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KITTITAS COUNTY GROUPS GET $585M FOR SALMON RECOVERY-front page

EASTBOUND PROPANE TRUCK ROLLS OFF I-90 EXIT RAMP-Driver injured, leak contained-front page-photo

CITY INCHES EXPANSION OF DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL ZONE-1.45 acres directly across from Cle Elum/Roslyn Chamber office and plot adjacent to Cashmere Valley Bank-page A10

CLE ELUM TELEPHONE MUSEUM RECEIVES 2012 SIVINSKI GRANT-From the Washington trust for Historic Preservation-front page

NEARLY $125K IN HOTEL-MOTEL TAX FUNDS REQUEST DENIED-PAGE A2

FATHER AND SON OPEN OUTDOOR RECREATION STORE-Sahaptin Outfitters offers education and equipment needed to Go Outside and Play-Welcome Nate & Dave Rowley-page B5-photo

ONE-QUARTER CENTURY IN BUSINESS-Glondo’s Sausage Company celebrates Silver Anniversary-page B1-photos

LOCAL RANCHER RECEIVES AWA CERTIFICATION-Health of humans, land and livestock motivation to follow strict protocol-page B2-photos

NEW DENTIST FILLS CLE ELUM DENTAL CLINIC OFFICE-Welcome Dr. Dan Marsh- page B3-photo

MAKING A GOOD START IN A NEW PLACE-Mountain Express Towing & Recovery-Welcome Jeff Mitzel-page B5-photo

MAGGIE NELSON NAMED CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 2011-Upper County volunteer honored by County Chamber-page B9-photo

SCHOOLS & SPORTS

• Easton History Club‘s journey of historical discovery-page A8-A9-photos
• Associated press names four CERHS athletes for All State-page C9-photos
• Warriors emerge from first two league games-page C9-photo
• Cle Elum Roslyn School District Newsletter-page C10
• Bender garners board certification-page C1-photo
• Parents and donors keep art programs in elementary school-page C3-photo
• School holiday concert, children galvinize community-page C4-photos
• Easton Archery team places at championship-page C8-photos
• Warriors take small teams to tournaments-page C9
• Garrett Taklo is Geobee school champion-page C4-photo

• Holiday Letters- The Holidays are Special because…by local children-page C5, C6, C7-photos
• Easton Jags look to ‘put a David on Goliath’-page C8-photo

CHAMBER CONNECTION

• Chamber’s Residential Christmas Lights Contest-page B10
• Merry Christmas From Camp! by Mike O’Cain-page B10
• Garlic Lovers Feast! Bagna Caulda Festival 2012-page B10
• Feathernester Auction April 28-page B10
• Pioneer Days-July 2012 dates set-page B10
• New Snowmobile Trail Maps Available-page B10

COMMUNITY

• Senior Center serves up food & gifts to 60+families-page C1-photo
• Inland employees bolster HopeSource food bank-page C2-photo
• Canopy of Caring receives gift-page C2-photo
• Roslyn Riders donates to ARRF-page C2-photo
• New sign at Flag Pole Park-page C3-photo
• 18 locals run for arthritis research at Jingle Bell Run-page C2-photo

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HEADLINES

2012 HOTEL-MOTEL TAX FUND DISBURSEMENTS APPROVED-Controversy Resolved-front page

STAKEHOLDERS MEET AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS SNO-PARK TO EXPLORE FUTURE OF FIRE STATION 83-Where do we go from here?-front page-photo

POULTRY FEES PLUCKED FROM FEE SCHEDULE-Roslyn chicken farmers flock together to air their grief over new $50 fee-front page

FOREST SERVICE HOSTS AIRING OF YAKIMA RIVER BASIN INTEGRATED PLAN-Court reporter inks public comments for the record-page A5

LOG CABIN LIFE ABOVE LIBERTY-A woman in her element-page B4-photos

CLE ELUM EAGLES ANNUAL KIDS CHRISTMAS PARTY-Four year old Gwen Ellison whispers wishes to Santa-pageB1-photo

SCHOOLS AND SPORTS

Ding Ding the debt is gone!-School District hosts ceremonial bond shredding-page A7-photos

County Head Start Program adopts new name-page B2

How the Grinch Stole applause-Thorp school takes on Christmas classic-page B3-photos.

Wrestlers host first tournament-Warriors win six, lose five matches-pageB6-photos

Thorp PTSA book fair & bazaar localize Christmas shopping-page B6-photo

Wallace and Creager up the bar in pre-season play–page B7-photos

Kretschman named SCAC District 5 Football Coach of the year-page B7-photo

Varsity basketball league play moves to old CERHS gym-page B7

Winter break schedules set for area schools-page A8

Fifth grader shines with holiday spirit-Kittitas Elementary School fifth grader Payton Hyatt put a younger generation’s heart into the county’s holiday season-page B1-photo