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February 16 2012-Headlines
Broken hearts for Valentine Day-Mother and kids call for a library comeback-front page-photo
Tanker truck flips spills 6000 gallons of jet fuel-KCFD7 volunteers respond in HAZMAT mode-front page-photo
WHEN THE WORLD CAME TO CLE ELUM-Back in the day when Cle Elum was Ski Capital of the West-page A10-photos
EASTON FIREFIGHTERS-Volunteering for diverse reasons-page B10-photo
Citizens question Cle Elum City Councils police layoff-Pro 2 funding by the numbers-page A8-photo
COMMUNITY
- Seilinger & Lewis crowned at Eagles Sweetheart Ball
- Former local man lands on Survivor One World
- ARRF uncorks for canines and felines on Feb. 18
- Technology help for beginners at Roslyn Library
- Paramedic celebrates 15 years with KC Hospital District 2
- Upcoming Trail Riders events and activities
REGIONAL
- Public information meeting set for Easton State Park tree work
- Taco Bell coming to Cle Elum
- Guided Interpretive Nordic Ski Trips offered at Snoqualmie Summit
- Bettas Road residents question proposed gravel pit
- Questions answered about the revival of county’s Television District tax
- County resident fined $16,000 for damaging Manatash Creek
VOICES
LETTERS:
- LETTERS:
- Current COG voting law is fair
- Reconsider library cuts
- The core of society ia a family built on love
- If we didn’t pay our sewer bill wouldn’t we be cut off
- Do not cut the Carpenter Memorial Librarys budget
- Everyone is born different
- Enjoyed the Day in the Life photos Water district salutes Commissioner Briggs 13 year service
- Frankly /Speaking-I’ve got a hunger for more Valentines Day-Keep love cookin all year long
SCHOOLS & SPORTS
- Cle Elum Roslyn High /School garners state achievement award
- CERHS to improve track and football field in May
- Thorp school to hold annual auction
- Shooting for the Future Tournement Winners
- Warrior Wrestlers Ready to Rumble
- Easton stands tall against the Phoenix on senior night
- Baby Jags cheer on Easton basketbaqll team
- Thorp ends season on a strong note-Bornhorst scores career high 33 points
- Miller thrilled to have parents at last game
- Porter exemplifies two sport athletes working hard for winning season
- Thorp teacher receives state award
- Awards given at Cle Elum Roslyn School District
Missing Snowmobiler located, unharmed
Kittitas County, WA -02/08/2012 – The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office located a missing snowmiler shortly around 3 PM today about 5 miles from where he was last seen.
KITTCOM (Kittitas County Emergency Communication Center) received a call yesterday, at 6:08 p.m. Wednesday evening reporting 73 year old Howard (Hal) Umland of Ellensburg, WA as an overdue snowmobiler. According to the Reporting Party, Howard Umland was last seen approximately 8-10 miles up Reecer Creek Rd on the groomed trail. He was riding with 4 others when he became separated, and was considered “somewhat familiar with the area.”
Kittitas County S&R Volunteers were paged out at 7:41 p.m., search operations were suspended at 2:00 a.m. and resumed again at 7:00 am this morning. Searchers located his snowmobile abandoned near the Nanum drainage at about 1:30 PM. Ground teams followed his foot prints and located him about 2 miles from his snowmobile.
He was in good condition and is being transported out at this time without injuries.
February 9 2012-Headlines
A Day in the Life-CLE ELUM WA- MONDAY JAN 23 2012-PAGE B5-B7-SPECIAL PHOTO ESSAY
Echo from the early 1940s-Scrapbook of a mom’s Valentine Day cards-front page-photo
Councils finance committee recommends halving library hours-Whats the impact?-County Commissioners vote to maintain library’s level of funding in 2012-front page
Take a Friend Snowmobiling event introduces newbies to the winter sport-front page-photo
POLICE NEWS
Woman suspected of wielding ax handle arrested in Cle Elum
Easton motorist hospitalized
I-90 rollover leaves two passengers injured
VOICES Opinions We Here
Outdated TV District Tax doesn’t exempt satellite TV?
Love Thy Neighbor
Council should represent all city employees fairly
You need no approval from man, only God
Keep library open with rainy day fund until Suncadia pays
Library shouldn’t be targeted for disproportionate cuts
What if snowmobilers went away-would it negatively impact your business
A loss for the kids
Councilman responds-it was the library or essential services
Libraries enrich community’s quality of life
Two women and a poodle
Frankly Speaking-In your eye-A little love for the Squirting Fruit
REGIONAL
Groundwater study continues: USGS scientists return to upper Kittitas County in spring
Have you seen Hal-missing snowmobiler in Reecer Creek area
Outdoor recreation opportunities abound in winter wonderland
Conference of Governments readies for major cycle
BUSINESS
True Balance Massage now open in Cle Elum
Local Martial Arts instructor to hold Women’s Self Defense class
Would Solar panels cut costs for electricity consumed by wastewater treatment pumps
COMMUNITY
Ellensburg’s living cowboy postcard
Vintage snowmobile show on for March at Last Resort
Let the good times roll at the Vogue’s Mardi Gras celebration
Sweetheart ball to benefit Heart Fund
Grange Scholarship fully funded for 2012
SPORTS & SCHOOLS
CERH grapplers moving on to regionals
Seniors honored
Warrior basketball ends on some high notes
Jags hold tough four on the floor