Tri-City Area and Real Estate Blog

Golden Heart Awards were bestowed upon 7 individuals and 1 group during last Tuesday’s gathering at the Red Lion Hanford House in Richland. The award is based on exceptional service to the Tri-Cities community. The breakfast gathering was sponsored by Stevens Center Management with various awards being sponsored by multiple organizations. The award for a group in 2010 went to Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery’s Sails Outlet, which raises fund for the crisis nursery.  Seven individuals received the award for their unselfish commitment to service in the Tri-City area, and they were: Nancy Russell of Kennewick, Tabitha Johnson, Ronni Dreisbach, David Carl, Jean Stacy and Steve Haberman. Many congratulations to eveyone involved and our deepest appreciation for all that you do to make the Tri-Cities a wonderful place to live!

A spectacular fall day ushered in the downtown Kennewick Grape Fest on Saturday, and upbeat marimba music danced through the air as folks participated and looked on at event’s based on “the Grape” took place.

The festival goes as far back as 1911 and although it hasn’t taken place every year, it has the distinction of being the oldest festival in the Tri-Cities.

There were three team of stompers ready to take on competitors for the grape crush competition.  There were several events to participate in, food vendors and arts and craft booths were available as well.

Each week in the fall there seem to be wonderful events for tourists and Tri-Citizens to enjoy – this is a wonderful place to live and work in! Pasco, Kennewick and Richland are thriving communities with friendly people, afffordable real estate and lots of job growth. Come take a look at us!