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Change in fireworks height may affect views Viewers at Coulon Park are in for a more ‘saturated’ show, but the excitement will not be as visible outside of the park By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
The City of Renton is hoping this year’s Fourth of July fireworks show at Gene Coulon Park will be the best show they’ve done so far. But you may have to be in the park to see it.
For the first time since the city began its July 4 celebration, this year’s fireworks will not be fired off from a barge 1,000 feet from shore but from the Ivar’s water walk . That means instead of the usual height of about 600 feet in the air, this year’s explosions will only reach about 300 feet, making it difficult to see from surrounding homes
and hills. The change is due to increased regulations and hazardous materials transportation and safety standards. According to Sonja Mejlaender of the Renton Community Relations and Events department, the city must find a place south of the Interstate 90 bridge to load its shells onto the barge, that would then be towed into place near the park. In the past, the city used a spot in Kenmore, but that location has become a
construction site for the new state Route 520 bridge and is no longer available. Because of the larger shells used for the fireworks show, a setback of 1,000 feet from all residences is required. And south of the highways, there are no commercial locations available to load a barge. The city even tried working with Boeing, but because fireworks are a hazardous material, Boeing could not approve using its land for the barge either. [ more Fourth page 14 ]
Dog park unlikely at Cascade Village By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Celebrating the survivors The annual Renton Relay for Life began under clear blue skies Friday at Renton Memorial Stadium with the traditional Survivor’s Lap, honoring those who are fighting or have beaten cancer. Walkers remained on the track through the night until the closing ceremonies at 11 a.m. Saturday morning. The event is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. This year 510 participants on 32 teams rasied more than $83,500 for cancer research. Photos courtesy of Ray Kusumi
The hope of creating a dog park or community garden for the Benson Hill neighborhood has hit a snag, but community leaders are moving forward with new ideas for a community gathering space. Originally, the new Benson Hill Community Plan called for the empty space at the commercial center to create a community focal point, with a focus on a dog park or garden, but a check by the property’s owner revealed that his insurance would not allow it. According to Chuck Seil, vice president of the Cascade neighborhood Association, Cascade Village property owner Bruce Anderson’s insurance company told The Benson Hill community plan him that not only would envisions Cascade Village at the heart they not cover a dog of the neighborhood. Brian beckley, park, but the addition of a Renton Reporter dog park to the property would force them to cancel his policy altogether. “I was a little saddened by it,” said Seil, who owns a dog himself and was looking forward to the possibility of offleash space. Senior Planner Erika Conkling said that while using the commercial space for a dog park may be out, there is still the possibility for the area. “It’s not possible to have those things in the way they went about pursuing it,” said Conkling. “It could be pos[ more Benson Hill page 5 ]
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Officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on Wednesday highlighted the destructive power of illegal fireworks during a demonstration in Renton. Explosives agent Brennan Phillips displayed several illegal devices, explained the dangers involved and then watched as officials set off the explosives in advance of July 4. Among the dangerous items demonstrated were a tennis-ball bomb, an M-1000 “Silver Salute” and a relatively new device called a “Light Saber.” Phillips called the Light Saber particularly “insidious” because it looks a lot like a typical Roman candle, but launches M-80 shells into the air, making them much more dangerous. All fireworks are illegal in the City of Renton. The city hosts a public display at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park (see page 1). The Renton Police and Fire Departments actively enforce the ban and work jointly to issue citations and confiscate fireworks.
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Unti says goodbye Renton, hello bishop post By TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
Pastor Kirby Unti has served St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church since Mount St. Helens blew up in 1980. Thirtythree years later to the same day he was elected to become a regional bishop. tracey compton, Renton Reporter Members of the church and faith community originally approached Unti about submitting his name to the nomination process. He didn’t see himself as a bishop and at first ignored the requests. When more people from different aspects of the church started asking him about the bishop position, he changed his mind and allowed his name to be submitted. Next, at an annual Lutheran assembly of 400 pastors, rostered staff and lay people, 15 nominees, including Unti, went through the election process. “It was a grueling process,” said Unti of the three days in May to select the next regional bishop. The 15 were whittled down to seven, then three, then two and finally to one: Unti. For his six year term
as bishop, Unti will be responsible for caring for 105 churches from the Kent/Des Moines border north to Canada. He will guide those churches if they have pastoral changes and conflicts and he will work to create learning opportunities and resources to strengthen the ministry. Unti will also spend a portion of his time in Chicago, serving the “mother church,” as one of the 65 national bishops, who make up the Conference of Bishops. Unti hopes to maintain his home in Renton and continue to serve on the Board of Trustees for Renton Technical College. “I came to St. Matthew’s on May 18, 1980, which is the day Mount St. Helens blew up,” he said. “That was a monumental day and I
always would tease people because they’d say, ‘You stayed there so long.’” Unti always replied that he was waiting for a sign of equal magnitude before he left. He has served at the church for 33 years. The biggest surprise has come from congregation members who are learning Unti won’t be around to bury their loved ones or officiate at their weddings. Unti is proud to leave behind a legacy of community partnerships that were created while he was at St. Matthew’s. The church is known historically for its work with public health, the Renton School district, Communities in Schools of Renton, the ARISE men’s shelter program, Congregations for the Homeless, the Emergency Feeding Program and an adult daycare.
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Pastor Kirby Unti of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church has been busy this week saying goodbye to his congregation and community members, as he prepares to become a bishop for the Northwest Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. “I’m living between two worlds, you know,” Unti said last Friday. “I’m very excited about the future and at the same time, it’s very hard to leave the Renton community and this faith community, where I’ve developed wonderful, wonderful partnerships and friendships working together.” St. Matthew’s will also loose Pastor Kathryn Buffum, as she will join Unti as assistant to the bishop. The congregation and community members have expressed positive feedback so far on the changes, Unti said, because they are “proud somebody out of their congregation and out of their town would be elected bishop.” “While I’m going through mixed feelings, they also are going through very mixed feelings,” he said. Kathy Kellar, a member for six years, feels thankful and blessed to have experienced Unti’s service to the church. “While we are all so happy for him, we all will feel the loss of no longer having our pastor within fingertip reach,” Kellar said.
He is also proud of two recent ministries: Grace Chinese Lutheran Church and Luther’s Table, a downtown Renton restaurant. When he was assigned to St. Matthew’s back in 1980, the church was on the verge of collapse because of low membership. Unti had instructions to merge it with another church or provide good “hospice” care while it died. The bishop at the time also told Unti that he was young and might see that there was vitality yet at St. Matthew’s. “Even though it was really, really struggling, it (the church) still was outwardly focused,” Unti said. “They were still connected to the community beyond the four walls and that’s what gave me the encouragement to believe that the church had a future.” Churches in any sect need to know who their neighbors are and become friends,” he advises. Now Unti is left with a deep sense of gratitude to Renton, the faith community and the people of the
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Work is under way on a permanent Tukwila Sounder commuter rail station that will become a key link in the regional and statewide transportation systems. Local, regional and federal officials broke ground on the $46 million project Monday morning near the temporary – and wooden – station that has stood since 2000. The rail station on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks is on Longacres Way in Tukwila, sandwiched between West Valley Highway and Interstate 405. The station built on raised platforms next to the tracks currently has more than 1,300 weekday boardings, making it the secondmost popular facility on a south line that serves about 10,000 riders a day. The station serves Sounder commuter rail and Amtrak Cascades service; the temporary station will remain open during construction.
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tion hoped to apply next year for a city neighborhood grant for the trail. Conkling said the city was most concerned with finding a short-term option to begin to build momentum in the community, whatever that turns out to be. “But I wouldn’t write off the dog park yet,” she said. A public hearing on the Benson Community Plan is scheduled for the July 17 Planning Commission meeting. A new version of the plan should be available for review on bensonplan. org next week.
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“While I am going through mixed feelings, they are also going through very mixed feelings.“ Pastor Kirby Unti on his congregation dealing with his new job as a Lutheran bishop
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uring the last three decades, Rev. Kirby Unti has offered his congregants and all of Renton thousands of words of hope, encouragement and solace. He has blessed newlyweds, babies and the emergency room at Valley Medical Center. He has seen what makes Renton special, even sacred. He has led his congregants and the community in times of mourning. Now, it’s time to say something to Kirby Unti: Thank you. Unti, pastor for 33 years of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in the Highlands, was elected in May as bishop of the Northwest Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He indicated he hopes to remain a trustee of Renton Technical College. Sunday, Renton can say goodbye to Unti and his wife Kim at a church reception, 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m., following the worship service at 10 a.m., and at a community reception, 1-4 p.m. at Luther’s Table, 419 S. Second St. Remembering Unti’s service to Renton would take time. That service is vast and for which in 2007 he was honored as Renton’s Citizen of the Year. Unti has helped build Renton and his church since the day he and Kim arrived in Renton – Sunday, May 18, 1980, the day that Mount St. Helens erupted. They’re no earthly rumblings expected this Sunday; but this being summer, the heavens may open with a few tears. For sure, Unti was called upon when we wanted to celebrate and appreciate what made Renton a special place. He gave the invocation when Valley Medical Center’s new Emergency Services Tower opened in January 2010, calling it a place of “great healing” and “compassion.” “I want you to know we are standing on sacred ground,” he said. And when disaster struck closer to home, Unti and his church opened their doors. As they often do, floods struck the Cedar River in January 2009. Thirty or so residents of the Cedar Grove Mobile Home Park took shelter there, one of just two Red Cross shelters open in the county. It was difficult to say goodbye in June 2011 to Salvation Army Captains Terry and Rutendo Masango, who like the Untis made a difference in the lives of their church and their community. Unti was there to help. The Masangos got a standing ovation when he asked, “Do we love the Masangos?” Sounds like a good question to ask on Sunday about the Untis.
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Alley issue affects several builders in Renton Thank you for your recent story concerning the City of Renton’s practice of enforcing alleys as a mandatory component of all single-family development applications, despite language in city code stating that alleys are “preferred” [“Preference for alleys becoming an issue with
Boeing’s uneasy dance in Olympia By Jerry Cornfield
If you are of a mind to deliver a one-finger salute at mention of lawmakers in a tortuous special session, imagine what those in the hallowed suites of the Boeing Co. are thinking as they keep watch on the endless proceedings. Its posse of corporate lobbyists arrived in Olympia in January with a short but challenging wish list for legislators to fulfill. They’re waiting to see what got done. The list read something like this: Invest in training workers and educating greater numbers of engineers; improve the state’s transportation network including in and around its Everett factory; continue reforming workers’ compensation; and don’t change a state standard on fish consumption in a way that forces them to spend major bucks on improvements at its facilities. As of Wednesday morning, Boeing had lost one for certain and couldn’t yet claim successes on any of the others. Workers’ comp won’t happen, traded away in the last rounds of state budget negotiations. A nearly $10 billion transportation package — for which the linchpin is a 10.5-cent gas tax hike — is a definite maybe. There will likely be money to increase enrollment in college STEM programs including dollars for Washington State University to offer electrical engineering classes at Everett Community College. But enrollment of those WSU students is getting delayed a full year due to the legislative inaction. Looking at the scorecard, Boeing’s batting developers,” Renton Reporter, June 21, 2013]. We are glad to see the Renton Reporter call attention to this important issue. However, the article suggests that the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties represents just one member on this issue. That is incorrect. We in fact have more than a dozen builder members who have been affected by the alley issue. The manner in which the City of Renton is enforcing its code is creating a great deal of uncertainty for many builders,
average is underwhelming. As much as lawmakers are the cause by not giving them what they want, Boeing must shoulder some of the blame as well. Boeing is well known under the Capitol Dome for never saying exactly what it wants and what it doesn’t want to legislators. Their lobbyists communicate in a code which relies on nonverbal signs — a nod, a shrug, a head shake — and noncommittal language. And they never leave a paper trail. They are opaque, which confounds lawmakers. This year is no exception. There was a time such scorekeeping didn’t get done because it didn’t matter. Boeing seemed to have eyes for no state but Washington. Now score is kept for it’s no longer a monogamous relationship. Boeing’s become a hound dog playing the field from one coast to the other. In these past six months, while legislators and the governor pushed the state to the brink of an unprecedented shut down, the Boeing Co. continued its slow cruise out of Pugetopolis one transferred engineer and fabricated wing at a time. If Inslee and legislators honestly want Boeing to build its next generation of passenger jets in this state, they put forth a pretty unconvincing performance this session. It’s been nothing like 2003 when Washington offered up a humongous tax break and huge reforms in workers’ compensation to win the Dreamliner.
Contact Everett Herald political reporter Jerry Cornfield at jcornfield@heraldnet.com. not just one. Additionally, we believe the issue is discouraging those and other builders from even starting projects in Renton because of the uncertainty it creates. Thank you again for your coverage of the issue. We remain committed to working with the city to help find a solution.
Allison Butcher Public Affairs Director Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties
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Good news for Renton at Paris Air Show Boeing collects more than 300 orders for 737s at annual event in France By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
It was a good week at the Paris Air Show for the Boeing Co. and for Renton, with the announcement of several hundred new orders for Boeing 737 airplanes, all built here in town. In total, Boeing has received orders or commitments for a total of 317 of the 737-series airplanes.
So far, Boeing has received the following orders: • TUI Travel PLC orders 60 737 MAX aircrafts, valued at $6.1 billion; • Skymark Airlines ordered four 737 MAX at $400 million; • CIT Aerospace ordered 30 737 MAX 8 models at a cost of $3 billion; • Ryanair ordered 175 for $15.6 billon; • Oman Air ordered five 737-900ER model planes at $473 million; • Travel Service committed to three 737 MAX 8 planes at $301 million; and • an unidentified customer placed an order for 20 737s
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Tom Bowman, age 70 of Hobart, passed away on June 22, 2013 at the family home. Tom was born on January 8, 1943 in Renton, the son of Rome and Phyllis Bowman. He was raised in Centralia, Issaquah and Hobart. He graduated from Issaquah High School in 1962. Tom married his sweetheart and love of his life Lynda Kay Low on September 20, 1964. Tom was a chef and business owner. In his younger years he worked for Nicks Café and then spent 17 years working at Fasano’s in Issaquah. He moved as a Chef to the five star Red Cabbage that led to his 14 years of ownership of Pizza Pete in Rainier Beach. He retired after 25 years from the Renton School District. In his leisure time he enjoyed spending time with family and hunting. He loved visiting Kauai and Reno. Immediate Survivors include his loving wife Lynda; son David Bowman and his wife Kelly, and grandson Luke Young; brother Rome Bowman and Wife Elizabeth of Spokane and Jerry Bradley his wife Stephanie of Tonasket as well as their sons Jake and Beau Bradley; As for services, per his wishes we will not be holding one but plan to celebrate his life next year. The family will be open to visitors at their home Saturday, July 6 between 1:00PM and 4:00PM, if you would like to participate and share your memories please Friend him on facebook as well as visiting the family’s on-line guest book at www.flintofts.com. Remembrances may be made to the Heart and Lung charities. Arrangements are by Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory. 815945
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Robert G. Entz, 79, of Graham, died June 18, 2013 in Puyallup, WA. He was born June 1, 1934 to Herbert & Lillian Entz in Berwick, PA. Robert graduated from Williamsport High School in Pennsylvania. He served in the USAF during the Korean War. Robert married Angeline Jobe August 19, 1956 in Lamesa, TX. He graduated from the University of Texas with an Aerospace Engineering Degree & retired from Boeing in 1996. Robert was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church in Renton,WA. He enjoyed woodworking and riding his John Deere riding lawn mower. Robert is survived by his wife, Angeline Entz of Graham; son, Herbert Samuel Entz & fiancée Angela of Buckley; daughter, Elisabeth E. Booth & husband Kenneth of Graham; brothers, Ned Entz & wife Jan of Moses Lake, David Entz of Jersey Shore, PA. He is also survived by 5 grandchildren & 1 great-great-grandchild. Family request memorials may be made to: White River Education Foundation, PO Box 1951, Buckley,WA 98321. Military Honors will be held, Friday, July 5, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent,WA with a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 1032 Edmonds Ave. NE, Renton,WA 98056. Please sign the online guest book at www.weeksfuneralhomes. com. 815371
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Kids’
Summer Fun Calendar: Plenty for kids to do in Renton School’s out and there’s lots of summer activities planned around Renton for youth, teens and families.
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Local city businesses and organizations are sponsoring films for families around Renton for $5 per person admission. Everyone is invited to attend with their low-back chairs and blankets only. If bad weather threatens to dampen plans, call the Renton Community Center inclement weather line at 425-430-6719 for cancella-
tion information. Cancellation decisions are made at 5 p.m. for each screening. • 7 p.m., July 19, Piazza Park, “Transformers” • 7 p.m., July 26, Henry Moses Aquatic Center, “Finding Nemo” • 7 p.m., Aug. 2, McKnight Middle School, “How to Train Your Dragon” • 7 p.m., Aug. 9, Liberty Park, “Madagascar III”
Liberty Park Skate Park offers lots of curves, dips and jumps for kids to practice their smooth moves. tracey compton, Renton Reporter
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The Henry Moses Aquatic Center is visited weekly by kids in the Renton Parks and Recreation Department’s youth and teen summer camp programs. FILE PHOTO, Renton Reporter
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Movies in the park are hosted at several locations in Renton, including Liberty Park. submitted
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Day camp for children age 6, and beyond kindergarten, to age 10 is also available. The remaining week-long camps are July 1 to Aug.19. There are field trips to the zoo, Wild Waves, a Tacoma Rainier baseball game, and a trip to Castle Ice Arena, among other scheduled adventures. The camps are
For both youth and teen camps there is a $75 per week, per child nonrefundable deposit. The total cost is $150 for Renton residents and $180 for non-residents. To sign up, visit www.cybersign.org. There are even more specialty camps listed in the summer recreation directory, also online at www.rentonwa.gov.
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There are a variety of day camps available for kids in the city this summer. The City of Renton Parks and Recreation Department hosts theme-based teen activities from field trips to the Imax Theatre, a Seattle Storm basketball game, laser tag, Wild Waves and the zoo, among other excursions. Campers get t-shirts and occasional snacks and weekly trips to the Henry Moses Aquatic Center. The Renton Teen Camps continue to the week of Aug. 19. Camp is based at the
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Renton’s Fabulous 4th of July Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park
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7:00 a.m. Park opens 12:00-8:00 p.m. Free KidZone Activities 1:00-5:00 p.m. Free Rides in Voyageur Canoes 1:30-9:30 p.m. Stage Entertainment 10:00 p.m. Fireworks Display from the shores of Coulon Park 1:30 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
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Renton City Concert Band Parrot Ambassadors Convergence Blue Grass African All Stars Official Welcome and National Anthem Oncore, R&B Dance Hits
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Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park is located at 1201 Lake Washington Blvd. N in Renton. Small umbrellas and umbrella chairs are permitted. Only small size barbecues are permitted.
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Returning to civilian life after spending time in the armed forces can be difficult for veterans. One of the biggest challenges is finding a job in a tough economic climate. King County is assisting veterans making the transition to civilian work through the Heroes Employment Reintegration Opportunity (HERO) Program. The program offers six-month paid internships to qualified veterans, along with support services tailored to men and women re-entering the civilian workforce. “Veterans are a highly skilled and capable group of workers, but it can be difficult to translate their military training into civilian employment,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. “Our HERO Program helps bridge the gap between military and civilian life by giving veterans the tools they need to succeed.” During a ceremony this morning in the King County Council chambers, the first group of graduates from the HERO Program, including two Renton residents, was recognized by Executive Constantine and King County Councilmembers. Each veteran was also presented with a special
[ kids’ fun from page 8] ily Center at Creston Point Apartments, 3 p.m.-3:30 pm., snacks, 13445 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. July 8 to Aug.16 Noon-12:30 p.m., West Hill Family Enrichment Center (RAYS), 12704 76th Ave. S.
Parking Parking is not permitted on Lake Washington Blvd. Street parking is available on Houser Way N. Event parking is available on the upper two floors of the parking garage at The Landing and in the parking lot located at N. 8th St., Park Ave. N., and Garden Ave. N. Paid parking is available at The Bristol Apartments at Southport along Lake Washington, located between Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park and Boeing.
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coin inscribed with a King County logo and the seals of each branch of the U.S. military. Similar coins are often presented to servicemembers by their unit commanders in recognition of special achievement. Among those honored today were Corrie Maxwell and Jason Schluter, both of Renton. Schluter, who is originally from Renton and lives there now is a specialist in the U.S. Army. He served at Kunsan Base in South Korea, McGregor Range in New Mexico, Fort Bliss in Texas and Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Schluter is working with King County Elections. Maxwell is originally from Yakima, but today calls Renton home. Maxwell was a petty officer third class in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps and has served Served at the Naval Dental Clinic, Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Calif.; the Naval Dental Center in San Diego; and with the 1st Dental Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Maxwell is applying for the dental hygiene program at Seattle Central Community College for the fall of 2014. For more information about the HERO Program, call 206-477-3261 or visit www.kingcounty.gov/jobs. For information about the King County Veterans Program, visit www.kingcounty.gov/veterans.
FREE MOBILE SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM
The Renton School District will provide free lunches at the following sites. For specific times, visit the district or city web sites: www.rentonschools. us/Departments/Nutrition_ Services/SummerMeal/Program or call 425-430-6694 for updates.
Courtesy drop-off, pick-up, unload and load available in the Boat Launch area; access to Boat Launch will not available between 9:45 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. Street Closure Vehicle access to Lake Washington Blvd. will be restricted beginning at 10:15 p.m. to facilitate safe exit of pedestrians and vehicular traffic from the park. Lake Washington Blvd. will reopen at approximately 11:15 p.m.
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The buzz is all about ooey gooey wonder - honey Carolyn Ossorio
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I love raw honey (honey that is straight from the bee hive without adding heat). It’s a comforting food. I enjoy warming it up in milk for my kids as an after-school treat, spooning oversized dollops onto the center of a piping hot bowl of oatmeal. And, of course, peanut butter spread with that ooey gooey rich honey on thick-cut bread is like manna. It’s no wonder they found honey in Egyptian tombs! I’m a sucker for those big Mason jars with homespun labels at farmers markets that say Blackberry or Wildflower honey. That means that if honey-bee hives are located by a whole bunch of blackberry bushes, the pollen the bees used to make honey is likely to be sourced from those flowers and thus have the essence of blackberries. Pasteurization boils all those notes away.
Once upon a time, long ago, Paul and I drove to San Francisco for a little vacation (before kids) and in the middle of a wooded wonderland on the side of a country road, we found a checkered table with amber-colored jars filled to the brim with rich honey. Near the honey was a handcrafted wooden box with a slit at the top and a sign in swirly script that read: Honor Policy: each jar is $7. In the past few years there has been a resurgence of people going back to nature. Whether it’s growing a garden, composting, going green, drinking organic milk, or eating raw honey, people are looking to live more simple lives. As a result, people are getting into bees. You can see the telltale signs in our neighborhoods, generally two large wooden boxes stacked on top of each other. People are also taking note of an alarming disease that has been affecting the honey bee called Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD that has wreaked havoc on the
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Renton beekeeper Brian Overman, left, helps Sophie, Amelia and Patrick Ossorio show off some of his honey at his Renton Hill shop. Carolyn Ossorio honey bees. There is no definitive answer about what is causing honey bees to abandon their hives, leaving the queens and babies unattended. But leading scientists believe that pesticides and lack of food for the bees is causing the demise of hives around the world. My 13-year-old daughter Sophie wanted to become a beekeeper because “bees are cool! And they need our help!” I was game, but a little wary. For all of my life I have loved everything about
honey, except for the bees for no other reason than I held a grudge from when I was 10 and got stung between my flip flops. But Sophie was right: the bees need our help. So I was excited to talk to Brian Overman, longtime Renton Hill resident who’s been keeping bees for the last five years. Brian lives at the tippy top of Renton Hill where the view is spectacular from a cozy rambler built by his parents in 1948. Brian’s yard is beautiful as well as strategic, home [ more Ossorio page 13 ]
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Bees face man-made challenges to survival [ CAROLYN from page 12] to all sorts of bee-friendly plants but mostly flowers to help provide food for his hives and incent them to forage close to home. “I grew up here on Renton Hill,” Brian told me, his voice filled with a sweet nostalgia. He moved back to his childhood home on Renton Hill 13 years ago after his mother passed away. “I have loved this place, the hill and my home, for most of the 64 years I have been here.” Brian’s parents were one of the first families to build on the hill. “I attended Henry Ford Elementary school and walked home up and down Renton Hill every day, not quite the story of riding a horse 20 miles through the snow to get to school but nevertheless a long uphill walk. I attended Renton High School back when Clarence Williams was our star ball player.” Brian’s interest in bees came from his background in farming, woodworking and a love of the natural world. When the Colony Collapse Disorder became public he built his own hives. “After the first year I was able to actually harvest my first jars of honey from my own honey bees! This was huge! Actually
The Ossorios, Carolyn, Sophie, Amelia and Patrick, stand on top of Renton Hill at the home of beekeeper Brian Overman. Carolyn Ossorio producing a product from my own efforts, well honestly the bees produced the honey but they don’t talk much!” Brian also set up a hive for one neighbor on the hill and plans to fill it later in the summer with bees from one of the two colonies Brian had just restocked. When one of his new hives “splits” Brian will capture a new queen and takes a few frames of baby bees to his neighbor to begin a new colony.
Each hive generally supports about 20,000 to 40,000 bees in summertime. Like his bees, Brian has been busy! We toured his cabinet-making workshop, viewing frames filled with honey from a previous season. We also were able to see his latest project: building glass observation hives he intends to install inside his home and be able to watch the hives’ activity from the comfort of the couch
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like living art. “Beekeeping is a constant learning process. I love it! Watching and learning. They are an amazing little society! Humans could learn a lot!” Brian said, handing me a jar of his raw honey. “Even when CCD (colony collapse disorder) left me with empty hives three out of four winters, making it necessary to begin with a new colony of bees the following spring, I never quit! Our efforts in our own backyards and those of friends and family are very important to the big picture.” “Yum!” I said, dipping my finger back into the jar for a second time. “I can see where this is going,” Brian said. “You kids better get in there before your mom gets it all,” Brian said with a grin, handing each of my kids a jar of his honey. Brian often thinks about selling his honey at the Renton Farmers Market with his niece. But mostly he enjoys giving it away to family and friends.
I love suggestions! If you know of people or places in Renton that surprise, delight and inspire the community, drop me a line at carolyn@pippimamma. com. Also follow Carolyn on her blog, www.pippimamma. com.
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Over the weekend, as I was writing my column, I received a frantic email from beekeeper Brian Overman. “Today the City of Renton just sprayed our hill and my hives are dying! I don’t mean to snivel to you, but this is a part of the ongoing battle, nationwide, of pesticides. My hives are definitely affected, dead and dying bees all over the place.” I spoke with Ron Straka, utility engineering supervisor for the City of Renton and explained Brian’s concerns and received this email. The following is the information about the spraying associated with the City of Renton Mosquito Abatement Program: The city conducts an annual mosquito abatement program to control mosquitoes in the Talbot Hill area (east of SR-167, west of Talbot Road, south of I-405 and north of Valley Medical Center). The program started in 1990 due to a significant number of complaints from residents that live adjacent to the Panther Creek Wetlands immediately east of SR-167. The residents expect the city to conduct the program due to the mosquito population that emerges from the wetland area and migrates uphill into the neighborhood along the base of Talbot Hill, east of SR-167, between I-405 and Valley Medical Center. Treatment (spraying) is conducted weekly between May and September, as needed and if conditions allow (not raining or too windy). The treatments started this year on May 30. The awareness about the need to control mosquitoes has increased recently due to concerns about West Nile virus, which is spread by infected mosquitoes. However, there have been no human contracted cases of West Nile virus from mosquitoes in the King County area and possibly Western Washington. Treatment is applied in the upland areas, along the forested hillside, east of the Panther Creek Wetlands, in a very careful and controlled manner.
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Renton’s Fabulous 4th at Coulon Park has something for everyone While the fireworks are a big draw, they are not the only aspect of the city’s Fabulous 4th of July celebration. The celebration will have something for everyone, including free children’s activities and face painting from noon to 8 p.m. sponsored by Coal Creek Family YMCA; stage entertainment from 1:30 to 9:30 p.m. sponsored by Sanctuary & The Reserve Apartments; and a professional fireworks display from the shores of the lake at 10 p.m. More than 20,000 people enjoy the festivities in the park each year, with many more viewing the beautiful fireworks display from boats, canoes, kayaks, and several locations close to the park. Event Schedule: 7 a.m. – Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park Opens Noon to 8 p.m. – Free KidZone Activities 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Free Rides in Voyageur Canoes 1:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Stage Entertainment 10 p.m. – Fireworks display from the shores of Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park Stage Entertainment: 1:30 p.m. – Renton City Concert Band 3:15 p.m. – Parrot Ambassadors 4:30 p.m. – Convergence Zone Bluegrass Band 6 p.m. – African All Stars 7:15 p.m. – Official Welcome & National Anthem 8 p.m. – Oncore, R&B Dance Hits Ivar’s, Kidd Valley, and beachside concessions will be available all day in the park. Attendees are encouraged to join the city in “greening” Renton’s larger scale events by using the recycling receptacles in the park. The following hours will be enforced at the boat launch on July 4th: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.: No launching or pick-up of watercraft Attendees should note the following parking and access information: • Parking is limited at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park and is not permitted along Lake Washington Blvd.
• Parking is available on Houser Way North, on the top two floors of the parking garage at The Landing and in the parking lot located at N. 8th Street, Park Avenue N. and Garden Avenue N. • There is no event shuttle service. • Parking for a few will be available for vehicles and boat trailers at the Bristol Apartments at Southport along Lake Washington, located between Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park and Boeing. • Courtesy pick-up and drop- off will be available in the boat launch area; access to the boat launch will not be available between 9:45 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. • Vehicle access to Lake Washington Blvd. will be restricted beginning at 10:15 p.m. to facilitate exit of pedestrians and vehicular traffic. Lake Washington Blvd. will reopen at approximately 11:15 p.m. Attendees who are not picked up before 10 p.m. will need to wait for pick-up until Lake Washington Blvd. reopens at approximately 11:15 p.m. Park rules prohibit the following: pop-up canopies, enclosed tents, table umbrellas, large barbecues, personal fireworks, alcohol, animals, pets, nets, poles, and projectiles (i.e. frisbees, footballs, etc). Small umbrellas and umbrella chairs will be allowed. Only small barbeques will be permitted. Personal fireworks are banned within the Renton city limits at all times and the ban will be actively enforced. The success of Renton’s Fabulous 4th of July, Renton’s largest one-day event, can be attributed to the ongoing support of our event sponsors. The City of Renton has been very fortunate to develop sponsor relationships with three community partners; The Landing, Sanctuary & The Reserve Apartments, and Coal Creek Family YMCA Please join the city in thanking our sponsors by exploring their services and patronizing these Renton-based businesses. Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park is located at 1201 Lake Washington Blvd. N. For additional information about the event call 425-430-6600 or visit rentonwa.gov.
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“We all wanted to get to ‘yes,’” Mejlaender said. “We exhausted ourselves for months.” But the city could not “get to yes” and this year’s fireworks will consist of smaller shells fired from closer to shore, which means they will not go as high in the air and there may be more obstructed views from homes that are used to being able to see the show. “Instead of going 600 feet, it will go to 300 feet,” Mejlander said. However, Mejlaender said the costs of putting on the fireworks display have risen steadily in recent years, particularly in barge costs. So by using smaller shells and launching from land, the city was able to put more resources into the show itself, which Mejlaender said should be the bast ever. “If you are in the park,” she added. Mejaelander said in the past the show has always catered to those actual in the park, but this year it will be even more so, with a higher “saturation” of fireworks. “For Coulon attendees we hope it’s the best show they’ve seen in a decade,” she said. At 300 feet, the fireworks will still be exploding overhead at the height of a 30-story building, “But there is a difference between 300 feet and 600 feet (in height),” Mejlaender said. “This is not our preference,” she added. “We really tired.” The change is expected to be a permanent one. Last year, more than 20,000 people visited Gene Coulon Memorial park on July 4. During the event and for two weeks following, the city will be hosting a survey to gain resident feedback on the change. The survey will be available at the park on July 4 and on the city website after. Reach Assistant Editor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5054
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The argument This week’s… apparently stemmed from damage to a mailbox, in which a claim was filed in small-claims court. The two women, ages 22 and 43, have used verbal assaults, including racial slurs, and death threats. Some of the exchanges were captured on a cell phone’s video camera, but the audio was poor. The officer told the two women to stay away from each other as much as possible and try not to antagonize the other. They told the officer they would but blamed the other for the problems. CRIME
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A Kent woman in need of a birthday gift for a family member was arrested after she tried to steal children’s clothing from Fred Meyer on Rainier Avenue. While she was being interviewed, two pairs of new shoelaces were sticking out of her coat pocket. The woman had about $10 in cash. The officer asked for identification, but the 35-year-old woman said her purse had been stolen the day before. She didn’t file a police report. She admitted the shoelaces belonged to Fred Meyer. A store security officer told officers the woman collected clothes in the children’s department and the shoe department, concealing the items in a reusable shopping bag. She was detained outside after she failed to pay for the items, valued at about $250. She was taken to the regional jail, SCORE, and booked for investigation of third-degree theft.
Man hits pregnant girlfriend A 22-year-old Renton man was cited for fourth-degree, domestic-violence assault after his girlfriend, who is six-months pregnant, told an officer he had hit her in the face about 10 times. The boyfriend had asked the victim whether she wanted a ride home; the 19-year-old preferred to be picked up by her parents. The man grabbed the cell phone as she tried to call her parents. The two struggled over the phone and she was punched in the face. She said the man brought her to the ground and hit her several more times. A woman inside the home where the
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Burglars take cash, jewelry Cash and jewelry were taken and the home’s bedrooms ransacked in a residential burglary June 10 on Southeast 172nd Street. The break-in occurred during the day when someone kicked in the front door. Damage was estimated at $300. About $50 in cash was stolen and the resident was determining what jewelry was stolen.
Can’t grind into safe Burglars attempted but failed to grind their way into the safe June 13 at Plum Delicious restaurant on Northeast Sunset Boulevard. The burglars used a power cord to run the grinder, which apparently tripped three breakers in the business. The cord was continually moved from outlet to outlet to keep the grinder running. Entered were the office, breakroom and pantry. A file cabinet was opened and vases were broken in the breakroom. A fingerprint was found on the vase. The burglars entered through a littleused rear door to the restaurant.
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PUBLIC NOTICES KING COUNTY DEPT. OF PERMITTING & ENVIRONMENTA REVIEW (DPER) 35030 SE Douglas St., Ste. 210, Snoqualmie WA 98065-9266 NOTICE OF LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS REQUESTS: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (SHOR) & Clearing & Grading Permit (GRDE) Files: SHOR13-0014 & GRDE13-0004 Applicant: KC Water Dist. #90 Site location: 17711 SE Jones Rd Renton Proposal: Drill new 16” production water Well #3, install site piping & vault & new driveway to Well #3 Project Manager: Laura Casey Env Scientist 206-477-0368 COMMENT PROCEDURES: DPER will issue a decision on this application following a 30-day comment period ending on July 31, 2013, written comments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the Project Manager listed above. Published in the Renton Reporter on June 28, 2013. #815139. THE REGULAR JULY 3, 2013 MEETING OF THE SOOS CREEK WATER & SEWER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 4:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013, AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE. SOOS CREEK WATER & SEWER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 14616 SE 192ND STREET RENTON, WA 98058 Published in the Renton Reporter on June 28, 2013. #816367. NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE RENTON, WASHINGTON The Environmental Review Committee has issued a Determination of NonSignificance (DNS) for the following project under the authority of the Renton municipal code. NE 10th St / Anacortes Ave NE Detention Pond Retrofit LUA13000605 Location: NE 10th St & Anacortes Ave NE. The applicant
is requesting SEPA Review in order to retrofit an existing detention pond into a combined detention/water quality pond. The 1.12 acre site is located on the north side on NE 10th St between Anacortes Ave NE and Chelan Ave NE in the R8 zone. There are no critical areas on site. Appeals of the DNS must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on July 12, 2013. Appeals must be filed in writing together with the required fee with: Hearing Examiner c/o City Clerk, City of Renton, 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Hearing Examiner are governed by RMC 48110 and more information may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, 4254306510. Published in the Renton Reporter on June 28, 2013. #816364. NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE RENTON, WASHINGTON The Environmental Review Committee has issued a Determination of NonSignificance (DNS) for the following project under the authority of the Renton municipal code. NE 31st Street Culvert Replacement LUA13000598 Location: 2224 NE 31st St. Application for SEPA Review and Shoreline Exemption in order to remove and replace an existing storm system which conveys May Creek under NE 31st St. Adjacent land use consists of singlefamily residences within the Resource Conservation (RC) and Residential 1 du/ac (R8) zones. Appeals of the DNS must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on July 12, 2013. Appeals must be filed in writing together with the required fee with: Hearing Examiner c/o City Clerk, City of Renton, 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Hearing Examiner are governed by RMC 48110 and more information may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, 4254306510. Published in the Renton Reporter on June 28, 2013. #816365. NOTICE SSHI, LLC dba DR Horton, Inc., 12910 Totem Lake Blvd NE, Suite 200, Kirkland, WA , is
seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Liberty Gardens is located at 162nd Avenue SE & SE 140th Place in Renton, in King County, Washington. This project involves 8.5 acres of soil disturbance for grading, roadway, storm drainage, utility, and dwelling unit construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to an on-site storm drainage system which will discharge into a Class III wetland at the southwest corner of the project. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in the Renton Reporter on June 21, 26, 2013. #813487
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Hazen junior Jake Kolterman has won every game of his high school career except one. Submitted
Hazen’s Jake Kolterman this week was named to the All State Baseball first team by the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association. Kolterman, a junior, led the Highlanders to a 5-1 record in the games he pitched, with his only loss of the year - and the only loss of his high school
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Lauren Sewell, who was a standout golfer at Kentridge High School, has won the City Championship of the Seattle Women’s Golf Association. She beat Leslie Folsom, who has won the title five times in a row, in the finals June 20 of the four-day tournament at Fairwood Golf and Country Club Sewell defeated the reigning champ from the Rainier Golf and Country Club in Des Moines 7 and 6 on the 30th hole. “It was a very exciting match with really great golf shots all day long,” said Kathryn Provazek, who placed fourth in the tournament and provided
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Pair of Renton teens to build schools in Nicaragua Two Renton High School juniors and their teacher will travel abroad this summer to help build schools for girls in Nicaragua, as part of the district’s first endeavor with service and education group, buildOn. Kim-Dung Nguyen and Adji Adam MBaye, both 17, will travel with their teacher Robert Conway to Nicaragua this summer to support efforts to give girls access to education in that country. They are doing the mission as part of Renton High’s chapter of buildOn. That organization is focused on breaking “the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations through service and education” in emerging countries, according buildOn’s web site. Both Kim and Adji moved to the U.S. in 2010: Kim from Vietnam and Adji from Senegal. They both speak eloquently about the opportunities that attending a school in America provides them; a reason why they now live here instead of their birth country, a district press release states. This mission, the girls say,
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