“We don’t have much crime” is always one of the first things I say to people who ask what I love about West Richland and why we’ve decided to settle here. And I’ve seen some reports (and blogged about them) that tell how low West Richland’s crime rate is. Now, the West Richland Police Dept. [...]
Archive | December, 2009
Power outage in West Richland closes Enterprise Middle School
Cari was turned around this morning when she was dropping off our son, Sean, at Enterprise Middle School. A couple teachers were in front of the school alerting parents that the school had no power or water. Other homes in the area of the school were also without power, we’re told, but we don’t know [...]
Operation Candy Cane – Coming Soon
A West Richland tradition will continue this year with Operation Candy Cane happening on Saturday, December 19. This is the event where volunteer firefighters from Benton County Fire District #4 and professional firefighters from Local 1052 will be driving around the city in/on their fire trucks, trading candy canes for donations of non-perishable food items [...]
Winterfest 2009 at Enterprise Middle School
With our son now up in 6th grade and at Enterprise Middle School, we had our first chance to experience the school’s Winterfest program tonight. They started it just a couple years ago, I think, and it’s become the main fund raiser for the school. We skipped the early part of the event — dinner [...]
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Yakima River Flooding Expected This Weekend
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Kadlec Clinic Now Open in West Richland
- Concerts at the Pavilion – 2008 Schedule
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Hogs and Dogs Thrills West Richland
- Yakima River Flooding video
From Cari’s Real Estate Blog
- Tri-City Homes Hit Their Highest Average Sales Price in 2011 February 1, 2012What an interesting year! No federal tax credit, record-low interest rates, and a booming Tri-Cities economy combine to create an fascinating picture. Two seemingly disparate facts tell the 2011 Tri-Cities real estate story. #1 – Total sales for the year – 2,734, which is the second lowest total within the last ten years. (The lowest […]
- Final Friday Photo January 27, 2012I can’t believe it – I’ve been posting Friday Photos for a year now! What began as a way to climb out of the February doldrums turned into a year-long adventure that took me all over our great community! I hope you enjoyed trying to figure things out from a different perspective. I will still […]
- Building Our New Home, Part 8 January 23, 2012My husband, Matt, and I are building our new home. This is the eighth in a series of who-knows-how-many. I’m writing from the perspective of a buyer, and an agent, since I am both in this case. We had two important walk-throughs last week and the week before. On the 11th, we met with the […]
