Nick Henderson was born in Seattle on January 8, 1957.

Nick's family moved to Roslyn when he was an infant. Nick is a part of a large extended family in the Cle Elum and South Cle Elum area. He was raised Roslyn, Cle Elum, and South Cle Elum where he lives today.

He graduated from Cle Elum High school 1975.

He attended CWU for three years and followed that with a year at San Francisco College of Mortuary Science.

He then spent seventeen years of his career working in the funeral business. 

He is currently employed by Suncadia and manages the Roslyn Museum.

Nick had a very early start with community improvement projects. He has a strong and clear aptitude for public service. He has carried that ethic with him throughout his life.

For more information about his many endeavors to improve and promote his community from roughly 1972-2008 continue scrolling down.

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The following Events, Projects, Campaigns, Memberships, and Associations are roughly in reverse chronological order.

Master of ceremony at dedication of the Marion "Mike" Cooley Memorial at Douglas Munro Gravesite at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Cle Elum.

Assisted the Roslyn Veterans Group in purchase and placement of a new flag pole at Veterans Cemetery.

Assisted YBEEP (Yakima Basin Environmental Education Program) in building ADA accessible trail and salmon viewing area on Cle Elum River. It now serves over 1,500 students per year. Nick helping with a project on the Cle Elum River used by Yakima Basin Environmental Education Program to have a safe place for school children to view spawning Spring Chinook Salmon. This is the group of Boy Scouts that built the seating area for an Eagle Scout Project for Carson Arnold of Kittitas. This project was a partnership with; Yakima Basin Environmental Education Program, Boys Scouts, US Forest Service, US Bureau of Reclamation, Suncadia and Washington Fish & Wildlife.

Assisted in starting the Todd Anderson Memorial Scholarship at CWU for rodeo club students.

Assisted the CWU Rodeo Club to get new vests for competition.

Designed the Rotary Clubs of Ellensburg - West Ellensburg Baseball Monument.

Helped design the Coal Miner's Memorial.

Putting the last piece of the Roslyn Coal Miner's Memorial Wall up. Photo courtesy of the NKC Tribune.

Designed the Cle Elum Serviceman's Memorial at the Laurel Hill Cemetery.

President of the Roslyn Historical Museum Society, Inc.

At the Roslyn Museum explaining an old Arc Lamp one of the early street lights for Roslyn. Photo courtesy of the NKC Tribune. Helping to unload an Electric Mule for the Roslyn Museum.

Founding member of the Swiftwater Corridor Committee. Currently not active but one of the items in his campaign to restart.

Certificate in Corporate Community Involvement, Boston College, Carroll School of Management February 2006.

Charter member of the Upper County Rotary Club.

Life Member of the Cascade Field & Stream Club.

Member of the Washington State Fair Rodeo Committee for about 5 years.

Life Member of the National Rifle Association.

Past Master & current Master of the Cle Elum - St. Thomas Lodge #139 F. & A.M.

Nick and Matt Chase, principal of Cle Elum - Roslyn Elementary School accepting a check on behalf of the Cle Elum - St. Thomas Masonic Lodge for winter clothes for children. Photos courtesy of the NKC Tribune.

Past Master of the Ellensburg Masonic Lodge #39 F. & A.M.

Kittitas High School Scholarship recipient Jamie Hudson.

Past Deputy to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Washington F. & A.M. for District 20 2002 & 2003 (Kittitas, Yakima & Klickitat counties).

York Rite Bodies of Masonic Lodge memberships:
Yakima York Rite Council #12.
Ellensburg Chapter #11 Royal Arch Masons.
Temple Commandery #5 Knights Templar (Ellensburg).
Red Cross of Constantine St. Raphael Conclave (Spokane).

Member of the Masada Shrine Temple in Yakima.

United Way of Kittitas County Upper County Chair 2001.

Current President of the Cle Elum Downtown Association.

Mike Williams of Sterling Savings Bank, left, presents a $15,000.00 donation to the Cle Elum Downtown Association's special projects coordinator, Louis Musso, and president, Nick Henderson.

Community Service Award Trendwest Resorts MountainStar Project 1999.

Member of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. Technical Advisory Committee for over 10 years.

Former member of the Cle Elum Roslyn Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for over 12 years.

Former Chair of the Upper County Pioneer Days Committee.

Kiwanis of the Year Roslyn Kiwanis Club 1994 – 1995.

Helped start the Roslyn Revitalization campaign.

Helped start the Roslyn Business Association (no longer in existence).

Past member of the Roslyn Kiwanis Club (no longer in existence).

Nick & Louie Harper did the 1st inventory of the Roslyn Museum as a history class project in 1972.

Nick & Richard Parko were the 1st kids to ask the City of Roslyn to clean up the Old City Cemetery which was about 1971 and the next year the local history class and Roslyn Kiwanis Club continued the work, 1st year just Richard & Nick.

In high school Nick worked on the Roslyn Cemetery sign project some of which are still being used.

As a freshman in high school headed a group of local students to reopen the Roslyn Public Library.