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🌱 Patch AM: How Renton’s boys just reignited their season at T-Town Throwdown
Also check out Playdate @ Drum Roll Wine on the Renton Patch calendar
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 Renton’s boys just reignited their season at T-Town Throwdown
- Planning a ski day? Here’s what’s open on US-2 now
- Why two Kent jail deaths are tied back to a Renton hospital
Also on today's calendar: Playdate @ Drum Roll Wine and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Rentonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Rentonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 44 and low of 40 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy with occasional rain, temps: high: 54, low: 45.
- Saturday: A little rain in the morning, with a high of 56 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Renton boys win opening game of T-Town Throwdown (rentonreporter.com) — Renton High School’s boys basketball team just dominated Franklin Pierce 83-49 at the T-Town Throwdown, showing renewed confidence and balanced scoring. With seniors stepping into leadership roles and key players returning from injury, the Redhawks hope this holiday-tournament surge sparks a deeper postseason run. Free-throw struggles remain a concern as they push into the season’s second half. 
2. US-2 partially reopens near Stevens Pass, restoring access to WA ski resort (fox13seattle.com) — Highway 2 near Stevens Pass has partially reopened after severe flooding and mudslides, restoring limited daytime access to the ski resort with pilot-car escorts and long delays. While the main story is about regional travel, Renton residents are indirectly affected if they’re planning mountain trips, and a linked piece notes Renton neighbors are still facing a long Cedar River flood cleanup.
3. Medical examiner rules Kent city jail inmate death as ‘natural' (kentreporter.com) — A Kent city jail inmate who was taken to Valley Medical Center in Renton after a medical emergency died of natural causes linked to seizure and cardiac arrest, according to the medical examiner. The report, issued Dec. 26, clarifies that his death and a separate female inmate’s earlier death were both ruled natural. Renton readers may note both cases involved medical care at their local hospital.
4. Margaret "Peggy" Sperling Timm (greenriverstar.com) — Renton is home to the son and daughter‑in‑law of Margaret “Peggy” Sperling Timm, a 99‑year‑old Wyoming resident remembered for her faith, quilting, and devotion to family. Her large extended family is spread across several states, and friends are invited to honor her through memorial donations and online condolences as a later service is planned.
📸 Around Renton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Renton
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- Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Creative Art Oasis
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
4:00 pm - Tech Help Mondays
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Toddler Story Time at Renton Library
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
10:30 am - Baby Story Time at Renton Library
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
11:15 am - Branding Your Startup
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Creative Art Oasis
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
4:00 pm - Playdate @ Drum Roll Wine
Drum Roll Wine , 911 S 3rd St , Renton
3:00 pm - Sunday Funday: Indoor Cornhole!
Drum Roll Wine 911 S. 3rd St. Renton, WA 98057
3:00 pm
Friday January 2
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Thursday January 8
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Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
📣 Renton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Polar Plunge 2026
Lake Sammamish State Park , 2010 Northwest Sammamish Road , Issaquah
10:30 am - Lake Sammamish Polar Plunge
Lake Sammamish State Park, Sunset Beach , 2010 NW Sammamish Rd. , Issaquah
10:30 am - Family Story Time
Tukwila Library , 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard , Seattle
11:00 am - Nar-Anon Family Groups
Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
4:30 pm
Thursday January 1
Friday January 2
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💬 Chatter
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- Simple Ways to Say Goodbye to 2025—Without Spending a Dime —Swannee Rivers Read on Patch
- When the Holidays Are Over but Christmas Break Isn’t —Swannee Rivers Read on Patch
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- Cintas Corporation posted a job opening for Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift in Renton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Renton here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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