Alby-Yasmeen Sumague, a senior at Lindbergh High School, is 18 years old, but already she has an apprenticeship at Microsoft and she credits LHS teacher Jim Goodwin’s graphics class for giving her a leg-up on the competition.
The Renton School Board has denied the request of the Tiffany Park Woods Advocacy Group to get access to undeveloped property owned by the district in hopes of having it analyzed by the group’s wetland specialist.
Last Saturday the Skyway community turned out to celebrate an unsung hero of 18 years at Renton Area Youth Services family center.
At a meeting Tuesday night at Tiffany Park Elementary School, a room full of disgruntled residents showed up to listen and offer their comments and questions concerning the Renton School District’s sale of 21.6 acres of land to Henly, USA, a group that wants to develop single-family homes on the property.
Bonnie Walton came to City Hall in 1993 as an office assistant hired by Marilyn Petersen, the city clerk at the time.
Weekend event raises awareness for disease that affects more than 400,000.
The Potters come most recently from their five-year post in Salinas, Calif., which Kris Potter calls “the salad bowl of the world.”
City officials have found that the number of residents with landlines is shrinking and traditional modes of contacting the public during a disaster, like calling them at home, isn’t possible.
City launches ‘Ready in Renton’ for National Preparedness Month in September.
Fourteen-year-old Maddie Pluntze won the State Chili Championship in Olympia earlier this month. Her 7-year-old sister, Sophie, took home seventh place, while their grandparents, Larry and Barbara Gholston, placed ninth and eighth respectively.
In the letters co-signed by the Puget Sound Educational Service District, superintendents across the region call the label “regressive” and “punitive” and say they are not reflective of progress in the districts in test scores.
The event starts at 9 a.m. at Renton’s Memorial Stadium. This event for all ages is to raise money for Luther’s Table and its non-profit partner for the year, Communities in Schools of Renton. Registration is $30 for adults, $20 for students, with a valid ID, and $10 for children 12 and under.
Bill Ptacek served as director of KCLS since 1989 and resigned last year to take over as CEO of the Calgary Public Library system in Alberta, Canada.
Their Kennydale Book Exchange has mysteries, dramas and even kids’ books, which they buy from the Goodwill or St. Vincent de Paul.
Providing security services to those in the marijuana business for their operations seems like the logical next step for some after the drug became legal in this state.
It tells the tale of Robbie Hart, New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer, who is left at the alter by his fiancee. He later falls for the “winsome” Julia, who is about to get married to a Wall Street shark — unless Robbie can do something about it.
The community festival features events for kids, arts and crafts, recreation, food and stage entertainment in Liberty and Cedar River Park.
Those that the Salvation Army serves are noticing they are not getting as much in food stamps or from the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program anymore.
Kira Acker, district nutrition services and warehouse manager, reports that paid meals consumption is increasing in the high schools after a nutrition transformation in the district about four years ago.
One year in and Renton School District Superintendent Merri Rieger says she’s learned a lot and enjoyed the experience she’s gained from serving Renton schools and the community.