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NewcastleDays

Sept. 10 & 11, 2010Lake Boren Park

Celebrating 16 years of community spirit!

At our dinner table a few monthsago, my family and I were dis-cussing what was happening withthe country’s economy. The conver-sation then turned to the city ofNewcastle and I mentioned thecouncil had discussed saving moneyby canceling Newcastle Days thisyear. Our 18-year-old son looked atme and said, “You can’t do that.Newcastle Days are the coolest partof Newcastle. It’s a tradition.”

He was right. Newcastle Days hasbeen a part of our city for 16 years.And this year, thanks to manycommunity members and goodneighbors stepping up to volunteertime and services, we are happy tocontinue the tradition.

We need tradition to rememberour history. Founded in 1869,Newcastle was a coal-mining town.Those coal-mining days are longgone, but our rich history remains.Some of you were with me on thespecial day when this city incorpo-

rated in 1994,and many morehave joined usalong the way.With each of uscomes a sense ofcommunity andpride in callingNewcastle home.

NewcastleDays also cele-brates our future.This year’s cele-bration high-lights our community and demon-strates how a group of neighborsand friends banded together to savea beloved community event. Iwould especially like to thank allthe Newcastle Days Committee vol-unteers: Chairwoman KoleenMorris, Diane Lewis, Suzi O’Byrne,Pam Lee, Sandra Wixon, AngelaWingate, Craig Belcher, DougKunkel and David Harris. Theseindividuals truly went beyond the

Newcastle Days: A new tradition

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call of duty in planning and orga-nizing. If you see any of them wan-dering around Newcastle Days thisweekend, please give them a bigthank you or maybe even offer tobuy them a beverage. Also, thanksto members of the city staff, led byParks Program Manager MichaelHolly, for their hard work andhours spent setting up the facilitiesand helping with planning.

We are very grateful for the gen-erosity of Grand PresentingSponsor Valley Medical Center forits continual financial support ofNewcastle Days. Thanks to theAnimal Hospital of Newport Hillsfor its cash donation and sponsor-ship of the pony rides. Also, thankyou to The Golf Club at Newcastlefor sponsoring the bouncy housesand volunteering transportationequipment for the event. We arefortunate to have such good corpo-rate citizens in our community.

Newcastle Days didn’t just hap-pen this year. Your friends andneighbors worked to make sure thattradition didn’t slip away duringthese trying financial times. That’sjust another thing that we can beproud about living in Newcastle.

Enjoy it all. As we send our firstchild off to college, some of you willsend your first to kindergarten. I hopethat your family will enjoy what wehave and create rich memories spend-ing time with each other at NewcastleDays. Please join me in celebratingour community. Have fun!

John D. DulcichMayor

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Newcastle Days begins with a special kickoff sidewalksale event throughout Newcastle’s downtown from 3-7p.m. Sept. 10.

Participating Newcastle businesses will offer NewcastleDays specials, so stop by and show your community spiritby supporting your local businesses.

When you visit a participating Newcastle business orsidewalk vendor, you can enter to win prizes, such asMariners tickets, Seattle Repertory Theatre tickets and alovely $325 brooch from Porter Jensen Jewelers. You mustbe 18 or older to enter.

The sidewalk sale begins and ends with festivities atSweet Decadence, 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 100, withlive music throughout the evening and the prize drawingat 7:30 p.m., for which one does not need to be present towin.

There will also be wine for $5 per glass for those olderthan 21.

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Sidewalk sale activities begin and end at SweetDecadence, at 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 100.

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By Pam Lee Newcastle Historical Society

Come and take a peek atNewcastle Historical Society’s boothand meet a legend in his own right:92-year-old Milt Swanson, co-presi-dent of the society and formerNewcastle miner.

He loves to share stories aboutNewcastle’s past, and he is truly acity treasure.

You are invited to visit the near-by Newcastle Historical Cemeteryfrom 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sept. 11.

Coal was first discovered in theNewcastle area in 1863, the sametime Seattle was established. Our coalwas King County’s biggest industryin the 1880s and helped make Seattlethe dominant port on Puget Sound.It mainly went to fuel the growingtown of San Francisco after the bigmigration following the Gold Rush.

Come to the booth and find outeven more interesting history aboutNewcastle.

Milt Swanson brings mining history alive

By Tim Pfarr

Historian Milt Swanson (left) shows the old ways used to drill. Swanson, whoregularly invites trail-walk attendees to his museum of historic mining artifacts,will share his stories at the Historical Society’s booth during Newcastle Days.

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See what the vendors are offering

By Greg Farrar

You never know what you’ll find beingoffered by this year’s vendors.

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Your 41st District State Representatives

Celebrating Newcastle Days!

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Judy Clibborn www.JudyClibborn.com

Paid for byJudy Clibborn for State Representative, PMB 808, Mercer Island, WA 98040

Citizens for Marcie Maxwell, P.O. Box 2048, Renton WA 98056

Judy and Marcie are working together for education reform and funding, transportation improvements, good jobs and successful business, accountable government, and the quality of life in our local communities.

Judy and Marcie secured vital Transportation funding to complete Coal Creek Parkway and Capital Budget funding to support our Newcastle YMCA.

Now that’s entertainment!

11 a.m. Welcome by emcee Lance Lambert; presentation of colors by Boy and Cub Scouts, Troop 499

11:30 a.m. Magician Matt Wells12:05 p.m. Blue Dog Dance12:30 p.m. Zaphara’s Middle Eastern Dancers1 p.m. Cornerstone Dance Studio 2 p.m. Tusk3:15 p.m. Rainier Ballet Academy3:30 p.m. About Face5:30 p.m. White

Saturday, Sept. 11

Main stage

FFoorr cchhiillddrreenn11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Inflatable toys11:15-11:30 a.m. Pet Parade, presented by F.E.T.C.H.11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Face painting1-6 p.m. Lang’s Pony Rides

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Newcastle Days Beer & Wine Garden (for those 21 and older)

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Mike Intlekofer and SteveO’Byrne, members of the NewcastleHistorical Society, will bring threetractors, a Letz feed grinder and amanure spreader for a hands-ondisplay of what type of farmingequipment was common to theNewcastle area in its past.

Intlekofer will bring a 1950 Allis-Chalmers B tractor that will beused to power the 1920’s vintageLetz Model 111X feed grinder. Hewill bring corn cobs to be “fed” tothe Letz for participants to be ableto realize the full impact of howpowerful and efficient the machinewas in its day!

O’Byrne will bring a 1950’sInternational Harvester Super Atractor with a cycle bar mower anda 1949 Ferguson tractor with a1940’s John Deere manure spreader.The Super A tractor has been work-ing in Newcastle since the late1950’s — mostly in the area of116th Avenue Southeast andSoutheast Newcastle Way. Thesepieces of machinery are routinelydecorated and reside off Southeast89th Place.

Display pays tribute to farmequipment of yesteryear

Contributed

Kirk Unzelman and Mike Intlekofer spent six months restoring this 1950 Allis-Chalmers B tractor, found sitting for 15 years unused in the owner’s front yard.

Contributed

This 1920’s vintage Letz Model 111Xfeed grinder bought by Kirk Unzelmanand Mike Intlekofer, was fairly com-plete, needing only cleaning, adjust-ment, lubrication, and a new platepressure spring. Contributed

To make the grinder more portable, Unzelman and Intlekofer mounted it onwooden skids, and then built a cart to carry it.

KCPQ’s“Washington’sMost Wanted”vehicle alongwith the show’sco-host, MyrleCarner, will be atthe CrimeStoppers of PugetSound boothSept. 11.

Carner willarrive with thevehicle at 2 p.m. The CrimeStoppers board of directors and vol-unteers, including retired BellevuePolice D.A.R.E. Detective BobOliver, will man the booth.

September is Crime Stoppersmonth, and Newcastle Days marksone of the Crime Stoppers of PugetSound’s kickoff events for its newcampaign, Crimestoppersnow.com.

Crimestoppersnow.com partnerswith Tacoma-Pierce County CrimeStoppers and area law enforcementagencies in September to focus on

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A fantastic group of Newcastlevolunteers joined together to orga-nize this year’s Newcastle Days.Due to budget constraints and diffi-cult economic times, the city waslooking for alternate ways to hostthe event.

Recognizing the city’s dilemma,these community-minded individu-als volunteered their time and ener-gy to ensure its continued success.

In the spirit of collaboration, thecommittee worked tirelessly for thepast six months to bring this time-honored tradition to Newcastle.

A big thank you to parks com-missioners Suzie O’Byrne, DianeLewis and Craig Belcher; Pam Lee,from the Historical Society; andAngela Wingate, Sandra Wixon andDoug Kunkle, from the NewcastleChamber of Commerce.

Newcastle Days could not havebeen achieved without them!

Volunteers make Newcastle Days possible

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Volunteers help things run smoothly around the vendor booths.

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Newcastle Days delightsAt right, Skyler Fuller catches air on the bouncy slide duringNewcastle Days at Lake Boren Park. Above, ponies will againbe on hand giving rides to kids of all ages.

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