Ellensburg Community Morning Show, Tuesday, June 2nd
- ECR Staff Writer
- 1 day ago
- 3 min read
NEWS
Construction will continue through the end of June on recreation improvements to Bureau of Land Management areas in the Yakima Canyon. Public access will be closed at the Lmuma Creek Recreation Site, Liberty Recreation Site, Roza Campgrounds, and Big Pines Recreation Site.
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners holds a public hearing today at 2 in the afternoon at the Kittitas County Courthouse, Room 109, 205 West Fifth Avenue. The commissioners will take testimony on a proposed resolution to amend the county's 2026 adopted budget. Anyone with an interest in the matter is welcome to attend and testify, or submit written comments beforehand.
The Cle Elum City Council voted unanimously this week to fill a vacant council seat. The council chose Sarah Hubbard, a researcher at Harvard Kennedy School who focuses on technology governance and democracy. She was selected 6 to 0 over one other candidate to fill the seat left open when Jon Cornelius resigned in April. Hubbard previously worked as a senior product manager at Apple and Microsoft and has lived in Cle Elum since 2020. She'll serve through November 2027.
The Ellensburg School District celebrated 18 retiring educators at last week's school board meeting with cupcakes and a lot of kind words. Among those wrapping up long careers: Marcy Matthews, who spent 40 years teaching business and technology at Ellensburg High School — she started on IBM Selectric typewriters and ended up teaching digital design. Lori Leach is also retiring after 36 years teaching math and PE, and Valley View Elementary principal Rob Moffat is stepping down after 17 years in that role. He says he's ready to be a full-time grandfather.
A Kittitas High School junior is making history for her FFA chapter. Lilianna McGuffin won first place in the Agricultural Education competition at the Washington State FFA Convention in Pullman two weeks ago, becoming the first Kittitas FFA member ever to qualify for the national championship. She credits her advisor Becky Carollo with keeping her going through years of setbacks. McGuffin and Carollo will head to Indianapolis in October for nationals.
COMING UP TODAY AND THIS WEEK:
The Master Gardener Plant Diagnostic Clinic is at The Armory today from 11:30 in the morning to 1 o'clock. Bring your garden questions and sick plants.
Pre-School Storytime and Crafts is at the Roslyn Public Library at 11:15 this morning.
Valley Voices Community Choir holds its regular rehearsal tonight at 6:30 at Ellensburg Presbyterian Church.
Trivia Tuesday is at Rock and Reef Brewing tonight at 6 o'clock. Also Trivia Tuesday at the Roslyn Eagles at 7.
Looking ahead: the Kittitas County Pride Parade is this Saturday, June 6th, at 11 in the morning in downtown Ellensburg. The Ellensburg Farmers Market is also Saturday morning downtown.
WEATHER
The forecasted high today in Ellensburg is 80 degrees with a low of 52 degrees. Sunny all day. Sunset is at 8:50 p.m. with winds calm, becoming southeast around 6 miles per hour in the afternoon. No rain in the forecast.
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH AT THE FISH OPEN TABLE?
The FISH Open Table lunch today is Chickpea Pasta Salad with roasted red peppers, feta, artichokes, pickled onions, arugula, and Italian dressing, served with oranges. 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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