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City budget in good shape at midpoint Expenditures and revenues coming in better than predicted By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
At the halfway point through the 2013 budget, the City of Renton is in pretty good shape. According to a report given to the City Council’s Finance Committee, the city is on pace to finish the year spending less than expected and bringing in slightly more revenue than planned. As of the end of June, the city is showing revenues at $1.6 million, or 3.1 percent over budget. “The city’s budget is on the right track,” said Administrator Services Administrator Iwen Wang. According to Senior Finance Analyst Hai Nguyen, revenues from property taxes, sales taxes, permit fees, shared state revenue and others are all coming in at a higher-than-budgeted rate. Sales tax appears to be the primary driver, coming in at $640,000 more than planned. According to Nguyen, the main reason is the purchase of building and construction materials for
A DOGGONE FUN NIGHT OUT K-9 Officer Boss, above with handler Jason Trader, made lots of new friends during the annual National Night Out celebration Tuesday night at Philip Arnold Park on Renton Hill. Community members were treated to free hamburgers, hot dogs, snow cones, cotton candy and popsicles, as well as arts and crafts, games, free child fingerprinting and even a bounce house, right. This was the 30th year for the national community event. MORE PHOTOS INside See page 15 for more pictures
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The roof of the Community of Christ Church on Monroe Avenue Northeast was damaged in a fire Tuesday. Dean A. Radford, Renton Reporter
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Joshua Hoffman was going to class at Renton Technical College Tuesday afternoon, when he saw smoke and flames billowing from the side Community of Christ Church in the Highlands. He ran across Northeast Seventh Street from the college’s parking lot. A workman was pulling his welding equipment out of the driveway and
moving his van. Hoffman grabbed a neighbor’s hose and for about four minutes he fought the fire crawling up the back of the church before fire crews arrived. “I started hitting the side of the church, trying to get as much of it out before the fire department could get there,” he said. “It was really hot.” Unfortunately, he said, he couldn’t reach the roof. “I did as much as I could,” he said. Tuesday and Wednesday, church
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Principal‘s minivan doubling as bookmobile Highlands Elementary School administrators delivering free books for kids this summer By TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
Two Highlands Elementary school principals have taken it upon themselves to deliver summer reading materials to kids, from their own book mobile. Principal Janet Fawcett and Alfred Deblasio, assistant principal, are volunteering their time this summer to keep kids in the area reading through the summer. “We know that a lot of kids, especially kids that come from low-income families, they don’t have books in their house,” said Fawcett. “We want children to have books at their home because we have lots of books at school and we’re always adding to our book collection. Our teachers are adding to their book collections, but our kids go home and they don’t always have books.” The effort was doubly important to the principals because for the past two summers, Highlands Elementary has been No. 1 in the state’s Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge in the “Read for the World Record.” With funds from Scholastic, Fawcett went shopping at the company’s warehouse in Auburn and got discounts on books and freebies. Deblasio picked up books from a give-away at retailer Half Price Books. The two loaded up Deblasio’s minivan, now their bookmobile, and headed to the Highlands Community Recreation Center and United Methodist Church for deliveries. They collected close to 2,000 books. Last Thursday afternoon, the principals rolled up to the recreation center. As they answered questions in an interview with the Renton
Highlands Elementary administrators watch as kids swarm on a delivery of books from their bookmobile at Highlands Community Recreation Center. tracey compton, Renton Reporter Reporter, kids came streaming out of the center, interrupting the interview to ask when they could select books. Three boxes full of reading materials had yet to be unpacked from the van, as kids excitedly gathered on the sidewalk. Once Fawcett and Deblasio were freed to do their work, the kids swarmed around the piles of books and examined them. “It’s really fun because the kids come out and they’re literally walking out with armfuls of books that they can’t hardly hold on to,” Fawcett said. “And it’s free; they don’t have to bring them back.” Last Thursday, Aug. 1, was the bookmobile’s
third visit and the principals plan to make one more trip before the summer’s over. “The first day was really cool,” said Deblasio. “When we pulled away from here, we looked out and we saw kids by the swing sets, over there, sitting down in the grass reading books, as we were pulling away.” These visits are important because they remind kids that it’s important to read through the summer or else there is a big drop in their studies, if they’re not reading, even a little, he said. “So, it’s a huge part to connect with us, as their school leaders in their community and also just to keep them motivated to read,” Deblasio said.
Another noisy weekend around the airport By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
It’s going to be another weekend filled with construction noise for those living around the airport, as work continues in the north end.
Crews will once again work this weekend to finish foundations for a new, temporary bridge prior to the closing of the in-water work (fish) window. Boeing is replacing the bridge at the site used to bring completed
737s from the plant to the airport. Eight more foundation piles will be installed as well as support piles for demolition of the existing bridge. Work is set to begin Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. with vibration driving of piles.
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Decision-making executives at Valley Medical Center would need to disclose their personal finances under a resolution adopted Monday by commissioners of Public Hospital District No. 1. However, the resolution could now go before the hospital’s Board of Trustees as there is a difference of opinion as to whether the commissioners alone can make such a requirement. Under the strategic alliance between Public Hospital District 1, commissioners oversee the assets of the district, while trustees oversee the operations of Valley Medical Center and its budget. The resolution calls for the Valley Medical’s CEO, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, the general counsel and all vice presidents to file the F-1 financial form adopted by the Washington Public Disclosure Commission for candidates running for elective office. The resolution points out that King County, the State of Washington and Seattle
require such disclosure of top non-elected executives. The vote was 3-2, with Dr. Paul Joos, Anthony Hemstad and Dr. Aaron Heide voting yes and Sue Bowman and Carolyn Parnell voting against the resolution. Without taking a vote to do so, the board recessed until Heide arrived at the meeting. First, the resolution was amended to change the effective date to Sept. 15 from Aug. 1, which had already passed, and then no later than Aug. 1 in future years. Hemstad called the resolution “good government,” designed to identify conflicts of interest. The disclosure form is simple, he said. He said the hospital is “grossly overpaying” some executives, which the board can’t control, he said, so an alternative is minimum disclosure. Parnell questioned why the disclosure was necessary since the executives are not elected. “It doesn’t make any sense to me,” she said. Joos said he will bring the resolution to the Board of Trustees’ executive committee and then it would go to the trustees
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Renton man finds match in blackberries, Boss By DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com
A Renton man thought he could get away if he just turned off his headlights. But he didn’t see the blackberry bushes and K9 Boss coming. Renton Police started tracking the 35-year-old Renton man late on July 23. He was driving north on East Valley Road in an older white Cadillac, possibly used as the getaway car in an armed robbery at the Big Foot Java on East Valley Road in Kent at about 11 p.m., according to the Renton Police incident report. A Renton officer spotted the Cadillac just moments after dispatchers aired its description. It also matched the description of the getaway car used about 90 minutes earlier in the armed robbery of a Subway shop on Southwest 43rd Street at East Valley Road, which the officer investigated. East Valley Road in Renton is the same road in Kent, only its name changes to 84th Avenue South.
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herd, was equipped with a tracking harness and two reflective yellow patches with the word Police in black. There was no wind, the temperature was about 66 degrees, perfect for catching a scent. Boss tracked along a fence line and after about 40 yards alerted, but the officer couldn’t see anything in the thick brush. Boss started again and soon lofted his head into the air – an indication the scent was strong. He found two shirts, one white and one black. About 40 feet into the brush, Boss started barking. He ordered the man to come out with Boss, but he refused. Crawling on his hands and knees, the officer could finally see the suspect in the bushes. Boss was biting his arms. The suspect refused to stop grabbing Boss. The officer called out to Boss to heel, but the suspect grabbed Boss’s snout. Boss continued to bite him. The officer crawled deeper into the blackberries, stood up for a technical advantage, and called Boss back to him. The suspect surrendered and was handcuffed by another officer. He told the officer Boss bit him, but the bite marks were minor. The Renton man admitted to officers he robbed the Big Foot Java and the Subway. He was turned over to Kent police.
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A Calgary, Canada, man’s refusal to pay cab fare and disobeying an officer’s commands landed him in jail. Police were called to a hotel July 27 Police blotter on East Valley Road when a cabbie reported a couple refused to pay its fare. The Calgary man told the officer he wasn’t paying the fare because the cabbie’s driving was reckless, which had scared his wife and children. But the officer pointed out the family arrived safely and, regardless of their perception of his driving, the cab driver [ more blotter page 7 ]
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Man looks up dress at car wash A woman vacuuming her car at a car wash on Rainier Avenue South July 28 felt something on her leg. A petite man was looking up, presumably under her sun dress. He told her he had bent down to look for his wallet. She told him to get away; he said he was sorry and drove off in a white sedan. She told police she could identify the man. She said the touching was obviously unwanted and scared her. There is a security camera at the car wash. Detectives were to follow up because the case involves sexual motivation.
BMW tires, airbags stolen A Renton woman returning from an out-of-town trip July 24 found her 2000 BMW on blocks in her driveway, its passenger side wheels and tires missing. Inside, the rear airbags were missing. She was gone for about three days.
Bleeding man treated twice A Renton officer involuntarily committed a man the evening of July 25 after the man was found bleeding profusely from the head at a bus stop at Carr Road and South 43rd Street. The officer was concerned about the man’s mental state, so he called for an ambulance to take him to the emergency room at nearby Valley Medical Center. The man was treated out-
side the emergency room but was not admitted as he had been treated hours earlier for his head wound. He wasn’t admitted because of his criminal history and violent temper tantrums. The man was released but was seen standing in the middle of South 43rd Street. He reached the bus stop but was not allowed on the bus because of his injuries. He then walked off and the officer was unable to find him.
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I don’t know about you, but all this news about personal surveillance has me seeing red. As a result, I’ve changed my life radically. Recently I read that some police cars have cameras randomly running license plates, using a system called Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR). This should not be confused with the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union). Since this new system tracks date, time and location, I try not to go to the same store more than once a day and at different times in case they think it’s a drop-off point for illegal activity. Worried that my personalized license plate, “Wing It,” might raise a red flag as a possible “flight risk,” I chose to change it. Most people with personalized license plates usually don’t commit crimes because it is too easy for the average citizen to remember. Now I have one with lots of alpha and numeric digits, making it harder for me to remember. And, while I was at it, I removed my NRA bumper sticker along with the 5-inch by 5-inch, yellow-andblack sticker in the window that reads: “Gun on Board.” Once again, I don’t want to raise a red flag and provoke anyone. I had an appointment with my hairdresser to get a new hair style and color, but canceled it. I feared it might look like I’m trying to change my appearance and raise a red flag. This hacks me off as I always want to look good for the surveillance cameras everywhere I go. Oops! Maybe I shouldn’t have said “hack.” So, on occasion, I wear a wig, wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses just in case my “big brother” is flying surveillance drones overhead. I returned my recently purchased hoody for a regular sweatshirt, so that neighborhood Block Watch captains won’t follow me when I’m out for my nightly walk. Now when it rains, my wig looks like a wet, hairy guinea pig. Since search engines on my computer are tracking my website footprints, I got rid of the internet. Now I live in a vacuum with no way to communicate with people via e-mail or any means to look up information. The upside is I won’t be aware of any new technology that might “bug” me. Finally, since the National Security Agency is so interested in our phone calls, I canceled out of my phone contract. I asked my family and friends to never call me again. I’ll go back to the early days and use smoke signals but will observe our current environmental laws and not communicate when there’s a burn ban. I think I have my paranoia under control now. I’ve taken all the necessary steps to ensure that my freedom, the right to make choices and my expectation of privacy under the Constitution and Bill of Rights are still guaranteed and protected. It was a simple fix – all I had to do was give up my freedom, my right to make choices and my privacy. I was always under the impression our Flag was red, white and blue – turns out it’s red. Welcome to the new secure America.
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Money is on the roads again Democrats in the state House of Representatives triggered quite a political storm this year with their plan to raise billions of dollars for transportation by, among other means, hiking the gas tax by a dime a gallon. When the clouds of conflict subsided after a regular session and two extra ones, those Democrats looked weary and had nothing to show for the effort. Now, the climate may actually be improving. Diminishing verbal showers are forecast and there’s a slim chance an agreement could arrive in a special session this fall or in the 2014 session. What’s changed the atmosphere is that memJerry Cornfield
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bers of the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus, who withstood relentless pressure through 153 days by Democratic lawmakers, Gov. Jay Inslee and pro-transportation package forces, intend to craft their own transportation funding proposal. And soon. Members of the Republican-dominated caucus are embarking on a statewide tour to find out what the state’s citizenry thinks is needed in transportation and is willing to do and pay to get it done. “We want to find out by region where people are at,” said Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, a cochairman of the Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday. “We want to get a feel from [ more cornfield page 9 ]
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The recent King County buyout of the Riverbend Trailer Park has a lot of consequence for people who are not always considered when these things occur. In addition to the longtime local residents who spoke out against the plan to displace them all over a three-year period, there are scores of young children there who can’t speak for themselves. These are the children of low-income families there – many of them Latino – who will have very little chance to find new homes in such healthy circumstances. Too many will end up in high-density, low-income projects. There they will be exposed in all likelihood to negative factors, such as gangs and the danger of increased vehicular traffic. The county posits this is all necessary to protect these innocents from flooding in the nearby Cedar River. The irony is that King County has and continues to pour millions of dollars into failing river-restoration projects there that were touted as flood-reduction means. The failure of that Cedar Rapids Project has caused great harm, including damage to bridges in downtown Renton in recent years, and the hard fact of the matter is that this quiet little
buyout is an effort to conceal not only past failure there, but clear failure in the offing. The families in the Riverbend Park deserve protection from the dislocation they are going to suffer and the means to that end is to move forward with a full review of the danger that King County is trying to obscure. Reagan Dunn has called for an audit of this failure and he should be challenged to renew the request. In the meantime, a moratorium on any evictions should be put in place. Healthy low-income housing is vanishing in the face of upscale development in this county and here the situation is even more pernicious. There will be no new productive private development there, only more near barren “parkland” that King County cannot even afford to maintain. It is worth mentioning that King County plans to waste another $8-10 million buying homes just across the river which will lead to more tax losses as well as more wasteland. The county can’t solve the river problems effectively and they should not be allowed the luxury of expensive coverup when the lives of children are at stake.
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tors which drive up the cost of projects and what if anything can be done about them. Rep. Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer Island, leader of the House Transportation Committee and architect of her party’s failed transportation plan, said the analysis will “inform us about the things we think we know” and maybe dispel a few myths along the way. Results aren’t due until December. But enough should be known about reforms before then for King — who is on the panel — to write into the GOP proposal. “I think most people realize we do need additional revenues. We will have to have a list of reforms,” King said.
the public if this is the time to do it.” If what they hear can be translated quickly into a plan, negotiations with Democrats could commence this fall. “It’s possible. Personally, I think that is a ‘Hail Mary’ comment,” King said. “There are a lot of things that have to come together before that comes together.” One of those “things” is certain to be reform of some state transportation policies. House and Senate Republicans are convinced Washington overdesigns, over regulates and overpays for just about everything it builds and paves. Democrats aren’t convinced it’s quite as bad as their GOP friends make it sound but many of them see room for reform. On Tuesday, a bipartisan panel of lawmakers began work on a study of those fac-
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Congregation already planning a Sunday picnic [FIRE from page 1] an old boiler; work had just begun, according to Nanette Sargeant, a church co-pastor. A workman called 911, she said. The cedar-shake siding and roof were damaged. Wallboard in the smoke-damaged sanctuary was removed so that fire crews could check for any interior fire. There was dust on the organ and pews. Outside, cedar shakes were pulled to check for any fire underneath. Cleanup was under way; but as of midweek, when the building would reopen hadn’t been determined. This Sunday, the congregation was already planning a picnic at Kiwanis Park. “We are hoping we can get it cleaned up for the next Sunday,” said Sargeant There was no damage to the preschool, which doesn’t use the sanctuary, said its administrator, Karen Beckman. Its play area outside wasn’t damage.
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Children’s Story Hour begins at Old Renton Book Exchange By TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
When Dacia Hanson, owner of Old Renton Book Exchange, was a kid, her favorite books included the “Serendipity” books series and “Wheedle on the Needle,” both by local author Stephen Cosgrove and illustrated by Robin James. Now as a mother and “Biblio diva,” she wants to share the joys of rediscovering children’s books with a new story hour for customers.
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here,” she added, referring to her 2-year-old, son Bo. Three to four stories will be read in 35-minute sessions during the story hour. Stories and poems that lend themselves to theatrics, will be used to entertain the wee visitors of the book shop. The Old Renton Book Exchange has between 1,500 and 2,000 children’s titles in a dedicated section, in addition to their many other books. In the past, Hanson has hosted children’s author appearances from local writers and illustrators. Eric Ode, author and songwriter, visited the shop as well as author Inez de Castro. “The kids events have always gone off really well, so that was what inspired me to do story time too,” Hanson said. “I think there’s parents out there, who want free and low cost activities for their kids. Story time seemed like a really logical next step.” She’s re-discovered stories from her childhood with her son, stories she had “no contemporaneous recollection of,” Hanson said. The first book she
Dacia Hanson, owner of Old Renton Book Exchange, is starting a weekly ‘Children’s Story Hour’ at her shop in downtown Renton, for wee ones, like son Bo and friend Riley. tracey compton, Renton Reporter remembers learning to read was “Each Peach Pear Plum,” by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Now Hanson reads it to her son and thinks it’s important parents have this experience. “We’ve got a 25-cent bin for things that are beat up, but too precious to throw away,” Hanson said. “And
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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF FIRE COMMISSIONER VACANCY King County Fire Protection District 40 is accepting letters of interest and resumes for the position of FIRE COMMISSIONER (Position # 3) due to a vacancy in accordance with RCW 52.14. 050. Persons wishing to submit a letter of interest and resume must reside within and be a registered voter of the Fire District. The position would be appointed for a period in accordance with RCW 52.14. Letters of interest and resumes need to be postmarked (US Mail) or received by email by September 3, 2013. For further information contact Ronnie Little at 425.830.0928. Letters of interest & resumes may be emailed to firedistrict40@gmail.com or sent to: King County Fire Protection District 40, 18002 108th Ave SE, Renton, WA 98055 Published in Kent and Renton Reporters on July 26, 2013 and August 9, 2013. #829379 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE PRELIMINARY 2013-2014 BUDGET OF THE RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403 In compliance with WAC 392123-054, the Board of Directors of Renton School District No. 403 has completed the preliminary budget of the district. It is on file in the Business Office and a copy will be furnished upon request. The Board of Directors will hold a public hearing, during the regularly scheduled board meeting at 7:00pm on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the Kohlwes Education Center, 300 S.W. 7th Street, Renton, Washington for the purpose of presenting the preliminary budget to citizens. Any person may appear at the meeting before the Board and be heard for or against any part of the preliminary 2013-2014 budget. Published in Renton Reporter on August 2, 2013 and August 9, 2013. #837700. Superior Court of Washington County of King In re the Estate of: BETTY J. JENSEN, Deceased. NO. 13-4-09691-6 KNT NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would
be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: August 2, 2013. PR: RONALD J. JENSEN Peter W. Mogren WSBA #11515 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER & ROTI 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. 13-4-09691-6 KNT Published in the Renton Reporter on August 2, 2013, August 9, 2013 and August 16, 2013. #836471. VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER District Healthcare System NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees, Finance Facilities & Audit Committee will be held on Tuesday, August 13 at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center, Renton WA. Regular meetings of the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees, Finance Facilities and Audit Committee will continue to be held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 2:30 p.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center, unless changed by public notice. BOARD OF TRUSTEES (District Healthcare System) By: Sandra Sward Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees Published in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on August 2, 2013, August 9, 2013. #838249.
CITY OF RENTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Community and Economic Development has fixed the 15th day of August 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Renton City Hall Council Chambers, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, Washington, as the time and place for a public meeting to consider the following: Application by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) requesting a variance from the City of Renton Noise Ordinance, for 8 non-consecutive nights of construction work between August 16, 2013 and October 31, 2013. The items of work to be performed include but are not limited to: • Removal of current striping or pavement markers • Install Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) striping WSDOT has determined that crews will perform project work at night in order to meet project construction timelines, minimize congestion impacts to drivers during the day and provide maximum safety for workers and the traveling public. All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting and present oral or written comments in support or opposition to the proposal.The Renton City Hall is fully accessible and interpretive services for the hearing impaired will be provided upon advanced notice. For information, contact (425) 430-6502. Correspondence should be addressed to Neil Watts, Development Services Division Director, Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. For more information about the project, please contact Maria Laura Musso-Escude, WSDOT at (206) 440-4554. Bonnie I. Walton City Clerk Published in the Renton Reporter on August 2, 2013 and August 9, 2013. #837712. Superior Court of Washington County of King In re the Estate of: CHRISTINE M. CARLSON, Deceased. NO. 13-4-09864-1 KNT NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of
this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: August 9, 2013. PR: NATALIE M. CARLSON RUTH A. ROTI WSBA #19495 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER & ROTI 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. 13-4-09864-1 KNT Published in the Renton Reporter on August 9, 2013, August 16, 2013 and August 23, 2013. #856404. CITY OF RENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING RENTON CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Renton City Council has fixed the 19th day of August, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public meeting to be held in the seventh floor Council Chambers of Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, 98057, to consider the following: 10% Notice of Intent to Annex approximately 17.1 acres, located in the East Plateau area, bordered by parcel lines in proximity to SE 142nd Pl to the north, 161st Ave SE to the east, SE 146th Pl to the south, and 160th Ave SE to the west (Alpine Nursery Annexation; File No. A-13-003; Proponent: J. Mezistrans) All interested parties are invited to attend the public meeting and present written or oral comments regarding the proposal. City Hall
is fully accessible, and interpretive services for the hearing impaired will be provided upon prior notice. Call 425-430-6510 for additional information. Bonnie I. Walton City Clerk Published in the Renton Reporter on August 9, 2013. #856415. CITY OF RENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING RENTON CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Renton City Council has fixed the 19th day of August, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public meeting to be held in the seventh floor Council Chambers of Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, 98057, to consider the following: 10% Notice of Intent to Annex approximately 4.2 acres in the East Plateau area, bordered by NE 16th St. at the north, and parcel lines in proximity to 145th Pl. SE to the east, SE Renton-Issaquah Rd to the south, and 144th Ave. SE to the west. (Maertins Annexation; File No. A-13-004; Proponent: L. Maertins) All interested parties are invited to attend the public meeting and present written or oral comments regarding the proposal. City Hall is fully accessible, and interpretive services for the hearing impaired will be provided upon prior notice. Call 425-430-6510 for additional information. Bonnie I. Walton City Clerk Published in the Renton Reporter on August 9, 2013. #856417. CITY OF RENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING RENTON CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Renton City Council has fixed the 19th day of August, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public meeting to be held in the seventh floor Council Chambers of Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, 98057, to consider the following: 10% Notice of Intent to Annex approximately 4.1 acres in the northwest City Center area, bordered by parcel lines in proximity to S 114th St to the north, Lake Washington to the east; S 115th St to the south and Rainier Ave S to the west. (Colacurcio Annexation; File No. A-13-005; Proponent: K. Laird) All interested parties are invited to attend the public meeting and present written or oral comments regarding the proposal. City Hall
is fully accessible, and interpretive services for the hearing impaired will be provided upon prior notice. Call 425-430-6510 for additional information. Bonnie I. Walton City Clerk Published in the Renton Reporter on August 9, 2013. #856419. KRRV Development LLC, P.O. Box 908 Ravensdale, WA 98051 is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, NE 7th Street single family subdivision is located at 3517 NE 7th Street, Renton WA 98056 in King County. This project involves 1.976 acres of soil disturbance for single family development activities. Stormwater will be discharged to the City of Renton storm drainage system which ultimately drains into Maplewood Creek, then the Cedar River, and ultimately into Lake Washington. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in the 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 me asurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology, Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater, P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696. Published in Renton Reporter on August 2 & 9, 2013.#837921.
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Antron Brown took the No. 6 qualifying spot Saturday in the National Hot Rod Association Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Kent. Brown and his Matco Tools Top Fuel Dragster team made it as far as the second round on Sunday of the weekend competition. His time of 3.799 seconds at 315.42 mph, was beat by part-time racer T.J. Zizzo, with a time of 3.975 seconds, according to a release from Brown’s team. “We pushed a little hard on that run and didn’t back it off enough,” said Brown, who moved up one spot to fourth in the “Mello Yello Drag Race” series standings. “We’ve still got a little work to do to get some stuff figured out.” Brian Thompson, Renton Technical College instructor, raced two Ford Mustangs in the Sportsmen, non-professional races. “Oh, I got my butt kicked,” said Thompson of his experience in the “Stock Eliminator” and “Super Stock Eliminator” races. The instructor often competes at local speedways and encourages RTC students to participate in events and get to know the industry. Thompson was in the crowd last Thursday at the college when Brown gave a series of motivational speeches to students and community members. Brown encouraged students to pursue their passion. He is the 2012 NHRA Top Fuel world champion, with a best career speed of 328.78 mph. “There’s no rocket science to doing anything in life; you have to put yourself around it,” Brown said to the audience. He explained to the attendees in the college’s Harry Blencoe Auditorium that it’s a
matter of integrity, respect and customer service that leads to personal success. “If you surround yourself with great people, great things happen,” he said. “If you surround yourself with knuckleheads, knucklehead things will happen.” Brown also amazed the crowd with his racing statistics. The New Jersey native can take his car from zero to 100 mph in 60 feet, pulling six times the gravitational pull of the earth or “6Gs.” He was the first African American to win a major U.S. auto racing season championship. He currently lives in Pittsboro, Ind. with his wife and children. Although Brett Anderson hadn’t heard of Brown, he came to the speech, interested in what the dragster had to say. Anderson is an RTC student in the Ford Auto Student Service Education Training program or ASSET. He said the appearance and insight from Brown was relevant because his class just finished learning about base engine performance. RTC’s Ford ASSET Program is two years and places students at Ford Motor Company dealerships for mentoring throughout the program and a job at the end. “It’s good to see people who say we were just like you not too long ago and all you got to do is take the steps that it takes,” said Thompson, Ford ASSET instructor. Thompson has taught the course at the college since 1997. His class is typically between 15 to 20 students. Typically students go directly into a job at a dealership after the program, but some automotive enthusiasts, like Thompson, find themselves on speedways. “If you’re passionate about what you do, you don’t only do it during the week, you do it on the weekends too,” Thompson said.
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Antron Brown and his Matco Tools Top Fuel Dragster competed last weekend at the Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceway in Kent. Brown lost his second-round race. Auto ImAGERY, Inc.
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