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Two teenagers were pulled from Lake Washington on Monday evening after a near-drowning experience in a non-swimming area of Gene Coulon Beach Park. One of the teens was rescued by a City of Renton lifeguard who happened to be running past the area during training while the second was revived by Renton Firefighters after being pulled “lifeless” from the water. According to Renton Fire Chief Mark Peterson, the fire department was called to the park at around 7:30 p.m. Monday. Two teenagers were swimming in a nonsupervised, non-swimming area of Coulon Park north of Ivar’s on Monday when one got into trouble. The second teen dove into help and also found himself in trouble. Peterson said a couple of citizens also tried to help but could not when three City of Renton lifeguards on their evening physical training happened by the scene. [ more RESCUE page 9 ]
Firefighters slap five with cheering observers during the first ever “Heroes Lap” at the Renton Relay for Life Friday at Renton Memorial Stadium. The opening ceremonies also featured laps by survivors and caregivers, left, as supporters from other teams cheered them on, right. Despite cold, rainy conditions, this year’s relay is expected to raise about $75,000 for cancer research. MORE PHOTOS ONLINE… rentonreporter.com
State grant helps Renton Schools maintain fund balance in 2014 budget BY TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
The Renton School District reports that it will be able to make budget this year, with some help from the state and local levies. That was the conclusion of a Renton School Board study session June 25 at district headquarters. As part of their goals, district administration wanted to maintain a 5 percent fund balance as well as increase achievement in the district, college and career readiness, equity and access and retain and recruit a diverse, high quality staff.
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Renton’s Fabulous Fourth The annual Fabulous Fourth celebration at Gene Coulon Beach Park gets under way today, July 4. Co-sponsored by The Landing, the event features free children’s activities and face-painting from noon to 8 p.m., (sponsored by Coal Creek Family YMCA and Renton Walmart) stage entertainment from 1:30 to 9:30 p.m. (sponsored by Sanctuary & The Reserve Apartments) and a professional fireworks display at dusk. Citizens are also reminded that it is illegal to possess or discharge fireworks of any kind anywhere in the city throughout the year, including the 4th of July.
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Renton help for Chernobyl’s children BY TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
When Elizabeth Tennison started her humanitarian work, she was already a mother to a blended family of 11 children. Twenty years later, she would call herself a mother to nine more children. How did this happen? Sitting in church one day, she and her husband, Bill, saw an announcement to sponsor children from the area affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986. “We just felt that the Lord called us to do this and that these kids live in an area where succeeding disasters around the world have superseded it,” she said. Tennison is the vice president of Renton-based Hope for Chernobyl’s Child, a non-profit organization that hosts children’s respite visits from Belarus to the United States as well as sponsorships in their own country. After participating in similar projects through Highlands Community Church, Tennison and some of her group members decided to break off and form their own non-profit to do similar work in 2008. Since then, Hope for Chernobyl’s Child has hosted 40 children and sponsored 120 in Belarus, which is still feeling the effects from the 1986 nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl
Interpreter Natalia Gurinovich (left to right) sits with Skyler Brazeal, Nikita Kazachuk and Elizabeth Tennison, vice president of HOPE for Chernobyl’s Child at The Landing. TRACEY COMPTON, Renton Reporter Nuclear Power Plant in what was then the Soviet Union. The agency reports that 70 percent of the radioactive fallout from the disaster, involving the explosion of a nuclear reactor in northern Ukraine, fell on Belarus. Still today the children and people there suffer from constant bombardment of low-level radioactivity. In addition the standard of living isn’t very high, with limited employment, low wages and rampant inflation. “One in five kids there, according to statistics, still is born with some sort of birth defect,” said Tennison.
“And it wasn’t until 2005 that doctors thought – from the University of Washington – did a study in cooperation with those in the Chernobyl area that linked the Chernobyl accident radiation with the increase of disease in Belarus and the surrounding area as a result of the Chernobyl accident.” The radiation in the soil and trees there isn’t expected to reach its half life before 2086. “Typically the kids who come, in comparison to our own, are shorter and smaller, partly as a result of the nutrition they get there,” Tennison said. The children from Be-
larus visit Washington for a six-week respite, getting medical exams and some basic treatment during their stay as well as fun outings and time with their host families. There is one translator for every 10 kids and when not available they use iPads, charades and the kids speak their own language to each other. Eleven-year-old Nikita Kazachuk is enjoying the “many” things he’s done on his summer vacation so far including visit Wild Waves and the Museum of Flight. “Of course it’s very nice for them to come here for some duration or respite because they live very close
to the territory where the catastrophe happened and after that it’s the next generation,” said Natalia Gurinovich, the interpreter. Organizers say that the host families get as much out of the experiences than the host child does, if not more. Hope for Chernobyl’s Child sponsors children who aren’t medically fit to travel for their program. The cost to sponsor a child is $450 a year. “Partly as a result, in terms of their status in their village and in their school… they’re kind of the low man on the totem pole,” said Tennison. “But when we’re able to share with them a sponsor who is able to write to them and interact with them that way, their status in the community is considerably heightened. Therefore their feelings of self-confidence and worth and ability to do something, accomplish something in their own lives and their community and their world comes up a great deal.” Hope for Chernobyl’s Child is accepting donations for child sponsorship, the summer hosting program and general funds. For more information visit, www.hopeforchernobylschild.org. Reporter Tracey Compton can be reached at 425-2553484, ext. 5052.
Shake, waddle and roll through 2014 River Days Duck Hunt Renton River Days’ popular competition, “Duck Hunt 5: Selfie Adventure” is on now. The contest started June 18 and winners will be announced Aug. 1. “It’s a photo scavenger hunt and we’ll post clues and photos of where the ducks have been as they shake, waddle and roll through Renton,” said Carol Janssen, festival chairperson.
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The event that’s raised more than $200,000 for the Renton Police Department’s youth programs returns to Renton this Sunday. It’s the Return to Renton Benefit Car Show and it’s taking over downtown from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, July 6. About 200 cars have been pre-registered for the show as of last week, but 400 to 500 cars are expected total on Sunday. The last two years have brought out about 485 cars. The show features 43 judged classes, music, entertainment, raffle prizes, kids activities, vendor displays and an awards ceremony. There will be two Ferraris, worth more than $200,000 each, on display, a rare and expensive display for the Return to Renton Car Show. “So we’ve raised about $200,000 for Renton youth,” said Jim Medzegian, event organizer. “In the early days, it went against drugs; lately it funds various programs.” This is the 24th year for the event that just about eight years ago only raised $3,000 for its efforts. Last year, organizers were able to give $17,500 from the event to the youth programs. “If it was just a car show, I wasn’t going to put in all my
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Rebbecca G. (Eakins) Keener, 57, peacefully went to be with her Lord on June 25, 2014, at Harborview Medical Center. She passed due to complications from surgery. She was born on May 4, 1957 to Roger and Alice Eakins, in Wichita, Kansas. In 1965 she moved with her family to Kent, Washington. She grew up in Maple Valley, and attended school in the Tahoma school district. She graduated in 1975 from Tahoma High School. She enlisted in the Women’s Army National Guard following her two brothers who were already in the military, making this a tradition in the family. In 1978 she meet the love of her life Robert S. Keener, Sr. who was the owner of Northwest Erectors. Rebbecca started working for Northwest Erectors in 1983.They retired in 2007 moving to Cle Elum full time, retiring in their dream home. After a very long courtship Robert and Rebbecca married on October 8th, 2010. She always said that loving Robert was the easiest thing she ever did. They settled into their dream home that they built themselves, in Cle Elum, Washington. Some of Becky’s favorite things in life were her big family, cooking, and watching the wildlife around her home. Becky never let an opportunity to say I love you go by. Becky is survived by her husband Robert of Cle Elum, sister Rhonda (Mike)Collins of Chelan, brothers Reggie (Sandy) Eakins of Yakima, Gene (Barbara)Eakins of Selah, eight nieces and nephews, twelve great nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, numerous friends and great neighbors. Becky had no children of her own but she called her nieces and nephews her “babies”. You left us too soon.There are no words to express the pain of loosing you. Till we meet again in paradise. Your loving older sister Rhonda She was preceded in death by her parents, and paternal and maternal grandparents. Visitation will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Cascade Funeral Home in Cle Elum,WA. Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday July 9th at Laurel Hill Memorial Park in Cle Elum. Condolences for the family may be left at www.cascadefuneralhome.com. 1082889
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With sunny skies and soaring temperatures expected in the days leading up to the long Independence Day weekend, King County officials are urging everyone to be extremely careful when heading out on the water. “Rivers and lakes are beautiful, but they can be dangerous too, and it is important to use caution and wear a life vest when going out on the water,” said Christie True, Director of the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, in a press release. A 2012 study of recreational river use along the Cedar River confirmed that water-related summer recreation is greatly determined by warm temperatures. When temperatures are in the 70s, there are likely to be floaters on the river. Swimming, inner-tubing and related activities soar when temperatures top 80 or more. Temperatures reached into the 90s on Tuesday but were dropping during the week and will remain in the upper 70s today and into the weekend. But lakes, rivers and Puget Sound can all be extremely cold this time of year. Swift rivers fed by an above-average snowmelt are still hovering below 50 degrees, while temperatures on Puget Sound and area lakes not much warmer. For details about river safety, visit www. kingcounty.gov/riversafety. For more information on water safety and drowning prevention, visit the King County Water Safety website, www.kingcounty.gov/ healthservices/health/injury/water.
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IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 Editor’s Note: This week we start what I hope will become a new tradition here at the Renton Reporter. Every year, newspapers around the country publish the 1897 New York Sun editorial titled “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” With that in mind, today, July 4, we publish the full text of Declaration of Independence. While it’s a little longer than a usual column, the document is not only a great read, but an excellent reminder of the philosophy on which this country was founded. While the Constitution is a working document designed to create and maintain an operational government, the Declaration is a philosophical treatise on human rights and government, as well as a point-by-point breakdown of exactly why and how King George was violating those rights. It is also, in a time of increasingly hostile and hyperbolic rhetoric, an excellent reminder of exactly what “liberty” meant to the 56 signers who pledged “our lives, our fortunes and our Sacred Honor.” Please take the time today to read these words. They are what unite us, what we as a nation are supposed to stand for and why most of us have today off to celebrate our freedom. Happy Fourth of July, everyone. - Brian Beckley
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hen in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most
wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has kept among us, in times of peace, He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws Standing Armies without the Consent of our of immediate and pressing importance, unless legislatures. suspended in their operation till his Assent He has affected to render the Military indeshould be obtained; and when so suspended, he pendent of and superior to the Civil power. has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has combined with others to subject us to He has refused to pass other Laws for the a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and accommodation of large districts of people, ununacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent less those people would relinquish the right of to their Acts of pretended Legislation: Representation in the Legislature, a right inestiFor Quartering large bodies of armed troops mable to them and formidable to tyrants only. among us: He has called together legislative bodies at For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant punishment for any Murders which they should from the depository of their pubcommit on the Inhabitants of lic Records, for the sole purpose We hold these truths to be these States: of fatiguing them into compliFor cutting off our Trade with self-evident, that all men are ance with his measures. all parts of the world: created equal, that they are He has dissolved RepresenFor imposing Taxes on us endowed by their Creator with tative Houses repeatedly, for without our Consent: certain unalienable Rights, opposing with manly firmness For depriving us in many that among these are Life, his invasions on the rights of the Liberty and the pursuit of cases, of the benefits of Trial by people. Jury: Happiness. He has refused for a long time, For transporting us beyond after such dissolutions, to cause Seas to be tried for pretended others to be elected; whereby offences the Legislative powers, incapable For abolishing the free System of Annihilation, have returned to the People of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, at large for their exercise; the State remaining establishing therein an Arbitrary government, in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render invasion from without, and convulsions within. it at once an example and fit instrument for He has endeavoured to prevent the populaintroducing the same absolute rule into these tion of these States; for that purpose obstructing Colonies: the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusFor taking away our Charters, abolishing our ing to pass others to encourage their migrations most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally hither, and raising the conditions of new Appro- the Forms of our Governments: priations of Lands. For suspending our own Legislatures, and He has obstructed the Administration of declaring themselves invested with power to Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for estab- legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. lishing Judiciary powers. He has abdicated Government here, by deHe has made Judges dependent on his Will claring us out of his Protection and waging War alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the against us. amount and payment of their salaries. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our He has erected a multitude of New Offices, Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass of our people. our people, and eat out their substance. [ more DECLARATION page 7 ]
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www.rentonreporter.com [ DECLARATION from page 6] He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We
have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political
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[ RESCUE from page 1] “They just happened to be running by and noticed the commotion,” Peterson said of the lifeguards. A lifeguard identified by the Renton School District as 2012 Hazen graduate Shane Thompson dove into help, pulling one teenager from the water. Peterson said the teen was conscious when rescued and transported to a local hospital, though the second teen could not be located. The Renton dive unit responded to the scene and the second boy was located in 25 to 30 feet of water and was pulled to the surface where emergency personnel revived him using CPR. “He was lifeless when they pulled him out of the water,” Peterson said. Firefighters were able to re-establish a heart rate and blood pressure. The boy was transported to Harborview Hospital Shane Thompson. PHOTO in Seattle, where accordCOURTESY RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT ing to the Renton School District Facebook page, he remained in critical condition. Peterson said the firefighters who responded to the scene are part of a new Rescue Swimmer program, which began this year in Renton. Eleven firefighters only recently completed the training, which saves time by sending divers into the water with fins, a mask and snorkel instead of full dive gear. Peterson cautioned citizens to only swim in supervised areas and warned that despite warm temperatures and sunshine, the waters in the area are still very cold this early in the season and can be dangerous even for experienced swimmers. Cold water can quickly cause hypothermia and cramping and can cause muscles to lock up, sinking even those who know how to handle themselves in water. Peterson also warned that rivers are still “extremely fast” due to continuing snowmelt in the mountains and can be very dangerous. “Swim in designated swim areas,” Peterson said. Reach Editor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050. www.rentonreporter.com | Renton news, everyday.
Renton’s Fabulous 4th of July Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park
Event Schedule 7:00 a.m. Park opens 12:00-8:00 p.m. Free KidZone Activities 1:30-9:30 p.m. Stage Entertainment 10:00 p.m. Fireworks Display from the Ivar’s Waterwalk Stage Entertainment 1:30 p.m. Renton City Concert Band 3:00 p.m. Teen Musical Vignette, The Wedding Singer 4:15 p.m. Spirit of Ojah, Ghanaian Highlife, Reggae & Funk 6:00 p.m. The Stacy Jones Band, Blues 7:15 p.m. Official Welcome & National Anthem 8:00 p.m. Oncore, R&B Dance Hits • Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park is located at 1201 Lake Washington Blvd. N in Renton. • Call 425-430-6600 or visit rentonwa.gov for information on parking, street closures and other restrictions. • Small umbrellas and umbrella chairs are permitted. • Only small size barbecues are permitted.
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he first week of July is when your potted plants, perennials and vegetable will need a good meal. The beginning of July is a good time to fertilize corn, roses, delphiniums, tomatoes and other plants that you expect to bloom or produce until the end of summer. July is not a good time to fertilize the lawn, rhododendrons and azaleas or other spring-blooming shrubs. Your lawn may be slipping into dormancy and will require less water if you resist the urge to green it up by fertilizing this month.
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I have grown rhubarb for many years but this year the stalks were thin and the leaves much smaller than previous years. Is there some way to improve the performance of my rhubarb? P.P., Puyallup Sounds like you need to divide up your mature rhubarb plants so they’ll turn over a new leaf. Mulch the soil around the plants with composted manure now so the roots will be shaded from the summer sun. Then in the spring dig into the thick rhubarb crown and cut off side shoots with root sections about the size of your fist. Replant these in an area that has been enriched with manure and compost and toss out the old center of the plants. These young upstarts will gather strength the first summer after the division but then they will be tarting up your pies and sauces by the following year.
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How can I get rid of weeds in the cracks of my sidewalk? I do not want to use chemicals of any kind but cannot seem to pull these persistent grass-like weed from the cracks. J., Email Boil up a piping hot kettle of water and pour this directly into the sidewalk cracks. You may even be able to smell the weeds cooking as the water destroys the roots. Be careful not to let the hot water flow into nearby flower beds where it can damage any living plant – or insect. Boiling water is also used to destroy ant hills.
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When can I cut back the foliage of my peonies? The peonies are done blooming. Also, when should I cut off the old flowers of my peonies? One more question. When can I transplant a peony plant? R.T., Tacoma First, wait until fall to cut back your peony foliage. You will know when it is time to get snippy because the leaves will turn yellow. In our wet-winter climate cutting back peony foliage in the
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fall will help to prevent a black blight on the leaves. Second, you can remove the faded flowers and the stems of your peonies as soon as they are done blooming. Better yet, harvest the peony flowers in the bud stage and enjoy watching them bloom indoors where they are safe from petal-punishing rain storms. Lastly, peonies do not like to be transplanted but if you must, than do the dirty deed in the fall and make sure you do not plant them too deep. Set the pink eye or growth bud just below the surface of the soil. Marianne Binetti is the host of “Dig In Seattle,” a garden and cooking show that is back on the air. You can watch the show via pod cast at www.diginseattle.com or at 12:30 p.m. Saturdays on Channel 22 KZJO TV. The show focuses on local gardening tips and cooking demos from local chefs. This week you can learn how to forage in the wild for Douglas fir tips to make a refreshing and unusual summer sorbet and get tips on landscaping with native plants.
WSDOT selling 55-acre parcel of land in south Renton
PUBLIC NOTICES KING COUNTY DEPT. OF PERMITTING & ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (DPER) 35030 SE DOUGLAS ST STE 210, SNOQUALMIE WA 98065-9266 NOTICE OF LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST: Short Plat File: SPLT14-0006 Applicant(s): Dan Finkbeiner Location: W Lk Desire Dr SE Renton Proposal: Subdivide a 40,979 sq. ft. lot zoned R-6 into 2 lots for development of detached single family residences Project Manager: Matthew Perkins 206-477-0371
COMMENT PROCEDURES: DPER will issue a decision on this application following a 21-day comment period ending on August 1, 2014. Written comments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the project manager at the phone number listed above. Published in the Renton Reporter on July 4, 2014. #1083266.
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first-come basis for the minimum bid price. In all, WSDOT has identified 384 parcels that may be available for auction over the next several years. Since 2009, the surplus property program has generated more than $20 million in revenue for the motor vehicle fund. The Legislature directed WSDOT to sell its surplus inventory of property. Revenue generated from the sale is used for transportation purposes. Disposing of the property also reduces WSDOT’s liability risk and costs associated with upkeep of the parcels.
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A large, territorial-view parcel in Renton, with enough space for approximately 40 football fields, is headed to the market and will be sold to the most qualified bidder this fall. The Washington State Department of Transportation is selling a 55-acre wooded parcel of land south of Carr Road in the southern section of the city. According to WSDOT, the land is no longer needed for highway purposes and will be sold in a sealed-bid auction on Sept. 10. WSDOT acquired the parcel in the late 1950s and has historically used the site as a sand and gravel pit. The parcel has access from a paved, 40-foot easement from Carr Road Southeast in the northwest corner, and a gravel access road at Wells Avenue South in the northeast corner that connects to Carr Road in Renton. To the south, the parcel is adjacent to the newly constructed Southeast 47th Street, accessible from 102nd Avenue Southeast. All public utilities are available, but may require extension and/or upgrades. The land is presently zoned for residential uses, but because the property is made up of multiple tax parcels, the residential density of the pieces varies. WSDOT is accepting bids now and has additional information on its auction website to help potential purchasers maximize their offers. The minimum, non-contingency bid amount is $12 million. All bids, mailed or delivered in person, must be received at the Real Estate Services Office by 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. Bids received after the deadline will not be accepted.
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A 21-year-old Seattle man had a $4,000 Rolex watch he wanted to sell, so he agreed to meet up with a man June 26 near the Renton Transit Center for a possible sale. The potential buyer really wanted to hold the watch but the seller wouldn’t turn it over. The buyer suggested that he could get a better look at the watch if they walked into an alley. The seller said no. But the seller did agree to hold the watch in his hand so the man could get a look. Instead, the suspect grabbed the watch and ran off. The victim and a friend with him chased the suspect, but when they caught up with him, the suspect’s friend jumped in and punched the victim. The two suspects left in a black four-door Hyundai with the watch. The victim’s friend later provided officers with a screenshot of the second suspect’s Facebook page.
Quick heist for daughter Over the course of less than six minutes June 29, a 48-year-old Skyway woman fraudulently returned items and concealed others at the Walmart on Rainier Avenue South.
DWLS gets her, not her cell A 35-year-old Renton woman was holding up her cell phone and talking June 25 while driving on Southeast 168th Street. A Renton Police officer did a U-turn and stopped her.
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Bomb disarmed in school yard The Port of Seattle’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit was called in the evening of June 28 to disable a “sparkler bomb” found at the Cascade Elementary School field. A child playing with his father had found the explosive device.
Liquor thief lands in jail Before he could drive off, a 47-year-old Renton man was stopped June 25 for shoplifting seven bottles of whiskey and vodka from the Safeway on Northeast Sunset Boulevard. The suspect walked out with the bottles in a shopping bag. The alcohol was valued at about $200. He was booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of third-degree theft.
Renton Little League 9/10 All-Stars win first game but eliminated from tourney The Renton Little League 9/10 All-Stars won a game this weekend, but were eliminated from their postseason tournament on Tuesday following a loss to the team from West Seattle. But things started out great for the Renton team. On June 28, the team defeated South Highline American 13 to 7. The win put the team in the winners bracket of the double-elimination tournament. But on Sunday, Renton fell 2-22 to South Highline National, setting up a loser-out game on Tuesday with West Seattle. Players are: Kevin Davis, Maxwell Namba, Maxwell Ust, Matt Ealy, Terence Hayes, Xander Holmes, Austin Lana, Braden Wales, Kayden Morgan, Benjamin Hunter, Jordan Mallory, Jesus Rodriguez, Lane Swenson, and Kevin Obay.
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A store security officer at Walmart was watching her the whole time. The woman concealed dresses, a purse, a wallet and packages of leggings in a stolen reusable bag, two purses and a plastic Macy’s bag. She was stopped by store security at about 10:40 p.m. as she walked out. She told Renton Police officers her daughters were in abusive relationships. She planned to give the stolen items to one daughter so she could sell them and rent a hotel room. The value of the stolen merchandise and the fraudulent return was about $200. A records check showed she had two warrants, including a Tacoma warrant for third-degree theft. She was booked into the SCORE regional jail.
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Teen arrested for drinking wine at Liberty Park A 19-year-old Seattle man sipping on a bottle of Chardonnay wine near the children’s playground at Liberty Park was arrested June 24. The two other males with him denied having anything to do with the alcohol. The officer sniffed the bottle to confirm alcohol was inside. The bottle’s cork was at the suspect’s feet and a bottle
Renton couple were getting out of their car in the garage. The couple, in their 60s, found their kitchen and a bedroom had been ransacked. Jewelry, a laptop computer and a fire safe containing important documents were missing. The burglar entered through an unlocked kitchen window, leaving behind a shoe print on the counter. Officers also dusted for fingerprints. The burglar left behind other computers and valuable items, leading the couple to believe that the thief ran out of time because they interrupted the crime and needed to get away.
opener was found in his backpack. He told the officer he was just holding the bottle for one of the other males. He had lent the bottle opener to one of them. He was booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of minor in possession of alcohol. His bicycle was impounded.
Burglar escapes as couple enters house It’s possible a burglar was escaping through their front door June 11 on Monterey Court Northeast just as a
Friends of Renton Schools donates $125,000 to district The Friends of Renton Schools on June 25 donated $125,000 to the Renton School Board to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) classes during the summer. Friends of Renton Schools President Rich Wagner and Treasurer Geri Carlson attended the June 25 School Board meeting to present the check. “This donation represents all the community, business, teacher, staff and individuals that support our schools” said Geri Carlson.
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