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Students in Renton back to school Sept. 4
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By TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
If the malls are nearly empty of teens and the Henry Moses Aquatic Center is lacking the younger crowd then it must be Tuesday, September 4. That is the official date students in the Renton School District will return to classes. There will be an estimated 14,699 students filling the back to halls and classrooms in the district this year. That is a 272 student increase from the previous year. “The increase in students is across all grade levels; so, they will be absorbed at all schools and in various grade levels,” said Randy Matheson, district spokesperson. “Last year the increase in students was 194 students.” The opening of Honey Dew Elementary School with 460 students and the new Secondary Learning Center with 360 students total will help accommodate the increase in students this year, he said.
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An example of Toni Nelson’s handiwork, horse Noosa Beach and jockey Ricky Frazier were the winners of the 2010 Longacres Mile and donned one of Nelson’s blankets of flowers. Read more about Renton’s connection to the Longacres Mile on Page 9. submitted
Read more about Renton’s students on Page 3
Cedar River library, legislative races, more election results By Dean A. Radford and Tracey Compton
From the first results, the Cedar River library was the clear choice of Renton’s voters for the location of the downtown library. The percentage has changed little since Aug. 7. As of Wednesday, the last tally available before the Renton Reporter’s print deadline, the Cedar River library location was favored 76 percent to 23 percent for a new library just west of the Piazza. The King County Elections Division will release the final vote
tally on Tuesday. Voters countywide approved a property tax increase to build a new Children and Family Justice Center in Seattle. Besides the important library measure in Renton, there are several legislative races in Renton. The top-two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, will advance to the general election in November. Half the state Senate seats and all of the state House of Representative seats are up for election. Here are the midweek tallies in Renton’s legislative district races:
11th District
Senate Kristin Thompson, 32 percent Bob Hasegawa, 67 percent House Position 1 Zack Hudgins, 69 percent Jim Flynn, 28 percent House Position 2 Steve Bergquist, 28 percent Bobby Virk, 14 percent Stephanie Bowman, 22 percent Rob Holland, 10 percent Sarah Sanoy-Wright, 24 percent
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41st District
House Position 1 Will Benge, 29 percent Tina Orwall, 70 pecent
Senate Maureen Judge, 43 percent Steve Litzow, 56 percent
House Position 2 Dave Upthegrove, 96 percent unopposed 37th District House Position 1 Sharon Tomiko Santos, 98 percent unopposed House Position 2 Tamra Smilanich, 13 percent Eric Pettigrew, 86 percent
House Position 1 Tim Eaves, 41 percent Marcie Maxwell, 58 percent House Position 2 Judy Clibborn, 96 percent unopposed
Children and Family Services Center Capital Levy Yes, 55 percent No, 44 percent
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