🌱 Discover the ghostly mining past hidden just outside Newcastle’s city limits

Good day Newcastle! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Discover the ghostly mining past hidden just outside Newcastle’s city limits

Also on today's calendar: Downtown Issaquah Spring Wine & Artwalk and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 39 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 45.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This Washington Ghost Town Reveals Newcastle Red Town Where Silence Feels Unnatural (myfamilytravels.com) — Newcastle-area readers can explore Red Town, a former coal-mining settlement now tucked inside Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park just outside the city, with trails, historic remnants, and even a Cold War missile site. The piece also highlights Newcastle Cemetery, Lake Boren’s locomotive legend, and the annual Newcastle Days celebration that connects today’s community with its mining past.
   

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📸 Around Newcastle

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newcastle

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 24

• Downtown Issaquah Spring Wine & Artwalk
  232 Front St N, Issaquah
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday April 19

• Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center Book Walk
  Newcastle Library , 12901 Newcastle Way , Renton

Tuesday April 21

• Reading Buddies at the Newcastle Library (Study Zone)
  Newcastle Library , 12901 Newcastle Way , Renton
  5:00 pm
• Dungeons and Dragons Game Night
  Newcastle Library , 12901 Newcastle Way , Renton
  6:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center Book Walk
  Newcastle Library , 12901 Newcastle Way , Renton
• Preschool Story Time
  Renton Highlands Library , 2801 NE 10th Street , Renton
  4:00 pm
• Family Story Time
  Newcastle Library , 12901 Newcastle Way , Renton
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center Book Walk
  Newcastle Library , 12901 Newcastle Way , Renton
• Toddler Story Time
  Newcastle Library , 12901 Newcastle Way , Renton
  10:00 am

Friday April 24

• Broadway in Concert
  Pine Lake Covenant Church , 1715 228th Ave SE , Sammamish
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• RIBBON CUTTING - Color Me Mine, Renton Landing
  Color Me Mine , 827 N 10th Pl Suite D , Renton
  10:00 am
• Seattle Monthly Women's Networking Event hosted by CEO Society
  Mercer Island Community & Event Center , 8236 SE 24th St , Mercer Island
  10:00 am
• English Language Learners (ELL) Classes
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  10:30 am
• Tom Kellock
  El Gaucho Bellevue , 450 108th Ave NE , Bellevue
  12:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Poe, a cat who went missing in Seattle, WA, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 days, 0 hours. Message from Owner: "he’s skittish but… (Nextdoor Olympus)

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🗞 Nearby News

Mercer Island

• EF&R units extinguish two-alarm Mercer Island house blaze (mi-reporter.com)
• Islander's younger brother served as commander of Artemis II (mi-reporter.com)
• Suspect cited for third-degree theft from business (mi-reporter.com)

Renton

• 17534 151st Ave SE Unit 10-05, Renton, WA 98058 (realtor.com)
• Renton Regional Fire Authority continues construction on new ‘state-of-the-art' fire station (kiro7.com)

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Ok Newcastle! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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