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February 08, 2013 edition of the Renton ReporterTRANSCRIPT
By TRACEy COMPTON
Unable to recover from the recent reces-sion, Renton Western Wear struggled in sales during the years following and owners had to make the tough decision to close the family business of 62 years.
As Jerry Kavesh, co-owner with his sister Gina, looks back on the company, he doesn’t blame anyone but the economy for Renton Western Wear’s demise and has
fond memories of his experiences with the Renton business.
Last week Gina and Jerry an-nounced they would close the entire company, Renton and Tacoma stores, as well as their online business. Staff learned of the clo-sure last Thursday.
There are 27 employees who will be affected by the closure.
Earlier this week, staff at Renton Western Wear stores were busy preparing the stores for the closing sale which opens to the public today (Friday) and continues for 60 days.
On Monday, Kavesh, 50, was in his office in Renton and motioned to a roll of toilet paper on his conference table, saying it was
dwindling down be-cause of the
amount of tears being shed at the store.“It’s a family legacy; it’s working with my
sister; it’s working with these great employ-ees,” said Kavesh. “It’s not being involved anymore with our stakeholders whether they be vendors, suppliers, our civic com-munity, our business community. It’s just
sad.”The decision to shutter the business that’s
been in the family for three generations was
Landmark Renton Western Wear closes
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Jerry Kavesh, co-owner of Renton Western Wear, is preparing for the final days of his family’s store that’s been in business for 62 years in downtown Renton. tRacey compton, Renton Reporter
economy takes its toll on this retail mainstay of downtown Renton of more than 60 years
“It’s a family legacy; it’s working with my sister; it’s working with these great employees.” Renton Western Wear owner Jerry Kavesh on why the tears flowed
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What better place to get advice on personal beauty for Valentine’s Day than the epicenter of trends and city scoop, CD Danza Salon and Spa. Owner Cheryl Danza shared with the Renton Reporter what’s trending
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By DEAN A. RADFORD
Sally Jewell, a 1973 graduate of Renton High School, has been nominated as the next Secretary of the Interior by President Obama.
Jewell grew up in the Renton School District, attending Bryn Mawr Elementa-ry, Dimmitt Middle School and graduat-ing from Renton High School in 1973.
A graduate of the University of Washington, she was named CEO of the Kent-based REI in 2005. She is a former
UW Regent and banker and involved in environmental causes in Washington state.
If confirmed by the Senate, Jewell would replace Secretary Ken Salazar, who is returning to Colorado.
Jewell addressed the Friends of Renton Schools second fundraising breakfast in May 2011.
In a press release U.S. Sen Patty Murray called Jewell an “accomplished leader.”
“I have enjoyed a strong working relationship with Sally Jewell, who has proven to be an effective CEO in the busi-ness community, and will bring that skill set to the Cabinet,” Murray said. “She understands the tremendous asset that our public lands are, particularly to the multi-billion dollar outdoor recreation based economy.”
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The Washington State Department of Agriculture will hold an open house Feb. 19 in Tukwila, site of a gypsy moth infesta-tion detected this past summer.
WSDA staff will be on hand to answer questions on its proposal to eliminate a population of European gypsy moth, centered at Interurban Avenue South and South 149th Street, although the larger area includes a small part of Renton.
The open house will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Tukwila Elementary School, 5939 S 149th St. Individuals are in-vited to drop in anytime during this period to get their questions.
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The meeting is a chance for neighborhood association leaders to explore new ways for neighbors to get and stay
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Veteran journalist Brian Beckley of Renton has been named assistant editor of the Renton Reporter.
“We are very happy to welcome Brian to the Renton Reporter staff,” said Ellen Morrison, Renton Reporter publisher. “Brian will not only be a great resource to our team but, as a resident of Renton, he will be an asset to the com-munity.”
His first day was Mon-day. He will cover Renton
City Hall and The Boeing Co., among other duties.
Beckley began his career in journalism at the Com-munity News, a weekly newspaper, in upstate New York in 1999. After mov-ing to the Seattle area, he was hired by the Puyallup Herald in 2003.
Beckley joined the staff of the newly founded Bon-ney Lake Courier-Herald in 2005 and helped establish the Courier-Herald as one of the top weekly newspa-
pers in the region. He won Washington Newspaper Publisher Association awards in news, features, photography and column writing.
Beckley moved to the Sumner Reporter and next joined the staff of the Kent Reporter before return-ing to the Bonney Lake Courier-Herald in 2010. He was appointed interim editor of the Bonney Lake and Enumclaw newspapers in October 2012.
Beck-ley and his wife Emily moved to north Renton about a year ago.
“I am looking forward to getting more involved in my hometown newspaper,” Beckley said.
“My philosophy has always been to be a cham-
pion for the community and a watchdog for the citizens and I will work to bring residents the clearest, most accurate information they need to make the best decisions about their city and their government,” he said.
He also loves a good sandwich shop and is always looking for sugges-tions, so give him a call, 425-255-3484, ext. 5054, or shoot him an email, [email protected].
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By DEAN A. RADFORD
A self-described “cham-ber junkie” is the new president and CEO of the Renton Chamber of Com-merce.
Lynn Wallace took over the top job of the roughly 500-member chamber last week, following longtime CEO Bill Taylor, who re-tired last year.
The chamber’s chief operating officer, Sabrina Mirante, had served as interim CEO.
Wallace comes to Renton after serving about two years as CEO of the South-west King County Chamber of Commerce, based in Tukwila. But Renton has been on her professional “radar screen” – if the top chamber job ever became available.
She’s attracted to the community, the large industry in the city and the size of Renton itself, she says.
One of Wallace’s first efforts is to sit down with the chamber’s directors and strategic planning commit-tee “to take a look at what are we doing,” she said. That
was one of the chamber board priorities during the interview, she said.
The assessment would in-clude whether programs are effective and relevant to the chamber and its members, she said
“I also believe that every-thing should have the op-portunity to be successful,” she said. “Let’s take a look at
new ideas and see if we can create some new programs and make things happen.”
The chamber has more than 500 members, but there are “definitely oppor-tunities” to add new ones, she said. She’d like to add a staff member who will con-centrate on attracting new members to the chamber.
“I think for myself,
Sabrina and the rest of the staff, they need to continue to foster and promote the programs of the organiza-tion and have someone solely focused on selling what the good is of the chamber,” she said.
The key to a strong chamber, she said, are strong programs of interest to the business community.
While she doesn’t have any specific goals in mind yet, Wallace right off wants to get to know the business community and the rest of Renton.
“I want to reach out to the community, making connections to the commu-nity,” she said.
Last year, the Renton chamber moved to its new headquarters on South Fourth Street downtown, an historic train depot that still retains that flavor.
Wallace will work with the chamber board and leadership to develop a cap-ital campaign to help retire the building’s mortgage and make some improvements, what she called “a big focus” for the board and staff.
“The chamber is finan-cially stable right now,” she said.
What the chamber does is important to the com-munity, too, as its work “impacts everyone overall,” she said. The work includes programs in schools and job-training programs, in-cluding at Renton Technical College.
“That will benefit our members and the commu-nity at large,” she said.
Renton has been on the ‘radar screen’ for new chamber president
Lynn Wallace is the new president and CEO of the Renton Chamber of Commerce, here in front of the chamber’s office and visitor center in downtown Renton. dEAN A. RAdFORd, Renton Reporter
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More than 21,000 ballots headed out to Boeing engineers union members this week with a recommendation to reject the company’s latest contract and to authorize the negotiating team to call a strike if necessary.
“What they’re asking members for is to grant strike authorization powers to the negotiating team,” said Bill Dugovich, communica-tions director for SPEEA, the union that represents more than 23,000 engineers and technical workers, including about 2,650 in Renton. “It doesn’t mean a strike is imminent.”
The union’s most recent four-year contract expired in Novem-ber. Both the company and the union have agreed to extend the current contract for four years,
but the company has made one change.
Under Boeing’s “best and final offer,” all current employees would stay in the company’s pension system, but new hires would be enrolled in an enhanced 401K program that would provide those employees with reduced benefits upon retirement.
According to Dugovich, the change would reduce value of package by an SPEEA-estimated 41 percent. Dugovich said the company’s own numbers show the reduction at 32 percent.
“It’s a significant drop either way,” he said, calling the 401K provision a “poison pill” for the union.
Dugovich said Boeing has been a “phenomenally successful com-pany” in the recent past, exceed-ing Wall Street expectations in multiple quarters and authorizing
raises and bonuses for executives, while proposing to cut the pen-sion program for new hires.
“They’re not spreading that suc-cess,” Dugovich said.
Dugovich said along with the change to the pension plan there are two other assurances the union wants in the new contract. First, they want an assurance that if Congress opts to lift the cap on Social Security payroll taxes, which currently only taxes the first $113,700 of income, benefits won’t freeze at the current level, which the union estimates could result in 17 percent less payout for retirees.
The union is seeking assurances that if Congress raises the Medi-care eligibility age, union mem-bers who take an early retirement option will be covered by their benefits until Medicare kicks in.
Presently, the contract is word-ed to protect retirees until the age
of 65, when Medicare takes over. But Dugovich said the idea was not to cover retirees until 65 but until the government program takes over, so if the minimum age of the program is changed, it could adversely affect union members.
Dugovich said a change by Con-gress could affect about 10,400 members.
Dugovoch reiterated that while the ballots ask members for strike authorization, it is not a strike vote.
SPEEA last went on strike in 2000. It lasted 42 days.
In a statement from the company calling the most recent offer the “best and final,” Boeing spokesman Doug Alder Jr. said the company was “disappointed in the recommendation from SPEEA’s Bargaining Unit Councils and urged the employees to “run the
numbers for themselves and vote for what’s best for them and the longterm competitiveness of the company.”
“This is an offer that leads the market by all measures. We’ve met SPEEA’s interests by extend-ing the current contract another four years for current employees, rewarding them for the contribu-tions they bring to the company every day,” read the statement.
“Other than our competitors, no one benefits from a strike—not our employees, our customers, the community or the company,” it concluded. “This is our best and final offer. Our negotiations team went all in and left nothing on the table.”
“The ‘last and best’ (offer) is the one members accept,” Dugovich countered.
Ballots must be returned by 5 p.m. Feb. 19.
SPeea contract, strike ballots in the mail
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By Brian Beckley
A pair of Renton girls were recognized this week as “distinguished finalists” in the 2012 Prudential Spir-it of Community Awards, a nationwide program recog-nizing outstanding acts of volunteerism.
Melissa Blue and Anas-tasia Pallis, both 18, were among eight Washington teens honored and will receive engraved bronze medallions.
Blue, a senior at Liberty High School, spent two years while at the American
International School in Israel volunteering to con-duct research into environ-mental hazards to encour-age farmers to reduce the use of pesticides. Blue is also a volunteer with the Global Awareness Initiative and Action group at her school, worked with five other schools across Israel, and was named the student director of the program in her junior year.
Pallis is a senior at Avia-tion High School and has been volunteering with Special Olympics for the past seven years. Pallis, who first began helping out at
athlete functions, has since become a basketball, soccer and baseball coach and is in the process of coordi-nating a charity walk to raise money to support the organization.
Vancouver’s Adam Grif-fiths, 17, and Seattle’s Jessica Chin, 12, were named the state’s top teen volunteers and will receive $1,000, engraved silver medallions and all-expense paid trips
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renton aarP to meet Feb. 15The Renton AARP chapter will meet Feb. 15 to hear a
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It is the year 4711 according to the Chinese. Although they are thousands of years ahead of us, it somehow still looks and feels a lot like today. Which begs the question as to how did they get so out of sync with the rest of the world?
The origin of the Chinese calendar contains two parts. The first part is a lunar-solar calendar based on astrological observations going back to the 14th century. It is further complicated by the beginning and end of emperor dynasties, adding an additional month, and conquering a mythical lion-like monster called Nian, a Chi-nese word for year.
Although the Gregorian calendar (used by Western Europeans and now across the world) was introduced to the Chinese as early as 1582, they resisted using it until it was officially ad-
opted by them in 1949.But even today, the
Chinese community still embraces the traditional Chinese calendar, rich in its astrology, numerology and zodiac signs to determine festival dates and guidance for the future so as to obtain favor and fortune.
This brings us to the second part of the Chinese calendar - the introduction of 12 zodiac animals. Legend has it that Buddha invited all the animals to meet with him. When twelve came, he named a year after each one of them. He proclaimed those born in that year, and each subsequent 12 year period, would have some of the characteristics of that animal’s personality.
So Feb. 10 begins the Chinese New Year of the snake, and specifically this year – 2013 - is devoted to the water snake.
Perhaps if you were born in a year of the snake, you might see yourself in some of the characteristics attributed to the snake: intel-ligent, materialistic, analytical, insightful, gracious but private, stressed when lives aren’t
peaceful and in order.When online researching these characteris-
tics, I found one that caught my eye: Women, under the sign of the snake, do well in house-work, but are irritable. That’s when I realized there might be a little bit of snake in me.
To be sure, trying to understand the origins of the traditional Chinese calendar is challenging. But I do understand two Chinese traditions – Chinese food and fortune cookies.
Did you know that eating Chinese food makes you smart? I discovered this by watching crime dramas on television. It seems every time the detectives have to work late, they are eating Chi-nese food. And, not long after, they solve the crime. From this I deduced that eating Chinese food helps sharpen your deductive powers.
Although the actual origin of the Chinese for-tune cookie is blurred, we all look with anticipa-tion for its words of wisdom about our good luck. It’s reassuring that someone in a factory that makes 60 million fortune cookies a month can predict my future.
Nowadays the messages are mixed – some-times a prediction, sometimes an inspirational message, and sometimes a row of six numbers. More than 20 years ago I bought into those numbers and have played them faithfully ever since in each and every lotto game. But the fortune cookie holds a big secret. It doesn’t say “when” your good fortune will come. I’m waiting on that other fortune cookie that has the date on it – hoping it’s not the year 4711, based on the Gregorian calendar currently in use today.
I want to wish our Chinese community in Renton every good fortune for their new year and if I was to give them a fortune cookie, it would read: “Plan for many pleasures ahead.”
Tish Gregory is a free-lance writer. She can be reached at: [email protected]
The loss of Renton Western Wear is yet another reason why “Shop Locally” is such an important mantra.
Take a look at pages 7 and 8 in today’s Renton Reporter. You’ll find the list of Renton businesses that are participat-ing in the CurveCard program. Show the participating business the card for a special deal. The cards are available at Renton City Hall.
Patronizing those businesses and the others not in the program will go a long ways toward keeping our locally owned businesses in business.
It’s clear that Renton Western Wear co-owners Jerry Kavesh and his sister
Gina have spent months agonizing over the future of their family’s store that has helped anchor downtown Renton for more than 60 years.
Even with very sharp pencils, they
couldn’t find a way to overcome the eco-nomic ravages of the recession.
Kavesh has nothing but praise for the efforts of the City of Renton to make downtown Renton strong. He has served on committees in those endeavors and has been an integral part of Renton River Days for nearly 30 years.
The city will partner with the Chamber of Commerce and downtown leaders in making a renewed commitment to revitalize downtown.
But even with some high-profile busi-ness closures in recent months – happy-delusions and Armondo’s to name just two – new businesses continue to believe that downtown is the place to locate.
One is Marianna’s, a new Italian restau-rant in Armondo’s space.
Luckily, Kavesh’s involvement in Renton won’t end, even as he figures out what to do next.
For the rest of Renton, keep chanting that mantra, “Shop Locally.”
Dean A. Radford can be reached at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050.
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It became apparent about three to five years ago that Renton Western Wear was headed for tumultuous times. As they did their business planning, Kavesh and his sister recognized “some headwinds in the environment that (they couldn’t) change,” he said.
At that time, they set goals for the company they had to meet in order to stay in business. They reached a lot of those goals, but the world continued to change faster than they could adapt, Kavesh said.
“So where we are is we have major investments to make in the company to be relevant and to go forward,” he said. “We do not see the return on investment for those investments to be sat-isfactory for the risks taken.
So, therefore we’re closing the company.”
Renton Western Wear management has had to deal with the challenges of adapting its business as the minimum wage and medical insurance went up and tech-nology advanced, forcing them to consider updates on their website to be relevant in that arena.
“We don’t pay anybody here minimum wage, but that is the baseline and every time the minimum wage goes up, we need to maintain a separation,” said Kavesh. “So our payroll goes up. We calculate for every three cents that minimum wage changes, we need to generate a 1 percent increase in sales to pay for that differ-ence.”
When benefits are added to the equation, Renton Western Wear is at a 30 to 40 percent payroll disad-vantage right from the start,
he said.Also because there is a
sales tax in Washington that sends customers online where they know they can save, said Kavesh.
Faced with expensive updates to the Renton Western Wear website, like adding video, mobile and tablet strategies, Kavesh said all those investments would cost lots of money, too.
He doesn’t blame the City of Renton for the company’s predicament, which he sees as a global economy problem.
“The City of Renton - this is my opinion - is maybe the best city to be in,” he said. “This is a great community. The city is so pro-communi-ty, pro-business. I mean they really bend over backward to try to make for a good strong environment to do business in and live in.”
Kavesh has been involved in city and community organizations over the years. He owns property in town, including the Renton store building, which he sus-pects they will lease, but no
decision has been made. He is on the board of Renton River Days and a commis-sion to improve downtown; he plans to continue with both.
Reaction to Renton Western Wear’s departure at City of Renton offices was concern and sadness.
“It’s truly unfortunate that Renton Western Wear will be closing its Renton and Tacoma stores this month,” said Mayor Denis Law via email. “This company has been a valued icon in Renton for the past 62
years and will definitely be missed. Jerry Kavesh, and his sister, Gina, have been dedicated business leaders in this community, while also supporting many local events and service organiza-tions. The retail business has been very challenging in re-cent years, and the loss of a major merchant downtown like Renton Western Wear will be felt for some time. The city looks forward to partnering with the cham-ber and existing business and property owners as we make a renewed commit-ment to help revitalize the downtown corridor.”
Chip Vincent, city com-munity and economic de-velopment director, echoed similar sentiments.
“It’s not just this depar-ture; it’s any departure,” Vincent said. “Anytime a business closes or moves out of downtown Renton, we worry. It’s not just one busi-ness it’s any business.”
Vincent plans to ask Kavesh for the details of the company closure.
“I want to be able to ask
him that question,” he said. “I want to know if there is anything we could have done, what would that be.”
For now, Renton Western Wear will begin selling all of its clothing, boots, gifts and even retail infrastructure like boot-stretchers, hat-shapers, merchandise racks and pictures.
Kavesh isn’t sure what’s next for him. He will take some time off, but he is still trying to figure out what his next chapter is going to be.
“I grew up here,” he said. “I was coming when I was 6, 7 years old; my grandfather ran the business. I was doing homework here when my parents owned the business. I bought the business in ‘86.”
Kavesh and his sister have received a great outpouring of emails, voicemails, Face-book messages and notes from people saying how much they and the company will be missed.
He plans to keep a few knick-knacks with emo-tional attachments from the store and the rest will be sold.
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The final days of Renton West-ern Wear, starting Feb. 8, will offer customers discounts on the entire inventory and retail furniture, displays and paintings. The doors open at 10 a.m. The store’s website will be available through March 15 to do returns and exchanges. Customer service is reachable at 1-888-273-7039 or by email at [email protected]. The store is at 724 S. Third St.
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A local relationship expert advises couples to enjoy the moments, avoid the hype and spend time together on Valen-tine’s Day.
For couples, the most challenging aspect of Valentine’s Day may be the expectations that are placed on the holiday, according to Lanea Miller, Renton marriage and family therapist. That’s the most common issue Miller has seen in her 13 years of experi-ence.
“They kind of have this ideal in their mind that they want to have, but they’re still in this pattern of the way they are the rest of the year,” Miller said of couples.
Also she’s experienced partners who have fallen into set routines and have become comfort-able doing the same thing year after year. Trying new things and stepping outside of comfort areas is impor-tant, she said.
“Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about the Russell Stover’s box of chocolates,” Miller said. “It could be a walk at a beach or a park, or where you both like to go. Some-thing different that you both like to do that you don’t do every day.”
Some people feel pressured to spend a lot of money, but a valentine could be a hand-
written letter, a homemade meal or a walk at your favorite place, Miller said.
“What I encourage my patients to do is that (their) one expectation is to have fun,” the therapist said. “In our society we have a spelled-out way of what a romantic evening is supposed to look like. It’s about really getting to enjoy that time with your partner. The point of a holiday is to enjoy your partner.”
Miller advises being in the moment with your partner and making lists of all the things you like about them all year round.
“Couples get into that pattern where they think that every conversation has to be a deep meaningful conversation, and it
doesn’t,” she said. “One of the best things about being a couple is being able to go and enjoy an activity together.”
Conversations don’t have to revolve around where a couple’s future is going or what the kids are doing, if they have them. Activities together should be unique to the couple and their interests.
“It would really be hard for me to have a bad time doing something I already like to do,” said Miller.
Her advice for Valentine’s Day is to above all have fun.
“It’s supposed to be a fun day, not a stressful day,” she said. “Go and think of it as having a good fun time.”
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Females have taken to Anne Hathaway’s recent short cut and Jessica Alba’s layered look.
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it’s soft. Hillary Clinton has a little flip in her hair right now.”
Alba has a technique called ombre, which has lots of high-lights down toward the bottom of her hair.
“So when the hair’s curled or straight, it gives a lot of peak-a-boo pieces and we can do that in any color,” Danza said.
While ombre is a popular look amongst the younger set, another technique has become all the rage among women 20 to 65.
“There is no age limit for any of the techniques, but most people of all generations are having balayage,” said Danza. “It’s a French technique and the pieces are painted on the hair that I’ve actually selected to frame the face, or pop out where I want with the haircut.”
The style can be used on men as well and the salon does a fair amount of color for guy’s hair.
Danza offers this advice when selecting a look for Valentine’s Day.
“If you’re going to be extreme, definitely own it,” she said. “Don’t just do it for Valentine’s Day; do it because you want to do it.”
An example, which has caught fire is the fringe bang, which is subtle, but an extreme look, the stylist said.
“All of the sudden there’s this huge interest in having a bang again,” she said. “It’s a very soft, hot, look and I do think that’s go-
ing to be the look for Valentine’s Day, the eyebrow length bang.”
So where and what are Renton-ians doing after they get all done up?
Danza’s clients tell her they’re going on dates, out with friends, entertaining at home and attend-ing parties. Some of the places they frequent are The Red House, The Melrose, The Met coffeehouse and for second and third dates, A Terrible Beauty, restaurant and pub.
The current buzz has been about Marianna’s, a new Italian restaurant, where Armondo’s used to be, said Danza.
“I have a lot of clients who do online dating, so they’ve got something going every weekend, sometimes during the middle of the week,” she said.
She even played match maker-once to a male and female client she’s gotten to know very well during the years. Sitting in her salon chair, clients tell her a lot about their lives and that couple has been dating for eight months now.
“They did make that love connection,” Danza said. “They haven’t gotten married, but they’re definitely serious and in a com-mitted relationship. So that was fun.”
CD Danza offers schellac, (by Creative Nail Design), pedicures, make-up and blowouts for dates too, she said.
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SiNGLES• Feb. 9, Red and White Ball at the Rockin’ Horse
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• Feb. 9, Sardonic Salon at Old Renton Book Exchange will feature a “bare-chested, bodice-ripping, bosom-heaving Valentine’s celebration” at 7 p.m. Free and for 21 and up crowd. Event features bad fiction and good cocktails. Guests encouraged to bring humor and treats for table bar. 227 Wells Ave. S. in Renton. 425-430-BOOK
• Feb. 14, Luther’s Table Open Mic Night at 7:30 p.m. is “a great place to meet new friends and support local mu-sic at the same time,” said Gretchen Mertes, pub owner. 419 S Second St., Suite 1 in Renton. 425-970-3157
• Feb. 14, An Anti-Valentine’s Party at The Berliner Pub for singles and jilted lovers. Guests are invited to pin the name of an ex-lover to a piñata and bash it, among other activities. Open at 3 p.m., piñata around 9 p.m. 221 Main Ave S in Renton. 206-793-6437
• Feb. 15, Coal Creek YMCA’s Teen Basketball Scrim-mages, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., is a great place to meet new friends. Free and for sixth- to 11th-graders. Located at 13750 Newcastle Golf Club Rd. in Newcastle. 425-282-1500
cOupLES• Feb. 14, A Special Valentine’s Day Celebration at
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• Feb. 14, A Terrible Beauty Valentine’s Day will feature a prix fixe dinner and live music. Reservations recom-mended. 201 Williams Ave. S. 425-227-3396
• Feb. 14, Vino at The Landing will have wine pairings and specials for the occasion. Reservations recom-mended. Located at 800 N 10th Place, Suite E in Renton. 425-282-0382
• Feb. 14, Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park offers the perfect backdrop to stroll hand in hand and view Lake Washington. Thursday’s weather forecast is predicted to be mostly sunny, with a high of 55 degrees. 1201 Lake Washington Blvd. N.
• Feb. 14, Lovers, a retail store in Renton, offers all manner of Valentine’s Day supplies for adults. 538 Rainier Ave. S. 425-271-9393
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• Feb. 15, Family Movie Night at Coal Creek Family YMCA, movie TBA from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and free. 13750 Newcastle Golf Club Rd., Newcastle. 425-282-1500
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The Washington State Department of Transportation is considering tolls on the Interstate 90 bridge crossing as it looks for ways to meet a $1.4 billion funding gap facing the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge project.
The department is seeking public comment on scope of an environmental assessment through Feb. 22.
Communications Manager Colleen Gants was in front of the Renton City Council Monday with an update presenta-tion on the department’s plans for the future of the “Cross-Lake Washington Corridor.”
According to Gants, the transportation department is meeting estimates on tolling money from the 520 bridge, which began issuing tolls for crossing in 2010, but overall funding for the new bridge is still falling short and the Legislature has authorized the department to study the possibility of placing tolls on the I-90 span to help make up the difference.
“They act as one corridor,” Gants said. “We need them each to get across the lake.”
According to Gants, since toll-ing went into effect, traffic is down approximately 33 percent on the 520 bridge. Travel times are also faster by an average of five minutes during peak periods.
In that time traffic on I-90 has increased by 11 percent and it takes an average of four minutes longer to cross during peak hours.
“It’s taking a little longer to get across the (I-90) bridge,” she said, adding that the increase was “not a surprise.”
Both of those meet or beat traffic forecast estimates, ac-cording to Gants.
The estimated coat of the bridge replacement is $4.3 bil-lion, $2.72 billion of which is presently funded.
The Legislature is looking toward tolls on the I-90 bridge to make up the difference.
Gants said the environmental assessment being con-ducted would not be a “typical” one and instead focus on “environmental justice,” to address the issue of fairness and adverse impacts on any particular community or group, such as low-income residents.
The environmental assessment will also look at land use, air quality, greenhouse gases, and cultural and historic resources, among other issues.
The department will be accepting public comment on the scope of the study, especially information that helps them form and complete their analysis, such as com-ments that identify locations and sources of information for analysts to use (such as a vantage point for evaluating visual quality) or identifying the ways the analysis should be conducted (such as time periods and locations to watch for traffic diversions).
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“They act as one corridor. We need them each to get across the lake.” colleen Gants, Washington state Department of Transportation on i-90 and Sr 520.
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revue that Last Leaf Productions will present at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 10, at the theater, 507 S. Third St.
Harlen is know for such Broadway and Hollywood hits as “Stormy Weather,” “The Man That Got Away,” “One For My Baby,” “It’s Only A Paper Moon” and “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.”
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The following information was compiled from City of Renton Police reports.
By TRACEy COMPTON
A Renton man illegally discharged his semi-automatic pistol to scare car prowlers on Jan. 10.
The 32-year-old man told police his nephew heard noises in the parking lot adjacent to his bedroom window. It was around 2:30 a.m. near Davis Street in Renton.
His nephew woke him and said someone was going through the man’s vehicle. The man grabbed his gun and ran out of his apartment. He saw a male 20 feet from him, walking toward a silver sedan being driven by another male.
The 32-year-old then watched as the car drove straight toward him. He feared they would run over him, so he fired a shot to-ward the sky. He told police he didn’t want to shoot into the vehicle because he didn’t want to shoot the suspects over property.
Police warned the man about the dangers of firing a gun and said his behavior was reckless endangerment of the public be-cause that bullet would come down out of the sky at some point.
Close call at restaurantTwo women reported that they were
almost struck by a vehicle coming out of a restaurant on 108th Avenue Southeast on Jan. 11.
The women, ages 27 and 61, walked past
the driveway to the restau-rant, and a vehicle pulled out. The 27-year-old
said she had to slap the bumper of the Jeep to get the driver’s attention. The vehicle stopped and the 27-year-old fell backward.
The driver of the vehicle told police that the woman kept asking for her insurance information and said the 27-year-old fell two or three seconds after the Jeep stopped.
A witness told police the 27-year-old was not hit by the driver, but fell in an exagger-ated way as the driver stated.
Mysterious nasty emailsA 37-year-old Renton woman reported
that she recieved harassing emails on Jan. 11.
The woman told police the emails con-tain details about the divorce she is going through with her husband. When they were still together, the woman said her husband’s ex-wife harassed her for 10 years. In the past, the woman filed a no-contact order against the ex-wife. She believes the woman is using fake email addresses to send her the harassing messages. The woman also thinks the ex-wife has requested informa-tion about her divorce from a clerk’s office.
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By DEAN A. RADFORD
Renton High School wrestlers have dominated the Seamount League this season, but they’ve been chased to the top by tal-ented grapplers from Hazen and Lindbergh.
All three Renton high schools are sending wres-tlers to post-season tourna-ments, including regional tournaments this weekend leading up to the 25th Mat Classic state tournament Feb. 15 and 16 in Tacoma.
Renton won the Sea-mount League title Jan. 24 by beating Hazen 38-28. Renton won last weekend’s 2A Seamount subregion-als at Renton High School; Lindbergh placed second.
Hazen finished fourth at the 3A Kingco subregionals.
This is the first league wrestling title for Renton since 1991, when Gerald George was coach. The next year, George’s assistant coach Keith Eager took over as head coach.
Eager points to many reasons for what makes this team special, including the work ethic of the athletes.
“These kids just work very hard and it is great to see rewards for their ef-forts,” said Eager.
A core group of wrestlers did freestyle wrestling at the school through Reality Sports, a Christian-based program the provides donation-only wresting to athletes who can’t afford to
to travel to other programs or pay for training fees, he said.
And then there were the fundraising efforts to send athletes to camps during the summer and athletes got together to weight train and condition, he said.
Eager’s assistant coaches, James Andrews and Mark Robuck, are helping to build the team’s roster. Andrews, a former wrestler and a teacher at Renton High, is good at talking ath-letes into trying out for the sport, Eager said. Robuck is a coach and counselor at Dimmitt Middle School, which has helped steer athletes to the Renton High program.
Eager can’t narrow down to two or three athletes who are accountable for the team’s success.
“This is truly a team ef-fort,” he said.
Strong leaders on and off the mat are Khaila Crowl, Emanuel Martinez, Samuel Nicolas, Abraham Cuevas and Alexander Kalinin.
Kalinin, a senior who wrestles at 170 pounds, is Renton’s only returning state competitor. The others have competed at regionals.
“Having a solid core of wrestlers in the room really helps at every practice,” Eager said.
After a strong showing at subregionals, Eager and his wrestlers are ready for the next step.
“There aren’t any easy ways to regionals or state,” he said.
These athletes from Renton and Lindbergh high schools will move on to the 2A regional tournament this weekend, following top finishes at subregionals at Renton High last weekend:
RENTON(first, league tournament)Weight class 1062. Tony Pham, sopho-
more3. Tan Nguyen, seniorWeight class 1133. John Enstonilo, fresh-
man4. John Prasad, sopho-
moreWeight class 1201. Tony Vo, freshman2. Jahcoreyi Briscoe,
sophomoreWeight class 1263. Andy Tranj, sopho-
more4. Kenneth Li, sopho-
moreWeight class 1321. Anthony Hunter,
sophomoreWeight class 1382. Abraham Cuevas,
juniorWeight class 1451. Emmanuel Martinez,
senior2. Vladimir Kalinin,
sophomoreWeight class 1521. Khali Crowl, junior2. Samuel Nicolas, juniorWeight class 1602. Abel Rodriguez, junior4. Omar Velasquez,
junior
Weight class 1701. Alex Kalinin, seniorWeight class 1822. Wilson Sy, sophomore3. Tyson Guy, seniorLINDBERGH(second, league tourna-
ment)Weight class 1064. Chad Ominaka,
sophomoreWeight class 1132. Jaden SchwopeWeight class 1261. Colton Maddy, juniorWeight class 1383. Sterling Nugent, juniorWeight class 1821. Joey Hernandez,
sophomore4. Griffin Mitchell, seniorWeight class 1951. Trevonn Russel, seniorWeight class 2202. Nick Truong, seniorWeight class 285
1. James Garcia, sopho-more
HAZENHazen wrestlers finished
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MooreWeight class 145Malik HaythorneWeight class 160Jeremy Hazlett and
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By Brian Beckley
The Lindbergh Gymnas-tics team is headed to next week’s district meet after a second-place finish at the Seamount League 2A/3A qualifiers Saturday at Mt. Rainier High School.
Jenna Louie led the way for the Eagles with 32.275 points overall. Louie placed third in the vault with a score of 8.2, third in the uneven bars
with a score of 7, second in the balance beam with an 8.3 and third in the floor exercise with an 8.775.
Lindbergh’s Makia Wilson finished fifth and Autumn Doolitte finished sixth in the all-around competition.
Highline placed first in the team all around.
Joining the Lindbergh squad will be Cynthia Fang and Cindy Nguyen of Renton, both of whom qualified for the all around
competition. Fang finished with 27.05 points for seventh-place and Nguyen scored 25.150 to land in ninth.
Hazen’s Kylie Magar fin-ished eighth with 26 points and will also compete in the all-around.
Renton is sending Xania Frandsen, Roniesha Rob-erts and Jenny Almonido-var to compete in the vault. Roberts also qualified in the uneven bars, along with Elizabeth Murtaugh and Celeste Rodriguez. Frandsen and Almondido-var each will also compete in the balance beam, along
with Kimberly Hoang and Amber Hendrickson. Mur-taugh also qualified for the floor exercise.
Hazen will also be repre-sented by Elaine Nguyen, Gamani Hayden and An-isha Holmes in the vault. Stacy Stensile and Shannon Dickenson will compete in the uneven bars. Stensile, Elaine Nguyen, Kris-tina Holm and Elizabeth Sword will represent the Highlanders in the bal-ance beam. Holm, Elaine Nguyen, Kiana Wong, Minha Le and Christina Do will compete in the floor exercise.
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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
MINERAL COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF, J.P., M.P. AND J.P. Youths in Need of Care.Dept. No. 2Cause No. DN-2012-12DN-2012-11 & DN-2012-13
SUMMONSTO: Darrell L. Perkins YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI- FIED that a Petition has been filed in the above-entitled Court by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Ser- vices, Child and Family Services Division (the Department), 305 West Main St., Superior, MT 59872 requesting that the Peti- tion for Emergency Protective Services be granted; that the De- partment be granted Temporary
Legal Custody; or that said Youths be otherwise cared for. NOW, THEREFORE YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on the 20th day of March, 2013 at 10:00, o’clock a.m. at the Courtroom of 300 River Street in Superior, Mineral County, Mon- tana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why said youths should not be declared Youths in Need of Care; why the Department should not be granted Temporary Legal Custody; why the Petition should not be granted; or why said youths should not be otherwise cared for. The youths, J.P. and J.P., were born on the 2nd of March 2004, and M.P. was born on the 28th of March, 2000 to Angela Hobbs and Darrell Perkins. You have the right to be repre- sented by an attorney in these proceedings. If you are unable to afford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney to represent you. Failure to appear at the hearing will constitute a denial of interest in the child, which denial may result in, without further notice of this proceeding or any subse- quent proceeding, a judgment by default being entered for the relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition hereinbe- fore referred to is filed with the Clerk of District Court for Min- eral County; (406) 822-3538 and is hereby served upon you at this time. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 22nd day of
January, 2013Kathleen BrownClerk of District Court
Published in the Renton Reporter on February 1, 2013, February 8, 2013 and February 15, 2013. #732811.
NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
RENTON, WASHINGTON The Environmental Review Committee has issued a Determi- nation of Non-Significance for the following project under the authority of the Renton Municipal Code.
Tesoro USA Mini Mart LUA12-000230, ECFLocation: 765 Rainier Ave S. SEPA applicatio to install two new 15,000 gallon under- ground storage containers for unleaded fuel. The site area is 33,910 SF and in the CA zone. Access would be gained from Rainier Ave S. There are no critical areas on site.
Appeals of the environmental determination must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on February 22, 2013, together with the required fee with: Hearing Examiner, City of Renton, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Appeals to the Examiner are governed by City of RMC 4-8-110.B and more information may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, (425) 430-6510. Published in Renton Reporter on February 8, 2013. #739247.
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A public Hearing will be held by the Renton Hearing Examiner in the Council Chambers on the seventh floor of Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, Washington, on Febru-ary 19, 2012 at 10:00 am to consider the following petitions:
Talbot and 55th Preliminary PlatLUA08-043Location: SE Corner of S 55th St and Talbot Rd S. Applicant proposes to subdivide a 2.91-acre site into 17 lots and 3 tracts for storm water, open space, and a wetland for the development of single family homes. The project is vested to King County R-6 zoning, development standards, and SEPA regulations. Gross den- sity is estimated at 5.80 du/ac. Access would be via a new 40- foot dedicated rights-of-way with ingress and egress off of S 55th St. A 1,247 SF wetland is located on the site.
Legal descriptions of the files noted above are on file in the City Clerk’s Office, Seventh Floor, City Hall, Renton. All interested persons are invited to be present at the Public Hearing to express their opinions. Ques- tions should be directed to the Hearing Examiner at 425-430-6515. Published in Renton Reporter on February 8, 2013. #739262.
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The Lindbergh Eagles boys’ basketball team heads into the sub-district tournament this week with another win under their belts after besting Highline 56-27 on Friday.
Highline jumped out to an 8-5 lead after the first quarter, but could not hold the Eagles down for long as they came roaring back in the second to take a 19-15 lead into halftime.
The second half was all Eagles as they outscored the Pirates 37-12 after the break.
Lindbergh’s Colin Ma-lone led all scorers with 13
points and Tyrell Shavers added another 12 for the Eagles.
The win boosts Lind-bergh to a 11-9 overall record and a 9-5 record in the conference.
The Eagles opened their postseason play against Franklin Pierce Wednes-day at Lakes High School. Results were too late for this edition.
The winner of that game takes on the winner of the Foster-Clover Park game at 8 p.m. Saturday at Lakes High School.
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By Brian Beckley
The Lindbergh girls’ basketball team rallied to beat Highline Friday 33-23 in their final regular season tune-up before sub-districts.
Lindbergh’s Alexandria Witherspoon led all scor-ers with 11 points in the game, followed by Aajua Brooks with 8.
The Highline Pirates went out to an early lead, taking a 12-10 lead into the half.
But the Eagles returned to the floor fired up for the second half, outscoring Highline 17-6 in the third
and then 6-5 in the fourth to hold on for the win.
The Eagles head into Wednesday’s sub-district matchup with White River with a 9-11 overall record and a 7-7 conference record.
Wednesday’s game was too late for this edition of the paper.
The winner of that game moves on to play the winner of the Foster - Washington game at 8 p.m. Saturday at Clover Park High School.
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Ask An Expert....Pet Obesity
Excess weight is a serious health problem for dogs and cats and is common in many countries. The two main causes of obesity are too much food and too little exercise. Other contributing factors can be due to hormonal in� uences, certain genetic factors, and other disease processes.
If your pet is carrying extra weight, it can:• Increase the risk of heart disease by forcing
the heart to work harder.• Increase the risk of arthritis as extra weight
can stress the joints, cause joint pain, and make it harder for your pet to move around comfortably.
• Obesity can cause breathing problems, skin and hair coat problems.
• Especially in cats, obesity frequently leads to diabetes.
All of these problems can make your pet uncomfortable and limit the way they interact with you and other family members.
Treatment is to rule out and treat any medical causes, such as hypothyroidism. Reducing caloric intake and increasing exercise can help your pet successfully lose weight. Lifestyle changes and a weight loss program are essential. Your veterinarian can help determine if your pet is too heavy and provide guidelines for achieving their ideal weight.
dogs and cats and is common in many countries. The two main causes of obesity are too much food and too little exercise. Other contributing factors can be due to hormonal in� uences, certain genetic factors, and other disease processes.
If your pet is carrying extra weight, it can:• Increase the risk of heart disease by forcing
• Increase the risk of arthritis as extra weight can stress the joints, cause joint pain, and make it harder for your pet to move around comfortably.harder for your pet to move around comfortably.
• Obesity can cause breathing problems, skin
• Especially in cats, obesity frequently leads to
All of these problems can make your pet uncomfortable and limit the way they interact with you and other family members.
Treatment is to rule out and treat any medical causes, such as hypothyroidism. Reducing caloric
Treatment is to rule out and treat any medical causes, such as hypothyroidism. Reducing caloric intake and increasing exercise can help your pet successfully lose weight. Lifestyle changes and a weight loss program are essential. Your veterinarian can help determine if your pet is too
Treatment is to rule out and treat any medical causes, such as hypothyroidism. Reducing caloric
and a weight loss program are essential. Your veterinarian can help determine if your pet is too heavy and provide guidelines for achieving their
and a weight loss program are essential. Your veterinarian can help determine if your pet is too
Dr. Tracy L. Wood, DVMAnimal HealthCare Center
of Renton504 Renton Ctr. Wy. SW #3; Renton
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Q. Should We Wait Until Spring to List?
A. Many Homeowners wait until Spring to list their property for sale because they are either under the misconception this is the “best” time of year in terms of buyer interest, or they want to wait until the trees are in bloom and the yard looks it’s best. However, there are more important factors to consider and weigh when timing the market. Supply and Demand. Right now, supply is low and there is pent up demand by frustrated buyers looking for well-priced, affordable inventory. This is often the case in February, but even more so this year. Home buyers, especially in more affordable price ranges, are eager for a place to settle. Waiting for Spring means you’ll have that much more competition when both New Construction inventory and resale supply increases. The Closing Process. With less competition, there will be fewer � les and this can mean a quicker turnaround for the � nancing and closing. Interest Rates: While currently still quite low, if/when they begin to nudge up, a buyer’s affordability will drop. This could well translate to your bottom line. According to NWMLS statistics, the highest number of pending sales last year occurred in March. So if blooming rhodies and green grass are the only things keeping you from listing now, you may want to reconsider. Colleen Fischesser is the Designated Broker/Owner of the RE/MAX Select of� ce at The Landing in Renton. She has been serving South King & North Pierce Counties since 1990. She can be reached at 425-432-5400.
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Q. Summer is coming…right?
A. What should you do to prepare your car for the warmer temperatures?Driving your car in our stop and go traf� c when it’s warm/hot out is really hard on it so, you’ll want to ensure that the cooling system is working
properly and there are no leaks! If the coolant hasn’t been changed in the last 3-4 years make sure it gets checked and changed before you really need to rely on it. There are some manufactures that say that coolant is good for 13 years. This isn’t good for the engine. As the coolant starts to break down over the years it will start to pit the metal in the engines and will cause permanent damage. Most cylinder heads on engines today are aluminum which is a fairly soft metal thus where the damage occurs.Make sure your batteries are good and take a charge properly. This is especially important for convertible cars that consume a lot of power using the top.Tires-if they are rotatable rotate them every summer to get the most out of the tread. Make sure the tires aren’t directional. If they are they can’t be rotated without dismounting them and swapping side to side.As we’ve discussed it’s a good idea to check and replace your wiper blades. Generally, replacement two times a year should be suf� cient. Make sure the rubber on the wiper blades is soft and supple. This will give the cleanest swipe on the windshield and keep you safe!
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By Brian Beckley
The Renton boys’ basket-ball team is headed into this weekend’s tournaments as the top seed, but the Indians are no longer undefeated.
Renton’s quest for a perfect season came to an unexpected end Friday when the Kennedy Catholic Lancers rallied in the fourth quarter to hand the Indians their first loss of the year, 49-39.
Renton went out fast, win-ning the first quarter 11-8 and taking a 22-19 lead into half-time. The Indians also came out hot in the third quarter, outpacing Kennedy 12-10.
But the fourth quarter was all Lancers as they dropped 20 points on the Indians and held them to just 5 points in the final frame.
Jonathan Patterson and Lavelle Smith led the way for Renton with 10 points each, followed by 6 points each from Jordan Holland and Justin Pienh.
Kennedy’s Josh Diertus led all scorers with 18.
The loss is the first of the year for the Renton program and sends them into the Sub-District tournament with a 19-1 overall record and a 13-1 conference record.
The Indians opened their postseason Wednesday versus the Sumner Spartans at Foster High School. Results of the game were too late for this edition of the paper.
The winner of that game moves on to play the winner of the Steilacoom - White River game at 6 p.m. Saturday at Lake High School for the Seamont 2A Championship.
renton girls roll into postseasonBy Brian Beckley
The Renton girls varsity basket-ball team continued to roll this past week, picking up two more wins on their way to this week’s sub-district tournament, including a 58-28 win at Kennedy Catholic on Friday.
Renton’s Taylor Farris led all scor-ers with 24 points.
The Indians jumped out to a quick lead, outscoring the Lancers 20-7 in the first quarter and then never looked back, taking a 27-11 lead into halftime.
Renton continued to roll in the second half, outscoring Kennedy 14-8 in the third and 17-9 in the fourth.
The win gives the Indians a Seamont League-leading record of
16-2 with a perfect 13-0 record in the conference.
Renton opened the postseason against Fife Wednesday at Foster High School in the first game of the sub-district tournament. That game began too late for this edition.
The winner of that game takes on the winner of the Franklin Pierce - Sumner game for the Seamont League 2A championship.
renton boys lose final game, but remain top seed
Justice Perry, left, and Taylor Farris battle for a rebound during a practice Tuesday as members of the coaching staff look on. The Indians opened their postseason Wednesday against Fife. BrIan Beckley, Renton Reporter
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