Sister-city exchange is in the spring

Published 2:26 pm Friday, December 27, 2013

Plans are under way for the next City of Renton sister-city delegation visit to Nishiwaki, Japan. The trip is open to community leaders and residents interested in representing Renton. The delegation trip will celebrate and honor the 45th anniversary of the Renton-Nishiwaki relationship.

Delegates will meet Nishiwaki’s mayor and council, tour attractions, experience a traditional tea ceremony and sightsee around Nishiwaki.

An informational meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Jan. 7, at Renton City Hall in Council Conference Room 720. Attendees will meet members of past delegation trips, learn more about the trip, and ask questions.

The week-long trip is tentatively scheduled for April 2014; delegate participation must be confirmed by Feb. 10. Delegates will be responsible for their own expenses (including hotel and airfare), but home-stay accommodations will be available in Nishiwaki, making travel arrangements more affordable.

To attend the informational meeting on Jan. 7 or to become part of the 2014 delegation, contact Roger Richert, chairman of the Renton-Nishiwaki

Sister City Committee, at roger@richertnet.com or 206-232-1700, for more information.