Archive for September, 2009

Closure: GW Way and First Street

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

The city sent us a notice earlier today about the upcoming closure at the intersection of George Washington Way and First Street in Richland. And this is a whopper of a closure: It starts Thursday (October 1st) at 8:30 am and continues through November 6th.
Yes, November 6th.
The intersection will be closed round the clock, [...]

Health Care Forum in Richland Next Week

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Several state legislators are getting together next week for a health care forum in Richland. It’ll include State Senator Jerome Delvin, along with State Reps. Larry Haler, Brad Klippert, and Doug Ericksen. They’ll be talking about the state health care situation, which is no doubt related to what’s being discussed at the national level … [...]

RSD Wants Your Opinion on Superintendent Search

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

You probably know that the Richland School District is looking for a new superintendent following the resignation of Jean Lane. The district has hired a company called Northwest Leadership Associates to lead the superintendent search, and their first step is to get some community feedback via an online survey:
“Your responses to the questions in this [...]

Howard Amon Park

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

The amateur photographer in me loves that you can’t help but take nice photos when you take a walk through Howard Amon Park. Seriously, there’s a great photo op like every 10 yards. Here’s one from our visit about 2-3 weeks ago: