Renton Reporter, May 18, 2012

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Charges filed in brutal attack on shop owner

SIFF-RENTON Opening night Friday

SIFF-Renton: Part Deux By TRACEY Compton and Dean A. Radford

By DEAN A. RADFORD

dradford@rentonreporter.com

dradford@rentonreporter.com

The world is coming to Renton today, the opening night of Renton’s second turn as a venue for the Seattle International Film Festival. Tonight’s opening-night film, “Fat Kid Rules the World,” at the IKEA Performing Arts Center, features a cast of local extras. Its director, Matthew Lillard, was planning to meet with students today at Lindbergh High, where some of the film’s scenes were filmed. SIFF’s artistic director, Carl Spence, is expecting a big crowd tonight at IPAC. “We expect a close to capacity house,” he said. “The film is one of our hottest sellers.” After the screening, the crowd will walk across South Second Street for the opennight gala at the Renton Pavilion Event Center. The festival runs through next Thursday, featuring films from around the world and the United States. SIFF was drawn to Renton as a venue because of its diverse population. Violet Aesquivel, vice president of the Filipino American Community of Renton, appreciates all the City of Renton has done to reach out to her community to come see two Filipino films. She is a part of the SIFF Renton Host Committee and as a community liaison

A 50-year-old Seattle man convicted in 1990 of murder is now in the King County jail in Kent, charged in the brutal assault of a Renton smoke-shop owner on May 9. Joel White is being held on $750,000 bail on charges of second-degree assault. His arraignment is May 24 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. The assault occurred May 9 at the shop at 19020 108th Ave. N.E. The victim has owned the store for two years. White was arrested by Renton Police on Friday; but a second male, a 17-year-old teenager, who according to charging documents took part in the attack, remained at large. Police issued an alert last Friday, asking for the public’s help in finding the teen. In the alert, police cautioned that the teen should be considered violent and dangerous. Accompanied by family members, the teen surrendered Monday afternoon to Renton Police at City Hall. He is now being

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FYI SIFF ESSENTIALS

Miles McRae of McRae Theater Equipment, Inc., prepares a 35-millimeter projector for the upcoming Seattle International Film Festival at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center on Monday morning. SEE STORY PAGE 6 tracey compton, Renton Reporter

The Seattle International Film Festival kicks off in Renton at 7 p.m. today at the IKEA Performing Arts Center with the screening of “Fat Kid Rules the World,” followed by the opening-night gala at the Renton Pavilion Event Center at the Piazza. Tickets for the screenings, which run through May 24, can be purchased online at siff.net, by phone at 206324-9996 or at the IPAC box office before each screening. Tickets for most films are $11, with a pass for all films costing $100. The Renton Reporter produced a Film Guide that was included in the May 11 edition and will be available at the screenings at the IPAC. It provides a full schedule and a brief synopsis of each film. The festival’s web site, siff.net, also has a full listing of all films shown in Seattle and at the other two suburban venues, Kirkland and Everett.

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The summer danger, allure of Cedar River BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com

Cedar fence installed to keep people away from changing Cedar River. dean a. radford, Renton Reporter

King County has placed a wooden fence along the Cedar River near the Riverbend Mobile Home Park in hopes it will discourage children and others from venturing too close to an ever-changing river bank. This time of year, the Cedar River is running fast and cold, as the Cascade snowpack melts quickly in the spring heat.

For those who venture too close or are inexperienced in rafting it safely, the Cedar is dangerous. Last weekend the summer-like temperatures sent thousands of people to the region’s lakes and rivers. “The large number of people enjoying area lakes and rivers kept the Sheriff ’s Office Marine Unit very busy,” said Sgt. Rodney Chinnick, a Sheriff ’s Office spokesman.

The Marine Unit responded to incidents on Lake Washington, Lake Sammamish and the Green River, including the death of an Everett City Council member who died while rafting near Black Diamond. The Sheriff ’s Office again stressed the importance of wearing life jackets while rafting rivers or boating in lakes or simply playing near the shore. Public Health – Seattle and King County also promotes [ more Cedar page 17 ]

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