A Spaghetti Feed to raise funds to send care packages to our troops, is being sponsored by Washington Operation Thank You, a Tri-Cities based non-profit troop support organization. The “feed” will be held at the Moose Lodge in West Richland, 5828 WestVan Giesen from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday March 27th. For ticket information, call 946-4065, or visit their website: www.waoperationthankyou.com
Mark your calendars for April 10th & 11th this year – if you are in the market for a new home, the Tri City Association of Realtors is sponsoring an Open House weekend in conjunction with the Realtors National Open House Weekend. The homes will be open somewhere in the timeframe of 11 a.m until 4 pm on both days. Last year’s event was a success with over 170 homes holding Open House events. Homes will be throughout Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and West Richland.
The Tri Cities will play host to a pair of co-authors whose book Weird Washington will be presented at local libraries in West Richland, Benton City, Prosser, Othello and Kennewick (tonight at 7pm). The book is a traveler’s guide to unique, quirky, bizarre and strange places here in the state, along with the tall tales, legends, and unbelievable facts about happenings over the course of our state’s history. Outside of Benton City/Kiona, the authors visited a babies cemetary set up in the hills which they felt was very eerie. Strange things happen…..
2008 was a very tough year for golf course owner Michelle Marcum, as she watched the club house to her course go up in flames. Today, the new clubhouse becomes “as a Phoenix” rising from the ashes once again. Today is the groundbreaking day and Marcum is asking everyone to come and join her today at the ceremony and reception at 11:00 am at 4000 Fallon Drive in West Richland. There will be local officials speaking at the ceremony.
Best of luck Michelle and may 2010 be a wonderful year for you!!
Creating an environment of cooperation among the 4 cities that encompass the Tri-Cities is the theme that local officials want to encourage, as they addressed the group that attended the 8th annual State of the Cities meeting on Wednesday, at the Tri City Regional Chamber of Commerce offices. Growth of the cities has put our area on the map, so to speak and each individual city has outlined the projects that they feel will add to the growth while benefiting it’s citizenry.
Richland has plans of widening Keene Road from Queensgate to West Richland, and adding a spray park to the Badger Mountain Community Park along Keene. They will also work in cooperation with Kennewick to reconstruct Steptoe Street and make a decision about the future location of the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center, among other projects.
Pasco, Kennewick and Richland will work in partnership on the studying the best location for the next bridge crossing the Columbia River.
Pasco officials and the Port of Pasco are looking into the development of the river shoreline east of the cable bridge, additional infrastructure as a support of future growth and industrialization, a $9 million water treatment facility, and the creation of a new overpass at Lewis Street.
Kennewick officials are looking for increased private development of the Vista Entertainment District and to the development of the Southridge area, which they expect will include 60% of the cities future growth. The city is planning the Bridge-to-Bridge, River-to-Rail effort with the Port of Kennewick, which consists of a major overhaul of the property that lies between the blue and cable bridges.
West Richland is looking to expand the economic base and expand infrastructure between Red and Badger Mountains, and invest in tourism with regards to the wine industry as a way to add to the regional vision, and increase growth in that community.
In a time when costs to each municipality are increasing, funding from the state faces cuts, and the residents want more metropolitan projects, the officials in each city are optimistic about continued growth. Let’s be optimistic along with them – Time will tell……..
When most people think about wines and where they come from, folks mostly think California or France, but here among the Wine Country of Eastern Washington sits our beautiful community of the Tri Cities. We boast over 300 days of sunshine a year, wonderful wineries & tasting rooms, world class golf courses, diverse recreational opportunities and river activities on our three rivers.
Our “community” consists of Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland, Benton City, Burbank, Finley and surrounding areas, which makes our population in the range of 256,000. Each city has it’s own personality yet we come together as a region that is always seeking to improve and grow. This family friendly community boasts excellent schools, both public and private, and a low crime rate which is constantly under the watchful eye of our local officials and vigilant citizenry.
The Tri-Cities is a wonderful place to live and we’d like to invite you to come visit and take a look at all the Tri Cities can offer you, including affordable housing and plentiful jobs.
