How to Drive in a Roundabout

Kennewick Life | Comments (2) Matt McGee June 25, 2009 @ 8:47 pm

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.

Newsweek Puts Kamiakin on Top 1500 High Schools List

Kennewick Schools, where:99336 | Comments (0) Matt McGee June 12, 2009 @ 10:35 am

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]

Lipizzaner Stallions coming to Kennewick

Kennewick Events, where:99336 | Comments (0) Matt McGee June 3, 2009 @ 11:47 am

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]