MAY 19, 2022 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

Cle Elum couple driving from Poland into the Ukrainian war zone – (photo courtesy of Skala family)
Upper Kittitas County’s first wildfire evacuation simulation billed a success
State Parks begins forest health project on Bullfrog property
Fatality on I-90 last week
Volunteer Day in the Teanaway – come one, come all
Easton’s Parkside Cafe and Turtle Lounge is closed
Snoqualmie Pass approaching snowfall record
Inland Networks to cease providing cable TV August 1

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

Attorney General Ferguson shuts down Global Grid’s illegal robocalls, deceptive marketing
Rep. Newhouse announces $300K Grant for Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District
Bryan Elliott announces candidacy for Kittitas County Auditor
USA surpasses a million COVID deaths
Square foot cost of an upper county home for sale nearly doubled
Cle Elum Skatepark design revealed – (photo courtesy of Lucy Temple)
The balancing act of Water Management: Part 2
Semi trailer fire on I-90 near Cle Elum, May 11 – (photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol)
FedEx semi truck jackknifes on I-90 on May 9
May 9 Cle Elum City Council meeting highlights
Restoration begins on Yakima Valley SunDome’s Circle of Light

VOICES:

LETTERS: Questions about the house Easton School District purchased – Randy Hoffine, Easton
PAID LETTER: City’s Continued Contract Violations on city Heights Resulting in Costly Penalties, Fees in Ongoing Arbitration Process – Sean Northrop, Cle Elum
State launches Orca website
Frankly Speaking: Persistence Pays when it comes to Pluckky Dandelions
This 21-year-old [ India Briggs ] is doing something about climate change – (photo courtesy of Briggs family)

COMMUNITY:

The short story of Laming in Thorp – (photos courtesy of Jared Fudacz)
Kittitas Audubon presentation on Wolf Conservation is tonight [May 19)
Roslyn Riders Prize Ride is Sunday, May 29
Birth Announcement: Camille Maupoux
Cle Elum Cub Scouts Pack 903 tour Kittitas County Fire District 7 station – (photo courtesy of Kristin Carlson)
USDA: Bring food safety to your summer vacation
CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
Break Time Crossword Puzzle!
Swiftwater Learning Center’s plant sale is on!
How in Heaven on Earth can I help my children? by Chaplain Mary An Adams
Thorp Mill Dinner and Auction this Saturday, May 21
Scott Templin headed for the violent Bering Sea – (photos courtesy of Scott Templin)
Easton Fire Junior Cadets begin training – (photo courtesy of Easton Fire Dept.)
Thorp Community Days event held May 7 – (Michael Richard photo)
Call for Easton Memorial Day celebration volunteers
Kittitas County Fire Dist. 6 hosts spring bingo – (Casey Clark photos)
‘I stopped my freight train and soon found myself thrown back in time’ [ exploring the gravesite of young Dorothea Mae Slack ] by Jim Pendley
Chase Robinson opens weekend nursery in Roslyn – (Jim Fossett photo)

OBITUARIES:

SPORTS & SCHOOL

GOOD LUCK AT STATE! Cle Elum-Roslyn Warriors Golf and Boys Baseball teams – (photos courtesy of Hailey Bator and Wendie Kelly)
Raise the salmon, release the salmon – Easton and Thorp students study salmon life cycle – (photos courtesy of Thorp School)
Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Track & Field:Warrior Track team shines at sub-districts
Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Boys Baseball: Cole Singer honored at Senior Night – (photo courtesy of Hailey Bator)
Amber Dupleich makes Central Washington University Dean’s List
SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Joel Kelly – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
SPOTLIGHT STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Luke Chafin – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School