November 2011

After being in business for only four months, 5 Corner Market Bar & Kitchen closed its doors in April. Now, an auction in scheduled for Wednesday to sell of the gastropub's remaining appliances, dishware, and furniture.

Hosted by James G. Murphy Co., the auction will take place at the restaurant space on the corner of 22nd & Market and will include everything from the restaurant's ovens and freezer to the tables and chairs.

For a preview of the items up for auction, click here.

The auction starts at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 2200 NW Market St.

by Gwen Davis

Dynamic Partners, a Kent-based organization that provides therapeutic services to children with disabilities, will expand into Burien’s Prudential Northwest Realty building next summer.

Prudential has moved to Olde Burien.

The new facility will house two branches of the Dynamic Partners consortium – the Children’s Therapy Center (CTC) and the Stabilizing Pressure Input Orthosis (SPIO).

“We were looking for ways to treat more kids and we needed more space,” said Patrice Briggs, community relations spokesperson for Dynamic Partners (formerly Dynamic Family Services). “We see so many kids in the area that we have a hefty waiting list.”

Two floors of the building have been renovated. The first floor will provide for CTC, while the second floor will house SPIO.

Dynamic Partners first purchased the new facility at the end of 2010.

The plan is to move 20-25 employees into the new Burien location and to hire an additional 20 new employees.

Last July, Dynamic Partners received a $575,000 award from the state to develop the new $4 million multi-service pediatric center.

Press release
Carol Hervin, Normandy Park children’s book author, will participate in two upcoming holiday bazaars with her new book, “Boots Finds a New Home.”

She will be featured at the Children’s Hospital Bazaar, Nov. 18th & 19th at the Des Moines United Methodist Church, 10 am – 4 p.m., and also at the Normandy Park Cove Holiday Bazaar, December 3rd, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

“Boots Finds a New Home” is a charming story about how Boots, a tiny lost kitten came to be part of her new wonderful family. Artist Doina Cociuba compliments the book with beautiful illustrations. Young readers will follow along in this playful story with interactive questions.

Hervin was recently part of Northwest Book Fest, a two-day event in Kirkland, where she was a featured presenter for one of the Writers Workshops. She also recently participated in the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Trade Show, a three-day event in Portland.

Hervin’s book can be found on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and coming soon to other Seattle area bookstores. Information about Hervin and her book can be found on her website at: www.bootsandme.com.

Information from the City of Burien:

2011-2012 MID-BIENNIAL BUDGET REVIEW PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The City of Burien will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 14, 2011, for the purpose of:

Receiving the publics' comments on revenue sources, including a possible up to a 1% increase in property tax revenue, and expenditures for the 2011-2012 Mid-Biennial Budget review and amendments.

The hearing will be in the Burien Council Chambers at 400 SW 152nd St., at approximately 7:00 p.m. Copies of the 2011-2012 Mid-Biennial Budget Review are available and can be obtained by calling the Finance Department at (206) 439-3150.

Deadline for receiving items for Community Calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s Times/News. Events are published based on timeliness and space availability. Email submissions to: hteditor@robinsonnews.com Items can be accepted from nonprofit groups and government agencies only. Others may call Dona Ozier at 206-708-1378 for inclusion in our “Out & About” advertising section.

Art
Burien Arts 20/20 Vision fundraiser—400 pieces of art for $40 each. Silent art auction. Nov. 19. 7-10 p.m. Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave. S.W. $10 suggested donation to benefit Burien Arts.

Call for Artists
Burien Community Center-- Artists working in 2 dimensional media are invited to apply for the 2012 schedule of gallery exhibitions at the Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave. S.W. Application materials due by Nov. 30th to ginak@burienwa.gov. For more information: ginak@burienwa.gov, 206-988-3700 or go to www.burienwa.gov.

Classes

UPDATE:

It looks like there might be a happy ending to the vandalized tree incident at St Paul's. We received word that on Thursday, Nov 17, students from Ingraham High School's landscaping program will be planting new trees under the instruction of arborists from Seattle's Department of Transportation/Urban forestry.

"This represents a confluence of several positive programs all working together: the small, strong, and scrappy congregation of St Paul's; the urban forestry branch of Seattle's DOT, which has been working for years to improve and increase Seattle's green spaces; and the program at Ingraham High School, directed by Leif Herald, in which special-needs students receive high school credit and vocational training in landscaping," said Christina Bogar from Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church.

Original story:

On Friday, Nov 4, at about 10 p.m. neighbors of St Paul's United Church of Christ on NW 65th called the police to report the sound of laughter and snapping branches on the church property.

When police arrived, they found 6 of the 9 saplings along 65th brutally torn in half.

SeaTac embezzler sentenced to four years for stealing nearly $1M
A Redmond woman, who embezzled nearly $1 million from her employer, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four years in prison, three years of supervised release and the payment of $811,379 in restitution for wire fraud. Sarah Jane Johnson, 42, worked for Sea-Tac based Driessen Services from 2002 to 2010. Her embezzlement scheme started after she was hired as head of human resources at the company in 2005. It involved keeping terminated employees on the company payroll and routing those funds to bank accounts she controlled. Over five years, Johnson redirected $986,481 from Driessen. The fraud was uncovered after Johnson left the company in 2010 for unrelated reasons.

Couple pleads guilty to running theft ring

press release
Nichole C. DeMent was born into an unhealthy family situation in Texas. A judge removed her from this environment when she was just two years old. Due to these extreme early years, most of DeMent’s artwork is based on an inherent need to explore the nurture/nature supposition. She states that the understanding of self/other is at the center of everything she creates. Conceptually, the art takes an epistemological approach to explore human nature via the figure.

Each artwork starts with her studied field of photography. She then uses paint, wax and other media to transform the surface to a more visceral topography, which is instinctual to her process.

Niche DeMent co-owns Rock/DeMent visual art space, a studio and gallery located in Pioneer Square. Her photography and mixed media encaustic artwork has been awarded, positively reviewed, and can be found in numerous collections through out the United States. Currently, more of her artwork can be viewed at the Seattle Art Museum Gallery.

Fighting crime with kindness
A female was taking a shower in her parent’s home on the 1500 block of S.W. Brandon St when she heard a loud bang around 4 p.m. on Oct. 28. Unsure of the sound, she continued showering but then heard two unfamiliar voices in the master bedroom (she was in the master bath shower). She heard one person ask, “Should we take the scanner or not?” and stepped out to investigate. She saw a male in his 20s sifting through her parent’s dresser and said, “Hi.” The suspect said, “Hi” back, turned and sprinted out of the house, his co-suspect clipping at his heels. The loud bang was one of the suspects kicking in the front door, resulting in $200 in damages.

Cinderblock through the window from a disgruntled ex-employee?

As someone being allowed their weekly soapbox in a public forum, I can’t help but address the issue of personal bias. For those of you who haven’t noticed yet, I’m young, impassioned and not always so great at pulling my written punches. I definitely have an opinion and have made no effort to hide that. But, seeing as I’m sounding from an opinion column, this should come as no shocking surprise. Outside of op-ed, however, things get trickier.

Though in practical, real-world application the rules twist and turn nastier than a feline’s gooey hairball, journalists and media programs, etc. are supposed to either remain totally impartial or be open about their particular biases. In an industry where “bias” has become a four-letter word and everyone pretends that ad agencies aren’t stringing newsrooms up by their ears? Good luck.