Notes from Newcastle: A tribute to Katie
May 2, 2013
Katie Tinnea
Wearing the color purple will never mean the same to me again.
When I throw on a purple sweater or a lavender scarf, I will know from this day forward that this color is special.
Purple is the color of royalty. It is the color of courage. It is the color of a fighter. Purple is Katie Tinnea’s color. Read more
Newcastle students ‘Cartwheel for a Cause’
March 5, 2013
NEW — 11:20 a.m. March 5, 2013
Newcastle Elementary School second graders Hannah Wand and Karina Fluegge have teamed up to enter the Cartwheels for a Cause video contest in hopes of winning the grand prize of $5,000.
Inspired by their first grade teacher, Katie Tinnea, the girls created a short video in which they do cartwheels while reciting important facts about colon cancer.
The makers of the video that garners the most votes will receive a $5,000 donation to the cause of their choice, plus a personal prize of $1,000. If Hannah and Karina win, they plan on donating the $5,000 to the Colon Cancer Coalition, and giving the $1,000 award to Tinnea’s family. Read more
