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Out & About in Renton | Oct. 1
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RENTON THEN AND NOW: Ernie the ‘talking’ motorcycle gave safety tips; what hasn’t changed are the drivers’ excuses
Much has changed since Mike Weisz joined Renton Police Department in 1989. Speeding excuses aren’t among those changes.
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RENTON THEN AND NOW, Kirby Unti: God discovered in lives of Renton’s people
With 100 congregation members, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church was on life support in 1980. That’s when Kirby Unti,…
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RENTON THEN AND NOW, BERNICE HOGGARD: For senior center director ‘people always came first,’ says her successor
Bernice Hoggard was “born to be a senior center director,” says Shawn Daly, who worked for her for…
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RENTON THEN AND NOW, Phillip Levine: Pedestrians the inspiration for ‘Interface’
It was a day in the 1960s and Phillip Levine was sitting in his car in downtown Seattle…
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RENTON THEN AND NOW, David Nelson: Lessons learned at Hazen still pay off
Growing up, David Nelson could see Hazen High School from his neighborhood. So, why, he wondered back in…
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RENTON THEN AND NOW, Rich Roodman: Valley Medical has put up some big numbers
Valley Medical Center was less than 400,000 square feet when Rich Roodman became CEO on Jan. 1, 1983.…
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RENTON THEN AND NOW: Louis Fote Jr.: Thanks for Jones Park equipment
In 1985, Louis Fote Jr. was a sixth grader at Lakeridge Elementary School and had nowhere to play.…
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Fairwood Library workshop helps women share their life stories
You don’t have to be a Nobel Prize winner or a reformed mass murderer to write an autobiography.…
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Out & About in Renton | Sept. 27
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‘Renton Red’ grows in popularity
Greenfresh Market co-owner and wine steward David L. Allen was looking for a local, signature wine for under…
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MS Association of King County: Hydrotherapy helps sufferers of prevalent MS
Washington state has the one of highest occurrences of multiple sclerosis, or MS, in the nation. An estimated…
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Out & About in Renton | Sept. 24
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THE SIX COURSES: The dessert
The Renton Reporter today concludes its presentation of a six-course meal prepared by student chefs at Renton Technical…
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SIX COURSES, THE WINE for DESSERTS: Three wines for the three desserts
Today’s challenge is to find a wine that suits a three-part dessert consisting of a Vanilla Bean Panna…
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SIX COURSES: The dessert chef, Nicolas Ganea
I was born in Brisbane, Australia. Since I was 10 years old, I have been interested in becoming…
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State, Seattle to collect sockeye in Renton for Landsburg hatchery broodstock
Thousands of sockeye will end their journey up the Cedar River to spawn this fall almost under the…
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Out & About in Renton | Sept. 20
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Osprey build home near busy Renton intersection
Look up, Robert Bouchard often tells passersby on Northeast Fourth Street. Look up at the osprey nest. Some…