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BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com

A convicted felon from Spokane County was arrested Tuesday for a brutal homeinvasion robbery in January that sent an elderly Renton couple to Harborview Medical Center with extensive injuries.

The break in the case came when evidence collected by a Washington State Patrol Crime Scene Response Team led Renton Police detectives to the 49-year-old suspect from Spokane.

Detectives interviewed and arrested the

suspect on Tuesday; he was booked into the Spokane County Jail pending transfer to King County.

Renton Police officers responded the evening of Jan. 24 to a 911 call from a home in the 4100 block of Wells Avenue North in Kennydale.

They discovered that the elderly couple who lived there had been brutally beaten during the home-invasion robbery, according to a Renton Police Department news release.

The suspect had forced his way in through the couple’s back door.

A K9 track and extensive search by patrol officers did not locate the suspect.

The 86-year-old husband and his 74-yearold wife suffered extensive injuries, including a skull fracture and serious blunt force trauma. Both survived after extended hospitalization, and continue to recover, according to police.

In the news release the Renton Police Department thanked concerned citizens who provided information in this case, as well as the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab and other law-enforcement agencies who assisted.

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will increase reach of 911 radio system

BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com

Approval of a new emergency radio network on April 28 will mean about 630 new radios for Renton’s first responders and more reliable communications.

Voters are now considering increasing property taxes by 7 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to pay for the new network, estimated to cost about $240 million. That works out to about $2 a month for an average-priced home in King County.

The Renton City Council heard a briefing Monday on the network from Marlin Blizinsky with the Public Safety Emergency Radio Network replacement project.

The network includes the radios used by emergency personnel and other government agencies, such as schools and public works, and the communications systems used in the dispatch centers, including the regional dispatch center, Valley Communications in Kent.

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After recently revising their meal program guidelines, Renton Salvation Army officials report a change in guests’ behaviors for the better.

A change to the organization’s guidelines

came following a wave of aggressive outbursts at the organization’s weekly community supper program.

Part of the Renton Meal Coalition, the Salvation Army and the Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches (REACH) have been reviewing their safety rules to squash any potential violence that may occur

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during their meal programs, which are designed to feed the homeless and anyone needing a hot meal in the community.

Another group, the Sanctuary for All Needing Equality and Respect (SANER), has also been reevaluating its safety guidelines. SANER members, who are predominantly homeless, meet during REACH’s

Warm-up Breakfast program and have been involved in this recent effort, since someone known to the group was banned recently from the Salvation Army’s meal program for being involved in a fight.

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Two Renton Technical College students were recently honored by Gov. Jay Inslee and RTC President Steve Hanson for making it to the AllWashington Academic team.

Breeann Loya and Joe Spieldenner were both chosen through a competitive process based on their classroom and community achievements.

Loya is in the early childhood careers program at RTC and Spieldenner is studying accounting.

The All-Washington Academic team is made up of the top students from all 34 community and technical colleges in the state, numbering 65 honorees total.

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Renton’s first recreational pot shop to open Evergreen Market will offer marijuana, products on Rainier Avenue

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COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE SATURDAY

It’s once again time for treasure hunting as the Community Garage Sale takes over the Renton Community Center this Saturday.

More than 70 vendors will sell their wares and just about anything under the sun can be found at the annual sale.

The event is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1715 S.E. Maple Valley Highway, Renton.

The Community Garage Sale features some returning vendors and draws more than 300 visitors. Admission is free.

For more information, call the community center at 425-430-6700.

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After more than a year’s work in finding locations and working through the state’s red tape, Renton’s first recreational marijuana shop is ready to open its doors.

The Evergreen Market is on Rainier Avenue South, across from the former Renton Chamber of Commerce building and south of a shop located just north of the city limits.

The owners promise their store will be a bit different from the norm.

“I think we’re really focused on the experience,” said co-owner Cass Stewart last week as the finishing touches were being put in the new store.

With that in mind, the “touchstone” of the new shop, according to co-owner Eric Gaston, is a large wooden “library,” complete with rolling ladder, located behind what looks like a bar.

“This is an area that is designed to feature growers,” Gaston said.

The idea, according to Gaston, is to give growers a place to come and show off their wares, meet the public and explain a little about their product and why it is different.

Gaston said though he was not previously a part of the cannabis culture, he comes from more of a wine

Co-owners Cass Stewart, Jeff Anderson and Eric Gaston sit at the “library” in the Evergreen Market, Renton’s first retail marijuana shop. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter

On the floor of the new shop is a drawing of THC, the molecule that gives marijuana its potency.

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connoisseur background and sees parallels between the two products, such as how different growing conditions and different strains of plant produce different results.

“What appeals to me about this business is the parallels,” he said, adding that the passions of the growers he’s met should provide a great experience for the customers.

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Gaston said he, Stewart and fellow co-owner Jeff Anderson are also an interesting mix of owners that help drive the shop and it’s philosophy, “celebrate, educate and elevate.”

Gaston and Anderson said they are just suburban dads with little to no experience with marijuana, while Stewart had a little background in the medical side of the business and was brought in to the fold.

Between them, the group said they “cherry-picked” the best ideas they saw from other shops around the region and combined them into the Evergreen Market.

When you walk in the front door, there is a small antechamber with a plexiglass window. Gaston said there will be a menu in that section, which will be used

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The owners also promise a “super knowledgeable and enthusiastic” staff to help customers through their buying experience.

A lot of care has been put into the aesthetics of the Evergreen Market as well, giving the new store something of a rustic feel.

The guys repurposed wood from a 100-year-old barn in Lynden, Wash., for many of the features and the main entrance has a wall and gate made of twisted willow branches.

Hanging above are two stylish, green five-leafedstyle lights; on the floor is a drawing of THC, the molecule that gives marijuana its potency.

during the early and late hours the shop is open to save staff time and for safety purposes.

Passing through a large, reclaimed wooden door, you enter the foyer, which features the willow wall and gate, which is where shoppers will have to show their ID to get in.

Inside, there are four distinct stations: edibles, flowers, concentrates and paraphernalia. And of course the library is the store’s focal point. There’s even a garage door that will be rolled up during summer months to let in natural light and some fresh air.

Stewart likens the burgeoning marijuana scene to that of coffee in the late 1980s and early 90s, when the country went from drinking corporate, large batch products like Folgers to learning about the beans and wanting more artesian options, like darker roasts or beans from different spots in the world.

Gaston received the rights for the city’s first recreational license in the May 2014 lottery, but his location was zoned-out by new city regulations limiting where in the city recreational marijuana can be sold, which is why it has taken almost a year to get to opening day, scheduled for April 18.

The store has a big celebration planned, including specials and a DJ. “We’re excited,” said Stewart. “We want to embrace the community.

Come on down and take a look.”

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The event is from 9 a.m. to noon, in the Sam’s Club parking lot at 901 S. Grady Way. Visitors can shred up to five boxes containing paper documents, destroyed in a

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have called for having some agreement or commonality of the meal coalition’s on the policies of REACH and SANER to guidelines. That is something that Potter manage guest behavior. has said may be a challenge because of the “Controlling behaviors of guests that uniqueness of the supper program at the make our dinner unsafe is a constant conSalvation Army. cern,” said Major Kris Potter of the Renton “The good news is that the chief of police Salvation Army. “There seems to be a trend is 100 percent supportive of us saying toward behaviors being more coopera‘no’ to bad behavior because we don’t just tive since we’ve implemented our revised have homeless coming here,” said Potter. expectations.”

“We have seniors, we have teenagers and Salvation Army officials were forced to children from the neighborhood. It’s a call the police in early March when two community.” men got into a fight outside their 720 Tobin Hearing from neighbors in the North building, resulting in the banishment of Renton community, the City of Renton has both men being from the dinners for six asked the Salvation Army to lead a safety months. Some members of REACH and effort to make the location safe for all, PotSANER expressed concern for the severity ter said. of the punishment saying food should not “So what’s really motivated our action to be used as a punitive tool. Potter maintains elevate the safety is that the neighborhood that no one who’s been banned from the is asking us to provide a safer location,” he meal program is going hungry as they have said. the option of using the Renton Rotary Salvation Army staff have been reasSalvation Army Food Bank. signed to be responsible for what people do “We’re talking about a large congregation inside the building and they’re asking their of people here that have some real difficult guests to be respectful of the neighbortroubles,” said Potter. “We’re willing to help hood, but Potter cautions they’re not the them, but if they’re fighting and showing police and can’t regulate like the police. aggressive, hostile, criminal behavior here, It is not the Salvation Army’s goal to ban we have zero tolerance for that.” anyone, Potter said, that is a last resort.

The incident March 9 has not been “By no means can we be effective in our the only situation where Salvation Army mission to share God’s love with people and staff has had to ban people from the meal to serve them a hot meal by banning them,” program. Until recently the organization’s he said. “It was not our behavior that got guidelines did not contain a provision them banned, it was their behavior.” for those seeking to return to the meal As of earlier this week the Salvation program. As of this week, the rule stating Army had yet to meet with REACH or that “anyone asked to leave due to their SANER about the recent developments and behavior will have to arrange to meet with the Meal Coalition guidelines. That is still the Corps Officer before being allowed to the goal all are trying to work toward, acreturn” was added 4/13/15 to their 9:41 guidelines.

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Veteran Renton City Council member Don Persson will seek a fifth term on the council this year.

Persson, 72, says the city has accomplished many “wonderful things” in the last few years and is on the cusp of finishing others, including revitalizing downtown, completing the new aviation education center at Renton Municipal Airport and completing the new Highlands Library and park.

“I want to stay and be sure we get these things accomplished,” he said. “I want to finish the job.”

And he enjoys what he’s doing.

“They are just great great people on the council. I love serving with everybody,” he said. He was first elected in 2000.

Filing for office is in May, the primary election is Aug. 4 and the general election is Nov. 3.

Fellow City Council member Randy Corman is his campaign manager.

Corman is the longest-serving council Don Persson member; he was first elected in 1994.

“Don has contributed enormously to Renton’s success during his four terms on the council,” said Corman.

Persson has served numerous times as council president and on most council committee. Currently he chairs the council’s Finance Committee.

Persson served for 33 years in the Renton Police Department, rising to the rank of deputy police chief.

In his nearly 16 years on the council, Persson has worked on such issues as new parks and playgrounds, the develoment of The Landing, downtown revitalization and transportation improvements.

He has served as Renton’s representative to the Eastside Transportation Partnership, working to ensure Renton gets its share of state and federal funding for local roads and intersection improvements as well as better transit.

Persson’s campaign treasurer is JoAnn Lee; the campaign addresss is 538 Renton Ave. S., Renton.

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The Renton Police Guild supports the new network.

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He personally knows there are many “dead spots” where radio signals don’t reach. “We have had officers hurt because they are yelling for help and no one could hear them,” he said.

There are certain locations at the emergency room at Valley Medical Center where radios won’t work, he said.

“I personally know this is a system we need to do an update,” he said.

Mayor Denis Law reminded council members that they weren’t in a position to either oppose or support the measure.

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But there are occasions where it’s necessary to join other players for the sake of a mutual benefit, like group quests or dungeons.

That’s where the interactions begin to evolve.

I play both male and female characters, and the decision of which one to play comes down to my current mood. There are usually two scenarios: “Do I want to feel like part of the group?” or “Is there an item that I need to acquire that I can only get from another player?”

What I really should be asking myself is, “Do I want more respect?” or “Do I want to be objectified?” Because even in the world of gaming, real-life gender roles exist and are frequently exaggerated by players.

Obviously, these biases aren’t perpetuated in all games or with all players, just like in the real world. But, it happens enough to be noticed by a large majority of female gamers, and probably a slight majority of male gamers, too.

When a player creates a character of the opposite gender, he or she can make a decision of whether to take advantage of the role they’ve chosen. For example, if I play a female character, I can manipulate – yes, manipulate – random people to give me valuable items or even just to get more attention.

And it really doesn’t take much effort.

Striking up conversation, or even getting people to dance with you on a game is pretty easy when you’re playing a female character.

This is not always the case, however, when you’re playing a male character.

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Give cities share of pot taxes In November 2012, the voters of Washington State approved Initiative 502 (I-502), legalizing recreational marijuana statewide. With legalization, it was predicted we’d see a more tightly regulated legal marijuana market that would eradicate the black market, and a decrease in marijuana-related crime. Revenues for public safety and health were also projected to increase.

Whereas I-502 now generates new revenue for the state, it does not require this revenue be spent at the local level.

Cities are where the rubber meets the road. They are where the majority of the state’s population lives, learns, works and plays. The majority of local public safety personnel are employed in cities, and cities are where marijuana enforcement, education and prevention activities occur.

While the legalization of recreational marijuana is keeping the promise of generating revenue, predictions about decreased crime and the elimination of a black market are not being met. What is more, the new recreational marijuana market has highlighted the need for robust public education efforts to limit youth access and exposure, and address public health concerns.

Recreational marijuana sales are growing.

To-date, legal sales have brought in more than $31 million in excise tax revenue to state government. By 2017-2019 that amount is expected to reach more than $362 million. While the state is gaining, cities are losing. None of the excise tax revenues generated are being shared with cities, and only a very small portion of retail sales taxes are retained by cities.

Even though revenues are strong, the black Denis Law Amy Walen

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market continues to thrive and public safety and health concerns remain. The Economic and Revenue Forecast Council predicts illicit marijuana will continue to make up 64 percent of the market in 2017. Public safety and health continue to be issues that challenge our communities, and youth exposure and use of marijuana have seen alarming increases. And it is our communities – our cities – that are dealing with the brunt of these impacts.

Cities cannot wait, we are already experiencing the impacts of marijuana legalization.

Accidental marijuana ingestion by the very young, overdoses, crime and other public health concerns are weighing heavily on cities. We need revenue to help address these impacts today.

Cities applaud the Legislature for taking the first steps in acknowledging our need for shared revenues. However, current revenue sharing proposals fall far too-short of what is needed for cities to make real and meaningful impacts in our communities. We cannot afford to fail in this endeavor, especially when it comes to public safety, public health and youth prevention. Cities support a tightly regulated medical and recreational marijuana market where illicit activity is prevented and public health and youth prevention are prioritized.

Cities and the state must partner for this new system to work, and that partnership begins with revenue sharing.

The decision rests in the hands of the Legislature.

As the Senate and House work together to craft a compromise budget cities implore lawmakers to put the safety of their communities, their public and their youth first, and share a meaningful portion of marijuana tax revenues with cities. Strong cities make a great state. But strong cities need the state’s investment.

Denis Law is mayor of Renton. He can be reached at dlaw@rentonwa.gov. Amy Walen is the mayor of Kirkland.

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Renton dentist killed in construction-site accident Dr. Jack Chen, who practiced dentistry in Renton since 2005, was killed April 8 on Mercer Island at the construction site of his new home.

Dr. Chen, 40, had stopped by the house on Southeast 39th Street to check on construction progress, according to the Mercer Island Police Department.

Workers were attemptDr. Jack Chen ing to raise a wall but were unable to get the wall in place and felt it slip.

The workers abandoned their efforts, backing away quickly while the wall fell to the ground. Chen, who had apparently jumped in to assist, was crushed when the wall fell on him, according to police.

Workers on site began CPR and continued until police and fire arrived and took

over the process. Chen was transported to Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead.

According to the website for his dentistry practice in Renton, Dr. Chen graduated from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry (Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC) in 1999.

He then completed a Master in Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Washington in 2002.

He served patients at Impressions Dentistry, 1717 N.E. 44th St., Renton, since 2005.

His dental practice was voted “Best of Renton” several times in the Renton Reporter contest.

Dr. Chen enjoyed spending time with his wife Angie and their two sons.

Mercer Island detectives are investigating the accident and the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries was notified.

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We logged onto a popular MMO game; I was playing a male character and he was playing a female character. We spent the next several minutes trying to get people to dance with us. I, on my male character, spent a good 5 minutes dancing with random people before someone (another male character) finally danced back.

It took Ray all of 5 seconds to get someone to dance with him.

So what does all this prove? Perhaps it’s that girl gamers are like unicorns, mythical creatures that are talked about, but people don’t really believe they exist.

Or is it just an example of human nature?

When presented with an opportunity to put on a mask and become anyone you want, a good portion of gamers choose a character that can be considered bad or negative. A gamer that becomes more pleasant than in real life is a rare occurrence, at least from my experience.

But no matter what game you’re playing or whether you’re playing a male or a female character on any game, you always have a very special ability that makes you immune to the damaging effects of other players.

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Eight men were arrested in March in ongoing efforts by the Renton Police Department to combat sex trafficking of minors.

The sting was conducted by the Special Operations Division at a hotel on Grady Way. Six men were arrested during the operation on March 25 and the other two were arrested later.

After his arrest, a 34-year-old man told officers, “I knew I shouldn’t have come. I was only going to watch them.”

The men were booked into the SCORE regional jail.

MAN WITH AN AX: “They’re fighting. He’s got an ax,” the crowd yelled as Renton Police officers converged on the Metro Transit Center March 20 in downtown Renton.

An 18-year-old man fled, with a woman. An officer gave chase, losing sight of them in traffic on South Third Street.

Then, they were walking nonchalantly toward the officer; the man had his hands down his front waistline. Twice he refused the officer’s command to get on the ground.

A third time, the officer pushed him to the ground and handcuffed him.

The suspect denied having a hatchet or knives.

A crowd started to form around the officers, recording the arrest on their phones.

They yelled, “Get off him.” “He did what you said.” “Now get off him.”

The suspect became verbally confrontational. He tried to push up, but the officer pushed him to the ground.

The incident started when the suspect pulled a hatchet while fighting with another man at the transit center, according to witnesses. The second man had stepped in to help his girlfriend, who was being punched by the woman with the suspect.

The suspect admitted he tossed away the hatchet in the Piazza Park, but it wasn’t found.

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The abnormal chain of events led the Renton Police officer to believe the man’s story about being robbed at gunpoint wasn’t true.

He called police from a nearby restaurant. He told officers the suspect stuck a handgun in his ribcage and demanded his belongings. He turned over his iPhone and set of keys. He didn’t touch the loaded 9mm Sig Sauer pistol shoved down his pants.

The officer told the victim he thought this was really a drug deal gone bad.

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STABBING AT FRED MEYER: A fight between two men March 12 supposedly started after one got off a bus and grabbed the buttocks of the other man’s girlfriend in front of the Fred Meyer on Renton Center Way. The boyfriend suffered a knife wound to his hand when the other man lunged at him with a knife, he told officers.

But security cameras at Fred Meyer tell a different story.

The video shows the 22-year-old Seattle man talking with another man, then parting ways. The victim steps out of camera view, then in again, but his left arm is dangling to his side.

The girlfriend comes into view, gripping something metallic in a manner that’s common in a stabbing.

In an interview at Valley Medical Center, the victim admitted the girlfriend stabbed him, but he wasn’t pressing charges. As he walked down the hallway, he mouthed the word “leave” to someone.

That someone was the girlfriend, who said they argued and she accidentally stabbed him with scissors. She dropped the scissors in a trash can outside Fred Meyer, but it wasn’t found.

She was booked into King County Jail for investigation of second-degree assault, domestic violence.

STOLEN BELONGINGS: Several thousands of dollars of personal belongings were stolen during the day March 30 at a home in the 500 block of Union Avenue Northeast.

The burglars entered through a window in the basement laundry room. They rifled through bedroom cabinets.

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ASSAULT SUSPECT APPREHENDED: A 20-year-old Auburn man, apparently high on the hallucinogenic PCP, struggled with Renton Police officers March 29 on Interstate 405.

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“Some students are in our International Baccalaureate Program (IB), some are in choir, some have only taken drama as a course, some are in special education classes, some are students who have never performed before, some are officers in ASB, and some are seasoned actors,” said Khelghatian. “The beautiful aspect of their performances is that all biases are left outside and we are united as a supportive cohesive cast.”

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“I think that it’s really going to open up new doors with like the cultural background of it,” Newton said. “We’re not just like one race in it we’re all mixed. It’s really fun to be able to work with everybody on it and for the whole school to come in and support it.”

Kiana Mieldon plays “The Wiz’” version of the Wicked Witch of the West, Evilene. It’s a dream role for the second soprano in the school’s a cappella choir.

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She calls Evilene more diva-ish than the traditional Wicked Witch of the West and Mieldon said she enjoys playing an angry character.

“Just like picture your mom when she gets really mad at you in church, that’s her,” she said.

Renton High’s production of “The Wiz” features contemporary music such as “Thiller,” “Uptown Funk,” “Jungle Boogie,” and Rihanna’s lastest song “Toward the Sun.” Nguyen, who plays the almighty and powerful Wiz, had never heard of the production before he encountered it here at Renton High.

He was a little reluctant to be a part of a musical at school because of peer pressure, but once he saw the movie, he was all for it. “The Wiz” is his first school drama production and the show has taught him an important lesson, he said.

“It teaches me that the home is where the heart is,” said Nguyen. “It’s like home doesn’t have to be a place you go back home to eat and sleep. It begins with your heart.”

Khelghatian is most excited for everyone to see this classic story with a modern twist brought to life on Renton High School’s stage.

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All materials will be tipped, sorted and processed indoors with no material storage outside of the fully enclosed processing and sorting building.

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Superior Court of Washington County of King In re the Estates of: MYRNA L. DAVIS and LEO PAUL DAVIS, Deceased.

NO. 15-4-01939-0 KNT NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Co-Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of these Estates. Any person having a claim against the decedents 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 Co-Personal Representatives or the Co-Personal Representatives’ 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 Co-Personal Representatives 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: April 10, 2015.

CO-PR: Scott Anthony Davis CO-PR: Mary Diane Davis PETER W. MOGREN WSBA #11515 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER,ROTI & AHRENS, P.S. Attorneys for Co-Personal Representatives 100 Evergreen Bldg.;P O Box 90 Renton, WA 98057-0090 (425) 255-4542 King County Superior Court Cause No. 15-4-01939-0 KNT Published in the Renton Reporter on April 10, 2015, April 17, 2015 and April 24, 2015. #1296726.

Notice of Action Black River Pump Station Forebay Sediment Removal Project Notice is hereby given under SEPA, RCW 43.21C.080, that the Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD), King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Capital Projects Section, took the action described in item 2 below on March 31, 2015.

1. Any action to set aside, enjoin, review, or otherwise challenge such action on the grounds of non-compliance with the provisions of Chapter 43.21C RCW shall be commenced on or before May 8, 2015.

2. The agency decision is to proceed on final design and construction of the Black River Pump Station Forebay Sediment Removal Project.

3. The proposed project is located at 550 Monster Road SW in the City of Renton. The property is located in the SW 1/4 of Section 13, Township 23N, and Range 4E W.M. 4. A Determination of NonSignificance was published and opened for review and public comment from March 10, 2015 through March 24, 2015. Project support documentation and project site maps are available for review at WLRD Offices from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. The offices are located at King Street Center, 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 600, Seattle, Washington 98104. Kerry Bauman is the Project Ecologist and may be contacted at 206-477-4637.

5. A Decision to Proceed was signed on March 31, 2015 by Mark Isaacson, WLRD Division Director. This Notice of Action was filed on April 10, 2015 and will continue in effect through May 8, 2015.

Published in the Renton Reporter on April 10, 2015 and April 17, 2015. #1296772.

CITY OF RENTON NOTICE OF ORDINANCES ADOPTED BY THE RENTON CITY COUNCIL Following is a summary of the Ordinances adopted by the Renton City Council on April 13, 2015: ORDINANCE NO. 5754 An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, providing for the issuance of one or more series of Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds of the City in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $14,000,000 to refund certain outstanding Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds and to pay costs of issuing the bonds; and delegating the authority to approve the final terms of the bonds.

Effective: May 13, 2015 ORDINANCE NO. 5755 An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, amending the City of Renton fiscal years 2015/2016 Biennial Budget as adopted by Ordinance No. 5737, in the amount of $66,949,826.

Effective: April 22, 2015 Complete text of these ordinances is available at Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way; and posted at the King County Libraries in Renton, 64 Rainier Ave S, Ste A (temporary location) and 2902 NE 12th Street.

Upon request to the City Clerk’s office, (425) 430-6510, copies will also be mailed for a fee.

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Published in the Renton Reporter on April 17, 2015. #1299611.

Superior court of Washington County of King In re the Estate of: SUZUKO Y. MARSHALL, Deceased.

NO. 15-4-02151-3 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: April 17, 2015.

PR: BEVERLY SCHULTZ PETER W. MOGREN WSBA #11515 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER, ROTI & AHRENS, P.S. Attorneys for Personal Representative 100 Evergreen Bldg.;P.O.Box 90 Renton, WA 98057-0090 (425) 255-4542 King County Superior Court Cause No. 15-4-02151-3 KNT Published in the Renton Reporter on April 17, 2015, April 24, 2015 and May 1, 2015. #1298038.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24,ET. SEQ. TO: Michael R. Thompson 2015 West Dravis Street, #408 Seattle, WA 98199 AND TO: Occupants 16543 Benson Road South, Renton, WA 98055 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on the 22nd day of May, 2015,

at the hour of 1:30 P.M. outside the front door of the United States Post Office, Downtown Auburn branch located at 11- 3rd St. NW, in the City of Auburn, State of Washington 98002, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of KING, State of Washington, to-wit: THAT PORTION OF LOT 5, BLOCK A AKERS FARMS NO. 05 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 40 OF PLATS, PAGE(S) 27, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, LYING NORTHERLY OF A LINE BEGINNING ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT AT A POINT 107.00 FEET SOUTHERLY OF THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT, DISTANT 107.00 FEET SOUTHERLY OF THE NORTHEAST CORNERTHEREOF; EXCEPT PORTION THEREOF LYING EASTERLY OF A LINE BEGINNING ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT AT A POINT 95.00 FEET SOUTHEASTERLY OF MOST NORTHERLY CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTHERLY TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT DISTANT 140.00 FEET EASTERLY OF THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER THEREOF. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON. TAX PARCEL NO: 0087000029 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated the 27th day of November, 2013, recorded on the 4th day of December, 2013, under Auditor’s File No. 20131204000916, records of King County, Washington, from Michael R. Thompson, as Grantor, to Nelson & Carver, P.S., a Washington Legal Service Corporation, as Successor Trustee under instrument recorded under Auditor’s File No. 20140908000377, to secure an obligation in favor of Transformations Development Enterprises, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, as Beneficiary. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of trust or the Beneficiary’s successor is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are as follows: Four (4) monthly interest payments at $400.00 each due for months March, 2014 through June, 2014; Five (5) monthly late charge payments of $20.00 for each monthly payment not made within 15 days of its due date for months February, 2014 through June, 2014; acceleration of principal balance due as of July 1, 2014 in the amount of $45,000.00; and default interest at the rate of 18% from July 1, 2014. Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: full year 2014 real property taxes including interest and penalties imposed thereon to Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer; IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured

by Deed of Trust is: Past Due Interest only payments ($1,600.00), Late Charges ($100.00), Principal Balance $45,000.00, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from

the 1st day of July, 2014, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on the 22nd day of May, 2015. The default(s) referred to in Paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by the 11th day of May, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before the 11th day of May, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in Paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after the 11th day of May, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Grantor or the Grantor’s successor in interest or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Grantor or the Grantor’s successor in interest at the following address: Michael R. Thompson 2015 West Dravis Street, #408 Seattle, WA 98199 Occupants 16543 Benson Road South Renton, WA 98055 by both first class and certified mail on the 5th day of September, 2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Grantor or the Grantor’s successor in interest was personally served by posting the property on the 6th day of September, 2014, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s Sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants and who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are

not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Nelson & Carver, P.S. DATED: February 18, 2015 By: Mary Gail Carver, Vice-President Of Attorneys for Beneficiary Address: 420 No. Meridian, Suite B Reference #20131204000916 Published in the Renton Reporter on April 17, 2015 and May 8, 2015. #1254202.

Superior Court of Washington County of King In re the Estate of: ALICE HELEN TULLIS, Deceased.

NO. 15-4-02110-6 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: April 17, 2015.

PR: LARRY CROY TULLIS Ronald E. Glessner WSBA #11832 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER, ROTI & AHRENS, 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. 15-4-02110-6 KNT Published in the Renton Reporter on April 17, 2015 and April 24, 2015 ,May 1, 2015. #1298090.

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Weed, feed, tend to shrub borders The third week in April is a good time to weed, feed and add plants to your perennial or shrub borders. Every weed you pull in April can mean thousands fewer weed seeds to deal with during the summer.

Once you have your beds weed-free and ready to plant, consider grouping similar plants together to create theme or pocket gardens.

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Placing pocket gardens in the landscape Just as a pocket is added to a small area on an item of clothing, pocket gardens are compact compositions of plants grouped in areas such as near the front door (the welcome pocket garden) along a perimeter fence (the border pocket garden) or under the shade of a large tree (a pocket garden for woodland or shade-loving plants).

You can also add a pocket of color to your landscape by choosing a theme, such as an all-white garden in the shade, a garden of heritage vegetables in a sunny bed or a miniature fairy garden that fits in a small sliver of space – such as on top of a stump.

Safe Kids Seattle, South King hosted the event, where kids received safety instruction, helmet and pad fittings and took to a bike obstacle course. Close to 100 families were expected at the Bike Rodeo at the Renton Community Center last Saturday, April 11 on the partly sunny day, with brief showers. TRACEY COMPTON, Renton Reporter

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Choosing plants for a pocket garden Once you decide on a theme – let’s say a fragrance garden near the patio – jump start your pocket- planting ideas by picking one plant as the focal point and just keep adding to your collection by grouping more plants around the main specimen.

Themes and planting ideas Fragrance pocket garden: A tall lilac can be

the focal point plant and then add fragrant daphne, viburnums, or sweet box as medium sized shrubs and low growing but sweet smelling hyacinths, heliotrope, petunias and alyssum to fill in at ground level. A fragrant pocket garden could also work in a large container by using only the smaller annual plants and omitting the shrubs.

Shade pocket garden: Use bold foliage plants with white or cream markings on the leaves to create a striking pocket garden in the shade. Hostas, ferns and astilbe are perennials for the shade and white blooming annual flowers such as begonias, lobelias and impatiens will add to a shaded pocket planting that will light up those dark areas of the landscape.

The evergreen foliage plant called Japanese Aralia or Fastia japonica has large, pointed, tropical-looking leaves. This Japanese shrub will survive even in dry dark shade. Use the shiny green foliage as your backdrop to display colorful coleus in pots and add golden lamium as a groundcover plant.

Call this your pocket garden with jungle fever.

Sedum pocket garden: Sedums and succulents are plants that store water in their plump leaves and they add texture and color to areas with good drainage and lots of sun.

By grouping a collection of sedums in a dry area of the landscape, you’ll have a pocket of happy plants without any drinking problems.

Use a large boulder as a focal point for your sedum pocket garden and the smooth texture of the rock will help showcase the interesting shapes of the succulents.

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Hazen Varsity’s up and down season continued Tuesday in a 3-2 loss to Lindbergh.

Hazen jumped out to a 1-0 7 minutes into the game on a Freshman Mid Robbie Schroeder goal from Senior Mid Jorman Gonzales’ assist. Lindbergh scored three unanswered goals in 10 minutes on set pieces from 25 yards in.

Junior Forward and Captain Reyes Garcia pulled one back with a PK resulting from a Lindbergh hand ball in the box at 76, according to a press release from Hazen Coach Ken Matthews.

A wild attacking finish by Hazen came up short in the end.

“It seems like we’ve battled consistency every day for the last two seasons. Tonight I started the same line up that scored nine goals six days ago. And we totaled nine shots for the whole game. I think six were in the first ten minutes and three came in the last four minutes of the game. That isn’t Hazen Soccer,” said Matthews.

Liberty falls to MI The Liberty Patriots soccer team fell to Mercer Island April 8 in a 2-1 overtime thriller.

Liberty got on the board first with a goal in the sixth minute from Ethan Diaz off a Michael DuVall assist.

The scored then stayed the same until the 78th minute of the game when Mercer

Island was able to tie it up and send the game to overtime.

In the 89th minute of play, Mercer Island was able to get the game-winner into the net.

Patriots take big win Coming off a pair of losses to Bellevue, the Liberty Patriots baseball team righted the ship in a big way April 8 with an 11-0 win on the road at Juanita.

Torey Anderson and Boston Munro combined for a 3-hit shutout. Anderson pitched 4 innings, gave up 3 hits with 6 strikeouts and 6 walks. Munro through two innings of no-hit ball with three strikeouts.

Michael Heath had 5 RBI for the Patriots, going 2-4 at the plate. Riley Wingerson added 4 RBI of his own, going 2-for-3 with a run.

Tyler Moczulerski also added a home run in the win.

Seahawks preseason The Seattle Seahawks 2015 preseason schedule has been set, the NFL announced.

Seattle opens the preseason at home vs.

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