OCTOBER 20, 2022 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

Students learn fire safety during National Fire Prevention Week – (photos courtesy of Cle Elum-Roslyn School District)
Campfire restrictions reduced – U.S. Forest users can resume campfires at developed campgrounds and recreational shooting
Cle Elum Reservoir Pool Raise project receives $5 million in Federal Funds
A tale of two levies – How a pair or Hospital District propositions seek to continue sustainable EMS in Upper Kittitas County

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife seeks public comment on proposed changes to Hydraulic Code Rules
FISH Food Bank opens meal service to all who are hungry
Reminder: Second Half property taxes due Oct. 31
Updated COVID-19 booster eligibility expanded to people ages 5 and older

VOICES:

Frankly Speaking: Feeling the HEAT of chili peppers!
Candidates for offices on Upper County ballots invited to submit free 300-word profiles
Public invited to Oct. 25 vitrual meeting on proposed Washington fish passage rules
AG Ferguson seeks maximum $24.6M penalty against Facebook parent META; Judge ruled Meta intentionally violated Washington’s decades-old campaign finance law more than 800 times

COMMUNITY:

Chloe Clyburn crowned 2023 Cle Elum Roundup Queen – (photos courtesy of Molly Morrow)
4-H kids receive top honors in fitting and showing and market class at the 2022 Kittitas County Fair
Upper Kittitas County Candidate Forum takes the stage on Oct. 26
Halloween Spirit creeping into Cle Elum – (photo courtesy of Jessica Emery)
Kittitas County continues to prepare for natural hazards and calls on residents to also plan
Rodeo City Roller Derby rolls out ‘A Spooky Scrimmage’ on Oct. 23
Take A Trib’ Around the World to Wyoming with Jo Cadwallader and Cindy Crawford-Ackerlund
CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
How in Heaven on Earth do I overcome not knowing how to overcome? by Chaplain Mary Ann Adams
Washington Outdoor School Founder travels to New York to speak at conference – (photos courtesy of Sibyl Maer-Fillo)
Veterans Roger A. Benson, Michael J. Baker, Lee C. Hadden, Robert I Bailey, Dale Holland and James H. Sibillia receive Quilts of Valor – (photos courtesy of Red Barn Piecemakers)
‘A knitters day out’ at Kittitas County Sheep Producers Fiberfest in the Valley event – (Jerri Stoner photos)

OBITUARIES:

SPORTS & SCHOOL

Cle Elum-Roslyn Volleyball team victorious against Kittitas and Highland
APOYO announced new youth sports program – Amigos Atléticos
Cle Elum-Roslyn Warrior girls soccer team scores two more wins in league play – (photo courtesy of Susie Martin)
Cle Elum-Roslyn Football gets a big victory with 65-28 win over Highland
Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Warriors Marching Band and Color Guard Win Top Honors
Senior Mixed Bowling League standings
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Gwen Ellison, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Marisol Santiago, Easton School