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Lynn Wallace sees hopeful signs in the local business community that she tends as CEO and president of the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce.

Th e veteran of chamber work has held the post for slightly more than a year, arriving in April 2011 when the recession still had a lingering grip on the local economy.

Today, high gases prices don’t help the bottom line, and, she says, the economic uncertainty weighs heavily on busi-ness owners.

“But I think there is a slight steady increase in the eco-nomic outlook right now,” she said.

Still there is caution, with businesses owners “testing the waters,” wary of major moves such as hiring employees or expanding, she said. “Th ey don’t want to slip backward,” she said.

She’s bullish about the chamber, too, that brings togeth-er and promotes the member businesses from Tukwila, SeaTac, Burien and Des Moines.

Th e chamber has about 380 members today and hopes to grow that number to more than 400 by year’s end, she

said.“A very large component of what we do is building the

membership and providing programs for the members,”she said.

About a third of the chamber’s members are Tukwilabusinesses, followed by Burien with 20 percent, SeaTac with 17 percent, Des Moines with 7 percent and the re-maining 22 percent from other areas.

Th e cities are a team, not competitors, she said, workingtogether to draw new businesses to the region and to advo-cate for the idea of “buy local.” Th e idea is to compete as a region against other regions as partners, she said.

“Th ey don’t try to poach within their own backyards,” she said.

Each city brings it own strengths to the table: Tukwila itsretail and industry (including Boeing), SeaTac its airport, Des Moines its waterfront and Burien its “great down-town,” she said.

So what is Tukwila’s strongest business advantage? Loca-tion, location, location, she answers.

Tukwila is a regional transportation hub, with two majorairports nearby, rail service and three major freeways.

And Southcenter is a “major attraction,” she says, draw-ing customers from all over the region who might also stopat a small business in Tukwila to make a deal.

“Th e smaller businesses can take advantage of that,” she said.

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BY SARAH KEHOES K E H O E @ K E N T R E P O R T E R . C O M

He Ber Moo, Aspera Pandey and Rony Tevalon left their countries to seek a better life in America.

Th ey came from war-torn, poverty-stricken cities where higher education was not an option for them. Th eir fami-lies made sacrifi ces so the three teenagers could leave their refugee camps and live in a country that was safe and pros-perous.

Th is year’s seniors at Foster High School represent 32 diff erent cultures. Th ere are 177 students total.

Moo, Pandey and Tevalon are three out of 46 ESL stu-dents.

He Ber MooMoo dreamt of coming to America since her father

shared stories with her as a little girl about the opportuni-ties available in America.

Yet, when Moo prepared to leave a refugee camp in Th ailand at 15, she found it hard to say goodbye.

“I thought I’d be so excited to leave everything behind; but when it became real, I felt so sad to leave family and friends,” said Moo, 19. “My parents left so they could fi nd a better job and I could get a good education, but I was scared about what I would fi nd when I came to America.”

Moo found English hard to learn.

“Th e language barrier was the hardest part of coming here and going to high school,” Moo said. “I could barely speak English and was afraid to speak it because I didn’t want to get made fun of. It was very diffi cult for me to make friends at fi rst.”

Moo stayed aft er school to work with the ESL teacher and spoke only English at home with her family to im-prove.

“Th e speaking helped me,” she said. “It took time to get better, but once I did, I started do-ing better in school and made new friends.”

M o o signed up to partici-pate in the school’s bad-minton club and joined the National Honor Society.

“It was so worth it to come to America,” she said. “When I was in Th ailand, I lived in a refugee camp where sol-diers watched over me and I couldn’t be free. Th ere was no way to improve your life situation through education or hard work. I was trapped. Th at’s why I feel so blessed to be here.”

Moo plans to attend Highline Community College for two years and transfer to a university. She hopes to work in the medical fi eld someday.

“Growing up where poverty and disease are everywhere makes you think about how the problem can be solved,” she said. “I want to go back to Th ailand someday and help the people.”

Moo wants to travel all over the world, helping those who have little access to medical attention.

“Going to Africa is a dream of mine because so many people are dying over there,” she said.

Aspera PandeyPandey grew up scared because of the religious confl icts

in Nepal.“It was a very hard life, moving from one camp to the

next,” said Pandy, 18. “Th ere was much death surrounding me all the time. If people didn’t follow the religious rules placed on them, they were killed. People were stressed out, which caused them to argue and kill each other.”

Pandey and her family were forced to move from place to place, living in tents or houses they made from bam-boo.

“Th e bamboo houses were staked right next to each oth-er, so if one house caught on fi re, the whole village caught

on fi re and everything was destroyed,” Pandey recalled. “Unfortunately, this happened frequently.”

Pandey’s family fi lled out forms to come to America. Th ree months later, they received news they were free togo.

Pandey was 15 years old.“I’m very glad I came here,” Pandey said. “In Nepal, there

was no hope for me to build my future. How can someone make goals when every day they are worried about their survival? I was stressed out there.”

Pandey worries people in America might fi nd her to bestrange or shy.

“I’m afraid to talk because English is still hard for me,so I’m scared I’ll say the wrong thing,” she confessed. “So I keep to myself sometimes. It’s something I need to work on.”

Pandey plans to attend Highline Community College for two years aft er she graduates from Foster and then attend a university. She wants to get into the medical fi eld.

“I want to go home and help matters,” she said. “In Nepal there is a lack of hospitals, of medication and so people are dying when they don’t have to. I want to go back and share everything I learned in America so I can help people.”

Rony Tevalon Tevalon came to America from Guatemala in 2004 for

safety and security. “My dad was a soldier and his life was threatened,” said

Tevalon, now 18. “We had to come here to escape but alsoto live a better life.”

Tevalon had a hard time understanding his teachers and doing his homework.

“I spoke no English before I came here, so not only wasliving in a diff erent culture challenging, but I felt like I couldn’t communicate,” he said.

At the urging of his mother, Tevalon stayed aft er school to work on English and his school work with teachers.

“I started to read better and understand more,” he said. “I learned many things and they gave me the confi dence tothink about college.”

Tevalon joined Foster’s football and wrestling, excellingin sports.

“It’s been great to meet new people and to make friends,”he said.

Aft er graduation, Tevalon plans to take some time off from school to improve his English and think about hisfuture. He wants to attend a university and study criminal justice.

“I want to be a police offi cer someday because I like laws and want to help keep places safe,” he said.

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Rony Tevalon and his family sought safety and security in theUnited States. Sarah Kehoe, 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

Shoppers at Costco and other stores in Tukwila soon will find displays of spirits available to buy next to the wine and beer.

Voters approved Initiative 1183 last year to get the state out of the liquor business and privatize sales. That change becomes effective Friday, June 1, unless a lawsuit to stop the change is upheld later this month.

Costco is getting ready to stock shelves at its Tukwila store. The Issaquah-based company contributed nearly all of the $22 million spent in the state to get voters to pass Initiative 1183.

“If anyone has been in any of our loca-tions outside of Washington, it’ll be very similar,” said John McKay, Costco execu-tive vice president, in a phone interview about what customers can expect to see. “We’ll have approximately 75 spirit items, including most of the name brands.”

Costco also will feature about a half dozen of its Kirkland signature brand li-quors, including vodka, scotch, tequila and a ready to drink margarita mix.

McKay said it’s been a challenge to work with new distributors, figure out pricing and getting everything ready to go.

“But I feel certain when June 1 rolls around we’ll be ready to go and fully stocked,” McKay said.

Target, Walgreens, Bartell and Cost Plus are among the Tukwila stores that have received or applied for spirits licenses, ac-cording to state Liquor Control Board re-cords.

BevMo! and Total Wine & More, two chains that specialize in other states in large volume sales of spirits, wine and beer, also have applied for new licenses for potential stores in Tukwila. BevMo! started in the San Francisco area and now has 115 stores in California and Arizona that only feature spirits, wine and beer. BevMo!’s website includes job applications for new stores in Tacoma and Silverdale. The potential Tuk-wila site is at 17197 Southcenter Parkway.

Total Wine & More started in Delaware and has more than 80 superstores in 11 states. The company’s potential site in Tuk-wila is at 300 Andover Park W.

McKay expects sales at Costo to go quite well, even with new competitors on the ho-rizon.

“We sell a lot of everything but it should be comparable to the amount of volume we do on beer,” he said. “In stores where we sell all three, it’s pretty evenly split among beer, wine and spirits.”

Hailom Ghebreab of Federal Way won the right at a recent auction to apply for a spirits retail liquor license at the Tukwila state-run liquor store. He put in the high bid last month of $110,100 for the store at 14227 International Blvd. The store had $4.4 million in gross sales in 2011.

Ghebreab said in a phone interview that he has lived in Federal Way for about 10 years but then declined to talk further about his plans for the store. His infor-mation with the Washington State Liquor Control Board listed Portage, Ind., as his hometown, even though he has a local phone number.

The liquor board announced the win-ning bids in April for the 167 state-run li-quor stores that were part of an online auc-

tion concluded on April 20.The sum of individual bids for the 167

stores totaled $30.75 million, with rightsawarded to 121 individual bidders, accord-ing to a liquor board media release.

Stores must have at least 10,000 squarefeet to sell liquor under the initiative, but the state-run stores are excluded from that rule.

Initiative 1183 directed the liquor boardto auction the state store properties at their current location. However, the state leases the properties, not owns, creating a unique circumstance for the auction.

Successful bidders earned the exclusiveright to apply for a liquor license at the cur-rent location within its current footprint.All state store properties are below the 10,000 square foot threshold established bythe initiative. Successful bidders will need to secure a lease with the property land-lord. If they are unable to secure a lease,they may re-sell their right or request analternative location within a 1-mile radiusof the existing location.

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The Tukwila School Board has made no decision yet regarding the fate of Superin-tendent Ethelda Burke as of last week.

Nine Tukwila School District employees filed complaints against Burke this March for racial discrimination. The district has been conducting an investigation, along with the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor-tunity Commission, with whom the com-plaints were filed.

“Nothing has happened yet with regard to Ethelda,” said Mark Wahlstrom, school board president. “The district legal coun-sel continues to work toward responding

to the EEOC. We will let the public know when a conclusion has been reached.”

The board held a meeting at Foster High School May 8, but mainly focused on a re-port about Foster High School. There were presentations by the high school’s staff and students regarding the accomplishments made this year.

At the end of the meeting, the board met in executive session to review with the district’s legal counsel the complaints filed against Burke.

The next board meeting is May 22 at Foster High School.

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I was out at my alma mater last week, tak-ing the cover photo for this month’s Tukwila Reporter. Driving back to the offi ce, I got to thinking about my own senior year at Foster High School 43 years ago. Th at seems like a long time ago, especially when you say it out loud.

Four decades later, seniors still count down the days to graduation. Th ey still stress over a date to the prom – or maybe not in these “modern” times. By now they know whether they’ve made it into college. Or they have no clue what their future holds.

Every graduating class will take away four years of memories. Th at’s good, because they

will help keep Fos-ter alive in the de-cades ahead as they are remembered.

Foster was built in 1952, the year aft er I was built. So that makes this year Foster’s 60th anniversary by my reckoning.

Th e post-World War II high school was fi lled with

young baby boomers. It aged along with that generation, not always well. At just 20 or so, Foster was declared showing its age, but it still had another 20 years to go.

Th is year marks the 20th anniversary of what still seems to me like the “new” Foster High School.

Here are some of my memories.

and football and track coach, not just a name on a football fi eld. He was memorable and beloved. Th e football fi eld at Foster was re-

Field in 1976.

- and boys - to type and inspired at least one of them to become a journalist. Th ere was a really big snowstorm our senior year and we

at least something that translates into those words. Th at instilled in me the importance of what we do as journalists, no matter the hard-ships.

came to school sporting an earring. In the 60s that could only mean one thing. Was he gay? Today, an earring on a guy is a piece of fash-ion; most of the time the speculation never even begins.

at 16. For most, it was the ticket to the open road and freedom. We couldn’t wait to get our draft card at 18, either. You needed no special instruction to get that mandatory card. For

many, it was a ticket to southeast Asia and America’s most unpopular war.

senior year) can take some credit that it’s even there. Th ose were the days of Forward Th rust and money galore to build new swimming pools. We fi gured Tukwila deserved one.

to drum up community support for a pool. We walked door to door gathering signatures. Th e results were overwhelmingly in favor of a

the county council to make our case. I didn’t go; too nervous. But Tukwila got its pool and

only landmark that has graced that piece of real estate. Perched back from South 144th Street was this massive brick structure. As kids, we had all sorts of theories about it. Was it an insane asylum? An old-folks home? It was scary. And we couldn’t get anywhere near it. I am sure someone out there recalls its use. All I know is that in our senior year, it came tumbling down.

I was poking through our archives the other day, looking at clippings in the Foster High School half-folder. Th e clippings go back to January 1971 and end in 1991. Th ere must be another folder somewhere; history never sleeps.

I did fi nd an interesting bit of history about the Foster rock. I had forgotten the three-ton behemoth had been kidnapped, or maybe rock-napped. It disappeared on April 5, 1980.

home. Th at didn’t work out.So, the rock was moved back in early June

with the help of a crane and a dump truck, just as Foster’s seniors were having a pre-gradua-tion party in the parking lot.

Th e rock-nappers apparently were never nabbed. One suspect had a good alibi.

But the rock, with its layers of paint, remains a piece of Foster lore that no one can steal.

Decades go, we were just small-town kids, speculating about a spooky mansion or angry about a stolen rock or waiting to get a drivers

dangerous), but Tukwila was our cocoon.How things have changed in a few relatively

short years. Th at’s why the Foster of today is so amazing. In reading our cover story today, you’ll see why. Th ese are three vignettes of courage and perseverance.

Literally, the grads today are children of the world. For many their worries were about sheer survival before coming to America. To-day, Tukwila and Foster is their cocoon, their

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Editor’s note: Th e Tukwila Historical Society each month will share an artifact from its collec-tion, as part of its exploration of Tukwila’s history,its story. Th e column is written by Louise Jones-Brown, director of the Tukwila Heritage and Cul-tural Center.

Th e three men pictured in the photograph inJuly 1968 had worked for more than a decadeon the project which developed a cow pasture into what is now known as Westfi eld Southcen-

center project, which included negotiations with the State of Washington on the proposed I-5 freeway to allow easy access for potential shop-pers. John Strander served as mayor from 1962to 1967 and was also past chairman of the Tuk-

to 1971 and was in offi ce for the grand opening

than 100 stores.In honor of these forward-thinking men, we

have streets which are driven on daily by thou-sands of people and it is likely that most are not aware of the reason these streets are named Bak-

Boulevard. If you are interested in seeing some of our before

and aft er photos and learning more about Tuk-wila’s history, please visit the Tukwila Heritage and Cultural Center which is currently open lim-ited hours or by appointment with Acting DirectorLouise Jones-Brown. Th e center phone number is 206/244-HIST and email: [email protected].

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The Tukwila City Council decided to scrap for at least a year the idea of manda-tory garbage collection.

The council decided by consensus after a public hearing in April to defer a decision about mandatory garbage collection in the city until at least Nov. 1, 2013.

“We had nine people vehemently op-posed to mandatory collection,” said Frank Iriarte, city deputy public works director, about testimony by residents at the public hearing. “A lot of the central idea was they have been self hauling and don’t feel it’s right for the city to impose it.”

Iriarte said he received several phone calls from residents who called the pro-posal government interference.

Only one person spoke in favor of man-datory garbage pickup at the public hear-ing.

“We’ll revisit it in a year and see what happens,” Iriarte said. “We will have more information from code enforcement about the litter problem in our city.”

About 74 percent of Tukwila single-fam-ily homes sign up for garbage collection,

according to city officials. Many of the other 25 percent self haul to King County transfer stations or use other legal disposal methods.

Other residents use illegal disposal, including burning, burying, using com-mercial dumpsters without permission, accumulating garbage in rental spaces or dumping in unauthorized places. The city Code Enforcement Office handled 105 gar-bage and trash complaints in 2011.

The mandatory collection program would have given residents a basic level of service at $4.75 per month to include monthly garbage pickup with recycling service and annual curbside collection events at no extra cost.

Waste Management takes over garbage, recycling and compostable collections in the city Nov. 1. The council awarded in Feb-ruary a seven-year contract (2012-2019) to Waste Management with the option by the city of three additional years.

Allied Waste of Kent has the current contract that expires Oct. 31. Allied had a five-year contract with Tukwila and re-ceived a one-year extension. Allied Waste and CleanScapes also submitted bids to the city for the new garbage contract.

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The City of Tukwila has a combined sales tax rate of 9.5%. What this means is that for every $10.00 spent, 95¢ is also collected in sales tax. Of this amount, the State receives 6.5% of the tax while the remaining 3% is returned to local jurisdictions. Tax revenues are shared among the local jurisdictions as follows:

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Who needs a City of Tukwila Business License? How do I acquire one for my business?A business license is required by anyone who is engaging in business within Tukwila’s city limits. This includes vendors located outside of Tuk-wila who come into the City to do business. If you are generating rev-enue here in Tukwila, you need to have a business license. Per Tukwila Municipal Code 5.04.015 - Business License Required, “No person or persons shall conduct, maintain, operate or engage in business within the City without first applying for and obtaining a business license and paying the fee(s) as prescribed herein”. It is a violation of the Tukwila Municipal Code to operate a business without first obtaining a City busi-ness license.

The purposes of a business license are to regulate and insure legal con-duct of businesses; assist in the effective administration of health, fire, building, zoning and other codes of the City; impose fees for revenue purposes; and provide a means for obtaining public information and compiling statistical information on existing and new City businesses.

You can acquire a business license application from the City’s website – www.TukwilaWA.gov - or at City Hall, 6200 Southcenter Boulevard. Before submitting your application to the City, you must have a Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number from Washington State Department of Revenue. The UBI is considered a State Business License and is re-quired to obtain a Tukwila business license. You can apply for the State license at www.DOR.WA.gov. Following application and appropriate fee(s) submittal, license review can take up to two weeks. If you have any questions regarding business licenses, please contact our Business License Specialist at 206-431-3680 or email [email protected].

Annual Garage Sale reminder!

Registration begins June 1 to take part in Tukwila’s 19th annual Community Garage Sale, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, August 18–19.

Register online: TukwilaWA.gov/yardsale.html

Register by phone: 206-433-7178

Register by email: [email protected]

Know what’s going on at Council meetings

The best way to stay informed about your City government – issues, projects, programs and more – is to look over the City Council meeting agenda packets. A list of topics to be discussed, plus supporting background in-formation for each agenda item, is included in the packets.

Agendas are available online for all City Council meetings – Regular and Committee of the Whole meetings, Council Com-mittee meetings, and Special Council Workshops. The City Clerk’s Office emails links to the online agenda packets every Fri-day. Sign up online to get on the mailing list: www.TukwilaWA.gov/clerk/cc.html. For more informa-tion, please call 206-433-1800.

Code enforcement to resume for temporary signsThe City of Tukwila reminds all businesses and property owners within the Southcenter Area that, if you have installed temporary signs (such as banners), it is now time to either remove them or get a permit.

In May of 2011, the City suspended enforcement of temporary sign regulations within the central business district. Tukwila businesses and commercial properties found temporary signs were often necessary due to the impacts of the road closures and traffic interruptions associated with the Southcenter Access Project. With the roads now reopened, temporary signs again need to comply with the City’s sign regulations.

A temporary sign is a sign erected for a limited time to advertise special businesses, real estate, or other events. Typically, these are banners. Temporary signs can be cloth, vinyl, rigid cardboard or plastic. They may range in size up to a total of 64 square feet and are permitted for up to 30 days once per calendar quarter, provided a

permit is issued by the City. Information on obtaining a permit and the requirements for temporary signs can be found at www.TukwilaWA.gov/DCD/apps/Sign-Temporary.pdf.

Please note that “A-frame” signs are not permitted in the City and need to be removed. An “A-frame” sign that is placed on the sidewalk or within the City’s right-of-way is subject to removal by the City.

City staff will be conducting site visits in the next few weeks with friendly reminders to businesses about complying with the City’s temporary sign regulations. If you have any questions, please contact Brandon Miles with the Department of Community Development at 206-431-3684.

The Draft Southcenter Plan: Tukwila’s Blueprint for its Urban CenterThe Southcenter area serves many functions for the citizens of Tukwila. It is the City’s primary commercial hub, drawing customers from within the community and all over the Puget Sound region. It is a workplace center, providing jobs to Tukwila residents and those in nearby commu-nities. It is a major contributor, through property and sales tax, to local government for the services provided to citizens.

The intent and purpose of the draft Southcenter Plan is to bolster these valuable functions, ensure the continuing success of this economic en-gine, and contribute positively to our community. To do this, the draft Plan outlines a long-term evolution from a suburban commercial area to more of an urban center, particularly north of Strander Boulevard.

In the future, Southcenter will look and feel more urban – be more pe-destrian friendly; have smaller block sizes with more cross streets; have quality housing within walking distance of shopping, work, high-quality bus/train service, and parks and trails; and develop a unifying “sense of place” that will continue to draw people from around the region.

Interested in finding out more? At their next work session on May 24, Tukwila’s Planning Commission will be reviewing Book 2 of the Draft Plan, which sets forth the development regulations needed to imple-ment this vision for the Southcenter area. Book 2 – along with Book 1 which presents the community intent or vision – can be accessed on the City’s website: www.TukwilaWA.gov/DCD/UrbanCenterPlan.html.

Look for an open house on the draft Plan in mid-June, with a Planning Commission public hearing to follow. You can add your name to our list of interested parties by emailing [email protected].

Working together for Tukwila’s childrenCommunity Schools Collaboration (CSC) has been providing services to students and families in Tukwila for over ten years. CSC provides expanded learning, health services, health educa-tion, and family engagement at every school in the Tukwila School District, funded in part by the City of Tukwila. Every Monday through Thursday, students throughout the community are participating in expanded learning activities, and receiving free tutor-ing and homework help.

Along with these important learning opportunities for students, CSC recognizes that for students to be successful in school, they must be healthy and ready to learn. With this in mind, CSC facilitates health edu-cation programs that empower students to be active, and to learn about nutrition and healthy food choices. CSC coordinates dental screenings for all elementary students. Additionally, each month students who are identified with vision needs are taken to receive a free eye exam and pair of glasses through a partnership with Tukwila LensCrafters.

To engage families in their child(ren)’s education, CSC holds quarterly celebrations for their afterschool programs, as well as family literacy events such as the Dr. Seuss Night which was held on March 3, hosted in partnership with Tukwila Parks & Recreation. With the support of the City of Tukwila, Community Schools Collaboration is able to pro-

vide this community’s children and youth with opportunities to succeed in school, to develop high aspirations, and to create a better world.

Learn more about CSC at cscwa.org.

Save the date: Tuesday, August 7, 2012

This year’s National Night Out Against Crime (NNO) is

Tuesday, August 7. Each year, hundreds of Tukwila residents

celebrate an evening of fun with their neighbors, while sending the message to criminals that

they’re not welcome in our City!

On NNO, teams of City staff members travel throughout the community after 5:00pm

to visit registered events. Sign up and let Tukwila know

you are hosting a get-together!

Our goal this year is to see if our community can support 30 or more neighborhood events!

Sign up early online: TukwilaWA.gov/NNO.html

Pertussis epidemic moves through StatePertussis (“whooping cough”) is currently at high levels in King County and Washington State. Governor Christine Gregoire re-cently made emergency funds available to the state Department of Health to help curb the pertus-sis epidemic.

This very contagious cough ill-ness puts young infants at the highest risk for severe illness, hospitalization and death. The disease can be spread to infants, pregnant women and others by older children, teens and adults whose pertussis symptoms can range from mild to severe.

Vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others. Be sure all children, teens and adults are up-to-date with pertussis vaccine.

If you or a family member have been in contact with someone with pertussis or a prolonged cough illness, OR you have spells of violent coughing and choking, making it hard to breathe, drink or eat, OR your cough has lasted 14 days, see your healthcare pro-vider for a pertussis evaluation.

For more information about keeping your family safe from this serious disease, go online to

www.KingCounty.gov/health

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The Residential Curbside Clean-Up is designed to help single-family home and duplex home residents of Tukwila dispose of bulky household items that are non-hazardous, non-liquid, non-recyclable, and non-reusable at the curb or alley.

Participants must live within the Tukwila city limits, and be Allied Waste Services customers.

During the week of June 18–22 your pick-up will be scheduled on your regular garbage collec-tion day. Set your items out by 7:00am to ensure collection.

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Competing in playoff games might be a new experience for the Foster baseball team, but it’s one they’re loving so far.

Th e Bulldogs fi nished in last place last year and managed just two wins. Th is year, the team has already locked up a trip to the dis-trict tournament.

“It’s huge progress for our pro-gram,” said fi rst-year Foster coach Eric Hall. “Nobody on our team had ever played in a playoff game before.”

Th e Bulldogs are 7-13 so far this season aft er losing to Interlake in the fi rst round of the West Cen-tral District 2A tournament May 8. Th ey played again May 12 against Sumner or North Kitsap in a loser-out game. If the team won the next three games, they moved on to state.

Much of the team’s success re-volves around its only senior – shortstop, captain and leadoff hit-ter Joel Gonzalez.

“He’s been an incredible leader,” Hall said. “Th e makeup of our team has been very important. Th ey’re not arguing and they’re there to

pick each other up. Th at starts with Joel. He really gets things going for us.”

Gonzalez led the team with a .478 batting average and got on base at a .586 clip. His 16 runs also led the team.

Th e Bulldogs have not made the district tournament since 1998, also their last time going to state. Th e team struggled out of the gate this year, starting 2-8. At that point the group’s cohesiveness kept them

strong.“At that point a lot of teams

would just give up,” Hall said. “We looked at our schedule and saw the next few games are winnable.”

From that point on, the team went 5-5, including a 1-1 record in the sub-district tournament. Th e 5-1 win against Eatonville May 4 was the fi rst playoff win for any player on the team.

“We showed up and it was a beautiful fi eld, under the lights,”

Hall said. “It felt completely dif-ferent. I had been telling them allweek long that this is a game you’regoing to remember for the rest of your life … Th en we came out fo-cused and that was the best game we’ve played all year long.”

Max Montoya had two RBI inthe game, while Connor Forsyth stole two bases and scored tworuns. Alex De La Torre pitched a complete game for the win.

Hall said the game meant a lot toGonzalez.

“He’s done everything this pro-gram has asked of him for the pastfour years and never been to theplayoff s,” he said. “It’s a nice way togo out for him.”

Forsyth, a sophomore, has been another key player. Not a natural catcher, Hall put him there because of need, and Forysth’s athleticism.

“He’s really developed into agood catcher,” Hall said. “And he’s developed into our No. 2 pitcher too, which is impressive for a soph-omore.”

Forsyth led the team with 14 RBIand his .274. His 10 steals also ledthe team.

De La Torre, a junior, has been the team’s ace. He has 46 strikeouts in 43.2 innings, with two wins.

Bulldogs bat away at district playoffs

Foster High shortsop Joel Gonzalez hit leadoff and led the Bulldogs in bat-ting average this season. J. Forsyth

Th e Foster boys soccer team fi nished second among 2A Seamount teams this season.

Th e Bulldogs went 11-4 overall and 8-3 in league competition. Th ey made the West Central District tournament where they faced Fife in a winner-to-state, loser-out game May 12.

Th e state appearance would be Foster’s second straight and third overall in school

history.Zakaria Matan and Jalal Haji each scored

fi ve goals to lead the team. Goalkeeper Ka-mal Gulaliyev tallied four shutouts and was voted the Seamount League MVP.

Adrian Hernandez and Ariel Rob-lero made the all-league fi rst team. Angel Esqueda and Meron Falu made the second team. Haji earned honorable mention.

Foster boys triumph

Foster’s Angel Esqueda maneuvers against Hazen High School in recent play. Adam McFadden, Tukwila Reporter

Foster’s Adrian Hernandez dominates in play against Hazen. Adam McFadden, Tukwila Reporter


BY DEAN A. RADFORD

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Two suspects in a Burien burglary eluded capture after an extensive search earlier this month just south of Foster High School in Tukwila by a police tracking dog and officers from Tukwila and Renton.

The manhunt was pre-ceded by a short high-speed chase from Rainier Avenue in Renton to Tukwila International Boulevard in Tukwila.

The pursuit, which started at 11:32 a.m. and lasted just a few minutes, followed all protocols of the Renton Police Department, according to a department spokeswoman.

Tukwila and Renton police officers, along with state troopers, set up a wide perimeter to contain the suspects from Interstate 5 westward toward Tukwila International Boulevard and from South 144th Street at Foster High to South 154th Street near the light-rail tracks.

The two burglary sus-pects, described as Hispanic males, 5-foot-8 and in their 20s, were spotted by

a Renton Police sergeant on Rainier Avenue near McLendon Hardware.

Local police agencies had been alerted that the Burien burglary suspects were driving a green BMW that had been stolen in Kent.

The high-speed pursuit, which reached 70 mph at times, took Renton officers through the Fred Meyer parking lot on Rainier, then to Southwest Seventh Street, Oakesdale Avenue, Grady Way and then to southbound Interstate 405.

They continued west in

State Route 518, exiting onto Tukwila International Boulevard. They continued east on South 154th Street, which later becomes South-center Boulevard. They fled after leaving the BMW at an apartment complex.

Mike Murphy, a spokes-man for the Tukwila Police Department, said Tukwila’s

police cars halted their pur-suit on South 154th, follow-ing protocol. He indicated that Renton’s police cars also stopped their pursuit.

Officers have discretion to end a pursuit, based on such issues as traffic levels and the pursuit speeds. A sergeant monitors every pursuit.

Inside the search perim-eter, about 20 police units – most of the day shifts of the Renton and Tukwila police departments – searched for the suspects. They were assisted by the Washington state troopers.

The search ended at around 1 p.m., after officers had followed tips from resi-

dents who came in contact with the suspects or saw them running through back yards and on streets.

Thorndyke Elementary, Foster High School and Showalter Middle School in the Tukwila School District were locked down about noon; the lockdown ended about 1 p.m.

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Kristina Th orne of Seattle Southside Visi-tor’s Center considers herself more of an eater than a cook, but off ers this as one of her go-to recipes for all seasons.

Th is versatile recipe Th orne said can go with anything one might fi nd in their kitch-en.

“So for the fl avor profi le and simplicity of the recipe, it’s impressive for guests and I en-joy it too,” she said.

Summer is almost here and it’s the busiest time for the Seattle Southside Visitor’s Center, located just east of International Boulevard at 3100 South 176th Street.

“People come from all over to visit Seattle and then the surrounding areas,” said Ash-ley Comar, marketing and communications manager for the center.

Th e largest number of tourists visiting cities south of the Puget Sound come from Canada and Australia, according to Th orne.

She calls them “roadtrippers” and said they rent recreational vehicles and pass through the area driving down to Portland, Oregon and California.

So where do people like to visit on the southside?

Th e Museum of Flight, Westfi eld South-center Mall, the Th underbirds hockey team at ShoWare and the iFly sky diving experience are all very popular attractions, according to Comar.

“Last year visitors to our area spent over $592 million just in the Seattle southside re-gion,” she said.

Th at doesn’t include the rest of King Coun-ty, Comar said.

Th e visitor’s center is involved with the lo-cal community by hosting a volunteer and intern program that works with Highline and South Seattle Community Colleges.

People come from around the community and volunteer in the visitor’s center.

Th e center off ers maps, attractions bro-chures, restaurant recommendations, and help with hotel reservations free of charge.

Th orne, who lives in Renton and grew up in the area, said she didn’t know how awe-some the Des Moines waterfront was until she started working in the visitor’s center.

Another southside hidden gem is the Hy-droplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent.

Th e Seattle Southside Visitor’s Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Fri-day and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sun-day, starting Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Southend draws tourists for the fun, food, interesting sites

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1 cup brown rice2 tablespoons canola oil3 chicken breasts4 carrots, cut into ¾ inch pieces2 Yukon gold potatoes cut in ½ in pieces10 button mushrooms cup into quarters1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger2 tablespoons Th ai red curry paste2 cups low sodium chicken broth1 cup coconut milk½ cup torn fresh basil leaves

Cook the rice according to the package directions.

Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook, tossing occasionallyuntil golden, cut into ½ inch pieces transfer to plate.

Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the skillet. Add the carrots,mushrooms, potatoes, and ginger and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soft en. Mix in the curry paste.

Add the broth and coconut milk to the skillet and bring to simmer.Add the chicken and cook stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with basil and serve with the rice.

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Kent man shot in parking lot on Tukwila International BoulevardA 24-year-old Kent man was shot

and wounded in Tukwila during a confrontation at about 1:36 a.m. May 11 in a parking lot in the 14600 block of Tukwila International Boulevard.

Th e Kent man sat in the front pas-senger seat of a vehicle stopped in

the parking lot when another vehicle occupied by four men and a female pulled up next to him, according to a Tukwila Police media release. Th e man had a previous argument with one of the four men in the car. One of the men then shot the Kent man once

in the torso, causing serious injury.Aft er being shot, the man stumbled

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Not only has the reces-sion spelled trouble for many unemployed adults, but teens with the hopes of landing summer jobs have been hit hard as well.

King County youth em-ployment has decreased by a total of 24 percent be-tween 2008 and 2011, ac-cording to the Workforce Development Council of Seattle, King County.

Friday morning at King County YouthSource in Renton, Bank of America announced it is providing a $50,000 grant to the Work-force Development Coun-cil that will fund 16 intern-ships through the City of Seattle’s Summer Youth Employment Program.

Bank of America and Ex-peditors International are trying to give teens a boost.

The grant is part of Bank of America’s Summer Youth Employment Initiative that leverages public and private funding to place at-risk teens in summer jobs with nonprofits and local busi-nesses.

Expeditors Internation-al’s “Opportunity Knocks” program hires high school students part time and teaches basic job skills.

The program is designed to guide youth to continued employment with the com-pany or other employers and even to higher educa-tion.

In King County Work-force Development Coun-cil reports that the number of 14-to-18-year-olds who were employed went down by 48 percent between 2008 and 2011.

The number of 19-to-21-year-olds also went down by 23 percent and their av-erage earnings decreased by $20 a month.

The average monthly earnings of 22-to-24-year-olds decreased by $282 and

their employment went down by 15 percent.

“Our Summer Youth Employment Initiative helps meet a critical need in Seattle and strengthens the local communities we serve,” said Bob Peters, Washington State President and Regional Market Exec-utive at Bank of America.

“This grant will help pro-vide learning opportunities and work experiences for at-risk teens that can set them on a course to pursue

long-term education andcareer goals.

”The King CountyYouthSource in Renton provides that connection between employers andyouth looking for their firstjobs.YouthSource is locatedat 500 Southwest Seventh Street, Suite 100 in theRenton WorkSource.

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A proposal to pay for the re-moval of the giant sandbags and Hesco barriers along the Green River in Tukwila moved one step closer.

The King County Flood Con-trol District Executive Board recommended May 7 to the Flood District’s Executive Com-mittee a $5.8 million plan to re-move 26 miles of sandbag barri-ers lining the river along Kent, Tukwila and Auburn, according to a county media release.

The full board was scheduled to vote May 14 on the proposal, after the Tukwila Reporter press deadline. The county would pay about 75 percent of the removal cost with the cities of Kent, Au-burn and Tukwila paying 25 per-cent.

“These sandbags served their purpose, but now that the in-creased flood risk no long ex-ists, it is time for them to come down,” said Executive Board Chairwoman Julia Patterson, who also represents the Green River Valley on the King County Council. “By moving this pro-posal, we hope trail users will soon be able to enjoy walking

and biking without the eyesore of sandbags.”

The removal costs would be shared between the District and the cities, with the District’s pay-ing approximately $4.4 million and the cities of Kent, Auburn and Tukwila paying approxi-mately $1.4 million, with the majority of that cost to Kent. Any Flood Control District project delays caused by shifting funds will be applied to projects within the Green River basin.

The giant sandbags cover about 4.5 miles of levees in Tuk-wila while the Hesco barriers cover another 3.4 miles, said Bob Giberson, city public works director.

Giberson said under the pro-posal the county would pay about $1.6 million of the $2.1 million cost to remove the sand-bags and barriers as well as re-pair the Green River Trail.

“That helps our budget signifi-cantly,” Giberson said.

Giberson said if the plan re-ceives approval, it could still take up to three months for contrac-tors to remove the sandbags and repair the trail.

The sandbags have lined the trail for nearly three years for extra flood protection because of damage in 2009 to an abut-

ment next to the Howard Han-son Dam on the upper Green River. But the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last fall it can operate Hanson Dam at full capacity, which means the sandbags are no longer needed.

The King County Flood Con-trol District Advisory Commit-tee, a 15-member body com-posed of mayors and council members from eight cities, rec-ommended the flood district board pay for 75 percent of the removal cost with the cities of Kent, Auburn and Tukwila pay-ing 25 percent over a six-year period.

The flood district board is composed of the nine members of the King County Council. It is a special-purpose government that funds and oversees flood protection projects and pro-grams.

The board is funded through a county-wide property levy of 10 cents per $1,000 assessed value or about $40 per year on a $400,000 home. That brings in about $36 million a year for projects.

Each jurisdiction in the coun-ty also receives a small portion of the flood district property levy to pay for any flood control projects within each city. Under the proposal, Kent, Auburn and

Tukwila would use that money to help pay for sandbag removal rather than other projects for the next six years.

In Tukwila, the delayed project would be the Gaco Western Le-vee that sits south of South 180th Street along the new Southcen-ter Parkway extension. About $628,000 has been scheduled to be spent by the flood district on the project. That work would be delayed until 2018.

“There’s no immediate danger there,” Giberson said about the levee. “It needs to be rebuilt but it’s an easy one to delay.”

King County paid for the in-stallation of the sandbags in the fall of 2009 through the flood control district by delaying planned projects to heighten the levees and help protect the cities from flooding in case the then-damaged Hanson Dam could not hold back enough water.

No heavy rainstorms struck since the January 2009 storm that damaged an abutment next to the dam, so the bags were never tested.

For more information about the county flood control district, go to www.kingcountyfloodcon-trol.org.

Green sandbags to be removed Tukwila fifth grader recognized for safety

Sydney Brusnighan, a fifth graderat Tukwila Elementary, was induct-ed into the 2012 AAA School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame on Friday, May 4, in recognition of her dedication tosafety, community stewardship andleadership.

Brusnighan was one of 10 out-standing patrollers from acrossWashington to be recognized at the evening awards ceremony held atSafeco Field. As a long standing tra-dition, AAA Washington and a pan-el of judges from the National High-way Traffic Safety Administration, the Office of the Superintendent ofPublic Instruction and the Washing-ton Traffic Safety Commission selecttop patrollers from schools acrossWashington each year and honor their accomplishments through in-duction in the AAA School SafetyPatrol Hall of Fame.

Patrollers are judged on their com-mitment to traffic safety, citizenship, leadership skills, and contributionsto their school safety patrol. Nomi-nations require input from both the patroller and their advisor.


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Fireworks Display - 10 p.m.

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All King County and city residents can safely dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint and other household haz-ardous waste items when the Wastemobile comes to Renton, May 25-27.

Th e Wastemobile will be in the Fred Meyer parking lot at 365 Renton Center Way and will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Residents are helping safeguard the environment and public health by prop-erly disposing household hazardous waste materials and keeping them out of drains and landfi lls.

Following the Renton event, the Wastemobile will travel to Enumclaw to col-lect household hazardous waste collection event, June 8-10.

Created in 1989, the Wastemobile was the fi rst program of its kind in the nation. It is operated by King County Solid Waste Division as part of the Local Hazardous Waste Manage-ment Program, and trav-els throughout the county from the spring through fall.

Since its inception, the Wastemobile has collected more than 14,000 tons of hazardous household waste

from 333,000 residents.For South King County

residents, an alternative to the roving Wastemobile is the household hazardous waste collection site in the northwest parking lot of the Auburn SuperMall, 1101 SuperMall Way (near the loading docks and Sports Authority). It operates ev-ery Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information about disposal, including acceptable materials and quantity limits, call the Lo-cal Hazardous Waste Man-agement Program’s Haz-ards Line at 206-296-4692, Monday through Friday be-tween 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., except holidays. Recorded information is available aft er hours, or by visiting the Wastemobile website at www.hazwastehelp.org.

Looking for reusable household products? Th e Wastemobile provides free products to the public, such as oil-based paint, stain and primer, plus wood care and cleaning products. Th ese products are subject to availability, and residents will need to sign a release form prior to receiving ma-terials.

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