VOL. 18, NO. 9
NEWCASTLE’S LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
N EWCASTLE
KICKING OFF THE SEASON
NEWS
Wellman edges Litzow in 41st’s primary test
BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com Incumbent state Sen. Steve Litzow has some work to do to keep his 41st District seat. After compiling a lead in the initial returns following the Aug. 2 primary, the Mercer Island Republican ultimately finished second to Democratic challenger Lisa Wellman. Wellman, a Mercer Island resident who describes herself as an educator turned CEO, earned 48.8 percent of the vote
Getting up to speed with this year’s Liberty and Hazen football squads Page 14
City’s former parks commissioner dies after car plunges into pond
BY CHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY ccorrales-toy@newcastle-news.com Former Parks Commissioner Curtis Gray died after his car left the roadway and flipped upside down in a Newcastle retention pond on Aug. 21.
Gray, 57, was on the city’s very first Parks Commission, now known as the Community Curtis Gray Activities Commission. He served from
2004-10. “He was always a steady force on the Parks Commission,” said Community Activities Commissioner Diane Lewis, who served alongside Gray on the inaugural advisory board. Lewis remembered Gray for
A TASTE OF BROADWAY
SEE ELECTION, PAGE 12
ELECTION RESULTS
SEE GRAY, PAGE 12
Newcastle Days at Lake Boren Park is Sept. 9-10 Newcastle News As always, the summer comes to an end with the city’s Newcastle Days festival. The primary action goes from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lake Boren Park on Sept. 10, but like last year, it will officially start a day earlier with Broadway at Boren, an evening community performance. The Sept. 9 show dubbed Broadway at Boren: Singing Under The Stars is a live theater production featuring excerpts from popular Broadway shows of all eras. Catch the performance from
Certified results of the Aug. 2 primary election as reported by the Secretary of State. The top two candidates in each race advance to November’s general election.
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 41 SENATE
Lisa Wellman (D) 14,800 48.8% Steve Litzow (R) 14,344 47.3% Bryan Simonson (Lib) 1,189 3.9% HOUSE (POSITION 1)
Tana Senn (D) John Pass (R)
his kind heart and the careful thought and consideration he put into his commission comments. Newcastle City Councilman John Dulcich, who as mayor at the time appointed Gray to
19,436 65.1% 10,419 34.9%
SEE DAYS, PAGE 11
HOUSE (POSITION 2)
Judy Clibborn (D) 16,533 55.2% Michael Appleby (R) 9,889 33.0% William Popp Sr. (D) 2,914 9.7% Angel Jordan (Lib) 636 2.1%
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 9 Adam Smith (D) Doug Basler (R) Jesse Wineberry (D) Daniel Smith (D) Jeary Flener (none)
67,100 56.2% 27,848 23.4% 17,613 14.8% 3,935 3.3% 2,733 2.3%
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Ella Williamson sings ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ as she and other performers rehearse at the Seattle Revival Center on Aug. 23 for Newcastle’s Broadway at Boren community production. Youth Theatre Northwest and the City of Newcastle present the show Sept. 9 at Lake Boren Park.
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