The Kennewick American 12-year-olds came up just short Thursday at the Cal Ripken World Series in Tennessee, losing the championship 3-2 to Bear, Delaware. The kids from Delaware scored a run in the bottom of the 5th (of a 6-inning game) on a bases-loaded walk — tough way to lose.
But the Kennewick 12s have a lot to be proud of — so, don’t miss the welcome back party 6:00 p.m. Sunday at the baseball fields on the 2200 block of South Olympia St. in Kennewick.
Who’da thunk it? My son recently bought a computer game called “Rock Tour,” where the objective is to manage a rock band from infancy to superstardom by touring all over the country, writing and recording songs, releasing albums … all that stuff.
When you start, the game tells you where your home base is, and then as your band gets more popular, you’re able to play concerts in new cities. It’s actually pretty fun, for a while.
Anyway, I’ve been playing with a band I named “Film at 11″ and we started out in Baltimore and slowly grew to be able to tour across the U.S. Imagine my surprise when a little dot showed up on the game’s map where Kennewick is, and my band was able to play at a fictitious venue in our very real city. Have a look:
How cool is that?!? It’s gotta be the first time I’ve ever seen Kennewick featured in a video game like this!
Jesse Jackson was in Kennewick last night to give a speech in support of medical isotope technology, which is all fine and good. But check this out: In his speech about that topic, he apparently managed to slam the Tri-Cities as a whole.
He poked fun at the Tri-Cities, saying nobody just happens to pass through here, but he meant to come here. He described the community as being “in the middle of nowhere” and said there isn’t much else to do here than to think.
Say what??!! Nothing to do but think? Let’s see, just down at Columbia Park you can go jet skiiing, or feed the ducks, or maybe admire the bridge architecture, or go jogging or maybe take a leisurely stroll around the park.
In the summer, you can watch the Tri-Cities Water Follies boat races, check out the 4th of July fireworks over the Columbia River, or play at the water park.
So there you go, Jesse. That’s just stuff to do in Kennewick at Columbia Park. Don’t get me started on other parts of Kennewick, like the Tri-Cities Coliseum or the Columbia Center Mall or ………..
(quote taken from today’s Tri-City Herald)
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