A Hometown Christmas Season 2014 Holiday Gift Guide & Local Seasonal Events Schedule PLUS Heartwarming Local Stories-Inserted in your newspaper.

Happy Thanksgiving-We’re not talkin’ turkey when we say, hope you have an amazing holiday! Thanks to all our friends & customers!-front page.

Fostering an ‘animal-care’ legacy-definitions-front page.

Air quality unhealthy for sensitive groups-access information-front page.

CANCELLED: Mass Causualty Incident Drill at Snoqualmie Pass-front page.

Consequences for killing an endangered wolf reach past jail time and $100,000 fines-hard to predict how the rest of the pack will react-front page/A5.

State & Regional News:

  • Burned cub in rehab.
  • Chinook, Cayuse Passes closed.
  • Initiative 1351 concerns legislators.
  • E-mail a message to future generations.
  • Another court case reinforces right to ban pot.
  • Picasso sketchbook sells for $112,500.
  • Hanford workers still not adequately protected.
  • Snoqualmie Rec Plan open to public comment.
  • Manweller elected to House Republican leadership position.

Regional:

  • Cutbacks challenged campground litter cleanup crews this year.
  • Markeyta Pinkham joins Salmon Hatchery crew.
  • Parade Paperwork.
  • $2,000 Grant Awarded.
  • Upper County first graders explain Thanksgiving.
  • Teanaway Community Forest to host open house.
  • Officers Graduate Academy.
  • Residential fiber optic in Roslyn launches future.
  • Tractor-trailer jackknifes on I-90 west of Ellensburg.
  • Mystery flyovers last week still unexplained.
  • New ‘power outage’ app for PSE customers.
  • Solar power 101: Panel installation on Roslyn home offers insight.
  • Mural planned for South Cle Elum Way wall.

Voices:

  • Where’s Frank?
  • Guest editorial-Join us for a march on Main Street, Nov. 29-by Governor Jay Inslee and Patrick Conner.
  • Youthful Outlooks-Dickman and Woyke on political finger pointing.
  • Join the fight against HIV: CWU hosts event on World AIDS Day Dec.1.

Community:

  • Scrooge is back!
  • Want to help make Christmas for this county’s children?
  • Roslyn Library to kick off new baby story time.
  • Free golf on Thanksgiving.
  • A day in Africa with one of the upper county’s own.
  • Zentner n’ crew: As good as Bill Nye the science guy?

Business:

  • One of a kind Swauk-Teanaway sawmill operator.
  • Cle Eagles Bazaar honors Theresa Ward.
  • Grower thankful to have pumpkin cart returned.
  • A barn dance and potluck to build a community.
  • Buffleheads flocking.
  • The production of a Christmas tree sale.
  • USDA purchase of surplus cranberries will bring stability to Washington’s growers.
  • Kids: Write your ‘North Pole Holiday Letters.
  • Sixth street backyard vineyard celebrates first five-year harvest.
  • Neighbors displaced by fire still need your help.

Obituaries:

  • Theresa Marie Ward (Migliore).

Sports & School:

  • Cle Elum-Roslyn soccer team hands out awards.
  • Cheerleaders receive donation.
  • CERHS Athlete of the Week-Alexandria Brechbiel.
  • Pigskin quarterfinals: Cascade rips Zillah.
  • Thorp-Easton Bobcats ready for basketball.Police serve up turkey to elementary students.
  • Horse Park-By the numbers.
  • Sarah Zabik receives VFW award.
  • Student Photography Scholarships available.
  • Grid Kids Football receives donation.
  • Walter Strom Middle School HONOR ROLL.CERHS Student of the Week-Haley Ploeger.