades throughout the City.

LED technology has given us an opportunity to save even more and get even green-er… now that LED streetlights are available to light our roadways. Most people find the crisp “white light” produced by the LEDs to greatly improve visibility and make it easier to clearly identify colors and details. These new streetlight fixtures are also en-abling cities and public utilities to achieve significant energy savings, improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs, while reducing greenhouse gases and mercury waste.

In the near future, the Public Works Street department hopes to adopt LED street lighting as a design standard and incorporate LEDs in all new roadway projects. The Tukwila Urban Center Access Project at the Southcenter Parkway and Klickitat Drive interchange was the City of Tukwila’s first LED roadway project; the response has been very positive. Currently, our Street crew has begun retrofitting many LED fixtures throughout Tukwila’s central business district and several neighborhood corridors. The City is looking forward to significantly lower utility costs, reduced maintenance, and crisp white (green) lights!

In addition to improving our roadways, the City has also been working to complete lighting upgrades in City facilities: the City Hall buildings, the Tukwila Community Center, old City Hall (now the Tukwila Heritage & Cultural Center), and the parking lot lights at Fort Dent Park, Foster Golf Links, and the Community Center. It is estimated that the City will save over 230,000 kWh per year with these facility lighting improve-ments. The facility lighting upgrades will also save the City nearly $20,000 a year in annual electricity costs. Not only are the completed improvements good for the bottom line, but they are also good for the environment. The City has estimated that the energy saved will reduce carbon dioxide emissions due to City facility electrical consumption by nearly 144,000 pounds annually.

These facility and roadway lighting upgrades were funded by a Federal grant provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and securing rebates from Seattle City Light and Puget Sound Energy. Did you know that businesses and homeowners can take advantage of many of the same rebates that the City of Tukwila used? Just call your electric company to find out how YOU can save!

Seattle City Light – 206-684-3000 Puget Sound Energy – 1-800-562-1482

Tukwila Street Department employee Dave DeGroot displays one of the City’s

new LED street lights.

January 31 is deadline for Residential Rental Business LicensesAll owners of residential rental property are reminded that they must obtain an annual Residential Rental Business License and peri-odic inspection. Renewal notices have been mailed to owners who submitted applications for 2011. New applicants can download and print an application form from the City’s website. Applications and renewals are due by Tuesday January 31, 2012.

For more information about Residential Rental Business Licensing, please call Code Enforcement officer Kathy Stetson at 206-431-3682, or visit the City’s website:

www.TukwilaWA.gov/DCD/RentalLicensing.html

also pay attention to your headlights and taillights to prevent them from being hidden by frost.

temperatures, anything on the roadway that looks wet is probably ice.

Tukwila served by pilot Global to Local programThe Global to Local Health Initiative (G2L) is a unique public private partnership of the Washington Global Health Alliance, Swedish Health Services, Seattle and King County Public Health, and HealthPoint. Partnering with communities in SeaTac and Tukwila, G2L presents innovative, holistic and community-driven solutions to providing healthcare and economic development strategies in ethnically diverse, low-income populations.

Seeking care can be a scary, intimidating experience for a family or individual, particularly for those who are less advantaged or don’t speak fluent English. Unfamiliar laws and government systems, as well as cultural dif-ferences, compound these barriers. A recent survey of the Tukwila School District found more than 70 differ-ent languages were spoken by students, making on-demand translation services available 24/7 nearly impos-sible. However, speaking a common language is fundamental to successfully delivering healthcare services.

Building on the expertise of Washington State’s global health institutions, G2L brings home strategies that have proved effective in addressing health care in developing countries. These include, but are not limited to, training and developing community health workers, partnering with cities to link health with economic devel-opment programming, mobilizing community-based organizations to make it easier for residents to select and choose healthier foods for their families, generating educational campaigns around priority health issues and using technologies and communications tools to transform practices.

People won’t seek care if there aren’t health-care workers who speak their language or understand cultural values. Community health workers will be building trust with individuals in the community, providing a culturally-aware approach to educational or treatment-related situations that will help with major health issues in underserved groups. South King County, in particular, has been selected as the pilot site because its health demographics mirror those in certain developing countries. The initiative’s leaders hope to create a program that can be replicated throughout many other communities that have similar health disparities in our state and across the country.

During the early phases of the Initiative, work was done engaging the communities to define health-related needs and identify possible global health strategies, then developing project strategies and providing support for partnering organizations. Beginning in January 2012 G2L will provide services to targeted communities.

Success of the G2L initiative is dependent upon active community involvement, through the identification of major health needs/health-related issues, or participation on governance or advisory committees. To get involved or to learn more about the Global to Local Health Initiative, please contact Adam Taylor at 206-293-2485, or email [email protected].

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COUNCIL CHAT

Join us between 10:00am–12:00pm on the second Saturday of each month,

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13500 Interurban Avenue SouthCouncil Chat is an opportunity to stop by and informally talk with a

Tukwila City Council member about anything on your mind regarding your community.

Next Chat: Saturday, February 11

– Cold Weather Driving– A few tips from the Tukwila Police Department for winter driving.

Some suggestions for 2012 New Year’s resolutions: Emergency Preparedness and Active Community Involvement


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With less than a month to go un-til playoff basketball games start in early February, here’s a look at how Seamount teams stand.

2AAll fi ve 2A Seamount teams

(Renton, Lindbergh, Evergreen, Foster and Tyee) advance to the sub-district tournament, but the top two seeds have a signifi cant ad-vantage in that they are locked in to the district tournament. So for the top two seeds, sub-districts simply determine which seed they have at

districts. Th e bottom three seeds face a loser-out game in the fi rst round of sub-districts.

On the boys side right now Ever-green (9-5 overall, 6-1 Seamount) has the top 2A seed, with Lind-bergh (6-6, 3-4), Renton (5-8, 3-4) and Foster (4-9, 3-4) tied for sec-ond. Tyee (1-10, 1-6) is in last.

For the girls, Renton (8-4, 7-0) and Lindbergh (6-6, 5-2) have sep-arated themselves somewhat from Tyee (7-6, 3-4), Foster (2-10, 2-5) and Evergreen (1-11, 0-7).

3ATh ings aren’t quite as simple for

the league’s three 3A teams (Ha-zen, Highline and Kennedy Catho-

lic). Th ose teams stand up against Bremerton, and the top three teams advance to sub-districts.

Th e teams compare via league record. One point is awarded for wins over a 1A or 2A opponent, 1.5 points for a 3A or 4A win.

As for what happens when they get to sub-districts, the top overall seed is the only team guaranteed a berth into districts. Th e second seed would face a loser-out game in the second round if it loses in the fi rst. Th e third seed takes on two loser-out games in a row.

For the 3A Seamount girls, it’s Kennedy (6-6, 5-2), Hazen (5-7, 4-3), then Highline (4-8, 2-5). Th e Bremerton girls team is having a

strong season at 7-1 in the Olympic League.

Current standings (top three make sub-districts):

Bremerton - 7 pointsKennedy - 6 pointsHazen - 4.5 pointsHighline - 2 pointsOn the boys side, it’s Kennedy (9-

2, 7-0), Hazen (7-6, 5-2) and High-line (0-11, 0-7). Th e Bremerton boys team is 5-3 in the Olympic.

Current standings (top three make sub-districts):

Kennedy - 8 pointsHazen - 5.5 pointsBremerton - 5 pointsHighline - 0 points

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Dodgeball tournamentThe Tukwila Parks and Recreation department will host a teen dodgeball four-on-four tourna-ment in partnership with the South Park Community Center.

The tournament begins at 9 p.m. Fri-day, Jan. 27. Come as a team or sign up individually.

For information, con-tact Nate Robinson at 206-768-2822.

No School Day CampThe parks and recre-ation department has set up a No School Day Camp for Jan. 30 and Feb. 21.

The camp is for grades kindergarten through sixth at the Tukwila Community Center. The cost is $42 for non-residents and $35 for residents.

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BY ADAM MCFADDENA M C F A D D E N @


Foster’s Ammar Hu-sanovic isn’t your typical high school

basketball player. You won’t fi nd him playing video games very oft en, or hang-ing out in front of the TV all night. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to fi nd a mo-ment in the day he isn’t put-ting to some good use.

In addition to basketball, the senior is earning college credits through Running Start and tutors at Cascade View Elementary.

“I have no free time any-more,” he said.

Th e activities may not leave him with much spare time now, but he knows it will be worth it down the road.

“I like working and I’m a hard worker,” he said. “I don’t mind doing all of this just to succeed.”

Husanovic was born in Bosnia and moved to America with his family in 1997 when he was three. Growing up as an only child, he learned early on that schoolwork came fi rst.

“If I don’t get good grades, nothing turns out well,” he said. “Even if it means stay-ing up until 3 a.m. to fi nish my project, I’ll fi nish it.”

Th e emphasis is working. Husanovic fi nished with a 3.9 GPA last quarter, even with the increased heft of the Running Start college courses. He plans on pur-suing a degree in teaching next year.

Th at same work ethic has made Husanovic a huge as-set to the Bulldogs basket-ball team.

“I rely on Ammar to do a lot of things,” said Foster coach Mike Broom. “He doesn’t back down from anything and he’s really somebody that I can count on all of the time.”

And Husanovic delivers more than those intangibles Broom loves. He’s leading the Bulldogs in rebound-ing with 6.2 rebounds per game. He also leads the team in fi eld goal percent-age, at 59 percent, and is tied for the team lead in charges taken.

Th is is also his fi rst year on the varsity team. Hu-sanovic played for the Fos-ter JV team his freshman year, but then decided to focus on his academics. He made the choice to return last spring.

“He’s been very very committed, hard-working and reliable since the mo-ment he agreed to play,” Broom said.

Foster is off to a 4-9

start overall with a 3-4 re-cord in Seamount play. Th e Bulldogs are tied with Lindbergh and Renton for the second 2A seed in the league, and the top two seeds earn a guaranteed

trip to the district tourna-ment.

Th e team snapped an eight-game losing streak Jan. 11 with a 62-52 win against Lindbergh. Hu-sanovic scored a season-

high 20 points on 9-of-13shooting in the game. Healso picked up nine re-bounds and two blocks.

Foster’s fi nal regular sea-son game is Feb. 3 at Lind-bergh.

Foster finds the winning formula

Foster’s Ammar Husanovic shoots Jan. 11 against Lindbergh at home. Foster took down Lindbergh 62-52. CHARLES CORTES, Tukwila Reporter

An early look at basketball playoffs


BY SARAH KEHOES K E H O E @ T U K W I L A R E P O R T E R . C O M

The Tukwila School District wants residents to vote “yes” to a levy used for instructional technology and school improvements in the Feb. 14 election.

“The School Programs and Opera-tions Levy is a renewal of the local dollars that cover the gap between state funding and the cost of a quality educational program,” said Ed Hou-gardy, campaign chair for the Tukwila Schools Advisory Committee. “School levies are critical for student learning and often called learning levies.”

The levy is a replacement levy, not a new tax. Homeowners are currently paying taxes for the school levy ap-proved in 2008, which expired at the end of 2011.

“To me, investing in our local schools means acknowledging that children are our No. 1 priority and need the best we can offer,” Hougardy said. “Like most investments, the real payoff will be in the future, when our students can use their education to get a job, make decisions, vote, pay taxes and contribute to and experience the quality of life in their community.”

The levy is 44 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value for six years. It provides approximately 27 percent of Tukwila School District funding, which is used to maintain and operate current school programs.

“Commercial property owners in Tukwila pay a significant amount of the total levy assessed,” Hougardy said. “That means Tukwila homeown-ers pay a lower percentage of the total levy cost than those who live in juris-dictions who have also have levies, but less commercial property. Good schools enhance the value of homes and neighborhoods.”

If the levy doesn’t pass, partially and fully funded programs will be eliminated or significantly reduced.

“If the levy fails, programs will have to be severely reduced or elimi-nated, such as art, music and foreign language, as well as school athletics and other extra-curricular activities,” Hougardy said.

Finances currently go toward en-suring teachers maintain lower class size, administrators, office profes-sionals and technical support staff,

bus transportation costs for existing routes, school athletics and extra-curricular activities, special educa-tion programs, ELL (English Lan-guage Learners), elementary gifted programs middle and high school security services and safety person-nel, arts, music, foreign language and elementary physical education, text-books, classroom instructional sup-plies, computers and software, school nurses, social workers and classroom instructional assistants.

The levy would authorize the dis-trict to acquire and install instruc-tional technology equipment, infra-structure and systems to improve student learning; make health, safety and energy efficiency improvements to existing school facilities and levy excess taxes, on all taxable property within the district.

Tukwila is the only school district in the greater Seattle area that does

not fund technology through a voter-approved bond or levy. The state does not pay for technology, and other sources are not keeping up with dis-trict technology needs, according to Hougardy.

School district administrators say most students don’t have a computer at home. An independent study found that the school district is in need of many improvements.

As a result, Tukwila students are at a disadvantage when they graduate and go on to further education or out to compete for jobs. The technology levy on the Feb. 9 ballot will begin to close that gap.

Tech levy money will be used to put new computers and technology into the classrooms of all of the schools in the district, as well as make infra-structure improvements that will al-low higher-speed access and wireless connections. A small amount will go toward necessary repairs to the school buildings to protect the investment voters have already made.

The proposed six-year capital levy would authorize the collection of taxes to provide $1,350,000 in 2011, $1,350,000 in 2012, $896,250 in 2013, $896,250 in 2014, $896,250 in 2015 and $896,250 in 2016. The tax levy rate is estimated to be 44 cents per $1,000 of assessed value in 2011, 42 cents per $1,000 of assessed value in 2012, 27 cents per $1,000 of assessed value in 2013, 26 cents per $1,000 in 2014, 25 cents per $1,000 of assessed value in 2015, and 24 cents per $1,000 of assessed value in 2016.

The tax rate of approximately 44 cents per $1,000 of assessed value projected for the first year of collec-tion in 2011 will equate to $130.95 per year (or $10.91 per month) for a $300,000 home. Rates then will de-cline each year.

School learning levy on Feb. 14 election ballot

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AT LEFT: Foster sophomores Alexus Malina, left, and Edgar Lopez, log on tocomputers at the beginning of class in the school’s computer lab. Charles Cortes, 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

Developer Bryan Park sees plenty of good things ahead for the proposed Tukwila Village.

“The project is attempting to implement the city’s vision that we share to create a meeting or gathering place for all residents in the city,” said Park. “It’s a mix of uses from residential to retail and a public plaza.”

Park is president of Puyallup-based Pacific Northern Construction Co, Inc., which is part of Tukwila Village Development Associates, the development group selectedby the city to build the project.

The Tukwila City Council received a briefing about Tuk-wila Village at its Dec. 19 meeting. City officials, Tukwila Village Development Associates and the King County Li-brary System are nearing completion of the main terms to be included in a development agreement that could go tothe council for approval in February or March.

The project covers 6 acres of city-owned property at South 144th Street and Tukwila International Boulevard.The city hopes to turn the area into a mixed use develop-ment that will include a library, apartments, a neighbor-hood police resource center, retail, restaurants, public meeting space and an outdoor plaza.

Park’s company has proposed an 8,000-square-foot li-brary; a 2,000-square-foot police resource center; 20,000 square feet of medical and dental offices; 7,000 square feet of retail; a 2,000-square-foot indoor community commons;20,000 square feet for an outdoor community plaza; 300

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Phase 1 of the project would involve property north of South 144th Street. That project is scheduled to be submit-ted to the city for design review by June and be approved by October. Construction could start in June 2013 and be completed by December 2014.

Park said the public plaza looms as a major highlight and focus of the project.

“Lots of things could be done at the plaza from concerts to festivals to fairs,” Park said. “The real focus is on a com-munity gathering place for social interaction.”

Several residents commented about Tukwila Village at the council meeting and emphasized the importance of the new library to the project. Park agreed.

“The library is a very important part of the plan,” Park said. “We are working with the county on site planning.”

The library is proposed to be built at the northeast cor-ner of Tukwila International Boulevard and South 144th Street.

Bill Placek, director of King County Library Services, told the council a new high-quality library for Tukwila has been in the works for a long time. He said funding exists for at least an 8,000-square-foot library and maybe as large as a 10,000-square-foot facility.

The council selected Tukwila Village Development Asso-ciates last June as the developer for Tukwila Village. Mem-bers of the group have built several mixed-use projects in the Seattle area similar to the proposed Tukwila Village.

Park said several potential retail tenants already have shown interest in the village.

“We were attracted to the mixed-use concept and the city’s vision,” Park said about choosing the Tukwila proj-ect. “We like the potential. We feel it will be very, very suc-cessful and well-accepted in the marketplace.”

For more information, go to www.ci.tukwila.wa.us/tuk-wilavillage.html.

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BY SARAH KEHOES K E H O E @


Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce members honored cham-ber member businesses for outstanding eff orts at its January Membership Luncheon Jan. 13.

Th e purpose of the lun-cheon was to recognize the eff orts, commitments and achievements of busi-nesses and organizations that help make the Bur-ien, SeaTac, Tukwila and Des Moines communities a viable place to work and reside. Th e chamber also introduced new board members for 2012 and provided an annual report on the chamber; fi lling attendees in on projects, programs and initiatives undertaken during the past year.

CleanScapes won the Large Business of the Year, which is given to a business with more than 10 employees achieving excellence through inno-vative business practices, products and/or employee programs and community commitment.

CleanScapes has grown to become a $40 million-year operation with more than 250 employees. Th e employees and company served on committees and boards throughout the county committed to help the public cut down on

waste and recycling.Small Business of the

Year award went to a business with 10 or less employees that demon-strating community in-volvement. Th e family owned business, AAAA Mini Storage, took the prize for supporting edu-cation for employees and others in the community.

Ambassador of the Year went to Chuch Riess of Riess Insurance Agency for volunteering and brin-ing an upbeat attitude to every Ambassador meet-ing. Th e award is present-ed to an outstanding Am-bassador who has served on the committee for at least one year.

Judy Coovert of Print-com, Inc., took home the Business Advocate award for demonstrating out-standing commitment to advocacy on behalf of business rights. Coovert is an active member of the Burien Economic Devel-opment Partnership and AWB named an award aft er her for Coovert’s vol-unteer work.

Th e Outstanding Lead-ership award went to an individual or organization that has demonstrated leadership through turn-ing an idea into a reality, which benefi ts the com-munity at large. Lynny-etta Keller of Allied Waste Services took the prize for leading her team to re-duce Tukwila’s multifam-

ily sector’s recycling rate to 98 percent. Keller also conducts outreach with schools and businesses throughout southern

Puget Sound. Carol Kolson of Home-

Street Bank took home the Outstanding Com-munity Service award for enhancing the community through an outstanding demonstration of com-munity service and vol-unteerism. Kolson is an advocate, supporting the Domestic Abuse Women’s Network, the Tukwila His-torical Society and Habitat for Humanity.

Any business or non-profi t that is a member in good standing of the Southwest King County Chamber was eligible to be nominated by the pub-lic. Chamber members could also self-nominate or nominate other mem-bers.

Reach Sarah Kehoe at 253-872-6600 ext. 5056.To comment on this story go to www.tukwilareporter.com.

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Judy Coovert of Printcom, left, accepts an award for Business Advocate from Randy Coplen during the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce recognition and award luncheon Jan. 13. Sarah Kehoe, Tukwila Reporter

Lynnyetta Keller of Allied Waste Services receives the award for Outstanding Leadership. Sarah Kehoe, Tukwila Reporter

www.TUKWILAREPORTER.com » JANUARY 2012 › 15Teen programThe Tukwila Late Night program for teens provides a safe environment with activities and games for teens who want to have a fun experience and hang out with their friends. The January programs are Jan. 20 and 27 for grades 6-12. Times are 8-11 p.m.; the fee is $2. Call the Tukwila Community Center, 206-768-2822, for more information.

N o s c h o o l d a y campsTwo day camps for when the Tukwila School District is not in session are being

offered on Jan. 30 and Feb. 21 at the Tukwila Community Center. The day offers all sorts of fun activities. It’s for grades kindergarten-6, 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost is $42 and $35 for residents. Call 206-768-2822.

SBA administrator to speakCalvin Goings, regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, will speak at the February Membership Luncheon of the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce. The luncheon starts at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 10 at the Holiday Inn Seatac, 17338 International Boulevard, Seatac. Registration is available online at the chamber website, www.swkcc.org/

Learning about the starsThe Boy Scout Astronomy Merit Badge Program is 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field. Learn all about stars, telescopes and observing before climbing into the digital planetarium to view the constellations, the planets and the Solar System. Information about museum activities is available by calling 206-764-5720 or online at http://www.museumofflight.org/

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

Jan. 23 starts the Chinese New Year in 2012, ushering in the year of the Dragon. In preparation, here are three recipes provided by Mei Chen, who is a member of the Buddhist cultural organization, SGI-USA, that has a branch in Tukwila.

“On Chinese New Year we have a lot of food,” said Chen. Important to traditional celebrations are fi sh, chicken and pork,

she said. Fish represents the increase in money that you hopefully gained

from last year. Chicken and pork represents future prosperity and the hope that you will have a lot to eat everyday, according to Chen.

Rice cakes are also common to new year’s festivities and Chen re-calls her grandmother making them for the family. But, now she pre-fers to buy them from the store, saying they are diffi cult to make.

She is the leader of the Chinese language group for SGI-USA in Tukwila.

Th ere are about 100 Mandarin or Cantonese-speaking members in the local organization, but between 1,500 and 2,000 overall members who come to the Tukwila branch.

Th e group will host a public Chi-nese New Year celebration from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 29 in Seattle.

Th ere will be a prayer for world peace, food, singing, danc-ing, a harmonica performance, a message from Daisaku Ikeda, SGI-Internation-

al president and members sharing their experiences in their Bud-dhist faith.

Chen is originally from Taiwan and has been practicing this form of Buddhism for 24 years.

Although there are some Chinese members who attend SGI-USA in Tukwila, membership is diverse, spanning diff erent ages, socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. Th e center is a zone offi ce for the Pacifi c Northwest and has members from Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Oregon as well as Washington.

SGI stands for Soka Gakkai International, meaning value-creating society international.

“What happens here is really what SGI stands for, which is the promotion of peace, culture and education,” said Shawn Boyd, offi ce manager.

Everything from weddings, funerals, meetings and conferences happen at the center, 3438 S. 148th St. Th ere are also non-denomina-tional community programs that the public can attend.

Th ey celebrated their 20th anniversary at that location in Septem-ber 2011.

“Th ere’s so many diff erent types of people here, that’s what makes it so wonderful because it’s so diverse,” Boyd said.

For more information on SGI-USA visit, www.sgi-usa.org or www.sgi.org.

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›› A CELEBRATIONSGI-USA CHINESE

NEW YEARWHAT: Celebration to mark the start of the year of the Dragon

WHEN: 10 - 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 29

WHERE: Leschi House, 1011 S. Weller St. in Seattle

COST: Free

Chinese New Year recipesSTEAMED FRESH FISH- fresh Tilapia fillets

- 1 teaspoon of cooking oil

- as much green onions and ginger as you like, for topping

- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce

1) Steam the fish fillets for 15 minutes, until cooked.

2) Cut green onions into shoestring-like strips and chop up ginger into tiny pieces.

3) Pour the 2 tablespoons of soy sauce over the fish.

4) Heat the cooking oil and cook the ginger and green onions until they are hot and top the fish with them. Serve.

CHINESE NEW YEAR CHICKEN- 1 whole free-range chicken with neck and giblets removed

- 3 tablespoons of cooking wine

- 1 tablespoon of salt

- your preferred combination of ginger, salt, cooking oil and a little MSG to taste and mixed together for dipping sauce- one chop stick or fork

1) Mix together wine and salt and rub all over the chicken.

2) Let the chicken marinate or about 30 minutes.

3) Then steam chicken for 1 hour. Poke with a chop stick to test if it is done. If blood comes out when chop stick is removed, cook longer.

4) Wait for the chicken to cool, then cut it into 1 to 1 1/2 inch pieces. Serve with dipping sauce.

DEEP FRIED PORK

- 1 lb. pork tenderloins cut into 1 inch pieces

- salt and pepper to season

- garnish with chopped green onions, green peppers and sesame seeds (if desired)

1) Coat the pork in flour, then fry until it turns golden in color.

2) Season to taste with salt and pepper mixture.

3) Garnish with green onions, green peppers and sesame seeds. Serve and enjoy.

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