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The First Annual Ride-A-Thon at the Carousel of Dreams
The First Annual Ride-A-Thon at the Carousel of Dreams
The First Annual Ride-A-Thon at the Carousel of Dreams
On Monday, November 13th, 2017 the Gesa Carousel of Dreams will be hosting the very first annual Ride-A-Thon! The proceeds will help raise money for capital improvement and horse preservation funds. Before the ponies were brought to Washington in 2014, they lived in Roswell, New Mexico, in storage since 1972...
Answer to Big Question I Have Every Memorial Day
Answer to Big Question I Have Every Memorial Day
Answer to Big Question I Have Every Memorial Day
According to a U.S. Army Facebook page: A coin left on a headstone lets the deceased soldier’s family know that somebody stopped by to pay their respect. Leaving a penny means you visited. A nickel means that you and the deceased soldier trained at boot camp together...
You Can’t Visit Tri-Cities’ Most Significant Cultural Attraction — It’s Underwater
You Can’t Visit Tri-Cities’ Most Significant Cultural Attraction — It’s Underwater
You Can’t Visit Tri-Cities’ Most Significant Cultural Attraction — It’s Underwater
Imagine allowing the ground under the Eiffel Tower to get soggy and tip over. Or the Roman Colosseum getting washed out. Or the Great Wall of China end up at the bottom of a river. That's what's happened in the Mid Columbia. The most important archeological/historical/cultural site is called the Marmes Rockshelter...
Today I Learned: Doolittle’s Raiders Were From Pendleton!
Today I Learned: Doolittle’s Raiders Were From Pendleton!
Today I Learned: Doolittle’s Raiders Were From Pendleton!
After Pearl Harbor the U.S. wanted to retaliate against the Japanese so stunt-plane pilot Lt. Col. James Doolittle was tapped to figure out how to get the bombers there (he had a reputation for crazy antics). It was decided to load bombers onto aircraft carriers, fly those bombers to Japan, then land them in China...

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