Meet your school board candidates
October 10, 2009
NEW — 6 a.m. Oct. 10, 2009
The Liberty High School Parents, Teachers and Students Association is hosting a community meeting with Issaquah School Board candidates Oct. 13.
Wright Noel and Marnie Maraldo are running for the Director District No. 2 position on the school board.
The PTSA is hosting a community meeting with the candidates from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in classroom 121 at Liberty High School, 16655 S.E. 136th St.
Each candidate will have an opportunity to speak, and then will take questions from the public in an informal setting.
The candidates will represent the Liberty attendance area, but are voted into office by all residents living within the Issaquah School District.
School board member Chad Magendanz is running for the Director District No. 4 position, but he is unopposed.
Newcastle men annihilate Frisbee catch world record
October 8, 2009
NEW — 6 a.m. Oct. 8, 2009
Scott Perkins and Casey Dunn will soon go down in history.
On Saturday, the duo, both 24, broke the world record for most behind-the-back Frisbee catches in one minute from at least five meters apart. The previous record was two; the duo completed 29 behind-the-back catches.
Friends, family members and Mayor Ben Varon were on hand to witness the event. Robert Perkins (Scott Perkin’s father) Russel Cowgill (Dunn’s and Perkins’ roommate) served as official timers, and Varon served as the official counter.
“It’s an honor to be asked to be here,” Varon said.
Expect traffic delays Thursday and Friday on Coal Creek Parkway
October 7, 2009
NEW — 6:50 p.m. Oct. 7, 2009
Construction crews will work on the Newcastle Way and Coal Creek Parkway intersection Thursday and Friday.
City officials said this would cause lane closures during the day in both directions of Coal Creek Parkway.
Drivers should expect delays on both roads.
Newcastle men annihilate Frisbee world record
October 7, 2009
Protestors attend City Council meeting
October 7, 2009
UPDATED — 1:44 p.m. Oct. 7, 2009
More than a dozen protestors from the Seattle Solidarity Network came to City Hall for Tuesday’s council meeting to protest the staffing practices of Lorig Associates, a developer Newcastle has worked with extensively.
The protestors said Lorig discriminated against Patricia Perkins-Milton, a black woman who worked for the developer for 11 years. They said she was one of two black people working for the company during most of that time, and that she was denied promotions.
They said that although she filled in at a normally higher-paying position for five months, she was forced to train an inexperienced white worker who would permanently take the position.
Protestors line up outside City Hall before Tuesday night's City Council meeting. — By Tim Pfarr
Leaping to Newcastle Days
October 7, 2009
Skyler Fuller catches air on the bouncy slide during Newcastle Days Sept. 13 at Lake Boren Park. For a look at the festival. By Greg Farrar
Lake Boren water quality stable over past decade
October 7, 2009
Residents say winter quality is another story
In a January 2009 report, the King County Lake Stewardship Program said Lake Boren’s water quality appears to be stable over the past decade. However, residents who live near the lake said they are concerned about the lake’s water quality in the winter months, when large volumes of storm water flow into the lake, bringing silt and potentially bacteria with it. Read more
City revenue looks ‘very gloomy’ for 2010 forecast
October 7, 2009
On Sept. 1, Newcastle Director of Finance Christine Olson presented the City Council with her 2010 revenue forecast. She predicts the city will bring in $5.91 million in 2010, only about $62,000 more than the city will collect this year. Read more
City updates zoning code, would allow new stand-alone library
October 7, 2009
In a 7-0 vote, the Newcastle City Council voted to exempt building projects funded by publicly approved levies from the city’s floor-area-ratio requirement. As a result, the Newcastle library may be built as a stand-alone structure if the KCLS/Lorig Associates agreement to build a mixed-use building containing a library and apartment units dissolves. Read more
Kandy Schendel looks to collaborate constructively on City Council
October 7, 2009
Kandy Schendel has a background of bringing people together. She said she doesn’t want to see the city move backward and that she wants to see residents live, work and play, all in Newcastle. Read more
