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VOL. 18, NO. 6

NEWCASTLE’S LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER

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WEEKEND OF CHAMPIONS

NEWS

Triumphant trips to state for Liberty’s Cooper and Patriots boys golf team Sports, 17-19

Newcastle’s annual town hall meeting is June 21

Question-and-answer session with City Council follows open house

BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com

cemetery preserved so that it can be open to the public, and I’m still on that quest today,” Baima Olson said.

Part of that quest is to raise awareness about the men, women and children buried in the cemetery. She did that on Memorial Day, leading about two-dozen people on a tour and sharing stories of the deceased pioneers.

The City of Newcastle will host its annual town hall on June 21, and residents can expect it to mirror last year’s format.

The 7-9 p.m. meeting at The Golf Club at Newcastle starts with an hourlong open house format. City departments will staff booths and visual displays offering information and education about community resources.

The open-house style approach will allow residents to speak directly with both staff and council members in a more informal arena.

Police officers will share crime stats and offer tips on how to protect your property, City Manager Rob Wyman said. The city’s Planning Department will have updates on current development projects, while Community Activities Liaison Wendy Kirchner will show citizens how to get involved in city events.

A table showing the latest Lake Boren Park Master Plan, including proposed highlights such as an off-leash dog park and more, will also be available.

The city is about to unveil a new way for

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Vickie Baima Olson stands between two headstones as she leads a tour of the Newcastle Historic Coal Miner’s Cemetery. .

Cemetery is city’s hidden treasure

BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com

A 1978 newspaper article called John Baima history’s caretaker.

The born and raised Newcastle resident got the title thanks to his tireless work in caring for the Newcastle Historic Coal Miner’s Cemetery, the final resting place of Newcastle’s pioneers and a reminder of the city’s rich coal-mining past.

The quiet, forested hillside cemetery overlooks Lake Boren on 129th Avenue Southeast. It’s easy to miss, hidden behind a fence and closed to the public for most of the year to keep out vandals.

On Memorial Day and during Newcastle Days, visitors are invited to freely explore this community treasure, but if John’s daughter Vickie Baima Olson had it her way, it would be open all year.

“He was on a quest to get this

Candidate-filing week sets up state races

BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com

The field is set for the upcoming election.

Candidate-filing week came to a close on May 20, setting the stage for federal and state races to come. Offices that

have more than two candidates will be whittled down to two in the Aug. 2 primary. The general election is Nov. 8.

41st Legislative District Three candidates filed for the 41st Legislative District Senate seat, including incumbent Sen. Steve Litzow,

R-Mercer Island. He was twice elected to the Mercer Island City Council before winning his current seat in 2010.

Fellow Islander Lisa Wellman also filed for the spot. Wellman, a Democrat, describes herself as an educator turned CEO. She currently manages a software develop-

ment company and serves on the state Public Works Board.

Bellevue resident Bryan Simonson, the seat’s third challenger, said he finally committed to the Libertarian cause during Ron Paul’s presidential campaign in 2012.

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Incumbent Rep. Tana Senn is seeking re-election to her Position 1 House seat. The Mercer Island Democrat was first appointed to her post in 2013 and subsequently elected in 2014. Bellevue Republican John Pass is her lone challenger.

Rep. Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer Island, is running unopposed to retain her seat.

9th District In the 9th District, which includes parts of King and

Pierce counties, Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Smith faces four challengers. Among them, former Democratic state Rep. Jesse Wineberry, who was encouraged to run by a group of AfricanAmerican clergy.

Representing the United Black Christian Clergy of Washington, the group said Friday in Seattle it felt overlooked and disrespected by Smith, at a time when the African-American population of Seattle’s Central District has dwindled and faces further displacement from redevelopment.

With incumbents deciding to step aside, five of the nine statewide elected offices are open this year, creating a slew

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of skirmishes among state legislators and others to gain the positions.

Newcastle residents run Newcastle resident and Community Activities Commissioner Tony Ventrella is challenging U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert in the 8th Congressional District.

Ventrella currently lives in the 9th Congressional District, but has said he will move to the 8th, if elected.

Additionally, Newcastle resident Julia Garratt is running unopposed to retain her spot as a King County Superior Court judge.

Information from The Seattle Times was used in this report.

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citizens to submit what’s known as “requests for action.” The online form allows residents to notify the city if they see a problem that is not related to police issues.

Residents will be able to try out the revamped system, which lets people pinpoint their locations and take photos to demonstrate issues, at the town hall.

The Planning Commission and the Community Activities Commission will also staff booths and talk about their work in the city.

The second hour will

resemble past events, as Wyman introduces the council members, who will then talk about the key issues they see facing Newcastle and use pulse pads to ask audience questions.

Residents will then have the opportunity ask questions in an open forum.

At last year’s town hall meeting, council members answered questions about everything from Energize Eastside to street calming measures on a particular street.

The meeting goes from 7-9 p.m. June 21 in the golf club’s St. Andrews Ballroom, 15500 Six Penny Lane. Light refreshments will be available throughout the evening.

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are separated from the others, located in the southwest corner of the cemetery. Black miners were brought to Newcastle as strike breakers in the 1890s, Crispo said.

“Every cemetery has many stories to tell,” he said. “Some are sad, some are heartwarming and some help us remember how we have grown as a people.”

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Every headstone has a story The Newcastle Historic Coal Miner’s Cemetery covers a little more than 2 acres and has served as the final resting place for coal miners and their families since 1878.

Jim Rannie was the first internment on the property given to the International Order of Odd Fellows in 1879, according to Newcastle Mayor Rich Crispo, who is also a Newcastle Historical Society member. The IOOF maintained ownership of the property until 2001, when it was donated to the City of Newcastle.

“We don’t know how many people are buried here, but existing headstones and documentation indicate at least 190 have been laid to rest at this site,” Crispo said. “Many of the original headstones have been vandalized or removed.”

Tombstones that belong in the cemetery have been found in some strange places. For example, Baima Olson spoke about the discovery of a headstone near the Seattle Seahawks’ practice facility on Lake Washington.

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A headstone near the entrance honors the many unmarked graves at the miner’s cemetery.

a baby that died at just oneday old went missing in the 1960s, Baima Olson said. It was returned decades later when a curious worker found it during construction on the Seahawks facility.

A similar thing happened to Victor Nyman’s tombstone, Crispo said. The headstone was stolen by vandals and eventually found in a garbage dump.

Someone was kind enough to investigate its origin and it was returned to the cemetery.

Nyman died at 14 years old, Crispo said. He was picking blackberries one afternoon and decided to take a nap. While asleep, he was overcome by mine gases from a ventilation shaft and died.

One of the highlights of Baima Olson’s tour is a mini-hike to an

area high above the cemetery floor. It’s where a few black miners were laid to rest, buried away from everyone else.

At the time of the first burial in 1878, it was unheard of for white and black people to be buried in the same cemetery, Crispo said. Newcastle’s cemetery has both ethnic groups, though there is a distinction.

The gravesites of black people

John McKnight is a wellknown name in the area, and the Renton School District even named a middle school after him. His father, also John McKnight, was an important man in the Newcastle coalmining era and is buried in the cemetery.

McKnight, a Civil War veteran, came to Newcastle in the mid 1870s looking for work.

As Baima Olson passed by his headstone on the May 31 tour, she shared his own recollections on what it was like working in the mines.

He started off working in the coal bunkers at a rate of $2 for an eight-hour day, Baima Olson said. He could have made $3 if he had his own tools, but he had left them behind. His work shift began at 7 a.m., stopped for SEE CEMETERY, PAGE 7

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OPINION

FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2016

NEWCASTLE NEWS

From the editor’s desk

We’re publishing restaurant inspections to help you make informed decisions

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here’s an ad in a recent edition of the trade magazine Editor and Publisher that reads, in part, “Newspapers strive to ensure the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough.

We fear no one.”

Beginning this month, we’re expanding the free exchange of information within the pages of the Newcastle News and online at newcastle-news. com. On Page 16 of this edition,

you’ll find the results of King County health inspections that were performed at Newcastle restaurants Scott from January Stoddard through May. Restaurants have a significant responsibility when it comes to public health, and we want our readers to be informed as well as they can possibly be when they

decide to dine out.

This information is only a few mouse clicks away to anyone with online access. There are no secrets being revealed in our list of which restaurants performed well and which were found to have multiple violations. We have simply made that information easier for more people to access, which we believe is one of the key functions of a responsible newspaper.

One thing readers should keep in mind when reading the

list: A single poor report should not tarnish a restaurant that has received satisfactory reports in the past. Everyone has an off day. Remind me to tell you about the time one of my errors caused 30,000 newspapers to be sent directly into an industrial-sized recycling container before the papers could see the light of day.

We are not the only newspaper in the state that publishes health inspection results. And we understand not everyone will be pleased with this infor-

mation becoming more accessible. In this case, we believe the positives outweigh the negatives.

If you would like to offer feedback on this new feature, please don’t hesitate to email me or call me directly at (425) 392-6434, extension 227.

And thank you for reading the Newcastle News.

Email Newcastle News editor Scott Stoddard at sstoddard@newcastle-news.com.

Twitter: @scottstoddard.

Guest column

Whose streetlight is it? Here’s why you should care

BY TOM MAGERS

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treetlights in Newcastle are sad. They are an afterthought. The undeniable fact is that everyone wants streetlights to illuminate our city and neighborhoods for safety purposes, yet most residents may be unaware of how streetlight operating expense and maintenance is paid. Does the city pay for streetlights? Do you pay for streetlights?

The story starts with the issue of who is paying the monthly bills to Puget Sound Energy for streetlights on public streets.

The City of Newcastle only pays for streetlights on arterial streets (not in neighborhoods).

Arterial streets account for 274 of the 920 streetlights within Newcastle, or only 30 percent of total lights.

The other 70 percent (646 lights) are billed by PSE to your HOA (if you have one) or Coal Creek Utility District.

Then the HOA or CCUD bill you, the homeowner, according to your situation. This is a hodge-podge billing mess. PSE bills about 25 different HOAs for various numbers of streetlights and PSE bills CCUD for about 50 different “street lighting systems” in Newcastle.

Worse than the billing nightmare, we have the question of who decides how and when to upgrade streetlights to current technology, such as light-emit-

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ting diode streetlights that are so much more energy efficient than our old, yellow-light high pressure sodium streetlights. If the question is left up to each HOA for when to upgrade to LED streetlights, the answer will be like never! Homeowners in an HOA would have to be willing to spend at least $300 (possibly much more) per streetlight fixture to upgrade. If an HOA has 15 streetlights, the upgrade could cost them $4,500 or more.

Enter the State of Washington.

Gov. Jay Inslee has approved and supports a program to help small (or small-ish) cities make the conversion to LED street lighting. The new program is named “Relight Washington,”

and it will pay the entire conversion expense to LED streetlights for small cities.

They pay the new fixture cost; approximately $300 per light fixture. They pay the labor cost for PSE to install the new fixture. They require zero matching funds from eligible cities.

The total “expense avoidance” for Newcastle is approximately $200,000 to convert our 646 neighborhood lights to LED. There is only one simple and easy stipulation that Newcastle must meet to receive the Relight Washington funding.

The stipulation is that the city must be billed by PSE for the monthly expense of the streetlights. CCUD and HOAs are not eligible for the state funding.

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The city needs to start paying the bill for all streetlights, which would add $100,000 per year to the budget. Relight Washington will upgrade all of our streetlights to LED fixtures by 2018. That will reduce the yearly expense to about $70,000, saving $30,000 each and every year.

So the question for you is this: Should the city assume governance of all public streetlights for Newcastle? You can let city officials know if they should take advantage of this unique and time-sensitive opportunity. You can email the City Clerk for the record.

Public comment time is also available at all City Council meetings. Take advantage of it!

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Boren Park, the much-loved community park at the heart of the city. The update to the plan, called a master plan, will ensure the design is reflective of the current needs of park users to guide future park improvements. Park visitors currently enjoy the park’s open fields, playground, walking paths and other amenities.

Engaging the public in the planning process assures that the amenities and activities that residents enjoy most are preserved, while new opportunities are identified and incorporated into the plan.

Your participation is a key part of the planning process, and now is the time to provide input. A third conceptual plan and survey is available at this site: http://sgiz.mobi/ s3/Lake-Boren-Park. You may also provide input in the park at the kiosk across from the rest rooms. The public comment period will conclude on June 17. Even if you already completed an earlier survey or posted a tag at the park kiosk, please do not hesitate to help continue to refine the design.

about the park’s future. The City staff has teamed up with

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the Berger Partnership and Newcastle residents to update the Lake Boren Park Master Plan. There have been three public meetings, presenting progress on the plan and gathering input from residents. Public input also has been gathered with two online surveys and a park kiosk that has shared plan iterations and invited park users to write in their ideas and post them to the board. By the end of May, approximately 200 survey responses were submitted and 425 tags posted on the park kiosk.

The Lake Boren Master Plan seeks to better connect park users with the lake, Boren

City Introduces Innovative Way to Submit Service Requests Starting this month, citizens can use their smartphone or the Web to let the city know about potholes, vandalism and other non-emergency issues and to request service.

The city has introduced an innovative application called YourGOV that allows users to report issues, complete with location, details and photos, in just three steps.

Once submitted, YourGOV will automatically deliver requests to city staff for review, routing and follow-up. Newcastle staff will receive requests using Cartegraph, a powerful tool for managing day-to-day operations. Working in tandem, YourGOV and Cartegraph will help Newcastle manage citizen requests and resolve them more efficiently than ever before. YourGOV is free of charge and available for

immediate use. Visit the YourGOV web-based request portal at https://yourgov. cartegraph.com. Users of the Apple iPhone can download the free YourGOV iPhone app in the iTunes App Store. Users of Android enabled smart phones can download the free YourGOV app in the Google Market or Amazon App Store.

By using YourGOV, you can help Newcastle become a more responsive, sustainable and collaborative community.

As always, residents should call 206-296-3311 for police non-emergencies or to report a crime, suspicious activity or to talk to an officer.

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property into the park, in the wooded area to the east of the main portion of the park.

These newly acquired properties expand the park, encompassing all of the area between the current park and Coal Creek Parkway. Improving the trails and water access on the east side of Lake Boren also is central to the master plan.

Additional improvements currently presented include more parking and a beach for water access. A lighted walkway will improve safety and usability of the park during the winter. The plan includes an improved and relocated stage and terraced earthen amphitheater that also continues to serve as flexible open space. Additional features include a small off-leash dog area, a small skate area, and an enclosed community room.

The plan includes additional walkways and boardwalks and more site furnishings like benches, bike racks and tables. See the online survey link to access the current iteration of the plan and other proposed features beyond

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what is listed here.

The plan seeks to maintain residents’ favorite activities in the park, like peaceful strolls, picnicking and playing games in the open fields. At the same time, the plan seeks to provide new opportunities to explore natural areas, to play and to bring the community together. The plan will not be implemented all at once, but

and snacks will be provided, and a no-host bar also will be available. Participate in your local government and enjoy an evening at the Golf Club at Newcastle. The event will be in the St. Andrews Ballroom, and the golf club is located at 15500 Six Penny Lane.

Please contact City Hall for more information or special accommodation.

Councilmember Allen Dauterman greets Rep. Tana Senn at 2015 Town Hall

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rather will serve as a guide for implementing improvements in phases over time.

Please submit your survey response, or place a tag on the park kiosk by June 17 at the latest. An update to the

plan, which is the result of the public engagement process, will be available at the Town Hall event on June 21, from 7pm – 9pm at The Golf Club at Newcastle.

Newcastle Summer 2016 Events With several signature events happening at Lake Boren Park this summer the City of Newcastle will be an exciting place for people of all ages to meet up, relax and have fun. All three events are possible due to the generous support from our community businesses and are free to the public.

4th at the Lake Celebration, Monday, July 4 • 6-7:30pm – Food, fun, 8-10pm – Music - Soul Siren (Pop, Rock) • 10pm – Firework Display

Concerts in the Park, Wednesdays July 20-August 10, 7-8:30pm • • • •

July 20 – 85th Street Band (Jazz, Big Band) July 27 – Jessica Lynne (Country) August 3 – Longstride (Reggae) August 10 – EveryLeaf Band (Americana)

Moonlight Movie Night, Wednesday, August 17 • Movie to be announced soon, begins at dusk

Newcastle Days, September 9-10

Friday, September 9, “Broadway at Boren: Singing Under the Stars,” 7PM

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New this year, the city is offering grants to help people living in Newcastle improve their neighborhoods. This matching grant of up to $1,000 per project allows residents to identify priorities and to undertake the improvement project together.

Eligible projects include physical improvements that build or enhance a feature of the neighborhood or benefit the general

Newcastle Town Hall Meeting on June 21

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Connect with the City at Annual Town Hall Newcastle’s residents can connect with the City Council, City Manager, officials from advisory boards and city staff at this year’s Town Hall Tuesday, June 21, at the Golf Club at Newcastle. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. with an open house about exciting city projects and useful city services. Talk informally with city representatives and staff, and get a comprehensive look at what’s happening. At 8 p.m., Council members will discuss their priorities and hold a question and answer session with the audience that includes electronic polling devices. An open public comment period will provide a chance for citizens to give the Council their thoughts on important issues. Complimentary non-alcoholic refreshments

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public. Applications will be accepted yearround and projects must be completed by December 1, 2016. Interested groups may send an email to Wendy Kirchner, Community Activities Liaison, at wendyk@ ci.newcastle.wa.us, for an application and details about eligibility and evaluation criteria.

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• This theatrical performance of selected Broadway hits featuring local talent is a collaboration between the City of Newcastle and the Youth Theatre NW. The show will be directed by Kate Swenson.

Saturday, September 10, 11AM-7PM • Featuring the Parade at Lake Boren, Cars on the Green Show, entertainment, food, and activities throughout the day!

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lunch at noon, started again at 1 p.m., stopped at 6 p.m. for dinner, began again at 6:30 p.m. and went until 9 p.m.

This extended period counted as a little more than a day and

FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2016 a half. As a result, he earned $3.125 for the shift.

Some of Baima Olson’s ancestors are also buried in the cemetery, including Andriena Baima, who once lived in the historic Baima House that still sits on a private Newcastle property.

Pacific Coast Coal Co. House No. 75, or the Baima House as it is locally known, was built

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in the 1870s and served as a homestead for miners and their families.

It is among the oldest buildings in King County, and is officially listed as a county landmark.

The future The cemetery is now cityowned and the Newcastle

Historical Society hosts occasional cleaning parties to clear brush and maintain the headstones.

“I’m hoping because it’s owned by the City of Newcastle, that I’ll be able to work with the city and get this place, let’s say, in order,” Baima Olson, a Newcastle Historical Society board member, said.

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It’s closed to the public, but people with family buried in the cemetery have year-round access.

The public’s next chance to explore the cemetery is during Newcastle Days in September.

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By students, for students

HUMANS OF ISSAQUAH

BUDDY BLAND

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By Namrata Chintalapati Issaquah High School From coaching football and teaching physical education to managing iVision at IHS, Buddy Bland is possibly the busiest man around.

Question: What is your role as advisor of iVision?

Answer: “I offer advice and guidance in video production and broadcasting. I also feel that it is important to help students to develop life and work skills such as perseverance, hard work and working for perfection [without] accepting mediocrity.”

Q: What makes iVision unique?

A: “For 10 minutes a day, we take standard announcements that are generated by students, staff and parents, and share them utilizing a news broadcast format. The students create news packages from scratch that meet our mission statement.”

Q: What are some of your goals for iVision?

A: “I want the students to learn the skills necessary to effectively plan and write and video packages and shoot these stories with creative camera angles and movement.”

An incredible amount of time and energy goes into creating a single episode of iVision, and Mr. Bland makes creative students’ visions come to life.

CALL FOR STORIES Email issaquahpressbeat@gmail. com with story suggestions and nominations for the Humans of Issaquah feature, spotlighting extraordinary people in the community.

The recent summer-like weather has been a good opportunity for everyone to venture outdoors.

With summer a little over a month away, plan to make the most of the clear, warm weather!

By Megan So Liberty High School

Does the media have a positive effect on society?

YES

By Eddy Zhu Issaquah High School In today’s day and age, mainstream media is treated like the new boogeyman.

“It’s all tasteless garbage” they’ll shout from the rafters, “everyone has hidden agendas!” They’ll cynically hiss, and of course, my favorite, “Mainstream media is corrupting the youth!”

Corrupting the youth? That’s a little extreme don’t you think? Sure, much of today’s pop culture driven media is mindless drivel, but much of it is informative, interesting, and unafraid to challenge social norms.

Kids these days have the world at their fingertips.

They can find out what is happening at the opposite end of the earth in an instant. Think of the different cultural perspectives,

worldviews and progressive ideas they’re exposed to. Not to mention, media serves as an outlet for all kinds of creative, unique people, who are able to broadcast their thoughts and ideas to a wider audience than ever before. Think of all the brilliant, thought provoking movies and TV shows out there that wouldn’t be possible without today’s mainstream media. And yes, there is some bad stuff out there, but kids should also be given more credit. We’re not going to join the Hitler Youth at the snap of a finger just because Fox News told us to.

It’s almost like we’re able to, get ready for this, formulate our own opinions by using good judgment. So let’s stop blaming mainstream media for everything wrong in today’s society, and instead cherish it for being a bastion of progress and communication.

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By Rohan Vaidya Skyline High School Mainstream media has become a pivotal aspect of our lives. It reports on everything from the latest news in the sports industry to the most recent updates in the presidential campaign. People often say that the media is a positive influence on us. It helps us to “stay informed.” That is true, it does help us stay informed, but it also does a lot more — a lot more negative.

Because of the way news is reported, today’s youth are exposed more to the negative aspects that are happening around the world than the positive ones. In recent time, going on the front page of CNN will always yield violent world events rather than constructive ones. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has shown that

youth who see violence in the news, believe that violence is a normal part of life and it is OK to imitate that violence. In addition, today’s media has a focus on reporting on events that are happening in other first-world countries. When terroristS attacked Paris and Brussels, the media covered those events for weeks. But when a factory collapses in Bangladesh, killing 1,100 people, the news covers it for far less time and fewer people are aware. The media often only reports on topics that we are able to relate to making our generation oblivious to the atrocities — and boons — that happen in other second and third world countries.

All in all, the media tends to focus its attention on negative events that happen around the world and often times fail to report on events that are harder for us to relate to. Due to these two huge reasons, many aspects of the media hurt us as youth more than it helps us.

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Whip/Nae Nae and the Dab are the latest dance crazes of 2015 and 2016, bringing instant admiration to any soul talented enough to master these moves.

These dance moves have generated controversy as to their origins — most notably, the Dab, which happens to be one of the easiest dances to master. According to Rolling Stone, the Dab was initially observed in Atlanta rapper Skippa da Flippa’s 2014 video for the song “How Fast Can You Count It,” leading to a massive influx of

vines copying the move. But American rapper Bow Wow postulated that the origins of the popular dance move had something to do with cannabis dabbers. He explained that the commonly used terminology of “dabbing” to represent the carefree dance move is also associated with the act of smoking concentrated marijuana oil. There’s also been further speculation that the dance move originated from another form of “dabbing,” in which cocaine users snort cocaine from their elbow, but casually pretend they’re simply sneezing.

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T-Jay Hayes had already released one of the earliest tutorial videos, garnering more than 2.3 million views in the first years. Vines of people dabbing filled the Internet. Hip-hop artists like Jay-Z, Future and Rich the Kid began dabbing both during live performances and music videos. Professional athletes joined in on the fun.

So regardless where dabbing arose from, it is undoubtedly the prevalence of YouTube and vines that have led to the rapid spread of the Dab, showing us just how powerful the internet is in influencing popular society.

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TEEN TALK WHAT FADS DO YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT? Skyline

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Do style trends inhibit creativity?

By Megan So Liberty High School From the runway to magazine pages to Instagram posts to your school’s hallways, chances are you will have many encounters with style trends. It›s not unusual to walk down the hall and see many girls wearing multiple brands’ variations of the T-shirt dress. Last year, Birkenstocks seemed to be on everyone’s feet. At least one girl in each class has ombré hair. The trends never end and almost seem to be replaced as quickly as the next smartphone.

As social media grows, more and more people have access to the latest fads. It’s not unusual to see several students sporting Adidas Superstars or Nike Roshes — things that are often featured in “Outfit of the Day” Instagram posts. Most teens have been in a Forever21 or an American Eagle, and many more will buy into whatever trends are cycling through the media next.

I’m no fashion expert, but it doesn’t take one to see just how significant style trends can be to high schoolers.

But are they positive or

negative influencers?

One Liberty student wore a traditional Indian dress to prom. Another explained to me that her dress was actually a black t-shirt and a tulle maxi skirt. There’s nothing wrong with the usual sparkly dress, but don’t feel constrained from wearing something different.

It’s fine to wear something you like whether it’s part of a trend or not. But don’t let trends make you feel like you can’t wear anything else.

As long as you like it, wear it with confidence. You might even start a new trend.

Linguistic fads — yay or nay?

By Matthew Duff Issaquah High School Groovy. Awesome. Radical.

Tight. Lit. All of these terms communicate essentially the same thing, although they vary in their era of origin.

Language is not static; popular phrases constantly phase in and out of style. Many language fads are briefly in vogue but eventually fall to linguistic obscurity. A select few withstand the test of time and become integrated into longstanding — or even intergenerational —vernacular.

Youth are constantly riding a wave of idiosyncratic,

trendy phrases. Lit, low key, 10/10, would recommend and savage are today what groovy and nifty were to generations past. Yet are these linguistic peculiarities debasing or refining language? On the one hand, slang is a gross simplification of the sophisticated properties of language. But in their own way, fad phrases take on unique and subtle connotations, effectively carving their own linguistic niche. “Lol,” increasingly pronounced as a one-syllable word as opposed to an acronym, does not merely mean something is funny; it is typically used with a touch

of cynicism, similar to the laughing-crying emoji on smart phones. “Savage” is not a direct equivalent of the word “cool;” it usually implies an edge of daring or perhaps brutality, a gutsiness or bravado about a person.

In this way, linguistic fads take on life of their own.

In most cases, language moves on to new experimental expressions, and formerly cutting-edge phrases fall into disuse (consider yesteryear’s “ratchet”). Every generation, however, kneads and shapes language in its own way and has a chance to leave a lasting mark on the English dictionary.

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“I really like the dabbing trend that is all over the U.S. nowadays, because no matter where you are, you always have people cheering when you dab.”

JARON JIN Junior

“I don’t feel strongly about a particular trend, but I think trends are a positive thing even if they’re overdone. Things like the running man challenge and dabbing allow people to be a part of something and in turn I believe it builds a stronger sense of community.”

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EMILY WALTZER Senior

“I honestly can’t stand when people say things like ‘fam’ or ‘lit.’ There’s nothing really wrong with it, it just drives me insane.”

NICK CACCHIONE Sophomore

“I think all the dance trends like Whip and Nae Nae are really funny and people are having a lot of fun with them.”

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AASHI JHAWAR Junior

“The recent popularization of Birkenstocks is one of my least favorite fads. In my opinion, they’re overpriced and ugly.”

DUNCAN MULLEN Senior

“I love the newly popularized words ‘fam’, ‘suh’ and ‘lit,’ because they satirize themselves.

They’re ready-made comedy, no effort required.”

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Laughing all the way

Laughter: Will Medicaid cover it?

By Pat Detmer

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arry Ward Beecher, a 19thcentury minister, preacher and social reformer, said, “Mirth is God’s best medicine,” which has led to the colloquial, “Laughter is the best medicine.” If true — and I believe that it is — it begs the question: Since you’re likely to be willing to pay for medicine that the doctor prescribes, if laughter could be prescribed, what would you be willing to pay for that?

I bring this up because the Newcastle Pat Detmer News has been promoting paid subscriptions for the delivery of our monthly newspaper, $26 for one year, $50 for two. I’ll leave it to the publisher and editor to point out the benefits of having a robust and meaningful local paper, and will address what I know best: my column.

The subscription funds would help to offset the incredible costs of carrying it: the base fee that I charge, payment for cartoonist Dana Sullivan, the lavish dinners at El Gaucho with the publishers, the private limos that whisk me to

the airport so I can fly to the National Society of Newspaper Columnists convention, which is, of course paid for by Newcastle News. And don’t even talk to me about the hotel suite at my disposal once I check in, and the welcome gifts that they have waiting for me there. I love Dom Perignon!

Ha ha ha! Speaking of laughter!

Seriously, we’re not paid for our

efforts other than by emails of praise or cheerful thanks when recognized. But if I had to quantify the value of a laugh, how might I be compensated? I’ve given this some thought, to wit: n Mild chuckle: $1.00 n Guffaw: $3.00 n Smile of reminiscence: $1.50 n Smile w/o reminiscence: $1.00 n Good enough to cut out and put on

the fridge: $2.50 n Good enough to cut out and send to cousin in Ohio: $3.50 minus postage n Laughter that induces incontinence: $3.50 minus $1.00 for embarrassment I’d even tack on five bucks for the value of constancy. Have you ever once read the words “Pat Detmer is on vacation?”

You can see that it adds up quickly.

Now take those numbers times the months in a year, and that times the number of years I’ve written it. I’ll even throw in some free columns, because I know that I don’t always hit the mark. And from a personal expense standpoint, I didn’t even mention the annual “My Life is an Open Book” fee that I have to pay The Sainted One in order to publicly make fun of his cargo shorts, his propensity to cling to pieces of clothing long past their prime,and his hearing loss.

So support your local newspaper, and support your health through laughter.

And honestly, have we ever needed it more than we do now?

You can reach Dr. Detmer, who has a Ph.D. in Orthopedics with a specialty in Funny Bone, through patdetmer.com.

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Liberty High hosted a celebration of music in our schools

Newcastle Elementary School music specialist Ali Webb directs the Newcastle Lions Chorus at the 2016 Music, Alive! concert hosted by Liberty High School on May 11.

Photos by CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY | ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com

A singer in the Newcastle Lions Chorus spots a loved one in the audience during the Music, Alive! concert at Liberty High School. Singers from Liberty, Maywood, Apollo, Briarwood, Maple Hills and Newcastle celebrated music in the schools at the May 11 concert.

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Save the date for Star of Hope Centre fundraiser Dana Sullivan’s annual dance benefiting the Star of Hope Centre orphanage in Bungoma, Kenya, is July 9.

The Newcastle author and illustrator’s seventh annual fundraiser collects money for the

orphanage that inspired his book “Kay Kay’s Alphabet Safari.”

The Star of Hope Centre was originally developed as an orphanage for children who lost their parents through the rise of HIV/AIDs, armed

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Renton PTSA Council honors Newcastle parents The Renton PTSA Council honored two Newcastle parents at its April Founders Day dinner and auction.

Christie LeBar and Kandy Schendel each received awards recognizing their exceptional volunteer efforts.

Schendel was honored with the Golden Acorn Award, which is the volunteer of the year award.

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The Liberty High School boys golf team picked up the first state title in program history at Richland’s Horn Rapids Golf Course May 24-25.

Motivated by last year’s runner-up finish, Patriots claim boys golf title

BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com Longtime Liberty High School golf coach Jon Kinsley has seen some bad teams in his day.

Winless seasons, poor scores, bad golf, you name it, Kinsley saw it. That’s what makes the 2016 boys team’s season all the more special.

“It’s a really great feeling to come from being the doormat of the league to the top of the mountain,” Kinsley said.

The Liberty boys golf team clinched the Class 2A state title in convincing fashion, leaving the field in the dust at Richland’s Horn Rapids Golf Course May 24-25. The Patriots scored 120.5 points, while second-place finisher

Bellingham had just 69.5.

For comparison, last year Liberty finished second to state-champion Sammamish.

The Totems won with 106 points and the Patriots fell just short at 101.5.

That loss hung over the Patriots as motivation for the entire 2015-16 season — a season in which Liberty saw unprecedented success, winning its first KingCo championship in the fall before capturing the ultimate prize at state.

“Going last year and just missing it by a little bit really gave us the incentive to try and go farther and actually get the win,” said Liberty golfer Chase McIntosh.

McIntosh, a sophomore, shook off a shaky first day to

shoot a two-round total of 151 strokes, good enough to tie for third overall at state. He finished 10th last year in his first state appearance.

“It was very important to keep your driver in the fairway and that I did a lot better on the second day,” McIntosh said.

Liberty’s top finisher did not make the cut in 2015, but junior Luke Hall put together one of the best performances of his life to nab second overall this year. Hall shot 146 over two rounds and was one stroke back of champion Nick Nolan of Bellingham.

Hall credited a better mental game for his drastic improvement.

“I knew that we definitely had enough talent, it was just

a matter of having the mental strength and confidence to actually get it done,” he said of the team as a whole.

Liberty junior Ben Graham shot 157 for 13th place and senior Alex Wilsey shot 164 to finish tied for 30th.

The Patriots had two other competitors in Richland but neither made the cut. Collin Fletcher shot 86 and Cole Sherman shot 96.

After winning the school’s first boys golf title, Hall is already looking ahead to next year. The Patriots’ key pieces are all returning, so back-toback championships are not out of the question.

“It’s not in the back of my mind, it’s in the front,” Hall said. “We definitely have enough talent to repeat.”

Girls

The Liberty girls golf team finished third overall with 71.5 points. East Valley’s 109 points captured the 2A state title at Richland’s Columbia Point Golf Course May 24-25.

McHailey King was the Patriots’ top finisher. She shot a two-round total of 174 for 11th overall. Liberty’s Sami Galluzzo shot 184, Jaida Woo shot 189 and McKenna Plowman shot 190.

Hazen The Highlanders qualified two athletes for the Class 3A state golf tournament.

Isabell Deak shot a two-round total of 186 to finish tied for 34th at the Indian Canyon Golf Course in Spokane. Hazen’s Nick Yee did not make the cut in the boys tournament.

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Above: Liberty’s Brigette Takeuchi was third in the 1,600-meter run and fourth in the 3,200.

Left: Liberty senior Andrew Cooper hits the finish line in 9 minutes, 24.57 seconds, overcoming a big lead of Sehome’s Colton Johnsen in the last quarter-lap to win the Class 2A boys 3,200-meter championship May 28 in Tacoma.

Cooper chases down 3,200 state title

BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@newcastle-news.com

Liberty’s Andrew Cooper puts his heart and soul into running, and the Washington State-bound senior wasn’t about to quit when Sehome’s Colton Johnsen looked like a shoo-in to win the Class 2A boys’ 3,200-meter title.

Johnsen had a sizable lead with half a lap to go but Cooper found another gear and surged past him in the final 50 meters, winning his first state title in 9:24.57.

“Props to him – he ran a really gutsy race,” Cooper said of Johnsen. “I knew, with 200

to go, I was going to give my last high-school race everything that I had.

“I’ve been working very hard on having a good, strong kick at the end. Lots of hours, months, years have gone into training for this race.”

Cooper nearly won another title two days earlier but settled for second in the 1,600 behind Selah’s Brigham Cardon. Still, that was a big improvement for Cooper, who finished last race in the 16-runner field as a junior.

Cooper said he was looking forward to running at WSU alongside state champion Justin Janke of North Central

and training partner Kennan Schrag of Issaquah.

“Last summer, we went to Flagstaff, Arizona, to live in a motor home and train for a month at altitude,” Cooper said of Schrag. “So we’ve just grown really close.”

The Patriots placed ninth in the 2A boys standings. They had a sixth-place finish in the 4x400 relay and senior Nate Solly was fourth in the 300 hurdles.

Liberty’s girls scored 23 points for 11th place. Eight of those points came from junior Sophia Wartena, who was third in the 300 hurdles (45.98) and seventh in the 100

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hurdles (15.92).

“It’s more than what I hoped for. I just hoped to do my best,” Wartena said after the 300 hurdles. “The last stretch was really hard.

The key was getting low and ignoring the pain of the wind.”

Brigette Takeuchi was third in the 1,600 and fourth in the 3,200.

Hazen The Hazen girls track and field team came home with several state medals led by senior Kate Lilly, who placed in two individual events.

Lilly finished sixth in both

the 1,600 (4:57.76) and 800 (2:16.74).

Her sister Michelle Lilly placed fourth in the girls triple jump (36-3.25), while Minha Le’s 34-4 mark was good for 15th.

Junior Taliah Coe picked up an eighth-place medal in the javelin (120-09) and sophomore Alicia Nguyen finished 12th in the long jump (16-3).

Alexis Rogers added a seventh-place finish in the 200 (26.05), while two Hazen relay teams came home with medals. The 4x200 relay team took seventh (1:46.44) and the 4x400 relay finished fourth (3:58.11).

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Liberty second at boys tennis state tourney

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“Luciana had a difficult draw and somehow found a way to persevere,” Salokas said.

Hazen The Highlanders’ Sonlam and Justin Nguyen opened the 3A boys doubles tournament with a win over Glacier Peak, but they lost the next two matches to end their season without a medal.

Hazen’s Misa Takami failed to advance past the first day after losing both of her matches in the girls singles bracket.

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Liberty’s Marco Sobrino eyes the ball in the Patriots’ semifinal loss to Shorecrest.

unfortunate draw of meeting Wacker and Khan a match before the semifinals, but the Patriots’ No. 1 doubles team gave them their toughest match of the tournament. Shorecrest moved on to the semis after winning a third-set tiebreaker.

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Every year, the Liberty tennis program gets a little bit deeper.

In 2016, the Patriots sent their largest contingent ever to the state tournament. A total of six athletes qualified this year. For reference, it took Liberty the last three years combined to reach that same number.

“I don’t think a coach can be more proud than how I feel about the effort of the Liberty tournament players who represented themselves and our school so very well,” said longtime coach Mike Salokas.

The five Liberty boys qualifiers propelled the Patriots to a second-place team finish at the Class 2A tournament held May 27-28 at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle.

Marco Sobrino and Cody Hughes led the way with a third place finish in the boys doubles bracket.

The duo had what Salokas called “an exceptionally good tournament,” making it all the way to the semifinals before running into Daniel Wacker and Faiz Khan, the defending state champions from Shorecrest.

Wacker and Khan made quick work of the Patriots, defeating Sobrino and Hughes in straight sets.

They would go on to win the state title later that day.

Sobrino and Hughes would rebound, though, to knock off Lindbergh’s Donovan Dang and Patrick Tiamzon, 6-2, 6-3, for third place.

Liberty brothers Bryan and Ethan Le had the

Freshman Luciana Sobrino made her first state appearance one to remember, finishing third in the girls singles tournament, also held at the Nordstrom Tennis Center.

Her only loss came in the semifinal, when she fell to defending state champion Danya Wallis of North Kitsap. Wallis was hardly challenged the whole tournament as she went on to defend her title.

Liberty’s Sobrino bounced back against Foster’s Ana Rios, defeating her 6-2, 6-1 to capture third.

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Liberty’s other qualifier Marek Pierepiekarz was the recipient of bad luck and a difficult draw in the singles bracket, Salokas said. His state run ended on the first day after losing his first two matches

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