Ellensburg Community Morning Show, Thursday, November 6th
- ECR Staff Writer
- 12 minutes ago
- 2 min read
NEWS
The Ellensburg City Council is asking citizens to help out members of the community during the ongoing shutdown of the federal government. The government shutdown started Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass appropriations legislation for the coming fiscal year. Nearly a million federal workers were furloughed, and another 2 million employees continued working, but without pay. Ellensburg Mayor Rich Elliott wrote a statement for the city that encourages people to help out those who are in need, and at the council’s meeting Monday, councilmembers approved the message with their unanimous support.
In Tuesday’s elections, Councilmember Nancy Lillquist was leading in her race for Position 1 against former fire chief John Sinclair, while Councilmember Nancy Goodloe was handily in front of challenger Arin R. Smith for Position 2, and Councilmember Delano Palmer was beating Sam Ezell for Position 3. Ellensburg voters were saying “yes” on Election Night to Proposition 1, a proposal to impose a 0.2% transit tax to fund the city’s bus system.
A state audit of the city of Cle Elum is underway, City Administrator Robert Omans said last week. The review of the city’s books is the first since Cle Elum received a $22 million court judgment against it last year and later filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
The Lion Rock Visiting Writer Series continues tonight with Candace Walsh at 5:45 PM in the 2nd Floor Student Commons
The Suncadia Arts & Lecture Series happens tonight with Jay Schwartz, water resource expert at 5:00 PM at the Uplands 55+ Community
Reggae Night with Adrian at 7 p.m. takes place tonight at 7 p.m. at Mike’s Tavern up in Cle Elum.
SPORTS
CWU Women's Soccer plays Northwest Nazarene tonight at 7:30 p.m.
CWU’s Women’s Volleyball plays Saint Martin’s tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Lacey.
CWU’s Football team plays SUL Ross State in Alpine, Texas at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
WEATHER
The forecasted high today in Ellensburg is 57 degrees with a low of 47 degrees. The sunset is 4:43 p.m. with winds out of the South Southeast at 16 miles per hour.
LUNCH
The FISH Open Table Lunch is Chicken and Dumplings with a biscuit and mixed whole fruit. The lunch is open to all seniors age 60-plus from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Ellensburg Open Table, 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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