Bellevue Reporter, September 04, 2015

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Lake reaches new low

Lake Washington’s water levels at lowest in 28 years

Crime

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SEC sues local developer

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E. coli outbreak linked to food truck, communal kitchen

Possible cross-contamination with nine other vendors being investigated by Public Health BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER

King County Public Health is investigating an E. coli outbreak after finding multiple cases stemming from the Los Chilangos food truck and shutting down the shared Path America CEO Lobsang Dargey under investigation for bilking investors

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nity post online. “Our thoughts are with the families affected by this outbreak, and we appreciate the support of the community as we work to protect the health of the public.” At this time, there have been six confirmed cases of E. coli, including one child, and a potential link to the Los Chilangos food truck is being investigated. Of those infected, three people have been

facility in Bellevue used to prepare it’s and other food trucks’ food. “Public Health is currently investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 – one of the most serious foodborne illnesses you can contract,” Public Health spokesperson Lindsay Bosslet said in a commu-

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hospitalized. Los Chilangos’ Bellevue and other locations were recently closed by the Public Health department. Los Chilangos serves food at seven farmers markets in King and Snohomish Counties, operates two food trucks, and also caters events. As of Tuesday, none of the locations have since been allowed to SEE E. COLI, 15

Alleged rapist extradited from Mexico, arraigned

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Solar ‘superheroes’

BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER

Solarize Bellevue donates 16 solar panels to new KidsQuest Children’s Museum

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Prep football preview

Pamela Miller, one of the American teachers on the trip, wears a headscarf inside of a mosque.

Newport culinary arts teacher travels to Turkey The high school football season kicks off tonight across Washington

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BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER

Those meandering by Tracy Lynn Green’s culinary arts classroom at Newport High School this fall may smell an array of spices

or the sweet syrup poured on top baklava. When they’re not sneaking bites of their Turkish creations, Green’s students will be cooking some of the recipes she sampled during her trip to Turkey this summer. Green was one of seven Puget Sound-area teachers to partake in the trip through the Turkish Cultural Foundation. Each took

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away real life examples they can use to supplement their history, literature, art and even culinary arts curriculum. “I was so happy that the Turkish Cultural Foundation was willing to take culinary arts teacher. Turkey had a really rich hospitality heritage, but the culinary school I went to and a lot of others are SEE TURKEY, 8

After more than a decade on the run in Mexico, the suspect in a Bellevue cold case was arraigned on Tuesday, Sept. 1 on charges relating to a 2003 rape of child. In 2003, Victor Cerda was charged with two counts of rape of child in the second degree after he was accused of having sexual intercourse with a female cousin who was 11 years old at the time. Shortly after he was charged, Cerda fled to Mexico. A King County judge issued warrants for his arrest when he failed to appear for his arraignment in September 2003. Four years ago, Bellevue cold case detectives began working with the U.S. Marshals Service to attempt to locate the suspect in Mexico. After years of work and international coordination, Cerda was arrested in January by Mexican authorities at the request of the U.S. Marshals at an address SEE RAPIST, 15

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