Renton Reporter, March 30, 2012

By DEAN A. RADFORD

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At least for now, Sally and Dale Johnson can keep the 6-foot fence they say helps keep crime away from their doorstep and hopefully will slow a bullet.

Their home and two others stand behind the fence, on Park Avenue North at North Third Street. Next to the front door is a bullet hole; the wall stopped anyone inside from potentially getting injured.

There’s another bullet in the house next door.

Gunfire has sent Sally diving for cover in her home or has forced the couple to spend more time in the

back of their house, away from Park Avenue.

But the Johnsons remain in their house, hoping their fence will keep them safe, in part from the tavern across the street.

Their son recently built a gate for the fence.

“It’s the first time I felt safe on this property,” says Sally Johnson, who walks with the assistance of a cane.

There’s a sense, from residents

such as Sally Johnson, from the Police Department and Mayor Denis Law that strides are being made to make residents feel safer in North Renton.

And, beyond public safety, residents are eagerly pitching in to help clean up properties that their neighbors, either elderly or disabled, simply can’t maintain

themselves – through no fault of their own.

Law pointed to the pride that many North Renton residents show in their neighborhood.

“There has always been a strong group of North Renton hom-eowners who take pride in their homes and work hard to maintain their property,” Law said. He’s seeing “extra activity” in recent months to clean up the area.

A special response unit within the Renton Police Department – the same one that has clamped down on illegal activity at the transit center downtown – has walked the streets of North Renton, talking with residents and encouraging them to call 911 when something doesn’t feel right.

“Their eyes and ears are impor-tant to us when we can’t be there,” said Deputy Police Chief Tim Troxel.

The additional police presence in what Law calls “several prob-lem spots” has reduced overall complaints and calls for service.

“We plan to continue with these efforts and hopefully the residents will be able to see a measurable

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By TRACEy COMPTON

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Proponents of keeping the downtown library over the Cedar River have gathered enough signatures to keep their efforts alive.

King County Elections Office told the Renton Reporter late Wednesday afternoon the group had gathered enough signatures to validate its initiative.

The group now has 6,383 valid signa-tures, eight more than the 6,375 needed to validate the initiative.

With just 10 days to do so, the Citizens for the Preservation of Renton’s Cedar River Library collected an additional 2,108 additional signatures after their months-long signature drive fell short. The group submitted the last batch of names to City Clerk Bonnie Walton on March 12.

The petition asks that library improve-ments for a downtown library occur at the existing location and not at any other location unless the alternate location is ap-proved by a majority of Renton voters.

Next, the City Council will decide how to proceed with the initiative.

Initiative to keep library over Cedar is validated

Sally Johnson points to a bullet hole next to the front door of her home on Park Avenue North. There’s a similar hole in the blue house next door. Sally and her husband Dale hope a fence will keep crime, and bullets, at bay. DeAN A. RADfoRD, Renton Reporter

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The Renton Reporter today concludes its special report on efforts by the City of Renton and the residents themselves to improve the quality of life in this vener-able neighborhood between downtown and Kennydale. Today, we look at the police response in the neighborhood and one family’s effort to feel safe .

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“It’s the first time I felt safe on this property.” Sally Johnson on the gated fence along her property on Park Avenue

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Chip Vincent, the City of Renton planning director, has been appointed interim administrator for the city’s Com-munity and Economic Development Department.

Vincent will replace Alex Pietsch, who was appointed recently by Gov. Chris Gregoire to head the newly created state Office of Aerospace.

Vincent’s appointment was made by Mayor Denis Law, who will work during the next couple months to select a permanent replacement.

“Chip has demonstrated his ability to work effectively with city staff and key stakeholders in the community,” said Law in a press release. “We are fortunate that he is willing to step in and serve as the interim administrator and con-tinue to foster economic and community development.”

As with any vacancy, the city will look at any ways to fine tune the posi-tion, said Jay Covington, the city’s chief administrative officer.

The process is still a couple weeks away, he said.

As the interim administrator of CED, Vincent will oversee economic develop-ment, land-use planning and regulation, and services related to all aspects of the development process. He will be respon-

sible for providing vision, leadership, initiative, manage-ment, and coordination to implement the mayor and City Council’s goals for citywide community and economic development, according to the city.

The department is also responsible for analyzing legisla-tion and coordinating the city’s response to regional, state, and federal legislative issues that affect Renton.

“It is truly an honor to be appointed to this position,”

said Vincent. “I look forward to working with the community as we continue to make Renton a great place for residents and businesses.”

Vincent has served as the city’s planning director since 2008, su-pervising the work of the planning division.

The division oversees the city’s zoning, shoreline management, and environmental ordinances; reviews

and processes all land-use and subdivision permit applica-tions; represents the city on state, regional and county level growth and planning related boards and committees, and provides technical and professional support to the Plan-ning Commission and City Council committees.

Prior to his appointment as Renton’s planning director, Vincent worked for 20 years for Pierce County Planning and Land Services.

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Renton’s Planning Division is conducting a survey to get the public’s input on the most important topics to focus on in the Benson Hill Commu-nity Plan.

The survey serves as an important evaluation tool that enables residents and business owners to rate what they most like about their community and

where the city can make improve-ments. Results from this survey will also help set future priorities for the Benson Hill area.

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In photos and a home video, Alajawan Brown grew up in front of Superior Court Judge Richard Eadie, who moments later sen-tenced his killer to 50 years in prison.

Nearly two years ago, on April 29, 2010, 12-year-old Alajawan was shot in the back; he died in the parking lot of the 7-11 store on Martin Luther King Jr. Way on the side of West Hill.

Curtis Walker, convicted last month in Eadie’s courtroom of first-degree murder with a firearms enhancement after a three-week trial, fled in a car driven by a friend. He was arrested weeks later, after sheriff ’s detectives and prosecutors had built their case.

Walker, through one of his at-torneys, Ann Mahony, immediately filed an appeal of his conviction.

Walker, 36, of Kent also was con-victed of possessing a firearm. He has a long criminal history which precluded him from carrying a gun.

Alajawan’s mother, Ayanna Brown, and Walker’s aunt, Erma Douglas, and his sister, Nakia Ray, addressed Eadie before sentencing last week. They were not allowed to speak to Walker directly, who showed little emotion as the fami-lies spoke.

Brown read from a letter she had written to Walker in January.

She told Walker that she forgave him, but she did so, she said, “for my healing.”

She compared Walker to the apostle Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus with a kiss.

“I learned that you were worse than Judas Iscariot,” said Brown. “He had a conscious.” She told Walker he didn’t.

She showed a slide show of photos showing her son growing up and a short video of him dancing for joy.

Ayanna Brown spent the rest of the sentencing with husband Louis’s arm around her.

Walker seemed to blink just a little when his sister Nakia spoke. Ray said the family did not con-done violence. Killing one another

to resolve a dispute “will never be the answer,” she said.

Walker today is not the person she knew, she said. She asked that Eadie “know that my brother is a good man.” She brought family photos, too.

Earlier, Eadie had rebuffed Walker’s efforts to delay sentencing so that he could undergo a psychi-atric evaluation, saying there was no basis for such an evaluation.

Eadie sentenced Walker to the maximum term possible, 608 months. Telling Walker that he was

going to prison for a long time, Eadie said there was something he could do.

Because of his gang affiliation and his status as an OG, an original gangster, Walker would receive some respect from other prisoners, who would look to him for leader-ship, Eadie said.

“Tell them it wasn’t worth it,” Eadie said. Tell them to put their guns down, he said.

Walker seemed to nod yes.Dean A. Radford can be reached at 425-255-3484.

A 50-year sentence in boy’s murder

Attorney Ann Mahony helps convicted murderer Curtis Walker take fingerprints last week after he was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 12-year-old Alajawan Brown of Skyway. In the background, at left, are Alajawan’s parents, Ayanna and Louis. deAn A. rAdford, Renton Reporter

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Flashlights at libertyThe City of renton annual flashlight egg Hunts are 8

p.m.-9 p.m. friday (March 30) at Liberty Park.

There are separate egg hunts, one for ages 7-10, and one for

ages 11-15.The field is darkened, so bring

a flashlight. eggs are filled with candy and prizes. for

information, call 425-430-6700.

at King oF KingsThe King of Kings annual easter

egg Hunt is 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 31.

The church is at 18207 108th Ave. S.e., renton.

There will be games, crafts, food and a puppet show.

CorreCtionSt. Anthony School in renton is a kindergarten through eighth-

grade school. The number of grades was reported incorrectly

in the 2012 residents’ Guide.

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Ballots were in the mail this week for the April 17 special election, in which Renton voters will be asked to approve $97 million in school con-struction bonds.

The proceeds will be used to build a middle school and make other improvements. The mea-sure just barely missed getting the 60 percent majority needed in the February election.

Seven jurisdictions have issues on the ballot, including the Issaquah School Disrict, which is asking for approval of a construction bond that will pay for improvements to Liberty High School in Renton and other district schools.

There will be no voters pamphlet fin the

Renton and Issaquah school districts.“Vote and return your ballot as soon as pos-

sible,” said Elections Director Sherril Huff. “The earlier voters return their ballots to the Elections Department, the better. We check every voter’s signature before opening the ballots and have a limited amount of time to contact voters if there are any issues to correct.”

Six King County ballot drop box locations, in-cluding one at the King County Elections Office at 919 S.W. Grady Way, will open March 29 for voters to return their ballots postage-free. The ballot drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on April 17.

Voters can return their ballot by mail through

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Tips on how to vote• Read the ballot instructions before voting• Use a black ink pen to fill out the ballot• Sign the voter’s declaration on the back of

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By The RenTon School BoaRd

The Renton School Board unanimously voted to put the School Building Improvement Bond on the April 17, 2012, ballot. The bond received overwhelm-ing support in the Feb. 14 election, yet was short by fewer than 2 percent to achieve the 60 percent approval required. Because the community’s support was so strong, we felt a responsibility to take advan-tage of the momentum. Our sense of urgency was confirmed by those who attended the Feb. 29 school board meeting to speak in support of this important work, specifically in support of the new middle school construction and improvements to the Lindbergh High School pool. Other reasons to proceed now are:

• Two year’s worth of planning went into the list of projects covered by the bond proposal – a citizen’s committee worked with district staff to pare down the original list of projects at a cost of $169 million to the current $97 million package, ensuring the current list includes those things that are the highest priority to the district and the community.

Like home mortgages, the interest on the sale of bonds are at historically low rates; being able to sell bonds in this climate saves taxpayers millions in interest.

• An inventory showed that the property and buildings owned by the school district total in value to almost $500 million, and it is our responsibility to maintain all of our facilities to the standard expected by the public.

• The need for the new middle school is clear and has been anticipated for some time. The district’s Enrollment Review Committee, a large group made up of district staff and community members, meets annually to study enrollment projections based on multiple sources of data that are indicators of popula-tion trends. With the steady growth that our region has been experiencing, it was just a matter of time until the need to increase capacity became a real-ity. We are in the process of re-opening Honey Dew Elementary in order to accommodate the growth in the Highlands community, as most of our elementary schools are at or near capacity. As noted in the March 9 Renton Reporter article about the bond, McKnight Middle School is the third largest in the state, a build-ing designed for 900 students now houses almost 1,200.

• The Lindbergh High School pool became our re-sponsibility as a result of King County’s need to trans-fer ownership of property to local jurisdictions. The pool has reached its intended 40-year life and is due for major renovation. And while the issue of operat-ing cost remains open, the community of pool users has made a substantial contribution of time, energy and money over the past three years to keep the pool open and available to our students and the public. The inclusion of the pool upgrades is in response to that effort. The pool has become an integral community resource over the years, and we are counting on the goodwill of the voters to help us ensure its future.

As your representatives, we ask for your support in passing the bond on the April 17 ballot. It is a vital continuation of the decades of work we have done to provide excellent schools for our students, while be-ing responsible stewards of your tax dollars.Todd Franceschina, Al Talley, Lynn Desmarais, Pam Teal and Denise Eider Renton School Board

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?Question of the week:“Do you think that the downtown library should remain over the Cedar River?”

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Support library downtownTo the mayor and City Council of the City

of Renton; As the artistic director of Renton Civic

Theatre, I would like you to know how im-portant my Board of Directors and I feel the new library location is. I have been discuss-ing this subject with my board of directors and staff and we are very much in support of the move and the new building at the South Third Street location. We believe that it will bring growth and help revitalize downtown Renton, as well as add security for the pa-trons of Renton Civic Theatre. As we try to grow our offerings to the community, having the new library across the street (and the IPAC just one block over) helps this neglect-ed part of Renton become a center for arts and learning! If you combine this with the move of the chamber to the old train depot, we can work together to bring a feeling of renaissance to our neighborhood – which is not only good for us but for all the businesses and community around us as well.

All this dreaming needs to start with first steps, and moving the library to the old Big 5 store is one of those first steps. My board and I truly appreciate the support our patrons give us and our ties to the Renton commu-nity. We want to be a part of bringing growth and vitality to our portion of the neighbor-hood and hope that in supporting this new library we are able to do just that.

Thank you so much for your time and ongoing support - Bill Huls,artistic director,Renton Civic Theatre

library best downtownI read Mr. Parker’s commentary (Renton

Reporter, March 16, 2012) about the new library being in its new location and want to write and say it was in my opinion an excellently written explanation about this decision.

I agree completely with him and have al-ways been of the opinion that it will be a very good thing, in the long run, for downtown Renton and all its citizens.

I am a resident of south Renton and con-sider myself part of the downtown area. I feel we have lots of potential to revitalize this area and having a beautiful new library on the Big 5 lot with the Piazza next to it and the bus station will be exciting for many reasons.

I’ve always been confident that the current library will be used to good advantage to all the people of Renton and beyond and I’m looking forward to seeing what it will become. I am very appreciative of all the hard work and concern for the greater good of the Renton area and its residents that have gone into all the decisions surrounding this huge project. Let’s all try to look at the glass one-half full rather than one-half empty and think of ways we, as citizens, can contribute to the vitality of this wonderful city.

Linda ClausonRenton

Irony at city hallIt is ironic to read that Mayor Law (Renton

Reporter, March 23, 2012, State of the City address) is contemplating a tax increase, while the city is still going forward with the library project. It is ironic that King County just updated its Web site regarding its long-term budget shortfall, while the Renton city attorney has the idea that interlocal agree-ments are written in stone. It is ironic that the city and the county are both suffering from reduced revenues, while the city leaders are stubbornly holding onto the idea that spending money on new libraries is a smart move. When will the day come when the City of Renton manages its finances like Renton families are forced to do every day? It’s just too ironical, isn’t it?

Inez PetersenRenton

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The following information was compiled based on Renton Police Department reports.

By TRACEy COMPTON

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Police heard gunfire and found a suspi-cious empty van in downtown Renton on March 8.

An officer heard three gunshots close to where he was parked near the 1200 block of Bronson Way North just before 3 a.m.

In investigating, the officer noticed a van pass by with numerous occupants inside.

The officer followed the van but eventu-ally lost it. Then the officer found the van in a parking lot behind 215 Meadow St.

The van was empty except for a small spent shell casing on the left-rear passenger seat of the vehicle.

Other police units checked the area for the occupants to no avail.

Then police went to the house of the registered owner of the van. There, they found the father of the person who was said to be driving the van. Officers went to the son’s residence and found five people, none of whom said they had anything to do with the van or any gun.

However, police did discover that one of the occupants of the residence had a warrant for driving without a license. The 19-year-old was arrested.

Lights stolen from tavern in the Highlands

Local drug dealers are suspected of steal-ing from a Highlands tavern on March 13.

Police were called to the establishment on Northeast Sunset Boulevard because of a theft complaint around 10:30 a.m.

The manager said sometime between 2 a.m. and 10 a.m. that morning someone cut down and stole approximately 400 feet of rope lights.

She said a couple of weeks ago, some-one stole about 800 feet of rope light from the property and threw a rock through a window.

The manager felt her business was being targeted by some local drug dealers who are unhappy that she calls the police on them.

Park building shot at Liberty Park

Police found a bullet hole in park build-

ing window on March 10.A City of Renton Parks Department

employee called police to a building at 1100 Bronson Way N. in Liberty Park regarding malicious mischief.

The man said he arrived at work to dis-cover a southeast window shattered.

He said the window was not broken when he left work at 3:30 p.m. the day before.

Police noticed a quarter-inch hole resembling a bb gun or firearm bullet hole in the window. The parks employee said he looked all over the room for the bullet, but didn’t find one.

The damage to the window is estimated at $1,000.

Police talk to bullier at high school

A student was confronted for bullying-type behavior at Renton High School on March 7.

A mother of a student at the school called police to report that her son was the target of on-going bullying.

The incidents involved pushing and a backhanded slap to the chest during class.

Police investigated the harassment and spoke with the youth accused of the bully-ing.

The 17-year-old student claimed he was just playing around and the officer believed he was being genuinely honest.

The officer explained to the student how he might be perceived otherwise, consider-ing he is a large football player and might not know his own strength.

The 17-year-old stated that he wanted to apologize to the 14-year-old target of his games.

The teen was warned about horse play.

Renton man’s account charged fraudulently

A 35-year-old Renton man discovered someone fraudulently charged his account on March 8.

The man told police he uses an electronic charge account with the internet-based business, “Bill Me Later.”

He received a bill on March 8 for more than $500 for a purchase at Toys R Us, which he said he did not make.

The store said the purchase was made for a Galaxy S Tablet and delivered to a Colorado address.

Dog stops robbery where medical marijuana grown

A dog interrupted an attempted rob-bery at a house where medical marijuana is grown on March 8.

Three men at the residence were con-fronted by the suspect who had a gun around 8:30 p.m.

The suspect was described as a black male in his 20s, 5-foot-10, with a bony face and wearing a dark grey or black “hoody” and blue jeans.

The suspect pointed the gun at all three men and ordered them to the ground.

One of the victim’s dog became aggres-sive toward the suspect barking, lunging

and possibly biting the suspect. The suspect backed up and left out the

back door, closing it as he exited.Police were able to lift some fingerprints

from the inside and outside of the door.

Man reports suspicious text messages to police

A man received suspicious text messages on March 8.

A 44-year-old man flagged down a police officer at Renton City Hall to report some suspicious text messages he received at about 11 p.m.

The messages were: “Ok, the body is buried, what next. Dude, I’m waiting for instructions before the pigs show.” And also the last message read, “Job is done, pay up.”

Police called the number of the sender, which the man did not recognize, and got a female’s recorded voice on a voicemail greeting.

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Friends, family, students and members of the Renton community will gather to honor these teachers 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center and Renton High School Commons.

This year’s finalists are:

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Two committees, consist-ing of community and business leaders, reviewed applications and conducted personal interviews with the teachers to select this year’s winners. The selec-tion criteria for naming the award winners are based on national standards for teaching.

The Ahead of the Class award program is a partner-ship between the Renton Chamber of Commerce, Renton public and private schools, Renton Technical College, and Renton busi-nesses.

It is part of the chamber’s effort to provide individu-als, businesses, and organi-zations the opportunity to invest in a brighter and bet-ter tomorrow for our young people. The program’s aim is to enhance community awareness of the excellence of education in Renton.

The program also provides an opportunity for community partners to show their support for education and our valuable teachers.

Emcee for this year’s ceremony on Tuesday is Seattle Seahawks spokes-person Tony Ventrella and entertainment will be pro-vided by students from the Renton School District un-der the leadership of band teacher David Rolandson, previous award winner.

To RSVP or for more in-formation, call the chamber at 425-226-4560 or visit www.GoRenton.com.

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Statistics provided by Valley Communications, the regional dispatch-ing center in Kent, show a steady decline in calls during the last year. There were roughly a dozen calls monthly in spring 2011 in North Renton; those num-bers declined by roughly half through early this year.

In particular the area around Meadow and Garden avenues and North Third Street was “a big draw” on police resources a year ago, said Troxel.

Park Avenue and North Third Street also drew plenty of attention from the Renton Police Depart-ment and the Washington state Liquor Control Board. That’s where Nations Pub:liq bar, formerly Tro-phies, is located.

Police calls there are down, too.

It remains to be seen whether Nations Pub:liq can, as the managers plan, become a neighborly neighborhood bar. Troxel calls the city’s efforts there “a work in progress.”

Law said the city will “stay the course” in enforc-ing its regulations at Na-tions. The property’s own-ers, he said, have expressed a willingness to work with the city to address criminal activity.

“We are willing to work with the owners but will not tolerate any additional violence or criminal activ-ity that has impacted this neighborhood for the past couple years,” he said.

Until Nations becomes neighborly, the Johnsons can keep their illegal fence, which, along with Park Avenue, separates them and the two other houses next to them from tavern.

But that 6-foot fence vio-lates city code; for months

the Johnsons have tried to resolve the matter with the City of Renton.

The Johnsons contacted the mayor’s office recently. They were asked to clean up some of their property, which they did.

“I think we are even,” Sally Johnson said this week. She says they can’t take down the fence as long as they live in the house.

But the fence can’t re-main forever.

“I have instructed our staff not to address the code issue with the fence until we are convinced that the ongoing at that business (Nations) have been elimi-nated,” said Law.

Long-term, however, there may be “acceptable changes” to the fence that will work for the Johnsons and meet city code.

Dale Johnson said one possibility is a shorter fence.

Sally Johnson said the police are keeping a “an eye out for us.” And, she says, she’s on Law’s side in his fight against crime.

“My objective is to make this town a little safer,” she said.

For Law it was a story about a Renton family that reinforced a desire to become proactive in North Renton.

A local mother e-mailed Law, telling him her family loves North Renton. But she wonders whether she’s an irresponsible parent to keep living in her home of 10 years.

One night guns were fired in the alley behind their house; they moved a son to an upstairs bedroom.

“He has his own room

back of the house, but we don’t feel comfortable hav-ing him sleep there with only one wall between him and any of the stray bullets coming down the alley,” she wrote in her email.

Law said in an interview he wouldn’t live under those conditions. So, he took action.

Law has drawn together multiple departments to deal with the complex is-sues facing North Renton. One visible result of those efforts will come soon, with the filing of lawsuits against the owners of “nuisance” properties.

“I’m pleased with the effort by our police, code enforcement and city attor-ney’s office to aggressively deal with these issues, and feel confident that we are taking effective measures to help residents feel safer in the neighborhood,” Law said.

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

‘Big’ police draw is Meadow, Garden

Dale Johnson stands next to the 6-foot fence he constructed several months ago to help keep criminal activity away from his home. Across Park Avenue is Nations Pub:liq, a tavern that has drawn police attention, but has changed its music lineup to a softer rock. deAN A. rAdford, Renton Reporter

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The Hazen Drill Team captured state titles in 3A Military and 3A Pom at the Dance/Drill State Champion-ships March 24. The team also placed fourth in 2A/3A Kick.

“Winning state was pretty amazing,” said Hazen coach Kristin Sargent. “It was not expected, which made the win so much sweeter for the team.”

The team has taken first and second at competitions this season, but it placed no better than second at districts two weeks before state. When the awards were being announced at state, Sargent and the team heard the district-winning teams finish third.

“We said, ‘That’s OK, we finished fourth or fifth. That’s good,’” Sargent said. “To watch them accomplish something they didn’t expect was amazing.”

Hazen finished with a score of 456.5 in Pom, good enough for a Superior rating. It was one of just three teams to earn a Superior rating. The team scored 440.5 in Military and 427 in Kick.

The drill team has 29 members who compete in a 10-month season.

“It’s very much like a family,” Sargent said. “When you’re together

that much, you’re not just friends anymore.”

Sargent puts much of the respon-sibility of running the team on her captains: Elaine Chow, Kelsey Chen and Kristi Kajita.

The team performs at Hazen games, parades, community events, charity events and assemblies throughout the team, as well as competitions.

Sargent, who has been coaching the team for five seasons, said this is the team’s best performance at state ever.

Hazen did win a state title in Pom in 2009, but by scores this season’s performance was better.

“Also winning two categories, that just doesn’t happen very often,” Sargent said.

Liberty’s drill team placed sixth in 3A Military. Kennedy Catholic took eighth in 3A Pom.

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Down by five runs late in the game, the Liberty softball team found just enough offense when it counted. The Patriots came back to beat Bellevue 7-6 Monday.

Liberty (4-1 overall, 2-0 KingCo

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Woff went 1-3 with a run and three RBI. Denise Blohowiak had two RBI. Taylor Weik went 2-3 with two runs and two RBI. Sidney

Hopper pitched and earned the win for Liberty.

Hazen is off to a 1-2 start. Lind-bergh stands at 2-1, while Renton is 1-2 after topping Tyee 10-9 March 23.

Wolff highlights early action with walk-off home run | softballLeft: Liberty’s Taylor Weik grabs a ball against bellevue March 26. Middle: Hazen’s Jaonna Penner rounds first base against evergreen March 23. Right: Liberty’s Joshlynn Wolff bats against bellevue. adaM Mcfadden, Renton Reporter

Hazen's Jake Kolter-man never gave Kennedy Catholic a chance. The sophomore pitched a com-plete game, one-hitter as the Highlanders won 12-0 March 22.

Kolterman struck out 12 bat-ters and walked two for Hazen (2-3). Kennedy's only hit came with one out in the seventh inning.

Hazen scored in every inning but the sixth. Zac Kolterman went 2-3 with an RBI double and two runs. Sam Cook went 2-3 with two runs. Eric Jacobs went 2-4 with an RBI single. Da-vid Hughes went 2-4 with an RBI single.

Hazen beat Juanita 3-0 March 24 and lost to Sam-mamish 6-1 March 26.

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The Liberty track and field teams each opened the season with a win against Sammamish March 22.

The girls won 117-28 and the boys won 110-33.

Event winners on the boys side: Josh Gordon (100-meter, 200, long jump, triple jump), Hiron Red-man (800), Tyler Westen-broek (1,600, 3,200), Joseph Bergmann (300 hurdles, high jump), 4 X 400 relay (Hamilton Noel, Zach Chucka, Nick Knoblich and Redman), Dawson Solly (shot put, discus), Trevor Merritt (javelin), and Noel (pole vault).

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Just one example of the team’s conflict-ing results came March 23 in a 1-0 loss to Bellevue. Tremblay said Bellevue took just two shots in a game mostly controlled by Liberty.

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Junior Josh Johnson has been a pleasant surprise

as a go-to scorer for the team early. After the team’s leading scorer had five goals last season, Johnson has four already this season.

Freshman Conner Noblat has been an-other strong player up front. Noblat hit the team’s winning goal 89 minutes in against Sammamish March 27.

On defense, junior Joe Dapper and

senior Scott McLaren have been stand-outs. In the middle, junior Jared Bales and sophomore Colton Ronk are keys. On the outside, senior Zach Lentini and junior Oliver Janders have surprised with their play early.

Tremblay said the team simply needs to work on finishing down the stretch.

“A big thing for us is consistency,” he said. “It’s been one crucial error for us and they capitalize. We need to eliminate the big mistakes and capitalize on our oppor-tunities.”

Tremblay said the Patriots have done an excellent job of limiting shots, but the ones

opposing teams do get have been going in. Against 4A KingCo contender Redmond, Liberty shot four times to Redmond’s six. But Redmond came away with the 4-1 win.

This team does have room to grow with only five seniors. The junior class, with Bales, Johnson, Dapper, Janders and others, is strong. The varsity team has just one sophomore, Ronk, and two freshmen, Nob-lat and keeper Quinn Magendanz. Trem-blay said there are several impact freshmen on the JV team.

The top five KingCo 3A/2A teams advance to the playoffs with the top seed advancing directly to the state tournament.

Liberty’s Josh Gordon competes in the long jump against Sammamish March 22. adaM Mcfadden, Renton Reporter

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The Hazen soccer team topped Lind-bergh 5-1 March 22.

The Highlanders (2-1-2 overall, 2-0 Seamount) found offense hard to come by early as Lindbergh (0-3, 0-2) clamped down with a defensive formation.

Conner Hall broke the tie with a goal at the 52-minute mark. Hall teamed with Sam Bunnell for another goal at 73 minutes.

Jalen Conway, Ryan Wong and Jordan Lewison added goals.

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Hazen forward Sam Bunnell fights for a ball with Lindbergh defender Troy Jaramillo and goalkeeper ryan cardona. adaM Mcfadden, Renton Reporter

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The City of Renton is now accepting applications for 2012 neighborhood mini-grants designed to strengthen its neighbor-hoods.

Mini-grants are available to neighborhood organi-zations and associations within Renton that have applied for and received official recognition and are considered current through the city’s Neighborhood Program.

Mini-grants up to $1,000 are available for programs or projects when matched through sweat equity or neighborhood funds and must be completed in the year for which they are applied. The grant allows neighborhoods to take advantage of opportunities for projects such as a neigh-

borhood cleanup, physical improvements, meeting space rental, supplies for IKEA Renton River Days parade, and/or educational workshops.

Applications will be accepted throughout the year while funds are avail-

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A workshop is 6 p.m.-7 p.m. May 22 at Renton City Hall for those interested.

To RSVP for the work-shop or for more informa-tion, contact Neighborhood Program coordinator Norma McQuiller at 425-430-6595 or [email protected] or Neighbor-hood Program Assistant Wendy Kirchner at 425-430-6594 or [email protected].

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The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Pub- lic Hospital District No. 1 of King County, (Valley Medical Center) has been rescheduled to the first Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of Valley Medical Center. Meet- ings will be moved to Tuesday if the first Monday of the month is a federal holiday. This meeting schedule will become effective at the next regular meeting, April 2, 2012.BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSPUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER)By: Sandra SwardAssistant to the Board of CommissionersPublished in Kent, Renton, and Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporters on March 23, 2012 and March 30, 2012. #600198

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“This year, we have a combination of winter weather still in the forecast for much of the state,” said Chris Christopher, WSDOT director of maintenance operations. “With spring break and Easter right around the corner, we wanted to give drivers the chance to travel before hav-ing to take off their studded tires.”

Studded tires are legal in Washington from Nov. 1 to March 31, unless WSDOT grants an extension. WS-DOT officials don’t antici-pate any further extensions beyond April 16.

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No one can guarantee ice- and snow-free high-ways so drivers traveling to higher elevations should always prepare for winter driving conditions. This means having information on weather and roadway conditions, traction tires and chains.

Christopher said drivers who don’t anticipate driving in winter conditions should take the time to remove studded tires sooner since tire stores will be very busy in the days leading up to April 16.

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The elected commissioners of Public Hospital District No. 1, citing a legal opinion in their favor, want to “revise” the strategic alliance agreement between Valley Medical Center and UW Medicine.

But Wednesday a spokeswoman for UW Medicine said it’s the “expectation” of UW Medicine leadership that all parties involved with the strategic alliance will adhere to the agreement.

The board members March 19 adopted a resolution on a split 3-2 vote, authorizing board President Dr. Paul Joos and Vice President Anthony Hemstad to negotiate with UW Medicine “to revise the parties’ strategic alliance agreement in order to bring the agreement into conformity with applicable law and public policy.”

Voting for the resolution were Joos, Hemstad and Dr. Aaron Heide. Dissenting were commissioners Carolyn Parnell and Sue Bowman.

The strategic alliance received the final approval last June. Since then, a 13-member board of trustees, which includes the five elected hospital district commissioners, has overseen the hospital operations and the integration of Valley Medical into the UW Medicine System.

Hemstad said in an interview Tuesday the next step fol-lowing the adoption of the resolution is to begin negotia-tions with UW Medicine.

“Hopefully UW will negotiate,” he said.“I think the process (strategic alliance agreement) was

rushed,” Hemstad said. “If it would have been a more delib-

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The alliance agreement was brought before the board in January 2011. According to Hemstad the board saw the agreement “for the first time in May.” It was voted on in June and took effect in July.

Tina Mankowski, a spokeswoman for UW Medicine, said Wednesday the University of Washington and the hospital district commissioners established the strategic alliance agreement during eight months of extended nego-tiations.

“As the integration work continues, it is the expectation of UW Medicine leadership that the Board of Commis-sioners, the Valley Board of Trustees and Valley manage-ment will adhere to the terms of the Strategic Alliance Agreement to advance our mission of improving health,” she said.

According to a release from the hospital district board, Phil Talmadge from the Tukwila law firm Talmadge-Fitzpatrick and a former state Supreme Court justice and state senator, conducted a review of the agreement and determined it “illegally transfers responsibility from the district’s elected Board of Commissioners to an unelected Board of Trustees who are not accountable to the voters of the Hospital District.”

Talmadge was retained by the board in February to review the contract.

“Maybe I missed something, but I didn’t see any review (of the alliance) from the state attorney general or any independent counsel. I think this is a minor expenditure to get us an opinion on what happened last year,” Joos said in February when the board hired Talmadge.

Mankowski said during the negotiations each side was advised by its own legal counsel.

“The university was represented by the UW Division of the Washington Attorney General’s Office and outside legal

counsel retained as special assistant attorneys general,” she said.

According to the release, Talmadge concluded the agree-ment takes away the board’s “legal authority to manage and operate the hospital district. In so doing, it disenfranchises the voters who created the district, who support the district through their tax dollars and who chose the commissioners they want to operate the district.”

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Through Valley Medical Group, a network of primary care clinics serve as a medical home for care management, urgent care clinics provide a safety net of after-hours care and walk-in consult and treatment, and over a dozen specialty clinics provide convenient access throughout the district.

Primary Care: Partners for Health & WellnessVMC’s primary care providers get to know you and your medical history, serving as personal health advocates for you and your family, and working with you to monitor and improve your health through all life’s stages.

Cascade Clinic ■

Covington Clinic ■

Fairwood Clinic ■

Highlands Clinic ■

Kent Clinic ■

Lake Sawyer Clinic ■

Newcastle Clinic ■

Valley Family Medicine Clinic ■

Urgent Care: Immediate Medical ServicesIt hurts. It itches. It’s swollen. It’s after hours. Urgent Care is a great choice when you can’t wait for an appointment with your primary care provider, or when you need medical care after hours for non-life-threatening conditions. Enjoy walk-in appointments for acute illness, minor injuries and other services:

Auburn Clinic ■

Covington Clinic ■

Newcastle Clinic ■

North Benson Clinic ■

Renton Landing Clinic ■

Specialty Care: Extensive Network of SpecialistsVMC offers a comprehensive network and board-certified specialists to meet all of your family’s healthcare needs:

Childbirth, Midwives, OB/GYN ■

Clinic & Neonatal ICUEmergency Department & ■

Trauma CenterJoint Replacement & ■

OrthopedicsDiagnostic Imaging ■

Cancer Treatment & Support ■

Gastroenterology ■

General & Specialty Surgery ■

Heart & Vascular Services ■

Neuroscience, Stroke & Spine ■

Breast & Bone Density ■

Ophthalmology ■

Podiatry ■

Psychiatry & Counseling ■

Rehabilitation & Therapies ■

Rheumatology ■

Nephrology ■

Ear, Nose & Throat ■

Diabetes Education & Nutrition ■

Sleep Medicine ■

Sports Medicine ■

Women’s & Children’s Health ■

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VMC-UW Medicine Conversion Plan Clinic Signage

January 10, 2012 GR.07Auburn Clinic1000 Auburn Way S Auburn WA 98002

Existing

Notes:• Removeexistingbuildingmountedletters.

• Newfabricated,internallyilluminatedsigncabinetpaintedwith“push-through”acrylicletters.(2locations)

• Newracewaywithilluminated,fabricatedletterswithacrylicfaces.

(2locations)

• Addpowertobothlocations.

• Re-facemonumentsignbase(2sides).

• Complywithsigncodeandownertenantstandards.

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