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Women’s Suffrage Event at CREHST

Matt McGee — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:30:05 +0000

Richland’s CREHST Museum is celebrating the centennial of women’s right to vote in Washington with a special event this weekend.

This Saturday, October 2nd, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., CREHST will offer free admission to women (of any age) as part of the opening of a new Suffrage exhibit from the Washington State Historical Society. Museum staff and volunteers will also lead “a public Suffrage demonstration wearing period costume complete with authentic signage.”

CREHST is located at 95 Lee Boulevard.

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Women’s Suffrage Event at CREHST

Richland City Fair This Weekend

Matt McGee — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:02:27 +0000

The City of Richland is hosting its 10th annual City Fair this weekend. The event is a showcase of current city projects, services, and equipment, and it also gives residents a chance to meet and chat with city employees and City Council members. Each city department will have a booth.

The city fair is free. It runs from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.. on Saturday, Sept. 25th. And it happens at a few locations around town: outside City Hall; at the fire station across the street; at the city library on Northgate Drive; and at Benton County Emergency Services on Truman Drive (near the Queensgate Target shopping center).

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Richland City Fair This Weekend

Richland Elephant Slide Dedication This Weekend

Matt McGee — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:35:50 +0000

Richland residents are invited to Howard Amon Park this weekend for a dedication ceremony for the 1960′s elephant slide that’s being returned to the park after its recent restoration. The fun starts at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 18. It’s happening just south of Sturgeon Cove Playground. This is a post from the Richland Real [...]

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Richland Elephant Slide Dedication This Weekend

Open Mic Poetry at WSU Next Week

Matt McGee — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:34:01 +0000

WSU Tri-Cities is hosting another “Open Mic Poetry Reading Night” at 7:30 pm on September 7th. Poets of all ages and skill levels are invited to share their poetry.

The event is in the East Building Auditorium at 2710 University Drive, Richland. Admission is free and open to the public.

If you plan to read, be there at 7:30 pm — that’s when the sign-up sheet is passed around for readers to claim their spot.

There’ll be additional open mic poetry events on October 5, November 2, and December 7.

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Open Mic Poetry at WSU Next Week

Dog Park Work Party This Saturday

Matt McGee — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:09:05 +0000

The Tri-Cities Dog Park Society is asking dog lovers to come out to the new park area this weekend for a work party. It’s happening Saturday, August 21, at 7:00 am.

The group will be finishing the last portion of fence section at the new “Paws-abilities Place,” which is inside Badger Mountain Community Park. If you’re planning to help out, the TCDPS asks you to bring wheelbarrows and shovels. They will have rented equipment and water. You’re asked to contact Jan at davis818@verizon.net or 946-3286 to let the group know how many people are coming and what you’re bringing.

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Dog Park Work Party This Saturday

Gesa Celebrating Richland Office Remodeling

Matt McGee — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:04:29 +0000

Gesa’s celebrating the remodeling of its Richland branch with a full week of events that culminates with a community barbecue on Saturday.

The barbecue is schedule for 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday (August 14), and will include hot dogs and chicken on the grill, office tours, giveaways, music, plus plenty of fun stuff for the kids — including Gesa’s flying cash cube.

But the event actually begins tomorrow (August 10) with day-long coffee and cookies for folks who want to come in and see the new look. There are events on Thursday for people wanting to learn more about investing, and a “Royalty Loyalty Day” on Friday honoring people who’ve been Gesa members for 30+ years.

You can learn more about this week’s events at Gesa’s web site. The Richland branch is located at 825 Goethals Drive.

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Gesa Celebrating Richland Office Remodeling

Coffee Party Meeting in Richland

Moko Jumbie performs during Live @ Five this week

Matt McGee — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:18:12 +0000

Do you know what a “moko jumbie” is? That’s the name given to stilts dancers/walkers. It’s true. And it’s also the name of the Caribbean-themed band that’s going to perform this week during the Live @ Five concert in downtown Richland.

As always, Live @ Five starts at 5 pm and runs until about 9 pm. The music is free and there’s also a lot of other stuff going on — food and beverage vendors, booths, stuff for the kids, etc. It happens in John Dam Plaza right along George Washington Way.

This is a post from the Richland Real Estate Blog.

Moko Jumbie performs during Live @ Five this week

Cool Desert Nights 2010 – Photos

Matt McGee — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:17:06 +0000

The McGee family didn’t make it out to Cool Desert Nights, but our friend Gary Paulson (of Mid-Columbia Insurance) did, and he’s posted a bunch of his photos on Flickr. Here are three we like:

That’s just three of several dozen great pics that Gary posted. Check them out on Flickr. Thx Gary for sharing your photos!

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Cool Desert Nights 2010 – Photos

Primitive Circus does Live at Five this week

Matt McGee — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:46:00 +0000

Richland’s own Primitive Circus will perform this week at the Live at Five concert at John Dam Plaza. As always, Live at Five takes place from 5-9 pm and includes free music, food and beverage vendors, booths and activities, and stuff for the kids, too.

Primitive Circus plays a wide range of music including rock, pop, R&B, and more. Check out their web site and you’ll learn that, in addition to playing some originals, they also cover songs by artists like The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Pat Benatar, Shakira, AC/DC, and many more. Sounds like they’ll put on a great show!

This is a post from the Richland Real Estate Blog.

Primitive Circus does Live at Five this week

Cool Desert Nights this weekend

Matt McGee — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:36:13 +0000

In case you’ve been out of town or some such thing: the annual car lover’s paradise, Cool Desert Nights, is back this weekend! It all gets underway on Thursday night with a cruise from TRAC to the Dairy Queen in Richland. Cars will start lining up at 5:00 pm at TRAC, and the cruise starts at 5:30. Once everybody gets to the Dairy Queen (around 7:00 pm), there’ll be a mini show-n-shine.

And that’s just the start of the weekend events.

There’s a show-n-shine in Prosser on Friday, followed by another cruise on Friday night and the popular street dance event in the Uptown Center parking lot from 9 pm to midnight. And then Saturday is a big day with the main Show-n-Shine, slow drags on George Washington Way, awards, and much more.

Best thing to do is go to cooldesertnights.com for all the details about this weekend’s event!

Cool Desert Nights is in its 17th year, and is open to all vehicle makes and models.

This is a post from the Richland Real Estate Blog.

Cool Desert Nights this weekend