Ellensburg Community Morning Show, Thursday, May 7th
- ECR Staff Writer
- 5 hours ago
- 3 min read
NEWS
The race to replace Greg Zempel as Kittitas County prosecuting attorney is shaping up to be a primary showdown. Three candidates have filed: deputy prosecutors Jodi Hammond and Patricia Todd, both Republicans, and Ellensburg attorney Aaron Reiman, running as an independent. Zempel said in January he would not seek a ninth term. Todd holds a campaign kick-off tonight at 5 p.m. at the Clymer Art Museum. Candidate Filing Week runs through Friday.
Aspiring business owners looking for a brick-and-mortar spot in Ellensburg can join the Ellensburg Downtown Association tonight for the Possibilities Tour. The walk-through runs from 5 to 7 p.m. and gives people a chance to see open storefronts and meet the folks behind them.
Drivers in Cle Elum should plan a different route around Bullfrog Road. The Pine Ranch Development, formerly known as Bullfrog Flats, started construction this week on a new roundabout. Both directions of Bullfrog Road will stay open through a bypass using Pine Ranch Road, Saddleback Drive, and Ponderosa Way. The county Department of Public Works says the project will take about three months.
The Ellensburg School District has named Kelly Rotter as the new principal at Valley View Elementary School.
Quiet Cadence, the local horse-and-mental-health farm, has been picked to join Horses for Mental Health — an international fundraising campaign that brings together 130 organizations. Washington Rodeo Roundup Princesses Ana and Clara Jentges are serving as fundraising ambassadors for Quiet Cadence this month.
A few things going on tomorrow around the county. The CWU John Moawad Memorial Jazz Festival kicks off at 8:30 a.m. at the McIntyre Music Building on the Central campus. Toastmaster's International meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Hal Holmes Community Center. And up the hill, Cle Elum Ladies Night Out runs at 5 p.m. in downtown Cle Elum.
SPORTS
In Track and Field, Central Washington Wildcat Elise Hopper would go ahead and win the four by one in what is described as a top three GNAC all time run. She ran the fourth fastest 100 meter time in GNAC history at 11.62 in the prelims behind three girls who just wore their nation's kits at world relays, came back and broke the GNAC all time record in the 400, now sitting number two in the NCAA with a USA championship standard of 52.48. Then would win the 223.86 and anchor the GNAC record, number two in the NCAA and GNAC gold medal four by four.
We also saw scoring performances in the steeple chase with Katie Manley, finishing third in the women's race alongside additional contributions from Dan Close, Josh Boast in the long jump, Addie Claybrook in the pole vault, Malia Gordon in the discus throw.
and Calvin Baker in the high jump.
Now coming into day two, you saw in the field events, Drew Klein highlighted the men's side with the victory in the pole vault while also contributing across multiple events.
They had key points in the throws led by Malia Gordon. Elise Hopper led the charge
with a dominant double gold performance winning the 200, like we said, and the 400.
That was just about what the top of the top looked like for your Wildcats who came in
and just dominated that event yesterday and the day before.
WEATHER
The forecasted high tomorrow in Ellensburg is 80 degrees with a low of 52 degrees. Sunny skies all day. The sunset is at 8:25 p.m. with northwest winds at 7 to 11 miles per hour, gusting up to 18. No rain in the forecast.
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH AT THE FISH OPEN TABLE?
The FISH Open Table lunch tomorrow is Teriyaki Meatballs, served over rice with garlic sesame broccoli and mixed 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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