FEBRUARY 08 2024 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

A Customized Gift – Students handcraft a unique table from grandmother’s salvaged log for KCFD #6 (Chloe Ferrone Photo)
CERHS Warriors begin District HS Basketball Tourney on home court
Cle Elum City Council meeting is next Tuesday
Senator Warnick bill strengthening public-private partnerships for state-managed lands clears Senate
Home & Garden Show sets up April 13 at the Kittitas Valley Event Center
Annual Seed Swap event coming Feb. 17

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

AG Ferguson: Federal Way gun store to pay $3M for illegally selling high-capacity magazines
Roses are red, violets are blue, will you be my Valentine…and business partner too? (Chloe Ferrone Photo) (Carl Nelson Photo)
The Water Trust Program…trust but verify – Part 3 of Kittitas County Water Bank
$386 million in clean water projects planned for Washington
Commerce awards over $85M to expand EV charging across WA state

VOICES:

Frankly Speaking: THE BEST CHEFS’ ‘EXTRA’ SECRET: Simplicity is key
Reminiscences: I’m nearly 100 years old and missing the good old days.… Listening and hearing by Dan Sater
LETTER: Please vote YES for our kids by this Tuesday – Matthew Lundh – Cle Elum
LETTER: Grid power, natural gas and EV charging stations – Fred Marion – Cle Elum
LETTER: This community is great at coming together – let’s vote yes! – Kathi Butorac – Cle Elum
LETTER: The execution – Patricia Woodell – Cle Elum
LETTER: Praise for Roslyn City Crew – Susan Johnson – Roslyn
Washington State Archives records management grant applications now open
Hundreds rally for rent caps and affordable housing

COMMUNITY:

Crowd demands hearing on citizen initiatives by Mary Murphey and Aspen Anderson ( Photo courtesy of Aspen Anderson)
CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
USPS increases postage by 2-cents
Special Election ballots due Tuesday
Sign up for ASHI First Aid-CPR-AED course in Cle Elum on Feb. 24
Free Healthy Hearing Talk at UKC Center of February 20
Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Roslyn to hold pancake supper for Shrove Tuesday
PHOTO ESSAY by Carl Nelson – With lots of sunshine, and just enough snow, UKC Rotary snowmobile raffle run sets attendance record

OBITUARIES:

SPORTS & SCHOOL:

Student Spotlight on Mia Vroman Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
Athlete Spotlight on Natalie Bare Thorp School
Senior Mixed Bowling League January 31st results
Cle Elum-Roslyn Basketball teams move into District play
Cle Elum-Roslyn Girls Basketball loses to #4 team in the state
ESD 105 accepting nominations for 2024 Regional Educator of the Year Awards Programs
Congrats Warriors; you played a great winter season (photo courtesy of CERSD)