October 2015
Volume 3 • Issue 10
Vibrant, charming Roslyn
Pasco man collects two-wheeled antiques
Fall Senior Times Expo nears
DON’T MISS IT Tuesday, Oct. 20 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Senior Times Expo
By Loretto J. Hulse Holiday decorations, jewelry, toys, quilts and more will be displayed for sale at the 25th annual Harvest Bazaar on Oct. 17. The bazaar, which was moved to the Southridge Sports and Events Pavilion last year, will feature more than 100 arts and crafts vendors along with a few independent representatives selling skincare items and health maintenance products, said organizer Sara Allington. Allington works at the Kennewick Senior Center and has produced the bazaar with help from another staff member and a part-time staffer for the past 10 years. “They do a great job,” said Patty Kopp of Kennewick, a bazaar vendor. “They’re very well organized and the new facility is fantastic.” Kopp creates silk flower arrangements and wreaths as a fun hobby and has sold her silk flower arrangements and wreaths at the Harvest Bazaar for the past three years. During the bazaar season, generally October to December, you’ll find her table set up at about six bazaars. “I don’t do it for the money — there’s very little profit in it for me. I sell them mainly so I can buy more materials to make more arrangements,” she said. With the move to the Southridge pavilion, the Harvest Bazaar is one of the larger Kopp attends. She said she likes it primarily because it’s in the fall, instead of winter, so the flower arrangements purchased by Kopp’s customers can be used and enjoyed for a longer time. When Allington was first hired to work at the senior center, the bazaar was held much closer to Christmas. uBAZAAR, Page 6
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Kennewick’s Harvest Bazaar expanding
Stacia Gunderson of Kennewick studies the headstone of Mardieze Poisson Fish at Riverview Heights Cemetery. It carries her surname twice, once in French and again in English. Gunderson is offering a Kennewick Community Education class on deciphering the meaning behind tombstone symbols Oct. 27.
Family history is carved in stone By Loretto J. Hulse Rest in peace. Our special aunt. Our dearly beloved mother. These are all epitaphs you’ll find etched on tombstones in any cemetery. Many times, they are surrounded with flowers, ivy or other decorative etchings. Before the turn of the 19th century, those decorative etchings were not merely fanciful, but actually conveyed a message. Throughout history, flowers and other gifts were more than trinkets. Each had an underlying meaning. “You wouldn’t just give a girl red roses because they were pretty, said Stacia Gunderson of Kennewick. “The color red signified romantic love.” Daisies, on the other hand, are a symbol of innocence and purity, Gunderson added.
Gunderson will explain meaning behind those gravestone etchings and symbols during a Kennewick Community Education class on Oct. 27. Gunderson said that 100 years ago, people didn’t just place an emblem or flowers on a headstone as decoration. It all meant something. This is a time when most people didn’t have photographs and there weren’t videos or recordings to look back on. People couldn’t just pull out their iPhones or all these new contraptions to look at pictures or videos and say, ‘Remember when so and so did’ … whatever it was? So not only did their families want to remember them by what they put on their headstones but they also wanted to leave a that person’s legacy for others to see and understand for years to come, Gunderson said. uHISTORY, Page 2
Seniors fulfill desire for lifelong learning at Columbia Basin College By Elsie Puig for Senior Times Bob Raidl is a retired Hanford hydrogeologist, high school volleyball coach and lifelong student. At 60, he retired from his career and immediately began taking classes at Columbia Basin College. Now, at 66, he is starting his second year Spanish language class. And he’s able to do it very affordably through CBC’s Gold Card program, which allows seniors over 60 to audit classes for a nominal fee.
Gold Card holders are eligible to enroll starting with the third day of each quarter, with enrollment contingent upon space availability — paying students get priority. The basic fee is $1 per class plus $1.65 per credit, plus any comprehensive fees or lab fees if applicable to class. Gold Card members don’t take exams or earn college credit, but they do participate in class discussion and lectures. uCBC, Page 14
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