JULY 13, 2023 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

LOWER KITTITAS COUNTY BURN BAN now in effect! – (photos courtesy of KCFD #1 – Thorp)
August 1 Primary Election Ballots in mailboxes this week
Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) welcomes Kittitas County Health Network as new county sponsor
Cle Elum Ridge Forest Resiliency Project: Prescribed fire and recreation trail closures this week
Life Support Dinner Auction is this Saturday (July 15)

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

Reclamation releases Yakima basin July 2023 water supply forecast
Statewide drought advisory issued
Kittitas County Commissioner Laura Osiadacz appointed to U.S. Forest Service ‘Northwest Forest Plan’ Fedearl Advisory Committee
Senator Patty Murray announces nearly $14 million in federal funding for forest conservation
Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) fines CenturyLink $923,000 for illegal telephone disconnections during COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. Forest Service campfire restrictions go into effect tomorrow
New bridge installed at Beverly Creek Trail #1391 trailhead – (photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service)
U.S. Forest Service campfire restrictions go into effect July 14
City of Roslyn unveils community development and permitting website
Temporary closure at Icewater Campground
Ellensburg Music Festival tunes up for July 28-29 event
Yakima Valley College Running Start applications to start Fall 2023 classes open through Aug. 3
NASA Nigh Sky Notes for July 2023: Find A Ball of Stars
Adventure awaits at libraries with expanded ‘Check Out Washington’ Discover Pass program

VOICES:

LETTERS: She’s ‘just a dog’ – Ronald Arthur Slater, Cle Elum
Frankly Speaking: Feasting on fresh colorful summer squash (recipe included!)
Reminiscences: I’m nearly 100 years old and missing the good old days… Is there a hex on me? (Where elk are concerned) by Dan Sater
Trouble with an auto or homeowners claim? Insurance Commissioner wants to hear your story

COMMUNITY:

Roslyn Riders July 1 Play Day is fun for all ages – (Carl Nelson photos)
Croatian Picnic coming up in Roslyn on July 15
Dock Dogs diving competition July 1-2 Cle Elum results – (Carl Nelson photo)
The Early Worm Catches the Fish at July 2 Cle Elum Kiwanis Youth Fishing Derby – (photos)
Baxter the Bookhound: ‘Check Out Washington’ program at Carpenter Memorial Library, Cle Elum
Ronald Community Club hosts Heritage Festival on July 1 – (photos courtesy of Maria Adams)
Corn Hole Tourney boasts 28 teams at Pioneer Days – (Natazshya Weisg and Carl Nelson photos)
PHOTO ESSAYS: 2023 Pioneer Days highlights – (photos by Carl Nelson)
CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
PHOTO ESSAY: Boulet Theatre Productions – (Jana Stoner photos)
Are you having trouble dealing with loneliness? by guest columnist Stan Popovich
‘Walk among the Dinosaurs’ stomps into Wenatcheee on August 4-6
Statewide funds available to help Washington counties strengthen election security
PHOTO ESSAY: Pups take the podium at Roslyn’s Pioneer Park July 8; ARRF Animal hosts Doggie Olympics – (Carl Nelson photos)
Boulet Theatre Productions: Musical Medical Melodrama brings mayhem to stage – (Jana Stoner and Casey Clark photos)