🌱 How an Ellensburg sprinter just became GNAC Freshman of the Year.
Ellensburg, Washington Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Ellensburg! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Ellensburg sprinter just became GNAC Freshman of the Year.
- How CWU’s first AIS ceremony honored Native students and a beloved elder
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Stiff winds in the afternoon, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 74, low: 50.
- Friday: Windy with showers around, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Washington College athletes earn GNAC honors (theolympian.com) — An Ellensburg native, Central Washington University sprinter Colton Magruder is turning heads with GNAC Freshman of the Year honors and school-record sprint times. His breakout season, including top-10 conference marks in the 100m and 200m, puts a local athlete in the spotlight alongside other standout Washington college performers. 
• Native American Student Union hosts the university's first-ever American Indian Studies end-of-year ceremony (cwuobserver.com) — Central Washington University’s Native American Student Union recently held its first-ever American Indian Studies end-of-year ceremony on campus, honoring graduating AIS students and the late Professor Emeritus Don Woodcock. Speakers highlighted CWU’s relationship to Yakama homelands, the new AIS charter, and the importance of Native-led community-building, with President Jim Wohlpart personally recognizing students’ achievements and support for Indigenous programs in Ellensburg.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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