This is the article on Moose Days that appeared in Northern Kittitas County Tribune on July 29, 1999. The paper serves Cle Elum, Roslyn, South Cle Elum and the Upper County.

    This year Moose Days Northern Exposure Convention will help raise money for several different organizations.

    On Friday the 'get acquainted' BBQ dinner is to be put on by the Cle Elum/Roslyn Booster Club. The Warrior Cheerleaders will be cooking and serving the meal to help earn money towards their uniforms.

    The Roslyn Kiwanis are hosting the Saturday and Sunday morning breakfasts. They will be serving their always-delicious pancakes, sausage, eggs and fresh fruit; it should prove to be a successful fundraiser for the organization. All the extras that were in the show are invited to attend and eat their breakfast at a discounted price. All the fans would love to meet you.

    On Sunday, the Roslyn Eagles will be putting on the 'Picnic in the Park'. They will be serving Carek's Polish Sausage, Roslyn Bakery rolls, and a variety of tasty salads. The Yakima Indians will be performing some of their traditional dances as entertainment at the picnic, and also at the Day of the Dead parade. This was provided by Trendwest Resorts.

    The "Day of the Dead" parade, a tradition taken from the "Thanksgiving" episode, starts at 11 a.m. and the route will go through downtown Roslyn. The parade is intended to give thanks and honor the dead. All are invited to participate. The required attire is tastefully ghoulish (no monsters please), and line up will begin at the Roslyn park at 10:30 am.

    While local organizations are raising funds at Moose Days, Northern Exposure fans from around the world are helping raise funds for a local community theater in Roslyn. The group called F.O.R. (Friends of Roslyn) has decided to make the community theater their 'choice charity'.

     "There are thousands of fans from around the globe that watch the reruns faithfully. They want to be able to help out the local community in some way, since Roslyn so graciously played host to the television series for over five years," says Susie Weis, who has been in contact with some of the fans on the Internet. Many of the fans meet in Internet chat and mail groups and have been for years to discuss the different elements of the show, Weis explains.

    "Last year, a group of them got together to form their own charitable organization to help raise funds for youth and culture charity programs in the Roslyn and surrounding areas," Weis says. F.O.R. was the resulting group. "They really love the charming atmosphere of the town. They have even developed different T-shirt designs and one loyal fan created a beautiful quilted wall hanging as a fundraiser item," Weis says.

    Although the show is no longer in production, thousands of people make the pilgrimage to Roslyn to stand in the streets where Dr. Fleischman, Maggie, Ed, Maurice, Shelly, Holling, Ruth Ann, Chris-in-the-Morning, Walt and the rest of the well-known characters have walked.

    "It may seem odd to some that so many people were touched by the Emmy-award winning show," Weis says, "but it's evident there is still a passion for it."

    The Moose Days and Friends of Roslyn are both a testament to that passion.