For more information on the new garbage and recycling contract, contact Linda Knight, the City of Renton solid-waste coordinator at…
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Staff from the Renton History Museum and Northwest Railway Museum and various community members gathered at the Renton museum last Thursday evening to welcome home Renton’s refurbished wood coal-mining car. The car, which hauled coal in Black Diamond mines from about 1915 on, underwent seven months of reconstruction at Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie before returning to the museum early this month. The much-needed makeover was funded by a $6,500 grant from 4Culture Heritage Special Projects, funded by the King County lodging tax.
Calling all gardeners! Now is the time to apply for the 2009 Master Gardener program, offered through the Washington State University’s King County Extension.
The Renton Lions Club is holding its 70th Charter Anniversary and Past President’s Night Celebration Oct. 8 at the Renton Senior Activity Center, 211 Burnett Ave. North.
Liberty beat Lake Washington three games to two in a non-league match on Sept. 19. Chelan Simonds hit six aces, 13 kills and 23 digs.
“Choose Renton,” a newly formed group backing Fairwood annexation to Renton, is holding an open house Sept. 30 from 6:45-8:45 p.m. at the Fairwood Library.
The Renton Community Marketing Campaign is holding the first annual Renton FilmFrenzy Oct. 17 – 19. This filmmaking competition gives filmmakers 50 hours to write, shoot, edit and turn in a short film (four minutes or less). The film must be completely shot in Renton.
With what is now projected to be a $90 million shortfall in the County general fund for 2009, the Metropolitan King County Council has declared public safety, health and quality of life as its first priorities for funding in the County budget.
A Renton man was stabbed at about 10 p.m. Sept. 18 in the 17300 block of 121st Lane Southeast, according to Renton police.
Twenty-five minutes. That’s the longest Donna and Len Wright have had to wait to get out of their driveway. Twenty-five minutes is their record, but it’s not far off their typical wait since Duvall Avenue Northeast in the Renton Highlands was closed last June for a year-long widening and upgrade project.
Fans traveling north on Interstate 405 through Bellevue to get to Sunday’s Seahawks game should expect some delays as paving…
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The City of Renton is offering a second round of grants for the 2008 Neighborhood Grant Program, designed to stimulate resident-drivern community projects that build stronger neighborhoods and build partnerships between thecity and its neighborhoods.
The City of Renton is seeking candidates for one position on the Advisory Commission on Diversity.
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The city’s proposed changes to its garbage collection and recycling programs will apply to most – but not all – of the Benson Hill area annexed in March.
Twenty-one families requested to transfer schools in Renton School District this year because of poor Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
