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GUIDE TO LIVING IN KITTITAS COUNTY A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DAILY RECORD | 2015
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welcome Kittitas County A place to call home
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eographically, Kittitas County is in the center of Washington state, but to the people who live here, it is the center of the world.
It’s easy to see why. There are tremendous opportunities for recreation from the Cascade Mountains to the Columbia River, top-notch educational offerings and a robust agricultural economy. Ellensburg is famous for its timothy hay, historic downtown and Labor Day weekend fair and rodeo. It is the home of Central Washington University, which provides educational and cultural opportunities for students and the community. In the Upper County, the communities of Cle Elum and Roslyn both have deep historic roots and strong focus on community. The population of Kittitas County is about 41,000 people and growing. This guide is aimed at helping newcomers and long-time residents navigate daily life. Read about how to contact your local elected officials, catch a ride on the bus, license your dog or recycle. Reach out and get involved.
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ittitas County offers educational opportunities for students of all ages, from preschool to college. Central Washington University has long been a cornerstone of the community, and is Ellensburg’s biggest employer. The school is known for its internationally accredited college of business, education programs and an excellent music department. A new science building for the geology and physics programs is under construction, and a recent remodel of the Hogue Technology building made it one of the nation’s most advanced facilities for industrial and engineering technology. On the K-12 level, the Ellensburg School District is the county’s largest, with three elementary schools, a middle school and Ellensburg High School. School districts in Kittitas, Cle Elum-Roslyn, Thorp, Damman and Easton also provide high-quality education to the county’s students.
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Central Washington University Central Washington University offers bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees for more than 150 majors and graduates about 2,500 students a year. The public, four-year university has eight campuses statewide, with the main campus in Ellensburg. Enrollment is about 10,000 with 3,100 on-campus residents. CWU has an average class size of 25 students and a student-faculty ratio of 21-to-1. Students can take advantage of more than 125 clubs, organizations and associations and 11 varsity athletic teams, cheered on by CWU mascot Wellington the Wildcat. Contact CWU at 509-963-1111 or visit www.cwu.edu.
CWU Continuing Education Central Washington University offers a learning extension program for people within the CWU community. The program offers classes for career training and professional development, certificated fields, and manages the high school Running Start program. Contact CWU Continuing Education at 509-9631504 or visit www.cwu.edu/ce.
Yakima Valley Community College Adult Education As a part of Yakima Valley Community College, the adult education program in Ellensburg offers high school diploma and GED programs to adults looking to finish high school. Contact YVCC Adult Ed Learning Center in Ellensburg at 509925-4011.
Ellensburg High School Ellensburg High School offers rigorous academics with several Advanced Placement and Running Start classes. Math and English curriculums are aligned with the Common Core State Standards and students will take the Smarter Balanced test this year. Extra-curricular activities include Bulldogs athletics, fall plays and winter musicals, the Alutant student newspaper, band, choir and orchestra, academic clubs, the Associated Student Body and the National Honor Society. EHS has about 880 students. Contact EHS at 509-925-8300 or visit www.ellensburg.ehs.schoolfusion.us.
Excel High School Excel High School is an alternative high school program for the Ellensburg School District on the campus of Central Washington University. Students pursue high school curriculum adapted to individual students. Contact Excel through Ellensburg High School at 509925-8300 or visit www.excel.ellensburg. schoolfusion.us.
Morgan Middle School Morgan Middle School has served as Ellensburg’s junior high and middle school for more than 80 years. The Ellensburg School Board has been working to pass a bond to make improvements to Morgan for several years, and a special election is planned in February. Morgan has about 675 students, with sixth- and seventhgraders at Morgan, and eighth-graders attending class at Ellensburg High School. Contact Morgan at 509-925-8200 or visit www.ellensburg.mms.schoolfusion.us.
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Lincoln Elementary School Located across the street from the middle school, Lincoln Elementary School was built in 1949 and remains a school with a central downtown location. A new addition relocated the main office and created a single entry point for improved safety in 2014. The 430 students at Lincoln are communityminded, sponsoring a child with special medical needs through the local Sparrows Club and performing service projects through Lincoln Leaders. Contact Lincoln at 509-925-8052 or visit www.ellensburg. les.schoolfusion.us.
Mount Stuart Elementary School Located in northwest Ellensburg, Mount Stuart Elementary School was built in the 1960s and has about 430 students. Mount Stuart students have an extra incentive to make perfect attendance; each student who arrives on time and stays the entire day all year will receive a free bicycle. Contact Mount Stuart at 509925-8401 or visit www.ellensburg.mses. schoolfusion.us.
Valley View Elementary School
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Ellensburg’s newest elementary school, Valley View Elementary School was completed in 1994. The school sits adjacent to the campus of Ellensburg High School and has about 430 students. Valley View’s annual walk-a-thon unites students in school spirit and raises funds for the Valley View PTA. Contact Valley View at 509-925-7316 or visit www. ellensburg.vves.schoolfusion.us
The Ellensburg Christian School offers grades K-8 education with Christian worldview. As an independent school, it isn’t sponsored or controlled by one church. Rather, the Ellensburg Christian School draws support from more than a dozen Christian churches. Contact the school at 509-925-2411or visit www. ellensburgchristian.org.
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Kittitas Elementary and Kittitas Secondary schools, consistently win high praise from national ranking groups. Between both schools, Kittitas serves about 600 students. The closeknit community supports the schools’ athletics, community service and collegein-the-classroom programs. Contact Kittitas schools at 509-968-3115 or visit www.ksd403.org.
Damman School District has one school, a historic two-classroom building nestled in rural Ellensburg. Damman School houses almost 50 students in grades K-5. Classes are divided into grades K-2 and 3-5, allowing children to learn at their own pace and move easily between academic levels. Students attend Ellensburg schools after leaving Damman. Contact Damman School at 509-9629079.
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Cle Elum-Roslyn School District
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The cities of Cle Elum and Roslyn combined school district offers a high standard of learning to about 955 students at four schools: Cle Elum-Roslyn Elementary School, Walter Strom Middle School, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School and Swiftwater Learning Center. A brand new, state of the art STEM classroom aims to launch Cle Elum-Roslyn students into a bright future. Contact Cle Elum-Roslyn schools at 509-649-4850 or visit www. cersd.org.
Easton School, near the border of King and Kittitas counties, is a one-building, grades pre-K to 12 school with about 100 students. Located close to Snoqualmie Summit, Easton incorporates the outdoors into students’ learning including fly fishing and fly tying, cross-country and downhill skiing, archery, geo-caching and rock climbing. Contact Easton School at 509-656-2317 or visit www.easton. wednet.edu.
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The Ellensburg Homeschool Co-op offers classes in a wide range of topics taught by home schooling parents and other professionals. Contact the Ellensburg Homeschool Co-op at www. ellensburghomeschool.org.
Swiftwater offers students in Cle Elum-Roslyn schools an alternative path to graduation. Contact Swiftwater at 509649-4990 or visit www.cersd.org/schools/ swiftwater.
Thorp School District Thorp School is a K-12 facility in the small town of Thorp. Thorp High School ranks in the top 18 percent of Washington schools, based on state standardized test scores. Each student has an iPad for use during school, bringing a 100-years-plus school into the 21st century. Contact Thorp School at 509964-2107 or visit www.thorpschools.org.
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Bright Beginnings for Kittitas County Bright Beginnings for Kittitas County provides services to pregnant women, families and children ranging in age from birth to 6 years old. Bright Beginnings coordinates Head Start, a preschool program with 105 children, Early Head Start, for children up to age 3, Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, a preschool with 18 children, early intervention services and developmental screening programs. Contact Bright Beginnings at 509-9624200, or 888-343-7035, or visit www. bbfkc.org.
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Utilities
Things you should know Whether you live in the city or country, it helps to know the ropes when it comes to power, irrigation, garbage and recycling in Kittitas County.
There are three major public utility agencies that bring electrical power and natural gas to residential and business customers in Kittitas County. Puget Sound Energy, a private company, covers most of the rural areas of Upper Kittitas County and areas of the Upper County’s three cities, along with a large section of Lower County. It supplies natural gas and electricity. Kittitas County Public Utility District 1 supplies electrical power to rural residents and businesses throughout the county, outside the limits of local cities. The city of Ellensburg is the only incorporated city in the state of Washington that provides both electricity and natural gas to residential and business customers within its city limits, and in limited areas immediately outside city limits. To contact the utility agencies for services:
Puget Sound Energy: electricity-natural gas Ellensburg office: 509-925-3131, 207 N. Pearl St. Kittitas Service Center: 509-964-2555, 8400 S. Thorp Highway
Kittitas County Public Utility District 1: electricity Ellensburg office: 509-933-7200, 1400 Vantage Highway
City of Ellensburg: electricity-natural gas Ellensburg City Hall: 509-962-7204 or 509-962-7124 501 N. Anderson St., Ellensburg
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Garbage
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Residents can bring their garbage to one of two solid waste transfer stations; in Ellensburg at 607 N. Railroad Ave. 509-9259688, and between Cle Elum and Roslyn at 50 No. 5 Mine Road in Upper Kittitas County 509-649-3118. Per-weight fees are charged for solid waste disposal. Certain recyclable items also can be brought for drop off without a fee to the transfer stations that are owned by Kittitas County government, and operated through a contract with the private firm Waste Management of Ellensburg. In addition, yard waste can be taken to the stations for a fee, including leaves, grass, plants, shrubs, small trees and other vegetation. Compost is available for sale at the Ellensburg station. Hazardous materials and certain bulk materials and appliances also can be received for a fee. Call 509-962-7542 or the transfer station numbers above for guidelines. Certain kinds of home and business construction or demolition wastes also can be received at the transfer station for a fee. For full information on transfer station services go to www. co.kittitas.wa.us/solid-waste. Waste Management of Ellensburg offers residential and business pick up of solid wastes and recyclable items throughout the county. Call the company at 509-649-3118 in Upper County, and 509-925-9688 in Lower County.
Recycling services are offered through Kittitas County government’s solid waste transfer stations and through private, local businesses. Certain recyclable materials can be dropped off without a fee into special bins at the two county transfer stations:
Ellensburg: 607 N. Railroad Ave. 509-925-9688 Cle Elum and Roslyn: 50 No. 5 Mine Road in Upper Kittitas County 509-649-3118 Call the above numbers to determine when and what can be dropped off, or go online to www.co.kittitas.wa.us/solid-waste/ waste-prevention.aspx. Regular recyclables include newspapers, cardboard, magazines, tin cans, aluminum cans, plastic pop bottles, plastic milk jugs and glass. Information at this site includes recycling of special wastes such as cell phones, computers, TVs, household cooking grease, liquid wastes, mercury or petroleum contaminated soils. Waste Management of Ellensburg offers home and business pick up of certain recyclable items in certain areas of the county: call the company at 509-649-3118 in Upper County, and 509-925-9688 in Lower County, or go online to www.wm.com/ index.jsp. In addition, the private firm of Kittitas Valley Recycling Center, 320 Railroad Ave. in Ellensburg, 509-929-4136, or www.kvalleyrecycling.com, provides a full range of metals recycling services.
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Snow removal Each local government jurisdiction in Kittitas County has its own snow-ice removal rules and road plowing policies and equipment for clearing public thoroughfares. When winter snow clogs a street or road you use, and you want to know about snow or ice removal and plowing of the roadway, contact the jurisdiction within which you live:
Kittitas County Public Works Department: 509-962-7523, or go online to www.co.kittitas.wa.us/public-works/default.aspx.
City of Ellensburg: 509-962-7204 or go online to www.ci.ellensburg.wa.us.
City of Cle Elum: 509-674-2262, or go online to www.cityofcleelum.com.
City of Kittitas: 509-968-0220, or go online to www.cityofkittitas.com.
City of Roslyn: 509-649-3105, or go online to www.ci.roslyn.wa.us. Town of South Cle Elum: 509-674-4322. Those municipalities with city sidewalks place the responsibility on the adjacent property owner to remove ice and snow from their stretch of sidewalk. In addition, county and city governments have ordinances that prohibit landowners or renters from pushing snow from private property on to public streets, roadways or sidewalks where snow mounds can create traffic and pedestrian accident hazards. Each jurisdiction has minimum snow-fall levels that must be reached before snowplow crews begin to work, and there’s a priority as to what stretches of roads are tackled in what sequence.
Weeds Each local municipal government in Kittitas County, cities and county, have rules on the required control of weeds and other nuisance plants on private property and near street rights of way. To find out the rules for your city property, contact the city halls of Ellensburg, Kittitas, Cle Elum, Roslyn and South Cle Elum. The Kittitas County Noxious Weed Control Board deals with weeds in non-city areas of the county. Its goal is to protect and preserve the agricultural lands and natural resources from invasive noxious weeds, according to its web site. The staff of the
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weed control office is hired by public weed-control districts in the county to work on preventing noxious weed infestations. The staff also works with private landowners to curb infestations and assist with weed eradication programs. For questions on weed control on rural residential lands, call 962-7007, email weeds@co.kittitas.wa.us or go online to www. co.kittitas.wa.us/noxious-weeds/default.aspx.
Kittitas County Public Works Department If you drive on rural, country roads in Kittitas County, it’s most likely those roads come under the jurisdiction of Kittitas County Public Works Department. County government, through its public works office, has responsibility to maintain more than 550 miles of paved road. It oversees 68 miles of unpaved gravel roadways and 267 bridges of all sizes. On top of that, the department maintains the county airport north of Ellensburg named Bowers Field and its business/ industrial park, oversees a countywide flood control zone district and carries out major road and highway improvement projects during the construction season. The department also is responsible for snow plowing on county roads in winter to make sure they are drivable. The department’s website, www.co.kittitas.wa.us/publicworks/default.aspx, has much information on snow plowing policies, alerting the county to damage roads or other hazards, maintaining roadside shoulders, flood safety information, permits for road work, upcoming projects, a county road atlas and more. For more information, call the department at 509-962-7523, email publicworks@co.kittitas.wa.us or drop by offices at 411 N. Ruby St., Ellensburg.
Irrigation services It’s estimated that more than 90,000 acres of land in Kittitas County are irrigated by public and private irrigation districts, agencies and companies drawing water directly from the Yakima River system. The water is mostly used by farmers, ranchers or tree-fruit orchardists. There are several other entities that operate irrigation services from water taken from creeks, or tributaries of the Yakima River. Several of both types of irrigation entities supply water to rural, residential developments, or lands that formerly were in agricultural production but have been subdivided for rural home sites with surrounding acreage.
Living To find out if your rural, residential land, or land you are planning to purchase, is serviced by irrigation entities, first ask your real estate agent, or call the Kittitas County Conservation District at 509-925-3352. Conservation district personnel provide a service where they will print off a geographical information system map of your property that shows boundaries, irrigation ditches, creeks, rivers, roads, and other geographical features related to natural resources and irrigation services. Landowners also may want to call some of the larger irrigation entities in the county:
Kittitas Reclamation District: 509-925-6158 Cascade Irrigation District: 509-962-9583 Westside Irrigation District: 509-925-1565 or 509-925-6369 Ellensburg Water Company: 509-925-5498 Another source is to go online to the Kittitas County Assessor’s Office web pages and, with a legal parcel number, look up whether the land is served by irrigation. An online interactive county map with irrigation entity boundaries can be accessed at http://gis.co.kittitas.wa.us/maps/.
Weather Kittitas County has four distinct seasons. The average high temperature in July is 83 degrees, and the average low in January is about 18 degrees. Precipitation depends on the proximity to the Cascades. The average annual precipitation is about 9 inches in Ellensburg, but Snoqualmie Pass gets an average of 91 inches. Wind can be a four-letter word in the Kittitas Valley. Strong winds can occur any time of the year, but they tend to increase around March 1 and peak in spring and early summer. June and July are the windiest months, according to Bowers Field wind speed readings from 1999 to 2010. The average last spring frost is May 1 in Ellensburg and May 24 in Cle Elum, according to the WSU Extension Service. On average, the first fall frost is Sept. 25 in Ellensburg and Sept. 11 in Cle Elum.
Owners of rural country acreages, sometimes called hobby farms or ranchettes, have two main sources of help. Staff members with the Ellensburg offices of Washington State University Extension in Kittitas County and the Kittitas County Conservation District provide practical information for the rural homeowner on everything from weeds to preventing the spread of wildfires. Both offices have detailed, written booklets for new rural landowners titled “The Small Ranch Manual,” and “The Kittitas County Rural Living Handbook.”
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The Kittitas County Conservation District: 2211 W. Dolarway Road, Suite 4, in west Ellensburg or at 509-925-3352, can assist with improving irrigation water and soil conservation, weed control and many other issues including improving streamside habitat. The district also helps maintain water quality in local streams and rivers, improve fish passage and flood control measures and guide rural homeowners on how to prevent wildfires from reaching their homes or spreading on their property. The district offers on-site visits to evaluate a landowners’ management of natural resources. The conservation district’s online information is at www.kccd.net/. It also can be reached by email at webmaster@kccd.net.
WSU Extension
The WSU Extension office: 901 E. Seventh Ave., Suite 2, in the Armory Building in Ellensburg, has strong ties with serving agricultural producers and also assists rural homeowners, who have acreage, in managing the raising of their non-commercial livestock, hay crops and horse, cattle and sheep pastures. The staff provides help to owners of smaller, rural acreages with online information, reprints and brochures, workshops and the availability to answer specific questions or troubleshoot land management concerns with on-site visits. Master Gardener volunteers in the Extension office can guide rural residents to identify plant and insect problems and how to address them. The Extension office can be emailed at hudsont@wsu.edu or called at 509-962-7507. kittitas county wayfinder | 13
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It’s easy to get around Ellensburg on foot or by bicycle, but if you don’t have a car, there are other options, too. Central Transit and the YakimaEllensburg Commuter offer transit options in Kittitas County.
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Transportation Central Transit Central Transit is a partnership between Central Washington University and the city of Ellensburg to provide free mini-bus transportation in and around the Ellensburg area, according to online information. Funding comes from the partners and the state Department of Transportation through 2015. There are Central Transit stops at a variety of locations around town designated with street-side signs. The two main buses have bicycle racks installed for use by passengers, and all buses are wheelchair accessible. The different routes operate 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. For bus routes, schedules and tracking map, go online to www.centraltransit.org, www.hopesource.us or ci.ellensburg.wa.gov, or call 509-933-2287.
Yakima-Ellensburg Commuter The Yakima-Ellensburg Commuter is a service provided by Yakima Transit, Central Washington University and and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and operated by Bellair Charters. The Yakima-Ellensburg Commuter has weekday service between the cities of Ellensburg and Yakima, stopping at seven bus stops in and between the two cities. There are two schedules: A full-time, seven roundtrips-per-day schedule when CWU is in session; and a seasonal, six round-trips-per-day schedule when CWU is not in session.
In severe winter weather with ice and snow on the roadway, time schedules can be affected and the bus may run late. Fares are: one-way $5; monthly pass $150. The Commuter Express monthly pass provides unlimited service on all Yakima Transit and Central Transit buses for the month of the pass. Passes are available at the Yakima Transit Center, Yakima Public Works, Yakima City Hall, Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce, and the CWU Wildcat Shop. For more information, go online to www. yakimatransit.org, or call Yakima Transit at 509-5756175.
Be careful in RPZ parking areas Those searching for an on-street parking spot on an Ellensburg city street near Central Washington University should be aware of the city’s Residential Parking Zone restrictions. The Residential Parking Zones, or RPZ, are in residential neighborhoods immediately adjacent to the campus of Central Washington University. The RPZ program was initiated after citizens with residences near the CWU campus complained they couldn’t find a parking spot near their residence. People who want to park in a RPZ area during the day are required to display a city-issued RPZ permit or they will receive a citation. For more information, go online to http://goo.gl/ pbN1ch or call 509-962-7204.
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tretching from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the Yakima River Valley plains and the desert surrounding the Columbia River in Vantage, Kittitas County offers a range of environments and unlimited outdoor recreation opportunities. Hiking trails throughout the county offer challenging elevation climbs and flat walks through the shrub-steppe.
West of Ellensburg lies the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, a protected area with nearly 700 mountain lakes and valleys thick with trees and snow-covered peaks. The wilderness is hiker’s bliss with 615 miles of trails and 47 trailheads. In the middle of the county, the Teanaway area is packed with trails, some of which give hikers a spectacular view of Mount Stuart. A local favorite in Ellensburg is the Manastash Ridge, which has several paths to the top and log books for people to sign when they reach the top. The Coal Mines Trail in the Upper County connects Cle Elum to Roslyn and Ronald as it follows old coal mining slag piles and a former rail line path. In the summer months, floating the Yakima River,
biking through Ellensburg’s foothills, camping at Salmon la Sac, fishing at a favorite hole, or boating in the Columbia River are all popular ways to spend a sunny day. For indoor exercise, stop by the Ellensburg Memorial Pool and Fitness Center for a swim, or by the Ellensburg Racquet and Recreation Center for a game. Winter months provide a chance to play in the powdery snow and explore parts of the county on snowmobiles. Suncadia has ice skating, tubing, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing opportunities, while the Summit at Snoqualmie allows snow enthusiasts to snowboard and ski on the high slopes, and tube on lower sites.
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Ellensburg Memorial Pool and Fitness Center A 25-meter indoor pool for swimming lessons, training and recreational swimming. The pool also features a hot tub, wet and dry sauna, play shower and 1-meter diving board. The fitness center is equipped with weight machines, rowing machines, treadmills, elliptical trainers and a recumbent bike. Visit the city of Ellensburg’s website for hours and location.
Parks Parks are abundant in Kittitas County. Wanapum State Park and Gingko Petrified Forest State Park near Vantage offer scenic views to the Columbia River, along with displays of petrified wood, also camping and picnicking, swimming and boating access and Native American petroglyphs, and trails. Olmstead Place State Park near Kittitas is a working pioneer farm and is one of the first homesteads in the Kittitas Valley complete with a dairy barn, granary, wagon shed, hay barn, a log cabin built in 1875, circa 1900 farm house, and pioneer school house. Helen McCabe State Park is an undeveloped park located at the entrance of the Yakima River Canyon south of Ellensburg, with plans to build an interpretive center in 2015. Iron Horse State Park is a 1,612-acre linear rails-to-trail park that was part of the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul Pacific Railroad. Other parks include Cle Elum City Park, South Cle Elum
Firemen Park, Kiwanis Park, McElroy Park, Reed Park, Ellensburg Memorial Park, Lake Easton State Park, Rotary Park and Irene Rinehart Park, and Kittitas’ Wilson Park.
CWU OPR and climbing Central Washington University’s Outdoor Pursuits and Rentals offers equipment rentals for outdoor needs like floating the Yakima River or snowshoeing in the winter, instructional classes and guided trips, and public events like films and clinics. Students and community members can sign up for a day on the challenge course, or try out the 50-foot tall recreation climbing wall. For more information, visit www.cwu.edu/opr/welcomeoutdoor-pursuits-and-rentals.
Tennis courts CWU’s remodeled tennis courts are open to students and members of the public. The Fred and Valerie Lister Tennis Facility features 10 courts with a practice hitting wall. Many of the local schools also have tennis courts that can be used by the public.
Ellensburg Racquet and Recreation Center The racquet center is a public, city facility with a focus on tennis, racquetball and fitness. The center features one indoor soccer field, two heated indoor tennis courts, three racquetball
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courts, a fitness and weight room, an indoor batting cage and men’s and women’s locker rooms and showers with saunas. For information about hours, visit the city’s website.
Boating Popular areas include Lake Cle Elum, Kachess Lake and the Columbia River near Vantage. Boat launches are available.
Fishing Whether you prefer fly fishing in the Yakima River or casting and leaving a line in the water of a pond or lake, there’s a place for every fisherman in Kittitas County. Lakes and ponds are stocked with trout every year by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Columbia River is the place to go for salmon and steelhead. Information about licenses and acceptable fishing practices can be found by visiting the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website at wdfw.wa.gov. For information about what’s biting where, talk to an expert at a local fly fishing shop, or see the Daily Record’s Outdoors page on Fridays.
Camping Kittitas County provides a large range of activities that require a base camp or a place to sleep overnight. Designated campgrounds are available in Cle Elum, Easton, Ellensburg,
Roslyn, Vantage and beyond. Campground amenities vary.
Hiking Kittitas County includes a range of environments from the elevation in the Cascades to the desert in the Yakima Canyon. A popular trail just outside of Ellensburg in the Yakima Canyon is Umtanum Falls, which takes hikers to a small hidden waterfall in a desert area. Salmon la Sac, Cle Elum Ridge and Manastash Ridge are other popular hiking spots. For more information about hikes in the county, visit Washington Trails Association at www.wta.org.
Mountain biking Can be done on the foothills of Ellensburg or along trails in the Upper County. Ride opportunities include the Manastash Metric, Suncadia’s Cycling Festival and the Whisky Dick Triathlon.
Horseback riding Enthusiasts can ride a variety of trails like the John Wayne Pioneer Trail, a former railroad line that runs through the state. The Washington State Horse Park offers more than 100 acres of gently sloping terrain and horse events, and in 2014 hosted the first ever Cle Elum Roundup, a rodeo event.
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Snowmobiling Kittitas County is a mecca for snowmobilers from all over the state. Ronald, Snoqualmie Pass and Blewett Pass areas are all hotspots during the winter months. A number of sno-parks are open for use, and more information can be found on the Washington State Parks website or at the Cle Elum Ranger District office. Check the state’s avalanche hotline at 206-5266677 before heading out. Information on local clubs is available at wssa.us.
Skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing The Summit at Snoqualmie offers lessons and rentals for all three sports, along with tubing rentals. Snoqualmie has 1,981 total skiable acres with 523 acres of back bowls and backcountry terrain, and night skiing options. Suncadia has miles of groomed trails for cross country skiing and snowshoeing. Snoqualmie Pass and Blewett Pass also offer popular nordic trails and snowshoeing spots. Stop by the U.S. Forest Service stations in Cle Elum or at Snoqualmie Pass for maps and additional information. Sno-park permits may be needed for some locations.
Suncadia ice rink and tubing Ice skating at Suncadia’s Village Ice Rink is offered during the winter months and is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
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open to the public, with additional selections for members. Cle Elum provides Sun Country golf and Ellensburg offers tee times at the Ellensburg Golf and Country Club.
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Floating the river is a great way to spend a hot, sunny summer day. On certain days, hundreds and even thousands of people can be found floating the river. People are encouraged to seriously consider safety when floating and pay attention to warning signs when launching. For more information about river conditions, group events or safety information, contact the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol at 509-925-8534.
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide range of adult and youth sports opportunities like indoor soccer, adult softball, and youth basketball and volleyball. Camps and special events are also offered, along with Tiny Tots sports for those 3 to 5 years old. For schedules and more information, check out the city’s website.
Skateboarding Community gardens Kittitas County has several community gardens. St. Andrew’s Church Community Garden, the Ellensburg Downtown Community Garden, the Central Washington University Community Garden and the Upper Kittitas County Rotary Community Garden all offer plots to the public, and often donate extra food to the FISH community food bank. To get more information about the gardens, look them up on Facebook.
Golf Kittitas County offers scenic golf courses from the Cascades to Ellensburg. Suncadia has two courses, Prospector and Rope Rider,
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hen it comes to the arts, Kittitas County is rich with opportunities. Events like Central’s Northwest Cello Celebration, Jazz in the Valley and First Friday Art Walks provide live music in the community. Theater enthusiasts can enjoy performances year-round as local schools, the community-based Valley Musical Theatre and Central Theatre Ensemble at CWU put together high-quality performances and musicals.
Historical museums offer a glimpse into the past and art galleries offer a peek into the creative talent of the community. Whether you’re just passing through or have recently moved to the county, take a glimpse at the offerings the county has, and stay to play.
Central Theatre Ensemble CWU’s theater department offers a full schedule of performances open to students and the community each year. Past productions have included “Les Miserables,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Tempest,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “West Side Story,” among dozens of others.
CWU Music Department CWU’s music department offers plenty of opportunities for music enthusiasts to hear highquality live music. The CWU Symphony Orchestra, choirs and jazz groups offer a variety of recitals and concerts throughout the school year. Other festivals and concerts highlight cellos, jazz, the wind ensemble, bands and the choir.
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Valley Musical Theatre Ellensburg’s local musical theater company has produced a fully staged musical every summer since 1999. The board-run nonprofit, supported and staffed by community members, currently produces around four staged productions a year. For more information about performance schedules, auditioning or donating, go to www. valleymusicaltheatre.co.
Movies Ellensburg and Roslyn both have movie theaters. The small 91-seat Roslyn Theatre once served as a town mortuary, but was turned into a theater in the late 1970s. It has been family-owned and family run ever since. Showtimes are available at www.roslyntheatre.com. For information about the Grand Meridian Cinema in Ellensburg, visit www.ellensburgmovies.com.
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Museums tell the history and character of the county and its cities. The Kittitas County Historical Museum in downtown Ellensburg contains displays including an antique doll collection, Native American bag and basket collection, antique automobile display, military history items and artifacts from early businesses in the county. The Clymer Museum and Gallery showcases the work of Ellensburg native John Ford Clymer, and a host of other artists. The Museum of Culture and Environment at Central Washington University offers a variety of exhibits that examine human life, culture and people’s interaction with the environment. In the Upper County, people can explore the 1914 Carpenter House mansion and the telephone museum with old phones and switchboards in Cle Elum. The Roslyn Historical Museum provides a glimpse into Roslyn’s coal mining past.
In downtown Ellensburg, people can head to Gallery One, the Clymer Museum and Gallery, the Goodey Gallery, Gallery 421 and the 420 Loft Art Gallery to view art. The Sarah Spurgeon Gallery at Randall Hall at CWU also hosts a variety of exhibits. Many of the galleries participate in the First Friday Art Walk on the first Friday of the month in downtown Ellensburg. In the Upper County, the High Country Artists’ work can be seen on display at the historical Carpenter House, and several businesses and locations in Roslyn host art shows and events.
Farmers markets Kittitas County has two farmers markets during the summer – one in Ellensburg and one in Roslyn. The Kittitas County Farmers Market is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays from May through October on 4th Avenue downtown. The Roslyn Farmers Market is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays from June through September on Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Animal Friendly Pets are popular in Kittitas County, and you’ll have no problems making your pooch, favorite feline, parrot, hedgehog, horse or urban chickens feel right at home. Pet licensing The city of Ellensburg requires that all dogs and cats 5 months and older are licensed and have record of a rabies shot. • Three-year licenses cost $15 for animals already vaccinated and fixed. One-year licenses are $7 • $50 to license cats and dogs that aren’t fixed • Multiple (five or more) fixed dogs or cats: $30 Get licensed, or find more resources or a pet to adopt, at the Ellensburg Animal Shelter at 1007 N. University Way. Annual licenses and proof of vaccinations are required for dogs and cats more than three months old Roslyn as well. Licenses are required for dogs in Cle Elum and Kittitas. In Roslyn, licenses are $10 for fixed animals, $25 for unaltered. In Kittitas, licenses are $15 for fixed dogs and $40 for unaltered dogs. In Cle Elum: • First dog – fixed $7.50, unaltered $10 • Second dog – fixed $10, unaltered $13 • Third and beyond – fixed $27, unaltered $32
Resources and animal advocacy The Ellensburg Animal Shelter handles 500 -1,000 animals per year, and is happy to help them find new homes. Around the county, multiple independent agencies also conduct adoption and animal welfare programs. In Upper Kittitas County, the nonprofit ARRF Animal Rescue promotes animal welfare, and sometimes offers spay/ neutering vouchers for low-income pet owners, missing pets and adoption services, and a pet food bank. Contact ARRF at arrfanimalrescue@gmail.com or 509-3044805. They’re online at arrfanimalrescue.com, and keep an active Facebook page helpful for people looking for lost pets. Kittitas County Friends of Animals also works on spay/
neuter for cats and works to take found strays to no-kill shelters or new homes. Contact Kittitas County Friends of Animals at 509859-3150 or KCFOA@hotmail.com. Find them online at kittitascountyfriendsofanimals.com.
Helping horses Those wanting to help neglected, abused or homeless horses — or need help with a horse they can no longer care for— can contact Rodeo City Equine Rescue. The all-volunteer, nonprofit RCER provides safe and healthy foster homes for horses and cows while helping with rehabilitation or finding new homes. Contact RCER at rcer@rodeocityequine.com or 509-9689566. Learn how to donate to the cause or volunteer online at rodeocityequine.com or find them on Facebook.
Going leash-less Dogs must be on their leash at all times when out and about in Ellensburg, Roslyn, Kittitas and Cle Elum. There are no off-leash dog parks in the county, but dogs are free to roam outside city limits (though check the rules on some popular wilderness trails). The city of Ellensburg is working on a plan to put a off-leash dog area at Rotary Park.
Coops are cool Urban chicken coops are allowed in the city of Ellensburg, but only for homes and in backyards. No more than four chickens are allowed per home, and they must be housed in an enclosed coop to keep them safe from the weather or predators. No roosters are allowed. The coop should include an open space or “run,” and offer at least 10 square feet of space per chicken. Coops must be at least 25 feet from neighboring homes and 10 feet from any property line, unless they are abutting an alley.
Furry friction Report animal problems in Ellensburg to animal control at 509-962-7246. Outside of Ellensburg, contact the county emergency dispatch service, Kittcom, at 509-925-8534, and it’ll get in touch with law enforcement.
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Brewed in the heart of the Columbia Basin. We use only local ingredients when we can. Beer tastes best when it is fresh and travels a minimum of miles. Come taste the difference; stop by the taproom and see for yourself. Enjoy our outdoor lakeside patio. Cheers! TAPROOM - 606 West Broadway, Suite C Moses Lake, (509) 750-8357 • stbrigidsbrewery.com beer@stbrigidsbrewery.com
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Serving award-winning wine, local craft beers, and savory appetizers, Gård Vintners has been voted Kittitas County’s best winery three years running. Founded in 2006, the boutique winery serves a wide variety of estate white & red wines sourced f rom their family vineyard located on the Royal Slope. Family owned & operated, the Gård name, meaning “farm or estate” originates from their Scandinavian heritage. Ellensburg tasting room available for group meetings or special occasions, as well as live music throughout the month.
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For a rural area, a wide variety of medical services are offered in Kittitas County for people from every walk of life: Families, low income individuals and elder care.
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Health services Kittitas Valley Healthcare Kittitas Valley Healthcare offers inpatient and outpatient services, including surgical care, critical care, a birthing center and cardiopulmonary, laboratory and imaging. The National Rural Healthcare Association consistently names KVH Hospital, the largest health care facility in Kittitas County, one of the Top 20 critical access hospitals in the U.S. KVH offers several clinics, including family medicine in Ellensburg and Cle Elum, home health, hospice, internal medicine, occupational therapy, orthopedics, physical therapy, speech therapy and women’s health. KVH also has an urgent care clinic in Cle Elum. Address: 603 S. Chestnut St., Ellensburg Phone: 509-962-9841 Website: www.kvhealthcare.org
Family Health Care of Ellensburg Family Health Care of Ellensburg is a medical clinic that offers a wide range of family practice and pediatrics services, plus chronic disease management, acute care services and in-office laboratory services and procedures. Address: 107 E. Mountain View Ave., Ellensburg Phone: 509-962-6348 Website: www.fhcoe.com
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Community Health of Central Washington offers affordable medical care for all ages. Services in Ellensburg include prenatal and obstetrics, pharmacy, behavioral health, care coordination, WIC and other family programs and dental care. Community Health’s family medicine residency has graduated about 30 family doctors who still practice in Central Washington and continues to train other health care professionals. Address: 521 E. Mountain View Ave., Ellensburg Phone: 509-962-1414 Website: www.commhealthcw.org
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of Community Health of Central Washington at 521 E. Mountain View Ave. The Ellensburg clinic runs 9 a.m. to noon first and third Saturdays and 6-9 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays. Open Door also runs a diabetes and hypertension clinic and a nutrition education class in Ellensburg 6-9 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays. The Cle Elum Clinic at 201 Alpha Way runs 9 a.m. to noon second and fourth Saturdays. Phone: 509-929-7266 Website: www.opendoorhealthclinic. blogspot.com
Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health is a private, nonprofit organization that provides mental health services including help for chemical dependency, housing, veterans, domestic violence and sexual assault. The organization operates in Kittitas, Yakima and Klickitat counties and has offices in Ellensburg and Cle Elum, with residential services in Ellensburg. Address: 220 W. Fourth Ave., Ellensburg Phone: 509-925-9861 Website: www.cwcmh.org
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offers advocacy-based counseling, emergency housing, legal and medical advocacy, a support group, referrals and prevention education. All ASPEN services are free and confidential. ASPEN phone: 866-925-9384 Ellensburg Police Department phone: 509962-7280, or in an emergency call 911.
Hospice and home care Hospice Friends and Kittitas Valley Healthcare provide elder care services throughout of Kittitas County, including in-home, nursing home and hospital care. Services also are available to patients diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses receiving curative treatment. Address: 401 E. Mountain View Ave., Suite 3, Ellensburg Phone: 509-962-7379 (Hospice Friends) and 509-962-7438 (KVH Hospice) Website: www.hospice-friends.org
Swedish Cle Elum clinic Swedish Primary Care operates a clinic in Cle Elum that offers chronicdisease management, geriatric care, internal medicine, immunizations, mammography, minor surgical procedures and more. Address: 214 W. First St., Cle Elum
Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho operates the Ellensburg Health Center at 613 N. Pine St. The clinic offers reproductive health care and counseling, family planning and pregnancy services, including birth control, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing and women’s health care. Other services include general health care, HIV and STD testing and men’s health care. Address: 613 N. Pine St., Ellensburg Phone: 866-904-7721 Website: www.plannedparenthood.org/ planned-parenthood-greater-washingtonnorth-idaho
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Health care phone numbers Police, fire, ambulance: 911 Washington Poison Center: 1-800-222-1222 Kittitas County Public Health Department: 509-962-7515
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Public libraries Ellensburg Public Library The library is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at 209 N. Ruby St. In addition to a vast selection of books, periodicals and online resources, the library has 21 public computer workstations, operates an outreach program to homebound patrons and offers assistance with local history research. It also has a busy children’s and young adult section and programs for teens, children, toddlers and babies. The Friends of the Ellensburg Library monthly meeting is on the third Tuesday of every month at 4 p.m. in the Hal Holmes Center in the library building. The library phone is 509-962-7250 and website is www. ellensburglibrary.com.
Carpenter Memorial Library in Cle Elum Cle Elum’s library houses a cornucopia of items available for checkout, computers with Internet access and a special collection of Northwest books. The library also offers children’s story time and a variety of other events. The Friends of the Cle Elum Library meet the last Tuesday of each month at 3:45 p.m. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 302 N. Pennsylvania Ave. The phone number is 509-674-2313 and the website is www. carpenter.lib.wa.us.
www.roslynlibrary.org. The Friends of the Roslyn Public Library meet at 7:30 p.m. the last Thursday of the month at the library.
Gilmour Memorial Library in Kittitas The Gilmour Memorial Library in Kittitas is open from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and is located at 200 N. Pierce St. in Kittitas. The library sponsors a number of programs for children throughout the year. The phone is 509-968-0226.
CWU Brooks Library The Brooks Library on D Street and Dean Nicholson Boulevard is the main library on the Central Washington University campus. All CWU faculty, staff, students, alumni and the general community may borrow materials. A Central Washington University ID card or library card is required to check out library materials from the general collection or government publication section.
Kittitas Valley Healthcare Library The Kittitas Valley Healthcare Library offers a wealth of information about health-related issues and offers personalized health research assistance. The health library is a department of Kittitas Valley Healthcare and is located across from the ambulance bay on the hospital campus on South Chestnut Street. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. The phone number is 509-933-7533.
Roslyn Public Library The Roslyn Public Library offers a variety of events and programs including a stitching circle, reading groups and programs for children and babies. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 201 S. First St. The phone is 509-649-3420 and website is
Newspaper subscriptions The Daily Record covers local news in Kittitas County, and offers home delivery and online subscriptions. Call 509-925-1414 or go online www.dailyrecordnews.com/ subscriptions.
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here are plenty of ways to speak up in Kittitas County, and local residents aren’t shy about sharing their opinion about hot topics. Most local government meetings are open to the public and accept public comment. You can watch many local government meetings live on television or online through a webcast on ECTV2.com. In the Upper County, local government meetings are broadcast by Inland Networks. You can share your thoughts in person, by letter, by phone or email. Many local governments also are actively seeking volunteers to serve on various commissions, boards and advisory groups. Contact City Hall in your community for more information.
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City of Roslyn The Roslyn Council meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at Roslyn City Hall, 201 S. First St. The city’s mayor is Geoff Scherer. Email links for the mayor and Council members are online at www.ci.roslyn.wa.us.
City of Kittitas The Kittitas City Council meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at Roslyn City Hall, 207 N. Main St. The mayor is Linda Huber, and the city’s website is www. cityofkittitas.com.
Town of South Cle Elum The South Cle Elum Council meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month at Town Hall. The mayor is Jim DeVere.
School board meetings
Kittitas County The three-member Board of County Commissioners meets regularly about county issues at the County Courthouse at 205 W. Fifth Ave. in Ellensburg. Regular business meetings are at 10 a.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. The three commissioners are Paul Jewell, Gary Berndt and Obie O’Brien. For more information, call 509-962-7508 or email bocc@ co.kittitas.wa.us. The county’s website is www.co.kittitas.wa.us.
City of Ellensburg The Ellensburg City Council meets the first and third Mondays of the month at Ellensburg City Hall, 501 N. Anderson St. The city manager is John Akers and the mayor is Rich Elliott. Meetings are shown live on ECTV, Channel 191, and archived online at www.ectv2.com. The city’s website, www.ci.ellensburg.wa.us, is a great tool for people to get information and even make complaints about something within the city. People with questions also can call the city manager’s office at 509-962-7221 to be directed to the proper department.
Meetings usually are canceled when dates conflict with school holidays. Please check with school district offices for upcoming meeting dates. – The Ellensburg School Board meets at 7 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays at the City Council Chambers at the Ellensburg City Hall. Meetings are shown live on ECTV, Channel 191, and archived online at www.ectv2.com. – The Cle Elum-Roslyn School Board meets at 6 p.m. second and fourth Mondays in the library of the Walter Strom Middle School in Cle Elum. – The Kittitas School Board meets 7:30 p.m. third Wednesdays in the Board Room at 505 N. Pierce St. in Kittitas. – The Thorp School Board meets 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays at the Thorp School in Thorp. – The Easton School Board meets 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays at Easton School in Easton. – Central Washington University Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Feb. 6, April 3, May 13 by telephone, June 12 and July 23 and 24 for a planning retreat in Barge Hall, Room 412.
City of Cle Elum The Cle Elum City Council meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at Cle Elum City Hall, 119 W. First St. The city’s administrator is Matt Morton and the mayor is Charles Glondo. The city’s website is www. cityofcleelum.com.
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Kittitas County is known as a community where individuals make a difference. It is a community committed to the community service volunteer ethos.
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here are a variety of ways to get involved in Kittitas County. The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce, the Ellensburg Downtown Association and Vision Cle Elum are business-supported organizations the focus on enhancing business opportunities through networking and business assistance and through the organization of various community events and festivals.
HopeSource and Elmview targeted low-income residents and those dealing with developmental disabilities. Both are private, nonprofit organizations. The Adult Activity Center in Ellensburg and the Putnam Centennial Center in Cle Elum provide the setting for senior programs and activities, including meals. FISH food bank is the food bank for Lower Kittitas County. It is in process of rebuilding its facility after it was destroyed in a fire the day after Thanksgiving. HopeSource operates a food bank and mobile delivery service in the Upper County.
storefronts to organizing multiple events, including the season-long Hometown Holidays, Buskers in the Burg in September and the Hoedown in the Downtown on Labor Day weekend. The EDA’s staff is led by executive director Carolyn Honeycutt. Its board of directors is led by president Linda Schantz. The association has received numerous awards dating back to its creation in 2004, most recently a 2013 Washington State Excellent on Main award for the Hometown Holidays series of events. The EDA office is at 109 E. Third Ave., Suite 6.
Vision Cle Elum Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce All of Kittitas County is served by the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce. It has offices in Ellensburg at 609 N. Main St. (The Driver House) and in Cle Elum at 312 W. First St. The chamber staffs the Ellensburg and Cle Elum visitor centers, provides a variety of services to its more than 500 members, including marketing and networking, and sponsors community events that attract residents and visitors. The chamber has a professional staff, led by chief executive officer Jim Armstrong, as well as a board of directors from the business community. Kitty Wallace of Windermere in Cle Elum currently serves as board president.
Ellensburg Downtown Association The EDA focuses its services on Ellensburg historic downtown core. The scope of the EDA’s mission ranges from installing new planters and benches in the downtown core and decorative lights on the buildings to helping businesses improve their
Vision Cle Elum’s purpose is to work toward revitalizing and enhancing the economic development of Cle Elum. The group sponsors and organizers community activities throughout the year including Pioneer Days over the Fourth of July weekend, Christmas in Cle Elum, Boo-Elum at Halloween and the Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt. Kerri Farnum serves as the group’s director.
HopeSource HopeSource is a private, nonprofit provider of human services in Kittitas County. Its range of services include transportation, housing, Hope University, conservation services, energy assistance programs, nutrition, weatherization and support services. It has offices in Ellensburg at 700 E. Mountain View Ave., Suite 501, and in Cle Elum at 110 Pennsylvania Ave. The purpose of the organization is to serve the needs of low-wealth households and to move people toward self-sufficiency. HopeSource’s CEO is Susan Grindle.
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SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST 303 West 3nd Street • Cle Elum IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 303 West 3nd Street • Cle Elum www.saintjohnthebaptistcleelumwa.catholicweb.com
5th & Pine • Ellensburg www.discoverliberty.org
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Worship together and experience God’s love through the fellowship at these local churches Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. Spanish Language Mass Misa en español cada domingo a las once y quince de la mañana Daily Mass 8:00 a.m. • Tuesday - Friday
Chestnut Street Baptist Church
Join us at Catholic Campus Ministries at Central Washington University Sunday Mass 6:00 p.m. during school year at the SURC #137 CCM House is located at 706 N. Sprague (509) 925-3043 ccmcwu@fairpoint.net www.cwucatholics.org
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church 401 S. Willow St. (509) 962-9819 • Fax 962-9846 standrewparish@yahoo.com www.st-andrewsparish.com
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Sunday Service 10:15 a.m. Evening Service 6:00 p.m. 609 N. Chestnut Street 925-2424 • www.csbcfamily.com 1209552 12.29.14 MW
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Elmview Elmview’s purpose is to provide services to people with developmental disabilities. The range of services includes staffed residential, in-school, employment, Ticket To Work (through the Social Security Administration), crisis services, senior nutrition and mental health respite. According to information on its website, Elmview serves 325 people in Kittitas, Yakima, Chelan and Douglas counties. Bruce Tabb is Elmview’s executive director in Ellensburg, and Cathy Bambrick is president of its board of directors. The main office is at 204 E. Sixth Ave. in Ellensburg.
Adult Activity Center The Adult Activity Center, 506 S. Pine St., is Ellensburg’s senior center. The facility is the location for senior meals, wellness programs, activities, a computer lab and holiday events. It is also the staging site for senior trips to destinations around the state. The facility is also available for rent. Katrina Douglas is the coordinator.
Putnam Centennial Center The Putnam Centennial Center is Cle Elum’s senior center, as well as serving as the location for community functions and events. The center is the location for the senior nutrition lunch (Monday through Friday). It is also the place where people gather for pinochle and bridge clubs, bingo and line dancing classes. The facility serves as the designated Red Cross emergency
shelter as well as the Upper County’s drop-off location for election ballots. Susan Klein is the president of the center’s board of directors.
RSVP volunteers The RSVP and Volunteer Center of Kittitas County is the place where people with an interest in volunteering can find a fit for their skills and interests. The group’s stated mission is to engage persons 55 years and older in volunteer service to meet critical community needs. RSVP maintains a list of groups and agencies in need of volunteers and whether certain skills or experience are sought. RSVP is located at 707 N. Pearl St., Suite 1.
Food banks FISH (Friends in Service to Humanity) operates a food bank/ meal site in Ellensburg. The service has been provided at the food bank location at Second Avenue and Water Street but a fire destroyed the building on Nov. 28. Temporary food bank facilities were established at the Mercer Creek Church, 1407 N. B St., for the collection and storage of food, with meal service at the First Lutheran Church, 512 N. Ruby St. The intention of FISH officials is to rebuild at the Second and Water location. FISH was created by churches throughout the community. Roger McCune is its program director. HopeSource operates a food bank that serves the Upper County at 110 Pennsylvania Ave. in Cle Elum. For more information, call 509-674-2375.
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