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Renton Schools hoping to delay new graduation requirements

BY TRACEY COMPTON

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The Renton School Board on Feb. 25 vot-ed unanimously for a resolution requesting a two-year waiver from the State Board of Education to delay the implementation of new career and college-ready graduation requirements.

Adding additional graduation require-

ments has potential financial and time-related impacts for the Renton School District, which is why the board is asking for the pause. The change from the cur-rent 22-credit requirement to 24 credits is supposed to allow for more rigorous and flexible study options for students to meet college admissions and technical college programs.

In 2014, the State Board of Education was directed by legislation to adopt rules to implement the new graduation require-ments. The state requirements call for 24 credits total, including personal pathway requirements - three locally determined courses that lead to a specific post-high

school career outcome - chosen by the student.

The legislation requires districts to im-plement the changes for the class of 2019, currently eighth-graders. It requires an additional science lab credit, four general elective credits, an additional arts personal pathways credit and two world language or personal pathways credits.

Renton School District officials do not anticipate the waiver being denied because all previous waivers have been approved and the State Board of Education indicated that all legitimate requests will be approved, according to the district.

“The successful implementation of the

new 24-credit Career- and College-Ready Graduation Requirements is unlikely for the class of 2019 due to lack of system capacity to ensure that the requirements will be implemented in an effective and eq-uitable manner for students,” said Damien Pattenaude, district area instructional chief, at the school board meeting.

The new requirements would be chal-lenging to implement because with just a six-period day, there are limited options for acceleration, remediation and credit re-trieval, according to administration. It also poses a problem for staffing requirements, professional development for staff, bargain-

School board requests waiver on change from 22-credit to 24-credit program

BY BRIAN BECKLEY

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Mayor Denis Law on Wednesday gave his seventh annual State of the City, pro-claiming the city “strong” and calling its future “bright.”

Speaking in front of business and region-al leaders at a Chamber of Commerce lun-cheon, Law took the opportunity to review not only the past year’s accomplishments but attempted to place it in the context of his full term as mayor and beyond.

He reviewed several new projects under way in the city, spoke of changes in the cul-ture at City Hall and talked about changes that have been made to help serve vulner-able and diverse populations.

The mayor also once again shined the spotlight on several city employees whom he said went above and beyond their duties.

Throughout his speech, Law highlighted both his leadership and the changes the city made to help it weather the recession that began soon after he was elected, citing the work of elected officials and other commu-

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Renton Library staff on Tuesday was honored for their aid to a library patron by the National Coalition of Community-Based Correctional and Community Re-entry Service Organiza-tions.

Kim Burkhardt, executive director of the Renton-based organization, presented the “Da-vid Award” to John Sheller, King County Library System library cluster manager, and Michele Niblock, Renton Library manager.

The Renton Library staff are the first recipients of this award, intended to recognize organiza-tions that engage in positive interactions with the community.

A patron known to library staff as “David” is the namesake of the award and a regular visitor to the Renton Library. Burkhardt and the library staff don’t know much about “David’s” history, but Burkhardt said that he stands out.

Though it is unknown if “David” has been to prison, Burkhardt describes him as the kind of “disruptive” patron that staff could easily dis-miss, but they don’t. For example, Niblock, who is very familiar with “David,” addresses him by name when she sees him.

“So I’ve sort of made sure that I’ve got to know the people who come in here on a regular basis because I think it’s important that you acknowl-edge them when they come in,” said Niblock. “If you know their name, that’s a great way of welcoming them and form of report with the patrons.”

Burkhardt created the award because “some-times it’s hard to get people interested in going

into prisons because there’s this perception that people in prison have devil’s horns growing out of their foreheads, or something like that,” she said.

She wants to recognize acts of kindness like that of the Renton library staff to say that the

same type of community goodwill can be dupli-cated in prisons and re-entry programs.

“That’s the kind of attitude we want to recog-nize in the community,” Burkhardt said. “It’s a simple idea, but I think it’s an important idea.”

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John Sheller, King County Library System cluster manager, and Michele Niblock, Renton Library manager, accept the “David Award” from Kim Burkhardt, head of the National Coalition of Community-Based Correctional and Community Re-entry Service Organizations. TRACEY COMPTON, Renton Reporter

Renton Rotary February Teachers of the MonthRenton Rotary selected

its Teachers of the Month for February:

Shelly Graham is a third-grade teacher at Ken-

nydale Elementary School. Graham attended Western Washington University, where she majored in el-ementary education K-12. While being a stay-at-home mom, she worked part-time

as the children’s director at her church. Graham has been teaching in Renton for nine years, and worked as a substitute teacher for five years.

Jane Hasson is a second-grade teacher at Benson Hill Elementary School.Hasson attended Central Washington University, where she earned a bach-elor’s degree in K-12 special

education and K-9 general education. She attended Leslie University to earn a master’s degree in curricu-lum and instruction. Has-son has also volunteered for

PTA, 4-H, Girl Scouts and served as a softball coach. She has been teaching in Renton for more than 20 years.

Len Anderson is a

language arts teacher at the Secondary Learning Center. Anderson attended Eastern Washington University where he earned a bach-elor’s in Secondary English Education and also studied at Delta University in Mis-sissippi. He has taught in Mississippi as well as in the Spokane area, which includes teaching at the Spokane Juvenile Deten-tion Center. Anderson has taught in the Renton School District for one year.

As part of the recogni-tion, teachers attend Ro-tary’s Teacher of the Month recognition luncheon held at the Maplewood Golf Course and receives $200 for classroom use.

Shelly Graham Jane Hasson Len Anderson

LHS Robotics Team gets PRECOR sponsorship

Lindbergh High School’s FIRST Robotics Team was presented with a $8,000 sponsorship check from PRECOR USA, a nation-wide company based in Woodinville that designs and builds fitness equip-ment.

Mentor and retired tool-maker for PRECOR, John Jorgenson helped secure the deal, with a visit from company officials to LHS’ robotics program.

The donation is the big-gest corporate sponsorship the team has received and will be used to pay student registration fees and travel costs as the team continues to qualify for competitions.

RENTON SPORTS TEAMS HONORED FOR

ACADEMICS The states athletic

association, WIAA, recently recognized 20 Renton School

District sports teams for maintaining high grade point

averages during the winter sports season.

Some teams had near-perfect G.P.A.s, like the

Renton High School boys junior varsity swim team,

which maintained a 3.7 G.P.A.

Other teams included Hazen varsity girls gymnastics, 3.6; Hazen varsity orchestra, 3.6;

Hazen varsity boys swim, 3.6; Renton varsity girls

gymnastics, 3.5 and Hazen varsity girls wrestling, 3.5 .

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“Distinguished Team Awards.”


STAFF REPORTS

The Renton Community Foundation in February hosted its inaugural “CELEBRATE! The Love of Community” event at the Renton Pavilion. More than 300 people joined in to listen to music by Miles From Chicago and cel-ebrate giving back to the greater Renton area.

Even three retired Se-ahawks - Michael Jackson, Nesby Glasgow and Tony Benjamin - joined the fes-tivities and led the crowd in a Sea-HAWKS cheer to kick off the evening.

“This was a night to celebrate and participate,” Board President Rich Wag-

ner said in a press release.The highlight of the eve-

ning was the presentation of the League of Extraor-dinary Givers awards. Dr. Dolores Gibbons, found-ing board member and Awards Committee Chair, gave out the awards.

“The people we will honor tonight weren’t driven by recognition, but rather an inner passion for doing what’s right, helping others, and making a dif-ference,” she said during the presentation. “The goal is to bring attention to the good work that so many people in our commu-nity do, and to hopefully inspire others to follow in their footsteps.”

Award winners included Alex & Norma Cugini, Marcie Maxwell, King Parker and Pat Auten for the Lifetime of Giving Award; Meegan Prince for the Rising Star Award; RotaCare (a collaboration between Renton Rotary, Valley Medical Center and the Renton Salvation Army) and Karen Bergs-vik for the Public Spirit Award; and Dale Walker for the Patron of the Year Award.

The surprise of the eve-ning was an award given to Terry Higashiyama as the foundation’s first Luminary Award winner. This was the only award not publicly announced in advance. Higashiyama was honored, not only as the driving force behind the new inclusive play-ground at Meadow Crest Early Learning Center, but according to Gibbons, “for Terry’s generous spirit and infectious, positive attitude.”

The foundation also celebrated its 15th anni-versary with a cake made to look like a giant cham-pagne bucket and bottle of champagne.

During his remarks, Wagner, reported that the Foundation has grown from managing just two charitable funds in 1999, to more than $8 million and 50 funds today. Dur-ing its 15-year run, the

Foundation has distributed more than $6 million back to the community to sup-port the arts, healthcare, the disabled, the homeless, and even beloved pets.

A video, created by Susan Johnson and the Renton High School video production department, highlighted a number of organizations that have benefitted over the years from foundation grants.

In addition to acknowl-edging over $200,000 in grants from the Circle of Giving, The Next Curve, and the First Financial Northwest Foundation Fund, attendees were given the opportunity to vote on which organizations would go home with an addi-tional $1,000 grant to help their clients with transpor-tation needs.

Lynn Bohart, foundation executive director, talked about how good deeds can make you feel better. Then, she got everyone to raise one finger and promise to do one good deed the fol-lowing day.

“Our goal tonight was to elevate the conversa-tion around philanthropy and to get more people involved,” said Bohart.

The evening concluded with Master of Cer-emonies, Chuck Tiernan, asking the crowd to sing happy anniversary to the foundation, while balloons dropped from the ceiling.

“We have only one prob-lem,” says Gene Sens, event chair. “How do we top this for next year?”

For more information about the Renton Commu-nity Foundation, the award winners and how you can give back to the community, visit their website at www.rentoncommunityfounda-tion.org.

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Susie BressanJuly 2, 1961 - February 23, 2015

Susie Bressan (Cynthia S.) died surrounded by family and friends at the age of 53 on February 23, 2015. She was born in Renton, Washington on July 2, 1961, the youngest of � ve children of Angelo and Dorlene (Eliason) Bressan. She was preceded in death by her father, Angelo and her sister-in-law, Linda Bressan. Susie is survived by her mother, Dorlene; siblings Tony Bressan,

Glenn and Janet Bressan, Mia and Casey Shearer, and Brian and Alberta Bressan plus many nieces and nephews: Andrea and Jonny Wagar, Zachary and Kate Bressan, Laura Shearer, Clay and Trina Skinner, and Angelina and Jacob Kent; plus the next generation Bella and Savannah, Giana and Crosby, and Tori and Daniel. Susie is also survived by her “second family”, Dan and JoAnn Maryott, Frank Maryott, Julie Krueger and their families. She leaves behind too many aunts and uncles, cousins, friends and co-workers to list, but she loved them all.

Susie was a long time resident of Renton and graduated from Renton High School in 1979. She worked for the City of Renton for over 30 years, starting at age 18 as a park attendant and ending her career in communications. She was proud to serve the citizens of Renton and won awards for her publications. Susie served on the Board of Directors for the Renton History Museum for over ten years, and was a long-time mentor for Communities in Schools of Renton. She loved her home town.

Susie was independent to the core and � ercely competitive in any sport or game she played, whether it was softball, golf, volleyball, pinochle, bunko, cribbage, or the horseshoes played at many Eliason family reunions and Bressan Birthday Bashes. She hated to lose. She was loyal and sentimental, hard-working and responsible, never forgot a favor owed or a disappointment endured, and had a great sense of humor and wicked wit. She adored her home and cats, elephants, crossword puzzles, movies, the Mariners and the Cougs. She loved going to the beach, Crescent Bar and Phoenix with her childhood friends, the lights and noise of Vegas, her trips to France, live musicals at the 5th Avenue and after-show cocktails at the Olympic Hotel.

The family would like to thank everyone who walked the challenging path with Susie over the last several months, the City of Renton for their outstanding support, and the sta� at UW Medical at both Valley and Harborview for their care and compassion.

The family invites all who knew Susie to join in a celebration of her life to be held on Sunday, March 15, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Maplewood Golf Course, 4050 Maple Valley Highway in Renton. Remembrances can be made in her honor to the Renton Historical Society or City of

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Donald McCreadyDonald McCready, 82, of Renton Wa,

passed away on February, 22, 2015 at his home.

Don was born December 12, 1932 in Renton, Wa to Special Detective William and Cora (Schumacher) McCready. He was an avid Boy Scout and graduated from Renton High School in 1951. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War that loved his country and was proud to serve. On November 17, 1956 he married his sweetheart Arline (Taini) McCready, also of Renton.

He started work as a warehouseman and truck driver often working more than one job at a time. He began his career for Darigold Farms as a wholesale milk route driver but he was always looking to better himself. He enrolled in evening classes at Renton Voc. Tech. School in data processing, � nancing, and investing that started his lifelong passion for the stock market. He worked his way up to Data Processing Supervisor and Pricing Specialist at Darigold, retiring after 39 years.

Don dearly loved camping, crabbing on the Sound and travelling and spent his time gardening, birding, walking and � shing and serving his community on the board of trustees of the Maple Wood Heights Homeowners Association. He truly loved his home and family. He brought so much happiness to all those who knew him touching the lives of everyone he met with his kindness, generosity and his great smile, from Park Rangers that he would bring back to our camping spot for dinner to his doctors and their sta� . He was a “Man’s Man”, lived by the Boy Scout code all his life, he worked hard and accomplished anything he set his mind to and there wasn’t a question he couldn’t answer. He was a remarkable man who we all loved and will miss terribly.

Don is survived by his wife Arline of Renton; daughters Cathy Hilde and husband Steve of Maple Valley and Lisa Schluneger and husband Peter of Pateros; Grandchildren Kate, Roxanne, Cassy, Michael, Allison, Rebekah, and Anna. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Cora McCready; his brother William McCready; his sister Juanita Thomas; his daughter Lynn Gregg; his grandson Jackson Gregg.

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WNPA Olympia News Bureau

The Senate’s new transportation package is being hailed for its bipartisan support, while some critics find aspects of it troubling.

The package would raise $15 billion over a 16-year period mostly through an 11.7 cents-per-gallon gas tax implemented over the next three years.

The proposals were revealed earlier this month after 22 months of negotiations, and would mostly fund vari-ous highway projects in the state’s more congested areas, though there are no Renton-specific projects in the pack-age.

Washington’s current 35.7 cents-per-gallon gas tax would increase by five cents in July, 4.2 cents in July 2016 and another 2.5 cents in July 2017. That would bring Washington’s combined state and federal gas tax to 67.6 cents-per-gallon, second highest in the nation behind Pennsylvania.

The proposals’ prime sponsors, Republican Sens. Curtis King of Yakima and Joe Fain of Auburn, and Democratic Sens. Steve Hobbs of Lake Stevens and Marko Liias of Mukilteo, say they are confident that they can muster the votes needed for bipartisan approval in both houses. They also admit they see plenty of negotiating left to do.

The 11 bills that make up the package were the focus of testimony from a variety of groups Feb. 17 and 18 in the Senate Transportation Committee. By the second day the crowd grew so large that overflow rooms were needed.

Those representing the state’s business, commerce and agricultural sectors were united in approval of the pack-age, calling it both a bipartisan victory and a necessary infusion of revenue to repair and expand the state’s aging highway system.

Local government representatives, including the mayors of 15 Washington cities, also voiced support for the pack-age, mainly for the projects it would fund in their areas and the construction jobs they would create.

No members of the general public spoke at either hear-ing.

Proponents of the package spoke generally and with little detail when expressing support, and all but one didn’t mention the 11.7-cent gas tax.

Those who oppose the proposal—representatives of education, labor and environmental groups—directed their concerns not at the package as whole, but at particu-lar bills within it.

Renton City Council President Ed Prince said the sen-ate bill was “not perfect” but at least represents a starting point for negotiations with the House.

“I want something that’s going to get people to work and back home without sitting in traffic,” he said.

One of the package’s more controversial aspects is a provision in the revenue bill, SB 5987, that would move transit, highway safety, bike path and pedestrian walkway funding to highway projects if the governor implements any fuel standard, or sets carbon reduction requirements based on “carbon intensity of the fuel or greenhouse gas emissions.”

This provision would be in effect for the entire 16-years of the pack-age, meaning that Gov. Jay Inslee or his successor likely would not be able to implement a carbon-reduction policy without cutting transportation funds or seeking additional transportation revenue.

Fain said later in an interview that the provision is intended to bar Inslee from using an executive order to implement a low-carbon fuel standard. Committee staff said during the second hearing that the language could possibly be interpreted to include any carbon emission reduction plan, including Inslee’s signature Carbon Pollu-tion Accountability Act, which would set a statewide cap on carbon emissions and require companies to buy credits in order to continue polluting over the limit.

Sens. Pramila Jayapal, D-Seattle, Cyrus Habib, D-Kirkland, and Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, have all said they would not support the package unless the provision is removed, frequently referring to it as a “poison pill” both in committee and in a public statement released last week.

Shawn Lewis of the Washington Education Association and Nick Federici of Washington United for Fair Revenue spoke in opposition to SB 5990, a part of the package that would move all revenue generated from sales taxes on

transportation projects out of the state’s general fund and into the transportation fund. Education is largely financed through the general fund and the Legislature is already struggling to meet education obligations outlined in the state Supreme Court’s McCleary decision.

“We understand this approach and the reasons behind it, but this shift changes the operating budget and creates an even bigger under-funding position for us,” Lewis said.

Federici added that $10 billion already has been cut from the general fund over the past eight years and said “the Legislature should prioritize people as well as pave-ment, and kids as well as concrete.”

Another element of the package that is raising concerns for some people is SB 5993, which would lower the num-ber of hours public-works projects are required to give to apprentices. Today, all projects costing more than $2 mil-lion are required to have 15 percent of the work done by apprentices. The bill would lower that figure to 13 percent and raise the minimum project cost to $3 million.

Joe Kendo of the Washington State Labor Council called SB 5993 “a non-starter for the labor community and coun-terproductive and should be avoided at all costs.” He said the state’s labor force is aging and that more apprentice-ship opportunities for young people are necessary to keep the economy growing.

All of those who voiced concerns acknowledged that if particular elements were changed, they would likely sup-port the transportation package.

SB 5990 and SB 5993 failed to receive enough signatures to move out of committee during an executive session Thursday afternoon. Supporters of the bills have until Feb. 27 to try to get the remaining committee members’ signa-tures. The remaining nine bills were passed and referred to their respective committees for further discussion.

Proposal would raise money through a new gas tax, though the package contains no Renton-specific projects

The package would raise $15 billion over a 16-year period mostly through an 11.7-cents-per-gallon gas tax implemented over the next three years.

FD20 chief takes new job in Asia

King County Fire District 20 Fire Chief Mark Chubb in February announced that he has conditionally ac-cepted an offer of employ-ment from the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety.

The new position of chief safety officer for the Alliance is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

District 20 Commission-er Jeff Doppmann said the Board of Fire Commission-er’s regrets but understands the chief ’s decision and will

work closely with him and the district’s stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition while they seek a new fire chief.

Chubb explained that his new role with the Alliance involves overseeing the remediation of structural, electrical and fire safety hazards in more than 600 Bangladesh garment fac-tories supplying dozens of U.S. brands.

Commissioner Jeff Doppmann of Fire District 20 expressed the Board’s gratitude for Chubb’s service, “Chief Chubb has

served our district well, and those qualities that made him effective here were clearly evident and attrac-tive to others. We will miss

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March 5 was hump day in the 2015 legislative session, day 53 of 105, after which lawmakers adjourn. At least that’s their hope.

Here are five landmarks of the Olympia ses-sion thus far and the road ahead.

Little rancorAnd it’s 1, 2, 3, why aren’t they fighting more?

Maybe it’s the sunshine. Maybe it’s the lack of elections next fall. Or maybe everyone’s drink-ing a new brand of tea. Whatever the reason, the big surprise in the first half of the session is

the lack of rancor under the Capitol dome.

There’s been a paucity of partisan sniping in hearings, floor debates, news confer-ences and even news releases. As hard as it is to imagine, lawmakers are finding ways to disagree without being disagreeable. No one predicts

it can continue to the end, but House and Senate leaders are enjoying it while it lasts.

Yes they can No. 1One of the most anticipated votes in the

past three years occurred March 2, when the Republican-controlled Senate passed a $15 bil-lion transportation package containing a gas-tax hike. Nineteen Republicans supported the plan, and none of them were facing a recall.

Attention now shifts to the House, where majority Democrats will craft a counterpro-posal. But it might gather a little dust before any vote. House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, a

master puppeteer of making deals and passing policies, is in no hurry to act until sine die is in sight.

Yes they can No. 2Meanwhile, Chopp flexed a little political

muscle March 3 by getting House Democrats to unite behind a bill boosting the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2019. Some thought cen-trist Democrats would stand with Republicans against the bill, but they didn’t.

It’s now in the Republican-controlled Senate, and GOP leaders oppose it. That sets the stage for a possible encore performance by the coali-tion that installed Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, as Senate president pro tem on the first day. Twenty-three Democrats joined two Republi-cans — Roach and Sen. Don Benton of Vancou-ver — on that vote. They could re-unite, maybe enlist Sen. Mark Miloscia, R-Federal Way, and pursue a parliamentary move known as the Ninth Order to seize control of the chamber to pass the bill. Stay tuned.

C factorsMaking polluters pay is a popular idea in polls

and a good slogan in a campaign. Doing it is another matter. Gov. Jay Inslee’s cap-and-trade proposal is parked in the Senate and inching along in the House. If it stalls, an alternative might surface that would impose a straight carbon charge.

Making the rich pay their fair share is also a popular notion and excellent slogan. To do it,

I have been thinking a great deal recently about the multiple roles a newspaper plays in a community. I suppose all this thinking stuff has something to do with my job, or I am low on my buttermilk smoothies.

I am fortunate that I get to roam around to numerous newspapers owned by Sound Publishing and pester folks. This roaming has given me the opportunity to watch a lot of very talented writers crafting stories and many fine newsrooms putting out papers.

A newspaper is a different kind of a chick-en. It is a business that carries the limitations and, most importantly, responsibilities of First Amendment protection.

Most businesses are concerned with keeping the doors on the hinges and selling widgets smothered in cheese.

The intriguing part of producing a newspa-per is the number of balls that must be kept in the air to keep the presses running.

I have read a pile of ar-ticles over the last few years from around the country about the future of newspa-pers. Many are either mis-informed or in service of great and glorious Wizard of I Am Smarter than You.

Most of the articles I have come across predict-

ing the future of newspapers are authored by someone who is not producing a paper – although the writers often say they did once, or their parents did, or they knew a guy down the street who read a newspaper. . . once upon a time.

I learned long ago to never predict the future. I can barely predict where I will be in the next seven minutes, or for that matter remember where I am supposed to be in the next seven minutes.

The wonderful writing goddesses Sarah and Becky at our paper in Covington are constant-ly telling me where I should be and pointing out that I am not there . . . wherever there is.

Nothing like youth and a functional brain complete with memory. I must have had that once, but I don’t really remember.

Here is my secret decoder ring forecast on the future of anything: No one has a clue – including those hair-piece wonders with beer cans strapped to their heads waiting for the apocalypse. (I hate to break the bad news, but the apocalypse happened last month and the Seahawks lost.)

I believe newspapers will be around be-cause of the story. The form a newspaper will take I don’t know, but the story is the thing. Story is a spiritual being that demands great discipline and patience. If the writer is quiet and stays still long enough, the story will speak.

Read the writings of the talented reporters in this paper and others around the company and you will see what I mean.

Story is the thing.

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Nearly all of the schools, public and private, in the Rent-on School District are showing greater than 90 percent coverage for immunizations for last school year, according to King County Public Health.

The only school that did not send in a vaccination exemption report for the 2013-14 school year was the Northwest Free School, a private elementary school. An administrator for that school - with a class size of just three children - said that paperwork was forthcoming.

This year’s immunization coverage in Renton is look-ing even better, according to Randy Matheson, district spokesperson. The only school that reported less coverage last year was the district’s Homeschool Opportunities for Merging Education program or H.O.M.E. program. That

school reported 50 to 70 percent immunization coverage for the 2013-14 school year.

“The numbers you saw were from the 2013-2014 school year and are improving this year, mainly due to better tracking of this information by the new office manager at the H.O.M.E. program,” said Matheson. “That being said, parents have many reasons to choose to, or not to immu-nize their children, including health, personal or religious reasons.”

District policy allows for exemptions from immuniza-tion requirements due to health, personal or religious reasons only as allowed for by state law.

Lara Randolph is a parent of two students in the H.O.M.E. program, who has a philosophical objection to getting her children vaccinated. She’s not convinced vaccines won’t cause more damage than the actual disease they’re inoculating.

“So my fear is not measles; my fear is the vaccination of the measles,” said Randolph. “I’m more afraid of that than the actual childhood disease. Because my children are not (immune-compromised) in any other way, a normal child-hood disease is not scary to me.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the measles in its more serious effects can lead to ear

infection, pneumonia, seizures, brain damage and even death.

Yet Randolph and another H.O.M.E. program mother, who wished not to be named, are fearful of the vaccine. Both say they have experienced adverse reactions to vaccines, either personally or with their children, and that makes up some of their objections. Neither of Randolph’s children have been vaccinated for any disease and one of the other mother’s three children are vaccinated against some diseases.

“We vaccinated as young parents and as we began to ask more questions and gather more information we backed off more and more until we came to the same conclusion that Lara has come to,” said the H.O.M.E parent.

She went on to describe her fear.“So you most commonly hear in the media about the

risk of death and encephalitis from the measles,” said the mom. “What you do not hear is that the measles vaccine also carries a risk of death and encephalitis.”

She points to numbers she’s found with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a volun-tary reporting system maintained by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration to back up her claim. Anyone can submit reports to the VAERS Database

and reports do not necessarily prove the adverse event was caused by a vaccine.

The mothers are also leery because of the existence of a federal court to settle vaccine claims. It’s called the Of-fice of Special Masters and it is part of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

“If they (vaccines) are 100 percent safe why do we have a need to legally protect the people that manufacture, require and administer them,” said the H.O.M.E. program mom.

She’s tired of parents who support vaccine choice being labeled paranoid, superstitious, ignorant and lunatics. She said that she feels like her family has to stay underground to preserve the safety of her family.

“It’s really not any fun to sit around and wonder if someone is going to call Child Protective Services,” she said.

Randolph echoed her sentiments, “which is a real fear because there’s such a hysteria about not vaccinating people believe that you’re not taking care of your children, if you don’t vaccinate, which is like ridiculous.”

On its website, the CDC states that the risk of serious harm, or death from the measles vaccine is “extremely small.” Vaccinations also help create a “herd immunity” that helps prevent the disease from getting to patients who for medical reasons cannot receive the vaccination.

“Renton-area schools report an immunization rate of 90 percent from 2013-2014 for all but one school and while 90 percent is respectable there is still room for improve-ment,” said Dr. Callie Byrd, via email.

She is a pediatrician in Valley Medical’s Covington Clinic South and still urges everyone to speak to their health-care provider about making sure their immuniza-tions are up to date.

“Communities with areas of unvaccinated or under-vac-cinated individuals are at an increased risk for outbreaks of diseases that can be prevented with vaccines, as we have seen with the recent measles outbreak,” she said.

Byrd points to the U.S. government’s vaccination goals, Healthy People 2020, which strives for a 90 percent vac-cination rate for children 19-35 month and a 95 percent vaccination rate for all children entering kindergarten.

Byrd reports that for each child vaccinated accord-ing to the recommended immunization schedule, 33,000 lives are saved, preventing 14 million cases of disease and reducing health care costs by $9.9 billion.

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Inslee wants a capital gains tax. Chopp appears to like it too. That might earn it a vote in the House later this month, but it’s a seemingly impossible sell in the Senate.

McCleary syndromeThe most challenging question facing lawmakers when

the session began Jan. 12 was how they would satisfy the state Supreme Court in the McCleary case. It still is.

There’s no consensus on how much money to put into the public school system to comply with the court order, where those dollars will come from and what to do about Initiative 1351, with its billion-dollar price tag for smaller classes. House Democrats will provide answers on or around March 23, when they release their budget proposal. Senate Republicans will reply with their spending plan. Then the real work begins, to wrangle a deal before the ses-sion ends April 26.

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The Bellingham-based, grocery chain Haggen has now opened a store in the Renton area and plans to open a store in Burien next week.

The Renton Safeway at 4300 N.E. Fourth St. was to open March 5 as a Haggen store and the Burien Albertsons, at 12725 First Ave. S., will close at 6 p.m., March 8 and open as a Haggen store at 4 p.m., March 10.

Haggen will hold a community meeting for local farmers, food produc-ers, non-profit leaders and community members from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., March 19 at the Metropolitan Banquet Hall, 16420 SE 128th St., Renton.

This public meeting is an opportunity for local farmers and producers to discuss selling their wares on Haggen’s shelves, non-profit organizations can learn about the store’s community giving and small businesses can explore co-marketing programs.

“We hope community members will join us for a fun evening to learn about how we can work together to strengthen our community,” said John Clougher, Haggen CEO, Pacific NW, in a press release.

With each store opening, Haggen partners with five local non-profits, donating $1,000 to a single organization on the first day the store opens and 2 percent of sales to four additional organizations and on four con-secutive Saturdays.

The store conversions are a part of the 146 stores the grocery chain plans to acquire and convert to the Haggen banner in the first half of 2015. The Federal Trade Commission approved the divestiture in January and the merger of Albertsons and Safeway Inc. was completed in late January as well. In June, Haggen plans to convert the Albertsons at 14215 S.E. Petro-vitsky Road, Renton, into one of its stores.

At each of the stores, the current employees are invited to become Hag-gen employees.

“Retaining the existing store employees was an essential part of the acquisition and we hope they all accept our invitation to join the Haggen family,” said Bill Shaner,CEO, Haggen Pacific Southwest, in a Feb. 11 press release. “These are great teams and these new employees will be an incred-ible asset to our growing company. Plus, these familiar faces will help ease the brand transition for long-time customers.”

For more information, visit www.haggen.com.

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Boeing and Ryanair have announced an order for three Next-Generation 737-800s. The order, previously unidentified on the Boeing Orders and Deliveries website, is valued at $280 million at current list prices.

With this order the Irish low-cost carrier now has unfilled orders for 174 Next-Generation 737-800s and 100 737 MAX 200s.

“We are pleased to announce the purchase of three more Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft, which will be delivered in early 2016, bringing our total recent orders to 183 737-800s, in addition to further orders for up to 200

‘gamechanger’ Boeing 737 MAX 200 aircraft,” said Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, in a press release. “These Boeing aircraft orders will allow us to expand our fleet to over 520 aircraft and to increase our traffic to 160 million customers per annum by 2024, creating some 10,000 new positions for pilots, cabin crew and engineers, as we continue to grow tourism, routes

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Law began his speech with a history lesson, begin-ning in the early 90s at a time when “Renton was not a place where people wanted to move or open a business.”

The mayor said a previ-ous mayor took a “verbal beating” during a meet-ing with local community leaders and then began a transformation at City Hall that Law said continues today, including changes the city’s permitting process and customer service, as well as a new economic development strategy that “resulted in an explosion of new development.”

The mayor said the “workforce culture” at City Hall has changed with de-partments working together more and committed to “solving issues” instead of “passing the buck.”

Law also cited his goal set in last year’s speech that Renton become the “best city in King County,” with a focus on economic develop-ment, improving service to vulnerable and diverse populations, enhanced customer service and de-veloping a sustainable fiscal strategy.

Law went on to highlight each point, calling out sev-eral employees for “going that extra mile.”

Law name-checked inspectors Craig Burnell and Phil Hughes for the work they did with Renton Honda in helping the car dealership get settled into its new digs on East Valley Road, reading part of a letter from the company thanking the men.

The mayor also pointed out Bob Sowards of the Community Services Department, who was instrumental in breaking up

a sexual assault at a coffee stand in North Renton in February. Sowards saw a struggle at the stand as he drove by early on the morn-ing of Feb. 17 and opted to go back to investigate. As he pulled up, Sowards interrupted a sexual assault, called the police and gave a description of the suspect and his vehicle to police. According to the mayor, the detective on the case believes the victim may have been killed if not for

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Law also talked about Officer Anthony Venera, who dur-ing the last Christmas

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Instead of citing the woman for an unsecured load - a $124 violation - Venera loaded the two trees into his patrol car and drove them home for the woman and her grandchil-dren.

Law called the final goal - fiscal sustainability - a “bit anti-climactic” but discussed some of the is-sues the city is dealing with

- including the 1 percent property tax cap, approved by voters, that has ham-strung cities around the state, as well as the loss of liquor excise tax and profit sharing.

In his defense of the city’s new business and opera-tions tax, approved for the first time in the current bi-ennial budget, law cited the low amounts of tax dollars that go back to the city and the list of services it is to pay, including police, fire, parks, roads and more.

“For each dollar collected for property taxes, Renton receives 23 cents,” he said. “For sales tax, we receive less than 10 cents for every dollar collected.”

Law said sales tax amounts have finally returned to pre-recession levels, but admitted the budget “will continue to be a challenge.”

Among his accomplish-ments, Law cited the city’s receiving $118 million in state and federal transpor-tation grants. He also cited the success the city has seen in dealing with nuisance businesses, including a handful of local bars that have been problems in the past.

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changed their operations to a point where the neigh-borhoods are no longer impacted,” he said.

The mayor pointed to nearly $300 million in new projects underway in the city, including new hotels and office towers set for the area around Gene Coulon Park, as well as new devel-opment in the industrial area south of I-405. The mayor said along with the projects presently under development, an additional $300 million in projects are in the planning process.

He also pointed to new projects downtown, includ-ing a five-story mixed use complex that will break ground this month at South Second Street and Main Avenue South, including a new plaza and changes to the downtown traffic pattern.

Turning his attention to the Highlands, Law spoke of the Sunset Area project and thanked the partners involved with getting that underway. When complet-ed, it will feature a new li-brary, multi-family housing and low-income housing, as well as a park and space for new retail.

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Renton Special Olympic basketball teams place high at state tournament

Teams from the Renton Specialized Education pro-gram traveled to Wenatchee this past weekend to com-pete in the Special Olym-pics Basketball tournament and several came home with medals.

Results from Renton are:

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those in situations like ours, i.e., only requiring 22 credits, the key first step I see being taken is to engage staff and community in a process to determine what we will need to do to get to where we want to go.”

In light of this, the district has formed a 24-Credit Career- and College-Ready Graduation Require-ments Design Team, of high school and middle school principals, administration, a human resources representative and building staff.

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A 49-year-old homeless man convicted of raping an elderly woman in Edmonton, Canada, in 1988 has been charged with second-degree rape in the assault of a Skyway woman.

Michael Shawn Stanley was being held on $1 million bail in the jail at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent; his arraignment is 8:30 a.m. March 16 on the 12th floor of the King County Courthouse in Seattle.

He was also charged Monday with first-degree burglary with sexual motivation.

Stanley, a U.S. citizen, made news in October 2013 when he cut the monitoring bracelet from his ankle and crossed unchallenged into the United States from Canada, accord-ing to charging documents.

He was convicted in Canada in 1988 of raping an elderly Edmonton woman during a home-invasion robbery, according to documents. He was convicted in 2004 of as-saulting two boys, ages 9 and 13, in a bathroom.

Canadian officials decided not to extradite Stanley from Washington state.

If convicted, Stanley, classified as a Level 3 sex offender in Washington, faces a minimum prison term of 15 to 20 years and possibly life in prison.

A longer term is possible because prosecutors included a “rapid recidivism aggravator.” Stanley was released from prison six days before the Skyway woman was raped, after serving time for his conviction for second-degree burglary. Employees of a Des Moines nursing home called 911 after finding him in a break room, wearing an employee badge with the name “Maureen” and holding two four-inch steak knives, according to court documents.

The 69-year-old victim was familiar with Stanley because he did yard work for her last summer. He showed up at her home on South 115th Street at about 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, to ask her whether she had more work for him, accord-ing to charging documents. She didn’t.

She allowed him to use her bathroom. He then went outside to wait for a bus and she went for a walk. He was gone when she returned. As she brushed her teeth in the bathroom, Stanley appeared behind her, naked. He may have entered the house through a window.

They fought in the bathroom. He covered her face and mouth with her hand, interfering with her breathing. Ac-cording to charging documents, she decided it was better to be raped than killed.

Stanley then told her he needed to go to detox. She wouldn’t drive him that night but she told him she and her church friends could take him the next day. They exchanged phone numbers and she drove him to a friend’s house.

He returned at about 8 a.m. Saturday. A friend told her to call 911. Stanley was found two blocks away and ar-rested. She was treated at Harborview Medical Center.

Dean A. Radford can be reached at 425-255-3484, ext. 5150.

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A homeless couple were beaten and robbed of $16 by members of a group of teens, boys and girls, at about 7 p.m. Feb. 5 on South Third Street downtown.

One of the teens demanded that the 39-year-old woman give him $1. She reached into her pocket for money; he took it all – $16. He dragged her along as he

tried to get away and punched her. One of the other youths yelled, “AJ stop.”

Her husband tried to help his wife and was punched and kicked.

A group of teens was spotted at the transit center but the victims couldn’t identify who attacked them.

However, a 13-year-old Auburn boy was arrested on a juvenile warrant for failure to appear on third-degree theft charges. A 15-year-old girl was arrested on a felony warrant for taking a motor vehicle without permission. Both were booked into the county juvenile center.

PATIENT GETS VIOLENT: A 24-year-old Kent man voluntarily committed at Valley Medical Center in Renton Feb. 2 became violent with medical staff and threatened to “ring” their necks.

He was treated only by women because he would kill someone if another male doctor came in the room. But he cornered a nurse and took an attack-type stance. She was assisted by other medical personnel so she could leave the room.

He was arrested for investigation of third-degree as-sault and taken to the King County Jail in downtown

Seattle, which has medical facilities.

A FAST GETAWAY: The Maple Valley man just needed a minute to run into Safeway downtown to buy some groceries, so he didn’t secure his bike to the rack.

When he came out about five minutes later on Feb. 3, a man in his early 20s was riding away on it. He chased the man for about half-mile. Despite his pleas, no one helped him.

He got close to the man but couldn’t get his bike. He was running out of time because he had to get back to work.

He searched but never found the man or the bike, a 2006 Black Market Riot.

WARRANT NABS BIKE RIDER: The 40-year-old man riding his bicycle back and forth in front of her apart-ments on Burnett Avenue South at about 9 p.m. Feb. 5 caught the attention of a resident.

The responding officer observed the same behavior – and noticed the bike didn’t have a front or rear light.

A records check showed the man had a warrant out of the Everett Police Department. He was booked into the SCORE regional jail. The bike was placed into evidence for safekeeping.

NO DRIVER IN CRASH: A 2001 Acura MDX crashed with such force at about 3 a.m. Feb. 2 on the Maple Valley Highway that it pushed a median 15 feet and caused an airbag to deploy.

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A large bank fraud ring respon-sible for nearly a million dollars in fraud was indicted last week in U.S. District Court for the Western Dis-trict of Washington, announced act-ing U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes.

Ten defendants, including one from Renton, were named in the in-dictment for fraud on seven different financial institutions.

The indictment alleges that between November 2010 and the present, the co-schemers used 219 bank accounts to steal more than $987,000 from the banks, according to a federal news release.

Eight of the defendants are in

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According to the indictment, the defendants allegedly used stolen checks to make fraudulent deposits into various bank accounts. Using debit cards, the co-schemers would withdraw large amounts of cash be-fore the bank determined the check used to inflate the balance was no good, according to the news release.

Some of the people whose bank accounts were inflated were com-

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The victim banks include: Bank of America, Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU), TwinStar Credit Union, Wells Fargo Bank, Sound Credit Union, Key Bank, and Ban-ner Bank. All are federally insured financial institutions.

The defendants include Okila Ayanna Malayka Ulmer of Renton. Other defendants are from Tacoma, Federal Way, Kent and Milton.

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Superior Court of WashingtonCounty of King

In re the Estate of: MARY JANE CHAPMAN, Deceased.NO. 15-4-00974-2 KNT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Represen- tative served or mailed the No- tice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is for- ever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets.Date of first publication: February 27, 2015.PR: WILLIAM M. CHAPMANRONALD E. GLESSNER WSBA #11832 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER, ROTI & AHRENS, P.S. Attor- neys for Personal Representative100 Evergreen Bldg.; PO Box 90Renton, WA 98057-0090(425) 255-4542King County Superior CourtCause No. 15-4-00974-2 KNTPublished in Renton Reporter on February 27, 2015,March 6, 2015 and March 13, 2015. #1254495.

CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF

MEETING CANCELATIONRENTON CITY COUNCIL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Renton City Council has canceled the regular Council meeting and Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for Monday, March 16, 2015. For further information, please call 425-430-6510.

Jason A. SethCity Clerk

Published in the Renton Reporter on March 6, 2015. #1260624. First Savings Bank Northwest, 201 Wells Ave S., Renton, WA 98057 Application to Establish a Branch: 15021 Main St. Ste F, Mill Creek, WA 98012. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the

regional director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at the appropriate FDIC office: 25 Jessie Street at Ecker Square, Suite 2300, San Francisco, Cali- fornia 94105-2780, not later than March 23, 2015. The non-confidential portions of the application are on file at the appropriate FDIC office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non-confidential portion of the application file will be available upon request. Published in Renton Reporter on March 6, 2015. #1257588.

VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

District Healthcare SystemNOTICE OF

EDUCATIONAL MEETINGApril 20, 2015

An educational meeting of the Board of Trustees of Valley Medical Center will be held from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m. on April 20, 2015 in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center. A regular business meeting of the board will be conduct- ed during a portion of this educational meeting. BOARD OF TRUSTEES(District Healthcare System)By: Sandra SwardExecutive Assistant to the Board of TrusteesPublished in Kent, Renton, Cov- ington/Maple Valley/Black Dia- mond Reporters on March 6, 2015, March 13, 2015. #1260251

CITY OF RENTON PLANNING COMMISSION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCRITICAL AREAS

REGULATIONS Notice is hereby given that the Renton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. at the Renton City Hall, City Council Chambers, Floor Seven, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. All interested parties are invited to the Public Hearing to express their opinion. Written comments may also be submitted prior to the Public Hearing to City of Renton, Department of Commu- nity & Economic Development, Planning Division, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. The purpose of the Public Hear- ing to consider amendments to the Critical Areas Regulations. For more information, visit the City’s website at http://www.rentonwa.gov/business/default. aspx?id=2778.Published in the Renton Reporter on March 6, 2015. #1260667.


In re the Estate of: WALTER LEWIS GRAHAM, Deceased.NO. 15-4-01175-5 KNT

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Represen- tative served or mailed the No- tice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is for- ever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets.DATE OF FIRST PUBLICA- TION: March 6, 2015.PR: CATHERINE CLAIRE MITCHELTREEPETER W. MOGREN WSBA #11515 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER, ROTI & AHRENS, P.S. Attorneys for Personal Rep- resentative100 Evergreen Bldg.;P O Box 90Renton, WA 98057-0090(425) 255-4542King County Superior CourtCause No. 15-4-01175-5 KNTPublished in Renton Reporter on March 6, 2015, March 13, 2015 and March 20, 2015. #1260632.

Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County

THE RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT #403, a Washington municipal corporation, Plaintiff,

v.ROBIN JONES, an individual; TIFFANY PARK WOODS ADVOCACY GROUP, a private advocacy group, and also all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint herein, DefendantsNo. 15-2-02065-0 KNT

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

The State of Washington to all persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint herein:You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, that is,

within sixty (60) days after March 6, 2015 and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff REN- TON SCHOOL DISTRICT # 403, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT #403, at the office below stated; and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the de- mand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. Plaintiff asserts to quiet title in the real property in Renton, King County, Washing- ton, over four parcels more par- ticularly described as follows (hereinafter the “Property”):PARCEL A: Beginning at a intersection of northerly line of CEDAR RIVER PIPE LINE right of way with east line of west half of southeast quarter of section 21, Township 23 north, range 5 east, W.M., King County, Washington; thence north 123.74 feet more or less tosoutherly line of MERCER IS- LAND PIPE LINE right of way; thence north 31° 18’ 16” west along said right of way 969.34 feet to point on arc of curve fromwhich point a radius to said curve bears south 31° 18’ 16” EAST 1014.82 FEET; thence southwesterly along said arc of curve to left distance of 831.63 feet more or less to point on northerly right of way line of CEDAR RIVER PIPE LINE; thence easterly along said line 1014.92 feet more or less to point of beginning. PARCEL B: that portion of northwest quarter of southeast quarter of section 21, township 23 north, range 5 east, W.M., King County, Washing- ton, lying southwesterly of southwesterly line of MERCER ISLAND PIPE LINE right of way and southeasterly of line described as follows: beginning intersection of southeast corner of lot 8, tiffany park division no. 3 with northerly line of CEDAR RIVER PIPE line right of way; thence easterly along said northerly line of 60 feet to true point of beginning of said line; thence northeasterly along curve to rgt radius of 1014.82 feet distance of 831.63 feet more or less to southwesterly line of MERCER IS- LAND PIPE LINE right of way and terminus of said line. PAR- CEL C: that portion of southeast quarter of southeast quarter of section 21, township 23 north, range 5 east, W.M., King County, Washington, lying northerly of CEDAR RIVER PIPE LINE Right of way and southwesterly of MERCER IS- LAND PIPE LINE right of way. PARCEL D: that portion of south half of section 21, township 23 north, range 5 east,

W.M., King COUNTY, Wash- ington, describer as follows: beginning intersection of northerly right of way margin of CEDAR RIVER PIPE LINE and easterly line of west half of southeast quarter of section 21, township 23 north, range 5 east, w.m., King County, Washington; thence northerly said easterly line 123.74 feet more or less to a point on southerly right of way of margin of MERCER ISLAND PIPE LINE; thence north 31° 18’ 16” west along said southerly right of way of margin 969.34 feet to a point to a point on arc of curve from which point a tangentto said curve bears south 31° 18’ 16” east 1014.82 feet and true point of beginning; thence north- westerly along said southerly pipe line right of way 453.45 feet; thence south 86° 32’ 17” west 411.86 feet more or less to a point on east boundary of lot 6 block 3, tiffany park division no. 2; thence along boundary of said block 3 south 38° 11’ 27” west 55.36 feet; thence along block 3, south 60° 01’ 54” west 222.76 feet; thence along block 3, south 30° 52’ 58” west 130.13 feet; thence south 79° 25’ 15” east 50 feet; thence south 10°34’45” west 50 feet; thence south 22° 05’ 56” east 785.69 feet more or less to tap on northerly of right of way of margin of CEDAR RIV- ER PIPE LINE; thence south 78° 56’ 52” east along said pipe line right of way 60 feet; thence northeasterly along said curve to right having a radius of 1014.82 feet a distance of 831.63 feet more or less to tap on southerly margin of MERCER ISLAND PIPE LINE and true point of BE- GINNING; except that portion conveyed to the CITY OF REN- TON by deed recorded under re- cording no. 7809150816.No monetary damages are sought in this matter. DATED this 23rd day of February, 2015.PERKINS COIE LLPs/ Donna L. Barnett WSBA No. 36794Kristine R. Wilson, WSBA No. 3315210885 NE Fourth St., Suite 700Bellevue, WA 98004-5579Telephone: 425.635.1400Facsimile: 425.635.2400E-mail: dbarnett@perkin- scoie.com E-mail: krwil-

[email protected] for Plaintiff The Ren- ton School District #403Published in Renton Reporter on March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015; April 3, 10, 2015. #1260434.


In re the Estate of: ROBERT TODD LIBRI Deceased.NO. 15-4-00968-8 KNT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Represen- tative served or mailed the No- tice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is for- ever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets.Date of first publication: February 27, 2015.PR: KIM CAVALETTO-LIBRIPETER W. MOGREN WSBA #11515 Of MOGREN, GLESSNER,ROTI & AHRENS, P.S. Attorneys for Personal Rep- resentative100 Evergreen Bldg.; PO Box 90Renton, WA 98057-0090(425) 255-4542King County Superior CourtCause No. 15-4-00968-8 KNTPublished in Renton Reporter on February 27, 2015, March 6, 2015, March 13, 2015.#1254504

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King County voters will see a property tax levy on the April 28 special-election ballot seek-ing funds to replace the county’s emergency radio system.

The County Council approved the ordinance 8-1 to place the nine-year property tax levy lid lift on the ballot. Councilman Pete

von Reichbauer voted against the measure.

The lid lift allows the county to collect property taxes above the state limitation.

According to Councilman Joe McDermott, the sponsor of the ordinance, the levy will replace the county’s emergency radio system. McDermont said at the March 2 council meeting the levy would

raise $273 million. According to county staff the

vendor support of the current ra-dio system will end in 2018, which is used by police and fire agencies.

David Mendel, Regional Com-munications services manager, said after 2018 the vendor “level of support” for the radio system will end and the risk of catastrophic failure of the system increases.

McDermont said the levy is an effort to make sure a replace-ment system is in place before 2018 when the risk increases for a system failure.

“Making sure we can provide for this emergency communica-tion is a paramount duty, I believe, of King County and the council,” McDermont said.

A release from the council stated

the levy lid lift rate would be .07 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. Based on the 2015 median home value in King County, the cost to the median homeowner would be $26.46 per year.

The emergency radio system is used to dispatch police, fire, emer-gency medical personnel and allow responders to communicate with each other at those incidents.

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Four-year-old Kiara Marggraf got her wish granted Feb. 26, when Disney Princess Elsa made a special visit to her preschool classroom at Meadow Crest Early Learning Center.

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Kiara spent the first two years of her life in and out of hospitals and going on this trip is quite unusual, said Sherice, her mom.

“It’s hard for us to pay for a trip like this for her,” said Adam Lay, her dad, fighting back tears. “So for them to be able to grant this for my daughter, it’s the world to me.”

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Kiara Marggraf and her family got a visit with Disney Princess Elsa from “Frozen” and tickets to Disney World, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Kiara is battling Williams Syndrome. TRACEY COMPTON, Renton Reporter


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