Ellensburg Community Morning Show, Tuesday, October 27th
NEWS
In Cle Elum, the city's license plate cameras kept running for a day after the city's contract with Flock Safety ended on September 30th. The City Council voted not to renew the contract at a special meeting on September 28th. Councilmember Steven Harper said at that meeting he couldn't support renewal without stronger controls on how the company's data is used. Police Chief Rich Albo told the Daily Record he didn't know the cameras were still on until October 1st. He said all five cameras in the city were covered with garbage bags within about two hours, and they'll stay covered until Flock removes them.
The city is taking proposals from groups that help people find housing or stay housed. Up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars a year is available from the city's affordable housing sales tax. The money can go to things like homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, and onsite services at supportive housing. Programs have to serve Ellensburg households earning up to 60 percent of area median income. Proposals received after this Saturday, October 31st, may be funded in 2027.
More than 1,500 people answered a city survey in June about how they use the Kittitas Valley Memorial Pool and Fitness Center, and what they'd like to see in a future aquatic facility. The Daily Record reports the results are now in and show what residents want most.
Election Day is a week from today, Tuesday, November 3rd. The Daily Record has been covering candidate forums in the races for county prosecutor, sheriff, and coroner. That includes Hammond and Reiman for prosecutor, and Kokjer and Chepoda for sheriff.
And some Ellensburg High School students got hands-on this month. Construction students and SkillsUSA club members helped build paths, move rocks, and put a fire-protective coating on KEEN's educational yurts at Pond to Pines in Helen McCabe State Park, near the Yakima Canyon, according to the Daily Record.
ROAD UPDATES
If you're driving downtown, watch for work near Third Avenue. The alley between Third and Fourth avenues and Sampson and Anderson streets has been closed since October 12th for a sewer main replacement. City crews estimated about fifteen days of work. Third Avenue was also closed for a sewer connection, and is set to reopen once that work is done. For questions, call Public Works at five-oh-nine, nine-six-two, seven-two-three-oh.
TODAY'S EVENTS
Tonight at 6, the Beading Beauties monthly beadwork circle meets at the Kittitas County Historical Museum.
Looking ahead to Thursday, Toastmasters meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Hal Holmes Community Center. It's also open online.
And next Tuesday, November 3rd, the Ellensburg Public Library's Pod People podcast discussion club starts up again at 6 p.m. at Hal Holmes. You listen to a chosen podcast episode on your own, then talk it over together. It meets monthly through March.
SPORTS
Central Washington football is 6 and 2 overall, and a perfect 6 and 0 in conference play. The Wildcats beat UT Permian Basin 42 to 13 on Saturday for their sixth win in a row. They're on the road this Saturday, October 31st, at Eastern New Mexico in Portales. Kickoff is 1 p.m. Pacific time.
The women's volleyball team is 15 and 4, and 11 and 2 in conference. They swept Western Oregon Saturday and have won 11 straight. They play at Seattle Pacific on Thursday at 7 p.m., then at Montana State Billings on Saturday at noon.
The women's soccer team lost 3 to 1 at Western Oregon on Saturday. They play at Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho, on Thursday at 3 p.m.
In cross country, the Wildcat women won the Tyson Invitational in Spokane on Friday, and the men finished third.
And women's basketball tips off its season at home. The CWU D2 Tip-Off Classic runs Friday through Sunday at Nicholson Arena. The Wildcats play Minnesota State Moorhead on Friday at 1 p.m., Midwestern State on Saturday at 1 p.m., and UT Tyler on Sunday at 1 p.m.
WEATHER
The forecasted high today in Ellensburg is 55 degrees with a low tonight of 27 degrees. It's mostly sunny today. The sunset is at 5:54 p.m., with winds out of the northwest at 5 to 8 miles per hour this afternoon. Tonight there's a 50 percent chance of rain showers after 11, mixing with snow after 5 a.m. Little or no snow is expected to stick. Tomorrow, rain is likely, with a high near 50.
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH AT THE FISH OPEN TABLE?
The FISH Open Table lunch today is elk chili, made with local elk, peppers, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and spices. It comes with cornbread and fruit. The senior lunch is open to all seniors age 60-plus from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Open Table Kitchen at 204 North Main Street, and from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Upper County Senior Center in Cle Elum. Seniors should register ahead of time. The community lunch for anyone needing a hot meal is from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Open Table Kitchen. If you're coming out of convenience rather than need, FISH asks for a five-dollar donation.
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