Super Tuesday!

We here at theNEWK are happy to announce our
first giveaway contest.

And it's a great one!

It's the time of year for many different things...

- Decorating the tree.
- Baking cookies.
- Shopping.
- Watching college bowl games.
- Cleaning up the house.
- Shopping.
- Drinking Christmas ale.
- Reading about liquor licenses in the paper.
- Shopping.

With all of those things to do, who has time
to groom the family pet?

And even if you had the time, you'd probably
make your pet look like this...

Well, one lucky winner isn't going to have to
worry about it this year.

Why?

Because LolliPUPs Pet Grooming is giving
one lucky winner a $30 gift certificate!

How awesome is that?

So here's the skinny:

To enter the contest, all you have to do is send
an email to us here, at
thenewkblog@gmail.com

*Be sure to put "Lollipups Contest" in the subject line.
(You don't have to put it in italics, as we're not even sure
if that's possible.)

Now, you don't have to own a pet to win.
(We don't discriminate.)

But if you do own a pet, be sure to include a
photo of it, and you will receive 1 extra entry.

The contest will go on for about a week.
We will then randomly select a winner.

At that point, you will receive your prize from:
LolliPUPs Pet Grooming
1709 7th Street Road
New Kensington, Pa. 15068
724.339.PUPS (7877)

Just in time for a holiday trim!

Note:
We will not use/sell your email address.
We promise.

We will also try to put together a tribute, to all
the dogs and cats that we get pictures of.

Alright people...

Let's get this started!

thenewkblog@gmail.com

Random Picture Monday (12-07-09)

Christmas Parade Mania, running wild.



Just a little teaser, from dc.

Let's Do This

Tomorrow is the big day.

The Christmas parade in New Kensington will
kick off at 11am sharp.

Will you be there to witness it?

You should, and we'll tell you why.

We are bringing a huge guest.

Seriously.

Our surprise guest has traveled a long way
to join us in this celebration.

And you need to see him.

That's the only clue you get.


Sure, we'll probably take pictures, and you can
view them at a later date.

But where is the Christmas spirit in that?

It's not even going to be that bad out there.
(Weather report to follow.)

Wake up, stop at Sheetz and buy a mochaccino,
and grab some curb.

And be prepared to see one of the greatest
Christmas spectacles of all time.

You will regret it, if you miss it.

"The only people that fear death, are those with regrets."

Do not fear death...

Come to New Kensington.

(I think we just made a new city slogan.)



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"It's gonna be perfect weather for a parade."

Just In Time For The Holidays

We have been trying to get this together for a while now.

But you don't have to wait any longer!

We have been paying for all the things we do, out of our
own shallow pockets.

We were just going to ask you to donate.

But that sucks, and is boring.

So we made it worth your while...

When you make a $20.00 donation
($22.00 for the big boys),
you will receive a sweet "I <3 Biff" t-shirt!

Seriously.

You get a shirt for each donation you make.

Not only will you be stylish, and rad.
You will also be helping us continue on with our mission.

If this seems like something you'd be interested in,
just look over to your right, and pick a size (or 2) and order.

We are accepting payments through PayPal.
(The most trusted payment site on the internet.)

So use your PayPal account, major credit card, or debit...
and be confident about a secure transaction.


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Second reminder:

This Saturday morning at 11am, the New Kensington
Christmas parade is taking place.

We will be in it.

You should come and cheer for us.
Or walk along with us.

Email: thenewkblog@gmail.com

This Fork Got A Workout

We told you last week about the all you can

eat pancakes and sausage, at the EKCC.

We decided to record our plate during the
consumption process.

The original video was 22 minutes long.
(They were some big ass cakes.)

Don't worry, we sped up the video.




Don't you wish you would have joined us?


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First reminder:

This Saturday morning at 11am, the New Kensington
Christmas parade is taking place.

We will be in it.

You should come and cheer for us.
Or walk along with us.

Email: thenewkblog@gmail.com

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We will also be announcing a give-away contest
very soon. So check back daily for updates.

12 Days Of Christmas In The Newk

So we read an article today, that laid out all
the costs of the different items named, in the
popular tune "The Twelve Days Of Christmas."

It was rather expensive.

We will now break down the costs of those
items in our area.

Let's jump right in.


• Partridge, $10
Trap a sparrow in a box at Memorial Park, $1


• Pear Tree, $150
Poinsettia at Kmart, $12


• Two Turtle Doves, $56
Sneak up on two Fifth ave. pigeons,
using popcorn, $1.75


• Three French Hens, $45
Three Giant Eagle deli Rotisserie chickens, $17.97


• Four Calling Birds (canaries), $600
Four Tracfones at Walgreens, $60


• Five Golden Rings, $500
Five orders of onion rings at Harmar BK, $8.95


• Six Geese a-Laying, $150
Feed six Ducks at Burrell Lake Park
a loaf of bread, $1.89


• Seven Swans a-Swimming, $5,250
Seven one-day swim passes at the YMCA, $35


• Eight Maids a-Milking, $58
Eight mini jugs of Turner's Iced Tea, $11.12


• Nine Ladies Dancing (per performance), $5,473
Nine classes at Jazzercise, $35


• 10 Lords a-Leaping (per performance), $4,414
Ten tickets to see New Ken Civic Theater's production
of The Full Monty, $150


• 11 Pipers Piping (per performance), $2,285
Eleven old guys, smoking cherry pipe tobacco at
the Sportsman's Club, $15 (per year)


• 12 Drummers Drumming (per performance), $2,475
Valley High Drum Corp @ New Ken Christmas
parade this coming Saturday, Free

So there you have it.

Their cost: $87,403

Our cost: $349.68


That's a savings of: $87,053.32

Not bad, eh?

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Congrats to Zack and Amanda on their beautiful wedding.

Also, thanks to the EKCC ladies for the yummy pancakes.

Random Picture Monday (11-30-09)

You can ring my bell.


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Photo courtesy of dc.

Black Friday

Please forgive our lack of humor and superior wit
in today's post.

We are out, snapping up some great holiday deals.

We hope to provide you with a detailed account
of our journey, and maybe even some video
or pictures.

Or maybe we will be overwhelmed by overly aggressive
cougars, in search of the same items we are after, and
not be able to record anything.

You'll just have to wait and see.

But we can tell you this...

Our Thanksgiving was great.

We spent time with our family, and stuffed ourselves
to the gills. It was a grand old time.

We got home in time to watch a good bit of football,
took a nap, ate more food, and mapped out our
black Friday strategy.

We are thankful for that nap.

It wasn't quite as good as this guy's...
But, it's in our top 5 naps of all-time, for sure.

If you are heading out shopping...

Be careful out there.


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"It's gonna start out crappy, then get less crappy."

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There is an all you can eat pancake and sausage
breakfast at the EKCC this Sunday morning.
(Corner of 7th and Powers Drive - across from Martin Elem.)

7:30am - 12:30pm

$5 Adults
$3 Kids ages 4-10
3 and under eat free.

HERE is a link for you facebook people.

Happy Thanksgiving 2009

We salute the hundreds of brave little
turkeys that gave up their lives, so we could
enjoy some time with our family.

Here is what the parking lot at Pound's Turkey
Farm looked like yesterday afternoon.

There were a few less gobbles as we drove past.


Thank you, noble birds.

Oh, the naughty things I'll be doing to you this afternoon.

We Are Thankful For You

We've spent the last day or so, pondering what
we are thankful for here at theNEWK.com.

There are many things that we thought of.

But none of those things could even come
close to you, the person reading this.

Seriously.

If it weren't for you, we would have no reason
to continue on with this.

Maybe we would post every once in a while.

Mostly about farts and beer.
(But not "beer farts." That's just disgusting.)

As much fun as we have doing this thing, the most
satisfying part is the responses we get from you all.

A comment after a post.
Clicking the "like" button on facebook.
Waving when you see us at an event.
Sending us even the simplest of emails.

Those things are what keep us going.

That, and chicken wings.

So, because tomorrow is Thanksgiving, we probably
will post something simple and lackluster.

As most of you will be so filled up with turkey dinner,
that you will forget to click on our site.

We understand.

So we wanted to use today, to say thanks.

"Thanks."

We love you all, and hope you have a wonderful
holiday, with family and friends.


Oh yeah, speaking of emails.

Here is a great one we got at the end of last week.

Enjoy.

I suppose now would be too late to tell you that Home Depot has some
sort of sale where you can trade-in old light strings for a credit on
new LED light strings. I don't know much about it--I heard about it
from a friend and didn't investigate further, since our home doesn't
lend itself to easy outdoor lighting.

Also, thanks for posting the awesome email on neighborhoods the other
day. We live in Parnassus. While things are generally good and
well-kept, there feeling on a block can easily go up or down depending
on what just one resident does. Our place is in need of a few things
right now (almost-120-year-old porches and retaining walls last a long
time, but not forever), but we've been working slowly on making things
nicer. We see the changes rolling up and down the block, too.
Someone else does something to fix a problem, and soon the whole
neighborhood is out working on various things. It's a good thing.

Also also, thanks for the post on the Veteran's Day parade. I was
driving NKFD Company #1's squad for both New Kensington and Lower
Burrell. I saw you on the corner and was excited to see the video and
photos online shortly thereafter.

Thanks for documenting the good, the bad, and the ugly. Lots of us
appreciate it.

jonathan

I am sitting here with a smile on my face.


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Bring on the bird!