1233388 206-949-1696 [email protected]Your Residential Specialists www.MarcieMaxwell.com FURRY FRIENDS | The Renton History Museum has a new exhibit highlighting our four-legged companions. [3] A record-breaking week | Two longtime school records fell this week . In Hazen, there’s a new points leader while Lindbergh has a new div- ing champ [Sports 15] R EP O RTER .com RENTON FOUNDED 1995 FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 2015 NEWSLINE: 425.255.3484 District expects teachers to give tests BY TRACEY COMPTON [email protected]e Renton School District sticks by its district goals and seems unfazed by recent concern by teachers over Com- mon Core State Standards testing. More and more teachers have been expressing their concerns at school board meetings about administering the Smarter Balanced Assessment, the Common Core tests. is spring grades 3 to 8 and 11 will have to take the assessments. Some teachers have said that they are consid- ering not giving the tests. In an interview with District Spokes- person Randy Matheson, he affirmed, via email the district’s work to ensure that students learn at high levels and realize their full potential. When asked if district officials are concerned about the number of teach- ers who are considering leaving the profession, Matheson had this to say: “Teachers make employment deci- sions based on many factors, personal and professional. We’re confident in our work to provide teachers with meaningful curriculum and teaching materials, professional development, and compensate them competitively so that they can do their best in class- rooms to teach and support student growth.” Matheson did not lay out any strict consequences when asked what would be the penalty for teachers not admin- istering the Smarter Balanced Assess- Court sides with city over land donation dispute Teachers have threatened to not administer state- required testing BY BRIAN BECKLEY [email protected]e seven-year saga of a two-acre parcel of future park land donated to the city as part of a will finally appears to be coming to a conclusion this week. King County Court Commissioner Henry H. Judson on Feb. 6 signed an or- der of unlawful detainer, requiring Karen Jo Dobson to vacate the property - which at this point belongs to the city - as well as pay $610 in court fees and costs as well as those related to the eviction. King County Sheriff’s deputies served a notice of eviction on Tuesday, requiring Dobson to vacate the property on Lincoln Avenue Northeast at the Renton/Newcas- tle city lines no later than today, Feb. 13. e ruling and eviction finally puts to rest a multi-year struggle to accept the land as donated in the will of Arthur Kenyon, who was Dobson’s partner for 25 years prior to his 2008 death. Dobson, who was named Kenyon’s ex- ecutor, was granted in the will a five-year period in which she could live on the land [ more TESTS page 3 ] [ more DONATION page 4 ] Romantics or Cynics? Valentine’s Day is Saturday and we at the Renton Reporter wanted to know if this city has a romantic streak or not. For the past two weeks, we’ve hosted a short Valentine’s Day Survey on our website to get the answer. Turn to page 15 to find out the results and to read some stories of Renton’s best and worst Valentine’s Days! It was a packed house at the Renton Community Center Feb. 6 and once again the annual, sold-out event kept everyone’s feet moving. This year, 127 fathers and daughters boogied away Friday night to music ranging from modern hits like Taylor Swift and Pharrell to classics like the Village People’s “YMCA” and Michael Jackson as well as even a few traditional dances like the waltz and, of course, the chicken dance. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter Daddy-Daughter Dance
FURRY FRIENDS | The Renton History Museum has a new exhibit highlighting our four-legged companions. [3]A record-breaking week | Two longtime school records fell this week . In Hazen, there’s a new points leader while Lindbergh has a new div-ing champ [Sports 15]
The Renton School District sticks by its district goals and seems unfazed by recent concern by teachers over Com-mon Core State Standards testing.
More and more teachers have been expressing their concerns at school board meetings about administering
the Smarter Balanced Assessment, the Common Core tests.
This spring grades 3 to 8 and 11 will have to take the assessments. Some teachers have said that they are consid-ering not giving the tests.
In an interview with District Spokes-person Randy Matheson, he affirmed, via email the district’s work to ensure that students learn at high levels and realize their full potential.
When asked if district officials are concerned about the number of teach-ers who are considering leaving the profession, Matheson had this to say:
“Teachers make employment deci-sions based on many factors, personal and professional. We’re confident in our work to provide teachers with meaningful curriculum and teaching materials, professional development, and compensate them competitively so that they can do their best in class-rooms to teach and support student growth.”
Matheson did not lay out any strict consequences when asked what would be the penalty for teachers not admin-istering the Smarter Balanced Assess-
Court sides with city over land donation dispute
Teachers have threatened to not administer state-required testing
The seven-year saga of a two-acre parcel of future park land donated to the city as part of a will finally appears to be coming to a conclusion this week.
King County Court Commissioner Henry H. Judson on Feb. 6 signed an or-der of unlawful detainer, requiring Karen Jo Dobson to vacate the property - which at this point belongs to the city - as well as pay $610 in court fees and costs as well as those related to the eviction.
King County Sheriff ’s deputies served a notice of eviction on Tuesday, requiring Dobson to vacate the property on Lincoln Avenue Northeast at the Renton/Newcas-tle city lines no later than today, Feb. 13.
The ruling and eviction finally puts to rest a multi-year struggle to accept the land as donated in the will of Arthur Kenyon, who was Dobson’s partner for 25 years prior to his 2008 death.
Dobson, who was named Kenyon’s ex-ecutor, was granted in the will a five-year period in which she could live on the land
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It was a packed house at the Renton Community Center Feb. 6 and once again the annual, sold-out event kept everyone’s feet moving. This year, 127 fathers and daughters boogied away Friday night to music ranging from modern hits like Taylor Swift and Pharrell to classics like the Village People’s “YMCA” and Michael Jackson as well as even a few traditional dances like the waltz and, of course, the chicken dance. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
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The festivities begin at 11 a.m. with performances from elementary, middle and high school students at the top and bottom of every hour. Then, adding to the celebration of music, the Renton City Concert Band will play at 4 p.m.
Five downtown restaurants are also participating in the fundraiser.
Starting at 5 p.m. until closing the following restaurants will feature pre-arranged menus and will donate a portion of dinner proceeds to the Play it Forward event: Hacienda Santa Fe; Marianna Ris-torante ; Red House; Shuga Jazz Bistro, and Whistle Stop Ale House.
From 7 to 10 p.m. there will be a Swing Dance with three sets of music performed by Hazen, Renton jazz bands and the Lind-bergh Jazz Choir. Tickets can be purchased in advance using Brown Paper Tickets.
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The Renton History Museum wants to share its collection of evidence of Rentonites’ love for their pets in the new exhibit “Furry Friends: From Fads to Family.”
An opening reception for the exhibit will be held at 5:30 p.m., Feb. 17 at the museum, 235 Mill Ave. S., Renton. Guests and their “well-behaved and leashed furry friends” are invited to enjoy light refreshments and take photos in the museum’s “Victorian photo booth.”
“Furry Friends” will be on display from Feb. 17 to Aug. 29.
Because of the mu-seum’s extensive collection, Director Elizabeth Stewart thought it was time to explore that relationship
between people and their beloved pets.
“We even have photos from the 1910s of people who brought their dogs to photo studio for inclusion in formal family portraits,”
said Stewart via email. “And obviously Renton history was also shaped by working animals, from mine mules to K-9 officers, who have been important partners to their human handlers.”
Visitors to the museum will learn how the relation-ship between animals and humans has evolved over time. As animals became less central to peoples’ working lives, they have be-come even more important to peoples’ personal lives, Stewart said.
The exhibit also features “famous” local pets from Spirit, the Marmaduke movie double, to Titan the K-9 and Henri, Le Chat Noir, of cat video fame.
Museum staff has in-cluded a “Victorian photo booth” in the exhibit be-cause they were impressed by the numerous formal family portraits that include the family pet that the col-lection has. The idea was to give visitors a chance to recreate something similar.
“We’re hoping they’ll share them with the
museum as well as putting them up on Facebook and Instagram,” said Stewart. “Visitors will also have the chance to vote on whether dogs or cats make the best pets, and the winner will be featured on the front of the museum in August.”
In March, the museum will feature the program “Exploring the Rich Historic Tradition of Cat Videos with the Creator of Henri, Le Chat Noir.”
Creator Will Braden will use clips of historic cat vid-eos to show that while the Internet may be relatively new, peoples’ fascination with filming their pets is not. Henri, le Chat Noir is the winner of the Internet Cat Video Festival Golden Kitty Award.
The presentation is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., March 19 at the museum.
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FebruaryYouth of the MonthFebruary Rotary Club of
Renton Youth of the Month are:
Kourtney Brunings is a senior at Hazen High School. Brunings holds a 3.97 grade point average (G.P.A.). She has been involved in National Honor Society, Gordy Guides, Gay Straight Alliance Club and
Swim Team as captain. Brunings has received AP Scholar with honors, Sea-mount League All-Star, swim state final-ist and swim letters. She
works part-time at the Newport Hills Swim and Tennis Club and volunteers with “Start of Hope” and Jubilee Reach. Brun-ings plans to attend a four year university to study business with concentration in finance and hopes to minor in vocal performance. She hopes to become an economics reporter on CNBC in New York.
Dailee Howard is a senior at Lindbergh High School. Howard holds a 3.65 G.P.A. She has been a member of Key Club, Environmental Club,
Eagle Crew, Team Agapé and computer club. Howard has earned National Honor Soci-ety, President’s Award for Educational
Excellence, honor roll awards, perfect attendance award and Microsoft Office Certifica-tion. She worked with Camp Berachah Ministries as an equestrian instructor and volunteers as a tutor in Lind-bergh’s Homework Club. After high school, she plans to earn a bachelors degree in biology and possibly continue to study genetics or oncology. She hopes to become a medical researcher and be a part of future medical breakthroughs.
Elizabeth Galván is a senior at Renton High School. She
holds a 3.77 G.P.A. Galván has been involved with Science Club, as president, National Honor Society, yearbook and poetry club. She has re-ceived Honor Roll, trumpet solo/ensem-ble excel-lence awards, Henry Moses Outstanding Student, and the Elks Academic Scholarship Foundation—First Place. She volunteers with King County Library, Renton History Mu-seum, North Cascade Institute and AMIGOS de las Americas. Galván hopes to attend Scripps College to pursue a degree in psychology. She would like to earn a doctorate degree and become a psychologist.
Rotary members recognize three Renton School District high school students each month as Youth of the Month. The award is given to students who possess leadership abilities, maintain a good grade point average, participate in school activities and volunteer in their community.
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The Berliner is having its annual “Anti-Valentine’s
Day Party from 8 p.m. to midnight, Feb. 14, at the pub, 221 Main Ave
S., Renton. Singles and couples are invited to attend
because “not everyone wants to be all mushy just
because Hallmark tells them to be,” reads the invite.
Couples are encouraged to bring a “love lock “ to add to
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ments. “Our teachers have worked hard in the past,
administering state tests along with local and classroom assessments, as part of a balanced assessment system to evaluate, monitor and improve student progress,” said Matheson. “We’re confident our teachers are up to the challenge of implementing the new state Smarter Balance Assessment, which now re-places the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, Measurements of Student Progress and the High School Proficiency Exams.”
The district’s approach to testing is balanced, Matheson said, in classroom tests, district-level assessments and state assessments. The tests give teachers and the district a more complete picture of students’ ability to think analytically, creatively and critically, according to Matheson.
He reminds critics that similar discomfort was felt by teachers when the state’s Measure-ment of Student Progress (MSP), High School Proficiency Exams (HSPE) and the Washing-ton Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) were all new.
“We, like the nearly 300 other school dis-tricts across the state, are implementing the new Smarter Balance Assessments (SBA) at select grade levels,” Matheson wrote. “The SBA measures our students’ level of proficiency and knowledge on Common Core State Stan-dards and replaces the state’s Measurement of Student Progress (MSP). Similarly, when the MSP/HSPE and the WASL were new, we experienced the challenges of change, which is difficult when coupled with our commitment to support student success.”
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rent-free. She had previously refused to leave the house until the city accepted conditions on the land that she said Kenyon wanted, though they were not part of Kenyon’s will.
The city all along has stated that it is following the wishes of the will and has been trying to take control of the parcel to be added to the city’s parklands.
The court agreed, with Judson telling Dobson multiple times, “It’s what he put in the will that counts.”
“You can’t add to what’s in the will,” he continued. “You sign the deed and it’s done. That’s the way it’s supposed to go.”
The whole, somewhat confusing tale began in December 2008 with the death of Kenyon, who lived on the property for decades. Though not married, Kenyon and Dobson were together 25 years. There is a house, a garage and a small shed on the land, which is mostly wooded and over-grown at this point.
In his will, Kenyon wrote: “I specifically give and be-queath unto the City of Renton, my home and property situated in Renton, Washington, for use as a park . . . to be called ‘Kenyon-Dobson Park,’ and that the trees be left standing and the park minimally developed.”
In the next paragraph, he added, “It is my wish that Karen Dobson live in my house expense free for five years after the date of my death, expenses to be paid from my Estate.”
Later in the will, Dobson is named as executor.Arthur Kenyon died Dec. 11, 2008.To the city, it was a pretty straight-forward donation and
they believed the property became theirs immediately; but because of the five-year time frame granted to Dobson, the city, according to Attorney Garmon Newsome II, who represented Renton in court, opted for the “least confron-
tational” method and waited until the five years were up.On Dec. 11, 2013, five years after Kenyon’s death, the
city began the process of taking control of the land. At that time, however, Dobson refused to sign over the deed or vacate and said it was her duty as executor to make sure the land was accepted according to what she said were Kenyon’s wishes, despite what the will states.
In 2014, the city began the process of trying to “quiet the title” on the land, meaning that a court would rule on which of multiple claims is legal.
The City Council on April 7, 2014, passed an ordinance officially accepting the property, meeting all conditions of the will.
On Sept. 24, 2014, the city’s motion to “quiet the title” was granted. Dobson, who was served notice of the order in August of that year, made no response and filed no op-position to the motion. She also did not appear in court.
Dobson has since claimed that she was undergoing a dental procedure on that day but also has filed no response or motion to appeal or reconsider the September 2014 court order.
“That order is a final order,” Judson said this past week, adding that Dobson made no attempt to challenge it.
When Dobson again reiterated that the City of Renton was “violating the testator’s intent” regarding the land and that she as executor knew his intent, Judson responded “How do we know this?” and said that as executor, Dob-son’s role was to gift the home and the land to the city, as stated in the will, “period.”
“You are adding conditions that don’t appear in the will,” he said.
“That’s true,” Dobson replied, but again said she believes the city should follow the “intent” and that Kenyon charged her with getting those conditions met.
Dobson also told the court that she believes the federal government, the county and the cit-ies of Renton and Newcastle are all “in cahoots.”
“It’s the feds who direct Renton,” she reiterated Monday.
In interviews, Dobson repeatedly stated that she believes the city will use the land to open access to the May Creek corridor, located below the property, and will fill it with fiber optic cables and other “frequency weapons.”
The city presently has no plans to develop the land.Dobson has also repeatedly accused the city and other
governments of poisoning her dogs, poisoning the trees on the land and “stalking” her on the property.
The city denies the accusations. On Tuesday, deputies served Dobson with an eviction
notice. She said this week she was in the process of moving out, though she still worries about the fate of the land.
“I’m just trying to do what Art wants,” she said. “Art deserves to have his legacy done as he lived here.”
Dobson may not be done with it that quickly, however, as she may be liable for clean-up or repairs on the prop-erty if it was found to be allowed to “waste” while she was executor, as the executor is usually responsible for upkeep on the land until it is dispersed. Taxes also have not been paid for two years.
Newsome on Tuesday called the whole situation “very unfortunate” and said that the city had no other choice at this point.
[ DONATION from page 1] The house on the property donated to the city by Arthur Kenyon will need some repair work. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
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With the Kenyon-Dobson Park property finally coming under city control, the ques-tion now turns to plans for the land.
Under the terms of the bequest, trees must be left standing and the park may only be “minimally developed,” but that fits in just fine with Renton’s plans, accord-ing to Community Services Department Administrator Terri Higashiyama.
“We will abide by the letter of what Art
had in his will,” she said Tuesday. “He gave it to us to protect and that’s our No. 1 prior-ity.”
Higashiyama said the two-acre property would become part of the larger May Creek Corridor, an area of land protected through agreements between the City of Renton, King County and the City of Newcastle.
The idea is to maintain the wildlife corridor around the creek so the Kenyon-Dobson property will be kept in a forested state.
Some of the plants at the site may be removed, however, if they are non-native, such as blackberries, though Higashiyama said those areas affected would be replanted with native species.
Higashiyama also said the city has been buying additional land in that area for some time because it is a “high priority” for the city to protect.
As for the house on the property, Hi-gashiyama said the city initially hoped to
use it as an environmental center and meet-ing area, but she did not know the condi-tion at the moment and was unsure if the house would still be used until after the city has a chance to survey the property.
The city will also have to clear debris from the land and Higashiyama said final plans for the parcel, including a potential link to and continuance of the May Creek Trail, would be developed after the clean-up efforts.
What’s next for Kenyon-Dobson Park?
Workers at the Renton Municipal Airport this week tore down the old, wooden blast fence at the end of the main runway. The old fence was more than 50 years old and was beginning to rot. The new, modern fence can be seen in the background and maintains the red and white color scheme. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
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Gov. Jay Inslee wants to change the cancer risk rate used to set state water quality standards from one in one million to one in 100,000. That is unacceptable to the treaty Indian tribes in Western Washington. We refuse to accept this 10-fold increase in the risk of getting cancer
from known cancer-causing toxins, and you should, too.
The cancer risk rate, along with the fish consumption rate, are key factors in deter-mining how clean our waters must be to protect our health. The more fish we eat, the cleaner the waters must be.
Water quality standards are supposed to protect those who need protection the most: children, women of childbearing age, Indians, Asian and Pacific Islanders, sport fisher-men, and anyone else who eats local fish and shellfish. When the most vulnerable among us is protected, so is everyone else.
The federal Clean Water Act requires that states develop water quality standards to ensure
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Under his plan, Inslee would correctly in-crease the fish consumption rate from a ridicu-lously low 6.5 grams per day (about one bite) to 175 grams per day, the same protective rate as Oregon’s. But he would effectively cancel out that improvement by decreasing our protection under the cancer risk rate.
Further complicating matters, Inslee ties development of the new state water quality stan-dards to a $12 million statewide toxics reduction program that will require legislative approval. That is unlikely given the $2 billion state budget shortfall.
Inslee’s proposal would also require the Leg-
The wait is nearly over.Senate Republicans, after two years of
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It’s what Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee has politely, pointedly and persistently demanded of GOP lawmakers. His public pressure — re-member how he called them out in last year’s State of the State address — coupled with the private lobbying of business leaders, certainly motivated Republicans to reach this point this early in the session.
But the governor is likely to be sparing in his praise of their handiwork. This package — crafted in part through negotiations with Democrats — delivers a bipartisan rejection of his signature climate-change initiatives.
Its major funding source would be a gas tax hike of somewhere between 11.5 cents and 14 cents, not revenue from the cap-and-trade program for carbon emissions he’s pushed.
And Republicans appar-ently are ready to pump more dollars into public
transit in exchange for Democrats agreeing to delay — maybe even halt — action on a new carbon fuel standard that Inslee’s administra-tion has begun writing. The deal also calls for GOP senators to allow Sound Transit to ask voters to fund expansions into Everett and Tacoma.
Inslee’s not going to wave the white flag on his initiatives. Instead, he can focus on making sure the counterproposal that will be drawn up in the Democrat-controlled House keeps one or both of them alive in some fashion.
Meanwhile, don’t look for House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, to applaud the ac-complishment of Senate Republicans too loudly either.
By this time next week, that bundle of trans-portation joy could be outside his door and he’ll be fielding questions about what he wants to do and when he wants to do it.
Some around the Capitol think Chopp should press for swift action by the House, rapidly consummate a deal with the Senate and get it signed by the governor. This would give everyone a chance to collectively relish an accomplishment on what’s been a divisive issue.
Acting soon, they argue, also would give Democrats a little breathing space before they start seriously talking about taxes they want to raise to pay for education and government services. That’s going to be a difficult conver-sation that will last until the end of session in late April and maybe beyond. Leaving a decision on a gas tax hike until then can only make it harder.
On the other hand, Chopp may find more value in waiting and using the transporta-tion package as leverage for securing votes for those taxes.
There are those who contend there will be lawmakers in both parties willing to pledge support for a new or higher tax for the budget if their pet transportation project is funded.
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But, they contend, acting too soon on transporta-tion could allow those lawmakers to change their minds later.
Back in the Senate, after two years of being the ones watched, Republicans surely can’t wait to be
the ones watching.Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri
Dish, is at www.heraldnet.com. Contact him at 360-352-8623; [email protected] and on Twitter at @dospueblos
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For more than 20 years I’ve been involved with the Renton Senior Center, mostly with the dance programs. During that time I’ve watched seniors gain confidence and spirit.
The Renton staff is cooperative, dedicated and caring. The bands supply lively music at the popular dances every Thursday afternoon with about 100 people in attendance.
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The plan also calls for revising standards for 167 chemi-cals that the Clean Water Act requires states to monitor in our lakes, rivers and marine waters. But standards for 58 of those will stay the same.
At its core, Inslee’s plan does more to preserve the status quo than result in any real improvement to our water qual-ity standards. It is a political solution to a human health issue. The concept of a larger toxics reduction program to tackle pollutants at the source is a good one, but it is not an acceptable substitute for strong water quality rules.
We know that Inslee and previous governors have struggled with updating the state’s water quality rules for decades because of complaints by industry that new water quality rules could increase their cost of doing business. But an economy built on pollution cannot be sustained.
Fortunately, at the request of the tribes, the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency has said it will step in to develop new standards this year if the state is unable.
EPA Regional Administrator Dennis McLerran an-nounced in December that the agency will keep a close eye on the progress – or lack of progress – of the state’s effort to update our water quality standards. The agency has begun a rulemaking process in parallel with the state effort now under way. If the state develops standards acceptable to EPA, the agency will pause and work with the state to finalize the new standards. If the state is unable, EPA will continue its process and adopt new standards for the state.
This promise by EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Regional Administrator McLerran demonstrates true leadership. They clearly recognize the federal government’s trust responsibility to protect the health and treaty rights of the tribes, which also benefits everyone else who lives here.
We appreciate EPA’s willingness to protect the integrity of our state’s environment and water-based resources that are central to human health and treaty rights. We hope the state will step up before EPA has to step in to make sure our water quality standards protect all of us.
For more information visit keepseafoodclean.org.Lorraine Loomis is chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries
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Garden renovation is a lot like de-cluttering your indoor space with a fresh look and clean sweep of the overgrown, overdone and overwhelming plants and
design elements in your outdoor space. Here’s the top five tips for renovating your garden this spring:
1. Prune, snip and saw away the overgrown.
The gray weather in West-ern Washington demands that maximum sunlight be allowed into windows and any homeowner that hates to prune will find that the inside of their homes grows darker as trees and shrubs around the house grow larger. Don’t procrastinate with the excuse that the season is not quite right for pruning. Prune anyway.
2. Grow your health by planting more herbs and vegetables.
Simple ideas like adding
a pot of mint near the back door for herbal tea or a bed of basil in a hot spot for summer fresh pesto will make even the most inexpe-rienced gardener a success as a backyard farmer.
3. Start a collection and grow what you love.
Life is short, live with more passion. Take out the back lawn and replace with raised beds for your grow-ing collection of dahlias or just make this the year you finally get rid of the junipers and design a more pleasing display of compact or dwarf conifers.
4. Rejuvenate the gardener
Gardens have been sanc-tuaries ever since Eden and making your outdoor space a place to de-stress and enjoy is as simple as practic-ing mindful moves such as gentle stretching while gardening. Use the right tool to avoid muscle sprains. Decide to “garden” instead of “doing yard work” and dare to leave the cell phone indoors. You’ll plug into the sounds and sites of nature as you allow your mind to slow down and wander while actually enjoying the
repetitive but instant gratifi-cation of weeding, watering and planting.
5. Move your plants. Rearranging the furniture
inside your home can open up a whole new perspec-tive and rearranging your landscape plants can have the same effect. We live in a mild winter area and February is the perfect time to image that your plants have wheels. Large plants may require lots of digging to remove and replace into new planting holes but we all need more exercise and putting the right plant in the right place fulfills the prom-ise of both the renovated garden and rejuvenated gardener.
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The following information was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.
Someone shattered a window at a Kiwanis Park building overnight on Jan. 23, and the bathrooms were tagged with
gang graffiti the next night.It doesn’t appear anyone entered the building
on Union Avenue Northeast after the window was broken. It’s possible the window was shat-tered with a small projectile, such as a BB or
pellet.Damage was estimated at $200.The bathroom was tagged with gang graffiti some-
time after 7 p.m. on Jan. 24. The graffiti said RIP CHICO SUAVE, lil B, LMG.
There are only two documented CHICO gang members in the area and one is a member of the Varrio Locos, a local gang in the Highlands.
Two juveniles dressed in Sureno gang attire rode off on their bikes when an officer looked at them.
GENERATOR STOLEN: Because of the generator’s weight, it would have taken several people to steal it over-night on Jan. 22 from the city-owned Renton Municipal Airport.
The $3,000 generator runs a pump that pumps excess water into the Cedar River to prevent flooding.
The thief cut a lock that secured the generator, which was taken from the shoulder of the East Perimeter Road.
CLEAN VICTIM: A 51-year-old Renton woman stopped to vacuum out her car on the way to the Renton Police Sta-tion to report a breakin, probably sucking up any evidence.
She had parked her car at the movie theater on East Val-ley Road at around 7 p.m. and returned to her car at 9:30 p.m. to discover the break-in. The driver’s side passenger window was broken.
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For the second time in two years and only the third time in school history, a member of the Eagles swim team has completed swim-ming’s “iron man,” qualifying to compete in all eight individual events at the state championships.
Sophomore James Buchanan completed the feat in the season’s final meet by qualifying in the 100-yard breaststroke.
“I’ve been working at that all year,” he said this past week.
A backstroker by trade, Bu-chanan just missed qualifying in the breaststroke earlier this season and put in some extra work on the stroke to get a second chance. It paid off.
“It’s truly a big honor,” he said.Now he just has to choose which
two events he will actually compete in. Buchanan, 16, said he will swim the 100-yard backstroke and most likely the 200-yard individual med-ley, a race that combines all four competitive swimming strokes.
Last year as a freshman, Bu-chanan placed third at state in the backstroke and second in the IM.
Buchanan has been swimming competitively since he was 7 years
old, but his love of the water goes back much further. He says his parents tell him that at the ripe old age of 1 he loved swimming in the Hood Canal. When he was about 8, he joined the Chinook Aquatic Club, of which he is still a member in the offseason.
“I just love swimming,” he says. “I want to become the best.”
Buchanan says he was a decent swimmer but began to really “burst ahead” when he was about 13 or 14 and went through a growth spurt. He also credits his coaches at every level for pushing him hard.
According to Buchanan, his
secret to success is simple: listening to his coaches.
He also credits his “great deter-mination” to succeed, which he says has always been there. This year, that determination has meant ad-ditional work and focus, including two hours a day swimming and additional time working out in the gym.
“It’s the hardest work I’ve ever done and it’s paying off,” he said.
“He gets it,” Coach Roger Miron said about Buchanan’s work ethic. “The sky’s the limit on his ability.”
Buchanan hopes so and said his goals include a four-year swimming
scholarship at a university and a chance to take a shot at making the Olympic team.
His favorite swimmer is Ryan Lochte, who has 11 medals to his name. Buchanan said he likes that Lochte always seems to be chasing and has the same mentality as him.
But he also cites a fellow Chi-nook Aquatics swimmer named Chase Bublitz as someone he looked up to. Bublitz received a scholarship to swim at Minnesota.
“He pushed me real good,” Bu-chanan said. “I always wanted to be like him.”
Miron also said that during his freshman year, Buchanan stuck close to Andrew Franco-Munoz, last year’s Iron Man from Lind-bergh, which showed him the work necessary to qualify in all events.
“He knows what it takes to get to that level,” Miron said, adding “he’s been fun to coach.”
When asked what he does when he’s not swimming, Buchanan had to pause and think for a second before saying he likes to work out and play video games. He also enjoys music and likes to listen to rap to help him prepare for races, sometimes to pump him up and other times to help him focus.
But even in the midst of a break-out personal season, Buchanan still thinks of his team first, like when asked if there was anything else we should know about him.
“Lindbergh is going to be a force to be reckoned with,” he said.
Reach Editor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050.
James Buchanan credits his success to his “great determination” and to listening to the advice of his coaches. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
FOR AN EXTENSION TO THE 2014-2015 GENERAL
FUND BUDGET OF THE RENTON SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 403 In compliance with WAC 392- 123-071 through WAC 392-123- 074 and WAC 392-123-078 and WAC 392-123-079, the Board of Directors of Renton School Dis- trict No. 403 has completed a proposed extension to the 2014- 2015 General Fund Budget of the district. It is on file in the Busi- ness Office and a copy will be furnished on request. The Board of Directors will hold a public hearing, prior to the regularly scheduled board meet- ing at 7:00p.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Kennydale Elementary,1700 NE 28th Street, Renton, Washington for the pur- pose of presenting the proposed General Fund budget extension to citizens. Any person may ap- pear at the meeting before the Board and be heard for or against any part of the preliminary 2014- 2015 budget. Then during the regularly scheduled board meet- ing the Board of Directors will take action on a Resolution to ex- tend the District’s 2014-2015 General Fund Budget.Published in Renton Reporter on Febuary 6, 2015 and February 13, 2015. #1249371.
NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
RENTON, WASHINGTON The Environmental Review Committee has issued a Determi- nation of Non-Significance Miti- gated (DNS? M) for the follow- ing project under the authority of the Renton municipal code.
DeCerchio joint use pier, boat lifts, and canopyLUA14-001181Location: 4005 Williams Ave
N. Applicant requests Environ- mental SEPA Review and ap- proval of a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit for con- struction of an 80-foot long joint use dock, 2 mooring piles, and 2 free-standing boat lifts in asso- ciation with 2 residences on the shore of Lake Washington, a Shoreline of Statewide Signifi- cance. The project site is 17,348 sf in area in the R-10 zone. Con- struction materials would be transported by barge. Eight steel piles and 2 steel mooring piles are to be installed by a barge- mounted vibratory pile driver. Two steel pin piles would be driven to support the landward section of the dock. Native shrubs and trees to be planted as project mitigation.Appeals of the DNS-M must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2015. Appeals must be filed in writing together with the required fee with:Hearing Exam- iner c/o City Clerk, City of Ren- ton, 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Hear- ing Examiner are governed by RMC 4-8-110 and more informa- tion may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, 425- 430-6510.Published in the Renton Reporter on February 13, 2015. #1251848
CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARINGRENTON CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Renton City Council has fixed the 23rd day of February, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to be held in the seventh floor Council Chambers of Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, 98057, to consider the following:
Amended Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan - 2015-2020 TIP
All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing and present written or oral comments regarding the proposal. Written comments submitted to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the hearing will be entered into
the public hearing record. Renton City Hall is in compli- ance with the American Disabilities Act, and interpretive services for the hearing impaired will be provided upon prior notice. Call (425) 430-6510 for additional information.
Jason SethDeputy City Clerk
Published in the Renton Reporter on February 13, 2015. #1251850
CITY OF RENTONDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Commu- nity and Economic Development has fixed the 24th day of Febru- ary 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the Renton City Hall Council Cham- bers, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, Washington, as the time and place for a public meeting to consider the following:Project: LUA 15-000015, V-H, Southwest Grady Way South Preservation ProjectLocation: the project limits ex- tend along Grady Way South from west of the Rainier Avenue South intersection to Longacres Drive SW.Application by the City of Ren- ton Public Works requesting a variance from the City of Renton Noise Ordinance, for 10 non- consecutive nights of construc- tion work between April and May 2015. The items of work to be performed include but are not limited to:• Grinding of existing asphalt
and overlaying of new asphalt• Installation of permanent
channelizationCity of Renton has determined that crews will perform project work at night in order to mini- mize lane closures and conges- tion impacts to drivers, business- es, school buses and local com- muters during the day and pro- vide maximum safety for work- ers and the traveling public. All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting and present oral or written comments in sup- port or opposition to the propo- sal. The Renton City Hall is
fully accessible and interpretive services for the hearing impaired will be provided upon advanced notice. For information, contact (425) 430-6510. Correspon- dence should be addressed to Doug Jacobson, Deputy Public Works Administrator- Transpor- tation, Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. For more information about the project, please contact Doug Jacobson, City of Renton Public Works at (425) 430-7242. Published in Renton Reporter on February 6, 2015 and February 13, 2015. #1249343.
CITY OF RENTONDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Commu- nity and Economic Development has fixed the 24th day of Febru- ary, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Renton City Hall Council Cham- bers, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, Washington, as the time and place for a public meeting to consider the following:Project: LUA 15-000036, V-H, SR900/Tukwila NCL to SR 167Wye - Concrete Pavement Reha- bilitation MP 6.66 to MP 9.87Location: the project is located along State Route 900 between Mile Post 6.66 to Mile Post 9.87 and includes the following juris- dictions; Seattle, Tukwila, Ren- ton and unincorporated King County. Application by the Washington State Department of Transporta- tion (WSDOT) requesting a vari- ance from the City of Renton Noise Ordinance, for 30 non- consecutive nights of construc- tion work between June and De- cember, 2015. The items of work to be performed include but are not limited to:• Pavement Shoulder Repair• Replacement of Concrete
Panels• Pavement MarkingWSDOT has determined that crews will perform project work at night in order to avoid daytime traffic congestion impacts to drivers, businesses, school buses and local commuters on SR
900/Martin Luther King Blvd. and to provide maximum safety for workers and the traveling public. All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting and present oral or written comments in support or opposition to the pro- posal. The Renton City Hall is fully accessible and interpretive services for the hearing impaired will be provided upon advanced notice. For information, contact (425) 430-6510. Correspondence should be addressed to Maria Laura Musso-Escude, Air Qual- ity, Acoustics and Energy Spe- cialist- PO Box 330310, Seattle, WA 98133-9710. For more in- formation about the project, please contact Maria Laura Mus- so-Escude, WSDOT at (206) 440-4554.Published in Renton Reporter on February 6, 2015 and February 13, 2015. #1249379.
CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF ORDINANCE
ADOPTED BY THE RENTON CITY COUNCIL
Following is a summary of the Ordinance adopted by the Renton City Council on February 9, 2015:
ORDINANCE NO. 5751 An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, amendingSection 1-3-2 of Chapter 3, Rem- edies and Penalties. of Title I (Administration) of the Renton Municipal Code, clarifying the language in Subsection 1-3-2.P for consistency.Effective: 3/15/2015 Complete text of this ordinance is available at Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way; and posted at the King County Li- braries in Renton, 64 Rainier Ave S, Ste A (temporary loca- tion) 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, City ClerkPublished in the Renton Reporter on February 13, 2015. #1251852
NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATIONENVIRONMENTAL
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The Environmental Review Committee has issued a Determi- nation of Non-Significance Miti- gated (DNS-M) for the following project under the authority of the Renton municipal code. Kiddie Academy Daycare LUA15-000021 Location: 353 Bremerton Ave NE. Applicant requests SEPA Environmental and Administra- tive Site Plan Reviews for a two- story building in the CA zone. The site is 31,243 sf in area and the building would contain 12,548 sf for development of a child day care center. Other site improvements are childrens play areas, vehicle parking and land- scaping. Vehicle access is from NE 4th St and Bremerton Ave NE. Existing street improve- ments along Bremerton Ave NE would be retained. The site is within the City Aquifer Protec- tion Area. Appeals of the DNS-M must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2015. Appeals must be filed in writing together with the re- quired fee with: Hearing Exam- iner c/o City Clerk, City of Renton, 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Hearing Examiner are gov- erned by RMC 4-8-110 and more information may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, 425-430-6510. Pub-lished in the Renton Reporter on February 13, 2015.#1251837
There’s a new all-time scoring leader at Hazen High School and his name is Dominic Green.
The senior forward scored 41 points Wednes-day night against Tyee to pass Jason Hamilton on the school’s all-time record board. Green now has 1,137 total points. Hamilton had 1,109.
Green was recently named WIAA boys bas-ketball athlete of the week for the week of Jan. 21 and has signed a letter of intent to play at Arizona State in the fall.
He will seek to extend his record this postseason.
Lindbergh High School’s nearly 38-year-old diving re-cord fell this past weekend as sophomore Derek Ander-son put up a score of 460.85 points during this past week-end’s Seamount League championships at Hazen Pool.
Anderson’s score tops the previous record, set in 1976, by 47 points and earned him first place on Saturday. The second-place diver finished 120 points behind.
Renton’s Dan Pham finished third and Hazen’s Ethan O’Neal finished fourth in the event, also qualifying for the district meet.
The league meet was won this year by Kennedy Catho-lic, which finished with a team score of 369 points. Hazen finished second with 326 and Lindbergh came in third with 249.
Swimmers from all three Renton High Schools quali-fied for this weekend’s district meet, also at Hazen.
Other top individual finishers include: Hazen’s Sergio Licea-Montes finished second in the
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In the 200-yard individual medley, Connor Broughton and Kien Nquyen, both of Hazen, finished second and fourth while Anthony Vogler of Lindbergh finished fifth.
Hazen’s Nolan Hoover and Lindbergh’s Ben Pogue fin-ished second and third, respectively, in the 50 freestyle.
In the 100 butterfly, Licea-Montes finished second, Hazen’s Derek Wei took third and Nguyen finished sixth.
Lindbergh Iron Man James Buchanan took the top spot in the 100 freestyle, followed by Pogue in third and Renton’s Connor Anselme in sixth.
Renton schools dominated the 500-yard freestyle with Broughton winning the event, Englehart coming in sec-ond, Nugent in third and Lindbergh’s Henry Malphrus in fourth and Hazen’s Nichlas Fasano in sixth.
Buchanan also took the top spot in the 100-yard back-stroke, followed by Hoover in second and Hazen’s Trevor Ofsthus in sixth.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, Wei just out-touched a Kennedy swimmer by less than a second to win the event while Anderson, the diver, finished in fifth.
The district meet begins today, Friday, at the Hazen Pool.
Swimmers from all three schools qualify for districts
Hazen’s Green breaks scoring record
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All three Renton high school boys basketball teams finished on a win-ning note this past week and will be headed into the playoffs this weekend.LINDBERGHThe Lindbergh Eagles
easily cruised past Highline 69-57 on Feb. 4 to lock in a fourth-place Seamount League finish and trip to the postseason.
The teams played a tight game through the first quarter with Lindbergh coming out on top 18-13, but fortunes turned around in the second as Highline pulled closer, though the Eagles still headed into the locker room with a 35-34 lead.
But Lindbergh all but put the game way in the third as they outscored the Pirates 22-8 to take a command-ing 57-42 lead as the teams headed into the final frame, where despite a rally from Highline, Lindbergh held on for the win.
Lindbergh’s Devon Jackson led all scorers with 28 points in the victory.
Anthony Hill added 15 and Darrien Sawyer-Lamb dropped in 12 of his own.
Lindbergh hosted Se-quim on Thursday in the first round of the 2A district tournament.
HAZENThe Hazen boys went out
on a record-breaking note as Dominic Green and his 41 points led the way to an 81-41 victory over Tyee Feb. 4 at Tyee High School.
No other statistics were available from the game.
The Highlanders finish the season at 15-5 overall and 11-3 in the Seamount, good enough for second place. Hazen’s postseason began Thursday against Lincoln in the 3A district meet.
RENTONThe Renton boys also
went out on a high note, besting Foster 67-37 at Renton High School.
No stats were available.The Indians finish the
season at 10-9 overall and 9-5 in the league. They hosted Liberty on Thursday in the opening round of the 2A district tournament.
After a final-game loss to Highline put the Lindbergh girls into a tie-breaker situa-tion, but in the end, all three Renton teams will play this weekend.
HAZENThe Hazen girls rebound-
ed from back-to-back losses and finished their regular season at home with a big 58-18 win over Tyee as they head into the postseason.
Hazen finishes the year at 10-10 with an 8-6 Seamount League record. Hazen had to play Narrows League winner Wilson (16-4 overall) Wednesday in the opening round of the 3A tournament.
RENTONThe Indians finished off
their season with a 54-36 Feb. 4 win over Foster at Foster.
Renton dominated from the first tip, holding the Bulldogs to just 2 points in the first quarter and 11 in the second for a 28-13 half-time lead that held through the game.
Nae Nae Proctor led the Indians with 19 points in
the game.Renton hosted Sam-
mamish Wednesday in the opening round of the district tournament.
LINDBERGHThe final game of the
season did not go as the Eagles may have hoped, but a tiebreaker win means their season continues anyway.
Lindbergh traveled to Highline on Feb. 4 for their last regular season matchup and the two teams battled into overtime before the Pirates won it, 59-58.
Lindbergh started quick, with an 18-10 first quarter lead, but Highline kept battling, taking each subsequent quarter of play. By halftime, the Lindbergh lead had dwindled to 28-22 and after three it was 38-37. Highline tied it up in the final frame and then was able to win it in overtime, scoring 5 to Lindbergh’s 4.
Lindbergh’s Connie Tua led all scorers with 23.
However, thanks to a tiebreak victory, the Eagles played at Franklin Pierce Wednesday in the District Tourney in hopes of keep-ing their season alive.
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pets/animals
Dogs
2 BOSTON TERRIER Puppies. Adorable male and female. First shots, dew c laws done and wor ming up to da te. Black / Whites and Seal colors. Born December 23rd. $600 - $700 cash only Roy, WA. Serious callers please call Mary 253-691-9142.
Dogs
7 BLACK LAB Puppies Heal thy, c lean happy pups $300. P layfu l 5 week olds will be ready for loving homes come March . Fami l y home raised. 4 Boys. 3 Girls. Parents are Chocolate Lab & German Sheperd. Call or text to choose yours today, Shannon 360-556-8138. 360-456- 1716. Olympia.
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Dogs
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ServicesAnimals
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MarineMiscellaneous
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Miscellaneous Autos
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Chevrolet
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Auto Service/Parts/ Accessories
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Professional ServicesLegal Services
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[15]February 13, 2015www.rentonreporter.com
Happy Valentine’s Day, Renton
1. Valentine’s Day: Love it! 56%
Hate it! 44%
2. Best place to watch the sun set in Renton:Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park 52%
Cedar River Trail 22%
Renton Scenic Hill 7%
Other 19%
3. Favorite celebrity couple:Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard 23%
The Obamas 19%
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin 19%
Jay Z and Beyoncé 4%
Others (35%) included:Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn
Tom Hanks and Rita WilsonBen Affleck and Jennifer GarnerWill and Jada Pinkett Smith and....
Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird?
4. What will Rentonians do on Feb. 14?Enjoy an evening at home 67%
Celebrate with friends 11%
Go on a dinner datew 22%
5. According to our survey, this is what Rentonites have sent their sweeties in the past:
A mixed tape or CD30%
A love letter22%
Flowers48%
6. What song best describes your love life?“Don’t Stop Believin,’” by Journey 41%
“Crazy In Love,” by Beyoncé 15%
“Hot Blooded,” by Foreigner 15% Others (30%) included: “I Will Always Love
You,” by Whitney Houston & Dolly Parton; “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons; “It Had to Be You,” by Frank Sina-tra; “Love Don’t Change,” by Jeremih and “Stayin’ Alive,” by the BeeGees.
7. This is where you take dates in Renton: The Red House, Melrose Grill, Shuga Jazz Bistro,
Ivar’s at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park, Hong’s Garden, Jimmy Mac’s Roadhouse, Wild Fin, Peyrassol Cafe and The Rock.
8. Will you see “Fifty Shades of Grey” in February?Heck yeah! 23% Oh no! 77%
“My first Valentine’s Day with my sweetie in 1990. We went to dinner on the Seattle waterfront. It was actually snowing that evening which made it even
more romantic. After dinner, he opened the trunk of his car and there was a dozen red roses for me! We were married later that year. We will celebrate our
25th wedding anniversary this year.” - Ann G.
We asked Renton residents to take our survey to see if the city is filled with cynics or romantics. Well, the numbers are in, but the ver-dict is still out. It appears Renton has more lovers than haters, judg-ing unscientifically from our results. However, no one voted for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West as their favorite celebrity couple. We’re not sure what that says about Renton. Readers are fans of authentic valentines, each other’s company and classic love tunes. Read on.
“We spent the day at home. He got me the video game I’ve always wanted. I made him this awesome
cheesecake. We spent the entire day enjoying each other’s company.”
- G.S.
Best, worst Valentine’s Day stories
“Last Valentine’s Day (was the worst) because we were arguing.”
-Anonymous
“I sent flower to my husband’s work on our first Valentine’s Day. He loved it. That was the best. The
worst was he bought me some expensive roses at a flower shop; they were $75 and he left them on the bus along with a card. The lady on the bus knew he left them and smiled at him as the bus drove off. So he ran to Safeway and got me roses
for $25 and a card that cost $12.50. I was shocked he paid that much for a card, but I loved my roses.
-Anonymous
“I don’t celebrate it normally.”-Anonymous
“Best: receiving homemade cards from my four young children - much
more creative than store bought.” - Bea G.
February 13, 2015[16] www.rentonreporter.com
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