Ellensburg Community Morning Show, Thursday, May 28th
- ECR Staff Writer
- 13 hours ago
- 3 min read
NEWS
Cle Elum has more time to figure out how to pay its debts. A federal bankruptcy judge agreed to push the city's deadline from May 30 to July 31 to submit a Plan of Adjustment. That plan is the strategy the city will use to restructure nearly 26 million dollars it owes City Heights Holdings, the developer behind a 962-home project the city signed onto back in 2011. City Heights is still challenging Cle Elum's right to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in the first place. A judge in Yakima heard two days of testimony on that earlier this month and hasn't ruled yet. --
Kittitas County is asking neighbors to weigh in on the plan that will shape growth for the next two decades. The county has scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2nd at the Commissioners Auditorium in the courthouse at 205 West Fifth Avenue. Commissioners will take testimony on the 2026 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update, along with new critical area and development rules that go with it. --
And down in Cle Elum, drivers should plan an extra few minutes. Kittitas County Public Works has started building a new roundabout on Bullfrog Road as part of the Pine Ranch Development. The project is expected to take three months. Drivers can use a marked bypass route through Pine Ranch Road, Saddleback Drive, and Ponderosa Way. --
And Today around Town...
Toastmaster's International meets tonight at 5:30 at the Hal Holmes Community Center. Anyone curious about getting better at public speaking is welcome. --
It's also the last week to enter the Ellensburg Bike Month raffle. Download the free Adventure Lab app, log your rides, and pick up your raffle tickets at the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce Information Center through Friday. Prizes include a Catrike recumbent trike and gift cards to the Recycle Shop. --
And there's still time to take part in the Ellensburg History Quest scavenger hunt downtown. Ten clues, historic buildings, and a chance at Ellensburg Preservation swag. The hunt runs through Sunday. --
Looking ahead to Saturday, Coffee With City Council is at Unity Park from 10 a.m. to noon, alongside the Bike Month celebration with free helmets, bike lights, a kids' bike rodeo, and free reconditioned bikes from the Odd Fellows. --
SPORTS
The CWU spring season has wrapped up, and the Wildcats sent ten track and field athletes to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in Kansas last week. Coaches and athletes are now turning their attention to summer competition. The next event on the calendar is the USATF Outdoor Championships in New York City on Tuesday, June 23rd. --
In softball news, junior Wildcat Baker earned Second Team All-West Region honors, capping a season that saw seven Wildcats grab GNAC All-Conference honors. --
Football season tickets are now on sale for the fall, with six home games on a full 11-game schedule. --
WEATHER
The forecasted high today in Ellensburg is 89 degrees with a low tonight of 55. Mostly sunny skies with winds out of the west-northwest at around 19 miles per hour. The sunset is at 8:46 p.m. with a 15 percent chance of a passing shower. Friday cools off considerably, dropping into the low 60s with gusty winds.
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH AT THE FISH OPEN TABLE?
The FISH Open Table lunch today is Pork Verde Stew — beans, seasonal vegetables, lime, cilantro, and corn slow-cooked with pork shoulder, served with tortillas and chef's choice fruit. The senior lunch is open to all seniors age 60-plus from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ellensburg Open Table at 204 North Main Street, and noon to 1 p.m. at 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 Open Table. --
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