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Renton schools send letters home explaining ‘failing’ NCLB label Federal government decision to not renew Washington state’s waiver will cost Renton schools about $700,000 BY TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com

The Renton School District, along with 27 other Puget Sound area districts, will send out a letter this week explaining the “failing” label that’s been given to them under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. In the letters co-signed by the Puget Sound Educational Service District, superintendents across the region call the label “regressive” and “punitive” and say they are

not reflective of progress in the districts in test scores. The failing mark comes after two years of Washington state operating under a conditional waiver from the accountability requirements of NCLB. The waiver exempted schools from NCLB sanctions, including the requirement to inform parents if test scores failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). However, the federal government refused to renew Washington’s

waiver for the 2014-15 school year. AYP is the annual measure if student achievement on state tests in reading and math. “Renton Superintendent Dr. Merri Rieger joined the other regional district superintendents, in the letter, stating that we are fully committed to each and every student reaching his or her full potential and are proud of the significant academic progress our students are making,” said Randy Matheson, Renton spokesperson in a email. “While not all students have reached proficiency, our use of targeted resources to assist struggling students and schools has made a significant difference.”

It is the goal of NCLB for 100 percent of students to reach proficiency in both subjects by 2014. Nearly every Washington school will fail to meet AYP and be labeled as failing under that standard, state officials at the Puget Sound Educational Service District. “There is no room for improvement or growth,” wrote Peter Daniels, PSESD executive director, in an email. “It’s an all or nothing accountability system; 100 percent of your students’ (including special needs, English language learners and others) must meet proficiency. So if one child is not [ more NCLB page 8 ]

Planning Commission to recommend medical pot ban BY BRIAN BECKLEY bbeckley@rentonreporter.com

Only the ducks were able to swim Monday at Coulon Park after high levels of bacteria were detected in the water. The beach reopened Wednesday after samples from Monday showed the bacteria at acceptable levels. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter

Coulon Park beach reopens to swimmers City officials on Wednesday reopened the swimming beach at Gene Coulon Memorial Park after county testing indicated bacteria levels had returned to acceptable standards. The swimming beach was closed Aug. 15 due to high levels of fecal coliform bacteria found during routine test-

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With the rules on recreational marijuana retail stores now in place and the moratorium on medical marijuana facilities about to expire, the city is poised to take the next step with a recommendation that all medical-marijuana facilities be banned within the City of Renton. According to senior planner Angie Mathias, the Planning Commission was expected to make the recommendation to the council this week, with review in front of the council’s Planning and Development Committee scheduled for Thursday. The full council will vote on the measure in the upcoming weeks. Planning officials said the recommendation to outlaw medical-marijuana facilities comes because the voter-approved initiative legalizing medical marijuana did not include regulations for cities, especially compared to the recreational marijuana initiative, which created a structure to be out in place. “They established a really nice system (for recreational retail outlets), but medical is functioning independently,” Mathias told the committee. The City Council earlier this year passed new [ more MARIJUANA page 8 ]

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Drizzle before 11 a.m. and a chance of showers in the afternoon with a high of 74.

LET’S DANCE Jaris English visits the Evergreen City Ballet School in this month’s ‘The Creative Side’ column. [ PAGE 10 ]

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Partly sunny and warm with a high near 80, dropping to 59 overnight.

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Mostly sunny with highs reaching to 81 and overnight lows around 60. SEND US YOUR PICS! We want to see you, your friends and family members outdoors somewhere in Renton, whatever the weather. Send your photos to This summer’s (mostly) gorgeous weather has led to an explosion of color bbeckley@rentonreporter.com to be in many yards around the city, like in this shot of Gordon Stecklenburg’s wife’s considered for publication on the new roses in their backyard. PHOTO COURTESY GORDON STECKLENBURG ‘At A Glance’ page.

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RCF AGAIN OFFERING GRANTS TO NONPROFITS

The Renton Community Foundation has announced that its First Financial Northwest Foundation Fund will once again accept a round of grant applications this fall. “They have made $150,000 available for grants to qualifying nonprofits in the area,” Lynn Bohart, RCF executive director, said in a press release. All applicants must be a 501 C3 nonprofit organization and serve residents in one of three counties: King, Snohomish, or Pierce. In the past, the fund has approved grants to support programming for seniors, veterans, at-risk youth, the arts, the homeless, the disabled, and our immigrant populations. “The board is looking for programs that get results,” says Bohart. Interested parties can access the application and guidelines by going to Renton Community Foundation’s website at www.rentonfoundation.org. Applications are available now. The deadline for completed applications is 5 p.m. on Oct. 24th. For more information, call RCF at 425-282-5199.

Both platforms of Sounder station back in service Tukwila station accessible through Oakesdale Avenue Southwest in Renton and includes Rapid Ride F-Line stop BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com

Both platforms at Tukwila Sounder Station were back in service Monday, meaning the station is a step closer to its completion this fall. Passengers can use all sidewalks in the plaza area to access the improved pedestrian undercrossing and the east platform. The $46 million station provides the closest access to the Sounder trains for Tukwila and Renton residents and access to Metro Transit bus transfers, according to Kimberly M. Reason, as Sound Transit spokeswoman. It is accessible through the new 27th Street/ Strander Boulevard Extension project off Oakesdale Avenue Southwest in Renton, officially opened in June. The new Rapid Ride F-Line also makes a stop at the station. Earlier this month, the station’s artwork was installed, Sheila Klein’s “Imaginary Landscape.” The artwork is part of Sound Transit’s public art program, called STart, which has already created more than 80 permanent works of art across the region. Morning passengers traveling northbound to Seattle will usually board on the east platform, and passengers traveling southbound to Tacoma/Lakewood will board on the west platform. Afternoon passengers traveling south to Tacoma/Lakewood will usually board on the east platform, and passengers traveling north

A worker earlier this month installed artist Sheila Klein’s piece, “Imaginary Landscape” at the Tukwila Sounder Station, accessible off Oakesdale Avenue Southwest in Renton. IMAGE COURTESY SOUND TRANSIT to Seattle in the afternoon will board on the west platform. The new east platform is noticeably wider as there is an interim platform until a third track is built by the BNSF Railway in 2016, according to Sound Transit. There are two sets of tactile (yellow) warning strips on the pavement, so boarding will take place from the tactile strips closest to the track. Also, light poles are in the center of the interim platform, so Sound Transit cautions that riders should watch where they’re walking as they enter the platform. Partners in the Sounder station project

Annual arts and antique show takes over downtown on Saturday The ninth Annual Renton Downtown Art and Antique Show is this Saturday. By mid-week there was still room for vendors among the more than 25 artisans who were expected to be there. The free event is from 11 a.m. to

A vendor at last year’s Art and Antique walk displays her wares in front of Liberty Cafe on Third Street. This year’s event begins at 11 a.m. Saturday. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter

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Police searching for masked man who robbed downtown US Bank on Friday BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com

The US Bank on South Second Street downtown was robbed of $3,250 in cash Friday by a man concealed by a white painter’s mask, sunglasses, baseball cap and hooded sweatshirt. Before he fled, the man looked through his money bag, possibly made of burlap, for a dye pack. He found one, after telling a teller not to put one in the bag, according to the Renton Police report. The cash included several “bait bills” whose serial numbers are recorded or copied to make it easier to trace the money. The suspect approached three tellers at about 3 p.m., demanding cash from each one. He kept his right hand in his pocket, but no one saw a gun. The robbery was caught on security cameras and A man hidden by clothing the suspect’s voice was robbed the US Bank on South overhead in a call a bank Second Street Aug. 12. COURTESY customer was making on a RENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT cell phone. The man is heard saying something like “You got 15 seconds” and then he threatened to kill someone if they didn’t hurry. He then fled, running north on Williams Avenue. An officer went to a nearby paint store to ask whether someone

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had just purchased a painter’s mask. No one had. About six minutes after the robbery, an officer saw a newer Nissan speed south on Burnett Avenue South or Williams Avenue South and turn west on South Second Street. Witnesses described the man as lighter complected, 5-foot-10 to 6-foot tall and weighing 190 to 220 pounds. The investigation is continuing. The FBI also was contacted.

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Jean Clair Croteau, age 80, joined her heavenly family on August 11, 2014. She passed away peacefully at Valley General Hospital in Renton, WA with her husband by her side. Jean was born on July 30, 1934 in Portland, Oregon, to Rosco and Francis Biggs. She grew up in Goldendale, WA, and worked in her father’s record shop. Jean graduated from Goldendale High School in 1952 and attended Holy Names College. She then met the love of her life and married John A. Croteau on June 12, 1954 in Spokane WA. After several years of nomadic army life, Jack and Jean made Renton their home in 1967. They raised four children. She was a gifted cook, artist, seamstress, wife and mother. Her love, religious faith, wisdom, kindness, and soft spoken way gave guidance, direction and inspiration to our entire family. She loved family gatherings, her time in Kona Hawaii, great restaurants, working on her dollhouse, flowers and her computer. Jean is survived by her loving husband, two sons, Raymond and Michael, daughter Nanette, her grandchildren Claire and Curtis, her sister Louise, many friends both old and new. She is preceded in death by her daughter Renee, her parents and her brother Jack. A special thanks to the kind and caring staff at Valley Medical Center and the Renton Fire department. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Renton Fire Department. A funeral Mass was held at St. Stephen the Martyr Parish in Renton. Please visit the online guestbook at www. marlattsfuneralhome. Your Ohana loves you so much and we will miss truly you! 1117850

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Virginia Ellen Luck, 93 and a 38 year resident of Ocean Shores, WA, died on Thursday, August 14, 2014, at the Ocean Shores home of her daughter.Virginia was born on April 19, 1921 in Portland, OR to Earl and Rose Kesling. After graduating from Washington High School in 1939 she completed beautician training. On July 4, 1942, she married Charles F. Luck who was serving in the US Coast Guard.At the end of WWII they moved to Charles’ home town of Renton. There they raised their three children: Marjory Eskridge, Steve and Paul. In 1976 the couple moved to Ocean Shores. Virginia was an organist at the Copalis Community Church, a founding member of Faith Community Church, an OSPD Crime Watch Volunteer, a co-manager of North Beach Community Television and a singer with the North Beach Singers. Virginia is survived by her sister, Rose Baldino and family of Portland, OR; her three children and their spouses and her four grandchildren. Her husband, Charles Frank Luck, died in 1998. A Celebration of Life will be held at Faith Community Church, 240 Canal Dr SE, Ocean Shores, WA on Saturday, August 23, 2014, at 2:00 pm with Pastor Jim Shiner officiating. A reception for family and friends will follow. Her burial service will be held at the Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Ave NE, Renton, on Monday, August 25, 2014, at 2:00 pm. Direction is by the Coleman Mortuary, 422 – 5th Street in Hoquiam, WA. Please take a few moments to record your thoughts for the family by signing the on-line register at www. colemanmortuary.net. 1118450

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A black cloud still hangs over job numbers The good news is Washington is separating itself from the national jobless rate. In July, an average 6.2 percent of Americans were looking for work, while Washington state’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.6 percent. The state added an estimated 7,300 jobs in July, and June’s report of 9,100 new jobs was revised upward to 13,600 jobs. The SeattleBellevue-Everett area boasts our state’s lowest jobless rate at 4.7 percent. Even so, warning lights are flashing. Counties in northeast and southwest Washington continue to struggle with unemployment rates as high as 8.5 percent. In fact, one-third of Washington counties posted June unemployment rates above the national average. In Longview, a major industrial center and international port, it is 7.1 percent. Another troubling factor is too many young people can’t find jobs. Washington Research Council President Richard Davis found nationally the youth unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 19 years old is about 22 percent. In Washington, that number has approached 30 percent, well above the national average. High youth joblessness is not unique to America. In June, Pope Francis addressed the issue in a meeting with young people in southeast Italy: “We cannot resign ourselves to losing a whole generation of young people who don’t have the strong dignity of work.” Recently, the Italian government reported unemployment in the Molise region, site of the Pope’s meeting, was 16.4 percent. But the jobless rate for young people aged 15 to 24 was 50 percent. Chronic high unemployment leads to civil unrest and rioting. Analysts found the 1972 riots in Liverpool, England, were linked to long-term unemployment, particularly among young people. If youth unemployment is a worldwide problem, what’s the answer? First, parents must encourage their children to stay in school and learn the basics: reading, writing, and arithmetic. Then people need to learn a set of skills to become employable. Since we all learn in different ways, our schools must be more flexible in providing learning opportunities. For example, many students today want non-traditional forms of education, such as online courses and specialized schools like the Aviation High School in South Seattle. These alternatives pique students’ interest and give them a reason to attend school. Second, advanced and continuing education must also offer a variety of options. Not every student is interested in or can afford a degree from a four-year university. Many want a skill from a community college, techDon Brunell

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We need to take stigma out of depression Kudos to the Renton Reporter for providing an article on depression treatment following headlines about the consequences of depression (i.e., “Ask a Doctor: How Does Clinical Depression…,” Aug. 8). In providing this article, the Reporter found a positive way to respond to recent news events. As a Renton resident, I understand the anguish of severe depression. I tried to take my own life just over two years ago – a response to intertwined clinical depression, a physically painful medical illness for which there isn’t yet a cure, and unemployment. I regained consciousness in a hospital three days following my attempt. Unfortunately, we live in a world where depression is stigmatized. In my case, I became increasingly depressed while seeing specialists for the medical condition I got sick with in 2008. I was so determined to not be identified as depressed – due to the stigma around it – that I worked hard to cover up my worsening depression. Several months before I reached a suicidal state, one hospital sent me for an automatic psychiatric assessment (they do psychiatric assessments for all patients whose medical conditions require prescription pain medication). I worked so hard to cover up my “embarrassing depression” that their psychiatrist reported that I had no mental-health issues. Since my attempt, I’ve opened up about my experience by publishing a journal I kept for 10 months following my suicide attempt. Anyone interested in increasing their understanding of severe depression is welcome to contact me at bking@activechangepress.com. In an effort to get people talking, I offer free electronic copies of this publication to individuals who are themselves clinically depressed (one woman who read it said that I had articulated her experience that she hadn’t been able to find words for).

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Still the season to keep our honey bees busy, happy In the month of August, honey bees are still gathering what little nectar and pollen they can to store for the winter. They alight on flowering plants many consider need to be killed for the sake of tidy yards. My bees are coming home and dying from these pesticides. It is a sad sight. I would ask all who consider buying any type of herbicide or pesticide to reconsider their effects on others in our little part of the world. It is important enough to me that I am offering free honey to any person who chooses to give up buying and applying these weed killers. Please choose an alternative to chemical weed control. There are propane weed torches that are super effective that are 100 percent non-polluting. One could also hire a local teen and teach how to dig weeds. One hour of work might cost you the same as a bottle of poison, but you would be beautifying your yard, helping someone else, lessening water contamination, and would not be contributing to the woes of the wonderful and hard working pollinator and maker of local honey, the Apis mellifera, or European honey bee. Also know that if you grew tomatoes or berries or squash this year, that fruit was dependent on bee visitations. Misshapen tomatoes commonly thought to be the result of watering issues are actually the result of incomplete pollination of the tomato flowers, so you may want to encourage these dedicated little flyers to linger a bit longer in your gardens. Thank you for considering alternatives for the care of your yard, intelligent use of your dollars, investment in your community, and thinking for a moment or two about the wider implications of herbicides in your neighborhood.

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The end of August marks the beginning of a new garden season. The stars of the late summer garden are hardy fuchsias, hydrangeas, asters and prairie flowers like Rudbeckia daisies and ornamental grasses. You can start cleaning up the summer garden by cutting back perennials past their prime and pulling any weeds that have sneaked into garden beds. The rule of green thumb when it comes to late summer pruning is this: If it is yellow, let it mellow but if it is brown, cut it down. This means the yellow foliage of a lily can stay but once you see those leaves turn brown cut the stalk all the way to the ground.

I loved your suggestion about using boiling water to kill the weeds that grow between the cracks of the sidewalk – thank you, it worked like a charm. Now I have some bare soil between the stepping stones and want to plant something low that will crowd out the weeds. Do have any suggestions? B.T., Edgewood My favorite low-growing groundcover for a mostly sunny site is Elfin Thyme because the tiny green leaves form a weed-blocking mat. If you have an area that is shady I suggest a compact ajuga with dark leaves called ajuga “Chocolate Chip.” Both do a good job of blocking weeds. You might want to add the great smelling chocolate cosmos nearby the ajuga so you’ll have the start of your own chocolate theme garden.

than that I don’t know how to keep my hydrangea small and still get flowers. K.K. Longview Don’t fight Mother Nature. It sounds like you have a traditional big leaf hydrangea and in our climate this shrub is predetermined by Mother Nature to become a 12-foot shrub. It only blooms on two-year old wood so if you give it a severe pruning each year it will not flower. I suggest you move it or lose it. There are new more compact hydrangeas available that can be pruned back every year and still flower on one year old wood. These are called the Endless Summer hydrangeas. You might also try the dwarf hydrangeas such as Pia or Mini Penny. There are also some dwarf hydrangeas from Germany that are named after European cities such as Vienna, and Paris. Fall is a good time to visit nurseries and look for the new and improved hydrangea varieties.

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF RENTON NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE RENTON CITY COUNCIL Following is a summary of the Ordinance adopted by the Renton City Council on August 18, 2014: ORDINANCE NO. 5720 An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, granting a nonexclusive franchise to Comcast Cable Communication Management, LLC, and Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC, to construct, maintain, operate and repair a cable system to provide cable services in, across, over, along, under, upon, through and below the public rights-of-way of the City of Renton; providing for severability and establishing an effective date. Effective: 8/27/2014 Complete text of this ordinance is available at Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way; and posted at the King County Libraries in Renton, 100 Mill Avenue 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. Jason A. Seth, Acting City Clerk Published in the Renton Reporter on August 22, 2014. #1118733. NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE RENTON, WASHINGTON The Environmental Review

Committee has issued a Determination of Non-Significance Mitigated (DNS-M) for the following project under the authority of the Renton municipal code. Central Renton Sewer Interceptor Reline & Upsize LUA14-000968 Location: Rights-of-way of N 4th St between Sunset Blvd N and Factory Pl N..The applicant, City of Renton Wastewater Division, is requesting SEPA Environmental Review and Critical Areas Exemption for sewer interceptor reline and upsize within the right-of-way of N 4th St, between Sunset Blvd N at the east and Factory Ave N at the west. The rightof-way area is approximately 46,000 sf. The project would upsize and replace 122 linear feet of existing 12-inch concrete sewer pipe with 24-inch PVC pipe and rehabilitate 559 linear feet of 24-inch concrete pipe using cured-in-place pipe. The work area includes BNSF railroad area and a steep slope of approximately 40 percent slope over 20 feet, between the flat area next to Sunset Blvd N and BNSF railroad tracks. Pipe upsizing would occur within the steep slope area. A geotechnical engineering report has been submitted. The Critical Areas Exemption would be for the upsizing of the existing utility facility in the steep slope area. Appeals of the DNS-M must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on September 08, 2014. Appeals must be filed in

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N OVA S C OT I A D u c k Tolling Retriever pups. Males and one female, ready for good homes. Great medium sz family d o g . S o c i a l i ze d w e l l . High energy, playful and cuddly, you will love their puppy kisses! Both parents on site. Shots and wormed. $800 each. Call to learn more 360-4351893. POMERANIAN Teacup puppies. 1 Blue Merle Male tr i-color. 1 Wolf Sable Male. Cute, Cudly Te d d y B e a r s , R e a l Playful, family raised. Shots, Wormed. health certificate. $450 Cash. 11 month black & white male & year old female, playful & good with kids and other animals house trained, shots wor ming up to date. $ 2 5 0 e a c h 425.870.7306 RE-HOMING Chihuahua puppies, 2 black and tan a n d 2 t a n a n d bl a ck . B o r n M e m o r i a l D a y. Healthy, happy and energetic. All boys. They will come with a full body harness, lease and hard plastic pet crate. pictures can be sent by text message. $350 each. 206474-9069.

F1B GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES - 6 Males/6 Females in black (w/blue skin), gold and cream with curly or smooth c o a t s, ra n g i n g 3 5 - 6 5 pounds grown. Loving c o m p a n i o n s w i t h l ow shedding, low allergens. Father is chocolate standard poodle, mothers are F1 Goldendoodles, all certified for eyes, hips garage sales - WA and knees. Wormed, vet check and first shots. Garage/Moving Sales $975. www.VashonIslandGoldenDoodles.shutterfly.com

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JOLIE; “TEDDY BEAR” PUPPY a.k.a. “Shichon” (Bichon / Shih Tzu mix). Very sweet, healthy F! Non- shedding, hypo allergenic and beautiful white fur. Born 8/12/13. We do not want to sell her, but must, due to our health problems. She loves life, people, playing, walks & fetching. Seeking a family who will love and cherish her! Price reduced to $850 f o r t h e r i g h t f a m i l y. Please call 425-6441110. Bellevue.

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GARAGE SALE Fr i & Sat, Aug 22 nd & 23 rd , from 9 am - 4 pm. Lots of great stuff! Sofa set(s), end tables, patio furniture. Camping and sporting equip. Audio / v i s u a l e q u i p. H o u s e wares & misc items cash only. 11258 SE 64th Pl. BELLEVUE, 98006.

HUGE 2 FAMLY SALE S AT. , A U G U S T 2 3 r d from 9 am - 3 pm. No ear lies please. Tools, canning & craft supplies, household goods, DVD movies, books, too much to list. Cash only. Located at 12523 SE 64th Pl.

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GREAT GARAGE SALE 8/23 - 8/24 Sat 8 a - 5 p Sun, 9 a - 4 p. Lots of great stuff! Hand tools, electric tools, (2) truck cargo boxes, yard gates, o l d J C H i g g i n s b i ke, lawn umbrella, watering tractors, 4’ x 5’ dbl pane window (screened slider), antique bow & arrow gear, ‘07 Toyota Tundra front bumper & much m o r e ! Yo u ’ l l n e e d t o b r i n g t h e p i c k u p fo r some items! We invite you to come check us out at 20500 103 rd Ave SE. Cash only.

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Did you know? A beachgoer on Monday reads one of the signs announcing the closure of the swimming area at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach due to high levels of bacteria. Tests on Monday indicated a return to safe levels and the beach was reopened to swimmers on Wednesday. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter

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Take the ‘pooch plunge’ Sept. 6 After closing to humans, the Henry Moses Aquatic Center will be open to man’s best friend for the annual “pooch plunge” Sept. 6 Dogs will be able to frolic in the activity pool, lazy river and wave pool. Space is limited and pre-registration recommended. Last year’s event sold out. Dog owners may sign up for one of three session: 9 to 10 a.m. (class #53941); 10 to 11 a.m. (class #53942); or 11 a.m. to noon (class #53943). Call 425-430-6700 to register. Cost is $10 per session.

“We don’t want people to think that if they get splashed they will get sick,” she said.

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the increased level at Coulon. Renton Recreation Director Kris Stimpson said the county monitors the water quality at Kennydale Beach Park and Gene Coulon Memorial Park each week during swim season. On Aug. 11, increased numbers of bacteria were found. On Wednesday, King County officials returned to retest and found numbers slightly elevated again. According to Stimpson, the beach was “right on the bubble” so King County officials retuned a third time to test. With bacteria numbers still high, they made the recommendation to close. Tests taken Monday at the beach were back within acceptable levels and on Tuesday the city was notified that it was safe to swim again. Because the county recommendation came late on Tuesday, the city opted to wait until the normal opening at noon on Wednesday reopen the water. According to Karasz, fecal coliform bacteria is only dangerous when ingested. It can cause gastrointestinal illness in those who do. “So don’t drink the lake

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