New chief named for Kittitas County Fire District 8-with the department for over 10 years-front page-photo

WA drivers by the numbers: Buckling up and testing-Enforcement patrols slated May 20-June 2-front page

Kittitas County celebrates National Public Works Week-May 19-25-front page

Compost facility sitting still on hold-Despite reports that Vantage siting process was abandoned-page A2

Court clears city cop-of violating and attempting to violate a restraining order-page A2

Locals rally for Stan the Man-with private dinner party and public concert featuring the Willies-page B3-photo

Regional:

• Digging into rose shortage
• County fire Marshal issues burning limits
• Deputies arrest armed, barricaded probation violator
• Penalties pending for past due personal property tax returns
• Manweller’s TV reception bill signed into law
• New visitor center officially opens

Voices:

• Frankly Speaking-Plant a thought, plant a row, pick a tree
• Letter-Cle Elum Roslyn Chamber Alive and Well!-Gary Hammons-Cle Elum
• Letter-I had a lot of help, folks-John Del Gaizo-Cle Elum letter carrier
• Letter-Help for missing boy search?-River Melos-Cle Elum

Community:

• Firewise means people, too
• Hamsters raise expectations of tech billions
• Anne Zirk to turn 96
• Kasowski sworn in
• Senger earns green certificate
• Ye Olde County Faire in June
• Freewheelin’ woman to glide through Cle Elum

Sports & school:

• CERHS Golf blasts to League Championships
• Exodus for high achievers has begun
• Middle School Sports season Wrap
• Stahl donates hair
• Warrior lady fastpitchers whup up on the competition
• Easton School Student of the Week-Janet Santiago
• Thorp Easton Track and Field roundup
• Young Warrior baseball team paves warpath to state
• CERHS Athlete of the Week-Quinton Peppin
• Celebration of Learning slated for May 22
• Dodgeball event to be held at Walter Strom Middle School
• Two sections of Yakima River to open for hatchery spring chinook fishing
• Three area girls play on Tacoma soccer team

Cle Elum Public Market Opens-Food & Fun-front page-photos

Roslyn gets new council member-City Budget Meets Projections-front page

Cle Elum community to receive Washington’s 100th Firewise Communities/USA Award-Fire District 7 heightens awareness for early wildland fire season-front page

Honoring Elsie Parrish on Mother’s Day-She took the case for working moms to Supreme Court-76 years ago-page A5-photos

Croatians celebrate heritage on May 25-The Jovanovich Story-page B1-Historical Photos

• Regional:
• NOAA releases April temperatures report
• Safety training for patrol teams
• George Stimac track dedication tomorrow at 3
• Thorp/Easton Track and Field complete Gold League meet
• New Sheriffs Deputies on Duty

• Voices:
• Frankly Speaking-It’s time to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ in the Upper County
• Letter-An unexpected windfall from a tough week-Terry Hamberg-Co-Publisher, NKC Tribune
• Letter-Fire District 7 training fire concerns-Russ Hobbs-Chief, KCFD 7
• Letter-Bucking the trend…and going rural-Elisha Smith-Center for Rural Affairs
• Letter-Local members celebrate Master Gardeners Week-Joe Massoni-Cle Elum
• Letter-We don’t deserve the black mark from Emily’s letter-Elizabeth Allen-Cle Elum

Business:

• Talking about building Stella’ restaurant

Community:

• Osmonovich earns Eagle Scout Badge
• This honorable city matriarch has a story to tell
• Procession is a time of prayer

Sports & school:

• Mackinaw tourney ends good, bad and ugly
• CERHS hires new head football coach
• CERHS Student of the Week-Forrest Breyfogle
• Wersland stuns Warden:One more win to state
• Lady Warriors wield the Big Broom again
• CERHS Athlete of the Week-Ross Taklo
• Winebrenner competes at Suncadia Junior Open

Barn Quilt Trail dedicated this weekend-dedication synchronized with quilt show-front page

Flagpoles up, dedication and LORAX tree planting Saturday-United We Stand Armed Forces Memorial at Flagpole Park-front page-photos

Warriors Tracksters christen new track with wins-First home meet in nearly two years shows Warrior strength

Weis named Pioneer Days Parade chair-first priority is getting float applications out there-page A2

Regional:

• New Town Park Gazebo underway
• Horse Park opener draws Olympic veteran and eldest of warmbloods
• Woman stops traffic on I-90 last Sunday
• Daring escape from courthouse ends poorly for 23-year-old
• What you should know about School Safety Summit
• Committee seeks ‘Volunteer of the Year’ nominations
• Club seeks permit approval

Voices:

Frankly Speaking-I went to a Garden Party…

Letter-Student stands up to disrespectful baseball fan-Emily Berg-La Salle High School student, Yakima

Letter-Is that soup and cereal peeking out of the mailbag?

Letter-Chicken wonders how polar bears and fools brave it-Kandis Branum-Cle Elum

Calling for volunteers to help sort donations

Three recognizrd for Taylor Bridge Fire rescues

Biz Buzz:

• Kubota Tractor dealership sold

Community:

• Swauk Ranch wind turbines wound-up and producing
• Jail sewing machine saves tax dollars
• Heimbigner, Graham awarded top Cle Elum Fire Dept. honors
• Cle Elum Public Market opens first Sunday in May
• Suddenly Ojurovich owns a 40,000 acre, 800 year-old farm in Croatia

• Sports & schools:
• Warrior Tennis looking up
• Thorp High Athlete of the Week-Keiley Greenlaw
• Warrior fast pitch on fast track
• Thorp FBLA bound for Spokane
• Thorp High Student of the ?Week-Randi Helveston
• Four applicants make short list for CERHS football coach
• Thorp/Easton Track results
• Warrior golfers knock off two more
• Middle school coaches up the ante
• Walter Strom Middle School Honor Roll
• Yaks offer Creager partial scholarship

Relay for Life teams ramp up-list of teams represent a diverse cross section of the community-front page-

Spring snows bring avalanche dangers-Caution advised when recreating in Upper Kittitas County snow-front page

County public works launches construction season projects-highlights of projects on schedule-front page

Signs of spring are popping up around Cle Elum-page A2-photos

Seniors with Stories to Tell-The 93-year-old farmer and botanist from Thorp-page A4-photos

After 100 years-Sockeye make their return migration to Lake Cle Elum-pageA3-photo

Regional:

• Kittitas County Chamber new visitor center opens
• Tree falls on gravestone in Roslyn Cemetery
• Manweller first bill HB 1396 passes legislature
• A smarter sewer system may be coming your way

Voices:

• Frankly /speaking-Cry me a river-How I learned how NOT to grow onions
• Upper County Question of the Week-”What are you planning on planting this spring?”-Results
• and this weeks question-”What flavor of Upper County resident do you consider yourself?”

• Community:
• First brick finished for Flag Pole Park military memorial
• Commission recommends three buildings for historic register
• Army Band and Grange lady desserts upstage ol’ Man Winter’s encore
• Meet the BARISTA-Amanda (Potts) McKeithen
• Did you just have a mini-stroke?
• District Court renovations continue
• ‘Freezin for a Reason’ slated for May 5
• Motorcycle Show rides in May 4 & 5
• RSVP to honor volunteers
• Blackwood Legacy concert this month
• Big voice, big heart

• Sports & school:
• Warrior Track and Field fares well in series of meets
• Community and CERHS open doors to dollars for college
• Thorp Student of the Week-Becca Ridlon
• CER Warrior Tennis scores
• Wilder takes 2nd
• Off-season training: The only way to win?
• Three games left before playoffs, Warrior Baseball stands at 11-3
• Trevor Hosmer wins
• Thorp/Easton track and field competes in Royal City
• CE-R School Athlete of the Week-Krystyne Soderstrom
• Lady Warrior fast pitch picks up after lull
• Warrior golfers return from Yakima tourney

Business Beat:

• South Cle Elum welcomes Smokey’s Bar-B-Que to Depot
• Chef Andrew moves down road to Swiftwater Cellars Winery Manager position
• Business moves into Cle Elum Chamber First Street log cabin

Frankly speaking-Cry me a river-How I learned how NOT to grow onions

Easton Memorial Day Celebration-It’s a go May 25-front page

Five vehicle prowls in last two weeks-most occur with unlocked vehicles-front page

I-90 blasting crews start next week-watch video-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDt8888u0lM-front page

Seasonal trail closure of motorized use-Cle Elum Ranger District through June 15-front page

Regional:

• USFS issues guidelines for mushroom harvesting
• Horse Park opens with work party and new manager Boots Leonard
• Fire district 7 makes history at Station 72
• Wildfire season begins April 15
• Flashlight Egg Hunt finds $4,257 to donate
• PacifiClean, Seattle agree on siting requirements
• Burglary suspect arrested in Cle Elum
• Preparedness Fair June 22
• ‘Highway to Hell’ making a comeback
• 16 tons of Salmon released into Yakima River
• Elk check-in at Suncadia Resort
• County sexual assault program approaches two-year anniversary

• Warm weather leads to minor stream flooding

• Students adopt Progress Path

• Easton Student of the Week-Tristan Greene
• Eiser and crew wows ‘em at CERHS spring concert
• Easton track coach(es) confident
• Thorp Athlete of the Week-Wyatt Shelton
• Men’s Golf Club on the launching pad
• School Safety Summit on tap April 17
• Basketball fundraiser April 26
• Train with Olympic hopeful and U.S. Ski Team champion

• Voices:
• Frankly Speaking-How to get growing healthy in Upper County
• Letter-A kiss goodbye, Annette-Ronald Arther Slater-Cle Elum
• Tribune Volunteer connection

• Community:
• ‘Fraternita e amicizia at Sons of Italy spaghetti dinner
• Following True North one avalanche at a time
• Roslyn Library calling for art
• Charlier self-publishes novel set in upper Kittitas County
• Easter reveals new life sprouting from Third Street school
• Horse tail with your coffee?Scholarship and construction top Putnam Center’s agenda
• The stranger behind the voice on City Hall’s new answering machine
• Allenbaugh returns to Miramar
• Wohlers-Lind engagement
• New sign at Carpenter House Museum
• Take a Trib Around the World to Hawaii & Iceland, Nepal & India, Washington D.C. and Wales

• Youth:
• Youth baseball and softball season in full swing
• Bill’s bots buzz and bump
• New kid on the block
• Three 4-H members to attend Citizenship Washington Focus conference this summer
• New scholarship for county kids
• Taklo receives award
• Youth wrestlers rock March 30 tournament

Upper County kids rock with celebrities at ‘We Day’-

Will Easton lose their parade?-Organizers cite lack of volunteers, vendors-front page

Cle Elum residential power bill: $1.5M a year-Are CFL and LED bulbs a way out?

Prepare for prescribed burns of area forestlands-could negin as early as this week-front page

Regional:

• Council Member Flowers Resigns, Roslyn Farmers Market is Awarded Funds
• Council approves budget amendment
• Local volunteers seek to cure ‘Same Ten People’ syndrome
• County spotlights Immunizations
• Berndt to host weekly meet-and-greet
• POTSHOTS- part 3
• Life Support donation aids in snowmobile accident

Voices:

• Frankly Speaking-Just can’t top… TOPSOIL
• Hostile workplace redefined-Man on diet deemed threat to co-workers
• Letter Heartfelt appreciation toward NKC Tribune staff-Kristina Hardy-Edmonds, WA
• Group speaks out in Seattle-KITTITASCLEAN

Community:

• The Great Upper County Easter Egg Hunts
• Easter Sausage
• Thoughtful writer, thoughtful speaker, and a frog named Michael Phelps
• Rotary and INTERACT donate $1,500 t gun restoration project at Munro’s gravesite
• Army Band to play at Swauk Teanaway Grange
• Sons of Italy serving up spaghetti this Saturday
• Kids raising money for other kids

• Sports & school:
• County Trails
• Rotary’s Golf Tourney Registration
• Warrior golfers at Grandview tonight
• CERHS Athlete of the Week-KC Andrus
• Student Art ‘Takes A Walk’ in Downtown Roslyn
• Young Wrestlers place in Grandview Tourney
• AmeriGas steps up to support Easton Archers
• Tennis Gals deliver a ‘Highland’ hurtin’
• CERHS Student of the Week-Dillon Iacolucci
• Youth participate in WA State 4-H Know Your Government Conference

High Country Artists president Gerald Kauzlarch and vice president Kathy Webber with teh barn quilt hung for display on Saturday March 23, at Cle Elum’s Carpenter House Museum and Art Gallery. See full story printed in this week’s NKC Tribune.

26th Barn Quilt placed at Carpenter House-coming soon is a map tourists can use to locate quilts-front page-photo

Regional:

• Chamber Feathernester postponed
• Cle Elum Chimp Sanctuary unlikely to take East Coast chimps
• Why the legalization of marijuana is different…and why we won’t get it right
• Kittitas County considered healthiest in Washington state
• Habitat for Humanity officials want to lose the ‘stigma’
• Majority vote at stake in all seven upper county governing bodies

Voices:

• Frankly Speaking-Gardens ‘grow’ a community too
• Letter-Put the money into downtown revitalization instead-Dr. Dave Bridgeman-Downtown Cle Elum business and property owner
• Letter-What is the benchmark for odor related air quality?-Fred Marion-Cle Elum
• Letter-Yeah, no PacifiClean for Elk Heights-Phil and Linda Derrick-Cle Elum (Sunlight Waters)
• Letter-Copy of letter from Taylor Bridge evacuee sent to Seattle City Council-River Melos-Cle Elum
• Letter-Another happy reader-Edoe Addington-Seattle

Community:

• A Doggone Easter Egg Hunt held last Saturday
• Easter Egg Hunts slated for Saturday, March 30
• Three years in Paraguay
• Free robot demonstration on April 1
• Grange Chili Cook Off-a Tasty Success
• Wild mustangs, Brannaman highlight Horse Park season
• Bricks on sale for the new armed forces memorial at Flag Pole Park
• DSHS Mobile Community Services Office coming to Upper County
• EMT training started at CEFD

Sports & school:

• Sports team in photo identified by several of our readers
• Homers and hot bats preserve perfect season
• Warrior Track and Field team rocks in Grandview
• CERHS Athlete of the Week-Kaleb Wersland
• Knowledge Bowl wraps up their season
• Warrior wildfire simmers behind the plate
• Thorp and Easton combine to compete in Track and Field
• CERHS Student of the Week-Jennifer Vukonich
• Warrior girls golf in Wenatchee
• Spring break schedules for area schools
• Teanaway girl places in WSSA scholarship contest
• WSU announces Graduates
• Robots duke it out at FIRST competition
• Community Builders 6th Annual Lock-In
• Is it time for a football coach yet?
• Commencement ceremonies
• School District holds luncheon for retired employees
• Easton Jr. Jags mop up with win over Soap Lake

PacifiClean addresses citizens at gathering-questions shed light on the multi-faceted range of reactions to issues on the table-front page-photo

New I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Bridges gets green light-will replace snowshed-front page-photo

Easton HS Archery Team places third at state-On target for nationals-page B6-photos

South Cle Elum-Sowers resigns from council after five years-front page

Pioneer Days celebration will continue-Shift in management, shift in model-page A2

Bill introduced to ensure cabin fees remail fair and affordable-Cabin Fee Act of 2013-front page

Regional:

• NKC TRIBUNE named City of Roslyn ‘Official Newspaper’
• Swauk Teanaway Grange gets ‘quilted’ into tour program
• Roslyn rumble capped with taser gun
• Wye Park site a no-go for youth recreation and swim center

Statewide News:

• Potshots-Still more questions than answers in pot legalization compliance

Voices:

• Frankly speaking-Nutrition, My Way, Every Day…in My Cafe
• Letter-It would not be right to allow this Processing Facility to be located in Kittitas County-Bryan Clifton-Bellevue/Sunlight Waters
• Letter-Do we need this garbage facility?-Violet Burke-Cle Elum
• Question of the week voting results on “Which of the following wild species have you seen in the Upper County?”
• New Question of the Week-”Would the Cabin Fee Act of 2013 impact your property?”
• Hats Off-Magnificient Marimbas-Larry School-Cle Elum
•  Archers Shoot for Nationals-Katie Brinkerhoff-Thorp

Community:

• Back Country Horsemen hold 2013 rendezvous
• Former Ronald resident, pilot, beautician and Old N. 3 owner displays quilt
• Makinaw tourney coming
• Sons of Italy Installs officers
• Cancer survivor Nathan Lunstad nominated for national award
• Cabin fever cured at Brick’s Spittoon Race
• Project CAT mentor back in town, this time for wolves and a new home
• Whzzz…click…whirrrr…Look Out! It’s the Thorp Robots!
• Student Art Walk this Saturday, March 23
• Cle Elum community Garden to kickoff planting season this weekend

Easter Activities:

• Clever alternatives to traditional dyed Easter eggs
• ARRF Doggie Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday
• Easton Easter Egg Hunt changes locations
• Upper Kittitas County Easter Egg Hunts drop on March 30

Business:

• Fruition of a multi-generation dream-Owens Meats expands retail store
• Working mom finds niche for her passion in home-based business
• Bill would allow TV reception districts to expand tax exemptions

Sports & schools:

• Coach Iacolucci optimistic for 2013 season
• Rodeo Princess reads at Cle Elum Elementary’s Dr. Seuss Night
• CERHS Athlete of the Week-Ashleigh Fraser
• Hometown boy 323 days to bid for gold at Russian Winter Olympics
• Wrestlers place at Ephrata Tourney
• Easton Student of the week: Citlaly Alcala
• Sweeps and homers at White Swan and Riverview give Warriors 6-0 start
• Back on the diamond-Seth Reynolds
• Cle Elum 76ers are Undefeated
• Cle Elum Fire takes First Place

County says compost project application INCOMPLETE-Portions of the firm’s application requires further study-front page

Cougar snatches dog on Sixth Street-following several cougar sightings in the area over last couple months-front page-photos

Breaking ground on last phase of sewer line replacement project-replacing 100 years old clay pipe-front page-photo

Regional:

• Rep. Manweller moving along in Olympia
• List your event for free
• Mohlers named ‘Couple of the Year’
• Confirmed: Roslyn Farmers Market is coming
• New chairperson named for regional wastewater authority
• Pine Loch Sun cabin ire quickly extinguished

Voices:

• Frankly Speaking-Bake up these Roslyn Four ‘Loaf’ Clovers
• Letter- No taxation without representation-Gary J. Hammons, Cle Elum business owner

Communtiy:

• Kittitas County Genealogical Society turns 30
• Watland’s paintings on display
• Hadden named ‘Firefighter of Year’
• Over 80 dogs and cats roll up their furry sleeves
• Horse park board proposal increases board to 11 members
• Bats, bees and more at upcoming Audubon meeting
• Alpine Lakes Trail Riders 2013 Rendezvous March 15-17

Sports & school:

• CERHS Fastpitch, A whole new ballgame
• What’s in store for Yakima River fly fishers?
• Wrestlers do well at Deer Park
• Warrior boys sweep Warden away in season opener
• CERHS Athlete of the Week-Brennen Burchak
• New concession stand for stadium
• After a year without a single home meet, CERHS track team ready to rock
• Easton Jr. Jags Volleyball dry up Waterville in nail biter
• CE-R Leaders of the Quarter
• Easton School Student of the Week-Mary Fudge

WHERE’S THE REST OF THE STORY? IT’S IN OUR PRINTED NEWSPAPER ON STANDS, IN STORES AND AT THE NKC TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER AND OFFICE SUPPLY STORE IN DAVIS PLAZA (BEHIND SAFEWAY)-NEW EVERY THURSDAY

Candidate filing for influential election 67 days away-62 seats up for grabs countywide-front page

Brechbiel family named to 15th Habitat for Humanity home project-veteran of the U.S. Navy and her children-front page-photo

How the Federal sequester affects Washington state-County Commissioner weighs in on county impacts

Roslyn Homeowners (and home) receive illustrious awards-Roslyn beauty and creativity honored-page A8-photo

The Last Resort hosts Vintage Snowmobile Exhibition and Races-organizers Howard Briggs and Larry Ellifritz-page A10-photos

Regional:

• Four monuments proposed for First Street Cle Elum
• Public meetings slated to address proposed post office changes to South Cle Elum, Easton, and Ronald
• List your event for free
• Busy weekend for city cops
• Crash at the counter for cinema upgrade
• Local chamber releases results of business survey
• Bill tracker cuts to the chase at county Chamber luncheon
• Coalition caps community substance abuse survey
• USDA announces major reimbursements to county

Voices:

• Frankly Speaking-Calling all UKC cats and dogs: time to go digital.
• Results from last week’s Question of the Week:”If a pool and youth center could be built in Cle Elum’s Wye Park through grants and fundraising, would you support the City working a land deal?”-page A4
• Question of the Week: Washington state law prohibits non-residents to run for city council seats. “Should the law be amended to reserve one seat for non-residents?”
• Letter-Compost plants stink-just ask Maple Valley and Marysville-Shirley Wainwright-Cle Elum
• Letter-Say no to PacifiClean-Phil and Lyn Derrick-Cle Elum, Sunlight Waters
• Letter-PacifiClean apathy and ignorance-Jerry Ihrke-Kittitas County, Cle Elum, Sunlight Waters
• Letter-VISION Cle Elum holding a Sunday market, really?-Jack Hardings-Roslyn
• Letter-Spirit of the West appreciates Tribune-Spirit of the West-Ellensburg
• Letter-Still calls this area home-Mrs. Yolanda Wagner-Puyallup, WA

Community:

• One of a kind and made in Roslyn:Seussapalooza
• Food for livestock, thousands of pounds from seed to sprout–in six days
• Montgomery, Penelerick and Orr take top spots in Pinewood Derby
• Kiwanis hosts presentation on wolves
• 20th Annual Cattle Drive
• Spittoon Race celebrates 25th anniversary
• It’s time to spice things up at chili cook-off, desendant of Erik the Red to compete
• ARRF needs pet food

Sports & school:

• 2013 Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Spring Sports Schedule-page B10
• CERHS baseball program sees heavy turnout
• Great Horned Owls returning to high school totem pole
• Graduation gowns and caps signal the end is coming
• CERHS winter sports team awards
• CERHS Athlete of the Week-Asia Rogers
• Easton School Student of the Week-Carlee Houle
• League names Tate ‘Coach of the Year’
• Jensen gets dollars and kudos for Easton School
• Young wrestlers hit the mat