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REGIONAL BATTLE | The Renton Indians girls basketball team saw their season end with a loss to the defending champs. [Sports 15]
City gets new tools to deal with nuisance properties By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
The Puget Sound Energy right-of-way on which these transmission lines sit near Monroe Avenue is one of the two possible routes through Renton being discussed for higher-voltage lines the company plans to install. The other route is along Lake Washington. Tracey Compton, Renton Reporter
PSE’s plan to ‘Energize Eastside’ looking at two possible routes through Renton By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Due to an ever-growing demand for energy on the east side of Lake Washington, Puget Sound Energy this year announced its “Energize Eastside” initiative to bring new transmission lines to our side of the lake. The new lines will drastically increase capacity over the current transmission lines, but the route the new lines will take has not yet been selected and residents from around the affected cities are being asked for their input on choosing their location through Renton, but residents are worried that the choice will pit neighbor against neighbor. According to Andy Wappler, vice president of Corporate Affairs for PSE, the power supply on the Eastside has not been upgraded since the 1960s, when demand both for residential customers and businesses was much less than it is today. As the population and economy grew, the transmission lines
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did not. “Fast forward to today and we’re at a situation where the energy demand on the Eastside by 2017-2018 will exceed the capacity of the delivery system,” he said this week. Specifically, the transmission lines presently handle 115 kilovolts (kV) and need to be able to deliver 230 kV. Wappler said the upgrade is necessary to ensure that PSE can continue to reliably provide electricity in the future. Wappler likened the situation to someone towing a trailer that exceeds the truck’s towing capacity in that eventually it may lead to engine damage. In this case, he said the possibility of “widespread outages increase.” To address the issue, PSE plans to build a new set of transmission lines between its Talbot Hill and Sammammish substations (the Samammish Station is actually in Redmond), a total of 18 miles. Wappler said the two substations can handle 230 kV, but the lines between them max out at 155 kV, which will affect those along the lines. “What we need is to be able to make a connection between Renton and Redmond,” he said. “This is really about bringing [ more energize page 7 ]
Duplex fire displaces three By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Three people were displaced this past weekend following a two-alarm fire in the Shadow Hawk neighborhood. According to Renton Fire and Emergency Services Deputy Chief Greg Hartman, firefighters responded early Sunday morning to a call in the 3000 block of Southeast 11th Place. Hartman said the structure, a duplex, had “quite extensive damage” despite firefighters getting the fire under control within 45 minutes. Inside, the flames burned a hole though [ more fire page 12 ]
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The City of Renton is adding new tools to their toolbox in an attempt to deal with businesses that receive an inordinate number of police calls. The City Council this month approved an ordinance giving the city the ability to revoke the business license of chronic nuisance properties, such as taverns that get many calls for fights, noise and other police complaints. “We’ve had an increasing number of problem establishments in town and several are repeat customers,” said City Attorney Larry Warren. “One thing we have control over is the business license.” The ordinance defines a chronic nuisance property as one that has received more than six calls for police service within a 60-day period, 10 calls for service in a 180-day period of 14 calls for service with a 12-month [ more nuisance page 8 ]
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Inside this week’s paper: UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT The George Pocock Rowing Foundation will take over the Cedar River Boathouse this summer. [ PAGE 5] ROBOTS The Lindbergh High School Robotics team took sixth place in weekend competition. [ PAGE 14 ]
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More than 300 Citizen Corps volunteers attended a full day training this past weekend to learn how to help their communities become safer and better prepared to respond to disasters and emergencies. King County Citizen Corps Council and Washington Citizen Corps partnered to teach classes on 13 topics including First Aid/CPR, Gas and Electrical Safety, Emergency Pet Sheltering, Radiation Awareness and Psychological First Aid. The day-long training (which was funded through a grant from Homeland Security), provided access to a variety of courses that may not be readily available to the public but are of high interest to local emergency volunteers. In addition, keynote speaker Dave Nichols spoke about his emergency sheltering experience through his recent deployment to Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines. Citizen Corps is a partnership between citizen volunteers and local fire departments, police departments and Public Health. Most communities in King County offer Citizen Corps Partner Programs, including Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Neighborhood Watch and Volunteers in Police Service .
Couple creates space for creativity By TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
Renton’s got a new space for creativity in Glazed Arts ceramic painting studio, which opened March 1 at The Landing. The husband and wife team of Doug Chinn and Backy Dere opened the studio, their first business, as a solution to creative family fun time close to home. The family was looking for a creative outlet similar to other studios they’d seen in University Village and the Eastside and couldn’t find one, so they deBacky Dere cided to design their own. Dere has been a graphic designer for more than 20 years and was motivated to pursue this business venture based on her background and her three kids’ interest in art. “It’s kind of between my kids, they are creative and they like doing things like this and there’s nothing in the Renton area,” she said. Transitioning between careers, the art studio seemed like the perfect solution, the couple said. “Living in the Highlands, where we are, there where limited places that we could go to do an activity like this,” said Chinn. The couple counts their studio as different from the rest, offering not
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only paint-your-own-pottery options but mosaics as well. They also have a party space larger than most studios, they said. Dere and Chinn visited other art studios outside the area, keying in on what the studios did right and what could be improved upon. Last April they settled on the idea of a ceramic painting studio.
munity and the City of Renton, hopefully, we can all benefit each other obviously in offering something like this to the community,” Chinn said. Glazed Arts is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday. It’s located at 827 N. 10th Pl., Suite D in Renton’s The Landing.
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King County Parks’ 175mile regional trail system links together some of the most scenic portions of the county, and now Parks wants to show off trail users’ best photos. This past weekend, King County Parks launched a search for the best photo taken from anywhere on the regional trail system. The winning photo will become the cover of the “Regional Trails in King County” map when it is reprinted this September, and will remain on the
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Rowing foundation to take over Cedar River Boathouse There will be new faces and new possibilities on Lake Washington this summer as the George Pocock Rowing Foundation will take over the Cedar River Boathouse this summer. The boathouse has been home to Cascade Canoe & Kayak Center for the past seven years. This past summer, the city issued a request for proposals on the boathouse lease. Both Cascade and the Pocock Foundation submitted proposals and city staff recommended Pocock. The new group will take over in April. The lease is for five years. According to Foundation Executive Director Matthew Lacey, the foundation’s mission is to expand the footprint of rowing in the region and south Lake Washington has long been a goal. “There are precious few spots where you’ll be able to start up a new rowing project,” Lacey said this week. According to Facilities Director Peter Renner, the Pocock Foundation is a “well-established club” that has a “fairly sophisticated” organization. But Renner said the city wanted to make sure the rowing club will continue to offer kayak and canoe rentals, as the opportunity for spontaneous recreation was important to the city.
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The Cedar River Boathouse on the shores of Lake Washington will be under new management this summer, but canoes and kayaks, as well as paddleboards, will still be available. Brian Beckley, Renton Reporter The foundation agreed to continue the kayak and canoe rentals and will add paddleboard rentals to the services offered. Paddleboards are the surfboardlike crafts on which people stand up and paddle with an oar. The Pocock Foundation also has plans to create rowing programs for kids and adults in Renton, one of the primary reasons staff went with their proposal instead of Cascade’s. The foundation promises increased hours of operation, a year-round presence and more col-
laboration with the Renton Rowing Club, who supported their proposal. The Pocock proposal also includes “much higher revenue” to the city than Cascade’s, according
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As a WWII veteran, he proudly served as a U.S. Marine Corps pilot flying combat missions in the Pacific theater. Subsequent career as an airline pilot, he flew worldwide missions, highlighted by the repatriation of Yemenite Jews to Tel Aviv, Israel as part of Alaska Airlines Operation Magic Carpet in 1949, and as navigator of their first flight to cross the North Pole in 1951. 1964 Honors graduate from the University of Minnesota School of Law, his law career included District Magistrate, Kodiak, AK, Juvenile Court Judge, Anchorage, AK, Deputy Commissioner of Health, Education, & Welfare, Juneau, AK, Family Court Referee, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN. Known as an exceedingly kind man to both people and animals, he was an avid lover of the outdoor world, especially wildlife preservation. Memorial service and luncheon to be held Tuesday, March 11, 11:00 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave, Renton WA. Private interment will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church would be welcome.
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More than the usual exchange of cold and flu germs occurred among lawmakers this session. An outbreak of a rare virus indiscriminately infected Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate on Day One and shows no signs of abating before they adjourn next week. It is a strain of Boeing Fatigue Syndrome, a political disorder characterized by extreme exhaustion from repeated legislative genuflecting at the altar of the aerospace giant. Historically it’s manifested itself among a handful of members of the Legislature unafraid of vocally criticizing a corporation which is vital to keeping Washington’s economy alive and healthy. This illness spread in recent months and symptoms are present in nearly every one of the 147 lawmakers. Many started experiencing fatigue soon after casting a vote in a November special session to extend tax breaks which could save the company an estimated $8.7 billion on future sales of the new 777X jetliner. When they arrived in Olympia in January, they believed their action inoculated them from further requests from the aerospace firm in 2014. So just the mention of Boeing caused lawmakers’ eyes to bulge, faces to redden and blurts of “Haven’t we done enough for them already?” This explains why lawmakers roundly ignored Gov. Jay Inslee’s request for funds for two aerospace-related initiatives aimed in the direction of the Boeing Co. Writers of the House and Senate budgets did not include $500,000 for Washington State University to establish a School of Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace in Everett. Nor did they put in $500,000 for the University of Washington to develop an advanced manufacturing facility in Snohomish County. The governor hasn’t made a big deal of it – maybe he’s battling it, too – and no lawmaker representing Snohomish County has either. Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, drafted an amendment to the House budget to cover both items but withdrew it before it could be voted on. And remember how the governor and some Democrats regularly touted the importance of a multi-billion dollar transportation funding package to Boeing and the aerospace industry? Not only did they stop using that line, there’s almost no chance there will even be a package agreed upon this session. Another sign of fatigue: Republicans have long argued that without reforms to the state’s workers compensation system, Boeing could up and leave. Republicans still want reforms but aren’t wielding Boeing as a rhetorical hammer. To their credit, Boeing lobbyists recognized the mood of lawmakers early in the session and are making themselves pretty scarce. There’s good news for the firm, as most legislators will make a full recovery March 14. That’s the first day they can raise money for their re-election campaigns. There may be no better cure for this syndrome than a contribution from Boeing.
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Goofy apps leave me speechless My plan with this week’s column was to write about something brainy, like free speech. You know that First Amendment thing politicians and community cranberries throw around like a dayglow Frisbee. Once I started writing, my brain began to hurt and images of buttermilk popsicles began dancing in my head. Here is the rub. No one really likes free speech, unless it’s their unfiltered gossip. That is why we have a First Amendment (that apparently no one reads if they can possibly resist). Free speech means someone has the right to annoy, irritate and infuriate someone else with political speech . . . whatever that is . . . I think . . . kinda. My daughter, Katy, exercises her free speech on me all the time. I never knew I was such a dumbwad until she learned to free speech me when she was two. Now I get free speeched all the time. My best attempts at suppression just seem to get me in deeper trouble. That may be the problem with daughters going to college and getting all smarty. A week ago or so, Katy made me buy a new smarty-pants phone, which she picked out. Yesterday, while I was writing this column, I had to take a picture with my new smartypants phone and send it to someone. I hit every button thing I could find and could not figure out where the dippy device hid the photo. I finally caved out of desperation and called Katy to find out where my phone from the evil region put the photo. Dennis Box
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It was cleverly hidden under photos. What sort of logic is that? I got a lot of free speech from Katy for that one. After being thoroughly annoyed by my phone, I decided to do something I was good at – cooking. I made some popcorn. While it was popping on the stove, I became distracted with my hellish device looking at some recipe apps, and burned my popcorn. (Fortunately I have discovered a cure for burnt popcorn. Mix it with buttermilk and hot sauce, and I didn’t find an app for that one.) Once I cleared the smoke from the kitchen, I went back to searching for apps. Every app I found either tried to tell me where I was, which I thought I knew, or where I was going, which I don’t want to know. I just started downloading everything I could find. I don’t know what all these stupid apps I downloaded are really supposed to do, beside force me to call Katy and get yelled at when I can’t figure out whatever I am supposed to be doing . . . I think. A couple of years ago I wrote a column about goofy app talk and a young woman on a bus sent me a message from her fancy-smanchy phone with every app on earth yelling at me, exercising her darn free speech, telling me what a dolt I am. What I need is an app to tell me what apps are really for, and how to suppress free speech of daughters and young women on buses yelling at me when they are right. That darn free speech.
Dennis Box is editor of the Enumclaw Courier-Herald.
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lines are being placed underground, putting a large-scale transmission line underground creates a different set the power right to the Eastside where it’s really needed.” of problems. Wappler described a process that involves To do so, PSE is proposing two basic paths between the stations, divided into 16 segments that can be connected in concrete tunnels to house the lines with access points every so often and said while underground lines mean fewer out19 different ways. According to Wappler, all scenarios are ages from falling limbs during winter storms, summer heat possible and are acceptable to the company. more adversely affects lines underground and the lines are “All of them work,” he said. more difficult to access if something is wrong. Of specific interest to Renton are the two “Pitting In addition, undergrounding lines is much possible paths that lead out of the Talbot Hill neighborhood more expensive. The cost of placing the lines substation. above ground is between $5 million and $10 The first path, known as the “M Route,” runs against million per mile. To place them underground neighborhood is approximately parallel to Monroe Avenue would cost between $15 million and $20 million leaving a bad taste in Northeast on an existing right-of-way that per mile. our mouths.” houses the current lines. And, according to Wappler, because putting Darius Richards, The second path, the “L Route,” runs past the lines underground would be considered an Community Advisory Group Gene Coulon Park and along the lake shore aesthetic choice made by the community, the before veering east again just south of Interstate member and Kennydale cities would have to pay the difference between 90 and runs primarily through the Burlington resident. the two costs. Northern Santa Fe railroad right-of way, an easeTo help determine which routes are preferred, ment to which PSE purchased in 2010. the Community Advisory Group has been created and is Both options utilize above-ground transmission lines. meeting. The group contains members of city staff as well Along the “M Route,” the current H-shaped wooden lines as residents in the affected neighborhoods. would be replaced with steel structures to hold the lines. Wappler said the pubic process was “very important” According to Wappler, the current structures are about 70 and he hoped a consensus would be reached, but in the end feet tall. The new ones would most likely be between 90 the decision will be made by PSE. and 100 feet on average. The public process is scheduled to continue through Along the lake, the poles would range between 70 and 2014 with permitting to come after. 100 feet. For more information, or to comment directly to PSE, Members of the Community Advisory Group on the visit www.energizeeastside.com. matter, however, are not thrilled with either route, but especially one along the lake. To comment on this story view it online at www.renton“People are really speaking with one voice on this,” said reporter.com. Reach Editor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, CAG representative Darius Richards, a member of the ext. 5050 Kennydale Neighborhood Association. “They really think this proposed L Route that goes along the lake is really flawed.” ProMote Your event! One Call • One Bill • Statewide Richards said his first thought when he saw that proposal was, “They’ve got to be kidding.” “ i have uSed the wnPa imPaCt ad But while Richards said “it makes more sense” to have PrOgram fOr five yearS running. the route along the current easement, his time on the CAG we have Seen a SPike in Online tiCket made him realize that PSE is trying to pit the two routes SaleS, traCeaBle aS Out Of area, against each other. after eaCh ad PlaCement. ” “Pitting neighborhood against neighborhood is leaving a Access a powerful network of bad taste in our mouths,” he said. “There are other options 102 Community Newspapers across for PSE to look into.” Washington for one low price. Richards and others have questioned why the company ContaCt Your RENTON is not proposing the lines be placed underground and ~ Brian lee, railS LoCaL WnPa EPORTER tO a leS B rewfeSt , M eMber neWsPaPer called it a “very real solution” in the 21st century. o Learn More. t Cle elum 425-255-3484 Wappler said that while most neighborhood distribution
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Police warn of ‘door scam’ reappearing in parts of Renton By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
The Golden Dynasty tavern on Park Avenue, formerly known as Trophies, has logged more than 200 police service calls in recent years, prompting the city to pass an ordinance that will allow them to revoke a business license if it continues. Brian Beckley, Renton Reporter
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period. Mayor Denis Law said the ordinance was aimed specifically at a handful of establishments and cited the Golden Dynasty tavern on Park Avenue in North Renton as an example, though not the only trouble spot in the city. But the bar, formerly known as Trophies, has received more than 200 calls for service in the past several years, according to the mayor. According to records from the police department, the Trophies/Golden Dynasty property has already received four calls for service this year, 15 calls last year, 37 in 2012 and a whopping 135 calls in 2011. The business also has violations from the Liquor Control Board. “We’ve had this problem for years and years,” Warren
said, adding that despite changes in management, the problems continue. Warren said that points to a business that “attracts the wrong crowd through their business practices.” “Citizens shouldn’t have to pay for your lousy business practices,” he said, referring to the cost of sending police to the same places over and over. “They change ownership, but they don’t change practices.” “Nothing has changed,” reiterated Law, citing an increased police presence as the reason for the drop in calls from the area. Both men said this was not something that would be done lightly as Law acknowledged that pulling a license “will kill a business.” But Law said he wants to be as aggressive as possible to try and protect the citizens who live near these businesses. “We need to have some way to deal with these businesses,” he said. Both Law and Warren said that some businesses have responded well to city requests and said the city hoped to work with establishments before having to pull a license. “There are some owners that will work with us,” Law said, but added “we’re going to find every tool possible to do our job of protecting the neighbors.”
Police are warning residents that a common scam is once again making an appearance in the Renton area, particularly in the West Hill area. According to police, they received a call this week from a woman on Maple Drive who said during the weekend a woman came to her door seeking “safe harbor” from an abusive husband and was pretty aggressive about going into the resident’s house. The resident told the woman she would call 911 for her, but she could not come in. When the resident mentioned it to another neighbor, the neighbor described a similar female who had come to her residence claiming she “needed money for a prescription for a child.” “Neither of these are uncommon, unfortunately,” said Terri Vickers, Renton Police public information officer. Vickers said other popular lines include “Need a couple bucks for gas to go pick up (child at school, sick relative)” and “Need to use the phone because my car broke down.” According to police, resident should not open their door, even a crack, for someone they don’t know. Vickers said to talk through the door until you can determine it is safe to open it. But when someone knocks on your door, yell through the door to the person outside, do not ignore it. Many people ignore unexpected knocks on the door, but these knocks can be a ruse by burglars who are trying to determine if someone is home before (going around the back and) breaking into the house. If someone is home, they’re unlikely to attempt to burglarize that residence. Residents should call 911 when they observe suspicious activity, including someone aggressively trying to come into your home while providing a questionable story. “It’s very possible that the police are looking for the person, that they’ve pulled this scam before, and that when they can’t get into your house to ‘use the phone’ (or whatever the ruse of the week),” Vickers said. “There’s every chance that your sweet gullible neighbor will let them into her house, where they will steal her prescriptions from the bathroom cabinet when they ‘need to use the bathroom’ after they ‘use the phone.’” Reach Editor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050
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a floor. Hartman said the building was occupied at the time of the fire and the three residents were treated and released at the scene. The damage is estimated at $360,000, including significant damge to the first and second floor of the main residence, water damage to an adjacent residence and fire damage to the outside of the buildings. Hartman said the fire is currently under investigation, though it is not considered suspicious. But due to the amount of damage and the speed with which it spread, the fire is being examined closely.
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Police roust drug user at hotel The following information was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports. By DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com
There was a flush of the toilet and the door of a hotel room in downtown Renton opened. The officer saw firsthand what was in photos taken by hotel management: a damaged room and scattered syringes. The hotel management needed help the afternoon of Feb. 22 to get the tenants inside removed. As the officer entered, the tenant grabbed two small plastic bags that contained a brown tar-like substance, probably heroin, which he handed to the officer. There were syringes on the floor, butane lighters, a spoon with some of
the brown substance and a large glass pipe. In open view was a plastic bag filled with a white-crystal substance, probably methamphetamine. The 20-year-old Renton man told officers he “used” earlier in the day. He was booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of drug possession. The hotel will need to bring in a professional company to decontaminate the room, which will cost thousands of dollars.
Family fights over wheelchair at ER There was no victim, but officers still needed to ask questions about how a Renton man was pushing the wheelchair into the emergency room at Valley Medical Center. Police were called to the ER for a report of people fighting in the parking lot on Feb. 22. A Renton man was bringing his wife to the ER, but the way he was pushing the wheelchair made the woman’s
daughter fear for her safety. The daughter stood in front of the wheelchair and asked to push her mother. He ran the wheelchair into her legs. After a few bumps, she pushed him in the chest, apparently scratching him on the chin. He didn’t want to press charges, but because domestic violence was involved, the officer needed to investigate. The officer couldn’t determine whether someone was a victim; the case was sent to city prosecutors for review.
Man passed out in car doing donuts It was 1:25 a.m. on Feb. 23 and the car was doing donuts in a parking lot on Field Avenue Northeast. The engine was revving and smoke was billowing out. A front tire was off the rim, which was ground up. The driver-side airbag had deployed and inside, the driver was unconscious but breathing. He smelled of alcohol and vomit. The officer yelled and he woke up. He couldn’t remember how much he had had to drink but admitted to having a drinking problem. The investigation was turned over to the Washington State Patrol, which was pursuing the man for DUI. [ more blotter page 16 ]
PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE RENTON, WASHINGTON The Environmental Review Committee has issued a Determination of Non Significance (DNS) for the following project under the authority of the Renton municipal code. Taco Time Renton Highlands Development LUA14 000083 Location: 4114 NE 4th St. The applicant requested Site Plan Review and Environmental Review, for the construction of a new Taco Time and retail building with 27 parking spaces. The 0.77 acre site is located in the CA zone. Access to the site is proposed via NE 4th St. Appeals of the DNS must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on March 21, 2014. 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 4 8 110 and more information may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, 425 430 6510. Published in the Renton Reporter on March 7, 2014. #999241. VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER District Healthcare System NOTICE OF EDUCATIONAL MEETING An educational meeting of the Board of Trustees of Valley Medical Center will be held from 8:00-3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, 2014 in the Board Room at Valley Medical Center (400 So. 43rd St., Renton, WA 98055). BOARD OF TRUSTEES (District Healthcare System) By: Sandra Sward Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on February 28, 2014 and March 7, 2014. #993528. In the CIRCUIT COURT for the STATE OF OREGON in and for the COUNTY OF DESCHUTES PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC, its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff, v.
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DANIEL EVERETT CONARTY; CATHLEEN PATRICIA CONARTY; STATE OF OREGON; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; AND THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 52450 AMMON ROAD, LA PINE, OREGON 97739, Defendants. Case No. 13CV1499FC SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To the defendants: Cathleen Patricia Conarty: In the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above-entitled Court and cause on or before the expiration of 30 days from the date of the first publication of this summons. The date of first publication in this matter is February 21, 2014. If you fail timely to appear and answer, plaintiff will apply to the above-entitled court for the relief prayed for in its complaint. This is a judicial foreclosure of a deed of trust in which the plaintiff requests that the plaintiff be allowed to foreclose your interest in the following described real property: LOT 31, BLOCK 2, NEWBERRY ESTATES PHASE I, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 52450 Ammon Road, La Pine, Oregon 97739. NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! A lawsuit has been started against you in the above-entitled court by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, plaintiff. Plaintiff’s claims are stated in the written complaint, a copy of which was filed with the above-entitled Court. You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal document called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immedi-
ately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. This summons is issued pursuant to ORCP 7. RCO LEGAL, P.C. Alex Gund, OSB #114067 agund@rcolegal.com Attorneys for Plaintiff 511 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 400 Portland, OR 97205 P: (503) 977-7840 F: (503) 977-7963 Published in the Renton Reporter on February 21, 28, 2014; March 7, 14, 2014. #991329. CITY OF RENTON RENTON CITY COUNCIL CANCELLATION OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Renton City Council has canceled the Monday, March 10, 2014, regular City Council meeting and Council Committee of the Whole meeting. The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on Monday, March 17, 2014, at 7:00 pm at Renton City Hall, 7th floor Council Chambers, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. The Committee of the Whole meeting (study session) will precede at 6:00 pm. Both meetings are open to the public. The agenda will be available and posted to the City website (www.rentonwa.gov) on Thursday afternoon March 13th. For further information, please call the City Clerk Office at 425430-6510. Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk Published in the Renton Reporter on March 7, 2014. #998902. Superior Court of Washington County of King In re the Estate of: DELORES MATTHAI, Deceased. NO. 14-4-01105-6 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 forever 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: February 28, 2013. PR: MORGAN MATTHAI PETER W. MOGREN WSBA #11515 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. 14-4-01105-6 KNT Published in the Renton Reporter on February 28, 2014, March 7, 2014, March 14, 2014. #993646. NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE RENTON, WASHINGTON Application Name and Number: Recreational Marijuana Regulations; LUA 14-000238, ECF Project Description and Location: Regulations regarding recreational marijuana are being considered. It is anticipated that marijuana producers and processors will be required to be located in a structure and be permitted in the Industrial Heavy (IH) zone. Marijuana retailers are anticipated to be permitted in the Commercial Arterial (CA), Center Village (CV), Center Downtown (CD), CommercialOffice-Residential (COR), Urban Center North 1 (UC-N1), and Urban Center North 2 (UC-N2) zones. Consideration is being given to requiring a buffer between marijuana retailers and single family residential zones
and/or chemical dependency centers. These regulations would be citywide. Application Date: February 26, 2014 Permits/Review Requested: Environmental (SEPA) Review The Environmental Review Committee has reviewed the proposed project for probable adverse environmental impacts and has issued a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) for the project under the authority of the Renton Municipal Code. An environmental impact statement (EIS) will not be required under RCW 43.21C. This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file at the City. This determination does not constitute approval for construction; mitigation may be necessary and may be imposed at the time of a site specific development proposal on the subject site. Copies of the DNS, the SEPA checklist and other project documents are available at the Department of Community and Economic Development, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Comments on the application must be submitted in writing to Angie Mathias, Project Manager, CED – Planning Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, by 5:00 PM on March 21, 2014. If you have questions about this proposal please contact the project manager, 425-430-6576. Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed with the required fee in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on March 21, 2014 with: Hearing Examiner, City of Renton, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Examiner are governed by
City of Renton Municipal Code Section 4-8-110.B. Additional information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, 425-430-6510. Published in the Renton Reporter on March 7, 2014. #999210. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RENTON HEARING EXAMINER RENTON, WASHINGTON A public Hearing will be held by the Renton Hearing Examiner in the Council Chambers on the seventh floor of Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, Washington, on March 25, 2014 at 10:00 am to consider the following petition: Reserve at Renton Senior Living LUA#13-001726, SA-H Location: 625 Renton Center Way SW. Applicant request HEX Site Plan Review and Parking Variance and modification for the construction of a 5 story mixed use building containing 219 senior living apartment units and 7,591 square feet of commercial space. The vacant 3.67 acre site is located within the CA zone. Primary access would be provided from Rainier Ave S, through the Fred Meyer parking area. Legal descriptions of the files noted above are on file in the City Clerk’s Office, Seventh Floor, City Hall, Renton. All interested persons are invited to be present at the Public Hearing to express their opinions. Published in the Renton Reporter on March 7, 2014. #999223.
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“Duncan! Get out of that bed!” I ranted, waving my arms around like a lunatic octopus as I charged through my backyard gate. “DUNCAN!” Of course, my nemesis, Duncan our family’s ginger-colored cat, hadn’t moved a muscle. He just went along with his business, his amber eyes staring back at me with that “don’t bother me I’m in the zone” look cats give when they are otherwise engaged. “Unbelievable!” I shouted. “You kids get your cat out of my garden bed!” With five kids you might think I had finally gone berserk. But the ironic thing is that it’s our animals that often drive me toward the knife’s edge. Between Duncan using these garden beds as his personal litter box and our free-range bunny, my garden beds had produced a very anemic bounty. I think I’m a lot like other people when it comes to gardening: I see beautiful gardens producing tons of organic food alongside flowers and trees that work together to support attracting birds and bees in a harmonious, non-toxic relationship, but I don’t know how to get there! I don’t have the experience. I’m being dramatic about Duncan because, really, I feel guilty about my inability to fully commit to what I’m passionate about: community gardens, organic
Columnist Carolyn Ossorio, right, gets some gardening advice from Lara Reynolds, farm manager for Sustainable Renton. SUBMITTED vegetables, composting, and connecting with others in my community who share my passions. There’s always an excuse. And Duncan’s an easy target. “Frickin’ cat.” I muttered, biting down the expletive like a horse clamping a silver bit, as I used a shovel to uncover the once beautiful Cedar Grove soil now laden with Duncan lumps. So with spring around the corner I was determined to get my garden and yard into shape and shine some light on Sustain-
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Renton girls fall to Mark Morris in regional game By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
The Mark Morris Monarchs started fast and never took their foot off the gas, blasting past the Renton Indians 67-29 in Friday night’s regional state playoff game at Kent-Meridian High School. The Monarchs jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter and never looked back, capitalizing on Renton mistakes and turnovers and missing very few shots. The trend continued in the second, with Renton seemingly unable to get a basket to fall. By the time the teams hit the break, Mark Morris was up 29-7, with three of Renton’s points coming on a 3-pointer in the final minute. Renton came out better in the second half, but still had no answer for the Monarch’s speedy attack. By the time the third period ended, Renton was down by 30 points, 51-21. Even with a seemingly insurmountable lead, Mark Morris hustled up and down the floor, dropping back on defense and stifling the Indians, who had trouble finding the net, at almost every turn, running the score to 67-29 and bringing the Indians’ season to an end. Renton finished the season at 20-8. Photos by Brian Beckley, Renton Reporter
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Lindbergh robotics club competes at FIRST Robotics Competition in Auburn By TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
Lindbergh High School’s FIRST Robotics Team 3588 got sixth place after district competition at Auburn Mountainview High School last weekend. This was one of eight state competitions being held this week, in a sport that’s growing around the state, according to Matthew Randall, Lindbergh’s coach. The event was the first ever FIRST Robotics Competition district event held in the state, said Randall. “Overall, the weekend was a great success,” Randall wrote on the team’s blog. “As a coach, I am so proud of our team. Our students have worked so hard to make this year’s robot, which is the most professional and best-functioning robot that Lindbergh’s teams have made in our four years. The robot itself was truly a whole-team effort, represented 3,000+ hours of student work and represents a huge amount of learning on the part of students.” Lindbergh’s robot is the Talon. About 40 to 60 students participate in the school’s roThe Lindbergh robotics team, above left, took sixth place this past weekend. photos courtesy Vicky Maddy and Sandy Pigott.
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botics club. Lindbergh played in 12 matches at the event. Early on in the preliminary competition, the team was ranked in fourth place out of 32 teams. In three on three alliances or teams, Lindbergh won the first of a best of three match against the sixth-ranked alliance. However, Lindbergh was upset in the next two games and did not advance out of the quarterfinals. After winning the first round, the autonomous capabilities of the robot malfunctioned. These are the first 10 seconds of the match, when the robot has to operate without anyone controlling it. Randall called the autonomous function the best feature of the robot during the preliminary matches and a definite advantage the team was without in the second and third rounds of play. The Lindbergh alliance lost two close matches to the alliance of Kapowsin High School, Bellarmine Prep and Digipen. Students are now working on remedies to overcome their robots’ challenges. The team next competes March 28 and 29 at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. The team has just six hours to work on their robot between now and the next competition. They are hoping to qualify for the North West District Championship in Portland.
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