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    Joint Lindbergh jazz concert Monday
    Joint Lindbergh jazz concert Monday
    May 29, 2008 7:27 pm

    Lindbergh High School’s jazz band will host a special guest early next week: Lindbergh High School’s jazz band.

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    BCC honors Renton man
    BCC honors Renton man
    May 29, 2008 7:27 pm

    Renton resident Ed Smith has received a Margin of Excellence Award from the Bellevue Community College Foundation in recognition of his work in support of the college and its students.

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    Workers drilled a pilot hole this week for a four-inch pipe just south of City Hall on Main Avenue that will monitor any ground movement when a 51-inch culvert is replaced in June under Interstate 405.
    Main work set for June Culvert repair under...
    By Dean Radford • May 29, 2008 7:26 pm

    Crews will begin placing 20-foot sections of culvert under Interstate 405 the third week of June to replace a culvert that collapsed in a massive winter storm in December, threatening the stability of the freeway.

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    Duvall Avenue Northeast will close just north of its intersection with Sunset Boulevard Northeast for a one-year project to widen the key corridor between Renton and Factoria and Bellevue. When the closure occurs is uncertain.
    Closure of Duvall Avenue for widening delayed
    By Dean Radford • May 29, 2008 7:26 pm

    A key commuter corridor between Renton and Factoria – Duvall Avenue Northeast – will not close as scheduled on Monday for the start of a major widening project because the contractor has yet to receive a key permit, according to city officials.

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    Alvina Popke of Renton describes how what she thought was an unexpected chance to help the Renton Salvation Army turned into a scam that robbed her of $6
    Big heart, big scam
    By Dean Radford • May 29, 2008 7:26 pm

    It’s early afternoon on May 17 and Alvina Popke is pushing a cart full of groceries out to her car at the Fred Meyer parking lot on the Benson Highway.

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    ‘Landslide’ victory for school bond
    ‘Landslide’ victory for school bond
    May 28, 2008 9:00 am

    Friday night results from the May 20 special election had Renton School District officials proclaiming a “landslide win” for the district’s $150-million construction bond.

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    Eric Petzold
    He’s spreading message of heart health
    May 28, 2008 12:00 am

    At 35, Eric Petzold thought he was too young to have a heart attack. He was wrong. Even though he’s a bit overweight and high cholesterol runs in his family, the new City of Renton employee thought he had time.

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    Laquita Crumwell sorts incoming ballots from the May 20 election at the King County Elections Building Friday morning. Joe McCleve is behind her.
    Elections office ‘a key milestone’
    May 28, 2008 12:00 am

    A King County Sheriff’s deputy sits just beyond the turnstiles, beeping because someone didn’t have a key card. Behind the deputy is a chain-link cage, guarded by a fingerprint scanner. Fifty-nine security cameras are recording in the building’s eight security zones. All visitors are wearing badges. Most doors automatically shut in 30 seconds.

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    RENTON CALENDAR
    RENTON CALENDAR
    May 26, 2008 7:27 pm

    Calendars are published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Tuesday. Submit items to calendar@reporternewspapers.com.

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    Bob Riley
    Vision House dedicates four new apartments
    By Dean Radford • May 26, 2008 7:26 pm

    Ten more children and their single mom or dad now have a place to call home in the Renton Highlands if they must flee an abusive relationship.

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    Two Renton students and two Kent students recently received the 2008 $mart Scholarship award
    $mart Scholarships go to four
    May 26, 2008 7:26 pm

    Two Renton students and two Kent students were recently selected as winners of the 2008 $mart Scholarship award, sponsored by Renton-based JayMarc Development.

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    Administrators honor Maxwell
    Administrators honor Maxwell
    May 26, 2008 7:25 pm

    Marcie Maxwell, a member of the Renton School Board, was awarded the 2008 Community Leadership Award May 16 in recognition of her community leadership and contributions to the improvement of public education by the Washington Association of School Administrators.

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    Grateful Renton widow leaves $36,000 to Fire Department
    Grateful Renton widow leaves $36,000 to Fire Department
    May 26, 2008 7:25 pm

    The City of Renton’s Fire and Emergency Services Department has received a $36,000 donation from the estate of a Renton resident.

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    RTC CommUNITY Festival is June 5
    RTC CommUNITY Festival is June 5
    May 26, 2008 7:25 pm

    Break dancing, Japanese drumming, Mexican dancing, Indian and Japanese music, art and food from around the world and a multicultural fashion show.

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    Haben Abraham
    A happy Haben takes a fourth-place finish
    May 26, 2008 7:25 pm

    Highlands Elementary fifth-grader Haben Abraham wasn’t named “America’s Most Talented Singing Kid” by “The Maury Show.” But the 10-year-old is just happy she made it on the show.

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    Cameras and videos that will document those who run a red light at four intersections in Renton include the one at southbound East Valley Highway and Southwest 43rd Street. The city also has installed signs that the cameras are in place.
    Tickets start Sunday for red-light violators Tickets start...
    May 26, 2008 7:24 pm

    Starting Sunday, those caught on camera running a red light at four busy intersections in Renton could get a $124 ticket.

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    City’s veterans will honor fallen comrades Monday
    City’s veterans will honor fallen comrades Monday
    By Dean Radford • May 24, 2008 12:00 am

    Renton’s veterans will remember those who died in the service of their country this Monday, Memorial Day.

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    CALENDAR
    CALENDAR
    May 22, 2008 6:43 pm

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    Wet weather threatened to turn the softball fields at Ron Regis Park into sandy mud this week
    Working a sun break
    May 22, 2008 6:42 pm

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    Auction to raise money to benefit work of RAYS
    Auction to raise money to benefit work of...
    May 22, 2008 6:41 pm

    School wasn’t always important to Carolina Perez. As an eighth grader, she hung with the wrong crowd. The crowd that got in trouble for disrupting class and fighting. But Perez has changed since then, during her four years in RAYS (Renton Area Youth and Family Services) Rites of Passage Program, a support group for youth struggling in school.

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