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🌱 Patch AM: How a Renton High grad came to lead Green River College
Coming up on the Renton Patch calendar: Live Music at dock & drink ft. Eric Madis
Hey there, Renton! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Renton High grad came to lead Green River College
- Renton volleyball community remembers longtime coach Bob Stewart
- Why Sounders training in Renton suddenly feels like a turning point
Also on today's calendar: Live Music at dock & drink ft. Eric Madis and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Clouds breaking, a shower, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
- Sunday: Clouds giving way to some sun, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Frasier finds fit as Green River College interim president (kentreporter.com) — Renton readers may recognize Green River College's interim president, George Frasier, who grew up here and graduated from Renton High School before building a long career in education and community service. Now leading campuses in Auburn, Kent, and Enumclaw, he's focused on stabilizing the college's finances and helping trustees recruit a long-term president while continuing to champion student success. 
2. Robert Joseph Stewart (keypennews.org) — Renton residents connected to local volleyball and high school sports are mourning Bob Stewart, who passed away at 81 and once met his wife in a bustling Renton High School gym. Stewart coached at Renton and Lindbergh high schools, helped build local volleyball programs, and balanced a distinguished ocean engineering and consulting career with deep devotion to his family and community.
3. Mood at training has been noticeably better this week (sounderatheart.com) — Seattle Sounders training sessions in Renton feel noticeably more upbeat this week, helped by a key new signing and several veterans returning from injury. Players and coaches say they sense a potential turning point as the team sits just three points outside playoff position. They're still seeking more roster help, especially speed on the wings, before the transfer window closes.
4. Seattle Transit Trivia Answers (seattletransitblog.com) — Renton quietly ranks second only to Kent in the number of King County Metro bus stops, according to detailed stats shared in this Seattle Transit Trivia answer key. The post is packed with ridership figures, route histories, and quirky facts about buses, ferries, and Link stations across the region. Transit‑curious Renton riders can see how their city fits into the wider network.
5. HEALWA Serves Washington Healthcare Providers (uw.edu) — Healthcare providers in Renton can tap into HEALWA, a UW Libraries–run online medical library that offers free access to journals, databases, and toolkits funded through license fees. A Renton-based nursing director praises the service for delivering reliable, evidence-based information that improves patient care, especially compared with general web searches, while the program continues expanding to more professions statewide.
📸 Around Renton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Renton
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- Live Music at dock & drink ft. Eric Madis →
Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle's Southport, 1053 Lake Washington Blvd N, Renton
6:00 pm - Pokémon Club at Renton Library
Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
1:00 pm - My Colorful Emotions Workshop
Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
3:00 pm - Family Engagement Days
Meadow Crest Early Learning Center Renton, WA 98057 - Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Fairwood Library 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
1:00 pm - Tech Help Mondays
Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
1:00 pm - English Language Learners (ELL) Classes
Fairwood Library 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
4:30 pm - Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Fairwood Library 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
2:00 pm - Friends of the Fairwood Library Meeting
Fairwood Library 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
📣 Renton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Issaquah Farmers Market →
Issaquah Farmers Market Pickering Barn - 1730 10th Ave NW Issaquah WA 98027
9:00 am - Beyand Traditional Sound Bath
Issaquah Chamber of Commerce Gibson Hall 105 Newport Way SW Issaquah, WA,98027
10:00 am - Family Story Time
Boulevard Park Library 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle, WA 98168
11:15 am - Backyard Homesteading: Caring for Fruit Trees
Maple Valley Library 21844 SE 248th Street, Maple Valley, WA 98038
12:00 pm
Saturday August 29
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Snowflake Lane Auditions
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Staying Motivated When You Feel Run‑Down —Swannee Rivers Read on Patch
- Found dog roaming 121st Ave se in benson hill/cascade neighborhood.
Surrendering to animal control. Very friendly unsnipped pit with no collar. I was able to coax him into my car, animal control is on their way now. (Nextdoor Cascade) - Report of loud bang in Bellevue, Washington.
1:42AM on Aug 28: Explosion Sound Reported Near Walmart. (Nextdoor )
- Hersha Hospitality Management, LP posted a job opening for Room Attendant - Housekeeper in Renton. Apply here.
- The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Experienced Preschool Teacher in Renton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Renton here.
Ok Renton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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