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REPORTER STAFFCrews are expected to start remov-
ing sandbags in August from along the Green River in Tukwila.
Goodfellow Bros. Inc., submitted the low bid in June of $1.64 million and was expected to receive Tukwila City Council approval July 16 for the contract.
City Public Works Department offi cials will meet with Goodfellow Bros. to fi gure out a schedule of when to start removing the giant sandbags and Hesco barriers, said Bob Giber-son, city public works director, in an email.
“Our best guess is still an August construction start and completion by October,” Giberson said.
Crews placed the sandbags three years ago along the Green River as extra protection on the levees because of damage to an abutment next to the Howard Hanson Dam from a 2009 winter storm. Th e U.S. Army Corps of Engineers repaired the abutment last fall and declared the dam once again as fully operational to protect cities along the Green River.
Th e King County Flood Control District will pay for 75 percent of the cost to remove the sandbags with the
city paying 25 percent.
Community garage sale is Aug. 18, 19
Th e 19th Tukwila Community Ga-rage 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 Tukwila.
Th e city will publish sale locations in local newspapers, put a map with sale sites on City of Tukwila website, and distribute printed copies. Th e city will mail participants a a free yard-sale kit with a small sign, tips for a successful sale, and list of reuse agen-cies that take donations.
Chamber honors two Foster grads
Th e Southwest King County Cham-ber of Commerce’s Business Students of the Year at Foster High School have been chosen.
Peppy Sisay was honored as a Busi-
ness Student of the Year for the cham-ber’s SUCCESS Foundation. He wasawarded a $1,000 scholarship toward his college education.
Harpreet Singh won the AAAA Mini Storage Scholarship, which is off ered through the chamber’s SUC-CESS Foundation. Provided he main-tains a 3.0 GPA, Harpreet will be awarded $1,000 a year for up to four years of college.
Sound Transit OKs light-rail expansion
Th e Sound Transit board has unan-imously approved on a major agree-ment that green-lights expansion of light rail from the Sea-Tac Airportto South 200th Street in SeaTac four years ahead of schedule.
A 700-stall park-and-ride garageand up to 400 interim spaces will pro-vide parking for commuters using theSouth 200th station. Th e additional parking capacity will provide an al-ternative to parking at the Tukwila International Boulevard light rail sta-tion and accommodate parking southof the airport while the South 200th Station serves as an interim southern terminus.
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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
Tukwila School District Superintendent Ethelda Burke has resigned, despite the district’s rejection of racial-dis-crimination charges brought against her by district em-ployees.
The Tukwila School Board accepted Burke’s resignation at its July 10 meeting. It was effective June 29.
“I want to thank Mrs. Burke for her service to the dis-trict and to the children of Tukwila. She has in her time here worked extremely hard and diligently for them,” said Mark Wahlstrom, board president.
The board then appointed Mellody Matthes as interim superintendent for the district. In the last three months Matthes has been serving in that capacity.
“We have a lot of work to do preparing for the coming year and Dr. Matthes with her knowledge and experience with the district is well suited to move us forward without worrying about additional transitions,” Wahlstrom said.
Burke’s resignation comes after several school district employees, also African American, earlier this year filed racial-discrimination complaints against her. That investi-gation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com-mission is continuing.
Burke was put on administrative leave while the district and the EEOC investigated the claims.
The district told the EEOC that there is no evidence to substantiate any of those claims. The district indicated in a statement there may have been some comments made from time to time that were taken out of context or mis-understood.
“The ordeal of the past few months has taken a toll on me and my family and created an unfortunate and unnec-essary spectacle which served as a distraction to students, parents, teachers staff and the board,” Burke wrote in her letter of resignation to the school board.
“It would be impossible for me to return and be effective as superintendent. I want the students, teachers and staff to remain focused on education and to have unqualified confidence in the district’s leadership,” she wrote.
Burke wrote in her statement that she hopes “that there is a positive outcome in this experience and that would be that this board and other boards will find a way to protect public servants from the harm that results from sensation-al but unwarranted claims.”
The district now awaits the completion of the EEOC’s investigation. During this period, the district indicated it will not comment further on the investigation.
Burke came to Tukwila from Tacoma as an interim su-perintendent in 2007. The Tukwila School Board hired Burke as the full-time superintendent in 2008.
Burke worked more than 30 years in the Tacoma School District. She started as a high-school teacher and worked her way up to high-school principal jobs and deputy su-perintendent.
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4 newlibraryThe City of Tukwila and the King County Library System are finalizing a sale of land where KCLS will replace the Foster Library on South 144th Street.
5 chuckparrishIt may be the political ‘silly season’ but voters need to ask some important questions, including who is paying for the candidates’ campaigns.
9 summerfunThere’s no shortage of fun inside and out in Tukwila this summer; check out the programs at the Tukwila Community Center and elsewhere.
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Ethelda Burke came to Tukwila in 2007 after 30 years with the Tacoma School District. Tukwila Reporter file photo
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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
Plans are moving forward for a new library to anchor the proposed Tukwila Village on city property at the intersection of Tukwila Interna-tional Boulevard and South 144th Street.
Th e Tukwila City Council agreed last month to sell a portion of the Tukwila Village prop-erty on the northeast corner of the intersec-tion for $500,000 to the King County Library System, which plans to build an $8 million, 10,000-square-foot library.
“We’ve been working on this for many years, so I’m pleased we can move forward,” said Bill Ptacek, director of the King County Library System. “We hired an architect years ago. But it’s where we want to be and where the city wants us to be.”
Th e new library, which will be about twice as large as the current 5,200-square-foot facility, will include more materials, computers, space for children and teens and a community meet-ing room.
Residents will get a chance to tell the King County Library System what they would like to see at the new facility during a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Foster Library, 4060 S. 144th St. Initial design plans also will be dis-closed at the meeting.
Th e overall Tukwila Village project covers 6 acres of city-owned property. Th e city hopes to turn the area into a mixed-use development that will include a library, apartments, a neigh-borhood police resource center, retail, restau-rants, public meeting space and a plaza.
“It’s a big moment,” said Derek Speck, Tuk-wila’s economic development administrator, about the June 25 vote by the council to sell the land. “It says we have a deal on the library parcel.”
Speck said the deal remains in draft form but attorneys from the city and library system will
work on a fi nal agreement to come back to the council for approval in July or August.
Library system offi cials also will work with Tukwila Village Development Associates, the developer of the village, on an exact timeline for construction.
But right now it looks like construction could start in 2013, with the library fi nished in 2014, Ptacek said.
“It’ll be a good project with a lot of support from the community,” Ptacek said. “And we will work closely with the city.”
Most of the costs will be covered by the $172 million capital bond passed by county voters in 2004. Th e KCLS Foundation Board agreed to raise an additional $1 million in order to build a 10,000-square-foot facility rather than the proposed 8,000-square-foot library.
“Th e great thing is the location on a promi-
nent corner,” Ptacek said. “We think we’ll at-tract from a wider area than the current library and we already could use more space. Th e cur-rent library is not large enough for the demand. We need more space for people.”
Ptacek said the new library will be a good fi t with Tukwila’s diversity and destination for many immigrants.
“Th is will not be a traditional library,” he said. “Th ere will be computers and books but for people who are new to the country and the area it will give them resources to become citi-zens. We want to accommodate that popula-tion.”
Ptacek said the library system will either sell or lease the Foster Library, which opened in 1996. He said that process has yet to start.
Perkins and Will architects will design the library.
New KCLS library closer to reality
The King County Library System plans to build a new larger library down South 144th Street from the current Foster Library. Steve Hunter, Tukwila Reporter
REPORTER STAFFTukwila city offi cials are
still trying to determine an opening date for the 1.4-mile extension of South-center Parkway between South 180th Street andSouth 200th Street.
Construction is expectedto be done by the end ofJuly on the new fi ve-laneroadway that replaces the old Frager Road.
City offi cials will hosta ribbon-cutting to openthe street. As of July 12,no opening date had beenagreed upon, althoughplanning for the ceremonyis under way, said Bob Gib-erson, city public works di-rector.
Th e street extension ispart of the city’s TukwilaSouth Development proj-ect expected to provide up to 25,000 jobs, 1,700 hous-ing units and 10 million square feet of offi ce and re-tail space. Th e Segale family owns most of the property along the new street andplans to develop the area.
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Th e political season is oft en called the “silly” season. If it were not for the serious ramifi cations of elections, I would agree.
Th e swing states are being carpet bombed with ads right now. It will be our turn soon. Besides political ads created in state, we will see a big in-crease in ads from out-of-state organizations with innocuous names that we do not recognize and whose agenda is unclear.
Th e Citizens United decision opened wider the fl oodgates of $$ to the political process. Super Pacs and now tax-exempt, social-justice nonprofi ts are the biggest avenues for such monies. See Seattle Times article http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018631575_taxexempt08.html. Th e Supreme Court just recently said it would not revisit the Citizens
United decision.It is argued that it does not matter how much
money is spent or where it comes from. Money is free speech and corporations are people. (Really?...ever see a corporation draft ed into the military or suff er the loss of a loved one in war?) Th e argument goes that only voters can vote and thus are the deci-sion makers; voters are the fi rewall of our democ-racy.
Money is spent not only to infl uence public opin-ion but to frighten legislators. Mr Legislator, if you don’t vote our way, we will go aft er you in your dis-trict come election time. Here is a simple question that we might ask ourselves. If one does not have the
money, how successful will he or she be at getting their message out to the voting populace? Money, secrecy and democracy are not a good mix.
Most voters are not well-informed on public policy issues. Eff ective cam-paigns attempt to connect with voters on an emotional level with actors that look and sound just like us. Th e campaigns off er appealing bumper sticker rhetoric that “sounds right.” It simplifi es the process for us. While we voters say pretty much universally that we do not like negative ads, po-litical organizations know that it works and will continue to use it.
When dealing with political issues, I ask myself the following questions:1.) What is being presented?2.) Who is the presenter?3.) Why should I believe them?4.) Who can I talk with that has greater knowledge on the subject than
I do?Th e major candidates for governor talk about how they want to dramati-
cally increase investment in education. Neither off ers any ideas as to how they would pay for it. Th ey seem afraid to speak of revenue increases. Per-haps it really is “silly” season.
Chuck Parrish is a regular columnist for the Tukwila Reporter. Con-tact him at [email protected]
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It’s a sad for the Tukwila School District with the loss of Ethelda Burke, the district’s superintendent who has resigned.
Burke has been off the job for about three months, during which the federal Equal Employment Op-portunity Commission and the district investigated employee com-plaints against her regarding racial discrimination.
Th e district found there was no basis for the complaints, although there may have been comments taken out of context or misunder-
stood.Th e federal investigation contin-
ues.But as we wrote earlier Burke
herself was professionally harmed, even before the truth of the charges was determined. Th at’s what public-ity about just one side of the story will do.
Burke has made a diff erence for Tukwila’s students. But a new su-perintendent can embrace her leg-acy of fi nding the best way to serve the diverse student population of the Tukwila School District.
Sad day for schools
Editor’s note: Th e Tukwila Historical Society each month willshare an artifact from its collection, as part of its exploration of Tukwila’s history, its story. Th e column is written by Louise Jones-Brown, the acting director of the Tukwila Heritage and Cultural Center.
Th e Th omas Ray family came to the Duwamish Valley in 1882. Th ey built a farmhouse and out buildings on the north side of theDuwamish River in the area of 11269 East Marginal Way. A gar-den and orchard were added. Th e Rays provided ferry service forneighbors on the south side of the Duwamish River as commer-cial service had ended with the bridges being built at Georgetown and Black River Junction.
Several of the main fl oor rooms were made large enough tohold many parties and dances. Neighbors up and down the riverwould put on their best clothes, some riding for more than anhour or arriving by boat in order to share in the fun. Around 1915the house was bought by Joseph and Teresa Carrossino. Th ey put in a bocce ball court, where they played the popular Italian game.It was tradition to complete the farm chores early on Sunday andhave friends join them for the game and socializing.
Th e picture of the farmhouse was taken within the last couple weeks. Th e Ray-Carrossino house represents the typical 1880s farmhouse that was quite common in our Duwamish River Val-ley. Th is 130-year-old family home and once vital social centeris now sitting abandoned behind a chain-link fence just beyond the Sound Transit light rail-line waiting for the wrecking ball. It is most likely the last of the homes built during the 1800s to exist in Tukwila.
Th e Tukwila Historical Society has received artifacts from the property such as tiny miniature horse shoes and a wine bottle that still has the original unknown liquid inside.
Th e Tukwila Historical Society invites you to submit for review any photos that you may have of this house or the surrounding area to possibly add to our collection. Please feel free to contact Louise Jones-Brown, Acting Director at the Tukwila Heritage and Cultural Center. Th e Center phone number is 206-244-HIST.
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The Ray-Carrossino House dates to the 1880s in the Duwamish Valley; now its fate is uncertain. Louise Jones-Brown, Tukwila Historical Society
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We were lucky to have summer FINALLY appear a day early this year – officially starting in the Northwest on July 4th. During the summer Tukwila has something for everyone. Here’s my top 10 list of things that I want to do this summer:
Attend spectacular Family Fourth at Fort Dent. Good food, good times, great music and lots of sun-shine. Best of all – amazing fireworks!! ✔ Done!
Water walking in the Tukwila Pool. Join me Mon-day through Friday at about 5:45am for this excellent low-impact way to enjoy the pool without having to get your hair wet. Water provides 3 times the resistance of air which means I can burn more calories than if I was walking on land. And, since our fabulous pool is right down the street, I can get to the pool, walk, get home and be out the door and on the Light Rail to work in downtown Seattle by 7:10 am! Join me – I’m that tall person in the pool!
Visit all of Tukwila’s beautiful parks. Riverton Park, Tukwila Pond Park, Ikawa Park… that’s just three of the parks I plan to visit this summer. I challenge you to visit as many parks as possible, take a picture of your fa-vorite and email it to me ([email protected]) explaining why it’s your favorite park. Let’s see if I can get pictures of all our City parks!
Visit the Museum of Flight. The Museum (yes, IN Tukwila) will host “Need for Speed” on August 4 from 10:00am–5:00pm. See the Blue Angels as they prepare to perform at Seafair. The Museum’s east lot will com-bine family activities surrounded by fast planes, fast boats and fast cars. Now that sounds like fun!
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“Treasures of Tukwila” 2012Each year the City of Tukwila recognizes individuals who have made significant, extraordinary contributions to the quality of life in Tukwila. The “Treasures of Tukwila” award is presented to a citizen selected for his or her contribution to the civic health of the Tukwila community.
Nomination criteria – The nominee should be a citizen of Tukwila, in good standing with the City and the community. He or she has made a substantial contribution to improve the civic life in a manner that is above and beyond the everyday efforts of many citizens. This contribu-tion affects a meaningful segment of the community in a way that is positive, lasting and worthy of recognition.
Selection Process – The “Treasures of Tukwila” selection committee reviews all nominations and makes a recommendation to the Mayor, who will have final approval authority. The selected recipient will be honored at a Council meeting, where he or she will be given a plaque, a proclamation, and/or other appropriate recognition. In addition, the name of each “Treasures of Tukwila” honoree is inscribed on a perma-nent plaque on display at City Hall.
To nominate – Nomination forms are available at Tukwila City Hall, 6200 Southcenter Boulevard. You can also download a copy by clicking the link on the front page of our website at www.TukwilaWA.gov. Com-pleted forms must be received in the Tukwila Mayor’s Office by 5:00pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Joyce Trantina in the Mayor’s Office at 206-433-1850 or email [email protected].
Explaining Leasehold Excise TaxesWhat is a lessee, a lessor, and what are leasehold excise taxes? A lessee is a person or entity to whom a lease is granted – a tenant under lease. A lessor is a person or entity that grants a lease to another or leases property as a landlord. Leasehold excise tax is a tax paid by persons or businesses who use or lease real estate and/or personal property which is owned by a government entity (United States, State of Washington, cities, counties, etc.) and – as such – is not subject to property tax. For example, Alliance One is an agency leasing space from the Municipal Court and is therefore subject to Leasehold Excise Taxes.)
Private individuals or businesses using government property are pro-vided with the same governmental services as all other taxpayers. A Leasehold Excise Tax is collected to compensate governmental entities for services rendered to the lessees of public property.
The leasehold excise tax rate is 12.84% and is based on the rent paid for the property. For every $100.00 of rental fees paid, $12.84 is due for leasehold taxes. Rent includes actual payments to the lessor as well as expenditures made on the lessor’s behalf. It also includes improve-ments to the property by the lessee (tenant) if these improvements become the property of the lessor (landlord) upon termination of the lease. The lessee is ultimately responsible for paying this tax.
Leasehold Excise Taxes are paid to the Lessor who then remits them to the Washington State Department of Revenue. The State General Fund receives approximately 53% of the taxes, while the other 47% is distrib-uted to the cities and counties where the leased property is located. In 2011, the City of Tukwila received $55,214.00 in leasehold tax revenues.
There are exceptions to the above. If you have a unique situation or general leasehold excise tax questions, contact the Washington State Department of Revenue at 1-800-647-7706 or online at www.dor.wa.gov
On Saturday June 2, the Tukwila Turtles Special Olympics Swim Team brought home two medals from the Special Olympics State Meet at the King County Aquatics Center. These victories closed out the Turtles’ sixth season on a high note.
Tukwila team members Kenneth Nishino and Danny Paquette both brought home silver medals for the team. Danny Pa-quette also brought home a bronze medal for the Turtles. First year swimmer Crosby Hage won gold, silver and bronze in his events. Turtle Phillip Thelin won gold and bronze, while uni-fied teammates Kenna Ramey, Ari Charoni, Ciara Neely and Julie Roles, finished up the meet winning the gold in the 4x50 Freestyle relay.
The Turtles practice at the Tukwila Pool and are led by Coach Malcolm Neely. For more information about this program, please call 206-267-2350.
You Are Invited! FREE COMMUNITY BBQ on Friday, August 10
Waste Management is hosting a free community BBQ from 5:00PM to 8:00PM at the Tukwila Community Center. Waste Management’s Public Education and Operations staff will be at the event to answer questions about your new service that begins on November 1, 2012.
Come join us for food and fun! This free community BBQ will take place before the Tukwila Summer Outdoor Cinema Series presentation of “The Muppets” movie.
Tukwila Community Center12424 42nd Ave South, Tukwila | 5:00PM – 8:00PM
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A winning team – Tukwila Turtles Danny Paquette, Philip Thelin and Kennith Nishino (left to right) during the Special Olympic State Meet June 2.
Make sure we hear YOUR vision for Tukwila. The City of Tukwila is developing its first-ever Strategic Plan. This is an opportunity for every citizen to contribute toward a collective vision for our community’s future and then plan how to make it happen. Getting input from our residents, business partners and visitors is a top priority in the planning process… we want to hear from you! Get involved by taking our short community survey at www.TukwilaWA.gov/StrategicPlan.html
Encourage everyone to attend Community Actors Summer Theatre in Tukwila. On July 20 and 21, go Behind the Scenes with four one-act plays unfolding at the Foster Performing Arts Center starting at 7:00pm: “Box Office,” “We’re Not Making This Play Up as We Go, Honest,” “Wanna Be a Director,” and “Sound Clues.” Free admission plus non-perishable food items will be collected for the Tukwila Food Pantry. Who knows … you might see a Councilmember in one of the shows.
There are more events: National Night Out on August 7; the Great Urban Camp-out at Crestview Community Park on August 18–19; the Tukwila Heritage and Cultural Celebration at Foster High School on September 22; and so much more. Check out the Community Calendar on Tukwila’s website at www.TukwilaWA.gov/Calendar/calendar.asp, then grab your family or a friend and head on out!
Tukwila continues to have something for everyone. Enjoy your summer!!
City seeks volunteer to fill vacant position on Planning Commission/Board of Architectural ReviewThe Planning Commission/Board of Architectural Review is looking to fill a vacant seat. The Planning Commission is comprised of seven citi-zens appointed by the Mayor to four-year terms.
Because Tukwila’s Planning Commission also sits as the City’s Board of Architectural Review, it serves two main roles. The first is to review new city-wide rules, development standards and policies and make rec-ommendations on them to the City Council. Examples of this would be changes to the Zoning Code, Comprehensive Plan and Sign Code. The second is to review and approve the architectural and site design of new development or substantial changes in existing development projects such as stores, apartments and subdivisions.
The Planning Commission meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 6:30pm in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. Meetings are run according to by-laws adopted by the Commission.
A complete description of this volunteer position is available online at www.TukwilaWA.gov/headlines/PC-BAROpeningAnnouncement.pdf. Applications are available online by clicking the “Volunteer Packet” link at www.TukwilaWA.gov/general/voltuk.html, or you can pick one up at the Tukwila Community Center. If you are interested in serving your community, please complete and return an application by July 27, 2012.
How will YOU respond during a disaster? Learn how to coordinate emergency response efforts though Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training, offered by Tukwila’s first responders and emergency management personnel. The next class starts on Thursday, September 13.
The CERT Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area, and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.
This important course, developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), includes 21 hours of classroom training. The classes run for seven weeks starting September 13, held once a week on Thursdays from 6:00 to 9:00pm. RSVP Required.
The CERT training is FREE. Participants must be at least 16 years of age, and must be preregistered. To register, email [email protected] or call 206-971-8742.
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Volunteer at the Kids Without Borders Clothing Bank. Housed in Tukwila’s Fellowship Bible Church, community member Katrina Dohn opens the doors to families in need. They are always looking for gently used clothes as well as volunteer assistance sorting and organizing. As you clean out your closets this summer, keep the Clothing Bank in mind – email me and I can arrange to pick up gently-used children’s clothing.
Look for treasure at the 19th Annual Tukwila Com-munity Garage Sale. Recycle, repurpose and reuse! On August 18 and 19, I will be shopping around town. Clean out those garages and sheds and make money at the same time! To sign up call 206-433-7178.
Have dinner with friends at Billy Baroo’s and Friday Movie Night under the Stars. – Billy Baroo’s offers dining on the patio or – for those not so warm days/nights – by the fireplace. After dinner head down to the Tukwila Community Center. Bring your own lawn chair or cozy up under your blanket for an enjoyable eve-ning in the park under the stars…doors open at 8:00pm and movie begins at dusk. Shows are FREE, but please bring along two cans of food per family member to help support the Tukwila Food Pantry.
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BY TRACEY COMPTONT C O M P T O N @ R E N T O N R E P O R T E R . C O M
Th e heirs of two families in the coff ee and baking industry are giving new life to Seattle Bagel Bakery in Tukwila.
Married couple AJ and Monica Ghambari took over the company from former owner Allan Th orne in October 2010 and opened up a retail shop at their operations warehouse in Tukwila in February of this year.
AJ is the son of Cherry Street Coff ee House owner Ali Ghambari and Monica’s grand-parents owned a Mexican bakery in Eastern Washington.
Seattle Bagel Bakery has been around since 1986, when Th orne developed a following for the kettle-boiled bagels from his original shop in Seattle and later through sales to Cherry Street Coff ee House.
AJ remembers growing up with the bagels in his dad’s stores.
Even with the bagels’ popularity over the years, the local brand identity didn’t resonate with many people, Ghambari said.
“So when we took over the business that was something we addressed right away, with building an identity, a brand and a commu-nity around us,” he said.
“It’s been great and a lot of that comes from doing farmers markets and getting involved
in a lot of non-profi ts and run/walks.”Seattle Bagel Bakery now has recognizable
labels and packaging that has helped them get on store shelves.
Th e company has recently developed a whole retail line of products from four-packs on grocery shelves to specialty cream chees-es.
Seattle Bagel Bakery also launched its ver-sion of bagel chips to utilize some of their overbake or returns from grocery stores.
Th e company prides itself on its “old-school” process of kettle-boiling the bagels
instead of using a steam-injected technique.Th e kettle-boiling process is very labor in-
tensive and requires a lot of work, rather than using steam ovens, which is kind of a short cut, AJ said.
Th eir production facility in Tukwila is busy every single day, seven days a week, boiling and baking the bagels.
Th ey have a family atmosphere among their 20-something employees and AJ and Monica were born and raised in the Northwest.
Both are University of Washington Busi-ness School graduates and started their ca-reers working at larger fi rms.
Th eir heart and soul really is in a family business, a smaller business and entrepre-neurship, AJ said.
When AJ and Monica took over the busi-ness, AJ said it was pretty much like a res-cue operation with Th orne close to fi ling for bankruptcy.
“So 20 people would have lost their jobs, the banks would have been out their invest-ment and the landlord would have a vacant space,” he said.
AJ saw the potential in making the com-pany more recognizable to local consumers and jumped at the chance to see what he and Monica could do with the company.
“I grew up on these bagels so I didn’t want to see them go anywhere,” said AJ.
These bagels get a new life in Tukwila
Al and Monica Ghambari each came from enterpris-ing families in the coffee and baking industry to take over Seattle Bagel Bakery. The company opened a retail store in Tukwila in February. Tracey Compton , Tukwila Reporter
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The directions1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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8. Spread the coated chips flat and evenly on an oven pan or cookie sheet.
9. Place in the oven and toast, to your preference, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
A clever useHere is a clever use of hard or
stale bagels shared by Seattle BagelBakery owner AJ Ghambari.
“Bagel chips make a great snack by themselves, but also pair well with a hummus, cream cheese or sour cream based dip,” he said.“Th ey are an excellent soup top-per and a wonderful crouton sub-stitute in your salads.”
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Seattle Bagel Bakery prides itself on its kettle-boiled bagels seen here at their Tukwila opera-tions bakery. Tracey Compton, Tukwila Reporter
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BY ADAM MCFADDENA M C F A D D E N @ T U K W I L A R E P O R T E R .
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Basketball camps for kids, volley-ball leagues for adults, or just hanging out and having fun. Tukwila Parks and Recreation is off ering a ton of options for youths and adults this summer.
One highlight is the Summer Play-ground Program, off ered for free at Cascade View Community Park.
“It’s just a safe place to play in the park,” said Marlus Francis, recreation coordinator for Tukwila. “Th e kids can have fun and interact with other kids and positive role models.”
Th e program also has another perk: free lunch. Sack lunches are available from 12-12:30 p.m. for the fi rst 100 participants each day. Th e drop-in program provides games and group activities for children.
“We’re pretty open as far as activi-ties we actually schedule for the kids,” Francis said. “We usually do one or two special events each summer, like a tie-dye day or root beer fl oat day.”
Th e program runs through Aug. 23, every day Monday through Th ursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cascade View Com-munity Park is located at 14211 37th Ave. S.
Th ere are several camps available for kids at the Tukwila Community Center this summer, including the Youth Soccer Camp, Elite Basketball Skills Camp, Tennis Camp and South-side Academy Hoops Camp.
Th e camps off er expert coaching. Granville Emerson will coach at the Elite Basketball Skills Camp. Emerson is an assistant for the Seattle Prep boys varsity basketball team. Foster tennis
coach Sopheak Ngeth will instruct at the tennis camp. Former University of Washington player Jamaal Williams will coach at the Southside Academy Hoops Camp. All four camps are in August. Check online for registration dates and fees.
Th ere are also many chances to get out and have some fun outside of TCC. One of which is Teen Summer Trips. Th ere are two left this summer, Aug. 8 to WildWaves and Aug. 22 to Outdoor Adventure. Th e outings are for grades 8-12. Teens leave TCC at 9 a.m. and return by 4 p.m.
Other options are Camp Tukwilly (featuring trips to Enchanted Village, Pacifi c Science Center, and more), and TeenVenture Camp (Woodland Park Zoo, State Patrol tour, Franz Bread tour, skating, and more).
If you’re seeking more fi tness-oriented activities, TCC off ers ac-cess to several exercise machines an
assortment of weights. Drop-in fees are $5 for an adult and $3 for youth and seniors. Check online for prices on passes up to six months. Th e TCC also has personal training available.
Th ere is a large array of fi tness class-es available including Boot Camp, Fit-ness Fusion, Jazzercise, Body Sculpt-ing, Zumba, Ballet Body, plus several diff erent yoga classes and workshops.
If you’re more into playing games, there are two racquetball courts that can be reserved up to three days in ad-vance, plus a new game called middle ball. Played on a racquetball court, it is similar to volleyball and wallyball. Th ere are also year-round adult vol-leyball and basketball leagues.
Th ere’s even more going on at TCC, check tukwila.gov/recreation/recbro-chure.pdf for the full lineup of activi-ties, and more information on fees, dates and registration.
Summer activities abound
On the coverKids get soaked at the Spray Park at the Tukwila Community Center
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A Foster High cheerleader plays a game with kids at Tukwila’s Summer Playground program. City of Tukwila
Fernando Gonzalez chases after a ball, while playing with his son Joey and daughter Ashley at Fort Dent Park on the Fourthof July. Tracey Compton, Tukwila Reporter
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
When asked what the Fourth of July means to her, Bren-da Clark’s mind drift s to her son who is fi ghting overseas in the U.S. military.
“It helps us think about him and all the other soldiersas well,” said the Auburn resident on the Fourth of July at Fort Dent Park.
Clark, her daughter Tasha, grandchildren Kaiya and Steven and a service dog, all came out to enjoy the city’sfestivities in the park.
Th ey were some of 5,000 expected that day to celebrate the Fourth of July at Fort Dent.
“It’s all about freedom and independence whether it’s overseas men and women fi ghting for our freedom, or our(country) becoming free,” said Clark. “It’s just a great timeto celebrate.”
Many turned out early to the park, like Clark and her family, to pitch tents, enjoy a barbecue feast, play footballand frisbee on the fi eld and bask in the surprisingly niceweather.
Th e fi reworks were shot from the south end of the fi elds this year instead of the north end because of the time andenergy it took to tarp the Starfi re soccer fi elds, which was asafety zone between the audience and the fi reworks.
Tukwila’s Fourth draws thousands
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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
Staff and residents of the Terrace Apartments in Tukwila have been participating in the city’s events for National Night Out Against Crime for 15 years.
This year, communities around the country will participate in neighborhood events on Aug. 7.
The night is designated as a time to bring the community together with city and emergency-ser-vices officials in an effort to reduce neighborhood crime.
And, apparently, it works.A few years ago residents in the Tukwila neigh-
borhood near the Terrace Apartments were con-cerned about the amount of traffic going in and out of the community at different properties, ac-cording to Mackenzie Weitzeil, a manager of the Terrace Apartments.
From feedback on this issue, a traffic log was developed for residents by police to help residents keep track of which properties had heavy traffic and report back to police.
“Currently, my biggest concern is the lighting in the park area because it’s pitch black over there,” said Weitzeil.
Lee Phillips Field and Foster Memorial Park are fine in the summer time but very dark in the win-ter, she said.
Weitzeil hopes to address this concern to city officials and police while dishing up ice cream to
residents and others at their Night Out event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the apartment complex.
“Really what it is, is gathering our community together and getting them more acclimated to po-lice, neighbors and the fire department,” she said.
It’s an opportunity for her residents to meet, greet and get important numbers for emergency-services contacts.
“We’re a very diverse community, so it’s very im-portant that our community feel more comfortablewith the civil services and know where to go and who to talk to,” Weitzeil said.
That, along with showing any criminal element that the neighbors stand together against crime, isthe point of National Night Out events, according to Chris Partman, the city’s community policing coordinator.
In the past “in many neighborhoods the resi-dents were able to talk directly to police and other city of Tukwila staff and in some cases get tools toresolve neighborhood issues,” said Partman via email.
As of mid-July eight neighborhood events were registered for Tukwila’s National Night Out.
The city has been participating for as long as Part-man can remember, since about the late 1990s.
It was introduced by the National Association ofTown Watch in 1984, wrote Partman.
Those that want to participate must registertheir neighborhood event by Aug. 1, by contactingPartman at [email protected] or 206-431-2197.
National Night Out is Aug. 7
Tukwila Police Department presented a poster contest to all of the fifth graders from Cascade View Elementary, Thorndyke El-ementary and Tukwila Elemen-tary.
The theme for the contest was “Help Build a Stronger and Safer Community” for the 2012 Na-tional Night Out Against Crime event Aug. 7.
There were 54 entries that all showed imagination, creativ-ity and hard work, with the top three winning prizes.
The winners are:First place: Andrew Fer-
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The winning poster will be dis-played in Tukwila’s Target store and Andrew will be invited to ride with Tukwila D.A.R.E. of-ficer Ted Rutt to visit all “Night Out Against Crime” locations in the city on Aug. 7.
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Andrew Ferrer, right, with teach-er Vickie Long, left, and Tukwila Police Officer Ted Rutt.
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Paul and Betty Jean Gully were featured in the February Tukwila Reporter. Tukwila Reporter file photo
Th e Tukwila community said goodbye to former City Council member Dave Fenton July 1, at a celebra-tion of life service.
Fenton died in a motorcycle accident in West Seattle on June 24. He was 67.
He was elected to Tukwila City Council in 1997 and served eight years.
Fenton was known for his involvement in city aff airs and government and as a business owner.
Th e mayor at the time, Steve Mullet, and the City Council members thanked Fenton for his eight years of service in a special meeting on Dec. 12, 2005.
While in offi ce, Fenton chaired the fi nance and safe-ty committee his fi rst year, served as council president his second year and served on a number of other com-mittees.
“I learned some best practices to working with my fellow council members from watching Dave run a meeting,” said council member Dennis Robertson in a city press release. “I had just returned to the council from serving previously, and Dave opened my eyes to how things could be done diff erently.”
Mayor Jim Haggerton expressed similar apprecia-tion in the release, saying he always “admired Dave’s enthusiasm to improve and move the city forward.”
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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
Tukwila lost a beloved and long-time resident last month.
Paul Gully, 84, passed away on June 23 due to health issues.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Betty Jean Gully and four children Craig Gully, Mark Gully, Cathy Gully Wahlstrom and Mark Wahlstrom. Paul has 10 grand-children, and six great grandchildren.
Betty and Paul were featured in the Tuk-wila Reporter’s Valentine’s edition because of their happy 55-year marriage. Paul talk-ed about how much he loved his wife.
Paul was one of seven children born to Clarence and Esther Gully of Willow Lake, South Dakota and is survived by his sister Leona Wiley.
“I believe it was his hands that best de-scribed him as a person,” said Mark Gully. “While cracked, wrinkled and rough to the touch they were the same hands that farmed the land to feed his family, fought for his country, participated in making the world’s best airplanes, build a cabin in the woods, spent his time fi shing helping his kids with tangled lines and baiting hooks instead of tending his line, applauded his kids musical accomplishments and opened his home and heart to lost souls until they
could fi nd their way. His hands may have suff ered but their warmth and loving touch always remained.”
A pillar in the Tukwila community, Paul worked with pre-kindergarten children in the Head Start program in the 1960s, was a Cub Scout master and square dancer in the 1970s. He was a community activist and volunteer for Tukwila schools, the Rainier Symphony and the Tukwila Food Bank.
Paul and Betty fostered numerous chil-dren and opened their home to anyone in need.
“Paul took me in when I was 16 years old and extremely lost,” said Mark Wahlstrom. “Over the years he has been a constant in my life. Always a good man, he touched my life through his steady devotion to his family and especially his wife of 55 years Betty.”
Paul was a 34-year employee of the Boe-ing Co. as a tool and die maker, a Korean War Veteran and a active member of St. Th omas Parrish.
Paul and Betty operated Gully Gardens in their retirement and he was an avid bee keeper. He taught and mentored countless members of the community to become bee keepers and to the children in the Tukwila schools he was aff ectionately called “Th e Bee Man” for his work demonstrating and educating young children about the benefi t of bees.
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