FRONT PAGE NEWS:
- Cle Elum Eagles assemble bountiful community Christmas Baskets – (photo courtesy of Cammy Seelye)
- Three blasts of good news for the City of Cle Elum; $1.5 million in grants for transportation projects
- Kittitas County Coroner and Sheriff requesting assistance with identification of remains from 1987
- More Christmas in Cle Elum fun this weekend! (Dec. 17)
- Free updated COVID-19 booster vaccine clinics available in December from Kittitas County Public Health Dept.
- Kittitas County Auditor Jerry Pettit retirement party set for Monday, Dec. 19 in Ellensburg
STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:
- SNOW REPORT from Cle Elum resident Ella Walton
- Code of winter defined for Cle Elum (plowing, sidewalks, parking, snowmobile use in City Limits, etc.)
- Omicron-targeted COVID-19 boosters now authorized for children
- I-90 SLICK! Freezing fog initiates 30-vehicle pileup near Kittitas AND multiple collisions on Snoqualmie Pass take out rails and barriers – (photos courtesy of WA State Patrol and WA State Dept. of Transportation)
- Brand new plans provide Washington Healthplanfinder customers more savings on their health plans than ever before
VOICES:
- Frankly Speaking: Feelin’ hot, Hot, HOT! Chocolatey ways to warm winter
- Tribune Fan Mail: Readers appreciate the Tribune – Sharee & John Pierce, Ellensburg
- Holiday message from Ellensburg Postmaster: The Postal Service is ready for the busiest week
- USPS hosting virtual hiring event for Washington
- Cle Elum Post Office patrons asked to pick up parcels to make room for more
COMMUNITY:
- Now accepting 2023 Smart Choices Scholarship applications
- How in Heaven on Earth did I Overcome? by Chaplain Mary Ann Adams
- Local Holiday Events Calendar
- Cle Elum Eagles club helps 40 families this Christmas – (photos courtesy of Cammy Seelye)
- PHOTO ESSAY: Christmas in Cle Elum Parade of Lights– (Jana Stoner and Kittitas County Chamber photos)
- Mountain Voices Christmas Choir Holiday Concert – (Jana Stoner photos)
- KIDS: Write your Letters to the North Pole! (we will publish them in the NKC Tribune the next couple of weeks) download a form at NKCTribune.com/northpole
- CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
- Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
OBITUARIES:
- Esther M. DesLauriers, 1934-2022
- Susan J. Johnson, 1957-2022
- Mariette E. Moodie, 1924-2022
- David S. Palmer, 1964-2022
- Tammy L. Ritchie, 1963-2022
SPORTS & SCHOOL
- Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Wrestling – LaFord wins a wrestling 4th Place medal at Granger Invite – (photo courtesy of Coach Darren Mihelich)
- Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Warrior boys basketball victorious over Kodiaks, 83-43
- Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Warrior Basketball Teams dominant over River View Panthers on Dec. 9
- Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Warrior Girls Basketball – A home court shutout for the girls
- Senior Mixed Bowling League weekly results
- Make fitness more fun and engaging
PLUS RECIPES, COMICS, PUZZLES, HOROSCOPE, CALENDAR AND MORE
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