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City Council leaning away from changes to meeting frequency Consensus is to add comments to Committee of the Whole meetings By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Seahawks fans Kacen Parker, 11, Hayden Mathews, 9 and Eli McCann, 10, cheered on the team during a rally at City Hall Jan. 10. Mathews, dressed as “Little Marshawn Lynch” won the day’s spirit costume contest. Brian Beckley, Renton Reporter
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undreds of men, women, boys, girls, dogs and even cats dressed in their blue and green finest and headed down to City Hall this past Friday to cheer the Seattle Seahawks on to victory in their playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. The Seahawks won the game 23-15 and will face the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC Championship at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Seattle. Fans cheered for the Sea Gals, Blitz and Seahawks alumni as dozens of “12” flags [ more rally page 16 ]
Renton City Councilmembers on Monday discussed the possibility of reducing the number of regular City Council meetings each week during a lengthy Committee of the Whole meeting. No decisions were made on the issue and while councilmembers were split on the need to change the current format, all agreed that they would like to find a way to increase public comment and input earlier in the policy-making process. Approximately 20 residents attended the discussion, a large number for a Committee of the Whole discussion that reflected the importance some members of the community place on the weekly opportu[ more meetings page 15 ]
School board approves design of new middle school in Newcastle tcompton@rentonreporter.com
Design work continues on a new middle school planned on the current site of the Renton Academy in Newcastle. The Renton School Board approve NAC Architecture’s design development plans at their meeting Jan. 8. The construction is expected to be start in 2015 and complete in 2016, in time for the new school year.
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Middle school No. 4, as it’s being called now, will have many sustainable design features, similar to the district’s Secondary Learning Center. The building with be super insulated and harvest daylight for energy and it will also have a specially designed storm water runoff system, among other features. During the design presentation, School Board member Pam Teal remarked that the building
Middle school No. 4 will be named later this year in a special process commissioned by the
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With a full moon hanging behind them in the sky, Chris Coubertier played a little ball with his sons Caiden, 4, and Camrin, 9, Tuesday at Philip Arnold Park.
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Rieger and members of the City Council Monday after presenting the city with a check to support the new inclusive playground. Brian Beckley, Renton Reporter
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Valley Medical Center has been named one of the 97 best hospitals in the nation for joint replacement, according to Medicare, the only hospital in Washington state to achieve this status. In evaluating the hospitals, Medicare looked at how often its beneficiaries were readmitted within 30 days of discharge and how often serious complications occurred after the operation. The Medicare evaluation considered the outcomes of all Medicare beneficiaries receiving joint replacement between July 2009 and June 2012, nearly 1.8 million patients between July 2009 and June 2012. About 95 percent of hospitals nationwide were identified as only average and another 95 hospitals rated below average.
Old Renton Book Exchange facing hard times By TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
Renton’s only bookstore is six months behind on rent and facing closure if things don’t turn around soon. Dacia Hanson, owner of the Old Renton Book Exchange, is asking for help as she scrambles to find ways to make the store profitable. Hanson has set up a page on gofundme.com to help raise money. The goal is to raise $15,000 in the next 60 days. So far, just over a thousand dollars have been raised in four days on the site, as of Wednesday. Hanson is also closing the store on Mondays to go work part time at Luther’s Table down the street. She’s received a positive response from the public since posting on the store’s Facebook page about the store’s hardship. Initially she was concerned that her “plea” for money and support would be viewed as unprofessional, but said that feeling has dissipated. “It was a risk asking people to help out, but it’s one I’m glad I took,” Hanson said. Business has picked up since she her posts about the store, which have served to raise awareness about her plight. Hanson isn’t mad at the City of Renton or anyone else for the lack of foot traffic downtown, but she does say she’s become disenchanted with the Renton Chamber
of Commerce. She think’s the membership fees for events and activities are “counterintuitive” to encouraging small businesses. “I”m more frustrated with the fact that I feel like this downtown Renton renaissance that has just been heretofore happening in fits and starts, for like the last 15 years, is just not happening,” Hanson said. “It’s slogging, you know. We have so many empty storefronts. It’s just depressing.” Despite it all, Hanson remains hopeful things will turn around for the Old Renton Book Exchange. “Ultimately, I wouldn’t be doing any of this if I didn’t have a positive outlook about what our future is for here,” she said. “I don’t want to give up; I love it here in Renton and I love the spot here. I love the community that we’re a part of; I just wish we had more people in it.” Activities at the store continue, with a clothing swap and craft event on Jan. 19, a sale planned for Jan. 21 to Jan. 25 and a Sardonic Salon, a literary night of tomfoolery and cocktails, planned in Feb. A burlesque event for those 21 and up is schedule for April 12. For more information, visit the bookstore’s website at www.oldrentonbooks. com. Reporter Tracey Compton can be reached at 425-255-3484, ext. 5052 or tcompton@ rentonreporter.com.
Dacia Hanson, owner of the Old Renton Book Exchange, hopes sales from a flood of new inventory will boost profits for the store. tracey compton, Renton Reporter
Renton Rotary selects January Youth of the Month Alan Yeh is a senior at Hazen High School. He holds a 3.99 grade point average (G.P.A.). Yeh has been involved in orchestra, East Hill Strings Alan Yeh Lessons, key club, swim team, tennis, diversity club, Highlander Club and Associated Student Body Leadership. Yeh has received scholar athlete, national AP scholar, national honor society student of the
month, varsity, in swim and orchestra and junior varsity in tennis. He volunteers with YMCA, key club, and national honor society. Yeh plans to attend a university or liberal arts college to major in either English or philosophy, politics and economics. He would like to become a writer and is interested in becoming an independent screenwriter and novelist. Lily He is a senior at Lindbergh High School. She holds a 4.0 G.P.A. He has been a member of Eagle Crew, key club and national honor society. She has
earned AP Scholar, national honor society scholar, President’s Service Award and Japanese National Honor Society. He works part-time as an adminLily He istrative student assistant at Lindbergh and volunteers with Seattle Children’s Clinic and the King County Library System. She plans to attend a four year university and to attend medical school. She hopes to one
day work as an emergency room surgeon. Shelby Mensalvas is a senior at Renton High School. She holds a 3.9 Shelby Mensalvas G.P.A. Mensalvas is involved with volleyball, Relay for Life, and science club. She has received honor roll, CPR/First Aid certification, most inspirational in Tae Kwon Do and a varsity volleyball letter. She works
part-time at Shnoo Yogurt and volunteers at the University of Washington Medical Center. Mensalvas hopes to attend the University of Washington, where she will major in nursing and hopes to work in the medical field. Rotary members recognize three Renton School District high school students each month as Youth of the Month. The award is given to students who possess leadership abilities, maintain a good grade point average, participate in school activities and volunteer in their community.
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City receives grant to repave Logan Avenue near stadium By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Commuters traverse the intersection of Logan Avenue and North Fourth Street Tuesday night. This four-block section of Logan Avenue will be rebuilt this summer to repair damage (detail). Brian Beckley, Renton Reporter
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In something of a surprise, the City of Renton recently received a grant that will allow the city to move forward with the replacement of the road surface on Logan Avenue in North Renton. The $4.6 million grant from the state’s Transportation Improvement Program, will require a $1.1 million match from the city. The work area will stretch only about four blocks, from North Sixth Street south to about the north end of the bridge over the Cedar River, just south of the Renton Memorial Stadium parking lot. “It’s wonderful and a huge surprise we got it,” Councilwoman Marcie Palmer, chair of the council’s Transportation Committee, said Tuesday, calling Logan Avenue “one of our worst roads and most important.” According to Deputy Public Works Administrator Doug Jacobson, the roadway, built in the 1950s, is beginning to fail. Jacobson said the road is constructed of about seven or eight inches of concrete with seven or eight inches of asphalt on top and the pavement is reaching the end of its life. “That pavement section is just failing,” he said. The result is cracked pavements, potholes, a rough ride for drivers and a noisy street for neighbors. The new construction will replace the concrete with what Jacobson called “full depth asphalt,” about a foot’s worth. In addition to the new surface, Jacobson said there will be a few other changes in the area and several improvements for pedestrians.
First, a new sidewalk, along the east side of the roadway, is planned. Changes to the intersection/exit from Logan to N. Third Street are also planned. The new exit will drop from two lanes to one and the radius of the exit will also be tightened to allow the city to put a pedestrian signal across Third Street. Jacobson said the design phase of the project, which was spurred by a $950,000 grant from the state last spring, is well under way and the city hopes to send the project to bid midsummer, with the goal of getting the work done by the time construction season ends in October. Jacobson said the disruption to the area will last about five or six weeks and that the plan is to remove and rebuild the pavement in halves. Jacobson said during construction, the city plans to keep two northbound lanes open at all times with southbound traffic probably detoured to Park Avenue. Palmer said though the traffic detours may cause some disruption in North Renton, overall the project will end up as a good thing for the neighborhood as the old, noisy roadway – about which she said she gets complaints – is replaced. “It will be worth it to get that done,” Palmer said. The city will also be meeting with the school district to learn the stadium’s sports schedule, which in the fall will host home games for all three Renton School District High School football teams, as well as soccer matches for all three schools. The city has scheduled an open house on the project for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Renton Senior Activity Center, 211 Burnett Ave. N.
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am passionate about telling a great story, which is something that the best movies do,” he said. As a filmmaker, Mitch was a winner at both the 2011 and 2012 FilmFrenzy events and was a judge for the 2013 contest. He said he enjoys helping young aspiring filmmakers at the FilmFrenzy, passing along his wealth of experience and inspiring them in the creative joy of filmmaking. “Our little town is catching the attention of major film festivals, and it is so exciting to see Renton carry the flame. I feel a huge swell of pride to be a part of it,” he said. “The newer technologies have luckily provided many more people with the ability to affordably create and edit their own films.” When asked about what kind of movies he likes to create, Mitch said, “I generally tend to make films that focus on character as compared to spectacle. I love ‘a day in the life’ types of stories, in particular. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy spectacle films like “Star Wars” as much as the next person, but over time I’ve come to love just creating films that follow characters through an interesting moment in their lives.” Mitch and his wife have a 4-year-old son with another one on the way, but he finds time to be a community vol-
unteer and serves as an arts commissioner for the Renton Municipal Arts Commission. I was part of the team who interviewed Mitch for this position and was impressed with his passion for filmmaking and for his desire to support and promote the creative side of Renton. Last year, Mitch and I started a new project to build a collection of video interviews, profiles in the creativity of local artists. The first one we completed was a video interview of artist Mary Clymer. Mitch said, “I believe in the critical importance of arts in society. In the short time that I’ve been back to Renton, I’ve found so many people who are contributing to our world through their art. I felt that the interview project provided an opportunity to let the artists express their feelings in their own words.” Mitch is one example of someone making a difference in our community with his creative genius in furthering filmmaking as an art form here. And there are others among us in other fields of art who are also working hard to make Renton more and more recognized for its creative presence in our state.
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When Mitch Shepherd was six years old, his grandparents took him to see a movie at the old Parkway Plaza in Tukwila. It was an animated film appropriate for his age – yet he doesn’t remember it at all. “But as we were leaving, I saw the door to “Raiders of the Lost Ark” open. In just a few seconds, I was completely captivated and wanted to know everything about that movie. The imagery, the sound, the music – it all drew me in!” he said recently. Mitch spent his early years in the Seattle area and then studied filmmaking in New York City, followed by a film and television career in Southern California. Eventually, he moved back to this area so that he and his wife could be near her father who was dealing with cancer. When they settled in Renton, Mitch feared there would be few opportunities here for him and that his career might be over. Instead, after creating his own video arts business, he is able to support his family while doing what he loves! “Most of my work is freelance, but I am in the midst of launching a production company called AXOXIX,” he said. “Our focus will be on creating compelling and memorable commercial content for clients of all sizes and budgets.” Mitch passionately talks about “capturing reality on film” and the “primal excitement of combining new wave cinema with a good simple story.” At one time, the Seattle area was poised to become a film making Mecca in the northwest, but unfriendly tax laws forced film producers to focus their efforts on Canada, which since has been established as a giant in the industry. However, The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) has been gaining a lot of attention and respect around the world, and Renton is sharing in the growth. The following is an excerpt from an article printed by Washington Filmworks about Renton’s expansion in this field: “Renton has a diverse array of arts and entertainment, festivals, and events. Renton comes alive with film during May as site for a week of screenings of the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) and October with the Renton FilmFrenzy, a 50-hour filmmaking competition. Renton is an innovative, creative and energetic community, filled with committed and caring people who work hard to make their city a great place.” When asked about his passion for film, Mitch said, “I love how filmmaking is a perfect marriage of art and technology. It requires a mind that understands how to communicate a thought through captured imagery, as well as a mind that is capable of understanding the technology that is being used to convey that thought. “I also believe that film is a powerful medium, because I think human beings in general are drawn toward seeing the world from different perspectives; be it escapism, be it curiosity… there’s something satisfying about viewing the world through someone else’s point of view. Most of all, I
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Times have changed, but teens still need someone on their side Reporter Tracey Compton shares her thoughts about mentoring as January is National Mentoring Month. When I was in high school, teachers and adults would often reference “the real world” when talking about our future after high school. They used this saying so much it got to be annoying, as if the life we were experiencing in high school wasn’t real or valid. It also made the future sound very daunting. Adults didn’t seem to get that these phrases and others, such as “You can be anything in the world,” can strike terror in the minds of teens who have no idea what they want to do after high school. I’ve been reminded of this exciting, yet delicate time for teens in my work as a mentor for Communities in Schools of Kent. I live in Kent, but work in Renton and can’t volunteer for the Renton branch because I cover it. Volunteering for the organization has been rewarding and insightful into the lives of teens these days. Communities in Schools is represented in many school districts across the state, including Renton, and serves not only high schoolers with mentors but grade school children as well. Staff and volunteers are dedicated to prevention dropout and empowering students to achieve in school and in life. For four years, I helped mentor high school girls at the Kent Phoenix Academy and, man, was it a wake up call. Times have changed since I graduated in the mid-1990s. Where I passed notes in spiral notebooks to my friends, teens now send texts and the list goes on. The young women taught me as much as I shared with them. Mentoring was not strictly based on help with school work. I was there to listen and be supportive. While I learned what was hip with kids these days, the girls got brain-storming sessions from me on how they might turn their current passions into a career after high school. It was exciting and enlightening to see the world from that perspective again. There are all kinds of new challenges, opportunities and directions teens can go these days. This also makes decisions about the future daunting, which means some things haven’t changed. Breakthroughs I found, as a mentor, came from playing simple games, like “20 questions” that get to what are teens’ core values, behaviors, likes and interests. I went into mentoring thinking I would have to help these girls figure out a solid roadmap for after high school. That was true to some degree, but helping them discover who they are as people was the more rewarding benefit of our interaction. If you get the chance to mentor a young [ more compton page 7 ]
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of Renton in the governmental process. I especially like the new proposal of having all of the future Committee of the Whole meetings in the Council Chamber where they will be televised so that my dear friends and others who especially in the winter find it challenging to come to City Hall can participate from their homes. The rebroadcast of the Committee of the Whole helps those whose work schedules prevent them attending. Thank you again for your opening the city governing process even greater to all of us regular citizens. We stand ready to support and aid in any way we can as our contribution to the [ more letters page 7 ]
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King’s legacy needs tending Fifty years ago Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. left us the legacy of his “I have a dream speech.” As we celebrate his birthday here in King County, let us pause and reflect how much our society has changed. We have come a long way, and many advances have been made, including the first black president in our lifetime. Here in King County we’ve become increasingly more racially and ethnically diverse than any other time in our history. According to the 2010 U.S. Census report, Renton is now 51 percent people of color, Kent, 51 percent, Bellevue 42 percent, SeaTac 61 percent and Tukwila 62 percent. According to King County demographer ChanGreg Taylor
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dler Felt, we’ve become racially and ethnically diverse in South King County at a much faster rate than North King County. In addition, almost all of the growth that’s occurred in the county within the last 20 years has been due to people of color. Forty-seven percent of all the children in the county are of color, the number is even higher in South King County, which is at 55 percent. What’s interesting about all of our regional growth is that almost half of it is from immigrants and refugees. To use the phrase, “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” would be an understatement! We’ve changed dramatically, but many of our policies have not kept up with the new and complex demands of our ethnically diverse communities. [ more taylor page 7 ]
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Vote for Issaquah school levies to maintain performance My family moved to the area last September. The choice of the particular neighborhood we ultimately chose was due in part to the access it allowed to the Issaquah School District. As a parent of two children, one in the fourth grade now and one who will be entering kindergarten in September, it is important to me to have a quality, highperforming public school, especially since the school we were at showed us the effects of not-so-great performance. Since we were new to the area and the school district, I attended an event to learn about the levies that the Issaquah School District will have on the ballot in February. I went to that event with the misconception that the Issaquah School District was a “rich” district. What I learned was that ISD is ranked 292 out of 295 school districts in state per pupil funding. In February, the Issaquah School District will have three levies on the ballot all just renewing levies that will expire. The expected cost to a homeowner with an assessed value home of $500,000 is just $40 per year for the next four years. The maintenance and operation levy alone provides $0.21 of every classroom dollar. Without it, the Issaquah School District will lose almost a quarter of its classroom funding. So, in February, I will be voting yes for all three Issaquah School District levies to support a really great school district and help continue to make the schools high-performing for my kids and others kids in the district.
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This brings me to what many may be unaware of in South King County. Shockingly poverty has increased at record levels. In the last decade poverty has increased 89 percent in Renton, 74 percent in Kent, 70 percent in Burien and 92 percent in Auburn. Income inequality is creating a larger gap between the haves and the have-nots. Felt further states that “of King County’s growth in households since 2000, half has been in the low-income bracket (less than $35k); almost half has been in the high-income bracket (more than $125k); and hardly any-just 4 percent of the county’s growth-has been in the middle-income brackets (between $35k and $125k).” Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and having a paid sick- leave
ordinance would be a good place to start based on this trend of income inequality. We also need robust job creation, educational and small-business development strategies. I get choked up every time I visit any of our elementary schools and see the racial and ethnic diversity that is there, kids from different countries all over the world. I get even more excited when I imagine the potential of what our cities could look like and become, if we intentionally created equitable policies and opportunities that ensured that everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair share and plays by the same rules. It’s also important that every resident young and old from every race and ethnic group has a sense of ownership and connectedness within their community. I believe that city leaders should play a significant role
in making this happen. It’ll require genuine curiosity, creativity, and perseverance! When people feel connected and have a sense of belonging, they become more invested and involved. We must build communities that work for everyone and not just a few! Dr. King challenged us with his dream and vision, to not trade or compromise, courage for cowardice, hope for hatred, and mercy for mendacity or prosperity for some and poverty for others. He set the compass for us to reach the highest level of compassionate caring humanity. Dr. King said, “The time is always right to do what is right.” Let us do what is right!
Greg Taylor is a member of the Renton City Council. Reach him by email at gtaylor@rentonwa.gov.
The key to mentoring? Ask questions, listen carefully to answers [ COMPTON from page 6] person, I’m sure you’ll find that it’s a delight. After the initial fears of “What am I going to say to this person” are over, you’ll see that it’s just as simple as asking questions and really listening to the answers.
Students have enough adults in their lives telling them what to do and where to be. Mentors have special status akin to grandparents and cheerleaders, who bring nothing but positive and encouraging support into their lives. Consider becoming a mentor to-
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Charles Carlyon Dietsch was born in Sedro-Woolley, Washington on December 9, 1948, the eldest of two children to parents Edward Charles Dietsch and Sylvia Lee Whitener-Dietsch. He is survived by his mother, Sylvia Lee Whitener-Dietsch; sister Stacie Lynn Dietsch-Becker; brother in-law Donald Alan Becker ; and niece, Ana Lynn Dietsch-Becker. He passed away in peace with his family present in Seattle on December 5, 2013. Charles was a self-sacrificial loving son, brother, brother-in-law and uncle-always putting others needs above his own. We will always treasure his quiet strength of character. He was a graduate of the University of Washington School of Business and a forever purple and gold UW Husky fan. Private memorial service & luncheon to be held in his honor 1:00 PM Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Yahn & Son Funeral Home 55 West Valley Highway South Auburn, WA 98001 (253) 833-8877 www.yahnandson.com
separated and pushed the man toward a waiting limousine. Police officers believed the man intended to assault the woman. Other occupants of the black sedan tried to get the suspect inside, but he got out. He stuck his hands down his pants, leading an officer to believe he was trying to get a weapon. Other officers ordered him to leave but he repeatedly refused and instead smoked a cigarette. He was arrested for failure to disperse and then for obstructing an officer when he tried to prevent an officer from handcuffing him. And because of his profanity, he was also cited for breach of peace. He was taken to the SCORE regional jail. He was drunk and the officer had to hold him up. He was screaming and swearing.
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Donald, beloved father and brother, loving uncle and committed friend to all, passed away December 6, 2013. Donald was born October 9, 1927 as a “mirror image” twin, in Buffalo, New York. He grew up in Victoria B.C. Canada. At 21, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division Band/Infantry and was awarded the Bronze Star for military operations in Japan and Korea in 1950. He married Joyce Beth Henderson in 1955 and had two beautiful children. Donald joined the Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge 1724 in Moses Lake, Washington in 1959 where he held the post as Governor. Donald became affiliated with the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1263 in 1984 and this is where his passion laid. He became a Life Member of Post 1263 and held positions as Chaplain and Commander. He was a member of the Post’s Honor Guard and a member of the Military Order of the Cootie. He moved to Florida to live with his daughter and then to Moosehaven Retirement Community in 2011. Donald was preceded in death by his parents Hugh and Kathleen McAlpine, brothers John and David McAlpine and beloved wife, Joyce Beth. Donald is survived by his twin brother, Douglas S. McAlpine; sister, Margie Gardner; son, Scott L. McAlpine and daughter, Deborah K. Matthews. Memorial Service will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery on 24 January 2014, at 11 a.m., followed by a Life Celebration from 4 to 6 p.m. at VFW Post 1263, 416 Burnett Ave. So., Renton, Washington. Remembrances may be sent to the Post for the Life Celebration Memorial. 967920
Handcuffed man takes off running His hands handcuffed behind him, a 19-year-old Renton man took off running down the middle of Kirkland Avenue Northeast Dec. 31 after he heard police dispatch confirm he was wanted on a theft warrant. A resident on Index Avenue had spotted someone on a bike riding behind a house. He gave 911 dispatchers a description of the suspect. When he was arrested, the 19-year-old was wearing dark clothing and his face was covered with a green camouflage mask. He had a backpack. He told officers he was exercising. There have been recent break-ins in the neighborhood. An officer yelled at him that he would be tasered if he didn’t stop running. He was about 10 feet away but kept running. A second officer fired his Taser but didn’t get contact. The man continued to run, despite warnings. Officers feared for their safety and for the suspect’s safety. The initial officer deployed his Taser and the runner fell face first. Aid was called and he was taken to Valley Medical Center, with a police officer. In his report, the officer explained the Tasers were used because the officers were about 20 feet behind, wearing heavy boots not
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Swearing patron finally gives up Even before the officer went inside the bar, patrons outside were warning: “He is big and very drunk.” Be careful. “He” was a 34-year-old Renton man who was trying to start fights Jan. 3 inside the R Bar on 116th Avenue Southeast. He’d gone outside to smoke and a bartender was trying to hold the door closed so he couldn’t get back in. The officer walked in and asked the 6-foot-4, 265-pound man whether he was all right. The man swore at him and another officer. He kept asking the officers, what’s your problem? The man had been in the bar for about an hour and had been asked to leave numerous times. He was no longer being served alcohol. He couldn’t get his wallet out of his back pocket. He was told he was being detained for trespass. He continued to swear at officers.
Expo has to find new home Expo, a shepherd/Akita mix dog, knows her name, which allowed the officer to finally get to the truth. The officer was called to a home on Ferndale Avenue Dec. 27 about an unwanted dog. The owner told Animal Control the dog barks at her and she can’t afford to feed it. She said her son found the dog. Expo barked at the officer, but she responded when the son referred to her as Expo. The officer was surprised that the dog would respond to a name after just a short time. The son admitted his mother asked him to lie and that he got Expo from a friend about a month ago. The dog doesn’t like his mother, so he has to get rid of her. Expo was taken to the Renton animal shelter without incident.
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Woman kicks police officer A 35-year-old Seattle woman was arrested Jan. 2 after she assaulted two customers at Walgreens on Rainier Avenue and kicked a police officer. She had just run from nearby Diamond Lil’s casino where employees had called police about a disorderly woman. One of the Walgreens customers told officers the suspect pushed her, pulled her hair and punched her with her fist. Once inside the patrol car, the woman yelled and kicked the doors. Officers decided the search her because of her erratic behavior. When her waitress apron was removed, she screamed, “They’re trying to rob me.” During the search, she kicked an officer in the right thigh. She was taken to the King County Jail for investigation of third-degree assault of a law-enforcement officer. She tried to kick a jailer. There’s also cause to charge her with two counts of fourth-degree assault.
Transient sleeps in BMW A transient was arrested Jan. 3 after he was found sleeping in a BMW at an apartment complex on Northeast Fourth Street. The property manager told officers he’s had problems in recent weeks with transients living in cars and in laundry rooms. The officer found one sleeping in the BMW with its windows fogged up. The BMW’s owner told officers no one had permission to sleep in his BMW. The suspect was booked into SCORE regional jail for trespassing inside the BMW and on property belonging to the apartment complex.
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Pete Carroll is known for his defensive prowess, his high energy level and a mantra of competition that keeps his players working hard. He’s also known for jubilant celebrations. The Seattle Seahawks head coach can routinely be seen hugging and rejoicing with his players after a big play, whether it’s on offense, defense or special teams. “When the head guy’s hugging you,” Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner said, “you did something right.” While on the field for Seattle’s final two regular-season games — from warmups through postgame handshakes — Carroll dished out more than 70 hugs to players, coaches, staff, even the officials. “All that energy that he brings every single game it’s kind of like another player out there on the field,” Wagner said. “It’s fun watching him if somebody gets a big play, him running around and being excited. We feed off of that.” By The Herald’s count, Carroll tallied 27 on-field hugs in Seattle’s 17-10 loss to Arizona on Dec. 22. It was the Seahawks’ first home defeat in 15 games at CenturyLink Field. With the Seahawks’ offense production down, so was Carroll’s hug count. The first hug out of the tunnel went to an Arizona player, the second to a microphone operator accompanying a TV cameraman (the mic operator clearly initiated the embrace)
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Seahawks defense is as simple as it is good After watching his team’s season come to an end in Seattle, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton gave a variation of the same description most opposing coaches use when it comes to the Seahawks defense. “Seattle was playing their defense,” Payton said. “One of the things they do a very good job with, is they don’t do a lot.” They don’t do a lot. Taken out of context, that could almost seem insulting, but in fact it is one of the highest compliments you can pay Seattle’s defense. The Seahawks aren’t just the NFL’s best defense, they are also in a lot of ways one of the more predictable. More often than not on passing plays, Earl Thomas is going to be the deep safety taking away the middle of the
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Renton Holiday Inn becomes Rainier Hotel By TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
A new name sits atop the former Holiday Inn at Renton Village on Grady Way, as the owners transition to their next brand license agreement. The former Holiday Inn is now the Rainier Hotel and Conference Center. At the end of 2013, the license held by Rewa Associates’ LLC, owner of the hotel, expired with InterContinental Hotels Group, of the Holiday Inn brand, among others. Facing some costly “mandated” upgrades, the owners decided not to renew their license
for the Holiday Inn brand at that time. “There is a possibility the owners will invest and decide to become a Holiday Inn again,” said Brad Knutson, hotel general manager. “They might go Brad Knutson with a different brand. So it’s really tough to say and not all of those decisions are being made on the property level.” The Rainier Hotel is the
temporary name of the hotel, while the owners plot their next move. Knutson calls it a “temporary bridge,” while upper management decides what kind of investment they want to put into the building. “The ownership decided we’re not ready to make a huge capital contribution because we’re a 50-yearold building, built in ‘65, opened in ‘66,” he said. “But we need to make sure what money we invest into the property there’s a return on.” Under the temporary name, guests won’t notice much of a change in the
hotel’s amenities. Yankee Grill has undergone some changes, with a renovation last summer. There’s a new soup and salad bar and old Yankee Grill favorites have returned to the menu. Without the Holiday Inn’s brand requirements, the restaurant is able to feature local fare such as meats, cheeses and even orange juice cold-pressed from Fresh Juice Works in Renton. “It (the transition) gives us a chance to put the focus on the customers, who are here, as opposed to following the brand programs and initiatives that might not
benefit,” Knutson said. Overall hotel business has been strong in recent years, he said. The hotel experienced a downturn in 2009 and 2010, but since business has been picking up steadily. “We feel very connected to Renton because we’ve been here since 1965,” Knutson said of the hotel. “We opened up about the same time 405 opened up and there’s been a variety of changes since then. This is just one more change.” Reporter Tracey Compton can be reached at 425-2553484, ext. 5052.
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The Lindbergh Eagles wrestling team picked up a win this week in a close match with intra-district rivals the Renton Indians and then placed third overall this past weekend at the 17th annual Grandview Winter Classic. Against the Indians, Lindbergh pulled out a 32-28 victory, with both teams trading wins throughout the meet. At Grandview, Lindbergh wrestlers James Garcia (285) and Colton Maddy (126) each placed first in their individual weight classes, while Trevonn Russell (195), Jayden Schwope (120) and Westerling Nugent (138) all finished second. In addition, Maddy was named “Most Outstanding Wrestler” from the tournament, as voted by coaches. Results are as follows: Lindbergh defeats Renton 32-28. 106 - Kendrick Utalan (R) maj. dec. Zach Goe, 14-0 113 - Chad Omonaka (L) dec. Tony Pham, 9-2 120 - Jayden Schwope (L) tech. Eduardo Nicolas, 16-0 126 - Colton Maddy (L) maj dec. Ken Lee, 15-3 132 - Deven Maddy (L) dec Tony Vo, 11-6 138 - Westerling Nugent (L) dec. Alex Salinas, 12-6 145 - Abraham Cuevas (R) pinned Alexa Dias, 1:29 152 - Tristan Demond (L) dec Anthony Hunter, 13-7 160 - Khali Crowl (R) tech David Silva, 19-2 170 - Vladomir Kalinin (R) maj dec. Diego Gallegos, 4-13 182 - Sam Nicolas (R) dec Joey Hernandez, 4-3 195 - Leroy Rowe (R) won by FORFIET 220 - Trevonn Russell (L) maj dec. Wilson Sy, 11-2 285 - James Garcia (L) won by forfiet.
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Thomas covers so much ground as a single-high safety. And the Seahawks are just fine frequently leaving their cornerbacks on an island because Sherman and Maxwell, as well as Walter Thurmond and Jeremy Lane, have exceptional coverage skills and understand how paramount avoiding big plays is to Pete Carroll. “It depends on the personnel that you have and how much you can stick to that,” Carroll said. “That’s what you always hope to do. I think everybody in coaching would like to just get in your base defense and dig in and do it really well. We’ve been able to grow more towards that as our
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where we can kind of hang in there and make them try to knock us out. We vary more than that when we need to, but when we don’t have to we don’t.” And sure, the Seahawks will shake things up from time to time — they trust their defense, but that doesn’t make them stubborn to the point of losing games in the name of pride — doing things like using Sherman in the slot at times to match up with a player like San Francisco’s Anquan Boldin or New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham. But for the most part, the Seahawks are going to trust everyone involved to simply do their jobs. That’s why Seattle was able to hold Graham to one catch for 8 yards this past Saturday with a bevy of players covering the All-Pro. Sometimes it was Chancellor on Graham, other times it was Sherman or Thomas or Malcolm Smith, but whoever it was, the NFL’s most prolific tight end wasn’t able to do any damage.
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www.rentonreporter.com [ meetings from page 1] nity to address the council. Presently, Renton is the only local council that meets weekly. Most others conduct regular meetings every other week with workshops or study sessions in between. In the week leading up to the discussion, residents exchanged emails and plans to attend the meeting, which some saw as an attempt by the council to limit public speaking. However, new council President Don Persson sought to allay those fears right away, opening the discussion with an explanation that the idea to reduce meeting frequency has been one that has floated around the council for several years and as council president he wanted a formal discussion so he could remove the a topic that he said has “lingered on the table.” Persson also said that while there may have been some questions about limiting public comment tied to this discussion, including references to an email from Mayor Denis Law regarding the council’s second public comment period at the meeting’s end, he has no intention of bringing up any reduction in comment periods while he is council president. “(That) has never been on the table at all,” he said. Person said the basic idea would be to hold biweeky meetings to do the council business and use the other weeks for extended Committee of the Whole meetings, where the council could get into deeper discussions about items and possibly allow comment from the public at a time when it can actually affect the process. Former President Randy Corman said the council has had a lot of issues recently that turned out to be much more controversial than they originally appeared and by
City Council President Don Persson, center, leads a discussion on meeting frequency, as Ed Prince, left, Marcie Palmer, right, and an audience of residents listen along. Brian Beckley, Renton Reporter the time public comment was received at a council meeting, most of the ordinances of policy had been drafted and the council was looking to vote, essentially making it so speakers are “set up for heartbreak.” Corman also said the idea of longer Committee of the Whole meetings, which are scheduled prior to the regular meetings and therefore must be ended by a certain time, appeals to him as he said he “frequently” doesn’t feel he can ask even all of his questions because of the time crunch. Councilwoman Marcie Palmer said she opposed the change in meeting frequency, but would like to see comment periods added to the Committee of the Whole meetings, saying she didn’t see why it needed to be an “either/or” situation.
Councilman Greg Taylor was also vocal in his opposition to the plan but pushed for all Committee of the Whole meetings to be in the Council Chambers and to be televised. “What’s not working in terms of how we are operating today that calls for the need to consider these changes?” he asked. Councilman Ed Prince pointed out that while he too would like to see longer Committee of the Whole discussions to allow a “deeper dive into issues,” adding them before a regular meeting could make it difficult for him and other members of the council who have to work until 5 to make it to meetings. Councilwoman Terri Briere also said she generally supported a change in meeting
frequency, especially because of the potential of adding comment earlier. “It’s much better than we’re doing now if the goal is to be more transparent,” she said. In the end, no decisions were made, but Persson said the consensus he was taking away was that Committee of the Whole meetings should be in Council Chambers and that more ideas on earlier input from citizens were needed. At the regular meeting following, many of the residents in attendance took the opportunity to speak to the council on the issue, including former candidate and community advocate Stuart Avery, who was initially very opposed to any change in meeting frequency. But Avery said he was “encouraged” by the discussion. “I’m not convinced, but I’m encouraged,” he said between the two meetings. “This is the kind of healthy dialogue we need to see.” Avery said it does often seem as though meetings are “ceremonial” and said that if a comment period was added to Committee of the Whole meetings, he could consider getting behind the change. Dave Beedon, another regular attendee of council meetings and an initial opponent of the change, also told the council he was “quite impressed and encouraged” by the discussion. Several commenters reminded the council the reason they were concerned is the sense that the council was not listening during the library discussion. “This is where you get contact from the citizens,” Kathie Ossenkop said. The City Council will take up the issue again during its council retreat in February. Reach Editor Brian Beckley at 425-2553484, ext. 5050
PUBLIC NOTICES Self Storage Lien Sale February 5th at 11:00 AM Sale will be held at: Storage One On Sunset Blvd NE 1105 Sunset Blvd NE Renton, WA 98056 425-793-3900 Tillmon Auction Service www.tillmonsauction.com Published in Renton Reporter on January 17, 24, 31, 2014#950766 2014-0005 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Hearing Examiner for the King County Council will meet in the Ginger Room on the 12th floor of the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at the time listed, or as soon thereafter as possible, to consider applications for classification and real property assessment under Current Use Assessment Statute RCW 84.34, all listed hereafter; 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. 2014-0005 - E13CT025 – Amanda and William Moore for property located at 18130 SE 128th Street, Renton, WA 98059; STR: SW-07-23-06; SIZE: 9.03 acres; REQUEST: Public Benefit Rating System; Tax #072306-9060. Details are available from the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Rural and Regional Services Section, 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104; Phone (206) 477-4788. Dated at Seattle, Washington,
This 17th Day of January 2014. Anne Noris Clerk of the Council Metropolitan King County Council King County, Washington Published in the Renton Reporter on January 17, 2014.#967305 CITY OF RENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RENTON CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Renton City Council has fixed the 27th day of January, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to be held in the seventh floor Council Chambers of Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, 98057, to consider the following: Annexation and zoning for approximately 17.1 acres located in the East Renton Plateau area, bordered by Renton City limits to the north, 160th Ave. SE to the west, and parcel lines in proximity to SE 146th Pl. to the south. (Petitioner: Mezitrano; File No. A-13-003) All interested parties are invited to attend the public meeting and present written or oral comments regarding the proposal. Renton City Hall is in compliance with the American Disabilities Act, and interpretive services for the hearing impaired will be provided upon prior notice. Call (425) 430-6510 for additional information. Jason Seth Deputy City Clerk Published in the Renton Reporter
on January 17, 2014. #968552. Hoffman Construction, Inc; PO Box 845; Enumclaw, WA 98022, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Foster Short Plat Development is located at 4419 South144th Street in the City of Tukwila, in King County. This project involves two (2) acres of soil disturbance for residential and utility construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to ground water and eventually discharged to the lower Green River, located approximately 1.5 miles east of the property site. 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 173201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater
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Puget Sound Energy, 10885 NE 4th St. Bellevue, WA 98004; is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, PSE Utility Relocates for Tukwila’s Interurban Ave S Project, is located in the following public rights-of way: Interurban Ave S. between S 143rd St. and Fort Dent Way, in Tukwila, King County. This project involves approximately 0.5 acre of soil disturbance for PSE utility relocates. Stormwater will be discharged to Green River. 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 173201A-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 January 17, 2014 and January 24, 2014. #968526. Superior Court of Washington County of King In re the Estate of: ROBERT H. AHLBECK, Deceased. NO. 14-4-00241-3 KNT NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is for-
ever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets. Date of first Publication: January 17, 2014. PR: JAY G. AHLBECK Ronald E. Glessner WSBA#11832 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER & ROTI P.S. Attorneys for Personal Representative 100 Evergreen Bldg.;P O Box 90 Renton, WA 98057-0090 (425) 255-4542 King County Superior Court Cause No. 14-4-00241-3 KNT Published in Renton Reporter on January 17, 2014, January 24, 2014, January 31, 2014. #968562
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County officials propose sending transportation district to voters By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
King County officials on Tuesday announced plans to send to voters a transportation package that would raise an estimated $130 million per year through a $60 car tab increase and a one-tenth of a cent increase in the county sales tax. In the absence of action by the Legislature on a statewide transportation package with local funding authority, regional leaders united in support of the ballot measure designed to give King County voters a chance to save Metro bus service and address the backlog of road and street maintenance in the cities and County. King County Executive Dow Constantine was joined by four King County Councilmembers and others in proposing the local funding measure for the April ballot. The proposal also calls for adoption of a scheduled fare increase of 25 cents for 2015 and the first-ever reduced fare for riders of limited means. Under existing state law, the Metropolitan King County Council can consider an ordinance creating a transportation benefit district, funded by a potential annual vehicle fee of up to $100 and a temporary sales tax of up to two-tenths of cent. The ordinance proposed Tuesday calls for creation of a King County Transpor-
tation District that would ask voters to approve amounts less than the full funding authority: • $60 vehicle fee — raising an estimated $80 million a year; and • One-tenth of a cent sales tax that would expire after 10 years — raising an estimated $50 million a year. Together, the estimated $130 million a year is similar to the estimated $140$150 million that would have been raised through the motor vehicle excise tax in the statewide package stalled in Olympia. The impact to the average household in King County would be just over $11 a month. Under the proposal, 60 percent of the revenues — about $80 million — would be distributed to Metro Transit for bus service, with 40 percent — about $50 million — to fund roads and transportation needs in cities and in unincorporated King County, with allocations based on population. “I’m still processing this,” said Renton Councilwoman Marcie Palmer, who chairs the council’s Transportation Committee and represents Renton on the Regional Transit Commission. Palmer said her first thought on the matter was that somebody had to do something since the legislature wasn’t, however, she worries that voters may not be up to add another tax.
“With all the bad publicity from WSDOT in recent days … my sense is the voters are going to be a hard sell,” she said. However, Palmer said the money is probably the only way to protect south county transit riders and routes. “Realistically, if King County doesn’t get this, Metro is just going to be slashed,” she said. “It’s going to affect our most vulnerable.” The proposed revision to fares includes an across-the-board 25-cent fare increase in 2015, and a reduced fare of $1.50 per trip for qualifying low-income riders who use an ORCA card. The proposal is designed to ensure that users of the Metro system are doing their part to preserve bus service. The proposed increase was already part of Metro’s long-range financial plan, and would be the fifth time since 2008 that Metro has raised fares to help preserve service. It would raise an estimated $6.6 million annually, starting March 1, 2015. Palmer said she worries that even with the fare increase, the county is still subsidizing about 70 percent of Metro costs and that is difficult for non-riders to wrap their heads around. The reduced fare would help offset the cumulative impacts of increases in fares and the sales tax. It would be available to riders with incomes at or below 200 per-
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