‘Tis the season to be giving! This afternoon, December 4 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm, Historic Downtown Kennewick will be holding Warm Hands, Warm Heart. At 3:00pm Santa will make a grand entrance into Flag Plaza in Kennewick Washington, Santa will be riding in style as he enters in on a vintage fire truck. After his grand entrance, Santa will be available for pictures with a small donation to Pet over Population. Throughout the afternoon several groups and individuals will provide music, they are: Miss Tri Cities, Finley 8th grade girls, and The Merrie Greenwood Players.

Merchants and vendors in historic downtown Kennewick will accept donations of hats and mittens throughout the afternoon, these donations will be given to Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery. Stores…

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West Pasco home for sale at 2420 North Road 72is an energy efficient home that includes plaster walls and new dual-paned windows. Country kitchen open to dining, heatalator brick fireplace in large living room. 8x14 cellar for canned goods or wine. Family room with wood stove and den on lower level with big laundry area. Large jetted tile tub and separate shower in main bath, and a great deck with panoramic views with a slider off the master bedroom. Covered carport and detached garage with workshop. Pole barn, fruit trees, and a garden area. Open or cover RV parking. Please email or call for details... (509) 438.9344 ~ Colleen Lane :)

 

About Pasco Washington Pasco is a picturesque city in Franklin County, Washington, USA. Situated in the…

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The Benton Franklin chapter of the American Red Cross has scheduled several blood drives throughout the Tri Cities Washington. The Red Cross depends on the kind generosity of healthy members in the community to give blood each and every day. The life span of cells is not long, platelets only last up to 5 days and red blood cells last up to 42 days. Visit any of the scheduled blood drives or go to the Tri Cities Donor Center to give the gift of blood this holiday season.

Friday, December 3
The Tri City Donor Center will be open between the hours of 8:30 am and 1:30 pm at their Richland Washington location. If you are unable to make it at this time, head over to the Richland Safeway between 10:00 am and 3:00pm.

Monday, December 6
If you are close to…

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On Saturday, December 11, the Washington State University Alumni Association will hold their Annual Tri Cities Cougar Gold and Mistletoe event at Gordon Brothers Cellars. This year Cougar Gold and Mistletoe will take place one day only and that day will be December 11 from 12:00pm – 6:00pm. The Cougar Gold and Mistletoe event features a variety of things to do such as wine tasting and Cougar Cheese sampling. There will also be WSU merchandise on sale during the event. Cougar Gold and Mistletoe is a great way to get all your holiday shopping for the wine lovers and Cougar fans in your life!

To register for Cougar Gold and Mistletoe event visit the WSU Alumni Connections website by December 3 or pay at the door. For those who are members of the WSU…

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The City of Pasco is once again teaming up with Lampson International for the 32nd Annual Cable Bridge Run. I don’t know about you, but I have been looking forward to participating in the 10K portion of this run. For the last several months my dad and I have gone out running along the Columbia River in Kennewick and Pasco Washington. If you aren’t quite ready for a 10K quite yet, don’t sweat it there is also a 5K run and a 1 mile fun run. A timing chip will be used by all participants to track finish times and paces.

No matter which race you choose to participate in the cost is $15 if you would also like a shirt or if you choose to opt out of the shirt then the fee goes down to $10 through December 13. Registration turned in between December 14-17…

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On December 14 come out to Kennewick High School for the 5th Annual Kennewick Police Officers vs. Kennewick Firefighters Charity Basketball Event, tip off will take place at 7:00pm. The cost of admission into the game is simply a donation, but you may want to bring some extra cash for your chance to win the raffle. Thanks to Jack Didley’s, those who enter the raffle will have a chance to win a 3 day, 2 night trip with airfare to Mexico, a flat screen TV, and many other prizes! All the money raised at the game will go to help Kennewick Washington families who are in need this holiday season. What basketball game is complete without a half court shot? Windermere has donated $250 for the game’s half court shot, each spectator will be given a ticket for their…

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If you are looking for a Christ-Centered Christmas celebration, then join Central United Protestant Church in Richland Washington for their Advent Family Fun Night on December 10. The evening will be a great night of fellowship, family fun, food, and a touching message about Jesus Christ, our reason to be celebrating this holiday season. The evening will begin promptly at 6:30 pm to see the humorous, touching, and interactive presentation by Oochee the Clown who will share an inspirational hope-filled message about Christmas. Following Oochee the Clown’s presentation head into the fellowship hall for crafts, games, snacks, crazy Christmas photos, and gingerbread house decorating! There is something for the whole family to enjoy and best of all, everything…

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Over the past several years since the recession hit, Tri Cities Washington has almost seemed as if it’s been in a bubble. This is not to say that the Tri Cities are invincible but the area is undeniably maintaining our strong economy. When compared to this time last year when home sales have gone up nearly 15% to 4,516 sales so far this year compared to the 3,918 home sales at this time last year. Not only are home sales up in the Tri City area but so are single family building permits that are issued. For the third year in a row single family building permits issued in the Tri Cities as of October of this year have increased by about 10%.

Not only are the Tri Cities Washington doing well in the area of Real Estate but the area has also been recognized…

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Tri-Cities - Christmas Lighted Boat Parade In Kennewick, WashingtonChristmas is right around the corner and that means many people in Tri Cities Washington start planning for Christmas parties and getting out the box of Christmas decorations. Every year our family has a tradition of watching the lighted boat parade with friends a family. This year make plans to enjoy the lighted boat parade with family and friends or maybe just that one special person. The lighted boat parade is an annual event that takes place every year along the shores of the Columbia River.

Details of the Lighted Boat Parade
This year the parade will be on December 5 and 6, 6:00pm-9:00pm. The boats begin at Clover Island in Kennewick Washington and go down to Howard Amon Park before heading back to Clover Island. An awards party will take place…

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Tri Cities Washington is home to a large and diverse population of artists. During the weekend of November 13-14 14 of our local artists are opening their studios for you during the Annual Tri Cities' Artists Open Studio Tour. Come and visit each of the artists in their studio and watch them paint, create pottery, sculpt, make jewelry, fiber art, or glass art. These fourteen artists will be located in eleven studios all around the Tri Cities. During both days of the tour the selected studios will be open from 11:00am to 4:00pm. There is no charge to participate in this tour. The 14 artists participating in the Open Studio Tour this year include: Lisa Hill who does watercolor paintings, Susan Kimmel who creates collages, paintings and book arts, Consuelo…

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