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Enterprise Middle School Getting a Readerboard

If you were driving along Paradise Way within the last week, you may have seen some heavy equipment and a few workers on the front lawn outside Enterprise Middle School. My son tells me they’re putting in a readerboard. Looks like the first step is done — this concrete foundation has been finished for a [...]

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Thanks, West Richland: New Tennis Net Is In

On June 22nd, I sent an email to Roscoe Slade, the city’s Public Works Director, with a photo of a droopy tennis net at South Highlands Park and a question: Who do I ask about getting the net fixed/raised? Literally five minutes later, he replied that he would follow-up on getting it fixed. On July [...]

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Triple Digits

Just took this 10 minutes ago. Hope you’re managing to stay cool today, West Richlanders!

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Earth Day 2010 Stats

In case you missed this on the reverse side of the city utility bill insert, West Richland says the 2010 Earth Day cleanup event was a success. Here are some of the stats: 563 loads dumped 89.12 tons of household garbage and yard debris 80 yards of wood that was chipped and recycled 3,167 tires [...]

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South Highlands Park Needs a New Tennis Net

We’re now a tennis-playing family. Well, a very light tennis-playing family … but we’re one nonetheless. Our daughter recently took some very basic lessons at Columbia Basin Racquet Club and she wants to keep playing, so we went out and bought a couple rackets and some tennis balls so anyone can join her on the [...]

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4th of July in West Richland

4th of July in West Richland

There’s really no need to drive down to the river or over to Pasco to see a big fireworks display when your neighbors in West Richland are setting off stuff like this from their driveways: Seriously, I swear some folks up here on Bird Hill are running professional fireworks performances tonight. Is this legal? I [...]

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