The grand opening for the renovated Fitterer's Building is Thursday.
NEWS
CWU Students Night Out tonight
The Ellensburg Downtown Association hosts a CWU Students Night Out from 5 to 9 p.m., today, in downtown Ellensburg. Students with identification can participate in raffles, giveaways and special discounts.
Saxophone performance tonight
Joseph Murphy will perform a guest artist saxophone concert at 6 p.m., tonight in the McIntyre Music Building Concert Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
School board meets Wednesday
The Ellensburg School Board meets at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday at Ida Nason Aronica Elementary School. Improvement plans for Mount Stuart and Ida Nason are on the agenda.
Ellensburg Academy offered
The Ellensburg Academy is offered at 6 p.m. Thursday at Hal Holmes Community Center. The Ellensburg Academy is a series of civic education workshops designed to inform residents and community stakeholders about the operations of city government and what is involved in delivering and maintaining services to Ellensburg residents. RSVP on the city’s website.
Fitterer’s Building grand opening
The grand opening for the renovated Fitterer’s Building in downtown Ellensburg is from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday. The official ribbon cutting is at 3 p.m. The former furniture store is now home to multiple businesses including Woody’s Classic Man, The Sweet Spot, Siren Song Bistrot, The Grazing Table, Sparrows Nest, Ponderosa Construction and RLR Cultural Resources. There will be a raffle with prizes announced after the ribbon cutting.
Drive-through flu shot clinic is Friday
The annual drive-through flu vaccination clinic is from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday at Western Village off Alder Street. The clinic is a cooperative effort between the Kittitas County Health Department and Community Health of Central Washington. The free vaccine is for children and adults, but with a limited supply, it will be first come-first served. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone over 6 months old receive a flu shot.
Central welcomes comedian for homecoming show
Comedian Preacher Lawson will perform for Central’s Homecoming Comedy Show at 9 p.m., Friday, in the Student Union Ballroom. Lawson is one of the top comedians to come out of the America’s Got Talent show. Central is his only stop in Washington on his Funny as Bleep national tour. Tickets are available on Central’s website.
Survey gauges sense of belonging
The Ellensburg Downtown Association is conducting a Belonging Barometer Survey to find ways to combat loneliness and isolation in the community. Washington Main Street is assisting in the survey in consultation with Main Street America and the state Office of Equity. There is a link to the survey on the EDA’s Facebook page.
SPORTS
High school athletics for the week
In high school athletics this week, the Ellensburg soccer team travels to play East Valley at 6 p.m., today. The Bulldogs cross country team hosts a league meet at 5 p.m., Thursday at Rotary Park. EHS volleyball hosts Selah at 6 p.m., today, and travels to play Toppenish at 6 p.m., Thursday. Kittitas volleyball travels to play La Salle at 6:30 p.m., today, and hosts Highland at 6:30 p.m., Thursday. Cle Elum-Roslyn cross country competes in the league championship meet at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, at Apple Ridge Run. The Warriors volleyball team hosts Highland at 6:30 p.m., today, and travels to play White Swan at 6:30 p.m., Thursday. Cle Elum’s soccer team hosts Highland at 6 p.m., today, and welcomes Granger at 6 p.m., Thursday.
CWU basketball teams earn preseason rankings
The CWU men’s basketball team is picked to win the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in the league’s preseason poll. The Wildcats are the returning league champions. Central’s women's team was picked to finish fourth in the league in the preseason poll.
LUNCH
The FISH Open Table Lunch is twice-baked potato, broccoli, roll and mixed fruit. The lunch is open to all seniors age 60-plus from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Ellensburg, and noon to 1 p.m., in Cle Elum. Meal sites are the Ellensburg Open Table and 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 location.
WEATHER
The forecasted high today in Ellensburg is 59 degrees. Sunset is at 6:01 p.m., and the expected nighttime low is 31 degrees. Winds will be 5 to 10 mph.
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