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“Big Plane Pull” Is Sat. At Boeing Field

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:43:09 +0000

Big Brothers and Sisters of Puget Sound are sponsoring a very unusual and BIG event this Saturday, July 26th at Boeing Field – it’s the BIG Plane Pull, where teams compete to actually pull a 767 jet aircraft!

Teams of 20 people or less donate a collective $5,000 in support of Big Brothers Big Sister of Puget Sound to pull a major aircraft 20-50 feet by rope at King County International Airport’s 80th Anniversary Celebration.

So come join the fun at Boeing Field, King County International Airport, located at 7277 Perimeter Road in Seattle, and help raise important funds to fulfill our vision of providing a mentor for every child who needs or wants one.

Is your team up for the challenge?

Sign up online here!
Donate to a Plane Pull participant

Or to register or donate offline, please use the links below:

For more information about The BIG Plane Pull, please contact Suzanne Sullivan at (206) 763-9060 x211 or suzanne.sullivan@bbbs.org

For information about sponsorships, please contact Peter Retzlaff at (206) 763-9060 x213 or peter.retzlaff@bbbs.org.

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Tukwila Woman Stabbed By Her Own Stiletto Heel

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:12:38 +0000

TUKWILA – In a scene that sounds like something out of a twisted erotic thriller, a man stabbed a woman with the stiletto heel of her own shoe, causing an infection that required emergency surgery.

A 40-year-old Tukwila woman underwent a procedure Saturday after contracting an “aggressive” bacterial infection, according to Seattle police.

According to a police report, the woman was at a barbecue at a friend’s house in the 7600 block of Rainier Avenue South in Seattle on June 29 when an acquaintance asked her to perform a sex act on him.

When she refused, the man slapped her face, removed her boot and stabbed her in the left hand with the stiletto heel, police said. The woman fled, police said.

Several days later the woman sought medical assistance from Swedish Medical Center/First Hill after the wound became infected. Police said the woman was told by medical personnel that the aggressive bacterial infection would require immediate invasive surgery. The woman’s name was redacted from the police report and she couldn’t be reached for comment.

Seattle police said the investigation remains open.

SOURCE:

The Seattle Times

Sound Transit Train Gets Tagged

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:31:30 +0000

Sound Transit thought it’d be smart to park one of their new trains next to I-5 in Tukwila, as a way to show off to the public their new link rail system.

Trouble is, some vandals thought the same thing so they went ahead and tagged it.

Hey, trains get tagged in New York City all the time, right?

So maybe this is a way for Tukwila to move up in the world?

Could Tuk-Town be the next NYC?

Full story here.

Listing Of Area 4th Of July Events

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:02:30 +0000

Lots of fun celebrations planned around the area for the 4th of July (which just happens to fall on Friday, July 4th this year):

TUKWILA:

2pm+: celebrate Independence Day AND Tuwkila’s Centennial at Tukwila’s “Family 4th at the Fort” at Fort Dent Park, located at 6800 Fort Dent Park Way.

Events include children’s fun, with inflatable bouncers, slides, climbing wall and preschooler’s area. Fireworks go off around 10pm, and there will also be food and entertainment.

For more information, call 206-768-2822 or go to www.ci.tukwila.wa.us/recreation/recevent.html.

MUSEUM OF FLIGHT:

11am & 2pm: Skyway Post 9430 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will present all 27 versions of the American flag’s history in the William M. Allen Theater at the Museum of Flight, located at 9404 East Marginal Way South in Tukwila.

On Friday July 4th and Saturday July 5th, the museum’s exhibits, galleries and store will remain open until 7pm.

BURIEN:

3pm: The 85th annual Burien Independence Day parade starts on Ambaum Blvd. SW and SW 149th, then turns east on SW 153rd to 2nd SW then loops back to Ambaum on SW 152nd.

Before the parade, hop on your bike and take part in the 33rd annual Joe Matava Classic and Washington State Juniors Criterium bike races along SW 153rd and 152nd streets.

THREE TREE POINT:

9-11am: Neighborhood breakfast brunch (on SW 172nd Street) with outstanding homemade fixins for all with lots of friendly folk; donations accepted.

1/2pm+: The most charming local neighborhood kids’ parade in the USA happens as kids dress up their trikes, bikes, scooters and pets and parade down SW 172nd to earn the reward of an ice-cold popsicle. Oh yeah, be sure to wear a helmet kids, as about halfway down the street you’re going to be pelted by some wacky neighbors throwing candy! After the parade, be sure to hang out around the corner of SW 172nd and Maplewild where there will be lots of great kids games with prizes.

10pm+: Professional neighborhood Fireworks display blasted off a barge anchored just off the point.

NORMANDY PARK:

10:25am: The celebration begins at Marvista Elementary with the 7th Annual All Downhill Fun Run followed by a parade. The parade leaves the school at 10:30am, traveling north on Marine View Drive to Shorebrook Drive, then west to the Normandy Park Cove. Kids are invited to decorate their bikes, scooters and other modes of transport in the holiday spirit and enter the bike-decorating contest. Prizes will be awarded for the best patriotic decorations.

At the Cove there will be free ice cream, hot dogs, beverages, popcorn, snow-cones, music, car show, inflatable kids toys and more.

Marine View and Shorebrook will be closed to all cars from approximately 9:30am to Noon.

DES MOINES:

6pm: Family events, food, arts, crafts, kids activities, entertainment and more, including singer Joey Jewell, who will do his musical tribute to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin with a backing big band.

DUSK: 7th Annual “Fireworks Over Des Moines” presented by the Des Moines Arts Commission and launched from the marina pier.
For more information, call 206-870-6527 or visit www.desmoineswa.gov.

SEATAC:

5pm: The fun kicks off with a special music performance in the park.

10pm-ish: Fireworks will light up the sky over Angle Lake, which is located at 19408 International Boulevard.

NOTE: If you notice that we’re missing any area events from this listing, please email us!

Garbage Can Time Capsule Opened

admin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:01:34 +0000

As part of its ongoing Centennial celebration, a time capsule buried 30 years ago was opened in Tukwila yesterday in front of an audience of 50.

The time capsule was made of a galvanized trash can sealed with duct tape.

In order to get into the garbage can capsule, the tape had to be cut off.

And what was the most significant item (in our humble opinion) found within?

A bumper sticker that read:

“Tukwila: next to the largest city in Washington.”

My, how times have changed…

Full Seattle Times story here.

Celebrate 1 Year Of Comedy At Gordon’s Friday

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:59:56 +0000

TUKWILA – Gordon’s On The Green will be celebrating one year of comedy with a special Anniversary Show this Friday, June 17th, at 8pm starring Gabriel Rutledge and featuring Key Lewis:

From their website:

This is Big City Comedy’s 1 Year Anniversary show at the amazing Gordons on the Green. Coupled with great food and drinks, Gordons has brilliantly transformed their banquet space into a comfortable loungey atmosphere. Located conveniently next to I-5 and with ample parking this makes Gordons a Comedy Treat for the south end. Gordons was recently given the compliment of being on par with any comedy club across the nation. Excitement keeps growing along with the popularity of this Fun Event. Join us for what has been hailed as the “Monthly Date Night” everyone should schedule, “Comedy on the Green”.

Since performing at his first open mic in 2000, he has gone on to perform all over the United States and Canada as one of North Americas most exciting new headliners. In 2004 Gabriel was the winner of the Seattle International Comedy Competition.

In 2007 Gabriel performed at the HBO Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. Gabriel is a Capricorn. His favorite color is orange. His favorite food is ice cream. He has brown eyes and brown hair. He lives in Olympia Washington.

When no one else is around he likes to listen to Styx Greatest Hits. He was born in 1973. He has two parents, two brothers, one wife, one son, and one mother-in-law. In 2nd grade Gabriel finished second in the school spelling bee. The word he lost on was machine. Gabriel was voted Most Inspirational on his 9th grade baseball team. He graduated from high school in 1992 with a G.P.A. of 2.8. Gabriel is 5′11″. He doesn’t want you to know how much he weighs, but its less than his high bowling score, which is 252.

Here’s a video clip of Gabriel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DkfirHl2SM

Tickets are $12 and can be purchased online here.

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Two Tukwila Shootings Leave One Dead

admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:30:04 +0000

TUKWILA – Two shootings in Tukwila within a mile of each other over the weekend left one man dead.

An 18-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday morning on I-5 near the Boeing Access Road, Tukwila police reported. The shooting occurred around 2:30am when the man was driving northbound with friends, who were not injured.

His friends rushed him to Harborview Medical Center, where he died, police spokesman Mike Murphy said. As of early Sunday morning, detectives did not have a description of the suspect or that person’s vehicle.

Earlier, on Saturday evening, Tukwila police learned of shots fired less than one mile away from the fatality in the 10700 block of Beacon Avenue South. While the shooter did not hit any of the intended victims, who are teenage men from Seattle, bullets did hit their car.

Police later found the suspect’s car and the Seattle police gang unit also investigated.

Tukwila police did not say whether the two shootings were related.

SOURCE:

Seattle P-I

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Angle Lake School Fire Was Arson

admin — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:01:13 +0000

As we reported on June 1st, a four-alarm fire destroyed the abandoned old Angle Lake School in SeaTac.

Now comes word that the fire’s origins, while a mystery for the last few weeks, was indeed arson, according to Chief Meyer of the SeaTac Fire Department.

Here’s a great Flickr slideshow of the blaze, taken by Photog “Cave Canem”:

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

The school building was constructed in the 1930s, and had been unoccupied (other than transients, who are suspected in the arson) since 2005.

SOURCE:

KIRO-TV

All Nations Cup Continues To June 22nd

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:56:05 +0000

The All Nations Cup is in semi-finals week this week, with the finals next, so be sure to head on down to Starfire Sports to see the only soccer tournament to unite members of over 35 immigrant communities in the Puget Sound return for a sixth year of cultural celebration and competition.

The festivities surrounding the two weeks of soccer play include:

Dancing
Art exhibits
Family activities
Music
Soccer
And more

Here’s the tournament schedule:

Wednesday, June 18th

6:30 pm	Open Quarterfinal 3 Gambia - Romania
8:30 pm	Open Quarterfinal 4 Colombia - Brazil

Thursday, June 19th

6:30 pm	Open Semifinal 1 Poland - Bosnia
8:30 pm	Open Semifinal 1 Winner QF3 - Winner QF4

Friday, June 20th

6:30 pm	Masters 3rd Place Game Ireland - Romania
8:30 pm	Masters Championship USA - Mexico

Sunday, June 22nd

Championship Games Day

2:30 pm	All Star Game
4:00 pm	3rd Place Game
7:30 pm	ANC 2008 CHAMPIONSHIP!
9:30 pm	Closing Celebration featuring *Jovino Santos Neto’s Anima* and the ANC08 Firework show!!**

More info here.

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Tukwila’s B-Day Party Is June 23rd

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:47:15 +0000

Tukwila officially turns 100 years old on Monday June 23rd, so get set to blow out the Centennial candles (be sure to take a deep breath though) as the celebration begins at 11am to 1pm at the Tukwila Costco.

You’re also invited to attend the City Council meeting at City Hall at 7pm and continue the festivities with city officials, cake, punch and coffee (although we recommend not eating the city officials).

There will be a special proclamation to honor the occasion too!

WHAT: Tukwila’s 100th Birthday

WHEN: June 23rd, 11am-1pm then again at 7pm

WHERE: Tukwila Costco, City Hall

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