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907262 206-949-1696 [email protected] Your Residential Specialists RELIEF EFFORTS | A local Filipino group is collecting money for victims of the earthquake and typhoon. [3] Toiletry drive | The Renton Reporter is part- nering with RAYS and Art2D2 Tattoo and Pierc- ing on a toiletry drive this holiday season. [7] R EP O RTER .com RENTON NEWSLINE: 425.255.3484 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013 Repairs begin on Upper Cedar River Trail BY BRIAN BECKLEY [email protected] e Upper Cedar River Trail is getting a faceliſt. e section of the trail on the north side, or right bank, of the Cedar River between Williams Avenue North and the Renton Senior Activity Center closed Monday and will remain closed through Dec. 13 to allow for repairs of the 35-year-old walkway. According to Parks Planning and Nat- ural Resources Director Leslie Betlach, the closure is to allow for the repaid and replacement of the walkway, which has become “heaved” and “cracked” due to the roots of trees pushing up on it and is potentially unsafe because of it. It is the first time the surface has been replaced since being installed in the late-1970s. “Everything has a lifespan,” Betlach said. “at’s a long time.” Betlach said the panels of trail along the river will be removed, along with the BY BRIAN BECKLEY [email protected] A ruling earlier this year from King County will allow the City of Renton to collect more revenue in 2014 than previously expected. e change could mean about $16 more per year per tax bill on a $300,000 home. According to Administrative Services Ad- ministrator Iwen Wang, who gave a presenta- tion to the City Council Monday on the mid- biennial budget amendment, the budget was prepared assuming a levy of $3.10 per $1,000 assessed value maximum for 2013. Because the total valuation of the city dropped, the city hit the maximum tax rate and was required to collect less in revenue than in 2012. But the city raised a question to the county regarding the annexation into the King County Library System and the county agreed that because of the annexation, the city was not subject to the earlier limit, allowing them to raise the effective rate. “In that case, we shouldn’t be lowering our property tax collection in 2013,” Wang said Tuesday. Because state law limits revenue increase to 1 percent of the previous year’s total, the 2014 County ruling allows city more revenue next year BY SARAH KEHOE [email protected] e majority of Renton teachers, principals and staff expressed a positive view on new national read- ing, writing and math standards adopted by Wash- ington state. e Common Core State Standards are academic benchmarks for reading and math that lay out what students should know and do at each grade level, as well as aſter high school. Currently, 45 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the standards, while five other states created their own version. For those that have adopted the standards, they will be fully implemented by the 2014-15 school year, when new assessments aligned with the Com- mon Core are published. “I definitely like the Common Core Standards,” said Laurie Parten, Math Department chair at McK- night Middle School. “e standards are evidence- based and developed using the most effective models Renton educators weigh in on national Common Core standards [ more TRAIL page 3 ] [ more STANDARDS page 10 ] [ more BUDGET page 5 ] Workers begin tearing up concrete on the Upper Cedar River Trail Tuesday near the Renton Senior Activity Center. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter Lakeridge Elementary School teacher Candace Abrahamson teaches her kindergarten students numbers during class. COURTESY PHOTO
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Repairs begin on Upper Cedar River TrailBy BRian BeCkley
The Upper Cedar River Trail is getting a facelift.
The section of the trail on the north side, or right bank, of the Cedar River between Williams Avenue North and the Renton Senior Activity Center
closed Monday and will remain closed through Dec. 13 to allow for repairs of the 35-year-old walkway.
According to Parks Planning and Nat-ural Resources Director Leslie Betlach, the closure is to allow for the repaid and replacement of the walkway, which has become “heaved” and “cracked” due to the roots of trees pushing up on it and is
potentially unsafe because of it.It is the first time the surface has been
replaced since being installed in the late-1970s.
“Everything has a lifespan,” Betlach said. “That’s a long time.”
Betlach said the panels of trail along the river will be removed, along with the
By BRian BeCkley
A ruling earlier this year from King County will allow the City of Renton to collect more revenue in 2014 than previously expected.
The change could mean about $16 more per year per tax bill on a $300,000 home.
According to Administrative Services Ad-ministrator Iwen Wang, who gave a presenta-tion to the City Council Monday on the mid-biennial budget amendment, the budget was prepared assuming a levy of $3.10 per $1,000 assessed value maximum for 2013. Because the total valuation of the city dropped, the city hit the maximum tax rate and was required to collect less in revenue than in 2012.
But the city raised a question to the county regarding the annexation into the King County Library System and the county agreed that because of the annexation, the city was not subject to the earlier limit, allowing them to raise the effective rate.
“In that case, we shouldn’t be lowering our property tax collection in 2013,” Wang said Tuesday.
Because state law limits revenue increase to 1 percent of the previous year’s total, the 2014
County ruling allows city more revenue next year
By SaRah kehoe
The majority of Renton teachers, principals and staff expressed a positive view on new national read-ing, writing and math standards adopted by Wash-ington state.
The Common Core State Standards are academic benchmarks for reading and math that lay out what students should know and do at each grade level, as well as after high school. Currently, 45 states and the
District of Columbia have adopted the standards, while five other states created their own version.
For those that have adopted the standards, they will be fully implemented by the 2014-15 school year, when new assessments aligned with the Com-mon Core are published.
“I definitely like the Common Core Standards,” said Laurie Parten, Math Department chair at McK-night Middle School. “The standards are evidence-based and developed using the most effective models
Renton educators weigh in on national Common Core standards
[ more TRail page 3 ]
[ more STandaRdS page 10 ]
[ more BUdgeT page 5 ]
Workers begin tearing up concrete on the Upper Cedar River Trail Tuesday near the Renton Senior Activity Center. BRiAn BeCkleY, Renton Reporter
lakeridge elementary School teacher Candace Abrahamson teaches her kindergarten students numbers during class. CoURTeSY PhoTo
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Campbell Hill Elementary School Principal Zakariya Palsha won the 2013 Golden Apple Excellence in Education Award, which celebrates educators, programs and schools making a positive difference in Washington state education.
Hundreds of nominations for the 22nd annual Golden Apple Awards were submitted by students, parents, teachers and community members from across the state. A panel of education leaders and past award winners evaluated the nominees and selected this year’s winners.
“This award represents the hard work and dedication of the Campbell Hill Elementary family of
teachers, staff, parents, students and community,” Palsha said. “We work together toward the same goal: to educate and prepare our students for a successful future.”
Palsha and his staff work as “a close-knit family” and try to involve the greater community in the education process. The school has formed partnerships with local organizations and businesses and is known for an environment that brings out the best in teachers and support staff.
In the past two years at Camp-bell, Palsha helped staff members improve classroom instruction by creating professional development around culturally responsive teach-ing strategies. The school increased
family in-volvement by creating evening events and hosting math and literacy nights. The school has also enriched student learning
with a new after-school program offering activities in reading, writ-ing, math, drama, music and other extracurricular activities.
Palsha tries to bring in inspi-rational people to speak to his
students a few times a year on the importance of academic success and creating goals for their futures. Guest speakers have included Sounders players, Seahawks players and a female body builder.
“The teachers, parents and I can tell the kids about this message but they really listen when we bring in people they look up to and admire,” Palsha said. “It also inspires them to see people from their community being successful.”
Palsha will join other Golden Apple Award winners at a ceremony at Seattle Repertory Theatre Jan. 17. The ceremony will air in primetime on KCTS 9 and other public televi-sion stations statewide in February 2014.
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The horrific destruction caused by 7.2 magnitude earth-quake (Bohol province) and the typhoon Haiyan (Leyte prov-ince) in central Philippines, claimed thousands of lives and left hundreds of thousands to-tally displaced and desperately suffering from lack of shelter, food, water, medicine, clothing and other necessities.
The Filipino American Com-
munity Of Renton And Vicin-ity (FILAMCOR) launched a campaign to provide relief and support to the suffering victims of these two disasters.
FILAMCOR is a public charity, Washington non-profit corporation and an IRC Sec-tion 501 c (3) tax exempt entity. The funds that will be collected for these causes will be de-posited to FILAMCOR’s bank
account and will be accounted as Earthquake and Typhoon Relief Fund.
Donations to FILAMCOR are tax deductible.
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Local Filipino group collecting money for typhoon, earthquake victims
brick pavers on the top and the trail will be inspected and then rebuilt.
The path itself will be narrowed from the current size of 10 feet to 8 feet in width, but the paver bricks will be replaced with concrete that has been stamped to keep the same appearance.
“It will look like pavers to match the rest of the trail system,” Betlach said.
The cost of the replacement project is $120,980 and the money comes from the city’s Capital Improvement Fund.
It should reopen this winter when the work is complete.
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Edward “Darrell” ForbesEdward “Darrell” Forbes, 49, of Renton died on November 9,
2013. He was born October 30, 1964 Seattle, Washington.He is preceded in death by parents Elmer and Barbara Forbes. His
parents fostered 72+ children when Darrell came into their life at eight days old and adopted in 1965.
He is survived by his wife of 24 years Galyn Forbes; daughter McKayla Forbes; sisters JoRene Zumdahl, Janice Cross, Jenny Shields, and Linda Melseth; 6 nephews and 8 nieces.
He worked for Huston Manufacturing, Wigwam, and Boeing for over 27 years.
Services will be held Saturday, November 23 at 11:00 am at New Life Church 15711 152nd Ave. SE, Renton, WA 98058. Reception will immediately follow at New Life Church. After reception a Graveside Committal Service will be held at 2:00 pm at Greenwood
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Kim was born in Perry, OK and moved with her family from Wichita, KS to Renton in 1958. She graduated from Hazen High School in 1975; then attended Green River Community College, obtaining a degree in occupational therapy.
She met her husband, Greg Drake, while working at Boeing in 1981. They lived in Renton for several years where two daughters were born. The family moved to Sultan, WA
and eventually to Gold Bar, WA, where Kim worked at Gold Bar Family Grocer for over 10 years. She loved living close to the rivers and mountains.
She is survived by husband of 31 years, Greg, daughters Leah and Lacey; mother, Shirley Palmer and brothers Ken and Kelly. She was preceded in death by father Jim Palmer in 2009 and brother Keith in 2005.
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1988 in Ventura, California and died while training with the Marines on November 7, 2013. He was 25.
From an early age, he was interested in the military. In high school, he joined the JROTC Drill Team at Kentwood and was awarded the Best Armed Drill Cadet in 2005. David became an Eagle Scout and graduated from Kentridge High School in 2006.
On December 5, 2011, David fulfilled his dream by joining the Marine Corps. As Lance Corporal, he was highly regarded as an Assaultman in the First Battalion, Third Marine Regiment. He always hit his target. He will be remembered as someone who could take any difficult situation and turn it into a great story.
David is survived by his parents, John and Laurie Finlayson, brother Thomas and sister-in-law Karissa, niece Katlin, two grandmothers, and his long-time girlfriend, Taryn Hauglie.
Memorial Service: Saturday, November 23, 1:00p.m., Maple Valley Presbyterian Church, 22659 Sweeney Rd SE, Maple Valley, WA 98038
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The Renton School District is invit-ing the public to view the latest artist renderings and learn more about the new middle school set to open in 2016.
The two-story school will occupy the 11-acre site of the Renton Acad-emy, next to Hazelwood Elementary School.
The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Renton Academy, located at 6928 116th Ave. S.E., Newcastle.
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revenue projections were down some. But with the adjusted 2013 baseline, the city’s 1 percent projections were raised.
Wang said the effect on the budget is a proposed increase in the tax rate from $3.10 to $3.15 per $1,000 assessed value.
However, the city did see an increase of 7.6 percent in total valuation for 2014, which Wang said was “consistent” with surround-ing jurisdictions. While an increase in valuation often means individual taxpay-ers pay a lower amount of the overall levy total, Wang said residents should not necessarily expect that in next year’s bill because the overall tax rate is up due to voter-approved parks and EMS levies. Wang said only 23 percent of a resident’s tax bill goes to the city, so the overall tax rate is largely outside of the city’s control.
Much of the changes to the budget in this year’s mid-biennium adjustment come to the revenue side,
with larger-than-expected amounts coming in to the city in key areas, especially construction sales tax.
However, because that came largely from a single large project, which the city in September said was a Boeing project, the city is treating the increase in 2013 as an anomaly that Wang called “not sustainable” and “out- of-scale from all historical averages.”
The amount drops again in next year’s projections, though Wang said they were still anticipating “pretty healthy growth.”
Wang called this year’s adjustment “one of the larg-est revenue adjustments I have seen in my life.”
Not all of the adjustments were up, however, as utility taxes dropped, primar-ily due to a lack of growth in the cell-phone market and decrease in landline telephone taxes.
There are also adjust-ments proposed on a few
of the fees throughout the city as well. School-impact fees for new construction will change, as the school districts that operate in the city have changed their fees.
Homes built in the Is-saquah School District will see single-family im-pact fees go from $3,738 per home to $5,730. In the Renton district, multi-family
fees increase from $1,308 to $1,339 per unit, but the single-family cost drops from $6,395 to $5,455.
The cost of a temporary, 90-day business license will also increase from $25 to $50, the fine for non-re-newal of a business license will go from $20 to $50 and the penalty for failure to obtain a license jumps from
$50 to $250. Wang said the city increased license rates earlier this year, the first time since the late 1980s, but missed these three items.
A Carco Theatre fee has also been removed from tax bills as the city now leases the theater to another entity.
But while the projec-tions for 2014 have come in rosier than initially expected, Wang warned that at the present time, projections show the city to have a deficit for 2015 and 2016 that will have to be corrected.
No one spoke during a public hearing on the mid-biennium amendment, which will now go to the council for approval.
Reach Editor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050
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The current stalemate between The Boe-ing Co. and the IAM over the proposed union contract for the new 777X reminded me of the jacket in my closet.
It’s teal green and white, with the words “777 Working Together” embroidered on it.
I received that jacket back in the early ‘90’s when the original 777 program was launched. Those of us lucky to be on the new program all gathered in the Boeing Renton cafeteria for the kickoff.
On stage was our new leader. His energy and excitement permeated the crowd. With all of his charm, enthusiasm and positive words, what I remember most was his youthful smile. His name was Alan Mulally and he had only one message – “work together!”
“Working Together” became his mantra for the new program and he assured us if we embraced that concept, we would be successful.
It was an exciting and fun time. But the eu-phoria would soon fade as the reality of the hard work began – to design, manufacture and deliver Boeing’s newest innovative aircraft.
Over the years, developing an entirely new airplane from scratch often hit a snag or seemed overwhelming. Alan continually reminded us that by working together we could resolve any and all problems. He reiterated that mantra over and over in so many different ways, that we believed him.
To make it more fun, special gifts were given to those who came up with innovative ideas, or effort above and beyond. Which brings me back to the jacket – the most coveted of all the gifts. If you earned it, you wore it with great pride.
Alan left Boeing to become the CEO and president of the Ford Motor Co. in 2006. With him went that infectious spirit that inspired both management and the workforce – a unique style of leadership that Boeing has not seen since.
I’m from that earlier era when employees mattered. We were considered an essential part of the team and we responded by building one of Boeing’s best jets ever.
How ironic that the derivative to the 777, the 777X, will be built under the cloud of deep divi-sion, rather than the collaborative philosophy of a winning program. It’s now all about the bottom line.
And that line has now been drawn in the sand, as the IAM recently rejected a sudden mid-con-tract “take it or leave it” proposal from Boeing that would ensure it would be built in the Puget Sound area.
Without a blink, Boeing is out looking to other “wanna be” sites, states and workforce to fill a need that can be satisfied right under their nose by talented and dedicated employees.
It’s anyone’s guess when this deep chasm separating the company and its IAM members will close, or if it will. If it doesn’t, the cost will be painful to the company, its workforce and its customers.
Maybe what we need is a “wanna be” Alan Mulally – someone who can step in and sell the idea to both management and the IAM on how much can be accomplished if you are willing to work together.
I still cherish my jacket after all these years. It remains in the closet needing a new liner for all its wear and tear. It’s also much smaller than I ever remember being!
Tish Gregory is a free-lance writer. She can be reached at [email protected]
As Halloween fades farther into the rearview mirror and the year makes the final turn into the home stretch, many of us stop and take the opportunity to take stock of our lives.
This month, especially, when we take a full day to look back and give thanks for all of the things we have, many of us also think of those who don’t have as much as we do.
With temperatures dropping and the rains moving in, the need at local shelters and food banks also increases and in the spirit of giving, many fine groups and organizations around the city begin their annual charity drives, collecting food, toys and coats and such for those among us who may be in need this season.
Here at the Renton Reporter we, too, are looking to get involved and give a little back to the community we love.
But at the same time, we don’t want to cut into the fine work that other groups do, or get in their way for that matter.
This year, we’re partner-ing with Art2D2 Tattoo
and Piercing in Renton to collect toiletries for RAYS, Renton Area Youth and Family Services, a group that provides mental-health counseling to students in the Renton and Tukwila school districts.
Art2D2’s shop at 430 Sunset Blvd. N.E. will be the main drop point for donations, though there will also be a box at our office at 19426 68th Ave. S. in Kent.
Our hope is that when you are grabbing that extra can of food or searching your closet for an old coat, you also take a mo-ment to grab a tube of toothpaste or a bottle of shampoo and some soap, things that many of us simply take for granted until we find ourselves without them.
And RAYS is an excellent local organiza-tion with whom we are proud to partner.
Founded in 1970 and located in Renton, RAYS is referred students from the Renton and Tukwila school districts who have expe-rienced trauma or abuse and then provide ongoing treatment.
Most of the kids they work with are low-income and their sessions are paid for by Medicare.
The group serves about 1,000 children from right here in our area each year.
This winter, they are also collecting the following items: shampoo, soap, deodorant, lotion, toothpaste, feminine products, toilet paper, laundry detergent and reusable bags.
Grocery store gift cards in $10 and $20 amounts are also requested.
Rays Director of Development and Com-munity Relations Jolene Bernhard said a toiletry drive was necessary because often they are items those in need sacrifice in favor of other necessities.
“Why is a toiletry drive important?” she asked. “I keep thinking of a single mom who
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The façade of the Heaven Sent restaurant in downtown Renton is misleading.
It does no justice to the southern-fried magic going on inside.
Apparently, the Heaven Sent signage was recently mowed half off by the back end of a wayward truck and now hangs ragged like a broken arm.
Inside, a handful of non-descript table and chair sets await the hungry diner. Pleasant jazz tinkles in the back-ground as the eye takes in the sights, scents and tasty bites of real peppered mashed potatoes, velvety brown chicken gravy, buttery corn and of course the star of the show, per-
fectly crispified southern fried chicken.I was at Heaven Sent to try the famous
chicken for the first time and also to learn how to make sweet potato pie this Thanksgiving for my family.
I will tell you there is something of a showman in the owner of Heaven Sent, Ezell Stephens.
At a table happily dunking my chicken into tangy barbecue sauce, I watched as Ezell posed for pictures with customers.
“Make sure to get Oprah in there,” Ezell said with an easy smile and a good-natured chuckle as he stood in front of a poster size photo of Ezell and Oprah. A ways back, Oprah tasted and loved Ezell’s fried chicken on a trip to Seattle, it has forever more been dubbed: “Oprah’s Chicken.”
But it was in the kitchen that I really got to know Ezell.“Every day is Thanksgiving for me,” he said with feeling. And looking around it was true.A row of deep fryers loaded up with sizzling chicken
inside a halo of flour and spices, sweet buns bloomed and macaroni and cheese bubbled and browned in the hot oven.
“Pumpkin pie has always been my first love,” I say. And it’s true, when it comes to pie and Thanksgiving, pumpkin’s the only one on my dance card.
But lately I’ve been retracing food missteps, going back to foods that I have an aversion to for absolutely no good reason, like sweet potatoes.
“Don’t even get me going about the pumpkin,” Ezell said, delicately palming a sweet potato. He’d peeled away the dingy brown, revealing a surprisingly vibrant orange within.
“God is Good All the Time” was the logo on Ezell’s black t-shirt. A shiny gold cross linked with a gilt Superman shield hung around his neck. He wore the signature black suede leather hat I’d seen on billboards.
But up close there were tassels in the back and up front a pin had been placed in the center honoring veterans, tinted glasses, a mouthful of gold, and a Bluetooth that appeared permanently infused to his ear, presumably, so he could be free to conduct business, make fried chicken and preach the Lord’s blessings all at once.
“A pumpkin is grown above ground,” he said, in a lilt-ing cadence with a Southern accent that reminds me of peaches, sweet teas and preachers; a voice that naturally takes you in and soon you find yourself nodding your head and saying, “Mmmhmmm.”
Ezell continued, “Pumpkins are hollow inside. But a sweet potato, a sweet potato grows in the ground, protected from the elements in the soil with iron and minerals—it
comes from the Earth.”
“Mmmhmmm,” I nodded.
According to Ezell you need about 5 medium- sized sweet potatoes for a pie, “Don’t get the big ones,” he warned, “‘cause they’re too stringy and the little ones don’t have enough flavor.”
I watched him quarter the sweet potatoes as he remi-nisced about life lessons he’d learned as a boy growing up in a small town in Texas. As a young child he was one of seven kids and for a time lived in a one room, dirt floor, tin topped house without electricity or in-side plumbing. But the place was surrounded by woods and acres of land. And this is where Ezell learned about farming, cooking southern food like his mother’s sweet potato pie and the power of always trying your best.
“Whatever I do it has to be the best, just like my mama taught me. On the farm, we grew and cooked everything. Raised chickens and pigs, ground our own sausage. Grew butter beans, squash and every vegetable imaginable. That’s where I learned about entrepreneurship walking through the neighborhood with a cart load of vegetables going door to door, asking, ‘you want to buy some squash, some beans, some sweet potatoes?’”
Ezell first learned how to fry chicken at the tender age of 16, after he dropped out of high school and his mama made him go work at the chicken house.
Four years in the Navy brought Ezell to Seattle and he’s been cooking chicken ever since, first with Ezell’s and now at Heaven Sent.
“You know my split with Ezell’s,” Ezell said referring to a recent legal battle between his ex-wife and brother-in-law that led to his opening Heaven Sent eateries (it’s Ezell’s famous recipe, but he can no longer use the name “Ezell’s”).
“It was like the Challenger taking off, you know how it has those tanks on the side at first? After a while those tanks on the side can only get you so far and then, at a certain point you gotta just let ‘em go ‘cause they can’t take you no further,” he paused to smile, “And I’m headed for the moon.”
“Mmmhmmm,” I nodded.Ezell cooked those sweet potatoes on a low boil until
they were completely soft. Then, using an electric mixer he blended the sweet mash with the rest of the ingredients: cream, egg, white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
“Whatever it takes, that’s what I do. If you be true to yourself-,” Ezell paused, and, for the first time he looked sad. “That’s what people have a problem with today; they don’t even know themselves.”
Ezell poured the sweet potato pie mixture into a dough crusted tin. And we let it bake.
“But, it’s like exercising a muscle, you got to keep it Godly,” which to him means keep trying your best.
Ezell cut me my first ever slice of sweet potato pie.It was rich, spicy and sweet with a depth of flavor I had
not expected.Ezell taught me how to make an amazing sweet potato
pie for Thanksgiving and for that I’m grateful. But more importantly, he reminded me that Thanksgiving isn’t just about being thankful on one day, but being thankful and trying your best on every day.
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has been coming to RAYS for the past few years. The family has clawed its way back to stability after the recession – mom now has a job after a long search and they have a steady roof over their heads.
“But after paying for rent and food, there’s no money left for the essentials, the toiletries that keep you employable and feeling like a human being,” she continued. “That’s why soap makes a difference.”
“I thought that collecting toiletries was a great idea, as you can’t purchase toiletries with food stamps,” said Renton Reporter Publisher Ellen Morrison. “There’s places to go for food, clothing and health but noth-ing for a bar of soap or some toilet paper.”
Morrison said she planned to donate toothbrushes received during regular den-tist check-ups and suggested donating the small (unused) shampoo or conditioners brought home from a hotel.
“Those of you who have these small items, that are taking up valuable space in the bathroom drawer, can be assured they are going to someone who appreciates them,” she said.
We know there are a lot of folks ask-ing for your help this holiday season, but we hope you will include the fine people at RAYS in your giving and pick up a few extra of the items above while you are at the store.
The extra couple of bucks on a box of toothpaste may not mean all that much to some of us, but to others, it could mean a world of difference.
Together, Renton, we can make this a happy and healthy holiday season for all the members of our community.
To comment on this story view it online at www.rentonreporter.com. Reach Edi-tor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050.
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The suspect in the shooting that seriously wounded two men outside the Muckleshoot Casino late Saturday night made his first court appearance at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent on Monday afternoon on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault.
Because prosecutors have not formally charged the man, a 63-year-old Renton resident, with a crime, the Reporter is not disclosing his name. The court set bail at $500,000 bail. The suspect’s second court ap-pearance was Tuesday.
The two victims remain in serious condition at an area hospital.
According to the deter-mination for certification of probable cause filed by Au-burn Police — an account largely based on what the suspect told police — the suspect had been driving with his wife without inci-dent through the parking garage of the casino shortly
before 8:45 p.m. when two men who had been walking near his car, Brian Beasley and Daniel Mora, confront-ed him.
According to the police account, Mora walked over to the driver’s door and be-gan swearing at the suspect. When the suspect removed his Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun from under his seat, according to the ac-count, Mora began taunting him, telling him to shoot.
According to the ac-count, the suspect started to drive slowly down the ramp but stopped at the exit when he noticed that Beasley and Mora were still following him. According to the police account, Mora then walked up, kicked the man’s car and tried to open the driver door, which the suspect knew was locked. The suspect, according to the account, then fired one shot at Mora, who ran off toward the casino, with the suspect in foot pursuit.
According to the ac-count, “Beasley fell down and crawled toward a
bush, crouched down.” The suspect then stopped at the bush and, from less than 3 feet away, according to the account, fired into Beasley’s upper back one shot, which exited at the front of his throat. According to the ac-count, Beasley then got up and ran off with the suspect in pursuit. About 30 feet on, according to the account, the suspect found Mora hiding in some bushes. The suspect fired at least one shot into Mora’s chest, which collapsed his lung. As Mora ran off, according to the account, the suspect kept shooting at him.
According to the police account, the suspect later admitted to police that he’d been upset with Mora and Beasley for their comments and for kicking his car. Ac-cording to the account, he admitted he had not been in fear for his or his wife’s safety as he chased the men. He also acknowledged, according to the police ac-count, that neither Beasley nor Mora had any weapons in their hands.
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Renton cabaret performer Michelle Greenwood Bettinger, or Aunt Dottie as she’s known on stage, invites you to sing along with her for a good cause this Sunday.
She is celebrating her Fifth Anniversary Show at 3 p.m. at Renton Civic Theatre and giving a portion of the proceeds to Cham-pions Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps underprivi-leged kids.
Aunt Dottie and her piano player, Aaron Bucckner known as Nephew Aaron, have been enter-taining folks for five years. Their shows are described as raucous, rowdy and interactive. They are
always different and appropriate for all ages.
“The best part of performing is absolutely the people we meet,” Aunt Dottie said. “We really encourage audience participation but only at the level that people are comfortable participating.”
Aunt Dottie and Nephew Aaron bring their unique brand of entertainment to this cabaret full of improv, comedy and music. They give away prizes and feature special guests at each show.
Renton Civic Theatre is located at 507 S. Third St. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.
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Common Core Standards are designed to better prepare students for college and career by raising expectations for what students should know by the end of each grade level and delve deeper into fewer topics so students better understand the content.
“The standards are clear, explicit, and rigorous without dictating specific in-structional strategies,” said Laurie Was-son, instructional facilitator at Lakeridge Elementary School. “They will help us raise the quality of instruction by emphasizing student thinking and understanding of processes, together with opportunities for student discourse.”
Under these new standards, educators across the country will work under the same guidelines for student learning and expectations, while applying their own content. This way, if a student moves from one district or state to another, they will learn at the same level they were at in their previous school.
“I believe the standards are a clear road-map for what we need our children to learn in order to be successful in school and in life,” said Lynne Morgan, kindergarten teacher at Highlands Elementary School. “They are easier to read and understand than our previous standards, but still take time to process.”
Morgan said the kindergarten team at Highlands has multiple conversations about what it means to “meet standard.”
“This has forced us to have these ongoing conversations about what meeting stan-dards look like and what we need to do to ensure that they achieve those standards,” Morgan said. “The standards are no longer just a list of activities that students need to learn, instead they are a logical sequence of skills that lead to broad understandings that all critical for students to be prepared for the demands that will face in the future. This means that our teaching must be focused.”
Morgan stated one result from the new
rigorous curriculum entails teachers to monitor their students’ progress more vigorously.
“We need to see how skills combine to work together to make students who are critical thinkers and problems solvers, students who can read, write, speak, and understand complex thinking,” she said. “It is no longer enough to go through teach-ing manuals lesson by lesson. We need to constantly monitor where students are at and what their needs are.”
The creation of the Common Core standards grew out of a bipartisan effort by state governors and education leaders to raise academic standards nationwide. Indi-vidual state leaders adopting the standards wanted to end disparities in stu-dent proficiency resulting from a difference in learning standards in every state.
“I like the shift to Common Core Standards because they make sense, they are more rigor-ous and they push learning to the application level beyond just learning the skills discreetly,” said Janet Fawcett, principal at Highlands. “These are standards that we call ‘enduring skills’ or skills that students will need their whole life.”
Renton teachers are receiving training on how to incorporate Common Core stan-dards into classroom instruction.
“A couple of years ago our teachers were given the task to identify the most impor-tant of the standards and select these as power standards,” Fawcett said. “By being asked to select the most important power standards, the teachers had to become familiar with and understand the standards more deeply. They spent time understand-ing what the standard is asking students to do, analyzing the skills that it takes to get to the standard, and examining the gaps in our instruction that needed to be filled in order to help the students get to the standard.”
In July 2013, an analysis by The Educa-tion Trust used national performance data to track students’ improvement and achievement in reading and math in all 50 states over the last decade. The report found that, overall, states were evenly split
between those that scored significantly above the national average, and those that made no significant improvement, or scored far below the national average.
But scoring above the average doesn’t mean a state is ready to adopt the new stan-dards, says Natasha Ushomirsky, the author of report. It simply means that those states have made more progress than the country has made as a whole.
Renton School Board members recently held a public study session to learn more about how district teachers and staff are shifting classroom instruction to meet Common Core Requirements.
“I appreciate all the efforts the Renton School District has taken to communicate
the many changes required by the new standards while constantly seeking feedback from staff,” said Parten, the math chair. “Change is never easy and Common Core implementation is an enormous task, but one that I strongly feel will pay big divi-dends for our kids in the future.”
Superintendent Dr. Merri Rieger said the district wants to hear how their teachers feel about the new standards.
“I believe Common Core is a good thing, but it won’t be easy,” Rieger said. “The shift from what we are currently doing to what these new rigorous standards are going to take a lot of work and support for our students, teachers, parents, everyone. But we have a global world and a global nation and more kids are moving from place to place, so it is nice for our teachers because no matter where a new student might be coming from, these new standards are set to ensure the teachers will know where the student is at academically.”
The Renton School District teachers have been meeting for the past two years to take professional development courses.
“The teachers have been very open and receptive,” Rieger said. “They’ve also ex-pressed any challenges that have presented themselves and I am always grateful to hear that and discuss that.”
A handful of states are already rethinking Common Core, some citing its expense. The Common Core Standards will costs schools money to update the technology
needed for the Common Core Standards Assessments. Most of the assessments will be online. This will create many districts issues in that they will not have enough computers for all students to be assessed in a timely manner.
Another common complaint is that the standards will lead to an increased value on standardized test performance. High stakes testing is already a trending issue and now that states will be able to accurately com-pare their performances against another, the stakes will only get higher.
Renton teachers say they agree the new standards raise challenges, but feel the kids and educators are up to the task.
“The level of thinking required by the common core standards is challenging, but students are rising to the occasion,” Erica Anderson, fifth-grade teacher at High-lands. “They enjoy having opportunities to express and debate their thinking, and to discuss interesting content. I’m sure that after a few years of experience with the standards, both teachers and students will display deeper thinking and knowledge.”
Anderson says her teaching style has stayed the same, but the focus has shifted.
“I am more aware of incorporating certain aspects of the standards into each school day, having students read and re-spond to non-fiction texts more often,” she said. “For example, I am integrating read-ing and writing skills into social studies and science instruction, and increasing the complexity of what students are reading.”
A few Renton teachers expressed the burden of extra time it will take for teacher collaboration.
“This additional time is increasingly difficult to find,” said Stephanie Latimer, third-grade teacher at Lakeridge. “In addi-tion, like any change in education, the ef-fectiveness of the Common Core Standards will take time to show results. It feels at this moment however, like we are moving in the right direction.”
Rieger and several school district teach-ers said one of their focuses is on helping to educate the parents about Common Core.
“Our students and parents are still learn-ing about what Common Core is,” Rieger said. “We as a district are constantly doing our best to do things to get the word out.”
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THE REGULAR NOVEM- BER 27, 2013 MEETING OF THE SOOS CREEK WATER & SEWER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 4:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013, AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE. SOOS CREEK WATER & SEWER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 14616 SE 192ND STREETRENTON, WA 98058Published in the Renton Reporter on November 22, 2013. #925202
CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF RESOLUTION
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Following is a summary of a Resolution adopted by the Ren- ton City Council on November 18, 2013:
RESOLUTION NO. 4201 A Resolution of the City of Renton, Washington, reaffirming the declaration of a moratorium on accepting applications for business licenses or permits for medical and/or recreational mari- juana businesses and establish- ments involved in the sale, manufacture, distribution or use of marijuana; directing the set- ting of a public hearing date; and establishing a termination date for the moratorium.Effective: 11/4/2013 Complete text of the Resolution is available at Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way; and posted at the King County Libraries in Renton, 100 Mill Avenue South 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. SethDeputy City Clerk
Published in the Renton Reporter on November 22, 2013. #928635
CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATIONENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW COMMITTEERENTON, WASHINGTON
The Environmental Review Committee has issued a Deter- mination of Non-Significance (DNS) for the following project under the authority of the Renton municipal code.
Shuttle Express Parking LotLUA13-001322Location: 800 SW 16th St. The applicant is requesting Envi- ronmental Review in order to develop 15,000 square foot porous asphalt parking lot for Shuttle Express. The project site totals 3.25 acres in area and is located within the Medi- um Industrial (IM) zone. There are no critical areas located on site.
Appeals of the DNS must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on December 02, 2013. Appeals must be filed in writing together with the required fee with: Hearing Ex- aminer c/o City Clerk, City of Renton, 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Hearing Examiner are gov- erned by RMC 4-8-110 and moreinformation may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, 425-430-6510.Published in the Renton Reporter on November 22, 2013.#928687
In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Lane county
WOODRIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC, an Ore- gon Condominium Association, Plaintiff,
v.Unknown heirs and/or un- known personal representative of LEONARD PLODZIEN; Unknown heirs and/or un- known personal representative of LEA N. CHRISTIANSON; and all other persons or parties
unknown claiming right, title, lien, or interest in the property described in the complaint herein, Defendants.Case No. 16-13-12187TO: Unknown heirs and/or per- sonal representative of Leonard PlodzienIn the name of the State of Oregon:You are hereby required to appear and defend the Compli- ant filed against you in the above entitled action within thirty (30) days from the date of the service of this summons upon you; and if you fail to do so, for want there- of, the Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A summary statement of the object of the Complaint and the demand for relief is as fol- lows: Lea N. Christianson was the owner of real property locat- ed at 215 Foxtail Drive, Eugene, OR 97405 and, by virtue of own- ing such property, was a member of the Woodridge Homeowner Association. Leonard Plodzien is reputed to have owned, used, and/or possessed the aforemen- tioned real property. Lea N. Christianson failed to pay assess- ments levied by the Association for dues between December 2010 and October 2012. Plaintiff filed a lien on October 26, 2012. Plaintiff presently seeks a judg- ment foreclosing such lien against said property. A true copy of the Complaint is available upon your request to:Mark R. KannenThorp Purdy Jewett Urness & Wilkinson, P.C.1011 Harlow Road, Suite 300Springfield, OR 97477The date of first publication of this summons is November 15, 2013.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS
CAREFULLY! You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal
document called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “an- swer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein, along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the de- fendant does not have an attor- ney, proof of service upon the plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immedi- ately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Re- ferral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. Post office address at which pa- pers in the above-entitled action may be served by mail.Thorp, Purdy, Jewett, Urness & Wilkinson, P.C.1011 Harlow Road, Suite 300Springfield, OR 97477-1187Telephone: (541) 747-3354Published in the Renton Reporter on November 15, 22, 29, 2013; December 6, 2013. #925547.
CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARINGRENTON CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Renton City Council has fixed the 2nd day of December, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to be held in the seventh floor Council Chambers of Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, 98057, to consider the following:
The six-month moratorium, as interim zoning control, de- clared November 4, 2013 by adoption of Resolution No. 4199, and re-declared on No- vember 18, 2013 by adoption of Resolution No. 4201, on t he submission, acceptance, processing or approval of ap- plications or licenses by or for new business licenses or permits for new establishments
involved in the sale, use, grow- ing, manufacture, distribution or processing of marijuana, including any and all aspects of recreational marijuana
All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing and present written or oral comments regarding the proposal. Renton City Hall is in compliance with the American Disabilities Act, and interpretive services for the hearing impaired will be provid- ed upon prior notice. Call (425) 430-6510 for additional information.
Jason SethDeputy City Clerk
Published in the Renton Reporter on November 22, 2013 and No- vember 29, 2013. #929352.
KING COUNTY DEPT. OF PERMITTING&
ENVIRONMENTA REVIEW (DPER) 35030 SE Douglas St.,
Ste. 210, Snoqualmie WA 98065-9266
NOTICE OF LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATIONSREQUESTS: SHORT SUBDIVISIONFiles: SPLT13-0007Applicant: BRADLEY NELSONSite location: 16541 147TH Ave SE Renton WA 98058Proposal: Subdivision of a 17,829 sq. ft. lot (0.41 acre) into 2 lots for the dev. of detached S/F residences.Project Manager: Dave SandstromCOMMENT PROCEDURES: DPER will issue a decision on this application following a 21 day comment period ending on December 26th 2013 written comments and additional infor- mation can be obtained by contacting the Project Manager listed above.Published in the Renton Reporter on November 22, 2013. #929326
CITY OF RENTONNOTICE OF
PUBLIC MEETINGRENTON CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Renton City Council has fixed the 2nd day of December, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public meeting to be held in the seventh floor Council Chambers of Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, 98057, to consider the following:
Annexation for approximately 4.54 acres located in the East Renton Plateau area, bordered by Renton City limits to the north, 154th Ave. SE to the west, parcel lines in proximity to SE 139th Pl. to the south, and 156th Ave. SE to the east. (Petitioner: DeFoor; File No. A-13-006)
All interested parties are invited to attend the public meeting and present written or oral comments regarding the proposal. Renton City Hall is in compliance with the American Disabilities Act, and interpretive services for the hearing impaired will be provid- ed upon prior notice. Call (425) 430-6510 for additional information.
Jason SethDeputy City Clerk
Published in the Renton Reporter on November 22, 2013. #928601
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Renton girls basketball standout Taylor Farris this week signed her let-ter of intent to attend the University of California Santa Barbara next year.
According to her coach, Tim White, Farris is the first Renton High School girls basketball player to com-mit to a full scholarship at a major NCAA Division I university in at least the past 26 years.
As a junior, Farris last season led the Indians to their first-ever state tournament and was named the
Seamount League girls basketball player of the year and named to the all-league first team.
A starter since she was a freshman and a team captain since her sopho-more year, Farris shot for 51 percent from the field in her high school career so far. She has also averaged 15.4 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.9 steals, and 5.8 blocks per game in high school career.
However, she is coming off a junior season when she put up 23 points and dished at 5.1 assists per game.
“The scouting report will read ‘she
plays at the rim,’” UCSB Head Coach Carlene Mitchell said in a press release. “She is one of the best passers UCSB has seen when attacking the paint and in transition. Her length leads to countless deflections.”
renton’s Farris headed for UcSB next year
renton’s Taylor Farris, right, driving to the rim against Sumner during a playoff game last
season, this week received a scholarship from University of California Santa Barbara. Brian
BeCkley, Renton Reporter
lindbergh falls to Mark Morris 14-7
Despite scoring first, the Lind-bergh Eagles were unable to hang on Friday night, losing to Mark Morris High School 14-7 in a first-round state tournament game at Longview Memorial Stadium.
The Eagles scored first and took a 7-0 lead into halftime, but Mark Morris came back in the second half,
scoring eight in the third quarter and six in the fourth to end the Eagles magical season.
No scoring information was avail-able.
Patriots soccer makes it to semi-finals
Liberty High School’s girls soccer team won its second-round state tournament game against Bishop Blanchet on Saturday and moves for-
ward to a semi-final match-up with Seattle Prep today, Friday, at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.
The Patriots bested Columbia River 2-0 in their first-round game on Nov. 13 at the Kiggins Bowl in Vancouver to advance to the second round.
Seattle Prep, the Patriots’ oppo-nent, advanced by beating Hazen in the opening round and Bainbridge in the second.
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BELLEVUE2 LOTS AT SUNSET Hills Memorial Park, in the desirable Garden of Devotion. Side by side lots (32A), spaces 11 & 1 2 . E a c h va l u e d a t $22,000. Will sell both for just $25,000 and pay tanfser fee. Section is sold out. Availability is via a private seller only. P lease ca l l 425-821- 7988 now.BELLEVUE$8000 SUNSET HILLS Cemetery plot or 2 plots for $15,000. Well mani- cured Garden of Prayer. Lovely panoramic city- scape setting. Easy ac- cess, right off the road located in Lot 78, spaces 3 & 4. Owner pays trans- fer fee. Pr ivate seller. Shirley at 509-674-5867.
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OUR BEAUTIFUL AKC Golden Retriever pup- pies are ready to go to their new homes. They have been raised around young children and are well socialized. Both par- e n t s h ave ex c e l l e n t health, and the puppies have had their first well- ness vet check-ups and shots. The mother is a Light Golden and the fa- t h e r i s f u l l E n g l i s h Cream Golden. $800 each. For more pictures and information about the pupp ies and our home/ kennel please vis- it us at: www.mountain- spr ingskennel .com or call Verity at 360-520- 9196YO R K S H I R E T E R - RIERS, AKC. 1 boy and 1 gir l left, $600 each. Ready fo r t he i r new homes. Parents on site, should be no bigger than 4 - 5 L B S. A l l s h o t s , wormed, health verified. 425-530-0452 (Marys- ville)
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SATURDAY, November 23rd, St. Andy’s Gals Holiday Bazaar, 9am to 3pm at St. Andrew Pres- byterian Church, 3604 NE 10th Court, Renton H i g h l a n d s . L o t s o f Craf ts, Gi f ts, Hol iday D e c o r a t i o n s , B a ke d Goods and Raffle Items. A por t ion of the pro- ceeds will benefit Youth and Women Programs. For more informat ion and directions, see our website at: www.stan- drewpc.org or call: 425- 255-2580
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The follow information was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.
By DEAN A. RADFORD
A Renton Police officer was threat-ened with harm by a 52-year-old transient Nov. 1 found sleeping under an awning on South Third Place.
The officer has had 30 to 40 con-tacts with the man over the years, but there have never been such threats of harm.
The man’s speech was slurred, he smelled of alcohol and a bottle of what appeared to be urine was next to him. He was ordered to collect his belong-ings and leave and not return to that location.
The suspect became belligerent and yelled at the officer, calling him a “young punk.” Twice he threatened to put a bullet in the officer’s brain.
The officer arrested the man after learning of two warrants, one for unlawful transit conduct and one for
third-degree theft. The man refused to turn so the officer could handcuff him.
The officer pulled the man to the ground and the suspect was hand-
cuffed with the help of another officer. The force was necessary, the officer wrote, because of the warrants, the man was drunk and he had threatened the two officers several times.
The suspect was booked into the SCORE regional jail.
‘John Doe’ arrested for smoking at shelter
A “John Doe” was arrested Oct. 26 at the south Renton park and ride lot for smoking in the bus shelter.
The man was lying on a metal bench, smoking, as the officer ap-proached. Where is it posted he can’t smoke? the man asked the officer. The
officer pointed to the warning sign in front of him.
The man offered his name but of-ficers couldn’t confirm it because he had no picture identification.
He was booked into SCORE region-al jail for unlawful transit conduct. He refused to change into jail clothing and was placed in a padded cell.
Vehicles prowled near fitness club
Two vehicles were broken into the night of Oct. 28 while their owners were working out at a fitness club at The Landing in North Renton.
The men had worked out for about two hours.
A 25-year-old Renton man’s iPad and backpack were stolen from his car after someone smashed the passenger side rear window on his car.
A 45-year-old Renton man’s work laptop and leather case was stolen after someone also smashed the pas-senger side rear window.
Police officer threatenedA 35-year-old Renton man was sentenced Wednesday
to five months in prison for fraud for advertising and selling glass artwork he claimed was made by artist Dale Chihuly, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan.
Besides the prison term, Michael Little was sentenced in U.S. District Court to three years of supervised release, including five months in a halfway house, and $75,389 in restitution.
The deception was discovered after several purchasers asked an expert to examine the pieces, according to a federal press release.
Little bought various pieces of generic glasswork and artwork over the internet and falsely claimed to buyers that it was authentic Dale Chihuly work, according to the release. He continued his sales scheme even after eBay removed some of the postings, and PayPal reversed one of the purchases after being alerted to the fraud, according to the release.
Little posted and sold the art in person, online and through a Renton auction house.
U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik imposed the sentence.
“This defendant was persistent and creative in his fraud that recycled ordinary glass into costly works of art,” said Durkan. “Fraud schemes like this one target all artists and damage confidence in the online market-place.”
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Lynnwood
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Lynnwood
