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1187743 206-949-1696 [email protected] Your Residential Specialists www.MarcieMaxwell.com WINTER BLOOMS | Add a little color to your home this winter with this trio of flowers. [7] New movie | A Renton-area church is filming a Christmas movie featuring mostly children. [Page 3] R EP O RTER .com RENTON FOUNDED 1995 FRIDAY, DEC. 12, 2014 NEWSLINE: 425.255.3484 BY BRIAN BECKLEY [email protected] Aſter just three rounds of voting, the City Council on Monday selected Ruth Perez to fill Council Position No. 6. Perez, 46, has lived in Renton since 2007. She will be sworn in at the next council meeting and will have to run for re-election in November. If she wins, she will serve through 2017. Perez was selected to replace Terri Briere, who died Nov. 9. A total of 13 people interviewed for the position. According to her resume, Perez presently serves, since 2009, as chief administrative officer of Checkerboard Consulting Services, a Renton- based business consulting firm. Prior to that, Perez worked at the Mexican Consulate in Seattle as director of the Program for Mexican Commu- nities Abroad. Originally born in Mexico City, Perez has a City Council chooses Ruth Perez to fill open position Ruth Perez RHS students write, illustrate children’s books for local preschool BY TRACEY COMPTON [email protected] Renton High School students in teacher Jessica DiAsio’s leadership classes recently created illus- trated children’s books which they delivered and read to the Rise and Shine Preschool in Renton. DiAsio’s classes are heavily involved in com- munity service and this was a way for students to get involved in their community and encourage literacy, the teacher said. “e idea came from when I was actually in high school,” said DiAsio. “I was in a creative writing class, which I absolutely loved and my teacher had us create our own stories.” It took her 50 students about two weeks to create the story books, which they also combined with a book drive to collect children’s books. e student-created books all follow a “fortunately, unfortunately” pattern to tell their morals. Student Tai Anthony McMillan’s book dealt with a young boy who develops a desire to eat vegetables. “When I went over there to the preschool, it was pretty cool because my brother he went to that preschool, when he was little and so did my cousin,” said McMillan. “It was a nice little thing to do to give back to the preschool.” e Renton students learned the power they [ more PEREZ page 4 ] [ more BOOKS page 4 ] Renton students Joey Torres, Dante Diggins and Courtney Odilao read to preschoolers. Renton School District Coming to town The Holiday Season got its official kick-off in Renton this weekend as Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived during the downtown tree lighting on Saturday and the Ivar’s Clam Lights were turned on Friday at Gene Coulon Park. To see more pictures, turn to Page 8. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter

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After just three rounds of voting, the City Council on Monday selected Ruth Perez to fill Council Position No. 6.

Perez, 46, has lived in Renton since 2007. She will be sworn in at the next council meeting and will have to run for re-election in November. If she wins, she will serve through 2017.

Perez was selected to replace Terri Briere, who died Nov. 9. A total of 13 people interviewed for the position.

According to her resume, Perez presently serves, since 2009, as chief administrative officer of Checkerboard Consulting Services, a Renton-based business consulting firm. Prior to that, Perez worked at the Mexican Consulate in Seattle as director of the Program for Mexican Commu-nities Abroad.

Originally born in Mexico City, Perez has a

City Council chooses Ruth Perez to fill open position

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RHS students write, illustrate children’s books for local preschoolBY TRACEY COMPTON

[email protected]

Renton High School students in teacher Jessica DiAsio’s leadership classes recently created illus-trated children’s books which they delivered and read to the Rise and Shine Preschool in Renton.

DiAsio’s classes are heavily involved in com-munity service and this was a way for students to get involved in their community and encourage literacy, the teacher said.

“The idea came from when I was actually in high school,” said DiAsio. “I was in a creative writing class, which I absolutely loved and my teacher had us create our own stories.”

It took her 50 students about two weeks to create the story books, which they also combined with a book drive to collect children’s books. The student-created books all follow a “fortunately, unfortunately” pattern to tell their morals.

Student Tai Anthony McMillan’s book dealt with a young boy who develops a desire to eat vegetables.

“When I went over there to the preschool, it was pretty cool because my brother he went to that preschool, when he was little and so did my cousin,” said McMillan. “It was a nice little thing to do to give back to the preschool.”

The Renton students learned the power they

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[ more BOOKS page 4 ]Renton students Joey Torres, Dante Diggins and Courtney Odilao read to preschoolers. Renton School District

Coming to townThe Holiday Season got its official kick-off in Renton this weekend as Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived during the downtown tree lighting on

Saturday and the Ivar’s Clam Lights were turned on Friday at Gene Coulon Park. To see more pictures, turn to Page 8. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter

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nered with Renton Area Youth and Family Services as part of their holiday season drive to collect coats, jackets, hats, gloves, hoodies and blankets. Though our drive ends this today, Friday, the Snake Hill Neighborhood will be collecting coats and such for RAYS, as well as toys for Toys For Tots, during a special holiday party from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13 at Springbrook Church of Christ in Renton. Contact Brian Kushin at 206-953-7772 for more information.

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Members of the Seattle Revival Center on the Newcastle-Renton border are making their first ever Christmas movie, called “God’s Greatest Gift.”

The movie has a cast of mostly children with a few adults and tells the Christmas story through the eyes of a little girl, as narrated to her by her grandfather. It’s a musi-cal, or cantata, a narrative piece of music.

The community and congre-gation is invited to the movie premiere at 7 p.m., Dec. 19. There will be a red carpet reception for the actors, popcorn, candy and hot chocolate. Admission is free.

The screenplay was written by Seattle Revival Center Pastor Darren Stott. As a kid, Stott grew up making movies with his best friend and dreamed of one day attending the prestigious New York University’s film school. When it came time for college applications, he didn’t quite have the grades to attend NYU and instead went to a community college and got called into ministry.

Fast forward to a year ago, and Stott found himself thinking about his missed opportunity.

“The Lord kind of spoke to me and said, ‘When you were in high school, you let a dream die, but that dream doesn’t have to die; I put that in you,’” said Stott.

That’s when he got the idea to turn their usual Christmas cantata into a movie.

“It’s like taking that Christmas cantata sort of thing, but having more fun and being more creative in creating kind of an experience people will be able to relive over and over, just by putting a DVD in

their DVD player,” said Stott. About 35 people are involved in

the project and all the child actors are from the congregation and range in age from 2 to 11.

When asked if it was tough di-recting the kids, the pastor smiles.

“Not really because we’re not try-ing to get something that’s perfect,” he said. “We’re trying to get some-thing that’s cute.”

The director said he’ll take cute over perfect any day and that’s what he got when one of the sheep just stood up and walked away, a child was crying in the background or a parent was chasing a sheep, this all while filming.

“When the kids are just being kids it actually makes it more fun to watch and you just can’t help but giggle and chuckle at some of the different scenes and how they play out,” he said.

For Stott the experience was like a dream revisited.

He said “it seems like everybody has dreams but a lot of people are afraid to express them and so they let their unspoken dreams die in isolation.”

Stott encourages everyone to write their dreams down and share them with people they love and trust “because in community

dreams can become a reality.”For more information on the

movie, visit the church’s website at www.seattlerevivalcenter.com.

Church films first Christmas movie

Pastor Darren Stott and Michael Kubisky (upper right) had a good time filming “God’s Greatest Gift,” Seattle Revival Center’s Christmas movie, which debuts Dec. 19. SUBMITTED.

The Renton Fire Department offers the following Christmas tree safety tips to protect your family this holiday season:

• Select only a fresh tree that is deep green in color with a strong scent and no falling needles.

• Cut at least one inch (1”) off the bottom of the tree stump using a

straight cut.• Place the tree in a substantial

holder and replenish the water once or twice a day. Constant watering is critical.

• Keep the tree away from heat sources.

• Place tree so it will not block exits and escape routes.

• Only use electrical lighting and electrical decorations that are listed by Underwriter’s Laboratory “UL” or other approved testing agencies

• Follow the manufacturer’s guidelines for stringing light sets

together.• As a general rule UL recom-

mends using no more than three standard-size sets of lights together.

• Check all electrical wiring and cords for deterioration, dam-age, splices, bare wires, broken or cracked light sockets, and loose connections.

• Discard unsafe equipment im-mediately.

• Do not overload extension cords or electrical receptacles.

• Never run extension or electri-cal cords under carpets or doors,

through walls or across heavily traveled areas.

• When affixing lights, electrical cords or electrical decorations, do not use a staple or other method that might damage or penetrate the electrical wiring.

• Turn off holiday lights when leaving the house or before going to sleep.

• Dispose of your tree when it becomes dry.

• Never put branches or needles in a fireplace or wood burning stove.

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“I am ready to embrace the responsibilities of a City Councilmember with determination, integrity and goodwill.” Ruth Perez

bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s of business administration. She has worked as a magazine editor, a production coordinator for television and as a cultural liaison and local media coordinator for the Washington State Department of Trade and Economic Development.

Perez on Tuesday said she is passion-ate about her community, has a strong financial and public-service background and knows how to work in a team setting through listening and respecting the views of others.

“That’s really important to me,” she said. “I like to work with other leaders … diverse communities and regional partners.”

Perez said when she saw the listing for the open position, she discussed it with her husband, a former governmental affairs of-ficer for Boeing, who encouraged her to use her skills and background to help her city.

“We are really passionate about the way we can make a difference,” she said. “This is

my turn.”“I am very excited about the appoint-

ment of Ruth Perez to the City Council,” Mayor Denis Law said in a press release. “Ruth has an extensive background in pub-lic service, and is a progressive leader in the Latino community in Renton. We welcome her professional expertise, extensive knowledge, and diverse background in com-munity building, government relations, and civic engage-ment. Her contributions will be extremely valuable and a great addition to the City Council.”

Councilmembers said they were impressed by Perez’s resume, as well as her answers to the ques-tions during the interview process Dec. 2, where council President Don Persson, who entered Perez’s name into nomination, said she “showed fight and she also showed compassion.”

The council also talked about wanting

to select a woman to replace Terri Briere, as well as adding further diversity to the council with the addition of a Latino, one of the city’s fastest-growing ethnic groups.

“I am honored to be selected and I look forward to the opportunity to serve the

Renton Community,” Perez said in a press release. “Renton is very diverse and culturally rich. Each neighborhood area has its own needs and requirements in order to be all that they can be. We need to work together to develop those areas into the kind of city we want to live in.

“I am ready to embrace the responsibilities of City Council-

member with determination, integrity and goodwill,” she said.

Perez’s selection came relatively quickly during Monday’s meeting, taking only three rounds of voting before she received a majority.

Councilmembers were each given the opportunity to put forth a name into nomi-nation and then were given a chance to explain to the rest of the council why they made their choice.

Once nominations were closed, the council began to vote on individuals, with each member stating their choice out loud until one name received four votes.

In the first round of voting, Persson voted for Perez. Marcie Palmer followed,

voting for Beth Asher, whose name she entered into consideration. Randy Cor-man, who nominated KB Van Horn, voted for Perez before Greg Taylor cast his vote for Asher, whose name he also entered into consideration. Armondo Pavone voted for Carol Ann Witschi, whom he nominated, as did Ed Prince, who nominated Mike Snow.

With no one receiving four votes, the council moved on to a second round in which Persson again voted for Perez and Palmer again voted for Asher. Corman shifted his vote to KB Van Horn, Taylor again cast his for Asher, Pavone switched to Perez and Prince went again with Witschi.

For round three, Persson again voted for Perez. Palmer struggled briefly with her vote and then cast her ballot for Perez, which appeared to start the dominoes falling as Corman shifted his vote back her way. Taylor again voted for Asher, but Pavone made it official with another vote for Perez before Prince shifted his vote her way for a 5-1 final approval.

After the meeting, Palmer said Perez had always been in her top three candidates.

“I knew I was going to be happy with her,” Palmer said.

Perez will be sworn in Jan. 5.

To comment on this story view it online at www.rentonreporter.com. Reach Editor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050.

have to influence the younger generation in their community with the project.“I learned that it’s very valuable for bigger kids like us to go and visit younger students

because we could, like, influence them,” said Andrew Galapon.Students collected a number children’s books for the project. “They’re all just do adorable and so nice,” said student Ledashia Orndorff of the pre-

schoolers. “They wanted us to keep reading to them even though we had to leave. So that was cool.”

DiAsio loved the experience and looked at it as a way for her students to inspire a younger generation.

“Yeah it was pretty cute seeing them all cuddled up next to leadership students,” she said. “Their wide-eyes – you could just see their imaginations going. It was a really neat thing to see them all together bonding and impacting the little kiddoes.”

Reach reporter Tracey Compton at 425-255-3484 ext. 5052.

[ BOOKS from page 1] ‘Sorry! Wrong Chimney!’ runs through Dec. 20 at Renton Civic Theatre

Renton Civic Theatre’s production of the holiday comedy “Sorry! Wrong Chimney!” is up and running this week-end through Dec. 20.

In the play, directed by Laura Kessler, David Tuttle is moonlighting as a depart-ment store Santa so that he can buy his wife a fur for Christmas. He tells her he’s working late at the office, but she finds out he isn’t at the office.

A suspected other woman, hypnotism, the notorious Santa burglar Kris Kreigle, his gun-toting fiancée, and a confused policeman adds up to a rollicking tale that is hilarious Christmas — or anytime — entertainment.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $17 for students and seniors.

The show runs at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 20.

Renton Civic Theatre is located at 507 S. Third St. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit rentoncivictheatre.org.

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Gloria M. Mehrens Gloria Marie Mehrens passed away on December 4, 2014

after a valiant two-year battle with cancer. She went to be with her Lord surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Gloria was born in Centralia, Washington to Gabrielle Girou and Emile Longville on May 18, 1930. A lifetime resident of Renton, Washington, she lived on Tobin Avenue/South Tobin Street her entire life, and it was there where she met Gloria Delaurenti Duffey, who would remain her closest friend for over eighty years. She attended Henry Ford elementary school in Renton and graduated from Renton High School in 1948. She had tremendous musical talent and enrolled at Central Washington College of Education, first as a violin performance major. While at Central, she became interested in teaching as a career and went on to receive her B.A. in Education in 1952.

She first taught for the Northshore School District and eventually found her way to the Seattle Public School District, where she taught kindergarten and first grade at Emerson Elementary School until her retirement in 1983. She also served the Seattle Public Schools as a Helping Teacher, Reading Consultant and Supervising Teacher, where she mentored and guided cadet teachers for Western Washington University.

While at Emerson Elementary School, she met her future husband, and great love of her life, George F. Mehrens, Jr. They were married in 1958 and remained married until George’s passing in 2012. George was a Teacher, Helping Teacher, Consultant and Administrator and, in 1977, he began working for Western Washington University as a Clinical Professor in their Clinical Program. In 1959, Gloria gave birth to a son, Christopher, who became a Musicologist, and who is currently an Administrator and Head of the Music Library at Arizona State University, Tempe.

Beyond her family, Gloria’s interests included education, music, art, gardening, and cookery. She co-authored two education books with Karen Wick, Bagging it with Puppets! Paper bag puppets to introduce the alphabet and letter/sound recognition (1988) and It’s all in the bag! A whole-language approach to introducing the alphabet and letter/sound recognition (1990). As a violinist, she was a long-time member of the Seattle Philharmonic and other musical organizations. She was an extraordinary watercolorist specializing in landscapes, still-lifes and “whimsies” featuring her cherished cat, Kitty Meow. She also took great pride in her flower and vegetable gardens.

Gloria is survived by her beloved son Dr. Christopher Mehrens of Scottsdale, Arizona, her devoted brother-in-law James Mehrens, cousins Alice and Rudy Forhan, and other extended family members. She said on numerous occasions how blessed he was in having such a wonderful husband and son, and was extraordinarily proud of their accomplishments. She was also grateful for the numerous friends who became an essential part of her life, especially those who unconditionally supported her during her final illness. Finally, she was deeply appreciative for the extraordinary care given her by the numerous healthcare professionals and aides over the past two years.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (Attn: Donations, P.O. Box 19023, Seattle, WA 98109-1023) ; or the EvergreenHealth Foundation [to support hospice care] (12040 NE 128th St, MS 5, Kirkland, WA, 98034-3013).

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From a little boy’s per-spective, he was Superman.

But from an adult stand-point, he was the man who stepped up to hold down a purse snatcher until police arrived.

The purse was snatched from the shoulder of a woman as she waited Dec. 6 with her husband to cross the street on South Third Street.

His getaway east on Third Street was slowed when he ran into a woman, knock-ing her to the ground. But that gave witnesses time to grab him and hold him on the ground until officers

arrived.One

of those Good Samari-tans was sitting in the Common Ground cupcake shop. The little boy, about 4 years old, was there, too.

He struck up a conversa-tion with Shannon Day, who was looking out the window. This is how she describes their exchange in an email to the Renton Reporter:

“Super Man came in here.”

I asked him, “Really, where is he?”

He pointed to a man sitting in the back corner wearing a light-colored,

button-down shirt.I asked, “Why is he Super

Man?”The boy replied, “He

knocked down the purse robber.”

The “purse robber” was booked into the King County Youth Center in Seattle.

SUV registered in Renton used in gun battle

A 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, its interior melted by fire Nov. 18 on 103rd Avenue Southeast, was involved in a rolling gun battle in Pierce County.

A Renton fire investiga-tor reported that someone started the fire by sticking a lit rag in the gas tank. Remnants of the rag were still visible.

The plates were still on the Tahoe; the residents who lived at the address in Renton didn’t know the reg-istered owners nor had they ever seen the Tahoe.

Renton Police were work-ing with the Pierce County Sheriff ’s Department on the case.

Parking disputeThe shopper at Fred

Meyer on Rainier Avenue obliged another shopper Nov. 15 by backing up into an adjacent parking spot so he could pull into a spot he had waited for.

But he pulled far enough in so that he tapped the

front end of her Acura. No damage was done, but she was upset when she spoke to the other driver.

The other driver followed her into the store and told her, “Hey I’m gonna have you towed.” She told him

she did nothing wrong.When she finished shop-

ping, she discovered two long scratches on either side of her car. She suspects the man keyed her car.

Damage was estimated at about $1,500.

‘Superman’ saves woman’s purse from would-be snatcher

Renton students participate in ‘Hour of Code’

This is Computer Sci-ence Education Week and some Renton students are participating by testing out their skills in the program “Hour of Code.”

The program is an

introduction to computer science, designed to break down the basic principals of coding. Hazen High School is one of several Renton schools that’s able to teach computer science because of Microsoft’s Technology Education and Literacy in Schools program or TEALS. This program places a technol-

ogy professional into high schools to teach computer science.

The goal of the week-long effort is to bring the “Hour of Code” to 100 million youth during the week.

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Thanks to city for quick repair on Hardie sidewalk

I would like to take a moment to commend the City of Renton and specifically John Kam-bach, street maintenance lead, and Gregg Zim-merman, director of Public Works, for the recent quick responsive action in repairing the public sidewalk north of our office on the east side of Hardie Avenue Southwest.

On Monday, Nov. 17, we reported the gaps and other problems with the sidewalk. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, a Public Works crew was out to make repairs.

Prior to the repairs, my staff and I have watched several individuals avoid the sidewalk and venture out into the roadway on their mo-torized scooters or traverse with their walkers up and down the hill on the narrow shoulder on the west side of Hardie Avenue Southwest.

Here forward, we’ll try to do our part to be good citizens and keep the sidewalk litter and obstacle free as we are concerned about the frail city residents who frequent it. Shame on us for not calling the city sooner.

City of Renton, Department of Public Works, thank you again.Beth McDaniel,Renton

Chris Erickson describes himself as “your typical gun owner who wants to be left alone.”

But state Initiative 594 “woke me up to the fact that we can’t be left alone any more.”

Saturday, the Camano Island carpenter plans to be at the state Capitol alongside other gun owners angered by passage of the universal-background-check measure they view as an unlawful encroachment on their Second Amendment rights.

He’s coming to add his voice to the chorus of demonstrators at the 11 a.m. rally in Olympia and help ignite a conversation about keeping I-594 backers from advancing their gun-control agenda any further.

Yet what could be a galvanizing event for the state’s gun-rights movement is getting shunned by some of better-known leaders. They’re worried what might occur there could undermine efforts to fend off addi-tional restrictions on gun owners.

The rally is dubbed “We Will Not Comply,” and civil disobedience is anticipated. People are bringing weapons to not only wave in the

air but, in open defiance of the law, to sell or trade to others without first conducting a background check on the recipient.

“To be honest, I don’t think this rally will really accomplish anything,” said Adina Hicks, executive director of Bellevue-based

Protect Our Gun Rights, the group formed to oppose I-594 and push a countermeasure, Initiative 591, which failed to pass.

“They don’t have a further goal. They want to break the law. That frankly is not what we need right now. What we need is action,” she said. “What we need is people contacting their legislators and getting the Legislature involved to fix the nightmare that is 594.”

Protect Our Gun Rights is part of a coalition organizing a Jan. 15 rally at the Capitol, after which participants will meet with lawmakers. Other groups include the Gun Rights Coalition, Citizens Commit-tee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Second Amendment Foundation, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership and Pink Pistols.

“Standing out there on Dec. 13 will show there are a lot of people upset. I want to do more than make noise. I want to make change,” said Rick Halle, national coordina-tor of the Gun Rights Coalition. “At this point, a good part of us see it as the voters have had their chance and now the Legisla-ture or the judiciary is where we need to deal with this.”

But he is going to be a spectator Saturday.“I am supporting the cause,” he said. “I

can’t say if I’ll support the message until I hear it.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

There is hope for the modern world, discov-ered in the most unlikely of devices.

In the past, my cellphone has masqueraded as a demon device, suddenly calling strangers or refusing to ring when God is calling.

Despite what certain young women in the office say (never believe them), I know how to work my phone; it is the cellphone that turned on me when I yell clean obscenities at it. Unless I used just the right tone and poked it in the proper place, it suddenly went dark and refused to speak or

turn on the light.However, in my hour of need I discovered

hope. At about midnight a couple of months ago I

was driving to Anacortes to catch a ferry to San Juan Island for work.

I got lost somewhere on the outskirts of Enumclaw. It was dark.

I decided I would try one of those things (I know – it’s a stupid app) that mysteriously show up for no reason when I am trying to answer the ringing that is not in my head.

The thing is called “There” or “Go there” or “You’re lost forever” – something like that.

Anyway, I pulled over in the dark, began whacking my phone and suddenly a light asked me where I was going and where I came from, like some Philosophy 101 class I flunked.

Miraculously the magic light in my phone figured out where I was going and a woman in white began talking to me.

I couldn’t believe it. I found a girlfriend in my shirt pocket.

Once we got rolling, every time I was going a mile or two over the speed limit, my new girl-friend started yelling at me.

After a couple of yellings, I started speeding just to hear her soothing critique, to see if she still liked me.

Then I took a wrong turn. That was nearly

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coming to Olympia who is certain to make the likes of Hicks and Halle nervous.

“We are going to buy guns and sell guns,” she said. “I will be trading a gun to someone else, and they will be trading one to me. We are going to nullify the law by our actions.”

Lange, a scheduled speaker, said she’ll talk about how the fight is now about more than an initiative and more than the right to keep and bear arms — it is about protecting the freedom and liberty of every

citizen.She’s not looking to get arrested but said,

“If that’s what it takes we will. It is OK to stand up to tyrannical laws.

“We are not anti-government,” she said. “If you are going to defend liberty, you have to be willing to defend it all the way.”

Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet.com. Contact him at 360-352-8623; [email protected] and on Twitter at @dospueblos.

nirvana.“Recalculating because

you are a dummy,” she yelled.

I loved it. I started taking wrong turns and speeding to see what my new cell-phone jinni would do next.

Now I really like my cellphone and I never leave it alone.

I have my jinni tell me how to get to the grocery store a few blocks away, just to make sure I take the right route. One can’t be to careful.

I wonder if my jinni will

grant me wishes. Hope.

Dennis Box is editor of the Enumclaw Courier Her-ald. He can be reached at [email protected].

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The beginning of December or Janu-

ary is the perfect time to grow your indoor garden. Winter blooms are as close as the houseplant section of the nursery or home center.

Growing a blooming plant has three advantages:

• When you give or grow a plant you enjoy a simple luxury that does not con-tain calories, alcohol or an appointment at a spa;

• A plant can be given and enjoyed for any occa-sion, from celebration to sympathy; and

• No need for gift wrap.Indoor plants also

improve air quality and mental health. Plus, some indoor plants like helle-bores can be planted out into the garden or bulbs like amaryllis can be re-grown for years of blooms.

You can enjoy the

traditional Poinsettia as a houseplant

The good news about the traditional poinsettia is that new varieties are easier to grow and main-tain. The new poinsettias can add indoor color for nine months or more – if you like having a poinsettia

in bloom for spring. Colors are now available

in soft pinks, whites, gold and even pastel blends besides the traditional Christmas red. You can also find tiny desk top poinsettias or hanging baskets of poinsettia that save on space.

Just remember to protect your potted poinsettia from the cold – this means

do not let poinsettia sit in an unheated car while you do errands. Keep a paper sleeve around the plant while traveling to protect it from frosty drafts. Do not overwater. Yellowing lower leaves are often a sign of too much water so make sure there is a drainage hole in the foil and plastic wrapping.

Once the holidays are over remove all wrapping from the pot and continue to keep the soil moist but not wet. Now set the potted poinsettia on a table or in a basket grouped with other green houseplants.

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Help Yourself to a HelleboreThe holiday gift plant with the fastest growth in sales is

the winter blooming hellebore. This perennial has ever-green foliage, long lasting white or pastel blooms and is winter hardy and long lived in the landscape.

Hellebores have been more popular than poinsettias in Europe for a decade but are now making their budding appearance in American home stores, grocery stores and

nurseries, all wrapped up in red foil paper and ready to give as an indoor gift plant.

But wait, there’s more.Unlike a traditional poinsettia, a winter-blooming hel-

lebore can be planted directly into the garden once the holiday season is past. This makes it a popular plant to give to an office or apartment dweller as there will be no need feel guilty about disposing of the plant, pot and soil once the holiday is over.

Hand off the hellebore to any delighted gardener who will enjoy this shade loving perennial for years to come.

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Two Renton teams clashed Friday in an intra-district, early season boys basketball with the Hazen Highlanders coming away with a hard-fought 57-56 victory over the Lindbergh Eagles.

Hazen’s Domic Green led all scorers with 32 points in the win. Connor O’Hearn and Jalen Green each added 8 points for the Highlanders.

Lindbergh’s Anthony Hill led the Eagles with 21 points in the loss, followed by Darrien Sawyer-Lamb with 14 and Devon Jackson with 8 points of his own.

Hazen jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead in the first quarter, but Lindbergh battled back and closed the gap to 17-15 after the first period. The roles switched in the second and the eagles rode a 19-7 quarter to a 34-24 halftime lead.

In the third period, Lindbergh ran their lead out to 12, but the Highlanders began to claw

their way back and at the end of the three Lind-bergh was up 51-44.

But the final frame belonged to the High-landers, who scored 13 points and held Lind-bergh to just 5 to overtake the Eagles, and then hung on as Lindbergh had three last-second shots just miss.

Hazen moved to 3-0 on the young season. They headed to Evergreen on Wednesday.

Lindbergh is now 1-1 to open the year. The Eagles traveled to Renton High School on Wednesday for a match-up with the 1-2 Indians.

Lindbergh 74, Ingraham 56The Lindbergh Eagles boys basketball team

opened their 2014 campaign Tuesday with a 74-56 home victory over Ingraham High School.

Seniors Emmanuel Harvey and Devon Jack-son led the way for the Eagles, picking up 18 points each on the way to the win.

Hazen 74, Liberty 53The Hazen Highlanders boys basketball team

got off to a strong start Wednesday with a 74-53 win over Liberty at home.

Dominic Green led the way for Hazen, drop-ping in 21 points. Connor O’Hearn added 20 of his own and Jalen Green scored 17 points in the win.

Renton starts 1-2The boys basketball season is off to a bit of

a bumpy start for the Renton Indians, who dropped their first two games of the season this week.

On Dec. 2, the Indians headed to Kent-Meridian High School for a match-up with the Royals but fell 71-63.

Then, on Dec. 3, Renton headed to Cleveland High School in Seattle, where they fell 65-41.

But at their home opener on Friday, The Indians topped Highline 50-49 to pick up their first win on the year.

Lindbergh tops Hazen in early season match-up

The Hazen and Lindbergh wrestling teams traveled to the Edmonds Invitational at Edmonds Woodway this past Saturday to of-ficially get the new season under way.

A total of 17 teams from around the state competed. Lindbergh finished 14th as a team. Hazen finished 16th.

Hazen’s Derek Nichols and Raven Svenson both made it into the finals of the tourna-ment, with Svenson winning in a dominant fashion and going 3-0 on the day while Nichols finishing second in the 138-pound weight class.

Linbergh’s top finishers were Chad Omonaka and Diego Gallegos, both taking third, Omonaka in the 120-pound weight class, and Gallegos at 182 pounds.

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CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF ORDINANCES

ADOPTED BY THE RENTON CITY COUNCIL

Following is a summary of the Ordinances adopted by the Ren- ton City Council on December 8, 2014:

ORDINANCE NO. 5740An Ordinance of the City of Ren- ton, Washington, establishing a Planned Action for the Sunset Area pursuant to the State Envi- ronmental Policy Act.Effective: 12/17/2014

ORDINANCE NO. 5741 An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, amending Sections 1-3-1.B of Chapter 3, Remedies and Penalties, of Title I (Administrative) of the Renton Municipal Code, allowing for the City’s use of the South Correc- tional Entity Regional Jail or an- other appropriate facility for the imposition of Jail Time.Effective: 1/11/2015.

ORDINANCE NO. 5742 An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, amending Subsection 6-28-6.C of Chapter 28, Race Attendance, of Title VI (Police Regulations) of the Ren- ton Municipal Code, updating the panalties for violating a stay out of area of racing (“SOAR”) order to be consistent with RMC 1-3-1.Effective: 1/11/2015 Complete text of these ordinanc- es is available at Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way; and posted at the King County Libraries in Renton, 64 Rainier Ave S, Ste A (temporary loca- tion) and 2902 NE 12th Street. Upon request to the City Clerk’s office, (425) 430-6510, copies will also be mailed for a fee. Jason A. Seth, City Clerk Published in the Renton Report- er on December 12, 2014. #1203719.

CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF RESOLUTION

ADOPTED BY THE RENTON CITY COUNCIL

Following is a summary of a Resolution adopted by the Ren- ton City Council on December 8, 2014:

RESOLUTION NO. 4236 A Resolution of the City of Renton, Washington, declaring a moratorium on accepting appli- cations for business licenses or permits for medical marijuana businesses and establishments in- volved in the sale, manufacture, distribution or use of medical marijuana; and establishing a ter- mination date for the moratorium (4/30/2015). Complete text of these ordinanc- es is available at Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way; and posted at the King County Libraries in Renton, 64 Rainier Ave S, Ste A (temporary loca- tion) and 2902 NE 12th Street. Upon request to the City Clerk’s office, (425) 430-6510, copies will also be mailed for a fee. Jason A. Seth, City ClerkPublished in the Renton Reporter on December 12, 2014.#1203729NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEpursuant to the revised code of Washington Chapter 61.24, ET. SEQ. TO: Michael R. Thompson 2015 West Dravis Street, #408, Seattle, WA 98199 AND TO: Occupant 16543 Benson Road South, Renton, WA 98055 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on the 9th day of January, 2015, at the hour of 1:30 P.M. outside the front door of the law offices of Nelson & Carver, P.S., 420 North Meridian, Suite B, in the City of Puyallup, State of Wash- ington, sell at public auction to

the highest and best bidder, pay- able at time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of KING, State of Washington, to-wit: THAT POR- TION OF LOT 5, BLOCK A AKERS FARMS NO. 05 AC- CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 40 OF PLATS, PAGE(S) 27, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHING- TON, LYING NORTHERLY OF A LINE BEGINNING ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT AT A POINT 107.00 FEET SOUTHERLY OF THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH- EASTERLY TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT, DISTANT 107.00 FEET SOUTHERLY OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; EXCEPT PORTION THEREOF LYING EASTERLY OF A LINE BEGINNING ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT AT A POINT 95.00 FEET SOUTHEASTER- LY OF MOST NORTHERLY CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTHERLY TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT DISTANT 140.00 FEET EASTERLY OF THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER THEREOF. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON. TAX PAR- CEL NO: 0087000029 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated the 27th day of November, 2013, recorded on the 4th day of December, 2013, under Auditor’s File No. 20131204000916, records of King County, Washington, from Michael R. Thompson, as Gran- tor, to Nelson & Carver, P.S., a Washington Legal Service Corporation, as Successor Trus- tee under instrument recorded under Auditor’s File No. 20140908000377, to secure an obligation in favor of Transfor- mations Development Enterpris- es, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company, as Benefici- ary. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of trust or the Beneficiary’s succes- sor is now pending to seek satis- faction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The defaults for which this foreclo- sure is made are as follows: Four (4) monthly interest payments at $400.00 each due for months March, 2014 through June, 2014; Five (5) monthly late charge pay- ments of $20.00 for each month- ly payment not made within 15 days of its due date for months February, 2014 through June, 2014; acceleration of principal balance due as of July 1, 2014 in the amount of $45,000.00; and default interest at the rate of 18% for the months of July 1, 2014 through November, 2014. Fail- ure to pay when due the follow- ing amounts which are now in ar- rears: full year 2014 real property taxes including interest and pen- alties imposed thereon to Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer; IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by Deed of Trust is: Past Due Interest only payments ($1,600.00), Late Charges ($100.00), Principal Balance $45,000.00, together with inter- est as provided in the note or oth- er instrument secured from the 1st day of July, 2014, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instru- ment secured, and as are provid- ed by statute. V. The above de- scribed real property will be sold

to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or im- plied regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on the 9th day of January, 2015. The default(s) referred to in Paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advanc- es, costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by the 29th day of December, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discon- tinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and termi- nated if at any time on or before the 29th day of December, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in Para- graph III, together with any sub- sequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereaf- ter due, is/are cured and the Trus- tee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after the 29th day of December, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Grantor or the Grantor’s succes- sor in interest or the holder of any recorded junior lien or en- cumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obli- gation and/or Deed of Trust and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Grantor or the Grantor’s successor in interest at the following address: Michael R. Thompson,2015 West Dravis Street, #408, Seattle, WA 98199 Occupant, 16543 Benson Road South, Renton, WA 98055 by both first class and certified mail on the 5th day of September, 2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Grantor or the Grantor’s suc- cessor in interest was personally served by posting the property on the 6th day of September, 2014, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspic- uous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s Sale. X. NO- TICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to pos- session of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants and who are not ten- ants. After the 20th day follow- ing the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceed- ings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance

with RCW 61.24.060.Nelson & Carver, P.S.DATED: October 6, 2014 By: Mary Gail Carver, Vice- President Of Attorneys for Bene- ficiary Address: 420 No. Merid- ian, Suite B P.O. Box 217 Puy- allup, Washington 98371Telephone: (253) 845-8895Published in Renton Reporter on December 12, 2014 and January 2, 2015. #1202203.

CITY OF RENTONNotice of Revised Record

of DecisionSunset Area Community EIS

The City of Renton, acting under its authority as Responsible Entity (RE) for conducting envi- ronmental review for the US Department of Housing and Ur- ban Development (HUD), hereby provides notice of its Revised Record of Decision (ROD) for the Sunset Area Community Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). An updated conceptual master plan proposes redevelopment of Sunset Terrace and adjacent properties with mixed-income, mixed-use residential and com- mercial space and public amen- ities. The redevelopment would include a 1-to-1 unit replace- ment for all 100 existing public housing units either on-site at Sunset Terrace or off-site at loca- tions within the City’s EIS Study Area. The project will require relocation of all existing resi- dents and RHA has developed a relocation plan as part of the demolition and disposition per- mits granted by the US Depart- ment of Housing and Urban De- velopment. It is expected that, with the Sunset Terrace property and associated properties owned or purchased by RHA or by pri- vate developers (e.g. Colpitts De- velopment Company, LLC), up to 554 additional new units could be constructed in the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment Subarea; there would be up to 722 total units on the Sunset Terrace prop- erty including nearby land swap/housing replacement sites. Public amenities would be inte- grated with the development and could include a community gath- ering space; civic facilities; a new park/open space; retail shop- ping and commercial space; and green infrastructure. As a result of enlarging the park, some buildings would develop at a greater height and density. The City of Renton is also pro- posing to amend its Planned Ac- tion Ordinance applicable to the Sunset Area pursuant to SEPA. A Planned Action Ordinance does not require future SEPA threshold determinations or EISs for future projects that are con- sistent with EIS assumptions and mitigation measures. The EIS, published in 2011, addresses the primary proposal of the Sunset Terrace area rede- velopment and evaluates neigh- borhood redevelopment and supporting services and infra- structure improvements. Total growth studied in the Planned Action Study Area would not change, through some growth would be redistributed in the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment Subarea. A Reevaluation, consistent with applicable National Environmen- tal Policy Act (NEPA) regula- tions, combined with a SEPA Addendum, was prepared to evaluate the changes in the con- ceptual master plan. The Reeval- uation/Addendum concluded that there would no new or different impacts and that the conclusions of the EIS are still valid.

The ROD documents the City’s consideration and conclusions with respect to environmental impacts and mitigation measures for various elements of the envi- ronment, as required by NEPA. The ROD does not constitute ap- proval of development of the proposal. The ROD is also considered part of the Environmental Review Record. Copies of the revised ROD are available at the City’s website: http://rentonwa.gov/ sunsetarea/. Published in the Renton Report- er on December 12, 2014. #1203742

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on the Petitioner whose name and address appear at the end of this summons and notice. If you do not serve your written re- sponse within thirty (30) days af- ter the date of first publication of this summons and notice, the court may enter an Order of De- fault against you permanently terminating all of your rights to the above-name child. The court may, without further notice to you, enter an order terminating your parent-child relationship and approving or providing for the adoption of the above-name child. You are further notified that you have the right to be rep- resented by an attorney, and if you are indigent and request an attorney, an attorney will be ap- pointed for you. You are further notified that your failure to re- spond to this termination action within thirty (30) days of the first date of publication of this sum- mons and notice will result in the termination of your parent-child relationship with respect to the child. You are further notified your have a right to file a claim of paternity under Chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washing- ton. You are further notified that your failure to file a claim of paternity under Chapter 26.26 of the Revised Code of Washington or to respond to the petition for termination of parent-child rela- tionship which has been filed herein, within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this sum- mons and notice is grounds to terminate your parent-child rela- tionship with respect to the child. You are further notified that if the child is either: (A) A member of an Indian tribe or (B) Eligible for membership in an Indian tribe and the biological child of a member of an Indian tribe and if you acknowledge paternity of the child or if you paternity of the child is established prior to the termination of your parent-child relationship, your parental rights may not be terminated, unless (A) You give valid consent to termination or (B) Your parent- child relationship is terminated involuntarily pursuant to chapter 26.33 or chapter 13.34 of the re- vised code of Washington. Note: “Indian Tribe” is defined in 25 U.S.C. 1903. It refers to Ameri- can Indians or Alaska Natives. One method of filing your re- sponse and serving a copy of the petitioner is to send them by cer- tified mail with return receipt re- quest. Dated this 1st day of December 2014 T. Lambeth, King County Superior Court Deputy Clerk. File Response with: Clerk of the Court, Regional Justice Center, 401 4th Ave N, Kent, WA 98032Serve a copy of your response on: Petitioner, Rachelle Mill- er/Andrew Miller, 4105 254th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98053. Published in Renton Reporter on December 12, 2014, Decem- ber 19, 2014 and December 26, 2014. #1203700

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The Seattle Se-ahawks defense is back, that much

became clear over the past three games as they held the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers and most recently — and impres-sively — the Philadelphia Eagles to each team’s lowest point and yardage totals of the season.

And there are plenty of reasons to explain Seattle’s defensive improvements. From the team’s improving health — most notably the return of middle linebacker Bobby Wagner from a five-game absence and the improved health of strong safety Kam Chancellor, who limped through the first half of the season before missing two games — to the now famous clear-the-air team meeting that oc-curred before the Arizona game.

What stands out most to Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll about his defense is not just having all of his players back, aside from defensive tackle Brandon Mebane, but how much better individuals can func-tion when the team around them is at full strength.

“I think it’s more the chemistry of the guys play-ing together and their sense for one another and playing

familiar spots and all that kind of stuff has really paid off,” Carroll said.

As many players as Seattle returned from its championship defense, several key players did leave in the offseason, includ-ing cornerback Brandon Browner, cornerback Wal-ter Thurmond, defensive ends Chris Clemons and Red Bryant and defensive tackle Clinton McDonald.

Those departures meant working new players into the mix or adding to other players’ work load. Free-agent defensive tackle Kevin Williams had to fill a different role when Mebane was injured. Second-year defensive tackle Jordan Hill and second-year corner-back Tharold Simon have

bigger roles. And there is more playing time for defensive ends Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett. Sorting all of that out takes time, and that process was certainly hindered by the midseason rash of injuries.

That’s where the cama-raderie factor Carroll men-tions come in. And it’s why he is encouraged by what he is seeing now. Both from the players who have been around for a while like Chancellor, free safety Earl Thomas and cornerback Richard Sherman, and from the young players taking on new roles this season.

“Our guys have been together a long time now, even though they’re still only four years old in the league or whatever, they’ve still been together a long time and done a lot of stuff together,” Carroll said. “So they’re coming together and they’re learning one another and they’re learn-ing what it takes to play at a really high level.”

And what the Seahawks have done in the past three games, holding their oppo-nents to a total of 507 yards and 20 points, has certainly been impressive.

Heading into the Cardi-nals game, the Seahawks ranked third in the league in yards allowed at 306.1 per game, and 12th in points allowed with 21.5 per game. It took Seattle just three games to lower those numbers to 274.5 yards per game, which ranks first, and 18.1 points, which ranks second in the league. The Seahawks have a good shot at bettering last

year’s league-leading num-ber for yards allowed (273.6 per game), though they’ve already allowed four more points than they did all of last season when they gave up 14.4 points per game.

Over the past nine seasons, only three teams have allowed fewer yards over a four-game span than what Seattle accomplished. Though the lower totals (422 by the 2009 Giants, 494 by the ’11 Texans and 497 by the ’09 Jets) were all posted by teams facing opposition with losing re-

cords, while the Seahawks just dominated three teams that had a combined .758 winning percentage.

The key, of course, is to maintain this level of excel-lence, or something close to it, going forward. What the Seahawks have done of late is impressive, but it won’t mean much if they falter down the stretch or in the playoffs. The perhaps encouraging news for the Seahawks is when they had a midseason swoon last season, giving up more than 200 rushing yards in

back-to-back games, they were able to maintain a high level of defensive play throughout the rest of the season once they fixed things.

“Anybody can do it sometimes,” Carroll said. “The challenge is, can you do it consistently and find a way to always be on your game? That’s the tremen-dous challenge of the coaching staff and the team and the team leaders and all of that so we’re trying to figure that out and see if we can do it one more time.”

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Signing for a good cause

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