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So far, Mayor Denis Law said the response to his plan to move the transit center out of down-town has met with a mostly positive response from other local

officials and Sound Transit.Now it’s just a matter of matter

of working behind the scenes to put all of the pieces into place.

“So far it’s been very favorable,” Law said this week. “This does make sense and there’s a genuine need.”

In something of a surprise announcement last week, Law proposed moving the Sound Transit transit center to the 8.3-acre former Sound Ford lot on the corner of Grady Way and Rainier Avenue South. The move, he said, is a better use of money set aside for an Interstate 405 interchange at North Eighth Avenue, planned two decades ago, and should provide easier access for bus and

park-and-ride users.“I was just trying to think ‘what

is our best option for transit?’” Law said. “Move it to where it makes the most sense.”

Law said his proposal is partly due to plans by the city to take South Second and South Third Street back from the state and re-route state Route 900 down Rainier and around Grady.

The money, he said, is avail-

able in the form of $68 million approved by Sound Transit voters 20 years ago for a new interchange along I-405. Law said changes in the population and development make that interchange less viable now.

“Eighth just doesn’t make sense,” he said.

Law also said the corner is located in a transportation cor-

It may be a Friday night, but the robotics team is still at school, franti-cally preparing in the workshop hid-

den in the labyrinth that is Lindbergh High School.

It is the night of their Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and the students only have minutes before they head in front of an auditorium full of friends, parents, alumni, sponsors and community members. While many of the students rehearse their presen-tation in the workshop, the PR and media team are busy on stage, setting up their cameras and testing the microphone levels. As the students make their way from the workshop to the front stage, their eagerness and anxiousness is apparent.

The FIRST robotics team of Lindbergh High School, the Talon, is a force to reckon with. FIRST, which stands for “For Inspira-tion and Recognition of Science and Tech-nology,” is an organization created to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. Each year, the team

competes in the First Robotics Competition (FRC), where they use their STEM skills to design and build a large-scale robot and compete in a challenge.

With the supervision of physics teacher Matthew Randall, the Talon was founded

in 2008 and has been creating a legacy to which students inspire to be a part of.

But while Randall and the mentors teach specific skills and offer general guidance, they mostly sit back and watch the students

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Renton Police Department investigators rush filed their case to prosecutors this week against a 32-year-old Renton man arrested Jan. 17 in a car-pedestrian fatality.

He was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of vehicular homicide. His bail was set at $100,000, which he posted early Wednesday morning. His second court appearance was Thursday.

The name of the victim, a 42-year-old man, hadn’t been released as of Wednesday, because the King County Medical Examiner’s Office had yet to find his family. His death was ruled an accident.

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King County ballots, sent out on Jan. 20, included two separate funding measures aimed to support student learning.

Replacement Educational Programs, Maintenance and Opera-tions Levy provides 26 cents of every dollar spent in classrooms, for student learning, teacher training and other school and district operations each year.

The levy seeks to replace the district’s four-year levy, set to expire in 2016, and will contribute to classroom materials, textbooks, teacher salaries, support staff, building maintenance, school lunches athletics and more.

A simple majority is necessary for passage.

Ballots for Feb. 9 school vote head to voters

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Junior Jamie Costales says that being part of the robotics team has “shown me that I can be a leader.” LEAH ABRAHAM, Renton Reporter

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“One moment,” cries the animated woman, adorned in a Seahawks jersey, matching blue nails, bright blond hair and an even brighter grin.

Bonnie Fitzgerald makes her way to the door of her home and opens it to a 14-year-old who is accom-panied by his foster mother.

The boy is quiet and shy, and isn’t quite sure why he’s at Fitzgerald’s small, yet festively decorated house, packed with pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Mon-roe. After a quick exchange of hellos, Bonnie looks at the boy and exclaims, “I think you need a guitar!”

The boy’s eyes widen and he gasps loudly in disbe-lief. He looks over at the table that is cluttered with brightly colored ukuleles and guitars of various sizes.

“Would you like one?” Fitzgerald asks. “Would you like to get one for free?”

This isn’t the first guitar Fitzgerald has given away for free.

For four years, Fitzger-ald, 57, has been buying cheap, broken guitars and ukuleles, fixing it up with the help of her mother, and giving them away to kids for no cost.

It started at a benefit concert Fitzgerald threw with some of her friends in 2012. The concert included local musicians and artists who donated their talents for free to benefit the food bank. Fitzgerald even man-aged to get a few guitars to give away.

At the end of the night, Fitzgerald had collected $800 to give to the Renton Food Bank and found a passion to continue giving the gift of music to those who need it.

Soon after the concert, while shopping at Safe-way, Fitzgerald saw a kid seated in a shopping cart, shredding on his air-guitar. She approached the boy’s mother and asked, “Can he have a guitar?” Fitzgerald had a habit of carrying around guitars in her car and it just so happened that she had a small guitar in her trunk that very day. When the mother said yes, Fitzgerald went to her car, grabbed the guitar and gave it to the boy.

“He was playing it all through the store!” says Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald, who finds her guitars on Craigslist, garage sales and by word of mouth, says she has never spent more than $20 for a guitar. Once she procures the instrument, her mother helps with fixing the dam-ages and restringing of the instrument. Then Fitzgerald waits for the right person to come along.

“I think people find me somehow,” she says. “I don’t really look for who to give it to. But I won’t say no to anyone. ‘Cause if they come to me and ask for one, and if I have one, I’m supposed to give it to them. I feel like I’m called to do this”

She is aware that not every kid who gets a guitar will find the saving grace of the instrument.

“Some kids are going

to play, some kids are not. Some kids are going to use it as a hammer! That doesn’t concern me. It’s a matter of how many [guitars] I can get out to the kids’ hands.”

A fan of Jimi Hendrix, Fitzgerald says she gives out the most guitars on Hendrix’s birthday, Nov. 27. To spread the cheer and awareness about her hero, Fitzgerald has even sought out kids at fast food restau-rants to give free guitars.

Her obsession with Hendrix doesn’t end there. When Fitzgerald learned that Hendrix’s mother did not have a stone on her grave, she spent two months fundraising in

order to honor the late Lucille Jeter. After col-lecting $8,000, Fitzgerald commemorated the newly-placed stone with a small and intimate celebration, complete with friends, family and doves that were released at the right time.

As Fitzgerald shows the 14-year-old foster kid the various guitars she has col-lected over the weeks, she chuckles as the boy gravi-tates toward the biggest one he can find. After helping him adjust the strap and showing him how to use the tuner, she studies the pure delight in the boy’s face.

“It’s a very crucial age where kids can get into

drugs or gangs or wrong things,” Fitzgerald says. “And if a kid gets hooked on a guitar, you cannot get away from it.

“I’m a firm believer that music is such a counselor,” she says. Even though she comes from a fam-ily of talented musicians, Fitzgerald is not a musician herself. She chuckles as she recounts how she attended vocal lessons as a kid, and was promptly encouraged not to go back.

“I don’t even play anything!” she says. “Not a darn thing. Not even the harmonica. And I still know the power of it [music].”

Bonnie Fitzgerald collects old, broken guitars, repairs them and gives them to kids at no cost. LEAH ABRAHAM, Renton Reporter

Sharing Renton’s rock and roll legacy In honor of Jimi Hendrix, a North Renton woman gives free guitars to kids

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AT CARCO

THEATER The annual Children’s Film

Festival is bringing its films to Renton this year. Catering

to the burgeoning Indian population of South King

County, the festival will be screen a short film — “India

Rising” — and two Indian feature films — “Rainbow”

and “Crow’s Nest.” Treats from Jot Sweets &

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Dancers from ‘From Within Academy’ will perform

classical Indian dances prior to both features.

The films will be screened at the Carco Theater on Jan. 23,

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figure out solutions to chal-lenging problems. Students are responsible for develop-ing their own strategies, designs, prototypes and robots.

Since the team is largely student-led, Randall uses his time to focus on leader-ship development.

“The kids who are in charge… know what they are doing,” says Randall. “They involve people. This year they are implement-ing something called the ‘buddy system’ where an upperclassman has a younger student who is their buddy.”

Randall says this system not only allows the younger members of the team to learn new skills and tech-niques, but also gives an opportunity for the older students to practice their leadership abilities.

For junior Jamie Cos-tales, a three-year member of the Talon, the leadership lessons she has learned have been valuable.

“Robotics really showed me that I can be a leader,” says Costales. “I can really lead people and I can help people. As a leader, I’ve realized that you shouldn’t take everything upon yourself. When you’re lead-ing a team, you shouldn’t be telling them what to do. You should be like, ‘What do you think?’ and guiding them through that. It’s more of a guiding thing than a you-telling-them-what-to-do thing.”

To be part of the robotics team means learning the technical aspects – such as learning how to make a

robot – but also soft skills – such as leadership, being a team player, time manage-ment and creative problem solving.

“If you tie robotics with school, it’s really nice because you learn so many life skills and school skills, like presenting!” says Costales. “I can talk to a crowd of people now. I used to be super uptight about grades, but robotics showed me that if I need help, I can ask for it.”

In the first semester of the school year, the students learn the basic skills such as fabrication, CAD (Comput-er Aided Design), electrical

and programming. Cur-rently, the team is in their build season, where upon learning about this year’s FRC rules and regulations, they strategize, design and build the robot in six weeks.

PDR is designed so the students can present their initial strategies, designs and pro-totypes to par-ents, community members and sponsors, then receive feedback. It is a night that the team takes very seriously.

During PDR, the team suits-up in their blue Talons T-shirt and begin the presentation with fervor. As the students take turns explaining the rules of the game, the strategies they are deliberating and then demonstrate their wooden prototypes, it is easy to tell that each member is thoroughly prepared. As audience members share feedback and constructive criticism, students accept it graciously and request for suggestions on bettering their game plan.

Randall notes that the team was encouraged by the feedback they received at PDR and immediately began to revise their strate-gies and prototypes.

Currently, the students are busy gearing up for the their Critical Design Review (CDR), a followup on the PDR where stu-dents will present a more detailed design, complete with the CAD versions of their robotics. Like PDR, the team will then receive feedback on their designs from the audience. After CDR, the team will then begin building their robots, transforming their wooden prototypes held together largely by duct tape into impressive machines.

The team is currently in their six-week build season, which will be followed by two district competitions at Central Washington Univeristy and Auburn High School. If the team qualifies, they will be on their way to the regional championships in Portland, Ore., and then the interna-tional championships in St. Louis.

For students such as Costales, being a member of the robotics team isn’t just another after-school ac-tivity or a resume-booster. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience where she can grow her technical ability and character. It is also an experience that has created lifetime bonds.

“I really like it,” says Costales. … the bond you build at robotics is great. I think we have a great time this year.”

After graduation Costales is contemplating studying biomedical engineering. But she isn’t in a rush to fig-ure it all out right now. She has more important things to think about right now, such as building a robot.

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Members of Lindbergh’s robotics team are busy strategizing, designing and building their new robot to compete in the upcoming First Robotics Competition. LEAH ABRAHAM, Renton Reporter

“Everyone on the team is so dedicated. Once you spend so much time with all these people, you see them as your family.” Jamie Costales

Building for Lifetime of Learning Capital Levy to Construct and Renovate School Facilities seeks fund-ing to accommodate the growth of elementary schools throughout the district. The new school will be build at the site of Sartori Education Center located at 315 Garden Ave.

The levy would also allow for improvements and renova-tions on existing schools including roof, floors and boiler replacements; improvements in windows and classroom climate controls; safety and security; playground and park-ing lot repair; and a long-term technology plan.

The school district estimates that due to the increased number of families and businesses that have moved into the district, homeowners and taxpayers will pay the same amount of tax in 2017 and beyond.

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Renton officers attempted CPR on the victim, who was unresponsive when they arrived. Officers were able to iden-tify the victim through his fingerprints. He’s from Nevada, based on state identification records.

The driver of the truck, who was visibly upset, told inves-tigators the victim jumped out in front of his vehicle, which was substantiated by a passenger.

The suspect was allowed to sit in a patrol vehicle. Officers noticed the smell of intoxicants, especially when he spoke, according to initial documents the Renton Police Depart-ment filed with prosecutors.

In plain view in the vehicle’s front seat was a pipe used to smoke marijuana, according to the documents.

Although the victim wasn’t in a crosswalk when he was hit, there was probably a cause that the driver was driving under the influence, according to the documents.

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Carco Theatre will host the second BestFest screening of top films from short film competitions and Washing-ton Multicultural Film Festivals around the state later this month.

Hosted by reelRenton, the Renton Municipal Arts Com-mission and 4Culture, the screening runs from 7 - 10 p.m. on Jan. 31.

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Carco Theater hosts film festival

Ned Mueller, who has lived in Renton for 35

years, is acknowledged as an extremely accomplished art-ist both locally and in many parts of the world. I recently discovered that his studio

is only a few blocks away from me in the Renton High-lands and was

delighted when he agreed to meet with me and show me his paintings.

His studio is a large colorful space in his home, full of impressive works in different media and subject matter. My attention was especially drawn to the por-traits. He has a special gift for capturing expressions and they all seemed so alive – I think it was the eyes.

Ned was raised in Mon-tana, which he said was a beautiful place to grow up and he has been drawing and painting since his earli-est memories. After a year at Montana State majoring in architecture, he moved to San Francisco in 1958. This was a period between the Beatniks and the Hip-pies and San Francisco was a flourishing center of creativity.

“I was clean-cut and bor-ing,” he recalls. “I saw what the drug scene was doing to kids I knew, and I was smart enough to avoid it.”

Wearing a dress shirt and sporting a crewcut, he started working as an illustrator.

“My father then told me that if I wanted to be a successful artist, I should get into the best art college available. It was probably the best advice that I actu-ally listened to!” he says. His

talent landed him a scholar-ship at the prestigious Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles. While there, he also taught art while still a student.

After getting his degree, he got one of the first Art Agents in the Seattle area and worked as a profession-al illustrator for 25 years. His projects were varied, including courtroom art. He also did some major con-ceptual art for Tokyo Disney Sea Park, Animal Kingdom in Florida and California Adventure Park next to Disneyland in Anaheim. Plus, he taught workshops for Disney’s artists and animators. With Boeing, he was as an illustrator for Walter Dorwin Teague, who designs the Interior and Ex-terior of the Boeing planes.

But it’s not his jobs he is most proud of.

“I’m most proud of be-ing one of the founders and president of the Puget Sound Art League because it helped a lot of Artists in

the area,” he says.As I admired the many

paintings in his studio, I saw there were multiple easels and huge jars of brushes. Ned has several students who come there for instruc-tion. He also holds and attends workshops all over the world. He has travelled extensively, painting and teaching in places includ-ing France, India, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico and Guatemala.

As for teaching, Ned says, “I really enjoy teaching and helping other artists improve their skills. It gives me a lot of satisfaction, and I’ve been doing it now for 50 years! I didn’t want to

teach in a school environ-ment, because I wanted the freedom to travel and work on my own art.”

I found out that Ned has been very involved in the arts here in Renton over the years, and he once was a Renton Municipal Arts Commissioner. We compared notes about how much we would love to see Renton become a thriving arts destination in King County. He is presently consulting with Arts Com-missioner Paul Hebron and other members of the community in planning for the development of an Art Center.

“An art center would be a

wonderful place for artists to paint and help and en-courage each other,” he says.

Ned certainly keeps busy. Besides painting, teaching, and volunteering in Renton, he has written articles for Artist Magazine, belongs to numerous national arts or-ganizations, and sometimes judges art shows. He has been designated a Master Signature Artist by the Oil Painters of America. He also exhibits his work in some of the finest shows and galler-ies in the country and has won numerous awards.

He admitted that at 75, traveling is more difficult due to back and leg pain, not helped by recent sur-gery. But he told me he just

returned from two months in Ireland, where he has a long-distance lady friend. They met there a year and a half ago when he was ac-cepting an arts award. She is also an artist. He laugh-ingly told me she used to be a national kick-boxing champion in Ireland! “But she’s very sweet and gentle.” He added with a smile.

Ned’s art will be on exhibit on Feb. 5th at the Mocking Bird Gallery in Bend, Oregon. You can also visit www.nedmueller.com.

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Artist Ned Mueller works at his studio in Renton. He paints, teaches and is active in the art community.JARVIS ENGLISH , Renton Reporter

I read an article somewhere last week and learned I am far more out of touch with reality than my daughter Katy has led me to believe.

I admit I don’t remember who the writer was or where I read it, but I am sure I am not making this up, whatever it is.

Let’s delve into it.I have been using all the wrong words for

longer than I can remember, which isn’t long, but it must be awhile – I think. (I am trying to be very careful not to use the wrong word so this column may be very short – depend-ing of course on … the its, whatever … the its… the bad words that is… is … are… its.)

Back to the subject, apparently there is a snotty, spit barrel full of words I have unknowingly been hacking up when I talk and write. The problem is I can’t say what the words are because if I do an inappropriate word ticket will arrive in the mail with a pic-ture attached of my infraction and my insur-ance rates will go through the … high thing over my head (I think the R word was on the

“if you say that word we will all begin whispering about you” list).

The writer thankfully paradiddled out a parade of “do not dare say this or that” to be afraid of … and I am now duly afraid of … the its… whatever the

its… the bad words that is… is… are… its.Earlier today I was driving to the office in

Covington and a song inadvertently came out of my radio. (I never know why these things happen.) It was a hit song in the early 60s when hair was popular.

I heard the first line of the lyrics and pan-icked. I nearly drove off into a mucky field of prepositions without directional objects.

After calming myself, I checked my rear directional looking devices for the enforce-ment clauses. I appeared to have escaped a very close comma call.

I decided it would be a parviscient exercise to rewrite the lyric with the proper pulicosity to help me learn to hug and be smiley.

The song begins like this: Something I’m not suppose to say, something not suppose to say… “Itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot”… more things I’m not suppose to say.

The something I’m not supposed to say is easy pleasey. I’m sure yellow polka dot is out and would bring high gerunds of snorting and snarfing. Bitsy teenie weenie will make a dangling subordinate participle want to chase me with a 10-pound dictionary that has never been cracked.

That leaves itsy, which is fine piece of linguistologyness.

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Business owner supports school measures

I’m a local business owner, taxpayer and strong supporter of good, local education. That’s why I’m supporting both measures for Renton Schools on the Feb. 9 ballot.

Measure 1 is a replacement levy which allows us all to show our local support for schools by providing more than 25 cents of every dollar spent in classrooms, on books and learning ma-terials, school building maintenance, school bus fuel and everything else needed to run a quality local education system.

Measure 2 will fund the districtwide technol-ogy program helping create 21st Century class-rooms and connecting our kids to the world and beyond. This measure also helps build an additional elementary school to help with the growing number of students we see in homes throughout all of our communities.

The district has structured both of these mea-sures so that together they do not raise tax rates, which is important in our current economy.

Our school district is doing a great job getting students ready to be thoughtful, informed citi-zens while also being good stewards of taxpayer dollars. Our teachers are highly qualified and are working hard to prepare our children for a bright, productive future.

Let’s continue to do our part by providing local funding for our school system and vote yes for both measures on the Feb. 9 ballot. Mail your ballot as soon as you can to ensure your voice is heard. Thank you.

Jim Sullivan, Renton

School levy and bonds are win-win for community

As a both a parent of a student in the Renton School District and a PTA member, I see first-hand how hard teachers and school staff are

working to provide all children with a good education. We are all so fortunate to have such caring and committed professionals leading our students in classrooms and schools every day across our district. That’s why I’m voting yes on both measures for Renton Schools on the Feb. 9 ballot.

I know our schools could not continue to ac-complish such great things without the financial support that each one of us can provide through this replacement levy.

Knowing that 26 cents of every dollar spent in every classroom—including books, comput-ers, teacher pay, custodial services, and school buses—comes from this local levy support, it’s imperative that we do our part to help our local educators who are preparing our community’s children for a bright future.

Couple that with the fact that we can con-tinue to provide this financial support without raising our own tax rates, and it’s a win-win for all of us.

I hope you will join me and mark your ballot “YES!” for both measures right now, and mail it in to continue to show our support for local education.

Janna Richards, Renton

Mayor’s plan ignores other transit needs

Mayor Denis Law’s idea to build a new transit center at Rainier Avenue and Grady Way has little merit. He should drive down to that area in the late afternoon or early evening and sit in the traffic for a dose of reality.

Is this his way of abandoning the downtown core? It would certainly reduce the number of people driving or taking a bus downtown.

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The third week of January is time to adopt some new members of the family.

Visiting home centers, nurseries and home shows this week means you’ll be

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ing an animal – indoor plants have been proven to lower your heart rate, blood pres-sure and clean the air. Trying something new and educating yourself about a new plant variety is good for the brain.

Some plants even have soft hair on their foliage so they can be stroked or petted – no word yet on new plants that will come when they are called – but plants are easily house trained by slipping a saucer under the pot.

Plants to sub for a pet:If you’ve always wanted a poodle: adopt

an orchid plant.Poodles look classy and are intelligent

dogs. Orchids in bloom will add class to any interior and an orchid plant is smart enough to lie low, go dormant and rest up until a new blooming cycle begins.

You can find orchid plants for sale at grocery stores and the easiest to grow for beginners are the Phalaenopsis or butterfly orchids. And just like poodles, orchid come

in standard, mini and now tiny teacup sizes.

Tip: Choose an orchid plant full of buds with just one or two open flowers. This way you will enjoy months of flowers. Bonus: A young orchid in the puppy stage will never chew your slippers.

If you’ve always wanted Labordor: adopt a hellebore.

Sturdy, friendly and willing to please, the hellebore is a winter flowering peren-nial that you can find for sale now at local nurseries and home center stores. Labs and hellebores both enjoy our wet weather and respond enthusiastically to any amount of attention they are given.

New hellebore varieties make this slug, deer and drought-resistant plant the anti-dote to spring fever and you can even enjoy your blooming hellebore indoors for a few weeks before setting it outside where it enjoys the cooler weather. Labs may like to dig, but hellebores like you to dig. Loosen the soil thoroughly making a planting hole at least three times as wide as the rootball of the potted hellebore. This encourages the thick roots to spread out.

Buying tip: Invest in a litter of hellebores so you can enjoy drifts of winter blooms under trees and rhododendrons. You can also use potted hellebores to fill empty containers now to decorate your porch or patio then transplant them into the garden in May when annuals are available.

If you’ve always wanted a kitten: Invest in an African violet

These darling plants have those furry leaves I mentioned plus their small size and pastel blooms up the cute factor. An Afri-can violet flowering in the pale winter light of a windowsill is as comforting and cozy as grandma’s quilt and a dozing calico cat.

You won’t have to clean a litter box but you do need to make sure your African vio-let does not suffer from lack of water. This is one houseplant that benefits from bottom watering. Place the potted plant in a bowl of water for a few hours when the soil feels dry. Remove when the top of the soil turns dark in color from moisture.

Meet Marianne Binetti at the Tacoma Home and Garden Show, Jan. 28 – 31 at the Tacoma Dome. Binetti is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. every day of the show.

are doing so without working with King County Metro to provide new bus ser-vice. We have lived in our neighborhood, Maplewood Estates, for more than 12 years, and we still have to walk almost a mile to catch a bus to downtown Renton. Now, the city is annexing neighborhoods a mile east

of ours. With no bus service to downtown at all.

The mayor’s idea to buy expensive real estate in a high-traffic area to replace the current transit center threatens the down-town core and ignores other transportation needs. It should be rejected.

Rich DeLorme, Renton


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ridor that is easy to access, has enough space to build a new 1,500- to 2,000-stall parking garage and is located next to the Metro park-and-ride, allowing for easy access for com-muters between the properties.

“We’re not asking for extra money,” he said.The site has been on the market for about eight years.

Under Law’s proposal, Sound Transit could use the already-approved money to buy the property, build the garage and prepare for future enhancements should this fall’s ST3 package pass.

“It’s ideal for Sound Transit to pick it up,” he said.

The mayor also said the Rainier and Grady location makes more sense when you look at the job growth hap-pening in the city’s southern, industrial section, including two large Group Health offices currently being built.

However, part of the move is an acknowledgement that the original hope that people using the transit center would spend some extra time shopping downtown has not planned out as planned.

Initially, the idea was that while waiting for their next bus, a commuter might take advantage of the time to grab a bite to eat or check out a few shops, but City Administrator Jay Covington said it has not been a “big economic boom for us.”

“There’s not a lot of staying in the downtown area,” he said.

But while they want to move the transit center, both Covington and Law were clear that would fight to continue the same level of King County Metro bus service through downtown so residents would still be able to get in and out

of the area. The only change, under Law’s proposal, would be fewer transfers taking place downtown, he said.

“We just don’t want that to be the collection point for people wanting to go somewhere else,” Law said.

But if the move is made, the mayor also has plans to expand the piazza, creating a “festival street” along South Third that would have lowered curbs, additional light-ing and a painted surface designed for parades and larger events.

“Part of the whole downtown vision … is to create a lot more activities downtown,” Law said.

Law said there is $350,000 in the 2016 budget to study and redesign the downtown piazza and events center, which could be used for this purpose.

Ultimately, the decision to move the transit center will be up to the Sound Transit Board so the mayor said his role now is just to meet with them and continue to push to get them on board. So far he has met with six members of the board and was scheduled to meet with the secretary of transportation by the end of the month, though he hopes the move can happen “sooner rather than later.”


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many other accomplishments. But its centennial year will be challenging with a major focus on being more competitive seen as key to the company’s long-term success.

Thanks to a tremendous team effort, in 2015 Boeing produced a record 762 commercial airplanes. In 2014 the company delivered 723 airplanes – the previous year, 648. Climbing this hill was not easy, and the entire company takes pride in this achievement, which leads the industry.

Other accomplishments in 2015 include building the first 737 MAX, achieving firm configuration of the new 777X airplane design and celebrating the first flight of the KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker. Boeing also set a record for parts and services orders, expanded the 737 Seattle Delivery Center at Boeing Field and hosted China President Xi Jinping.

It’s a different dynamic when it comes to new orders for airplanes. In 2015, Boeing booked 768 orders – a substantial number, but a 50-percent drop from 1,432 in the previous year. And Airbus recently reported they booked more than 1,000 orders – besting Boeing by nearly 25 percent.

In looking at the numbers, the important thing to note is that airline customers’ priorities have shifted. They are more focused than ever before on the prices they pay for airplanes. Price is what matters and Boeing must respond.

“We build and support great airplanes – still the best in the world – but Airbus has improved its quality while

maintaining lower pricing – presenting a tough choice for even our longest-standing customers,” said Ray Conner, Boeing vice chairman and president and CEO of Commercial Airplanes.

Boeing believes the competition with Airbus will grow more aggressive this year – especially since timing and external forces could affect large airplane sales. To en-sure its long-term position in the market, in 2016 Boeing is sharpening its focus on designing and building qual-ity while accelerating efforts to reduce costs.

“This is the first time in our history where we are com-peting in every single market segment,” Conner said. “It’s head-to-head competition with Airbus, and we’re also preparing for future competition from China, Brazil, Canada and other countries.”

The good news is that Boeing announced produc-tion rates will climb again this year as the 767 program moves to build two airplanes per month and the 787 rate climbs to build 12 per month. Meanwhile, the 737 program will lay the groundwork for next year’s jump from 42 to 47 jets per month.

In July, Boeing will celebrate 100 years of world-changing innovation. It’s a reminder that together with our local communities, we do great things – each and every year.

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Boeing and engineering union reach tentative agreement on contract extension

Boeing and the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace

(SPEEA), representing more than 20,000 employees, recently announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract extension, following several weeks of discussions.

“This tentative agreement recognizes the significant contributions of our engineering and technical workforce and reinforces Boeing’s commitment to the Puget Sound region,” said Boeing Vice Chairman and Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner.

Highlights of the tentative agreement include:

■ Market leading compensation

■ Expanded workforce stability protections relative to Puget Sound engineering work movement

■ A transition benefit to a new retirement program

■ Modest increases in employee contributions for market-leading health care

“These negotiations were possible because SPEEA and Boeing decided not to let our areas of disagreement prevent us from making progress on items where we do agree,” said Ray Goforth, SPEEA executive director in a news statement. “These contract extensions are the result of a lot of hard work and good will. Hopefully, this gives us a template for the future.”

For additional information, visit www.boeing.com/speea.

Seattle Seahawks linebacker KJ Wright (#50) can be for-given if years from now he doesn’t remember everything he saw during a tour in late December of Boeing’s facil-

ity in Everett, Wash. That’s because his VIP tour of the Everett Flightline and factory ended with him on bended knee before his longtime girlfriend, Nathalie.

As two Boeing employees, wearing bow ties with their cov-eralls, unfurled a banner saying, “Nathalie – will you marry me?” down the side of a 787, Wright popped the question before his shocked girlfriend and her family who were visiting for the holi-days. Needless to say, the answer was yes!

Wright devised the unique proposal plan because his now-fiancee’s father is an aviation enthusiast who he knew would enjoy a tour of Boeing’s Everett site. Wright was joined on the tour by another notable guest – teammate Jimmy Graham – a registered pilot.

Linking up for the long game: Boeing, Callaway fulfill need for speed

Seahawks linebacker pops the question

When engineers from Boeing and the Callaway Golf Co. got to-gether for a cross-industry col-

laboration last year, the knowledge and experience applied to airplanes on the runway resulted in a golf club that can drive a ball farther down a fairway.

An innovation by Boeing engineers to modify air flow around the club contrib-uted to what they have validated through testing as a faster driver — Callaway’s XR 16.

The project began last year when Cal-laway sought the expertise of the world’s leading aerospace company.

“We’ve made a lot of strides over the years to improve aerodynamic efficiency in our products, but we decided it might be a good idea to call on the experts at Boeing and ask, ‘could your expertise help us design a faster club?’” said Alan Hocknell, senior vice president of re-search and development at Callaway.

That simple question led to a special assignment for a small team of engineers led by Wayne Tygert, chief project engi-neer of 787 Airplane Development, and Jeffrey Crouch, Boeing Senior Technical Fellow, Aero Flow Physics, who saw it as an opportunity to learn from experts in other industries.

“Reducing drag, controlling air flow and improving aerodynamic perfor-mance is a critical part of airplane de-

sign and something we take a lot of pride in doing extremely well,” Crouch said. “I was very curious to see how we could translate our experience to golf club design.”

Newer team members like Adam Clark, an aerodynamics engineer in Flight Sciences, and Harrison Chau, a configuration design engineer in Air-plane Configuration and Integration, gained valuable experience on short-flow product development and innova-tion cycles.

Despite the collective knowledge of the Boeing and Callaway group, the project presented some unique chal-lenges, the engineers said. For ex-ample, unlike airplanes, drivers move through space with rapid changes in orientation.

Crouch, with Clark and Chau, deter-mined that the best method to increase the speed of the driver was to use a lo-cal air-flow modifier, called the Speed Step, on top of the club head. The Speed Step essentially alters the flow of air around the driver head enough to improve its speed from the top of the swing through impact with a golf ball. The increased speed upon impact can lead to greater distance for the driven golf ball — something every golfer of any talent level seeks.

“I love my job as an aerodynamicist at Boeing, but it’s always great to learn from engineers in other industries,” Clark said. “This was a great opportu-nity to push myself and grow my skills and experience.”

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ecoming students for the day, a group of Puget Sound area teach-

ers participated in interactive exercises illustrating basic aerodynamic principles such as lift, thrust, drag and weight that they could take back to their classrooms during a recent day-long Airplane 101 class in Everett, Wash.

The program, hosted by Flight Servic-es Marketing and the Museum of Flight, is one way Boeing aims to build students’ interest and skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). By bring-ing teachers in to experience airplanes up close and talk with experts, Boeing gives them a unique perspective on the principles of flight, which they can then share with their students.

Larry Seto, product marketing man-ager of flight training for Flight Services, led the teachers through the interactive exercises. Later, the lessons came to life when the group toured the Commercial Airplanes factory and the 787 Dreamliner static test bed, where they saw how Boe-ing simulates stresses on the airframe.

“I now can offer my students real-world examples of careers in aviation,” one teacher wrote in an anonymous evaluation of the class.

Another wrote, “I plan to use these teaching techniques and examples in my class.”

The teachers indicated that touring the production line — and taking aero-space knowledge beyond books — was particularly important to them. “I like hav-ing personal experience to refer to when teaching,” one teacher wrote.

As Boeing prepares to celebrate its centennial in 2016, preparing and inspir-ing future innovators is a key focus, and programs like this can help influence the education environment, according to Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Flight Services.

“Teachers play an incredible role in shaping our future workforce,” Carbary said “This was a great opportunity to give teachers the tools they need to in-corporate basic aviation principles into their curriculum.”

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“Teachers play an incredible role in shaping our future workforce.

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SEATTLE — Navos was funded a significant grant of $250,000 toward the build-out, equipment and fur-nishings for the new pediatric primary care clinic lo-cated at their Behavioral Healthcare Center Campus in Burien. Each year, Navos helps more than 25,000 low-income children, youth and adults with serious emotional and mental health issues to recover their individual potential and improve their lives.

ARLINGTON — Stillaguamish Senior Center was granted $18,960 for a communication system upgrade. Their current phone system was over 20 years old, and did not connect the senior center with their four low-income senior housing apartment buildings, or the community at large. Stillaguamish Senior Center offers a wide range of health, education, recreation, social services, housing and volunteer opportunities for their participants.

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Giving Back...Boeing employees are making a significant difference in communities where they live and work. Through the Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing Puget Sound, employees contribute funding for training for veterans, food for seniors, early learning for low-income children – and much more. Last year, more than $9 million in grants were awarded to community nonprofits throughout the Puget Sound region. Here are some recent grant recipients:

$37,000 grant for new van for mobility program

$40,000 grant for IT support

$22,200 for medical facility $40,000 to youth transportation

$18,960 for senior center

SEATTLE — The Lighthouse for the Blind was funded $37,500 for a new Toyota Sienna van to support the Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Program. The new van will benefit the more than 175 blind and/or deaf individuals and replaces the failing 15-year old van that the agency currently uses.

SEATTLE — Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission was funded $40,000 for a new 10-passenger van to transport at-risk, low-income students. The van will be used to transport youth from school to the After-School site and then home after program-ming, as well as field trips, camps, and community events.

WESTERN WASHINGTON — $40,000 was funded to Com-pass Health for computers and equipment that will provide IT support to meet the significant demand for their mental health-care services. Compass Health provides innovative mental health services to over 20,000 at-risk, high-need children and adults each year.

STANWOOD — $22,200 was funded to Safe Harbor Free Clinic for medical equipment at their facility located in Stan-wood. Safe Harbor provides free quality medical care and re-ferral services for residents in Snohomish, Island, and Skagit Counties. The equipment funded by ECF will help the clinic expand services and provide high quality, low cost healthcare to uninsured and underinsured families and individuals.

Boeing employees get in the spirit of the holidays The results are in and Boeing employees’ tremendous generosity helped give joy, happiness and warmth to many people in need this holiday season.

■ $103,370 in donations were provided with $60,756 company match that purchased 3,000 gifts to 5,600 foster children through the Treehouse Holiday Magic program

■ 748 families made up of 1,272 adults and 1,902 children along with 1,047 seniors and 305 individuals with special needs were supported

■ 14,106 toys were collected for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program

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Regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners of Public Hospital District No. 1 of King County, (Valley Medical Center) will be held as follows:February 1, 2016 Monday 5:30 p.m. VMC Board RoomSeptember 6, 2016 Tuesday 5:30 p.m. VMC Board RoomOctober 3, 2016 Monday 5:30 p.m. VMC Board RoomNovember 7, 2016 Monday 5:30 p.m. VMC Board RoomBOARD OF COMMISSIONERSPUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER)By: Sandra SwardAssistant to the Board of CommissionersPublished in Kent, Renton and Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on January 22, 2016 and January 29, 2016. #1517597.

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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 summons 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 entered. 4. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, 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

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NOTICE OF HEARING FOR SALE OF PROPERTY

Notice of Proposed Sale. In ac- cordance with RCW 70.44.300, the Board of Trustees of Valley Medical Center hereby gives notice of its intent to sell real property belonging to the District by private sale. The property to be sold is Assessor Parcel Nos. 885767-0110 (King County), 3915 Talbot Road South, Renton WA 98055 referred to as the Valley Professional Center North Building. The Board has previ- ously declared this property surplus to the District. Prior to such sale, the Board shall con- duct a public hearing and will consider any evidence offered for

and against the propriety and advisability of the proposed sale. The date and time for such hearing shall be Tuesday, February16, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center, at the beginning of the Valley Board’s scheduled meeting. The public is invited to attend.BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSPUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER)By: Sandra SwardAssistant to the Valley Board Published in Kent, Renton and Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on January 22, 2016 and January 29, 2016. #1517616.

Renton School District No 403Renton, WA

Notice of Intent to Surplus and Sell Real Property

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Renton School District (the “School District”) at the January 13, 2016 Board Meeting voted to a) declare their intent to surplus 5,523 SF of district real property located West of the Kohlwes Education Center West Parking Lot, in the City of Renton, King County, Washington (the “Property”), as surplus because it is not required

for school purposes, and (b) sell the Property pursuant to Chapter 28A.335 RCW. The value of the Property is less than $70,000. The Property is legally described as follows:

THAT PORTION OF GOV- ERNMENT LOT 13 AND 14, SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST W.M. AND OF TRACT 8 AND 9 OF STATE OF WASHINGTON COMMIS- SIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS SUPPLEMENTAL MAP OF RENTON SHORE LANDS.

Published on January 22, 2016, and January 29, 2016. #1517630.

KING COUNTY DEPT. OF PERMITTING

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35030 SE Douglas St., Ste. 210, Snoqualmie WA 98065-9266

NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLI- CATION(S) **REISSUED DUE TO NOTICE OF APPLI- CATION DATE CHANGE**REQUEST(S): Grading Permit File No(s).GRDE15-0119Applicant: Jones Road LLC + Palmer Family Trust Location: 20000 SE Jones Road Approx. a quarter mile west of the intersection of SR169 & SE Jones Rd.Proposal: Revision to existing grading permit to provide for im-port of additional fill of approxi-

mately 300,000 cubic yards. The source of the material is antici- pated at this time to be the tunnel project. If approved, the site will be receiving up to 100 truckloads a day from the project. Project Manager(s): Fred White 206-477-0363 [email protected] DPER SEPA Contact Fereshteh Dehkordi 206-477-0375 fereshteh.deh- [email protected] COMMENT PROCEDURES: DPER will issue an environmental determination on this application following a 21-day comment period that ends on Feb- ruary 16, 2016. Written com- ments and additional information can be obtained by contacting the Project Manager(s) at the phone number listed above. Published in the Renton Reporter on January 22, 2016. #1517738.

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The 44-year-old Seattle man told officers he wasn’t serious Jan. 4 when he threatened in a voice-mail to shoot an employee at the unemployment office in Renton.

He was angry because he wasn’t approved for jobless benefits and that’s how people end up shot. But he didn’t intend to shoot or threaten anyone.

His application was still under review.

He wasn’t arrested or cited but the officer told him his behavior was unacceptable and could be considered felony harassment.

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At about 6:20 p.m., the victim, a 19-year-old Renton woman, got a call from her bank that the debit card was used to make a $254 purchase at Dick’s Sport Goods in The Landing. She was advised to deactivate her card.

Damage to the vehicle was esti-mated at $300. The pink, floral-patterned wallet and backpack were valued at about $160.

IT WAS A STOLEN CAR: An officer ran the license plate on a statewide database Jan. 4 for an Acura Legend parked on Earling-ton Avenue South near a house where officers find stolen vehicles.

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Bellevue woman and a 28-year-old Tacoma man, who was recognized by one of the of-ficers.

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MANHOLE DAMAGES CAR: A Toyota Camry was damaged Jan. 5 when its driver, a Sumner man, drove over an open utility manhole on Houser Way N.

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New Skyway library to open on Saturday

The new 8,000-square-foot Skyway Library in the King County Li-brary System will open Saturday, Jan. 23, with a ribbon cutting and self-guided tours.

The celebration begins at 9:30 a.m. at the new library, 12601 76th Ave. S., Skyway, with KCLS officials, community leaders, library staff, Friends of the Library and residents.

The new library will open to the public at 10 a.m.In preparation for the library opening, the current Skyway Library

at 7614 S. 126th St. closed Monday, with no materials due through Friday.

The new triangle-shaped library has something in each corner: the main entry, the meeting room and the tall “living room” space. The interior features natural light, three large circular skylights with hidden colored lights, and a giant study table made from a tail wing of a Boeing airplane.

The library has many public computers, comfortable chairs, and dedicated spaces for teens, children and quiet study.

“KCLS is delighted to open the beautiful new Skyway Library. This represents a significant investment in the future of this community, and we are pleased to welcome everyone through its doors,” said KCLS Director Gary Wasdin.

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Senior Center Director Shawn Daly has been at the center long enough to eat the food of several chefs and says that while some were better than others, there is no better time than now to come in and get some lunch.

“Right now, we’re on an up-swing,” he said. “The food is really good.”

The reason is the center’s new chef, Charles Turner, who has been cooking lunches for the center’s nutrition program for a little more than two months now.

The secret, according to Turner, are the fresh ingredients and the love Turner puts into every meal.

“I come in, I make it from scratch,” Turner said this week, who called his southern-influenced style “Down home good food.”

Tuner has no formal training, but has been cooking all his life. Grow-ing in a large family, Turner said he decided early-on it was better to help out in the food preparation before dinner than in the dishes clean-up after. By 15, he was work-ing at the Metropolitan Grill in Seattle – back washing dishes, actu-ally – to make his own money and decided that the restaurant industry was for him. He’s much happier now though with the stress of the restaurant life behind him.

Turner said it is his “love for the game” that makes his cooking

special, that and bits and pieces of recipes stolen from family mem-bers.

“I take a little but from everyone,” he said with a big smile.

Already at the senior center, Turner has rolled out several family recipes to great success, including his mother’s beef stroganoff, creamy chicken and biscuits and chili reci-pes, which he said the seniors have “embraced.”

Earlier this week, Turner cooked up a big pot of chili, which despite coming from his Louisiana back-ground, he tones down a bit for a wider palate. It’s still flavorful and has a bit of heat, but it won’t send

you running for the milk jug. Part of the secret, he said, is know-ing your audience and adjusting for them. For example, in many kitchens, salt is one of the major seasonings, but in a senior center, where there may be many dietary restrictions, Turner uses much less, instead he likes to pull a little extra flavor out with garlic powder.

“I’m really trying to please the seniors with my food,” he said.

Turner said he has his menus pre-approved by a nutritionist to make sure each plate has the right amount of proteins, vegetables and other nutrients, but otherwise, he gets to make the decisions about

what he gets to cook and how he cooks it.

“I can do it how I like it,” he said. “I order all my own spices.”

Daly praised the fresh ingredi-ents, something the center switched to about six years ago after having the program catered and mostly come as bulk foods to be heated up.

But the food is only one aspect of the nutrition program at the center. Daly said the program is one of the oldest and most successful at the center, averaging more than 60 each day and as many as 200 on holidays or special occasions and it allows many seniors to stay in their homes longer because it can guarantee at least one hot, healthy meal each day.

“Sometimes to come down to the senior center and get that nutritious meal, a lot of times it might be the only hot meal they get,” he said.

Daly also said the socialization of sitting and eating a round table with others can’t be overlooked either.

“The meal is only part of it,” he said.

For his part, Turner said cooking for 60 at a time is not bad and he actually hopes to see bigger and bigger groups lining up to get a taste of food he promises will all be fresh and delicious, food he would proudly serve himself and his family.

“That’s just me,” he said. “If I’m not going to eat it, you’re not going to eat it.”

BY BRIAN BECKLEY

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New senior center chef keeps it fresh in the kitchen

LUNCH AT THE SENIOR CENTER

Lunch is served every day at 11:30 a.m. For seniors

60 years and over the cost is a suggested donation of $3, though no one will be

turned away. For individuals younger than 60,

the cost is $6.The Renton Senior Activity

Center is located at 211 Burnett Ave. N.

Chef Charles Turner serves up a bowl of his mother’s chili recipe this week at the senior center. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter

Seamount League, we hardly knew ye.

A change in classifications, based on enrollment, will most likely lead to the disbanding of the local high school sports league after this sea-son as the schools of the Seamount League look to join other local sports conferences.

In Renton, Hazen has opted-up to a 4A classification and will join the newly re-formed North Puget Sound League while Renton and Lindbergh will most likely play next year in the South Puget Sound League.

Renton Athletic Director Brian Kaelin said the district considered

multiple options before making this move, including staying in a seven-team Seamount (with Kennedy leaving for the new league) with Hazen as the only 3A school, apply-ing to a league to the north, such as KingCo - which would mean a switch from WIAA District 3 to District 2 - or applying to league to the south.

“After weighing these options we felt Hazen moving to the NPSL and Lindbergh and Renton applying to the South Puget Sound League 2A was the best course of action for our programs,” Kaelin said in an email.

Despite the switching of leagues, Kaelin said the goal is for the three schools to continue to play against each other, as they have in the past.

Though the NPSL is a 4A league,

12 of the 16 schools involved have opted-up, so, like Hazen, most are actually 3A in size. Kennedy Catho-lic, a 2A school, has also opted up to the NPSL.

Kaelin said the size difference was taken into consideration, but the large number of 3A schools in the league meant the Highlanders would remain competitive.

The other schools in the NPSL will be: Tahoma, Kentridge, Kent-Meridian, Kentwood, Thomas Jefferson, Todd Beamer, Mt. Rainier, Auburn, Auburn Riverside, Auburn Mountainview, Federal Way, Kent-lake, Decatur and Enumclaw.

The old NPSL disbanded in 1990.If Renton and Lindbergh’s appli-

cation is accepted, and it is expected to be, they would join the follow-ing schools in the SPSL: Franklin Pierce, Clover Park, White River, River Ridge, Fife, Washington, Foss, Steilacoom, Orting and Eatonville.

Renton will be the largest school in the league, Lindbergh third.

Highline and Tukwila schools will join the KingCo Conference, where Liberty plays.

The reclassifications, which will be in place for the 2016-2020 school years, will not be finalized until the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Executive Board approves the list of 384 schools during its January 24-25 meeting.

“The new leagues include many of the same schools so there will likely be some renewed rivalries. We also anticipate some new rivalries developing,” Kaelin said. “We know that change can bring on some anxiety. We also know there will be some challenges along the way. We hope that everyone will keep an open mind as things play out.”

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Lindbergh boys top Hazen, but fall to Renton and lose top spot

The Lindbergh Eagles bested Hazen Highlanders 65-58 jan. 13 to set up a three-way tie at the top of the Seamount League Standings, but then fell to Renton on Friday to end their win streak at six.

Hazen’s Tarren Sumler and Lindbergh’s Jordan Flye led all scorers with 23 points each in the matchup of the top two Seamount League teams. Kelton Williams also added 22 points and 8 assists for Lindbergh.

Hazen entered the game in sole possession of first place, but the red hot Eagles started quick, jumping out to a 21-9 lead in the first quarter and then held on to their slim lead the rest of the game.

Hazen had a strong second quarter, outscoring the Eagles 16-13 and the teams headed to the locker room

with Lindbergh up 34-25.The third quarter was a defensive struggle with the

Eagles scoring a single point more. Hazen rallied in a high-scoring final frame but ultimately fell just short.

On Friday, however, the Eagles fell to the surging Renton Indians 62-51 at Renton High School, but rebounded with a 46-43 win over Vashon Island on Monday.

The Indians were led by Shandon Powell’s 15 points in the win over Lindbergh.

Hazen, meanwhile, bounced back with a 61-47 win over Evergreen on Friday and a 48-44 win over Bainbridge Saturday.

Hazen is now 11-4 overall and 7-2 in the Seamount, tied with Kennedy for the top spot. Lindbergh is third with a 6-3 record in the league (9-5 overall) followed by Renton in fourth at 5-4 (7-9 overall).

-Brian Beckley

Hazen girls stay unbeaten in league

The Hazen Highlanders girls basketball team bounced back from a loss on Monday to beat the Lind-bergh Eagles 48-40 Jan. 13 at Hazen and and then crushed Evergreen 59-16 on Friday keep their Seamount League record perfect for the season.

Kaya Dumas led the way for Hazen with 14 points.

With the wins, the Lady Highland-ers remain a perfect 9-0 in Seamount League play (12-3 overall) and remain at the top of the standings.

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