The Renton Rotary Club is accepting applications for its Community Service Mini-grants through Aug. 28.
Nominations for the 2008 Renton Citizen of the Year program are being accepted through Sept. 12.
King County Fire District 20 (Skyway, West Hill) firefighters have been dispatched to Spokane to assist in the efforts in the Valley View Fire in Spokane.
Family ties forced Josue Ramirez into gang life. The 21-year-old Federal Way resident was living in Los Angeles, and having heart trouble from the criminal pressure.
Possibly the publication of Norm Abrahamson’s letter in Wednesday’s Renton Reporter was the result of a slow news week, but the triteness and ignorance shown by the writer needs a dose of enlightenment. Since Norm was into the “numbers,” I will start by saying, “It is better to light ‘one’ little candle than to curse the darkness.” That’s the first ray of light. Second, millions and millions of people across the nation have protested the war in Iraq, but it still continues. Still talking about numbers.
Nobody is excited about “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in today’s new and energized culture. The Renton School District needs to move up to the new era of using culturally competent materials in the classroom due to the extreme diversity of our country. Every facet of society is trying to remove the word “nigger” from the forefront of our vocabulary due to its nasty history and purpose and the school systems should be eager to participate. Last summer the NAACP did a mock burial of the word itself, and even the hip-hoppers went under pressure to cease the use of that nasty little word.
Wendi Karee’ Brown Allen January 7, 1970 – July 11, 2008 An Anniversary Memorial Ceremony will be held Saturday, July…
I reviewed the USFA/FEMA Web site an earlier writer referenced in support of requiring sprinklers. This and related sites indicate that eventually 2,000 lives each year could be saved by sprinklers. Truth is, as they point out, this will only happen once ALL houses, new and old, are protected.
When John Joseph Springer wanted a wife, he handed out a personal card. His picture to the right, his name across the top, his home and cell phone numbers across the bottom, eight of his interests in between. Fellowship, movies, laughs, crying, walks, dancing, sharing, healing.
A look at what’s happening around Renton, starting July 12.
Calendar Submissions
For the second year in a row, Renton’s City Attorney Larry Warren has been included in a distinguished group of Washington lawyers, known as a Super Lawyer, in the June 2008 issue of Washington Law & Politics magazine.
A trip the emergency room isn’t something parents normally wish for their children during summer camp. Unless, of course, the camp is Valley Medical Center’s annual Safety Camp.
When I returned home from the Return to Renton car show on Sunday, I saw a story on the news about citizens in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, rallying around the town in the wake of a natural disaster. The truth is, almost every day seems like that in Renton. I am not someone who “does” car shows. In fact, I probably could take them or leave them. But, I can’t imagine when I have had a better day in Renton than last Sunday’s car show (and with a cracked rib that is really saying something)! Close to 4,500 people were walking the downtown streets of Renton! It doesn’t get any better than that! The spirit of Renton was alive and well everywhere I looked.
Huyen Martin’s teas are so fresh, they make noses recoil.
“People always go, ‘Ooh, that’s strong!” says Martin. Her family’s company is called Pacific Mist Tea. “They’re not used to it. That’s always the reaction. People don’t know when they put their nose in.”
Noses descend often into the small sample tins of teas on Martin’s table at the Renton Farmers Market.
King County Sheriff Sue Rahr has developed a proposed 2009 budget that she said offers creative ways to trim spending while minimizing cuts of deputies to about of what she originally feared.
The City of Renton has installed a speed camera on South Second Street near Renton High School as part of its continuing enforcement campaign against drivers who speed, run red lights, and do not stop for school buses.
Two new people recently joined Renton Area Youth and Family Services Board of Directors. They are Sara Barbee and Marilyn Sullivan.