Kennewick Real Estate Blog

Next weekend is the biggest weekend of the year in Kennewick — heck, in all the Tri-Cities. The Water Follies are here, things are getting setup down at the Columbia River, and all the race fans want to know is … who’s going to be racing next weekend in Kennewick?

Here’s the full list of 13 boats that are entered in this year’s Columbia Cup:

U-1 Miss Elam- Dave Villwock
U-3 Cooper Racing - Jimmy King
U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto/Miss Madison -Steve David
U-5 FormulaBoats- Jeff Bernard
U-7 FormulaBoats - Jimmy Shane
U-10 Ahern Rentals David Bryant
U-13 Graham Trucking/Spirit of Detroit - J. Michael Kelly
U-17 Our Gang Racing - Kip Brown
U-25 Jarvis Fire and Water - Ken Muscatel
U-37 Beacon Plumbing - Jean Theoet
U-48 Lakeridge Paving- David Williams
U-50 Spirit of the Navy - Brian Perkins
U-100 Mirageboats.com - Greg Hopp

One of the things Spokane is known for is their big 3-on-3 street basketball tournament every summer, and now some folks in Kennewick are trying to add to the popularity of the downtown area with a 3-on-3 tournament of our own.

It’s called Downtown for Three, and it’s happening August 9th and 10th in downtown Kennewick. They’re going to block all traffic in between Auburn and Cascade streets for the basketball tournament, plus other kids activities and fun stuff, food vendors, etc. The 3-on-3 tournament is open to anyone from 3rd grade on up. In the adult division, they’re even going to have a separate tournament for guys 6= and smaller — like me. And if I wasn’t so darn out of shape, I would soooooo sign up for this. (I was a pretty mean point guard back in the day….)

It’s all being organized by the Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership, and you can learn more (plus get entry forms) at www.downtownforthree.org.

Just like they’ve done in summers past, the Regal 8 Cinema at Columbia Center Mall will be showing free movies this summer for kids and families. It’s a pretty cool deal, even if you’ve seen the movies before!

Here’s the schedule for Regal 8, as shared on the GetConnected Tri-Cities mailing list:

June 24-26: Doogal (G), Shrek The Third (PG)

July 1-3: Jonah: A Veggie Tale Movie (G), Bee Movie (PG)

July 8-10: Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything - Veggie Tales (G), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG)

July 15-17: Nancy Drew (PG)

July 22-24: Charlotte’s Web (G), Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep (PG)

July 29-31: Wallace And Gromit (G), Surf’s Up (PG)

August 5-7: Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (G), Alvin And The Chipmunks (PG)

August 12-14: Everyone’s Hero (G), Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer (PG)

August 19-21: Arctic Tale (G), Firehouse Dog (PG)

All the movies start at 10 am, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

For the second straight year, the Seahawks “Blue Tour” will be visiting Kennewick — it’s a chance to meet a couple players, some SeaGals, and mascot Blitz. And with the Seahawks no longer having their training camp on this side of the state, it may be your only chance to meet the ‘Hawks. (Shame, too, because I miss driving up to Cheney to watch a day of camp.)

Defensive backs Josh Wilson and Kevin Hobbs are due to be in town this weekend. Here’s a rundown of the Seahawk festivities in Kennewick:

Saturday

12-2 pm - tailgate party (with autograph & photo opportunities) at Outback Steakhouse, Kennewick
3-5 pm - mini training camp for kids at the Toyota Center; it’s free, but you have to register here for the camp
7 pm - Seahawks will be on hand at the Toyota Center for the AFL2 game between the Fever and the Spokane Shock

Sunday

10 am - The Seahawks crew will be at Keewaydin Park in Kennewick for a Father’s Day pancake breakfast. You’ll be able to do the meet-and-greet thing and there’s going to be a raffle for autographed Seahawks schwag. At 11 am, they’ll raise a 12th Man flag at the park, and it’s going to fly all year. Nice.

Sounds fun to me!

Kennewick’s wonderful Canyon Lakes Golf Course will host a benefit golf tournament this Friday (May 2). It’s the Tri-Cities Sunrise Rotary’s annual scholarship tourney, and tee time is 1:00 pm. (Registration begins at 11:30 am.)

The tournament raises money for scholarships at a bunch of Tri-Cities area schools: Connell, Jubilee Youth Ranch, Kahlotus, Kingspoint Christian School, Kiona-Benton City, River View, Tri-Cities Prep, Columbia-Burbank, and Pasco High.

I gave up golf many years ago, so I won’t be going to this, but it sounds like a fun time and obviously is for a good cause. And Canyon Lakes Golf Course is one of the best places to golf anywhere in Washington.