On September 18 the Pasco Chamber of Commerce will be holding their annual Sunshine Ball Masquerade event, Carnival by the Canal. The Sunshine Ball is held every year to formally announce the new board members as well as to show appreciation to past board members, volunteers, and community members for their service. Those in attendance must wear a mask; for an idea on what kind of mask to purchase visit any of the following sites: Vision of Venice, Dragon Maker, Il Prato, National Geographic, or Wikipedia. There will be a very limited number of masks for sale at the door.

The event committee has chosen a wonderful selection of food for the event that will be created by the Pasco Red Lion Hotel’s new Executive Chef Charles Reed. Entertainment will be…

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On Saturday, September 11 from 12:00pm-4:00pm, Kennewick General Hospital is presenting Health & Swellness at the Columbia Center Mall. This event will be packed full of entertainment, interactive learning, valuable health information, giveaways galore and a WHOLE LOT OF FUN! If you have a concern about your child’s health and/or development this is a great place to come and get information from knowledgeable sources. If you are in need of a new doctor or pediatrician then come on out and learn about our area’s medical professionals. This is your chance to talk to experienced, specialized physicians in a casual setting. There will be many local groups present at the Health & Swellness event including Kennewick Fire Department, March of Dimes, Benton…

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The Allied Arts Gallery in Richland Washington will be hosting the annual Northwest Designer Craftsman exhibition this year. The exhibition began on August 31 and will go through September 24. This annual exhibition began in 1954 and features various art created from traditional material that blurs the line between craft and fine art. The exhibition was primarily created to promote excellence of design and craftsmanship as well as to fuel the public’s appreciation and interest in art and fine craftsmanship. On September 12 the gallery will be holding a reception for the artists from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. The Allied Arts Gallery’s will have the exhibit out on display for the public free of charge during their regular business hours which is from 10:00am to…

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On September 3 come on out to Leslie Groves Park in Richland Washington and take a relaxing Kayaking tour on the Columbia River down to Columbia Point Park. The guided tour down the Columbia River will be a relaxing time with whomever you wish to bring with you. The Kayaking tour will begin at 1:30pm, the tour will take you down to Columbia Point Park where you will disembark and enjoy a 4-course meal at Anthony’s Restaurant. There will be a shuttle at Anthony’s ready to take you back to Leslie Groves Park. The whole day will go until about 6:00pm. The cost is $54 per person and includes your kayak, shuttle, equipment, guide, dinner, and gratuity; the deadline to register is August 30. For more information or to register for the Kayak Tour and Dinner call…

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Tomorrow, August 28, head on out to Howard Amon Park in Richland Washington for the Bark for Life Rally. For several years now the nationally recognized Relay for Life event has begun a Bark for Life Rally. This rally is a place where dogs and their owners can participate together with the purpose of raising money to support the American Cancer Society. This year it has been decided to throw a rally here in Richland. There will be many Demonstrations and Vendors available at the rally to help raise money. The top 12 fundraising dogs or dog families will earn a feature spot in the Bark for Life Calendar. All contributions made will be totaled at the close of the event. Registration on the day of the event costs $25, if you have more than one dog than there…

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On the second Saturday and the fourth Friday of every month the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory in Richland Washington, also known as LIGO, is open to the public. Come on out at 3:00pm on the fourth Friday and at 1:30pm on the second Saturday of the month for a drop in tour to learn about what takes place at LIGO. No reservations or ID checks are needed and international visitors are welcome. This is a great family friendly event open for all ages and admission is free.

LIGO was founded in 1992 by Kip Thorne and Ronald Drever of Caltech and Rainer Weiss of MIT with the mission of observing gravitational waves of cosmic origin. By observing these gravitational waves scientists are hoping to soon be able to harness these waves to be…

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The Benton Franklin Chapter of the American Red Cross will be holding a fundraiser garden party dinner and auction on Saturday, August 28. This event is being held to raise money for the services provided by the Benton Franklin Chapter of the American Red Cross. Rouge Royale will take place on the beautifully landscaped grounds of the Moore Mansion in Pasco Washington. The evening will feature a silent auction, a live auction, hors d’oeuvres , fine wines from local wineries, and an exquisite dinner prepared by highly acclaimed Northwest Chef Frank Magaña. The cost to attend Rouge Royale is $150 per person, tickets must be purchased online prior to the event or by calling 509.183.6195; there will be no tickets sold at the door. For more information about…

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The Tri Cities Washington Crime Stoppers is offering a personal safety class to help people how to identify dangerous situations and how to react in these situations. This personal safety class will be taught by Don Gulla, a veteran law enforcement officer who trains other cops on crisis intervention and defensive tactics. Gulla was on the Olympic Security Team in Atlanta in 1996 and again in Salt Lake City in 2002.There will be two sessions on August 28, the first will be from 8:00-11:30 in a classroom setting at the Kennewick Police Department where those in attendance will learn tactical communications and awareness. The second session will be from 1:00pm-4:30pm at the Kennewick Activity Center where those in attendance will learn how to survive…

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More than 65 years ago plutonium produced at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was used to create Fat Man, the atomic bomb used on Nagasaki. Today at 8:30pm many will get together for a memorial at John Dam Plaza in Richland Washington to mark the 65 anniversary of the bombing at Nagasaki, Japan. Those in attendance will be able to take part in music and prayer to remember the past with hope for the future. One of the highlights of the evening will be the ringing of the Bell of Peace that the mayor of Nagasaki gifted to Richland. The Bell of Peace is modeled after a church bell that was rung every day after the bombing to console the survivors. The ringing of the bell tonight will be in remembrance of the lives lost in both sides of the war, the Americans…

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Due to popular consumer demand, the First Annual Vineyard Trip to the Tagaris Estate Vineyards in the Wahluke Slope AVA has been scheduled for Saturday, September 11.

The Wahluke Slope AVA is a 13-mile-wide gravel bar created by the ice age floods that ravaged Eastern Washington some 15,000 years ago. It's bordered to the north by the Saddle Mountains and on the other three sides by the Columbia River.

One of the state's warmest grape growing regions, top winemakers consider the Wahluke Slope as the backbone of the Washington Wine Industry. Two of Tagaris' vineyards, its 174 acre organic Michael Vineyard and its smaller Alice Vineyard both lie within the  Wahluke; its Arete Vineyard lies just to the east in the Columbia Valley AVA.

The trip will…

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