Honoring Our Past | Shaping Our Future
In September 2019, the City of Newcastle celebrated its 25th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, on the 25th of each month, we release a special anniversary edition of the Newsletter from Newcastle City Hall, featuring special projects, events and photos. The goal is to celebrate Newcastle, while showcasing and offering unique community activities each month.
YOU'RE INVITED:
🎃 BOOCASTLE 🎃
Put on your costume, bring your own goodie sack and join us at Boocastle, the City of Newcastle’s FREE community Halloween event on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 5-7 p.m. at Newcastle Fruit and Produce (13013 Newcastle Way).

Make your way through the “spooky” grounds of the Fruit and Produce stand for a fun night full of trick-or-treating, candy, snacks and hot drinks. Take your picture in the Halloween photo booth, enjoy a hay ride, meet some costumed villains (including one from a galaxy far, far away) and take home a souvenir from our balloon artist.

Dress for the weather, Boocastle goes on rain or shine. Some aspects of the event will be held outdoors, while others will be underneath the tent. Parking will be limited, so attendees are encouraged to walk and carpool. Overflow parking is available at Newcastle City Hall (12835 Newcastle Way). Don't forget to bring your own bag to collect candy!

This FREE event is brought to you by the City of Newcastle, Newcastle Fruit & Produce, 4Culture and Newcastle Youth Community Engagement (NYCE).
Video Tutorial:
Draw Your Own Pumpkin
Community Activities Commissioner Kim Van Atta is helping Newcastle get in the Halloween spirit with this drawing video tutorial! Get creative and show us your pumpkin creations. Use #Boocastle to share your artwork.
From Newcastle PD:
Have a Safe Halloween!
A MESSAGE FROM POLICE CHIEF JASON HOUCK:

The Newcastle Police Department wants to ensure our community remains safe this Halloween. We may not have enough for full costumes, but just wave and say hi to one of us officers while you're out and about and we will hand out glow sticks for you to wear to help be seen on Halloween. Oh and we will have candy Halloween night!
25th Anniversary T-shirts
There's still time to pick up your 25th anniversary T-shirt! You can purchase them for $10 during regular business hours (Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at Newcastle City Hall (12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 200). We accept cash, check or credit card, though if you choose to pay with a card, there is a 3 percent fee.

The City has limited qualities available in S, M, L, XL, XXL. Grey T-shirts are only available in small.
Trail of the Month
Terrace Trail
Take a hike on the Terrace Trail this November! The Terrace Trail threads between massive fern-covered boulders dropped off during the last ice age. There is a bench in the boulder grove where you can rest and enjoy the quiet second growth forest. Check it out today – it’s fun for the whole family! And post your photos using the hashtags #NewcastleWA, #HikeNewcastle, #NewcatleWA25.

If you want to know anything about our beautiful trail system, please bookmark  newcastletrails.org and visit often for a wealth of information, maps and photos! Thank you Newcastle Trails!
Throwback Photos
In honor of the City's anniversary, we're sharing photos from the past 25 years! If you have photos you'd like to contribute, email them to christinac@newcastlewa.gov !
Scarecrows watch over some pumpkins at Newcastle Fruit & Produce in 2002.
A young girl keeps a tight grip on a pint-sized pumpkin at the Newcastle Fruit and Produce stand in 2004.
Photo Courtesy of the Newcastle News Archives
Oct. 25, 2019
City of Newcastle |  newcastlewa.gov  

The anniversary editions of the Newcastle email newsletter are produced in partnership with the City's volunteer Community Activities Commission.

The main Newcastle email newsletter is still published the Friday before every regular City Council meeting. Learn more about the newsletter, see an archive of past newsletters and sign up to receive it at newcastlewa.gov/newsletters .