Sign up for Newcastle Days basketball tourney
August 16, 2013
NEW — 10:55 a.m. Aug. 16, 2013
Locals will have a chance to compete in a battle of schoolyard supremacy with the Newcastle Days 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
A new feature of this year’s festival, the tournament will have two divisions: One for high school students and another for anyone older than 18.
The new event is organized by Linda Newing, a member of the Community Activities Commission. The winning teams will receive gift cards.
Participants are encouraged to register prior to the event by downloading entry forms on the city’s website. The entry forms, as well as an $18 registration fee per team, should be sent to Newcastle City Hall, 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 200. Read more
Bartell Drugs seeks school supply donations
August 15, 2013
NEW — 2:25 p.m. Aug. 15, 2013
Through Aug. 31, Bartell Drugs stores welcome donations of schools supplies for their 10th annual “School Tools for Kids in Need.” The drive supports students in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties through World Vision’s Teacher Resource Center in Fife.
The school supplies help restock the center, where teachers with students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch programs “shop” free of charge for school supplies to meet students’ needs.
As many as 58,000 local students begin the school year without basic school supplies, according to World Vision.
“With so many area children lacking basic school supplies, there’s never been a more important time to support this drive,” Bartell Drugs Chairman and CEO George D. Bartell said in a press release. Read more
Shaggy Sweet brings Concerts in the Park to a close
August 14, 2013
NEW — 4:25 p.m. Aug. 14, 2013
The final show in Newcastle’s Concerts in the Park series is Aug. 14, featuring Shaggy Sweet.
Shaggy Sweet, which performs pop, rock and blues, will take the Lake Boren Park stage at 7 p.m.
Crowds can gather at Lake Boren Park as early as 6 p.m., when food vendors will be on site.
This year’s free event is made possible by the city of Newcastle, The Golf Club at Newcastle and the Coal Creek YMCA.
This is the last show in the 2013 series, which has already featured The Randy Oxford Band, Geoffrey Castle and Shelley and the Curves.
Sammamish detectives recover property stolen from Newcastle
August 12, 2013
UPDATED — 11:15 a.m. Aug. 13, 2013
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Sammamish detectives recovered property stolen from Newcastle in this storage unit.
Detectives from the Sammamish Police Department have tied property seized from a Puyallup-area storage unit to 59 burglaries from Mill Creek to Beaverton, Ore., including Newcastle. Read more
Newcastle is nation’s 19th-best place to live
August 12, 2013
NEW — 1 p.m. Aug. 12, 2013
By Greg Farrar
Children find fun on the Lake Boren Park playground at one of the city’s Concerts in the Park. It’s those summer offerings that make the city one of the best in the nation.
CNN Money Magazine released its annual list of top places to live in the nation, and Newcastle checks in at No. 19. Read more
