May 2016
Volume 4 • Issue 5
Sacajawea offers family-friendly fun
Sundowns tradition continues
Bryant challenges Inslee
Don’t miss it May 18 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Nuclear Workers’ Resource Fair Southridge Sports Complex, Kennewick 888-903-8989
Exceptional numbers of people attended Senior Times Expo By Loretto J. Hulse Seniors, baby boomers and a smattering of grandchildren crowded the ballroom of the Pasco Red Lion Hotel early for the April Senior Times Expo on April 19. “They came early and stayed, talking with the various vendors,” said Mike Haugen, the event coordinator and advertising manager for the Senior Times. Haugen said more than 600 people attended the popular event, which started more than 20 years ago and continues to grow in popularity. April’s event had 55 vendors with information on medical services, in-home care, investment information, a variety of community services like the Tri-Cities Food Bank and more. Joy Gregg of Kennewick has attended the Senior Times Expo for about five years, although she hasn’t come for the past year or so, simply because life intervened. “I’m glad I made it this time, there were lots of new businesses,” she said. One company she was happy to find was All Geek, a computer, technology and network service that will pick up your equipment, get it set up and return it ready to use. “I’m going to give them a call soon to have them set up my computer so it works for me,” Gregg said. She said she also picked up some insurance information. “It’s nice to be able to come here and find information without having to run around town,” Gregg said. Many other people agreed with Gregg that finding the information they needed in one place was convenient and they converged on the Senior Times Expo. By mid-morning the Red Lion’s parking lot was filling up and so was the ballroom. uEXPO, Page 15
Visitors check out the portable model railroad display at the 2014 Tri-Cities Great Outdoor Expo in Pasco. Contributed photo.
Tri-City Model Railroaders expect club to gain steam with permanent location By Jessica Hoefer for Senior Times John Pettigrew is 72 years young and he still loves to play with trains. “I was probably 8 or 10 when I got my first train,” he said. “It was a Christmas gift. I wore it out—literally wore that engine out.” Pettigrew said he played with trains into his teenage years and when it came time for him to get a job and go to work, he boxed everything up and put them away. Pettigrew landed a job as a maintenance electrician for Boise Cascade and got married, but his fascination with trains never wavered. “Every time my wife and I would go on a trip, if there was a train running
along our path—especially if it was a steam engine—we’d stop and take a ride,” Pettigrew said. When he started thinking about retirement, his wife, Judy, suggested he build a hobby shop in the backyard complete with a model railroad. So that’s just what he did. “And because of that, I wanted to get together with like-minded people,” he added. “So I joined the Tri-City Model Railroaders in 2010.” The club is the only model railroad group in the Mid-Columbia and its earliest member activities date back to the late 1960s. It incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1972 with two founding members. uTRAINS, Page 2
Fresh produce, tasty treats available in coming weeks at farmers markets By Loretto J. Hulse Be sure to get up with the roosters on May 7. That’s when the first two farmers markets in the Mid-Columbia — Pasco’s and Prosser’s — open. Sleep in and you’ll miss the first succulent greens, radishes and other early produce of the season. “That first day we’ll have all the early greens and radishes, Petersons Honey, Rudy’s Pepper Blends, eggs, fruits from Gilmore Farms and beef from Pat-nTam’s out of Stanfield,” said Mike Somerville, manager for the Pasco Farmers Market.
Other vendors includes Beth Ruhland of Richland, owner of The Soap Company, Tina’s Tasty Treats, all gluten-free, and Phil & Sally’s Bakery. Linda Hall, manager of the Prosser Farmers Market, expects to see similar produce and products on its opening day. “Plus we’ll have a lot of lush veggie and flower starts from Buggirl’s Garden, wines from Daven Lore and, in a few weeks, peonies from Hoefer Farms,” Hall said, adding that a new soap maker has signed up for the coming season.
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