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Monthly archives for May, 2008
Argh! Red light runner causes domino-style collisions, injuring Renton school girls
May30
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
A letter to Renton Police Employees expressing our gratitude and encouragement
May30
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Those of us in elected office in Renton are very aware of the extra effort Renton’s police are making to add officers and patrol districts for Benson Hill, and to knock down some chronic problems we have had in our city.
Denis Law summarized our collective feeling in this letter today: READ MORE »
Seattle PI: She wanted stability, now she’s helping give it
May27
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Here is a touching story from yesterday’s PI about organizations working to provide homes in times of need, including work by Renton’s Vision House. (Several Renton officials attended this unveiling…I’m hoping to get some pictures).
From the story: “Last week, she was in Renton when Vision House, an agency that provides transitional housing for women and children, unveiled four new apartments in the Renton Highlands. The HEDCO Foundation provided $250,000 for the project. CamWest Development of Kirkland served as contractor, recruiting subcontractors at substantially reduced costs. The four units bring to 20 the number of apartments the agency has available. Another three apartments are under way.”
Clay Bennett instructed his colleagues NOT TO TALK about investment in a Renton Arena
May26
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Depositions and email about the Sonics arena give increasing insight. This article explains why we never got a clear indication of how much the Sonics would spend, or how much they expected Renton to spend. Clay Bennett did not want anyone to know…
“The city’s attorneys continually pounded away in the pretrial interviews about how Bennett never indicated how much money his group would contribute to a proposed $500 million Renton arena, thus making it difficult for Seattle politicians and residents to get behind the plan.
After a Seattle P-I reporter sought comment from Bennett over how much money his Professional Basketball Club would commit to the project, Bennett e-mailed Gooden, “Please stay WAY AWAY from talking about our investment in the building.”
Here is the story in today’s Seattle PI.
Seattle lobbied against Renton Arena
May25
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
The Renton Sonics Arena proposal had even less support than I thought. While Renton was spending money studying it, even SEATTLE was lobbying against it. Here is the article in The Oklahoman
Accident on Maple Valley Highway last night
May24
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Here is a Myspace posting by my son Andy, who appears to have been the first to spot a serious one car accident on Maple Valley Highway last night. He could still see the dust cloud from the car crash when he called 911 from his mobile phone. He said that numerous City of Renton Emergency vehicles were there extremely quickly after he made his call… which from the sounds of it was the first one received by ValleyCom.
Our Congressman, Dave Reichert, started a blog
May24
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
In April Dave Reichert started a blog to share his daily views on congress directly with his constituents. He has updated it every few days. It can be reached by clicking here and selecting the “blog” button (with the sheriff’s star) on the right hand side of the page.
Derelict drydocks discussed in Seattle Times; Pricetag for removal–1.8 million dollars
May24
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
The Seattle Times ran a story on the aggravating sunken dry docks sitting off shore in Renton, a few hundred yards from the new Seahawks headquarters.
“We can’t afford to educate our children, but we can waste money on things like this,” Renton Mayor Denis Law said with disgust.
Some Russians upset about the latest Indiana Jones movie
May23
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
This is fascinating to me… movie-makers will have to chose their villains carefully in the new information age.
MSNBC pointed out the Russian Communist party members are pretty ticked off about the latest Indiana Jones Movie. They provided a link, which I checked out, (and so far I don’t seem to have the Department of Homeland Security knocking down my door.) The link is full of Russian and English conversation about how unfair it was to Russian Indiana Jones fans to vilify the Russians…many of the Russian fans grew up when Indiana Jones was a fighter of Nazis, something everyone could get behind. Here is the Link
I saw the movie, and I personally didn’t think it was that bad. It is set in 1957, and makes many references to the Cold War. The Russians were treated as the enemy in the movie, but they were not depicted as inhumane. And Cate Blanchette was extremely charismatic as the Russian leader looking for the Crystal Skull.
For those of you that have seen this movie…what do you think?
Coulon Beach Park water quality in doubt– we may have to close beach again
May22
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
This IS frustrating! We need to see some strong regional and state efforts to better clean up the water in Lake Washington. This is not a problem that Renton can solve.
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>>> Gerald Rerecich 05/22/08 12:40 PM >>>
Hello,
The water quality check of Coulon on 5/20 by Public Health was not good. They will test again today and we should know the results by early afternoon on 5/23. Depending on today’s test it may be necessary to close the beach over the weekend.
Although the swim area does not open until June 21 Recreation staff is preparing signs in the event of a closure and rec staff will be on duty to monitor the area and keep people out of the water over the weekend.
I will be off on 5/23 and Kris Stimpson will be the point of contact for the Recreation Division. Kris will check with Public Health at 11am or so and will take action if the beach needs to be closed. Kris will also alert the enclosed group one way or the other regarding a closure.
Thanks,
Jerr y
Opening night! Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
May22
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Much of my family and several friends attended the first showing of the new Indiana Jones movie at East Valley 13 last night. The movie was really fun. Harrison Ford did a great job of reprising his role… he was as fun as always. Wise-cracking Indiana Jones, “making it up as he goes along.”
My kids have convinced me that you have to go in costume to these big movie openings, and sure-enough, others were there in costume as well. Here are a few pictures of the event.
Aviation Week: 737 is still current technology– any replacement won’t be for a long time
May21
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Our own Renton-built and Renton designed 737’s remain current for the market, according to this story in Aviation Week. According to the story, there is no clear improvement in technology that would make a new airplane significantly better than the Renton-built most popular jetliner ever, so Boeing is pushing back development of a replacement for more years. With a backlog of orders near 2000, Renton can look forward to tens of billions of dollars of additional products flying out of our city for years to come.
Renton School Bond issue passing by 72 votes! And the trend looks promising for success….
May21
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Here is an update that I just recieved via email. This bond issue will keep our school modernization on track. (The Randy mentioned in Ed’s email is Randy Matheson, with the School District). Congratulations to the Renton School District for earning this confidence from a super-majority of Renton voters.
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Randy-
Here’s something for your blog. This is good news indeed.
Marcie
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I just finished talking to Randy and today’s results have been posted. As of 3:09 today the Renton Bond is PASSING by 72 votes! Thank you to everyone who has spent one minute on this effort. Your hard work made this victory possible. So many people were so instrumental in making this campaign a success that it would take five seperate e-mails for me to name every person by name but I do want to give extra special thanks to:
Mary Alice: Every time I saw you you were ready to charge ahead. Your boundless energy constantly put gas in my tank.
Marcie Maxwell: Words cant express how much I appreciate you. Your advice and the countless e-mails from past campaigns helped get me up to speed on what was done before.
Pam Teal: Where do I start? We had so many phone calls and meetings. You worked your tail off. Thank you for working with the PTA’s and for being my partner in crime. Who am I going to bug now that we’re done? 🙂
Bill Taylor: Thank you for all of the support from the Chamber. Everything from allowing us to hold our meetings in the office, the e-mail blasts reminding people to vote, to giving us time at the Ahead of the Class ceremony.
Carrie and Lynn: Your work in the community getting the word out and drumming up support was vital.
Randy Matheson: Thank you for asking me to chair this effort. Your knowledge of school campaigns along with your wit kept me grounded and kept me laughing.
As I said earlier; all of you and your friends, children and their friends helped us make this happen. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Ed Prince
Chair,
Citizens for Renton Schools
(206)-478-3802
Special Election
KING COUNTY 5/21/2008 3:09:47 PM
Unofficial Cumulative
May 20, 2008 Page 1 of 2
SCHOOL
RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403
Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: 14693 / 51894 28.31%
Poll Precincts Counted/Total Poll Precincts: 133
/ 133 100.00%
Proposition No.1 – General Obligation Bonds – $150,000,000
APPROVED 8879 60.49%
REJECTED 5799 39.51%
Great story about the Boeing Submarine Chaser
May21
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Here is a great story about a Renton product we should all be very proud of.
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