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How to Drive in a Roundabout

Matt McGee — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:47:45 +0000

Okay, now that we have even more roundabouts in Kennewick with the Blue Bridge construction moving along, this is important. People on the GetConnected Tri-Cities mailing list are writing almost every day about near-death experiences due to ignorant, uninformed drivers who don’t have a clue about how to drive through a roundabout.

WSDOT has a somewhat lengthy video on this web page that everyone should watch. I’ll embed a shortened version of it here.

Seriously, people, you have to slow down when you approach a roundabout. It’s not like driving through an intersection with a green light in front of you. Slow down, and if there’s anyone in the roundabout already, stop and yield — they have the right-of-way. It’s really not complicated. Take your time and stop treating the roundabout like a racetrack.

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How to Drive in a Roundabout

Columbia Center Mall Roundabout Almost Done

Newsweek Puts Kamiakin on Top 1500 High Schools List

Matt McGee — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:35:33 +0000

Way to go Braves! For three straight years now, Newsweek magazine has put Kamiakin High School on its list of the top 1,500 high schools in the U.S. The Braves are ranked #998 this year — very cool!

Here’s how Newsweek describes the ranking system:

Public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2008 divided by the number of graduating seniors. All of the schools on the list have an index of at least 1.000; they are in the top 6 percent of public schools measured this way.

[where: Kamiakin High School, 600 N. Arthur, Kennewick, WA 99336]

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Newsweek Puts Kamiakin on Top 1500 High Schools List

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Lipizzaner Stallions coming to Kennewick

Matt McGee — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:47:17 +0000

The “World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions” (yes, I think “world famous” is part of the name) are coming to Kennewick for a pair of performances at the Toyota Center on June 20.

The first performance is at 2 pm, and the second is at 7:30 pm.

Tickets are on sale now and range from $21.50 to $28.50. Ticket prices are the same for both shows. You can get them at the Toyota Center Box Office or online via Ticketmaster.

[where: Toyota Center, 7000 W. Grandridge Blvd, Kennewick, WA 99336]

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Lipizzaner Stallions coming to Kennewick

Free Movies at Regal Cinemas in Kennewick

Matt McGee — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:26:33 +0000

Ready for another summer of free kids’ movies at Regal Cinemas in Kennewick? Hope so, because they’re doing it again this year and the movie schedule starts in just a couple of weeks. This is a great way to pass a hot day, and you can’t beat the price.

The free movies will be available every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10 am. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Here’s the Kennewick free movie schedule for this summer at Regal Cinemas:

June 23-24-25: Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: Veggie Tale Movie (G) / Evan Almighty (PG)
June 30, July 1-2: Kit Kittredge: American Girl (G) / Nim’s Island (PG)
July 7-8-9: Horton Hears A Who (G) / Inkheart (PG)
July 14-15-16: The Tale Of Despereaux (G) / Kung Fu Panda (PG)
July 21-22-23: Everyone’s Hero (G) / Surf’s Up (PG)
July 28-29-30: Doogal (G) / Journey To The Center Of The Earth (PG)
August 4-5-6: Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (G) / Bee Movie (PG)
August 11-12-13: Curious George (G) / Alvin And The Chipmunks (PG)
August 18-19-20: Space Chimps (G) / Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa (PG)

If you’re new to the area, the theater is located inside the Columbia Center Mall. Use the map below if you need help.

[where: 1321 N Columbia Ctr Blvd, Kennewick, WA 99336]

Columbia Center Mall

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Major Blue Bridge Construction Starts Monday

Matt McGee — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:39:20 +0000

Starts Monday and lasts for three weeks. Yikes.

It all begins at 4:00 am Monday and will last until June 22nd. The construction crews will be building the two roundabouts that’ll replace the current on- and off-ramps. Check out the list of what will be closed between June 1 and June 22:

-SR 240 eastbound off-ramp to Columbia Drive
-Columbia Drive on-ramp to SR 240 westbound
-Columbia Drive on-ramp to southbound US 395
-US 395 northbound off-ramp to westbound SR 240
-US 395 southbound off-ramp to Columbia Drive

Those should re-open at 5:30 am on June 22. Seems to me like the whole blue bridge area is best avoided until this construction is finished.

(photo courtesy WSDOT)

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Kennewick Business News Recap

Matt McGee — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:24:00 +0000

Here’s the latest we’ve heard on what’s going on with the Kennewick business community.

International Futon & Furniture Co. is going out of business. They’ve been open for 20 years.
Rafael’s Taco House, which first opened in 1973 and then closed and re-opened a couple times since then, is now open again at 2632 W Kennewick Avenue. The owners say they’re still using the same recipes that patrons loved all along.
GESA Credit Union recently had a groundbreaking for its newest branch location on the corner of 27th Avenue and Union Street. The branch should be open this fall.

As always, if you have any Kennewick business news to share, please contact us!

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Kennewick Business News Recap

Kennewick Schools Bond Measure Has Passed

Matt McGee — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:37:09 +0000

If I’m reading the Benton County Election Results page correctly, the Kennewick School District bond measure has passed!

That page, which was updated about two hours ago, shows that the measure currently has a 61.58% “YES” vote. (A 60% approval is required to pass.) It says there are still 150 ballots still to be counted, but according to my math, even if all 150 of those are NO votes, the YES votes still amount to 61.06% of the total.

So it seems to me that the bond measure has passed! Or am I misreading that page?

UPDATE: I emailed Stuart Holmes, the county’s Election Supervisor, to see if I’m reading those numbers correctly, and here’s his reply:

“We will be certifying the May Special Election results on June 3rd. Ballots that are returned to our office with a valid postmark or are a registered Military/Overseas voter can still be counted. The number of valid postmarks and/or Military/Overseas voters will be fairly small but nothing is official until it has been certified by the Canvassing Board.”

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Kennewick Schools Bond Measure Has Passed

Kennewick School District to push vote on bond projects

Chrysler Shutting Down Leskovar Lincoln-Mercury

Matt McGee — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:29:25 +0000

The Leskovar Lincoln-Mercury dealership on Clearwater Avenue in Kennewick will be shut down. It’s part of Chrysler’s restructuring plan that was made mandatory when the company accepted $4 billion in federal bailout loans.

Ouch. Not good when the national economic problems hit our area in such an obvious way.

Seattle’s KCPQ has a full list of dealerships in Washington that are being shut down.

[where: 3020 W Clearwater Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336]

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Playground of Dreams Closed Monday Afternoon

Matt McGee — Mon, 11 May 2009 05:51:57 +0000

If you were thinking about taking the kids to the Playground of Dreams tomorrow after school, think again. The playground is gonna close down at 4 pm so that volunteers can reseal the wood on the playground structures. Tomorrow’s weather is supposed to be somewhat windy and there’s a chance of rain — no idea if that means they’ll have to delay the work.

If the work goes ahead as planned, the PoD will re-open Tuesday morning.

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Small Business Seminar Next Week in Kennewick

Matt McGee — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:30:49 +0000

Running a small business? Would you love to be able to bounce ideas and/or questions off other local small biz owners? You might want to check out next week’s Biz411 seminar in Kennewick.

Biz411 is put together by a group of Tri-Cities small business owners who’ll talk about things like Marketing, Finance, and Technology. I know some of these folks and they’re out there in the trenches like you, experiencing the same challenges you might be facing as a small business owner. And there’s a twist: All proceeds from the seminar will be donated directly to the local Habitat for Humanity group. In fact, the way I understand it, you walk in and pay the $39 registration fee, and all that money goes to Habitat.

The seminar will run from 8:30 am to about 3:30 pm on May 14 at the Home Builders Association offices at 10001 W Clearwater Avenue. You can get more information at the Biz411 Group web site.

[where: 10001 W Clearwater Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336]

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