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Trios employees bid farewell to birth center on Auburn campus By Senior Times staff

Past and present Trios Health employees bid farewell to the Family Birth Center on the Auburn campus on March 22, one week before the unit moved into a $22 million new one across town at Trios Southridge Hospital. Kennewick General Hospital, operated by a public hospital district, opened in 1952 on Auburn Street and welcomed generations of Tri-Citians. Melissa Wilson, Family Birth Center supervisor, said the old campus was a home away from home for many staffers. “It’s a bittersweet feeling to leave a cherished place like this behind. This place had a soul that made our community feel safe, cared for and welcomed,” she said. The closing ceremonies included opening a time capsule, which was hidden on the campus on March 11, 1989. It contained several newspaper clip-

Courtesy Trios Health Trios Health staff honored the old Kennewick General Hospital as the birth center prepared to move to its new Southridge campus. A 1989 time capsule included news clippings and a letter from staff to the future.

pings, pictures from events at Kennewick General Hospital over the years, and a letter written to “future KGH employees,” among other items.

KGH and most of its assets were sold in 2018 after the public hospital district sought protection from creditors by filing for bankruptcy. It is now owned and

operated by LifePoint Health, Trios’ Tennessee-based for-profit parent. “Today, we honored the facility that has allowed excellent care for 70 years and to honor the citizens of Kennewick for founding and establishing KGH,” said John Solheim, Trios Health chief executive officer. “It took a tremendous effort and financial commitment to get started, and I am sure if they were here today, they would be proud of what has been accomplished in this facility. “We are excited to relocate our Family Birth Center from its current location at our previous campus on Auburn Street to our new hospital, which opened in 2014.” Construction began in February 2021. The two-story, 23,000-square-foot addition was built above the first-floor surgery department and connected to the second and third floors of the hospital. Nearly 10,000 square feet in the uTRIOS, Page 2

Public market readies for its Kennewick debut By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

There have been plenty of efforts to bring a public market to the Tri-Cities. But after years of talk, an all-private effort with 70 vendors, including Ice Harbor Brewing Co. and Columbia Industries’ Opportunity Kitchen, is about to open one in Kennewick. The Public Market @ Columbia River Warehouse is set to debut its first phase in May in the former Welch’s-J. Lieb Foods campus strad-

dling Bruneau Avenue, said Kelsey Bitton, project and property manager. The market is an ambitious and timely remaking of a property that once anchored Kennewick’s industrial downtown. The former juice plant has operated under several names, including Welch’s, and was put on the market in 2019 after the most recent manufacturer, J. Lieb Foods Inc., was purchased by Refresco Beverages USA. Columbia River Warehouse LLC, led by Corey Bitton of Pasco, closed

the $2.7 million purchase in 2021. Kelsey Bitton said the initial plan was to lease it to a larger business but turned to the market concept to generate cash flow after larger plans collapsed when financing dried up. “Obviously, from a business standpoint, the owner needed to lease it out,” she said. Downtown Kennewick seemed like a natural place to start, despite longstanding efforts to create a market on the Pasco side of the Columbia River. The old J. Lieb-Welch’s property

was not designed as a public market, but it does not need a lot of work to convert. It has the critical elements a public facility needs – fire sprinklers and ample power to support vendors, as well as restaurants and small producers. “We don’t really have anything like that in the Tri-Cities. We don’t have that many buildings in the Tri-Cities with that downtown, industrial warehouse feel. That’s very in right now.” uPUBLIC MARKET, Page 2

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With a public market, it caters to small businesses that can launch without loans. In the first phase, vendors can choose between three-, six- or 12-month leases on spaces in cagelike booths in the former production area. Future phases will drop the threemonth option. Rents range from 60 cents a square foot to more than $2.60, depending on amenities in the vendor’s space. Most vendors are obligated to be open during the market’s business hours of 10 a.m.-7 p.m. ThursdaysSaturdays, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, with extended hours in the summer. Several stalls are reserved for weekend-only vendors such as outof-town businesses that aren’t based nearby. Samantha Crook, a West Richland entrepreneur who makes customized dresses with pockets, is leasing a double-sided space for her business, Mama On Tap, which she launched in 2020 to make apparel suited for breastfeeding moms. She began making the rounds of local markets in 2021, dragging her inventory from spot to spot. She’s thrilled and a tad nervous to join a new market, where her stall will have a work area as well as retail zone. “It’s going to be a big, exciting thing,” she said. The juice plant sits between Kennewick’s traditional downtown and the emerging waterfront district. Bitton said the three-acre yard, currentTRIOS, From page 1

existing hospital was renovated for the new birthing center. The new space accommodates the birth center and special care nursery and brings all of Trios’ hospital services under one roof. “It is a big improvement to relocate our birth center to a growing area in Kennewick on our existing Southridge campus and hospital building, adding convenience to access all of our hospital services in one place for our patients and bringing greater support for patients and staff as we move to one site,” Solheim said. “This plan also allows us to save expenses by not duplicating the same support services across two hospital campuses.” The birth center addition includes two dedicated rooms for cesarean section deliveries, six labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum (LDRP) rooms, and a 10-bed critical care nursery. Eleven existing beds on the medical/ surgical floor were also converted to postpartum beds.

Photo by Wendy Culverwell Kelsey Bitton, project and property manager for The Public Market @ Columbia River Warehouse, has been meeting with interested vendors inside the former Welch’s-J. Lieb Foods plant in downtown Kennewick. The market is set to open in May.

ly covered with equipment, will be cleared to create parking for up to 350 vehicles. The southern building will serve as a mall-type building housing restaurants, stores, the market and an eventual event center. Warehouses to the north will be repurposed for wineries, florists and businesses that attract customers but need room to make their products. The first phase will open with 80 stalls. Ice Harbor Brewing Co. is relocating its nearby pub and brewery to roughly 15,000 square feet in the west end of the market building, citing the need for space at its Benton Street quarters. Owners Bill Jaquish and Mike Hall began working to outfit the new space several months ago. By late January, the cooler was in the “new” building, where it is taking

over the former cafeteria and other production space. The brewery’s Clover Island site isn’t affected. Columbia Industries, the nonprofit serving Tri-Citians with special needs, will operate an outpost of its Opportunity Kitchen in a 12-by-12 stall. The market is the perfect place for Columbia Industries to share its story with the public, said Eric Van Winkle, interim CEO, and Marie Lathim, chief administrative and human resources officer. Other vendors cover a range of public market type businesses, including tarot card readers, plant vendors and others selling produce, clothing, snacks, jewelry and crafts. “Everything you’d find in a public market,” she said. Follow the market on Facebook @ PublicMarketCRW.

The converted beds are being relocated to the third floor of the Southridge hospital with an ongoing expansion that will continue after the new birth center opens next week. The Southridge hospital’s licensed bed count now increases from 74 to 111 with the completion of the project, but the overall Trios bed count did not

change with 37 beds having been relocated from the Auburn campus to the Southridge campus. The new birthing center was constructed by Layton Construction, which will remain on site to complete a $6 million medical/surgical expansion, which is expected to be finished in late July 2022.

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Ombudsman program aims to rebuild volunteer ranks By Senior Times staff

Battered by the Covid-19 pandemic and the loss of more than half its volunteers, the Washington Long Term Care Ombudsman is recruiting volunteers to advocate on behalf of residents of the state’s 4,300 licensed long-term care facilities. The facilities collectively serve 78,000 residents, among the most vulnerable members of their communities. The ombudsman’s office said the Covid-19 pandemic exposed underlying weaknesses that continue to put residents at risk and threaten their rights, particularly in settings suffering from staffing shortages.

“Covid isn’t the only killer out there,” said Patricia Hunter, an ombudsman. “Omicron may be in retreat, but unfortunately the threat of poorquality care and the effects of isolation for residents in long-term care are not. The staffing crisis in long-term care facilities may well be the bigger threat to the well-being of residents.” Between 2019-21, the program’s volunteer corps dropped to 135, from 400. Over that time, consultations with residents and family members dropped to 13,000, from 41,000. Volunteers are trained and certified to visit residents, resolve complaints and advocate for the rights of residents. They check with residents to see how they are doing and if they

have concerns, questions or needs. Ombuds volunteers also provide education and information about long-term care options and the rights of residents. They can flag incidents of poor quality of care and violations of residents’ rights. They serve as the voice for residents who often do not have one. Ombuds volunteers are trained in infection control, issues in aging, mental health, dementia and disability. Certification training is free. Common violations include involuntary discharge/eviction, lack of personal dignity and respect, slow or no response to requests for assistance, issues with medications, issues related to hygiene and civil rights and billing

issues. Volunteer ombuds resolve more than 90% of the complaints they receive, eliminating the need for more aggressive legal interventions. During the pandemic, the program established a Stay Connected campaign that put 1,060 computer tablets in facilities across the state to facilitate virtual visits with families and physicians. Volunteers also wrote and delivered thousands of postcards to residents to keep them connected during lockdowns. Those interested in volunteering can call 800-562-6028 or go to: waombudsman.org.

Petersen Hastings shifts to a new generation of leadership By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Jeff Petersen retired on March 31 after more than 20 years as CEO of Petersen Hastings, the Tri-Cities wealth management firm established by his late father, Jim Petersen, in 1962. Scott Sarber a longtime member of the team and partner, stepped up to the role of president and CEO. While Petersen said he intends to travel with his wife and continue his work on everything from cancer awareness to promoting bicycling, he has his next gig lined up: Tennis instructor at CBRC Heath & Wellness in Richland. It is a full circle for Petersen, who was the club’s first-ever head tennis pro in the mid-1980s. He joined what was then Benefits Northwest on Dec. 1, 1986, just one month after he had accompanied his father on a client call to Yakima. “The client kept saying over and over how my dad had helped them,”

he said. “When you see somebody light up in gratitude for something that your father has been doing, it is contagious.” Jeff Petersen He brought a finance degree from Central Washington University and most of an accounting degree when he joined the firm as its sixth employee, a number that included his father and his father’s partner, Roger Hastings. He learned the ropes while attending night school, a harried experience that left him with an appreciation for others who hustle to get ahead. His initial expectations were modest: Learn the job, bring home a paycheck to support his family and new mortgage, avoid making mistakes. “Not getting fired,” was a top goal. Taking over when his father retired wasn’t part of the plan or even something he could imagine in the early

days, when the company was housed at the “flashcube” building at West Clearwater Avenue and Columbia Center Scott Sarber Boulevard. His bosses were swamped while young Petersen felt uncomfortably idle. He craved more duties. “They were meeting with clients all the time, talking to clients all the time. A lot of activity in the office was to support the clients. You want to get into the mix but there’s a learning

curve,” he recalled, joking that work soon flowed his way. “Be careful what you wish for!” Jim Petersen and Roger Hastings formed a partnership in the 1970s following a chance encounter on a tennis court at Columbia Basin College. Jim administered retirement plans and found himself being held accountable for investments he didn’t control. He wanted to take on the investment side and found a partner in Hastings, who worked in brokerage. Together, they launched an investment business that would eventually overtake Benefits Northwest and uPETERSEN, Page 8

SENIOR TIMES • APRIL 2022

CALENDAR OF EVENTS APRIL 1

• Annual Three Rivers Pet Expo: 10 a.m., Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Bring your pet with you. Free. Details at threeriversconventioncenter.com.

cally designed for drivers age 50 and older. Cost: $20 for AARP members, $25 for others. Call 866-732-4213 or register online at bit.ly/AARPApril16. • Tri-Cities Men’s Expo: 10 a.m.5 p.m., The HAPO Center, 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco.

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• AARP Smart Driver Virtual Course: 10 a.m. The course is the nation’s first refresher course specifically designed for drivers age 50 and older. Cost: $20 for AARP members, $25 for others. Call 866-7324213 or register online at: bit.ly/ AARPvirtualdriving.

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• Compassion Fatigue Training: 3-5 p.m., virtual event. Call 509-9438455 or register online at kadlec.org/ KNRC. • I Was Told I Have Heart Failure: 4-5 p.m., virtual event. Call 509-943-8455 or register online at kadlec.org/KNRC.

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• AARP Smart Driver Virtual Course: 10 a.m. The course is the nation’s first refresher course specifi-

• Spring Senior Times Expo: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Numerica Pavilion at Southridge Sports & Events Complex, 2901 Southridge Blvd., Kennewick. Go to: srtimes.com. Free. • Blippi the Musical: 6 p.m., Toyota Center, 7000 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Buy tickets at ticketmaster.com. • The Houses That Hanford Built: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Westgate Elementary Library, 2514 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick. Cost $25. Explore the differences in the various alphabet houses through the stories of those who lived there. Register at communityed.ksd.org or to pay by check: KSD Administration Center, 1000 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick.

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• End Of Life Planning: 1-3:30 p.m., virtual event. Call 509-

Bring your grandchildren and families to events with a star. ✪ 943-8455 or register online at kadlec.org/KNRC.

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• 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. • Healthy Ages Virtual April Wellness Program: 1-2 p.m., virtual event. Call 509-943-8455 or register online at kadlec.org/KNRC. • Lecture by Joe Seamons and Ben Hunter – Redefining Protest through Music: 7 p.m., Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, Richland.

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• Pasco Aviation Museum reopening: 10 a.m., 4102 Stearman Ave., Pasco. Special guest speakers, guided tours, aircrafts on display and more. Free. • The Beatles! By Mid-Columbia Mastersingers: 5:30 & 7:30 p.m., Wine Social, 702 The Parkway, Suite B, Richland. Mid-Columbia Mastersingers featuring a String Quartet present all your favorites by the Beatles. Cost: $50. Call 509420-4991.

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• Preserving the Brain with Dr. Rawlins: 5-6:30 p.m., virtual event. Call 509-943-8455 or register online at kadlec.org/KNRC.

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• Basic Rose Care: 10 a.m.-noon, Kennewick High School, room B211. Cost $60. Learn rose care basics and history. Register at communityed.ksd.org or to pay by check: KSD Administration Center, 1000 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick. • Acrylic and oil painting: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Kennewick High School, Room B208. Cost $45. Ages 12+ allowed if accompanied by registered adult. Register at communityed.ksd.org or to pay by check: KSD Administration Center, 1000 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick. • Beginning Watercolor: Hummingbird: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Kennewick High School, Room B245. Pay instructor $25 supply fee and bring a sack lunch. Cost $40. Register at communityed.ksd.org or to pay by check: KSD Administration Center, 1000 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick.

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RSA plans derby events as board reshuffles again By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

The Richland Seniors Association is planning a series of events, including a Kentucky Derby party, amid a leadership reshuffle. David Everett has returned as interim president. Candice Bluechel, who was elected president in January, recently stepped down, citing concerns about board culture. Three other board members also stepped down. “During the transition period, it became obvious there was a board culture and communications style difference,” the current leadership said in a joint statement scheduled to appear in the April RSA newsletter. “None of this has been pleasant for anyone,” said board members Everett, Sharon Feser, Marcia Maloney and Rob Koenig. RSA continues to seek members who have a “passion for seniors and want the RSA to continue as a family to become directors.” There are four vacancies on the board. Despite its name, the RSA serves seniors across the Tri-Cities, providing services as well as programs aimed at providing a social and intellectual outlet for the area’s residents,

as well as reducing isolation. Membership is $10, and there is no age limit to join. Upcoming events include:

A Day at the Races

The second annual celebration of the Kentucky Derby is organized by Active 4 Life. RSA is a sponsor for the event, which raises awareness and money for Therapeutic Riding of TriCities, a nonprofit providing animalassisted therapies to people with special needs. The event is from 1-4 p.m. May 7 at TROT, 104 E. 41st Place, Kennewick. The 2021 event raised $3,000. The event will include a Zoom program for those who are unable to attend in person. The program includes TVs displaying the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, live entertainment, a pulled pork lunch, a drawing, a minicourse buggy ride, photos with horses and an auction sale of derby hats. All are welcome to participate by making a hat. Canna Hyde, a local teen and TROT participant, will perform. Canna is preparing to compete at the 2022 National Speech & Debate Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, in June. Tickets are $5 per person in advance when purchased by April 29,

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or $7 at the door. Alcoholic beverages will be available for $5 per drink. Advance tickets are available at Family Resources Home Care, 4018 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite B, Kennewick; Fieldstone Memory Care, 575 N. Young St., Kennewick; Windsong Memory Care, 4000 W. 24th Ave., Kennewick; and the Richland Community Center, 500 Amon Park drive, Richland.

Prime Fit exercise class

Joel Shepherd, a PrimeFit instructor at Hawthorne Court Retirement Community, will lead an exercise class at 2 p.m. April 21 at the Richland Community Center, 500 Amon Park Drive. A Zoom option is available. Shepherd is a professional personal trainer who works with seniors to bring balance, strength, friendship and energy to their lives. Registration is required by April 18. Call 800-595-4070 and leave a name, number, email address and whether you will be attending in person or by Zoom. For more information about membership and programs, go to richlandseniorsassociation.com or call 800-595-4070. To reach the RSA by email, write to: RichSrAssn@ gmail. com.

uBRIEF Pickleball is now the state’s official sport

Pickleball, a sport devised in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, is now Washington’s official sport. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bipartisan bill sponsored by Sen. Jim Honeywell, R-Yakima, and nine Democrats in March. The pickleball bill enjoyed broad support, with one notable exception in the Tri-City delegation. Rep. Brad Klippert, R-Kennewick, was the only member of the local delegation to oppose it. The bill notes that Joel Pritchard, a U.S. Congressman and future lieutenant governor, together with Bill Bell and Barney McCallum, devised the game for their families at Pritchard’s summer cabin. Pickleball combines tennis, badminton and ping-pong. It has a national governing body in the form of USA Pickleball, which has about 40,000 registered members and is played by an estimated 4 million people at 8,500 locations. Mid-Columbia Reps. Matt Boehnke, Mary Dye, Joe Schmick, Mark Klicker and Skyler Rude supported the bill as did Sen. Perry Dozier. Sens. Sharon Brown and Mark Schoesler were excused. The bill passed 45-1 in the Senate and 83-15 in the House.

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SENIOR TIMES • APRIL 2022 uBRIEFS Kennewick museum hires new administrator

The East Benton County Museum in Kennewick has hired Cathryn Tames as its new executive director/administrator. Tames, the former executive director of the Children’s Development Center in Richland, brings more than 35 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. “I am excited to join the team at the museum at Keewaydin. I look forward to meeting members and sharing the treasures of the museum with community members,” she said. Christy Watts, the former executive director, has retired.

Franklin County museum breaks ground

The Franklin County Historical Society and Museum broke ground March 19 on its new annex at 305 N. Fourth Ave. in downtown Pasco. The society said it needs additional space for exhibits, educational programs and storage of material culture and archives. The society recently acquired the archives of the Washington State Railroads Historical Society and the museum’s textile and other collections presently occupy considerable space off-site in the basement of the city’s Community Center.

The society also seeks to expand its agrarian art collection. The 4,560-square-foot building and 15-by-70-foot storage area will be adjacent to the existing museum.

Spring household waste event is coming up

Benton County will collect household hazardous waste from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. April 30 at the Benton County Fairgrounds, 1500 S. Oak St. The event is first come, first served with no appointments required. The event could end early if it reaches capacity. The collection event is free to all Benton County households. No business or contractor waste will be accepted. Acceptable items include paints, propane tanks, cleaners, gasoline (less than 20 gallons), gas/oil mix, yard chemicals/fertilizers, motor oils/antifreeze, batteries (acid or alkaline), fire extinguishers and pool chemicals. Unacceptable items include explosives/dynamite, asbestos, ammunition, biohazards, tires, medications, electronics, gasoline (more than 20 gallons), fluorescent bulbs and tubes and CFL bulbs and tubes. Call 509-786-5611 for information on how to dispose of CFL bulbs and tubes. Go to the solid waste/recycling page at co.benton.wa.us.

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A 72-year-old pitch marked start of Tri-City baseball history By East Benton County Historical Society

One pleasant spring evening 72 years ago this month, professional baseball came to the Tri-Cities for the first time. An historic first pitch by Lou McCollum to his catcher, Nick Pesut, on April 18, 1950, in the inaugural season of the Tri-City Braves, fired toward the waiting bat of Jimmy Robinson to set the stage for Tri-City professional baseball. The Braves played into the 1960s before changing parenting clubs led to new Tri-City identities with names like the Tri-City Padres, Tri-City Ports, Tri-City Atoms, Tri-City Triplets and Tri-City Posse. The current Tri-City Dust Devils continued the tradition when they kicked off another season this month. A bank of lights glowing on the fans and playing surface of Sanders Field in the then rural surroundings of the Kennewick Highlands set the stage for Braves game. Some 3,684 fans turned out for the Braves franchise opener. Among those attending were Orin “Babe” Hollingberry, president of the Braves, and Bob Able, Western International League (WIL) president. On the infield behind McCullom

Courtesy East Benton County Historic Society and Museum A signed team portrait of the 1953 Tri-City Braves. The team inaugurated professional baseball on April 18, 1950, at Sanders Field in Kennewick.

at this inauguration of Sanders Field, crouched Vic Bucolla, Al Spaeter, Artie Wilson and Neil Bryant. Outfielders “Jungle” Jim Warner, Clint Cameron and Dick Faber peered intently at home plate as the Braves played host to the Vancouver Capilanos. McCollum, a veteran right-hander, stretched into a windup, rolled his body around, his eyes unwavering on Pesut, and let fly that historic pitch toward the waiting bat of Capilanos third baseman Robinson, his cleated

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shoes entrenched in the batter’s box and his bat towering above a shoulder. The Western International League (WIL) comprised not only the TriCities and Vancouver, but also the Yakima Bears, Tacoma Tigers, Salem Senators, Victoria Athletics, Spokane Indians and Wenatchee Chiefs. The Braves continued when the WIL became the Northwest League in 1955, a league that continued until 2021 when a restructuring of minor league baseball led to the end of the

Northwest League and creation of the High-A West League. For a few years, the Tri-City Posse was a member of the Western Baseball League, an independent operation. It rejoined the Northwest League in 2001 as the Tri-City Dust Devils. A Tri-City love affair with professional baseball began with McCollum’s 1950 pitch. A display of those early years and other local baseball soon can be found at the East Benton County Historical Society Museum at 205 Keewaydin Drive at the east end of Keewaydin Park. The museum is open noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Eleven innings after the historic first pitch, the Braves lost 8-3 to the Capilanos, owned by Sick’s Capilanos Brewery, when Vancouver scored five runs in the top of the 11th. But for years to come after that first night loss, the Braves and their franchise successors brought many wins and garnered Northwest League pennants under managers with legendary names, including Cal Ripen Sr., when he lived in Kennewick with his young boys, Cal Jr. and Billy. Dodger great Duke Snider also managed.

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lead to the 1998 rebrand to Petersen Hastings and the move to its current Quinault Place quarters. Jeff likes to say the company’s success rests in its secret sauce, Carol Harris, his father’s assistant since 1962. Hers was the first voice clients heard. Her interest in their lives and personal touch kept them coming back. She retired after 50 years and remains among its biggest cheerleaders. The friendly, caring approach remains baked into its business model, Petersen said. The firm serves clients across the Northwest, with many concentrated in Eastern Washington. Its job is simple, he said. Earn people’s trust by doing the right thing and avoiding mistakes. And no client is too big or small to overlook. “Whatever your net assets, your needs are complex because tax law changes, life changes, investment

uBRIEFS Kinwell Medical opens primary care clinic in Pasco

Kinwell Medical Group, a physician-owned chain of clinics that launched in 2021, has opened a primary care clinic at 7505 Sandifur Parkway, Suite 103, in Pasco. The Pasco clinic has one family practice physician and one physician assistant based at that location. The staff includes two medical assistants, a patient care coordinator and a practice manager. Patients can have blood drawn for lab work on site as

products change,” he said. Jeff said the two years since the Covid-19 pandemic began have been a blur of Zoom meetings with clients asking if they have enough money to retire, or as he puts it, wondering if they can afford to stop doing what they’re not enjoying doing. “We’ve retired a lot of people,” he said. His own choice to retire is less about Petersen and more about Sarber and the crew he’s developed over the years. “A CEO’s job isn’t to determine when they want to retire. It’s to determine when the next in line is ready. In this case, I was very fortunate. I wanted to let the team take over,” Jeff said. Stepping out created an opportunity for his team members to advance. It allowed the firm to keep talented workers who might have been tempted to leave for other opportunities. Sarber joined the firm in the mid1990s, coming from another Eastern Washington brokerage he’d joined fresh out of college.

He had been shaken by an experience with a manager who, after learning his wife had booked an expensive vacation, made a few swift calls to clients and covered the cost by selling stocks on commissions. It was not an approach he enjoyed. He met Jeff through his father-in-law, who was a client. He soon found himself joining a firm that charges clients a flat fee rather than commissions. Jeff remembers being impressed by the newcomer, calling Sarber one of five or fewer people he instantly knew he needed to hire even if there wasn’t a position open. Sarber began as an account representative and remembered the mentor relationship that gave him his start in the firm. “Jeff didn’t hand me a phone book and say, ‘Make calls.’ He led me to clients. He got me networked in,” he said. As Jeff steps back into “ambassador” mode, he leaves a firm with seven partner/owners, 22 full-time employees, one part-timer, locations in

the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla and a little more than $1 billion under management. His son, Matthew Petersen, represents the next generation of the family, serving as senior wealth advisor and chief compliance officer. Sarber praised his former boss’s record of managing through stock market tumult, tax reform and a partnership that extended its reach. “We’re constantly growing. Part of that legacy of Jim and then Jeff Petersen is deep client relationships,” he said. “People stay with us. Our retention ratio is 99% plus.” In 2021, the firm added a digital platform to extend its reach to digital-savvy investors who are just beginning to accumulate assets. GrowWealth Digital Strategies is separate from Petersen Hastings and offers access to traditional investment tools with professional management for a small fee. Go to: Growwealthds.com.

well. It joins locations in Wenatchee and Yakima. Plans are in development to add more clinics in Western Washington this year. Kinwell clinics offer in-person and telehealth visits, online appointment scheduling and reduced wait times. It is an exclusive network provider of Premera Blue Cross. Its physicians are available to anyone with Premera or LifeWise insurance. Patients can access services and make appointments through the Kinwell MyChart app. Go to: kinwellhealth.com.

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Walmart unveils Richland remodel

The Walmart Supercenter in Richland completed a $313,367 remodel to expand its online grocery pickup area, expand its beer and wine selection and add coolers at the front of the store for graband-go food items. The Bentonville, Arkansas, company said the updates complement steps it has taken during the Covid19 pandemic to protect associates and customers. The store, 2801 Duportail St., received new signage, paint and flooring throughout the store to improve sight lines and make it easier to navigate the store.

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Make spring the season to safeguard your home from wildfires There is a boundary line nearby you should know about, called a WUI. That stands for Wildland Urban Interface and it’s the place where wilderness touches development, the point where wildfires begin eating into places where people dwell. Ben Shearer, community risk reduction specialist for the Pasco Fire Department, said the reason you should know about the WUI is that it runs perilously close to the Tri-Cities and environs. Nearly all of Washington is at risk from wildfires. The state lost 675,000 acres and more than 3,600 buildings to wildfires in 2021. The threat of wildfire loss is real, pretty much anywhere in the state since Washington is particularly rich in WUI-line properties. But the threat is just a bit greater in and around the Tri-Cities. To minimize the threat do all you can to safeguard your home from fire. The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the American Red Cross all offer useful tips to protect

your life and property. Rule No. 1: If it burns, get it away from your home. Pine needles fall by Gordon Williams the zillions, American Red Cross collecting on GUEST COLUMN roofs and in gutters and myriad other spots. Dry needles are fodder for fire. Start your spring cleaning by sweeping every place in and around your home where needles and other flammable debris collects. “If you can’t do it yourself, hire someone to do it,” Shearer said. Move firewood, compost, trash, propane tanks and other flammables away from the house. Keep a 30-foot zone around the house and move propane tanks at least 50 feet from structures. Shearer reminds homeowners to clean areas beneath porches and decks. Never store flammables there and install metal screens to minimize the amount of debris that gathers. Repair roof and siding, so there is

no place for flammable debris to collect, and no way for burning embers to work their way into your home. Use screening to seal vents or other openings that might let burning embers in. Cover the chimney with metal screening to keep sparks and embers out. Shearer warns homeowners to beware of plantings near their house that might burn. “You want to landscape your home with plants that will stand up to fire,” he said. Arbor vita, used extensively in the Tri-Cities, is highly flammable because of the dried-out material at its center. “It is like having a can of gasoline next to the house,” Shearer said. Shearer tells homeowners to talk to the local garden supply store about plants that are native to Eastern Washington and more likely to stand wildfire. He says that berry plants “tend to be moist and fireresistant.” If you do grow grass, he recommends keeping it short and well watered. Break up large stretches of vegetation with paths, driveways and

walkways to slow the spread of fire. Wildfires can spread rapidly by jumping from tree crown to tree crown. Minimize the danger with vigorous pruning. Eliminate what firefighters call a “fuel ladder.” That refers to plantings of graduated size close together, a low-growing plant next to a taller plant next to a tree. The plantings make up the fuel and their side-by-side location makes up the ladder. Prune trees so no tree spreads its canopy closer than 10 feet from your home. You don’t want branches lower than six feet from the ground (and 10 feet is better.) Trees within 60 feet of the house should have at least 12 feet between canopy tops. Invest in a hose that stretches to cover your entire property to keep everything well watered. Make sure your house address is illuminated and visible from the street should you need emergency units to respond to a fire. If you have questions about fireproofing your home, ask your local fire department for help. “Most fire departments are more than happy to

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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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Cost: $1. • 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 Senior Community Center

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• Pool: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. MondaysFridays. Cost: free. Location: pool room, membership is required. • Mah Jong: 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 Melidee, 509-7901905. • 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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Charlie Petersen, who had played for the San Francisco Seals, the Los Angeles Angels and the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League was the Braves’ first manager and his first team in 1950 went 86-66 to finish third in the WIL. Yakima was WIL champion, and the Tacoma Tigers placed second. Lou McCollum was 21-13 that inaugural year and joined Tacoma’s Bob Kerrigan as the only 20-game winners in the WIL’s 1950 season. McCollum was the only Braves pitcher to win 20 games in a season during the entire 1950s. Fred Hicks would be 20-8 for the Braves in 1960. “Bullet” Joe Orrell was winning pitcher in the Braves’ first triumph, coming one night after the opening night loss. Tacoma’s Wimpy Quinn hit the first home run in Sanders Field history. The Braves’ Clint Cameron blasted the first grand slam. For years, Tri-City professional WILDFIRES, From page 9

stop by to help you get the job done right,” Shearer said. For more ideas, consult the National Fire Protection Association website, nfpa.org, and the state Department of Natural Resources Firewise site, dnr.wa.gov/Firewise. If wildfire does strike, act quickly. Few of us have the skills or training to fight a raging wildfire. Shearer further warns that staying too long in a fire zone could expose you to dangerous smoke. Prepare to shelter in place until local authorities order you to evacuate. Keep a battery-powered or crank-up radio handy so you hear all emergency alerts and alerts on the best routes to follow. The American Red Cross offers wildfire safety tips as well: • Make sure all family members know what to do if a wildfire occurs. • Plan and practice two ways out of the neighborhood • Maintain an adequate water

baseball was played in Sanders Field, later Sanders-Jacobs Field. Seasons also were played on a Richland High School baseball field and now in Pasco at Gesa Stadium. The new ballpark in 1950 received major league dimensions. It was 340 feet from home plate to the fence down the right and left field lines and 400 feet to centerfield. The ballpark was named for Henry Sanders, a prominent Connell wheat rancher, businessman and sportsman who arrived in Connell in 1899. Money was sorely needed in 1949 when the Tri-City Athletic Association was trying to raise $100,000 to buy vineyard land for building the new ballpark on today’s Clearwater Avenue. Sanders gave $10,000, a mindboggling gift by one person in those days. He was the only donor of such generosity and was named to throw out the first pitch on the first opening day of professional baseball in the Tri-Cities. supply outside your home, such as a well, cistern, small pond or swimming pool. • Set aside household tools you might need as fire tools, such as a rake, ax, hand saw or chainsaw, bucket and shovel. • Park your car facing out of your garage or, if outside, pointed in the direction of your escape route. If you do stay, keep doors and windows closed to keep smoke out. Set your air conditioner to recycle or recirculate. Smoke can be a health hazard. Be prepared to get out in a hurry if you must. Wildfires race from tree to tree and a locale that seems safe now can turn perilous very quickly. As the Red Cross puts it, “In a wildfire, every second counts.” Gordon Williams is a volunteer with the American Red Cross’ Northwest Region Communications Team.

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TRI-CITY BOOK CLUBS • 6:30 p.m. April 18, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, JAYBER CROW, by Wendell Berry. THE TUSCAN CHILD, by Rhys Bowen is the May 16 book. The group meets the third Monday of the month. Contact: Sue Spencer, sue_ spencer_england@hotmail.com or 509-572-4295. • 1:30 p.m. April 21, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK, by Kim Michele Richardson. THE FOUR WINDS, by Kristin Hannah is the May 19 book. The group meets the third Thursday of month but takes summers off. Contact: Evelyn Painter, ec_ painter@yahoo.com or 509420-4811. • 1 p.m. April 27, MidColumbia Libraries, Pasco

branch, 1320 W. Hopkins St., Pasco, THE NIGHT WATCHMAN, by Louise Erdrich. UNSETTLED GROUND: THE WHITMAN MASSACRE AND ITS SHIFTING LEGACY IN THE AMERICAN WEST, by Cassandra Tate is the May 18 book. The group typically meets the third Wednesday of the month but changed the date for the April meeting. Contact Susan Koenig at 509302-9878 or SMKoenig@ymail. 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. To add your book club to this list, email details to info@tcjournal.biz.

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Kennewick Kiwanis celebrates foundation’s 25th year By Senior Times staff

The Kiwanis Club of Kennewick will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Kennewick Kiwanis Foundation with an April 7 dinner event at the Red Lion Columbia Center in Kennewick, featuring keynote speaker, Steve Siemens. Siemens is the past president of Kiwanis International and will be speaking on the “Five Stepping Stones That Build Kids.” He was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Tri-Citian of The Year banquet where he spoke about volunteerism. Go to: kennewickkiwanisfoundation.com. Ticket prices are $75. Send an email to kennewickkiwanisfoundation@gmail.com if interested in attending. The foundation was formed by members of the Kiwanis Club of Kennewick in the late 1990s, inspired by the leadership of Red Rutherford and Dick Petersen.

uBRIEFS School districts ask voters to reconsider levies in April

The Kennewick, Finley and Prosser school districts are asking voters to take a second look at key property tax measures that fund their budgets. The districts all saw voters reject operational levies in the Feb. 6 election. The current levies expire at the end of this year. If they are not renewed, districts face the loss of 10% or more of their budgets.

They enlisted the support of Directors Craig Liebler, Bob Marple Jr. and Ty Haberling. The board was then expanded to include Bob Kelly, Rene Norman, Tom Moak and Monte Nail. Many of these leaders are past Kennewick Men and Women of the Year, and Tri-Citians of the Year. The foundation also offers scholarships and other services. Fourteen scholarships are available this year. Some may be renewed for multiple academic years and the board recently approved increasing the multi-year scholarships to $2,000 annually. Funding for the scholarships comes from donors. This year, the foundation is awarding scholarships in memory of, or in honor of: • Victor “Red” Rutherford, a past Kennewick Man of the Year, past TriCitian of the Year, Kiwanis Hixson Award winner and cofounder of the

foundation. • Donald Anderson, a past Kennewick Man of the Year and Kiwanis Hixson Award winner. • George Jones, a past Kennewick Man of the Year, past Tri-Citian of the Year and Kiwanis Hixson Award winner. • Henry Sauer, deceased father of Kiwanis Club of Kennewick member and past Kennewick Man of the Year Hank Sauer. • Joan Rude, deceased wife of Pete Rude, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Kennewick. • Rick Corson, a past Kennewick Man of the Yea, and Kiwanis Hixson Award winner. • Walteen Corson, deceased mother of Rick Corson and member of the Kiwanis Club of Kennewick. • Art Carson, a Kiwanis Hixson Award winner and member of the Kiwanis Club of Kennewick. • Bob Woehler, a past Kennewick

Man of the Year, a past Lt. Governor of Kiwanis and a Kiwanis Hixson Award winner. • Dean Strawn, a past Kennewick Man of the Year, past Tri-Citian of The Year and a Kiwanis Hixson Award winner. • Leland Haberling, a past lieutenant governor of Kiwanis, a Kiwanis Hixson Award winner and deceased father of club members Ty and Noelia Haberling and grandfather of club member Nick Haberling. • Wayne & Maureen Bell – the current Kiwanis Club of Kennewick, president and secretary, both Kiwanis Hixson Award winners. Maureen is past Kennewick Woman of the Year. Their endowment is in formation. In addition to funding scholarships, the foundation is raising money in partnership with the Kennewick club to establish a new playground at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties.

The levies will be on the April 26 ballot, which will be mailed to registered voters in early April. In Benton County, turnout for the February election was about 30%. Kennewick voters rejected the operations levy by a vote of 51% to 49%. A separate tech levy passed. Finley voters rejected their district’s operations levy by a vote of 50.74% to 49.26%. Prosser voters said no by a margin of 54% to 46%. Voters can register and update their addresses through 8 p.m. April

26. All elections in Washington are conducted by mail. Ballots must be postmarked or returned by Election Day. Go to: votewa.gov.

Volunteers provide their own RVs. The visitors center and campground are near Lewiston/Clarkston, about two and a half hours from the Tri-Cities. Contact Lisa Maguire at Lisa.A.Maguire@usace.army.mil or 509-751-0264. At Ice Harbor, the Army Corps is looking for volunteers to serve as park hosts or to help with grounds maintenance at its Hood, Charbonneau, Fishhook, Windust and Levey sites. Volunteers receive full hookups in exchange for working 20 or more hours a week. Volunteers do not clean restrooms or handle money. Park host positions are limited to couples only. Maintenance positions are available to couples and individuals. Contact Janet Cook at janet.e.cook@usace.army.mil or 509-543-6067.

Corps seeks volunteers for Lower Granite, Ice Harbor RV gigs

The Army Corps of Engineers is looking for individuals and/or couples to serve as visitor center hosts and janitorial/grounds maintenance workers at Lower Granite Lock and Dams and at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam. The jobs are similar but have slight differences. At Lower Granite, volunteers are provided with an RV site with full hookup and propane along the Snake River in exchange for 25 hours or more of work a week. Holiday and weekend work is required.

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WA Cares, even with delays, is a win for Washington The 2022 legislative session led to a significant win for Washingtonians nearing retirement. With the passing of HB 1732, more than one million near-retirees are now covered by the WA Cares program to help pay for care services that keep us in our homes as we age. WA Cares is the new public longterm care program. It provides Washingtonians with flexible and meaningful benefits ensuring families can choose the care setting and services that best meet their loved one’s needs. Based on a modest payroll contribution, vested and eligible employees will receive a benefit of $36,500 to help them access a wide array of choices, including in-home care aides, adult family homes, assisted living, skilled nursing facilities and others. The benefit also can be used to pay for medical equipment such as emergency alert devices and services, including home modification, transportation or meal preparation. In December 2021, the Legislature paused the start of WA Cares to improve the program.

Including benefits for near-retirees was the No. 1 priority for AARP. The original legislation Cathy MacCaul had a narrow AARP path for those GUEST COLUMN who would retire before the 10-year vesting requirement to be eligible for WA Cares. Payroll contributions to WA Cares were delayed and now begin on July 1, 2023. Benefits will be available on July 1, 2026. With the new legislation, Washington workers born before 1968 will qualify for partial benefits on a pro-rated basis, which equals 10% of the $36,500 benefit for each year they have paid into the fund. An eligible vesting year requires only 500 hours of work, so part-time workers also will qualify. AARP surveys indicate that 77% percent of adults 50 and older want to remain in their homes as they age.

However, a vast majority of respondents also said they would need to modify their homes for themselves or for loved ones to live safely, including bathroom modifications, building ramps to address accessibility issues, or the purchase of an emergency response system. These are costs that Medicare and private long-term care insurance often will not cover, but WA Cares will. WA Cares is a valuable new option for those of us who cannot get reliable private long-term care insurance. Only 7% of Washingtonians can afford private long-term care insurance. Compound that with the fact that insurers often charge women more than men for the same policies, cancel policies with little or no notice, and deny coverage for people with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure or other conditions. Washingtonians also will only pay into the WA Cares Fund while working. For many Washingtonians, the WA Cares Fund will be all families need. According to AARP research,

48% of people who need long-term care only need it for one year or less. And most don’t need full-time skilled nursing care. Most often, they need a few hours of help each day with tasks like bathing, meal preparation and transportation. Without WA Cares, families will continue to drain their savings to afford care services. Only then will Medicaid step in to help pay for care, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill for an exponential increase of new Medicaid enrollments due to the current age wave. AARP is deeply committed to the success of WA Cares, not only for the change it will bring to older Washingtonians but for the change it could inspire nationwide. Older adults are deeply in need of the financial assistance and flexibility that WA Cares provides, so they may age as they choose. More information about WA Cares is available at wacaresfund. wa.gov. Cathy MacCaul is the AARP Washington advocacy director.

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uBRIEFS Benton County bans fireworks if danger is high

Benton County has a new ordinance prohibiting fireworks when the threat of fire is high, as determined by the state Department of Natural Resources or other agency. State law regulates fireworks, but gives local government room to determine when and where they may be sold and discharged and to even ban them outright. The Tri-Cities has a patchwork of rules, with Kennewick outright banning them and most of its neighbors allowing them. The county commission asked for

information about regulating fireworks during the unusually hot, dry summer in 2021. The new law takes effect March 8, 2023, and will ban the use of all fireworks between June 28 and July 5, if there is an extreme threat of fire.

UW study focuses on prostate cancer in Black men

A University of Washington researcher is seeking Black men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer for a study about the care men receive leading up to a prostate cancer diagnosis. Dr. Yaw Nyame, a urologist, is in

his second year of researching with collaborators at the Black and African Descent Collaborative for Prostate Cancer Action. The goal is to address racial inequities in prostate cancer, Nyame said, noting that Black men have a 60% to 80% higher risk of such cancer than men of other ethnicities and are twice as likely to die. Email bacpac@uw.edu.

Baby goats b-a-a-c-k for Wishing Star

Wishing Star is holding its goat fundraiser with in-person visits by baby goats the week of April 11-15 in the Tri-Cities. The Send A Friend A Goat fundraiser will dispatch a baby goat to visit with recipients in exchange for a $75 donation. Wishing Star fulfills wishes for children with serious illnesses. Go to: wishingstar.org/send-afriend-a-goat-order.

Carousel of Dreams adds Easter Bunny

A carved Easter Bunny has joined the Gesa Carousel of Dreams in Kennewick. The bunny, named “Sir Hops-aLot,” is sponsored by Toyota of TriCities and was installed in March. It will remain on the carousel through April 24 for the Easter season. The bunny was created by Mike Thornton, a local carver who also created the carousel’s Washington State University cougar, its holiday reindeer and the salmon on the ring arm. Sue Baldwin of Republic, Washington, and Carousel of Smiles in Sandpoint, Idaho, painted the new addition.

The Carousel of Dreams is a 112-year-old fully-restored Charles Carmel hand carved carousel with 44 horses, a Washington State University Cougar, a University of Washington Husky and three dragon chariot bench seats. It began operating in Kennewick in 2014 and has served nearly 900,000 riders to date. The carousel, 2901-F Southridge Blvd., is open 4-7 p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Go to: gesacarouselofdreams.com

New behavioral health committee needs members

Volunteers are needed to serve on the newly formed Benton Franklin Behavioral Health Advisory Committee. The committee, established by the commissions of the two counties, will gather information about the mental health and other needs of the community and to make recommendations on how to best spend money generated by a new 0.1% sales tax to support chemical dependency and mental health treatment services. The committee will include representatives from mental health and substance use treatment, emergency room managers, first responders, the general public, the leaders of the two counties, court officials and the Benton-Franklin Recovery Coalition. Individuals who are certified peer counselors or who are in recovery or have close family members with mental health and drug addiction are encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply is April 30. Go to: bit.ly/BF-BehavioralHealth.

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Food truck pavilion targets spring opening Developer to place his own restaurant at food court’s center By Robin Wojtanik for Senior Times

First stop – Kennewick. Followed by the remainder of the Tri-Cities, every college town, and then the rest of America. Chris Corbin’s dream for his food truck pavilion has no bounds – and why should it? He’s already overcome a huge obstacle by cementing private financing for the $3.5 million development after getting turned down by every bank he asked. He finally broke ground on his passion project in late January and is planning a late spring opening. “Supplies come and go, so you never know, but we are targeting May 19,” Corbin said. When his vision comes to fruition, Summer’s Hub, or “The Hub,” will include a 7,000-square-foot building with a Brady’s Brats & Burgers at the center. It will be the second location for the fast casual restaurant that first opened in Sandy, Oregon. Corbin owns Brady’s, which will offer communal seating for those who patronize its counter service or one of the expected 28 food trucks parked around the building with an overhanging roof for customers to place orders while protected from the elements. “It will have mostly picnic-style bench seating but possibly some tables and chairs as well,” Corbin said. “I want to go for family style, so groups of six can still sit together. This town is a food truck town and some people don’t know it.” Corbin said he elaborated on the original design found at Happy Valley Station near Portland, with help from the Happy Valley owner, who opened her site in 2015. While others have

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sprung up since, including The Yard Food Park in Salem, Oregon, “they don’t have my vision,” Corbin said. “Those places are fantastic, but it’s a little cramped at times. There’s not a lot of outdoor seating, the parking lot is teeny, and these things can affect your experience as a consumer. I want you to come back with your family, including your grandma who’s never been to a food truck because there’s no handicapped parking, they’re not safe, and there’s no air conditioning. I wanted to solve all that and then some.” Some of the extras offered at Summer’s Hub, which is named for Corbin’s daughter, include a stage for concerts, outdoor seating, plus a section of the 178-stall parking lot dedicated to produce vendors for a seasonal farmers market. Corbin expects the site to be open every day of the week and include special events to continually draw customers in, like an Octoberfest, taco truck contests, a wine takeover, paint night, trivia night, and even yoga on summer weekend mornings. “The goal would be every day there’s something happening that brings people to The Hub,” he said. The Hub will be at 6481 W. Skagit Ave. in Kennewick, next door to Chuck E. Cheese, which is managed by Corbin and owned by his parents. He expects to share overflow parking with the pizza arcade, allowing each to use the other’s spaces if needed.

A gathering place

The 3 acres were once owned by the Kennewick Irrigation District and purchased for $500,000. Corbin thinks foot traffic from the nearby playfields, car dealership and retail along West Canal Drive will put business “over the moon.” He expects car clubs and other groups will find this the perfect venue to gather.

Courtesy Chris Corbin Chris Corbin, far right, stands with his family, from left, parents John and Kathy and wife Jennifer Corbin, at the site of his $3.5 million development at 6481 W. Skagit Ave. in Kennewick, adjacent to Chuck E. Cheese, where he plans to welcome dozens of food trucks in one location.

“There’s so many different groups and every group needs a place, and we’re opening our arms to them. It’s safe, casual and right in the heart of town,” he said. Food trucks will lease their spots, likely to be $1,200 a month for a oneyear tenancy with discounts available for those who commit prior to the pavilion’s opening. The price will include everything except natural gas, which means security, pest control and more. Corbin recognizes the setup isn’t for every owner, as they’ll have to abide by operating rules and must be open about eight hours a day, seven days a week, in the same way a food court is always open at a mall. “People expect when they go (to the mall), Sbarro or Ivar’s will be open.” He believes the structure is necessary for the success of the greater good. “One of the problems with food trucks is, you go to your favorite

place, and it’s closed, or it’s gone. I’m going to overcome that,” Corbin said. “I’m only looking for long-term leases. It’s not a place where you just come in for the weekend, and the next weekend you cater a wedding. It’s not for everybody, but I think people will do so much business, they’ll buy a second food truck just for wedding season.”

KC’s Biscuits and BBQ wants in

Charlotte Williams sees all of this as a huge draw and contacted Corbin as soon as she heard about the project, including her name among the 40 on the waiting list. “I’m all over it. I want to be in there in the worst way,” she said. The owner and pit master of KC’s Biscuits and BBQ said she currently pays a similar price as The Hub’s rates for her spot in the parking lot of Bella’s Furniture at 7425 W. Clearwater uTHE HUB, Page 18

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Ave. She’s just as effusive about the project as Corbin: “I contacted him immediately the moment I heard about it.” Nearing her one-year anniversary of opening in early May, Williams feels the timing is right to change locations and believes her regular customers will follow. “I’m more prepared for a busier spot than I would have been a year ago. Right now, we’re not on their destination, but with this, people are already on their way to Best Buy, a car dealership or the baseball fields that don’t always have concessions open,” she said. KC’s will remain at its spot outside Bella’s until June and expects to be part of the Summer’s Hub launch. While Williams is familiar with a long-term lease that keeps her in the same location, Corbin recognizes many mobile proprietors have a hard time finding a consistent place to serve customers, and even when they do, there are drawbacks. “People are going to get tons more foot traffic than they would behind a car wash. It’s got better security than the car wash, where your compressor is stolen every other week. There’s often no parking and nowhere for customers to eat,” he said. Williams’ setup would require a

Courtesy Chris Corbin Summer’s Hub will offer picnic-style communal seating, making it an ideal spot for large groups to meet and sample food from dozens of food trucks, said owner Chris Corbin.

special spot for the size of her truck and a pit for smoking meat, but her truck is also one of the tenants expected to offer breakfast hours, keeping The Hub humming throughout the day. Corbin is adding a commercial kitchen in the main building after hearing about a shortage of commissary kitchen space. “For a little extra cost they’ll be able to whip out all their food right there,” he said.

Franchising the vision

Corbin expects to franchise his model for The Hub, never losing confidence that it will be successful

despite being turned down by multiple banks while seeking financing to launch. “All the banks loved it, but they want a proven business model; they don’t want to loan money to the first person who does it,” he said. He hopes to chart a course for future visionaries to adopt the same model. “Anybody can go into a building and open a salon, but Supercuts has the franchise. I think this idea should be in every town. It’s scalable to a small town, with just eight trucks, or on a larger size with an amphitheater. There’s not a place like this in Ameri-

ca. There are other versions, but nothing like this one,” he said. Corbin said he also hopes to franchise Brady’s. “I put my own business on the inside, and I want that to succeed. I’m the landlord and the tenant, too,” he said. There are 20 names on the waiting list for the 45 spots intended for the farmers market, with no leases currently in place for that offering or the truck stalls. People can still reach out to Corbin if interested in being a part of the project being built by MH Construction. Contact: thehubkennewick@gmail. com.

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Columbia Industries sells records division, goes deep on service mission By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Columbia Industries, a Kennewick nonprofit that funds its mission to serve people with special needs by operating a series of for-profit businesses, has sold its records business as it shifts to deepen its impact. Memphis, Tennessee-based Vital Records Control (VRC) purchased the records side of CI Information Management in a deal finalized on March 1. Terms were not disclosed, and the sale did not include the shredding business. “It was a good time to get out,” said Marie Lathim, chief administrative and human resources officer. Lathim, together with interim CEO Eric Van Winkle, said the records business increasingly turned to high-tech electronics and was housed in a facility with triple security – as secure as any Hanford site, they joked. VRC, a multimillion-dollar firm operating in more than 70 markets, approached it as part of its own expansion into the Pacific Northwest. VRC, which registered in Washington in late 2021, introduced itself to former CI Information Management customers in the Tri-Cities in early March. Records will continue to be stored locally, it said. Columbia Industries said it is investing proceeds from the sale into the programs that support TriCitians with special needs. The decision to sell didn’t affect its other businesses. The move comes as Columbia Industries shifts to a “go deeper” strategy to build out its programs serving a wide range of Tri-Citians. In recent years, it has purchased a series of for-profit businesses to support its nonprofit mission. For now, it is done buying businesses and will focus on deepening its work, which includes job placement, training, help with housing and more. “You’re not going to see us start a pharmacy,” Van Winkle said. Best known for serving people with intellectual and physical disabilities, Columbia Industries also serves people with financial, housing, employment and other needs. Its clients include veterans, homeless people, victims of domestic violence and more. People who need help regularly arrive at its offices at 500 S. Dayton St., near Kennewick High School. It expects to have a key relationship with Benton County’s future recovery center when the neighboring Kennewick General Hospital is

converted. As part of its “go deeper” mission, Columbia Industries is stepping up efforts to tell its story Marie Lathim and to put clients and their successes in the limelight. To that end, it is leasing a 12by-12 booth at the new indoor market opening at the former Welch’s-J. Lieb Eric Van Winkle Foods plant at 10 E. Bruneau St. around Mother’s Day, which is May 8. Its stall at the Public Market Columbia River Warehouse will show off Opportunity Kitchen, a training and catering program run by Columbia Industries at the Richland Federal Building cafeteria. Visitors will be able to purchase food and if they’re inclined, hear the story of Opportunity Kitchen. In time, the market stall could lead to a standalone business, said Lathim and Van Winkle. Opportunity Kitchen is one of the many ways Columbia Industries serves clients and it owes its existence to the agency’s “earned revenue” strategy. About a decade ago, it began exploring ways to supplement its budget, currently $13 million, with earned income. That led it to hire former CEO Brian McDermott, who led it through a series of surprising purchases – four Round Table Pizza restaurants, Paradise Bottled Water and a FedEx business in the Clarkston-Lewiston area on the Washington-Idaho border. The customer-facing businesses joined the existing document business, which offered both shredding and record keeping. Today, shredding remains a major revenue source. Lathim and Van Winkle said the water and pizza businesses struggled during the Covid-19 pandemic while the FedEx one thrived. It received Covid-19 relief funds and managed to retain all its employees, in part by stepping up its pizza delivery business. All are recovering. All profits go to Columbia Industries and its programs. Van Winkle is a 20-year board member with a taste for economic development who agreed to step in when McDermott left in December. The search for a permanent CEO

Courtesy Columbia Industries Vincent Laraiso prepares sandwiches at Opportunity Kitchen, a training program run by Columbia Industries. He graduated in February.

is being conducted in-house until it finds a candidate who appreciates the hybrid business model that blends for-profit operations with a broad nonprofit mission. Columbia Industries employs

240 through its various activities and provides employment services to 200 more. Its community center serves nearly 80 and the Opportunity Kitchen course serves 25-30 students at a time.

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uBRIEFS Clothesline Project raises awareness of abuse

Decorated T-shirts will be exhibited at area libraries April 4-15 to raise awareness of sexual assault, child abuse and crime victims’ rights. The Clothesline Project, organized by Richland-based Support, Advocacy and Resource Center, or SARC, features shirts decorated by survivors of sexual assault and other crimes. Each T-shirt tells the story of how violence impacted the victim’s life. The clotheslines will be displayed at the Connell, Keewaydin, Kennewick and Pasco branches of the MidColumbia Libraries and Richland Public Library. Go to: supportadvocacyresourcecenter.org.

2022 Mammoth Cup Golf Tourney is May 13

A major fundraiser for the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute near Pendleton is back on the calendar. The 2022 Mammoth Cup Golf Tournament is May 13 at the Wildhorse Resort & Casino Golf Course. The event was suspended for two years due to the pandemic. The scramble format tournament is the primary fundraiser for the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, an inter-

pretive center and museum of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. It has welcomed more than 500,000 guests since it opened in 1998. The tournament entry fee is $95 per person, or $380 for foursomes, and includes green fees, complimentary range balls, tee prizes and a sack lunch. Beverage carts are available throughout the day and there is a drawing for merchandise, golf items and side bets. Go to: tamastslikt.org/shop.

STCU warns of rise of scammer activity

Financial institutions, including STCU, are seeing a sharp increase in scammers trying to trick consumers into revealing account numbers and other sensitive information. The attacks are taking the form of bogus emails and texts designed to look like they originate from your bank and credit union. In some cases, fraudsters have taken the additional step of linking to counterfeit websites that can look like a financial institution’s website. Consumers who use other banks and credit unions are receiving similar attempts. While many banks and credit unions communicate with their members and customers via text and email, there often are tipoffs some may be inau-

thentic. Consumers are cautioned to avoid unfamiliar web addresses and beware of illogical word choices or misspelled words. Most of all: remember that your financial institution will never contact you asking for sensitive information. If you already have an account, then your financial institution knows your account number. Consumers who receive unexpected texts or emails that look suspicious should not click links or respond in any way. Rather, if they’re concerned their account has been compromised, they should check with their bank or credit union using the contact information found on its website, not one that might have been provided in the suspicious communication. If you’ve already responded to a text and provided sensitive information, contact your bank or credit union. They likely will suggest that you change the username and login for online banking, and may take other steps as necessary, such as issuing new accounts or debit cards.

center complies with the program’s standards for management, clinical services and patients. Centers must establish a multidisciplinary rectal cancer team that includes clinical representatives from surgery, pathology, radiology, radiation oncology and medical oncology. An estimated one in 23 men and one in 25 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer during their lifetime. Learning about colon health and screening for colon cancer are essential tools in the fight against colorectal cancer, health experts say. Colon cancer screening is recommended to begin at 45 years of age.

JA Bowling Classic rescheduled to May

JA Bowling Classic, a fundraiser to support Junior Achievement programs in southeastern Washington, will be held May 12-13 at Spare Time Lanes in Kennewick and May 17-22 at Atomic Bowl in Richland. The event was rescheduled from an earlier date because of Covid-19. Teams of five select a shift and commit to raising $100 per individual, or $500 per team. A related auction, sponsored by Central Plateau Cleanup Co., will be held May 11-25. Go to: jawashington.org/ja-bowlingclassic-2.

Kadlec secures accreditation for rectal center

Kadlec Regional Medical Center has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons. Accreditation signifies that a rectal

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