Fall recycling event is Saturday
October 1, 2010
NEW — 3:55 p.m. Oct. 1, 2010
Newcastle has teamed up with Renton Academy, the Washington State Department of Ecology and King County to hold its fall recycling event at Renton Academy, 6928 116th Ave. S.E., from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Oct. 2.
The collection will be in the parking along 116th Avenue Southeast. Click here to see the flier about the event as well as details about what you can bring.
Nominate now for diamond awards
October 1, 2010
NEW — 12 p.m. Oct. 1, 2010
The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2010 Diamond Awards through Oct. 25.
The awards are given out each year to recognize outstanding members of the community.
This year’s awards ceremony will be Nov. 10 at the Golf Club at Newcastle’s Saint Andrews Ballroom.
Click here for more information about the awards and to download a nomination form.
Five awards are given each year, typically one in each of the following categories: business, youth, senior, education and community.
Newcastle 5K raises $5,300
September 30, 2010
NEW — 5 p.m. Sept. 30, 2010
The second-annual Newcastle 5K Run/Walk — held Aug. 28, starting and finishing in Lake Boren Park — raised $5,300 for the Hazen High School Booster Club.
The funds will be used to support the school’s cross country and track teams.
“These donations have been made possible from participant fees, generous sponsor support, city of Newcastle staff and significant volunteer hours,” organizer Lee Strom wrote in a press release.
The presenting sponsor for the event was Valley Medical Center. Click here to see the full list of sponsors.
Police blotter for Sept. 30
September 30, 2010
NEW — 1:20 p.m. Sept. 30, 2010
Car break-in
A woman reported that her 1997 Toyota 4Runner was broken into at the Walker’s Run Condominiums, 7453 Newcastle Golf Club Road, between 6 and 9 p.m Sept. 17. She reported that her purse and its contents together worth $75 were stolen. The woman had left her window about an inch down with the doors locked, and she came back to find the vehicle had been entered.
