FRONT PAGE NEWS:
- Cle Elum Kid’s Bike Safety Rodeo Roundup – (Carl Nelson photo)
- Cle Elum May 8 Council Meeting: Venue moved to accommodate over 200 concerned citizens attending to comment on 47° North project
- ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ – Post up your foodstuff for collection on Saturday
- Roslyn Cemetery readies for spring cleaning this weekend
- May 20 Fundraiser will help maintain historic 140 year old Thorp Mill
- Slovenia Lodge #371 kiosk dedication is set for May 27 at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Cle Elum
STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:
- Afternoon storm strikes Kittitas County – Lightning photo courtesy of Deidrah Wright Photography
- Kittitas County Community Development Services begins monthly Upper County Builder meetings on Cle Elum
- PHOTO ESSAY: Kittitas County Firefighters complete Rope Rescue tech certification training – (photos courtesy of KCFD-7)
- Veteran Gretchen Evans delivers moving keynote presentation at USO Northwest ‘Full Circle Tribute’ at Suncadia – (photos by Jana Stoner and Angela Steele Photography)
- Cle Elum’s Phil Hess named Washington ‘Forester of the Year’ – (photo courtesy of Andrew Perleberg)
- Lumi Lander’s afterschool firetruck adventure – (photos courtesy of Kittitas County Fire District #7)
- Cle Elum man rolls truck along I-90 on May 7
- Fun and Safety go hand in handlebars; first annual CEFD/KCFD6 Kid’s Bike Safety Rodeo – (photos by Carl Nelson and KCFD-6)
- Columbia Basin Hatchery near Moses Lake temporary closure for repairs
- Washington State Public Works Board opens applications for $235 million in funding
- Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission holds virtual meetings May 11-12
- Governor signs Rep. Dent’s municipal airport commission legislation
- Bipartisan bill HR 3128 introduced to establish program to help Veterans become commercial airline pilots
- NW Insurance Council: Now is the time to prepare, reduce wildfire risk for your home and family
VOICES:
- Frankly Speaking: Sorry Kermit, it IS easy (growing) GREENS!
- Reminiscences: I’m nearly 100 years old and missing the good old days… Yep, it’s Spring, in all its Glory! by Dan Sater
- LETTER TO EDITOR: Mayor told to follow the law – Larry Stauffer, Cle Elum
COMMUNITY:
- May 10th marked the 131st remembrance of the tragic #1 Mine explosion in Roslyn – Search for rare book leads descendent of killed Roslyn miner down memory lane – (photos courtesy of Penny Steele and Terry Hamberg)
- Swiftwater Learning Center to hold online plant sale in May (photos courtesy of Swiftwater Learning Center)
- Lloyd Olson Scholarship Fund short story contest to benefit local high school scholarships
- Johnston & Williams Funeral Home donates new portable coolers to Kittitas County Fire District #1 – (Photo courtesy of Johnston & Williams Funeral)
- Boulet Theatre Productions casting for summer melodrama
- Spring bingo raises dollars for Kittitas County Fire District #6 in Ronald – (Casey Clark photos)
- Birds on the decline? So are our butterflies! Learn about these critters, and what we can do to help at the May 18 Audubon Society meeting
- Roslyn Library has new Dylan the Dewey Decimal System mascot – (photo courtesy of Roslyn Library)
- PHOTO ESSAY: Swauk Teanaway Grange kicks off spring with a bazaar and bake sale – (Casey Clark photos)
- NASA SKY WATCH: Binoculars, a great first telescope
- Take A Trib Around the World – with Tim Cooper and Diane Chambers to Ecuador including the Galapagos island of San Cristobal
- CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
- Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
- 2023 Enterprise Challenge winners announced
- How in Heaven on Earth to I Overcome? ‘Overcoming Day Proclamation’ set for May 15 – by guest columnist Chaplain Mary Ann Adams
- PROBLEM SOLVED: My GE washer flooded my home. How do I get it fixed? by guest columnist Christopher Elliott
- Managing the heat of hot peppers by columnist Melinda Myers
- Learn the meanings behind popular Mother’s Day flowers
- Nominate Washington State employers who hire and retain workers with disabilities
- Expert tips for managing allergies this spring by Dr. Angela Sparks
- RECIPES: Break out brunch favorites for spring celebrations
OBITUARIES:
- Terry Lee Baker, 1958-2023
- Thomas Leroy Blum, 1951-2023
- Peter J. Cawlfield, 1996-2023
- Dennis Dale Downs, 1946-2023
- Therl W. ‘Butch’ Gould Jr., 1963-2023
- John Joseph Malm Sr., 1950-2023
- Beverly Ann Pearson, 1944-2023
SPORTS & SCHOOL
- CWU to hold 27th Annual Fashion Show on June 3
- Student Art Exhibit and reception is this Saturday at Carpenter House Museum
- Upper Kittitas County Rotary Interact Club ‘Service Above Self’
- Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Warriors Tennis tackles tough LaSalle team
- Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Warriors Baseball: Two more wins for the Warriors
- Student of the Week: Mac Williams, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
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