NEWS
City Council receives Field House update
The City Council will consider options to constructing a Fieldhouse at Rotary Park. At a Monday study session, the council heard that the project has about $10 million available and is unlikely to obtain outside grant funding. The city received $7.1 million in insurance after the Racquet and Recreation Center burned down in December 2022. Kittitas County will contribute $3 million over three years. The limited money means the city needs to build the project in phases. In response to the options, the City Council requested information on a public/private partnership where the city would lease the facility. City Council member Nancy Lillquist said the city needs to place the Fieldhouse within the context of other needs, including investments in Kittitas Valley Memorial Pool.
Dean Nicholson Boulevard closed this week
Dean Nicholson Boulevard will be closed at North Walnut Street through Friday for an above-ground well test for the new CWU North Academic Complex project. Traffic will be routed to East 18th Avenue.
Valley Theatre presents “Peter and the Star Catcher”
Valley Theatre presents its Winter Play, “Peter and the Star Catcher,” starting at 7 p.m. Friday in the IOOF Oddfellows Ballroom. The play is based on the novel by Dave Berry and Ridley Pearson. There are other 7 p.m. shows on Saturday, Feb. 13, 14 and 15. There are 2 p.m. performances on Saturday, Sunday and Feb. 15. Tickets are $20 for general admission and can be purchased on the Valley Theatre website.
Horn quartet to perform at CWU
The horn quartet Genghis Barbie performs at the McIntyre Music Building at 7 p.m., tonight. The quartet of Freedom Barbie, Velvet Barbie, Tiger Barbie, and Attila the Horn will present a program featuring music by Queen, Whitney Houston, Chappell Roan, Brandi Carlisle, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Imogen Heap, Alison Krauss, Demi Lovato, Stevie Wonder, the Beach Boys, Eurythmics, and more! Tickets are $15 for general admission.
Ribbon cutting at Ink on Friday
The Ink will celebrate its official ribbon cutting at 4 p.m., Friday at 405 N. Main Street. The Ink is the home of Ellensburg Community Radio and the Blue Bear Puppet lab. In the First Friday activities to follow Blue Bear will state a lighted puppet parade and ECR will show videos by local bands including Star Anna, Mark Lanegan and Mark Pickerel and Screaming Trees.
Classical pianist to perform Friday
Classical pianist Hsin-I Huang will perform at 6 p.m., Friday, at the McIntyre Music Building. Over his career and with his range, he has won acclaim and numerous awards performing across the United States, Europe and Asia.
Super Bowl party fundraiser on Friday
The Ellensburg School District Education Foundation’s Super Bowl Warm Up Party is at 5:30 p.m., Friday at Teanaway Hall on the Kittitas County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $50 with proceeds supporting the foundation’s Learning Enhancement Award Program.
Bender Road to be closed
Bender Road will be closed near the Reecer Creek intersection between Feb. 10 and March 7 due to a bridge replacement. A detour route will be available.
SPORTS
CWU basketball hosts doubleheaders
The CWU women’s and men’s basketball teams play at home tonight and Saturday. Tonight Central women play Western Washington at 5:15 p.m. and the men take on Alaska Anchorage at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, the women play Simon Fraser at 4 p.m. and the men face Alaska Fairbanks at 6:15 p.m.
High school hoops on tap tonight
In high school basketball tonight, Ellensburg travels to play Selah tonight with the girls' game at 5:30 p.m. and the boys' at 7 p.m.
Baseball/softball registration is open
Ellensburg Youth Baseball and Softball registration closes on Friday. The league is open to kids ages 4 through 12. Registration information is on the organization’s website.
LUNCH
The FISH Open Table Lunch is a chicken parm, mixed vegetables and peaches. The lunch is open to all seniors age 60-plus from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Ellensburg, and noon to 1 p.m., in Cle Elum. Meal sites are the Ellensburg Open Table and the Cle Elum Seventh-day Adventist Church. The community lunch for anyone needing a hot meal is from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Ellensburg location.
WEATHER
The forecasted high today in Ellensburg is 33 degrees. Sunset is at 5:13 p.m., and the expected nighttime low is 22 degrees. Winds will be light and variable.
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