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By Brian Beckley
Every day Helen Pacheco takes to the informal trail system that runs throughout her neighborhood to get a little fresh air and some exercise.
With her golden retriever Lucky or with her daughter, Pacheco estimates that she walks about six miles each day, starting from her Ponderosa Estates home and wandering through the large patch of green space that sits in the center of her neigh-borhood.
But the trails on which Pacheco and hundreds of her neighbors walk every day are not part of the formal, city trails and parks system and the 21-acre piece of land has been sold and is set to host up to 98 homes in the near future, if developers have their way.
“It’s a crying shame,” Pacheco said this
week.Located near Tiffany Park Elementary
School in the Benson Hill Neighborhood and formerly owned by the Renton School District and bordered on two sides by a pair of pipelines, the tract of land is a spot of green in the neighborhood, but a November application from Henley Homes to build a new housing development is cur-rently working its way through the city and neighbors are fighting to keep it from being turned into homes.
“The community has several concerns,” said City of Renton Senior Planner Rocale Timmons.
According to Timmons, a recent neigh-
borhood meeting about the proposal drew a large number of comments from the community, with many residents con-cerned about an increase in traffic in their neighborhood as well as the proposal’s call to clear approximately 1,300 trees from a property that Timmons said residents use as a “pseudo park.”
“All those trees would come down,” she said, adding that the Benson Hill area lacks in parks, according to the Benson Hill Community Plan.
“It’s a travesty to lose these woods,” said Renate Beedon, a Tiffany Park resident
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Experiencing a rapid period of growth locally and state-wide, the Renton School District is projected to need 42 new classrooms in the next two-and-a-half to three years, a district committee found.
The Enrollment Review Committee, led by Chairperson Louis Pappas, presented the findings at a district school board meeting Feb. 12.
“Forty-two new classrooms represents the equivalent
of two new elementary schools, under normal enrollment growth circumstances it is a five- to seven-year process to justify the expense for new buildings and then convince our taxpayers to fund them,” said Lynn Desmarais, board president via email. “Two to three years is a timeline I don’t think we’ve seen since the 1960s during a period of rapid growth.
“But keep in mind,” she added, “this is a statewide issue, unlike the local expansion of Boeing back then, and each district’s approach will depend on the number and condi-tion of buildings they have available.”
It was the task of the 25-person review committee to re-view enrollment projections, building capacity and analyze portable classroom needs for the 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016 school years. They were also tasked with reviewing
last year’s middle-school boundaries and considering the potential impact on school facilities due to the McCleary decision and district-wide enrollment growth.
The McCleary decision refers to the 2012 State Supreme Court decision that ruled Washington state is not amply funding basic education under the state Constitution. The specifics and guidelines as to how that will happened aren’t know yet, but district officials warn the effect could be significant.
“We’ve got to be creative and we’ve got to plan; the clock is ticking,” said Pappas.
Renton’s annual growth rate is 1.5 percent annually, which amounts to about 210 to 220 kids a year. Pappas called the steady growth rate fortunate, but called out the
renton schools to need 42 additional classrooms in near futureEnrollment report shows rapid growth, need for space in next three years
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Housing proposal has neighborhood worried98-home development would be built on ‘pseudo park’ used by residents
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Helen Pacheco and Lucky walk along one of the unofficial walking trails that criss-cross the Tiffany Park neighborhood but are threatened by a potential housing development. BRian BEckLEy, Renton Reporter
renton High magazine wins national awardBy Tracey cOMPTOn
Renton High School’s newsmaga-zine, Arrow, was recently honored with a national diversity award.
This spring, the Journalism Educa-tion Association will honor Renton High with its Diversity Award on April 13 at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in San Diego.
Renton’s newsmagazine staff is be-ing honored for promoting diversity in the scholastic media arena and taking steps to break down walls of misunderstanding and ignorance in their issue “Perfect Language.”
Student editor Vanessa Abenojar and Ksenia Ivanova, student manag-ing editor, have been credited with using the newsmagazine to share the stories of English Language Learners, or ELL students, at the school. Arrow staff interviewed ELL students and their stories appeared in print and on CD, through a project with KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio.
Renton High School’s student body reflects an ethnic, racial and reli-
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Recent rains have caused the Cedar River, seen here from a pedestrian bridge along the Cedar River Trail, to fill its banks and overflow in some sections, prompting trail closures along the lower portion of the trail. BRian BeCkley, Renton Reporter
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Property tax bills sent out; valuation back to pre-recession levels
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Property tax bills for 2014 were mailed to King County residents on Feb. 14 and should arrive at taxpayer mailing addresses shortly. Total property valuations are approaching pre-recession levels at $340.6 billion, (2008 total property value was $341 billion) up 7.6% overall from 2013 ($314.7 billion).
Commercial real estate valuations have also reflected this upward trend, the overall valu-ation for commercial property in King County has increased from $110.1 billion in 2013 to $120.3 billion in 2014.
Find out your tax levy rate and more property related information by visiting eReal Property Search on the King County Asses-sor’s website at www.kingcounty.gov/asses-sor.
2014 property taxes in King County have increased 5.64 percent overall, from $3.72 bil-lion to $3.93 billion. However, your property tax increase will vary depending on where your property is located and what voter-approved levies were passed.
Countywide, voters approved a six-year temporary lid lift for the renewal of the Parks levy at a rate of $0.18 cents per $1,000 of all taxable assessed value that would generate $63 million in revenue, and a six-year renewal of the Emergency Medical services (EMS) levy at a rate of $0.335 cents or less per $1,000 of all taxable assessed value.
State and local schools receive 53.8 percent of property tax revenue collected in King County. Cities and other local governments, such as fire districts and hospital districts, receive about 26 percent of the property tax collection (there are 161 local taxing districts in King County). King County government receives approximately 17.8 percent, and the Port of Seattle receives just under 2 percent of the property tax.
To avoid interest and penalties, first half property taxes must be paid or postmarked by April 30, 2014. Second half property taxes must be paid or postmarked by Oct. 31, 2014.
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A Renton ballet dancer has overcome health chal-lenges to compete for the third time in the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix Finals in New York this April.
Even though Jamie Castillo, 11, has been to the competition twice before, she’s still excited about the opportunity to perform for some of the best ballet directors and teachers in the world.
“I wouldn’t say I’m a pro, but I would say I’m com-fortable with it,” she said in a recent phone interview. “I’m not freaking out before I go on stage.”
Jamie has been dancing with the Emerald Ballet Theatre for the past six years and has twice placed in the top 12 of the Youth
America Grand Prix. This year she finished in both the top 12 of the pre-com-petitive classical category and the pre-competitive contemporary division.
In April she will perform Emerald Ballet Theatre’s “Lezginka,” as coached by Artistic Director Roman Zinovyev in New York.
“It’s a great experience. You get lots of info from other teachers; it’s an expe-
rience of a lifetime,” Jamie said. “So I’m just really excited.”
It’s also an amazing feat considering what she’s had to endure to get to where she is today.
When Jamie was four years old, she came down with self-healing juvenile cutaneous mucinosis. It’s a skin condition that is char-acterized by skin lesions and forms of arthritis. It’s also extremely rare. Jamie’s mother Angelique said her daughter was the 10th per-son to be diagnosed in 33 years with the condition.
Before her diagnosis, Jamie used to be naturally flexible; but after, her entire back broke out in lesions and her joints developed nodules, making her less flexible. It’s a self-healing disease, but Jamie’s immune system was already com-promised and worn down from severe Raynaud’s Disease, from which she also suffers. That disease caused her hands and feet to go numb in weather colder than 70 degrees, her mother said.
Both had an effect on her daily and extracurricular activities.
“She could not play out-side for several years unless it was at least 70 degrees,” said Angelique Castillo. “She was constantly dressed in layers because if she got too warm it caused her rash and nodules to itch worse.”
At the time, Jamie couldn’t do gymnastics or go in cold gyms. She had to give up swimming and martial arts. She has healed considerably from both ailments, but calls that time
in her life the “long painful years” in which she sought the help of specialists and doctors.
Today, Jamie battles some stomach issues and goes through detox cycles where her body is still trying to rid itself of the self-healing juvenile cutaneous muci-nosis.
“It hurt her flexibility, she had to work hard to get her flexibility back,” said her mother.
Jamie currently under-goes physical therapy at G4 Athlete on Mercer Island to stay flexible.
“They are working on body mechanics, alignment and strengthening to help her body to be strong and
able to handle the rigors of ballet,” said Angelique.
It is not known de-finitively if her illness has contributed to her flexibility issues or not, her mother adds.
Because of her symp-toms, Jamie has not had a full night of sleep without interruptions from her symptoms since she was four years old. She’s also allergic to many things like eggs, dairy and gluten, which can make traveling very challenging.
But, their trips to New York for the Youth Ameri-can Grand Prix Finals have been a special treat because they’ve found several restaurants there to accom-
modate her diet. It’s also the ballet trip of a lifetime with access to the who’s who of ballet schools and teachers in the city.
Last year, Jamie attended classes and rehearsals at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, Alvin Ailey American Dance Com-pany and LaGuardia High School. She also competed at the Skirball Center at New York University and she performed for the gala, as she will this year, in Lin-coln Center at the David H. Koch Theater. There she’ll get to perform on the same stage as the New York City Ballet.
When asked if her health conditions have made her a stronger dancer, Jamie answers “yes.”
“It makes me stronger and strong-minded because of all the things I’ve gone through,” she said. “Ballet has given me so much be-cause it gives me the cour-age to keep going forward.”
Emerald Ballet Artist Director Viktoria Titova calls the grand prix finals like the Olympics games for dancers. Originally Jamie was scheduled to perform with a different ensemble of 11- to 13-year-olds, who qualified for their perfor-mance of “February,” set to Tchaikovsky’s “Sea-sons” and choreographed by Titova. Not all of the girls in that ensemble can make the trip, so Jamie was selected to perform with another ensemble in “Lezginka,” choreographed by Zinovyev.
“I’m really excited; it feels great that I’ve accomplished so much,” Jamie said.
Dancer outshines illness to compete on top stage
Ballet dancer Jamie Castillo, of Emerald Ballet Theatre, is headed to New York this April to compete in the Youth of America Grand Prix Finals. suBmiTTEd
“It’s a great experience, you get lots of info from other teachers; it’s an experience of a lifetime.” Jamie Castillo
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CALEA was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority through the joint efforts of law enforce-
ment’s major executive associations. CALEA’s purpose is to improve the delivery of public safety services and agencies who qualify for ac-creditation have gone through a rigorous review process and have established policies and structure that promotes the efficient use of resources and improves service
delivery.Valley Com first achieved CA-
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P-33 certification for their training program for telecommunicators.
About Valley Com: In 1976, the mayors of the Cities of Auburn, Kent, Renton and Tukwila entered in to an Interlocal Agreement to consolidate their police and fire dis-patching services into one organi-zation and Valley Communications Center was created. In 2000, the City of Federal Way joined as the fifth owner agency.
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investigation. detectives did not provide any of details of why they believe the death
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greatest need and concern at the elemen-tary school level. The growth rate at the elementary school levels is greater than the secondary schools in the district.
Ten elementary schools are at or above capacity, which is an upward trend that is expected to continue for the next couple of years. Dimmit and Nelsen middle schools are operating near capacity, while all the high schools are under capacity. The major-ity of the elementary schools were said to need three additional classrooms in the future.
The need for additional classrooms is no surprise to school board members and district staff who’ve been observing and working on the issue. All the school board members have been involved in the efforts to varying degrees, as have Superintendent Merri Rieger and assistant superintendents
John Knutson and Tammy Campbell. “No, this issue has been on our radar
since students registered for full-day kindergarten in large numbers last spring and summer, and several buildings had to create classrooms by repurposing other spaces,” said Desmarais.
“We have been aware of these new specif-ics for several weeks, and have already discussed the facilities impact with our local legislators. More money for facilities has implications beyond the legislature, as well, because the state has revenue from federal trust lands that is designated for school construction that is often thought to be under-utilized,” she said.
Pappas urged the board to continue to aggressively investigate solutions, saying it deserved “beast mode” attention, using a Seahawks analogy. The district has already begun analysis, taking another look at each building potential and possible new sites.
Jenna Mack and Teresa Pucia have been a teaching team at our childcare center for fi ve years. � eir teaching styles complement each other and they developed an exemplary working partnership. � e children and families look forward to the time their children will “get to be in Preschool 3” with these teachers.
Ms. Teresa brings a wealth of background to our center having been in childcare for over 20 years. She speaks 3 languages and enjoys teaching the children new songs and stories in these languages. Teresa has been with Family Circle Learning Center for 13 years and has studied at Renton Technical College and Green River Community College where she received a Child Development Associate credential (CDA). We value Teresa for her communication between parents and teacher and the support to the diversity we have within the center. She strives every day to provide a structured educationally rich atmosphere for the children to thrive from.
Ms. Jenna presents to our families we serve everyday how Preschool is so crucial to the foundation of early learning. She feels that children need to know that they are unique and valued individuals and they matter through the care and confi dence she instills in the children of Family Circle Learning Center. We are very proud to announce Jenna has been a part of our family for 6 years and has now completed her AAS in Child Development with honors. Ms. Jenna’s relationship with the children and families is one of a kind. � ey come away knowing every day that their child is in the best educational hands.
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who has taken one of the lead roles in speaking against the project.
Beedon said the residents have built the series of trails that criss-cross the woods and use those, as well as the pipeline right-of-ways, to do some walking, as well as get around their neighborhood.
The patch of green space provides a bit of peace for the neighborhood and its residents.
“People go in there just to watch birds,” she said.
Residents are also concerned that adding 98 homes to an area with only two access points, both of which run
through the neighborhood, could bring a dangerous level of traffic to the area.
“The traffic is going to be a major, major problem,” Beedon said this week. “It’s going to be a nightmare for the neighbors there.”
Beedon also said she was concerned the parcel contained more wetlands than previously thought.
In response to concerns from residents, as well as some of their own, the city placed a hold on the plans for the development and have requested additional traffic and wetlands studies as well as a habitat report.The developer, Henley Homes, has up to six months to provide the
additional studies and there will be a second comment period once they are received.
“We’re waiting for that information to come back,” Timmons said.
Resident of the area are hoping the additional studies show that the land is not viable for so many homes and that the developer will decide to leave the land a natural, wooded area.
“When it’s gone, it’s gone,” Beedon said.
Reach Editor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050
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By TRACEy COMPTON
When some people don’t see a solution anywhere, they create one. That’s what Renton business owner Kandice Townsend did when she created her cos-metics line, Spektra.
Townsend grew up not seeing cosmetics for Afri-can American women or any women of color in the marketplace. Her mother didn’t wear a lot of makeup and Townsend had to take her cues from what beauty products her friends used, hit or miss.
“I’m from Fairbanks, Alaska, and so growing up in a small town there wasn’t a lot of makeup for ethnic women or even colored women, and that could be Mexican or any olive-col-ored tone,” said Townsend.
With not a lot of beauty education available for her in Alaska, Townsend said she discovered the real world of makeup when she moved to Arizona. She was so inspired she decided to change careers and pursue
a place in the beauty indus-try. Townsend had different jobs in retail previously and is a paralegal by trade, but
has always enjoyed experi-menting with makeup.
“You can go dramatic; you can do subtle and natu-ral; you can go all black and white,” she said. “It’s amaz-ing what makeup can do to one individual and make them feel beautiful.”
Townsend is a self-described geek and said she pored over books about how to start a business and others on the chemi-cal components of beauty products. She established how she wanted to tweak
brands like Bare Minerals to suit her conditions for natural makeup for women of color and eventually contacted a chemist.
“Once my dad passed away, in his will he basi-cally told me to follow my dreams and don’t hold
back anymore,” she said. “So that’s kind of where I started to think about actu-ally doing my own business and formulating my own formulations for my own makeup line.”
Townsend took classes from RPM Makeup Acad-
emy, which is based in Las Vegas and was soon on her way to entrepreneurship. She learned makeup artistry and different techniques as well as how others com-municate their beauty ideas and philosophies through makeup.
She opened her shop Spektra at The Landing in November. All of her makeup is natural-based, with ingredients like coco-nut oil, grapefruit extract, rosemary, golden sea root and shea butter, to name a few in different products.
So far her eye shadows have been popular as well as another line she sells, NYX Cosmetics. Townsend sells a full line of makeup, nail polishes, brushes, ap-plicators, eyelash exten-sions, makeup accessories and services. She offers private lessons and party gatherings in a cute black and white shop with color accents.
Townsend picked the name of her line Spektra based on the philosophy her parents instilled in her that every shade of beauty is beautiful.
“I’ve been told that I’m not beautiful and I don’t want anybody else thinking that they’re not,” she said.
Reach Reporter Tracey Compton at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050
Alaska native brings beauty to Renton
Kandice Townsend, owner of Spektra now open at The Landing, has makeup for every shade of beauty. Tracey compTon, Renton Reporter
“you can go dramatic; you can do subtle and natural; you can go all black and white. It’s amazing what makeup can do to one individual and make them feel beautiful.” Kandice Townsend
Police searching for owners of stolen property
Were you the victim of a burglary between January 2012 and July 2013? If you were and you live somewhere between Mill Creek, Wash., and Tigard, Ore., the Samammish Police Department and King County Sher-iff ’s Office may have property that was stolen from your burglary.
Detectives from the Sammamish Police Department and the King County Sheriff ’s Office are trying to find the owners of stolen property that was recovered last July after the arrest
of a couple who admitted to commit-ting dozens of burglaries.
Krystal Sweetman, 27 of Puyallup and Steven Tipton, 27 of Tacoma were arrested last July after an investigation that revealed the couple had com-mitted over 80 residential burglaries between January 2012 and July 2013.
The couple sold many of the stolen items at area coin shops netting over $346,000 in the 18-month crime spree.
Detectives also discovered that the pair had a storage unit that was packed with property taken from the burglaries. Many of the stolen items from the storage unit have not been claimed and detectives are hoping to reunite victims with their property.
In January, Sweetman pled guilty to multiple charges and was sentenced to 36 months in prison and 36 months in community custody. Tipton is ex-pected to plead later this month.
Detectives have photographed the unclaimed property and have pro-vided a link to photos for the public to view. Detectives are asking anyone who was the victim of a burglary be-tween January 2012 and July 2013 to look at the photos to see if any of the property belongs to you.
To view the photographs of stolen material, visit http://s1113.photobucket.com/user/kcsophotos/library/13-160094. The password is “SammamishPD” and it is case sensi-tive.
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On Sept. 20, 2006, the King County Journal published an essay I wrote on the death penal-ty. In that essay, I recommended a moratorium on capital punishment while we studied and debated the law’s efficacy and efficiency.
After thorough scrutiny of the issues involved, Gov. Jay Inslee has now taken the courageous step of imposing a moratorium under the powers authorized to him by the Legislature and the state Constitution.
I say “courageous” because it is a politically risky move.
Many in the public equate opposition to the death penalty statute as being “soft on crime,” making a politician more vulnerable come election time. But the two concepts do not equate. Putting emotions aside and addressing the issue from an
objective, public policy standpoint, ending the death penalty would strengthen the criminal-justice system by allowing more resources to be put into public safety and crime-prevention programs, while keeping those convicted of ag-gravated murder locked up and out of society forever.
Arbitrariness: 2 percent of those convicted of murder face the death penalty. But this ulti-mate punishment is not simply reserved for the “worst of the worst.” U.S. Supreme Court Jus-tice Potter Stewart analogized imposition of the death penalty to being “struck by lightning.” Life-and-death decisions vary from state to state, county to county, prosecutor to prosecu-tor. There are no standards. One murder may
result in a capital prosecution in one county but not in another. Same state, same law, same aggravating and mitigating factors but one defendant faces the death penalty and one does not. Capital punishment is applied arbitrarily, subject to the political decisions of a county’s elected prosecutor.
Deterrence: People who support the death penalty argue that it is a deterrent to murder. The vast majority of research disproves that argument. Beyond the research and statistics, I have front-line, real-world experience on the issue. The nature of the potential punish-ment is simply not part of the equation when someone contemplates murder. There is no thought process that goes, “Well, I’d kill him if I only got life in prison but since Washington has the death penalty, I won’t.” We are deterred by how we are raised, by our moral compass of right and wrong, by our respect for life and the laws that govern our civilized society. A person committing murder is acting outside that realm of rational thought.
Costs: A criminal-justice system with a death penalty is much more costly to taxpayers than one without. There is no argument. It’s much more expensive to seek a death sentence than life in prison. Study after study, includ-ing one chaired by then Washington Supreme Court Justice Richard Guy and another by a blue-ribbon panel of the Washington State Bar Association, has shown this to be true. Any other law that was so costly and so inefficient would be scrapped. Then, on top of the costs to get the death sentence imposed by a jury, ap-
Democratic and Republican lawmakers are finding themselves once again falling down a rabbit hole in their Sisyphean efforts to cure the real and perceived ailments of the state’s public schools.
And now they face a deadline of sorts to figure a way out.
Four days before lawmakers began this year’s session, they received a stern warning (online: http://tinyurl.com/pocwo9m) from the state Supreme Court to pick up their pace of fully funding Washington’s education system.
The high court in its McCleary decision a couple years back gave the Legislature until 2018 to cover the full freight of a basic education for a million students, including the books they
read, the buses they ride and the teachers from whom they learn.
And justices, who are tracking lawmakers’ progress, decided in January that they aren’t going to make it.
So they ordered legislators to come up with “a complete
plan” for what they will do each school year in order to meet the deadline. They want this detailed blueprint no later than April 30.
On Tuesday, House and Senate members from both parties and Gov. Jay Inslee sat around a table in the governor’s conference room to start the task of writing that “complete plan.”
Inasmuch as this marked the first formal sit-down, no one arrived with an agenda to follow, or expectations to achieve.
They went around the table and each per-son, beginning with Inslee, outlined what they thought should be highlighted in their response to the court.
It didn’t take long to see the partisan differ-ences on the meaning of McCleary and the task before them.
Democrats said the plan should specify how they will pump in more money each year and make a few more reforms as needed. Republicans said it’s about making additional reforms now and yes, injecting a good chunk of additional money too.
Democrats want to focus on getting those dol-lars from such means as a swap of property tax levies with school districts or get new revenue from closing tax breaks or increasing taxes.
Republicans want to redirect existing tax dol-lars away from non-education programs and into schools. After that, any new revenue can be used to backfill those programs.
Disagreements are deep enough that as many as four plans – one from each caucus – could be sent to the justices. Right now, participating lawmakers hope they can find a way to cover all their philosophical and political bases in one document.
In all, lawmakers and the governor conversed for 45 minutes. They agreed to meet again. They didn’t set a date for doing so.
“We were all in the same room talking. That’s a good thing,” said Sen. Bruce Dammeier, R-Puyallup, a onetime school board member. “We have got to find a path forward.”
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proximately 70-75 percent nationwide (and closer to 90 percent in Washington) are reversed on appeal. A huge amount of money is essentially wasted in the name of vengeance, while other criminal-justice needs go woefully under-funded, causing further problems and frustrations with the administration of justice at all levels.
Race: It is a fact that there are a highly disproportionate number of people of color on death row and not just in the Southern states. Statistically, a murderer of a white victim is much more likely to receive a death sentence than when the victim is a person of color. This racial disparity is glar-ing and shameful evidence that capital punishment does not live up to our nation’s ideal of providing “equal justice for all.”
Innocence/wrongful convictions: The developments in forensic DNA technology in the past 30 years have resulted in the greatest advances and improvements in the criminal-justice system in history. Innocent suspects can now be excluded through DNA.
Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1973, 143 people in 26 states have been released from death row based on forensic DNA and other exculpatory evidence. Since 1989, the Innocence Project has utilized forensic DNA to help exonerate 312 innocent individuals who were wrongfully convicted of their crimes, 18 of whom were released from death row. The exonerated spent an average of more than 13 1/2 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. To those who argue there are too many appeals, this is another example of why we need a thorough and lengthy appeal process.
Forensic DNA has established without a doubt that there are many people in prison and on death row who have been wrongfully convicted. The primary reasons include faulty eyewitness testimony, false confessions, incompetent crime labs, junk science, jailhouse snitches, bad cops, bad prosecutors, bad judges, and bad defense lawyers. These problems exist everywhere and existed before the advent of forensic DNA. There is no doubt this has resulted in the
execution of innocent people.LWOP: The alternative – life without possibility of
release or parole – means just that: the individual will die within the prison walls. Prior to 1983, a “life” sentence could have resulted in release in 13 years, 7 months. That is simply not the case anymore in Washington. Life means life. Lock ‘em up and throw away the key. Let them rot in prison dealing with what they have done until they die within those walls. Never get out. Never heard from again. Period.
End the death penalty: I believe Washington ought to follow the lead of many other states and get rid of the death penalty. I commend the governor for pushing the debate.
When I was assigned my first death-penalty case as a public defend-er in 1987, I had not really formed a strong opinion about capital punish-ment. Like many others, although I didn’t like it, I felt it had to be on the books as a “last resort” punishment for the “worst of the worst.” However,
as I studied and learned more and more about the death penalty and how the law was actually applied in practice, I came to see how it didn’t work. I came to realize that the law is fallible and imperfect. Mistakes can be made. Biases and prejudices can impact life-and-death decisions. After all, human beings are making these ultimate decisions. We all make mistakes and we all have biases and prejudices.
I understand the argument made by families of victims – what if it was your wife or child that had been murdered? To be honest, I would want that person to get the death penalty. But public policy and what is best for society can-not be determined by the families of victims of heinous crimes. It is impossible, understandably so, to be fair and objective under those circumstances. And growing num-
bers of victims’ families are speaking out against the death penalty.
Most death penalty proponents, including many pros-ecutors, acknowledge the law doesn’t work well or, at least, not as it is intended. Remove the emotion from the debate and it is clear to see that capital punishment is not a deter-rent, is very expensive to implement, is arbitrarily imposed, and simply doesn’t work. It is a bad law and it is time to end the death penalty.
For more information, I recommend the Death Penalty Information Center website – www.deathpenaltyinfo.org and also the Innocence Project website – www.innocen-ceproject.org.
Mark Prothero is an attorney at law at Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC, Kent. http://www.hiplawfirm.com
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The following information was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.
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A Renton woman was pistol-whipped by her boyfriend of two months Feb. 2 when she wouldn’t let him use her car.
The 28-year-old Kent man had come into her room, punched her in the head, pointed a silver handgun at her and then hit her with it. He then left with her car. She didn’t report the incident because she wanted her car back. He returned the next day and apologized.
They argued again and the man took the car keys but not the car.
At about 3 a.m. Feb. 7, she heard a loud crash. The boyfriend had kicked in the front door. A man and woman were with him. He took his belongings and fled in a Mercedes Benz that had been sit-ting in a neighbor’s driveway.
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An officer pursued the Mercedes on Blaine Avenue N.E.The female driver pulled over but did a U-turn as the of-
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Another officer couldn’t catch up with a Mercedes that was fleeing southbound on Interstate 405.
Kent Police officers assisted in trying to locate the female driver and the ex-boyfriend. The vehicle was found at a Kent apartment, but no one answered the door; the apart-ment’s lights were on. Citations for the female driver were forwarded to the Renton city prosecutor.
Renton woman bilked of $1,700Four women driving in a minivan asked the 45-year-old
Renton woman where the action is in Renton.
She said she was headed for a karaoke bar. It was about 11 p.m. Feb. 6 and she told officers she was drunk. The minivan’s driver offered her a ride.
One of the women needed cash but had forgotten her debit card. She told the Renton woman she would write her a check if she would use her debit card to withdraw cash for her. She agreed.
As the Renton woman entered her card information, the woman stepped in front of her, entered $1,700 and then deposited the check. Twice the Renton woman withdrew $500, which put her at her limit.
By now, the tone of the four women had changed. They took the Renton woman to a casino and ordered her to take a cash advance on her credit card. She went to the restroom, hoping to call 911 or a friend. One of the women waited for her outside the stall.
They went to Safeway to get the remaining $200, but she only got $20. Still needing $180, they went to another casino, where the Renton woman took out a cash advance on her credit card.
They then dropped her off at the karaoke bar.The check was written for $700. There were no current
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Hazen High School has rekindled their literary creativity with their first magazine in about 10 years.
Students produced 100 copies of their volume “Euphony,” which came out Feb. 7. It is a collection of poetry, short stories, photographs and original art work, loosely based on similar content.
Adviser Sarah Menaul recognized the creativity of her students last year during a poetry assignment and wanted to offer them an audience for their work.
“In addition to giving students a voice, I wanted the literary magazine to be a reminder that in an increas-ingly technological age, literature is an essential part of our culture, and that hav-ing access to it allows our students to grow as critical thinkers and empathetic human beings,” Menaul said via email.
“Since the introduction of the Common Core State Standards, which emphasize ‘informational texts,’ there has been speculation all over the nation about the role of literature in the class-room,” she continued. “As language arts teachers, we are encouraged to integrate more non-fiction, informa-tional texts into our cur-riculum, which sometimes comes at the expense of great literature that, in my opinion, has been integral in sustaining our culture.”
There were nine student editors and 30 contributing students to the project. The magazine is intended to be a biannual publication, with the next issue due in June.
Hazen had a publication release night of poetry read-ing, an open mic session and art work on display called “Poetry Coffee House,” recently that was well attended.
“I feel great about it,” said Menaul. “It looks really beautiful; I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from students and staff.”
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“Winning the diversity award again for Arrow is exciting,” said Abenojar via email. “Arrow has always tried to involve all ethnici-ties and cultures so that we can hear different voices from the high school. The school has students of many different cultural backgrounds but it’s still hard to talk to someone who’s first language isn’t english so that was a chal-lenge for us.”
Ivanova echoed the same sentiments: “As for myself, I’m very happy that we won the award, but even more so, I’m glad that the voices of those featured in our issue were heard. Since this issue was a collective effort, it really showcased the strength of our community, and the diversity in it,” she said.
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Alix MilonasAlix Milonas, a longtime Renton
resident, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the age of 89.
He was born in Winton, Wyoming, a coal mining camp, on October 14, 1924 to the late Ella and John Milonas. His father passed away when he was a teenager, so he began working in the coal mines at a young age to help support his family.
He moved to Renton, Washington in the 1940’s where, after trying his hand at a few different jobs, decided to become a business owner and work for himself as an auto mechanic. He owned Skyway Park Arco for many years until he retired. He met his wife Barbara in Renton and they were married for 41 years before her passing back in 1999.
He is survived by his four children, Kevin Milonas of Puyallup, WA, Joella Edgmon of Renton, WA, Jim Milonas of Renton,WA and Cyndi Fleming of Stanwood, WA; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and his sister, Anne Gillilan of Renton, WA. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers.
Memorial services will be held Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Greenwood Memorial Park Funeral Home in Renton, WA. He will be laid to rest at Mt. Olivet Cemetery
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Eunice KellyEunice Kelly a former long time
resident of Renton and Lake Kathleen, passed away at the age of 93.
Eunice and Tom Kelly raised their 6 children in Renton where she worked for many years at Boeing and various real estate agencies. Eunice was a life-long learner. Her devotion to education, reading, protecting the environment, her love for nature and her beloved dogs will always be remembered. She had a passion for life and a deep love and devotion for her family.
She is survived by daughters Linda Kane, Barbara Kelly, Sara Smith, JoAnn Kelly and son Michael Kelly along and with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Kelly will be laid to rest next to her husband, Tom Kelly and son James Kelly. Graveside service will be held at Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Renton, WA on
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By BRian Beckley
The Renton girls basketball team is still alive and headed into the second round of the district tournament.
The Renton Indians on Friday rolled past Franklin Pierce 69-33 in front of a home crowd to earn the No. 5 seed in the 2A district tournament.
On Monday, the Indians picked up where
they left off, blasting No. 12-seed Washing-ton 81-43 in their first-round matchup and earning a second game.
Renton played No. 4 Kingston on Wednesday at Wilson High School in Ta-coma, too late for this edition of the Renton Reporter.
Renton is now 18-6 overall this year and 12-2 in the Seamount League.
The Hazen Highlander girls team on Friday lost to Lakes 55-41, bringing their season to an end. The Highlanders finish the year with a 6-15 overall record and a 5-9 record in the league.
To comment on this story view it online at www.rentonreporter.com. Reach Editor Brian Beckley at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050
Hazen falls to Lakes in sub-district tournament
Renton’s Taylor Faris charges toward the hoop in Friday’s 69-33 win. Brian BeckLey, Renton Reporter
Both the Hazen and Lindbergh boys swim teams were crowned as West Central District swim champions this past weekend.
Hazen won the 3A championship and Lindbergh won the 2A championship.
Firstplace winners were as follows:HAZEN• 200-yard medley relay: Nolan Hoover, Conner Brough-
ton, Derek Wei, Malcolm Mitchell;• Conner Broughton, 500-yard Freestyle;• 400-yard freestyle relay: Sergio Licea, Derek Wei, Con-
ner Broughton, Malcolm MitchellLINDBERGH• Andrew Franco-Munoz, 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard
freestyleAthletes from all three Renton School District programs
will move on to the state swim meet this Friday and Satur-day at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way.
Details regarding this meet, including the meet schedule, can be found on the WIAA website at: http://www.wiaa.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=318.
Hazen, lindbergh swimmers claim district championships
By BRian Beckley
The weekend started better than it finished for Renton-area high school basketball players as all three teams advanced to their district tournaments but dropped their opening- round games and watched their seasons end.
On Friday, Renton bested Clover Park at home 53-51 to advance to the 2A district tournament as the No. 5-seed. But on Monday, the Foster Bull-dogs, who twice this year beat the Indians in league play, once again out-played Renton, beating the Indi-ans 63-38 in a loser-out game at Foss High School.
Renton finished the seasons 11-13 overall, 8-6 in the Seamount.
Also on Friday, Lind-bergh played their way to the 2A district No. 8 seed with a 76-71 win over
Steilacoom, but fell 72-58 on Monday to the Sumner Spartans, bringing their
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In re the Estate of: LEE ERVIN CHAMBERLAIN, Deceased.NO. 14-4-00671-1 KNT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representatives named below have been appoint- ed as Personal Representatives of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise appli- cable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representatives or the Personal Representatives’ attor- neys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Represen- tatives served or mailed the No- tice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is for- ever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets.Date of first publication: February 7, 2013.PR: Carol L. Hulvey PR: Dwight O. D. ChamberlainRUTH A. ROTI WSBA #19495Of MOGREN, GLESSNER & ROTI P.S. Attorneys for Person-
al Representatives100 Evergreen Bldg.; PO Box 90Renton, WA 98057-0090(425) 255-4542King County Superior CourtCause No. 14-4-00671-1 KNTPublished in the Renton Reporter on February 7, 2014, February 14, 2014, February 21, 2014. #977694
Burnstead Construction, LLC, 11980 NE 24th Street, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Dis- charge General Permit. The pro- posed project, Maplewood Park East is located at 6101 NE 2nd Street in Renton, in King County, Washington. This project involves 4.65 acres of soil disturbance for grading, roadway, storm drainage, utility, and dwelling unit construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to an on-site storm drainage system which will discharge into an existing 18” culvert that discharges into Cedar River 1.5 miles downstream of the site. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology re- garding this application, or inter- ested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measur- able change in receiving water
quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest accord- ing to Tier II antidegradationrequirements under WAC 173-201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Renton Reporter on February 14, 21, 2014. #989802
In the CIRCUIT COURT for the STATE OF OREGON in and for the COUNTY OF DESCHUTES
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC, its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff,
v.UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DANIEL EVERETT CONARTY; CATHLEEN PATRICIA CONARTY; STATE OF OREGON;OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; AND THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 52450 AMMON ROAD, LA PINE, OREGON 97739, Defendants.Case No. 13CV1499FC
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
To the defendants: Cathleen Patricia Conarty: In the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby required to appear and an- swer the complaint filed against you in the above-entitled Court and cause on or before the expi- ration of 30 days from the date of the first publication of this summons. The date of first publi-
cation in this matter is February 21, 2014. If you fail timely to ap- pear and answer, plaintiff will apply to the above-entitled court for the relief prayed for in its complaint. This is a judicial fore- closure of a deed of trust in which the plaintiff requests that the plaintiff be allowed to fore- close your interest in the follow- ing described real property: LOT 31, BLOCK 2, NEWBERRY ESTATES PHASE I, DESCHU- TES COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 52450 Ammon Road, La Pine, Oregon 97739.NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! A lawsuit has been started against you in the above-entitled court by Penny- Mac Loan Services, LLC, plain- tiff. Plaintiff’s claims are stated in the written complaint, a copy of which was filed with the above-entitled Court. You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win auto- matically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal docu- ment called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or admin- istrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immedi- ately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the
Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.This summons is issued pursuant to ORCP 7.RCO LEGAL, P.C.Alex Gund, OSB #[email protected] for Plaintiff511 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 400Portland, OR 97205P: (503) 977-7840F: (503) 977-7963 Published in the Renton Reporter on February 21, 28, 2014; March 7, 14, 2014. #991329.
CITY OF RENTONRENTON CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETINGCouncil Retreat
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Renton City Council has set a special two-day work- shop/retreat to be held Wednes- day and Thursday, February 26-27, 2014, from approximately 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, at Merrill Gardens at Renton Centre, 104 Burnett Ave. S., Renton, WA 98055. The agenda will include the following topics:1- Comprehensive Plan update process
Discussion of land use densityReview of annexation policy
2 - Fiscal sustainability (operating and capital) Options for fiscal sustainability3 - Policies, guidelines & process for prioritizing capital projects4 - Economic Development goals and priorities
Downtown developmentLake Washington Blvd CorridorHighlands/Sunset Area
5 - Various updates from the Administration
Marijuana regulation and enforcement1% for Art processAging workforce implicationsCouncil/Administration communicationsProgress on Business Plan goals
The meetings are open to the public. For information regarding compliance with the American Disabilities Act, and interpretive services for the hearing impaired, please contact the City Clerk Office at 425-430-6510.
Bonnie I. WaltonCity Clerk
Published in the Renton Reporter on February 21, 2014. #991813.
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season to an end.Lindbergh finished the year with a 12-9 overall
record and a 9-5 league record.Playing in the 3A tournament, the Hazen High-
landers on Friday beat Lakes 57-55 to earn the No. 12-seed headed into the district tournament. How-ever, the No. 5 Lincoln Abes proved too much, beat-ing the Highlanders 66-47 on Monday and bringing to an end and excellent season for the Hazen club.
Hazen finished the year 18-4 overall, 12-2 in the Seamount League.
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By Brian Beckley
A total of 15 male and two female wrestlers from Renton high schools are moving on to the Washington State Mat Classic XXVI wrestling championships this weekend in Tacoma.
All three high schools will be represented and each school had a weight class champion.Renton’s Volodimir Kalinin (152 pounds), Lindbergh’s Trevonn Russell (195), and Hazen’s
Jairo Barahona (182) each won their respective weight classes during this past weekend’s sub-district tournament.
Kalinin defeated fellow Indian Khalie Crowl to win his title, though both boys will advance.Hazen’s Raven Svenson (155) also was champion of her weight class in the girls division.Lindbergh’s Westerling Nuget (138) also finished second in his weight class and will advance
to the Mat Classic.Joining them from Lindbergh will be Chad Omonaka (113) who finished third, Colton Maddy
(126) and James Garcia (285) who both finished fourth, and Jayden Schwope (120) who finished fifth, but will compete because the fourth-place finisher from Foster had to withdraw due to injury. Diego Gallegos (170) also finished fifth and will be an alternate this weekend.
From Renton, Kendrick Untalam (106) and Abraham Cuevas (132) each finished third in their weight classes and will adavnce, as will Anthony Hunter (138), who finished fourth. In ad-dition, Tony Pham (106) and Tony Vo (126) each finished fifth and are alternates this weekend.
Zach Moore (138) and Malik Haythorne (152) finished in third for Hazen and will head to Tacoma this weekend. Joining them will be Tyson Mowrey (106) and Derek Nichols (126) who each finished fourth.
On the ladies side, Lindbergh’s Abby Chufar (118) finished third and Olivia Jollimore (155) finished fourth. Both will advance.
The Mat Classic begins today, Friday and continues tomorrow at the Tacoma Dome.
17 renton-area wrestlers headed to Mat classic this weekend
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renton’s Volodimir Kalinin and Khalie Crowl, above, face off for the 152-pound championship. Colton Maddy and Westerling Nugent, right, pick up wins and below are the Hazen wrestlers advancing.
ReNtoN, LiNdbeRgH pHotos by ViCKi Maddy; HazeN pHoto CouRtesy Rob NiCHoLs.
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