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A lemonade stand to celebrate 10 years cancer-free and raise money
Valley Medical saves $3.8 million with budget re-vamp
BY TRACEY COMPTON
When the Renton Reporter last interviewed Olivia Gonzales, she was terrified her son Antonio’s cancer would return. It had only been three years since he underwent treatment for high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer of the sympathetic nervous system.
It has now been 10 years that her son Antonio Pebworth’s cancer has been in remission and she feels she can finally breathe easier and celebrate,
while still raising funds for childhood cancer re-search.
Gonzales will host “Antonio’s Grand Alex’s Lemonade Stand” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 8, at Cascade Elementary School, 16022 116th Ave. S.E., Renton, in support of childhood cancer research. There will be a bouncy house, dunk tank, clowns, the Seahawks’ Blitz, of course lemonade and a special appearance by Renton Mayor Denis Law.
When asked what he remembers from those days
In memoriam Joe Cain, above, leaves a poppy flower on a tile Monday at the Renton Veterans Park honoring his father, Richard Cain, who served in Korea with the U.S. Marines. Right, Army veterans carry a memorial wreath during the city’s Memorial Day service. For more photos, see page 15. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
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Through cost-cutting and reductions in retire-ment benefits, Valley Medical Center is “living within its means,” says a top hospital executive.
Like other public hospitals, Valley Medical must absorb millions of dollars in uncompensated or charity care for patients who don’t have insurance.
The hospital bears some cost for health-care reform and the Great Recession cut millions of dollars from its property-tax revenue.
Last December, Valley Medical reported that to offset those costs it had reduced expenses by about $3.8 million in the previous six months or so, including $1.3 million in savings from reduced contributions to employee retirement plans.
The non-profit hospital considers that $3.8 million to be operating income, not profit, and an indication of the hospital’s financial health.
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The Renton History Mu-seum is set to open a new exhibit in June focusing on historical Renton women.
The exhibit, “Pioneers, Professionals and Politi-cians,” runs June 3 to Aug. 30 at the downtown Renton museum, 235 Mill Ave.
It’s an exhibit that’s been in the making for a long time, according to Museum Director Elizabeth Stewart.
“The museum’s staff has been talking about doing an exhibit about women for some time, because Renton’s history is full of significant women,” Stewart said in an email.
The museum’s Colleen Lenahan, visitor experience coordinator, helped the Highline Historical Society develop a women’s history exhibit before she joined the staff. This is her first big project for Renton History Museum.
“We’re very excited to explore women in Renton’s history for the first time, and we’re hoping that visitors will help us uncover even more women’s stories,” said Stewart.
A few of the women real-life characters visitors will encounter are Rentonite Mary Wilson, who voted in 1910, 10 years before all American women got the right to vote. Then there’s Allura Brown Cutler, whose diaries hold fascinating clues into the earliest days of the city, according to staff.
The exhibit also explores the many female workers, business owners, city staff, politicians, nurses, board-inghouse-keepers and Rosie the Riveters who made up Renton.
“Pioneers, Profession-als & Politicians explores women from Renton’s earliest pioneers through the 1970s,” said Stewart. “It’s not a comprehensive
exhibit, because there are so many women that we don’t know enough about. We also made the decision not to cover living women, because they have so many more contributions to make.”
Accompanying the exhibit will be the presenta-tion “Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology,” by Jennifer
Stuller. Stuller’s book explores
what popular culture reveals about social mores. She is a professional writer, critic, scholar, and pop-culture historian and also the co-founder of and programming director for GeekGirlCon.
“Women in Renton always took the opportunity to shape their own desti-nies, whether by creating
businesses, or running for office, or just being the best at whatever work they do,” said Stewart. “Though often ignored by history, Renton women took the initiative in making the city better for their families, friends, and co-workers.”
Museum admission is a suggested donation of $3 per adult and $1 per student and always free for members.
History museum to feature Renton’s women
The Renton History Museum will explore the lives of Renton women from the earliest pioneers through the 1970s in an exhibit opening June 3. Allura Culter (left) and a Rosie the Riveter (right). COURTESY
May Rotary Club of Renton Youth of the Month are:
Cindy Hanson is a senior at Hazen High School.
Hanson holds a 3.8 grade point average (G.P.A.). She has been in-volved in ASB office, National
Honor Society, and Varsity Soccer. Hanson has re-ceived awards for Seamount Soccer All-League Team,
Joe Dahl Award, Direc-tor’s Award, varsity letter and academic awards. She works part-time and also volunteers with the YMCA. Hanson plans to attend either the University of Washington or Washington State University to study in the medical field. She would like to become a world traveler and hopes to serve people who live in Africa.
Casi Goodman is a senior at Lindbergh High School. Goodman holds a 4.0 G.P.A. She has been a member of the robotics
club, as public relations lead and fabrication lead and choir, as a captain. She has earned American Associa-tion of University Women
(AAUW) Excellence in Tech-nology, WMEA Solo and Ensemble, depart-ment student of
the month and outstand-ing choir member. Good-man works part-time at Olsen and Sons Jewelry and volunteers with at the
Orion Center. She plans to attend a four year university to major in mechanical engineering and would like to continue singing. She hopes to hold a career in engineering management.
Rafael Agas is a senior at Renton High School. Agas holds a 3.7 G.P.A. He is involved with culinary club, green team, science club, ping pong club, poetry club, Polynesian Club, and AR-ROW Newsmagazine. He has received the journalism leadership award, honor roll and several other vari-ous journalism awards. He
works part-time as a clerk at Fred Meyer and volun-teers with Special Olympics and Relay for Life. Agas hopes to attend the Uni-
versity of Wash-ington to earn a degree in com-puter or software engineer-ing or also has an
interest in attending John-son and Wales University or Le Cordon Bleu to pursue a career as a chef.
Renton Rotary’s MayYouth of the Month
Cindy HansonCasi Goodman
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SALVATION ARMY ANNUAL DINNER
The Renton Salvation Army will host its annual dinner,
with special guest and keynote speaker Seattle Seahawk Russell Okung,
on June 4.The ninth annual event is
at 5:30 p.m. at the Renton Pavilion Center, 233 Burnett
Ave. S., Renton. Tickets are $50. The buffet dinner is at
6:15 p.m.Attendees are being asked to make a donation to the
organization to help continue the programs and services
offered to the less fortunate in the community.
Tony Ventrella will join Okung on stage for an informal
interview with the offensive tackle for the Seahawks.
In March 2014, more than 2,500 residents depended on the The Salvation Army Food
Bank for food and cooking ingredients for their families,
according to the organization. To purchase tickets please
call, The Salvation Army at 425-255-5974, ext. 15.
Donations can still be sent to The Salvation Army, at P.O. Box
977, Renton, WA 98057.
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BY TRACEY COMPTON
Angelica Hernandez and her family have opened their home to immigrant foster children for 13 years because they had the space and the heart, Hernandez said.
“We have the space at home and we wanted to open our home to one kid (with) needs because we want to help our commu-nity,” she said through in-terpreter and social worker Janette Garcia-Apaza.
In 13 years and through Lutheran Community Ser-vices, her family has helped raise children from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and now Guatemala. As May is National Foster Care Month, Lutheran Com-
munity Services is asking the community to consider fostering a refugee or immi-grant child.
“We are especially interested in hearing from interested families in Renton, because it is such a wonderfully diverse com-munity that has welcomed refugees and immigrants from many different coun-tries,” said Molly Daggett, program manger for the organization. “This means that the schools and places of worship are diverse and welcoming places. Refugee and immigrant foster chil-dren can go to school and connect with people who speak their language, which provides a sense of comfort and familiarity.”
For Hernandez, shar-ing the same language and
culture with her foster kids has helped to create a supportive environment for them to adjust and excel in the U.S.
A friend of hers told Her-nandez about the program and she decided she specifi-cally wanted to help a youth from Latin America.
“What I like is that I have one more member of the family,” Hernandez said. “And it’s not easy, but in the end it’s rewarding and the kid values what I’m doing for him.”
Lutheran Community Services’ Refugee and Im-migrant Children’s Pro-gram has been providing foster homes and caring for unaccompanied refugee children since 1980. The program supports mainly teens who have come to the United States seeking safety and shelter from war, civil unrest, violence, or family breakdown, but don’t have family members in the states to care for them.
The need, according to staff, is great. The program currently works with 50 cases of immigrant and refugee youth, aside from their other foster care and adoption services. Lately, a
large number of children is seeking escape and safety from Central America.
“The U.S. government is also in the process of resettling a large group of Congolese refugees, whose country has been suffer-ing for many years under a protracted civil war,” she said. “We’re trying to find families who would like to help children from (a) va-riety of different countries, particularly ones in Africa and Central America.”
Connecting families with foster youth from relatively
the same culture is very important to the child’s identity and readjustment, staff said.
“So if they live in a home that’s not the same culture, sometimes they struggle,” said Garcia-Apaza.
Sharing that cultural bond makes it easier for the youth to go to school, see that they are different and still feel confident and proud of where they came from, she said.
“I think parents, adults help in this process of cultural identity,” Garcia-Apaza said. “If he wouldn’t have adults in his life from the same culture he would
struggle more,” she said speaking of Hernandez’ foster son.
“You just need the desire to become a foster par-ent and have the space and be one to open your heart. Then we will provide financial resources and services and different types of resources. You are not alone,” she said.
Lutheran Commu-nity Services will offer an informational meeting 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 9 at its Northgate office, 115 N.E. 100th St., Suite 200, Seattle. To reserve a seat, contact Stephanie Lennon at 206-694-5780.
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Editor’s Note: After more than three years as a columnist for the Renton Reporter, Carolyn Ossorio has decided to move on to a new project in her life and this will be her final “Life in the City” column for the paper. Thanks to Carolyn for the voice and fun she has brought to these pages over the years and we wish her the best of luck in future. Don’t be a stranger, Carolyn! - Brian
I’ve had the pleasure of writing for the Renton Re-porter for the past three years.
And the No. 1 thing people ask when they meet me is, ‘How do I do what I do?’
Which is how do I pursue my dream of writing and cookin’ and trippin’ with my kids across the Pacific Northwest?
No. 1 props go to my supportive husband.
But I also hear the word, “Super-mom” a lot.
I’m not a Supermom. To me that implies some kind of perfected state of being with superpowers other women
don’t have. I’m a Pippimamma.I call myself Pippimamma in homage to my childhood
hero, Pippi Longstocking.Pippi Longstocking WAS and IS the consummate
feisty girl: she does what she wants, when she wants, all the while wearing a monkey on her shoulder and mis-matched socks.
To adults, Pippimamma appears ill-mannered because she isn’t conventional and speaks her mind. But the truth is that Pippi Longstocking has a heart of gold on her quest for creative adventure.
Every day I try to embody that spirit in my life — not getting caught up in what other people are doing and fol-lowing my heart and doing what feels right.
This is how I approach my life and the people and
places I’ve covered for my “Life in the City” column.I don’t have a cape, but I do have a new apron and with
it I’ll be flying off to a new Cookin’ and Trippin’ adven-ture with my kids.
I’ll still be in Renton, but this is my final “Life in the City” column for the Renton Reporter.
The feeling is bittersweet as I write this because I am amazed at all the wonderful adventures my kids and I have had here in Renton.
A tour at Boeing where I had the honor of seeing those colossal engines that continue to inspire and travel the world. I’ve toured the Federal Reserve Bank and ogled millions and millions of dollars.
But the real treasure has been meeting the heart and soul of Renton: the locals. Small business owners and
people in our community doing incredible things, both big and small. The openness with which I have been invited “in” and the trust that Rentonites have put in my hands to tell their stories has been incredible.
From a beekeeper to the nonprofit Sibling House, an organization that helps foster parents and the siblings they adopt. We’ve caught trout at Springbrook Trout Farm and brought it to Chef Tom Douglas to teach us how to cook it.
We’ve learned how to make Oprah’s favorite fried chicken from Heaven Sent and we’ve visited the former Renton jail that’s been turned into a safe harbor for women and children.
It’s been an incredible ride. I have made so many friends like KB Van Horn, (I
wrote a story about her contributions to creating the after-school program Club Teasdale) who created my new apron for my next adventure: a web series filmed on location at our home, Cookin’ and Trippin’ with Pippi-mamma at Camp Ossorio.
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Robert William WicksRobert William Wicks, 84, of Quincy,
WA passed away on May 9, 2014. Robert (Bob) was born Aug. 28, 1929
in the Bronson Hospital, Renton, WA. His parents were Niilio and Lillian Wicks. He was proud of his Finnish heritage and of being an early resident of Talbot Hill. He went to Henry Ford grade school and attended Renton Jr. and Sr. High
School, graduating in 1947. His senior year, he was selected All State football, basketball and voted student body president. In 1951 he graduated from Western Washington University with a Teaching Degree. He was in the Marine Corp from 1952 to 1954. He met Marge in 1954 and they married that year. He started his teaching career at Renton High School the same year. He was an assistant basketball coach helping lead them to a state championship. With further education and his experience in teaching, he became a counselor at Renton High School and Hazen High School; retiring in 1985.
Bob can be best remembered for his love of reading and sports, especially golf. He was a member of Maplewood and Meridian Valley Country Club. He enjoyed family time and spent many summer’s in their summer home in the community of Sunland Estates in Quincy, WA. In 1997, Bob and Marge made Sunland their permanent home.
He is survived by his wife of 59 yrs, Marge, son Bruce (Sharon), grandson Jason, his brother Wayne (Janet), nephews Rodger (Debbie), Gary (Cameron) and Mark (Julie) of Renton, WA.
At his request, no services will be held. A “celebration of his life” will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers or gifts, please make a donation in his name to: The Renton Historical Society. To share memories of Bob, please sign the online register (guestbook) @ www.scharbachs.com. Scharbach’s Columbia Funeral Chapel, Quincy, WA, is assisting the family
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away April 12, 2014 in Albuquerque, N.M. WWII decorated hero. Retired employee of Transport & Storage in Kent. Was a member of the Teamsters Union.
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By the end of next week, Washington will learn how often tank cars of oil siphoned from North Dakota’s Bakken Shale are getting shipped by rail through Washington state.
An emergency order from the U.S. Trans-portation Department requires railroads to tell the state how many trains carrying this highly flammable varietal of black gold are expected to travel through Washington each week, and on which routes.
Railroads are not required to reveal exactly what days and times the trains are coming or how much crude oil is getting transported.
Community leaders, emergency responders and some politicians say that’s the information they really need to be prepared for a derailment, spill or other type of accident.
They’re aware of oil train derailments in Virginia in April, in Alabama in November, and in Quebec last July, where 47 people died.
They know the chances of an accident are increasing as rail shipments of all types of crude oil multiply in Wash-ington. The state Department
of Ecology estimates it went from zero barrels in 2011 to nearly 17 million barrels — roughly 714 million gallons — in 2013.
But rather than criticize the order as inad-equate, these leaders cite the federal action as a step forward.
“We’re all kind of worried about (Bakken crude) because it is much more flammable than regular crude oil. We have been asking for more information,” said Brad Reading, assistant chief of Snohomish County Fire District 1.
The rules, which kick in June 6 and apply to all 50 states, cover only shipments of at least 1 million gallons of Bakken crude. That sounds like a lot, except when you consider that one tank car holds about 30,000 gallons of crude oil, and oil trains commonly have 100 or more cars
hitched together.Railroads must give the State Emergency Re-
sponse Commission an estimate of how many trains will run through each county each week. The commission will notify the counties.
After railroads provide the information next week, they won’t need to contact the state again unless the number of trains carrying Bakken oil increases or decreases by 25 percent or more.
Refiners and railroads aren’t enamored with the notification directive. They worry it could increase the risk of sabotage and encourage daring activists to try to block trains through protests.
They’d prefer not to see the information publicized. State emergency management of-ficials plan to post it online but on Tuesday were checking to find out if they are barred from doing so.
And the federal rules don’t deal with the safety of the rail cars in which the Bakken is shipped. That’s a separate conversation going on in Wash-ington, D.C., where the Obama Administration and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are likely to impose tougher standards for rail car construction.
State Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, chair-man of the state Senate Energy, Environment & Telecommunications committee, said the new notification rule is “a piece of the puzzle” but tank-car safety is critically important and needs addressing sooner than later.
He’s planning to hold a public hearing on oil trains June 17 in Spokane.
“State lawmakers must continue to pressure the federal government to take stronger action,” he said when the order came out May 7. “It is what communities throughout Washington deserve and what we didn’t get from our federal leaders today.”
Political reporter Jerry Cornfield can be contacted at 360-352-8623 or [email protected].
How did you spend your Memorial Day Weekend? Did you go camping? Hiking? Bike riding or searching for clam shells along the beach? Perhaps you went fishing or boating, did some hang gliding or mountain climbing.
We live in the Northwest where there is an abundance of outdoor opportunities, sometimes for little-to-no cost. But what if you had a physical or mental disability that prevented you from doing any of the above? Then perhaps you spent your holiday week-end watching others do what you could only dream about.
Some 26 million people in our country say they suffer from a severe disability. That’s ap-proximately 1 in 10 people. Seven percent of boys and 4 percent of girls ages 5 to 15 have disabilities. So chances are that if you’re not disabled, you know someone who is.
I’m here to tell you that when it comes to recreation for the physically or mentally challenged, it’s time for a change. And that change is happening all around us.
We live at a time when your desire to experi-ence the outdoors is only limited by your imagina-tion. Just as there are a multitude of places to go and things to do in our area, there are a multitude of organizations willing to
help those who need it.Want to go camping? Check out Camp
Prime Time. Located near Clear Lake in the Wenatchee National Forest, the camp allows families with seriously ill or disabled children to enjoy the beauty of wilderness camping. Want to go fishing? Look into C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation, which pro-vides one-day fishing and boating events designed to accommodate children with a wide range of special needs.
Perhaps you’ve always wanted to ride a horse, but your disability has prevented you from doing so. In that case, Little Bit Thera-peutic Riding Center in Woodinville might be the place for you. It’s nationally accredited and one of the largest full-time therapeutic horsemanship centers in the United States. And it’s right in our backyard.
If you want to feel the wind on your face as you ride a bike or paddle a canoe, Outdoors For All Foundation has a program for you. Located in Seattle, this is one of the largest nonprofit organizations providing year-round programming in outdoor recre-ation for people with physical, developmen-tal and sensory disabilities. Their programs include cycling, skiing, snowboarding, canoeing, rock climbing, white water rafting and more. They even have summer camps and all the equipment needed to participate.
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There are all sorts of adaptive sports organizations, including Sammamish Rowing Association, which provides rowing programs for people with back and leg restrictions. And there is Robinswood Tennis Center in Bel-levue, which offers adaptive tennis and wheelchair tennis programs. Footloose Sailing Association in Se-attle provides adaptive equipment and sailing events to get people with dis-abilities out on the water. Other local organizations support the disabled in sports such as rugby, soccer, and even cross-country skiing.
And don’t forget Renton. The City
of Renton, in partnership with the Renton School District and Renton Rotary, just opened the new Meadow Crest Playground, designed for children of all ages and abilities. The site is fully wheelchair accessible and has surfaces and equipment that help children with physical challenges move around unencumbered. Kids can clamber over the 25-foot long cat-erpillar, ramble up a rock wall, strike the chimes, or roll their wheelchair into a specially made swing.
Summer is upon us. Don’t let the disability of someone you love prevent them from enjoying what the North-west has to offer.
If you’d like more information on
how to access programs, activities, or accessible locations for someone with a physical disability, contact your local city Parks Department, or one of the following organizations: Americantrails.org; Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office; Washington Access Fund; or the Washington State Accessible Outdoor Recreation Guide. Or contact any of the organizations listed in this article.
Lynn Bohart is the executive director of the Renton Community Founda-tion that oversees a number of chari-table funds that provide support to those in need in the greater Renton area.
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Jennifer Wyss is a fitness and nutrition instructor at The Fitness Center at Valley Medical Center. Wyss teaches Eat Smart classes at Valley. Learn more at valleymed.org/Eat-Smart.
Q: What diet plan is right for me?A: Learning how to maintain a healthy weight can be
complicated and confusing. There’s an entire industry built around weight loss and hundreds of diets: Atkins, Paleo, South Beach, Detox Diet, and so on. Weight-loss gurus tell you what to do but not necessarily how to do it. And, when sticking to your diet gets hard, many have no advice at all to give.
Overly specific meal plans are hard to follow. You’ll have greater success if you
ditch the diet and just eat smart.Q: What does “eating smart” mean?A: Eating smart doesn’t mean you have to follow a diet.
Instead, focus on a good nutrition behaviors. Start by mastering these five healthy eating habits – which, when done consistently, can become second nature over time:
• Eat at least five servings of vegetables per day (one serving may be fruit) to aid weight loss;
• Curb hunger with one serving of lean protein (7g fat or less) at every meal;
• Control calories and cravings by drinking only water or unsweetened tea;
• Slow down when you eat and stop eating when you feel 80 percent full; and
• Include healthy fats in your diet (e.g. nuts, avocado, olives), limit saturated fat to 15g or less per day (e.g. meat, eggs, butter, dairy) and eliminate trans fats altogether
Q: What is a healthy fat? Shouldn’t I avoid eating fat?A: Understanding fats is important. We’ve been trained
to keep a diet low in fat, but new research reveals that isn’t helping obesity rates at all. In acknowledgement, the USDA inverted the food pyramid. Good fats, in modera-tion, help manage cravings and hunger.
Q: What about carbs? Are they bad for me?A: Carbohydrates have received a lot of attention, but
the true culprit is sugar—both simple sugar and sugar broken down from carbohydrates. Many people don’t realize how much sugar they consume each day. Natural sugar found in fruits and other whole foods is fine, but added sugar contributes calories without any added nu-tritional value. Also, when sugar is consumed in excess it has been found to lead to obesity, heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Start reading nutrition labels more closely to get a sense of how much sugar you consume on a regular basis and see what you can do to minimize your daily intake.
Q: What about sodium/salt? A: Too much sodium in your diet can lead to high
blood pressure and life-threatening diseases.Q: This seems like a lot. Where do I start?A: It’s difficult to be successful when you’re trying to
incorporate many new healthy habits at once. So, pick one area of your diet and focus your energy there. I recom-mend that everyone try to set aside an hour each week for meal preparation. Plan each meal, clean and chop vegetables in advance, and brainstorm three “emergency” meals to grab on the go: a smoothie, tuna fish salad, an omelet or two eggs with added egg whites and a side of fruit. The time savings and convenience during the week will help you keep from reaching for unhealthy comfort foods.
How your body metabolizes food is unique to you. Pay attention to foods which seem to make you feel more energetic or sluggish, or cause negative reactions (break-outs, bloating, headaches, weight gain) and fine-tune your food choices.
And stay the course. Cravings can be physiological or behavioral. It’s important to recognize the meaning be-hind cravings and implement strategies to combat them. One bonus: over time, your five health habits will retrain your taste buds so that some cravings disappear.
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The students’ words and illustrations capture a moment that provide readers an inside look into the world of firefighting in a very educational and endearing way, a district release states.
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The hospital will use that money to add health-care services for the community, recruit new physicians to increase access to care and reinvest in the medical center, she said.
The rest of the $3.8 million comes from spending less on such things as construc-tion, equipment purchases and plant improvements, which Beckley said isn’t sustainable.
For the same time period the operating revenue was about $230 million.
As it did last fall when the new re-tirement plan was introduced, Valley Medical Center’s largest union, the Service Employees International Union, Health-care 1199 Northwest, says the plan is a violation of its contract. The change wasn’t negotiated
The union calls the $3.8 million an operating profit.
SEIU member nurses on May 19 read a statement to the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees, expressing the impact the cuts in the retirement program will have on employees and patients.
“Under these cuts, employees will face up to a 60 percent reduction in our retire-ment plans, leaving many of us and our families with economic hardships and
without the retirement security we need,” the statement read.
The hospital’s patients, the statement read, “will also pay the price as the unnec-essary cuts will harm our ability to recruit and retain the experienced caregivers our community depends on.”
Lita Steward, a licensed practical nurse, read the statement. She’s worked for the hospital for almost 20 years.
In an interview, she said because of the retirement reductions, employees are talk-ing about leaving the hospital or of neces-sity working longer than anticipated.
“The loss of that knowledge and the ownership that each of these nurses brings to Valley will be devastating,” she said.
Beckley pointed out that voluntary turnover is down 1 1/2 percent from a year ago. The total voluntary turnover – those leaving the hospital of their own will – is about 4 1/2 percent, which Beckley called “extremely low.”
Valley Medical has about 2,900 em-ployees, approximately 2,100 of whom are represented by one of four unions at the hospital. SEIU represents about 1,400 Val-ley employees.
In meetings with employees last fall, hospital officials acknowledged that the new retirement program would mean a smaller retirement benefit for some employees. The new plan eliminates a traditional pension.
Under the new plan, Valley Medical will match an employee’s 2 percent contribu-tion, for a total 4 percent contribution. Af-ter five years, the hospital will add another 5 percent to its contribution, making the total 9 percent.
Under the old pension program, the contribution maximum was 13 percent for long-time employees.
Beckley said the 60 percent reduction is the “most extreme example.” It’s the differ-ence between the 13 percent contribution and a 5 percent hospital contribution, which means the employee didn’t contrib-ute 2 percent and didn’t get the hospital match.
The new program will mean less money for retirees but Beckley also points out the former pension plan was way above the market. “I can’t say that enough times,” she said.
Under a set of benchmarks, a “healthy hospital” would spend 54 percent of its budget on benefits and wages, she said. But from 2009 to 2013, the amount was almost 62 percent at Valley Medical, she said.
Beckley pointed out that under the new plan, employees didn’t lose money contributed on their behalf, nor did their retirement benefits fall “below the top of the market.”
Valley Medical is talking with three of its unions about benefits, she said. The contract with SEIU won’t expire until June 2015, when the retirement plan will be a “point of discussion.”
In its statement the SEIU called on Val-ley Medical to honor its contract commit-ments and consider the impact the cuts have on the hospital.
“Undercutting our retirement security does not meet our hospital’s mission to provide high-quality, safe, compassionate and cost-effective healthcare,” the state-ment read.
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By Tresa EricksonDo you compost? Do you save grass clippings, leaves, yard
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Compost is great for top-dressing lawns two or three times a year. It adds vital nutrients to the lawn, including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. It works fast, doesn’t smell and won’t stain concrete or burn the grass. And, it is easy to apply.
No matter where you live, the best time to top-dress your lawn is when the grass is actively growing. If you live in an area with a cool climate, spring to mid-summer is ideal. If you live in a warm climate, mid-summer is ideal.
Top-dressing a lawn with compost is easy. First, you need to aerate and seed the lawn. Then, you can apply the compost. Make sure the compost is finely textured. This will ensure even raking later. If your compost is coarse and lumpy, con-sider purchasing some from a nursery.
Apply the compost on a dry, calm day. Shovel some around the yard in piles and then spread it out in a thin layer. When you are finished, you should be able to see more grass than compost. If you don’t, you have spread it too thickly and it could smother the grass.
Next, water the compost for about 20 minutes or so. Then, leave it be. Give it time to work its way into the soil, break down and release vital nutrients. After a week, you should be able to mow and water your lawn as usual. Within a few weeks, you should begin to see some improvement.
Top-dressing your lawn with compost a few times a year will do it good. You will have a fuller, greener, healthier lawn. More importantly, you will make Mother Earth happy and never have to rely on chemical-based fertilizers again.
Container gardens with a twistBy Tresa Erickson
From high-rise condos to country cottages, container gardens can make a great addition to any home. And, they’re easy to create. All it takes is a little soil, some seedlings and a few containers. You can find potting soil and seedlings at your local nursery and all the contain-ers you need at home.
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(NewsUSA) - Is it finally time to sell your house?
That’s the question on homeowners’ minds as house prices just posted their largest annual gain since 2005 — congrats to those no longer “under-water” on their mortgages — even as interest rates remain tantalizingly low. But here’s the catch: Those same higher prices can make buy-ers as choosy as a Michelin restaurant reviewer.
“A house with a $1,600 mortgage payment last year now has a $2,000 mortgage payment,” one broker told the Wall Street Journal. “Buyers are saying, ‘I better like it.’”
To increase your home’s “like” quotient, read on to see which upgrades are worth making and which aren’t.
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Not Worth It: A home-of-fice remodel. The magazine gave it the lowest return on investment (48.9 percent),
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Worth It: A back-up pow-er generator. It’s the biggest gainer in the study, jumping 28 percent over last year, and plays especially well in areas brutalized by storms.
Not Worth It: Major bathroom work. “You could
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Worth It: Roofing re-placement. There’s a reason this ultimate “curb appeal” enhancer consistently makes Remodeling’s list and is up 11.2 percent over even last year: A roof is the first thing prospective buyers notice even before exiting their cars, and you can kiss that sale good-bye if yours looks like it’s been through hell.
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Not Worth It: Major kitchen renovations. Again, the key word is “major,” and again it’s a “taste” issue.
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Many RSD athletes com-peted in post season com-petition this past weekend. Several have qualified for State. An update, provided this week by district Ath-letic Director Brian Kaelin is below:
Golf• David Hu of Hazen
competed this week in the 3A State Championship at Tri Mountain Golf Course in Ridgefield.
• Thomas Richards of Lindbergh competed in the 2A State Championship tournament this week at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place.
State information can be found on the WIAA website at the following link: www.wiaa.com.
Softball• Lindbergh lost to
Kingston 5-3 at the West Central District (WCD) Tournament so their season is over.
• Renton lost to Franklin Pierce 19-2 at the WCD Tournament so their season is over.
Tennis• Leizel Villanueva of
Lindbergh won the WCD Girls Singles tournament
this past weekend. She will now compete in the State Championship Friday and Saturday at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle.
• Kimberly Hoang of Renton took second place in the WCD Girls Singles tournament. She will also compete at State.
NOTE: Lindbergh’s Alan Kwiatowski, and their dou-bles team of Bayna/Bayna won the WCD Tournament last fall and therefore will also be competing at State.
• Misa Takami of Hazen placed third in the WCD Tennis tournament this past weekend. She will now compete in the State Championship tourna-ment Friday and Saturday at Kamiakin High School and Tri-City court club in Kennewick.
The State Tennis Brack-ets can be found on the WIAA website at the fol-lowing link: http://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=614.
TrackSeveral RSD Athletes
placed in the top five at the WCD Track and Field meet and therefore qualified for
the State Track and Field championships that will take place May 29-31 at Mt. Tahoma High School in Tacoma. Top three finishers at the WCD Meet included:
• Trevonn Russell, Lindbergh; First place boys discus, third place boys shot put;
• Aajua Brooks, Lind-bergh; First place girls long jump;
• Omelyan Strembitskyy and Robby Williamson, both of Lindbergh; second and third, respectively, boys pole vault;
• Jovuani Phomprida-Robinson, Renton; Second place boys triple jump;
• Micah Prescott,
Renton; Second place boys shot put;
• Iman Burks, Shelly Sauls, Savannah Smith, Erykah Holland, Janaya Williams and Emily Lin-coln, Renton; girls 4X200 Meter Relay;
• Aleisha Simpson, Lindbergh; Third place girls shot put;
• Shelly Sauls, Renton; third place, girls 100 meter AND 200 meter dash;
• Sablena Milinganyo, Amy Warmenhoven, Sarah Hart, Alexis Rogers, Kate Lilly, Plamedie Masi-ala, Hazen; Third place girls 4X400 meter relay team;
• Team results: Lindbergh finished fifth and Renton finished 11th in 2A boys. Lindbergh finished eighth and Renton ninth in 2A girls. Hazen finished 11th in 3A girls and 17th in 3A boys.
Complete WCD results
can be found at the follow-ing link: http://www.wiaa-district3.com/index.php?district=3&gender=B&league=0&page_name=sport_home&school=0&sport=7.
State meet informa-tion can be found on the WIAA website: http://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=322.
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Dr. Phillip Medina and Dr. David Ruoff will be retiring on June 30th, 2014. Their prac- tice, Orthopaedic Specialist/ Valley Sports Medicine will be affiliating with Proliance Orthopedic Associate to allow for continuity of care for all their patients at the same office location.Published in the Renton Reporter on May 30, 2014. # 1059364.
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COMMITTEE MEETING Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees, Com- pensation Committee will be held on Monday June 2, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center, Renton WA.BOARD OF TRUSTEES(District Healthcare System)By: Sandra SwardExecutive Assistant to the Board of TrusteesPublished in the Kent, Renton, Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on May 23, 2014, May 30, 2014. #1056409.SEAN P. WALSHANDERSON PALMERGEORGE & WALSH, PLLC923 N. 3rd StreetCoeur d’Alene, ID 83814Telephone: (208) 665-5778Facsimile: (208) 676-1683ISBN: 7235Attorneys for Joint Petitioners
In the District Court of the First Judicial District of the
State of Idaho, in and for the County of Kootenai
In re the Matter of:SERENA MARIE STEPHENS,DOB: 03/16/2001, andKEALA MAE KILWINE,DOB: 04/09/2006,Minor Children Under 18 Years of Age.By the Joint Petitioners: JEFFREY T. ARCHER, and ELLEN M. ARCHERCase No. CV 14-3363
SUMMONS TO ANDREA MARIE STEPHENS
TO: ANDREA MARIE STE- PHENSNOTICE: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED By the Above-Named Joint Petitioners in Case Number CV 14-3363. The Court may enter Judgment Against You without further notice unless you respond within 20 Days of the last day of this published summons.READ THE INFORMATION BELOW. The nature of the claim against you is a Consolidated Petition for the Termination of Parental Rights and the Adoption of both minor children to the action. The Joint Petitioners are seeking full legal custody of the minor chil- dren as outlined in the Consoli- dated Petition filed with the Court. A copy of the (1) Sum- mons; (2) Consolidated Petition to Terminate Parental Rights and Petition for Adoption; and (3) Verified Consent and Agreement to Adoption by both Joint Petitioners, can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for the Joint Petitioners. As such, you are hereby notified that in order to defend this lawsuit, an appropriate written response must be filed with the above Court. If you do not re- spond then twenty (20) days af- ter the last publication of this Summons the Court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that
time you have filed a written response in the proper form, in- cluding the Case Number, paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of the Court at 324 W. Garden Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814, (208) 446-1160, and served a copy of your re- sponse on the Joint Petitioner’s attorney, Sean P. Walsh of the law firm Anderson Palmer George & Walsh, PLLC, 923 N. 3rd Street, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814, (208) 665-5778. If you wish to seek the advice or representation of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written re- sponse, if any, is filed in time and any other legal rights may be protected. You have the right to have an attorney represent you in defending this action, and an attorney may be appointed to represent you at public expense. Applications for the appointment of a public defender may be obtained at the First Judicial District Court located at 324 W. Garden Avenue, Coeur d’Alene. Idaho, 83814 (208) 446-1170. An appropriate written response requires compliance with Rule 10(a)(I) and other Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure and shall also in- clude: I. The title and number of this case. 2. If your response is an Answer to the Petitions, it must contain admissions or deni- als of the separate allegations of the Petitions and other defenses you may claim. 3. Your signa- ture, mailing address and tele- phone number, or the signature, mailing address and telephone number of your attorney. 4. Proof of mailing or delivery of a copy of your response to Petitioner’s attorney, as designated above. To determine whether you must pay a filing fee with your re- sponse, contact the Clerk of the above-named court. DATED this 2nd day of May, 2014.JIM BRANNONClerk Of The District Court Published in Renton Reporter on
May 16, 2014, May 23, 2014 and May 30, 2014 and June 6, 2014. #1052724. Greenleaf-LaRosa, LLC, 846 108th Ave NE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Dis- charge General Permit. The pro- posed project, Greenleaf, is l ocated at 18655, 18647, 18819, & 18825 108th Ave SE in Renton, in King County. This project involves 6.66 acres of soil disturbance for residential construction activities. Stormwa- ter will be discharged to Panther Creek. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publi- cation of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II anti degrada- tion requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696Published in the Renton Reporter on May 23, 30, 2014. #1056059.
PACCAR Inc., 777 106th Ave- nue N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Storm- water NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, PACCAR Parts Distribution Center, is located at
North 4th Street at Houser Way North in Renton, in King County. This project involves 25 acres of soil disturbance for commercial construction activities. The receiving waters are Lake Wash- ington and the Cedar River. Any persons desiring to present their views to the department of Ecology regarding this applica- tion may do so in writing within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. Com- ments shall be submitted to the department of Ecology. Any per- son interested in the department’s action on this application may notify the department of their interest within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water qual- ity, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater
PO Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Renton Reporter on May 30, 2014 and June 6, 2014. #1059035.
KING COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT NO. 40NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING - BRISTOW ANNEXATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the King County Fire Protec- tion District No. 40 Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing in accordance with RCW 52.04 for the purpose of receiving testimony on the proposed Bristow Annexation (17616, 17712, 17720 & 17730 SE Petrovitsky Road, Renton, WA 98058) into King County Fire Protection District No. 40. The Public Hearing will be held at Fire Station 13, 18002 – 108th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98055 on Thursday, June 12, 2014 beginning at 5:00 pm.Published in the Kent and Renton Reporter on May 30, 2014. #1059119.
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The following was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports and press releases.
BY DEAN A. RADFORD
A family of four received serious injuries on May 25 when their Toyota Rav4 and a Ford Fusion collided on 116th Avenue Southeast, according to the Renton Police Department.
The driver of the Ford fled the scene on foot but was found about 35 minutes later by a K9 unit several blocks away.
The accident occurred at about 5 p.m. in the 17700 block of 116th Avenue Southeast. The Ford was northbound when it
crossed the centerline and collided with the Toyota, which had moved to the shoulder in an attempt to avoid the Ford, according to police.
Fire and Emergency Services personnel extracted and treated the family.
All four occupants of the Rav4 were taken to Valley Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Ford Fusion was booked into King County Jail.
Seattle man stabbedA 25-year-old Seattle woman was arrest-
ed May 25 in the stabbing of a 30-year-old Renton man who suffered a deep wound to his stomach, according to the Renton Police Department.
Officers found the stabbing victim at about 1:45 a.m. at a gas station in the 200 block of Rainier Avenue North. He told of-ficers he drove there after being stabbed in a parking lot a few blocks away.
He was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for surgery.
At about 2 a.m. officers contacted the Seattle woman; evidence connected her to the stabbing. She was booked for investiga-tion of first-degree assault.
Officers indicated they believe the assault was not random and they are not look for other suspects. Anyone with informa-tion about the case is asked to contact the Renton Police Department at 425-430-7500 and refer to case 2014-5790.
Savings lost to scammersA Mr. Jones called the Renton woman
May 15 to let her know she had won money from the Publishers Clearing House.
And he also warned her of a scam that someone posing as an employee of the direct marketer was contacting winners.
About an hour later a Mr. Whiteside called with news that she had won $25,000 and would get an additional $11,000 if she paid the taxes first.
She called Mr. Jones back, who advised her Mr. Whiteside was legitimate.
She then called Mr. Whiteside to let him know she wanted the bonus money. All she had to do was wire $1,600 for the taxes to a Ms. Williams in Jamaica. She did but the bonus money never showed up.
She called Mr. Whiteside, who said the taxes were more than he expected and she needed to wire $1,500 more to Ms. Wil-liams. But after an hour the money was still not in her account.
These instructions continued until the Renton woman had wired an additional $1,625, part to an unknown woman in Indiana and the rest through a Green Dot money order. Mr. Whiteside had told her to rip up receipts.
The $11,000 never showed in her ac-count. She was desperate to get the money because she had used up all her savings, $4,725. Mr. Whiteside called her; she told him she was calling the police.
The legitimate Publishers Clearing House website (www.pch.com) warns of the scams, including one that requires payment of taxes or that requires sending money through Green Dot MoneyPak, which is a legitimate company.
Dog bites 2-year-oldA 2-year-old girl was bitten by a Chihua-
hua May 13 as she played with her sister in the yard.
As the two girls were playing, two Chihuahuas ran toward them, lunging and
showing their teeth. The 2-year-old was bitten on the thigh.
The dogs were driven away; the victim was treated at an urgent-care facility. The two dogs were tracked to the owner’s home, based on earlier reports of aggressive dogs. The owner was asked to contact Animal Control.
Watermelons smashedSeventeen watermelons, valued at nearly
$70, were punched and destroyed by a man May 18 at a grocery store on Northeast Sunset Boulevard.
He then confronted another man, before leaving the store. The 47-year-old suspect is known to officers.
My aunt made me do itWal-Mart store security watched May 14
as two women selected large amounts of women’s clothing; one woman walked to cosmetics and loaded all the clothing into shopping bags and walked from the store on Rainier Avenue.
She was stopped and admitted she intended to steal the merchandise, worth about $384. The idea to shoplift the clothes was her aunt’s, the other woman.
Store security didn’t see the aunt steal anything; she had left the store before sus-pect walked out with the clothing.
The 20-year-old SeaTac woman was booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of third-degree theft.
Family of four injured in two-vehicle collision
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Cats
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of treatment, Antonio, who was two at the time, can’t remember much.
“The only thing I know is about a tube coming out of my nose,” said the now 12-year-old.
Now, the seventh-grader at Nelsen Middle School plays bas-ketball and is in a flag-football league. He doesn’t have a strict dietary regimen, but his mother keeps him on a healthy diet, one that also helps him gain weight.
“The past few month have been a little of a struggle for us,” said Gonzales. “He was in the hospital for almost two weeks last month and April because he’s had some G.I. (gastrointes-tinal) problems, which we just
found out had to do with the radiation he had when he was younger.”
Antonio underwent 15 months of treatment, including eight rounds of chemotherapy, two surgeries, a stem cell trans-plant, 12 rounds of radiation and six months of oral treatment.
His mother started her fund-raising efforts for research once the doctors said her son was in remission.
“We’re celebrating 10 years,” Gonzales said. “I want to make sure everybody knows it’s very rare for kids to survive it from when he was diagnosed.”
Antonio was given a 25 per-cent chance to live at that time. Research has brought the chance of survival today for neuroblas-
toma up to 50 percent, according to Gonzales. Having fundraisers like the lemonade stand and a pancake breakfast throughout the year are important to her for her child and others suffering from the illness.
“I like to promote the fact that childhood cancer research is very underfunded,” she said. “A lot of organizations don’t fund pediatric cancers very well.”
Gonzales has raised more than $30,000 for National Lemonade Days, which supports childhood cancer research. The organiza-tion was founded by Alexandra “Alex” Scott, hence “Alex’s Lem-onade Stand.” The idea behind the effort being the old adage “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
The organization reports that every year an estimated 263,000 new cases of cancer affect children under the age of 20. Every day, approximately 250 kids around the world die from cancer.
Gonzales has been fundrais-ing with the lemonade stand or pancake breakfast for eight years with the help of friends, family and donations. This year she had the support of Lake Washington Facial Plastics, Party Hoppers of North Bend, Kwasi Bowie and Associates, John L. Scott, Seattle Sounders and Seahawks, Cas-cade Ice, It Works Body Wraps, Applebees and Serious Customs.
For more information about childhood cancer, visit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation at www.alexslemonade.org/childhood-cancer-facts. Or to donate directly to “Antonio’s Grand Alex’s Lemonade Stand,” visit http://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/1113091.
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Antonio Pebworth during his 15 months of cancer treatment. Antonio has been cancer-free for 10 years. SUBMITTED
No one was injured in a fire at a two-story apartment build-ing Tuesday afternoon in downtown Renton, according to the Renton fire department.
The American Red Cross helped two families displaced by the fire. Two dogs were rescued.
Renton Fire & Emergency Services Department responded to the fire at about 3:20 p.m. in the 400 block of Burnett Avenue South. There was smoke and flames on the first floor, extending to the second floor.
Damage was confined to one first-floor unit, with smoke dam-age to three other units. The fire started in the bedroom of the first-floor unit, spreading to a bedroom on the second floor.
The cause of the accidental fire was electrical, according to the fire department.
Damage to the building was estimated at $50,000 and $20,000 to contents.
Two families displaced in Tuesday fire downtown
The C.A.S.T. “Catch A Special Thrill” Foundation is hosting its annual “Fishing Kids” event scheduled next weekend at Gene Coulon Park in Renton.
Thanks to the generous donations of several organizations, businesses and community groups, children ages 5 to 14 years old will have an opportunity to receive a hands-on fishing lesson at the event.
Groups of 50 children will come to Lake Washington to learn proper fishing techniques from volunteer anglers and fish from the shore in 45 minute sessions. Each pre-registered child will receive a Zebco rod and reel combo and an event t-shirt.
Participants will also have the opportunity to take part in water safety, boating and natural resource demonstrations.
More than 600 children have the opportunity to participate in this event, and registrations are still being accepted through the Renton Parks and Recreations department at https://rentonweb.org or 425-430-6700.
C.A.S.T was started more than 23 years ago by Jim Owens. The idea was to give children who may not have the opportunity to go fishing the chance to experience the thrill of reeling in a fish and the quiet of a day on the water.
This event is made possible through a partnership with local sportsman’s clubs and the C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation. Event sponsors include: Alaska USA Credit Union, Auburn Sports and Marine, Cascade Musky Association, City of Renton, Danielson Tackle, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Eagle Claw, First Savings Bank Northwest, GEICO, Piazza Renton, Puget Sound Anglers, Puyal-lup Tribe, Renton Kiwanis Club, RFFBA, Sheet Metal Workers Local 66, Starbucks, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, Western Bass Club, Western Washington Walleye Club, and Zebco.
Next weekend’s event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7 at Gene Coulon Park.
For more information, visit http://www.castforkids.org.
More than 600 expected for C.A.S.T. event June 7
Memorial Day 2014The City of Renton on Monday honored members of the U.S. military who have fallen in service to the nation, as well as firefighters, police and other first responders. Major Kristen Derda, right with Darrell Pilat of V.F.W. No. 1263, was the guest speaker this year. Wreaths were placed at the city’s Veterans Memorial and new name plates were unveiled during the ceremony, which featured a 21-gun salute and bugler. Several families took the opportunity to pay their respects to those family members lost over the years. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
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You and your family are invited to the 83rd annual Strawberry Festival in Marysville, WA June 14th through June 21st!
Please come join us as we “Celebrate Marysville” for a week long schedule of fun, food, events for kids and adults. Great shopping at our Market Place, fabulous carnival, beer garden and MORE! Cap off the week with our Grand Parade and spectacular � reworks show!
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Police beginning transit center emphasis
With the improving weather, the Police Department anticipates more people will spend time enjoying downtown Renton.
And beginning in June, Renton Police and King County Sheriff ’s Office Metro Division will be there as well, conducting emphasis patrols at the downtown Renton Transit Center.
Emphasis will include enforcing the state’s Unlawful Transit Conduct laws. Officers will remind violators of the law
and will issue warnings and citations for unlawful activity. Laws will be aggressively enforced during the latter part of June.
“While the crime rate at the transit center does not exceed other areas of the city, we recognize that our residents are concerned about criminal activity in the area. In ad-dition to our officers that are regularly as-signed downtown and at the transit center, our Directed Enforcement Team will work with King County Sheriff ’s Office Metro Division to remind would-be violators that the Renton Transit Center is not a place for unlawful activity,” said Renton Police Chief Kevin Milosevich in a press release.
Smoking, littering, loitering, loud music, alcohol consumption/open container of alcohol, skateboarding, biking, and spitting are all prohibited at transit stations and on transit vehicles and will also be enforced.
H.O.M.E. program open house set for Tuesday
The Renton School District’s Home-school Opportunities for Merging Educa-tion or H.O.M.E. Program will host an open house on Tuesday.
The event is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., June 3, at Spring Glen School, 4607 Jones Ave South. Parents are encouraged to take tours of the school and ask questions. Registration will be open to families who have home-schooled for at least 90 days.
The purpose of the event is to share how the parent partnership program serves stu-dents in kindergarten through 10th grade. It offers enrichment classes for students one or two days a week covering a wide range of subjects such as fun with math and science, language arts, current events, gardening, Lego Dacta, drama and others, according to a district release.
As part of the partnership program, parents stay on-site to participate with their students and volunteer at school while their child learns in class.
H.O.M.E. also offers high school credit classes for 9th and 10th-graders, who come to classes two days a week and complete five to six hours of homework per class each week.
For more information, visit the program’s website at http://home.rentonschools.us/ or call 425-204-2520.
REACH program has urgent need for donations
The Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches is urgently seeking donations for their ARISE program.
Bryn Mawr United Methodist has been providing breakfast, lunch and snacks for the men of ARISE this month, but are at the end of what they can do, according to the organizations website.
REACH is asking the larger community to help with providing volunteers and the following donations:
• Lunch meat• Cheese slices• Chips• Fruit• Yogurt• Bottled water• Bagels• Cereal bars• Muffins• Hot dogs• Cup of noodles• Any other individually wrapped snack
itemsVolunteers are needed to make sand-
wiches at the Salvation Army from 11 a.m. to noon, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Volunteers are also needed to pick up lunches and snacks at 5:30 p.m. at the Salvation Army and drop them off at Bryn Mawr, 8016 S. 116th St., Seattle. Donations can also be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., on Monday and Wednesday, at the Harambee Church building, 316 S. Third St., Renton.
The ARISE program goes through a lot of food, which is costing REACH hundreds of dollars a week, according to Maggie Breen, REACH executive director.
For more information, visit www.reachrenton.org. To make alternative ar-rangements for dropping off donations, email Tracyc@reachrenton and volunteers are asked to contact Breen at [email protected].
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