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The city is Pasco is preparing to re place the aging building that houses Tri-Cities Animal Shelter and Control Service on its Columbia River water front.The city has submitted plans for a 10,000-square-foot facility for review under the State Environmental Protec tion Act, or SEPA, years after it first collaborated with the cities of Ken newick and Richland to build a new shelter.The $6 million project is jointly funded by all three, which signed off on the need for a replacement in 2016. At the time, the project was supposed to open as early as 2018. Later, construction was supposed to begin in 2020 but was delayed again while the program underwent a series of new managers and a redesign that added 2,000 square feet. The city identified completing the shelter as a top priority in its 2021-22 budget.Theprogram serves the three cities, with Pasco as leading partner and man ager. It typically contacts with a third par ty to manage the program. It fired the most recent operator, Neo’s Nation Animal Foundation, over allegations it mistreated the animals in its care and that its principals embez zled funds, including a $500,000 dona tion. The debacle triggered a series of criminal and civic actions. It has, to say the least, been a period of rapid change for animal control. Neo’s Nation succeeded Chicle Animal Foundation in 2021, which in turn took over in 2019 after Angela Zi lar, the longtime manager and shelter champion, retired. The need for a new shelter predates all of it. During a 2016 tour, Zilar said water and sewer lines were difficult to access and a shell around the building created an environment that let rodents thrive. She could, she said, smell mice in the building, to the detriment of the health of the humans and animals inside.

By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

uANIMAL SHELTER, Page 11 uSENIOR PICNIC, Page 2 All Senior Picnic returns after two-year hiatus

Seniors can button up their favorite Hawaiian shirt or slip into their favorite summery dress to celebrate the return of the All Senior Picnic on Thursday, Sept. 15.The Hawaiian-themed event features food, entertainment and prizes. The 27th annual All Senior Picnic returns to Howard Amon Park in Rich land this year after taking a two-year hi atus because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event runs from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the park behind the Richland Com munity Center, 500 Amon Park Drive, weather permitting.

Photo by Wendy Culverwell Darcy Sherman, operations manager for Tri-Cities Animal Shelter and Control Service, plays with Quinto, an unchipped stray who is good with cats and ready for adoption, at the Pasco animal shelter. Pasco expects to break ground in November on new quarters for the animal control service.

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Pasco is poised to build long-awaited animal shelter

The Benton-Franklin Humane Soci ety stepped in to care for the animals after the abrupt departure of Neo’s Nation. It began transitioning out of the role on July 15 and the city tran

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Participants are encouraged to dress in Hawaiian-themed attire. Each participant will receive a Ha waiian lei at check-in. Lunch, which is included in the $5 admission cost, features a pulled pork sandwich, potato salad skewer, vegeta ble and a small scone from Columbia Industries’ Opportunity Kitchen. Bev erages include Pepsi sodas (Pepsi, Diet and Sierra Mist), coffee or water. Entertainment Music and a variety of performances are planned to entertain seniors, includ ing Gary Malner, singer and accordion ist; Gabe Knutzen, ukulele; and Keith Ramsay, with his Fired Up Magic show. Brittany Schoch, a fitness specialist with Greater Group Fitness, will offer a post-lunch presentation on exercise for seniors.Seniors also can get a “shot for a shot.” They’ll receive a free flu shot, provided by Rx Pharmacy, along with a non-alcoholic shot. Seniors can use the Hawaiian-themed backdrop for selfie photos and sip nonalcoholic drinks at the Blue Hawaiian Tiki Bar. A dunk tank also is planned, includ ing the opportunity to douse David Ev erett, outgoing Richland Senior Asso ciation president. Dunk tank donations benefit Meals on Wheels. Seniors also can visit vendors from senior-related businesses and nonprofit tables offering services benefiting se niors. Event parking and transit Handicapped parking and limited public parking will be available in front of the community center. Two additional parking areas with shuttle service to the center also will be available.Theparking lot north-adjacent to the Howard Amon Park fingernail stage will be serviced by Benton-Franklin 8524W.GageBlvd.,#A1-300 Kennewick,WA99336

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• Richland Community Center, 500 Amon Park Drive, Richland.

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Dr. Amy Person, longtime health officer of the Benton-Franklin Health District, is stepping down to serve as a regional medical officer for the state Department of Health. Jason Zaccaria, district administrator for the health district, said Person is “a shining example” of how public health can change the lives of people, from easing those who are in pain to imple menting policies to improve the lives of families.“Sheleaves a legacy that will never be forgotten, and we look forward to continuing our relationship as she em braces her new role and continues to create positive change,” he said. Her last day was Aug. 31. Person said leaving the health district was a difficult decision. “Navigating the challenges of the pandemic over the last 2 1/2 years, I have been reminded every day of the commitment of BFHD staff to preserv ing the health of the community and it has been a privilege to lead these dedi

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cated profes sionals.“Iam grateful as well for the countless com munity mem bers who were willing and able to look themselvesbeyondto care for and about their fellow residents through these difficult times. With this new role, I look forward to joining an organization that values the skills that I can bring to the job,” she said. She plans to remain in the Tri-Cities in her new role. Dr. Larry Jecha, the district’s health officer for 23 years who preceded Per son, has been hired as interim health officer until a permanent replacement is found. Jecha has filled similar roles around the region for years, including at the Yakima Health District, Walla Walla County Department of Community Health and health districts in Garfield and Columbia counties.

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The BFHD job has been posted and is budgeted for 32 hours to 40 hours per week and offers a flexible schedule with an opportunity for hybrid remote work. The role of a health officer is to iden tify community health needs and offer programs to meet those needs, and to enforce state public health statutes and all local health regulations within the district, with an emphasis on communi cable disease control and environmen tal Personhealth. started her position as the health officer for BFHD in October 2011. She has a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, a master’s degree in health care informatics and a certifi cate in geographic information systems from the University of Wisconsin. She is board-certified in pediatrics. Prior to joining the health district, Person provided clinical pediatric care in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for 18 years, primarily addressing the health care needs of underserved adolescents and children.

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Participants also can use Ben Frank lin Transit to attend. Transportation from your home can be arranged using the BFT planner at bft.org. For more in formation on using BFT services, call 509-735-5100.Manylocal businesses are con tributing to the event, including title sponsors Regency Pacific communi ties Parkview Estates Kennewick and Sun Terrace Prosser; platinum sponsor Atomic Home Health Richland; and gold sponsors Brookdale Communities, HAPO, Columbia Basin Hearing Cen ter and Densow’s Medical Supplies. Community sponsors are the cities of Pasco, Kennewick and Richland, the

• Pasco Parks & Recreation, 525 N. Third Ave., Pasco. • Southridge Events & Sports Com plex, 2901 Southridge Blvd., Kenne wick.Each button will have a number that will be used for prize drawings through out the day. For more information, call 509-7139495.

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“I had gone to a couple of other estate sales and it was horrible. If it was my grandma or dad, I would have been really upset. So, I decided to help senior citizens in the worst time in their lives,” Craig said. Business took off and the retired Marine made estate sales his fulltime job.

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Estate liquidation professionals help Tri-Citians clear out clutter

Tri-City estate liquidators can help, offering a variety of selling formats including traditional tag sales, auctions and direct purchases. Estate sales aren’t just for the el derly, or even estates.

Craig’s wife, Linda, a Real tor with EXP Realty - The Phipps Team, will represent the house if needed and orchestrate carpet clean ing and other basic tasks to prepare the home for sale, making it a full package deal. Craig started running estate sales as a side gig for a banker friend who was later promoted to the trust divi sion of his institution. The company saw the estate sales as a conflict of interest, so Craig took over.

Not your grandma’s estate sale Musser Bros. Auctions and Real Estate decided to throw its hat into the estate liquidation arena when, during the thick of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, a family friend was dealing with an estate. The house needed to be sold, but also colossal collections of baseball cards, tools and coins. The friend knew they were valuable but wasn’t sure how to proceed. “Scott (Musser has) been in the business for 40-some years … but he’s never really dealt with the estate side of it because it’s a lot of pots and pans and small stuff,” said his wife, Teresa Musser. “But at the time, all the usual places to sell collectibles were closed. We decided to just take it on.” They predicted they’d make $3,000 to $4,000 at auction for everything. It brought in $25,000. “There was something there,” Te resaShesaid.and her daughter, Jacqueline Musser Gering, decided to develop theAndconcept.so, Musser’s newest brand, Estate Details, was born. How it works: The items in an es tate are sorted, split into lots, photo graphed and uploaded to the Estate DetailsAnyonewebsite.canbrowse the lots, create a free account and bid on items until the lots Estateclose.Details also holds monthly consignment auctions where anyone can bring in items to auction. Some smaller estates are rolled into these. Additional marketing for listings is available for a cost. Overall cost for handling an entire estate varies based on complexity. All items are also subject to a 15% buyer’s premium as well as sales tax. After winning an item, buyers sign up for a pickup slot and collect their items at either Musser Bros.’ Pasco office or the house where the estate is located. Shipping is also available.

Rick Craig, owner of Craig Estate Sales, has been running in-home tag sales throughout the Columbia Ba sin for 28 years. In addition to the estates of people who have passed away or need to downsize before moving into assisted living or a nursing home, many clients are sim ply moving out of state. “Mainly Hanford workers,” he said. “Nuclear families are like mili tary families: they come and go. They don’t know how long some times, so they’ll sell everything and buy new when they get there be cause moving is so expensive.” Craig runs at least one sale per week.On Monday, he and his team ar rive and begin sorting. Tuesday and Wednesday they or ganize the items and take pictures to post on Thursday on their website to advertise. Friday is the first day of the sale and everything is priced as marked.Saturday everything is half off and Sunday is make-an-offer. “We always open at 8 o’clock sharp. People say we’re the most ex pensive in town, but we’re trying to make the most money for our clients first. We do really well,” Craig said. After it’s over, all unsold items are sorted and taken to charities, thrift store donation centers or the dumpCraigaccordingly.EstateSales charges 25% to 40% of the total sale in fees de pending on size, condition, value of the estate and how much work is in volved in cleaning and preparation.

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(509) 734-9773 Visit our website for more information www.Parkviewslc.com Independent/Assisted Living and Respite Care 7820 W. 6th Avenue • Kennewick, WA 27 th Annual All Senior Picnic Thurs., Sept. 15 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Howard Amon Park 500 Amon Park Drive, Richland See you at

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

• Corvettes on the Columbia: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Columbia Park. Details at 3riverscorvetteclub.net.

• Christ the King Sausage Fest: 5-11:30 p.m., 111 Stevens Drive. Richland. Details at cksausagefest. org. SEPT. 16

SEPT. 9 • Richland Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., roundabout at Lee Boulevard and The Parkway in Richland. SEPT. 10 • Harvest Festival: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Flat Top Park, 4749 W. Van Giesen St., West Richland. Vendors, kids’ games, food.

• Richland Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., roundabout at Lee Boulevard and The Parkway in Richland. SEPT. 17 • Pasco Farmers Market: 8 a.m.1 p.m., 101 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco. SEPT. 19 • A Night with Pasco Aviation: 6 p.m., Bergstrom Aircraft, 4102 N. Stearman Ave., Pasco. Experience local aviation history in fun and edu cational class. Cost: $30. Buy tickets at kennewick.coursestorm.com or call 509-222-6977.

SEPT. 8 • HAPO Live @ 5 summer con cert series: 5 p.m., John Dam Plaza, 815 George Washington Way, Richland. Free.

• Richland Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., roundabout at Lee Boulevard and The Parkway in Richland. SEPT. 23-25

• Historic Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market: 4-7 p.m., 204 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. SEPT. 9-11 • Benton City Daze: 6-10 p.m. Sept. 9; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 10; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 11, 513 Ninth St., Benton City. Street dance, parade, vendors, contests, beer and wine garden, entertainment, junior fair and contests. Information and sched ule: Bentoncitychamber.org.

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• Healthy Ages virtual programfoot & ankle care: 1-2 p.m., virtual event. Call 509-943-8455 or register online at kadlec.org/KNRC.

• Heritage Days: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 23; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 24; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sept. 25, Sacajawea State Park, 2503 Sacajawea Park Road, Pasco. Event features a Lewis and Clark living history encampment, mountain man camps, Native American dancing and cultural dis plays, vintage steam engines and more. Free admission Sept. 23-24. Sept. 25 admission requires a Discover Pass ($30) or day pass ($10).•Time of Remembrance: Hosted by the West Richland Chamber of Commerce, annual event honors fall en soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. Call 509-967-0521 for details and schedule.

• Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease: 1-2:30 p.m., virtual event. Call 509-943-8455 or register online at •kadlec.org/KNRC. Webinar: Journey with Water: from Creating New Technologies to Exploring Life in Outer Space: 5 p.m. webinar from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory via Zoom. Details at pnnl.gov/events. SEPT. 15 • 27th annual All Senior Picnic: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Howard Amon Park, 500 Amon Drive, Richland. Cost: $5. Buy tickets at Pasco Parks & Recreation, 525 N. Third Ave., Pasco; Southridge Events & Sports Complex, 2901 Southridge Blvd., Kennewick; Richland Community Center, 500 Amon Drive, Richland.

• Historic Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market: 4-7 p.m., 204 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. SEPT. 16-17

• Mid-Columbia Symphony Concert, “Nevertheless, She Persisted”: 3 p.m., Richland High School Auditorium, 930 Long Ave., Richland. Go to: midcolumbiasym phony.org. SEPT. 13

• Historic Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market: 4-7 p.m., 204 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. SEPT. 23

• Fiery Foods Festival: 3-9 p.m., Peanuts Park, 109 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco.•Pasco Farmers Market: 8 a.m.1 p.m., 101 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco. SEPT. 11

• HAPO Live @ 5 summer con cert series: 5 p.m., John Dam Plaza, 815 George Washington Way, Richland. Free.

What does this mean for you? With a 3D scan of your current denture, we can create an exact copy in a few short days if your current denture is lost, stolen or damaged beyond repair. Call today to schedule a free consultation and denture scan. Two American presidents, two major nuclear energy announce ments, and one specific calendar day in September blended into two major historical visits at the Hanford nuclear reservation. The date was Sept. 26. On that day in 1963, John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, helicoptered to Hanford and addressed thousands while dedicating the N Reactor. Eight years later, in 1971, Richard M. Nixon, 37th president of the United States, helicoptered to Hanford, also addressing thou sands on nuclear energy. This month we observe those two major occasions in the history of Hanford, one nearly 60 years ago and the other more than half a century ago. John F. Kennedy Sept. 26, 1963 Hanford officials learned Kennedy would be dedicating the N Reactor only three weeks in advance.Forthe occasion, the public was allowed on the Hanford site for the first time. A 130-acre tract was cleared of sagebrush and weeds, fenced and a paved landing pad placed for the presidential helicop ter.The president was set to touch down at 3 p.m. In the hours leading up to his arrival, cars and buses poured in, stretching nearly 15 miles. Temperatures were in the high 80s and by the time the presi dent arrived, 30,000 people were waiting for him, standing, sitting in folding chairs, some under umbrel las.About 70 needed medical treat ment for the heat. Some 1,500 dignitaries filled their own reserved area. Richland, Kennewick, Pasco and Prosser high school bands

Constructionentertained.on the N Reactor began in 1959 as the first dualpurpose reactor capable of producing plutonium for atomic weapons, and equally capable of generating electricity for peaceful commer cial and domestic pur poses. With Kennedy’s visit, plutonium pro duction started and construction began on its thethepeacefulestbeginhereapraised1987.Hanford,ninthcomponent.power-generatingTheNReactor,thereactorbuiltatoperateduntilThepresidenttheinitiativein12-minutespeech.“Iamgladtocometodaybecauseweworkonthelargnuclearreactorforpurposesinworld,andItakegreatestsatisfaction in the United States being second to none,” Kennedy said. “This is a partnership in a very real sense between the national government and the local community for the benefit of our country.”

“So, Gov. (Albert D.) Rosellini, Owen Hurd, Glenn Lee, Don Pugnetti, and the others, I want to tell you that you have fulfilled your responsibilities as citizens, and I think this is going to be an extraor dinaryOwendevelopment.”Hurdwashead of the Washington Public Power Supply System, now Energy Northwest, which hosted Kennedy’s visit. It named a meeting room for his visit and keeps the podium Kennedy usedGlennthere.Lee was publisher of the Tri-City Herald and Don Pugnetti was its managing editor.

Richard M. Nixon Sept. 26, 1971 President Nixon’s speech took place in more developed surround ings than experienced by visitors greeting President Kennedy eight yearsNixonearlier.came to announce goahead for a fuel-efficient breeder reactor, possibly at Hanford.

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Tri-City leaders and members of Washington’s congressional delega tion fought five years for approval of a dual purpose reactor. Kennedy noted the electric generating capa bility was a breakthrough contrib uting to “peace of the world.” He praised state and local offi cials, and citizens.

When Kennedy and Nixon came to Hanford, eight years apart

Courtesy U.S. Department of Energy President Kennedy used an atomic pointer to start an automated 60-foot crane that broke ground on Sept. 26, 1963, for construction by the Washington Public Power Supply System of an 800,000 electrical kilowatt generating plant which will use byproduct steam from the AEC’s New Production Reactor at the Hanford works in Washington.

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“Now don’t ask me what a breeder reactor is, ask Dr. Schlesinger,” the president said. “But what I do know is that we have the potentiality of a whole new breakthrough in the develop ment of power for peace.” James Schlesinger was at the time chairman of the then Atomic Energy Commission who would go on to serve as director of the CIA, Secretary of Defense and eventual ly, the first Energy Secretary. Nixon said he purposely selected Hanford to announce authorizing a second experimental breeder reac tor plant. He heavily implied but did not commit to it being at Hanford.“Thisarea has so much in terms of brains, it has so much resources in terms of experience, it has a role to play in the future in the develop ment of our power,” the president said.The announcement proved futile. No breeder reactor, first or second, was ever built in the United States.

• Kennewick Community Center, 500 S. Auburn St.

Thursday, Sept. 29: Hamburger, baked beans, apple cabbage slaw, let tuce, tomato, onion. Friday, Sept. 30: Chicken Caesar salad, breadstick, cottage cheese and pineapple.Diningsite locations:

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Tri-City grandparents and their grandchildren are invited to attend the Lupe Kuhn Memorial Grandparents Day celebration from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at Columbia Point Marina Park in Richland.Theevent is free for up to 300 grandparents and grandchildren, so early sign-up is encouraged. This Richland Association-hostedSeniorevent cele brates and honors the memory of Kuhn, who died Jan. 11, 2021. She served as a director for the senior group. Her love of and concern for the well-being children are the inspiration for the event. Each registered child will receive a goody bag. The day will include interactive activities and games for grandparents and grand kids to do together. A firetruck staffed by the Richland Fire Department will be on scene. Activities will include a paper airplane contest; egg relay race; a washer-in-sawdust search game; bean bag toss; and more. Prizes will be Entertainmentawarded.includes Big Top The Clown and professional face painter Rio Hayes from New Creations Face Painting LLC. Register online via Eventbrite

MEALS ON WHEELS MENUuBRIEFS OctoberTuesday,18, 2021 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Southridge Sports & Events Complex 2901 Southridge Blvd., Kennewick Free admission Visit booths to learn about servicesproducts,andideas for better senior living. For more information, call (509) 737-8778 or visit srtimes.com. 2022

• Richland Community Center, 500 Amon Park Road North.

• Prosser Senior Center, 1231 Dudley Ave.

permitting.p.m.orbit.ly/TriCitiesGrandparentDay2022at,calltheRSAat800-595-4070.Theregistrationdeadlineis5Oct.8.Theeventisweather

• Benton City Desert Rose Facility, 510 14th St.

Popularized by the 1999 Donny Osmond film, this rock-opera musical is based on the story of Joseph from the Bible’s book of Genesis. Written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, this upbeat production celebrates many musi cal genres, themes and icons. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Oct. 7-8 and Oct. 14-15 and 3 p.m. Oct. 9 and Oct. 16 at the Windermere Children’s Theatre, 213 Wellsian Way, Richland. Tickets are $13 for seniors and available at the ACT youngteensAcademyofChildrensTheatre.orgwebsite:ACT’scastof55boastyouth,andadultswithstudentsasassecondgrade.

• Pasco First Avenue Center, 505 N. First Ave.

Tickets on sale for ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ The Academy of Children’s Theatre presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

Friday, Sept. 23: Roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, garden vegeta bles, wheat roll, fruit. Monday, Sept. 26: Sweet and sour chicken, fluffy rice, Asian vegetables, raspberry sherbet, fruit.

• Meals on Wheels Café, 1834 Fowler St., Richland. No reservations required at this site.

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Wednesday, Sept. 7: Chef salad, ranch dressing, wheat roll, chilled pineapple. Thursday, Sept. 8: Barbecue chicken, roasted carrots, potato salad, corn bread, fruit. Friday, Sept. 9: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, brocco li Normandy, fruit. Monday, Sept. 12: Turkey tetrazzini, green peas, tossed salad, fruit. Tuesday, Sept. 13: Cranberry chicken, confetti rice, garden vegetables, fruit. Wednesday, Sept. 14: Sloppy Joes, mixed vegetables, apple cabbage slaw, fruit. Thursday, Sept. 15: Roast beef with gravy, mashed potatoes, Italian vegeta bles, wheat roll, fruit, ice cream. Friday, Sept. 16: Chicken salad, sand wich, broccoli salad, fruit. Monday, Sept. 19: Spaghetti and meat sauce, green beans, breadstick, fruit. Tuesday, Sept. 20: Tuna noodle casse role, peas and onions, fruit, milk. Wednesday, Sept. 21: Chicken chop salad, salad greens, fruit. Thursday, Sept. 22: Three bean chili, chuckwagon corn, cornbread, fruit.

• Pasco Ray Pfleuger Center, 253 W. Margaret St.

• Connell Community Center, 211 E. Elm St.

nior dining sites serve hot meals from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday (Tuesday through Friday in Con nell). Meals are free for seniors age 60 andSeniorsolder. must make reservations 24 business hours in advance by calling 509-735-1911.

Wednesday, Sept. 28: Scrambled eggs with peppers, sausage patty, chuck wagon potatoes, bran muffin, fruit.

Tuesday, Sept. 27: Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegeta bles, fruit.

Aha! Airlines, which launched ser vice from the Reno-Tahoe International Airport to small markets such as the Tri-Cities last fall, shut down abruptly Aug. 22 as its Atlanta-based parent filed for protection from creditors in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware. The startup airline provided a week ly flight between the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco and Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Its inaugural flight to Pasco on Oct. 24, 2021, was greeted with much fanfare and a water cannon salute when it arrived. It was the smallest of the six airlines serving the Tri-Cities, carrying 1,296 passengers in the first six months of the year, according to statistics main tained by the Port of Pasco, which owns and operates the regional airport. By comparison, Delta Airlines car ried more than 75,500 passengers, Alaska Airlines carried 56,550, United Airlines carried 22,850, Allegiant Air carried 18,950 and Avelo Airlines car riedExpressJet9,600.

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Aha! Pasco’s connection to Reno, shuts down

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Airlines listed between $10 million and $50 million in both debts and assets in its bankruptcy peti tion.Its largest debts included a $10 mil lion Paycheck Protection Program loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration and a $4 million CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act loan from the U.S. Treasury. Both programs offer loan forgiveness. The bankruptcy peti tion did not address the potential for its loans to be ExpressJetforgiven.filedunder Chapter 11, which typically suggests a bankrupt company intends to reorganize and continue to operate. However, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported the company said it intended to liqui date.In a statement to customers, Aha! advised passengers to contact their credit card companies to obtain refunds for tickets for travel after Aug. 22. It offered no assistance with book ing new travel arrangements. Aha! catered to leisure travelers in small markets with a model that included hotel packages. In addition to Pasco, it served Bakersfield, California; MedfordAshland, Oregon; Eugene-Springfield, Oregon; Ontario, California; Redmond-Bend, Oregon; EurekaArcata, California; and FresnoYosemite, California. It announced the addition of Idaho Falls on Aug. 11.

• 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.

• Bunco: 1-3 p.m. Fridays. Cost: $1 per day. • Bridge: 12:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost: $1 per day. • Mahjong: 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost: $1 per day.

• Woodcarving: 1-3 p.m. Wednes days. 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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Richland Community Center 500 Amon Park Drive, Richland ci.richland.wa.us509-942-7529

• 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: 1:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays.

• Bunco: Third Friday of month. 6 p.m. Cost is $2 per person. Location: dining room. • Tai chi quan: 6 p.m. Mondays. Contact Kraig Stephens at 509-4301304.

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• 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.

• 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 $4 per child, 8 and under. West Richland Senior Center 616 N. 60th, West Richland 509-967-2847•

• Dominoes: 12:30-2 p.m. Tues days and Fridays. Cost: $1 per day.

Pool: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. MondaysFridays. Cost: free. Location: pool room, membership is required.

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Billiards: 9 a.m.-noon. Mondays; 1:30-4 p.m. Wednesdays; 9 a.m.noon, 1:30-4 p.m. Fridays. • Mexican train dominoes: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays.

• Party bridge: 8:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Location: game room. Cost: $1. • Senior duplicate bridge: 12:303:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Location: game room. • Table tennis: 6:30-8:45 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:303:45 p.m. Sundays. Prosser CommunitySeniorCenter 1231 Dudley Ave., Prosser

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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. Cost: $1.

• Pinochle: 1 p.m. Thursdays. Location: living room, membership is required.• Crafts: 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. Register by calling 509-786-2915.

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Sept. 4: Bob Barker began a 35-year run as host of “The Price Is Right.” Sept. 19: The Oakland A’s began a game in which the team would use 30 players in a 15-inning game against the Chicago White Sox, setting a Major League Baseball record that still stands. Sept. 26: Following a 342–34 approval by the House of Representatives, the bill creating the WIC Program (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) was signed into law by President Nixon.

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“What makes us different than the tag sales is that, with us, we sell almost 100% of what’s there,” Jacqueline said. “Tag sales often get negotiated. At an auction, the price never goes down, it always goes up.” Of course, the caveat is that unless a reserve price has been set, which must be met for the item to sell, one runs the risk that items might not fetch the price one was hoping for. It all depends on the right buyers showing up to bid. This is true, too, of tag sales. “Some people don’t want it at their home,” Teresa pointed out as one ad vantage to the online auction format. Estate sale flip Another option for people who don’t want to hold a sale at their house is to simply sell their entire estate or a selec tion of items to a single buyer.Liz Thomp son, owner of ET Estate Sales in Kennewick, buys items, par tial and whole estates, then re sells the items in her retail shop at 422 E. Columbia Drive. The 18,000-square-foot store is open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Thompson said her bread and butter is the fast-turning two to three truck loads of furniture she gets each week. But ET features a little bit of everything from antiques to jewelry, housewares, collectibles and more, depending on what she and her team run across dur ing the Peopleweek.with items to sell give Thomp son a call. She then views items by ap pointment on Mondays and decides if she wants to make an offer. If her of fer is accepted, her team comes with a truck Tuesday or Wednesday. Once the items are set up in the shop, photos of the new arrivals are taken and posted to ET’s Facebook for the public to preview. “What clients like about us is the privacy part of not having people come through their house and they know ex actly what (price) they’re getting,” she said.Thompson and her husband have been in business for 17 years, at their present location the past nine. She said her grandfather’s passion for collecting inspired her. “Collecting has always kind of been in my blood and then my husband col lects antique marbles … When we first met, he had a jar of them on his table, and now we have this big store.” Thompson has an affinity for perfume bottles.Shesaid the “matchmaking” of items to new owners is the best part of the job. “I get goosebumps sometimes.” When asked about the strangest items they’ve run across, Craig took the cake with a World War II 15 mm mortar round found in a trunk in the basement of a Richland rental – pin in. Military personnel arrived from Yakima to dis armThompson’sit. favorite item was a press kit for John F. Kennedy’s 1963 visit to Hanford. (See story on page 5). Hidden cash is a real thing when it comes to Thompsonestates.and Craig have found $20,000 and $15,000, respectively, in furniture pieces. They returned the money to the families.

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• 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, Read the Rainbow, a LGBTQIA+ & Allies book club, I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS by Maya Angelou. Bring a book you are reading or have read recently to discuss for the Oct. 25 meeting at MidColumbia Libraries, West Pasco branch, 7525 Wrigley Drive.

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The city still needs a building per mit and other approvals before it can begin. It advertised for contractors in earlyConstructionAugust. will take place from November 2022 to August 2023, ac cording to an application submitted by Zach Ratkai, Pasco’s director of ad ministrative and community services.

Home is where you park it. sitioned in. As of Aug. 5, Pasco is the soleTheoperator.citypraised the Humane So ciety for its assistance and said it has taken steps to improve the operation, including partnering with veterinary hospitals and making it easier for the public to adopt animals by ensuring they are spayed or neutered before the adoption takes place. It advertised for a new animal con trol operator in June, with an Aug. 5 deadline to submit proposals.

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Nixon’s entourage on his Hanford visit included First Lady Pat Nixon. Washington Gov. Dan Evans and Washington state’s first lady, Nancy Evans, Schlesinger, Henry Kissinger, adviser to the president for National Security Affairs, and Rogers C.B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior. Search East Benton County History Museum: 205 W. Keewaydin Drive in Kennewick; 509-582-7704; ebchs.org. Gale Metcalf of Kennewick is a lifelong Tri-Citian, retired Tri-City Herald employee and volunteer for the East Benton County History Museum. He writes the monthly history column.

In the interim, it is ready to build a facility with capacity to house offices and up to 60 dogs and 90 cats at 1311 S. 18th Ave., near the existing animal shelter behind the Pasco Youth Base ball Complex.

• 6 p.m. Sept. 27, Mid-Columbia Libraries, Benton City branch, 810 Horne Drive, TALKING TO STRANGERS: WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE DON’T KNOW by Malcolm Gladwell. THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES by Agatha Christie is the Oct. 25 book.

The new building will have offices and a fenced area for animals as well as a meet-and-greet area for animal adop tions. The site borders the Sacagawea Heritage Trail, where volunteers regu larly walk shelter dogs. Go to animalsheltertc.com.

• 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month, Caterpillar Café at Adventures Underground, 227 Symons St., Richland. Contact Sarah at 509-946-9893 for upcoming titles.

• 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, HILLBILLY ELEGY by J.D. Vance. THE LIONS OF FIFTH AVENUE by Fiona Davis is the Oct. 17 book. The group meets the third Monday of the month. Contact: Sue Spencer, Drive,Public•4295.land@hotmail.comsue_spencer_engor509-572-1:30p.m.Sept.15,RichlandLibrary,955Northgate

Courtesy East Benton County History Museum President Nixon said he purposely selected Hanford to announce authorizing a second experimental breeder reactor plant. The announcement on Sept. 26, 1971, proved futile. No breeder reactor, first or second, was ever built in the U.S.

• 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28, MidColumbia Libraries, Prosser branch, 902 Seventh St., WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens.

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learnedjudge,timearoma.verytoleftdamagebrainthatmeunablesmellaspecificAsalongwineIto pick out flaws in wine. One is called TCA, for trichloroanisole. It occurs when a wood product comes in contact with wine. It results in a musty aroma that can be described as a wet dog sleeping on cardboard in a basement. Corks are made from the bark of a tree, so this compound occurs in approximately 3% of Beforewine.the cancer, I was easily able to sniff out TCA. After chemo therapy, I could no longer smell it. After my first big stroke in 2016, I landed in Kadlec Regional Medical Center’s rehab wing for a couple of months, receiving daily multiple therapy appointments. Upon release, I continued to judge wine. Much to my amazement, I could once again pick up the smell of TCA again. Apparently, enough neurons reconnected to heal that part of my brain. When I was a little kid, I went to Sunday School, and I was able to memorize all the books of the Bible. After my stroke, I could no longer remember them. One day I went to vision therapy in Richland. When I had my last stroke, two years ago on Christmas Day in the middle of the new “Star Wars” movie, I couldn’t remember much about the movie. I was back at Kadlec that night. I lost part of my eyesight. My right eye had no peripheral vision; it was now more a grayish black. I didn’t realize vision therapy would affect my recovery. It started to work on my damaged brain. One day after a session, those memories of the books of the Bible suddenly popped back into my mind. I started to think about what hap pened that day of therapy, and I recall my therapist had me doing multiple things at once. I had to identify a picture that flashed up for a split second, while a metro nome tick-tocked in the background and she read a book that I needed to pay attention to. I had to tell her about the book after we were done.

Neuroplasticity is the great hope for those of us who have suffered a stroke.The idea of neuroplasticity is that our brain changes daily. In my case, my stroke affected the right side of my brain, leaving the left side of my body weak. My fingers don’t move. I walk with a cane. I rely on my right side to do all of the work. Think of neuroplasticity as pour ing a bucket of water at the beach. It will create a channel that heads toward the water. Each additional bucket makes the channel a bit lon ger. Eventually, it will reach all the way to the ocean. My greatest hope for recovery is to do thousands of motions that will rewire my brain, like the addi tional buckets lengthening the channel. The neurons will recruit nearby undamaged neurons to ulti mately help in recovering function. I have experienced several inci dents of neuroplasticity that give me hope for recovery. About 10 years ago, I was diag nosed with Stage 4 cancer. It required six aggressive chemother apy treatments, which left me can cer-free. One unfortunate side effect was a bit of

Soon, I was finding brain games, such as listing cities in Washington or wine grapes alphabetically to challenge my brain and make it work better. When I was in high school, I read a book on memory. I used the method to memorize all 50 states in alphabetical order. After the stroke, I couldn’t remember them. One day, they popped back into my head.These examples of my brain’s neuroplasticity helped me realize that with hard work and days of focused therapy, I can someday make a recovery.  Andy Perdue lives in Richland with his wife and daughter. He is a co-founder of Great Northwest Wine and continues to write The Wine Knows column and serve as an occasional wine tasting judge. The longtime journalist was editorin-chief of Wine Press Northwest, a quarterly consumer magazine, for 16 years, and worked at several daily newspapers over the course of his career, including the Tri-City Herald. Andy Perdue

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13SENIOR TIMES • SEPTEMBER 2022 The older we get, the greater the risk we will suffer a serious or even lifethreatening illness or injury. That’s why seniors and their caregiv ers should know the basics of first aid, have the tools on hand to apply that knowledge and be prepared to help in an Inemergency.theAugust edition, this column explained where to go for first aid training and what supplies you’ll need at home to deal with the medical issues seniors are most likely to experience. This column explains how to respond in a medical emergency. The expert source for both columns is Megan Elliott, Red Cross training services account manager for Washington state. She is a key manager in the Red Cross arm that teaches first aid, cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED). Such courses are widely avail able from the Red Cross, both virtual and face-to-face. Find classes at red cross.org/take-a-class.Seniorsandtheircaregivers both benefit from Red Cross training. Ideally, seniors and their caregivers take classes together. Classes cost $50 to $70 and run around three hours. The sooner you apply care, the less the risk of the incident turning into something catastrophic. Three hours spent in a Red Cross first aid class could make the difference between life or death to someone important to you. As the Red Cross puts it, “The life you save with CPR is most likely to be someone you love.” You also can lend a hand if you haven’t had formal training. Elliott points to the Red Cross first aid appli cation for smartphones, which is free at the Apple store and Google Play. Once you have downloaded and installed the app, it will guide you through almost any medical emergen cy.“It can help in an emergency wheth er it is a heart attack, an allergic reac tion, heat stroke or a broken bone,” Elliott said. As an example of how you might help in an emergency, assume a senior has been cut, or taken a fall, or shows signs that he or she has suffered a stroke.Ifnot treated quickly, any of these could quickly turn life-threatening. There is no substitute for skilled help on the scene, so call 911 as quickly as possible.

Breathing If someone is not breathing or is oth erwise non-responsive, you want pro fessional help on scene as quickly as possible. Until help arrives use your CPR skills to restart their breathing. CPR can keep blood flowing to the brain.The Red Cross says to place the per son on their back on a firm, flat sur face.Center two hands on the chest with your shoulders directly over your hands and your elbows locked. Apply 100 to 120 chest compressions a min ute, each one two inches deep. Keep doing that until help arrives or the per son resumes breathing.

Use a defibrillator (AED) if avail able and you have been trained to use it. If you feel comfortable, add rescue breathing to your routine.

Pinch the person’s nostrils shut and breathe directly into the person’s mouth. Each breath should last a sec ond and be deep enough to make the person’s chest move up and down. If this isn’t possible, continue with hands-only CPR until trained respond ers take over. Stroke In trying to determine if someone has had a stroke, think of the acronym FAST: Face dropping. One side of the per son’s face looks dropped or numb, cre ating a lopsided look when they try to smile. Arm weakness. One arm is weak or numb. If the person can’t raise both arms without one drifting down, it could be a stroke. Speech. The person’s speech is slurred or they can’t speak or it’s diffi cult to understand what they are say ing.

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Time to call 911: Call right away if the person shows any of the above symptoms, even if they go away over time. Falls As a recent column in this space pointed out, falls are all too common in seniors.“Older people shuffle as they walk,” Elliott said, “and they don’t always notice a loose carpet or that a robe is so long it drags on the floor.”

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Elliott says that what you do until help arrives depends on how long it will take help to arrive. “You need to provide care for as long as it will be needed,” she said. If there is a firehouse three minutes away, the only thing you need to do is make sure responders can find your house. You may have to do a great deal more if the nearest help is 30 cisepleteaway.minutesBeascomandpreasyoucan be with the emergency dispatcher. Stay on the 911 call until help arrives.Thedispatcher can offer advice. Whatever you tell the dispatcher is being relayed to the responding ambu lance crew. Make sure you know how to put your phone in speaker mode so you can continue applying first aid while talking to 911. Here is how Red Cross training can be put to life-saving assistance in the situations you are most likely to encounter with someone older: Bleeding Let’s say the person cut themself and is bleeding heavily. Heavy bleeding can kill within five minutes, so you must get it under control. Do that by applying compression to the wound by pressing cloth or wads of gauze against the wound until the flow of blood slows.“Don’t remove the cloth even if it soaks through with blood,” Elliott said. “Add more cloth or gauze and keep up the compression.”

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If you are the one who has fallen, stay on the floor for a time to gather your strength before trying to get up. When you do get up, do it slowly. Try to get upon one knee and prop yourself up with your lower arm. Next try to get up on both knees. If possible, hold onto a chair or another piece of furniture as you stand. Sit on the chair for a time until you feel calm and col lected.Ifyou are caring for someone who has fallen, make them warm and com fortable and check for injuries. Don’t move them. If you think a limb may be broken, put a pillow under the limb for support. Don’t try to straighten the injured limb. Keep the person from putting any weight on it. Trying to move the person on your own could worsen the injury or send the person into shock. “Never put anyone to bed who has bumped their head,” Elliott said. If something is swollen, apply ice wrapped in cloth to reduce the swell ing.Elliott warns that seniors who appear disoriented or in shock may have fall en, even if they are not still on the floor.Are there any obvious signs of inju ry? Does the person appear confused or disoriented? Look for a carpet that may have skidded out of place or a slipper that has been kicked off. Treat for a fall even if you only suspect it. “Never hesitate to call 911,” Elliott said.Paramedics prefer to find everyone in good shape than finding someone died because help wasn’t called in time. Burns Treat immediately, no matter what the cause. Wash the burn under cool water for 10 minutes to reduce pain, swelling and the risk of scarring. Do not apply ointments.Finally, remember the three C’s of emergency care: checking, calling, care Checking: Check to determine the condition of the patient. Are they breathing and responsive? Are they bleeding? Are they stabilized to prevent risk of further injury? If it was a burn from something cooking in the kitchen, be sure the stove is off. If it was a fall on a loose carpet, move the carpet aside. Calling: Call 911 immediately. Your assistance can save a life, but paramed ics are trained and experienced. Care: Do all you can to help the patient until help arrives. As the Red Cross puts it, “Give care based on the condition found and your level of training.”

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Smiley tweeted support for the PACT Act in late July, calling the Re publican decision to block it “unnec essary partisan maneuvering.”

• Add Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam, American Samoa, and John ston Atoll to locations recognized for Agent Orange exposure.

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• Add 23 burn pit and toxic expo sure-related conditions to VA’s list of service presumptions, including hy pertension.•Expand presumptions related to Agent Orange exposure.

• Make it easier for veterans to be treated for toxic exposure.

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• Expand VA health care eligibility to more than 3.5 million toxic-exposed post-9/11 combat veterans.

In addition to funding new clinics such as the one in Richland, the PACT Act will:

• Strengthen federal research on toxic exposure.

• Improve VA’s resources and train ing for toxic-exposed veterans and claims processing, workforce and fa cilities.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs will expand and update services in the Tri-Cities with funding from Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act, aka the PACT Act. The controversial bill expands cov erage for veterans sickened by toxic pit waste while serving the military. The bill was initially blocked by Sen ate Republicans but eventually passed. President Joe Biden signed it on Aug. 8. The clinic will reduce strain on the Walla Walla facility, according to U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, who included a provision for $36 mil lion for the Tri-Cities investment in theThebill.added funding will replace and expand services offered through the Richland Outpatient Clinic, 825 Jad win Ave., Suite 250. It was not clear if the clinic will remain at Jadwin or move somewhere else in the Tri-Cit ies.The expanded clinic will offer pri mary, specialty and mental health ser vices to local military veterans who have long complained about the chal lenge of traveling to the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla, according to Murray’s office. “I believe strongly that no veteran should be driving hours to get the care they’ve earned. Building a new VA clinic in the Tri-Cities is going to help reduce strain on the VA in Walla Walla and really make a difference in the quality of care for our veterans right here in Central Washington,” she said in a

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The Richland Community Center is planning to be closed from Sept. 26 to Oct. 13 for renovation work. The center is at 500 Amon Park Drive at Howard Amon Park. Stay updated about the project and operating schedule by checking the city of Richland’s Parks and Recreation website at richlandparksan drec.com or by calling 509-942-7529.

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Robert L. “Bob” Ferguson, a long time resident of Richland, died after suffering a stroke in August 2021 in north Idaho. He was most recently liv ing in the Chicago area in an assisted care facility to be close to his family.

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A prominent Tri-City energy execu tive, philanthropist and business leader died Aug. 12 at the age of 89.

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C. Mark Smith, who collaborated with Ferguson on a 2019 book, “Some thing Extraordinary: A Short History of the Manhattan Project, Hanford and the B Reactor,” called Ferguson one of the most important figures in the his tory of Hanford and the Tri-Cities for his leadership roles within the Hanford site, the U.S. Department of Energy and Energy Northwest. Ferguson was born in Dover, Idaho, and studied physics at Gonzaga Uni versity before being commis sioned as an of ficer in the Army in 1956. His late wife, gaanotherwas“Katie”CatherineCrosby,thenieceofGonzaalumni:Bing Crosby. While in uniform, Ferguson served in the Army Ordinance Corps, includ ing posts at the Pentagon and in Aus tralia for guided missile testing. He would spend 60 years working in the nuclear industry. He was the first deputy assistant secretary for DOE’s Nuclear Energy Programs, serving from 1978-90 under President Jimmy Carter. He also served as chief execu tive officer for Energy Northwest, then known as the Washington Public Pow er Supply System. He stepped in after the infamous WPPS bond default. In retirement, he wrote several books and was co-founder of Clean Up Hanford Now, a nonprofit that is cur rently advocating for cleanup of the Hanford reservation and promoting a clean energy mission for the site. He joined Gonzaga’s Board of Re gents in the early 1980s and received its Distinguished Alumni Merit Award in At1981.home in the Tri-Cities, he was a generous philanthropist. In 2020, he was the lead donor for the Ferguson Education Center, a Mon tessori school at Christ the King Cath olic School in Richland. The project honored the memory of his late wife, who taught at Christ the King and was its first lay principal. She died in 2018. In 2021, he provided $500,000 to endow a faculty position in energy and environment at Washington State Uni versity Tri-Cities. At the time, he told the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business the Tri-Cities had always been a strong candidate to lead the energy industry thanks to its past, present and future focus on nuclear energy coupled with abundant solar, wind and hydro power. “This community has such poten tial,” he said.

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To date, more than 800,000 people with severe disabilities have been approved through this accelerated, pol icy-compliant disability process, which has grown to a total of 266 conditions. For more information about the pro gram, including a list of all qualifying conditions, go to compassionateallowances.socialsecurity.gov/

WSU Tri-Cities posted a full news obituary at bit.ly/WSUTCBobFergu son.Ferguson is survived by two daugh ters, numerous grandchildren and oth er Arelatives.Masswas celebrated in August at St. Daniel the Prophet Catholic Church in Wheaton, Illinois. Memorials are suggested to the Fer guson Education Center, Christ the King School, Richland.

Braver Angels bring civility training to Richland Braver Angels, a nationwide move ment to depolarize America, will hold an introductory event from 1-3 p.m. Sept. 10 at Shalom United Church of Christ, 505 McMurray St. The nonprofit works to bring con servative and liberal citizens into a working alliance and helps people develop skills to listen and understand without arguing, to build trust, clarify disagreements and find common ground.Thelocal event is organized by Sandy Westin and will include a brief presentation as well as Q&A session. Registration is required. Go to brav erangels.org/events.

A dozen new conditions have been added to Social Security’s Compassionate Allowances program.

The Port of Kennewick celebrates the completion of the second phase of its Columbia Gardens Urban Wine & Artisan Village near the cable bridge with a ribbon-cutting at 2 p.m. Sept. 15.The event was rescheduled after being canceled in July because of extreme heat.

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The second phase added a new building with room for two wineries and a food truck plaza. Gordon Estate Winery and Muret-Gaston Winery opened tasting rooms, joining Bartholomew and Monarcha wineries, which moved into the first phase prior to the Columbiapandemic.Gardens, 313 E. Columbia Gardens Way, is across from Zip’s on East Columbia Drive. The food truck plaza is home to a regular lineup of vendors: Culture Shock Bistro, Ann’s Best Creole & Soul Food, Taste of Wok, Only Tacos, Bobalastic, Rollin Ice Cream and Swampy’s BBQ. The second phase added six readyto-build parcels, which are available for private development. Swampy’s has closed a deal to build a permanent kitchen at the site. Columbia Gardens is zoned urban mixed-use and is in a federally desig nated Opportunity Zone.

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The program aims to quickly identi fy claims where the applicant’s condi tion or disease clearly meets Social Security’s standards for disability.

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Wishing Star Foundation plans fundraiser Wishes & Wine, an annual event that benefits the Wishing Star Foundation, will be held from 6-10 p.m. Sept. 10 at Goose Ridge Estate Vineyard & Winery in Richland. General admission tickets are $125, or $1,500 for a table for eight. The event features wine, dinner, music, dancing, an auction and more. It benefits Wishing Star, which grants wishes for children ages 3-21 with ter minal or life-threatening illnesses. Go to wishingstar.org or call Cindy Guthrie Tripp, 509-744-3411.

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The Washington State Tree Fruit Association said it is pleased with the harvest given the long, cold spring. “Growing seasons are never the same and currently many WSTFA members are still evaluating the impact of prolonged cold weather,” said Jon DeVaney, president. The top five varieties comprise the majority of the harvest, with Gala leading production at 20%, followed by Red Delicious and Honeycrisp each at 14%, Granny Smith at 13.4% and Fuji at Cosmic12.7%.Crisp, the newest offering from Washington, represents 4.6% of the harvest, up from 3.2% in 2021. Washington apples are sold in 40 countries and are the state’s leading agricultural product. Harvest estimates are based on a survey of WSTFA members.

Vintners Village plans block party and ribbon-cutting Vintners Village in Prosser will hold a block party and ribbon-cutting from 3-5 p.m. Sept. 15 at 236 Port Ave. The program welcomes two tasting rooms and a boutique and bakery that opened in the Port of Benton-owned property during the Covid-19 pandem ic. The new businesses are Corks and Taps, owned by Jason Domanico, Sister to Sister on the Ave, owned by M’Liss Bierlink, and Wautoma Springs, a collaboration between wine maker Jessica Munnell, vineyard owner Tom Merle and tasting room manager Rachel Mercer. The port constructed the second phase of Vintners Village in 2018. The newcomers join the Prosser Economic Development Association and 12 other local businesses. Go to vintnersvillage. com. 2022 apple crop will be smaller Washington’s celebrated apple industry is projected to produce 108.7 million 40-pound boxes in 2022, an 11.1% decrease from 2021’s 122.3 million boxes.

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The 2022 Hearts are Wild Gala ben efiting Junior Achievement in Southeastern Washington begins at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. The program includes a champagne reception, appetizers, beer and wine, a silent auction and casino-style games. All proceeds support Junior Achievement. Tickets are $125 each, or $1,000 for a table of eight. Contact Tara at tamram@jawashing ton.org or go to bit.ly/HeartsWildGala.

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The Washington state Department of Health will expand its outreach efforts to prevent and control the spread of the monkeypox virus under a directive issued in August by Gov. Jay Inslee. The virus has spread to all 50 states, including more than 390 people in Washington. Though rarely fatal, it can be painful andThescarring.directive orders the health department to conduct comprehensive public outreach and education, priori tize equitable distribution of treat ments, educate providers, monitor case counts and demographic data, hold roundtables with lawmakers and stake holders, work with local health juris dictions and maintain testing capacity. “Public health is at stake and we must continue to protect Washingtonians and do what we can to help control the spread of monkey pox,” Inslee said in an announcement.

Cancer Center plans Autumn Affair

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The Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation holds its 22nd annual Autumn Affair from 5:30 p.m.-midnight Nov. 12 at the HAPO Center in Pasco. The event has a Mardi Gras theme and will include dinner, wine pairings, silent and live auctions and entertain ment. Participants must be 21 or older to Singleattend. tickets are $125. Call Lori Lott at 509-737-3373.