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Articles by Tracey Compton
05/24/11 Co-owners of Fresh Way Pizza John Finlay
Renton’s Fresh Way Pizza has a green bent...
By Tracey Compton • May 26, 2011 1:53 pm

Three Renton business owners are trying to capitalize on the potential of The Landing with their latest venture: Fresh Way Pizza. John Finlay and Heather and Wayne Preston are banking on lunchtime Boeing traffic and cinema-goers to become customers of their pizza restaurant with a green bent.

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Mile McRae
Seattle International Film Festival kicks off seven nights...
By Tracey Compton • May 19, 2011 2:16 pm

In anticipation of opening night today (Friday), the Seattle International Film Festival crew set up shop in Renton High School’s…

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The police blotter
POLICE BLOTTER: Gunfire erupts on Maple Avenue
By Tracey Compton • May 19, 2011 2:07 pm

The following information was compiled from City of Renton police reports. Gunfire erupted in the 300 block of Maple Avenue…

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Lorraine Miller
Garden clubs getting into the spring of things
By Tracey Compton • May 19, 2011 1:57 pm

If patience is a virtue you hold dear as well as caring for things, owning a collection of tools and…

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Book chronicling 100 years of Renton available for purchase
Book chronicling 100 years of Renton available for...
By Tracey Compton • May 19, 2011 1:53 pm

Called a “cherished possession” by one reader, “The Renton High Centennial Celebrating 100 Years: An Oral History 1911-2011” by Barbara…

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Gov. Christine Gregoire announced the allocation of Workforce Investment Funds to bolster the state's aerospace training programs Tuesday at the Boeing's Renton facility.
Gregoire announces $3 million available for aerospace training
By Tracey Compton • May 18, 2011 1:02 pm

Chris Gregoire announced this week $3 million in Workforce Investment Act funds are now available to help nearly 500 workers learn the skills necessary for Washington’s aerospace industry.

The announcement also is a boost for Renton Technical College.

Gregoire made the announcement Tuesday morning at a Boeing 737 plant in Renton.

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Renton City Council to seek public input on library siting
Renton City Council to seek public input on...
By Tracey Compton • May 17, 2011 1:49 pm

The Renton City Council Monday night decided not to move forward with issuing 10-year bonds to build two new Renton libraries until after it gets more public input on the matter.

Mayor Denis Law at the meeting cited the recent shooting at the proposed downtown library site at the Big 5 sporting good store and council member absences from upcoming meetings as reasons to delay any decision.

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Renton City Council may delay final vote on issuing bonds for libraries
Renton City Council may delay final vote on...
By Tracey Compton • May 12, 2011 9:03 pm

At the suggestion of Mayor Denis Law, Renton City Council members may delay a vote on whether to move forward…

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City Council to take final vote Monday on bonds for libraries
City Council to take final vote Monday on...
By Tracey Compton • May 12, 2011 5:40 pm

The Renton City Council will decide Monday night whether to move forward with an $18 million bond issue to pay…

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The police blotter
POLICE BLOTTER: Argument turns violent over gas-station line
By Tracey Compton • May 12, 2011 5:38 pm

The following information was compiled from City of Renton police reports. An argument over a line-up at a gas station…

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Jim Owens
Kiwanians step up to fund operations of Renton...
By Tracey Compton • May 9, 2011 7:55 pm

Del Mead, president of the Renton Clothes Bank, calls it her “Little Shop of Miracles,” because of the people who have come through for the clothing and the other items she’s able to provide to the community. She had one more note to add to her list of miracles Thursday afternoon, as the Renton Kiwanis Club stepped in to provide much-needed funding to the Clothes Bank.

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Launching Lifetime Learning benefit breakfast raises $180,000 for Renton schools
Launching Lifetime Learning benefit breakfast raises $180,000 for...
By Tracey Compton • May 9, 2011 2:10 pm

The Friends of Renton Schools second annual Launching Lifetime Learning benefit breakfast last Thursday has raised about $180,000 so far,…

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The Comic Hut's “Batman” Bill Martin greets Matt Combs of Renton and his six-month-old son Callen during the Renton Spring Festival and Poker Run Saturday in downtown Renton.
Spring showers don’t keep crowd from Renton’s Spring...
By Tracey Compton • May 9, 2011 1:35 pm

Despite a late afternoon shower, crowds gathered in the downtown Renton Piazza Saturday for the Spring Festival and Poker Run…

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Cecilia Carey Major
RENTON HIGH CENTENNIAL: Hundreds celebrate alma mater’s 100th...
By Tracey Compton • May 8, 2011 12:14 pm

 More than 500 people turned out for the Renton High School Centennial Celebration on Saturday. Former and current faculty, alumni,…

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Eleven members of the McLendon family have graduated from Renton High School
RENTON HIGH CENTENNIAL: All in the McLendon family:...
By Tracey Compton • May 6, 2011 8:15 pm

Imagine being in high school during the start of World War II or the sock-hopping late ‘50s or during the…

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Cecilia (Carey) Major is 99 and still active in the Renton High School alumni group.
RENTON HIGH CENTENNIAL: Not too many distractions in...
By Tracey Compton • May 6, 2011 8:13 pm

Cecilia (Carey) Major is 99 and still active in the Renton High School alumni group. Tracey Compton, Renton Reporter Not…

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RENTON HIGH CENTENNIAL: An RHS timeline
RENTON HIGH CENTENNIAL: An RHS timeline
By Tracey Compton • May 6, 2011 8:00 pm

(Tracey Compton spent some time at the Renton Historical Museum, looking through Renton High School  yearbooks by decade. This look…

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Sally Jewell
Renton again gathers to support schools at Launching...
By Tracey Compton • May 5, 2011 7:49 pm

Community members, business owners and associates, PTA staff, school board members and others filled the Renton Pavilion Event Center on…

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Veterans Andrew Woodard
Combat Paper one of organizations at Saturday’s Spring...
By Tracey Compton • May 5, 2011 3:58 pm

Although it’s not obvious from the weather, spring is here and nothing says that more than the annual Renton Spring…

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The police blotter
POLICE BLOTTER: Father, son argue about stolen bike
By Tracey Compton • May 5, 2011 3:53 pm

The following information was compiled from City of Renton police reports. A Renton father and son are both arrested for…

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