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October 3, 2014
Newcastle receives $255,000 grant for Lake Boren flooding The city of Newcastle received a $255,000 King County Flood Control District grant that will help ease flooding at Lake Boren. The district’s executive committee recommended Aug. 18 that Newcastle receive a portion of $2.6 million in grants available from a newly created program aimed at reducing the impact of local flooding. That
recommendation was approved Sept. 29. “This grant funding will allow the city of Newcastle to address longstanding flooding issues dating back prior to the city’s incorporation,” Reagan Dunn, King County Councilman representing Newcastle and chairman of the King County Flood Control See GRANT, Page 3
Youth element eyed for adding to City Council By Christina Corrales-Toy The Newcastle City Council explored the possibility of adding a youth voice to its government structure at its Sept. 16 regular meeting. The discussion comes after Newcastle teen James Ricks approached Mayor Steve Buri about the feasibility of creating a youth advisory board to the council. “I want youth to care about Newcastle,” Ricks said. “Whether that’s evident in service projects, involvement in planning activities or tutoring, I want youth to be involved because they care about the city they live in.” Ricks met with Buri, City Manager Rob Wyman and Community Activities Liaison Wendy Kirchner in July to hammer out a vision for the city’s youth involvement. It’s not yet clear how exactly it would look — some suggested a youth spot on the Community
Activities Commission, others mentioned a separate youth advisory committee — but all council members agreed there was value in hearing from the city’s adolescents. “I think it’s terrific when we have young folks that really want to participate and get involved,” Newcastle City Councilman Rich Crispo said. Buri and Kirchner also talked about somehow partnering with the already established Teen Leadership Board jointly facilitated by the Newcastle Library and the Coal Creek Family YMCA. A few obstacles remain. For instance, the four-year term that Community Activities Commissioners serve isn’t ideal for a youth representative that will most likely graduate and leave home at some point. That rule could be changed, though, Buri noted, reducing a See YOUTH, Page 2
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Newcastle City Councilman Rich Crispo stands next to a display case with Milt Swanson’s coal miner helmet and an information poster honoring the late 95-year-old Newcastle native’s contributions to preserving the city’s history.
‘Little giant’ makes history By Christina Corrales-Toy The first thing visitors see upon walking into the Renton History Museum’s Newcastle exhibit is, appropriately, a tribute to a man that means so much to the city’s history. Milt Swanson’s mining helmet emblazoned with his name along the side greets museumgoers while sitting in a clear display case. It’s appropriate because Swanson, the Newcastle pioneer born and raised in the community, spending 90 of his 95 years living in the same company house that still stands at the edge of town near the Cougar Mountain trailhead, cared immensely about Newcastle’s history, and made it his mission to preserve it. Swanson passed away in
January, but his memory and coal-mining history are preserved in the new exhibit, featuring many of his own artifacts. “Milt would’ve been really, really happy,” Newcastle City Councilman Rich Crispo said of the exhibit. “It really honors not only his memory, but the memory of the city. I think it’s just great.” “Newcastle, Little Giant of the Eastside” debuted Sept. 9 and is set to run at the Renton History Museum until Feb. 7. It features pictures, maps and objects, most on loan courtesy of the Newcastle Historical Society, from Newcastle’s coal-mining past. It’s the first time the museum has collaborated with another historical organization, collections manager Sarah Samson said.
“Mostly, what we were trying to convey is what it was like to live in Newcastle during that time period,” she said. “It was pretty much strictly a mining town, so a large part of the exhibit focuses on the mine and life in a mining town.” There are features about the still-standing Baima House and the Newcastle Cemetery, as well as a wall-sized present-day map pinpointing several historical locations. “People can figure out, my house is here, but this is what used to be here,” Samson said. The artifacts range from mining tools to wine-making devices, because, as Samson noted, “there were a lot of Italians” in Newcastle. But it’s not the exhibit objects that stand out, See EXHIBIT, Page 2
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Youth From Page 1 youth seat term to one or two years. Deputy Mayor John Drescher suggested an internship-style appointment, wherein a youth representative would sit in on Community Activities meetings and participate, but not serve as a fullvoting member. Councilwoman Carol Simpson said she was concerned about the length of service requirements and
the breadth of students’ involvement, but overall applauded the suggestion. “Our education system and our youth are the future,” she said. “If we don’t have you sitting in the seats here, finding out about your government and being a part, we are not grabbing the future.” The discussion was particularly relevant as two vacancies on the Community Activities Commission opened due to term expirations. Longtime Commissioner Angela Ursino and Commissioner Vicki Hupf elected not to continue
their service. Ricks, a junior at Liberty High School, said he’s flexible in how a youth voice is added to the city. “I think it’s just good to let the youth in our community know that they can make a difference if they feel so inclined,” he said. The Newcastle City Council made no final decisions on the matter, electing instead to send the issue to the Community Activities Commission for discussion and final recommendation.
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Newcastle resident Max Willoughby is a performer. Whether it’s an impromptu show on the Lake Boren Park stage or a dramatic display on the Coal Creek Family YMCA basketball court, 9-yearold Max is never short on theatrics. “We knew he had acting talent when he pretended to fall and be knocked out during a YMCA basketball game,” mom Tina Perkins said. “They blew the whistle, stopped the game and ran out in the court to help him. “I had to carry him off the court so I didn’t look like a bad mom, but I could see him sneaking little peeks, proud of his dramatic exit from the game.” The next week his par-
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Crispo said, it’s the history behind them. “The artifacts themselves are not as important to me as the stories that they tell,” he said. “The best part about all of this for me, is that if somebody were to say, ‘Tell me a little bit about this picture,’ I can tell them a story. I learned so many stories from Milt
ents signed him up for drama classes. It appears the classes are payMax ing off, because Willoughby Max was booked for his first TV commercial, a promotional ad for the upcoming Seattle Auto Show. In it, Max plays a boy weaving in and out through an obstacle of ever-moving cars as they suddenly appear bursting out from the ground. The commercial utilizes CGI and was shot completely on green screen, so Max had to pretend that cars were magically appearing out of the floor that I’m able to do that with just about everything that’s in here.” It made sense to do an exhibit about Renton’s Newcastle neighbor, because there is so much shared history among the cities, Samson said. “The exhibit is a really good comprehensive introduction to Newcastle history,” she said. “Personally, I am a history person, but I think it’s really important to understand the history of where you’re living.”
and flipping all around him. Max’s favorite part of the shoot, his first ever paying gig, wasn’t the acting, though — it was the green room. “He liked the green room because it was totally full of food — the perks of being an actor,” his mom said. The 9-year-old, who attends the Open Window School in Bellevue, said he’d enjoy pursuing a career in the acting industry, especially one that allows him to write and direct his own works. “I like role-playing,” Max said. “I like being a character version of myself.” The Blue Plate Digital produced commercial began airing Oct. 1 and will continue appearing on local TV stations through Oct. 19.
Hazen drill team to perform at Seahawks game
The Hazen High School drill team will perform at halftime Oct. 12 of the Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys game at Safeco Field. The Highlanders will join seven other teams and the SeaGals in a special halftime performance promoting Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Kickoff is at 1:25 p.m. on FOX. Video should be available on www.seahawks. com afterward.
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Newcastle teen shares first in international competition By Rachel Osgood Newcastle News intern Newcastle’s own Max Ma shared first prize in The Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz One-Piano, Four Hands Ensemble in the seventh annual New York International Piano Competition. “Besides being emotionally cathartic for the artist and the audience, music has power that arguably exceeds that of all other things. It has the unparalleled power to bring people together,” the 17-yearold said. “During a moving performance, there is always a silent moment of empathy and camaraderie amongst audience members. In a rare moment like this, we’re all equal and united as human beings, regardless of the political, social and economic wars that trouble this world. “I really do love everything about the piano, but this particularly rewarding aspect of performing is what I hold closest to heart.” The New York International Piano Competition is organized by The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, of New York, and hosted at the Manhattan School of Music. Twenty-two selected pianists travel from around the globe to vie for $40,000 in prizes and the opportunity for recital appearances. This year’s event took place from June 22-27 during which the selected competitors participated in four rounds of performing as well as seminars. “Max is extremely communicative and as a pianist, he has quite a soul,”
Grant From Page 1 District, said in a news release. The city of Newcastle’s Lake Boren flooding mitigation project will receive $255,000 to improve the outlet channel by clearing and removing any overflow blockages at Boren Creek. Newcastle also plans to acquire 3.7 acres of land, which includes the outlet and critical areas, such as stream and wetland and buffers. An unpermitted
Norman Horowitz, of The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, and one of the directors of the competition, said. “He is very introspective and understanding with regard to the composure of the pieces he performs.” The foundation focuses on maintaining excellence and individuality, and promoting young artists in the pursuit of a career in music. “While we are currently awaiting Max’s decision regarding his collegiate years, we have great plans for him,” Horowitz said. “We present 30 to 35 concerts per year, and we fully intend to bring him in based on his future plans.” Ma started on his musical path early. “Classical music has drifted in and out of my ears since a young age, via audio recordings, and concerts at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall that my family would take me to,” Ma said. “Without doubt, all these things have had influence on my musical growth since.” Ma is an aspiring concert pianist attending Lakeside High School. He began playing piano at age 5 and has been studying under pianist Nino Merabishvili since age 7. Ma is an accomplished pianist who won first prize in the NW Chopin Competition, Bach Festival, SonataSonatina Festival, and the Washington State Music Teachers Association solo and concerto piano scholarship competitions. “I’ve been selected as one of eight pianists in the world to participate in the Sergei Babayan International Piano Academy, I’ve per-
formed with the Seattle Symphony, and I’ve been acknowledged by one of the world’s foremost musical institutions, all of which I thought to be impossible,” Ma said. Ma has participated in the Perugia MusicFest and the Aspen Music Festival and School, performing as the finale to the concert held in the prestigious Aspen Benedict Music Tent. As a prizewinner of the 2013 American Protégé Piano and Strings International Competition, Max also recently performed at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York. “In just a couple months, I will have the tremendous honor and privilege of studying under the tutelage of Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky, chair of the piano department at The Juilliard School in New York, at The Juilliard School Pre-College,” Ma said. “I plan on continuing to grow as a student of music, to meet and be inspired by those with similar passions to my own, and to share what I’ve learned and how I sincerely feel about music with the rest of the world. “I know that music and the incessant pursuit of pianistic mastery will forever be a part of my life.”
bridge, which impedes flow, will also be removed. “We are grateful for this generous contribution from the King County Flood Control District, which will enable our city to acquire land and make improvements that benefit our residents, visitors and the environment,” Newcastle Mayor Steve Buri said in the release. “Reducing and mitigating flooding issues around Lake Boren continues to be a priority for our City Council and with this grant, we are closer to accomplishing those goals.” City Manager Rob
Wyman heaped praise on Laura Frolich, the city’s surface water engineer, for her part in putting together the grant application, at the Newcastle City Council meeting Aug. 19. The new grant program targets flood-reduction projects throughout King County. Eligible applicants included homeowner associations, private nonprofit organizations or associations, schools, special districts, tribes and King County jurisdictions. Funded projects must be completed within 36 months of receiving funds.
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Editorial
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The city celebrated its 20th year of incorporation in September, but locals know, at least they should, that Newcastle’s story goes back much farther than that. Newcastle’s coal-mining history dates back to the mid 1800s, when the city was second only to Seattle in population. The Newcastle mining site operated for about 100 years, until the mid-1900s. Workers extracted nearly 11 million tons of coal during that period. Vestiges of that history remain scattered across the city in the form of landmarks such as the Baima House, a century-old company house that used to house miners and their families, and the Newcastle Cemetery, the final resting place for a number of Newcastle pioneers. The stories and the history of the people that set the foundation to make Newcastle what it is today are now on display in a special Renton History Museum exhibit, “Newcastle: Little Giant of the Eastside.” In it you will see the faces of the men, women and children who called Newcastle home during its coalmining heyday; the tools that workers used to extract the coal; and a special tribute to the late Milt Swanson, the Newcastle pioneer who deservedly gets much of the credit for championing the preservation of the city’s history. Every resident that calls Newcastle home should make an effort to see this exhibit. It should be mandatory viewing for every single person working at City Hall. Anyone that has a stake in Newcastle’s future needs to make it down to the Renton History Museum. As the saying goes, “You have to know where you’ve been, to know where you’re going.” We once used this space to decry the lack of attention paid to preservation of the city’s history. It is now so thrilling to see Newcastle’s story not only being shared, but also celebrated in both this exhibit and display cases of artifacts at City Hall. The Renton History Museum spared no detail in bringing Newcastle’s history to life, but the exhibit is only temporary. At some point, the artifacts Swanson so graciously donated to the Newcastle Historical Society will need to find a permanent home. Our hope is that one day, the city can fund its own museum to house the treasures of its past.
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By Garry Kampen This year is the 20th anniversary of Newcastle, a small city that ranks high in livability, and the 15th anniversary of Newcastle Trails, a nonprofit citizens group that has worked for parks, trails and open space, in close cooperation with the city, since 1999. I’m writing to celebrate Newcastle’s amazing and stillgrowing trail system, and to encourage you to explore it and enjoy it. Check NT’s website, www.newcastletrails.org; download our latest map and trail guide; join NT by emailing info@newcastletrails.org (for trail news, no dues); attend our Oct. 6 board meeting (7 p.m. at Regency Newcastle); and consider volunteering for the board, or lending a hand with trail work, computer work (GIS, web, writing), lobbying, fundraising — whatever you’d like to do. Newcastle’s trails are part of a regional network used by walkers, joggers, cyclists and equestrians. The city lies within a Grand Loop, a triangle of trail corridors with its base on the existing Lake Washington Trail (future Eastside Rail Trail) and its apex in Cougar Mountain. The sides of the triangle are the May Creek Greenway
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(mostly in Newcastle) and the Coal Creek section of the Mountains to Sound Greenway (mostly in Bellevue). The triangle is crossed north- Garry Kampen to-south by Coal Creek Parkway (continuous sidewalks) and the heavily used Waterline Trail (few sidewalks, many trees), with downtown Newcastle and Lake Boren Park sandwiched between. You can walk the loop and its cross-trails now, with two exceptions: Renton’s May Creek Trail (partly complete, bridge needed), and the parkway underpass for the Coal Creek Trail (due soon). The Grand Loop is mostly wooded nature trails: The May Creek and Coal Creek trails include creeks, waterfalls, bridges, historic sites and sections of an old railroad; the Terrace Trail has switchbacks, lovely rock steps, views, fallen trees and giant moss-covered boulders. The Marshall’s Hill and Red Town trails (in Cougar Mountain Wilderness Park) link wilderness trails with
the remains of Old Newcastle and its coal mines. The west-to-east CrossTown Trail is Newcastle’s major urban trail (nature trails and sidewalks), a central connector linking schools, parks, neighborhoods and north-south trails. It starts near 116th Avenue Southeast and Newcastle Way, and winds past or through Hazelwood Elementary School, Hazelwood Park, Donegal Park, the historic Newcastle Cemetery and Lake Boren Park, continuing on sidewalks to Beit Tikvah and, after a gap, southeast along the DeLeo Wall (woods, views) from Newcastle Vista to Cougar Mountain. Fall projects include new trail signs citywide, and changes to the CrossTown Trail: rerouting it at the new middle school and the planned Renton School District Newcastle development (between Olympus and Hazelwood), and rebuilding sections of trail between Newcastle Vista and Cougar Mountain. Newcastle’s trail system has benefited from the cooperation of many groups, including Renton, Bellevue, King County and the Issaquah Alps Trails Club (check their websites for trail maps and guided walks). Volunteers were also essential. Much of the trail work was done by Boy Scouts, and parents, from Newcastle’s Hazelwood Troop, and other troops from Bellevue, Kirkland and Renton.
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Patriots overpower Highlanders, 7-0 By Christina Corrales-Toy If it were a football game being played at Liberty High School on Sept. 9, the 7-0 shutout win for the home team would have told the story of a mostly defensive stalemate between two squads. But Liberty and Hazen were not playing football that pleasant Tuesday evening; they were playing soccer. So, instead, that rare 7-0 score engineered by the Patriots told the opposite story — one that ends with an overpowering offensive performance courtesy of the defending 3A state champions, now playing at the 2A level. “It’s so much fun when you’re scoring — and then you just keep scoring,” said junior captain Jordan Hemmen, who accounted for two of Liberty’s seven scores. Things started out slow for the Patriots, a squad looking to replace 10 seniors from last year’s championship team. They didn’t find the net until about 25 minutes into the first half. It came on a corner kick from senior Sami Harrell, who perfectly served the ball to Hemmen, giving her the chance to head the ball in for her first score of the night. From there, Liberty got on a roll and never looked back. “The floodgates kind of opened and once we got one, they kind of just went boom,
boom, boom,” Patriots coach Tami Nguyen said. The second score came not two minutes later, when freshman Sydney Willoughby found the net, courtesy of yet another Harrell assist. Just 5 minutes before the end of the first half, the Patriots showed the future is bright, when a pair of freshman worked together to net Liberty’s third goal of the night. Makena Carr had the score, while Willoughby had the assist. “I’m super excited to see the freshmen develop the next few years,” Hemmen said. “They have so much potential.” Liberty scored two more times before the end of the half, as Hemmen added her second goal and senior Megan Downing had her first, while Sydney Abel engineered assists for both. Kelley Johnson and Abel put the game even farther out of reach in the second half, when they each scored a goal. “Early in the year, just for our attacking players to get confidence scoring goals is huge for us,” Nguyen said. Freshman goalkeeper Sydney Argosino and junior Jasmine Curl combined for the shutout. Nguyen said her squad was still finding its identity in the season’s infancy. The goal is to repeat as state champions, this time at the 2A level, but that was not necessarily on her girls’ mind at the moment, she added.
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Jordan Hemmen (14), Liberty High School junior defender, watches her header score the first point for the Patriots in a 7-0 win Sept. 9 over Hazen High School. The coach, who starred at the University of Washington, is a big proponent of making sure her team plays its best at the right time, just as last year’s squad did, coming together for a thrilling playoff run. “Obviously, state’s a goal of ours, but we just take it one game at a time,” she said. Sept. 9 represented the first time Liberty and Hazen faced off on the soccer pitch in 10 years. It was a rough night for the Highlanders, but Hazen coach Ken Matthews still found a few positive takeaways from the
game. “I am never disappointed in our girls’ effort,” he said. “They give everything that they possibly can.” Similar to Liberty, Hazen lost a large senior class to graduation, including star defender Gabby Brower, a Newcastle resident now playing at Western Washington University. Hazen played one of the toughest nonconference schedules in the state. In addition to facing the defending 3A state champions, they traveled to Idaho where they played Lake
City High School, a team that earned third place in its state tournament last year. The Highlanders also played Auburn Mountainview and Eastside Catholic, teams from two historically strong programs. The tough nonleague schedule was intentional, Matthews said. “Our goal is to be better in league, to get through league, so playing teams like this can only help,” he said. “I’ll be able to say to these girls, ‘I don’t think these guys are going to be better than anyone we’ve already played.’”
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Above, Ben Graham, Liberty High School sophomore, watches his tee shot fly on the 309-yard, par-4 eighth hole Sept. 17 at Maplewood Golf Course on the way to a 4-under, 32-round over nine holes for medalist honors. Also under par for the Patriots was senior Dexter Simonds with a 35. The nonleague golf match against Issaquah was won by the Eagles, 181 to 189 strokes. At left, Russell Boston (middle), Liberty High School senior running back, lies on the turf without his helmet after being tackled by Parker Trewet (left) and Kevin Govea, of Hazen, on the Highlanders’ 11-yard line during the second quarter. The Patriots won the rivalry of Renton Highlands schools, 56-6.
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Liberty SRO honored as the best in the state By Christina Corrales-Toy
Deputy Dave Montalvo has had his fair share of assignments in a 27-year career with the King County Sheriff’s Office. He spent time on the SWAT team; he taught new recruits as a master police officer; he served on motorcycle patrol; and he also worked with a traffic enforcement unit. But he has truly found his home in the south end of the Issaquah School District where, for the past 12 years, Montalvo has served as the school resource officer at Liberty High, Maywood Middle and area elementary schools. “This is by far, in my opinion, the best job that anybody can have, because you get to work with the kids and make a difference,” he said. Students, staff and parents have for years praised Montalvo’s warm and likable demeanor, but now the rest of the state knows how special he is, after the Washington School Safety Organization named him the state’s 2013-2014 School Security Officer of the Year.
It’s not a surprise he won. It’s more of a surprise that he hadn’t yet won, said former Liberty administrator Ed Marcoe, who led the effort to get Montalvo considered for the award. He gathered nomination forms and passed them out to Liberty staff, parents and students. “We had, I’m going to say, close to 75 nomination forms supporting him,” Marcoe said. Montalvo’s day consists of walking — a lot of walking. He estimates he walks the Liberty campus 15-20 times a day, making sure everything is safe and secure. He also helps teach Fourth Amendment rights in the school’s civics class and demonstrates the dangers of drinking and driving in the driver’s education class. He investigates student thefts of phones and personal items, makes sure kids aren’t speeding on the arterials or parking illegally, and helps with discipline issues when needed. Montalvo is responsible for most of the south end of the district, so he also makes time to visit
Maywood Middle School and Newcastle, Apollo, Briarwood and Maple Hills elementary schools, where he interacts with students and monitors crosswalks. “I try to get over there a couple times a day as well, to make sure they know I’m watching out for them as well,” he said. Liberty visitors will often see his King County Sheriff Office car parked in front of the school, standing as a comfortable symbol of the school’s security. Montalvo is much more than a school resource officer. He’s a teacher, a mentor, a father figure and a support system for every student he protects. “He just has that charisma with the kids,” Marcoe said. “Kids feel at ease with him and can talk to him. That’s what you want in an SRO. You want that protection, but you also want to be able to go to somebody and tell them anything.” He has a strong opendoor policy, so it’s not rare to see a consistent parade of students, both current and former, coming to him for guidance or just stopping to say hi.
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Deputy Dave Montalvo, Liberty resource officer, is greeted warmly by a visiting graduate near the grandstand student section as he patrols a Sept. 12 football game. Montalvo’s connection to Liberty is unlike any Principal Josh Almy has seen in his 20-year education career, he said. “He takes such a special interest in the success and safety of the kids and community, it really is remarkable,” Almy said. “He not only does his job to the fullest, but spends much of his personal time attending events and taking an interest in the betterment of our school. He knows parents, students and staff by name, and will always go the extra mile for any Patriot that could benefit from his assistance.”
Montalvo, who makes his home in Maple Valley, admits that he now bleeds silver, green and blue, and praises Liberty as “the gem of the district.” Fans will often see him on the sidelines cheering on the Liberty student athletes or at graduation celebrating the seniors. His favorite part of the job is interacting with kids. He gets a chance to see them literally grow up in front of his eyes, from troublesome freshmen making rash choices to, hopefully, more mature seniors. “It’s fun when they look back at it and say, ‘I made some dumb choices when
I was younger,’ and I go, ‘We all do. We were all young,’” Montalvo said. The plaque he received for the state honor now sits proudly in his Liberty office, though he spends little time there. Montalvo credits the award to the students and staff, saying the well-behaved Patriots’ student body simply makes him look good. “In our line of business, a lot of times we don’t see the best of people,” Montalvo said. “But if you can turn one of those troublemakers around and make a difference, it’s amazing how that feels.”
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The memories will remain
The old Hazelwood Elementary School was demolished to make way for a new Renton School District Middle School, in scenes shot Sept. 17 (far left), Sept. 3 (left), August 21 (above) and Sept. 10 (below). The middle school is projected to open in Fall 2016.
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The Lookout at Lake Chelan a getaway for all ages Just over one year ago, the Lookout was a bare hillside. Today, kids are running through the parks, riding bikes and swimming in the pool or lake. Adults are relaxing and enjoying happy hour by the fire pit. The Lookout is a lakeside village on Lake Chelan spanning 85 acres with 700’ feet of private waterfront, conveniently located one mile from downtown Chelan. It is a community that will be comprised of approximately 300 homes which are clustered together to embrace community, walking and natural beauty. Roughly one-third of the Lookout is preserved as open space.
or the outdoor pool, gather at the clubhouse or Lookout Park, which features a pickleball court, stone fireplace, outdoor BBQ and playground. Enjoy the nearby “pocket parks” featuring bocce ball and a swing set. Cycle Central Bike Shop has opened a new location at the Lookout, making bike rentals a breeze.
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It’s that time of year again, as the Newcastle City Council works to set the city’s 2015 budget. Finance Director Chris Olson unveiled a preliminary budget calendar at the City Council’s Sept. 16 meeting. The outlined plan shows that the City Council will receive the preliminary budget document Oct. 11. Residents then have three opportunities to offer comments about the budget. The City Council will hold public hearings during its regular meetings at City Hall, 12385 Newcastle Way, Suite 200, on Oct. 21, and Nov. 4 and 18. The budget is slated for adoption Dec. 2, though dates are subject to change.
Renton Technical College was named among the top-10 two-year colleges in the nation, earning the chance to compete for a $1 million prize. The Aspen Institute first recognized the school as one of the nation’s top 150 in January. The school learned in early September that it was one of the 10 finalists for the 2015 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The prize, awarded every two years, is the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among community colleges. The winner will be announced in early 2015. “This is a tremendous honor that recognizes the extraordinary
contributions of RTC’s faculty and staff to the success of our students,” Renton Technical College President Steve Hanson said in a statement.
Local students make WSU honor roll Chelsea Aleesha Moorhead and Alexandra Stuj, of Newcastle, made the president’s honor roll for the 2014 summer semester at Washington State University in Pullman.
Nathan Gibson is named to Azusa dean’s list Nathan Gibson, of Newcastle, made the academic dean’s list at Azusa Pacific University, in Azusa, California, for the 2014 spring term.
This fall, the Lookout will begin construction on a 70-slip marina offering short and long-term rentals. Next year, construction will begin on the Lookout’s recreational village including a gym and other year-round activities.
Houses are designed closer to each other so that owners and guests can conveniently walk to all amenities. Sidewalks and foot paths lead to the lake and the adjacent Vin du Lac winery. Leave your car parked! Much of the Lookout’s design emphasizes outdoor living for active days and lazy nights. Swim in the lake
The Lookout has already sold 25 homes in 15 months and just released home-sites in the Lakeside District including four lots with unobstructed views of Lake Chelan and the marina. Current prices range from the $400s to the $800s with a diversity of home types, floor plans and price points giving home buyers various options. For more information on home sales or vacation rentals visit: www.chelanlookout.com
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Dazzlin’ Days
The Hazen High School drill team performs for the family crowds at Lake Boren Park for Newcastle Days Sept. 6 at Lake Boren Park.
Above, Gil René, acoustic rock guitarist and Newcastle resident, performs again 20 years after playing with his band at celebration of the city’s incorporation. At right, Jessica Lee, 5, of Renton Highlands, is delighted with her descent on the inflatable Screamer Slide. Photos by Greg Farrar
Above, after driving to the Newcastle Car Show, Michael Kelley, of Bellevue, removes dust with a soft brush from a 1955 Cadillac El Dorado owned by his best friend Mario Pipkin, of Seattle. At left, Brayden Howard, 6, of Newcastle, rides Blossom on the Lang’s Traveling Pony Rides carousel.
Above, Sydney Lok, 9, of Renton, sweeps up chicken feed from a tray after learning to use an antique corn grinder provided by the Newcastle Historical Society.
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This is a sad time of year for The Sainted One, and it’s not because he’s turning 75. He’s melancholy because he will no longer be wearing his beloved cargo shorts. I don’t understand his attachment to them. Here is a man who has one tuxedo, one suit and three blazers, and yet he has 15 pairs of cargo shorts in constant summer rotation. I think that my irritation might be rooted in jealousy. I carry the bulk of my weight in the hips and thighs (“Well thanks for the compliment on my jodhpurs, but I’m not wearing jodhpurs!”) so
the last thing that I need are huge, bulky pockets in spots that already scream of excess. But Pat Detmer he loves them. He’s been known to wear cargo shorts in 48-degree weather and claim that he’s not cold even though from 50 yards away his goosebumps look like a lesser range of The Rockies. He doesn’t like to wear
jeans but knows that his sweatpants aren’t appropriate for shopping and dining, so as the days turn brisk and short, he’s especially depressed.
He gets like this, attached to specific pieces of clothing. He’s not an overly sentimental guy, but when it comes to certain well-loved pieces, he
is a sartorial Richard Bach. In fact for years he wore a sweatshirt that was frayed and faded and stiff from washing, which gives me hope for the longevity of our marriage since I am much the same. The cuffs were hanging onto the arms by threads and the collar was pulling away from the neck. I told him that he was one good sneeze away from wearing a T-shirt with matching necklace and bracelets. I was his wingman when we searched for the Son of Sweatshirt, and although he would normally walk into a clothing store, point and say, “I’ll take that” and be out the door within nanoseconds, in this case the process was excruciating: No. Wrong neck. No. That’s sweater material. It needs to be sweatshirt
material. No. That doesn’t gather at the bottom. No, I don’t want a zipper. It needs to be buttons. No gray, no black, no white. Given our past experience and my disdain toward his shorts style choice, it was with some trepidation that I recently suggested — and I can’t believe I did this — cargo pants, the big-boy version of what he wears all summer long. His face brightened. “I never thought of that,” he said with a faraway look in his eyes, part wistful, part hopeful. “Cargo pants. Hmm.” Can Son of Cargo Pants be far behind? You can reach Pat Detmer — who hasn’t shopped with The Sainted One since the Son of Sweatshirt experience — at patdetmer@aol.com.
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Newcastle native Alex Bell inspires the newest PEMCO Northwest Profile By Christina Corrales-Toy PEMCO Insurance introduced audiences to Sandals & Socks Guy, Goat Renter Guy and First Snowflake Freakout Lady through its offbeat advertising campaign highlighting Northwest Profiles. Now, you can add Nothing Between Me and My Tan Man to the list of quirky Northwest characters, thanks to inspiration from Newcastle native Alex Bell. Bell, a 2009 Liberty High School graduate, won a PEMCO video contest in 2012, as the company sought new profiles for its “We’re A Lot Like You. A Little Different.” advertising campaign. He and a team of fellow University of Southern California film school students created a 30-second video poking fun at Northwesterners who leave the sunscreen at home in the hopes of soaking up the sun on their way to a natural tan. But the result is often more sunburn than tan, as the video illustrated. “For better or for worse, it’s just one of those things you see — it’s so
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While a student at Liberty, Bell had already caught the filmmaking bug and went on to produce video highlights of the Patriots’ sports teams and a video for the school administration, titled, “A Day in the Life at Liberty.”
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Calendar Events Newcastle Chamber of Commerce monthly lunch: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 8, Tapatio Mexican Grill, 6920 Coal Creek Parkway S.E., guest speaker Police Chief Melinda Irvine, $20/members, $25/nonmembers, register at newcastle-chamber.org Liberty High School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, celebrate homecoming and the completion of Liberty’s remodel, 12:30 p.m. Oct. 10., 16655 S.E. 136th St., Renton, 837-4800 Oktoberfest, 21 and older, featuring local brew-
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Oct. 18, Coal Creek YMCA, 13750 Newcastle Golf Club Road, $40/members, $45/nonmembers, register online at http://bit.ly/1tes5iE
Public meetings All city public meetings are at City Hall, 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 200. Call 649-4444. q Finance Committee — 4-5 p.m. Oct. 13 q Community Activity Commission — 7-8 p.m. Oct. 8 q Economic and Community Development Committee — 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 q City Council — 7-8 p.m. Oct. 7 and 21 q Planning Commission — 7-8 p.m.
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Aquatics Winter Swim/Dive Lessons Winter Swim Team Adult Lap Swim/Masters Friday Family Float Night Aquarobics Classes
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Holiday parties, Birthday parties, Business meetings, etc.
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for age group times and dates
Library events The Newcastle Library is at 12901 Newcastle Way. The following programs are offered: SHIBA counseling, 10 a.m. Fridays, Oct. 3 and Nov. 7 Work Area, open to everyone, 3 p.m. Weekdays SAT Prep, 10 a.m. Saturdays Young Toddler Story Times, ages 1-2, 10:15 a.m. Mondays Toddler Story Times, ages 2-3, 11:30 a.m. Mondays Sept. 15, 22 and 29 ‘So You Can’t Take Your Mom or Your BFF to Your Job Interview,
Now What???,’ for teens, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 6, registration required ‘Steampunk Bauble and Jewelry Slam,’ bring your shiny bits and baubles and we’ll make steampunk jewelry, for teens, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 13, registration required Computer class: ‘Oneon-One Assistance,’ 6:308 p.m. Mondays Russian Story Time, ages 3 and older, 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays Study Zone, grades K-12, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays and 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays ‘Talk Time,’ practice your English conversation skills, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays Preschool Story
times, ages 3-5, 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays ‘The Sporting Knight Life,’ join Knights of Veritas for an interactive program with sword fighting, facts and fun, all ages, 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 9 ‘Let’s Get Lost,’ by Adi Alsaid, author book reading and discussion, for teens, 3 p.m. Oct. 11 Circulo de Lectura en Español, Spanish Literature Book Club, ‘La Loco de la Casa,’ by Rosa Montero, 7 p.m. Oct. 16 Friends of the Newcastle Library monthly meeting, 7 p.m. Oct. 22 ‘Introduction to Special Effects Makeup,’ for teens, 3 p.m. Oct. 25
Roslyn Comley
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The 2014 Newcastle Diamond Award Nominees We are excited to share the names of our community members nominated for the Newcastle Diamond Awards. Two finalists from each award category will be announced in late October. Please join us November 20, 2014 for a special evening affair at The Golf Club at Newcastle as we celebrate all the nominees and announce the winners. Category sponsors: The Mayor’s Award: HomeStreet Bank; the Dennis Yarnell Inspiration Award: Goldsmith Land Investments; the Business Award: Peter Zevenbergen, Fairway Independent Mortgage; the Community Leadership Award: Puget Sound Energy; the Customer Service Award; the Education Award: Waste Management; and the Youth Award: The Coal Creek YMCA. Sharon Perkins David Vaisar B & E Meats Steve Fortescue Aleta Phillips The Venturettes David Black David Harris Mary VonRanker Vicki Heck Peggy Price Jenna Boerboom JinJuan Wang Jaime Greene Achsa Rathvon Coal Creek YMCA Courtney Santos Joan Zefkeles Christina Corrales-Toy Hailey Gumm Taylor Santos Christopher Coy Jaylen Jackman Cassi Cox Leah Jackman Carol Simpson Buy tickets Jason Jarmin Heather Sloggett Rich Crispo Cody McFarland-Knutson Gabby Smith Angelica Diaz Stacy Stenslie Dolce Vita Salon and Nail Shawna McGovern Grace Stiller Hannah Edmonds Newcastle Jewelers Margaret Strong Katy Orr Sarah Edmonds Orthodontic Excellence James Terry Mary Elworth
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