The 2013 Seattle Seahawks

For more than six years, Ronald Newman has led Puyallup company Milestone Investment Properties, LLC, as manager. Milestone's Ronald Newman is an avid fan of Washington sports and a follower of the Seattle Seahawks.

The 2013 Seattle Seahawks earned the franchise its Super Bowl championship. Like many championship teams of the past, the Seahawks experienced success as a result of world-class defense. 

Over the course of the 2013 season, the Seattle defense allowed just 4,378 yards, or about 273 yards per game, the lowest total in the league. Seattle had the top-ranked pass coverage and a top-10 rush defense, a combination yielding a league-low 231 points allowed.

The league’s top-rated defense held seven opponents to 10 points or less during the regular season, highlighted by a 23-0 win over the New York Giants in Week 15. Seattle’s defense remained stable throughout the postseason, managing 23-15 and 23-17 victories over the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers, respectively.

The team’s defensive prowess was best demonstrated in the Super Bowl contest with the Denver Broncos. The Seahawks generated 43 points for the game while limiting the Broncos to just one touchdown. 

The game saw the Seahawks take an insurmountable 36-0 lead deep into the third quarter before the defense finally relented. The Most Valuable Player award went to linebacker Malcolm Smith.

Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission Eases the Stress of Life on the Streets

 


As the owner and founder of the multi-faceted Milestone Companies and its subsidiary, Milestone Investment Properties, LLC, Ronald "Ron" Newman directs the work of development, design, construction, and management of multifamily housing complexes. As a dedicated member of the congregation at Edgewood Bible Church in Puyallup, Washington, moreover, he supports a variety of Christian causes. Ronald Newman’s charitable portfolio includes Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, which works to provide emergency and recovery services to people experiencing homelessness.

The mission concentrates on serving in five key areas: fighting the effects of poverty, substance abuse, homelessness, and hunger, and working on behalf of at-risk young adults. Its team also hopes to demonstrate how the gospel of Jesus Christ can transform and strengthen the lives of people of every background.

Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission’s leadership understands that this type of social support work is a sacred public trust. The organization strives to bring a passionate sense of innovation to solving the problems that most beset its urban community.

Through activities such as art gallery shows featuring the work of men and women struggling with homelessness, the mission aims to honor the humanity of those it serves while raising much-needed funds and awareness.

Improving Skiing Balance

Ronald Newman serves as a managing member at the Milestone Companies, a Washington-based group that completes real estate development projects in the area. When he’s not busy with work, Ronald “Ron” Newman enjoys taking advantage of Washington’s regular winter snow and is very fond of snow skiing.

Good balance is a key component to good skiing. A part of good balance comes from maintaining the correct skiing posture. Ideally, the feet should be spread apart at a comfortable distance with the knees and ankles slightly flexed. Further, the spine should be curved naturally and the hips and shoulders should be aligned. In addition to posture, skiers must consider how they place their weight. Ideally, weight should be placed on the feet equally without favoring either the ball or heel of the foot. This keeps the ski boot from getting overloaded at either the back or front ends. Additionally, putting more weight on the outside ski, while seemingly counterintuitive, helps skiers stay more balanced while turning.

If skiers find that getting the right balance is difficult, the problem might be their strength. For many individuals, trying a strength exercise at the same time as a balance exercise is much more challenging than strength alone, which often results in poor balance while skiing. Rather than ignoring it, skiers can do exercises that combine balance and strength. Squatting on a balance board is a great exercise for improving skiing balance. Combining both aspects had better results than strength training alone because it trains the body to stay balanced during varying movements. Most skiers will notice improvements in skiing balance within just one month.

Visiting Lake Chelan during the Different Seasons

Possessing over three decades of business and leadership experience, Ronald Newman serves as a managing member of the Milestone Companies, a Washington-based real estate development and management group. Outside of his work at Milestone, Ronald “Ron” Newman enjoys traveling to Lake Chelan every month.

Offering a unique mix of agriculture, shopping, and recreation, Lake Chelan is a popular vacation spot throughout the year. The area is typically busiest between June and August due to the large number of families. While visiting during this time is certainly crowded, the lake is full of kid-friendly activities and the surrounding greenery and fall are at their fullest. By September, the crowds start thinning out. Autumn is a great time for romantic vacations to Lake Chelan and most visitors during the months of September, October, and November take advantage of the slower pace to truly enjoy the area’s nature.

From December through February, Lake Chelan experiences its winter; however, this is the least crowded time to visit. Although these months are the coldest of the year, visitors can explore the area at their own pace, thanks to the nearly nonexistent crowds. There are plenty of winter activities to keep visitors busy, and the hiking and scenery is rarely affected by the winter weather. Spring is another great time to visit because of the blooming of local flora. The weather is a perfect blend between warm and cold so visitors can enjoy the colorful scenes while hiking or biking along the trails without getting too hot.

Keeping Your Team Motivated as a Coach

Ronald “Ron” Newman helps lead the Milestone Companies, a collection of corporations that he helped establish to develop and construct multi-family projects. An active member of his community in Washington, Ronald Newman spends some of his time outside of Milestone coaching little league football and basketball.

For many athletes, especially younger athletes, internal motivation is not enough, so it becomes your responsibility as the coach to keep your team motivated. This often starts with your own understanding of the game. Players, even young ones, can tell when their coach is unfamiliar with the sport, and it often decreases their belief that their team will succeed. If you do not know much about your team’s sport, make the effort to learn about it as you go and only teach the things that you do know. Doing this also makes it easier for you to show your team why their drills or practices are important. By understanding how their training will make them better, your team will be more motivated to continue working on themselves.

Motivation is not just about improving and winning, it is also about continuing past the losses. It is important that you discipline your team without being condescending. Athletes need a good mix of praise and discipline as they train. When you see a player doing something right, point it out and praise him or her. If a team member is doing something wrong, kindly tell the individual how to improve. When doing this, avoid making comparisons between athletes because it can kill motivation and create internal team hostility. Do not equate your team’s individual self-worth with their performance, either, as this can have a similar demotivating effect.                            

Pairing Wine and Food

Milestone Investment Properties manager Ronald Newman brings more than three decades of supervision experience to the Washington-based company. Knowledgeable in such areas as project management and risk analysis, he has overseen Milestone’s completion of several large projects. In his free time, Ronald “Ron” Newman enjoys cooking and finding good food and wine pairings.

Wine and food pairing goes far beyond the common understanding that a red wine goes with red meat and white wine with fish. The flavor and texture of both the wine and the food effect which pairings work and which ones do not. Ideally, similar flavors should be paired so that the taste of the wine complements the taste of the food rather than competes with it. If a meal is sweet, then the wine should have a higher level of sweetness. Similarly, if the meal is savory with a higher salt level, then an acidic wine works best. The weight of the food and wine must also complement one another. Heavy wines work best with heavy meals, while light wines are better for light meals.

These rules can be a bit of a challenge to follow when a meal is high in spice. While acidic and sweet foods can easily be paired with acidic and sweet wine flavors, this rule of matching does not always work with spicy foods. Pairing wine to spicy food depends on an individual’s ability to handle heat. A low tolerance for heat would be better suited for a sweet, non-acidic wine because it helps counteract the meal's overall spiciness.

Further, if a dish features a large amount of sauce, then the wine is best paired to the sauce rather than primary vegetables or meat used in the dish. However, the same rules still apply regardless of whether the wine is being matched to a meat, vegetable, or sauce: weights, textures, and flavors should be complimentary.

The Crush Festival at Lake Chelan

Ronald Newman is the founder and managing member of Milestone Investment Properties located in Puyallup, Washington. In over a decade at Milestone, Ronald Newman has worked toward the organizational mission of developing an environment that supports businesses so that property investments can be maximized. Ron Newman enjoys pairing food with wine and spending time Lake Chelan.

The Lake Chelan Valley region includes the Washington State communities of Chelan, Manson, and Stehekin. Formed by the rise of the Cascade Mountains, the lake area includes many outdoor activities available year round as well as shopping, agriculture, and a thriving wine industry. Additionally, the region hosts a number of events, including the oncoming Crush Festival.

Scheduled to run for two full weekends starting October 1, 2016, the Crush Festival is organized by the Lake Chelan Wine Alliance and named after the seasonal act of wine grape crushing. During the program, visitors have access to special winemaking and harvest events at the many participating wineries in the Lake Chelan Valley. Moreover, local restaurants offer special meals paired with local wines during the event.