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It’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone, but with 2016 upon us, it’s time to take a look into the rearview mirror at some of the stories that affected our readers this year.
From the resignation of the Renton schools superinten-dent to the launch of a new line of 737s at the Boeing plant to the grand opening of the city’s new downtown library, 2015 had a little bit of everything.
Here are some of the stories that we followed this year:
Tiffany Park appeal deniedIn 2014, a battle began over plans to build a 97-home
development in the city’s Tiffany Park neighborhood on previously undeveloped 21.7-acre parcel of land owned by the school district that was used as green space by the community.
Residents in the area formed the Tiffany Park Woods Advocacy Group and appealed the city’s determination of environmental non-significance in an attempt to halt the project.
In January, the city’s hearing examiner rejected the group’s appeal on grounds that while the woods may have had recreational value, they are not subject to a
State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) review and the developer does not have to maintain the woods or the view.
TPWAG appealed the examiner’s decision before the City Council’s Planning and Development Committee, which found no substantial error in fact or law in the hearing examiner’s decision and recommended their findings to the full council in the regular council meet-ing later that evening.
The decision ends the group’s ability to try and stop the project from going forward.
Kenyon-Dobson Property officially turned over to city
After a seven-year wait and two years in the courts, a house and 2-acre parcel of land that was donated to the city as part of a bequest in 2008 was finally turned over to the city in February.
The land was donated by Arthur Kenyon who left it to the city in his will with a handful of conditions, includ-
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State revokes license of Auburn man charged with raping senior
BY BRIAN BECKLEY,
The state on Dec. 22 officially per-manently revoked the credentials of an Auburn man charged with second-degree rape of a disabled senior citizen in his care at a Renton facility.
Samuel Kiranga Njuguna was charged in September with the rape of a 65-year-old woman in June. The woman is described in charging papers as deaf, blind and severely mentally disabled.
Njuguna’s license was suspended following the charges. It has now been permanently revoked.
According to charging documents, the victim suffered injuries consistent with rape that were discovered by another caregiver. An employee at the facility also found a condom wrapper in the trash, wrapped in latex gloves, that was turned over to detectives.
DNA samples were collected from all of the male workers except Njuguna and all other workers were cleared by those results. Police located Njuguna in Portland and spoke to him by phone. He allegedly told police he would meet them in Renton, but never showed up.
Further investigation revealed he had driven to Las Vegas where he at-tempted suicide and was admitted to a local hospital. Police contacted the hos-pital, but Njuguna had been released. However, police received a warrant for a DNA sample, which proved a match for the DNA on the condom found in the trash at the facility.
Njuguna has no right to apply for reinstatement of his nursing assistant credential.
65-year-old woman at Renton facility is deaf, blind and disabled
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a charity this holiday season? Yes ... 63.2%No ... 36.8 %
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As 2015 fades, regular contributor Gordon Steklenburg sent us this final look at this year’s clam lights. PHOTO COURTESY GORDON STEKLENBURG
SEND US YOUR PICS! We want to see you, your friends and family members outdoors somewhere in Renton, whatever the weather. Send your photos to [email protected] to be considered for publication on the ‘At A Glance’ page.
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Foggy, then cloudy with a high of 38 and a low of 27.
More fog and clouds with a high of 41
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The annual Polar Bear Dip into Lake Washington at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park is an annual tradition. This year’s plunge is at 11 a.m. Bring a warm towel!
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MEANINGFUL MOVIESMeaningful Movies of Renton is showing “Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story” at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Carco Theatre. The event is sponsored by Sustainable Renton and will feature a dis-cussion following the showing.
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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin was in Renton last week, signing autographs and collecting socks for New Horizon Ministries. Fans who brought a pair of socks to Pho Shizzle restaurant could get a free autograph and though staged photos were not available, many fans took selfies with Baldwin as he signed. Though only 200 fans were guaranteed autographs, Baldwin stayed for many more and more than 4,200 pairs of socks were collected druing the drive. COURTESY KELLEY BALCOMB-BARTOK, For the Renton Reporter
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The Renton Police Department is taking its crimefighting online in an attempt to better connect with residents through a new social media platform called Nextdoor.
Designed as a private social network to allow people within specific areas to commu-nicate with each other to help build stronger neighborhood connections, several of Renton’s neighborhoods have already become part of the service and are sharing information about crimes, resources and other local interests.
Only members of certain groups - arranged by neighborhood - receive the shared informa-tion.
But the company also allows agencies like police departments to join so they can get information out to residents easier, something the Renton Police Department has taken them up on beginning in December.
“It’s another avenue for us to get informa-tion out,” Commander David Leibman said last week.
The department can also use the service to monitor crime trends, criminal activity, sus-pect and concerns of residents.
Leibman said the police department also cannot see neighborhood posts, but their posts are visible across the entire city, not just a single neighborhood.
Leibman said the department had already joined Facebook, but that is open to the public ,whereas Nextdoor gives them a tighter net-work to send and receive information.
“This is a much more intimate website,” he said. “We have the ability to put out the relevant information to the people who really want to hear it.”
So far, the department has shared a photo of an arson suspect, a notice of found property, car prowl prevention tips and news of a mail scam encountered by one of the officers, as well
as a photo of the police making a toy donation to the Salvation Army.
Though only online for three weeks, Leib-man said the response to the department’s page has been “enthusiastic” because of the immedi-ate nature of the contact with the department.
“It’s 2015, people expect to get instant information,” he said. “We want to have that immediacy.”
The opening of the Nextdoor page is another step in increased public communication through social media and the department now has a dedicated social media person to handle Facebook, Twitter, Nextdoor and other online communication.
“We want to be open,” Leibman said. “We’re a public entity.”
For more information, visit www.nextdoor.com. Registration with the site is free.
Contact Editor Brian beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050.
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Deputies investigating shooting in Skyway
King County Sheriff ’s detectives are investigating a Sun-day morning homicide that occurred just after 4 a.m. near South 126th Street and Renton Avenue South in Skyway.
Detectives said a patrol officer was near the area and heard the shooting. The deputy drove to the scene and saw a red car partially in the roadway with the driver slumped over the wheel. Medics were called but were unable to resuscitate the man who appeared to have died from a gunshot wound.
Witnesses told police two black men suspected to be the shooters were seen fleeing the area in a silver or gray Chev-rolet Impala. No further description is available but will be released as police learn more information.
Detectives are asking anyone that has information about this crime to call the King County Sheriff ’s Office at 206-296-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Dem’s run in Snohomish could
help RepubsThe decision by Democratic state Rep.
Hans Dunshee to seek a Snohomish County Council seat could help catapult Republicans into the majority in the House next fall.
Dunshee’s selection is considered a slam-dunk, even by others interested in the open-ing created when Dave Somers was elected county executive.
It won’t happen immediately. Leaders of the county Democratic Party are stretching the appointment process to its calendar limits so Dun-shee won’t be pressed into county service until after wrapping up his duties in Olympia in early March.
His departure ensures the 44th Legislative District will be a key battleground in the fight for political control of the state House in 2016.
Right now Democrats outnumber Repub-licans by the slimmest of margins, 50-48. Lose a seat and the two political parties will share power; two seats and the GOP will seize control for the first time since 1998.
And Republicans like their chances in the 44th District. It is pretty evenly divided between Democratic and Republican voters and the GOP has won tough elections there.
There was a battle royal in 2008 when Democratic Rep. Liz Loomis – who had been appointed to the seat earlier that year – lost to Republican challenger Mike Hope. That race, in which nearly $650,000 was spent by the two sides, ended with Hope winning by 118 votes. Republicans have held onto the seat with Rep. Mark Harmsworth of Mill Creek serving in it today.
As of Wednesday, no Republican had an-nounced their intention to run. Marysville Councilman Rob Toyer is a possible candi-date.
Toyer took on Dunshee in 2014 and lost, but not badly. He garnered 48.2 percent of the vote without conducting much of a campaign. He spent less than $10,000 while Dunshee shelled out nearly $170,000.
Other possible candidates are Jim Kellett, a former county Republican Party leader who ran unsuccessfully for state Senate in 2014, and Chris Vallo, chairman of the 44th District Republicans who lost races for the County Council in 2013 and assessor in 2011.
On the Democratic Party side, Dunshee’s decision opens the door for John Lovick to return to Olympia where he reigned with gavel in hand as Speaker Pro Tem.
Lovick wants it. He started talking about it the same day he conceded the county executive’s race to Somers. And Lovick has been contacting precinct committee officers to seek their support for the appointment to Dunshee’s seat, once it’s vacant.
Lovick’s selection would give the party a candidate that voters in the district know and have a history of supporting. Heck, a few might not even realize he ever left the Legis-
Resolving to do resolution listsResolutions are for people with goals, a
plan and a purpose in life. Like the kid in the front row in third grade who always raised his hand because he knew the answer, and Mrs. Marsupial with her bride of Frankenstein mop
would crack a scary smile and all the brats in the back would pretend to gag (not me of course — I never got in trouble).
Resolutions are for the ma-ture, the type of humanoids who are always on time and know how much money is in their checking accounts, and
it’s not because the bank just sent a “you’re go-ing to jail you bum” message. They make to-do lists and do things.
My to-do list plan is to scribble a list with such poor penmanship that an hour later I will have no idea what any of the jobs and goals could possibly be. The only part of a to-do list that is important is making the list and brag-ging that you did it.
I am sure the little dweeb in the front row, who is now a multigagillionaire with lots of dark socks, makes a New Year’s to-do resolu-tion list at 6:35 a.m. Jan. 1 – a legible one.
Every year I make a New Year’s resolution to
never make resolutions. R words like resolu-tion, responsibility and reality make me limp.
This year my plan is on New Year’s Day to make our traditional stuffed mushrooms, Swedish meatballs with homemade pasta, three-cheese bread, brown-butter and roasted garlic asparagus and a fudge swirl trifle dessert. I will watch “The Searchers”, a football game, go to sleep for two hours, wake up and it will be March.
That Einstein was good at math.Since it is going to be 2016, I decided for no
logical reason to toss out my resolution to make no resolution and make some resolutions.
Here are a some of my top to-dos or not to dos.
I am going to be less cheery and more ma-ture. No more Mr. Sunshine with intoxicated dancing cows singing, “My Little Buckaroo.”
I am going to be more honest with myself and others about my hair, and their apparent hair. I realize I have been blessed with a fleecy, follicular noggin and I won’t make fun of the apparent hair wanna-be-like-me(s) who spray hirsute reincarnation on their shiny heads.
I can keep this resolution. Here is an ex-ample: “Sure that green spray will work. Don’t worry about the burning and skin peeling.
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But there are Democrats who’d prefer Lovick challenge Harmsworth instead. His expe-rience could produce a victory and help the party increase its numbers in the House, they contend.
And that could clear a path for Mike Wilson, a former high school teacher and coach,
to be appointed to Dunshee’s seat. Wilson lost a tough race to Harmsworth in 2014 and it won’t be easy to reverse his fortunes in a rematch.
If Wilson’s foe is different, then the results may be too, they’ll argue. And appointing him as representative could boost his standing with a few more voters, they’ll say.
The Snohomish County Council – which is led by
Democrats – will eventually make the appointment. It’s a decision that will ignite an electoral battle in the county with the potential to alter the balance of political power statewide.
Political reporter Jerry Corn-field’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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ing that it be called “Kenyon-Dobson Park,” the trees be left standing and the land be minimally developed. He also included a section allowing Karen Dobson, his partner of 25 years and the will’s executor, to live on the property for five years.
After the five years had passed, the city began to work on taking ownership of the property, but Dobson refused to sign over the deed or vacate the land, saying it was her duty as executor to make sure the land was accepted according to what she said were Kenyon’s wishes, which included stricter standards, despite what the will states.
The courts disagreed and in February, the courts again ruled with the city and eviction proceedings were started.
In May, the city announced it had already spent more than $25,000 cleaning the house, with work still to be done. The city plans to use the land as a park and possible trail head that links to 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 house may be used as an interpretive center.
Interchange fundingWhen the dust settled from
the extended session of the state legislature, the approved transportation package included to money to finally deliver $1.2 billion to widen the Interstate 405 corridor from Renton to Lynwood.
Included in the project is the state Route 167/I-405 interchange, one of the busiest and most-clogged inter-changes in the state. According to the WSDOT website, drivers in the area can experience congestion for up to eight hours each day.
While the previous year’s budget included money to begin buying land around the planned project, it did not fund construction, which will build a new flyover ramp connecting the HOT lanes on SR167 to the carpool lanes on I-405. This year’s package included construction money.
Lots of new rooms coming to Coulon Park area
Construction began this year on two major hotel proj-ects near the entrance to Gene Coulon Memorial Park, joining a third project that broke ground in late 2014, that in total will bring about 600 new hotel rooms to the city.
The largest project, a hotel and convention center at the Southport Hotel was even visited by a delegation of Chi-nese investors this year.
In addition to the Southport project, two more hotels are slated for the area for the area across the street from the entrance to the park, a Residence Inn by Marriott and a Hampton Inn.
The Residence Inn is set to be built on the property pres-ently occupied by the Cowgirls Espresso stand. It is slated
to have approximately 140 rooms.The Hampton Inn is scheduled to go on the parcel just to
the north of the Residence Inn. It will have approximately 110 rooms.
Along with the buildings, improvements were made to the intersection at the entrance to Coulon Park, adding a new traffic light and flow.
Renton’s first recreational pot shop opens, medical to close
The city of Renton’s first and second recreational marijuana shops opened this year.
First to open their doors was the Evergreen Market on Rainer Avenue South in April, followed by Emerald Haze of Northeast Sunset Boulevard.
Rapper Snoop Dogg was on hand for the opening of Emerald Haze and then returned in November for a public event.
But while the recreational shops have opened with little or no trouble, the state legislature’s passage of a law de-signed to combine the medical and recreational industries prompted the city to urge medical dispensaries to apply for new state recreational licenses or eventually shut down.
In October, the City Council responded to state plans to lift the limit on recreational stores within a municipality by limiting to five the number of stores allowed in the city, previously capped at three.
The state began accepting applications for new retail stores in October. Several dispensaries in the area said they planned to try and get a new medical license to allow them to stay in business.
Boeing goes to the MAX2015 marked another milestone for the Boeing 737
assembly plant located in Renton as this past November
the company completed the final assembly of the first 737 MAX 8, named the Spirit of Renton.
The first 737 MAX 8 fuselage arrived from Kansas Aug. 21 and crews began assembling the new plane Sept. 15. A new production line was created at the facility for the assembly.
The airplane is on track for first flight in early 2016. The launch customer is Southwest Airlines. With the second and third 737 MAX 8 flight test airplanes currently in final assembly and the fourth (and final) in sub-assembly, the 737 MAX remains on track for first delivery to Southwest Airlines in the third quarter of 2017, according to the release.
The 737 MAX family already has nearly 3,000 orders from 60 customers worldwide, according to Boeing.
Superintendent resignationIn a surprise move at a school board
meeting in May, Renton Schools Su-perintendent Merri Rieger resigned her position over “differing viewpoints” and left the district to pursue other options. She received 18 months salary as part of her settlement with the district.
The district and board both said that while there were no performance issues, there was a “difference in philosophy” between Rieger and the board.
No additional explanation of what those differences are has ever been given.
The Board appointed Dr. Art Jarvis as interim superin-tendent, effective July 1. Jarvis is a former superintendent of the Tacoma and Enumclaw school districts.
In November, the board extended Jarvis’s contract through June 2017.
Housesitter homicideOne of, if not the most, shocking crime stories of the
year came to us in July when a family returned to their Rolling Hills home to find their housesitter murdered. The 21-year-old woman was shot to death.
Police arrested and charged Zachary Damien Craven, 24, who had just hours earlier also killed his grandmother at
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Craven and the residents’ daughter had dated and re-cently broken up. According to the residents of the house, Craven sent threatening texts and phone calls to their daughter saying he would kill her and her family.
As police talked with the resident, Craven called and asked her to pick him up at a store on Rainier Avenue South. Police recognized Craven, who ignored officer com-mands to stop and had to be tazed and taken into custody. He was carrying the break-up noted with him at the time.
Craven had previously been arrested for making threats
against his grandmother and assaulted his grandfather, as well as for animal cruelty.
He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
Hazen teacher charged with rapeFormer Hazen High School teacher Jeffrey C. Willis,
43, was fired in August and then charged in October with third-degree rape of a child for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old student in 2006, when he worked at Dimmit Middle School.
His firing occurred following an internal investigation by the school district, triggered when the student, now
23 years old, in August revealed to district officials the incident. According to charging papers, the two had sexual relations multiple times at each of their homes, in his car and on a trail behind a school.
The girl broke off the relationship in fall 2006 when she was a freshman at Hazen High School. Willis was still at Dimmitt Middle School.
On Sept. 24, Willis acknowledged the sexual relation-ship to investigators. According to the district, no other students were involved.
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Healthy New You!Is Your Life in Balance? Healthy Habits to Try in 2016
(StatePoint) Is your life in balance? The new year is a great time to take stock of your routine and make improvements where necessary.
Here are some thoughtful habits to consider incor-porating into your day in the coming year.Find Time to Decompress
• If you’re a morning person, get out of bed 30 minutes earlier than normal to wake up with your favorite coffee or tea and think about what you need to accomplish for the day.
• More of a night owl? Spend at least 30 minutes before going to sleep to unplug from technology and relax with a new book.
• Schedule time for exercise to reduce stress and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Planning workouts ahead of time will make you more likely to stick to them.Write Everything Down
• Handwritten notes and to-do lists will reinforce your memory of the tasks you need to conquer. They also give you the option to look at what you need to do for the day and prioritize the list. Consider a personal planner, such as those from the popular AT-A-GLANCE collection.
• Documenting your day not only keeps you orga-nized, but also provides you with an opportunity to look back and reflect on your life’s accomplishments, memories and milestones from the year.Balanced Diet, Balanced Life
• Maintaining a healthy, balanced diet will help you feel great, and can increase your focus, energy levels and productivity.
• Plan out your meals ahead of time before going shopping by marking them in a calendar. This will give you more time during the week to cook and prepare meals, without having to make frequent trips to the store or feel tempted to grab take-out.
• Cooking your own fresh meals can help keep your bank account balanced, and is often much healthier than food from a restaurant. And spending time in the kitchen is also a stress reliever for some people.
Make a fresh start – the beginning of a new year is the perfect time to make positive changes to how you schedule and organize your time.
Seven tips for better stress managementAre you constantly stressed?
Did you know that chronic stress has a negative impact on both your physical and emotional health? Unchecked, it can lead to migraines, ulcers, muscle tension, chronic fatigue, increased risk of heart attacks, irritability, anger and poor concentration. That is why it’s so important to reduce your stress and learn to manage it. Here are some tips to help you get there.
1. Rest. Getting enough sleep is essential in order to reduce stress. Most people need seven to eight hours of sleep.
2. Eat healthy. A nutritious and balanced diet helps your body manage stress more efficiently and strengthens your immune system. Avoid alcohol, caffeine and sugar as much as possible.
3. Exercise. Regular physical activity helps reduce stress.
4. Have fun. Devote some time to doing what you love. Go out, take time for yourself and laugh.5. Adopt anti-stress techniques. Learn about relaxation, breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, tai chi, music, self-massage, etc.
6. Rely on your friends. Sharing
your concerns or asking for advice helps you put things in perspec-tive and keeps you from feeling isolated.
7. Avoid creating additional stress. Be organized. Set your priorities. Do one thing at a time and delegate what you can. Learn to manage your anger and have realistic expectations that don’t demand perfection. Avoid procras-tinating, and learn to say no.
Last but not least: adopt a positive attitude. Your perception of events is often a major stress factor in itself.
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New library opensAfter several years of discussion, votes, heated appeals
and construction, Renton residents were finally able to go into their new library in August, when the ribbon was of-ficially cut on the new building over the River.
The opening was nearly three years to the day of a 2012 special election in which resident overwhelmingly voted to keep the library in its iconic location over the Cedar River.
On hand to cut the ribbon was Laurie (Renton) Teddy-Skok, grandniece of city namesake William Renton. Teddy-
Skok cut the ribbon on the original Cedar River Library in 1961 and returned this summer along with brother Steve Renton to assist in opening the new building.
Featuring floor-to-ceiling glass on the sides that overlook the Cedar, an increase in computers and a wide-open floor plan that includes the newly-christened King Parker Meet-ing Room, the new building drew mostly rave reviews from the crowds that gathered to get a first look.
The project’s overall budget was $11.8 million, with the City of Renton paying $10.4 million and KCLS paying $1.4 million.
- Compiled by Brian Beckley.The largest project, a hotel.
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to try new recipes and meet new friends.
I met Steve McKenna this month while hosting the tree lighting event at the Piazza in downtown Renton and we had the chance to talk about Steve’s two favorite subjects: food and spirits.
With New Year’s Eve on the horizon, I thought it would be fun to invite over a pro to learn how to cook a tasty New Year’s
Eve finger food and an inspired cocktail with flare.
And there’s probably no one better qualified to teach cooking with alco-hol than Steve McKenna, a New York transplant and now Renton resident who made his television
debut on “Three Sheets,” a show about go-ing around the country and world getting to know the locals and the best sights to see by having a drink with people.
Actually many drinks, which earned him thousands of Facebook followers at Iam-stevemckennad and the dubious honor of having his name, “Mckenna’d,” recorded in
the urban dictionary and loosely translated means “to get drunk and do stupid stuff.”
Steve is best known as co-host of the “Drinking Made Easy” television show.
But don’t let the signature dark shades and “professional drinking jacket” fool you (apparently it’s a custom piece with a lip in the front to hold your glasses, a front pocket with the circumference to hold a can of beer and sleeve holders with traction for a batter grip on said beer), Steve’s also an accomplished Shakespearean actor and chef.
His new web series, currently in produc-tion and called “Boozy Kitchen” will feature recipes like the Honey Bourbon Chicken Tenders we were making in my kitchen.
“Kentucky is the birthplace of bourbon,” McKenna commented as I leaned into my kitchen counter to watch him dredge raw chicken tenders through an egg wash and then flour. I watched him do it again, with the egg wash and then flour before he moved into the panko flake finish.
I sipped the bourbon cocktail Steve had served, a medley with a honeyed, thyme infused simple syrup he calls “Perfection takes Thyme.”
I don’t know much about bourbon, but I
do know enough about life to enjoy it while watching someone else getting their hands dirty in my kitchen.
“You can wear gloves if you don’t want to get your hands all dirty ’cause by the end of it they’re gonna be like big balls,” Steve said, holding up his hands to emphasize that af-ter only two rounds of dredging, his fingers themselves were breaded think enough that I was worried for them being so close to the fryer.
“But I like getting my hands dirty. The best trick with breading anything is to get that egg wash and flour dredging into every single nook and cranny and build up that breading! Repeat in the egg wash and flour at least two times!” he said.
Steve’s dredging technique was devel-
oped as a line cook in his home town of Essex, New York, at the Old Dock House (a waterfront restaurant his Dad bought in 2006) where he perfected the art of deep frying.
According to Steve, the restaurant’s best seller was The Shore Platter, featuring three deep fried shrimp, three cod and three oys-ters. After a summer frying up a gazillion Shore Platters he earned the nom de plume “Stevie Shore.”
Here’s a couple of cooking tips I learned from watching the deep fry maestro: Let your pan get hot before you put the oil in. Pound the chicken tender out a bit so it’s not so thick with the breading and doesn’t become “sushi chicken” and no one gets
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Superior Court of Washington County of King
Summons by Publication No. 15-4-05582-5SEA In the Guardianship of Calvin Martin, Edward and Mary Ellen Martin Petitioners. Notice of hearing to Michael Woldukidane and Sally Beth Martin: 1. The petitioners have started an action in the above court requesting the Court grant the Martins guardianship of Cal- vin Martin. 2. The petition also requests that the court grant the following relief: Hold a hearing regarding the Guardianship on January 25, 2016 at 10:30am. 3. You must respond to this sum- mons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by fil- ing the original with the clerk of the court. If you do not serve your written response or fail to appear at the hearing, the court may enter an order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons. If you serve a notice of appearance on the un- dersigned person, you are enti- tled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be en- tered. 4. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this mat- ter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time. 5. One method of serving a copy of your response on the petitioner is to send it by certified mail with re- turn receipt requested. Dated: December 1, 2015 /s/ Sandra Silva File Original of Your Response with the Clerk of the Court at: King County Superior Court 516 Third Avenue, Room E-609 Seattle, WA 98104 Serve a Copy of Your Response on: Petitioner Sandra Silva, PO Box 34628 #84100, Seattle, WA 98124 Published in the Renton Reporter December 18, 25, 2015 and Janu- ary 1, 8, 15, 22, 2016. #1487504
Superior Court of WashingtonCounty of King
In re the Estate of: JOYCE IRENE PETERSON, Deceased.NO. 15-4-06879-0 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 appli- cable 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 attor- neys 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 Represen- tative served or mailed the No- tice 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 for- ever 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 PUBLICA- TION: January 1, 2016PR: STEVEN J. PETERSON Ronald E. Glessner WSBA #11832 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER & AHRENS, P.S. Attorneys for Personal Represen- tative 100 Evergreen Bldg.; PO Box 90 Renton, WA 98057-0090 (425) 255-4542 King County Superior Court Cause No. 15-4-06879-0 KNTPublished in Renton Reporter on January 1, 2016, January 8, 2016 and January 15, 2016.#1493849
Superior Court of Washington County of King
In re the Estate of: WAYNE MICHAEL NAKAI, Deceased.NO. 15-4-07045-0 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 appli- cable 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 attor- neys 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 Represen- tative served or mailed the No- tice 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 for- ever 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 PUBLICA- TION: January 1, 2016. PR: Teresa Lynn Nakai Ronald E. Glessner WSBA #11832 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER & 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. _15-4-07045-0 KNTPublished in Renton Reporter on January 1, 2016, January 8, 2016 and January 15, 2016. #1493881
Superior Court of WashingtonCounty of King
In re the Estate of: ROLAND JOHN DAY III, Deceased.NO. 15-4-07208-8 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 appli- cable 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 attor- neys 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 Represen- tative served or mailed the No- tice 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 for- ever 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 PUBLICA- TION: January 1, 2016.PR: TERRI L. DAYPeter W. Mogren WSBA #11515 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER & AHRENS, P.S.Attorneys for Personal Represen- tative100 Evergreen Bldg.; PO Box 90Renton, WA 98057-0090(425) 255-4542King County Superior CourtCause No. 15-4-07208-8 KNTPublished in Renton Reporter on January 1, 2016, January 8, 2016, and January 15, 2016. #1494135In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for the County of King
In re the Estate of: JACOB HAROLD DEAL, Deceased.NO. 15-4-07121-9 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 appli- cable 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 attor- neys 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 Represen- tative served or mailed the No- tice 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 for- ever 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 PUBLICA- TION: January 1, 2016.PR: CORINNE L. DEAL PR: COLLEEN A. DEAL MICHELLE R. AHRENS WSBA # 16794 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER & 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. 15-4-07121-9 KNTPublished in Renton Reporter on January 1, 2016, January 8, 2016, and January 15, 2016.#1494325.
In the Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for the
County of KingIn re the Estate of: ELVA DELORES DEAL, Deceased.NO. 15-4-07122-7 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 appli- cable 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 attor- neys 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 Represen- tative served or mailed the No- tice 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 for- ever 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 PUBLICA- TION: January 1, 2016.
PR: CORINNE L. DEAL PR: COLLEEN A. DEAL MICHELLE R. AHRENS WSBA # 16794 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER & 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. 15-4-07121-9 KNTPublished in Renton Reporter on January 1, 2016, January 8, 2016, and January 15, 2016.#1494329.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RENTON HEARING
EXAMINER RENTON, WASHINGTON
A public hearing will be held by the Renton Hearing Examiner in the Council Chambers on the seventh floor of the Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, Washington, on January 19, 2016 at 10:00 am to consider the following petitions:
WSDOT Pavement Rehabilitation Noise VarianceLUA15-000437
Location: The project is located along State Route 167 north- bound from Mile Post 24.41 to Mile Post 24.80 (South 43rd Street to South 37th Street). Application by the Washington State Department of Transporta- tion (WSDOT) requesting a vari- ance from the City of Renton Noise Ordinance, for 20 non- consecutive nights of construc- tion work between April 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017. The items of work to be performed include but are not limited to: • Preparation/Mobilization/Re moving pavement markings • Planing asphalt lanes • Partial pavement repair/ pavement • Pavement Marking • Installing traffic loops WSDOT has determined that crews will perform project work at night in order to minimize lane closures and congestion impacts to drivers, businesses, school buses and local commuters on SR 167 and provide maximum safety for workers and the travel- ing public. Legal descriptions of the files noted above are on file in the City Clerk’s Office, Seventh Floor, City Hall, Renton. All in- terested persons are invited to be present at the Public Hearing to express their opinions. Ques- tions should be directed to the
Hearing Examiner at 425-430-6515. Publication Date: January 01, 2016 in the Renton Reporter. #1494400.
Washington State Department of Natural Resources SEPA File #15-123101
Notice of Determination of Nonsignificance
Proposal: Bird Island Shoreline Enhancement Project on state- owned aquatic lands within Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park. DNR in partnership with the City of Renton Community Services Department is proposing to enhance approximately 525 feet of shoreline habitat and approxi- mately 0.4 acres of upland habi- tat on Bird Island with the goal to improve the migratory and rear- ing habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon and public access for park users. The project includes construction of 200 feet of new boardwalk, placement of 2,700 cy of beach sand, removal of shoreline debris, placement of large woody debris and new vegetation.Applicant: Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR)Location: Gene Coulon Memori- al Beach Park, King County, USA 1201 Lake Washington Boulevard North, Renton, WA 98056 An environmental review is in progress for this proposal pursu- ant to Chapter 197-11 WAC, State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) rules. As lead agency for this proposal, DNR has deter- mined that the proposal does not have a probable significant ad- verse impact on the environment, and an environmental impact statement is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This de- cision was made after review of a completed environmental check- list and other information, which is available to the public on re- quest. DNR will not act on this proposal for at least 14 days from December 31, 2015. Comments must be submitted by January 15, 2016. Submit comments to DNR SEPA Center, PO Box 47015, Olympia, WA 98504-7015 or by email to:[email protected]. If you would like to receive more information, please visit the SEPA website at http://www.dnr. wa.gov/current-aquatic-resources or call 360-902-1739.Published in the Renton Reporter on January 1, 2016. #1493962.
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Soon you will look just like me.”When I hear a political leader use the
term, “We’re just going to move forward”, I resolve not to become a third grader and fall down on the floor giggling. I promise to take those statements as seriously as I do the sultry voice whispering from the grocery store check-out machine, “Wel-come valued customer.”
Now for a late breaking special report.I found some two pocket stripy shirts
Sunday, which I am certain is an omen similar to a bucket of rocks falling out of
the sky whacking me on the brainpan. Allow me to leak a little secret, I won’t be the only one wearing stripy two pockets in 2016. It’s going to be a fashion trend. Let’s try to keep a lid on the fad excitement for now.
When New Year’s Day arrives let’s raise our glasses and toast the town with a few guzzles of out-of-date buttermilk. That will lift the fun ball as high as it goes.
Happy New Year to all.
Dennis Box is the editor of the Courier-Herald.-
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Police were called and officers smelled a heavy odor of alcohol.He’s frustrated with the process to find a job and didn’t really intend to shoot anyone.
He doesn’t have access to guns.He was trespassed from the building and booked into the SCORE regional jail on
a DUI warrant. He’s homeless and a large bag of clothing was taken into custody for safekeeping.
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For my part, I was a believer, the Honey Bourbon Barbecue Sauce was sweet, rich and the bourbon added an unctuous qual-ity to it that paired wonderfully with the cool and refreshingly sweet and herbaceous Perfection takes Thyme cocktail.
Steve’s new show, “Boozy Kitchen” is a perfect venue to teach home cooks his passion for food as a trained chef and the fact that he’s become an accidental expert on all things alcohol. There’s twists on Beef Bourgeon (his recipe features both wine and bourbon), a French toast in a peach brandy sauce, a killer beer batter and a shrimp scampi to die for with wine and butter in it all day long.
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Steve McKenna’s Honey Bourbon Barbecue Chicken Tender’s
IngredientsOlive oil, for frying2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken tenders3 eggs1 cup all-purpose flour2 cups panko bread crumbs1/4 cup milk1/2 teaspoon pepperHoney Bourbon Barbecue Sauce:1 cup barbecue sauce1/2 cup honey1/4 cup bourbonPepperDirections• Preheat oil to 350 degrees F.• Cut the chicken tenders into desired size, pound
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Perfection Takes Thyme CocktailIngredients2 oz Bourbon2 oz waterMartinelli’s Sparkling Cider (to taste)1 oz honey-thyme simple syrup1/2 cup honey1/2 cup water5 or 6 thyme sprigsHoney Thyme Simple Syrup:Combine the honey and water in a small saucepan
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