ニュージーランドから来たドンちゃんは、 現在新発田市内で英語の先生をしています。まだ来日して1年足らずですが、天性の人懐っこい性格と幅広い芸達者ぶりで今や街で知らない人はいない言われるほどの有名人です。今年の新発田まつりでも大活躍！自作のアンティーク自転車で街を闊歩し、翌日のけんか台輪では｢わ組｣の主要メンバーとして大暴れ。すっかり｢新発田人｣になってしまった彼の今後の活躍に期待(というより末恐ろしい)。

Don-chan, Don Speden from New Zealand, is one of the most famous guys in Shibata. Everyone in this city loves him because of his friendly nature, and his variety of skills to entertain people. He, of course, is the hero of the recent Shibata festival. He paraded the city on his own antique bicycle designed by himself. He also took part in the famous fighting festival on behalf of his community, enjoyed the fighting very much. It took less than a year for him to become a real "Shibata-jin". I can hardly imagine what will happen next year.