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Like us on Facebook FREE for timely updates Sign up to get The News online: Cedar Mill News cedarmillnews.com/ Volume 11, Issue 4 April 2013 signup Featured Business Paul Kim has been involved in Murray-Cornell lots up for auction the family doughnut business since Donuts Plus before he was born! His parents, The long-vacant lot at the south- project. http://www.cedarmill.org/ by Virginia Bruce Sue and Joe Kim, immigrated to east corner of Murray and Cornell news/archive/1108/murray-road- Donuts Plus, a Cedar Mill the US from South Korea in 1980. is finally going to be offered at a project.html institution since 1992, has just They stayed briefly with Sue’s sister public auction on May 1, 2013, 10 The purchase price of $3.04 opened in their new space in the in the LA area, and then moved to am, in the Public Services Building million included the value of the Oak Hills Village shopping center the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas area. Auditorium, 155 N First Avenue in land and buildings. The county had at 14740 NW Cornell, just east of Joe had learned English while in downtown Hillsboro. The minimum to value the property from a “no the Highway 26 overpass. They the Korean army. He had a law are open seven days a week from degree, but life was hard in Korea 5:30 am to 1 pm, serving a variety and he and Sue always wanted to of fresh doughnuts and other pas- come to the US. tries. The new shop has a fresh look After working some low-wage and more seating space than their jobs in Texas, the couple got in- previous space in the Cedar Mill volved in a failing doughnut shop. Place center. Paul explains, “My parents started bid for the two parcels, about three- impact” status—that means they And their goodies are absolute- as bakers at a local shop that wasn’t fourths of an acre total, is $850,000. paid for the property as if the road ly the best in town. Most people doing so well. Because of their The property was acquired by project was not happening. They prefer them to local icon Voodoo language barrier, they had to show the county’s Department of Land also purchased the land and build- or the Krispy Kreme chain! The their ability with their hands. Use and Transportation in 2008, ing of the Humdinger hamburger selection includes raised rings Within a few short months, they in conjunction with the Murray- stand, since it would have been with chocolate or maple frosting, became managers because busi- Cornell intersection improvement Continued on page 9 powdered sugar, or glazed, with ness was starting to finally pick up or without toppings (sprinkles, because of my parents and their Cedar Mill Falls boardwalk open soon! peanuts, coconut); old-fashioned in creativity. Shortly after, the owner The long-anticipated boardwalk Boardwalk & Overlook, as well as of that doughnut trail that will afford a view of Cedar the other trail, park and natural shop decided to Mill Falls should be open to the area amenities along the west side retire and asked public in the next month or two. of the Timberland Development, my parents to pur- Polygon Homes has been doing the sometime this summer.” chase the business. construction, and is still making fi- Polygon Project Manager Chris After working 80+ nal improvements. They’ve ordered Walther confirms that schedule, and hours and 7 days a new ‘backless’ benches for the view- says, “it is my understanding that week, my parents ing deck that should be installed once we remove the orange fencing became business in the next few weeks. They’ll be along with the connection to the owners in their removing the step in the gravel existing boardwalk, we will have it early 30s. I re- path connection from Cornell Rd open to the public at that time.” member my mom to the boardwalk landing at the The segment of the trail that will telling me about JQAY House site, and top dressing lead past the Timberland subdi- how she worked the entire path with compacted 1/4” vision to Barnes Road will open chocolate and plain or with blue- while she was pregnant with me up minus gravel for a smoother acces- once all construction of the new berry chips; plain and chocolate to the day she gave birth. She re- sible surface. apartment buildings on Barnes is cake doughnuts; chocolate, maple, members how hard it was to reach “THPRD Park Planner Matt complete. and maple-bacon bars; filled over her pregnant stomach to roll Kilmartin says, donuts (apple or bavarian creme); the dough.” “They will be com- apple fritters, cinnamon rolls, and They learned to make doughnuts pleting a few other twists; plus loads of holes. A mixed by doing it, Paul says. “They were minor odds-and- dozen starts at $9.75. Beverages in- taught how to measure, check tem- ends to finalize clude plenty of fresh Boyd’s coffee, perature, and all, but everything our construction hot chocolate, tea and soft drinks. seemed “too text book-like,” so after punch-list and One reviewer on Yelp says, “The they became managers, they found close out their raised are lighter than air with a their own methods for making a City, County and delicately crispy skin, unlike the better tasting doughnut. My mother CWS permits. I an- dense, bread-like versions you get especially knows how to do it all. ticipate all will be most places. These doughnuts have Yes, she started with a book filled completed by end the texture of Krispy Kreme but with measurements and directions, of April. THPRD without the cloying sweetness... but she shut that book closed soon hopes to take The good news is it’s on my way after she opened it. She knew that ownership of the to work. The bad news...it’s on my her way was the right way.” properties contain- A view of Cedar Mill Falls from the new staircase way to work.” Continued on page 11 ing the Sue Conger leading down from Cornell Page 2 Cedar Mill News April 2013 Cedar Mill Business News Do you have news or events or know of something that you would like to see covered in the Cedar Mill News? Please write to Virginia Bruce at [email protected] Same paint, new easy to get to, and a refrigerated case Park and Funeral Home. He will ad- paint from a photograph. Stretch name, save now! for vitamins, probiotics and other dress everything you ever wanted to the imagination, find an un- products that must be kept cold. know about Life’s Last Grand Event: known relationship, exaggerate Three years ago, Valspar Cor- New products include naturo- “What you need to know to make a and amaze. 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