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Relay for Life Renton Memorial Stadium played host to the annual Relay for Life this past weekend where teams of walkers kept pace in the track to raise money for cancer research. Renton Firefighters were on hand to their support, above, and as always, the event started with the survivor and caregivers laps. PHOTOS COURTESY STEVE DUTCHER
New management spruces up Carco Theatre, adds donated organ and piano It’s been a little more than two years since Puget Sound Access moved into Carco Theatre and the facility has been a buzz of activity. There’s been all sorts of events as well as renovations, new management and a few donations, creating a more hospitable space for artists and guests. Puget Sound Access is the provider
of public education and government cable channels to South King County residents and offers arts entertainment videography through Puget Productions. It’s the company’s present mission to bring in more multicultural events through outreach to diverse communities, build on its productions for and by children and host events for Renton’s film community. “We have our hands full, but we’re
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It’s time again For the city’s annual Fourth of July Celebration at Coulon Park. The park opens at 7 a.m. with a professional fireworks show scheduled for 10 p.m. and lots to do in between, including plenty of entertainment. Turn to page 4 for a complete guide to this year’s event. COURTESY PHOTO
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Though the Legislature was able to pass a state budget before the Tuesday night deadline that would have shut down parts of state government, the final vote on a transportation package that could finally mean relief for Renton-area drivers was stalled as of Wednesday. Approved by the state Senate on Monday, the transportation package, if approved, would deliver $1.2 billion to widen the Interstate 405 corridor from Renton to Lynwood. Included in the in the project is the state Route 167 – I-405 interchange, one of the busiest and most-clogged interchanges in the state. According to the WSDOT website, drivers in the area can experience congestion for up to eight hours each day. “It’s very good news for us,” said Renton Deputy Public Affairs Administrator Preeti Shridhar. All four Renton area state senators voted [ more TRANSPORTATION page 7 ]
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Just days after school let out for summer, about 100 Renton students participated in the Career and Technical Education’s Summer STEM Robotics Camp. The camp is in its second year and was held at Lindbergh and Hazen high schools, June 22-July 1. Sponsored by the Career and Technical Education Department and the Friends of Renton Schools, the camp was free to any Renton student who wanted to attend. Fifteen-year-old Kane Anderson came to get a jump on robotics for next year at Lindbergh High School. Monday was competition day and his team’s robot “Beast Mode” was fairing well in the tournament. “It’s been really fun,” Anderson said. “I’ve been learning a whole lot more than I have been last year. So I’ve felt like I’ve been more of a help (on the team).” At the science, technology, engineering and math or STEM camp, students got to learn computer programming, Sketchup design, 3-D printing, shop skills, game strategy and they even created engineering notebooks. Students put together all of these skills in just seven days, culminating in the creation of their robots and match day. “I’m very impressed with how the kids have been able to, in a very short period of time, make a robot that can
actually move on the field,” said Dave Goldy. Goldy is a retired Boeing software developer and camp mentor. During the school year he helps out with the robotics programs at Hazen and Lindbergh high schools. “I mean these kids just come up with ideas that I’d never even dream of on how to build a robot that will pick up these balls and move around,” Goldy said. “They’re very creative kids and I’m so proud of them for how creative they are.” The program is based on a FIRST Robotics game. FIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology” and the organization hosts camps and competitions for young people nationally. A local FIRST chapter donated the use of a lot of the competition materials and devices. The students actually made some of the wooden parts to their robots during their shop skills sessions. “All teams are made up with as many different kinds of kids as possible,” said Kim Sweet, CTE instructional facilitator. “So they’re from six different schools and they have a wide variety of ages, so we’re all one big Renton School District team.” Thirteen-year-old Amanda Smith was kind of disappointed that the camp was ending this week. She really had fun learning about programming and fabrication, she said. She was familiar with robots, having worked on her school’s robotics
County extends lease of KCSO office in Fairwood The King County Council on Monday unanimously approved a lease extension for the Sheriff ’s Fairwood community storefront office. The contract extends the lease by three years, with three additional one-year options. The Fairwood office is used by sheriff ’s deputies to conduct a variety of routine business, 3.5” x 2.5” | Maximum Font Size: 30 pt such as completing reports, without the
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About 100 students from all over the Renton School District participated in a summer STEM camp at Lindbergh and Hazen high schools June 22-July 1. The camp culminated in a robotics competition this week. (ABOVE) Camp Mentor Dave Goldy helps students with their robot during match day on Monday at Hazen High School. TRACEY COMPTON, Renton Reporter team at McKnight Middle School. “I wish it would go on longer; if there’s one next year, I would go to it,” Smith said. That seems likely as the Friends of Renton Schools just granted the Renton School District $150,000 for STEM programs. They also granted the district $10,000 for music programs and $5,000 for the arts recently. -Reporter Tracey Compton can be reached at 425-255-3484, ext. 5052.
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Gene Coulon Park opens at 7 a.m. for city’s Fabulous Fourth Event Schedule: 7 a.m.: Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park opens 9: a.m. to 5 p.m.: Volleyball Tournament Noon to 8 p.m.: Free KidZone activities 1 to 9:30 p.m.: Stage entertainment 10 p.m.: Fireworks display from Ivar’s waterwalk
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The Renton School District was awarded the Service Member Patriot Award June 24 for its exceptional support of district staff member and military reservist Eric Riddle, who has been called up to active duty in the military. Tom Howley, from the district’s Technology Services Department, where Riddle works as a network engineer, accepted the award. The Service Patriot Award recognizes organizations that support military reservists and their families as they are called to active duty. Riddle is a captain in the Army Reserves and will be
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what used to be just a storage basement. McCord is excited because now staff and freelancers have the space to work on editing projects. Previously, most of staff and freelancers worked remotely, telecommuting. Carco also received sound, lighting and audio visual upgrades, including a Sony 4,000 lumen laser projector for film events. McCord hopes to embrace the Renton film community with the projector addition, as the theatre has hosted Renton Crash Cinema in the past and will host Renton FilmFrenzy this fall. The arts entertainment arm, Puget Productions, has been shooting video for the “Nights at the Neptune” series at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre. Back in Renton, Carco is the backdrop for many kids’ theatre camps this summer as well as theatre groups that rent the space. Actors and musicians are enjoying the benefits of the upgrades, including an organ and a 1910 saloon piano that arrived as a donation from a Renton family. Ken Mills, 92, with the assistance of his daughter, Sue Dietz, arranged to have their family organ and saloon piano donated to the theatre. The piano was built for Mills’ father, who had it in his bar during the 1920s in Toledo, Wash. “We had gone as a family to several events to Carco in the ‘90s, so we were familiar
with the theatre and we really support theatre,” said Dietz. “It was a perfect fit.” The saloon piano, which is in the green room, is now a warm-up piano for artists waiting to go on stage. The organ is available for any organ players in the community for liturgical activities or other events. Moving the instruments would have cost hundreds of dollars, had it not been for the donated services of Rick Block of Prosser Piano and Organ in Tacoma. Block has known Mills for a number of years and felt compelled to make the donation to Carco happen. “It’s wonderful; it’s very nice to hear that the family decided to let the theatre have those amenities, both the piano and the organ,” said McCord. Other new theatre amenities include a concessions booth for theatre guests. “The audiences really like having that service,” said Welliver. This summer Puget Sound Access plans to host trivia, gamers’ and karaoke nights at Carco to get nontheatre-goers inside the building. “We’re really wanting to just make the place functional and welcoming for everyone to come to,” said the theatre manager. So far, staff have received feedback from guests saying the space feels more vibrant and alive. The latest upgrades were completed with funds from Puget Sound Access’ budget not City of
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In Congress, July 4,1776 Editor’s Note: Last year, we started a new tradition of publishing the full text of Declaration of Independence on Fourth of July weekend. 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 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 a day off to celebrate our freedom. Happy Fourth of July, everyone. - Brian Beckley
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I saw the following line in the story about the Downtown Partnership in last week’s issue: “I would like to, as everybody else, see it revitalized into businesses that could complete the consumer circle rather than just the antique stores and the pawn stores,” Ragland said. We only have three antique stores left and they are drawing business into downtown Renton. We need these kinds of businesses that support the economy of downtown. Ben’s Pawn shop does lots of business. We have lost many responsible downtown businesses due to indecisiveness of the city to create a safe and clean environment. What we don’t need more of is bars! A major downtown problem is the location of the Transportation Center (TC). It should have been placed on Grady where it would have been as convenient but not in the downtown center where it is creating so many problems. The location of the TC was not well researched or the research was ignored. But it’s here now, so police it 24/7.
No businesses rent the spaces provided around the bus terminal. A major business located next to the TC moved because of the criminal and loitering problems. Their customers had plenty of parking available at the multi-storied parking garage so that wasn’t the problem. (Actually, I’m still trying to figure out what the multi-storied parking garage is for.) Another very obvious problem is the large homeless population in Renton. It appears that the city doesn’t have an office that deals with this situation besides the Police Department. There isn’t one organization that serves the homeless on a daily basis. The sleeping accommodations are under the overpasses and under bridges, illegal camping and public libraries. The public restrooms in the parks are closed on a regular basis which presents problems. It is unreasonable to simply close “public restrooms” because of vandalism. Fix them and hose them down but don’t close them. A couple of our government leaders are saying how proud they are of the progress being made in downtown Renton. I live in downtown Rent[ more LETTER page 7 ]
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He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant
from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and
convulsions within. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their [ more DECLARATION page 8 ]
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[ TRANSPORTATION from page 1] for the transportation package. Last year’s budget included money to begin buying land around the project but did not fund construction, which will build a new flyover ramp connecting the HOT lanes on SR167 to the carpool lanes on I-405, as well as some money to widen the I-405 corridor. Shridhar also said the money for the project appears to be “front-loaded,” meaning most of it will be released by the legislature by 2017, which would allow work to begin on the project relatively quickly. Shridhar said while the construction money is the biggest gain from the bill, other aspects of the transportation package would also benefit Renton. For example, though not Renton-specific funding, money put into the Transportation Improvement Board, funding for the Freight Mobility Board and the Complete Streets Grant program could also benefit city projects. “Keeping these funds available is good news for us,” Shridhar said. Shridhar also said it is the city’s understanding that the distribution of the gas tax as provided in the new bill could benefit Renton as well as the Senate provided $375 million to be distributed 50/50 between cities and counties. Mayor Denis Law has been contacting legislators to urge them to vote for the package. Law said it was important to finally get the interchange project under way. “We’re very excited about seeing that project move forward,” he said. As of press time, the House of Representatives had yet to vote on the bill.
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on and I’d like to take a short walk with them so they can show me what exactly they are proud of doing. While I’m glad that there is a public gathering to discuss what to do about downtown Renton, I just hope that it doesn’t turn into yet another group that doesn’t think downtown building owners don’t have a responsibility or that the city isn’t responsible for fixing downtown Renton’s problems. No drug store or grocery store or company will come to downtown Renton until they see actual improvement in safety and appearance.
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beans and peas from seed. T.B., Enumclaw Get growing as there is still time this summer for a harvest of beans, broccoli, spinach and beets this fall if you plant seeds now. All I am saying is don’t give peas a chance. Peas are a cool season crop and will not do well when planted this late in the season. Your pea seeds may sprout but the warm nights mean they will suffer from blights and other fungus among us. Tomato plants will do great
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the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is at this time We hold these truths to be selftransporting large evident, that all men are created Armies of foreign equal, that they are endowed Mercenaries to by their Creator with certain compleat the works unalienable Rights, that among of death, desolation these are Life, Liberty and the and tyranny, already pursuit of Happiness. 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
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The darling dwarf dahlias you see now at the nurseries will bloom all summer and into the fall on compact plants but most of the short dahlias are annuals which mean they only flower one year and must be replaced annually. The tall dahlias that grow from a bulblike root are called tuberous dahlias and this is the type that may overwinter in welldrained soil or you can dig and store the roots in the fall and replant each spring. A new type of dahlia is now available that is a compact tuberous dahlias that does not need staking but will overwinter like their taller cousins. All dahlias will continue to bloom if you
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Group Health breaks ground on Renton facility Officials from Group Health Cooperative, Ryan Companies US, Inc., and the city of Renton on Monday broke ground for their new operations facility in Renton. The new, 240,000-squarefoot, two-building project is expected to house about 1,000 employees when completed. Renton Mayor Denis Law joined Group Health President and CEO Scott Armstrong and Ryan Companies US President and CEO Pat Ryan to mark the beginning of the construction project. “Group Health is thrilled to partner with the city of Renton and Ryan Companies to build our newest facility on this historic piece of ground,” Scott Armstrong, president and CEO, Group Health said in a press release. “The work that will be done in this state-ofthe-art building will help support all our members
statewide and will help Group Health remain at the forefront of quality, affordable health care.” With officials digging the first shovelful this morning, construction began on the project on the former Longacres site at Southwest 27th Street and Naches Avenue Southwest, just east of the new Sounder Rail Station. The two buildings will provide space for administrative, lab, pharmacy fulfillment and warehouse operations. Completion is scheduled for late 2016. The 12-acre site is adjacent to public transportation and major freeway systems, providing easy access for employees and delivery. Ryan Companies US, Inc. will serve as developer and general contractor, working with CBRE on design and construction. Collins Woerman is the project architect. The new buildings will
Pat Ryan, CEO Ryan Companies US, Mayor Denis Law, Group Health CEO/President Scott Armstrong break ground at the health-care company’s new facility in Renton. SUBMITTED house approximately 1,000 employees. These employees will relocate from a nearby Tukwila building. That building, which Group
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[14] July 3, 2015
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District buying land in North Renton to make way for school One of two new elementary schools proposed for former Sartori location
BY TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
As of this spring, the Renton School District has begun buying property in North Renton around the former Sartori Education Center for the creation of a new elementary school. The homes and businesses on the site are being purchased with funds from a past bond measure. The district intends to build two new elementary schools and complete other school improvement projects around the district with another proposed bond measure, if it is placed on the Feb. 9, 2016, ballot. The bond measure has yet to be approved by the Renton School Board of Directors, but that approval is expected later this fall. Recently district spokesperson Randy Matheson was asked to speak at a North Renton Neighborhood Association meeting to explain the district’s intentions and timeline. A timeline has not been set yet, but it is the district’s hope to have the North Renton elementary school built as soon as possible after a successful bond measure.
[ CHAMBER from page 11] that I mention many customers left their phone numbers offering their help in the move. So there “it” is: Digging in and getting things done for others. Viet Wah Asian Food Market is moving across the street in a few months. Just saying... My good friend and mentor Bill has advised me to keep quiet about being new in town and instead just try to “fit in.” The problem is I give myself away every time I mispronounce Puyallup, Sammamish, Suquamish, and Tulalip just to name a few. We just finished the business directory and that made me think about Renton business names. Some make perfect sense: Mighty-and-Tidy, office cleaners; Naan n’ Curry Restaurant, Indian cuisine; The Berliner Pub, German gastropub; Renton Coil Spring, titanium springs for aerospace applications. McLendons, complete hardware; and Fred Meyer, supermarket (and they’re not kidding). Some harder to define Renton business names include: The JOINT, the chiropractic place; Poggi Bonsi, Italian influenced products; IKEA, acronym for Ingvar Kamprad (founder) Elmtaryd (family farm) Agunaryd (town in Sweden); Stigmare Couture Marketing, “stigmare” is Latin for brand; and In Control, air quality products, for example. Come by the chamber office at 625 S. Fourth St., and pick up the new Renton business directory to learn them all. And of course there is the name Renton. Is it “Ren tonne” or is it “Ren tin”? Are residents, “Rentonians, Retonites or Rentors”? This one I have to ask the Renton Rotary Club, they know all things Renton. Chamber coming attractions for summer: Aloha Saturday
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The process has involved looking at existing districtowned property, expanding current sites by purchasing houses or businesses immediately adjacent to district property and looking for land to purchase that could be developed into a school site. According to a September press release, building on existing land, and even purchasing adjacent property to expand a district-owned site, is much more cost effective than buying new land and developing it into a school site. Another elementary school is proposed for the Evergreen Floral site located adjacent to the Secondary Learning Center in the Skyway neighborhood. “Elementary schools are full, but not over capacity,” Matheson said in an email. “The two elementary schools are needed to help accommodate current students and the growth that is projected over the next 10 years.” That district reports that the student population has been growing by 200 students consistently for the past five years. In North Renton, there are 11 homes and one small grocery store in the block surrounding the former Sartori Education Center.The site is just over three acres and is centrally located in an area of growth, according to the district. In May, Assistant Superintendent John Knutson presented two purchase and sale agreements for the grocery store and office buildings adjacent to the district transportation on Aug. 15. If you love everything Polynesian, this is for you! Join the Renton Chamber and I will do my best to shamelessly plug your business in my article. Vicky Baxter is the CEO of the Renton Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at vbaxter@gorenton.com
PUBLIC NOTICES KING COUNTY DEPT. OF PERMITTING & ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (DPER) 35030 SE Douglas St., Ste. 210, Snoqualmie WA 98065-9266 NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST: Preliminary Short Plat Revised dates due to parcel number error File No.: SPLT15-0005 Applicant: KBS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Location: 1471 SE 190TH STREET RENTON WA Proposal: Subdivide approximately 1.28 acres zoned R-6 into eight lots for single family detached dwellings. The lot sizes range from approx. 3,210 to 5,329 sq.ft. Project Manager: Josh Johnson 206-477-4482 josh.johnson@ kingcounty.gov COMMENT PROCEDURES: DPER will issue an environmental determination on this application following a 21-day comment period that ends on July 23rd 2015. Written comments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the Project Manager at the phone number listed above. Pubished in the Renton Reporter on July 3, 2015. #1352765. Superior Court of Washington County of King In re the Estate of: REONA BENSON, Deceased. NO. 13-4-11431-1 SEA 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: June 19, 2015. PR: DIANA LYNN SOUSA Ronald E. Glessner WSBA #11832 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER, ROTI & AHRENS, P.S. Attorneys for Personal Representative 100 Evergreen Bldg.; PO Box 90 Renton, WA 98057-0090 (425) 255-4542 King County Superior Court Cause No. 13-4-11431-1 SEA Published in Renton Reporter on June 19, 2015, June 26, 2015 and July 3, 2015. #1347807.
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The former Sartori Education Center is the site for a proposed new elementary school in North Renton. TRACEY COMPTON, Renton Reporter center. The school board approved both agreements, 5 to 0. According to Matheson, so far, the buying of property in the neighborhood has been “very good.” The Renton Reporter reached out to the North Renton Neighborhood Association for comment, but received none at press time.
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Ronald L. Dengel of Issaquah, WA passed away on June 26, 2015. He was 77 years old. Ronald was born on November 23, 1937 in Mt.Vernon, WA to James Harold and Elva Dengel. He was raised in Renton, WA and graduated from Renton High School in 1956. Ronald joined the U.S. Marine Corps on July 13, 1957 and was honorably discharged on July 30, 1963. Ronald worked for 40 years in the food brokerage business, he retired as the C.E.O. of Johnson-Lerber Inc. Ronald married Barbara Danielson on June 29, 1991 at St. Michael’s Church in Issaquah, WA. He was a member of the Washington Athletic Club, Husky Fever Tyee Club, the Renton “21” Club, and was a Past Grand Master of the St. Andrews Lodge #35. He was also a member of the High Valley Community and the Beachcombers Community on Whidbey Island. Ronald’s interests and hobbies included horseback riding, attending grandchildren’s sporting events and travelling – but most of all, he loved spending time with his family and friends. Ronald is survived by his wife Barbara of Issaquah, his daughter Denise Dengel of Snoqualmie, WA, his stepdaughters Brenda (husband Rich) Thompson of Port Ludlow, WA and Karin Jones of Arlington, WA; step-son Brian (wife Jen) Jones of Mt.Vernon, WA; his sisters: Jeanette (husband Jack) Washburn of Renton,WA and Judy Crawford of Monroe, WA. Ronald will also be missed by four grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by two sons: Russell and Scott Dengel and his sister Cheri Rye. A Celebration of Ronald’s life will begin at 11am on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at St. Michael’s and All Angels Episcopal Church 325 S.E. Darst, Issaquah, WA 98027. Military honors will be provided by U.S. Marine Corps. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to a charity of your choice. Friends are invited to share memories, view photos and sign the family’s on-line guestbook at: www.flintofts.com 1353612
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[16] July 3, 2015
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Street fight of about three dozen girls moves from Coulon to Garden Avenue BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com
An assault at Gene Coulon Park at about 6:45 p.m. June 14 moved to Garden Avenue North, where an estimated three dozen teenaged girls got into a huge street fight. After the initial fight, one combatant sent a Facebook message to the other girl, challenging her to “round 2.” Apparently there’s been a lot of drama between the girls. Mace was sprayed during the fight on Garden Avenue near Lowe’s. The teens began to disperse as officers arrived. One of them was extremely agitated, screaming at the officer, “stop talking to [her]” and “get out of [her] face.” A crowd of between 30 and 50 young people had gathered, creating a “very chaotic and dynamic” scene. Detectives were reviewing the case for possible charges, although the officer noted there was “mutual aggression.” “The scene was one of more difficult to process due to the sheer lack of cooperation and initial hostility toward law enforcement,” an officer wrote.
WOMAN THREATENED WITH CHLOROFORM: A 19-year-old Auburn woman was robbed of $20 June 4 by four men who threatened to disable her with chloroform and kidnap her if she didn’t turn over her money. The strong-arm robbery happened at about 9:40 p.m. outside the Safeway store on South Third Street. Officers detained the four men near Logan Avenue South. The victim identified the one who took her $20. The suspect denied taking anything and told officers he was at a nearby stop buying pizza, but none of the men had a pizza. The 23-year-old suspect was arrested for investigation of seconddegree robbery and booked into the King County Jail. An officer found a $20 bill in his pocket. A $1,025 STEALING SPREE: A 35-year-old Renton woman picked out a suitcase at Walmart on Rainier Avenue, then walked to the sports department where she picked out a football, which she put in a plastic bag. She picked out a drink, consumed part of it, then put the rest in her purse. She walked out of the store, where she was stopped by a store security officer who found 63 items worth nearly $745 inside a bag. After she was arrested, a Renton
Police officer found IDs belonging to others and additional stolen items, for a total theft of $1,025. Inside a hide-a-key box in the purse was a clear crystalline substance the officer recognized as methamphetamine that she said belonged to her nephew. She was now facing felony charges for drug possession and theft. She was booked into the SCORE regional jail. On June 16, she reported that someone had used a Visa card that belongs to her mother that had been confiscated by her arresting officer. She suspects the officer spent $417 at Nordstrom’s using the card and wants to file theft charges. CAR PROWLED: A laptop and tote bag were stolen at about 5 p.m. June 14 from a vehicle parked at the Renton Community Center. A rear passenger window was broken. The victim is a 72-year-old Ellensburg woman.
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