Senior Times - July 2022 by Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business/Senior Times

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JULY 2022

Vol. 10 | Issue 7

Wanted: new owner for old-fashioned Kennewick store By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Basin Department Store, Kennewick’s source of work and safety equipment for nearly seven decades, is for sale. Stuart Logg has worked for the family business started by his father, Don, for 60 of its 69 years and says he’s ready to enjoy a relaxed retirement. The asking price of $1.95 million includes the building, parking lot and business, including its inventory of boots, Carhartt gear and apparel, at 111 W. First Ave. in downtown Kennewick. Logg’s earliest memories are of packaging socks at age 4. His father, Don, bought them in bulk. Young Stuart ran a simple metal device that moistened adhesive labels used to bind loose socks into pairs. Once the socks were bundled, he’d slap on a price tag: 79 cents. Logg was born and raised in Kennewick and attended Kamiakin High

Photo by Wendy Culverwell Stuart Logg is selling Basin Department Store, the family-owned business in downtown Kennewick after working there for 60 of the store’s 69 years.

School as a member of the Class of 1974. He didn’t graduate, falling a credit shy of a diploma. It made no difference. He said he seldom went to

school anyway. Basin Department Store would be his on- and off-again professional home for six decades.

Recalling Kennewick’s wild and woolly early days, he said his father was an unyielding boss who gave him no quarter. He left on numerous occasions and once spent two years building swimming pools in North Carolina, where he met his first wife and mother of his two daughters. The store would pull him back from his adventures, eventually. “I always knew I was going to do that. It is the only thing I am good at,” he said. When his father died in 1991, his mother, Lorraine, discovered he’d been paying their son only $15,000 a year for a job that went well beyond full time. She doubled his salary. He bought Basin Department Store from his mother in 1993 and has been the sole owner ever since. For decades, he worked seven days a week, all day. In his 60s, he’s eased up and is mindful of health issues. uBASIN DEPT. STORE, Page 6

$2 million building to house Hanford history, anchor STEM tourism By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

A new building in north Richland will bring the region’s atomic history under one roof and, officials hope, welcome tourists drawn by the community’s accomplishments in science, technology, engineering and math. The Port of Benton secured a permit to build a $2 million home for the Hanford History Project, which is operated by and housed at Washington State University Tri-Cities. It is the first of several buildings that will celebrate science and history at 3251 Port of Benton Blvd. in north Richland.

Future phases will add museum-like spaces and a potential new home for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park and display material related to the USS Triton nuclear submarine as well as the new LIGO Hanford Exploratory Center. Port officials intended to build the complex as a single development but chose to develop in phases while they wait for grant funding, said Miles Thomas, the port’s economic development director. Last year, it refinanced its debt, freeing up about $4 million to support its vision of a STEM center to welcome visitors and support the history project.

The center will make it easy for tourists to learn more about Hanford and the other science initiatives in the Tri-Cities, said Kim Shugart, senior vice president for Visit Tri-Cities, which regards STEM as a competitive advantage when it comes to attracting visitors. “There are very few communities that have such a diversity of STEM assets,” she said. While the port seeks additional financing for the full project, the Hanford History Project needs space for its growing collection of equipment and documents associated with the nuclear site. WSU Tri-Cities will lease the build-

ing to give the project’s archivist, curator and other staff private offices as well as space to evaluate materials. Thomas said that means more material will be available for public exhibits. For example, if the Reach Museum in Richland wanted to mount an exhibit of what the Hanford site looked like in the 1960s, curators don’t have enough space to work in their current quarters but could in the future. The Hanford History Project collects stories as well as documents and equipment related to the Manhattan Project and Hanford’s subsequent mission to uHANFORD HISTORY, Page 2

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Famous baseball family spent a year as Kennewick residents

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MONTHLY QUIZ

Kennewick men, women honored for 2020 and 2021 Page 13

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produce plutonium for the nation’s nuclear arsenal, and now, to clean up the legacy of radioactive and toxic materials. Michael Mays, its director, was traveling and unavailable to comment, but Thomas estimates paper documents represent 25% of the collection. That is growing as the U.S. Department of Energy transfers materials to the archives to support a formal timeline of the Hanford site. Thomas said the physical items offer an eye-opening glimpse of the work that happened on the top-secret Hanford site. Telephone booths, meteorologic and lab equipment and models have all found their way into the project’s archives, with some exceptions. “No hot materials,” he said. The collection even includes Cold War-era materials awaiting declassification. The city approved the permit for the 7,810-square-foot building in May. Booth & Sons Construction Inc. broke ground in early June. Thomas said the initial building is practical in design but echoes the modern design lines of Fire Station 75, the new fire station at Battelle Boulevard and Port of Benton Boulevard. The location celebrates the Tri-Cities’ non-Hanford science stars too. The USS Triton Sail Park and the new LIGO Hanford Exploratory Center (LExC) are within an easy distance. Triton Sail Park, an immediate neighbor, is the final resting spot for the conning tower of the nuclear-powered submarine, which in the early 1960s became the first to circumnavigate the globe almost entirely underwater. The STEM center will house Triton-

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Courtesy Port of Benton The Port of Benton is developing a $2 million building to house the Hanford History Project, the first in a larger complex that will cater to STEM tourism in the Tri-Cities.

related archives and equipment to better tell its story. Triton reactors, descendants of technology developed at the Hanford site, were decommissioned and deposited at Hanford’s Central Plateau. The center also will include a kiosk to steer visitors to LExC, which is to the northwest. When it opens, LExC will tell the story of the science behind the gravitywave detecting work at twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatories at Hanford and in Louisiana. The work netted the three principals the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics – a duplicate of which is displayed at the center. Tourism officials believe that taken together, Triton, B Reactor, LExC and

the others, are a potent draw for science-minded tourists. Visitors spent nearly $490 million in Benton and Franklin counties in 2021 and paid nearly $55 million in local and state sales taxes. Tourism numbers are on track to exceed the pre-pandemic record set in 2019. Visit Tri-Cities, which takes an expansive view of STEM that includes local geology and agriculture as well as the hard sciences, offers family-friendly itineraries and notes they’re suited to residents as well as tourists. “I’ll bet there are people who live here who don’t know what’s in their backyard,” Shugart said. Go to: tricities.wsu.edu/hanfordhistory and visittri-cities.com.

of Health in partnership with the Washington State Blood Coalition said summer is a critical time for donations, which tend to drop because of vacations and other summer disruptions. “We need everyone’s help to keep our blood supply stable for those who need it,” said Curt Bailey, presi-

dent and CEO of Bloodworks Northwest. The American Red Cross announced a crisis earlier this year, citing the worst shortage in a decade. Go to rcblood.org/3tD736y to sign up to donate at the Red Cross Richland collection site.

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Hot enough for you? Here are some strategies to avoid heat-related illnesses Surging summertime temperatures are a torment to just about everyone, but oppressive heat poses special health risks for seniors. “Older people are at significant risk of heat-related illnesses,” according to a report from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the government’s top medical research agency. “As we age, our ability to adequately respond to summer heat can become a serious problem.” The average mid-summer high temperature in Kennewick is 91 degrees. That is hot enough to make most people feel uncomfortable – and hot enough to put seniors in peril. And as Tri-Citians well know, the area has its share of triple-digit heat. To understand why heat is particularly dangerous for older folks, we turned to Dr. Amy Person, health officer for the Benton-Franklin Health District. The older we get, the less our bodies are able to cope with the heat. “We’re not able to compensate for rising temperatures,” she said. Sweat glands don’t function as well as they do in younger people, while poor blood circulation can amplify the effect of heat on your skin. Medical conditions such as diabetes, heart and kidney issues, and Parkinson’s disease adversely affect the ability to manage heat. Seniors are more likely to be taking medications that make them susceptible to heat. Diuretics can drain the body of fluids just when the need to stay hydrated is greatest. Some heart and blood pressure medications

can reduce the ability to sweat. Seniors are more likely to experience social isolation. Gordon Williams That keeps American Red Cross them from GUEST COLUMN finding relief. They may not have air conditioning in their homes and could lack the mobility or the vigor to travel to air-conditioned places that offer respite from the heat such as community cooling centers, religious centers and shopping malls. How will you know if heat is actually making you sick? The NIH sums up heat-related illness under the collective category of hyperthermia. “Hyperthermia can include heat stroke, heat edema (swelling in your ankles and feet when you get hot), heat syncope (sudden dizziness after exercising in the heat), heat cramps and heat exhaustion.” All are dangerous but heat stroke is the most severe. “Heat stroke is a severe form of hyperthermia that occurs when the body is overwhelmed by heat and unable to control its temperature,” the NIH says. What should you look for if you suspect heat stroke? A body temperature above 104 degrees is a symptom someone is suffering from heat stroke, according to NIH. Symptoms include fainting, a change in behavior (confusion, com-

bativeness, staggering, possible delirium or coma), dry flushed skin and a strong rapid pulse and lack of sweating. If you find someone showing signs of heat stroke, seek immediate medical help, since untreated heat stroke can kill. Heat exhaustion is not quite as serious as heat stroke, but it does require immediate attention and treatment, There are some differences in symptoms to help you determine whether you are dealing with heat stroke or exhaustion: • Skin. Hot and dry with heat stroke, moist and warm with heat exhaustion • Breathing. Rapid and shallow with heat stroke, normal with heat exhaustion • Physical condition. Seizures, coma and severe headache with heat stroke, headache, nausea, vomiting, fainting with heat exhaustion Don’t waste time trying to determine if someone has heat stroke or heat exhaustion. Get help and let a responder trained to do so make the call. Until help comes, get the person to someplace cool, shady or air-conditioned, if possible. Get them to lie down. If the person can swallow, get them to drink water or fruit juice but not caffeine or alcohol. Apply a cold wet cloth to the wrists, neck, armpits and groin. If possible get the person to shower, bathe or sponge with cool water. Heat waves don’t suddenly arrive out of nowhere. There will be plenty of advance warnings that give resi-

dents time to take precautions. The American Red Cross explains the different types of warnings and how to interpret them: • Excessive heat outlook. It is issued when the potential exists for an excessive heat event in the next three to seven days. It provides information to individuals who need considerable lead time to prepare for the event. • Excessive heat watch. It is issued when conditions are favorable for an excessive heat event in the next 24 to 72 hours. It is used when the risk of an extreme heat event has increased but its occurrence and timing is still uncertain. • Excessive heat warning or advisory. It is issued within 12 hours of the onset of extremely dangerous heat conditions. Take precautions immediately to avoid heat-related illness. Dr. Person explains how to make the most of a heat warning when one is issued. “Plan ahead,” she said. “Know ahead of time what you are going to do when temperatures get high. Know where you are going to get cool.” She tells seniors to avoid the social isolation that can leave them cut off from family, friends and neighbors who could check on their well-being during a heat wave. “Stay connected with others,” she said. “You want people who will look out for you and you want to know who are the people who would beneuHEAT DANGERS, Page 6

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS JULY 8

• City of Richland outdoor movie series featuring “Space Jam: A New Legacy”: 9 p.m., John Dam Plaza HAPO Stage, 800 Jadwin Ave., Richland. • Richland Players present, “Fools” by Neil Simon: 7:30 p.m., 608 The Parkway, Richland. Go to richlandplayers.org. • Richland Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., roundabout at Lee Boulevard and The Parkway in Richland. Call 509-539-7229 or email herbsetal@pocketinet.com.

JULY 9

• Richland Players present, “Fools” by Neil Simon: 7:30 p.m., 608 The Parkway, Richland. Go to richlandplayers.org. • Pasco Farmers Market: 8 a.m.1 p.m., 101 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco. Call 509-528-8131 or email omartinez@downtownpasco.com. • Crafts and Street Food Market Night Market: 4-8 p.m., Columbia Gardens Wine and Artisan Village, 325 E. Columbia Gardens Way, Kennewick.

JULY 12

• Alzheimer’s Program: Dementia Conversations: 1-2:30 p.m., virtual event. Call 509943-8455 or register online at kadlec. org/KNRC.

• Eric Herman concert: 6:30 p.m., HAPO Community Stage, John Dam Plaza, 1815 George Washington Way, Richland. Free.

JULY 13

• Wednesday in West Richland Community Market: 4:30-7 p.m., Flat Top Park, W. Van Giesen St., West Richland.

JULY 14

• Historic Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market: 4-7 p.m., 204 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. Call 509-582-7221 or email market@historickennewick.org. • HAPO Live @ 5 summer concert series featuring Black Rose Concept: 5 p.m., John Dam Plaza, 815 George Washington Way, Richland. Free. • AARP presents, “Living Longer, Living Smarter: Your Home & Community and Your Health”: 10-11 a.m., via Zoom. Go to local. aarp.org/kennewick-wa/aarp-events to register.

JULY 15

Bring your grandchildren and families to events with a star. ✪ • Richland Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., roundabout at Lee Boulevard and The Parkway in Richland. Call 509-539-7229 or email herbsetal@pocketinet.com. • City of Richland outdoor movie series featuring “Lilo & Stitch”: 9 p.m., Columbia Point Marina Park, Riverfront Trail, Richland.

JULY 16

• CBC Arts Center and Summer Theatre presents “The Mexican Brass”: 7:30 p.m., CBC Amphitheatre, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. $30, adult general admission, $25, senior/child general admission. For details and tickets go to: cbcartscenter.com/events. • Pasco Farmers Market: 8 a.m.1 p.m., 101 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco. Call 509-528-8131 or email omartinez@downtownpasco.com.

JULY 19

• AARP presents, “Living Longer, Living Smarter: Your Finances and Your Wishes”: 2-3 p.m., via Zoom. Go to local.aarp.org/kennewick-wa/ aarp-events to register.

JULY 21

• Healthy Ages virtual wellness program on fall prevention: 1-2 p.m., virtual event. Call 509-9438455 or register online at kadlec.org/ KNRC.

• Callaway Gardens Senior Resource Luncheon: 11:30 a.m., South Hills Church, 3700 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick. Lunch provided. Call 509-405-0943 to RSVP. • Historic Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market: 4-7 p.m., 204 W. Kennewick Ave. Call 509-582-7221 or email market@historickennewick. org. • HAPO Live @ 5 summer concert series featuring Torn Veil: 5 p.m., John Dam Plaza, 815 George Washington Way, Richland. Free.

JULY 22

• Richland Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., roundabout at Lee Boulevard and The Parkway in Richland. Call 509-539-7229 or email herbsetal@pocketinet.com. • City of Richland outdoor movie series featuring “Spider-Man: No Way Home”: 9 p.m., Richland Community Center, 500 Amon Park Drive, Richland.

JULY 23

• Jim-Isaac Chua Concert benefiting The Arc of Tri-Cities: 2-4 p.m. Central United Protestant Church, 1124 Stevens Drive, Richland. Go to arcoftricities.com/events for details and tickets. • Pasco Farmers Market: 8 a.m.1 p.m., 101 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco. Call 509-528-8131 or email omartinez@downtownpasco.com.

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Phones, medical alert devices may need updating with end of 3G Over the course of the pandemic, using technology to connect with family and friends was a lifeline for so many, but a switch away from 3G – third-generation wireless – could leave loved ones in a lurch. This year, wireless carriers are shutting off 3G coverage, forcing consumers to replace older phones, fall monitors and other devices before they lose cellphone service entirely, including the ability to call 911. It’s why the Federal Communications Commission put out an advisory alerting people that the end of 3G is drawing near. Network providers are shutting off 3G to repurpose the airwaves they’re allotted to send wireless signals to networks. “While the 3G sunsetting is overall a good thing, we are concerned about the potential negative impacts on Washington residents, especially those in rural areas where 3G provides critical coverage,” said Doug Shadel, state director of AARP Washington. “To reduce the risks to those affected, many of whom are older adults, any disruption resulting from the transi-

uBRIEFS 74-year-old wins bronze at senior games

A Kennewick senior added a bronze to her softball trophy collection. Connie Wormington’s softball team earned third Connie Wormington place at the National Senior Games in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in May. The Fun Bunch team competed in the 70-and-over division. Fourteen teams from across the U.S. participated. Wormington, 74, said 90-degree temperatures and 100% humidity made the games challenging for the players. She also suffered an injury – a softball hit her ankle bone – so had to miss the last three games of the tournament. She thinks the team may have been able to secure a first- or secondplace finish if she had been able to play. The injury may have kept her out of the final games but cancer didn’t stop her from playing. Wormington has been living with stage 4 breast cancer for more than five years.

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tion to 5G can and should be prevented.” AT&T began shutting off its 3G network in February. Christina Clem T-Mobile AARP intended to GUEST COLUMN shut off its 3G, including the network that had been part of Sprint before the two companies merged, by July 1. Verizon plans to retire its 3G network on Dec. 31 after extending the original 2020 deadline. The company has said it will not extend the deadline again. You’re not out of the woods if you get phone service from the likes of Boost, Cricket, Straight Talk and other discount providers. They piggyback off the major carrier networks. Getting rid of 3G doesn’t affect just phones. Certain medical devices, tablets, smartwatches, in-car SOS services, Kindle readers, home security

products and other devices depend on 3G. If you have a device from 2012 or before, using your phone to make calls is on borrowed time, though some other features may continue to work. Not just the flip phones and feature phones are affected. Some early smartphones also may be included, and you can’t always tell by the name marketers use. Because you own a smartphone with the 4G label, please don’t assume it will work. Early on, the 4G designation referred to data-only network services, such as sharing photos, social media and browsing the internet – not for voice calls. If you still have an iPhone 5, introduced in 2012, 2013’s Samsung Galaxy S4, or prior models, they won’t be able to make or receive regular calls once 3G is gone. Washington residents should reach out to their service provider to find out whether their device is impacted. Washingtonians also should check with their home security and vehicle SOS system providers to discuss the

transition. The same holds true for those with a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS), commonly called a Medical-Alert, Life-Alert or Fall Monitor, should contact the device manufacturer. Devices made before 2019 typically operate on 3G networks, and the need for upgrades to those devices should be evaluated as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the FCC has two programs that aim to make communications services more affordable for low-income customers: the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), an expanded and permanent version of 2021’s Emergency Broadband Benefit, and its Lifeline program, initially established in 1985. The benefits don’t cover the cost of a new cellphone but may help with phone and internet services. ACP can be reached at 877-384-2575. Call 800-234-9473 to connect with the Lifeline program. Christina Clem is a communications analyst with AARP Washington.

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microbrews, a drawing, music and an extensive dinner menu. Go to nsdevelopmentalcenter.org/ fundraising-events/15th-annual-cuisine-de-vin.

2014. The council will announce a process to select his replacement in July.

Cuisine de Vin fundraiser is Aug. 5

The 15th annual Cuisine de Vin to benefit the Children’s Development Center will be from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 at Terra Blanca Winery & Estate Vineyard, 34715 Demoss Road, Benton City. The casual event features wine,

Pasco city manager announces plans to retire

Dave Zabell, Pasco’s top city official for the past eight years, announced he will retire effective Oct. 31. Zabell spent 42 years in municipal service with a career that saw him work in small- to mid-sized cities across Washington. He began his career in Marysville, serving as a traffic signal technician, engineer, public works director and city administrator. He was public works director for Bothell, assistant city manager for Yakima and city manager for Fife. He joined Pasco in June

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BASIN DEPT. STORE, From page 1 invoices, he said. “It’s a license to print money,” he Now 66, he said he and his wife, said. Sharon, the store’s bookkeeper, are Ideally, he’ll sell to an operator who ready to step back, golf, work on vinwants to continue the business and retage English motorcycles and be plain tain the 16 or so employees Logg conold lazy. Neither of his daughters is interested siders family. He said he’s making it in taking over. He trained his son-in- worthwhile for them to stay on until he law to take over and even offered a leaves. He’s willing to remain on if a buyer good deal, but the younger man opted wants a transition period, a common for a lucrative medical career instead. arrangement when small businesses Logg has no hard feelings. He wants his family to be happy, he change hands. Otherwise, if a buyer surfaced on a Monday, he’d vacate by said. Friday if that was what they wanted. Best year ever If no buyer emerges, he’ll sell the real But that leaves him looking for a estate, which includes a 12,550-squarebuyer who appreciates Basin Departfoot building and 22-space parking lot ment Store’s old-school ways and is on a 0.56-acre corner lot. interested in keeping it in business near A salty history Auburn Street. His father and uncles started the He declined to disclose revenue, but business that became Basin Departsaid it is profitable. He said business ment Store in 1947. They’d sell whatthrives when the economy dives. 2021 was its best year as customers ever merchandise they could find from sought comfort in its friendly service, tents on Bateman Island. Rifles. Elecraw no-frills 1950s atmosphere. The tric parts. Anything and everything. business has no debt beyond the usual Brother Dick started a surplus busi-

ness in 1952. Don took it – and its $25,000 debt – over two years later. Logg was a child when his uncle died, but he remembers a colorful gambler and a fixture in Kennewick’s barroom culture. Don Logg bought the former U.S. Post Office at First and Auburn streets and renamed the business “Basin Department Store.” It expanded four times since, including taking over the parking lot of what had been a Safeway store. Traces of the post office remain along the front wall. Logg said his father could be a challenging boss, but he was a first-rate retailer. He had worked at a J.C. Penney Co. in West Seattle after World War II, selling hats. As the story goes, James Cash “J.C.” Penney himself took Don to lunch and told him he was moving him to New York City. Don wasn’t interested in New York or the East Coast. He moved to Eastern Washington instead, leading to the partnership with his brothers.

Working-class store

HEAT DANGERS, From page 3

• Ask local authorities about nearby cooling centers. • Don’t rely on a fan as your main cooling source. • Wear loose, lightweight, lightcolored clothing. • Take cool showers or baths to cool down. • Don’t use the stove or oven to cook; it will simply make your home hotter. • Don’t engage in strenuous activity and get plenty of rest. • Drink more water than usual, and don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink. If you are supposed to limit

fluid intake, talk to your doctor about whether to modify those limits during periods of extreme heat. If you are caring for seniors, Dr. Person said, “Do everything you can to help them combat isolation.” Everyone knows a neighbor or two who can help keep watch during times of danger. Every community has resources seniors can take advantage of, once they know about them. Gordon Williams is a volunteer with the American Red Cross’ Northwest Region Communications Team.

fit from your looking out for them.” Finally, she reminded seniors to stay hydrated. That is good advice for everyone but especially important to seniors who are taking medicines

that make them more vulnerable to heat. Look to the government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more advice on how seniors can cope with the heat. For example:

Over the years Basin Department store sold hunting and fishing gear, apparel and work wear. Today, its focus is on workaday wear such as boots, jeans, overalls and safety apparel. It provides the latter to local employers at the Hanford site, construction industry and food processing businesses. “We’ve always been a workingclass store. We pride ourselves on that,” he said. Rob Ellsworth of SVN | Retter & Co. is the listing broker. He’s optimistic that a buyer will want to take over. But if not, he speculates the property could be sold as a new outpost for a similar retailer such as Grigg’s or Ranch & Home. Mexican grocery operators are another niche that is taking off, he said. The off-street parking spots are a rare premium in downtown. The building was built in 1953 and it has had substantial updates in recent years. The property is zoned commercial central business district.

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Famous baseball family spent a year as Kennewick residents By Gale Metcalf for Senior Times

When Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s seemingly untouchable record of consecutive Major League games played on Sept. 6, 1995, the story didn’t read: “Former Kennewick boy, Cal Ripken Jr., breaks Lou Gehrig’s record by playing in his 2,131st consecutive game.” But it could have. Thirty years earlier, Ripken Jr. spent a year of his childhood living in the Tri-Cities, where his father, Cal Ripken Sr., coached the Tri-City Atoms, a minor league affiliate of the Baltomore Orioles. The Ripken family would live in 14 cities during Ripken Sr.’s 19-year minor league playing and managing career. Together with his wife Vi, he raised Cal Jr., the future Hall of Famer, daughter Elly, and sons Fred and Billy. The children took on roles wherever they landed. Cal Jr. and Billy would go on to the Major Leagues on their own. The family’s 1965 stay in the TriCities was short but memorable. Ripken Sr. managed the Atoms in the team’s 16th year. It began in 1950

as the Tri-City Braves of the Western International League and switched to the Northwest League beginning with the 1955 season. Ripken Sr. guided the Atoms to their first Northwest League pennant at the old Sanders-Jacobs Field at what is now generally Clearwater Avenue and Morain Street in Kennewick. The old field boasted a small-town atmosphere, reflecting the rural characteristics of the three cities at the time. During the 1965 season, the Ripken-led Atoms won a half of a split season, finishing the regular season with an 81-58 record. In the Northwest League playoffs, it swept the Lewiston Broncs in three games to bring home the first title in Tri-City professional baseball history. Ripken’s pennant-winning Tri-City roster included future Major Leaguer Dave May. At season’s end, Ripken and four Tri-City players, Bobby Floyd, Mike Fiore, May and Herm Rathman were named by sportswriters and broadcasters from every team to the Northwest League’s All-Star team. In 1966, the Los Angeles Dodgers replaced Baltimore as parent club of the Tri-City Atoms and Ripken Sr.

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moved on to another Baltimore minor league assignment, ending the family’s stint as Tri-Citians. Ripken Sr. ultimately made the majors with Baltimore, first as a bullpen coach, then a third base coach. He became the first – and still the only – man to manage two sons simultaneously in the Major Leagues when he was managing the Courtesy East Benton County Historical Society Museum Orioles in 1987 and Billy was The Tri-City Atoms boasted about the team’s 1965 called up to the Northwest League pennant in its 1966 score book, parent club that noting the team represented the “Nuclear Capital of the World”. summer. On Sept. 14, back,” the father-manager said. “It 1987, he substituted another player for was my decision, not his.” his son, Cal Jr., ending junior’s Major Ripken Jr. would have a 21-year League record 8,243 consecutive Hall of Fame career. He continued his innings played. uBASEBALL, Page 11 “I wanted to get the monkey off his

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• Bunco: 1-3 p.m. Fridays. Cost: $1 per day. • Bridge: 12:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost: $1 per day. • Chinese Mahjong: 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost: $1 per day. • Dominoes: 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Cost: $1 per day. • Pinochle: 12:30-4 p.m. Mondays,

Wednesdays and Thursdays. Cost: $1 per day. • Creative Palette Art: 9 a.m.noon Tuesdays. • Sewing: 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. • Woodcarving: 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost: $1 per day. 9 a.m.-noon Fridays. Bring supplies or borrow from the class. • Billiards: Daily. $2 per day or $20 monthly pass.

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• Fitness Room: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays and noon-4 p.m. Sundays. Location: Fitness room. Cost: $2 per day or $8 per month. • Billiards: Daily. $2 per day. • Greeting Card Recycling: 1-3 a.m. Tuesdays. Cost: free. • Pinochle Players: 6-8:30 p.m. Fridays. Location: game room.

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• Pool: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. MondaysFridays. Cost: free. Location: pool room, membership is required. • Mahjong: 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays Location: living room. Membership is required. • Daytime Bingo: 9 a.m. Wednesdays. Location: dining room Cost: 3 cards/$1. • Evening Bingo: First Friday of every month. 6 p.m. Cost: $10.

Location: dining room • Foot Care: Second Wednesday of each month: Appointments can be made by calling 509-790-1905. • Pinochle: 1 p.m. Thursdays. Location: living room, membership is required. • Crafts: 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays. Register by calling 509-786-2915. • Bunco: Third Friday of month. 6 p.m. Cost is $2 per person. Location: dining room. • All You Can Eat Community Breakfast: Last Sunday every month, 8-11:30 a.m. Location: dining room. Cost: Suggested donation $7 per person and $3 per child, 8 and under.

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uBRIEFS Spectrum implements 10-digit dialing in 509 area code

Spectrum has implemented mandatory 10-digit dialing for customers in the 509 area code as part of the nationwide launch of 988 as the three-digit phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. To facilitate the launch, area codes using 988 as the first three digits of a seven-digit phone number must transition to 10-digit dialing. In the 509 area, the 988 prefix is assigned to some Odessa numbers. The change requires customers to dial the area code followed by the seven-digit number to make local calls.

Starting July 16, dialing “988” will automatically route calls to the suicide hotline.

Muscle car sells for record amount at Pasco auction

A 2018 reissue of a 1967 Shelby collector car sold for $662,000 in a recent Pasco auction. The sale of the GT500 Super Snake reissue, No. 3 of 10 made, is the highest price paid at auction for this model, according to Pasco’s Trucks and Auto Auctions owners Jake Musser and Josh Musser. Shelby American introduced a limited number of reissues 2018. Five of the models were shipped out of the country and one is owned by

comedian Jay Leno. The collector car is painted Wimbledon white with GT500 side and guardsman blue Super Snake stripes. It was sold during the fourth annual Northwest Collector Car Auction on May 28 with full documentation, including a Marti Report, certificate of authenticity, build sheet, pre-delivery service sheet and photos. Trucks and Auto Auctions began as a small public auto auction in 2009 in Nampa, Idaho. In 2016, the Musser family bought the location and began changing and adapting how auctions were conducted. In 2018, Trucks and Auto of Pasco was launched. Today the Pasco auction house is owned and operated by the Musser family.

Homes and Desert Lawn Memorial Park. Born in Pasco and raised in Kennewick at a home next to the family-owned funeral home, Riddell graduated from Kennewick High School in 1956 and attended Whitworth College in Spokane. She held various jobs before joining the family firm as a bookkeeper. She worked daily until March 2020, when she agreed to remain at home because of the pandemic. She continued to provide guidance and sign documents until her death. Funeral services were held in June at Mueller’s with entombment at the family crypt at Desert Lawn Memorial Park.

September run helps crush cancer

Mueller’s hosts Wreaths Across America

Runners – and walkers – will hit the streets of Richland in September to help fight cancer. The Cancer Crushing Challenge Run benefits the Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation and begins at 7 a.m. Sept. 18 at Howard Amon Park. The run concludes with a pancake breakfast. The registration fee is $35. Go to bit.ly/CancerCrushingChallenge

Owner of Mueller’s Funeral Homes dies at age 84

Gail C. Mueller Riddell, 84, of Kennewick died June 10 at her home. She owned Mueller’s Funeral

Mueller’s Funeral Home will host a traveling exhibit associated with a campaign to lay wreaths at veterans’ graves from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 6 at the funeral home and cemetery, 1401 S. Union St., Kennewick. Wreaths Across America recalls the nation’s military veterans and teaches the next generation about the value of freedom. National Wreaths Across America Day is Dec. 17, and will see coordinated wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and 2,500 additional locations across the U.S., at sea and abroad. Go to wreathsacrossamerica.org.

SENIOR TIMES • JULY 2022 BASEBALL, From page 7

game streak, however, stretching it to 2,632 before choosing to sit out on Sept. 20, 1998. His father started his 36-year career in the Oriole system as a minor league player in 1957. In his playing days he reached the pinnacle of the minor leagues, AAA baseball, in both the Texas League and International League. Injuries ended his days as a player, and he would go on to scout, coach and manage. As a manager in the minor leagues for 13 seasons, he would win 964 games, with players like Eddie Murray, Al Brumbry, Doug DeCinces, Jim Palmer, Lou Pinella, Andy Etchenbarren and Mark Belanger among future Major Leaguers playing for him. For many who observed these years, it was Vi, affectionately known as “Mrs. Rip,” who was the linchpin of the family and made it a family affair in every minor league city, from Kennewick to Amarillo, Texas. At each ballpark, including Sanders-Jacobs, the children took on roles under the watchful eye of their mother. Elly would sweep the bases,

uBRIEF Lourdes offers mental health services for seniors

Lourdes Health and Senior Life Solutions are collaborating to offer mental health services for area residents aged 65 and over. Lourdes Health Senior Life Solutions is an intensive outpatient group therapy program for people experiencing depression or anxiety

Cal Jr. was a bat boy, Fred took over as clubhouse boy, and when Billy was old enough, he became ball boy. Their mom died on Feb. 26, 2021, a day before her 83rd birthday. The baseball world honored her passing. “Make no mistake about this,” one writer wrote as news spread. “There have been many like Cal Sr. who have earned that ‘lifer’ badge of honor, but there have been few, if any, who did it Mrs. Rip’s way,” wrote Jim Henneman of PressBox. “She was there every step of the way – from Kennewick (the city in Washington the state, not a community in D.C.), to Pensacola, Fla.; DallasFort Worth, Texas; Appleton, Wisc; Elmira and Rochester, N.Y., and other points in between,” he said in tribute to the former Kennewick wife and mother. Search East Benton County History Museum: 205 W. Keewaydin Drive in Kennewick; 509-582-7704; ebchs.org. Gale Metcalf, a lifelong Tri-Citian and retired Tri-City Herald employee, as well as a volunteer for the East Benton County Historical Society, writes the monthly history column. related to aging. Nurse Becky Peterson is the program director. The program includes a board-certified psychiatrist, licensed therapists, a registered nurse and other providers. Services are available for those experiencing anxiety, changes in appetite, depression, difficulty sleeping, feelings of sadness or grief lasting more than two weeks, feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness, loss of a

TRI-CITY BOOK CLUBS • 6:30 p.m. July 18, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, AN ASSEMBLY SUCH AS THIS by Pamela Aidan THE FOUR WINDS by Kristin Hannah is the Aug. 15 book. The group meets the third Monday of the month. Contact: Sue Spencer, sue_ spencer_england@hotmail.com or 509-572-4295. • 1 p.m. July 20, Mid-Columbia Libraries, Pasco branch, 1320 W. Hopkins St., Pasco, HERE, RIGHT MATTERS, by Alexander Vindman. FOUR LOST CITIES by Annalee Newitz is the Aug. 17 book. The group typically meets the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Susan Koenig at 509302-9878 or SMKoenig@ymail. com.

spouse or close family member. Go to YourLourdes.com/SeniorLife-Solutions or call 509-416-8811.

• 6 p.m. July 26, Mid-Columbia Libraries, Benton City branch, 810 Horne Drive, EDUCATED by Tara Westover. • 6:30 p.m. July 27, MidColumbia Libraries, Prosser branch, 902 Seventh St., THE FOUR WINDS by Kristin Hannah. • 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month, Caterpillar Café at Adventures Underground, 227 Symons St., Richland. Contact Sarah at 509-9469893 for upcoming titles. To add your book club to this list, email details to info@tcjournal.biz.

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Insurance commissioner extends surprise billing ban

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extended two emergency orders. His order requiring health insurers to waive copays and deductibles for any consumer requiring testing for the coronavirus and his order protecting consumers from receiving surprise bills for lab fees related to medically necessary diagnostic testing are both extended until July 27. Insurers also must continue: • Allowing a one-time early refill for prescription drugs. • Suspending any prior authorization requirement for treatment or testing of Covid-19. In addition, if an insurer does not have enough medical providers in its network to provide testing or treatment for Covid-19, it must allow enrollees to be treated by another provider within a reasonable distance at no additional cost. Kreidler is using powers granted to him following the statewide emergency that Gov. Jay Inslee declared to protect Washington residents against the spread of the coronavirus.

Col Solare’s winemaker retires

Darel Allwine retired in June after nine years as winemaker for Col Solare and 26 years with Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. A Washington State native, Allwine spent 20 years in the Air Mobility Command of the U.S. Air Force before starting his “second act” as a winemaker. He discovered an interest in wines while deployed in Germany. After retiring from the military, he answered an ad for a cellar worker at Columbia Crest Winery, launching a new career. He was succeeded as head winemaker for Col Solare by his colleague, Stephanie Cohen. She brings a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan and winery industry roles in New Zealand, California, Australia and Oregon to the job. St. Michelle also announced that Gary Horner retired after 20 years at the helm of Oregon’s Erath Winery. He

is succeeded by Leah Adint, who is just the third head winemaker at Erath in its history.

Grandparents: Help kids learn about taxes, money

The Internal Revenue Service is advising teens and young adults to learn about the tax obligations that come with summer employment. When a teen or young adult works for a business, their employer withholds taxes. But if the young worker is an independent contractor or selfemployed – jobs like babysitting, lawn mowing, dog walking – they are responsible for paying taxes themselves. Here are some tips parents and grandparents can use to help young workers master the art of money management, including paying taxes. • Everyone, including minors, must file a tax return if they net $400 or more through self-employment. • Teens and young adults who owe taxes should file their own tax return, even if their parents or guardian claims them as dependents. • Teens and young adults can prepare and sign their own tax return. There is no minimum age to sign a tax return. • Parents can’t claim a dependent’s earned income on their own tax return. • People who are self-employed are responsible for self-employment tax in addition to income taxes. It is like the Social Security and Medicare taxes withheld from the pay of most wage earners. • Teens and young adults can lower the amount of tax they owe by deducting certain expenses – such as gas for the lawnmower. • Make and keep financial records and receipts during the year. Recordkeeping can help track income and deductible expenses and provide the information needed for a tax return. • Pay estimated tax, if required. If a teen or young adult being claimed as a dependent expects to owe at least $1,000 in tax for 2022, they must make estimated payments on a quarterly basis. • File a tax return. When tax season rolls around, young taxpayers can review the information and forms, gather their records and e-file their tax return.

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Kennewick men, women honored for 2020 and 2021 By Senior Times staff

The Kennewick Man and Woman of the Year organization honored two men and two women for 2020 and 2021 on June 13 after postponing the annual event for two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The program is presented by Soroptimist International of PascoKennewick and the Kennewick Past Men of the Year to honor people for their civic contributions to Kennewick. Residency is not required. Jeff Groce and Alisha Piper were the Man and Woman of the Year for 2020. Chuck DeGooyer and Gloria Williamson were the Man and Woman of the year for 2021. G r o c e moved to Kennewick 15 years ago and immediately became “Mr. Vo l u n t e e r How-Can-IGet-InvolvedJeff Groce In-Our-Community,” according to Joan and Ronald Hue, who nominated him for the award. He is actively involved with Kennewick American Youth Baseball

Association, including serving as its current president. He is credited with helping get the Cal Ripken Tournament sited in Kennewick and with leading efforts to upgrade the fields and rebuild the clubhouse with furniture he donated. He also lends his talents to the Water Follies Board of Directors, the Trios Foundation Board, Circle of Hope Columbia Center Rotary and the Human Trafficking Committee. He also serves as a liaison to the separate Tri-Citian of the Year program. Piper is a “spectacular volunteer” who leapt into action when she learned about the Kennewick HousAlisha Piper ing Authority’s 16-unit Lilac Homes initiative, according to Pat Turner, who nominated her for the award. The facility serves formerly homeless individuals and provides beds and basic furnishings. Piper realized residents would need more to organize their lives and engaged family, friends, members of her church and

KHA staff to assist with furnishing the homes in east Kennewick. She previously traveled to Mexico to build homes and is an active promoter of campaigns to collect food to fill pantries, organizes Christmas gift campaigns and supports World Relief refugees. DeGooyer is a fixture in the Tri-Cities cancer care community after serving as a founding member and driver to unite Chuck DeGooyer area hospitals to create the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, which he led until he retired in December 2020, according to nominators optometrist Gerry Berges and Bob Kelly. Under his leadership, the cancer center secured two important accreditations, the AASTRO Accreditation program for Excellence in 2016 and National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. In retirement, he remains a board member for the Tri-Citian of the Year program and previously was active on the board of United Way of

Benton and Franklin Counties Foundation. He has held leadership roles with the American Cancer Society and the Kiwanis Club of Kennewick and its foundation. Williamson is “a quiet, effective servant leader who has made a difference in many, many lives,” said Jenny Olson and MelisGloria Williamson sa Parkes, who nominated her for the honor. She has served in leadership programs for PEO (Providing Educational Opportunities for Women), the Delta Kappa Gamma teachers sorority and Leadership Tri-Cities. As a teacher at Kennewick’s Vista Elementary, she had a heart for kids who are “different” and helped them thrive in school. In retirement, she took a young relative who was struggling on the autism spectrum under her wing, helping him catch up on what he would miss and taking him on lengthy road trips to explore the natural world. She also taught at Cottonwood Elementary.

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uBRIEFS Wishing Star seeks sponsors for fundraiser

The Wishing Star Foundation is seeking sponsors to support its annual Wishes & Wine event. The fundraiser is at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at Goose Ridge Winery in Richland and raises money to grant wishes for seriously ill children and to support them with uninsured costs as well as grief support for families. The event typically has more than 250 business leaders in attendance and supports Wish Kid programs for a year. Sponsorships range from $500 to be a supporting sponsor to $15,000 to be a presenting sponsor. Call 509-766-3411 or go to wishingstar.org.

Survey: Staffing shortages threaten nursing home industry

Nursing homes and long-term care facilities face a worsening picture for workers and nearly nine in 10 face moderate to high staffing shortages, according to a new survey by the American Health Care Association. The association, representing more than 14,000 facilities across

the country, reported that 60% of those surveyed said the staffing situation has only gotten worse since January. Other findings indicate the industry faces a “serious staffing and economic crisis.” Key findings: • 87% face moderate to high staffing shortages. Of those, 48% face a high level of staffing shortages. • 98% are having trouble hiring staff. • 99% of nursing home providers are asking staff to work overtime or extra shifts. More than 70% have hired temporary agency staff. • Nine out of 10 nursing home providers have increased wages and bonuses. • 71% said the lack of interested or qualified candidates is their top obstacle. • 76% said their current financial situation and lack of funding is an obstacle to being able to offer competitive wages to hire staff. The crisis is threatening access to care for vulnerable, frail seniors, it said, with 61% of nursing homes limiting new admissions and 73% raising concerns about having to close their facilities because of staffing woes.

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Utility box art project celebrates Pasco pride

Fifth Avenue and Sylvester Street: Roza Cruz from Cruglez Stermann Studio designed “Construction of Stairs of Equality and Inclusion” to support social and cultural equality and inclusion.

Four utility boxes in Pasco are brightening up their neighborhoods, courtesy a utility box project from the Pasco Arts and Culture Commission. The commission’s goal is to wrap the city’s utility boxes with artwork celebrating the theme, “We Are Pasco.” STCU sponsored the project. Mustang Signs produced and installed the initial four utility wraps.

Fifth Avenue and Sylvester Street: Rosa Cruz from Cruglez Stermann Studio created “Life in the Nature,” with imagery including the Columbia River.

North 20th Avenue and Sun Willows Boulevard: Andrea Moreno, a tattoo artist, logo designer and digital media artist created a design featuring masked residents, a tribute to those who kept people safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. The location near Columbia Basin College acknowledges the school’s role in the pandemic, which includes hosting the first drivethru Covid-19 testing site.

Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit

August 6 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mueller’s Funeral Home 1401 S. Union St., Kennewick The Mobile Education Exhibit is a rolling interactive exhibit that remembers the nation’s fallen veterans, honors those who serve, and teaches the next generation about the value of freedom.

MuellersFuneralHomes.com

(509) 783-3181

North 10th/South 10th avenues and Lewis Street: Rosa Cruz of Cruglez Sterman Studio created “Flying,” featuring cranes.

Photos courtesy city of Pasco

SENIOR TIMES • JULY 2022