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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30/11
ENDORSEMENTS | Editorial Board picks Robin Jones, Don Persson in council races [6]
Case gone cold | Arlene Roberts was killed in More soccer | Coverage of 1978; now sheriff ’s detectives have a suspect in Lindbergh’s big win, plus a look at the Eagles’ and Patriots’ teams [21] REPORTER NEWSLINE 425.255.3484 the case [3]
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RENTON THEN AND NOW Chamber on the move “We see a lot of value in being in downtown Renton and feel our presence there will make a statement to businesses and the community that we have confidence in the downtown core and belong there.”
The Flood of 1911
“Instead, the bells heralded a potentially lethal situation – announcing a day of terror for Rentonians living in the lower parts of the city.”
Renton’s coin shop “Well, [gold and silver]are really important right now because they’re helping keep people’s portfolios balanced and the people that are selling it need money.”
Cool running
Lucille Crozier, receptionist for the Renton Chamber of Commerce, has had a view to history for 20 years from the chamber office that overlooks the Renton Municipal Airport, where every 737 has made its maiden voyage. DEAN A. RADFORD, Renton Reporter
Benson Hill re-commits to its bus-rider protocols BY TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
Benson Hill Elementary School has re-committed to procedures to get kids on the right school bus, after two 5-year-olds were left stranded on a busy highway Sept. 16. The incident also led the Renton School District to examine its transportation procedures districtwide. But the incident involving the
“I started running way back in the 60’s, back then nobody ran, except weirdos.”
Flowers for grandma Aidan Zorich, 4, of Kent buys a bouquet of flowers for his grandma Barbara Zorich, Tuesday, the last day of the 10th season of the Renton Farmers Market at the Piazza.
Benson Hill kindergartners was an “anomaly” said a district spokesperson. “This was an anomaly. Like I said, 10,000 kids got home that day safely,” said the spokesman, Randy Matheson. It was “not a systemwide failure, just that bus on that day,” he said. The two five-year-olds at Benson Hill Elementary were put on the
CHARLES CORTES, Renton Reporter
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