Brick Road Memorial Park and High Valley Cemetery

05/27/2026

The Oddfellows will be giving away bicycles this Saturday. Hope to see you! Many activities going on and information booths
At Unity Park- during the Farmer's Market! Saturday May 30 th 10 AM-1PM
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Join the City for bike activities and giveaways this Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Celebrate Bike Month at Unity Park (4th Ave. & Pearl St.)! Free and open to all ages.

• Bring your bikes and helmets for the youth Bike Rodeo (kids under 12).
• FREE youth helmets and fitting, bike bells, and bike light giveaways.
• IOOF will be giving away free used reconditioned bikes (sizes vary).
• Bring old bike tubes for recycling and donate extra bike parts.
• Safety resources, tips on basic bike maintenance, and local trail information.
• Learn how to load your bike on an Ellensburg Central Transit bus!
• Play lawn games!

Bike Month participants assume responsibility for their own safety and health during all related activities and are also responsible for any property damage or injury they cause. The City of Ellensburg and other partner organizations are not responsible for any injuries or damages that may occur to or by participants.

More about Bike Month: www.ellensburgwa.gov/bikemonth

05/22/2026

Thank you to CWU Army ROTC for your help honoring the veterans at our beloved cemetery.
Oddfellows of Ellensburg

08/20/2025

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Please join us at High Valley Cemetery

Many thanks to Johnston William's Funeral Home

On Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., Johnston & Williams, in partnership with the Ellensburg IOOF Lodge, will host a remembrance ceremony at High Valley Cemetery (2521 Robinson Canyon Road, Ellensburg) honoring SP5 Hugh Conrad Clausen, Kittitas County’s only casualty of the Vietnam War.

SP5 Clausen served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

On September 22, 1966, tragedy struck. During efforts to expand the perimeter of their base camp, soldiers were ordered to dig in an area that had been declared cleared of mines. It was not. A mine detonated, gravely wounding three men. Fellow soldiers — many of them medics — rushed into the danger zone to render aid, knowing full well there could be more mines hidden beneath the soil. Moments later, a second explosion ripped through the field, claiming the lives of SP5 Clausen and six of his comrades:

SP4 Richard P. Bartle
PFC Joseph N. Davi
PFC Samuel E. Murph
PFC Larry L. Reynolds
SP4 Walter L. Wells
PFC George Wycinsky

James Austin, who was present that day, later wrote of the chaos and courage shown by those who continued to risk everything to save their wounded brothers, carrying them one by one to waiting helicopters. His account reminds us that this was not just a tragic accident — it was a moment of selflessness, bravery, and sacrifice.

Nearly sixty years later, our community pauses to remember SP5 Clausen — a young man from Kittitas County who never made it home, and whose name is forever etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., as well as The Wall That Heals, Panel 10E, Line 131.

We invite you to join us at High Valley Cemetery on September 4 to honor his memory. The ceremony will last about 30 minutes. Parking is limited, so please plan to arrive early. Chairs will be available.

Let us gather, as a community, to ensure that SP5 Hugh Conrad Clausen is never forgotten.

05/24/2024

Thank you! 😊
We are fortunate to have the CWU Army ROTC come every year to place the flags on our Veterans graves.

10/22/2023

You’re invited!
Please RSVP

For inquiries, contact us here. Looking forward to celebrating with you! Warm regards, Ellensburg Odd Fellows

05/26/2023

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