🌱 How CWU’s housing chief brings national leadership experience back to Ellensburg
Hi Ellensburg! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How CWU’s housing chief brings national leadership experience back to Ellensburg
- How Ellensburg golfers finally broke a decade-long league win drought
- DUI stop on Water Street ends with trooper allegedly kicked
Also on today's calendar: Goldendale Varsity Softball @ Kittitas and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.
- Saturday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 63, low: 38.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. CWU Residence Life Director gives back through regional and national leadership (cwu.edu) — Central Washington University’s Residence Life Director, based in Ellensburg, is leveraging regional and national leadership roles to strengthen how student housing is run on campus. His presidency in a Northwest housing association and upcoming national training role are shaping how staff support students’ financial and residential needs. That outside experience feeds directly back into CWU’s residence halls. 
2. Ellensburg golf wins first league match in almost 10 years (dailyrecordnews.com) — Ellensburg High School’s boys golf team just captured its first league match win in nearly a decade, topping the CWAC POD event with steadily improving scores. Four Bulldogs placed in the top 20, pushing EHS to second overall in the league as they now prepare for their next conference match in Yakima on April 22.
3. Woman accused of assaulting state trooper during DUI stop (dailyrecordnews.com) — Ellensburg police and state troopers arrested a 22-year-old Ronald woman after a DUI stop on Water Street led to high blood alcohol readings and an alleged assault on a trooper. The woman was taken to the Washington State Patrol office in Ellensburg for testing, then to Kittitas Valley Healthcare before facing DUI and third-degree assault charges in Kittitas County Superior Court.
4. St. Joseph's Catholic School donates 2,500 items to Tri-City Food Bank drive (keprtv.com) — Ellensburg residents are pointed to local options like APOYO and Fish Community Food Bank as part of a broader regional push to support struggling food pantries. A long-running school drive in the Tri-Cities just delivered 2,500 donated items, underscoring how rising costs are increasing demand. The story encourages you to pitch in locally if you’re able.
📸 Around Ellensburg
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Tulip's Book Barn Sale
Hal Holmes Community Center, 201 N Ruby St, Ellensburg
10:30 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Poetry Month Evening of Poetry
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 114 E 3rd Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926
5:00 pm -
Spring Fresh Sheet at The Pearl Bar & Grill
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 402 N. Pearl St. -
Downtown Clean Up
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 114 E 3rd Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926
10:00 am -
UKC Senior Center NEW Medication Take Back and Shredding Event
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 114 E 3rd Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926
10:00 am -
Goldendale Varsity Softball @ Kittitas
Kittitas Secondary School , 7571 Kittitas Hwy , Kittitas
11:00 am -
"BLACK LAND / RED LAND" Exhibition of Art & Poetry
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce Punch Projects 10630 N. Thorp Hwy Thorp, WA 98946
12:00 pm -
Tasseomancy-The Ancient Art of Tea Leaf Reading
Anew Wellness , 109 E 3rd Ave Suite 4 , Ellensburg
1:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baby Bounce
Ellensburg Public Library , 209 N Ruby St , Ellensburg
11:15 am -
Free Side Fridays at The Pearl Bar & Grill
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 402 N Pearl St.
12:00 pm -
Ellensburg Senior Living Open House and Tour
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 818 E Mountain View Ave Ellensburg, WA
1:00 pm -
Poetry Month Evening of Poetry
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 114 E 3rd Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926
5:00 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Why You Crave Intimacy (And It’s Not Just Physical)
Craving intimacy isn’t just physical — it’s emotional. Learn the difference between attention and real connection, and why true intimacy goes deeper… (Nextdoor Wildcat Acres)
- Ellensburg School District posted a job opening for 2025-2026 - Substitute - Custodial in Ellensburg. Apply here.
- Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Ellensburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ellensburg here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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