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By Brian Beckley
In the first round of ballot counting, completed election evening, King County’s transit funding measure appears headed for defeat.
As of Wednesday afternoon, voters are rejecting the measure at a rate of 55 percent.
The measure would have increased the county sales tax by 0.1 percent and increased car tab fees to $60. The money would go toward preventing steep cuts in Metro services
and to funding road improvements in the cities.Officials predicted the measure would raise about $130
million in revenue, with 60 percent of the money going to Metro and the other 40 percent being sent back to cities for roads.
Should the proposition continue to fail, steep cuts are ahead for Metro transit, including to routes in Renton, though our city fares better than others.
According to an analysis last year by the City, six routes would be deleted, 10 routes revised and six would remain
Voters shooting down transit and roads funding measure
By Dean a. raDFOrD
Just a day before her death, Allison Midori Leedy talked with her grandmother about her plans to move on with her life and education without her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend, Gabriel Galan Navarro, 20, learned of her plans and on April 12, county prosecutors charge, strangled her to death in their shared apartment on Eagle Ridge Drive in Renton.
He then texted her father, “She’s dead. I have the last laugh.”
Navarro was charged April 15 with first-degree murder, domestic violence. His arraignment is 9 a.m. May 1 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, where he’s being held on $2 million bail.
Leedy’s death was ruled a homicide by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. She died of asphyxia due to strangulation.
Prosecutors wrote in charging documents that Navarro had at least two motives to kill Leedy: “his desire to prevent her from leav-ing him and his desire to punish her family for trying to help her get away from him.”
Leedy, who was 20, attended Franklin
ex-boyfriend sent text to victim’s father after murderMemorial service for Allison Leedy planned for Saturday
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20 years of friendship, fun and Interface fashionBy Tracey cOMPTOn
For these women, what started as an effort to get some exercise and social time has turned into years of friendship and entertainment for the community.
They call themselves The Coulon Park Walkers and they have been dressing the “Interface” sculpture at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park for about 20 years in festive clothes for different holidays.
“This is a group of about 12 women of different ages, personalities and backgrounds, different career choices, and different hobbies and interests,” said Dolores Halstead, group member. “Yet, over time, we’ve developed this wonderful and caring friendship, which is important to all of us and goes beyond just dressing statues.”
The trips to the sculpture started in 1993, when three friends decided to do something festive for Halloween and dropped-off carved pumpkins at the bottom of the “Interface” sculpture.
Proposition 1 is losing in early returns. Image courtesy King County Elections[ more resulTs page 4 ]
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For the past 20 years, the Coulon Park Walkers have been dressing the Interface statue at the park to represent the coming season. CouRTESy PhoTo
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Beautiful blossoms on a tree near the airport are framed against a menacing gray sky. Ah, spring in the Pacific Northwest. Unfortunately, it looks like the clouds will stick around through the weekend. TrAcey comPToN, Renton Reporter
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The Renton Fire Department this week honored renton resident Donisha miller, front row, second from right, for her role in notifying the department of fire in the early morning hours of march 5. According to chief mark Peterson, miller noticed a fire in an apartment building that adjoins the one where she lives, called 911 and then pulled the fire alarm on three buildings to make sure residents could evacuate. Peterson said the location of the fire in a “void space” meant it would have burned longer before tripping a smoke detector, which meant that miller’s actions saved lives.“That took a lot of courage. That took a lot of fortitude,” Peterson said. “It was Donisha’s action that saved some lives that night.” coUrTeSy cITy of reNToN
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By TRACEy COMPTON
A roomful of sewing enthusiasts turned out Tuesday morning to see Hanspeter Ueltschi, fourth-generation owner of the sewing company BERNINA International, at The Sew-ing Machine Company in downtown Renton.
Ueltschi has been described as “the rock star of the sewing world” for his family’s machines and business, which began in Switzerland more than 100 years ago. He’s on a world tour and prior to his Renton stop, he was in Australia and California and plans to continue on to Seattle, Portland and Chicago this week.
On this tour, Ueltschi is explaining the principles upon which the company was founded, talk about the different company sewing models and how he hopes to reach out to the next generation of sewers.
“I always like to see the excitement of our deal-ers and our consumers,” Ueltschi said. “They all love BERNINAs. They think we’re the Rolls Royce or
Mercedes and it’s nice to hear that, to get a pat on the shoulder.”
A few of the women in attendance brought their own sewing materials for Ueltschi to sign. He offered to sign whatever machines people bought that day.
“I’m a BERNINA owner; I have a BERNINA sewing
machine and I was just interested in coming and meeting the head honcho,” said Barbee Stevens, laugh-ing.
She wasn’t alone in that regard. Barbara Smith had her own questions about technique she wanted to ask the company representa-tives.
“This is my favorite place to come for BERNINA stuff…it’s kind of exciting, fun and you get to see new things,” Smith said.
The Renton shop hosts classes for the sewing com-munity, which Cevin Waffle, store manager, said is pretty strong.
“Generally we have a
pretty wide range of sewers, from people who are just doing basic home sewing for themselves to pretty elaborate crafters, quilters and embroiders,” Waffle said. “Today’s machine is pretty elaborate, with the ability to connect directly to your PC and download in-formation from the internet and send it right into your machine. Then have the ma-chine embroider it out.”
The demographics are what you might expect for the hobby: middle-aged and older women.
One of the attendees shed some light on the demo-graphics of today’s quilters. Kristen Ballou of the Seattle Modern Quilt Guild said the sewing groups she’s fa-miliar with average between the ages of 30 to 40.
“I think maybe we don’t do a good enough job in telling the world or the younger generation how cool (sewing) is,” said Uelts-chi. “Schools don’t offer a lot of sewing lessons anymore. Maybe the press, tell the world that sewing is cool.”
-Reporter Tracey Comp-ton can be reached at 425-255-3484, ext. 5052.
Sewing ‘rock star’ visits Renton shop
Sharon Kirry gets her sewing accessory kit signed by ‘the rock star of the sewing industry,’ Hanspeter Ueltschi, Tuesday at The Sewing Machine Company in Renton. TRaCey CoMpTon, Renton Reporter
The Certificate of Achievement in Fi-nancial Reporting has been awarded to the City of Renton by the Government Finance Officers’ Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR).
The Certificate of Excellence is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a govern-ment and its management.
“This award is a testament to the city’s fo-cus on innovation, efficiency and improved productivity,” said Iwen Wang, Administra-
tive Services Administrator. “Our staff does an outstanding job with this complex re-port and we are pleased that they continue to be recognized for their efforts.”
The CAFR is judged by an impartial panel to meet the highest standards of the program including demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.
The GFOA is a non-profit professional association serving approximately 17,500 government finance professionals with of-fices in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
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One Hazen High School alum chose to forego the usual hedonistic rituals of spring break this year and opted for some altruism instead.
Ryan Wilkins, a 2009 graduate of Hazen, helped build a house for three orphaned siblings in Baja, Mexico, as part of a Central Washington University program.
Wilkins graduated from the university’s aviation program in 2013, but went
with 11 other Central Washington University students and recent grads to Mexico, March 25 to 29. The group flew from Seattle to San Diego, then drove by van across the border. They were met by a small crew of Mexican builders at the build site and a cement slab with anchor bolts.
James Avey, an associate professor in the school’s college of business, led the trip. Avey has helped build homes in Mexico in the past and he sees the trips as opportunities for students
to learn outside the class-room.
“The primary principle of leadership is, ‘It’s not about you.’ To go and change someone’s life and come home $1,000 poorer, you can’t get that in a class-room,” Avey said. “Hope-fully it will open their eyes and help shape them.”
The group flew from Seattle to San Diego. Then they drove a van across the border. When they arrived at the build site, they were met with a small crew of Mexican builders and a
blank canvas. The rest was up to them.
The guys not only pro-vided the labor, but they pitched in cash to pay for the house — about $7,000.
“There were a few weeks there I was like, ‘I’m not sure how I’m going to pay rent to pay for this,’ but that kept it exciting,” Wilkins said about saving for the
trip. The new two-bedroom house with a loft went to three siblings: Carlos, 19; Jessica, 17; and Victor, 16. Their father was killed in a house fire and their mother lost her battle with cancer last year.
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Mark Prothero – prominent criminal defense attorney, Renton High School graduate, and swimming coach – passed away early Saturday morning at his Kent home with family at his side.
Prothero, who waged a two-year battle with lung cancer, was 57. A Celebration of Life is 1-5 p.m. May 10 at Kent-wood High School, 25800 164th Ave. S.E., Covington.
Prothero is best known as one of the lead defense attor-neys in the historic case against Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, from 2001 to 2003. As co-counsel, Prothero brokered a plea deal that spared Ridgway the death penalty in exchange for the Auburn man confessing to 49 counts of aggravated murder.
Prothero had deep ties to the Renton community. His mother Shirley Prothero lives in the family home in Lak-eridge.
He graduated from Renton High School in 1974, after becoming one of the best swimmers ever to compete for the school and then the University of Washington.
He was captain of the UW swim team in 1977 and 1978 and represented the United States in international competi-tions in Argentina, Amsterdam and Paris.
Prothero coached swimming at Kentwood High School in Kent from 1997 through 2007, earning state Coach of the Year honors in 2003.
He was one of 10 outstanding Renton High alumni who were inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011 as part of the school’s Centennial celebration.
For 36 years Prothero held the school’s record in the 500-yard freestyle. It was broken in 2010 by then-sophomore Steve Sholdra, who is having a record-breaking swimming career at Fordham University in New York.
Prothero watched as Sholdra won the 500 state title in 2011.
“I respect Mark Prothero so much,” Sholdra said in an interview with the Renton Reporter in 2012.
“Hopefully when the next Renton swimmer comes up who can break that 500 record, I can be there to congratu-late him too. It’s great that he came all the way to state, and I hope I can continue that tradition,” he said.
Prothero earned a history degree in 1978 from the UW; his law degree came from the University of San Diego.
Prothero was a partner at Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC, in Kent.
Prothero had more than 30 years of experience in crimi-nal defense. He was on the Washington Supreme Court’s panel of attorneys qualified to defend individuals faced with the death penalty. He defended those accused of state
and federal crimes, felonies and misdemeanors, adults and juveniles.
In addition, Prothero was a frequent lecturer at legal education seminars and recognized for his expertise on scientific evidence, forensic DNA, mental state defenses and the death penalty.
Attorneys who worked closely with Prothero described him as the ultimate professional – caring, compassionate, smart and unflappable.
“He had a wonderfully generous spirit. It pervaded all aspects of his life – the way he practiced law, particularly in the way he treated his clients, which, let’s face it, were al-ways in trouble,” said Todd Gruenhagen, who worked with Prothero on the high-profile Ridgway case and other trials. “He was always able to find positive, redeeming qualities in just about every human being he ever meet.”
Prothero began his career in criminal defense in 1983 by working as a public defender for the Associated Counsel for the Accused (ACA). He began by defending people in
the municipal and district courts accused of such crimes as DUI, shoplifting and domestic violence.
Prothero is survived by his wife, Kelly, and two grown children. Sean, a legal assistant, is the swim coach at Ken-nedy High School. Marley, a standout high school and collegiate swimmer and one-time assistant coach at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, is the coach of the Kent Swim & Tennis Club. He is also survived by brother Blake Emery.
The family asks that any donations be sent to either the Kent Parks Foundation or The Husky Swimming Founda-tion.
Renton graduate and attorney Mark Prothero remembered
Mark Prothero, right, stands with star Renton High swimmer Steve Sholdra at the state swimming meet in 2010. Submitted
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American society thrives on volunteerism. From church volunteers, to school volun-teers, to those who sit with the dying, we are a people who naturally want to help.
April is National Volunteer Month and while I volunteer a lot, I have always looked for that one thing that would give my life more meaning. And now I’ve found it.
I am a dog lover. Dogs make my life whole. Last month, I wrote about the rescue process for abandoned dogs and the network of people who find them loving homes. Sadly, homeless pets outnumber homeless people in this country by 5 to 1, and only 1 in 12 shelter dogs will actually find homes before being euthanized to make room for more.
Why is this true? Because dogs are a com-modity, like Barbie Dolls. They are some-thing to be bred, marketed and sold by the bucket-load. Look around at the pet stores, the puppy mills, the ads in the newspapers. When a certain dog becomes popular, they
suddenly become readily available.
But unlike unwanted Barbie Dolls, dogs are put to sleep by the millions when there is no one to take care of them.
My volunteer role is to serve as a foster home –
saving one dog at a time. It’s not an easy job. I often have to drive to North Seattle to pick up the dog(s), wait for them to be vetted and/or take them to a groomer. Many of these dogs are scared of humans. They’ve been chased, cornered and caught. Some have been abused, others neglected. And some have been abandoned and left to wonder why they’re now alone.
A foster’s job is to be patient, build their confidence, teach them good manners, housebreak them, or just give them love. And when a family decides to adopt them, our job is to let them go.
My first foster was a 1-year-old female ter-rier who was underweight and wouldn’t eat for two days. She was lethargic and stayed to herself. But soon, I saw a change. She began to play and put on weight. By the time she went to her forever home 10 weeks later, she was a confident, playful animal ready to take on the world.
My second rescue was also young but had trouble using his long gangly back legs. He struggled with my porch steps and couldn’t run properly. It was heartbreaking to watch. We suspect that he’d spent most of his young life in a shelter, never able to behave like a normal dog. Yet, by the time he left, he was chasing my two dogs around the yard and cornering like a sports car.
But my favorite story is about Murphy, a
Volunteering my way is turning a dog into hero
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That venerable adage, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it,” came to mind Tuesday as Presi-dent Barack Obama departed the Oso firehouse.
Not because the communicator-in-chief had just provided three cringe-worthy moments with his tortured pronunciation of the town’s name.
Rather it was Obama’s subtle acknowledge-ment the emergency response to the deadly mudslide did not get carried out in letter-perfect fashion. Families and neighbors of the deceased and missing encountered frustrations with first responders during those first days after the earth moved.
“Some terrific lessons were learned in the midst of very hard times during this process,
because almost uniquely, we had not just coordination be-tween state, local and federal officials, but also coordina-tion between volunteers and those officials,” Obama said to the crowd at the firehouse.
“And I know that it required some improvisa-tion and some kinks getting
worked out, but it was important for the family members themselves and the community them-selves to be hands-on and participate in this process — particularly a community like this one where folks are hearty and know how to do things, and take great pride in being self-reliant.
“It was important that they weren’t just bystanders in this process, they were involved every step of the way,” he said.
Rep. Elizabeth Scott, R-Monroe, might feel validated by his words; she made much the same point a month ago.
But the freshman lawmaker, among those who met with the president Tuesday, expressed it far less diplomatically, and perhaps too soon, to be effective.
Only four days had passed before she un-
loaded about a lack of common sense in aspects of the rescue and recovery efforts. She spoke of how residents embraced Darrington Mayor Dan Rankin’s “Get ‘er done” ethic to spring into action in the face of what sometimes seemed a slow and jumbled response from official quar-ters.
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young Pomeranian-mix who was just hours away from death when he was rescued.
For the first few days he wouldn’t let me reach out and touch him. He reacted like so many dogs I’ve tried to pick up off the streets; he was afraid of getting caught. Within a few weeks though, Murphy was jumping up in my lap and playing with my two dachshunds.
But Murphy had greater things in his future. The Thompsons came to meet Murphy with their son, Brandon. They had suf-fered their own loss. They had adopted Brandon and had recently fostered a baby girl who they also wanted to adopt. Unfor-tunately, the baby’s birth father re-entered the pic-ture and took custody of his daughter. The family was devastated and Brandon kept asking for his baby sister.
“He would ask for her 10 times a day,” his mother told me.
Heartbroken, they thought that perhaps getting a dog might help.
Even though Murphy was skittish at
first, they took a chance on this little dog. And just two days later, Mrs. Thompson emailed me to say that not only had they all fallen completely in love with Murphy, but Brandon had stopped asking about his
baby sister. Instead, all he could talk about was his new dog.
It made me cry. Murphy, the little dog
picked up off the street and almost euthanized, had filled a void in their lives and become a hero.
And I helped to make it happen. Now that’s volun-teering my way.
Would you like to be a
foster and help to create a hero just like Murphy? Contact 6Dogrees Rescue, Ginger’s Pet Rescue, Old Dog Haven, or one of the many other local rescue agencies for more infor-mation.
Lynn Bohart is executive director of the Renton Community Foun-dation, overseeing a number of charitable funds, including two that benefit animals. For more information, visit their website at www.rentonfoundation.org.
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The Thompsons, including son Brandon, have fallen in love their new dog Murphy. SuBMitted
She expressed particular pique with the decisions to bar Darrington residents from joining the search for victims and restoring a private road for emergency vehicles to access the site – prohibitions the hometown folks promptly ignored and officialdom even-tually welcomed.
Those were probably the kind of “kinks getting worked out” that Obama had in mind.
“It’s not a time for armchair quar-terbacking but for heaven’s sake, listen to the people on the ground,” she said March 27. “People of Darrington feel
really dismissed and put down.”There would be a time to discuss what
didn’t go right and what to do about it, she said.
“There’s no such thing as a perfect response. We can learn from this and going forward we can think about how we have a better plan,” she said.
When that time comes — if Scott picked up any tips from Obama — it will be to make sure what she says gets the attention, rather than how she says it.
Herald political reporter Jerry Corn-field can be reached at [email protected].
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Why a 46-year-old Renton man died while running in the Highlands April 18 was still pending mid-week.
The King County Medi-
cal Examiner’s Office iden-tified him as Satoru Ozeki, who worked at Microsoft as a senior account manager for 12 years.
Ozeki collapsed and died on Northeast 10th Place while on a run. Attempts were made by emergency personnel to resuscitate him.
Ozeki, who was known as Sonny, enjoyed golfing, fishing, mountaineering, mushrooming, traveling, kayaking, backpacking and the outdoors.
His memorial service was Thursday at Greenwood Funeral Home in Renton.
The following was compiled from Renton Police Depart-ment case reports.
By DEAN A. RADFORD
One of several transients who had been drinking and interfering with tree trimming on Northeast Sunset Boule-vard April 10 was arrested for disorderly conduct.
The men were taking things from trucks, getting in the
way and generally being a nuisance. A crew supervisor didn’t want to press charges; he just wanted them to leave.
One of the men just looked at an officer when asked to get out of the street. He was holding a can of Steel Reserve alcohol. The officer moved him to the sidewalk.
The man again walked into Sunset, blocking two lanes of traffic. The officer asked for more units as he was planning to arrest the man, who resisted the officer’s attempts to take him
into custody.He was finally handcuffed, swearing at the officer that if
he had a “heater” (slang for gun) the next time they met, he would take care of the officer. He was booked into the SCORE regional jail.
Woman gets off bus, attackedA 28-year-old Seattle woman required treatment at Val-
ley Medical Center for possible broken ribs after she was attacked April 14 by several men after getting off the bus.
The attack occurred at about 11 p.m. in the 3700 block of East Valley Road. Several men jumped from the darkness and tried to steal her purse.
She fought back but they took her wallet. She was hit in the face and was kicked in the ribs after falling to the ground.
About $150 was inside the wallet along with several debit and credit cards.
Woman assaulted by ex-boyfriendA 26-year-old Seattle woman blacked out briefly after
she was thrown against a mini-van and to the ground by an ex-boyfriend on April 4 at a motel on Lake Washington Boulevard.
Someone yelled at the man and the suspect pulled her into the front seat, where she landed upside down. They argued over money and another woman.
The minivan pulled into a gas station and the 27-year-old Renton man told her he would kill her if she called police. They have a 2-year-old child together who was asleep in the backseat.
The suspect left on foot before officers arrived after the victim called police and a K9 track failed to find him.
The case was forwarded to Renton prosecutors.
Man jailed for stealing Hawks decalAn 18-year-old Seattle man insisted he didn’t steal
anything but Walmart security video showed him putting a Seahawks window decal in a pocket.
He was stopped outside the store on Rainier Avenue at about 9 p.m. April 7, but resisted because he didn’t know why the men, who had identified themselves as store secu-rity, stopped him.
Two of the security officers suffered minor injuries dur-ing the fight, which was described as “intense and violent.”
He was booked into the King County Jail for investiga-tion of second-degree robbery.
Transient arrested for disrupting traffic, tree cutting on Sunset
...obituariesIn Loving Memory of
Robert Eric JohnsonRobert Eric Johnson, age 84 passed away April 10, 2014 in
Renton after a long battle with cancer. Robert was a member of Local 302 for over 50 years. He was
an avid fisherman and hunter which took him to many locations including the “Blue Mountains, the Nasell, British Columbia and all over Alaska. He also fished all local waters in the state of Washington, his favorite being Piller Point.
He is survived by his wife of 61 plus years, Delight Johnson, sons Todd (Joan) and Rob Johnson. Grandsons: Kevin, Ken, Kyle, Kris and Kurtis, and their wives Cristie, Linsey, Whitney, Nikki and Jasmin. Eleven great grandchildren. Sister Noreen, her husband, Don O’Laughlin and their 3 daughters and Ken Heideman, who he considered a “son” and partner in his hunting, fishing and clam digging expeditions. His favorite Uncle John Shoemaker of Enumclaw.
Bob will be greatly missed by all those whose lives he came in contact with. Robert was one of the greatest outdoors men and
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Marilyn LansciardiOn April 17, 2014, Marilyn Lansciardi,
age 77, lost her three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She fought this disease with courage, a steely determination, and most of all, an unfailing sense of humor. She died as she lived: Surrounded by family and friends.
Born in Kennydale on October 20, 1936, Marilyn lived in Renton all her life. She graduated from Renton High School in 1954 and married Frank Lansciardi in December 1955.
Marilyn was the ultimate housewife and homemaker and was well known for her outstanding Italian cooking. It was said she could take a tennis shoe, add a little homemade sauce to it, and it would be delicious.
Proud of her Italian-Norwegian heritage, Marilyn used to say that her cool Scandinavian blood offset her warm Italian blood.
She was a loving, generous human being, both with her heart and her spirit. She enjoyed a good bourbon and soda, especially when accompanied by family and friends, and a healthy dose of ribald humor.
She also enjoyed relaxing by the pool at their condo in Rancho Mirage, CA. She loved to travel, especially on cruises.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin Delano Lansciardi and their infant son, Larry Lansciardi.
She is survived by her son, Jim Lansciardi, of Renton; sister, Nancy Jones, of Seattle; and brothers Larry Phillips, of Auburn, Richard Phillips, of Auburn, and Mark Phillips, of Renton. She is also survived by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, James and Sandra Lansciardi, of Mercer Island; and nieces Julie Snowdon, Laura Jones, Jackie Rowe, Patricia Jones (Puddin), Elizabeth Younts, Natalie Crump, Nicole Goodman, and Angela Peterson.
Marilyn (Auntie to most) was loved by many–family and friends alike. Her beloved nephew, Franco Phillips, adored niece Avalonne Phillips, and their three boys, her angels, Antonio, Levi and Jimmy (James Delano) Phillips held a special place in her heart, as did Franco’s mother and sister, Debbie Simpson and Erica Englund. Among her many devoted cousins, Judy Bing was her dear friend and travel partner.
The family wishes to thank everyone for their unending support and love, especially during the past three years. There was a tremendous outpouring of love and encouragement that sustained Marilyn throughout her illness and was much appreciated. There are too many names to mention but you all have our sincere gratitude.
The family also wishes to personally thank the staff at Virginia Mason Medical Center for their care and concern throughout the past three years. And another thanks to Evergreen Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, Marilyn requested donations be made to Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, Virginia Mason Medical Foundation, Attn: Dr Vincent Picozzi MD, PO Box 1930, MS D1-MF, Seattle, WA, 98111. We need to beat this deadly disease.
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Helen M. McLaughlinHelen M. (Spencer) McLaughlin (HMac), 91, of Renton
Washington, died at home on April 10, 2014. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on August 14, 1922 and moved to Renton in 1952.
She lived on her own in the Vantage Glen neighborhood of Renton where she had many friends, still drove by herself and for many years volunteered at the Veterans Hospital in Seattle. She taught English at a school in Iran years ago when Leo worked for Boeing there. She and Leo were also very active in the Elks Lodge in Renton. She was full of energy and would light up any party. At the annual family picnic she was feared in the “Cribbage Tournament” which she won numerous times. She always looked forward to and enjoyed her many trips with her family. At the age of 89 she went Zip Lining in Hawaii – at that time she was the oldest that had tried it. She and Leo were charter Seahawk season ticket holders and also long-time Mariner season ticket holders.
She is survived by her daughter Beth Rubio (Joe) of Kent, WA; sons Bill (Sharon), Jack (Sue), and Dennis (June) of Renton, WA; Mike of Buckley, WA, Kathy of Kent, WA; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Helen is also survived by her brother Bob Spencer of Lake Stevens, WA.
She was predeceased by her husband Leo McLaughlin in 1990 and son Bob (Randy) McLaughlin in 1978.
A Memorial Service was held Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Tahoma National Cemetery. Donations can be made to the V.A.
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Our readers have voted and here
are Renton’s favorites in different
categories.
Awards are given based on exceptional
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CommunityService
Best Customer ServiceWinner:
McLendon Hardware Finalists:
Brag Hair Salon Highlands Chiropractic
ChurchWinner: St. Anthony
Catholic ParishFinalists:
New Life Church Cross & Crown Lutheran
Church St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Green BusinessWinner:
Mr. ScrappyFinalists:
Waste Management EnviroStar
Green Planet Sustainable Renton
Non-ProfitWinner: Goodwill
Finalists: Vision House St. Vincent de Paul
Salvation Army Renton Area Youth & Family
Services
Health/Fitness/Beauty
Barber ShopWinner:
Hilands Barber ShopFinalists: Linda’s Barber Shop
Fairwood Barber Shop Q Salon
ChiropracticWinner:
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Chiropractic Dr. Robin Shampine Dr. Kimberly Corbin Petett Chiropractic
A message from the publisherIt’s that time of year
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ing to town; it’s time to share the results of the Best of Renton Read-ers Poll!
Some businesses have won many times over the years but for others, it’s their first time to place in the winners’ circle. These are the best places in Renton, based on votes from local experts: our readers.
So if you are getting bored going to the
same restaurant and want to venture out of your comfort zone and try something new on your palate, this will give you an idea of where to go. Looking for a new dentist or optometrist? Try one of these finalists and maybe you will have a new favorite by next year.
Congratulations to our 2014 Winners! Thank you to all of you who took the time to vote!
Sincerely,
Ellen Morrison, Publisher
Winners of drawing!!1st Place: Wayne Dennis $100 gift card for McLendon Hardware$50 gift card for Vince’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
2nd Place: Tiffany Smith$50 gift card for McLendon Hardware$25 gift card for Vince’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
Third Place: Sharon Frazier$25 gift card for Vince’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
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Serving Renton Since 1973Open Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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DentistWinner:
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Fitness CenterWinner:
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Planet Fitness 24 Hour Fitness
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Hair SalonWinner:
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44th Street Salon CD Danza Salon & Spa
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Hearing ServiceWinner:
Key HearingFinalists:
Sound Associates A+ Hearing Aid Center
Martial ArtsWinner:
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Massage TherapistWinner: (tie)
Debbie Hanson LMP LMT and Massage Envy
Finalists: Laurel Boulds Fisk
Medical ClinicsWinner:
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Group Health Renton Medical Center
Southlake Clinic Pacific Medical
Nail SalonWinner:
#1 Nail Pro Salon & SpaFinalists: CK Nails
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OptometristWinner: Dr. Paul Jensen,
Vision SourceFinalists:
Dr. Evie Lawson, Eyes on the Landing
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PediatricianWinner:
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KidsActivitiesWinner:
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Cross & Crown Christian Preschool,
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Professional ServicesAttorneyWinner:
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Financial PlannerWinner:
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Insurance AgentsWinner:
Jim SullivanFinalists:
Kent Bradford John Galluzzo
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Real Estate AgentWinner:
Lisa Lam/Marcie MaxwellFinalists: Ryan Runge
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Patty Raphael was the creative genius behind the trips to the sculpture, her friends said. She has since died, but her friends kept up the tradition of visiting the sculpture.
By 1998, the activ-ity turned to dressing the sculpture of the three walk-ers in clothes to celebrate whatever holiday it was: Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Apple Cup, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter and others.
“We did it really simple with what we started with, but gradually it was just garage sales and that sort of thing,” said Halstead.
Eventually, the women decided to take turns host-ing the visits to “Interface,” and they parceled out the different costumes to store at each of their homes.
After the missions to the park, the women meet for breakfast at Tommy’s Cafe in Renton. Some, because of age, can’t make it down to Coulon for the dress-ing, which happens even in inclement weather, but everyone tries to make it to Tommy’s. If you don’t make it to Tommy’s, you get talked about, said one group member, laughing.
“To me, the interesting thing is how the West Hill and the East Hill, how they mesh because you don’t
know people from the other hill often,” said Mary Jo Primlani, group member.
Primlani was picked to be in the group because she was walking near the sculpture dressers and they needed someone tall to put the hats on “Interface.” The group has been added to over the years by instances like that or members bring-ing in new helpers.
“We may have brought somebody with us and got the group a little bit bigger, but…it’s like two different cities that kind of came together in the park,” she said.
The Coulon Park Walk-ers don’t call themselves a secret society, but say the activity is just something they do. The group even has the unofficial endorsement of Mayor Denis Law, who is a friend of a friend of one of
the group members. Although no one has
complained, most of the la-dies in the group wanted to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation. Their mission is always the same: go down to the park, get in, get out and hope nobody walked by to see you.
“It’s the mystique: sud-denly they’re dressed!” said Halstead.
It may not be completely sanctioned, but officials look the other way because it’s fun.
“We have had a very thoughtful group who have dressed the art in Coulon to fit many celebrations,” said Terry Higashiyama, Renton Community Service administrator. “The visi-tors at the park love it and look forward to seeing the costumes.”
[ statue from page 1] Kentridge team among those competing in auto skills event at RtC
Twenty high school students from across Washington, including a team from Kentridge High School, will compete in the State Finals Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition for thou-sands of dollars worth of scholarships and a chance to advance to the National Finals.
The state competition will be held at Renton Technical College, 3000 N.E. Fourth Ave., Automotive Quad (building K), from 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 6 with an awards ceremony directly following.
The Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition is targeted to support students looking to jumpstart a career as an automotive service technician. The winning two-student team will advance to represent Washington state at the na-tional finals at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., June 8-10.
Each two-student team will race each other and the clock to correctly identify and repair “bugs” installed in identical 2014 Ford Fiesta vehicles.
Qualifying teams were selected based on their scores in the online exam which tests overall automotive knowledge. The team with the highest combined score from the hands-on competition and writ-ten exam will win.
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Investing in Housing ● Jobs ● Education ● Health ● Environment ● Transportation
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Thursday, May 1, 2014McKnight Middle School
Commons Area1200 Edmonds Ave NE
Renton, WA 980566:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Questions?Call Community Services at
425-430-6619Or email
Sunset Neighborhood Park Open House Meeting
Please join us in the master planning process to design a future 3.7 acre neighborhood park as a part of the Sunset Area Community Revitalization Program. This is the first of three interactive open house meetings.
Light refreshments will be served. Spanish interpreter available.
Relay For Life of RentonFri, June 27th - Sat, June 28th, 2014Renton Memorial Stadium405 Logan Ave N, Renton6:00pm - 12:00pm
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All of us have stories to tell about our lives. And many of us regret that we didn’t ask our parents and grandparents more questions about their personal stories.
Eventually it’s too late. When I lived in
California, I took several memoir-writing classes at the senior center. We would each bring in a short memoir to read out loud. One of my classmates was a World War II veteran. He was disabled from a
leg wound he sustained in battle, but every week, he would stand and read a few more pages about his experiences. He planned to put them all together in book form for his grown children.
When I was very young, I saw World War I veterans marching in the Memorial
Day parade. Today, I am surprised how old the Vietnam veterans look! There was also a woman in class who had been a child in Nazi Germany, another one who grew up in China and someone who fled with her fam-ily from the dust bowl of Oklahoma during the 1930s.
A special bond happens between people in a group like this from sharing these very personal memories. We laughed and we cried with each other. Often something that one person remembers resonates with others. There are common memories of ice delivery trucks, playing kick-the-can, catch-ing fireflies, being poor and losing someone in the family.
I am now in a group called “Write for Fun” that meets on Mondays at the Renton Senior Center. The facilitator, Betty Mc-Clain, is also a dance instructor at the center. The group is growing and I am glad to have found it. It gives me the inspiration
to keep writing my own memoirs. I also enjoy hearing the stories of the citi-
zens of Renton, such as 87-year-old Mert, who writes with great wit and vivid descrip-tions of his youth. He takes creative license with his tales, and tells us, “Most of my stuff is lies – I take a little from here and a little from there and put them together.”
Seventy-seven-year-old George often relates amusing tales of his boyhood when living in an Irish Catholic neighborhood. His father was with the Barnum and Bailey Circus and was also the stunt man for Johnny Weissmuller in the old Tarzan mov-ies. His wife Susan recently wrote a tribute to a good friend who had passed away.
Joe, an 85-year-old Korean War veteran told us a story about his early involvement with a conservation club in Issaquah.
Renton resident Barbara, from Hawaii, was conceived in Honolulu on the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. She has vivid memories of her own and those told by her predecessors who had to deal with the missionaries. Barb read an amazing poem she had written as a 7-year-old child in Chicago.
Donna wrote about a Christmas tree that her family had cut down from the woods,
and of her mixed feelings about the beauty of the lighted tree along with her sadness that the tree had to die for her pleasure.
Our facilitator, Betty also has fascinat-ing adventures to share from her lifetime of experiences around the world in foreign cultures.
They are often the simple things that we remember – maybe on one day some 60 years ago – a powerful moment in time that helped to make us who we are today. It is also about our connections to national and international times of trauma – financial depressions and wars and tragedies like President Kennedy’s assassination and more recently, the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
I really believe that everyone has several stories that should be passed on to future generations. We all remember a good friend from grade school, the sorrow of burying a pet, being bullied, our first television, our first kiss.
Our memories are the most precious gifts we can leave for our children and grandchil-dren. Perhaps we all should start keeping a journal, from a very young age. There will be a creative writing class this summer through the Renton Community Center for youths ages 9 to 15.
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CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARINGRENTON CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Renton City Council has fixed the 12th day of May, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to be held in the seventh floor Council Cham- bers of Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, to consider the following:
A six-month extension, as declared on March 17, 2014 by adoption of Resolution No. 4211, of the moratorium declared on November 4, 2013 by adoption of Resolution No. 4199, on the submission, acceptance, processing or ap- proval of applications or licens- es by or for new business licenses or permits for new es- tablishments involved in the sale, use, growing, manufac- ture, distribution or processing of medical marijuana. (Note: This public hearing regards medical marijuana licensing and permitting only, not recreational marijuana licensing and permitting.)
All interested parties are invited to attend the hearing and present written or oral comments regard- ing the proposal. Renton City Hall is in compliance with the American Disabilities Act, and interpretive services for the hear- ing impaired will be provided upon prior notice. For informa- tion, call 425-430-6510.
Bonnie I. WaltonCity Clerk
Published in the Renton Reporter on April 11, 2014 and April 25, 2014. #1028081.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS
Investing in Housing * Jobs * Education * Health
* Environment * TransportationSUNSET NEIGHBORHOOD
PARK MASTER PLANRENTON, WASHINGTON
Join in the master planning process for the future Sunset Neighborhood Park! This will be the first of three open house meetings.Thursday, May 1, 2014 Location: McKnight Middle School, Commons AreaAddress: 1200 Edmonds Ave NE, Renton, WA 98056Time: 6pm – 8pmLight Refreshments ProvidedSpanish Interpreter Available For more information contact the City of Renton Community Services Department at 425-430- 6619 or visit www.Renton- wa.govPublished in the Renton Reporter on April 18, 2014 and April 25, 2014. #1028100.
Superior Court of Washingtonfor King County
FIRST SAVINGS BANK NORTHWEST, Plaintiff,
vs.GREGORY D. FISHER, Defendant. Cause No.: 14-2-03836-4 KNT
SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATIONThe State of Washington to the Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY summoned to appear within 60 days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to wit: Within sixty days after March 21, 2014, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled Court, and answer the Complaint of Plaintiff, FIRST SAVINGS BANK NORTH- WEST, and serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff at their office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The object of the above entitled action is to collect monies due on a promissory note and to obtain a prejudgment writ of attachment on the real properties legally de- scribed in the Complaint attached hereto. NOTICE: State and federal law provide protections to defendants who are on active duty in the military service, and to their dependents. Dependents of a service member are the service member’s spouse, the service member’s minor child, or an indi- vidual for whom the service member provided more than one- half of the individual’s support for one hundred eighty days immediately preceding an appli- cation for relief. One protection provided is the protection against the entry of a default judgment in certain circumstances. This notice only pertains to a defendant who is a dependent of a member of the national guard or a military re- serve component under a call to active service for a period of more than thirty consecutive days. Other defendants in mili- tary service also have protections against default judgments not covered by this notice. If you are the dependent of a member of the national guard or a military reserve component under a call to active service for a period of more than thirty consecutive days, you should notify the plain- tiff or the plaintiff’s attorneys in writing of your status as such within twenty days of the receipt of this notice. If you fail to do so, then a court or an administrative tribunal may presume that you are not a dependent of an active duty member of the national guard or reserves, and proceed with the entry of an order of de- fault and/or a default j udgment without further proof of your status.Your response to the plain- tiff or plaintiff’s attorneys about your status does not constitute an appearance for jurisdictional pur- poses in any pending litigation nor a waiver of your rights.DATED this 12th day of March, 2014.HANSON BAKER LUDLOWDRUMHELLER P.S.By: /s/ JOHN T. LUDLOW John T. Ludlow, WSBA #7377 [email protected] for PlaintiffHanson Baker Ludlow Drumhell- er P.S. 2229 - 112th Avenue NE, Suite 200Bellevue, WA 98004-2936Published in the Renton Reporter on March 21, 28, 2014, April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014. #1011703.
Superior Court of WashingtonCounty of King
In re the Estates of:SAM McDAVIS, JR. andLURA J. McDAVIS,
Deceased.NO. 14-4-02104-3 KNT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of these Estates. Any person having a claim against the decedents must, before the time the claim would be barred by any other- wise applicable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mail- ing to the Personal Representa- tive or the Personal Representa- tive’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 Represen- tative served or mailed the No- tice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is for- ever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLICA- TION: April 18, 2014.PR: DuBOIS A. McDAVISPETER W. MOGREN WSBA #11515 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER & ROTI P.S.Attorneys for Personal Representative100 Evergreen Bldg.; PO Box 90Renton, WA 98057-0090(425) 255-4542King County Superior CourtCause No. 14-4-02104-3 KNTPublished in the Renton Reporter on April 18, 2014, April 25, 2014 and May 2, 2014. #1030525.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Commissioners of Soos Creek Water and Sewer District will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The meeting is sched- uled to begin at 9:30 a.m., and will be held at the Marriott Sea- Tac Airport Hotel, 3201 S 176th Street, SeaTac, Washing- ton. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss: Financial Report - Operations Budget-to-Actual Re- sults for 2013, Financial State- ments (unaudited) for 2013, Financial Summary History, Debt Payoff Schedule, Delin- quent Accounts; Consultants Compensation History, Capital Improvement Program Complet- ed in 2013 – DE’s & Value of Systems, Contracts; 2013 Water & Sewer Inventory; Water & Sewer ERU History; Average Cost of Wholesale Water; Unac- countable Water History; Strate- gic Planning. The Board will make no decisions at this meeting, and there will be no public input or comment. THE NEXT REGULAR MEET- ING WILL BE HELD AT 4:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014, AT THE DISTRICT OFFICESOOS CREEK WATER & SEWER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 14616 SE 192ND STREETRENTON, WA 98058 Published in Renton Reporter on April 25, 2014. #1032660.
City of RentonPublic Notice
Stormwater Project Comment Period
The City of Renton, 1055 S
Grady Way, Renton WA 98057, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Storm- water NPDES and State Waste Discharge Permit. The proposed project, Harring- ton Ave NE Stormwater Green Connections Stormwater Im- provement Project is located at Harrington Avenue NE between NE 16th Street and NE 10th Street, within City right-of-way, in Renton, in King County. This project involves 2.0 acres of soil disturbance for utilities, stormwater treatment facilities, and porous concrete sidewalk construction. The receiving water is Johns Creek, a tributary to Lake Wash- ington at Gene Coulon Park, in Renton. This project is funded in part by the Washington State Depart- ment of Ecology’s 2012 Storm- water Retrofit and LID Competi- tive Grant Program, Grant No. G1200545. Any person desiring to present their views to the Department of Ecology regarding this applica- tion may do so in writing within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. Comments shall be submitted to the Department of Ecology. Any person interested in Ecology’s action on this application may notify the department of their interest within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water qual- ity, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterPO Box 47696Olympia, WA 980504-7696 Published in the Renton Reporter on April 18, 2014 and April 25, 2014. #1031047. Greenleaf-LaRosa, LLC, 846 108th Ave NE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDESand State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, LaRosa, is located at 2724 Benson Road S in Renton, in King County. This project involves 4.15 acres of soil distur- bance for residential construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to an unnamed stream, tributary to Cedar River. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or in- terested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecol- ogy in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publica- tion of this notice. Ecology re- views public comments and con- siders whether discharges from this project would cause a mea- surable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest accord- ing to Tier II antidegradation re- quirements under WAC 173-201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696Published in the Renton Reporter
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RENTON, WASHINGTON The Environmental Review Committee has issued a Determi- nation of Non-Significance Miti- gated (DNS-M) for the following project under the authority of the Renton municipal code.
Whitman Court PUDLUA14-000295Location: 351 Whitman Ct NE. The applicant is requesting a PPUD, Plat, and SEPA for the construction of a multi-family development containing 40 zero lot line townhomes and a 2,657 square foot commercial bank on the 41st lot. The va- cant 5.12 acre site is located within the CA zone. The com- mercial lot would be accessed from NE 4th St with the remaining residential develop- ment gaining access from Whitman Ct NE. There is a Category 2 wetland located on the western portion of the site.
Appeals of the DNS-M must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on May 09, 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. A Public Hearing will be held by the Hearing Examiner in the Council Chambers, City Hall, on May 20, 2014 at 11:00 am to consider the submitted applica- tion. If the DNS-M is appealed, the appeal will be heard as part of this public hearing.Published in the Renton Reporter on April 25, 2014. #1035957.
CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF ORDINANCES
ADOPTED BY THE RENTON CITY COUNCIL
Following is a summary of the ordinances adopted by the Ren- ton City Council on April 21, 2014:
ORDINANCE NO. 5713An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, annexing approximately 4.2 acres, of which the northern and western boundaries are coterminous with existing City limits. The northern boundary is NE 16th St, the east- ern boundary a parcel line that lies W of 145th Pl SE, the south- ern boundary is a parcel line that lies north of SE Renton-Issaquah Rd and the western boundary is a parcel line that lies E of Ilwaco Av NE. (Maertins Annexation; File No. A-13-004). The legal description is on file at the City Clerk’s office, and is available upon request. Effective: 4/30/2014
ORDINANCE NO. 5714An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, establish- ing the zoning classification of approximately 4.2 acres, of which the northern and western boundaries are coterminous with existing City limits. The northern boundary is NE 16th St, the east- ern boundary a parcel line that lies W of 145th Pl SE, the south- ern boundary is a parcel line that lies north of SE Renton-Issaquah Rd and the western boundary is a parcel line that lies E of Ilwaco Av NE from R-4 (Urban Resi-
dential 4 Dwelling units per acre, King County Zoning) to R-4 (Residential 4 DU/AC; Four Dwelling Units per acre, City of Renton Zoning) (Maertins An- nexation; File No. A-13-004). The legal description is on file at the City Clerk’s office, and is available upon request.Effective: 4/30/2014
ORDINANCE NO. 5715An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, amending the City of Renton Fiscal Years 2013/2014 Biennial Budget as adopted by Ordinance No. 5682, and thereafter amended by Ordi- nance Nos. 5686, 5692, and 5699, in the amount of $81,275,518 for an amended total of $601,657,988 over the biennium.Effective: 4/30/2014 Complete text of this ordinance is available at Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way; and posted at the King County Li- braries in Renton, 100 Mill Ave- nue South and 2902 NE 12th Street. Upon request to the City Clerk’s office, (425) 430-6510, copies will also be mailed for a fee.Bonnie I. Walton, City ClerkPublished in the Renton Reporter on April 25, 2014. #1035975. Puget Sound Energy, 10885 NE 4th St. Bellevue, WA 98004, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Storm- water NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Naches Ave SW- PSE Relocates for City of Renton Storm Drainage Im- provement Project, is located at various locations in the following public rights-of way: SW 7th St between Naches Ave SW & Lind Ave SW; Naches Ave SW north of SW 7th St, in Renton, in King County. This project involves less than 0.5 acre of soil disturbance for utility relocates. Stormwater will be discharged to the Black River. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology re- garding this application, or inter- ested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a mea- surable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest accord- ing to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173- 201A-320. Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP O Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696Published in Renton Reporter on April 25, 2014 and May 2, 2014. # 1036496.
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N Hazen soccer looking for ‘miracle’ after rough weekBy Brian Beckley
The Hazen boys soccer team on Tuesday picked up a win over Renton, but with three draws and a loss in the weeks prior, the two-time defending league champs have some ground to make up if they want to make the playoffs.
“We have no choice but spend all our energy on making the playoffs,” said Hazen Coach Ken Matthews in a press release. “This was a key game to do that – but it was step one. Step two is Friday (against Highline).”
Fielding his 12th lineup in 11 games, Mat-thews said the 5-0 score “shouldn’t fool anyone” as his team struggled to capitalize on chances in the first half.
Sophomore midfielder Reyes Garcia buried an assist from Jorman Gonzalez at 18 minutes
into the first half to get Hazen on the board. Garcia got his second after the break on an assist from forward Isaiah Blount. Garcia also assisted on goals by Blount and midfielder Ethan Kem. Gonzalez scored the final goal on an assist from Cooper Cerna.
“We were able to tweak what we were doing in the first half and, amazingly, the second half hap-pened,” Matthews said. “The guys played well. We’ve been in a funk for a few games. We’ll find out soon enough if this is Hazen Soccer V.4.”
Matthews said the team, currently in fourth place in the league, was “looking for a miracle” to make the postseason and will focus on beating Highline, who played the Highlanders to a 1-1 draw earlier this spring.
“In the 3.5 years I have been with the boys, the second Highline game has decided who is going to the playoffs,” Matthews said. “None of them
have been easy; but they have been wins for us.”In 2011, Hazen and Highline tied for the final
playoff spot. Hazen won the game on a late goal by Frankie Johnson. In 2012 it was Jalen Conway with what Matthews described as a “right-foot-right-time goal” with less than 35 seconds left. Last year, Hazen drew Highline in the first match and came back to win 5-1 in the second.
“I guess we can hope for a similar results; I can’t tell you how important Friday’s game is to us getting to the playoffs,” said Matthews.
Earlier this week, Hazen played to a 1-1 draw with Evergreen, with Gonzales getting the only Highlander goal in the 24th minute. In that game, Matthews said his team failed to capitalize on opportunities and racked up 15 offsides calls.
The Highlanders are now 5-2-4 overall and 4-1-4 in the Seamount League. They play High-line Friday at Renton Memorial Stadium.
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Rough startit’s a rebuilding year for the Renton Indians baseball squad this season as the young team has had trouble keeping opponents off the scoreboard. This week, Renton dropped shortened games to Hazen and Evergreen by scores of 11-0 and 14-0, respectively. Walks and errors have hurt the squad this year, said first-year coach Chris Fedor, who did not have a single pitcher with varsity experience headed into this season. Against Evergreen on Monday, Renton gave up only four hits in the loss. The Indians are now 0-11 overall and 0-9 in the Seamount league. BRIAn BECklEy, Renton Reporter
By Brian Beckley
Three Hazen pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter for the Highlanders Friday in an 11-0 five-inning victory over Renton at Hazen High School. Renton played as the home team as their field was rained out.
Junior Eli Azcueta, junior Mitchell Hard, and freshman Alex Combs together tallied 14 strikeouts and walked two in completing the no-no.
Renton committed four errors, resulting in seven un-earned runs.
Starting pitcher Azcueta held Renton hitless over two innings, striking out five and walking one. Freshman Alex Combs picked up the win after going one inning, walking one and striking out three. Junior Mitchell Hard finished the no-no going two innings and striking out all six batters he faced.
Senior Isaiah Potter racked up two RBI, going 2-3 with
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four stolen bases and three runs. Senior J. Crosby went 3-4 with a RBI, a stolen base and two runs. Senior Zack Hill was 2-4 with one RBI, two runs scored and two sto-len bases. Senior Brooks Jacobs was 2-3 with a RBI. Freshman Drew Santana was 2-3 with a RBI.
Aaron Martinez took the loss for Renton. Martinez went 4.2 innings, gave up 13 hits, 10 runs – only three of them earned – and struck out two.
On Monday, Hazen lost a slugfest to the Foster Bulldogs by a score of 19-12.
Foster put a run on the board in the first inning, but Hazen coun-tered with one of their own and then put up five runs in the second and six in the third inning.
But Foster came roaring back, picking up a run of their own in the third and exploding for seven runs in the fourth, three in the fifth, two in the sixth and five more in the final frame to seal the victory.
Combs took the loss for the Highlanders.
Hazen is now 5-6 overall and 5-3 in the Seamount League. Hazen was scheduled to play at Highline on Wednesday, home against Ev-ergreen on Thursday and will take on Tacoma’s Stadium High School today, Friday, at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma.
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[ BaseBall from page 25] lindbergh boys track stays unbeaten, girls fall to Hazen
The Lindbergh boys track team topped the Hazen 74-58 this past week in a double dual meet that also saw Kenendy Catholic beat the Highlanders 89-47.
On the girls side, however, the Hazen team came out on top in both meets, beating Lindbergh 99-46 and besting Kennedy 87-63 to remain undefeated themselves.
The Renton boys team also stayed unbeaten with two victories this week, topping Evergreen by a score of 99-38 and beating Tyee 115-22 in a double dual meet.
The Renton girls also continued their hot streak, beating Evergreen 110-31 and Tyee 118-19 in their matchups.
Renton and Hazen were scheduled to take on High-line on Thursday at Renton Memorial Stadium.
Lindbergh had a triple dual meet scheduled against Foster, Evergreen and Tyee set for Thursday.
Check www.rentonreporter.com for results.-Brian Beckley
Hazen girls, Renton boys and girls keep rolling with victories as well
lindbergh’s Colton Maddy, top, runs to a victory in the 3,200-meter race April 17 at Renton Memorial Stadium. Trevonn Russell, far left, won the discus event for Lindbergh while Hazen’s Jesus Vargas, left, took the top of the podium in the 800-meter race. PHoToS by Vicky MAddy, For the Renton Reporter
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A fundraiser in memory of Leedy is planned for Friday in Tacoma. The “Show and Shine” fundraiser at 6 p.m. at Rock the Dock in Tacoma will raise awareness of domestic violence.
Leedy’s uncle, Marcus Williams, and the Miss Behavin’ Car Club are hosting the me-morial event at Rock the Dock, 535 Dock St., Tacoma.
“Allison’s smile, love, and strength brought joy to everyone she encountered in life. Domestic violence is an ever growing problem in this country and has unfortu-nately taken the life of my beautiful niece. I hope that people will come out to show their support and to help raise awareness of the terrible tragedy of domestic violence,” Williams said.
Community members are encouraged to bring their cars, trucks, and bikes to display at the event. Leedy’s family will ask for a $10 donation per vehicle. All proceeds will benefit the Allison Midori Leedy Memo-rial Fund to cover the cost of the memorial service.
The family will also be collecting canned food, diapers, and wipes to donate to a local
shelter for survivors of domestic violence. A memorial service is planned for Leedy
for 1 p.m. Saturday at Marlatt Funeral Home, 713 Central Ave. N., Kent. Services are also anticipated in Stockton, Calif., and Japan.
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